No problem! It's better that you don't buy fast food anyway, since it's bad for your health. I'm going to be a student again, so my diet will be: tuna/sardine cans, [lentils+barley or oats], eggs, whey protein, chicken breast, broccoli, and all natural peanut butter. You can get micronutrients cheaply through multivitamins. This is for expediency/convenience, I don't like spending too much time shopping/cooking/cleaning. This is exceptional and is eaten mainly by 'bodybuilders' or 'fitness buffs'.

The stereotypical poverty diet here would be rice and beans. I read about some Chinese lady (in China) that died from malnutrition since she was so poor. All she ate was rice and pickled cabbage (no proteins). When you're in poverty it's best to get 'complementary proteins', so that you get a completely amino acid profile (complete proteins). She probably would have survived. So rice+beans, bread+peanut butter, lentils+barley, etc.

In North America, we have the opposite problem, we eat so much that we get fat and die from heart attacks/strokes/diabetes. People who are thin are richer here because they can afford better/healthier food, and have the leisure time to exercise.

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Yeah, sometimes I like fast food too :). But if I don't have <s>much</s> enough money to buy it, <s>so </s>I'll just <s>prefer what</s> eat whatever I have in the fridge.

<s>That's nice meal too</s> Macaroni and cheese (Mac & Cheese) is a nice meal too.

Hi friends

What kind of food you prefer ,when you hungry but you don't have any food in home.

But you have noodle ,you have oatmels ,and in fridge you have frozen foods .

And I want to know what kind of *instant food* in your country you like to eat ?

A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.

TOEFL writing practice

I tr<s>y</s>ied [past tense] to pick <s>up</s> some topics that seems to be difficult for my level [challenging topics], and things are going really well...:( [Is this a happy or sad affair? Usually forward progress is a good thing no? Or did you mean 'are not going really well?']

New factory construction in the community is always a double-edged sword, it might imply that the econom<s>ic</s><s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">y</s> [noun vs. adjective] is going to prosper in this area<s>,</s><s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">.</s> On the other hand, it might also mean that the community is going to be affected by the pollutants produced by the factory. I will <s>be</s> explain<s>ing</s> [simple future tense not future continuous] both <s>of</s> the benefits and drawbacks of the factory's construction [or <s style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">the</s> factory construction] in the following paragraphs.

<s>First of all, the beneficial influence of the factory built in the community might be the advantages from economical factors. </s>

<s>Commonly</s> It is common knowledge that<s>,</s> the decision <s>of building</s> to build a large factory indicates that a company is making/generating profits [or is profitable], which means that it might lead to a prosperous <s>prospect</s> outcome in the neighborhood as well [it may generate positive economic externalities for the neighbourhood]. Also, <s>this could be the a sign of the</s> there could be increased <s>of</s> employment <s>rate, consequently,</s> once <s>after</s> the <s>building procedure</s> construction is <s>over</s> complete/finished, as there <s>must be the</s> will be demand <s>of</s> for <s>hiring</s> new factory workers <s>into the factory</s>.

In contrast, the <s>bad</s> negative impact of building a factory would be <s>a</s> the emission of a variety of pollutants from <s>the process of building the factory itself and the operation of that</s> the construction process and the operation of the facility. For example, during <s>the time of</s> construction, there must be a copious amount of air pollution and noise pollution, which could/can/may/will cause severe damage to our physical and mental health.

<s>In my</s> From my point of view, I strongly oppose the idea of building a factory near my neighborhood. Honestly, compared to the potential economic benefits, I <s>value the</s> place more importance on my health and my family's health. <s>of healthy condition of myself and my family much more than that</s>. Even if we do <s>not talk about</s> consider how much pollution <s>of putting up</s> constructing a factory may produce, we <s>either </s>d/won’t know <s>what kind of pollut</s><s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ionant</s><s> </s><s style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">[pollution general, pollutant specific] </s><s>it might create</s> how much pollution will be emitted after the factory <s>is</s> commences operations <s>officially functioning</s>. <s>Under all this consideration</s> After considering all these factors, I <s>will</s> reject all the possible <s>gain</s> economic benefits from allowing/authorizing a factory to be built [a factory's construction] <s>in</s> near [discussion prompt uses near] my community in order to protect my health, and my neighbourhood's environmental health. <s>the environment of my neighborhood.</s>

( I am kind of confused <s>at the compose</s> with the composition of my conclusion <s>in this essay</s> so I'll [future] just skip that….)

Starcraft (30-day challenge)

Today, in a conversation about being an adult, I thought about things I enjoyed in the past, <s>and</s> that I’m not doing anymore. You know, the kind of talk parents with young children and a mortgage have while having coffee and wiping their tears. Luckily(?) I live in a patriarchal society so, unconsciously [not sure what you mean here], I<s>’ve</s> could <s>keep</s> have kept many of my activities going on over the years<s>,</s> despite my new responsibilities, except for one: video games. And of all the games I used to play (not so many), the one I miss the most is Starcraft.

