At the beginning of this semester, I told to many people, "I don't like writing, though I use my language Chinese." My advistor told me, "Good writing is very important, no matter you are a sociologist or a scientist." Indeed, I know the importance of writing.
Now, at the end of this semester, I want to told many people, "I don't like writing either, but I know how to express my idea clearly in an academic article." That is the reason why I say thanks for ESL 114.
In China, I was always forcing on too many fundamental things of English, such as spell and grammar, which made me feel like studying English is boring. However, in ESL class, I learned how to use this language, especially in writing. In my mind, language is a tool for connect with others. After, taught thesis statement, APA style and presentation in this class, I know how to express my opinion clearly and logically rather than just say a plenty of idea.
Besides, ESL 114 made me esay to adapt to the new life in America. To be honest, ESL is the most relaxed class in the five classes I take this semester. In this class, I didn't need to be nervous to study. Also, in this class, I can study with my friends and make friends with my other classmates.
I like this class.Thanks for ESL 114. Thanks for Joy, especially for your encouragement. Wish you enjoy your PHD in LA!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Equilibrium Point of Life
This blog seems to be the last two blog for ESL114 in this semester which is also my first semester in America. Time is fleeting should be the more suitable sentence to describe my feeling rather than time flies. Even though the horrible final is not far away, I feel the peace more than before. Probably, it means that I find the new equilibrium point of my life, and it makes me feel peace all the time.
Everyone should be going to find the equilibrium point in life. At this point, person could live in a sample life which does not have either too much heart-shaking or unbearable sadness. However, it has happiness enough and unpleasantness enough. People living in this kind of life may feel happy because of the high score they got from their exam, the very interesting person they meet, the effects of their diet or the movie with happy ending. And also it is very common for them to encounter with some uncomfortable things such as quarreling with friends, getting wet from suddenly heavy rain, missing a very important lecture or too much homework to do. While, the most important is that they have hope in their lives. Some of them feel satisfied about their lives. Some of them feel unsatisfied about their lives. But they plan to change it or have already found the way the change it, for example they know that if they work harder or study harder they will achieve their goals. Even though, they know some dream such as to be a millionaire or to be a president will never come true. Even though, they realize that the god is not that equal enough because some people are born with amazingly beautiful face or very smart brain, so they don't need to work hard to become a famous person which is impossible for most of common people. They can find their way of living at the equilibrium point and improve themselves by working hard resulting in that they will be better than before.
However, life is not always peace like that. Sometimes it gives us unpredictable changes in our lives. Sometimes we choose to live in a new way. When our life changes, the equilibrium point of life disappears. If the change is a really big surprise, we will feel extremely happy in a period of time. If the change is a disaster, we will feel like what we believed is not true or what we persist is not worth for. There will be a period of time for us in black mood, because we don't accept the change and don't understand why it happened in our lives. For instance, if someone encounter a traffic accident and have incurable disability, it should be very difficult for him to accept the truth that he will not come back to his happy life before. Because we are not able to change it, we have to accept it. After we accept it, the life of us will become peace like the life before. We may find the new equilibrium in our life, and also feel happy and sad every day. The happy life before maybe in our memory, sometimes we miss it very much. But we don't say our life is still in trouble after the big change.
Life is always changing, and seems not to change back. However, we could live in peace as long as we find the equilibrium point of this period of time, because we accept the truth and we change as our life.
Everyone should be going to find the equilibrium point in life. At this point, person could live in a sample life which does not have either too much heart-shaking or unbearable sadness. However, it has happiness enough and unpleasantness enough. People living in this kind of life may feel happy because of the high score they got from their exam, the very interesting person they meet, the effects of their diet or the movie with happy ending. And also it is very common for them to encounter with some uncomfortable things such as quarreling with friends, getting wet from suddenly heavy rain, missing a very important lecture or too much homework to do. While, the most important is that they have hope in their lives. Some of them feel satisfied about their lives. Some of them feel unsatisfied about their lives. But they plan to change it or have already found the way the change it, for example they know that if they work harder or study harder they will achieve their goals. Even though, they know some dream such as to be a millionaire or to be a president will never come true. Even though, they realize that the god is not that equal enough because some people are born with amazingly beautiful face or very smart brain, so they don't need to work hard to become a famous person which is impossible for most of common people. They can find their way of living at the equilibrium point and improve themselves by working hard resulting in that they will be better than before.
However, life is not always peace like that. Sometimes it gives us unpredictable changes in our lives. Sometimes we choose to live in a new way. When our life changes, the equilibrium point of life disappears. If the change is a really big surprise, we will feel extremely happy in a period of time. If the change is a disaster, we will feel like what we believed is not true or what we persist is not worth for. There will be a period of time for us in black mood, because we don't accept the change and don't understand why it happened in our lives. For instance, if someone encounter a traffic accident and have incurable disability, it should be very difficult for him to accept the truth that he will not come back to his happy life before. Because we are not able to change it, we have to accept it. After we accept it, the life of us will become peace like the life before. We may find the new equilibrium in our life, and also feel happy and sad every day. The happy life before maybe in our memory, sometimes we miss it very much. But we don't say our life is still in trouble after the big change.
