Being Single Has many advatages

Hui Ying, Yang
Composition 4C
December 11, 2007

Being Single Has Many Advantages.

Getting married is one of the most important things for ancient people in their life, and people who get married and have children used to be thought to have a perfect life. In the 20th century, people got married late. Nowadays there are much more people choosing to be single instead of getting married late in the 21st century. Because they found it has many advantages. These advantages include financial, independent, and emotional benefits.

First of all, being single has more financial benefits. Single people can save more money on his/her utilities. Their daily expense normally will be less than a married couple. For instance, the monthly electricity bill or water bill can be cheaper, because single people live alone and don’t use it too much. Therefore, they can spend their money on other places. Single people earn money for themselves and can fully control it. For example, a single woman may buy several expensive bags for herself as collections, and she won’t get complaint by the mate. Single people have less financial problems than married couples. Single people only need to earn money for themselves, but a married couple may need to provide money for entire family expense. For example, a married couple who have kids need to spend lots of money on raising a child, such as tuition.

Second, single people can be more independent, so they can have variety of social lives. They can go any date without telling their partner first. If a married man always wants to have a date with other women, they may not be loyal to his marriage. Single people have much more freedom than married. They don’t have to change their lifestyle while they live alone. For instance, some couple may adjust sleeping habit to coupe with their partner, such as turn on or turn off the light when they are sleeping. Single people also can learn to be more independent. They have to be independent because they have to do everything by themselves. For example, single people might have to learn to cook or fix a computer.

The final advantage is emotional benefits. Single people only have to care about his/her parents and relatives. Their emotion won’t get affected from an extended family. Nobody will nag at single people if they have some bad habits. Their emotional won’t get effect. For example, single people can wash theirs clothes once a month if they like. Single people’s emotional won’t get effected from his/her mate. Married couples have to take care each other, so inevitably. For example, if a wife is sick, the husband might not concentrate on his work. They have emotional burdens for the mate’s sadness or happiness.

In brief, the lifestyle of being single has more benefits. They can save more money, more independent and more emotional freedom.

Journal Entry # 33

What are you going to do over the 3 day weekend?

Three Days weekend

Nobody should hate long weekend, because he/she can take a rest from his/her job or do the things he/she likes to do. Since I am going to have 3 days weekend, I am totally relax and also planning some schedules. First of all, I am going to shipping. Shopping can be a kind of exercise for me. I am planning to go to South Coast Plaza with my husband, and I hope I can find a pair of boots for my first winter in America. If I can’t find the boots that I like, I still will find something for alternative. Second, I will be attending my friend's wedding party on this Saturday. The bride and the groom are both Taiwanese, and they have been dating for over two years. Their wedding will be held on Newport Beach. I wish all of the guests will have a joyful time from their wedding. At last, I would like to stay at home for one day. I don't think I will do chores. I will watch TV program and call my parents. In conclusion, with these three days. I will go shopping, attending wedding party, and staying home for one day. Hoping everything will be fine and follow my plans.

Journal Entry # 32

Thanksgiving is coming up soon. What three things are you most thankful for?

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is not only one of the most important holidays for America and Canada but also full of meaning for people. On this day, they celebrate together, thanks for the God, and their harvest. Since it is my first time in America to learn about English and culture, I also would like to thankful three things in my life. First of all, I want to thank for my parents. They are the persons treating me best in the world. For instance, I used to have bad manner, but they always forgive me. They work very hard and thrifty, but they try to give me and my brothers the best things they can offer. Second, I would like to thank for my husband George. He is a very kind and patient person. For example, he shopped with me for over 6 hours for my clothes many times without any complaint. Maybe he is not a perfect marriage partner, but he learns to be a perfect marriage partner. At last, I would like to thank for three of my best friends in Taiwan. We help each other and grow up together. For instance, even I study in America, they still care about me. We cherish our friendship very much. In conclusion, thanksgiving is a major holiday in America. People thanks to God, and families have reunions together. We should cherish everything in our lives and never take it for granted.

