"Dear" bloody Mary!

Hi, how are you? I haven't heard from you since the last scary movie I saw. I have to mention that ever since I've come to know your legend, I can hardly fall asleep without the lights on. Sometimes I stand in front of the mirror, doing nothing, looking forward to you, calling your name, but you never show up… How would you like to keep our "friendship" like that?! Anyway, I'm writing this letter to tell you about an extremely frightening experience I had, which also allowed me get over all my fears.

One stormy night my friends and I threw a slumber party. It was Friday the 13^th and the rain almost couldn't stop. We decided to get up onto the top of my building and have a séance. Firstly, we set together holding hands, and made a promise that no matter what happens, this can never come out of our lips, which means that it's our dirty little secret from now on. Then we decided whose name we were going to call. A part of us wanted to call Elvis Presley but the majority wanted to call the inventor of "Loacker" chocolate, so we called him. Ten minutes passed and no one answered or gave a little sign. Twenty minutes… and we were still waiting with closed eyes. And then right before we gave up, we all felt for a fraction of a second the taste of the waffle in our mouths. Nothing like that has ever happened to me before.

I'm telling it to you because I know you're the only person(?!) who can actually understand. I hope you enjoyed my letter. Please write back or I'd have to buy another mirror for my room and disturb you every night…don't forget the only living friend you have!

See you soon Hila

PS: Send my love to Alfons Loacker.

"WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?"

CAN WE EVER STOP THE TIME? IS THE BEAUTY ETERNAL? WHY DOES OUR SKIN GET OLDER? HOW DOES ALL THAT HAPPEN? ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OH, THERE IS ONE: DO THEY EVER END?

Well, maybe they don't or maybe it's all about us, as long as we are here, so are they. Then, where are we? at(in) the middle of the(our) life or at the end? Find out more about yourself in this new exhibition:

se la vie!
Every woman around the age of fourthy(sp.) finds a few wrinkles on her skin. And by(at) that moment she finds out that she had just got a whole new problem for herself. So how does it really happen?


The aging of a skin is a very long and complicated progress(don't you process?). It's affected by many physiological factors. The accumulation of all of them together, makes what we see on an old skin.
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The main factor is the renewal rhythm(ww.) of the cells which becomes slower as the years pass and the person gets older. Also we can never ignore the affect(ww. - effet) of the sun rays, which damages(gr.) the exposed cells. Other factors would be genetics, hormones, nutrition and environment.
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The best ways to keep our skin smooth for a long time are: Avoiding too much sun rays exposure(the order of words is incorrect), eating appropriately, drinking water – and a lot, keeping a healthy lifestyle.


But remember: All these may save your skin for a longer time, but it won't save you from having wrinkles at all. At the end, they appear anyway.

Anti aging?!
If wrinkles will appear anyway, is there any way to stay beautiful forever?
Well, maybe there is…
Aphrodite, the love and the beauty goddess from the Greek mythology, is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greeks believed that Aphrodite was born in the water from a special wave. She was the symbol of love and beauty. She lived an eternal life and she never got ugly or older. Aphrodite supported the lovers and saved them from the ones who avoided love.
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Her role was very significant in life because the Greeks believed in the power of beauty and the human's body. Thanks to Aphrodite they won beauty and love.
Maybe beauty, love and eternal life gets(gr.) along better with the Greek mythology then(sp.) with the(מיותר) real life. But still, Aphrodite lived her whole life, admiring her body and her beauty, and that's how she managed living an eternal life.

Although we can't live for ever, like Aphroite, we can make life longer.
Love your body, love your soul and believe that no matter what, you are a strong person, and you'll see how long and beautiful life would be. Even more than that, you'll see that people can become old and stay pretty, admired and strong!

Bibliography:

http://www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.articales.co.il/

"new britanika"

Great work! Well done! It was very interesting and the connection between your exhibits and time is fascinating.

Daphna.

