Actives One To Five

1. George Stoyonovich and Mr. Cattanzara try to escape from reality. George walks to the park every night and dreams about a better life. Mr. Cattanzara sometimes drinks alcohol and he reads the newspaper every night before he goes to sleep.

George Stoyonovich Goes to the park to day – dream. Mr. Cattanzara Drinks alcohol. The Queen singer Commits a crime.

I recommend (that) people, instead of escaping from reality, to(מיותר) be active and take themselves into their own hands. People should do things to change their reality even if it's hard, because although the escape gives a short pleasure, the bad reality continues. (19)

2. George lied to Mr. Cattanzara when he told him he has started to read a lot of books. At start, Mr. Cattanzara just suspected that George lies(gr.) but after some time he understood that certainely(ww.-for certain). After that, they met at(ww.-in) the street and Mr. Cattanzara asked George questions that made George lie more and more. George liked Mr. Cattanzara, he didn't want to lie to him but he had no choice. Because of all the lies George felt so crumbling apart(meaning what exactly?).

George's lie affects his life both on short term and long term. On the short term, George felt very good. The rumor about his reading has spread quickly and people started to smile kindly to George. George's sister also became softer to him. But, George was uneasy too. He tried not to meet Mr. Cattanzara because he didn't (want) him to discover the lie. He stayed in his room and didn't talk with anyone. When they finally met, the hard conversation they had made George to(מיותר) start reading and actually change(gr.) his life, and that is the effect on the long term.(17)

3.

	Bernard Malamud wrote about famous people.
	Bernard Malamud worked at odd jobs.
	Bernard Malamud's mother died when he was young.
	Bernard Malamud was interested in simple people.
	Bernard Malamud wrote about people whose hopes come true.

Some of the autobiographic details that I have read about the author are reflected in the story "A Summer's Reading". The first detail is that the author has worked at odd jobs. In the story we are told that George had worked in odd jobs since he left school – (a) delivery boy, (a) stock clerk, runner and more. The second detail is that the author's mother died when he was young. In the story we are told that George's mother is dead and George is only twenty years old. The third detail is that the author was interested in simple people and actually all the characters in the story are simple: poor people who doesn't(gr.) work in challenging jobs and sometimes (are) not formally educated.
The information about the author let(ww.+gr.- leads)  me (to) understand why he has chosen to describe George the way he has described him. After reading the information I saw similarity between George's life and the author's life so I understood that the author tells(gr.) his life story through the character of George. The story is probably about the author's life or at least based on it.  (19)

4. George is a nineteen year old young boy who lives in an immigrants neighborhood. He doesn't love(ww.) his reality and he tries to escape from it by going to the park in the(ww.-at)  nights. There, he dreams about (a) better life with(a)  good job, a girlfriend and (a) nice house, but he doesn't do anything to reach this. Instead, he blames everyone but him(self)  in the situation. He gets bored and loses his patience very quickly – that's why he left school and stopped reading the books he bought. The respect is the most important thing to George. His mother had died and although he has a father and a sister he is lonely.
 

Mr. Cattanzara is a stocky, bald headed man who works as a change maker on an IRT station and lives in an immigrants neighborhood. He reads "The New York Times" every night before he goes to sleep. He doesn't love(ww.) his reality so sometimes he gets quite drunk to escape from it. He is the only one in the neighborhood who really cares about George - he asks George questions that shows(gr.) his real interest in George's life. We can learn about Mr. Cattanzara from the meaning of his name which is "chained to one place". Mr. Cattanzara doesn't do anything serious to change his life.

George and Mr. Cattanzara are similar and different. Both of them escape from their reality instead of dealing with her(ww). Both of them don't do anything challenging in their lives, they are passive and don't do anything serious to change their reality. The difference between them is the age. George is still young and can success(gr.-succeed) in his life while Mr. cattanzara is too old for that. Another difference is their ways to escape from their reality: George is dreaming in the park whereas Mr. Cattanzara gets drunk.(18)

5. 

				עמודה ראשונה	עמודה שנייה
		2		Living in a multicultural society.	1.   Growing up.
		3		Coping with   difficulties.	2.   Being an immigrant.
		1		Taking responsibility.	3.   Proper Education

The story is titled "A Summer's Reading" although it is finished in the Fall because in the Summer George studied about himself so he was able to start reading and educating himself in the Fall. It's exactly like the students that do homework in the summer and then, in the fall they are ready to go to school and study. (20)

Very good work!
(93)
Daphna

A Letter To A Change Maker - Active Six

27/11/1939

Dear Mr. Cattanzara,

I do not have enough words to describe what I feel. I think our meeting, ten years after we saw each other for the last time is the most exciting thing that happened to me lately. As you know, we didn't have enough time to see each other face to face and talk so, I thought that a letter is the best way to talk to you again.

Do you remember me ten years ago? An irresponsible young boy, who escapes from his reality and feels lonely all the time. The truth is that thanks to you I have changed. Your words: "don't do what I did" are always in my head. After you told me these words, I made the change. It was the first time I took responsibility over my life and started reading books. After the reading, I understood that my destiny would be determined only by me. I completed high school with excellent grades and continued to higher education. I also worked during all the period of my studies and made some money. The life became better, but now not because of a lie, but because I decided that I can make it to be like that.

