@sherri_sews_samplers - yep... exactly what i was thinking... on one hand, it's totally hilarious, thinking that someone may be *that* lazy, but on the other hand, to think that these kids will continue their studies in the university with a laziness level like that... oh man... they are in for a tough ride.

If they were writing in their native language they may not have made some of those mistakes, however.  It is hard for me to criticize because I have never had to produce a paper written in a language besides my native English. 

Still, they are funny mistakes....esp. "II Paul"  (maybe they meant Peter).  :)

@mydailysurrender - well, probably... but they knew that they were going to an english-speaking university. that's what's unique about my university (at least in Kiev): most of the classes are taught in English and by international teachers. so what's the point of going to a university like that when you do not know English normally when there are TONS of other universities available? we've got a lot of universities in Kiev...

i was trying to figure out that passage myself. too bad i don't remember the passage itself, just the "address"...

@zenichka -   Very true, my friend.  :)

Excellent..... Soon, I'll show you the road signs which say, "Promised Land..... Road is closed."

Honestly, I have no idea what they were talking about.

Saw the photos..... My hair's about as long as that now.

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I should like to know..... when did you adopt Nomies? And how exactly do you keep him at home (in Idaho)? And where did he come from originally?

-The partially insane animal ventriloquist

@Ajnabi_al_Angrezi - answering your questions:

1. dad adopted Nomes about 12 years ago. i know Nomes for about a year (i knew about him a year before that)...

2. he lives in the house, although in the warm period of the year he stays outside most of the time, since it's too hot for him inside.

3. he was caught roaming on the streets of one of the Idaho town (not sure it was Idaho Falls) and was about to be killed, but dad's friend told dad about Nomes, and that's how Nomies became a part of the clan. Originally he's a wild wolf, 100% wild wolf.

@The_Guitarfan - i guess for me, the first assocciation with the word doom is that famous computer game... never really played it, but then i am not a fan of computer games where you've gotta kill someone (unless of course it's Mario and you're jumping on turtles, sending them skidding all over the place...)...

@zenichka - 

@The_Guitarfan - i found out last summer that i actually enjoy watching someone else play games like that. kinda like watching a movie, but here you do not exactly know what to expect since good guys die too, sometimes. one of my friends is a games-freak (not in a bad sense, he just loves playing games), and he's got all the consoles possible: PS3, XBox360, Wii, PSP, you name it... and although i did play a few times, i was more content with lying comfortably on a couch in front of the TV and trying to keep up with the game Phil was playing. he's a good player and he likes to explain stuff...which was good because sometimes i didn't catch on the story of the game... *sigh* another piece of life in US that i miss....