Life is always changing, and seems not to change back. However, we could live in peace as long as we find the equilibrium point of this period of time, because we accept the truth and we change as our life.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Universal Studio VS. Walt Disney World
In the spring break, I went to Orlando to enjoy the warm sun shine and the famous theme park. In fact, I have been to the only two theme park including Walt Disney World and Universal Studio during the whole spring break. Different people should have different idea about the two theme park, some people think Universal Studio is more exciting and more suitable for adults. In contrast, others may think Walt Disney World is more beautiful and more diversity.
Walt Disney World, the biggest and most famous Disney World over the world, has four different theme parks. Every park needs one day to visit. When I first entered Magic Kingdom theme park with the enchantment of fairy tales with exciting entertainment, classic attractions, backstage tours and beloved Disney Characters, I saw the Cinderella Castle which was the most fantastic castle I dream for. There are 48 attractions in Magic Kingdom. People in different ages are able to have fun from the 3D movie such as Mickey's PhilharMagic, thrill rides including Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain and some interesting visitations like Minnie's Country House and Mickey's Country House. Except Magic Kingdom, there are other three theme parks Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. All of them are very beautiful park with different theme and suitable for everyone. In my memory, there is only one thrill ride make me up and down.
In Universal Studio, I enjoied a really big and thrilling roller coaster named Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit that made me scream at 65 mph. However, except some thrilling roller coasters and some Mega Drops. Other attractions are not as attractive as them in Disney. For example, it doesn't have fireworks at night or some backtages tours. Also, some attractions are made simple and crude which are not as delicate as them in Disney.
It seems that Disney has moderate attractions than Universal Studio and suitable for everyone in different age, while Universal Studio is more thrilling and suitable for young people to experience thrill and scream.
Although there are some differences between them, both of the two theme park are very interesting and worth to spending a lot of time in it. So I relaxed myself by screaming in Universal Studio and have fun with a lot of people in Disney. These two theme parks gave me a perfect spring break.And I think I experience the summer in Orlando!
Walt Disney World, the biggest and most famous Disney World over the world, has four different theme parks. Every park needs one day to visit. When I first entered Magic Kingdom theme park with the enchantment of fairy tales with exciting entertainment, classic attractions, backstage tours and beloved Disney Characters, I saw the Cinderella Castle which was the most fantastic castle I dream for. There are 48 attractions in Magic Kingdom. People in different ages are able to have fun from the 3D movie such as Mickey's PhilharMagic, thrill rides including Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain and some interesting visitations like Minnie's Country House and Mickey's Country House. Except Magic Kingdom, there are other three theme parks Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. All of them are very beautiful park with different theme and suitable for everyone. In my memory, there is only one thrill ride make me up and down.
In Universal Studio, I enjoied a really big and thrilling roller coaster named Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit that made me scream at 65 mph. However, except some thrilling roller coasters and some Mega Drops. Other attractions are not as attractive as them in Disney. For example, it doesn't have fireworks at night or some backtages tours. Also, some attractions are made simple and crude which are not as delicate as them in Disney.
It seems that Disney has moderate attractions than Universal Studio and suitable for everyone in different age, while Universal Studio is more thrilling and suitable for young people to experience thrill and scream.
Although there are some differences between them, both of the two theme park are very interesting and worth to spending a lot of time in it. So I relaxed myself by screaming in Universal Studio and have fun with a lot of people in Disney. These two theme parks gave me a perfect spring break.And I think I experience the summer in Orlando!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
really angry and in trouble
It has been a long time that I never feel so angry like today. Besides feeling angry, I know that I meet a big trouble.
Let me show you the thing make me angry first. In today afternoon, after my lab, I walked towards the Computing Applications Building, while feeling happy about I got a really high score of my mid-term and enjoying the really sunshine. At that time, I never think that one person who would make me extremely angry was waiting for me in the LAS Student Affair office of the Building. In fact, I waited for her for a while, before I met her.
Why did I go to the office? Because, I wanted to ask the answer about evaluation about my syllabus that I handed in at the beginning of this semester. She told me that after eight weeks I would get the answer; however, I got little information from her nowadays. I tried to use e-mail to contact with her before, and got no answer. When I entered the office, everyone was working in it except her. No one knew where she was, so the only thing I can do was wait. Finally, she came, “what can I do for you?” asking with her inhospitable voice. After I told her me question, she checked then told me there was nothing in my folder. How weird it is? I was definitely sure that I gave my syllabus to her, and also remembered that while I was waiting for her explain, she asked me with her fierce voice “do you have other things?” “So I have to hand in it again?” “Absolutely.” Her answer drove me really angry. It is not my wrong to lose the syllabus, it is her wrong! And because of her incautious I have to wait for another eight weeks, which means it should be really hard for me to select me course for the summer school and for the fall term. I waited for her apologize, but got nothing. Then I walked out this building with angry.
