Journal #18: Goodye! Congratulations!

hello, everyone

Time goes so fast. It is end of this semester. It is really an challenging for all of us to study in ALP, is not it? I can see we all do our best to study this semester. Also, I am so happy to meet all of you this semester in composition class. I think we all have a good time in this class.

For me, It is challenging to study composition of this semester. But I am feel well that we can improve our skills of writing and have a good experiece of writing that is beneficial for us to learn in colleage. I think you may have the same feeling as mine.

I hope all of you can dreams come ture. Having a good plan of your life in America. Sometimes, I am imaging what we will be five or ten years later. I hope we all in a good position at that time.

Journal 16: Confucius Quote

Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life. Also, today more and more people interested in Confucianism. He has a famous quote said "Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life." . I think it mean you should find the thing that you like to do and interested to do, then you can enjoy it and do not feel tired or boring.

It is one of the Confucius word that once we know the meaning and can do like this, then it will very helpful in our life. Just like, when we play games or see something that we like, times goes so fast and we will feel comfortable and joyful. In constrast, if somebody aske us to do what we do not like, we may have the feeling of hate, angry, and dislike. So as this word mean. I like this word , but I think it is really hard to do. So I rather to say that try to enjoy what you do now. Find a way to help you to enjoy and interested in what you do. I saw a movie a couple of days ago which is based on the real person. He is an methemetics and he always think of original idea of his study. Thought he have mental disorder, but I can feel he love his work and struggle to do his work. He is very enjoy and intereted in his job, then at last he surmount the difficuties and received Noble prize. It is really amazing.

For me, I do not what is good job for me, but I rather want to try to enjoy and make me happy to do the things around me.

Journal 15: Analyzing an Argument

Beatriz Fernandez. (2009). Marriage: The real final frontier. Available: http://www.dailytitan.com/2009/12/marriage-the-real-final-frontier/.

In this article Beatriz Fernandez argue that it is freedom to marriage or not and it is more important to find a people that make you happy than a man to marriage. After her sister marriage, family members began to tell her it is her turn now (par. 1). But her first priority is graduating not marriage. She argues that we should have freedom of marriage which the claim of truth which appeals to emotion. she think the study is more important than marrige for her now, and she believe that people should concentrate on finding someone to marry instead of finding someone who makes them happy and who they feel comfortable with(par. 8). I am agree with her view point. I do think people should go with traditional thinking. nowadays are different from old day. People are more activity and emotional to do the things they like, and we have the freedom to do like that.Isn't it?

Journal 14: Anticipating Your Parents' Objections

Dear Mom and Dad,


I know you so worried about me to go to the Las Vegas. But Vegas is not as bad as what you here in the media. As I am not child now, I want to have freedom to do what I like and I think it is good chance for me to travel.

Las Vegas is one of the famous place in the world, though many people say it is very dangrous there. It just takes 5 hours to go there for me when other people take a long plane to go there. There are so many travler from all over the world to go to Las Vegas everyday. I always think it is better to see once than hear 100 people say to me. Also, there are the people everywhere and I go there with friends, so do not so worried about that. You afried that once I play the gambling there, I will fascinated in it. I promise you I will not play that game. I know it is easy for people to attract by the games there, but I will not touch that machine, believe me.

I just want to have a look the reason why people like to visit there and why Las Vegas is a famous place in the world. So do not worry about me, I will take care of me. I am so happy to read your letter, though you disageree me of my travel. Hope you can change your mind after you read this letter.

I love you

Journal 13: Summarize/Paraphrase Practice

Leena Rao (2010).Twitter Will Have An Official Android App. Available: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504365_162-20002561-504365.html

Twitter will have an offical android app. Leena(2010) reported that they announced that the microblogging network would be launching an Android app. Last Saturday, Twitter acquired Tweetie, and on Friday, Twitter announced that RIM's new BlackBerry app would be an "official Twitter app" for the device(line 10).

Journal 12: Your First Source

Giles, J. (2006). Water crisis happening now. Nature News, . http://xerxes.calstate.edu.lib-proxy.fullerton.edu/fullerton/metasearch/record group=001790&resultSet=050255&startRecord=9

Jim Giles is a reporter for the San Francisco bureau of new scientiest. He writes about science, politics and the environment. He point out there is a team analysis that water crisis would not arrive until 2025, it is happening now. Hundreds of scientists from more than 100 different institutions contributed to the study. There are many countries especially Africa are have series water crisis problems. One-third of people are living with water crisis in the world. I want to find out how serious they are and what is happening with water shortage.

