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Poetry Competition
Deadline
18th July 2019
Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.
Description
The Ledbury Poetry Festival is the biggest poetry festival in the UK. It takes place over ten days each July. If you think you know what poetry is, come along and we'll surprise you. There are live readings, performances, music, exhibitions, films, family events and street events.
Each year we organize a famous competition for new poetry in partnership with Ty Newydd, The National Writers' Centre for Wales. It attracts entries from all over the globe. There are three groups: Adults (18+), Young people (12-17) and Children(under 12).
All poems must be the original work of the entrant and should not have been previously published, accepted for publication by a magazine, or have entered in other competitions.
The length of each poem must be more than 40 lines.
The Judge of the 2019 Ledbury Poetry Festival Poetry Competition is Daljit Nagra.
Entry fees
Adults: £5.75 for first poem, £3.50 for each extra poem.
Children / Young People: First poem free, £1.75 for each extra poem.
Prizes
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Adults' Prizes |
First Prize: £1,000 cash and a course at the National Writers' Centre for Wales Second Prize: £500 cash Third Prize: £250 cash |
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Young People's Prizes |
First Prize: £100 cash. Second Prize: £50 cash Third Prize: £25 cash |
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Children' s Prizes |
First Prize: £25 book token(购书券) Second Price: £15 book token Third Prize; £10 book token |
Website
Please visit https://www.poetry-festival.co.uk/ledbury-poetry-competition to learn more about the competition.
About six years ago, I was sitting on a plane next to a woman who was extremely energetic. I was tired and wanted to take a nap, but she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself.
"Hi, my name is Helga."
As we talked, it came up that I had started an organization in high school called R.A.K.E. (Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and said to me, "There is nothing more important in the world than kindness."
I was curious about what she had said, and as the plane took off, she began telling me a story about the last time she had flown.
It was three years ago and she was heading back to her hometown because her father had become very ill.
Just as the plane was about to leave, her father's doctor called to inform her that her father had suddenly passed away. For the three hour plane ride, she sat in stunned(受惊的) silence.
When she arrived at the airport in her hometown, she walked to the nearest bench(长椅), sat down and cried.
For two hours, she sat and wept while thousands of people just walked on by.
"Not a single person stopped and asked if I was OK that day. It was on that day that I realized kindness isn't normal."
Helga's words have stuck with me for all these years. I'm reminded all the time that for many of us, kindness is not usually our "default setting (默认设置)".
We spend so much time worrying about our own problems that we walk by or ignore other people in need of a bit of kindness.
So, I've made it my mission to do my part in making kindness "normal".
Now, I travel to schools all across the US to speak about compassion(同情),empathy(同感),and love.
I'm proud to share my stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character, compassion, and kindness.
Providing young people with practical ways to exercise kindness makes my job more satisfying than any other I can think of.
And when I give my talks, I always have my conversation with Helga in the back of my mind.
Parrots have been known to imitate words, but have you ever thought how they communicate? The sounds they make may sound meaningless to us, but new research has found that wild parrots are actually given names by their parents.
According to a study led by Karl Berg of Cornell University in the US, baby birds are given a unique sound of their own, which stays with them for their entire lives.
In the study, the team placed hidden cameras in the nests of 17 different wild parrots. After studying their sounds, the team identified slight differences in the calls parents used to communicate with each chick. And even before the baby birds had learned to communicate properly, the baby birds seemed to recognize and imitate their calls.
Sounds very similar to humans, doesn't it?
The study also proved that these signature calls are acquired socially not genetically. To do this, scientists switched the eggs in nine of the 17 nests, so that half of the parrots were raising baby birds that weren't theirs. Using the recordings, the scientists concluded the baby birds all used names similar to those the parents (whether biological or nonbiological) called them for the first weeks of their lives.
Lucie McNeil, from National Geographic, said, "this would be the first [proven] example of a non-human species teaching acoustical (声学的) communication."
Lead scientist for the study, Karl Berg told National Public Radio of the US, "Most people say, 'Well, all those calls are just noise,' but I think they're having conversations."
Fox News also asked Berg what else the parrots might be saying? He replied, "The theory is that these birds are deciding where the food is, 'Do we want to go 3 km North-Northwest?' "Do we want to go to that field?' They are sort of arguing or discussing."
Natural science author, Virginia Morell, wrote: "Very gradually, scientists are learning to decode the conversations of very different animals that live lives rich with plans, quarrels, and romance."
You never know, if the science of animal translation keeps advancing, we might one day be watching a reality series about parrots.
In 1968 Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson set an intelligence test for a class of primary school children at "Oak School" (an invented name) in San Francisco. The teachers were told that the intelligence test bad two purposes. Firstly, it would measure the IQ of the children and secondly it would predict 20% of students who, no matter what their performance to date was like, would be likely to make the most progress during the next school year. The teachers were then told who the predicted top improvers would be.
