My new classmate’s name is Estrella. She graduated from high
school in America. Medical assistance is the career she is interested in. She
worked as a cashier before and she is currently working. She has lived in the
United State for five years. She has studied English for four years. Writing is
easy for her, but speaking is difficult for her. She prefers to work with
classmates. She likes reading in Spanish. Her goals are improve her writing and
speaking. So she could be ready for college.
“6 ways to improve
odds and beat heart disease”
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/health/feat-healthy-heart-habits/index.html
This article is about how to decrease the chance of having heart disease or die because of heart disease. It begins by presenting the investigative data. The data shows that daily exercise, eating and watching TV can influence people’s health. Also, the author summed up six ways that can help the person who has heart disease get better. Then they listed:” no smoking”, “get your BMI in check”, “exercise, even just 2.5 hours a week”, “keep a healthy diet”, “watch a limited amount of TV”, “drink alcohol, but in moderation”. After that, the author gave some advice, if we keep following these good habits during daily life, we can avoid heart disease. In the end, the author suggested everyone should pay more attention about the heart disease and avoid it.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/05/health/feat-healthy-heart-habits/index.html
This article is about how to decrease the chance of having heart disease or die because of heart disease. It begins by presenting the investigative data. The data shows that daily exercise, eating and watching TV can influence people’s health. Also, the author summed up six ways that can help the person who has heart disease get better. Then they listed:” no smoking”, “get your BMI in check”, “exercise, even just 2.5 hours a week”, “keep a healthy diet”, “watch a limited amount of TV”, “drink alcohol, but in moderation”. After that, the author gave some advice, if we keep following these good habits during daily life, we can avoid heart disease. In the end, the author suggested everyone should pay more attention about the heart disease and avoid it.
Summarize Article
In the passage “Why are Children Becoming Obese?” by David Kraft is talking about more and more children have the problem of obese. The author listed some reasons about childhood obesity. First of all, children’s eating habit can make them obese. Then, exercise is very important to children, however, they don’t do any exercise. Next, the behavior of parents can influence their children and the effect can be more obvious than heredity. Finally, sleep is also an important factor can make children obesity.
In the passage “Why are Children Becoming Obese?” by David Kraft is talking about more and more children have the problem of obese. The author listed some reasons about childhood obesity. First of all, children’s eating habit can make them obese. Then, exercise is very important to children, however, they don’t do any exercise. Next, the behavior of parents can influence their children and the effect can be more obvious than heredity. Finally, sleep is also an important factor can make children obesity.
Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a very important problem for children that we should attach importance to solve it. Childhood obesity is when children are overweight. Eating too much, lack of exercise and family heredity can influence childhood obesity. Childhood obesity can hurt children’s health. For example, obese children will get a higher probability to have hypertension or other diseases. This essay will describe proposed solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Finally this essay will propose the best one and explain its benefits. Some people who want to help these children have proposed a new law. However, some people are against the law. First of all, Puerto Rico finds out a way to help obese children. The counselor in school can help obese children create a plan. If they don’t reach the goal, the children’s parents will be fined $500 or $800. Some people agree, but others are against it. Ted Kyle agrees with this suggestion. He said the law can help children to change the dietary habits. In the other hand, people who are against also have their opinions. For example, Rebecca Puhl thinks that’s unfair to parents. And she said childhood obesity is a complicated question, some other factors also can make children obese. In addition, Nikhil Dhurandhar also disagrees with the law. Because Nikhil Dhurandhar thinks we should consider more about the law. Another disease could be a factor to make childhood obesity. Furthermore, I found more information about how to avoid childhood obesity. “Breakingmuscle.com” shows me “five ways you can help prevent childhood obesity”. The first way is “lead by example”. Parents’ movement can influence their children. If parents maintain healthy eating habits, their children will follow their lead. Furthermore, parents can teach children what kind of food is healthy and nutritious. “Strength training and cardiovascular training” is the second advise. Children’s body needs exercise to get energy. “Strength training is unique, though, in that it can decrease body fat and increase muscle mass, thereby improving body composition and enhancing appearance and performance.” Next, the research introduces “proper nutrition”. Most of food from outside restaurant is unhealthy. So eating at home can be a way to give children proper nutrition. Although children have chances to eat outside, parents should keep a balance between foods. “Encourage kids to be kids and let them play” is another good way. Now, more and more children used to sit in front of the computer. Therefore, parents should bring their children walk out and play games. “Support PE and organized recreation” is the final suggestion. The PE class is effective to give children a confirmed time to exercise. “Interestingly enough, statistics show that getting students to work out greatly improves their classroom performance”. (http://breakingmuscle.com/family-kids/5-ways-you-can-help-prevent-childhood-obesity) Based on my research and an article, I think having more meals a day but less food at each and regular exercise are good ways for obese children’s health. First of all, it is not very easy to decrease the value of food for obese children. So, make them feel full than they will not find extra food to feed themselves. We can increase the times for eating and decrease the quantity of food each time. Then, keep the regular exercise to help them consume fat. Parents can help children record the weight every day. I think this way is the best because it is easy to keep doing. For children, it is an easy way to lose weight and keep healthy. Childhood obesity is a big deal for children. All of us should pay more attention to this and give them a wonderful childhood. Happy
