Don't give up

Dreaming is a wonderful thing. It gives people the courage to live. Some people might not agree with you but don't forget your dreams. Don't forget what you want. We should try to achieve our dreams. If you have a difficult time, ask your friends for help and don't give up!

Dear Sir or Madam,

I just saw your advertisement to become a tour guide and I would like to submit an application for the job. I am an entergetic and cheerful 22-year-old Peruvian native. I have always wanted to meet people from different countries and your job seems like the perfect opportunity.

Although I have never worked as a tour guide before, I worked as a student guide for freshman students at my university for 5 months. I am knowledgeable in English and I am very fluent, as I have been attending classes for the last 2 years. I would like to add that I have visited different parts of Peru and I can talk with locals confidently.

As for other personal qualities, I have been always fascinated about American history and geography, so explaining that to people wouldn't be a problem.

I am looking forward to getting a response from you.

Yours faithfully,

Alexis Vega

How To Avoid Destroying Yourself

How to avoid destroying yourself? Stop comparing yourself to other people. Comparing yourself to other people isn't a healthy thing to do. Everyone is unique. Everyone is different. You cannot replace one person with another. When you start to compare yourself with others, you start to destroy yourself. Comparing yourself with others is the fastest way to destroy your motivation and willpower. It is good to have a role model to learn from, but it will be a disaster for you to compare yourself with that person. You will feel that you are inadequate. You will feel that you are not good enough. You will feel that you are stupid. You will be exhausted competing with other people's accomplishments. You will feel completely overwhelmed.

Comparing is a competition which you can never win. It is because you simply concentrate on what you haven't got. If you need to compare with oneself, you can choose to compare with the old self. Comparing with yesterday, how many tasks you have completed? Comparing with the last week, how much knowledge you have known? Comparing with the last month, how strong you have been? The old self will be the perfect guy you should compare with. Don't let comparing steal your life. You don't need to underestimate yourself. You don't need to overestimate other people.

Enjoy your own life without comparing.

(Thank you in advance for correcting my grammar mistakes. )

Fake facebook accounts

There are many FB accounts which use beautiful girls as their profile picture. If you browse their timeline, you can find many ads. Every normal guys can easily recognize that they are fake accounts, but there are still many men that seem to be fooled by it. They post things like "Thank you for accepted my friend request." on the timelines of those accounts. This makes me curious because even my most lustful friend can easily recognize these fake accounts.

One day, I created a fake account too. I used a model's photo which I found from the google search as the profile picture, and sent a message to my friend. He just read it and didn't respond, so I downloaded a voice-changing application, then used it to send a voice message to my friend. I can't believe that he responded to me. He asked if we could go out and have some coffee, I agreed. When he saw me at the cafe, he just said "What the fu..."

"Yeah, I know. The Internet is terrible. Ha ha ha"

A secret garden

I went to a secret garden yesterday. It was located in north Sydney. It was a lovely garden with colorful plants and some little statues. Various birds were flying through the trees. I could feel the air become clearer. There were many chairs and tables in the garden, which made it a good place for a picnic. I saw a couple there, they were sitting on a long white bench and drinking wine. The garden was not like a normal one, because it was on a gentle slope. With wooden handrails, the paths twisted up and down. I think in spring, the garden will be more beautiful, and seem like a fairy world.

The beach

Hi guys! Today, I would like to talk about the beach and things you can do at the beach.

I live in Cádiz, in southern Spain. We are surrounded by the sea on all sides. Therefore, we have good weather all year, so we enjoy the beach very much, from April to the end of the October.

When I go to the beach with my children, I bathe in the sea, play on the shore or go for a quiet walk and I think is a fantastic way to relax.

On the contrary, if I go with my friends, I can play sports on the beach, because in spite of the heat, you can enjoy practicing your favorite sport because there are a lot opportunities for that. Therefore, you can do any sea-sport like kite-surf or paddle-surf.

What do you usually do when you go to the beach?

That is all for today. Regards!

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7.10 Dallas shooting

The Dallas shooting last Thursday didn't catch my attention at first, as I thought it was another case of mass shooting in the US which has been happening quite frequently, yet the news report later showed some differences from past incidents. It was initiated by a sniper, a veteran, with professional training, who could shoot with precision. So that is something I'd feel scared about if I were an America. The racial conflicts are like a tornado that keeps dragging people in, especially people with destructive force.

As an outsider, I feel that there are two underlying reasons the present tense relations between the whites and the blacks, and both of the reasons have historical relevance. The first one is segregation; the other is gun ownership. Although segregation in a legal sense doesn't exist anymore, it has left it's marks on people's lives. White people and black people are reported to live in separate communities with their own free will. Though it is a convenient choice to live in a community that you feel comfortable with, it somehow deepens the economic gap between the two races. Traditionally wealthier and highly educated, the whites tend to fare better while the blacks are more often plagued by poverty, violence and drugs, a vicious circle to be precise. Due to a lack of communication, a sense of mistrust could be bred between them, which, combined with a comparatively higher crime rate in the black community, makes the black people a much easier target in the police’s eyes.

Another reason could be the long-time high gun ownership in America. To draw an analogy, in China, it would be the last resort for the police to shoot a suspect or a criminal, because civilians are forbidden to have guns, meaning that they are usually powerless when confronting the armed forces. Law enforcement is made easier that way. In the US, however, the fact that a normal adult could legally purchase an assault rifle leaves the police in a rather disadvantaged position. Maybe because of this, the police are always on high alert, and tend to overreact. When patrolling, their nerves might be too much on edge that an ordinary situation could be misjudged as a lethal threat.

I think the solutions lie in better interaction and helping the black community to develop themselves. With more mutual understanding achieved and a better life ahead, the police would be less aggressive, and the blacks could also be spared the usual hardship that might drive them to crimes.

Very good essay with few corrections needed. You seem fluent in English : )