Essay
Jennifer Edmond
My teammate's name is Jenifer Edmond, and she is from Haiti. She also graduated from high school in Haiti. She’s interested in nursing, and she is trying to study English. She live in New York for two years, and learning English for one year, but she still some difficulty with the language, like listening and grammar. She prefers speaking more than writing English, I guess it is because speaking English is easier than writing it down. She wants her writing and reading progress this semester for pass the CAT-W test and go to English 101.
My teammate's name is Jenifer Edmond, and she is from Haiti. She also graduated from high school in Haiti. She’s interested in nursing, and she is trying to study English. She live in New York for two years, and learning English for one year, but she still some difficulty with the language, like listening and grammar. She prefers speaking more than writing English, I guess it is because speaking English is easier than writing it down. She wants her writing and reading progress this semester for pass the CAT-W test and go to English 101.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class 3A
02/06/2015
Draft#3
Damage to Records in Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Is Less Than Feared, Officials Say
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/nyregion/damage-from-brooklyn-warehouse-fire-is-less-than-initially-feared-officials-say.html?_r=0
According to the article, written by Anemona Hartocollis on Feb.5, 2015, a fire was caused by boxes of paper in a warehouse. The firefighter says it is very difficult to do their work in weather like this, unless you are polar bear he joked. The residents who live there are worried about toxic pollution made by the smoke and fire. In the end, Mr.Kass, a person who works for environmental health, stated that oxygen has been returned to normal.
Mr. Kelly
Class 3A
02/06/2015
Draft#3
Damage to Records in Brooklyn Warehouse Fire Is Less Than Feared, Officials Say
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/nyregion/damage-from-brooklyn-warehouse-fire-is-less-than-initially-feared-officials-say.html?_r=0
According to the article, written by Anemona Hartocollis on Feb.5, 2015, a fire was caused by boxes of paper in a warehouse. The firefighter says it is very difficult to do their work in weather like this, unless you are polar bear he joked. The residents who live there are worried about toxic pollution made by the smoke and fire. In the end, Mr.Kass, a person who works for environmental health, stated that oxygen has been returned to normal.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
3/08/2015
Darft#3
Childhood Obesity
What is childhood obesity? Well, the childhood obesity is children that overweight. In recent years, childhood obesity became a common problem in our world, specifically the U.S. Obese people are in dangerous and easy of causing disease. It is kind of ironic, people were famine in the pass, and now they are worried about being overweight. This essay will describe proposed solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Finally, this essay will propose the best solution and explain its benefits.
The governor of Puerto Rico had passed a new law, which is to fine the money of parents of obese children. First of all, the governor will create a helpful diet and exercise plan for children to follow. Next, they going to check the children every four weeks, to see do they show any significant weight loss. After six months, if the children don’t lose weight, the parents can be fined $500. Also, it will increase up to $800 if another six-month plan shows no improvement. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s research report, 30% of children of Puerto Rico are overweight, that’s why they pass the law even though it has a lot of dispute. “That people who are obese tend to have a lower socioeconomic status.” Said by Kyle, the chairman of the Obesity Action Coalition. He is worried that the government would fine the lower class, because most obese children come from poor families. “If overweight will make government fine your money, then what is next? Cancer? Diabetes? That’s ridiculous.” said Nikhil Dhurandhar, who chairs the department of nutritional sciences at Texas Tech University.
In addition, there is another solution for childhood obesity. Some state government had issue about increase the tax of sugary drinks, for it is easy to cause people overweight. For example, the city of Berkeley, California, became the first to pass the law that taxes sugary drinks. Since taxes of sugary drinks are increase, maybe one can of coke will be $2.If drinking sugary drinks become expensive, then people will chose other things to drink, which healthier than sugary drinks.
The best solution of this is called Team Work, because it needs parent, school and children to work together as a group to solve the overweight problem. It is easier than fining people. First of all, school must have special healthy diet for those obese students eat for lunch, and parents need to make healthy diet for their obese children too. Also, don’t let them eat any junk food or fast food. Second of all, during P.E (physical education) class at school, the teacher must force them to do exercise rather than sitting away and just watching other classmates play. Sometimes, the teacher might give them an exercise plan or let they join the sport club during after school, so they can chose their favorite sport and enjoy it. Finally, there is another cause of being overweight-the pressure, full of stress is an easy way to become overweight. It needs to do a lot with communication. The school and parents must let students trust them. If they have any problem, they can talk to any of them to find out the solution. This solution will be the best, because it brings benefit of students and it only costs little money. Helping children build a healthy life style can also be useful in their future life. Another reason that this solution is the best is it doesn’t affect other people’s benefit but brings more, it not cost your money, and it also not increases the price of things.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
3/08/2015
Darft#3
Childhood Obesity
What is childhood obesity? Well, the childhood obesity is children that overweight. In recent years, childhood obesity became a common problem in our world, specifically the U.S. Obese people are in dangerous and easy of causing disease. It is kind of ironic, people were famine in the pass, and now they are worried about being overweight. This essay will describe proposed solutions to the problem of childhood obesity. Finally, this essay will propose the best solution and explain its benefits.
The governor of Puerto Rico had passed a new law, which is to fine the money of parents of obese children. First of all, the governor will create a helpful diet and exercise plan for children to follow. Next, they going to check the children every four weeks, to see do they show any significant weight loss. After six months, if the children don’t lose weight, the parents can be fined $500. Also, it will increase up to $800 if another six-month plan shows no improvement. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s research report, 30% of children of Puerto Rico are overweight, that’s why they pass the law even though it has a lot of dispute. “That people who are obese tend to have a lower socioeconomic status.” Said by Kyle, the chairman of the Obesity Action Coalition. He is worried that the government would fine the lower class, because most obese children come from poor families. “If overweight will make government fine your money, then what is next? Cancer? Diabetes? That’s ridiculous.” said Nikhil Dhurandhar, who chairs the department of nutritional sciences at Texas Tech University.