I want to tell you a little secret. When I was the previous George, I used to go to the park and dream about a better life with a private house with a porch, with a girlfriend, with money and a great job. Now, ten years after these dreams, I'm the happiest and proudest man in the world to say that I fulfilled them. Today I'm married to a wonderful wife, lives in a private house and works in a huge hospital. Did you believe that a guy who quit school one day would become a doctor?

All that wouldn't have happened without you. I want to say thank you again, that you have never given up on me and made me to be what I am today.

You little squirt,
Georgei

(85)
Daphna

These Are Just Clothes

In recent years the influence of clothes on our life has grown. People are judging other people by their clothing, and everyone want(gr.) to wear Brand names. In my opinion, the issue around clothes is even deeper – I think that clothes can actually influence our feelings.s

Let's face it, everyone wants to look good and even more than that, to feel good. Clothes can make a person feel the best or the worst. If the person likes the way he is dressed, he will feel better with himself, more than a person who doesn't look good(phr.- not clear what you mean). It's a simple equation – if people want to feel good and clothes can make them feel like that, it's just obvious that people will want to wear the trendiest and the most beautiful clothes. When they do this they do something which is accepted, so it makes them feel accepted, normal, fashionable, attractive and more. That's exactly the reason why people wear designers' clothes. People want to feel accepted and buying designers' clothes is accepted thing(phr). (An)other reason may be the fact that there is a stigma that people who don't wear designers' clothes are a bit weird. No one wants to feel like that, so people buy them. d

Moreover, people are fitting(gr.-use the present simple) their clothes to the different events in their life(gr.-lives). For example, in weddings, women wear white dresses because white is a festive color, the color of cleanliness. A Wedding is a happy event, so by wearing a happy color, people fit themselves to the situation. Let's take another example. In funerals people wear black clothes because black is a color of sadness. (A) Funeral is a sad event, so by wearing a sad color people fit themselves to the situation. On a daily base, when there isn't any special event, people choose the color of their clothes in fitting to their mood. If a person is happy he will probably wear multi - colored clothes and If a person isn't so happy he will wear dark clothes. It's always the same idea – people wear clothes that state their feelings and fit the different situations.d

To conclude, although we can't ignore the huge place that clothes have in our life, we must remember – these are just clothes! We mustn't let them determine our feelings. And here is something which is even more important, we are the most beautiful when we wear clothes which fit us, so it doesn't matter what you wear, the person you are - 
!that's the important thing!

Your paragraphs are still too long.You will have to find a way to choose what is the most important and leave our anything else. 

(94)
Daphna.

I Am Who I Am !

"Who am I?" I guess this is the most popular question among people, espcially among teens. I was given a mission to open this blog and this is my first post here, so first of all, I would like to introduce myself and by that(ww.-then) to answer the question.

I want to start with some personal information. My name is Liri Rozenthal and I'm sixteen years old. I'm tall and thin but I'm known thanks to my red hair and this is also my nickname among my friends: "Redhead". At(ww.-in) the last three months my main hobbie is to play my guitar. I learned how to play by myself and It really relaxes me. Apart from playing my guitar I love to read books, watch movies and of course watch TV and play on my computer. I also love to cook but I don't have time for this. It's a pity, because my friends and family say that it seems I was born in the kitchen.

Of course no one is perfect and I have positive and negative traits as well. I think that optimism is my most prominent trait. One time, a friend told me that he always feels better after we talk. It was really exciting. This story leads to another trait, which I think is my worst, I'm over emotoinal, especially when it comes to people. It's really hard for me when people get out of my life. I'm also impatient, but I try to count until ten before I respond. It works and I'm sure that if I ask my friends, they will say that I'm a calm person.

To conclude, I think my friends love me and more important, I love myself. After a lot of working on myself during the last year I can say that when I look in the mirror I'm Happy. 

Very interesting. I enjoyed reading this.
(100)
Daphna 

Look And Learn...

* It's really hard to lose people but it's even harder to bring them back.

* We don't value something until it's gone.

* Did you know? It is anatomically impossible to lick your elbow. 75% of the people who hear 
this actually try to lick their elbow...

* Sometimes you just have to expect the unexpected.

* When life gives you lemons, Make lemonade.

* Nothing is like it's seems.

* “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Blog Or Paper?

Screen and keyboard or paper and pen? notebook or computer? what do you prefer? I havn't decided yet, so let's see the preferences and the disadvantages, and decide together.

On the one hand, while we are writing on the computer, the surroundings which we are working on is more similar to the working surroundings in our home. It's always nicer to work with a feeling of home. Moreover, the sitting in front of the computer little bit bridges on the technologic rift between the equipment in the school and the equipment in the home.

On the other hand, there are people who doesn't work so well with the computer, they type very slowly and it is very hard for them to type a composition in short time. Furthermore, sometimes there may be some technical obstacles untill the perfect essay: the computer can collapse, electrical blackout may happen and maybe the pupil just forgot to press on "save".

In conclusion, I think that writing on a blog is a bit better than writing on a paper due to the things I have said above but choose what is the most comfortable for you.