1Chopsticks are important part of Asian culture. 2Their popularity and widespread use across Asia have a long and rich history. 3It is believed that the first chopsticks were used over 5,000 years ago in China. 4By 500 A.D., the use of chopsticks had spread from China to other countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, and Japan. 5Chopsticks are usually made of bamboo. 6This is bacause there is a lot of bamboo in Asia, it is easy to split, and it is resistant to heat. 7Other popular materials used to make chopsticks have included plastic and bone. 8In addition, in ancient times, gold and silver chopsticks were commonly used among the wealthy. 9It was even once thought that silver chopsticks would turn black upon contact withpoisoned food, although this has since been disproved. 10Regardless of the material, chopsticks have evolvedinto an important part of Asian culture.
1Many variety of papaya are consumed in the United States, and two of the most popular are the Hawaiian papaya and the Mexican papaya. 2Hawaiian papayas are commonlystocked in supermarkets. 3These pear–shaped fruits weigh about half a kilo on average and have yellow skin when they are ripe. 4The fruit inside is bright orange or pink, depending on the variety, with small black seedsclustered in the center. 5Hawaiian papayas are easier for farmers to harvest because the plants seldom grow taller than two meters. 6Mexican papayas are much larger and may weigh up to four kilos and may be more than 45 centimeters long. 7The fruit inside may be yellow, orange, or pink. 8The flavor is less intense than that of the Hawaiian papaya, but it is still delicious. 9Mexican papayas are slightly easier to grow than Hawaiian papayas. 10Regardless of the origin, both kinds of papaya are widely enjoyed across the United States.
1Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, and died on October 5, 2011. 2In between these dates, Jobs created a world-widerevolution in several fields and changed the way that people utilize technology. 3In 1976, at the age of 21, Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak started a small company called Apple that made great changes to the entire computer industry by creating one of the first personal computers to use icons and a mouse. 4Not just content with revolutionizing computers, Jobs led Apple into the movie and music markets. 5In the 1986, he invested money in Pixar, a company which produced Toy Story—one of the most popular computer-generated animated movies ever made. 6Jobs and Apple then completely transformed the way music is played, stored, and distributed by introducing the iPod music player and the iTunes online store. 7In 2007, Jobs and Apple then went on to create the iPhone, which combined the iPod with a digital camera and an internet connection. 8Three years later they created the iPad. 9Jobs was no engineer, nor was he a designer. 10He was a dreamer who with the help of a talented team created beautiful things that changed people’s lives.
1If you’ve been to the movie theaterrecently, then you know that superhero movies are very popular. 2Millions of people go to see not only the most famous superheroes like Spiderman or Superman but also the lesser known ones that not many people have heard of like Deadpool or Ant Man. 3So
why are superheroes so popular with movie goers? 4The answer is rather simple. 5We want to believe that there is a heroout there who will care for us and never fail us, no matter what. 6To imagine that such a
person exists is comforting. 7What’s more, there are so many types of superheroes
that everyone can identify with at least one of them. 8In real life, we sometimes treatathletes and celebritieslike superheroes because they are the closest thing to “perfect” human beings. 9The difference, however, is that these people eventuallydisappoint us and show us that they have faults just like everyone else. 10But superheroes, such as those who come tolifethanks to Hollywood movies, can make the world seem a safer place, when humans
can’t or won’t.