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Re: Please Check My Essay for TOEFL

julielai — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:11:10 GMT

Highlighted a few things for you to fix.

yellow-submarine
"Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other peoplerefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer?
Use pecific reasons and examples to support your answer."

When considering the place to eat food, some people like to eat out at restaurants,while others prefer to eat at home. I support the latter idea, for it is more economical. My answer is based on the following two points.

ãFirstly, we can cut cost ~~for diet~~ by preparing by ourselves. In general, dishes at restaurant are more expensive than those cooked at home. Various costs such as maintenance cost and labor cost are required to serve dishes at restaurants, and these ~~inevitable~~ factors make the price higher. On the other hand, when preparing food at home, we can compare the prices supermarkets to pursue and purchase more inexpensive materials such as vegetables and meat. Moreover, we donât need to pay such maintenance cost and labor cost. Therefore, it is more economical to prepare and eat at home.

ãNext, we can limit our expenditure for seeing a doctor. If we continue to eat out, the risk of diabetes or other diseases become higher, for foods served at restaurants tends to be contained with a lot of salt and fat. We feel delicious when we eat oily food. Restaurants try to serve delicious food. Then, it is unhealthy to eat out. Therefore, if we eat at home and keep ourselves healthy, we can keep down medical care cost. Furthermore, we can choose materials by our own, which enable us to choose safer ones. Thus, by preparing and eating at home, we can keep ourselves healthy, and can cut cost for medical care. (odd way to put it)

ãIn conclusion, if we prepare and eat food at home, it is more economical because we can make a better selection of ~~more reasonable~~ foods, and we can keep down cost for seeing a doctor. In Japan, the number of children has decreased, and the number of elderly people has increased. It will be difficult to support the cost for medical care by a small working population. Then, Japanese people should try to decrease the cost. (odd conclusion)

Re: Tobacco

julielai — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:00:23 GMT

I've highlighted a few things for you to fix.

flash2008

Is this life quite long, so there is a need to shrink it? Most people donât think so. However a great deal of people does bad habits that harms their life and health. ~~Nowadays~~ many researches have confirmed the strong link between tobacco and cancers, but the number of smokers is still very high. The proportion of the male adult global population smokers almost half OâConnel (2006, 105).Although, the link between cancer and smoking, many teens worldwide smoke, it is around one in five OâConnel (2006, 105).However, the cigarettes factories and tobacco companies have different opinion about smoking. ~~They have large business and great deal of consumers.~~ This essay will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of smoking.
The first motivation of smoking is that smoking is a life style choice, or in other words it is fashionable. So many people smoke in the first place to be stylish. The movies used to show actors smoke in many occasions, Moreover a number of popular people smoke in public. The pleasure could be seen as advantage of smoking. People some time smoke to feel happy. Using smoking to relax is another reason ~~for smoking which is very popular advantage as the smokers says~~. Finally, the most important thing about smoking is making business. The tobacco business is very huge and there are many tobacco factories. In result, many people work in that field .~~moreover, Tobacco is the main product of some countries and especially the poor countries~~. Also, tobacco trade gives a great deal of tax to governments which make it a respectable business.
On the other hand, the tobacco (the act, not the product) has countless of disadvantages. Firstly, it causes diseases .The first time smoking was linked to cancer was in 1951 OâConnel (2006, 105).It cause several type of cancer such as lung cancer, oral cavity cancer and laryngeal cancer besides emphysema, chronic bronchitis .The cigarette contains 4000 toxic chemicals with over 40 of them being known as carcinogens. After all of these diseases what does not make people quit? ~~The~~ addiction ~~is the thing~~. Actually addiction is very complicated ~~point of smoking especially between tobacco companies and society organizations~~. Addiction guarantees long term business for tobacco companies ~~and great deal of consumers~~. In fact, tobacco companies did not admit the smoking is addictive. However, is ~~the~~ smoking harm the smokers only?, Unfortunately, no. ~~Every day there is a new disadvantage of smoking.~~ Passive smoking is ~~breathing in of air that contains other people's smoke which~~ harms nonsmokers too. As a result of that many cities banned smoking in public places. ~~The most annoyed issue is recruit young people .it is very harmful for community and it should be banned.~~
In conclusion, smoking does not have advantage as much as disadvantages. Many countries have banned smoking in public places which is a good move. In anotherâs opinion, banning smoking in most places is the best way to reduce the number of smokers and that can be done by banning smoking in all closed places. Moreover prevent selling cigarettes to young people could reduce smokers number in the future. Bibliography:OâConnel (2006).focus on IELTS, Pearson Longman.

