# 70

# 70

     Yeah me! The last blog!! At the beginning of this quarter, I really can’t imagine that I can do the blog in English every day! It’s really glad to see the number of the blogs increased continuously. When the number increased to 70, it means that this course is going to end.

     Eng 110 is relatively tough for us international students. It’s totally different from EDU 107 or 108. The requirements are more restrict and the amounts of assignment are greater. I think the Eng 110 course is pretty useful. It improved my writing skilled dramatically. Such as the blog every day, at the beginning, it’s really an annoying homework since I always need to spend a lot of time to write down at least 250 words. However, till now, the rate to finish a blog is much faster than the rate two months ago. The blog also impel me to concentrate on thinking.

     The other thing we did a lot in this class is peer reviewing, from choosing the most appropriate opening paragraph to writing the Commonplace memo. It’s also a helpful way to improve our writing skills since reading other’s essay can broaden our mind and break the mental set. We can discover different views and aspects based on the same thing.

     The last thing I want mention is the writing center. It’s also a great gain from ENG 110. At first, I didn’t expect to get a lot of help from the writing center since the purpose I go there is for the extra credit. However, after I went there for the first time, I am really satisfied with their high-qualified tutoring.

     Time to say goodbye to the blog~~~

# 69

# 69

     I lived in China for more than 18 years; during this long period of time, I always accepted a lot of Chinese tradition customs and culture. We celebrate several ancient festivals and obey the old regulations.

     When I came to America last year, the new environment and culture has a lot of different from what I have experienced for 18 years. I have to say that American people are more friendly and easygoing than Chinese people in some way. For instance, in china, no one would say something like “bless you” when people around he or she makes a sneeze. American people would say these two words under any situation such as in the dorm or classes to people who make a sneeze they may even don’t recognize. This is totally different from Chinese people. Moreover, when people meet with each other at the corridor, they will definitely greeting with each other passionately. If they are not in a hurry, they may stop and chat for a while. However, this rarely happened in China, I just know two neighbors out of 8 families who live the same floor with me. We even don’t talk to each other when we are waiting for the elevator.

     Another matter makes me think American people are warmhearted is the host family. The first people I met in America is Rachel, she picked me up from the airport and provide me the place to live when the dorm hadn’t opened yet. Rachel is really a nice person, when I lived with her; she really took good care of me. She also invited me several times after I move to the dorm.

# 68

# 68

     To be honest, I am really timid; there are a lot of things that scare me. I’m so afraid of insects and horror movies. Once I heard about a ghostly-story, I can’t sleep well for a month.

      However, something scares me the most is snake. When I see its long dapple skin and crawl on the ground, I feel scared. And when I saw its big eyes and long tongue, I can’t help closing my eyes. There is a old saying in China that once bite by a snake, you will be afraid of shy for ten years. See how snake are terrifying?

      The degree I scared of snake is so deep that some of my friends can’t even understand that. There are two pages of photographs about snake in our junior high school’s biology textbook. Once I saw these two pages, I closed the book immediately, when I think I became calm enough, I took out a scissors, some glue and some paper. Yep, I covered those pictures by stick the paper on it. It I don’t do this, I think I won’t open this book again.

      There is a crazier thing about snake. Once I travelled to Hangzhou, also a big city in China My dad’s friend invited us to have a dinner, and there is a course which is make by snake. At first I didn’t realize it, when I bite it, my dad reminded me that was a snake, I spit out the food in no time and rushed to the restroom. I couldn’t eat any more food on that dinner. Horrible experience.

# 67

# 67

     The earthquake occurred in Japan yesterday has no wonder became the most momentous news these days. The scene of ten meters high wave attacked the shore is really shocked and awful. Although I don’t connect it to doomsday of world in 2012, I still concern it a lot.

