Each week New York-based hairstylist Mark Bustos tries to make a small difference in people's lives {#blank#}1{#/blank#} giving haircuts to homeless people.

    During the week,Mark works in his high-class salon,but each Sunday,he walks around the city asking people {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they'd like a haircut.He then gives them a stylish haircut {#blank#}3{#/blank#} same kind he would give to any paying customer, except these are done for free for those who are homeless or cannot afford a haircut {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (them).

    Mark's work began in 2012 when visiting family in the Philippines.Instead of jus {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (take) a typical,relaxing vacation,he decided to give poor local children haircuts."I felt so happy doing it that I've continued since returning," Mark explains.

    Changing someone's appearance can have a huge impact on their life.Remember the homeless retired soldier who received a make-over?He found a job,? {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (rent)a house and quit drinking alcohol afterwards. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (simple) changing how a person looks can give them a huge increase in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (confident).

    Mark Bustos proves that there are many ways {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (give),and that you can easily use your {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (person) abilities to make a difference in somebody's life.

A Game Guy

    A few years ago,I got involved in a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(mass) plan to win an Israeli Quiz show similar to Who Wants Be a Millionaire,which was beyond my wildest{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(expect).I was walking down the street{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a friend called and said, “Dude,you've got to run home.You're going to be on the radio{#blank#}4{#/blank#}20 minutes.Explanations later.”As I walked,he explained that he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(win) the show the week before and wasn't allowed go on again.So he'd played that week using my name.

    Now I was on the radio{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(compete) with ten other people.Not to worry—he was helping me.With one phone, I listened to the radio show,and on{#blank#}7{#/blank#}phone,I had my friend telling me what {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(say).I was just repeating the answers.As we advanced to the final round,where I{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(ask) the question "Who has sold the most albums?" I knew{#blank#}10{#/blank#}answer,so I shouted it.

    As it turned out,however,Britney Spears was not the one.

It {#blank#}1{#/blank#}for them to offer you the chance.

    The more advanced technology becomes, the more it seems to have control over our lives. We shop, work, play, search for information and seek {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (chat) with each other online. Yet people are not arguing about this astonishing condition. It {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (believe) that people have readily embraced technology, seeking only the benefits but {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ignore) its drawbacks.

    It does not matter whether your home is in a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (noise) downtown or in the remote countryside. If you have a screen {#blank#}5{#/blank#} it can pick up a signal, your mind is still in the same placeless place. This place is the zone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} your mind will go when you stare at a screen, and it feels like your mind stops thinking.

    Recent developments in technology also led to a decline in normal social behaviors. In past ages, you could walk around town for a whole day without seeing all the people you know. Now, everyone you know is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} arm's reach, taking that certain psychological feeling out of seeing people. You can see them every second of every day, and hear nearly every single thought of theirs just as they hear {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (you).

    In {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (conclude), modern technology can be a double-edged sword. They do have their advantages, but they can change our lives {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (complete).