Journal Entry # 31

Three kinds of lies

Speaking of lies is not good, but there are three kinds of lies that we may speak during our life. The first kind of lie is lies to help yourself. This kind of lie is you want to protect yourself when something happen and it is bed for you. For example, oversleep workers may told their boss why they were late it all because of the bad traffic. Second, lies to help others. When you don’t want people who you care get hurt, you tell this kind of lie to help. For instance, you best friend got a bed grades, and you may tell he/her it is not so bed. The last is kind is lies to hurt others. If something is not so bad but you still disagree with it, it all because you don’t care or like it. For example, one of your friend you don’t like but one day she wear a beautiful dress, and you tell her it is ugly. In conclusion, maybe tell a lie is not good, but sometimes may depends on different situation.

Journal Entry # 30

Does it matter what strangers think of you? Do you care if everyone likes you or are you content just being yourself? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.

It is not important about how stragers think of me, because caring everyone's feeling is too tired and bored. If there is anyone always want people agree or like with them, I think they will get busy. The most important reason is life is too short, being yourself without hurting anyone will be better. However, I care about my family and my good friends feeling because people living in groups. They are the most close people in my life, and I hope that we can know each other.

Journal Entry # 29

One Storming Night

A young couple lived in a small Northeastern city. The wife worked for a technical company far away from home and she usually got home after dusk. It was a stormy day. The rain had been falling really hard most of the day. Some electric poles had been broken down by the rain heavy rain and wind. The husband got home around 5pm and prepared for the dinner as usual. He expected his wife to get home around 8pm like she always did. From the kitchen, he could hear the noise from her footsteps. He called out his wife’s name but didn’t get any response. The dinner started out like every other dinner. One thing that was different from this dinner was that she didn’t talk at all. He thought she must have been very tired from a long day at work. He was angry, but he decided to forget about it and go to bed early. They went to the bed after the quick meal. It was raining very hard outside and the room was completely dark. He almost fell asleep, but he could still feel his wife’s touch. It was so cold when she touched him. Her hand felt like ice. He decided to hold her to keep her warm. However, the wife’s body felt very wet. He wondered why her body was so wet. He just thought she went out into the rain after the meal. When he woke up next day, he quickly went into the bathroom. Then he turned on the radio to listen news in the morning. Suddenly, he heard there was an accident last night and one woman died. The woman who died had the same name as his wife! He ran into the bedroom and he couldn’t believe his eyes. In the place where she slept was empty. There was just a pile of blood. His wife was gone.

Jouranl Entry # 28

Halloween Party

It’s not only an impressive party to me but also a very first Halloween party I ever had in my life. I was looking forward to attending this party from weeks before the Halloween, because it is a traditional American holiday. On the day before the party, I spent 1 hour to dress up myself. I put some fake blood and cut holes on my dress. I also made up my face to look creepy because I didn’t want anyone to recognize me. When I arrived at the party, I heard loud music and it made me fell excited. I loved the loud music even it almost make me barely hear friends’ talking. Most of ALP students wore custom, such as vampire and clown. Each of them dressed very characteristic, and it didn’t look like their first Halloween party. During the party, I danced with my friends, talked with my classmates and it was so fun. I also saw Mr. Ewing and Sean bring their wife to the party. I was curious how they can find such a young and beautiful wife. Excitingly, everything in the Halloween party is so fresh to me. I have so much pleasant time that I cannot wait for next Halloween coming. These experiences to immerse these holidays in person give me good chances to know American culture in depth. This will also be my most precious memory in my life.

Journal Entry # 28

Las Vegas

Las Vegas is one of the most incredible cities in America. It is the capital of gambling in the world, and famous for its entertainment, shows, shopping, and vacation resorts. If anyone plans to go to Las Vegas for a vacation, I suggest they must try four things as below. The first thing is to visit different casino. Las Vegas is famous for lavish casinos such as Winn, Caesars Hotel, and Bellagio Palace that every tourist must take pictures. Second, watch some famous shows. For example, the O show in Bellagio is very special and exciting. Even tickets for shows are expensive, people who spend the money to watch shows will feel its worthiness. Third, go to buffets in some big hotels. In Las Vegas, you can find buffet in every hotel is affordable and delicious. The last thing is go gambling. You may become very rich or very poor during one night, and it is all depends on your luck. I like to play jackpot when I travel Las Vegas. Jackpot is very easy and just for fun to me. In conclusion, I still can’t find the way to win any money. If I won a lot of money from Las Vegas, I won’t be the student in CSUF anymore.

