I need help with a conclusion paragraph?
I am typing an essay on Italians, and need help on the conclusion paragraph. Here is the essay: Italians Italians are warm, welcoming people, who love to relax, celebrate, and socialize with family and friends. Their celebration and relaxation usually takes place around a dinner table at a restaurant or at home, so they can enjoy the traditions of Italian cuisine. Italians have a strong passion for eating, but also enjoy talking. In Italy, conversation is considered an art form. If you were to walk the streets of Italy, or stop at a café, you would notice people of all ages engaged in intense and animated discussions on a wide variety of topics, ranging from family, work, politics, gossip, food, drinks, and sports, especially soccer. From the largest cities, to the most rural of villages, there is one place that will always remain as the central meeting point of Italian culture- the Piazza ( meaning square ). No matter how big or small the Piazza is, you will always see people sitting, strolling, walking, talking, and interacting with one another. Piazzas are also the main focal points for festivals, gatherings, celebrations, and political events. To real Italians, lunch is a 1-2 hour affair with traditionally a two to three course meal, which explains why most places halt for two hours of the day. Stores shut down, banks close, and all of the streets are empty. At around 2 o’clock, people start to emerge from their houses and populate the streets again until around 19:30 when it’s time for dinner. After dinner, the streets come to life again as Italians stroll around the piazza to work off their meal or head off for their evening engagement. Italian food is high in the ranks of most delicious, richest, and most varied of all cooking, with dishes for every occasion. Their food plays a huge role in their life and culture. Every region has their specialty, not only pasta, but all varieties of meat and fish are cooked to old, handed down recipes, mouth watering puddings, and of course, nobody can beat their ice creams. Shopping may not be a national past time, but it is taken very seriously in Italy. The major cities, like Rome, Milan, Florence, are full of the most wonderful shops selling everything from designer clothes to the newest and hippest furniture to be found anywhere in the world. Milan has its furniture fair every year and furniture makers from far and wide will go there to see what is happening at the leading edge of furniture design. Leather is also a good buy in Italy, Italians know their leather and the finest gloves, shoes, jackets, and bags are worn by virtually all Italians. They glory in being chic, and are generally always beautifully turned out. Sports are a very important passion in the lives of many Italians. Football, being their main passion, with hundreds of football clubs with top soccer teams playing for their country. Volleyball is also much enjoyed as is rugby, with the rugby team playing for the European Challenge Cup. Italians place more value on the simple things in life ( family, community, enjoying a Tuscan sunset ) rather than the material things most westerners covet. There are plenty of happy farmers in Italy who want no more than to share a meal with others in their community. The Italian Language is a romance language, spoken as a native language by about 70 million people in Italy, San Marino, and parts of Switzerland, Croatia, Slovenia, and France. Italian is based on the Tuscan dialect, which beforehand was only available to upper class Florentine society. Unlike other romance languages, Italian retains Latin’s contrast between short and long consonants. In particular, among the Romance languages, Italian is the closest to Latin in terms of vocabulary.
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rich instead of richest in the paragraph on cooking.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
what is the likeliness of my cousin getting a permit to go to San Marino high school
what is the likeliness of my cousin getting a permit to go to San Marino high school?
My cousin recently asked me if it would be possible for him to attend SMHS in after next year for 9th grade. He lives in Los Angeles and has been in the LAUSD system for years. He's an excellent student and is already thinking about his future. He wants to be able to go to a good high school and eventually college. After seeing me graduate he realized how nice the school is and how education is highly valued. He now wants to apply for a permit. I know and want to encourage him to apply but I'm hesitant on the likeliness of him being accepted. His mother does not work for or in the district. He does not have that adequate of transportation, he can only count on the bus and its pretty much an hr to an hr and a half commute. The one and major thing he has going for himself is his grades. His report cards show a lineup of A's and B's. With this economy, hierarchy and struggle for many- what is the likeliness of him getting a break by getting a release from his district and approval from SMUSD????
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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San Marino is not looking for transfers from LAUSD and he has no reason to change their mind. He needs to forget it. There are some good Magnet schools in LAUSD have him look for one of those.
