17. Response to Nadezda's blog

     I read Nadezda’s blog about her future goals in career, and I was really surprised by her blog. Because I cannot believe that she loves studying so much that she already has one economics degree in Russia. At class, I just know that Nadezda studied in Holand before she came to the US, and her major there is computer science. For me, computer science is one of the toughest major which I am sure that I mustn’t choose to learn in the rest of life. Of course, I admire person who learn it especially girls! So that’s why I am shocked by Nadezda , and she is the one who deserves laudability.

     

   I find that Nadezda is a girl who loves learning new knowledge and is glad to combine the knowledge which she has studied. It is a great thing to put what we have learned in to activity. This is also what I want to achieve in the future, too.  From her blog, I also find out that she planes to move to San Francisco, the one not only has a lot of software companies but also has the most comfortable living environment in the US! I love San Francisco so much! Maybe in the future, we will meet in San Francisco! 

16. My future career

     When I was a little child, all I wanted is just open a music store in my hometown. Because at that time, there was few stores selling tapes or CDs and it was hard to find some digital editions online. For music is my beloved thing and I can’t live without it, so I always have a same dream which is winning a lottery and use the money to open a widely known music store.  As time passed, though I still love music, I don’t wanna open music store, because everybody starts using ipod and download music online. My so called career goal also changed several times. Currently, especially when I attend the university, I found that opening a company which is in the field of culture is a good idea. Because my major in China is related to the developing cultural industry, and I love doing something related to it. Maybe in ten or fifteen years later, I will open my own culture and communication company by myself.

     

     But at this moment, what I want to do is just learning more practical knowledge. It could even have nothing to do with media or culture, but it must could sustain me to find a good job after I graduation from university. Because I never know what will happen tomorrow, maybe I will change my mind to do some other things. But no matter what I will do in the future, I still have one goal that is establishing a fund to help the ones who have difficulties in going to school or healing sickness.

15.Spring break...

Spring break has gone. What I expect now is summer vacation, because I could go back to China to hang out with my friends and eat great food. I have to say that I don’t expect spring break before. I have no idea about what to do in this time. All I want to do is saving money. Because I did not find a part-time job at the beginning of this semester, so my parents still pay all my expenditures. That’s why I refuse my friends’ inviting to go to San Fransico or Seattle. But I have no regretted. For I have some fun in Minneapolis, too. I firmly believe that I have known this city more than before.

I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with my friends. That is really an amazing place! I have ever imagined the city museum could be so big and have so many collections. Before I came there, I didn’t expect it much because I have visited the Getty Museum in L.A. and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. They are all incredible places with so many famous collections around the world! For MIA is only a museum which is held by the city, so I don’t think it will be unbelievable as the museums I’ve visited before. When I visited there, to my surprise, it is as good as the other museums! There are also many famous collections and paintings from different places, including China. I also saw a lot of precious collections about Buddism in the old time from China. These are things I have never saw it before.

The reasons why I love museums in US are, first, they are all free to be visited. Second, there are so many good collections around the world. Thirdly, the environment is so comfortable! I love art museums!!!!

14. All about Writing

During the two months’ studying in ESL3202, I find that my writing really improves. Before I study in UM, I took an English exam to test if my English could meet the courses’ demand. The result was that I was weak at reading and writing, so they strongly suggested me took ESL class. Before I started learning, I have no idea about what I will learn in the class. I even doubted could I learn some useful information about writing? Today, I would say without doubt, my writing improves a lot!

As I was afraid of writing in the past, so it seemed really hard for me to start with one paragraph. But now, I feel free to write whatever I want in English, despite some grammar mistakes. Though sometimes it seems hard for me to feel free in writing a paper, I could still finish it under the requests. Another thing is that, because I have chose one physics course which requests writing, so it is not easy for me when I finish the assignments, especially when I prepare for the essay. Because with the help of Bethany, I got a good grade in my class! My other friends, even American students did not get as high as me in the grade. That’s why I think this class really helps me a lot in writing.

Though in my opinion writing is not a horrible thing for me, I have a lot of drawbacks to be improved. Like, my poor vocabulary leads me can not express my thoughts sometimes. So in the future, I really need to remember more words and then use them in the writing. Another thing is that, I still have difficult in writing an essay or paper. Because, sometimes it is hard for me to come up with ideas about the topic, and it always takes too much time for me to write one paper. Consequently, above all is what I think about my writing.

13. How could I control my temp

When I was in junior high school, I found I had a problem that was always easy to get mad with someone else.  Till now, I am still confused with the problem. Because I don’t know why I am so easy to get angry sometimes. But as time passed, I think I have control my temper, or in other words, I could not get angry easier than before.

Look back ways that I tried and tried to control my temper, it was really hard. When you meet me in the first time, you must think I am the guy who is so easy to be with. But if you get along with me in a long time, maybe you will find that I am the girl who is really to be mad. Because I can’t get used to something which I don’t agree with, but if you insist on that, of course, I will be mad.

But as I grow up, I find that I must try to control my bad temper, because maybe there are a lot of things that I won’t accept in society. If every time you get mad, how terrible your life will be , and you can’t enjoy the good side of life any more. Thus, I try to control my temper, and it really works. My life is happier than before!  

12. Reading Response 3#

     Recently I am writing a paper about hydropower.  This is an assignment for me which is given by my instructor in PHYS 1001W. To tell you the truth, I have no idea about hydropower until I find this page in internet. This is a website from National Geographic, which is my favorite journal in US. In this website, it tells us the definitions of hydropower, the history of hydropower, the usage of hydropower, and its impact on environment.

     It is known to all, hydropower is an integral part of the overall renewable energy. Nowadays, with the increasing serious concerns about shortage of fossil energy and greenhouse gas emissions around the world.  Hydropower has become the energy that could not only be cycle, but also be environment friendly. As hydropower is generated electricity from water, we could use this electricity with a very low price. It could also help to irrigate fields and control the flood. So it seems that the hydropower really takes an important role in our lives. However, it still has some bad influences. For example, while building dams for hydropower, it may destroy some natural scenery and habitats. What’s more, it may cause geological disasters in the future. That’s why we should treat it in a more impartial way.

     Above all, hydropower could be a gift for us which is presented by the sun. Once we make full use of it, we should have more good feedback in the future.