Journal Entry # 27

Tennis and Badminton

Even tennis and badminton let people feel like that they are the similar sports, but there are differences in many ways. The first difference is equipment. For example, people use two rackets, one ball for tennis and one bird for badminton when they play tennis and badminton, but the racket’s weight on these two sports are quite different. A tennis racket is heavier than a badminton racket, so girls usually like to play badminton more than tennis. Another difference is the court. People play tennis outdoor. On the other hand, badminton is played indoor. The ball for badminton is makes from plastic or feathers, so people play it indoor. The last difference is the rule. For instance, we serve a ball behind the side line when we play tennis, but the serve for badminton is inside the side lines. Some rules for these two sports are similar but still have some differences. In conclusion, tennis and badminton are all interesting sports.

Journal Entry # 25

McDonalds and In N Out

Although McDonalds and In N Out both are famous America fast food restaurants and sell hamburgers as their main product, there are quite a few differences. One difference is marketing. Every year McDonalds will try to create some new products to attract customers. However, In N Out only sells three kinds of hamburgers as their main product. In N Out doesn’t have too many choices.The other difference is their food-marketing segmentation. While McDonalds makes the hamburger before customers order it and quickly, In N Out only makes their hamburger after customers order it and fresh. That is why the hamburger from In N Out is usually tastes better than McDonalds. The final difference is reputation. McDonalds sells their products all over the world, and its logo already equals to hamburgers for people worldwide, so they are well-known in the world. In contrast, In N Out only sells to CA, NV, and AZ in America.
In conclusion, though there are some unlikeness between McDonalds and In N Out, they are all my favorite fast food restaurants.

Journal Entry # 24

A Person Hwo Has Made a Difference

A statesman who recently died in Taiwan is a person who has made a difference to my country’s political ecosystem. His name is Ding Nan Chen. Due to his behavior, he makes me believe there is somebody with integrity in politics. He is very honest in his political career and establishes a good judicial system. When he died, everyone was so shocked to believe it in my country. Almost everybody felt really sad that day. He died of lung cancer. However, he never smoked, drank or had any bad habit and devoted his entire life to improve the judicial system. As I know so far, very few people who work as a congressman or statesman can really carry on their ideals and disregard their personal desires. In conclusion, I think in the contemporary society we all need this kind of person to be our model, and make things better.

Journal Entry # 23

My Favorite Dish

Instant noodles are very delicious and easy to cook. You need one package of instant noodles, one egg, some vegetables, and several pieces of pork. First put the instant noodles into a pot with some boiling water. Then add one egg and some pork after 40 seconds. Next put the vegetables and beat them together. You will find the food smell delicious and can’t wait to eat right away.

Journal Entry # 22

How to Lose 10 Pounds in Two Days

If you found you need to go to your ex-boyfriend weeding party after one week, but you find you are much fatter than before. There is a way to lose 10 pounds in two days.The first step is to make up your mind. Make sure you don’t find yourself an excuse to shake your determination to lose your weight.Second, having two days off from your work or school. Don’t let outside activities interfere your schedule for days, because you have to stay at home focusing on shaking off your fat.The next step is to eat a lot of cool ice cream and very hot spicy soup at same time. Trying to eat these two foods as your daily meals which can mess up your digestive system.Next, you will find this really help you to get rid of a lot of wastes from the body by having dumps in the bathroom.The last step is when you lose 10 pounds, then buying the most beautiful dress and jewelry that you can afford from a department store for the wedding. In conclusion, before you want to try this method, make sure you are healthy enough to go through this painful process.

Journal Entry # 21

How to Find a Marriage Partner

Finding a marriage partner is harder than finding a dinosaur in the world, but there are still some steps can help you to find a marriage partners. The first step is go to the church instead of party, bar to find your true love. People who usually goes to the party or bar are just for social, relax, and fun, and it is hard to find a marriage partner in there. The next step is choose the normally man/woman in church. You can find their life is much regular, simple and without any bad habits.Next, you have to protect yourself before you talk to them. It is means if you are a man protect you are generous and full of science. If you are a woman, try to be delicacy than you look like. Fourth, make some comment in your mind while you are talking to them. If you think your personality may match, than you can start a romantic dating with he/she.In conclusion, it is hard to find a partner you want to marriage, but if you find, you are one of the luckiest person in the world.

