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Re: Fix grammatical error if any

Clive — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:36:34 GMT

Hi,

Letâs buy cricketers! Whatever the purists have to say, but, at least from the economic point of view, auctioning of cricketers is the right thing to do, because monetization of their services will add up to their marketable surplus, which will enhance the national income. Then why there is so much heartburn? Maybe because it might be done in an exclusive manner and with only a few celebrities invited for bidding. Because of its exclusivity, common investors wouldn't get opportunities to bid for them. Letâs follow the market rules. Letâs brand each player as a corporate entity and list them on a t cricket stock exchange. Then, if any player gives a poor performance, rather then burning their effigy let's just offload their shares. Let their price fluctuate according to their performance.

I've corrected a number of things. The meaning of the parts in red is unclear to me. You need to say these things in another way.

Your tenses also made it iuclear if these auctions were a suggestion for the future, or had happened in thn e past. I sssumed the former.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: preening incomprehension

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:28:46 GMT

Inter-Company Cricket tournament 2007 is all set to rock Bangalore on the 24th of June.

Clarification : Please clarify whether the usage of "the" before 24th is a valid statement. Can we use the articl in front of a number...as far as i know an article should precede a noun. Please do reply as soon as possible.

nancy

Purple form

Rotter — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:58:32 GMT

With the partnership worth 82, Sangakkara's luck ran out when umpire Darrell Hair ruled he had nicked a Flintoff ball that left him.

Further analysis revealed it might only have flicked the top of his pad.

There was no doubt about the next two wickets, however, as Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene got faint touches playing at deliveries wide of their body and the score was 86-4 after the first session.

England's purple form with the ball continued after lunch.

Four more catches were held in the slips and at gully - the highlight a diving effort by Strauss - as Sri Lanka's middle-order caved in.

Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been recalled to the team after retiring from Test cricket in April, made just four batting at number six when he fell to Flintoff's inspired spell.

And Chamara Kapugedera, the other man drafted in to strengthen the middle-order, also failed.

With the score 139-8, Sri Lanka were going nowhere, but initial respite came in the shape of a stand between Vaas and Malinga.

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What is the meaning of purple form with the ball?

Purple is a colour.
I would like to hear from you all.

Superstitions A-L

Dj Bueno — Sun, 25 Dec 2005 18:39:19 GMT

ACORN	An acorn should be carried to bring luck and ensure a long life.
	An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
AMBER	Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
AMBULANCE	Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.
	Touch your toes Touch your nose Never go in one of those Until you see a dog.
APPLE	Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry, As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off.
	An apple a day Keeps the doctor away.
	If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.
BABY	To predict the sex of a baby: Suspend a wedding band held by a piece of thread over the palm of the pregnant girl. If the ring swings in an oval or circular motion the baby will be a girl. If the ring swings in a straight line the baby will be a boy.
BASEBALL BAT	Spit on a new bat before using it for the first time to make it lucky
BED	It's bad luck to put a hat on a bed.
	If you make a bedspread, or a quilt, be sure to finish it or marriage will never come to you
	Placing a bed facing north and south brings misfortune.
	You must get out of bed on the same side that you get in or you will have bad luck.
	When making the bed, don't interrupt your work, or you will spend a restless night in it.
BEE	If a bee enters your home, it's a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant.
	A swarm of bees settling on a roof is an omen that the house will burn down.
BELL	The sound of bells drives away demons because they're afraid of the loud noise.
	When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings.
BIRD	A bird in the house is a sign of a death.
	If a robin flies into a room through a window, death will shortly follow.
BIRTH	Monday's child is fair of face; Tuesday's child is full of grace; Wednesday's child is full of woe; Thursday's child has far to go; Friday's child is loving and giving; Saturday's child works hard for a living. But the child that is born on the Sabbath day is fair and wise, good and gay.
BIRTHDAY CAKE	If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish.
BLARNEY STONE	The Blarney Stone is a stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence (blarney.)
BLUE	To protect yourself from witches, wear a blue bead.
	Touch blue And your wish Will come true.
BREAD	Before slicing a new loaf of bread, make the sign of the cross on it.
	A loaf of bread should never be turned upside down after a slice has been cut from it.