Starcratft is an RTS, an acronym for real-time strategy. It’s about <s>smartly</s> intelligently managing resources, building an army, and crushing your opponent as <s>fast</s> quickly [adjective vs adverb] as possible. There<s>'</s> are three races available: Zerg<s>s</s>, Protoss and Terrans. The Zerg<s>s</s> are like insects: cheap, <s>and</s> weak but overwhelming. Protoss are the opposite, expensive and robust<s> units</s>. Lastly, Terrans are the human race, a kind-of balanced option. I’ve always played as a Zerg (the hive rules!). When the match starts, you have a group of units and structures placed on one side of the map, with your opponent on the other. Your first units are workers capable of mining resources: minerals and vespene gas. With the resources <s>you get</s> obtained, you have to build more units and structures. Each race has its own technology tree, where units and structures have different costs and prerequisites, so you have to be smart about what you build and when. I like Starcraft because the game can be complex in terms of decision-making, and very demanding because your attention can be divided into different fronts (keeping your economy thriving, protecting your bases and attacking, sometimes <s>i</s>on multiple fronts).

Maybe someday I’ll be able to play again, who knows :)

How do deal with peer pressure

The intensity of competition in our daily life is rapidly growing as a result of the increasing number of graduates. In this era of full competition，a large number of young people face peer pressure on campus or in the workplace. Therefore, knowing how to deal with peer pressure is a hot issue.

There is <s>a</s> widespread concern about how to deal with emotional pressure. My view is that the following three ways are indispensable for a person who needs to deal with peer pressure. First of all, overly [adverbs] high expectation is a stumbling block <s>to achieve</s> in achieving [gerund form] one's goals. Therefore, lowering your expectations is an effective way to deal with peer pressure. Secondly, we should pay more attention to the progress made by ourselves rather than those made by others<s>,</s> so that we can focus on our own goals without <s>disturbing</s> external/outside/unnecessary/undue pressure. Thirdly, we should find happiness from the small progress that is more ordinary and visible in our daily life, and be patient <s>in</s> with our long-term goals.

All these measures will certainly reduce peer pressure to some extent. As the saying goes, life is never a simple choice question. We can plan our life through a patient and pluralistic approach. [advanced register here]

food in home = food at home

and in THE fridge

...what kind of 'instant food' do you like to eat in your country

In Canada, we like "fast food". That's why many of us are fat. So McDonald's, Subway, KFC etc. Your average Canadian will go and grab pastries (muffins, donuts) and sandwiches from Tim Horton's (a coffee and pastry store). With UberEats, people will just order fast food or restaurant food from their phones now.

For me, I eat jerky (dried meats), tuna/sardine cans, eggs, and whey protein powder. As a hobby I build muscle, so I require a proteinacious diet.

Asians here will eat instant noodles of course.

In terms of food stored at home in Canada, there is Kraft Dinner (macaroni and cheese) and microwavable dinners (Swanson's). Sandwiches are also convenient, but you would be storing their separate components: cold-cut meats, bread, vegetables, condiments, etc.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Every individual should spend at least a year...?

TOEFL writing practice.

Speaking of whether it is worth it to spend a long time <s>to stay</s> in a foreign country, in my opinion, it is definitely a wonderful thing to put into practice. [This is technically correct but it sounds awkward to a native, others have posited alternatives here]. There are <s>a lot of</s> many advantages <s>which</s> that we can obtain from the experience of living abroad and I will explain these points in the following paragraphs.

First of all, spending time in a foreign country is a great chance to learn. <s>in</s> Most of the time, the first obstacle of staying in unfamiliar countries is the <s>boundary of languages</s> language barrier. When forced to overcome some difficulties, people will usually be more determined to sharpen themselves and try their best to learn new things. Take myself for example, I used to be an exchange student in Australia for one month<s>,</s>. At that time, I was so shy that I could hardly speak a complete sentence in English. However, I only <s>got</s> had a short period of time to stay there so I pushed myself to talk with my classmates as much as I <s>can</s> could. <s>At the day of coming back</s> Upon returning to my own/home country, I could speak English fluently without hesitation. Without the <s>limit</s> challenge and pressure from an English-only (a mono-lingual English) environment, I <s>would never try</s> never would have tried that hard to practice my English/speaking skills.

Secondly, living abroad is a precious opportunity to <s>widen</s> broaden our horizon [idiomatic]. Take another example of my <s>staying at the</s> stay in U.S.A. I had the chance to spend <s>my</s> time in California for three weeks since one of my aunts had/owned/rented a house in Los Angeles. During my visit, I learned a lot from actually interacting with the locals. All these experiences completely <s>broke</s> challenge/eliminated my stereotypes about Americans, which were all from the American dramas I watched. I also got to know the cultural differences between Western people and Asians. The/my trip to California <s>is</s> was truly an eye-opener for me. [is/are = present tense, was/were = past tense]

In conclusion, spending [gerund] a year <s>to stay</s> in a foreign country is definitely <s>a</s> worth-doing <s>thing,</s>. It does not just give us the chance to absorb new knowledge, but it also enables us to be more open-minded towards different cultures. I strongly believe that everyone should try to do so if they ever had a chance.