Tobacco

flash2008 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:56:15 GMT

The first motivation of smoking is that smoking is a life style choice or in other words it is fashionable. So many people smoke in the first place to be stylish. The movies used to show actors smoke in many occasions, Moreover a number of popular people smoke in public. The pleasure could be seen as advantage of smoking. People some time smoke to feel happy. Feeling relax is another reason for smoking which is very popular advantage as the smokers says. Finally, the most important thing about smoking is making business. The smoking business is very huge and there are many tobacco factories. In result, many people work in that field .moreover, Tobacco is the main product of some countries and especially the poor countries. Also, tobacco trade gives a great deal of tax to governments which make it respectable business.

On the other hand, the tobacco has countless of disadvantages. Firstly, it causes diseases .The first time smoking was linked to cancer was in 1951 OâConnel (2006, 105).It cause several type of cancer such as lung cancer, oral cavity cancer and laryngeal cancer besides emphysema, chronic bronchitis .The cigarette contains 4000 toxic chemicals with over 40 of them being known carcinogens. After all of these diseases what does not make people quit? The addiction is that thing. Actually addiction is very complicated point of smoking especially between tobacco companies and society organizations. Addiction guarantees long term business for companies and great deal of consumers. In fact, tobacco companies did not admit the smoking is addictive. However, is the smoking harm the smokers only?, Unfortunately, no. Every day there is a new disadvantage of smoking. Passive smoking is breathing in of air that contains other people's smoke which harms nonsmokers too. As result of that many cities banned smoking in public places. The most annoyed issue is recruit young people .it is very harmful for community and it should be banned.

In conclusion, smoking does not have advantage as much as disadvantages. Many countries have banned smoking in public places which is a good move. In anotherâs opinion, banning smoking in most places is the best way to reduce number of smokers and that can be done by banning smoking in all closed places. Moreover prevent selling cigarettes to young people could reduce smokers number in the future. Bibliography:OâConnel (2006).focus on IELTS, Pearson Longman.

Tobacco

flash2008 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:12:34 GMT

Tobacco

Is this life quite long, so there is a need to shrink it? Most people donât think so. However a great deal of people does bad habits harms their life and health. Nowadays many researches have confirmed the strong link between tobacco and cancers, but the number of smokers still very high. The proportion of the male adult global population smokers almost half OâConnel (2006, 105).Although, the link between cancer and smoking, many teens worldwide smoke, it is around one in five OâConnel (2006, 105).However, the cigarettes factories and tobacco companies have different opinion about smoking. They have large business and great deal of consumers. This essay will talk about advantages and disadvantages of smoking.The first motivation of smoking is that smoking is a life style choice or in other words it is fashionable. So many people smoke in the first place to be stylish. The movies used to show actors smoke in many occasions, Moreover a number of popular people smoke in public. The pleasure could be seen as advantage of smoking. People some time smoke to feel happy. Feeling relax is another reason for smoking which is very popular advantage as the smokers says. Finally, the most important thing about smoking is making business. The smoking business is very huge and there are many tobacco factories. In result, many people work in that field .moreover, Tobacco is the main product of some countries and especially the poor countries. Also, tobacco trade gives a great deal of tax to governments which make it respectable business. On the other hand, the tobacco has countless of disadvantages. Firstly, it causes diseases .The first time smoking was linked to cancer was in 1951 OâConnel (2006, 105).It cause several type of cancer such as lung cancer, oral cavity cancer and laryngeal cancer besides emphysema, chronic bronchitis .The cigarette contains 4000 toxic chemicals with over 40 of them being known carcinogens. After all of these diseases what does not make people quit? The addiction is that thing. Actually addiction is very complicated point of smoking especially between tobacco companies and society organizations. Addiction guarantees long term business for companies and great deal of consumers. In fact, tobacco companies did not admit the smoking is addictive. However, is the smoking harm the smokers only?, Unfortunately, no. Every day there is a new disadvantage of smoking. Passive smoking is breathing in of air that contains other people's smoke which harms nonsmokers too. As result of that many cities banned smoking in public places. The most annoyed issue is recruit young people .it is very harmful for community and it should be banned.In conclusion, smoking does not have advantage as much as disadvantages. Many countries have banned smoking in public places which is a good move. In anotherâs opinion, banning smoking in most places is the best way to reduce number of smokers and that can be done by banning smoking in all closed places. Moreover prevent selling cigarettes to young people could reduce smokers number in the future.