BRIDE	Bridal & wedding superstitions
BRIDGE	If you say good-bye to a friend on a bridge, you will never see each other again.
BROOM	Do not lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits in the broom will cast a spell on the bed.
	If you sweep trash out the door after dark, it will bring a stranger to visit.
	If someone is sweeping the floor and sweeps over your feet, you'll never get married.
	Never take a broom along when you move. Throw it out and buy a new one.
	To prevent an unwelcome guest from returning, sweep out the room they stayed in immediately after they leave.
BUTTERFLY	If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year.
	Three butterflies together mean good luck.
CANDLE	If a candle lighted as part of a ceremony blows out, it is a sign that evil spirits are nearby.
CALF	If the first calf born during the winter is white, the winter will be a bad one.
CAT	If a black cat walks towards you, it brings good fortune, but if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it.
	Keep cats away from babies because they "suck the breath" of the child.
	A cat onboard a ship is considered to bring luck.
CHEEKS	If your cheeks suddenly feel on fire, someone is talking about you.
CHILL	If you get a chill up your back or goosebumps, it means that someone is walking over your grave.
CHIMNEY SWEEP	It's very lucky to meet a chimney sweep by chance. Make a wish when sighting one, and the wish will come true.
CIGARETTES	It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match.
CIRCLE	Evil spirits can't harm you when you stand inside a circle.
CLOCK	If a clock which has not been working suddenly chimes, there will be a death in the family.
CLOVER	It's good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
	Clover protects human beings and animals from the spell of magicians and the wiles of fairies, and brings good luck to those who keep it in the house.
COIN	It's bad luck to pick up a coin if it's tails side up. Good luck comes if it's heads up.
COMB	To drop a comb while you are combing your hair is a sign of a coming disappointment.
COUGH	To cure a cough: take a hair from the coughing person's head, put it between two slices of buttered bread, feed it to a dog, and say, "Eat well you hound, may you be sick and I be sound."
COW	Cows lifting their tails is a sure sign that rain is coming.
CRACK	Don't step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway.
	Step on a crack Break your mother's back.
CRICKET	A cricket in the house brings good luck.
COUNTING CROWS	One's bad, Two's luck, Three's health, Four's wealth, Five's sickness, Six is death.

DANDELION	Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.
DEATH	Superstitions about death
DOG	A dog howling at night when someone in the house is sick is a bad omen.
DOOR	It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
DREAMS	The meaning of dreams and dream superstitions
EARS	If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you.
	If your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you.
	Left for love and right for spite: Left or right, good at night.
EASTER	For good luck throughout the year, wear new clothes on Easter.
ELEPHANT	Pictures of an elephant bring luck, but only if they face a door.
EYE	If your right eye twitches there will soon be a birth in the family. If the left eye twitches there will soon be a death in the family.
	To cure a sty, stand at a crossroads and recite Sty, sty, leave my eye Take the next one coming by.
EYELASH	If an eyelash falls out, put it on the back of the hand, make a wish and throw it over your shoulder. If it flies off the hand the wish will be granted.
FINGERNAILS	It is bad luck to cut your fingernails on Friday or Sunday.
	Fingernail cuttings should be saved, burned, or buried.
FISH	A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail.
	Dream of fish: someone you know is pregnant.
FISHING	Throw back the first fish you catch then you'll be lucky the whole day fishing.
	If you count the number of fish you caught, you will catch no more that day.
	It's bad luck to say the word "pig" while fishing at sea.
FLAG	It brings bad luck for a flag to touch the ground.
FLOWER	First Flower of Spring: The day you find the first flower of the season can be used as an omen: Monday means good fortune, Tuesday means greatest attempts will be successful, Wednesday means marriage, Thursday means warning of small profits, Friday means wealth, Saturday means misfortune, Sunday means excellent luck for weeks.
FOOT	If the bottom of your right foot itches, you are going to take a trip.
FORK	To drop a fork means a man is coming to visit.