As I just transferred here from China this semester, how many credit I can get is the main problem that make worry about every day. Before transfer, I was a sophomore in China. Nevertheless, they decided that I can only transfer 15 credit to UIUC, and only 5 of them was really transfer. Even though I take 18 credits this semester, I will still freshman standing until next spring, when I should be a junior. As a result, I can’t choose Sherman which is a dormitory for students except freshman to live for next year, and have to study pretty hard to catch up with others. I am not mean to complain my transfer, but I really don’t know why the credit is how hard to get!
After I went out the Computing Applications Building, I thought about many times to come back and argue with this person. However, I gave up. Because I tried to consider that maybe she was in her trouble, such as lower salary for economic crisis or illness for family member. I just hope that she can understand the difficulty of transfer students.
Let me show you the thing make me angry first. In today afternoon, after my lab, I walked towards the Computing Applications Building, while feeling happy about I got a really high score of my mid-term and enjoying the really sunshine. At that time, I never think that one person who would make me extremely angry was waiting for me in the LAS Student Affair office of the Building. In fact, I waited for her for a while, before I met her.
Why did I go to the office? Because, I wanted to ask the answer about evaluation about my syllabus that I handed in at the beginning of this semester. She told me that after eight weeks I would get the answer; however, I got little information from her nowadays. I tried to use e-mail to contact with her before, and got no answer. When I entered the office, everyone was working in it except her. No one knew where she was, so the only thing I can do was wait. Finally, she came, “what can I do for you?” asking with her inhospitable voice. After I told her me question, she checked then told me there was nothing in my folder. How weird it is? I was definitely sure that I gave my syllabus to her, and also remembered that while I was waiting for her explain, she asked me with her fierce voice “do you have other things?” “So I have to hand in it again?” “Absolutely.” Her answer drove me really angry. It is not my wrong to lose the syllabus, it is her wrong! And because of her incautious I have to wait for another eight weeks, which means it should be really hard for me to select me course for the summer school and for the fall term. I waited for her apologize, but got nothing. Then I walked out this building with angry.
As I just transferred here from China this semester, how many credit I can get is the main problem that make worry about every day. Before transfer, I was a sophomore in China. Nevertheless, they decided that I can only transfer 15 credit to UIUC, and only 5 of them was really transfer. Even though I take 18 credits this semester, I will still freshman standing until next spring, when I should be a junior. As a result, I can’t choose Sherman which is a dormitory for students except freshman to live for next year, and have to study pretty hard to catch up with others. I am not mean to complain my transfer, but I really don’t know why the credit is how hard to get!
After I went out the Computing Applications Building, I thought about many times to come back and argue with this person. However, I gave up. Because I tried to consider that maybe she was in her trouble, such as lower salary for economic crisis or illness for family member. I just hope that she can understand the difficulty of transfer students.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Censorship of films
Opinion: we should have censorship of films
Support 1: we already have censorship of films. (fact)
Support 2: censorship of films can avoid children watch the pornographic films and volent films, which could give them bad effects. (opinion)
Support 3: directors shouldn't be allowed to put every thing they want in the films, which have bad effects to society or have bad influences (opinion)
Support 1: we already have censorship of films. (fact)
Support 2: censorship of films can avoid children watch the pornographic films and volent films, which could give them bad effects. (opinion)
Support 3: directors shouldn't be allowed to put every thing they want in the films, which have bad effects to society or have bad influences (opinion)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
living in dormitory or renting in apartment
Thesis statement:
In University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, most of students choose to either living in dormitory or renting apartments, seems that only this two choices for student to live. These two ways have some similarities; however, their are different from each other.
Topic sentence1:
No matter living in dormitory or rent apartment students have similarity life-style.
In contrast, there are some difference of living in these two ways.
In University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, most of students choose to either living in dormitory or renting apartments, seems that only this two choices for student to live. These two ways have some similarities; however, their are different from each other.
Topic sentence1:
No matter living in dormitory or rent apartment students have similarity life-style.
- students can share utilities with others in both ways, such as the microwave and refrigerator.
- students are able to choose live in single way or live with roommate.
- it is possible for students to do sport in gym and study in library, no matter they living in dormitory or renting apartments.
In contrast, there are some difference of living in these two ways.
- firstly, the time period of living. Students can living in their apartments whenever they want; while, most of dormitory only open in the class-time.
- moreover, the price of living. The price of dormitory is medium, 500$ per month; however, the price of apartment is variable, from 200$ per month to 900$ per month.
- beside, the way of eating. For undergraduate students, they have to choose meal plan while living in dormitory; nevertheless, students have more choices in apartment, such as cooking for themselves, eating in restaurant or eating in dinning hall.
- last, the distance from classroom. All dormitory are on campus, so students can walk to their lecture; but, the distance of apartment is variable, it can be on campus which is close to classroom or off campus which is really far away.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Comparision
The similarities are that they are all clocks and flowing to the ground. Also they are both showing the same time. However, they also have many differences. First, the left one is a photo, while the right one is a picture. Moreover, the color of the left one is darker than the color of the right one. Besides, the left one is hanging on a branch, nevertheless, the right one is on a corner of table.
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