PC or NB

Nowadays, computers play an important role in our daily lives. You may use the computer to write your homework, to surf the Net or to have fun with it. Then, with the development of high technology, there are mainly two popular kinds of the computer which are Personal Computer and Notebook. How to know that whether you buy the one you want is also important.

Concerned of being portable, a notebook is sure to be the ideal one. Because its main purpose is designed to be thin and light, it is handy for people to use. However, a PC is not as movable as a notebook. A PC which also needs a lot peripheral products is heavier and bigger than a notebook. So, you would feel troublesome every time you disassembly them when you need to travel overseas and assembly them when you have to use it.

Considered about the issue of repair, a PC would be more proper than a NB. If one of your PC’s parts is broken, you could just buy the part you need to change and it seldom has rejection result between two different brands for the PC is more universal on its function. Compared with the NB, you might spend a lot once your notebook is broken for it’s less universal than the PC.

When it comes to the efficiency, you may do nothing with a NB unless you are a computer engineer; while with a PC, you could upgrade and expand the software easily by yourself and its emission of heat is much better than a NB. Furthermore, it is said that the NB is not as stable as the PC. The NB would probably crush down when your document is not saved.

As for me, I would like to choose a PC for three reasons. First of all, I have full classes every day; so, I usually use computer at home. Second, since I am a commuting student, it would be very inconvenient for me to bring a NB to school and I am also afraid that I would lose it as I need to change my classroom or get off the bus. Third, I don’t even need a NB when taking classes. Thus, even though many students bring their notebooks all the time, I still prefer using a PC at my home to a NB. In brief, because computers have become a necessity to people all over the world, choosing a computer is far more important than anything else. And, you have to know which one you need exactly; then, you would choose the right one, and lead a convenient comfortable life.

My favorite meal

One of my favorite meals is Mopo Tofu, a traditional Chinese dish that is popular in China, Sichuan. Although I was too young to remember the accurate time I firstly ate it, the extremely enjoyable feeling of my senses and the desire of wanting more left me an unforgettable memory.

When I was about nine, my parents took me to a local Chinese restaurant for dinner because of my losing appetite. I looked at the menu, not knowing which to choose from. Then, I ordered the Mopo Tofu blindly. After other meals were serving, the Mopo Tofu came. Excitedly and expectantly, its smell firstly ran into my nostrils which was spicy. As it was placed on the table, how superb is was that I couldn’t describe, but I could only tell you that it was mainly composed of tofu, ground pork and chilies, and they were all lay in the pool of scarlet sauce in seething. Therefore, all my nerves were stimulated by its smells, color and the sound of boiling and I couldn’t help tasting it. I used a spoon to take some and put into my mouth, without chewing but allowing them slipping through from my throat to stomach.

The instant I ate, I felt hot and spicy in my mouth. Then, I felt my blood was boiling, too. The very next minute, my brain was aroused from dozing and I didn’t stop eating that Mopo Tofu until it was finished. Besides, I also ate a great amount of rice. To my parents’ surprise, I was so full and satisfied. Thus, since then, my mom never fails to cook Mopo Tofu almost every week. In brief, Mopo Tofu is indeed famous with many people around the world. For me, I am substantially happy that there is a meal I enjoy in my life.

Dreaming in Reality(Reflection on “Dreamgirls”)

What would happen if you have an innocent dream in this real world? What would happen if you don’t know what you really want and just dream of it? What would happen if you don’t change after the failure of your pursuit of dream?

I am sure that you would get hurt seriously, lose yourself and lose everything you have.

The film “Dreamgirls” is briefly told a story of three Detroit girls who had the same dream to sing on the stage as a team. After failing from a talent competition, they met an ambitious Cadillac dealer with plans of breaking into the music business. Then, they started to become famous. With the duration of the story, they had fights with each other and separated for a while. At the end of the story, they forgave each other. Whether they would do for their lives was not told, but they would stay together as a family.

Regardless of the ending, the two main characters, Deena Jones and Effie White, is what I meant to discuss. First of all, the three girls all had a dream which is beautiful, wonderful and innocent. Also, they were inexperienced; so, they didn’t know how dark the operation of the music market was and they just wanted to make their dream come true. Being famous, one started losing their mind while the other still stick to her great dream which resulted in the later conflict.

Deena Jones, who had good outlooks and sweet voice, was pointed as a team leader by Curtis, which also showed the aspect of the realism of the world that people would prefer a pretty lady even though she had an ordinary voice rather than a fat girl with a good voice. And, with Curtis’ coaxing words, Deena began to lose her true herself and soaked herself in her fame and her successful music business after marred to Curtis. However, as she was forbidden to play a role in a movie she wanted, she suddenly knew that she was not herself. Besides, Curtis told her directly that her voice was nothing but his trust and packaging, which the words were so cruel that she finally realized that she got to find her own.