In addition, there is another solution for childhood obesity. Some state government had issue about increase the tax of sugary drinks, for it is easy to cause people overweight. For example, the city of Berkeley, California, became the first to pass the law that taxes sugary drinks. Since taxes of sugary drinks are increase, maybe one can of coke will be $2.If drinking sugary drinks become expensive, then people will chose other things to drink, which healthier than sugary drinks.
The best solution of this is called Team Work, because it needs parent, school and children to work together as a group to solve the overweight problem. It is easier than fining people. First of all, school must have special healthy diet for those obese students eat for lunch, and parents need to make healthy diet for their obese children too. Also, don’t let them eat any junk food or fast food. Second of all, during P.E (physical education) class at school, the teacher must force them to do exercise rather than sitting away and just watching other classmates play. Sometimes, the teacher might give them an exercise plan or let they join the sport club during after school, so they can chose their favorite sport and enjoy it. Finally, there is another cause of being overweight-the pressure, full of stress is an easy way to become overweight. It needs to do a lot with communication. The school and parents must let students trust them. If they have any problem, they can talk to any of them to find out the solution. This solution will be the best, because it brings benefit of students and it only costs little money. Helping children build a healthy life style can also be useful in their future life. Another reason that this solution is the best is it doesn’t affect other people’s benefit but brings more, it not cost your money, and it also not increases the price of things.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
3/19/2015
Draft#4
Happy
Happiness is the most important feeling in our life. When researchers interview people about what they want out of life. Almost all the people have the same answer-to be happy. The claims of the film Happy cites research states: “‘happiness’ is 50% genetic, 10% circumstances, and 40%‘intentional activity’.” This means 50% of your happiness is from you parents, which is heredity. 10% are from the living environment that you can’t choose or change. 40% are things you did to make yourself feel happy. This essay will explain what makes people feel happy. Finally, this essay will propose how to find the key to your happiness.
According to the novel Until I Say Good-Bye by Susan Spencer-Wendel, Susan might have some dispute with this quote. Susan’s life is kind of opposite from this quote. First of all, Susan was adopted by Tee, her adoptive mother. And Susan has no memory about Ellen (her biological mother), the only thing she own from Ellen is her appearance. Therefore, only 10% of Susan’s happiness seems to be genetic. Second of all, Susan has a wonderful family, her sister Steph and adoptive parents are very nice for her. Tee had raised her, and drove her hard to succeed. With such supportive mother like Tee, Susan already became the happiest person in the world. It affects Susan so much, like 40% of Susan’s happiness are from circumstances. Last of all, there is another element make up 50% of Susan’s happy-intentional activity. Susan has chosen to meet these two people- John and Nancy; the two people changed her world. The first person, John, became her husband, and the second person, Nancy, became her best friend in life. Both of them are important for Susan, Susan received so much love and support from them, especially after her getting ALS. Without them, Susan wouldn’t be the Susan that we know today. After Susan got ALS, Susan decides to travel, sometimes with family, sometimes with Nancy, sometimes all of them, to make her last year of living with joy. She wants the last year of her life, to still be happy, so she chooses to travel, chooses to write this book, and doesn’t want to carry regret to the death. If Susan saw this quote, she might agree some part of it, but the number of percent needs to be changed.
The happiness of everybody is depending on their self. I agree with this claim, happiness is made of these three elements: genetic, circumstances and intentional activity, but number of percent depends. The happiness of mine comes from 10% of genetic, 20% of circumstances and 70% of intentional activity. First of all, my parents go to the U.S when I was very little, I don’t remember anything about them. My parents are not very optimistic, but I am. Second of all, the circumstances don’t affect so much of my happiness. In my childhood I lived with my grandparents, not my parents. I lived with my grandparents and my sister in a very little town in China. It is kind of like the countryside and isolated. And my life was the same as other same age children, nothing is special. According to the New York Times, more people that live in the city want to go back to the countryside. Because living in city brings them high stress, which is destroy their health. Last of all,70% of my happiness is intentional activity, it is thing I choose to do. I have a lot of friends in school and out of school, so I come to school every day voluntarily. Everyone know that sometimes children don’t want go to school, but no in my case, because in school I can hand out with my friends. Sometimes I just think happiness is giving me energy to continue, with it, I can be unstoppable in real life. I have hobbies such as drawing, playing badminton and volleyball. When I feel unhappy, it can make me feel peaceful.
The key of being happy is to love each other. Just like the movie Pay It Forward, if we give some help or love to other people, then she or he will pay it to another. When I helping people, they look happy, and I have the empathy of happiness. My short term goal is to perform random acts of kindness, which is when I can reach someone that needs help; I generally help him or her. I am enjoying this kind feeling, like a quote says “you share rose get fun.” This means when you give someone your rose, then fragrance is left in your hand. As we all love each other, this world will be full of happiness. So my future goal is to take a job that can make people feel happy. For example, my major is art, I love drawing and watching animation, I would like to make animation for people to watch and make them happy.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
3/19/2015
Draft#4
Happy
Happiness is the most important feeling in our life. When researchers interview people about what they want out of life. Almost all the people have the same answer-to be happy. The claims of the film Happy cites research states: “‘happiness’ is 50% genetic, 10% circumstances, and 40%‘intentional activity’.” This means 50% of your happiness is from you parents, which is heredity. 10% are from the living environment that you can’t choose or change. 40% are things you did to make yourself feel happy. This essay will explain what makes people feel happy. Finally, this essay will propose how to find the key to your happiness.
