Journal Entry #27

Las Vegas

Las Vegas is the largest U.S. city in the state of Nevada, United States, and to be internationally known beautiful landmarks, especially gambling destination. If you are going to Las Vegas, you should take a Grand Canyon Air tour to see the most famous landmarks in the West like the Grand Canyon - Home of the Hualapai Indians, Lake Mead - the largest man-made lake in the United States, the Colorado River - the primary river of the southwest and the Hoover Dam - which stands 725 feet above the Colorado River. You can be guided by Hualapai Indian guides and enjoyed the great scenic view of the various types of wild life. Moreover, the major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos. There are many casinos in the city's downtown area which was the original focal point of the city's gaming industry. The most famous casinos is located in Las Vegas Boulevard South as well as several large casinos are also located in the county around the city. I have some suggestions on how you can win a lot of money. First, start to play game, you should check out for free lessons at your casino. Most casinos offer free lessons on a variety of games -- craps, pokers, roulette and more. Second, watch the game to be playing for helping you have important insights such as where and when to place bets and which hand to use when picking up your cards. For example, in Craps game, you can not use your hand, but in Caribbean Stud Poker, you can use your hand when picking up your cards. Finally, ask the dealers questions. You have rules that you must abide and they're not playing with their own money, so they have nothing to hide. Las Vegas is the exciting city where any tourist wants to be gone once time at least.

Journal Entry #26

Basketball and Football

There are some different and similar things about basketball and football. The way that basketball and football are played is different. The football field is 100 yards long and it is played on grass. In basketball, you can play basketball inside or outside, and you also play it on concrete or on a wooden floor. The equipment that basketball and football use are different too. For example, playing basketball to use jersey, shoes, a sphere ball, a back board, and a hoop. Meanwhile, people use cleats, a diamond ball, thigh pads, knee pads, and a back bone pad to play football. And the time when people start to play the two sports is different. Football has been played longer than basketball. It was invented earlier than basketball, about a few years. Basketball and football not only have some different about the way and the equipment but also have some similar. For example, the way that basketball and football are played is the same like to be a sport and involve running, hand and eye coordination, feet work. Jerseys, balls, and goals are the equipment that you need to play the two sports. Moreover, they are coached by someone who is called the coach and refereed by someone who is called referee. All in all, basketball and football are both a contact sport and team sport.

Journal Entry #25

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Two Major Fast Food Restaurants

Although McDonald's and KFC are mutually fast food restaurants, there are quite a few differences. One difference is main product. The various forms of fried chicken are served in KFC, but McDonald's sells various types of hamburgers. In KFC, the fried pieces of chicken made with one of two types of breading: original recipe or extra crispy like chicken strips, chicken wings and popcorn chicken etc. Big Mac, hamburger and cheeseburger with beef, chicken and grade an eggs, etc are served in McDonald's. Second difference is nutrition of products. A McDonald’s hamburger with the same size is 260 calories and 9 grams of fat - by website: http://www.mcdonald/. Popcorn chicken - individual is 400 calories and 26 grams of fat or popcorn chicken - large is 550 calories and 35 gram of fat - by website: http://www.kfc.com/. Finally, McDonald's is the more varity of products than KFC. McDonald's sells various types of chicken sandwiches, French fries, soft drinks, breakfasts and desserts. All in all, McDonald's and KFC are multinational corporations with outlets across the globe now.

Journal Entry #24

Thao Dao

4C

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

A person who has made a difference is one of my friends. He is a real man, very kind person, and loves his family so much. In addition, he is very selfless. He is 28 years old but has not had any lover up to now and it seems like he is his mother’s property. He loves and respects his mom a lot. Everything he has done is for his family, not for him. For example, he always gives his mother all his wages. I think he lives for others and forgets about himself. He works so hard and does everything his mom wants him to do. I think that his mom loves him so much that she always controls him, and does not want him to do anything that anybody wants. Sometimes, he is really sad and wants to have a private life, but he doesn’t because he wants to help others. In conclusion, he is always willing to do things for others more than for himself.

Journal Entry #23

The Recipe and Instructions for Making My Favorite Dish

Vietnamese spring rolls is my favorite dish. To make it, you need prepare many materials like dried ear mushrooms, pork, yellow onion, garlic, carrot, egg, salt, pepper, rice papers, vegetable oil for frying, mint leaves, table salad and sauce. First, peel and mince yellow onion, garlic, carrot, dried ear mushrooms as well as mince pork. Second, add the ground pork, onion, garlic, carrot, and egg were minced with salt and pepper. Third, mix them with your hands until combined. Then, pour a little warm water into a square dish and separate and soak rice papers at a time until pliable. Next, put the mix of the ground pork, onion, garlic, carrot, egg with salt and pepper in rice paper and scroll and make rolls. To repeat this process with the other rice papers. Finally, fry these rolls with the vegetable oil until golden on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes. To be better, you should eat the rolls with mint, table salad and sauce.

Journal Entry #22

How to lose 10 pounds in two days.

How to lose 10 pounds in two days. There are many steps you need to lose 10 pounds in two days. First, you should forget everything that relate to diet like dieting failures, recent weight etc, and try to take back control of your life. It is the important step for you to lose weight. Second, you should try lots of exercise. Exercise is very useful for the effect of dieting and burn off the calories in a variety of foods. For example, walking, running, swimming, cycling are exercise you can do it anytime and it's free. It is easier for yourself by finding a friend or neighbor to do these exercise. Third, you should drink a lot of water and do not eat foods have many calories like fast food, snacks etc. Many people choose soft drinks when dieting but most soft drinks are very high in calories as well as refined sugar. If you want to lose weight, your main drink should be water. Your second choice should be pure fruit juice. Final, you should stop thinking that dieting is boring or uncomfortable. The only thing that is boring and uncomfortable is staying overweight. But you are going change all this. To lose 10 pounds in two days is difficult so you practice these steps strictly and believe in your ability.

Journal Entry #21

How to find/choose a Marriage Partner

There are many steps to find/choose a marriage partner. First, make a friend. This should be fairly easy to make a friend in school or work. If you're in school or have a lot of co-workers, you're surrounded by potential friends. A way to make a friend is to not be shy; go up to that person ask questions, like "what is your name?, nice to meet you!, etc". You should act friendly and be honest. Second, keep in touch with the friend by telephone, go online. When you meet someone whom you think might make a good friend, try to exchange contact information. This is especially important if you meet someone who you aren't otherwise likely to meet again. Third, open up the opportunity for another meeting outside school or work. You can give some invitation like join a club, go to the cinema, the theater, coffee shop, etc. You should make your friend smile frequently, laugh often, and make eye contact, especially to be a good listener. Then, have a formal dating. To be trustworthy person is very important for you in this step. You should never feel pressured to do something you think is wrong and do not try to change something. After many dating, you and your friend understand and believe together more and more. Finally, find a marriage partner. You could find out your marriage partner when you and your friend always make happy to go or stay together, understand and believe mutual, etc. To be true to yourself and trustworthy, you will find out a marriage partner.