could play that Mandolin!

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My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not read

music, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. When he was younger, he was a member of a small country music band.

They would play at local dances and on a few occasions would play for the local radio station. He often told us how he had 2)

auditioned and earned a position in a band that featured Patsy Cline as their lead singer. He told the family that after he was

hired he never went back. Dad was a very religious man. He stated that there was a lot of drinking and cursing the day of his

audition and he did not want to be around that type of environment.
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Occasionally, Dad would get out his mandolin and play for the family. We three children: Trisha, Monte and I, George Jr., would

often sing along. Songs such as the Tennessee Waltz, Harbor Lights and around Christmas time, the well-known 3)rendition of Silver

Bells. "Silver Bells, Silver Bells, its Christmas time in the city" would ring throughout the house. One of Dad's favorite 4)hymns

was "The Old Rugged Cross". We learned the words to the hymn when we were very young, and would sing it with Dad when he would

play and sing. Another song that was often shared in our house was a song that accompanied the Walt Disney series: Davey Crockett.

Dad only had to hear the song twice before he learned it well enough to play it. "Davey, Davey Crockett, King of the Wild

Frontier" was a favorite song for the family. He knew we enjoyed the song and the program and would often get out the mandolin

after the program was over. I could never get over how he could play the songs so well after only hearing them a few times. I

loved to sing, but I never learned how to play the mandolin. This is something I regret to this day.

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Dad loved to play the mandolin for his family he knew we enjoyed singing, and hearing him play. He was like that. If he could give

pleasure to others, he would, especially his family. He was always there, sacrificing his time and efforts to see that his family

had enough in their life. I had to mature into a man and have children of my own before I realized how much he had sacrificed.

I joined the United States Air Force in January of 1962. Whenever I would come home on leave, I would ask Dad to play the

mandolin. Nobody played the mandolin like my father. He could touch your soul with the tones that came out of that old mandolin.

He seemed to shine when he was playing. You could see his pride in his ability to play so well for his family.
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When Dad was younger, he worked for his father on the farm. His father was a farmer and 5)sharecropped a farm for the man who

owned the property. In 1950, our family moved from the farm. Dad had gained employment at the local 6)limestone 7)quarry. When the

quarry closed in August of 1957, he had to seek other employment. He worked for Owens Yacht Company in Dundalk, Maryland and for

Todd Steel in Point of Rocks, Maryland. While working at Todd Steel, he was involved in an accident. His job was to roll angle

iron onto a 8)conveyor so that the 9)welders farther up the production line would have it to complete their job. On this

particular day Dad got the third index finger of his left hand mashed between two pieces of steel. The doctor who operated on the

finger could not save it, and Dad ended up having the tip of the finger 10)amputated. He didn't lose enough of the finger where it

would stop him picking up anything, but it did impact his ability to play the mandolin.

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After the accident, Dad was reluctant to play the mandolin. He felt that he could not play as well as he had before the accident.

When I came home on leave and asked him to play he would make excuses for why he couldn't play. Eventually, we would 11)wear him

down and he would say "Okay, but remember, I can't hold down on the strings the way I used to" or "Since the accident to this

finger I can't play as good". For the family it didn't make any difference that Dad couldn't play as well. We were just glad that

he would play. When he played the old mandolin it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time in our lives. "Davey, Davey

Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier", would again be heard in the little town of Bakerton, West Virginia.
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In August of 1993 my father was 12)diagnosed with 13)inoperable lung cancer. He chose not to receive 14)chemotherapy treatments so

that he could live out the rest of his life in dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin

for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the last time he would play for us. He 15)tuned up the old

mandolin and played a few notes. When I looked around, there was not a dry eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet humble man

with an inner strength that comes from knowing God, and living with him in one's life. Dad would never play the mandolin for us

again. We felt at the time that he wouldn't have enough strength to play, and that makes the memory of that day even stronger. Dad

was doing something he had done all his life, giving. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that

Mandolin!

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All rivers run into the sea

1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。

3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
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6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。

7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。

8. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。

9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。

10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。
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12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)

15. Business is business. 公事公办。

16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。
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18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。

19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。

20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。

21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。

22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。

23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。(不要孤注一掷。)

24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
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26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。

27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)

28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)
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29. First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。

All rivers run into the sea

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How influentital the Media on Teens Are
It has been a hot topic discussed heatedly for the time being that how indeed the media influence our teens. Different peopie come up with different opinions. The following passages are two different comments given by several teenagers ranging from 15 to 20.
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Young people are impressionable.aoc power leveling Therefore, some request that the media should take responsibility by changing some of the content of their shows especially those for teens. They are huge consumers of media, so networks should show them respect by promoting positive images. They think some shows confuse the lines between entertainment and life.The producers know their audiences are young, so they should realize that teens watching "reality" shows might not be able
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Opposing voices have also come from others. They think that they use the media--magazines, television and movies--to connect to one another and to the world, so naturally,they're influenced by the images the media present. For example, a boy would be lying if he said he didn't want to be like Brad Pitt. Pitt's flawless style, good looks and moneymaking talent seem to define what's "cool".
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It's not the fault of TV.aion kinah Media are an expression of our culture--not the cause. It's time we stop making the media a scapegoat for our nation's problems. It's not the media's job to make sure kids understand what they're watching; that responsibility belongs to parents. Parents and schools should dedicate more time to establishing clear rules of discipline.The influence of parents and teachers--the teens' true role model--carries more weight with teenagers than what they hear on the radio or see at the movies.

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