My Favorite Place
prestigious ballet schools in the world, as well as Spanish
dance companies and folkloric ballet schools. The most
precious treasure of Cuba is her people. No one in the world
can equal our sacrifice and our strength; this is why I am so
proud to be Cuban.
Jovann Silva is currently studying to take her GED exam with TLC
Online at The English Center, Miami. Her teacher is Tim West.
My Country is My Home
My country, Palestine, is my favorite place in the world.
It is a great, beautiful, and holy country. Its location is
strategic. It is located in the middle of the old world. It is
bordered to the east by Jordan. It is bordered to the west by
Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered to the north
by Lebanon and Syria. It is bordered to the south by Umm
Rash Bay. My country contains a lot of holy places like,
The Dome of the Rock, Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, and
The Church of The Nativity in Bethlehem. That was the
place where Jesus was born.
The Dead Sea is located between Palestine and Jordan.
It is a famous place. People visit it from all over the world.
It is the lowest point in the world. It lies at 1,312 feet (400
meters) below sea-level. Its water is too salty. Because of
this reason nothing can live in it. The Dead Sea’s water
cures a lot of diseases. The origin of Palestine was
Canaanites. They built the culture of Palestine. They built a
lot of cities like Jebus (Jerusalem now), Jafa, Haifa and
Hebron. The currency of Canaanites was shekel and it is
still in use now. Palestine was occupied by lot of people like
the British and Israelis.
In 1917, Britain paved the way for the Jews by Balfour.
The Jews occupied Palestine in 1948. They killed thousands
of innocent people and expelled others. Now, millions of
Palestinians are living in camps in Arab countries such as
Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The first president of Palestine
was Yasser Arafat. He founded the Palestinian National
Authority (PNA). He was a great man. He worked hard to
liberate Palestine. Unfortunately, he died in 2004. The