Journal Entry # 20

There Are Three Types of People in This World

We can classify three types of people in this world. The first kinds is people who are learning knowledge. This kind of people is usually age between 1 to 20 and happy without any worry, because they are young and their life is simple. Learning knowledge is the main part of their life. For example, children have to go to school to learn knowledge, such as learning how to how to communicate with people, and express their ideas clearly. The second kind is people who are learning a real life. This kind of people is adults and age between 20~60. It means when they finish their college degree, they go to society, and life is becoming more complex. They have to be independent. For instance, when people are in this age, they have to consider being single or marriage, how to take care of the family. The last kind is people who already have knowledge and know how to handle life. This kind of people is old people. Old people are full of knowledge and experience about life, but they are not young anymore. In conclusion, we basically all belong to one of these three kinds of people, enjoying every different part of our life will make the entire life completeness and fullfillness.

Journal Entry # 19

Being Single Has Many Advantages

There are more and more people choosing to be single people, because it has many advantages of being single. First of all, single people can go any date or party anytime. They can even be a party animal and no one will nag you. For example, single people can meet anybody and don’t have to tell their partner and feel guilty. Secondly, being single can be totally free when they are at home. Single people can make their own apartment messy. For instance, they can completely control the remote and watch any channel until midnight, or they even can be naked when they are in their apartment. At last, single people don’t need to remember any special anniversary. They don’t have to mark the wedding anniversary, their partner’s birthday, and their first kiss day…on their schedule. Therefore, single people’s life can be much simple. In brief, the lifestyle of being single is much simple, more convenient and more benefits.

Journal Entry # 18

Playing Sports Has Many Advantages

Playing sports is good and has three advantages at least. The first reason is playing sports can help us keep our body slender. For example, if people keep regularly exercise and they usually won’t become fat when they are in the middle age. The second reason is people who playing sports are usually happier. Happy people usually have less stress in their life. If people have stress from different place, playing sports regularly with their friends can let people have lower depression and feel more confident. The last reason is playing sports can let us have more energy and keep away from disease. For instance, playing sports can improve people’s immunity and prevent heart disease. In conclusion, if anyone doesn’t play any sports regularly in their daily life, we better suggest him to start from now as a good habit.

Journal Entry # 17

Summarize the movie we are going to watch.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My big fat Greek wedding described about a woman who come from a traditional Greek family, and her name is Toula. Toula has a very big Greek family, and all of her family only married Greek people. When Toula is 30 years old and hasn’t married yet, her family has feel about Toula maybe won’t get marry in her life and worried about it. One day when Toula decide to change her borin life, she starte to learn something new and someday she meet a man Ian. Ian is a hansom, all, and charming American, when Toula and Ian falls in love with each other and decide to get marry, it brings Toula’s stubborn father and her family a very big shock…While they are preparing their Greek style weeding, the two family also bring each other many culture shock and it is the most funny place in this successful movie.

Journal Entry # 16

Describe your most embarrassing moment. One paragraph. Use descriptive language.

My most embarrassing moment

Boba tea is a kind of milk tea with tapioca and come from Taiwan. When I was a college student I liked to drink boba milk tea in my daily life, and my embarrassing moment was happened on the boba milk tea. One day, when I was dating with my best friends, we were having a wonderful dinner. We talked about the boys and the school life. We almost had a very pleasure time, but the embarrassing moment was happened after a while. While I was excited on talking about something and drank boba at the same time, suddenly, I throw up the tapioca into my friend’s noodle soup due to I spoke too fast. My friend’s even hadn’t tasted about her soup before I throw up the tapioca into her soup. At the moment, I felt so sorry and embarrassed about it. My friend didn’t want to take off the tapioca and tasted the soup, so we reorder another soup. After that date, an embarrassing moment taught me to be lady while I am having a meal.

Journal Entry # 15

Research Halloween online and write a paragraph summarizing the holiday. No plagiarism! I'm watching you!