Effie White who had a beautiful and powerful voice didn’t compromise to others easily because of her tough personality. She had a great dream that she should be the best and the leader of the team. She was so pride that she couldn’t understand why Deena was going to lead and couldn’t bear why she was not the top. After driven out from the group, she almost lost everything she had, including friends and a job and she still didn’t change for a while. Realizing, she grew in her mind and started from the beginning.

As far as I am concerned, the conflict between dreams and reality shown in the film indeed puts me into a meditation that I really wonder that does dream come true and then, come after the beauty? What’s the absolute beauty? Is it a kind of perpetuity? If there is a possibility that beautiful dream doesn’t exist. Nevertheless, it is during the process of perusing, after the self-growing, recalling the events and learning to appreciate to those we had before and then, those would become our dream. Also, as we find that there is no beautiful dream, we can face those difficulties with more courage and wisdoms to overcome them once and for all to the end of our life. This way, I believe that no matter what happens in the future, I would be able to continue my life journey.

Why Taiwan is a good place to live in?

There are mainly three reasons that Taiwan is good place to live in. First, its weather is fine. Second, there are many entertainments to have fun. Finally, there are a lot of delicious foods to eat.

For one reason, many people who live here like Taiwan’s weather. Since Taiwan has a tropical climate, it doesn’t get too hot in summer or get too cold in winter. Besides, typhoons seldom hit Taiwan even though there would be several typhoons between summer and autumn. In short, people who live in Taiwan would feel that they are in spring every day.

For another reason, people enjoy the many entertainments here. For instance, if you would like to know the culture or the history of Taiwan, there are National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, National Palace Museum, and National Museum of History to visit. If you are bored, there are also many amusement parks such as, Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village and Janfusun Fancy World to have fun. Also, if you like to shop, there are a lot of department stores to choose from. However, if you are tired, you can go to night markets to eat some local foods and experience this unique Taiwan’s culture. In brief, because there are a lot of things you can do in Taiwan, you would never feel dreary.

For most people, the most enjoyable thing living in Taiwan is the many tasty foods to eat. For Taiwan is surrounded by oceans, the seafood in Taiwan is a good choice to have. You can easily find them from high-class restaurants to local night markets; for example, lobsters salad, caviar, oyster omelets and catfish. In addition, another healthy choice is tofu. There are also many different dishes and tastes for tofu such as, mapo tofu, tofu soup and stinky tofu which are all delicious. To sum up, you would never worry about what to eat for good if you live in Taiwan.

In conclusion, it is really wonderful to live in Taiwan. Not only are there a lot different kinds of foods to choose form, but there are a lot of places to stay and have fun as well. Therefore, I hold a firm belief that once you come to Taiwan, you would come back again.

Eat In or Eat Out

In this high consumption society, some people may prefer to eat out while others may like to eat in. As for me, I prefer eating at home for totally three reasons for it is cheaper, has a good environment and concerns to health.

First of all, eating at home is much cheaper than eating out. Since this is a prosperous society, I may spend a lot if I really want to be full. However, if I eat in, I can buy many ingredients I want to eat in a lower price in the nearby local market or supermarket. All I have to do is cook them; then, I could have the same delicious dishes as served in those high-class expensive restaurants, but the difference is that I can eat as many as I want. Besides, going to those high-class restaurants usually would need to pay some for their services. Yet, if I eat at home, I surely don’t need to pay for that.

Secondly, the atmosphere in the restaurant makes me feel nervous and uncomfortable, which directly effects my appetite. Usually, people in the restaurant talk loudly and the air is stuffy and wet which makes me feel dizzy and sick. Then, at home, I could have my meals in a quiet, airy place looking at the beautiful scenery, and maybe I would play some soft music. Everything is harmonious. Thus, I don’t need to make myself endure those chaoses when eating.

Least but not last, the sanitation is the most serious problem of eating out. Since merchants’ main purposes are to make money, they might not often change their old kitchenware. In addition, once they are busy, they might not wash their bows or chopsticks carefully. Moreover, the sources of the ingredients are sometimes obscure. With the TV’s powerful stories, I’m really afraid that I would probably become the next victim. So, for the healthy concerns, I would like to eat at home.

To conclude, I believe that to eat in is extremely beneficial for me whatever for the price, the mental aspects or the health. Even though I need to cook by myself, I think it is worth doing for the previous-mentioned advantages. Therefore, I am substantially happy for I eat and live in my own healthy way.