According to the novel Until I Say Good-Bye by Susan Spencer-Wendel, Susan might have some dispute with this quote. Susan’s life is kind of opposite from this quote. First of all, Susan was adopted by Tee, her adoptive mother. And Susan has no memory about Ellen (her biological mother), the only thing she own from Ellen is her appearance. Therefore, only 10% of Susan’s happiness seems to be genetic. Second of all, Susan has a wonderful family, her sister Steph and adoptive parents are very nice for her. Tee had raised her, and drove her hard to succeed. With such supportive mother like Tee, Susan already became the happiest person in the world. It affects Susan so much, like 40% of Susan’s happiness are from circumstances. Last of all, there is another element make up 50% of Susan’s happy-intentional activity. Susan has chosen to meet these two people- John and Nancy; the two people changed her world. The first person, John, became her husband, and the second person, Nancy, became her best friend in life. Both of them are important for Susan, Susan received so much love and support from them, especially after her getting ALS. Without them, Susan wouldn’t be the Susan that we know today. After Susan got ALS, Susan decides to travel, sometimes with family, sometimes with Nancy, sometimes all of them, to make her last year of living with joy. She wants the last year of her life, to still be happy, so she chooses to travel, chooses to write this book, and doesn’t want to carry regret to the death. If Susan saw this quote, she might agree some part of it, but the number of percent needs to be changed.
The happiness of everybody is depending on their self. I agree with this claim, happiness is made of these three elements: genetic, circumstances and intentional activity, but number of percent depends. The happiness of mine comes from 10% of genetic, 20% of circumstances and 70% of intentional activity. First of all, my parents go to the U.S when I was very little, I don’t remember anything about them. My parents are not very optimistic, but I am. Second of all, the circumstances don’t affect so much of my happiness. In my childhood I lived with my grandparents, not my parents. I lived with my grandparents and my sister in a very little town in China. It is kind of like the countryside and isolated. And my life was the same as other same age children, nothing is special. According to the New York Times, more people that live in the city want to go back to the countryside. Because living in city brings them high stress, which is destroy their health. Last of all,70% of my happiness is intentional activity, it is thing I choose to do. I have a lot of friends in school and out of school, so I come to school every day voluntarily. Everyone know that sometimes children don’t want go to school, but no in my case, because in school I can hand out with my friends. Sometimes I just think happiness is giving me energy to continue, with it, I can be unstoppable in real life. I have hobbies such as drawing, playing badminton and volleyball. When I feel unhappy, it can make me feel peaceful.
The key of being happy is to love each other. Just like the movie Pay It Forward, if we give some help or love to other people, then she or he will pay it to another. When I helping people, they look happy, and I have the empathy of happiness. My short term goal is to perform random acts of kindness, which is when I can reach someone that needs help; I generally help him or her. I am enjoying this kind feeling, like a quote says “you share rose get fun.” This means when you give someone your rose, then fragrance is left in your hand. As we all love each other, this world will be full of happiness. So my future goal is to take a job that can make people feel happy. For example, my major is art, I love drawing and watching animation, I would like to make animation for people to watch and make them happy.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
04/01/2015
Draft#3
The youngest child seems to have the easiest lives, compared to other birth order. First of all, according to the article” How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment” by Lucille K. Forer, the youngest child is always taken care of by others, such as older siblings or parents. They might think “I am less able to do many things than other people.” I agree with his opinion, because I am the youngest child in my family and I feel empathy with it. My parents always care about me more than care about my older sister. In addition, my sister, who is the oldest child in my family, cares about me too. When I have problems, she helps me to face and solve them; even she often calls me a “trouble maker”. Finally, I had interviewed some of my classmates, who are the youngest children in their families. Almost all of them say that they have received a lot of help from their parents and older siblings than they give out. They are the apple in their parents’ eye. For these reasons, the life of youngest child is the easiest one.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
04/01/2015
Draft#3
The youngest child seems to have the easiest lives, compared to other birth order. First of all, according to the article” How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment” by Lucille K. Forer, the youngest child is always taken care of by others, such as older siblings or parents. They might think “I am less able to do many things than other people.” I agree with his opinion, because I am the youngest child in my family and I feel empathy with it. My parents always care about me more than care about my older sister. In addition, my sister, who is the oldest child in my family, cares about me too. When I have problems, she helps me to face and solve them; even she often calls me a “trouble maker”. Finally, I had interviewed some of my classmates, who are the youngest children in their families. Almost all of them say that they have received a lot of help from their parents and older siblings than they give out. They are the apple in their parents’ eye. For these reasons, the life of youngest child is the easiest one.
Love
is the greatest thing in the world. Love can be dividing by two parts: love
between two people of a couple and the love among family members. Love among
family members is like you can do anything for them, and you not asking pay
back, just like the novel we read Until I Say Good Bye, Susan’s adoptive
parents did for Susan. Because they are family of Susan, and they love Susan so
much. Other kind of love is love between people of a couple, like boyfriend or
girlfriend, sometimes husband and wife. It needs “feedback”, I mean the reaction.
On the other hand, love between couples usually turns to love among family
members after the couple married or become family. So that’s why people say “the
marriage is tomb of love.” In addition, love not just with human being; it can
be with something else, such as animal, job etc. Love could be a faith, because
it supports us, giving us energy to move forward, that’s why love is the
greatest.
Zhong Lin
MR. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/06/2015
Draft #4
Friendship & Love
According to Seneca, “Friendship always benefits: love sometimes injures.” This means that friendship would not hurt you, but love would do. I disagree with his opinion, because nothing is always right. Things always changes by circumstance. This essay will describe both the injury and benefit of having friendship and love, in contrast to the ideas in this quote.