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Very unlikely your cousin would be admitted to San Marino High. The residents of San Marino pay a lot in taxes and parcel taxes for the school. Sometimes they will allow a student on the boundary (literally, just a few streets) of San Marino, like in San Gabriel, to be granted a permit, *if* they bring something to the school that it needs, like an amazing water polo player, or other athlete they need. If your cousin is an A and B student, he would be eaten alive at San Marino, you should know that. The school has a horrible rep for unfriendly competitiveness, and is not a good fit for kids with any Bs. It's not nearly as rigorous as Poly or Prep, but still. What about a private Catholic school (they are half price of non-religious schools), see if he could qualify for financial aid. It's too late now for Sept 2010, but it doesn't hurt to apply if you find one that is taking applications, or for the next year. Of course, he should apply for a permit to San Marino (you never know), but he cannot expect bus service or any other special services like Special Ed, etc, (excess costs) because that is automatically excludes one from a permit. Here is info for you: http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/parents_and_students/enrollment/interdistrict.jsp It is to his advantage, for college, to attend a school he will do very well at. If he's getting Bs at a LAUSD school, he may likely be a B to C student at San Marino. Your first competition for colleges are your classmates, and he's not going to stand out at San Marino, but he might at a less rigorous public school. I know the counselor at SM told one B student (but full of personality, exceptionally likeable) she should only apply to community college, not even Cal State! Very bad advice, her grades were good enough for the UCs, luckily someone else put her in the right direction and she was accepted by some great schools. On the flip, there are 1st ranked kids from public schools who have 4.5 gpas, but only score 1s on their APs and under 1500 on their SATs! (My dh participates in the admissions process for his Ivy alma mater.) Good luck!
My cousin recently asked me if it would be possible for him to attend SMHS in after next year for 9th grade. He lives in Los Angeles and has been in the LAUSD system for years. He's an excellent student and is already thinking about his future. He wants to be able to go to a good high school and eventually college. After seeing me graduate he realized how nice the school is and how education is highly valued. He now wants to apply for a permit. I know and want to encourage him to apply but I'm hesitant on the likeliness of him being accepted. His mother does not work for or in the district. He does not have that adequate of transportation, he can only count on the bus and its pretty much an hr to an hr and a half commute. The one and major thing he has going for himself is his grades. His report cards show a lineup of A's and B's. With this economy, hierarchy and struggle for many- what is the likeliness of him getting a break by getting a release from his district and approval from SMUSD????
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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San Marino is not looking for transfers from LAUSD and he has no reason to change their mind. He needs to forget it. There are some good Magnet schools in LAUSD have him look for one of those.
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Very unlikely your cousin would be admitted to San Marino High. The residents of San Marino pay a lot in taxes and parcel taxes for the school. Sometimes they will allow a student on the boundary (literally, just a few streets) of San Marino, like in San Gabriel, to be granted a permit, *if* they bring something to the school that it needs, like an amazing water polo player, or other athlete they need. If your cousin is an A and B student, he would be eaten alive at San Marino, you should know that. The school has a horrible rep for unfriendly competitiveness, and is not a good fit for kids with any Bs. It's not nearly as rigorous as Poly or Prep, but still. What about a private Catholic school (they are half price of non-religious schools), see if he could qualify for financial aid. It's too late now for Sept 2010, but it doesn't hurt to apply if you find one that is taking applications, or for the next year. Of course, he should apply for a permit to San Marino (you never know), but he cannot expect bus service or any other special services like Special Ed, etc, (excess costs) because that is automatically excludes one from a permit. Here is info for you: http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/parents_and_students/enrollment/interdistrict.jsp It is to his advantage, for college, to attend a school he will do very well at. If he's getting Bs at a LAUSD school, he may likely be a B to C student at San Marino. Your first competition for colleges are your classmates, and he's not going to stand out at San Marino, but he might at a less rigorous public school. I know the counselor at SM told one B student (but full of personality, exceptionally likeable) she should only apply to community college, not even Cal State! Very bad advice, her grades were good enough for the UCs, luckily someone else put her in the right direction and she was accepted by some great schools. On the flip, there are 1st ranked kids from public schools who have 4.5 gpas, but only score 1s on their APs and under 1500 on their SATs! (My dh participates in the admissions process for his Ivy alma mater.) Good luck!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Having trim problem I/O 1992 Cobia San Marino 4.3Liter v6 mercruiser--boat question
Having trim problem I/O 1992 Cobia San Marino 4.3Liter v6 mercruiser--boat question?