Halloween

Before I came to America, I expected Halloween coming. In my memory the Halloween is a very special holiday. It is different from our ghost festival (In ghost festival we be careful of everything). In America, people celebrated together, crazy…and TV also plays lots of horror movies. Halloween comes from the word all-hallow-even. In the November first, all-hallow-even is a Catholic day that is observed in honor of saints. In the 5th century BC was changed to October 31 because summer officially ended on October 31. One of the stories about Halloween was all of the spirits will come out and search of living people in Irish on the night of October 31. The Irish people didn’t want to be possessed, so they dress up as ghoulish and walked near their neighborhood. They did something destructive and they believe it can frighten away spirits. After the Irish immigrant to America, they also brought their custom to America. Because of that, nowadays Halloween becomes an important holiday to America or Canada. One of the most famous activities is trick-or-treat. Children disguise themselves and go to their neighborhoods to solicit the candies. If they don’t get the candies from their neighborhoods, they may trick them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

http://www.wsl.edu.pl/~azetka/halloween_index.html

http://wilstar.com/holidays/hallown2.htm

Journal Entry # 14

Write about your experience at Universal Studios! (please post pictures too)

Universal Studios

Universal Studios is a cool place. Even last Saturday is my second time to go to the Universal Studios, it is still fresh for me. When we arrived in the Universal Studios, every ALP students was so excited and took picture everywhere. But for me, I just can’t wait to play. First we tried the “House of Horrors”. It was so crowded and everyone walked one by one. I still felt nervous, because we never know what will happen. Then, we tried the “Revenge of the Mummy” and “Julassic Park”. The Revenge of the Mummy was so interesting and I liked high speed. Inside of the Julassic Park was beautiful, it was decorated as the movie. After that, we had a lunch, we ate the Panda Express. It was so greasy and I hope that I won’t try again. In the afternoon, we played the “Sherk and Donkey” and “Studio Tour”. Because the Sherk and Donkey was a 4-D movie, we felt everything was so real. The last Studio Tour was amazing. In the Studio Tour, it was my first that I saw some people are making movie, and the most impressiveness thing was that we saw two adorable deer. The deer are in front of bus and looks so lovely. Two of my Universal Studios tour was so perfected. Now, I can’t wait my third to go to Universal Studios.

Journal Entry # 13

Write an academic paragraph. Try your best to give three reasons supporting the topic sentence. Don't forget to give examples and write a concluding sentence.Topic sentence: There are several reasons to eat fruits and vegetables.

There are several reasons to eat fruits and vegetables.

Nowadays people have lots of stress from work, family, or study, so keeping our body healthy is important. The easiest and most economic way is to eat more vegetable and fruits. Because it really has many advantage. First of all, vegetables protein is better than animal protein. The cholesterol from vegetables and fruits is less than meat. Second, it can get rid of constipation. Vegetables and fruits have rich fiber and it can improve digestive system. At last, eating more vegetables and fruits can balance PH value in our blood. The vitamin from vegetables and fruits can cause less change to get disease. In summary, vegetables and fruits have less cholesterol, more fiber, and lots of vitamin. Therefore, there are several reasons people need to eat more vegetables and fruits.

Journal Entry # 12

Describe your bedroom using spatial order signals. Look at page 62.

Describe your bedroom

When I first came to America, my room didn’t have much stuff. But after four months now my bedroom is getting crowd... From the doorway on the left of my room is an organized bookcase, a long white mirror, and then is my comfortable bed. Now the bookcase is full of my textbooks, magazines, and memento that I bought from lots of place in America. Next to the bookcase is my dishonest mirror. Why it is a dishonest mirror, because I found the people inside of the mirror always looks thinner then outside. In the left side of the corner is my comfortable bed. The khaki’s bed sheet with soft light in my room is so relax and let me feel sleepy. On the right side of my room are a big clothes chest, wooden dressing table, and a TV. My clothes chest is big and deep. Between the clothes chest and TV is my wooden dressing table, it is my favorite place but getting messy. On my dressing table there has a big mirror, some cosmetic, accessories, and sometimes I left some chocolate or coffee on my table. Next to the dressing table is a gray TV and under the TV is video game, there are my husband’s favorite.