They say that all the people fall in love with each other when they're in Paris. Well, my case is a bit different....during the summer vacation my family and I flew to Paris, the capital of France. And I totaly fell in love - with Paris!

When we landed in France it was a lovely spring-like day which quickly became a chilly evening. we slept in a hotel in the quarter "Gallery la'ffaiete" which is near the opera. I have to mention that there was'nt so much to eat out there, It was either croissents or un-kosher food. At the first day we walked in our neigborhood and then we continued to Champs Elysees, where the Triumphal arch is placed. We went to Montmartre, which is a very beautiful place with artisrs, cofee shops, souvenir shops, and stunt men performing in the street...it's just a great place for tourists.
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We visited many shop centres and malls, and I was surprised to find out how different and special the fashion is there. We also went to the Louvre museum but we didnt get the chance to see the Mona lisa painting. And I almost forgot to mention- the EuroDisney, I can certainly define this place the dreamy kingdom of every little child in the world. It's huge and colorful and always happy - or let's just say perfect!
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Anyway...there are so many things to do and see in France that four days were just tasting, but from all the attractions, what I loved the most about France was the sight of the old buildings and the roads. It's so beautiful to see a whole city from the middle ages, and it just felt so good to walk around and look at all that.

In conclusion: the journey to Paris was an amazing experience for me. I will always maintain all my memories and souvenirs from it very close to me, and one day I would like to go there again for a long period of time. And when I do, I won't miss a thing!

The person I chose to write my assay(sp.) about is my very close friend Rafael. He is one hundred years old and he is a holocaust survivor.I first met him when I was 6 years old. My mother started to work for his sister ,who was sick that time. today Rafi is like my 3rd grandfather, I love being with him, he teaches me a lot and he has a big influence on me.

When Rafi was young he was a very attractive man, he was tall, muscular and Charmin(sp.) and just the perfect gentleman (and he still is…). He is a very cultivated person , he loves to read the papers every day, to water his flowers ,to listen to old music and to visit his doctors and friends. Rafi was born in 1909 in Hungary and studied economy in the University,(start a new sentence here. You tend to have very long sentences) after a while he invented the tampon, since his parents had a bandage factory, and in the age of 30 he got captured by the Russian army along the Second World War. He immigrated to Israel after a number of years with his mother and sister and he always says that this was the part that he actually started living.

Rafi has a big heart, he is modest, kind, generous, honest and he has a great sense of humor , (start a new sentence here) he believes in democracy and in equal rights, he always knows what to say in every different situation and when he introduces himself to a woman or a little girl he takes his hat down(he always wears one), like I said…he is a gentleman.

Rafi is one of the most important people in my life, and he is a part of our family. when I am with him he makes me feel special. I feel very lucky, proud and grateful to have him in my life and I know that he feels the same way about me.

Excellent work Hila! You wrote so beatifully and with such clarity. I'm proud of you.
Daphna.

My name is Hila and I am 15 years old.
I love to hang out with my friends and family on Fridays and holidays.
I have a dog named Pinuki and I love him very much.

I love to swim or go jogging a few times a week but mostly, go shopping with my mother. My favorite way to spend time is just relaxing in bed and listening to nice music with a cup of tea around the afternoon…
I study in science class and my favorite subject is bible, because I find it really interesting to learn about the past and see how everything that happens today, like interactions between human beings, crimes and problems we deal with everyday, happened also thousands of years ago.

I like to come to school and meet my friends and teachers everyday and I deeply believe that life without school would be so boring, but sometimes I feel like everything in school is about grades, the matriculation, and the future, and it seems like the real purpose is to succeed and not to get an education. And it puts a lot of pressure on me.

I hope this new year would not be very difficult, and studies wo'nt affect me too much and keep me at home for the most of my time, and I could manage both studies and pastimes and go to the scouts and mashazzim without feeling pressure, to make a long story short , I really hope I would be able to do everything I do, since I love it and still be a great student and make my parents even more proud of me!