The film “Happy”, directed by Roko Belic, is about happiness. “‘Happiness is50% genetic, 10% circumstances and 40% intentional activity” is a claim from the film. “Genetic” is tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity. “Circumstances” means a person’s situation. “Intentional activity” is a thing or a movement what we want to do. I think happiness is easy to feel. The movie shows me some places are rich but the people who live there are not happy. On the other hand, some people who live in a poor place, they still feel happy. Happiness can come from everywhere. Such as, play, new experience, friends and family according to the film. We should care about that because of the research named “And the happiest state in America is …” The research shows me America has a lot of people who live in one of states is not happy including the state we live in, New York. This essay will describe happiness. Finally, this essay will describe some true examples and my personal experience about happiness. The book Until I Say Goodbye by Susan Spencer-Wendel is about her life when she was diagnosed with ALS. I think Susan agrees with the claim. First of all, she inherited her birth mother, Ellen’s things to let Susan feel happy. Ellen was a hippy, so I think she is a happy person. And they have a similar habit, travel. Second, Susan’s adoptive family and her friend Nancy can be her circumstances. Susan was raised by an adoptive family. And the families are very nice to her. This family influences her to have a positive attitude. Nancy is her best friends. The friendship brings her lots of happiness. Nancy’s constant companion is another reason that Susan feels happy. Her trips, she finished and published her book are intentional activity. From her trips, I can feel her happy emotion. Furthermore, Nancy went to some places with Susan. Each travel experience is very precious memories. Finally, Susan enjoyed writing her book. Even though she typed on her phone using the thumb that she could control. I think she is happy to share her personal experience and spread her positive attitude to more people. Based on my experience, I agree with the claim. I’m an outgoing person because of my dad. My dad always brings happiness to his friends and so do I. So, I have lots of friends from my hometown. When I moved to New York, I met my best friends in our high school. Karen and Felicity are my best friends. They are really good at studying. They always help me study. We made lots of memories when we studied in high school. Furthermore, we still keep in touch after we graduated. I really cherish my friends. Because of them, I always feel lots of happiness. I think my intentional activity are dancing and having a favorite singer. Dancing is a very important part of my life. Because of dancing, I can find my confidence. I learned to dance when I was four. I really enjoy the process of dancing. The thing I’m very proud of is I performed Chinese dance in my high school in America. I think I showed Chinese culture to my American friends is very glorious. Also, I have my favorite singer. Her name is Rainie Yang. I have known about her since 2010. She is a talented woman. I respect and admire her because she is a responsible woman. She never says die when she gets into trouble. Especially she said:” if you work hard, you may not successful; if you don’t work hard, you will never be successful”. This sentence has influenced me for a long time. It always encourages me when I feel upset. I met her last year. She was very nice to me. We had a fabulous time. At last, I imagine my life in the next ten years. At that time, I think I will have a job, to be a teacher. I think work is the key to my happiness. I want to be a teacher because I like kids very much. Their naive smiling can make me feel warm and happy. That could be a genetic influence on me because my uncle on my father’s side and my aunt from my mother’s side are teachers. I’m going to be a good teacher and witness my students’ progress. I think I will have a happy family. I will have a husband who loves me very much. I hope my parents are healthy. My friends will always care about me. Finally, I will travel some places with my best friends and make more precious memories. I’m really interested in other countries’ culture. If I can travel around, it will be exciting to have new knowledge. These are the things I think are the most important for my happiness. Funeral summary
Susan always thought about her funeral. She imagined the scene of her funeral. This was her thinking before she got sick. After she got sick, she always told herself, the funeral is for living. So, she thought her funeral should be at her parents’ church even though she wasn’t a Baptist. And she read a book named The Tao of Pooh about beliefs. Susan wanted to know each belief about what happens after death. She invited a pastor and she talked with her dad. But a preacher named Pastor Scroggins explained lots of things for Susan. And she thought about her funeral again. She thought she needs a simple funeral with some people who love her very much. She cited two sentences of Lao Tzu. The sentences show her be how to content and rejoice. Then the world belongs to you. She believes in science, so she will donate her body to science. Helping Hands summary Susan’s dog, Gracie is very smart. Susan thought Gracie can feel her upset emotion. Susan always stays with Gracie and Gracie licked her face. They are very close. Once, Gracie’s paw hurt Susan because Gracie was too excited and licked Susan. John helped her do everything. He helped Susan bring Gracie to her. Gracie also sleeps with her. Once, Susan wanted to go to bathroom, but her room is far away from the bathroom. She spoke again and again but there was still no response. Gracie heard her voice and came in front of her. Gracie’s barking awoke Marina and John. John had a jealous feeling of Gracie and he wanted to get rid of Gracie. Susan said if he wanted to get rid of Gracie, it would be over her dead body. John took care of Susan very carefully. Their house has an open door policy because Susan can’t turn the knob. Also, speaking is hard for her. And Wesley always talked around and watched movies. Actually, it is the ad on the on-demand channel. Then, they had meal together. John noticed and helped Susan to take medicine. Susan had to wait until the bitter pill is dissolved in her mouth and drink water with straw. ALS brings her sadness. But that kind of sadness has a beauty. It made Susan be able to feel alive. That she still cares. |
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Based on my experience, I agree with the author’s ideas about only children. I’m the only child of my family. According to the article by Withers and Forer, the closest person of only children has influenced them a lot. I agree with that. My mom is the closest person of mine. I think I like dancing because of her. She was a kindergarten dance teacher. When I was young, my mom always brought me to learn dancing. Also, she could teach me a lot of things about dancing. Furthermore, the only child always has the most love from the family. I don’t have any siblings, so nobody share the love with me. My grandparents on my mother’s side gave me a deep impression. My grandma lived with us. She always took care of everything of mine. She helped me do lots of housework and prepared each meal for me. My grandpa always picked me up from the school when I was young. We often walked together. He always bought me lots of things that I liked. He even bought Rainie Yang’s (my favorite singer) albums for me. Finally, I think most of only children are independent. When I left China for America with my mom, I felt it is true. My parents are busy with their work. I have to take care of myself. Even though it is not easy to adapt, I think I can learn lots of things from this process. I applied to college by myself. I think that is an important step towards independence because my parents know nothing about college in America. I am sure I can be more independent when I study in college.