A good friendship can really benefit your life. For example, in the novel our class just finished “Until I Say Good-Bye” by Susan Spencer-Wendel; Nancy is the best friend of the main character Susan. She gave Susan a lot support. For one thing, when Susan first went to college she indulgences herself and she got C on her GPA. Nancy, as Susan’s best friend helps her go back to level A. In addition, Susan receives both support and love from Nancy. When Susa got ALS, she couldn’t control her body to walk and she couldn’t speak clearly either. Nancy, as Susan’s best friend, shares her love to Susan. On the other hand, a bad friendship would destroy your life. When you met a friend like a hooligan, he might bring some evil practice to you. Having a fair-weather friend is having a worst enemy; you don’t know when you will be betrayed and get stabbed in the back. Finally, you have to make a choice: keep being a friend of his and endure him, or break that friendship to make your life better. Friendship is not a hundred percent beneficial, it has risks too.
Many people think that love is the best thing in the world, which might be true. But sometimes love will hurt you heart, such as break up/ divorce, paramour etc. In our generation the divorce rate is higher than in the older generation; in my grandfather’s generation, they had never seen people who are divorced. My grandparents didn’t know each other well before they married. In the current view point, we don’t think that is a good match, but they did and have a happy marriage. In addition, feeling betrayed also breaks your heart, and that is more painful than anything. On the other hand, love is also the greatest thing in the world; we have so many poems, books, and articles that describe how great love is. For example, the drama “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, represents the power of love. Remember love can build you up, and destroy you in the same way. Just like nuclear power, we use it to generate electricity, but once it becomes a nuclear bomb, it can ruin you in only by a second.
In conclusion, over trust friendship and love is very dangerous; you don’t know when they will bite you. Even though they taste like honey, how do you know it is not the poisonous apple? Just stay back a little. Enjoy the benefits of them and protect yourself from getting injured.
MR. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/06/2015
Draft #4
Friendship & Love
According to Seneca, “Friendship always benefits: love sometimes injures.” This means that friendship would not hurt you, but love would do. I disagree with his opinion, because nothing is always right. Things always changes by circumstance. This essay will describe both the injury and benefit of having friendship and love, in contrast to the ideas in this quote.
A good friendship can really benefit your life. For example, in the novel our class just finished “Until I Say Good-Bye” by Susan Spencer-Wendel; Nancy is the best friend of the main character Susan. She gave Susan a lot support. For one thing, when Susan first went to college she indulgences herself and she got C on her GPA. Nancy, as Susan’s best friend helps her go back to level A. In addition, Susan receives both support and love from Nancy. When Susa got ALS, she couldn’t control her body to walk and she couldn’t speak clearly either. Nancy, as Susan’s best friend, shares her love to Susan. On the other hand, a bad friendship would destroy your life. When you met a friend like a hooligan, he might bring some evil practice to you. Having a fair-weather friend is having a worst enemy; you don’t know when you will be betrayed and get stabbed in the back. Finally, you have to make a choice: keep being a friend of his and endure him, or break that friendship to make your life better. Friendship is not a hundred percent beneficial, it has risks too.
Many people think that love is the best thing in the world, which might be true. But sometimes love will hurt you heart, such as break up/ divorce, paramour etc. In our generation the divorce rate is higher than in the older generation; in my grandfather’s generation, they had never seen people who are divorced. My grandparents didn’t know each other well before they married. In the current view point, we don’t think that is a good match, but they did and have a happy marriage. In addition, feeling betrayed also breaks your heart, and that is more painful than anything. On the other hand, love is also the greatest thing in the world; we have so many poems, books, and articles that describe how great love is. For example, the drama “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, represents the power of love. Remember love can build you up, and destroy you in the same way. Just like nuclear power, we use it to generate electricity, but once it becomes a nuclear bomb, it can ruin you in only by a second.
In conclusion, over trust friendship and love is very dangerous; you don’t know when they will bite you. Even though they taste like honey, how do you know it is not the poisonous apple? Just stay back a little. Enjoy the benefits of them and protect yourself from getting injured.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
04/11/2015
Draft# 1
Midterm Reflection Essay
Following the arrival of spring break, half of the semester was already gone. Spring 2015, it is third semester for me in CUNY CLIP program; I study English in CLIP but not only English, but also other skills such as grammar, reading and writing skills. In this reflection essay, I will describe what I have learned so far this semester, and what I would like to improve in the second half of the semester.
This semester our class participated in the QCC Campus Common Read, it is about a class in QCC, a class in CLIP and in other high school both read same book “Until I Say Good Bye” by Susan Spencer Wendel. Susan is a journalist raise by her adoptive parents. Suddenly, in age fourth-four she found she had ALS, which damage her muscle and make her body getting weaker and weaker. Since life of her only left few years, she spends rest of time to living with joy. In addition, she have three children and she loves them so much that she was worry about if she will bring them ALS. So she is going to find her birth parents to see if ALS is heredity. Finally, she wrote down what does she did and publish to be this book. The Common Read is purpose on helping us to find out the main point of the book and develop it; also, for improving our English skill. In the Common Read, we have lot of event; the one that I remember most is the Poetry recitation. During that event, I heard several beautiful poems about empathy, and three people own the prize- the give card.
In addition to participating in the Common Read, I learned some experience that will improve my English skills. In this semester, our class has writing work every week, sometimes it is a huge essay, sometimes it is free write after college hour. I think my listening skill and reading skill getting better during this semester because that. I feel that I need to learn more vocabulary and improve my grammar, because my grammar skill isn’t that good.