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Please Check My Essay for TOEFL

yellow-submarine — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:14:03 GMT

Hello.ãI'm a Japanese man, and I am planning to study abroad. This is my first time to post my essay here.

I would be most grateful if you could point out and correct errors of grammar, expression, logic, and so on, in my essay.

I wrote this essay for TOEFL, so please take it into account. (At the last exam, I scored 18 out of 30 in the writing section.)

"Some people prefer to eat at food stands or restaurants. Other peoplerefer to prepare and eat food at home. Which do you prefer?

Use pecific reasons and examples to support your answer."

When considering the place to eat food, some people like to eat out at restaurants,while others prefer to eat at home. I support the latter idea, for it is more economical. My answer is based on the following two points.

ãFirstly, we can cut cost for diet by preparing by ourselves. In general, dishes at restaurant are more expensive than those cooked at home. Various costs such as maintenance cost and labor cost are required to serve dishes at restaurants, and these inevitable factors make the price higher. On the other hand, when preparing food at home, we can compare supermarkets to pursue and purchase more inexpensive materials such as vegetables and meat. Moreover, we donât need to pay such maintenance cost and labor cost. Therefore, it is more economical to prepare and eat at home.

ãNext, we can limit our expenditure for seeing a doctor. If we continue to eat out, the risk of diabetes or other diseases become higher, for foods served at restaurants tends to be contained with a lot of salt and fat. We feel delicious when we eat oily food. Restaurants try to serve delicious food. Then, it is unhealthy to eat out. Therefore, if we eat at home and keep ourselves healthy, we can keep down medical care cost. Furthermore, we can choose materials by our own, which enable us to choose safer ones. Thus, by preparing and eating at home, we can keep ourselves healthy, and can cut cost for medical care.

ãIn conclusion, if we prepare and eat food at home, it is more economical because we can make a selection of more reasonable foods, and we can keep down cost for seeing a doctor. In Japan, the number of children has decreased, and the number of elderly people has increased. It will be difficult to support the cost for medical by a small working population. Then, Japanese people should try to decrease the cost.

Re: Could anyone lookthrough my Illustration Essay? "The Impossible Peace"

Chibi — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:18:17 GMT

Sorry, there's a problem with the former posted entry!