FRIDAY	A bed changed on Friday will bring bad dreams.
	Any ship that sails on Friday will have bad luck.
	You should never start a trip on Friday or you will meet misfortune.
	Never start to make a garment on Friday unless you can finish it the same day.
FRIDAY THE 13TH - how did Friday the thirteenth become such an unlucky day?
	fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day.
	There is a Norse myth about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, their heaven. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous Loki. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow. Balder died and the Earth got dark. The whole Earth mourned.
	There is a Biblical reference to the unlucky number 13. Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th guest to the Last Supper.
	A particularly bad Friday the 13th occurred in the middle ages. On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France arrested the revered Knights Templar and began torturing them, marking the occasion as a day of evil.
	In ancient Rome, witches reportedly gathered in groups of 12. The 13th was believed to be the devil.
	Both Friday and the number 13 were once closely associated with capital punishment. In British tradition, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose.
	It is traditionally believed that Eve tempted Adam with the apple on a Friday. Tradition also has it that the Flood in the Bible, the confusion at the Tower of Babel, and the death of Jesus Christ all took place on Friday.
	Numerologists consider 12 a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, and 12 apostles of Jesus. In exceeding 12 by 1, 13's association with bad luck has to do with just being a little beyond completeness.
FRIDAY THE 13TH - how is fear of the number thirteen demonstarted?
	More than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor.
	Many airports skip the 13th gate.
	Airplanes have no 13th aisle.
	Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13.
	Italians omit the number 13 from their national lottery.
	On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12 and a half.
	Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue
	In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate.
	Many triskaidekaphobes, as those who fear the unlucky integer are known, point to the ill-fated mission to the moon, Apollo 13.
	If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck . Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names.
FROG	A frog brings good luck to the house it enters.
	The dried body of a frog worn in a silk bag around the neck averts epilepsy and other fits.
GOOD FRIDAY (The Friday before Easter)	A child born on Good Friday and baptized on Easter Sunday has a gift of healing. If a boy, he should go into the ministry.
	Cut your hair on Good Friday to prevent headaches in the year to come
	A person who dies on Good Friday will go right to heaven.
	Shed no blood on Good Friday, work no wood, hammer no nail.
HAIR	Pulling out a gray or white hair will cause ten more to grow in its place.
HAND	If the palm of your right hand itches it means you will soon be getting money.
	If the palm of your left hand itches it means you will soon be paying out money.
HORSESHOE	A horseshoe, hung above the doorway, will bring good luck to a home. In most of Europe protective horseshoes are placed in a downward facing position, but in some parts of Ireland and Britain people believe that the shoes must be turned upward or "the luck will run out."
	A horseshoe hung in the bedroom will keep nightmares away.
ITCH	If your nose itches you will soon be kissed by a fool.
	If your nose itches Your mouth is in danger. You'll kiss a fool, And meet a stranger. Rub an itch to wood It will come to good.
IVY	Ivy growing on a house protects the inhabitants from witchcraft and evil.
KNIFE	A knife as a gift from a lover means that the love will soon end.
	A knife placed under the bed during childbirth will ease the pain of labor.
	If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him a coin, or your friendship will soon be broken.
	It will cause a quarrel if knives are crossed at the table.
	It is bad luck to close a pocket knife unless you were the one who opened it.
	Knife falls, gentleman calls; Fork falls, lady calls; Spoon falls, baby calls.
KNITTING	It's bad luck to leave a project unfinished. The intended recepient will get bad luck from the unfinished item.
	Stabbing your needles though your yarn balls brings bad luck to anyone who wears something made from that yarn.
	Don't knit a pair of socks for your boyfriend or he'll walk away from you.
	If you knit one of your own hairs into a garment, it will bind the recipient to you.
	Knitting for children you may have in the future, but before you are pregnant, is bad luck (it may prevent one from getting pregnant, or bring ill health to the baby).
LADDER	It is bad luck to walk under a ladder.
LADYBUG	If a young girl catches a ladybug and then releases it, the direction in which it flies away will be the direction from which her future husband will come.
	It is bad luck to kill a ladybug.
	Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home. Your house is on fire, Your children all roam.
LEAF	If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
LETTUCE	Lettuce is believed to have magical and healing properties, including the power to arouse love and counteract the effects of wine.
	Lettuce promotes child bearing if eaten by young women, and certain types of salad can bring on labor in pregnant women.
LIE	Cross my heart and hope to die, Cut my throat if I tell a lie.
LIZARD	To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.

Re: Question

MrPedantic — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:37:16 GMT

Hello Behnazzz

<Boro's misery was sealed with another goal, then Chris Riggott was dismissed after he was booked for a second time.>

After a foul or other infringement, a football player may be booked (shown the yellow card). After two yellow cards or a particularly bad foul/infringement, a player may be sent off the pitch (dismissed; shown the red card). He can then take no further part in the game.

A "one-dayer" is a cricket match that is limited to one day's play.

A "half century" = 50 runs.

"All out" means all the batsmen were dismissed (either bowled, caught, run out, or dismissed for "leg before wicket").

Liam claimed 3 wickets for only 51 runs: i.e. the 3 batsmen he dismissed were only able to score 51 runs in total.

A "winning streak" means a series of wins.

A "limited-over" international is a match which is limited to a certain number of overs. An over consists of 6 deliveries by a bowler.

MrP

Re: Question

Vorpar — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:17:53 GMT

"one-dayer"

Possibly a cricket match that only lasts one day.

"ended a winning streak for Pakistan in limited-overs internationals"

Pakistan lost. They had a winning streak (won a number of games in a row) and it is now ended.

Sorry, I don't understand the rest of the bolded phrases.