The second half of the semester I would like to improve my speaking skill, because I so shy to speak English to those people who are from different country. I want to communication to my classmate more by using English. Next, in outside of class, I would like assign task of me self. For example, I will watch movies, reading news and novel, after I finish I would write some feedback or an article about it, to make me stronger in language skill. The knowledge that I have learned this semester makes me stronger than beginning. After this semester I will take the CAT-W test because it is my third semester in CLIP. And I go to college, but I will keep study English, because I know that what I have learned is not enough, I need to learn more.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
04/11/2015
Draft# 1
Midterm Reflection Essay
Following the arrival of spring break, half of the semester was already gone. Spring 2015, it is third semester for me in CUNY CLIP program; I study English in CLIP but not only English, but also other skills such as grammar, reading and writing skills. In this reflection essay, I will describe what I have learned so far this semester, and what I would like to improve in the second half of the semester.
This semester our class participated in the QCC Campus Common Read, it is about a class in QCC, a class in CLIP and in other high school both read same book “Until I Say Good Bye” by Susan Spencer Wendel. Susan is a journalist raise by her adoptive parents. Suddenly, in age fourth-four she found she had ALS, which damage her muscle and make her body getting weaker and weaker. Since life of her only left few years, she spends rest of time to living with joy. In addition, she have three children and she loves them so much that she was worry about if she will bring them ALS. So she is going to find her birth parents to see if ALS is heredity. Finally, she wrote down what does she did and publish to be this book. The Common Read is purpose on helping us to find out the main point of the book and develop it; also, for improving our English skill. In the Common Read, we have lot of event; the one that I remember most is the Poetry recitation. During that event, I heard several beautiful poems about empathy, and three people own the prize- the give card.
In addition to participating in the Common Read, I learned some experience that will improve my English skills. In this semester, our class has writing work every week, sometimes it is a huge essay, sometimes it is free write after college hour. I think my listening skill and reading skill getting better during this semester because that. I feel that I need to learn more vocabulary and improve my grammar, because my grammar skill isn’t that good.
The second half of the semester I would like to improve my speaking skill, because I so shy to speak English to those people who are from different country. I want to communication to my classmate more by using English. Next, in outside of class, I would like assign task of me self. For example, I will watch movies, reading news and novel, after I finish I would write some feedback or an article about it, to make me stronger in language skill. The knowledge that I have learned this semester makes me stronger than beginning. After this semester I will take the CAT-W test because it is my third semester in CLIP. And I go to college, but I will keep study English, because I know that what I have learned is not enough, I need to learn more.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/19/2015
Draft# 3
Working Mother
According to the article “Mommy Wars, Part II,” women who become mothers are worry about that they couldn’t be a mother and a worker at same time. Taking care of the children is a big job for a mother. On the other hand, some mothers need to work for many different reasons including to let their children have a better life. In addition, some mothers want to show their ability to people instead of just being a mother. Working mothers have a difficult situation. Because they have to take care of their children, which make them feel confused. I think if our society can give them a little help, then they can go back to work and show their abilities. This essay will focus how to solve the conflict of working mothers, and list several ways that we can help them.
First of all, companies have different schedules so that working mother couldn’t take care of their children. For example, some companies ask their employee to work overtime. Working overtime can make a mother very anxious, because she can’t pick up her children after school. Perhaps she could not make dinner for her children either. In addition, having an unchanging schedule and a stubborn boss both can prevent the working mother from caring for her children. Another example is about school days off. As we know, school has a lot of days off per semester, so the children stay at home. Since the parents both go to work, someone needs to be home and watch the children. It is too difficult to balance company’s schedule and school schedule. If the boss of the company seem unusually attuned to people’s feeling, he might shift the schedule to allow the mother go home early. Therefore, working mothers need to receive the support from company.
Secondly, children might have several problems in school. While parents are working, school needs measure that children are being take care, so working mothers can focus on their job. For example, there have bullying. The children in school might suffer from bullying; school needs put all the children under its watch. Another problem is security. Schools can trade school bus or take children to school and return home safely. Also, schools should have security officer that can protect children. Parents are care about how their children do in the school, and school should have better communication with parents. In addition, schools can have some programs that are open for children on weekends and holidays, so that children have place to go when parents are working. All of above are we do for working mothers, let them know their children will be good even they are not nearby.
Here are some information from interview of an working mother, she talks about her situation. “I give my children for my mother to take care.” Said by a working mother named Li. Li was a Chinese, come to America in early 1990s. When she was leave China she has two children, the old child is five years old and the youngest just three. On the other hand, people might think she doesn’t love her children that much, because she leave them when they too young. In fact, Li love her children more than everyone does. During early 1990s, people in Li’s hometown believe that if they can go to America, they can make big money. As the result, many of young people come to America, leave their family and hometown behind. The two children were living with their grandparents, and Li remit money to them every month. Finally, after ten years have not been see each other, Li come back to meet her children. When she hears her children calling her from face to face, she cries. She knows her sacrifice is worth. “If I had chance to choose again, I will make same choice, because all I do can make my children can have better life.” She said, at end of the interview.
In conclusion, to be a mother doesn’t mean the end of a career. More women are afraid of marry and having children, because that will make them become a 24 hours house wife. However, with this extra help, women can go back to work as working mother. Women are not just good at housework, but more. Give them a chance, they would show to us.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/19/2015
Draft# 3
Working Mother
According to the article “Mommy Wars, Part II,” women who become mothers are worry about that they couldn’t be a mother and a worker at same time. Taking care of the children is a big job for a mother. On the other hand, some mothers need to work for many different reasons including to let their children have a better life. In addition, some mothers want to show their ability to people instead of just being a mother. Working mothers have a difficult situation. Because they have to take care of their children, which make them feel confused. I think if our society can give them a little help, then they can go back to work and show their abilities. This essay will focus how to solve the conflict of working mothers, and list several ways that we can help them.