Based on my experience, I agree with the author’s ideas about only children. I’m the only child of my family. According to the article by Withers and Forer, the closest person of only children has influenced them a lot. I agree with that. My mom is the closest person of mine. I think I like dancing because of her. She was a kindergarten dance teacher. When I was young, my mom always brought me to learn dancing. Also, she could teach me a lot of things about dancing. Furthermore, the only child always has the most love from the family. I don’t have any siblings, so nobody share the love with me. My grandparents on my mother’s side gave me a deep impression. My grandma lived with us. She always took care of everything of mine. She helped me do lots of housework and prepared each meal for me. My grandpa always picked me up from the school when I was young. We often walked together. He always bought me lots of things that I liked. He even bought Rainie Yang’s (my favorite singer) albums for me. Finally, I think most of only children are independent. When I left China for America with my mom, I felt it is true. My parents are busy with their work. I have to take care of myself. Even though it is not easy to adapt, I think I can learn lots of things from this process. I applied to college by myself. I think that is an important step towards independence because my parents know nothing about college in America. I am sure I can be more independent when I study in college.
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In my opinion, women love more deeply than man. I think most of woman are silent to do lots of things in a love relationship. Just like my parents. My father always goes to other countries for his business. So my mother takes care of me and our home but she never complain anything. Also, I read a book Jane Eyre can prove my idea. Jane Eyre is a kind women. She falls in love with Mr. Rochester when she is a governess. Mr. Rochester wants to marry with her. But he has a wife and he doesn't tell to Jane. During the wedding, Jane knows the secret. She feels very sad and she leaves Mr. Rochester. However, she still loves Mr. Rochester because she refuses the proposal of a man who named St. John. After that, Jane goes back to find Mr. Rochester. At that time Mr. Rochester is blind, while Jane thinks she will never leaves him. Base on these examples, I believe women love more deeply than men.
In my opinion, women love more deeply than man. I think most of woman are silent to do lots of things in a love relationship. Just like my parents. My father always goes to other countries for his business. So my mother takes care of me and our home but she never complain anything. Also, I read a book Jane Eyre can prove my idea. Jane Eyre is a kind women. She falls in love with Mr. Rochester when she is a governess. Mr. Rochester wants to marry with her. But he has a wife and he doesn't tell to Jane. During the wedding, Jane knows the secret. She feels very sad and she leaves Mr. Rochester. However, she still loves Mr. Rochester because she refuses the proposal of a man who named St. John. After that, Jane goes back to find Mr. Rochester. At that time Mr. Rochester is blind, while Jane thinks she will never leaves him. Base on these examples, I believe women love more deeply than men.
Friendship
Friendship is a crucial part in our life. If you have friends, you are not alone. Your life becomes colorful and you can share your happiness with them. However, to keep a nice friendship is not very easy. Some of them break because of quarrels. Based on my experience and some stories I heard before, I have organized some reasons that can make friendships end. This essay will describe some examples that can break a friendship apart.
Money could be a reason that can make a friendship end. I have heard a story about this. There were two friends Peter and Mike. They grew up together, played together and studied together. As time went on, they started their career. Peter became an English teacher; Mike wanted to go to other countries and find a better job. Peter promised with Mike that he is good at English and he would help Mike. Mike agreed. Also, Mike was really honest and was giving money that Peter asked for. Then, Mike’s trip was really smooth. A few years later, Mike returned to his country. He didn’t want to bother Peter and he wanted to do it by himself. In this process, Mike realized Peter had conned him out of lots of money! And then, Mike argued with Peter, he wanted Peter to pay back his money. However, Peter doesn’t admit it. After that, they never had contact again. Money is a horrible thing. It can make friends become strangers. Furthermore, Peter lied to Mike. I think in a friendship, honesty is a basic factor to a good relationship. Besides the white lie, cheating is the sign to show your friendship is the end.
