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Hi, My name is Suzanne, but I go by the name of Sue, as I think that it fits me better. I am almost 70 years old. I hope to become an Italki community tutor, once I become comfortable with the platform. In the meantime I will try to help people become better writers by giving them examples of how I would have written what they wrote (not because I think that my way is the best, but because it can be helpful to see how someone else would have written it). I am not qualified to be a professional tutor, because I do not have TOEFL certification, but I have tutored many people in many different subjects and I like to help people learn. I have a bachelor's degree in business with minors in biology and Equine Studies and I have a master's degree in Equine Science. I love nature and animals, especially horses and dogs, but I have met cats that I like too. I have many interests and I've continued my education by auditing courses on MOOC's, which I think is a great way to learn things. I am a firm believer in the saying--the more you learn the less you know. I agree with this saying because I have come to realize that you can spend a whole lifetime learning about something and only scratch the surface. I have traveled some, mainly in the US, but I did spend some time in England. When I was young, I studied Spanish and a little German and I have played with French since I retired, but I have no confidence in my ability to understand or speak these languages. However, I consider myself to be fluent in English.
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    George Timothy Clooney

    George Timothy Clooney (born in 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. Major film roles since ER, including Ocean's Eleven, Up in the Air and The Descendants. He looks older than he is, but still very handsome.

    He was born in 1961 and grew up in Kentucky and his father was famous host of TV talk show. George loved being <strike>of</strike> <font style="background-color: yellow;">from</font> a famous family <font style="background-color: yellow;">and became</font> interested in show business.

    <font style="background-color: yellow;">When he was </font> 21 he drove to Los Angeles where stayed with his aunt and did whatever jobs he could get. He worked for 13 years in small TV shows, then joined the cast of ER in 1994 as Doug Ross.

    Activism

    He's spent a lot of time <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">being an activist.</font> His humanitarian work includes <font style="background-color: yellow;">being</font> heavily involved in social causes in recent years, including fundraising for victims of 2010 Haiti earthquake and raising awareness of genocide in Darfur. <font style="background-color: yellow;">In</font><font style="background-color: yellow;"> </font>2008 <font style="background-color: yellow;">he was</font><font style="background-color: yellow;"> </font>appointed <font style="background-color: yellow;">a</font> UN peace envoy.

    Personal life

    Clooney was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 to 1993. After <font style="background-color: yellow;">that</font><font style="background-color: yellow;"> </font>he had <strike>had</strike> many girlfriends, including <font style="background-color: yellow;">the</font> Italian actress, Elisabetta Canalis. He <font style="background-color: yellow;">has enjoyed being a </font>bachelor <strike>life</strike> with a group of friends, who spend time at his house, playing basketball <font style="background-color: yellow;">and</font><font style="background-color: yellow;"> </font>relaxing. In spite of this, Clooney <strike>now</strike> <strike>officially</strike> married Amal Alamuddin <font style="background-color: yellow;">in</font> September 27, 2014. <font style="background-color: yellow;">The l</font>astest gossip <font style="background-color: yellow;">says</font> that they <font style="background-color: yellow;">are</font> waiting for two children.

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    January 22, 2017
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    I'm interested in history, but who's. There are so many different histories.
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    January 14, 2017
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    I don't know of any way, but just to grin and bear it. It is something that only a few people really enjoy. I would  just say not to pressure yourself into learning it really quickly,  because most people will understand what you are trying to say even if you get the tense wrong.Thanks for making me laugh though.

    Sue

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    January 7, 2017
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    Hi,

    I had a step-grandmother from Austria and she lived in the US for her whole adult life, but rarely spoke English. She understood it very well, but I think that she may have had bad experiences when she came here in 1913 from the Swiss-Italian border country. She spoke German and some Italian, but refused to speak much English. My step-grandfather was from the Swiss-Italian border country, and he too spoke pigeon English, although he was very fluent in Italian. On my mother's side of the family, I had people who spoke both English and German and it could be very funny to hear them talk when they mix the languages.

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    January 7, 2017
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    Being an older woman in the US, I know how hard it has been for women here to get a higher education and the corresponding job after they graduate. It has always been an uphill battle for women in this country to be able to pursue their goals. Witness our last US presidential election, where people refused to elect a highly qualified person to the office mainly because she was a woman. Young people have an easier time of it than women who are my contemporaries and older. My generation and the generations before me had a much more difficult time to succeed at their chosen profession and were often denigrated, and sometimes still are in this country. There will always be men in every country who are threated by women, especially if she is smart or very pretty and very much so if she is also well educated. Although I get along with most men, I have faced discrimination and I don't feel that I was able to accomplish all that I could have with this life. The thing is to be true to yourself and remember that each step forward that you are able to take is a step that you take for the benefit of all women. Good Luck in the pursuit of your dream.
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    January 6, 2017
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    What are the hackers doing? Do you know who they are?
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    January 6, 2017
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    I've been reading your comments, and you people are amazing.  When I went to high school in Nevada, US in the 1960's, we were required to take two years of a "foreign" language as well as English. I met that obligation, but I never got to use the language that I studied and I remember very little of it.  It amazes me that so many of you have multiple languages under you belt and further that many of these languages are required. Bravo!
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    January 3, 2017
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    Sudeep,

    You've done it again. I went to Wikipedia to look up the longest word and it is remarkable. Thank you.

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    January 3, 2017
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    Thank you. I am always interested in learning about food.
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    January 3, 2017
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    Hi, I'm interested in being your penpal.
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    December 29, 2016
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