Cell Phones

Nowadays, cell phones are convenient for businessmen in three aspects, which is to talk to anyone easily, to be portable and to get the latest news. In this modern society, it is really inconvenient if you don’t have a cell phone, especially for businessmen. Because a businessman may need to deal with a lot of business, it is sure that he will need a cell phone to help him out for the following reasons.

First of all, a business person might have to keep in touch with all of his customers. However, if he doesn’t have a cell phone, he might have to talk whatever the problem is to his customers in face, which means that he can only meet a client at one time and wastes a lot of times. Maybe, he could write letters, but it still takes times. Then, if he has a cell phone, he could easily talk to any of his customers wherever they are. In addition, he could make those phone numbers in different groups in order to dial them faster. Moreover, some businessmen own many cell phones to differentiate the customers, according to the district or how big the business is.

Second, since a businessman might have to travel everywhere, it is impossible that he would just stay at home or office and adhere to telephones all day. Thus, to be portable for cell phones is another important aspect. With the development of the high technology, cell phones have become much smaller and more exquisite, which businessmen would carry it simply in his suitcase and use it everywhere. Even though some people may think that e-mails are quite useful as cell phones; yet, there haven’t been any laptops that are as small as cell phones to put in the pocket.

Finally, for a businessman, it is necessary to have an idea what the world are doing now. Then, for most people, they might just buy the newspapers in the store or read through the Internet. However, those methods are outdated. Recently, news can be read on cell phones which also result from the high development of technology. So, it is good for a busy businessman to read news no matter when he is waiting for the bus or in the restroom for the number two of his nature calling.

In conclusion, cell phones play an essential part in businessmen’s lives. By using cell phones, businessmen would get their job done with no trouble. For instance, they no longer need to worry about how to connect twenty clients in one day, how to call anyone when they are outside, and how to get the world’s information if they have no time to buy newspapers or they don’t have a computer nearby. Furthermore, using cell phones take less time than other technological products. Therefore, if a businessman wants to succeed, he should get a cell phone for himself firstly. Then, I hold a firm belief that however many works are there, he could handle them over.

High Education

In this century, because of the result of universal education, you can easily find someone who has already graduated from college or institute. However, the concept of the necessity of high education was not seen in the ancient society. In the past, only those, who were the emperors’ officials and usually were emperors’ relatives, could them and their children have the chances to learn. And, their children would heir their fathers’ job as a cycle and those conditions are only for male. After many years, there were some kind emperors who wanted to promote more intelligent people for the country; then, the door to a better life was opened for ordinary people, which still was for male only. Since that time, the ideal of high education to get a better job for life has been rooted deeply in their minds. Later, with the advocacy of the gender equity or feminist, women gain their right to have the education and get a better job as men do.

Overview the whole development of the universal education in history, it’s a hard and long road, which we, now, should make better use of the good system of education and study hard in this contemporary society for reasons. For one thing, there were not so many schools for people to go as we have now. For another, in the ancient times, there were wars everywhere and the whole society was unstable; so, that time didn’t have a good learning environment as we have now. Thirdly, in this new and high technology century, with a great emphasis on multicultural education, you can choose whatever you like to study in schools and discover your potential ability. Still another, if you can’t afford the tuition, there are many ways to help you provided by government. Besides, there are also many scholarships to encourage students to work hard. In short, it has become much easier to be educated in the current society. Only working hard is the thing we have to do.

Nevertheless, some people don’t agree that studying is the only way to succeed. They think they don’t need to get high educational credits to do what they want to do. In their opinion, firstly, with their born-to-be special talent, they might become the next superstars such as those popular singers or sports stars who earn more than one million dollars per year. Thus, they don’t think that they should waste time on further studying. Secondly, for those who want to be a baker or engineer in the future, they would prefer being the apprentice to learn the skills than learning in some other colleges. Thirdly, they even don’t think that they would really learn what they wish to learn in the school. In fact, they totally doubt the education system even though schools all highlight that how well their ideals about multiple education. Therefore, some people choose to go on studying while they choose to step into the society earlier.

In conclusion, according to our laws, nine-year universal compulsory education is required. But, after that, there are two ways you could decide to go. Some may continue to study because it is necessary to have opportunities to get a well-paid occupation in this modern century. Yet, others may like to experience the real society for the first time since they believe that they can do well without going to college. In the end, no matter what their decisions are, high education has been taken as an essential qualification for more and more companies. For example, an opening selection for a cleaner might consist of hundreds of college students. So, certain education is needed in this fast-changing society, which we are not supposed to pay no attention to it.

How to improve your English?