Journal 11: Research Question

I choose water shortage as my topic for this research paper. The motivation that I want to choose this topic is I was so shocked after I saw a grogram about the water shortage in Kenya.

Honestly, I did not realize that water crisis is such serious in some countries. Also, there are many people can not drink clean water in the world. Their dream is to drink clean water and far from desease while we have many water waste in many cities. Also, because of water crisis in this areas, it caused social problems like crims of woman and children. For most of them, they need to go a long way sometimes a day to get water which is gray water. It is really hard to imagine.

I want to write a research paper about it that many people can pay attention on it. Think about those poor people, think about our future life, I think at least we should learn to save water.

bomison & tara

Journal #10: Advice

We may receive many kinds of advices from friends, teachers, and parents in our life. Before I come to USA, the most advice from my parents and friends are safety and healthy.

I know why they so concern about it. As we know, gun is legal in USA. Also, we see many news about gun abuse in American schools and public place. Some people protest gun control in USA. I think it is really a serious problems in USA. As a result, they gave me many advices about it. For example, do not go somewhere alone, be ready to go outside with friends; and better do not go out at night. I think what they concern it nessary. I have a friend in San Francisco, his car was robbed by a blank guy with gun. In my country, I seldom can hear about crime with gun that happening around me. But in USA, it is really happening. I think their concern is right and I do not want them too worry about me. I try to follow their advices. So after I came to America, I try my best to go out with someone else and do not go out alone at night. For the healthy, I think that is important for all of us. Without healthy body we can not do anything. We can not study or work. So health is important for us.

I think if you can receive an advice from your friends or anyone else, it means they care about you and concern of you. So for me, I like hearing the advice from friends and parents or elder people.


sireesha & sherry

Journal 9: American Food

When we talk about American food, the first thing people think about is hamburger and pizza which are fast food. And people always think that American food is bad for health.

I think the American have many people from other countries and immigrants, so there are many kinds of food not only the hamburgers. But I think most Americans like eat fast food. They are easy and quick. The reason that people like to eat fast food is people are so busy and they have many stress. As the American style, people always say “time is money”, so they work hard and busy. They do not have many times to make food. For truly, I just realize that make food is really a complicated thing after I come to the America. American food also has other food like steak, too. But compare to the food in my country, food in America are either too sweet, or too salt. It should take time to accept it. The supersizing thing is that I found the snake here are also either too sweet, or too salt.

China has an idiom that said if you go into a town be accustomed to it. Now I am better to eat American food.


Lien & Sherry

Journal 8: Optimistic Quote

Winston Churchill said “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty ". I think it is really good words to express the attitude when people facing the problems. It means when you facing bad things, you should thinking positive aspect; if you seek for the bad in every thing, then you would never know what it feels like to discover the good.

I believe that when you thinking thing positively, you can see many other good things that around you and you can see many new things which can give you more opportunities. I think more opportunities means you do not far from the success. Also, I think thinking positively can make people happy. When people is happy, the things what you do may solve better and also well for your health. Optimist is the one who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views and opposite is pessimist. I think pessimist thinking the things in a strange and wrong way. There are many suicide happened with the person who have the emotion of deep pessimistic. For me, I can not say I am an optimist, but I try to be an optimist. I try to thinking optimistically. But it is not an easy thing to think every thing optimistically.

All in all, not only we should have healthy body, but also we should have healthy psychology. Let us thinking positively and be a optimist.

Sherry & Vive

Journal 7: Birds of a Feather

Most people want to say birds of a feather flock together. I agree with that, but for me it is a little bit different. I think both who are alike or not will hang out together and probably be close friends. People who are alike will be good friends.

If the people have the same hobbies or beliefs will be closer than other people. For example, if there are a group of people like swimming, and they go swimming every week together. Time goes by, they can be friend. I believe that the more people meet frequently the more they will be know each other. it means people who meet often will have more chance to be friends than those who do not meet regularly. It does not mean people meet everyday, will be good friend. There is another group of people like meet friends who have differences. If the two people have difference, they also can be friends, for they can learn each other. I think it is a good chance to improve ourselves. Friends can be your mirror that helps you see not only the appearance, but also inside of you.

I like make friend with varies of people, because I can learn many things from them, and also I can look over myself.

Sherry & Vivian

Journal 6: Dr Dolittle

Many people should imagine of animals can talk with people. I think that is a good things and amazing that animals can talk, but also it will bad for us.

