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Myneighbor'schildrenloveplayinghide-and-seekasallchildrendo,butnooneimaginethatagametheyplayedlastweekwouldbereportedinthelocalnewspaper.

Oneafternoon,theywereplayinginthevacantlotdownthecorner.YoungPaul,whoisonlyfiveyearsold,foundtheperfectplacetohide.Hissister,Natalie,hadshuthereyesandwascountingtotenwhenPaulnoticedthestoragemailboxatthecornerandsawthatthemetaldoorwasstandingopen.Themailmanhadjusttakenoutseveralsacksofmailandhadcarriedthemtohistruckwhichwasstandingatthecurbafewfeetaway.Paulclimbedintothestorageboxandpulledthedoorclosedsohardthatitlocked.Soonrealizingwhathehaddone,hebecamefrightenedandstartedcrying.Meanwhile,Nataliewaslookingforhimeverywherebutcouldnotfindhim.Itwasluckythatshehappenedtopauseatthecornerforaminuteandheardherbrother'scries.Sheimmediatelyrantotellthemailmanwhohurriedbackfromhistrucktounlockthemetaldoor.Paulwasnowfree,buthehadhadsuchabadscarethathecouldnotstopcrying.Themailman,however,soonfoundawayofmakinghimlaughagain.Hetoldhimthatthenexttimehewantedtohideinamailbox,heshouldremembertoputastamponhimself!

Summary:

Thechildrenwereplayinghide-and-seekinavacantlotoneafternoon.Findingthatthestoragemailboxhadbeenleftopen,Paulhidandlockedhimselfinitaccidentally.Hissister,Natalie,heardhiscriesandrealizedwherehewashiding,sosheimmediatelytoldthemailmantounlockthemetaldoor.Afterlettinghimout,themailmanmadehimstopcryingbytellinghimtoputastamponhimselfthenexthewantedtohideinamailbox.

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Whydosomeanimalsdieout

Inthepasttwohundredyearspeoplehavecausedmanykindsofanimalstodieout--tobecomeextinct.Peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods.Astheyspreadovertheland,theydestroyanimals'homes.Iftheanimalscan'tfindaplacetolive,theydieout.SixteenkindsofHawaiianbirdshavebecomeextinctforthisreason.Otheranimals,suchastheFloridaKeydeer,maysoondieoutbecausetheyarelosingtheirhomes.Huntershavecausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct,too.Inthelastcentury,hunterskilledallthepassengerpigeonsinNorthAmericaandmostofthebuffalos.

Todaytheyarefastkillingoffhawksandwolves.Pollutioniskillingmanyanimalstoday,too.Asriversbecomepolluted,fisharepoisoned.Manydie.Birdsthateatthepoisonedfishcan'tlaystrong,healthyeggs.Newbirdsaren’tborn.Sofar,noanimalshavebecomeextinctbecauseofpollution.But

some,suchasthebaldeagleandthebrownpelican,havebecomerareandmaydieout.

Scientiststhinkthatsomeanimalsbecomeextinctbecauseofchangesinclimate.Theplaceswheretheylivebecomehotterorcooler,drierorwetter.Thefoodthattheyeatcannotgrowthereanymore.Iftheanimalscan'tlearntoeatsomethingelse,theydie.Dinosaursmayhavediedoutforthisreason.

Summary:

Inthepasttwohundredyears,manykindsofanimalshavediedout.Thereareseveralreasonsforit.First,peoplekeepbuildinghousesandfactoriesinfieldsandwoods,whichdestroysanimals'homes.Then,hunters'killinghasalsocausedsomeanimalstobecomeextinct.Besides,someanimalsaren'tabletobearstrongoffspringandnordotheyhaveenoughfoodtoeatbecauseofpollutionandclimaticchanges.

Lovelanguages

Doyouknowlovewhat“lovelanguages”areLovelanguagesaredifferentwaysthatpeopleshowtheirlovetoothers.Weallwanttohaverelationshipswherewecanshowourlovetoothersandhavethemcommunicatelovetousinreturn.Inordertobesuccessfulincommunicatinglove,weneedtounderstandwhatthedifferentlovelanguagesare.Therearefiveimportantlovelanguagesthatpeopleneedtoknowabouttocommunicateeffectivelywithothers.

ThefirstlovelanguageisQualityTimewhichreferstospendingtimetogetherwiththepersonyouaretryingtoshowyourloveto.Thislovelanguagewillcausepeopletofeellovedwhentheyaretakenoutonspecialdates,whentheirfriendchangestheirschedulestobewiththem,orwhentheyturnthetelevisionofftotalkwiththem.Itmeansgivingallofyourattentiontoanotherperson.

AnotherlovelanguageisWordsofAttentionasawaytoshowyourlove.Tellingyourboyfriendorgirlfriendhowyouappreciatethem,encouragingthem,andthroughwordspraisingthemwillshowpeoplethatyoulovethem.Tellingsomeone“Ibelieveinyou”canreallymakesomeonefeelloved.Withthislovelanguageyoucanexpressyourselfthroughbothspokenandwrittenwords.

