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Old 18-Jul-2003, 02:52
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Hi, I am trying to find some good English websites including true stories, about 1000-3000-word long. Those like the stories in Soup for Souls or Guideposts magazine (these two websites I have got).
Or the websites of some good magazines are OK, sometimes there are archives available. But as a non-English speaker, I don’t know much about what English magazines are suitable for me, not to say their websits. So could anyone here help me? I am in fact desperately need such information, thank you!!
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I'm not sure what you are looking for, but for some true stories you can go here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
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I did a Google serach for amazing but true stories and got the following results:
http://www.google.com/search?num=100...t+true+stories
Any use?
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I found this via the link tdol provided. This writer provides links to six different websites. It might be worth a look.

True Stories and Magic Mail
By PAMELA LiCALZI O'CONNELL
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/te...partner=GOOGLE
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Thank you, Ronbee and Lib! Any clues for this question are treasured, and you have offered me so much useful information! It will take me time to look through so many websites, but yeah—They do help! I am grateful. And any time, any information about it is welcome!!
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Your gratitude is very much appreciated Jenny, but I think you should thank Tdol and not me! :P
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There are quite a few good stories at the National Geographic website. Here are a couple.

Quote:
Everest Anniversary Expedition Wrap-Up

June 12, 2002 — "It was a tough trip, with a great finale," said Peter Hillary, now relaxing at home in New Zealand after reaching the summit of Mount Everest last month. He was part of an eight-person expedition that scaled the world's highest peak to mark the historic first ascent of the mountain by his father, Edmund Hillary, and Tenzing Norgay half a century ago.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/aig.html
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Deadliest Volcano of the 20th Century, 100 Years Later
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...508_pelee.html
There are many more stories there.
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Sorry, Tdol, I am so careless. And Lib, for you have anwered many questions of mine, I wrote dowm your name bu mistake :D And Ronbee, you are so kind, I think it is very lucky for me to find such a good website by searching in Google, thank you all for what you are doing for English-learners.
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Let us know how your search goes. I would like to know which stories interest you the most and why.

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You're welcome. Google gave me this as well:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...rue+story+site
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