First of all, companies have different schedules so that working mother couldn’t take care of their children. For example, some companies ask their employee to work overtime. Working overtime can make a mother very anxious, because she can’t pick up her children after school. Perhaps she could not make dinner for her children either. In addition, having an unchanging schedule and a stubborn boss both can prevent the working mother from caring for her children. Another example is about school days off. As we know, school has a lot of days off per semester, so the children stay at home. Since the parents both go to work, someone needs to be home and watch the children. It is too difficult to balance company’s schedule and school schedule. If the boss of the company seem unusually attuned to people’s feeling, he might shift the schedule to allow the mother go home early. Therefore, working mothers need to receive the support from company.
Secondly, children might have several problems in school. While parents are working, school needs measure that children are being take care, so working mothers can focus on their job. For example, there have bullying. The children in school might suffer from bullying; school needs put all the children under its watch. Another problem is security. Schools can trade school bus or take children to school and return home safely. Also, schools should have security officer that can protect children. Parents are care about how their children do in the school, and school should have better communication with parents. In addition, schools can have some programs that are open for children on weekends and holidays, so that children have place to go when parents are working. All of above are we do for working mothers, let them know their children will be good even they are not nearby.
Here are some information from interview of an working mother, she talks about her situation. “I give my children for my mother to take care.” Said by a working mother named Li. Li was a Chinese, come to America in early 1990s. When she was leave China she has two children, the old child is five years old and the youngest just three. On the other hand, people might think she doesn’t love her children that much, because she leave them when they too young. In fact, Li love her children more than everyone does. During early 1990s, people in Li’s hometown believe that if they can go to America, they can make big money. As the result, many of young people come to America, leave their family and hometown behind. The two children were living with their grandparents, and Li remit money to them every month. Finally, after ten years have not been see each other, Li come back to meet her children. When she hears her children calling her from face to face, she cries. She knows her sacrifice is worth. “If I had chance to choose again, I will make same choice, because all I do can make my children can have better life.” She said, at end of the interview.
In conclusion, to be a mother doesn’t mean the end of a career. More women are afraid of marry and having children, because that will make them become a 24 hours house wife. However, with this extra help, women can go back to work as working mother. Women are not just good at housework, but more. Give them a chance, they would show to us.
Researchers found that people’s I.Q. can get higher, if he or she does 20 minutes of exercise daily. In the article “Aerobic exercise”, exercise would help students get a higher score in the text, whatever their weight or health. Furthermore is a report of a research to show the evidence. The researchers taking long time observe more than a million students. As the result, they found that people who have a higher I.Q. can do many things better than others. Even though the I.Q. and muscular strength have no clear relationship. Both Hillman and Kukn suggests that children need to do more exercises instead of playing video games, because it is waste time and do nothing. However, I disagree with this opinion; I think playing video games can also improve people’s ability.
To say games, almost all the parents hate it, especially those who have children. They might say: oh my boy/girl always on the computer instead doing the homework. Just like when we were children, we also don’t like do our homework, it is the worst nightmare in childhood. None of children like study more than play game, to make them love study we need to make study become interesting. For example, learn thing while gaming. When I was a high school student, I really hated Math, but I got good on it. Why? Because teacher made me love to join her study style. She was teaching Algebra at that time, so we got a lot of group projects such as make a kite, drawing top view/ front view of the building and courting size of balloon etc. Those projects really caught my attention to study. Even though I disliked Math, I enjoyed studying it. So, when we use it in the right way, playing games will not lower our scores, but increase them.
There are some games that can exercise your ability. First of all, you must highly focus while you playing game, once you out of focus then you have to try that again, which train your brain ability. Secondly, for some of the games, you need to work with teams. You might have to give the order of who is doing what. Though this experience, you would improve your communication skill and work experience in a group. A third benefits while playing games is that you can meet some new friends, and they might from different country and have different culture. Isn’t that amazing? Many children usually go home after school end, and they probably do not have any friends out of school. You can tell your secret to him or her and don’t need to worry people who around you will know. I have seen a person who was shay in the real world but was very self-confidence when he was playing game. He might develop his ability by play game, and bring it to real world one day.
To say games, almost all the parents hate it, especially those who have children. They might say: oh my boy/girl always on the computer instead doing the homework. Just like when we were children, we also don’t like do our homework, it is the worst nightmare in childhood. None of children like study more than play game, to make them love study we need to make study become interesting. For example, learn thing while gaming. When I was a high school student, I really hated Math, but I got good on it. Why? Because teacher made me love to join her study style. She was teaching Algebra at that time, so we got a lot of group projects such as make a kite, drawing top view/ front view of the building and courting size of balloon etc. Those projects really caught my attention to study. Even though I disliked Math, I enjoyed studying it. So, when we use it in the right way, playing games will not lower our scores, but increase them.
There are some games that can exercise your ability. First of all, you must highly focus while you playing game, once you out of focus then you have to try that again, which train your brain ability. Secondly, for some of the games, you need to work with teams. You might have to give the order of who is doing what. Though this experience, you would improve your communication skill and work experience in a group. A third benefits while playing games is that you can meet some new friends, and they might from different country and have different culture. Isn’t that amazing? Many children usually go home after school end, and they probably do not have any friends out of school. You can tell your secret to him or her and don’t need to worry people who around you will know. I have seen a person who was shay in the real world but was very self-confidence when he was playing game. He might develop his ability by play game, and bring it to real world one day.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/22/2015
Draft#2
CAT-W #2
According to the article “Helping College Graduates Find Jobs” by Jean Fitz, many students don’t get jobs and don’t know what kind of jobs they want. In the article, the author used situation of students in Wisconsin as an example. He states that both students and the accountants for the state of Wisconsin want college student to be able to get a job after graduating from college. However, many students change their major during the college, so they would not guarantee that they get jobs when they graduate. On the other hand, the State’s accountants want students to get jobs and become taxpaying citizens, so they are not just paying financial aid to the students and getting nothing. Some of the college try to give their students a special test to determine the student’s abilities, but it doesn’t work well. In my opinion, I think if we can focus on one thing, believing our self and working had, then we can find the way to success.