There Is No "Together" In Jerusalem

For Jews and Muslims, Jerusalem has been a city of hope and loss. It has been their homeland but also their battlefield. Its history has been filled with great joy but also with tragedy. In Hebrew, the name "Jerusalem" literally means a "city of peace" Ironically, people there have not seem such thing for a long time.(people there have not seem to live in harmony for ages) There have been numbers of peace plans to settle this conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians but not even one has succeeded everything has failed to succeed); occasionally, they have even worsened the situation (U should write this clause as a separated sentence). One of the most well-known solutions is the Oslo Accord, the first official agreement signed by the leaders of both sides. It was first seen as a (the) hope to the end of the conflict (âto end the conflictâ is better) that (so that) they would live peacefully together in a bi-national state. Yet ( However â in written language, it is better not to start a sentence with Yet/ But), some groups did not accept it and launched a series of suicide bombings. This accord is now viewed to have brought more hatred and violation to the area. Nevertheless, there are still many attempts. It seems that they could live together peacefully since they are similar in many ways regarding their religions and ancestor.(try another expression Ã better) However, after carefully examined (examining) current situations and history, one (U mean who?) has to admit that they will never co-exist (word choice?) peacefully in this common area. It is due to their beliefs that Jerusalem belongs only to them and no one else. (I think the use of pronounce is not clear here. âTheyâ & âtheirâ mean who: Jews or Muslims?) Furthermore, they hate each other so much that they will never want to live together.

The first reason why two-state solution is impossible (be impossible to do sth) is because (Ã that) they believe that (omit this word) all areas of Jerusalem belong to only their people*. From the Jewish perspective, they have all the rights over this land due to God's will as well as their long close connection to it. According to the Bible, four thousands years ago, God promised that he will give Abraham, father of all the Jews, and his children the land of Canaan, or what is (omit) now the capital of the State of Israel. Since then, Jewish people have been waiting for that day to come (omit). The word "Jerusalem" is repeatedly mentioned several times in their daily prayers as well as in many special occasions, for instance, the Passover(Spiro, 2000). In addition, this area had once been under the reign of Jewish kings who had ruled for hundreds of years and built the first Jewish temple in this area. This temple has been the focus of (I guess a problem with word choice here) Jewish people around the world. They regard it as "the house of the Lord"(Bible in Spiro, 2000) and the direction (word choice, again?) in which they say their prayers to. If there is a place on earth that all Jews are willing to sacrifice their lives for, it would be this very place. A Jewish mayor once stated that this land represents, "the purist expression of all that Jews prayed for, dreamed of, cried for, and died for"(Pipes, 2001).
Conversely, from the Palestinian perspective, they are blessed people who deserve the rights over to this holy place, not the cursed Jews. In the Koran, Jerusalem is said to be blessed. It was where Prophet Muhammed was taken up to heaven and met other Prophets(Spiro, 2000). The significance of it had been emphasized several times by Prophet Muhammed himself through his teachings. He stated that it is where a single act of worship is equal to a thousand, and whoever die there or near by would directly go to heaven(Soufan, n.d.). These have made it one of the three holiest place in Islam. Furthermore, in the Koran, while Muslims are regarded to be the most prestigious group of people, Jews are the opposite, "cursed and condemned"(Abbadi, n.d.). Thus, as it is required in Muslim faith, it is their duty to protect a religious site from being contaminated by those corrupted people and bring the holy place back to the right owners.
The second reason two-state solution is impossible is because of the prolonged aversion that they will never agree to live with their enemies. In the last eight years, approximately 5,000 Palestinians have been killed with (Ã and) more than 33,000 have been injured(Palestine Red Crescent, 2008). The causes were mostly due to shootings as well as tear gas. (try another expression here) Many of the others have been forced to leave their home making approximately 4.4 millions Palestine refugees around the world now(United Nations, 2008). Owing to the loss of ones they love and the harshness of dispersing, hatred has developed. Their expression (word choice?) of hatred has been from incitement of violation to suicide bombings. Terribly, those who carried those horrors (repetition should not be occur) were of all ages including young children. In school textbooks, Israel is described to be “a country of gangs, born in crime"(Israel Ministry, 2001) with Jews who are "arrogant and sly traitors"(Israel Ministry, 2001). These are what all children in Palestinian school have been educated, or to be more accurate, "brainwashed." Not to mention the impacts from family and society in which those children have been raised. Thus, hatred has been deepening (deepened) in all Palestinian hearts both of this generation and the coming generation.
In responding to Palestinian violence, Israel has established a military force and checkpoints to limit the number of Palestinians coming to Israel. The primary objective was to prevent terrorists. However, the presence of humiliation during the search, suffering from long waits at checkpoints, and soldiers' attacks on innocent civilians, has only brought more hatred among them(The Nation, 2008, p. 9A).

