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Similarities between Kansas City and Kuwait City
Please enjoy the third in our series of Comparison and Contrast essays created by our Level 3 Writing & Grammar students during the...
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Jun 12, 20232 min read
Cultural Presentation
This semester, one of our Level 3 students completed a cultural presentation on his home country of China. Check out his work below!
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Feb 20, 20231 min read


The Best Island You Must Visit
Chia-Ju (RuRu) Lin Writing & Grammar Exercise Taiwan is the best place for anyone who wants to take an unforgettable vacation. First, I...
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Dec 14, 20221 min read


Beyond Miles & Roses
by Leonardo Braga Vasquez Fiction story Level 4 student I had thought that nothing could drive me into such horrible grief until I lost...
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Dec 6, 202210 min read


My Favorite Holiday
This composition by one of our Level 1 students describes her favorite holiday, Eid. My favorite holiday is Eid. I like it because I buy...
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May 20, 20221 min read


Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
As part of a lesson on perspective and point of view in writing, this Level 3 Reading student told the story of Little Red Riding Hood,...
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May 6, 20222 min read


Wanna build a snowman?
In February, one of our instructors, Ms. Tammy Adams, offered extra credit to any student who built a snowman. Yousef A. and Ali A. took...
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May 2, 20221 min read


ALI Student Talk Show
For their final project in Speaking and Listening, students selected their assignment from a “choice board” of 8 offerings (plus one “you...
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Feb 24, 20221 min read


The Extended Use of Smartphones
Smartphones are everywhere. In this essay from October 2021, a Level 4 Writing student explores the positive and negative effects of...
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Feb 18, 20225 min read


The 4th of July
This was a 20-minute timed writing exercise by Abdulaziz Darweesh who was in ALI’s Level 4 Writing course in the summer of 2021. Because...
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Aug 20, 20212 min read


Learn to Be Kind
This essay was written by Weijing Li (Vikki), a Summer 2020 student in the level 5 ALI Writing course. No one wants to be subjected to...
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Jul 15, 20204 min read


My Best Vacation
The following passage was written in June 2020 by Sara Alnoufali in Writing II (ENG 102D). My best vacation is to Calcutta, India because...
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Jul 2, 20201 min read
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