We just bought a new (used) boat from a private party. It's a 1992 Cobia San Marino with a 4.3 V6 mercruiser I/O motor. This is our first boat. The first day we took it out everything was fine...but when we left, the bilge pump was still running after the boat was on the trailer. At the time I didn't know that they automatically turn on and off as needed so I disconnected the negative terminal on the battery. I connected the battery back up the next day and it was fine. So we took it out yesterday and my uncle drove it from the boat launch to his pier(about a mile). It took him an hour. He said the trim wouldn't work. After about 5-10 minutes I checked the engine compartment....didn't notice that there were two negative wires--I only reconnected one. So I connected it and the trim worked. Now today we took the boat out and everything worked fine-until we got out to the middle of the lake. I adjusted the trim and noticed that it would only intermittently work. Then, the trim gauge was jumping up and down like crazy and the trim stopped working all together. The gauge would still move around but not a sound when I hit the trim button. There are no blown fuses or anything. The rocker switch for the trim is on the throttle control. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what probably happened. Is it possible that we damaged something by pushing the trim buttons while the negative was disconnected from the battery??? or is it possible that the switch is damaged? I know there are a lot of possibilities when it comes to electrical problems but I'm hoping someone who maybe had this same problem may know. I didn't have tools with me to take the throttle arm apart and check the switch. But anyways, What I'm really hoping is that I didn't damage something on the boat---because the trim was stuck all the way down and we had to drive through some really shallow stuff and the prop was in the muck for at least 100 yards---had no choice. So if anyone can please help me out---it'd be much appreciated. thank you Tom
Boats & Boating - 1 Answers
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Hi Tom, I had this exact problem with a volvo penta I/O a few years back. We suspected and replaced the relay box ($130+) only to find that the problem still existed. It turned out that the position sensor in the outdrive had given up, and wasn't allowing the trim to operate. I imagine mercruiser has something similar. Anyway, this sensor measures the actual angle of the outdrive (for the trim gauge), and also keeps you from tilting it up to insane positions and flipping your boat. So when it failed open, the trim wouldn't work at all. The jumping trim gauge really points towards this being the same problem. So here's a really easy way to diagnose it, which came to me in a flash of inspiration about 5 hours too late: Somewhere on the throttle there will be a button that you press while pushing trim up, which lets you tilt the prop all the way up for trailering. This button overrides the sensor in question...so if the trim works while holding this button down, then the tilt sensor or the wiring to it definitely has a problem and you've saved quite a bit of time troubleshooting. If it still doesn't work, then it's time to dig out the voltmeter and an assistant and start probing. Anyway, that's how i diagnosed a very similar problem and hopefully that can save you some time. Also, I highly doubt that you did anything by using the switch without the negative attached. Hopefully all you did was pull a wiring harness slightly loose when reconnecting it, or something minor like that. But odds are great that the really expensive stuff (trim motor + hydraulics) is just fine. So breathe easier. Good luck! Henry.