It is ironic that a supposed city of peace is actually the most contentious (word choice) city on earth. Numerous peace plans have been made but then were collapsed. The hatred between Israelis and Palestinians has been strongly expressed though violation, and each has clearly stated that they are the only group whom Jerusalem belongs to. This contention has accumulated over a long period of time and it is getting worse. It is useless to force them to live together. No such plans have ever worked and will never work. At least they have given it a try, nevertheless. There is always a light in the dark, I believe. When the darkness disappears, the light would shine. Even though I have concluded that the Jews and Palestinians will never co-exist together in Jerusalem, I always wish that I have been wrong. Let the light shine and the city of peace becomes real. * If I were u, I will express like: Firstly, two-state solution fail to succeed because they believe that all areas of Jerusalem belong to only their people.

Re: Could anyone lookthrough my Illustration Essay? "The Impossible Peace"

Chibi — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:07:08 GMT

I have no ideas about the content or the organization of focused points. I just have some suggestions on word choices, expressions and grammar. The highlighted lines include possible problems and the red words are my suggestions to improve the writing.

Hope that it'll be useful!

There Is No "Together" In Jerusalem

For Jews and Muslims, Jerusalem has been a city of hope and loss. It has been their homeland but also their battlefield. Its history has been filled with great joy but also with tragedy. In Hebrew, the name "Jerusalem" literally means a "city of peace" Ironically, people there have not seem such thing for a long time.(Ã people there have not seem to live in harmony for ages) There have been numbers of peace plans to settle this conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians but not even one has succeeded (Ã everything has failed to succeed); occasionally, they have even worsened the situation (U should write this clause as a separated sentence Ã be clearer). One of the most well-known solutions is the Oslo Accord, the first official agreement signed by the leaders of both sides. It was first seen as a (Ã the) hope to the end of the conflict (âto end the conflictâ is better) that (Ã so that) they would live peacefully together in a bi-national state. Yet (Ã However â in written language, it is better not to start a sentence with Yet/ But), some groups did not accept it and launched a series of suicide bombings. This accord is now viewed to have brought more hatred and violation to the area. Nevertheless, there are still many attempts. It seems that they could live together peacefully since they are similar in many ways regarding their religions and ancestor.(try another expression Ã better) However, after carefully examined (examining) current situations and history, one (U mean who?) has to admit that they will never co-exist (word choice?) peacefully in this common area. It is due to their beliefs that Jerusalem belongs only to them and no one else. (I think the use of pronounce is not clear here. âTheyâ & âtheirâ mean who: Jews or Muslims?) Furthermore, they hate each other so much that they will never want to live together.