At the end of the school year, eight months later, the intelligence test was carried out again and, perhaps not surprisingly, the results showed that the 20% of children who had been predicted to improve the most, did in fact do so. They showed, on average, an increase of 12 IQ points on the test, compared with an increase of only 8 points for the other children.
But the fact is that no results of any test were used to predict who would be the top performers. Instead, the lucky children who the teachers were told would be the top improvers were given this label as a matter of chance. This study shows that the label that you are given, and your interaction(互动) with others who notice that label, can have a big influence on the results that you achieve. This phenomenon(现象)has been called the Rosenthal effect. It is also known as the Pygmalion effect, related most famously to the George Bernard Show play Pygmalion , which shows the effect that two men have in changing an untidy flower girl into a well-spoken lady.
For ethical (道德的)reasons the researchers at "Oak School!" only concentrated on trying to produce positive results in the children's performance. However, it is worth asking yourself what the effects on 20% of students considered least likely to improve in the following school year might have been. A frightening thought.
Here are five cooking habits that could be costing you important nutrients, causing you to overeat——or even making you sick.
Boiling vegetables
A 2015 review showed that boiling vegetables resulted in a high loss of vitamin C. "If you're not drinking a soup, you're missing out on nutrients," says Nishta Saxena, a dietitian based in Toronto.
Washing chicken
While your favourite old cookbooks likely tell you to wash a chicken before cooking, this outdated advice is a safety risk. Cleaning meat in water may remove some of the bacteria, but it's also likely to pass it around your kitchen. And clean your hands after you've finished the cooking.
Removing skins from fruits and vegetables
"Large amounts of nutrients are found in the skins." says Liz Powell, who is a dietitian from Vancouver. "Concern about chemical remains isn't a good enough reason to do the removing. "
Mixing everything
A smoothie (a mixed drink) is a smart way to eat some greens. They're often short of protein and healthy fat. These things work together to keep us feeling full and satisfied. Without them, it's not really a balanced meal, Powell suggests adding some foods which contain protein or having a piece of wholewheat(全麦的)bread on the side.
Overdressing salads
We think we can add anything to salads, and they'll still be a nutritious choice. But it's just not true. If you're topping your bowl with dried strawberries and sweet cheese, you've easily added 30 grams of sugar to your so-called healthy lunch.
A. You should choose healthy produce for your family.
B. But these kinds of drinks are likely to be unbalanced.
C. To stay safe, don't wash the meat when preparing it.
D. Cabbage, for example, loses about 33 % of its vitamin C.
E. Nuts are better choices to improve the taste of your greens.
F. The skins of potatoes contain more nutrients than its inside part.
G. Washing your produce will remove some chemicals from the surface.
Once upon a time, there was a bad man named Millisphore. Millisphore was so thoroughly evil that he made a plan to1every important thing in the world.2by his great machines and3, he managed to ruin everything important. After that, he created a potion(毒药)that robbed people of their desire to work. He also managed to give off a4gas, which made people prefer to stay at home rather than5.
When things had reached the point where the entire world had been spoilt, Millisphore saw that only one thing6in his way. It was the7. Despite all his evil inventions, his potion and his8, it seemed that families were still sticking together. What9him most was that all the families were resisting him.
He tried making the houses10, but the families just lived closer together in less space. He also destroyed food, but the families just11little food they had, So he continued with his12deeds against the only thing that still13him, but nothing was working.
14he discovered the secret to the strength of every family——they15each other. Though he tried to invent something to destroy the love. Millisphore16managed it. Sad and angry at not having managed to rule the world, he gave up and let everything17to normal.
At last, Millisphore was so depressed that all he could think of was to go to his parents'18, and tell them what he had done.19all the wicked deeds he had done, his parents ran out of their house to hug him. They20him, and encouraged him to be good.
And so it is that even the family of the most wicked will love him and forgive him for anything! And aren't we fortunate to have a family?
Taking a photo or many photos every day and sharing it online can improve your well-being. A new study, was published in the journal Health, has proved it.
Researchers have found that snapping and sharing isn't (simple) an exercise in narcissism(自恋), an act of self-care. Taking the photo encourages mindfulness, while the sharing (promote) social interaction. "I will stop and take a photo of this insect (sit) on my computer or something. Just taking a moment is very beneficial, I think," one participant told scientists at the UK's Lancaster University and University of Sheffield. Looking at photos gives the subjects(实验对象)a sense purpose, and planning to take them is a motivational force, the researchers say. "It encourages me (walk) out of the house sometimes," another participant says. On the social side, comments keep people connected with (they) friends and family, and even are (help) in preventing people feeling lonely. Researchers conclude in a press release that posting photos online is" active process of meaning making".
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词，
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Our school is going to be hold an English talent show. The talent show, which theme is" English—Bridge to the World", will take place in your school gymnasium from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on March 31st. Every class are required to put on one performance, in which students can sing songs, dance, act out dramas, tell stories and give speeches.
Some foreign teacher in our school will be invited to watch and making comments on it. All the students are welcome to take part it. I'm sure we will have a better time enjoying the performances and will be inspiring to learn English better.
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