Second, a romantic relationship can push a friendship to the end, especially a love triangle. I have heard a story about this. Chris and Edward met in college. Chris was not very rich and Edward was a rich man. Edward always indulged in money because he is rich. However, he gave up this kind of life when he met a girl. The girl was Chris’s girlfriend. She was a really nice girl. She never complained that Chris was poor. Once, Chris’s father was sick and so he needed a lot of money to help his father. At this time Edward’s father talked with Chris. He said if he broke up with his girlfriend, Edward’s father would give Chris lots of money. Chris was very angry but he didn’t have another way to get lots of money. Chris held a grudge against Edward. Chris broke up with his girlfriend and he started to plan to avenge. After that, Edward went bankrupt because of Chris, but Edward married the girl. In the end, Chis became rich but he lost his happiness. The power of love is enormous. A deep friendship could be broken because of a girl.
I think two friends in two different places can lose their friendship. This is my personal experience. I studied dance for a long time. When I was in my country, we had a dance team. There were five girls in our team. We practiced together and performed together. We even studied in the same junior high school. When our school held an art festival, we all performed together. Although the rehearsal was very tiring, we still wanted to make it perfect. However, after we graduated, we didn’t meet as usual as we were in the junior high school. At that time, I already knew I was going to go to America. When I moved here, I tried to contact them, but I worried that I could bother them because we have a 12-hour time difference. I heard that they all have a wonderful college life. I’m really happy to hear that. I hope they can be successful with their future.
Based on these examples, I can understand keeping a nice friendship is not very easy. And I hope I will never meet these situations. Furthermore, I think we can be more generous, patient and polite to avoid the problems of friendship. But now, I have two best friends in America, and I really cherish our friendship. I also try to contact my friends in my country. I sent lots of wishes to them during the holiday. I hope my friendship can be everlasting.
Friendship is a crucial part in our life. If you have friends, you are not alone. Your life becomes colorful and you can share your happiness with them. However, to keep a nice friendship is not very easy. Some of them break because of quarrels. Based on my experience and some stories I heard before, I have organized some reasons that can make friendships end. This essay will describe some examples that can break a friendship apart.
Money could be a reason that can make a friendship end. I have heard a story about this. There were two friends Peter and Mike. They grew up together, played together and studied together. As time went on, they started their career. Peter became an English teacher; Mike wanted to go to other countries and find a better job. Peter promised with Mike that he is good at English and he would help Mike. Mike agreed. Also, Mike was really honest and was giving money that Peter asked for. Then, Mike’s trip was really smooth. A few years later, Mike returned to his country. He didn’t want to bother Peter and he wanted to do it by himself. In this process, Mike realized Peter had conned him out of lots of money! And then, Mike argued with Peter, he wanted Peter to pay back his money. However, Peter doesn’t admit it. After that, they never had contact again. Money is a horrible thing. It can make friends become strangers. Furthermore, Peter lied to Mike. I think in a friendship, honesty is a basic factor to a good relationship. Besides the white lie, cheating is the sign to show your friendship is the end.
Second, a romantic relationship can push a friendship to the end, especially a love triangle. I have heard a story about this. Chris and Edward met in college. Chris was not very rich and Edward was a rich man. Edward always indulged in money because he is rich. However, he gave up this kind of life when he met a girl. The girl was Chris’s girlfriend. She was a really nice girl. She never complained that Chris was poor. Once, Chris’s father was sick and so he needed a lot of money to help his father. At this time Edward’s father talked with Chris. He said if he broke up with his girlfriend, Edward’s father would give Chris lots of money. Chris was very angry but he didn’t have another way to get lots of money. Chris held a grudge against Edward. Chris broke up with his girlfriend and he started to plan to avenge. After that, Edward went bankrupt because of Chris, but Edward married the girl. In the end, Chis became rich but he lost his happiness. The power of love is enormous. A deep friendship could be broken because of a girl.
I think two friends in two different places can lose their friendship. This is my personal experience. I studied dance for a long time. When I was in my country, we had a dance team. There were five girls in our team. We practiced together and performed together. We even studied in the same junior high school. When our school held an art festival, we all performed together. Although the rehearsal was very tiring, we still wanted to make it perfect. However, after we graduated, we didn’t meet as usual as we were in the junior high school. At that time, I already knew I was going to go to America. When I moved here, I tried to contact them, but I worried that I could bother them because we have a 12-hour time difference. I heard that they all have a wonderful college life. I’m really happy to hear that. I hope they can be successful with their future.
Based on these examples, I can understand keeping a nice friendship is not very easy. And I hope I will never meet these situations. Furthermore, I think we can be more generous, patient and polite to avoid the problems of friendship. But now, I have two best friends in America, and I really cherish our friendship. I also try to contact my friends in my country. I sent lots of wishes to them during the holiday. I hope my friendship can be everlasting.