First of all, it is a good thing that we can communicate with animals. Human, animal and plants are living on this earth, so it is a good thing to talk with each other. We will know what the trouble with animal is, so that we can help them to solve that. Otherwise, animal can help us to forests and the oceans, but the animals like monkey or fish can help us know more about our environment. Second, we can help each other. We can see many animals suicide in groups, and we do not know the reason for that. If we can talk with each other, these problems maybe can solve some of the problems. Human’s technologies are limited. We can not go into some of the solved by the help of human. Meanwhile, animals can help human to solve many problems, too. Sad to say, there is bad thing if animals can talk. There will many more competition with human and animal. It is already a very competitive world for human to live. If the animals can talk and they compete with human, that will be a big problem for the earth.

All in all, there are more good things than bad things for human, if the animals can talk.



VIVAN & SHERRY

Journal 5: Life's Soundtrack

Music is our friends. We can not live without music. We can have different languages, but we can communicate with music. Music is a world language which can connect us.

I like the song “I could be the one” which is the fourth and final mainstream single from Stacie Orrick’s self-titled second album. It was limited release and did not fare as well as the first three singles but nonetheless became her fourth top 40 hit in the UK. I heard this song about three years ago. When I hear this song I associate with pure love. First reason is her voice is just like spring, fresh and bright. Second reason is the rhythm is light and very special for me. When I heard this song, my memory is go back to the time that I was young. It is a good memory trip for me to hear this song. I will feel so comfortable and happy when I hear this song.

All in all, everyone have their own music. Music is the best language to communicate with other people.

VIVAN & SHERRY

Journal 4: Weather

I have been at California for about 1 year. I like to live here to study. It makes me feel comfortable to be here, especially the weather.

The first impression that I have was the weather. I still remember the day that I arrived here. It was so sunny and warm weather. Also, the sunlight was so comfortable. I like the weather in LA. In contrast, the weather in my home town is four direct seasons which is spring, summer, fall, and winter. In spring the weather is warm, but a little bit cool; in summer, it is so hot and dry; in fall, the weather is cool and the leaf all turn yellow; in winter, it is very cold that is very different from LA. I like the weather here, because it is not too hot in summer, not too cold in winter. Also, spring and fall are warm.

All in all, I like living in California, for the weather is good here.

VIVIAN & SHERRY

Journal 3: Old Fears

Everyone have their own fear. For me, I am fear of the dark when I was young, but now I am fear of death.

When I was young I am so afraid of dark. I could not turn off the light by myself, so mother always helps me to turn off the light after I have already fallen asleep. I am afraid of night when I was young, because I think monsters will come out at night. It sounds childish, but I think most of children afraid of night when they were young. Recently, I am afraid of death. That not means I am timid or afraid of death. I am just so sad of death. The first reason is come from movies. There are many movies about our future life like robots control the people and many kinds of disasters. Sometimes I think if it is not movie, it is true, what human can do for that. The second reason is recently there are many real disasters around our life. Not only the nature disasters can reduce death, but also the disasters that from human can reduce death. As we see, many people die for the nature disasters like earthquake, tsunami, and forest fires. Sad to say, under the disasters, human are too small and tiny. We just like ants; we can not do anything when disasters come to us.

Death is not afraid for a man, but it is very sad for human.

comments: VIVIAN & WENDY

Journal 2: Your New Year Resolution

When I was young I am so happy that we have new year party, because on this day it is very crowd. Many relatives come together have a big part, and for children we can get money from uncle and anunt because of our traditional customs. But recently, I do not like New year.

First of all, after I come to USA, I feel lonely when it is the traditional holiday. I am very missing my family and friends on those special days. Second, as the times goes so fast, I realize it is very hard to run with time. Third, if it is the New year which means we get older than last year. It is very carzy. Though people say age is just a number, but it is also very scare me.

I hope this year can be my big change that I can apply to the major that I like and have a new life.


comments: VIVIAN & SHERRY

Journal 1: Introductions

My name is Leah. I have been in the california for about a year. I am happy to study here and experience the life in California, because I can meet variety kinds of people and customs here. Sometimes I am missing my friends and family, but it is good that I canmeet many new friends here.

Now I want to introuduce one of my friend sherry. She is tall and active girl that I ever met. I am so happy to see him this semester. For we have the similarities. First of all, we come from the same country, and second, both of us want to get master degree here, but different major. And also, we preparing the TOEFL test. Hope we can get a good score and sucessfully apply to the major we want.


comments: VIVIAN & SHERRY