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Of my two other female colleagues, Chemi Whitro from Tanzania, remained in the US. She became an actress appearing on the stage plays and in movies, including in a film starring Mel Gibson.

moncler jacket sale But back to my Facebook post, which I wrote to show how important it is to maintain these contacts with people and how vital it is to promote the written word as a permanent monument to the subjects and times we write about. am in contact with many friends I met in America whilst on an Alfred Friendly Press Fellowship program moncler sale outlet in 1991. Some have written books like me. One girl from Africa stayed on in the US and became an actress. moncler jacket sale

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He saw the need for students to master the English language. Instead of only telling students how important it was to read and write he wrote everything down in the text book.

moncler sale outlet I have published five books: ‘Climbing Mountains’, a small supplementary reader suitable for Grades 6 8; ‘Remember Me’, a collection of short stories by several Engans; ‘Can’t Sleep’ a collection of poems, essays, stories and satire by many Engans and expatriates; ‘I Can See My Country Clearly Now’, based on moncler outlet store my travels cheap moncler coats around the world; and ‘Survivor’, true stories about life experienced by women in today’s PNG. moncler sale outlet

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I don’t monlcer down jackets know if Robert’s book was officially launched. But my books were not, except ‘Remember Me’, which was launched in Kundiawa by Education Secretary Dr Uke Kombra in 2016. That’s about it.

moncler outlet uk But I don’t mind if the government does not give us recognition. I keep on writing. It’s a skill that God gave me. I know that buildings and infrastructure even if they are constructed with the strongest of steel and the finest of cement will collapse or definitely be pulled cheap moncler outlet down and replaced. moncler outlet uk

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cheap moncler coats Thanks Daniel, what you have written is so true. Down here in Australia people do not really need Facebook. They have good newspapers, TV, radio, telephones, etc plenty of ways they can talk to their friends around moncler sale the world. cheap moncler coats

You and I have Facebook. I am just amazed at how I can quickly talk on the Facebook Chatline with people all over the world at any time of the day for free. I on my computer, so it is no extra cost.

But I can see how Facebook can be abused and people can defame other people on Facebook and there is no way Facebook will be able to censor it all.

It is censoring certain types of photos, which is a good thing.

Facebook cheap moncler jackets is constantly developing so I wonder “where it is going”. At the moment I feel the people behind it are probably “good ” people but I can see how, in the wrong hands, it could be used badly. I guess “false news” is one of them.

Best wishes with your writing.

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