CAT-W exercise 1
Everyone knows, exercise and sports are good for us. But now, some professor found out a new theory. After reading this passage, I know more benefits about sports. Charles Hillman said doing aerobic exercise can help you increase test scores. They also gave some examples. They found some people who are 18-year-old and joined the army, these people have higher I.Q. however, Georg Kuhn suspected this idea. He thought the aerobic exercise is stimulating the brain only. But most professors agree with this theory. They suggest children just spend 20 minutes to do more sports. I agree with Mr. Hillman’s theory. Exercise and sports must have benefit for us. This essay will show some examples from my friend and my own experience to prove the positive impact of sports on studying.
Sports can help you keep smart. My best friend, Karen, loves sports very much and she is an excellent student. When she was a little girl, her parents brought her to learn swimming. I think swimming influences Karen very much. She has never given up swimming. Even in the winter, she still practices very seriously. After she moved to America, we often practiced together. The SAT test gave me lots of pressure so I gave up, but Karen surprised me because she got 800 on her SAT math test! Based on this example, I believe sports can help you get a high score.
Aerobic activity can give you a healthy body and progress of study. In my country, we have PE regent. Our teacher always told us it is good for us because this regent can push you to do exercise and always sitting is bad for us. One part of the regent is running in 800 meters. The regent took in summer but we have to practice in winter. I always complained with my friend it is so cold to run outside! However, our teacher brought us everybody to practice running. At that time, I didn’t realize the benefit of running. Until I got all regents’ score, I found I got really high score on each regents1 I am really thankful for my teacher. She helped me to realize sports are important for me.
All in all, sports gave me lots of surprise it is not only has the positive effect for health, but also for my studies. Now, my friend, Karen studies in a famous college. Sports make us be successful.
Everyone knows, exercise and sports are good for us. But now, some professor found out a new theory. After reading this passage, I know more benefits about sports. Charles Hillman said doing aerobic exercise can help you increase test scores. They also gave some examples. They found some people who are 18-year-old and joined the army, these people have higher I.Q. however, Georg Kuhn suspected this idea. He thought the aerobic exercise is stimulating the brain only. But most professors agree with this theory. They suggest children just spend 20 minutes to do more sports. I agree with Mr. Hillman’s theory. Exercise and sports must have benefit for us. This essay will show some examples from my friend and my own experience to prove the positive impact of sports on studying.
Sports can help you keep smart. My best friend, Karen, loves sports very much and she is an excellent student. When she was a little girl, her parents brought her to learn swimming. I think swimming influences Karen very much. She has never given up swimming. Even in the winter, she still practices very seriously. After she moved to America, we often practiced together. The SAT test gave me lots of pressure so I gave up, but Karen surprised me because she got 800 on her SAT math test! Based on this example, I believe sports can help you get a high score.
Aerobic activity can give you a healthy body and progress of study. In my country, we have PE regent. Our teacher always told us it is good for us because this regent can push you to do exercise and always sitting is bad for us. One part of the regent is running in 800 meters. The regent took in summer but we have to practice in winter. I always complained with my friend it is so cold to run outside! However, our teacher brought us everybody to practice running. At that time, I didn’t realize the benefit of running. Until I got all regents’ score, I found I got really high score on each regents1 I am really thankful for my teacher. She helped me to realize sports are important for me.
All in all, sports gave me lots of surprise it is not only has the positive effect for health, but also for my studies. Now, my friend, Karen studies in a famous college. Sports make us be successful.
Midterm reflection essay
During this half semester, I have learned lots of things. I can see my own achievement on my midterm test. I have a confirmed way to do my homework and review. Also, I always meet my friends who speak English very well. They can help me improve my speaking skill. I have learned lots of useful skills in the class. Such as, reading skill, writing skill and using dictionary skill. I think if I can use these skills very well, I will have a big progress until the end of the semester. I didn’t miss or late any classes. I think that is really important, because I think if I miss some classes, I can’t make this knowledge up. In this reflection essay, I will describe what I have learn so far this semester, and what I would like to improve in the second half of the semester.
This semester our class participated in QCC Campus Common Read. Common Read is the most of students in QCC are reading the same book Until I Say Goodbye. According to these common read events, I learned lots of academic knowledge. I think this is the reason of purpose. The theme is the book Until I Say Goodbye by Susan Spencer –Wendel. This book is about her rest life after she was diagnosed by ALS. She used her optimistic and volition to trip and finish this book. I think she is a great woman. After that, I attended some events. They are “Emotional Response vs. Facts : Empathy goes on Trial”, “What Kind of Medical Care Would You Want if You were Too I11 or Hurt to Express Your Wishes?” and “Genes and Disease-How Do Genes Affect My Health?”. The last event gave me a deep impression. That event had some students to help me understand their project. I surprised because I realized genes can influence lots of things about us. Just like ALS, it is a disease but it could genetic.