The first reason why two-state solution is impossible (be impossible to do sth) is because (Ã that) they believe that (omit this word) all areas of Jerusalem belong to only their people*. From the Jewish perspective, they have all the rights over this land due to God's will as well as their long close connection to it. According to the Bible, four thousands years ago, God promised that he will give Abraham, father of all the Jews, and his children the land of Canaan, or what is (omit) now the capital of the State of Israel. Since then, Jewish people have been waiting for that day to come (omit). The word "Jerusalem" is repeatedly mentioned several times in their daily prayers as well as in many special occasions, for instance, the Passover(Spiro, 2000). In addition, this area had once been under the reign of Jewish kings who had ruled for hundreds of years and built the first Jewish temple in this area. This temple has been the focus of (I guess a problem with word choice here) Jewish people around the world. They regard it as "the house of the Lord"(Bible in Spiro, 2000) and the direction (word choice, again?) in which they say their prayers to. If there is a place on earth that all Jews are willing to sacrifice their lives for, it would be this very place. A Jewish mayor once stated that this land represents, "the purist expression of all that Jews prayed for, dreamed of, cried for, and died for"(Pipes, 2001).
Conversely, from the Palestinian perspective, they are blessed people who deserve the rights over to this holy place, not the cursed Jews. In the Koran, Jerusalem is said to be blessed. It was where Prophet Muhammed was taken up to heaven and met other Prophets(Spiro, 2000). The significance of it had been emphasized several times by Prophet Muhammed himself through his teachings. He stated that it is where a single act of worship is equal to a thousand, and whoever die there or near by would directly go to heaven(Soufan, n.d.). These have made it one of the three holiest place in Islam. Furthermore, in the Koran, while Muslims are regarded to be the most prestigious group of people, Jews are the opposite, "cursed and condemned"(Abbadi, n.d.). Thus, as it is required in Muslim faith, it is their duty to protect a religious site from being contaminated by those corrupted people and bring the holy place back to the right owners.
The second reason two-state solution is impossible is because of the prolonged aversion that they will never agree to live with their enemies. In the last eight years, approximately 5,000 Palestinians have been killed with (Ã and) more than 33,000 have been injured(Palestine Red Crescent, 2008). The causes were mostly due to shootings as well as tear gas. (try another expression here) Many of the others have been forced to leave their home making approximately 4.4 millions Palestine refugees around the world now(United Nations, 2008). Owing to the loss of ones they love and the harshness of dispersing, hatred has developed. Their expression (word choice?) of hatred has been from incitement of violation to suicide bombings. Terribly, those who carried those horrors (repetition should not be occur) were of all ages including young children. In school textbooks, Israel is described to be “a country of gangs, born in crime"(Israel Ministry, 2001) with Jews who are "arrogant and sly traitors"(Israel Ministry, 2001). These are what all children in Palestinian school have been educated, or to be more accurate, "brainwashed." Not to mention the impacts from family and society in which those children have been raised. Thus, hatred has been deepening (deepened) in all Palestinian hearts both of this generation and the coming generation.
In responding to Palestinian violence, Israel has established a military force and checkpoints to limit the number of Palestinians coming to Israel. The primary objective was to prevent terrorists. However, the presence of humiliation during the search, suffering from long waits at checkpoints, and soldiers' attacks on innocent civilians, has only brought more hatred among them(The Nation, 2008, p. 9A).

It is ironic that a supposed city of peace is actually the most contentious (word choice) city on earth. Numerous peace plans have been made but then were collapsed. The hatred between Israelis and Palestinians has been strongly expressed though violation, and each has clearly stated that they are the only group whom Jerusalem belongs to. This contention has accumulated over a long period of time and it is getting worse. It is useless to force them to live together. No such plans have ever worked and will never work. At least they have given it a try, nevertheless. There is always a light in the dark, I believe. When the darkness disappears, the light would shine. Even though I have concluded that the Jews and Palestinians will never co-exist together in Jerusalem, I always wish that I have been wrong. Let the light shine and the city of peace becomes real. * If I were u, I will express like: Firstly, two-state solution fail to succeed because they believe that all areas of Jerusalem belong to only their people.

Could anyone lookthrough my Illustration Essay? "The Impossible Peace"

T_nattawat — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:21:00 GMT

There Is No "Together" In Jerusalem

For Jews and Muslims, Jerusalem has been a city of hope and loss. It has been their homeland but also their battlefield. Its history has been filled with great joy but also with tragedy. In Hebrew, the name "Jerusalem" literally means a "city of peace" Ironically, people there have not seem such thing for a long time. There have been numbers of peace plans to settle this conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians but not even one has succeeded; occasionally, they have even worsened the situation. One of the most well-known solutions is the Oslo Accord, the first official agreement signed by the leaders of both sides. It was first seen as a hope to the end of the conflict that they would live peacefully together in a bi-national state. Yet, some groups did not accept it and launched a series of suicide bombings. This accord is now viewed to have brought more hatred and violation to the area. Nevertheless, there are still many attempts. It seems that they could live together peacefully since they are similar in many ways regarding their religions and ancestor. However, after carefully examined current situations and history, one has to admit that they will never co-exist peacefully in this common area. It is due to their beliefs that Jerusalem belongs only to them and no one else. Furthermore, they hate each other so much that they will never want to live together.

