Some food for thought http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370/some-food-for-thought Posts in the discussion thread "Some food for thought" - Some readings for you to improve comprehension and learn new vocabulary. They're interesting food for thought as well. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:56:46 +0000 http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370#post-355257 Re: Some food for thought http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370/some-food-for-thought#post-355257 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:12:06 +0000 ftts 161667 I am kind of the persons who never be success. I have too much laziness :( I have tried my best but I cannot get rid of it. Oh, how dull is me!

]]> http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370#post-349786 Re: Some food for thought http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370/some-food-for-thought#post-349786 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:24:42 +0000 viet-s-fone This is a piece of this article in Fortune Magazine, for everybody easy to see!
What do you think? Do you need talent to be succes
sful?
As he is the first to note, legions of kids were interested in the possibilities of computers in those days. What suggested that Gates would become the king of them all? The answer is, nothing in particular.

You might suppose that in the age of genomic research, there should no longer be any question about precisely what's innate and what isn't. Since talent is by definition innate, there should be a gene (or genes) for it. The difficulty is that scientists haven't yet figured out what each of our 20,000-plus genes does.

]]> http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370#post-289609 Re: Some food for thought http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370/some-food-for-thought#post-289609 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:14:12 +0000 doannhutung 109334

Why talent is overrated

This article in Fortune Magazine seems to suggest that talent is overrated, and most of the success is the result of hard works.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/21/magazines/fortune/talent_colvin.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008102116

Do you agree with the article? Do you think you really need talent to be successful?

—DNT

]]> http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370#post-289606 Some food for thought http://ilovehyec.com/forum/t-99370/some-food-for-thought#post-289606 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:08:17 +0000 doannhutung 109334 Many people have asked me for tips on overcoming the problems they have in learning English. It seems everyone encounters a very common problem: It's very hard to build a solid and long-term vocabulary — vocabulary that can be actively and effectively used in diverse situations. Most of the time, when we try to memorize new words by rote learning, we quickly forget the words a few days later. And even if we can remember the words, we often cannot use them effectively to express our thoughts.

This is because new words must be learnt in their contexts. Without context, most of the meaning of a word is lost, and we don't have any "handle" to hold on to its meaning.

One of the best way to learn new words in their contexts is to read a piece of text. So in this thread, I will share some interesting readings I encounter on the internet. They'll help you build your vocabulary, as well as provide some food for thought.

To test your comprehension of an article, you should try to summarize it with your own words, or try to give some opinion. Sometimes, if the topic is interesting enough, we can use it as the discussion topic on Sunday.

—DNT

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