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Love is an emotion that every person experiences at somepoint. There are different kinds of love, such as eros, phileo,
agape, and storge. Eros is adoring and wanting anotherperson. This person can be your lover, husband/wife, andcrushes. Phileo is the love you feel towards your friends. It is
understanding and trusting them. Agape is the parental andsacrificial kind of love, for instance, the love of God towards
people. Storge is the love towards the community and family.
lt is creating a strong bond and caring for them.

Love can be a mother's happiness upon seeing her newborn child. It can be a father's
protective attitude towards his children. It is also caring for your sisters and brothers. It
is treasuring and respecting yourself. It is the feeling of compassion towards others.
Love triggers either a positive or a negative effect towards a person. For example, justthinking about your loved ones can make you feel inspired, but it can also distract youby thinking about them too much. To love is to hold a deep attachment to other people.
The things they do and how they act will always affect you. Love is a wonderful feeling,

so love and be loved.

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emotiona strong feeling such as love or anger,
or strong feelings in generalerosadoring and wanting another person

phileothe love you feel towards your friends

agape
attachment

the parental and sacrificial kind of lovea strong feeling of affection for sb/sth2

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Leisure Time

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Some people have a tendency to make their work apriority in life. They overwork themselves nonstop,
unconsciously abusing their physical and mental health.
According to health specialists, when you overwork, itbrings dangerous effects to your body, causing you todevelop a heart attack, stress, anxiousness, frustration,and impatience. Hence, it is important to balance your work and leisure time. Having
leisure time will enable you to release tensions and take your mind away from stress.
There are various activities you can do in your leisure time. For example, doing yourhobbies will make your body feel at ease. You can read your books, play your musicalinstrument, you can sing or dance. Other activities such as jogging, taking a walk,swimming, traveling, and watching movies and TV shows are other ways to spend yourleisure time. Therefore, don’t make work a priority in life. Your health and well-being
are more important, so be sure to have a leisure time.

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tendency
something commonly happens (because of anaction or event)priority

the most important and should be put firstunconsciously
not knowing or realizing

specialist
stressan expert or professional of a
topic or study

a worried or nervous feeling that stops
us from relaxing

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How do people define beauty? What does it take to bebeautiful? Above all, what is beauty? Every individual has
different ways of explaining what beauty is. Beauty can takeon many different forms: outer beauty, inner beauty, scenerybeauty, or even the beauty of an event and many more. For a lotof people, outer beauty, which is thought to be something you
are born with is considered to be the most important. It is what
stimulates the mind. For example, when you meet people for thefirst time, you immediately notice their physical appearance
including the clothes they wear.
On the other hand, some say beauty comes from within people’s hearts. Inner beauty will
last forever and will never fade. In contrast, outer beauty fades over time. A person’s
characteristics or behavior is what others would remember compared to a person’s
physical appearance. However, beauty is also found in nature such as the sunset or thesunrise. One finds joy and solace by looking at scenic views that nature offers. Many
people usually make memories by recalling the events and relating them to thesurroundings that they see. Thus, making it timeless. The idea and standard of beauty
have greatly changed all throughout time. It takes a certain kind of quality to appreciate2

the true meaning of beauty.

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outer beauty

the attractiveness of an individual based on
their physical appearance

inner beauty

the attractiveness of an individual based on
their attitude, personality, character, etc.

scenery beauty

the attractiveness of the view of naturetimelessappreciate

not affected by time or not changing as
the years go past

to understand something and realize its value

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Good and Bad Manners A4

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By definition, manners refer to how a person acts and behavesin front of other people. We all have both good manners and badmanners, which naturally coexist within us. Basically, if you are awell-mannered person, you tend to be polite and respectful toothers. You make people smile with your kind gestures. You may

even be the reason they had a good start that day. In contrast, if
you are ill mannered, you are considered rude and a bit cheeky
with people around you.
What is worse? You could be the reason for one’s bad day.
On the contrary, being good-mannered does not always mean having a good
attitude and similarly, being bad mannered does not always follow that one has a
bad attitude. Sometimes it is the other way around because there is a thin line
between manners and attitude.

We may possess these qualities, but it is still our choice as to which of these two

2would define us as a person.

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well-manneredbehaving in a pleasant and polite way

ill-manneredrude and unpleasantcheekyslightly rude or showing no respect, but
often in a funny way

attitudea feeling or opinion about something or someone
or a way of behaving that is caused by thisposses
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1Childhood Memories A5

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Seeing a picture of you in your childhood years brings back somuch memories. Some are funny and happy and some are bitterand gloomy. But whatever memories you hold close to your heart,
those are the reasons for what you have become today.
Who can forget the fairy tales our parents and grandparents

used to read for us before we go to sleep and the games weplayed with friends back then? The sweets we loved to eat andthe person we wanted to be with all the time? Everybody has a
lot of stories to share about because one never runs out ofchildhood memories.

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childhoodthe time of your life when you area child

memorya thing or event that you remember
from the past

bitterfeeling angry or upset about a badexperience

gloomyfairy tales

feeling sad or unhappya traditional children's story in whichmagic things happen

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Shopping in Today’s World A6

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Like most of the foods that we have nowadays, shopping
has now become instant as well.