     Frequent occurrence of natural disaster really makes me worried. It’s for sure that after every cataclysm, a lot of people will lose their life or home. When I saw those victims has no place to live and have to face the pain of losing their family through the TV, I really feel sympathize. I still remember the earthquake in Yunnan Province, China in 2008. The severe earthquake caused negative consequence. Many building collapsed; as a result, many people were crushed or surrounded. The natural calamities not only rob people’s regular life and anima, but also affected the world in many other aspects. These disasters will cause big damage to the countries’ economy. The government must spend a lot of funds to restore the disaster area, victims should be set up well, the ruined building should be cleaned and rebuild the social infrastructure. And the stock market will also get damage. For example, just several hours after the earthquake happened in Japan, the stock decreased dramatically. Moreover, the natural damages will also cause the turbulence in society. Since many people can’t bear such attack, they may lose the hope of their lives and become insane. Their unusual will bring a lot of trouble to the society.

     Natural disasters can’t be stopped by human being and it can really bring a lot of serious result. So it really concerns me a lot.

# 66

     To be frankly, sometimes it’s difficult to discuss about myself since I don’t know where to begin. As a result, I started to find who I am by constellation commentary from junior high school and I’m so believe in it.

     I was born in early June, so I’m a Gemini. I love this constellation!!!

     In a lot of website or magazine which talk about constellation, it always mentions that Gemini has the highest average IQ. I think it is too arrogant to introduce oneself intelligent. However, I think I’m quiet creative and active. When I participate in a team to accomplish an event, I can totally plough and blend into the group very soon.

     I am an ambivalent person; it is exactly what the zodiac article said. Many people describe like that there two person live in Gemini’s heart; they always have opposite ideas and argue with each other. I think it’s a vivid expression. I always feel it’s hard to make a choice between two items. When I go shopping, it will take me large amount of time to decide which one I should take it with me and which one I should give up. Sometimes, I hate this personality because it makes me indecisive.

     However, like the magazine reported, Gemini is outgoing and chatty. This description is also very suitable for me. I really like chatting to people, either face to face, or through the Internet. I prefer to hanging out with my friends at weekend instead of staying at dorm all day long.

     All in all, I’m a typical Gemini.

#65

#65

     Talking about a different time period, the first thing I thought is traversing to the ancient period. It’s such a popular topic among us teenagers. There are a lot of time traversing novels which are really attracting, there is even a TV show about a girl’s life after she traversing to the Qing dynasty which is 300 hundred years ago. The beautiful stories in TV show and numerous novels make a lot of teenage girls dream about having a traverse someday, of course, including me.

     If I was born in ancient period, I want be strong female. Because of the serious gender crimination, women in ancient times has power, what they can do were just depend on their husbands or fathers. This aspect really made me feel uncomfortable and unfair and eager to change it. To be a leader, I think it’s necessary to learn Kung Fu. In old times, who was good at Chinese Kung Fu must be a respectable person. It seems like owns high skills of Kung Fu is a requirement for being a powerful person. As a result, if I born in ancient time, I will try my best to learn Kung Fu, it can not only protect myself, but also help others.

     I don’t like to be a daughter in a rich and powerful family, although I may feel satisfied at materially aspects. But it’s for sure that I wouldn’t have any freedom. The life in the society which lack of high technology must be very interesting.

# 64 mistake

Like Miley Cyrus’s song Nobody’s Perfect said, everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days. I really have made countless mistakes since I was a child. From break the glasses to make wrong decision, mistakes never being apart from me.

The biggest mistake I have ever made is I didn’t listen to my mom’s advice so I lost 2 cell phones within half a month. It may be normal if someone’s phone was stolen and it’s not all owners’ faults since it’s a common society phenomenon. However, being stolen twice in such short times is really unforgivable. I always like to put the cell phone in my pocket. And when I am wearing long coats, I can’t feel the items in the pocket. As a result, the first phone was stolen when I was waiting at the roadside to across the road. I was extremely upset because I just used this it for about 2 months and I really liked it. I set all the responsibility to that thief; I think it’s his entire fault. Why he was so mean to stole my cell phone?! I didn’t think any wrong about myself. My mom told me that I shouldn’t put my stuff somewhere I can’t feel; however, I ignored her totally.

     Two weeks later, I lost my phone again just at the opposite way of the same road where I lost my origin phone. For this time, I just realized I’m so wrong. I should listen to what my mom said. I was so regret to put my phone to the long shirt and didn’t check it on time. This is one of the most painful experience in my life.