According to my personal experience, I know what major I am going to study in college, and what job I should look for after I graduate. For example, I love drawing and it is a part of my life. When I am drawing, I find out I can release my stress and include my emotion by it. Then I realize that drawing will be my interest. I know what I am going to do in college, and my choice will be unchangeable. Some students change their major during college, it is worst decision. They might tend to think that this major seen like easy to find the job, or today I going to change my major because I don’t like it. As the result, they couldn’t find the job. So my advice is just choosing what you like, what you are good at, try it hard, and one day you will be successful. No matter what other people say to you, just believe in yourself and per serene.
Another example is a story about a great king’s legend. His name is Liu, the youngest child in the family. His father always compared his old brother and him: “Look at you, almost 30 years old and still single and have no job, why you aren’t like your brother marries a woman and get a job.” Liu laughed, no one knew his goal. One day, he saw the king, dressing golden cloth with dragon pattern, and his sword- covered with gold, silver and rube. He told himself, he will dress in that clothing and carry that sword one day. His chance was come when the old kind died. The new king is a cruel one and he doubles the tax payment. If you didn’t pay enough, your wife and daughter will be taken to him, and all males would become salver. Liu became the one of against group leader; he was defeated at first, but he never gave up. After just ten years, he ruled China. Isn’t that a legend? Ten years from nothing to became the king. If we can trust our self and keep our self and keep our mind stabilize, there is no way that we can’t be successful.
Connecting to our world, everything is passable. The famous scientist Steven Hoking, was found that he have an uncured disease of his muscle when he was only 21. Someone said Steven could only life 3-5years, but Steven said no to his fate. He is writing, studying, and publishing his work while he fights against the disease, and now he is still alive. Furthermore, he has his own family and honor. He only can control two fingers can move, he wrote down many articles. If you want to hit your life, hit it harder, so you will be successful.
In conclusion, to be success is made by three elements: focus on one thing, self-confidence and working hard. No one born is going to be a loser, at least we fight back our fate, and we will win. And no one can succeed without these three elements.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
05/22/2015
Draft#2
CAT-W #2
According to the article “Helping College Graduates Find Jobs” by Jean Fitz, many students don’t get jobs and don’t know what kind of jobs they want. In the article, the author used situation of students in Wisconsin as an example. He states that both students and the accountants for the state of Wisconsin want college student to be able to get a job after graduating from college. However, many students change their major during the college, so they would not guarantee that they get jobs when they graduate. On the other hand, the State’s accountants want students to get jobs and become taxpaying citizens, so they are not just paying financial aid to the students and getting nothing. Some of the college try to give their students a special test to determine the student’s abilities, but it doesn’t work well. In my opinion, I think if we can focus on one thing, believing our self and working had, then we can find the way to success.
According to my personal experience, I know what major I am going to study in college, and what job I should look for after I graduate. For example, I love drawing and it is a part of my life. When I am drawing, I find out I can release my stress and include my emotion by it. Then I realize that drawing will be my interest. I know what I am going to do in college, and my choice will be unchangeable. Some students change their major during college, it is worst decision. They might tend to think that this major seen like easy to find the job, or today I going to change my major because I don’t like it. As the result, they couldn’t find the job. So my advice is just choosing what you like, what you are good at, try it hard, and one day you will be successful. No matter what other people say to you, just believe in yourself and per serene.
Another example is a story about a great king’s legend. His name is Liu, the youngest child in the family. His father always compared his old brother and him: “Look at you, almost 30 years old and still single and have no job, why you aren’t like your brother marries a woman and get a job.” Liu laughed, no one knew his goal. One day, he saw the king, dressing golden cloth with dragon pattern, and his sword- covered with gold, silver and rube. He told himself, he will dress in that clothing and carry that sword one day. His chance was come when the old kind died. The new king is a cruel one and he doubles the tax payment. If you didn’t pay enough, your wife and daughter will be taken to him, and all males would become salver. Liu became the one of against group leader; he was defeated at first, but he never gave up. After just ten years, he ruled China. Isn’t that a legend? Ten years from nothing to became the king. If we can trust our self and keep our self and keep our mind stabilize, there is no way that we can’t be successful.
Connecting to our world, everything is passable. The famous scientist Steven Hoking, was found that he have an uncured disease of his muscle when he was only 21. Someone said Steven could only life 3-5years, but Steven said no to his fate. He is writing, studying, and publishing his work while he fights against the disease, and now he is still alive. Furthermore, he has his own family and honor. He only can control two fingers can move, he wrote down many articles. If you want to hit your life, hit it harder, so you will be successful.
In conclusion, to be success is made by three elements: focus on one thing, self-confidence and working hard. No one born is going to be a loser, at least we fight back our fate, and we will win. And no one can succeed without these three elements.
