<span>as I past the kitchen door
should be
as I passed the kitchen door
</span>
Governments converting to democracy is a good news because it means that more countries are realizing that the power should not reside on a single person but on the majority of the people who are living in the country and providing the taxes and services.<span />
"Politeness is half good manners and half good lying" because when someone asks you how you are, you politely reply 'I'm doing good/well' even if your not - a lie. :)