We just bought a new (used) boat from a private party. It's a 1992 Cobia San Marino with a 4.3 V6 mercruiser I/O motor. This is our first boat. The first day we took it out everything was fine...but when we left, the bilge pump was still running after the boat was on the trailer. At the time I didn't know that they automatically turn on and off as needed so I disconnected the negative terminal on the battery. I connected the battery back up the next day and it was fine. So we took it out yesterday and my uncle drove it from the boat launch to his pier(about a mile). It took him an hour. He said the trim wouldn't work. After about 5-10 minutes I checked the engine compartment....didn't notice that there were two negative wires--I only reconnected one. So I connected it and the trim worked. Now today we took the boat out and everything worked fine-until we got out to the middle of the lake. I adjusted the trim and noticed that it would only intermittently work. Then, the trim gauge was jumping up and down like crazy and the trim stopped working all together. The gauge would still move around but not a sound when I hit the trim button. There are no blown fuses or anything. The rocker switch for the trim is on the throttle control. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what probably happened. Is it possible that we damaged something by pushing the trim buttons while the negative was disconnected from the battery??? or is it possible that the switch is damaged? I know there are a lot of possibilities when it comes to electrical problems but I'm hoping someone who maybe had this same problem may know. I didn't have tools with me to take the throttle arm apart and check the switch. But anyways, What I'm really hoping is that I didn't damage something on the boat---because the trim was stuck all the way down and we had to drive through some really shallow stuff and the prop was in the muck for at least 100 yards---had no choice. So if anyone can please help me out---it'd be much appreciated. thank you Tom
Boats & Boating - 1 Answers
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Hi Tom, I had this exact problem with a volvo penta I/O a few years back. We suspected and replaced the relay box ($130+) only to find that the problem still existed. It turned out that the position sensor in the outdrive had given up, and wasn't allowing the trim to operate. I imagine mercruiser has something similar. Anyway, this sensor measures the actual angle of the outdrive (for the trim gauge), and also keeps you from tilting it up to insane positions and flipping your boat. So when it failed open, the trim wouldn't work at all. The jumping trim gauge really points towards this being the same problem. So here's a really easy way to diagnose it, which came to me in a flash of inspiration about 5 hours too late: Somewhere on the throttle there will be a button that you press while pushing trim up, which lets you tilt the prop all the way up for trailering. This button overrides the sensor in question...so if the trim works while holding this button down, then the tilt sensor or the wiring to it definitely has a problem and you've saved quite a bit of time troubleshooting. If it still doesn't work, then it's time to dig out the voltmeter and an assistant and start probing. Anyway, that's how i diagnosed a very similar problem and hopefully that can save you some time. Also, I highly doubt that you did anything by using the switch without the negative attached. Hopefully all you did was pull a wiring harness slightly loose when reconnecting it, or something minor like that. But odds are great that the really expensive stuff (trim motor + hydraulics) is just fine. So breathe easier. Good luck! Henry.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
visas for teaching English in Italy, Switzerland, or San Marino
visas for teaching English in Italy, Switzerland, or San Marino?
Hi, I just graduated with a B.S. in politics and I am wanting to obtain a TEFL certificate and teach English in Italy. It appears that one of (if not the biggest) obstacle I will have to overcome is obtaining a work visa. I hear it is super difficult for an American (or any non EU) passport holder to obtain this type of visa. Has anyone here who is not an EU citizen had any luck in obtaining one? I don't want to waste time and money with a class if I'm gonna get turned down for a visa. Also, if this proves to be a problem, has anyone tried to pursue work in San Marino or the Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland? thanks!
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It'll be very difficult to obtain a work permit in these countries. A better option for you is Germany, Czech Republic, or an Eastern European country.
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You're right. It will be hard unless you have a passport from an EU member state. Switzerland could be slightly easier as it's not in the EU but you will still require a visa and that means your employer will have to jump through hoops to get you one. In Switzerland EU citizens can get work a lot easier than, say, Americans. Most Americans end up teaching in Asia or Central/South America so there are still plenty of countries to choose from though! :)
Hi, I just graduated with a B.S. in politics and I am wanting to obtain a TEFL certificate and teach English in Italy. It appears that one of (if not the biggest) obstacle I will have to overcome is obtaining a work visa. I hear it is super difficult for an American (or any non EU) passport holder to obtain this type of visa. Has anyone here who is not an EU citizen had any luck in obtaining one? I don't want to waste time and money with a class if I'm gonna get turned down for a visa. Also, if this proves to be a problem, has anyone tried to pursue work in San Marino or the Italian-speaking areas of Switzerland? thanks!
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It'll be very difficult to obtain a work permit in these countries. A better option for you is Germany, Czech Republic, or an Eastern European country.
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You're right. It will be hard unless you have a passport from an EU member state. Switzerland could be slightly easier as it's not in the EU but you will still require a visa and that means your employer will have to jump through hoops to get you one. In Switzerland EU citizens can get work a lot easier than, say, Americans. Most Americans end up teaching in Asia or Central/South America so there are still plenty of countries to choose from though! :)
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