Re: Could you please reword this (probably about cricket) sentence

Stunz — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 05:08:11 GMT

No, Clive, you are not a cricket expert, and there are a number of misunderstandings in your explanation.

You are quite right about Hartland being a new member of the New Zealand team, but let's look at the rest of the sentence:

New Zealand newcomer Blair Hartland watches anxiously as his edge eludes the driving Allan Lamb.

Hartland is the batsman and he has edged the ball just beyond the reach of a "diving" Allan Lamb (who's in the opposition team -- I know all about him).

Yes, I know that the original says "driving" but that can't be correct in this context. In cricket an "edge" is when a bastman fails to hit the ball cleanly and it takes the edge of the bat and is likely to fly to the wicket-keeper, a slip, or a gully fieldsmen, who are there waiting for just such an eventuality.

In fact this is the most usual way most bowlers get wickets -- by enticing the batsman to play at a ball (bowl) that either moves in the air or off the wicket, so the batsman misjudges and gets just the edge of, rather than the full face of the bat to it (edges it) so that it flys in the air to a fielder. An edge certainly does not mean a skilful hitting of the ball (sure you could possibly play a deliberate edge, but this is only likely to occur under special circumstances and if it is skilful you won't watch it "anxiously" and it would always be referred to as an "intentional" or "deliberate" edge).

It has taken me a long while to see how you could possibly think "the edge" was Lamb's and hot Hartland's, but I have just suddenly got it. But that would make it a very very strange sentence.

No, Hartland has mis-hit the ball and is watching anxiously as it flys just beyond the grasp of the diving England fielder Alan Lamb.

Here is a detailed rewrite:

Blair Hartland, a new member of the New Zealand team (playing his first game for his country), has mis-hit the ball, which has taken the edge of his bat and flown dangerously close to England fielder Allan Lamb -- and he watches anxiously as the ball just eludes the grasp of Lamb who has dived full-length in an attempt to catch it.

PS My qualifications include being vice-captain of my secondary school's second eleven. I was a bowler though, not a specialist batsman, and can tell you a lot about edges -- an "inside" edge is one that takes the inside of the bat (closest to your legs) and is likely to knock over your stumps; and an outside edge takes the edge of the bat furthest from your legs and can fly just about anywhere behind you. A "top" or "bottom" edge only occurs when the bat is weilded horizontally and is self-explanatory. ;-)

Re: My English Exams

paco2004 — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 01:58:17 GMT

Hello

I had a look on the file. I think the questions are much more practical than those we find in the entrance exams of Japanese colleges. I tried the part of "Sports and Fitness".

Put a word in the blank after the number

Sport and Fitness

The British are very fond [0] of sport, but many people prefer to watch rather [1] ____ take part. Many go to watch football or cricket at the ground, but many more sit [2] ____ home and watch sport on TV. Most people today [3] ____ relatively little general exercise. Over the last 30 or 40 years lifestyles have changed considerably and many people now travel even the shortest distances by car or bus. Lack of exercise combined [4] ____ eating too many fatty and sugary foods is one of the reasons [5] ____ people are becoming too fat. Experts are particularly concerned that children spend a lot of their free time watching TV or playing computer games ____ of being physically active. In the 1980s and 1990s, however, there has been [7] ____ growing interest in fitness among young adults and today many belong to a sports club or do sport ____ their main leisure activity. In Britain most towns have [9] ____ own amateur football and cricket team, and people also have opportunities to play sports [10] ____ as tennis and golf. Some people go regularly to a leisure centre where [11] ____ is a hall for playing badminton or squash. Many sports centres arrange classes in aerobics and step. Some people work [12] ____ regularly at a local gym and do weight training. Others [13] ____ fit by walking or cycling. Many people now go abroad on a skiing holiday each year. Unfortunately, there are very few dry slopes in Britain [14] ____ they can practise. Membership of a sports club or gym can be expensive and [15] ____ everyone can afford the subscription. Some companies now provide sports facilities for their employees or contribute [16] ____ the cost of joining a gym and a swimming pool, [17] ____ is highly appreciated by the employees and their families.

My try is as follows. Please check and point out errors.
[1] to [2] at [3] have [4] with [5] why instead [7] a for [9] their [10] such
[11] where [12] out [13] keep [14] where [15] not [16] to [17] which

As to [7], I suppose null [no word] could be also a right answer. Am I right?

paco

Re: Continue my story...

ahsan8 — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:54:38 GMT

Arvind reached his home with disappointment and switched on his television. As he was watching One day international between India and Australia , he saw an advertisement. It was about "Harsha ki Khoj". That sports channel was looking for a commentator and competition was to be held on 10th of December. Cricket was just like religion to Arvind. He was not just a follower for cricket but also a good player. He took this as an opportunity of his life and decided to participate in the competition. He had won number of awards in debate competitions at school and college but this was something different. He muted his television and started commentating on the match going on.