Giftsisanothertypeoflovelanguage.Giftsarenotjustmaterialobjects,theyareexpressionsofyourlove.Themostimportantaspectisnotthecost,butthefactthatyouwerethinkingofthemandspentthetimetogoandbuythemagift.Bigorlittle,yourgiftwillbeasymbolofyourlovefortheotherperson.

FourthisthelovelanguagecalledActsofServicewhichmeansyouexpressyourlovebyhelpingsomeoneelse.Youcouldhelpthemwithadifficultassignmentothelpthemfixtheirbicyclewhenitisbroken.Themostimportantpartofthislovelanguagesistakingthetimetodothingsforthemthatrequirethought,energyandtime.Don’twaittoonlydowhattheyaskyouto,butvolunteertoshowyourkindness.

ThelastlovelanguageisPhysicalTouch.Asimpletouchonthearm,hugorbackrubwillconveyyourlovetothem.Sitbesidethemwhenyouhavethechanceandholetheirhandwhenyouarewalkingdownthestreet.Withthislovelanguage,justbeingnearthemandshowingyourcarethroughtouchwillmakethemfeelveryloved.

Justknowingabouttheselovelanguagesisnotenoughastheywayinwhichpeoplefeellovesbyothersisdifferent.Itisimportanttoknowwhichlovelanguageisstrongestforthepersonyouaretryingtolove.Sometimesifyouservethem,theywillfeelmorelovedthanifyougivethemagift.Orperhapsholdingtheirhandwillnotbeasmeaningfultothemasifyouhadspenttwohourstogether.Irecommendthatyoufindoutwhatthelovelanguageisofthepersonyouaretryingtolove.Don’tforgetthatthereismorethanjustonelovelanguage.Asyoulearnhowtogiveandreceivelove,youwillfindthatyourrelationshipswithotherswillbericherandmoresatisfying.

OlympicGames

OfallthegamesheldthroughoutGreece,thosestagedatOlympiainhonorofZeusarethemostfamous.TheGames,likeallGreekgames,wereanintrinsicpartofareligiousfestival.HeldeveryfouryearsbetweenAugust6andSeptember19,theyoccupiedsuchanimportantplaceinGreeklifethattimewasmeasuredbytheintervalbetweenthem–anOlympiad.AlthoughthefirstOlympicchampionlistedintherecordswasoneCoroebusofElis,acook,whowonthesprintracein776BC,itisgenerallyacceptedthattheGameswereprobablyatleast500yearsoldatthattime.Accordingtoonelegend,theywerefoundedbyHeracles,sonofAlcmene.

TheGameswereheldatOlympiainthecity-stateofElis,onatrackabout32meters（35yards）wide.Theracinglengthwasonestade,adistanceofabout192meters（210yards）whichwasonelengthofthetrack.Atthemeetingin776BC,therewasapparentlyonlyoneevent,thestade,butothereventswereaddedovertheensuingdecades.In724BCatwo-lengthrace,diaulos,roughlysimilartothe400-meterrace,wasincludedandfouryearslater,thedolichos,along-distanceracepossiblytobecomparedtothemodern1500-oreven5000-meterevent,wasadded.wrestingandthepentathlonwereintroducedin708BC.Thelatterwasanall-aroundcompetitionconsistingoffiveevents–thelongjump,javelinthrow,discusthrow,footrace,andwresting.

Boxingwasintroducedin688BC,andin680achariotrace.In648,thepancratium,akindofall-strength,orno-hold-barred,wrestingwasincluded.Kickingandhittingwereallowed;onlybitingandgouging（thrustingafingerotthumbintoanopponent’seye）wereforbidden.Between632and616BC,eventsforboyswereintroduced.Andfromtimetotime,furthereventswereaddedincludingcontestsforfullyarmedsoldiers,forheralds,andfortrumpeters.TheprogrammusthavebeenasvariedasthatofthemodernOlympics,althoughtheathletics（trackandfield）eventswerelimited:

therewasnohighjumpinginanyformandnoindividualfieldevent,exceptinthepentathlon.

Untilthe77thOlympiad（472BC）alloftheconteststookplaceononeday;latertheywerespread,with,perhaps,somefluctuations,overfourdays,withafifthdevotedtotheclosingceremonypresentationofprizesandabanquetforthe

champions.Sourcesgenerallyagreethatwomenwerenotallowedascompetitorsor,exceptforthepriestessofDemeter,asspectators.Inmostevents,theathletesparticipatedinthenude.

TheOlympicGameswereoriginallyrestrictedtofree-bornGreeks.Thecompetitors,includingthosewhocamefromtheGreekcolonies,wereamateurinthesensethattheonlyprizewasawreathorgarland.Theathletesunderwentamostrigorousofsupervisedtraining,however,andeventually,thecontestantsweretrueprofessionals.Notonlyweretheresubstantialprizesforwinning,buttheOlympicchampionalsoreceivedadulationandunlimitedbenefitsfromhiscity.Athletesbecamefulltimespecialists–atrendthatinthemoderngameshascausedalongandbittercontroversyoveramateurism.

Summaryexample:

Inthisarticle,theauthorexplainsthehistoryofsomeoftheearliestrecordOlympicGamesheldinGreece.ItisgenerallyacceptedthattheseGamesstartedaround1276BCalthoughthefirstchampionwasrecordedin776BC.In