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Live to Work. I have had the pleasure of working with some fantastic people in my volunteer positions. The individuals are truly remarkable as their profession drives them to become better people. You know who I am talking about- the front line workers in agencies, the child and youth workers, the teachers. These individuals don’t do the work that they do for the money. Let’s face it, they don’t make all that much. For them, for most of them anyway, it is about  helping those who need help. One of my best friends’ mom works as an end-of-life nurse in the childrens’ ward. That is the most difficult job I have heard of. Yet, she does it day after day because to her it’s important that someone is there to take care of these children. One of my other friends work in Toronto as a fundraiser for a youth charity. He spends his days contacting different funders to raise funds so the youth in his neighbourhood have a place to go after school. There are many other examples th...

My favourite food For some food is a source of pleasure, for others - a source of energy. For me food – is a pleasant source of energy. I think that pleasant food is healthy food.          The food we eat, depends on lots of things. Taste is a big factor. Culture, religion and health also play a part in what food we eat. Advertising and social factors also have a big influence.            The best way is to get into the habit of checking the ingredients and nutritional value on the sides of packets although this isn't always easy to do. Another thing to know is, for example, that we do need fat to live, it's an essential part of our diet and physically we couldn't exist without it.        To my mind healthy food should be quite simple. I eat complicated dishes only in restaurants. My daily meals consist of the same dishes every day. First o...

Family Relationships     How could you describe the word "family"? First of all "family" means a close unit of parents and their children living together. But we shouldn't forget that it is a most complex system of relationships. Family relationships are rarely as easy as we would like, and very often we have to work hard at keeping them peaceful. When do people usually start a family? This question doesn't have a definite answer. In the 18th, 19th and at the beginning of the 20th century people used to get married at the age of 18 or even 16. If a girl about 23 or more wasn't married, she was said to be an old maid or a spinster. That might have turned out a real tragedy for her family which usually brought up more than three children, because in some cases a successful marriage was the only chance to provide a good life for the daughter and to help her family. De...