In addition to participating in the Common Read, it gave me a change to practice how to take notes. Therefore, it taught me to pick the most important things into my notebook. And I finished reading the book Until I Say Goodbye carefully. I also talked with my reading group. We shared ideas and discussed problems. During reading this book, I always meet new words. I used to read and stop to check the new word. However, I learned some new reading skills. For example, I can underline the new word first. And then I finished reading that part. Last, I go back to check the word. This way can help me read more smoothly. Actually, it saves my time for reading. In the other hand, I think I should memory more vocabulary. If I have a great quantity of vocabulary, I will say goodbye with my dictionary. And I’m still working on that, because “easy come, easy go”. I have to find a way to make new vocabulary always keeps in my brain.
The second half of the semester, I want to do more practice about reading. I think a good reading skill depend on accumulate day by day and month by month. I have to do more exercise to build my reading skill. I’m really like watching movie. Especially the book filmizes a movie. I think it is a good way to learn English. I am a tyro to learn English. Lots of famous books are wonderful but it’s too hard for me. So I can watch the movie and memory the important things to make it becomes my essay source material. I will follow professor’s teaching more carefully. I hope I can speak more fluently after this semester.
During this half semester, I have learned lots of things. I can see my own achievement on my midterm test. I have a confirmed way to do my homework and review. Also, I always meet my friends who speak English very well. They can help me improve my speaking skill. I have learned lots of useful skills in the class. Such as, reading skill, writing skill and using dictionary skill. I think if I can use these skills very well, I will have a big progress until the end of the semester. I didn’t miss or late any classes. I think that is really important, because I think if I miss some classes, I can’t make this knowledge up. In this reflection essay, I will describe what I have learn so far this semester, and what I would like to improve in the second half of the semester.
This semester our class participated in QCC Campus Common Read. Common Read is the most of students in QCC are reading the same book Until I Say Goodbye. According to these common read events, I learned lots of academic knowledge. I think this is the reason of purpose. The theme is the book Until I Say Goodbye by Susan Spencer –Wendel. This book is about her rest life after she was diagnosed by ALS. She used her optimistic and volition to trip and finish this book. I think she is a great woman. After that, I attended some events. They are “Emotional Response vs. Facts : Empathy goes on Trial”, “What Kind of Medical Care Would You Want if You were Too I11 or Hurt to Express Your Wishes?” and “Genes and Disease-How Do Genes Affect My Health?”. The last event gave me a deep impression. That event had some students to help me understand their project. I surprised because I realized genes can influence lots of things about us. Just like ALS, it is a disease but it could genetic.
In addition to participating in the Common Read, it gave me a change to practice how to take notes. Therefore, it taught me to pick the most important things into my notebook. And I finished reading the book Until I Say Goodbye carefully. I also talked with my reading group. We shared ideas and discussed problems. During reading this book, I always meet new words. I used to read and stop to check the new word. However, I learned some new reading skills. For example, I can underline the new word first. And then I finished reading that part. Last, I go back to check the word. This way can help me read more smoothly. Actually, it saves my time for reading. In the other hand, I think I should memory more vocabulary. If I have a great quantity of vocabulary, I will say goodbye with my dictionary. And I’m still working on that, because “easy come, easy go”. I have to find a way to make new vocabulary always keeps in my brain.
The second half of the semester, I want to do more practice about reading. I think a good reading skill depend on accumulate day by day and month by month. I have to do more exercise to build my reading skill. I’m really like watching movie. Especially the book filmizes a movie. I think it is a good way to learn English. I am a tyro to learn English. Lots of famous books are wonderful but it’s too hard for me. So I can watch the movie and memory the important things to make it becomes my essay source material. I will follow professor’s teaching more carefully. I hope I can speak more fluently after this semester.
Work
Why do people work? Some people will say they work for money or they work for family. Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper” shows me the result of the person who works and the person who does not work. In my opinion, work is a kind of harvest. If you work hard, then you can have a great harvest. Then the harvest can bring us different benefits. This essay is going to discuss how work can bring some benefits for our life, personal development and future.
Work can change our life in some areas. First of all, work can make our lives become more fulfilling. Actually, if we choose a work that we like, we can feel very happy during the work time. Second, work can bring us financial benefits. Money is necessary for our life. Work is a way can earn money. We can use our money to change our life or do more meaningful things. Finally, work can teach us some knowledge that we can’t learn from school. For example, accounting is a complicated work. The accountant has to do lots of business to put learning into action. So, work can influence our life.
My personal experience can prove work can give me the development of skill. Last year, I started doing my work. Actually, I was a volunteer and worked in a Christian activity center. This working experience gave me an unforgettable memory. My job is making the senior citizens happy and teaching them some special classes. My friend and I taught these grandmas some basic Chinese traditional dance. At that time, I also had a tutoring job for elementary school students. I always taught math and crafts work. Based on these experiences, I think these work gave me lots of precious things. For example, I knew how to teach people so they could learn some skills from me. Furthermore, I have to be patient to them because my dream profession is teacher. These experiences gave me lots of development. Finally, it practiced my skill of solve the problems. Especially to kids, they always asked teacher to help them to do something. All in all, work brings useful skill for me.