The first reason two-state solution is impossible is because they believe that all areas of Jerusalem belong to only their people. From the Jewish perspective, they have all the rights over this land due to God's will as well as their long close connection to it. According to the Bible, four thousands years ago, God promised that he will give Abraham, father of all the Jews, and his children the land of Canaan or what is now the capital of the State of Israel. Since then, Jewish people have been waiting for that day to come. The word "Jerusalem" is repeatedly mentioned several times in their daily prayers as well as in many special occasions, for instance, the Passover(Spiro, 2000). In addition, this area had once been under the reign of Jewish kings who had ruled for hundreds of years and built the first Jewish temple in this area. This temple has been the focus of Jewish people around the world. They regard it as "the house of the Lord"(Bible in Spiro, 2000) and the direction in which they say their prayers to. If there is a place on earth that all Jews are willing to sacrifice their lives for, it would be this very place. A Jewish mayor once stated that this land represents, "the purist expression of all that Jews prayed for, dreamed of, cried for, and died for"(Pipes, 2001).
Conversely, from the Palestinian perspective, they are blessed people who deserve the rights over to this holy place, not the cursed Jews. In the Koran, Jerusalem is said to be blessed. It was where Prophet Muhammed was taken up to heaven and met other Prophets(Spiro, 2000). The significance of it had been emphasized several times by Prophet Muhammed himself through his teachings. He stated that it is where a single act of worship is equal to a thousand, and whoever die there or near by would directly go to heaven(Soufan, n.d.). These have made it one of the three holiest place in Islam. Furthermore, in the Koran, while Muslims are regarded to be the most prestigious group of people, Jews are the opposite, "cursed and condemned"(Abbadi, n.d.). Thus, as it is required in Muslim faith, it is their duty to protect a religious site from being contaminated by those corrupted people and bring the holy place back to the right owners.
The second reason two-state solution is impossible is because of the prolonged aversion that they will never agree to live with their enemies. In the last eight years, approximately 5,000 Palestinians have been killed with more than 33,000 have been injured(Palestine Red Crescent, 2008). The causes were mostly due to shootings as well as tear gas. Many of the others have been forced to leave their home making approximately 4.4 millions Palestine refugees around the world now(United Nations, 2008). Owing to the loss of ones they love and the harshness of dispersing, hatred has developed. Their expression of hatred has been from incitement of violation to suicide bombings. Terribly, those who carried those horrors were of all ages including young children. In school textbooks, Israel is described to be “a country of gangs, born in crime"(Israel Ministry, 2001) with Jews who are "arrogant and sly traitors"(Israel Ministry, 2001). These are what all children in Palestinian school have been educated, or to be more accurate, "brainwashed." Not to mention the impacts from family and society in which those children have been raised. Thus, hatred has been deepening in all Palestinian hearts both of this generation and the coming generation.
In responding to Palestinian violence, Israel has established a military force and checkpoints to limit the number of Palestinians coming to Israel. The primary objective was to prevent terrorists. However, the presence of humiliation during the search, suffering from long waits at checkpoints, and soldiers' attacks on innocent civilians, has only brought more hatred among them(The Nation, 2008, p. 9A).

It is ironic that a supposed city of peace is actually the most contentious city on earth. Numerous peace plans have been made but then were collapsed. The hatred between Israelis and Palestinians has been strongly expressed though violation, and each has clearly stated that they are the only group whom Jerusalem belongs to. This contention has accumulated over a long period of time and it is getting worse. It is useless to force them to live together. No such plans have ever worked and will never work. At least they have given it a try, nevertheless. There is always a light in the dark, I believe. When the darkness disappears, the light would shine. Even though I have concluded that the Jews and Palestinians will never co-exist together in Jerusalem, I always wish that I have been wrong. Let the light shine and the city of peace becomes real.