Arvind woke up early and instead of reading job columns in the paper he went to video store and bought few cricket videos. He was a confident person. He knew the only thing which can increase his chances of winning the competition is practice.

:) , sorry , but this is the first time i m writing (or continuing) a story.

read it n just ignore it.
Ahsan.

Re: Can you review my college essay?

anon1 — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:19:07 GMT

Hi,

Here are my comments.

I hope they are of value.

Good luck.

MountainHiker

âBritish Airways flight 332 departing from Gate 6 is now boarding, first class passengers please come forward with your boarding passes,â called out the air stewardess on my last day. At that moment, since I was 10, I did not know any better. âMy last dayâ to me was leaving behind my friends, âmyâ life, âmyâ school, âmyâ cricket, and âmyâ country. At that moment, I did not know the emotions that were flowing within my body--I was only 10.

I stood there with my parents, my brother, my two uncles, my two aunts, and my cousin, who had knocked out my teeth by accident earlier that year. I held my passport that my dad had given to me, giving me more responsibility and making me feel I was older. I stood there with my passport and my tiny backpack packed with a hand-help video game at the Ahmedabad International Airport in India on my last day.

Even at 10, I had realized that after I leave India, I would not be able to do the same things that I had once done. Each time I thought about the friendly, yet competitive, cricket games with my neighborhood friends against our conjoined apartments [you played cricket with apartments??], I would want to reconsider the move. Emigration is always an extremely difficult feeling to cope with, especially for a 10 year old. Since I had lacked [mature] experiences, all the minor experiences I had had were stuck with me as major familiarities.[you need to fix this prior sentence.] Then it came.

âWould seats 37 through 57 please board the plane at this time,â nonchalantly demanded the overhead speakers. She was not merciful to my feelings.

I feared look[ing] at my boarding pass to get a glance at my seat number. I knew what it was a week ago, since I had inspected the ticket almost forty times the week before[.] [But] I had never gone on a plane before, and so I was expecting to be extremely excited about this day. hen I glanced at my ticket, it was as if all of my worst fears came together. [What fears, why???] All of us slowly walked towards the entrance and towards the plane.

As soon as I boarded the plane and got in my window seat, it [what is "it"?] was all over for me. I knew I would never get to see my old way of life ever again. My memory still troubles me to think that I never have been the same ever since that experience. I was moving to the United States of America. I knew adapting to a new language, a new [set of] custom, a new way of life, new food, and new friends would be extremely difficult, but I knew what I had to [proceed or go on or do it]. []I knew I had to grow up quickly, because if I did not, I would not be able to keep up with the new life. I had so much new to learn. But, I was willing. All this was going through my mind on that lonely cold night in February in Ahmedabad, India, as the plane noisily departed the airport, climbing to 35,000 feet in a matter of minutes. I looked down as the plane ascended, watching as we passed over buildings that had lights. They were the flickering stars of Earth that will soon be forgotten in my naÃ¯ve 10 year old mind.

Now when I look back at this moment, I can unquestionably say that I have overcme all those [challenges] that I once [worried] about as the plane was ascending. I overcame the language barrier. I have became [accustomed] to the new life and custom. But, the most important change I have had is my passion for education.[reword prior sentence.] I strive to learn more. [Achieving the best I can acquire, I have had an opportunity in this country to be what I want to be, and I will not let this opportunity, as the clichÃ© goes, slip through my fingers....tighten prior sentence.] I want to continue my need [???] for education, and the next step in my chapter is college. I know I can succeed in my education, bringing my diverse knowledge into one concrete institution and applying this knowledge to further my opportunities within the greater community. My move to the United States has shaped my life, making me view education, especially, as a window to many other opportunities. I view education as a car; I view myself as the driver. And, if I am given an opportunity to get the car of my dreams, I know I can drive it to places where my opportunities will not be lost. [I would rewrite this entire last paragraph. You seem to be trying to hard. It seems clumsy.]

When I look back at this moment, I know I overcame those all those challenges I worried about as the plane as ascending. I am now fluent in English and have adapted to the American cultures and customs. One of the benefits of living in America is the availability and accessbility to higher education. I am passionate to acquire a solid education that will provide me with the knowledge and skills to pursue my dreams [whatever they might be??]. I am grateful to my parents for having moved the family to the United States where I feel I have more opportunities if I am willing to study and work hard.

Notes:

You say you were 10 years old numerous, numerous times. Once or twice ought to suffice.