If you do more work, you may have a better future. This is a story about my cousin, Lucy. She is a smart woman and she is really good at English. I usually joined an English competition, when I was an elementary school student. However, I failed because of speaking. Then, I invited Lucy to teach me speaking because I knew she was studying in the best English college in my hometown. She is a great teacher. She was very carefully and patient to teach me. One year later, I took the competition again. I passed and I got a silver medal. I was really thankful for her help. After that, Lucy graduated from the college and she started finding work teaching English. Because of her excellent teaching, she was hired and worked in a famous education company, and she taught TOEFL at the company. Most of her students got a high score and came to an American college. She moved to America because she married an American. But she didn’t give up her education career. Now, she is teaching SAT classes to American students. She also gave me some suggestions on SAT. I think she is successful because she has a lot of work experience. These work experiences gave her a great future.
I interviewed my best friend Karen. She is a smart girl and she has her own plan for her career. I asked her some questions including: why do people work? What is your dream job? What the important thing does work bring to you? What do your work for and do you agree to work for money? Why? She answered seriously and carefully. She said people work because they demand for goods and services, so they need income to fulfill their demands. People are responsible to foster their families and children, so they have to work. Her dream job is to be the chairman of many companies. Experiences, knowledge and relationships with people are the most important things for her. She works for herself at this point. She wants to learn more techniques from her job. She also agrees people work for money because she thinks getting money inspires people to work harder, and encourages them to persist to work. People work for money so they can buy goods. This is how the economic system works.
In conclusion, most of works are meaningful. We can find more benefit from different works. We should enjoy our work and cherish the experience. My cousin and my experiences are showing the importance. I will expect more benefits from my work in the future.
Why do people work? Some people will say they work for money or they work for family. Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper” shows me the result of the person who works and the person who does not work. In my opinion, work is a kind of harvest. If you work hard, then you can have a great harvest. Then the harvest can bring us different benefits. This essay is going to discuss how work can bring some benefits for our life, personal development and future.
Work can change our life in some areas. First of all, work can make our lives become more fulfilling. Actually, if we choose a work that we like, we can feel very happy during the work time. Second, work can bring us financial benefits. Money is necessary for our life. Work is a way can earn money. We can use our money to change our life or do more meaningful things. Finally, work can teach us some knowledge that we can’t learn from school. For example, accounting is a complicated work. The accountant has to do lots of business to put learning into action. So, work can influence our life.
My personal experience can prove work can give me the development of skill. Last year, I started doing my work. Actually, I was a volunteer and worked in a Christian activity center. This working experience gave me an unforgettable memory. My job is making the senior citizens happy and teaching them some special classes. My friend and I taught these grandmas some basic Chinese traditional dance. At that time, I also had a tutoring job for elementary school students. I always taught math and crafts work. Based on these experiences, I think these work gave me lots of precious things. For example, I knew how to teach people so they could learn some skills from me. Furthermore, I have to be patient to them because my dream profession is teacher. These experiences gave me lots of development. Finally, it practiced my skill of solve the problems. Especially to kids, they always asked teacher to help them to do something. All in all, work brings useful skill for me.
If you do more work, you may have a better future. This is a story about my cousin, Lucy. She is a smart woman and she is really good at English. I usually joined an English competition, when I was an elementary school student. However, I failed because of speaking. Then, I invited Lucy to teach me speaking because I knew she was studying in the best English college in my hometown. She is a great teacher. She was very carefully and patient to teach me. One year later, I took the competition again. I passed and I got a silver medal. I was really thankful for her help. After that, Lucy graduated from the college and she started finding work teaching English. Because of her excellent teaching, she was hired and worked in a famous education company, and she taught TOEFL at the company. Most of her students got a high score and came to an American college. She moved to America because she married an American. But she didn’t give up her education career. Now, she is teaching SAT classes to American students. She also gave me some suggestions on SAT. I think she is successful because she has a lot of work experience. These work experiences gave her a great future.
I interviewed my best friend Karen. She is a smart girl and she has her own plan for her career. I asked her some questions including: why do people work? What is your dream job? What the important thing does work bring to you? What do your work for and do you agree to work for money? Why? She answered seriously and carefully. She said people work because they demand for goods and services, so they need income to fulfill their demands. People are responsible to foster their families and children, so they have to work. Her dream job is to be the chairman of many companies. Experiences, knowledge and relationships with people are the most important things for her. She works for herself at this point. She wants to learn more techniques from her job. She also agrees people work for money because she thinks getting money inspires people to work harder, and encourages them to persist to work. People work for money so they can buy goods. This is how the economic system works.
In conclusion, most of works are meaningful. We can find more benefit from different works. We should enjoy our work and cherish the experience. My cousin and my experiences are showing the importance. I will expect more benefits from my work in the future.