Zhong Lin
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
Draft#2
CAT-W 3
According to the article “What Is Quality Of Life’ by Francisco Orozco, too much of material goods is not relative to quality of life. In the article, the author pointed out that quality of life was relative to how much time that you spend with your family and friends, and things that were non-materials such as music and art. In addition, making yourself useful to others also increased your life quality. Next, the author used life experience of when he lived in Mexico as example to resay his idea. Finally, the author compared the poor material life and higher standard of living. He stated that higher standard of life could bring negative effects, such as crime, lack of trust and weak ties between people. This leads to poor quality of life and people live in this society might be less happy since they have more wealth. I strongly agree the author’s opinion, but I think having too much money can cause lack of happiness. I will support this idea by using example from my own life.
Dalai Lama has written an article about modern society, and how money causes people’s lives to be happy and suffer. In the article, Dalai Lama said that rich people might suffer from the money they have, and poor people are happier than the rich people because they know how to share. This article by Dalai Lama reminds me of a famous Chinese fable “poor neighbor.” This story was talk about a rich man, who suffered from disease and money, and had a poor man as his neighbor. His neighbor, an optimistic man always smiled all day even though he didn’t have any money. The rich man was jealous of his neighbor. Every time when he saw his neighbor smile, he couldn’t control his anger. One day, the rich man figured out how he could easily make his neighbor disappointed. Then he threw a piece of gold into his neighbor’s house. The poor man had conversation with his wife about how to spender that money, then the poor man didn’t smile any more after that day. Though out this story, money might bring amount of material goods to make life better; however, money could also increase problems and decrease qualify of life.
I used to believe that money can bring me to happiness, but I am totally wrong. When I was a child, I loved junk food so much. I couldn’t live without it even just one day. However, my parents didn’t want me to be too fat, so I didn’t have a lot of money when I was child. On the other hand, I should being happy right now because I have enough money. When I buy a lot of it and start eating, I found I could not feel the same way; I can eat them all but I don’t feel that happy. It became too much that I don’t like them anymore. The money couldn’t bring me happy any more. As a result, I realize that money can’t buy happiness; in fact, too much money can make less happiness.
According to an interview from the New York Times, many people tend to go to live in the countryside after they retire. One mad said that he prefers go to live in a small town when he earns enough money. When the writer asks him why he wants to live in a small town instead of a big city like New York? He said that New York is a big city, with so many people from everywhere; but people in New York are full of stress and always tank and think about money. Living here for a long time would make him crazy, he wants live longer he joked. This man’s speech really relative to our life. After started working, we always think about money, and it makes us feel stress. We don’t see a lot of positive effect of having money, but negative. Bill Gates, the richness man in the world, spends his money to help African children for their health, education etc. He increases his life quality by helping others and sharing, which is right way to get to happy.
In conclusion, money should spend on where it need. Use money to help others is going to make your life happier. Keeping money or only spend it for yourself is not going to help, but increase stress and suffer. Notice that too much money would make you far away from happinessl.
Mr. Kelly
Class: 3A
Draft#2
CAT-W 3
According to the article “What Is Quality Of Life’ by Francisco Orozco, too much of material goods is not relative to quality of life. In the article, the author pointed out that quality of life was relative to how much time that you spend with your family and friends, and things that were non-materials such as music and art. In addition, making yourself useful to others also increased your life quality. Next, the author used life experience of when he lived in Mexico as example to resay his idea. Finally, the author compared the poor material life and higher standard of living. He stated that higher standard of life could bring negative effects, such as crime, lack of trust and weak ties between people. This leads to poor quality of life and people live in this society might be less happy since they have more wealth. I strongly agree the author’s opinion, but I think having too much money can cause lack of happiness. I will support this idea by using example from my own life.
Dalai Lama has written an article about modern society, and how money causes people’s lives to be happy and suffer. In the article, Dalai Lama said that rich people might suffer from the money they have, and poor people are happier than the rich people because they know how to share. This article by Dalai Lama reminds me of a famous Chinese fable “poor neighbor.” This story was talk about a rich man, who suffered from disease and money, and had a poor man as his neighbor. His neighbor, an optimistic man always smiled all day even though he didn’t have any money. The rich man was jealous of his neighbor. Every time when he saw his neighbor smile, he couldn’t control his anger. One day, the rich man figured out how he could easily make his neighbor disappointed. Then he threw a piece of gold into his neighbor’s house. The poor man had conversation with his wife about how to spender that money, then the poor man didn’t smile any more after that day. Though out this story, money might bring amount of material goods to make life better; however, money could also increase problems and decrease qualify of life.
I used to believe that money can bring me to happiness, but I am totally wrong. When I was a child, I loved junk food so much. I couldn’t live without it even just one day. However, my parents didn’t want me to be too fat, so I didn’t have a lot of money when I was child. On the other hand, I should being happy right now because I have enough money. When I buy a lot of it and start eating, I found I could not feel the same way; I can eat them all but I don’t feel that happy. It became too much that I don’t like them anymore. The money couldn’t bring me happy any more. As a result, I realize that money can’t buy happiness; in fact, too much money can make less happiness.
According to an interview from the New York Times, many people tend to go to live in the countryside after they retire. One mad said that he prefers go to live in a small town when he earns enough money. When the writer asks him why he wants to live in a small town instead of a big city like New York? He said that New York is a big city, with so many people from everywhere; but people in New York are full of stress and always tank and think about money. Living here for a long time would make him crazy, he wants live longer he joked. This man’s speech really relative to our life. After started working, we always think about money, and it makes us feel stress. We don’t see a lot of positive effect of having money, but negative. Bill Gates, the richness man in the world, spends his money to help African children for their health, education etc. He increases his life quality by helping others and sharing, which is right way to get to happy.
In conclusion, money should spend on where it need. Use money to help others is going to make your life happier. Keeping money or only spend it for yourself is not going to help, but increase stress and suffer. Notice that too much money would make you far away from happinessl.