Holidays & Religion

Last week during class we discussed holidays. The conversation very quickly changed into a discussion about religion. It was a fantastic discussion.

We learned a lot about Budhism, Islam & Christanity. We talked a lot reincarnation.

One student, Khim Myo Than, asked other students, "If you dont' believe in reincarnation, they how do you explain new life and new birth?" It was a great question. Do you know the answer?

Did you know that today is the largest holiday in the Islamic year? Aid Al Kubir. Tell us what you do on this holiday and what this holiday means to you.

The Holiday Season

November & Demember mark the craziest time of the year in the United States: The Holiday Season.

With Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas and New Year's Americans spend a lot of money, eat a lot of food and spend a lot of time with family. While this is supposed to the the happiest time of the year, ironically it is also the most stressful. We spend too much money, gain too much weight and a lot of people are actually very lonely. In fact, the highest suicide rate of the year is on Christmas Day!

Did you know that a man was trampled to death at walmart on the first day of shopping on Black Friday?

Click on the link to read the article & watch the video. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27955316/

Essay & Discussion:
Do you have a "holiday season" in your culture? Are there any ironies associated with the holidays? What do you do and what do you eat? Do you enjoy the holidays? Does your family celebrate the holidays any differently than other people in your culture?

Falling

When I rise up

let me rise up

joyful like a bird

When I fall

let me fall without regret

like a leaf.

Wendell Berry

hello

Hey guys! How are you?!

welcome to advanced language production class.

flowers

When I have see flowers I am glad and
also I admired about GOD during the night when I have seen the scattered billions of stars on the Skye.


GOD is the engineer of our galaxy and he is the doctors of doctors he built human minds When I taste oranges and bananas and other vegetables I don’t
have words to explain that GOD has created this Beautiful world.

ZEWOLDIE K GERMU

to cayenna

I love my teacher cayenna johnoson, Hi cayenna are your today ok

my name is louise tank your.are you happy today tanks see you tomorow

TRO VE

MY first day in the UNITED STATES was wonderful .Most of the people are very kind with me and my family.

today

Hi, My name is Ali. I'm from Iraq.

I saw a beautiful moon last night.

my name demssew azmach I came to Denver be fore one year and eight months I have children I live with my family in 7255 Leetsdale Apt 23 I like my children now I learn English languge and I like Denver because America people have polite and a very good people in this country everything is good ,buildings roads apartments shopping trains and bus ,cars are beautiful .but I hate colorado air sometimes snow and much hot thank you

Visiting Montana

I visited my family in the small town of Ennis, Montana last August.

The town is very small--population 900, but everyone is very friendly and the town is very beautiful.

There are beautiful monntains and big rivers. Ennis is near Yellowstone National Park so a lot of people visit Ennis to go fishing and hunting.

I hope you get a chance to visit a small town soon.

Hello,My name is kuhtoo.I'm 20years old.Now i live in denver,CO. I'm single no wife,no girlfriend.I came here alone,nofather and mother.I'm so happy here to have agood teachers.They are a good teaching everywhere.And than i saw many places are beautifuls and the mountain.When i lived in thailand i was a student ,so i have to study aii year in the camp,so i never use to see the beautiful places like here.So i really glad here to see manythings about US culture and style.
kuhtoo@gmail.com

This is a picture of a boy in Sudan.

Hsa Htoo

My name is Hsa Htoo. I’m 35 years old. I am from Burma. I moved to Denver in February 28, 2008. In my country I am a gardener. Here I am student. I am single. I haven’t had kids. In Denver I have no family in united states. Yes I want to get married and have kids but I need a job. Because I don’t like Burma government, I came to Denver. I lived in refugee camp for 10 years. I left Thailand in 2002. I want to go back my country for a vacation but I don’t want to live in my country. I want to live in Denver.

Zaw Moe

My name is Zaw Moe. I m from Thailand Denver March 11, 2008. I was a carpenter in Thailand. I want to be a dish washer or a carpenter in Denver. I’m married and I have three children. They are 22, 19 and 5. All of my children live in Denver. I like Denver because Denver is very beautiful.