Journal Entry # 11

Practice freewriting. Freewriting is when you write quickly without stopping to think or organize your thoughts. Don't worry about grammar or spelling. Just write as much as you can in 10-15 minutes. Check your textbook if you don't remember what freewriting is.Topic: Weddings in My Country

Weddings in My Country

Wedding in Taiwan is a big event for every family. But actually I think most men don’t want to marry too early, they still want to play video games or hang out with friends. Women don’t want to marry too early either. They would rather spend their whole salary in buying clothes. Although nowadays the dress of brides and grooms don’t have much difference than other countries, there are still some special customs elder people like to follow for the wedding in my country. First, most of the parents like to go to the temple and ask the fortune teller if the marriage for their children will have a good life after marriage or not. The old people expect wedding will bring everyone good luck. Second, we can find the groom family must prepare a wedding cake, a wedding cake will be passed to the bride family and friends. At last, in the wedding date, everyone will give a red envelope to the marriage couple. In short, there are some traditional of the wedding in my country.

http://tw.knowledge.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1405100806175

Journal Entry # 10

Today, I was selected as a possible juror (someone who performs jury duty). However, the court decided that they already had enough jurors. Part of me wishes that I could have participated in the case to see what it is like in the courtroom. However, part of me is glad that I don't have to miss class (because of my wonderful students and also the money).In America, the legal system includes lawyers, judges, and jurors. How does the legal system work in your country? Who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty?

The legal system in my country.

The legal system in my country, we have judges, lawyers, and public procurators as main roles. As I know, the legal systems in Taiwan are the same as Japan, French, and Germany…other countries. In Taiwan, the judge makes decision if cases are guilt. The lawyer defends their customers. The public procurator provides evidence. We don’t have juries in the court as American, so a judge plays very important role in the court, but if accused defender feels the conviction is not fair, they can appealed his case to a higher court. But it is difficult to overturn a case, because you have to prepare convinced evidences to persuade the judge. It includes witnesses, material evidences, and you have to find some new evidences in a very short time. Usually, all of these will cost lots of money.

Journal Entry # 9

What is a friend? Please write one paragraph using three main points/ideas.

What is a friend ?

We made a lot of acquaintances in our life, but there are only few people who can be friends instead of just classmates, coworker. For me, a real friend can also be a soul mate, and it has following meaning to me. First, a friend should let you feel comfortable anytime. It means you can trust and talk about anything without secret, and the reason is you know they are reliable. Second, a friend should help you see the truth and face the problem. A friend should not only hang out to have fun, but also won’t leave you when you have the troubles or need some help. Third, friends have the same interest or things in common. We will like to do everything together or never feel having enough talking. In short, a friend may be hard to find, so the best way is to be nice to others first and cherish the friendship.

Journal Entry # 8

Tell me about your dream vacation. Where would you like to go and why? What sort of things would you like to see and do?

My Dream Vacation.

If I only can chose one place to be my dream vacation, it will be Japan. Because Japan is close to my home country, Taiwan, so it is easier to have a trip to Japan. Also, some of our cultures are similar and there won’t be too much culture shock. If I can have a month vacation, I would like to visit Tokyo, Okinawa, and Kyoto. These are three most special places in Japan. First, I would like to shop at Tokyo, I like to collect exquisite toys and clothes. I believe I can find lots of good stuff in Tokyo. I am also planning to eat Japan’s food at Tokyo. Such as sashimi, bento, and Japan cake. Second, I want to go Okinawa to swim for the whole day. Okinawa is a clean place and people there are all having a very relax life. It just like Hawaii in America. At last, I like to visit different kinds of tempo at Kyoto. When I read about the travel magazine, I saw a lot of tempo in Kyoto and each kind of tempo has its own historical value. Now I am buying lotto once a week, so that my dream vacation can quickly come true.

Journal Entry # 7

Are you going to the Concert Under the Stars? Are you going on the Los Angeles City Tour? I hope you go to at least one of these events. First, attend the event. Next, write a paragraph summarizing your experience. If you do not attend either event, please write about what you did over the weekend.

Concert Under the Stars

Last Friday, I went to the concert under the stars, it was a perform for CSUF’s golden anniversary. Due to we have some problem in our car, my husband, his sister in-law and I arrived at 8:30. It was really last, and we only can sat at back. The perform was wonderful, even I almost can’t understand what they were sang. But I know they must sang as their best. We watched the perform until 9:40 and finally the firework started. The firework was wonderful because we can saw so close.