CATW 2
The passage “Helping College Graduates find Jobs” by Jean Fitz shows me some problems with the students who will graduate from college. At the beginning, some students are worried about how to choose a major. A major is important because it connects with the job we want to do. Furthermore, the state’s accountants also have problems about the financial aid for students. The students are often worried that if they want to change the major, they will pay more money to do it. The state government wants to solve the problems and they are developing a new system. The government wants to help them determine how to choose a major. In this way, the financial problem also can be solved. In my opinion, if you decide to do something, you have to keep on. Even though keeping doing something is difficult, if you do, you can get great development and success. This essay is going to talk about my experience, my friend’s experience and my cousin’s experience to show keeping on is correct for our career.
My dream job is to be a teacher. However, I think if I want to become a teacher, I have to learn lots of knowledge. I am a freshman in college but I have already decided my major, education. So, I have started finding some volunteer jobs. Last year, I started working in a Christian activity center. My job is making the senior citizens happy and teaching them some special classes. I am good at dance, so I taught them some basic dance. This work brought me lots of useful skills about how to be a teacher. Furthermore, I found another volunteer job is tutoring. I helped the elementary school’s students to finish their homework. This is a great chance to practice teaching. Based on these work experiences, I am determined to become a teacher. I think my choice is correct because these precious experiences taught me lot of things. For example, I have to be patient to teach them. I will never give up or change my major and I believe I can be successful one day.
My friend’s experience shows me perseverance is more important than pay attention on one thing. My best friend, Karen, is a talented girl. She can play guitar, piano and Chinese violin. She told me she wants to work with art. I am in support of decision. Her major is media and she always pays lots of attention to her media study. She is really serious about each of her projects. She keeps doing these for a long time. She also found some volunteer jobs to improve her skills. Now, she has an internship in a television station. I think she will be successful because of her perseverance and passion.
My cousin also has an experience of perseverance. When I was an elementary school student, I joined an English competition. I got a high score on writing. However, I failed because of my speaking. So, I invited my cousin, Lucy, to teach me speaking. She studied in the best English college in my hometown. At that time, she started teaching me English speaking. One year later, I took the competition again and I got silver medal. After that, she decided to keep teaching. After she graduated, she was hired by a famous education company to teach TOEFL. Most of her students were happy because they got a high score. Then Lucy moved to America because she married an American. But she didn’t give up her education career. Now, she is teaching SAT classes to American students. I think her success is because she never gives up.
All in all, it is not too hard to make a decision and never give up is the important thing. A fable in China also shows this mean. Yugong about a foolish man who wants to remove a mountain and who succeeds in it! So, if you keep doing your decision, you will surely be successful.
The passage “Helping College Graduates find Jobs” by Jean Fitz shows me some problems with the students who will graduate from college. At the beginning, some students are worried about how to choose a major. A major is important because it connects with the job we want to do. Furthermore, the state’s accountants also have problems about the financial aid for students. The students are often worried that if they want to change the major, they will pay more money to do it. The state government wants to solve the problems and they are developing a new system. The government wants to help them determine how to choose a major. In this way, the financial problem also can be solved. In my opinion, if you decide to do something, you have to keep on. Even though keeping doing something is difficult, if you do, you can get great development and success. This essay is going to talk about my experience, my friend’s experience and my cousin’s experience to show keeping on is correct for our career.
My dream job is to be a teacher. However, I think if I want to become a teacher, I have to learn lots of knowledge. I am a freshman in college but I have already decided my major, education. So, I have started finding some volunteer jobs. Last year, I started working in a Christian activity center. My job is making the senior citizens happy and teaching them some special classes. I am good at dance, so I taught them some basic dance. This work brought me lots of useful skills about how to be a teacher. Furthermore, I found another volunteer job is tutoring. I helped the elementary school’s students to finish their homework. This is a great chance to practice teaching. Based on these work experiences, I am determined to become a teacher. I think my choice is correct because these precious experiences taught me lot of things. For example, I have to be patient to teach them. I will never give up or change my major and I believe I can be successful one day.
My friend’s experience shows me perseverance is more important than pay attention on one thing. My best friend, Karen, is a talented girl. She can play guitar, piano and Chinese violin. She told me she wants to work with art. I am in support of decision. Her major is media and she always pays lots of attention to her media study. She is really serious about each of her projects. She keeps doing these for a long time. She also found some volunteer jobs to improve her skills. Now, she has an internship in a television station. I think she will be successful because of her perseverance and passion.
My cousin also has an experience of perseverance. When I was an elementary school student, I joined an English competition. I got a high score on writing. However, I failed because of my speaking. So, I invited my cousin, Lucy, to teach me speaking. She studied in the best English college in my hometown. At that time, she started teaching me English speaking. One year later, I took the competition again and I got silver medal. After that, she decided to keep teaching. After she graduated, she was hired by a famous education company to teach TOEFL. Most of her students were happy because they got a high score. Then Lucy moved to America because she married an American. But she didn’t give up her education career. Now, she is teaching SAT classes to American students. I think her success is because she never gives up.
All in all, it is not too hard to make a decision and never give up is the important thing. A fable in China also shows this mean. Yugong about a foolish man who wants to remove a mountain and who succeeds in it! So, if you keep doing your decision, you will surely be successful.