Shopping is very time consuming, but in today’s world, we canbuy our most wanted fashionable dresses in a blink of an eye.
Shopping is very tiring, but, now, our longed-for pair of shoes isjust a click away. With the help of advanced technology,
shopping has become instant and hassle-free.
Before this so-called “online shopping”, we used to browse
around shops for just about anything. This takes us long hours
and causes us aching feet.
Now, through the Internet, we can just browse online shops with just one click and in the
comfort of our homes. This is much more convenient as we can avoid long queues andaching feet. Moreover, it saves us time, money and energy. But, the real question is, arewe even sure of the quality? Are we assured that we get the best value for our money?
Nevertheless, we could always return and have an item replaced if we are not satisfied
with it. But then again, are we assured that what we buy online will be delivered to us?
These are just some of the questions we need to ask ourselves before shopping online.

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instant

happening immediately, without any
delay

time-consumingtakes a lot of time to dohassle-free
free from trouble, difficulty, or botherbrowsequeue

to look at or through something
to see what is there

a line of people, usually standing
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The FamilyA7Read and Learn

What is a family? Anyone who is asked this question always
answers, “Family is the basic unit of the society.” Indeed, it is.
Everybody belongs to a family: the child on the street belongs toa family; the superstar belongs to a family; the hero who saved
his country belongs to a family; the person who persecuted
millions of people belongs to a family; even the animals andplants have their own families; also, microorganisms belong toa certain family.
We are primarily defined based on the family we come from.
But, this concept changes over time. A person could no longer be defined, genetically.
Many other aspects are considered. What are these aspects? There is no definite
enumeration.
Although, there are those who are much closer to their friends than their families, or tothose who they grew up with, spent time with and lived with for years. They treat them
just like their own family regardless of the fact that they are not related by blood.
No matter, blood-related or not, it all depends on how deep and special yourrelationship is with these people you call “family”.

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societya large group of people who live together in an
organized way, making decisions about how to dothings and sharing the work that needs to be done

belongto be in the right place or a suitable placeconcepta principle or idea

geneticallyin a way that relates to genes

blood-related
related by blood8

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Homelessness

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Read and Learn“I’ll go home...”, can the homeless utter these words? Theanswer could possibly be both “yes” and “no”. It could be a“no” because, perhaps, their concept of home is a house ora shelter; the building itself. Well, that is quite right. How
can a homeless go home if he/she lives on the streets orunder bridges? On the other hand, it could be a big fat“yes”, because, perhaps, the homeless consider the streets
and bridges their home.
Even so, homeless generally describes people who live on thestreets or under the bridges. Our homes protect us from the dangers of the outside

forces such as calamities, dangerous animals or even from our own kind. But, haveyou ever wondered, what protects the homeless? Where do they go in times ofcalamities? What do they do when something or someone threatens their security?

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sheltera building designed to give protection
from bad weather, danger, or attack

outside forces

calamity

things or factors from the outside ofsomething that relatively affects it

an event that causes serious damage, or causes
a lot of people to suffer, for example a flood or fire

threatensecurity

to be likely to harm or destroy something

freedom from danger; safety

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Taking a Walk

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Civilization has brought a lot of changes into our lives.
Along these changes, people get busier and live an unhealthy
lifestyle. Staying fit is a strenuous effort for everyone.
Planning one’s schedule just to find time to hit the gym is bothtaxing and strenuous. One easy way to burn those calories off
and to ease things up is by taking a walk.
Walking is an underrated form of exercise. It is ideal for peopleof all ages and fitness levels. It can be done alone, with yourfamily and close friends or even with your pet. Studies show that regular walking helps
reduce the risk of chronic illnesses. The longer you walk, the more you can maximize thehealth benefits.

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lifestylesomeone's way of living; the things that aperson or particular group of people
usually dostrenuousneeding or using a lot of physicalor mental effort or energy

underrated
having more importance, value, skill, power,
etc., than people recognize

chronicmaximize(especially of a disease or something bad)continuing for a long time

to make something as great in amount,size, or importance as possible

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Read and Learn“Unity” is only a word, yet it entails a meaning rooted in a
deeper understanding for the betterment of every person.
Unity means being part of a whole or working with others
together to meet a purposeful goal. Unity can exist anywhere,

such as your home, community, workplace, school, country,government, and organizations.

Unfortunately, unity is difficult to attain when others havedifferent visions, beliefs and perceptions from yours. Having unity
is being able to trust and respect others. It is not easy to develop
a sense of trust to other people. When you cease to trust others, you fail to work with them.
In this age, we often see news about murder, corruption, and war. Countries and people
who experience these unfortunate situations lack unity, since, peace and harmony with otherpeople are only attained if there is unity.

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perception

a belief or opinion, often held by many
people and based on how things seemattainvision

to reach or succeed in gettingsomething

the ability to imagine how something
could develop in the futurecease
to stop somethingharmony
a situation in which people arepeaceful and agree with each other11