Journal Entry # 6

Write a narrative paragraph about an unforgettable experience in your life. This could be an earthquake like in the story on page 24 or it could be something different like your first dating experience. Be sure to use time order signals.

An Unforgettable Experience in My Life.

September 21, 1999. While I was sleeping, my parents yelled and woke up me. It was a earthquake! Then we run outside quickly and found the street all power off. The earthquake was really shaking big. Later, a lot of people also ran out. The earthquake continued about one minute or more. We were all scared and felt the earthquake this time was quite different. The next day, we realized it is the biggest earthquake in Taiwan from news report. The death toll was more then 2,410 people during this disaster. Also, 8,000 people got hurt in earthquake. The news about the earthquake reported more than one month, because the earthquake really caused great damage in Taiwan. It is an unforgettable experience in my life, and until now sometimes I still felt sad about this earthquake.

Journal Entry # 5

What is your favorite season? Write a paragraph.

My Favorite Season

Summer is my favorite season, even though sometimes I complain it is too hot especially for those days over 100 degrees. However, summer is still my favorite season, because the weather is always good to have outdoor activities. First, I can have more activities with my friends, such as I like to go swimming at beach and play in water parks. I always have a lot of fun and make many friends as well, and I have learned how to dive and swim faster. Playing water is one of my favorite things in summer and I like to yell loud before I jump into water that makes me relief. Second, I can eat various kinds of ice cream. It is really joyful when I am eating ice cream during an extremely hot day. Sometimes when I eat the ice cream too fast I will have brain freeze, but I still like it. Third, summer always let people feel full of energy. I like to utilize every minute of each summer day. That is why summer is my favorite season, and I can have a lot of happy memory for summer.

Journal Entry # 4

If you don't feel there is enough time for lunch, write an imaginary letter to the dean to persuade him to change the class schedules.

Dear Mr./Ms.,

I am an ALP student came from 4C. My name is Hui-Ying Yang. I hope it is not abrupt to email you regarding the fun lunch really clashed with our class schedule in 4C.Because we have a class and it begin from 11:30 to 12:45, we do not think we will have time to go to the fun lunch in this fall semester. As an ALP student, I also have been studying in CSUF since summer semester, I believe fun lunch is really important for us. First, we can have a chance to talk to conversation partner, speaking to native person can help us know more about English. Second, it is a good opportunity to hang out with other ALP student in different class, we can share about our life or some problem. Third, it is a good time to do some exercise, the ALP office usually offer soccer, badminton, and volleyball for us to play. But we do not have the time to do it. Hopefully you can consider the situation for us.


Sincerely,

Hui-Ying Yang

Journal Entry #3

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

Before I came to America, a statesman died in Taiwan. He was very honest in his political career, and established a good judicatory system. When he died, everyone was so shocked to believe it in my country. Almost everybody felt really sad in that day. He was died of long cancer. But he never smoked, drank and had any bad habit. I think in the contemporary society we all need this kind of person to be our model, and make things better.

Journal Entry # 2

My Favorite Sport

I had been interested in many kinds of sports since I was a child, such as basketball, table tennis, badminton, and swimming. After I grow up, I find badminton is my favorite sport. One of the reasons is badminton is the most interesting and compelling sport to me, and it is also my mom’s favorite sport. She played badminton with me most of the time when I went home after school. Another reason is badminton is really easy for people to play. Badminton doesn’t need many people, so I can easily find a person to play with me. And the last reason is badminton is not the kind of intensive sport for girls to play. It is easy and safe, and it is usually played at indoor court so that the weather won’t be the factor to this sport no matter ts is raining or sizzling. That is way badminton is my favorite sport.

Journal Entry # 1

Introducing Myself

My name is Hui-Ying, Yang. I am 24 years old. I was born in Taiwan, and grew up there too. I have been studying in Fullerton since summer semester. As an ALP studens, me goal is to make my writing better. Because I did not learn much writing skill when I was a student in Taiwan. I like to swim and play badmiton. I like to watch TV when I have freetime in my apartment. I like to cook Chinese food for dinner, one of the reasons to cook at home is because it is much healthy than eat outside, the other reason is it is a good way to save some money as an ALP student.