Nowadays, English has become a world language. If you don’t have this ability, you will be less competitive. Hence, many students have to learn English when they were young. However, they face many problems as the time goes by and the upgrading of difficulty that causes them feel frustrated and even want to give up. Many students would have this kind of feeling that they feel they are stuck, they don’t know how to deal with it, and they even think there is no use to do anything. At this moment, it seems that they’ve lost their faith toward learning English. So, I suggest that it’s time to recall your past experience of learning English, and also think it over the most important but simplest question that is “Do you love English?”

In my opinion, to learn English the first thing to do is to build a well psychological construction. So, for one thing, you should ask yourself “do you love English?” Then, you could ask”How interested are you in learning English?” After that, you probably could ask “How many times are you willing to spend on English?” Finally, you might ask “What’s the main aim for learning English?” By those following strategies or questions will not only build a by far the strongest wall in your mind but help you to stand up again.


After recovering, the development of study plans is also essential. Firstly, you should learn more from your daily life; for example, you can try to read English newspapers, listen to English radio programs, or get some recourse from websites, rather than just study for exams. Second, every time you finish studying something, you ought to be sure that you totally understand, or you could ask someone for help. Thirdly, reviewing plays another central part of learning English. The more often you review, the more familiar you will be with it. The last but not least, however hard you learn to be good at English, it’s all worth it. As the proverb says, “Rome was not built in a day.” Thus, in short, you should adhere to your objective and never say never. Then, I firmly believe that you will make it someday.

Human Ascending ( film reflection for Bible as literature)

After seeing the film, I feel so shock and astounded. The film which is starred in Barbara Marx Hubbard expressed that it’s time to do something for our living earth. Nowadays, the development of high technology seems to have a great advance from the past; yet, there are still a lot people starving and suffer from war. During the film, it shows us how amazing the evolution of the earth. It starts from nothing in the universe to abundant creatures on earth. Then, humans create a lot destroyed things, such as atomic bomb, which cause a great harm on not only the environment but also its own species, humans. In the end, she says with hope that it is a challenging to make the change. But, if we don’t do it, humans are not making progress and will extinct one day.

CALL HIM MINE

Situation:
This song “Call Him Mine” is performed by Tata Young, a famous Thailand singer. In the song, she felt that her boyfriend had lost the passion toward their love; what’s worse, he didn’t want to do something to make up for that love.





Conflict:
Then, she’s seeing some guy who could push her pain away and started to keep in touch with him.



Struggle:
And, she began to know what she had to do. According to her comparison, although her boyfriend would say “I love you”, and something likes that, she still got hurt and cried. Needing stability, she know that new guy made her feel likes a part of his life even though there would be no sun rising like before. Most importantly, she had to think of the long run and find someone who really appreciated her.



Outcome:
She said goodbye to her boyfriend and she got together with the new guy.



Meaning:
During this song, she’s trying to express that however exciting the love is, girls still want to be stable. In the song, she might have a vigorous love with her ex-boyfriend. He might take her to go through a great adventure. Yet, that passion would not last for too long because of getting tried. To sum up, love is not that easy as teenagers have thought. Providing steady is a kind of maturity of love which is also important rather than just games.





The song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3O4m118pgg#watch-main-area

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Situation:
While Alice and her sister were sitting by the river, she saw a rabbit run away from her, and she followed. Then, she fell into the hole. In that wonderland, Alice met a lot interesting people and things, such as the Dodo, the White Rabbit, the Caterpillar, the Pig and Pepper, the Mad Tea-Party, and Pokers’ Kingdom.


Conflict:
After falling from the hole, she found a door that was too small to get in. So, she got a bottle written on “Drink me”. Drinking, she became small and got into the door. However, she grew again after she came in the small room. Not knowing what to do, she cried out. Then, she found a fan and gloves left by the hurried rabbit. She started to fan herself. Amazingly, she became small but, she was too small and fell into the pool of her tears. Scared, saving by the mice, she came to meet the Dodo, which was a bird-like animal but could not fly. The Dodo talked strangely and they began to run in a circle to dry themselves. After that, she met the Caterpillar that told her to eat some mushrooms to make her grow. Yet, her neck grew longer rather than the whole body after eating. Then, to recover, she ate another piece. This time, she came to a village and came into one house. She found that the baby was too poor to be here with the Peppers’ couple; so, she took the baby out. Suddenly, the baby became into a pig and ran away. And, Alice met the Hatter, the march Hare, and a Dormouse in a tea party; still, they were talking nonsense which annoyed Alice. So, she went to the Poker’s Kingdom, where there was a queen loving to cut off everybody’s head. In there, Alice was demanded by the queen to play croquet by using flamingos and hedgehogs, and of course, it’s not a fair game. Abruptly, the queen shouted that she would hold a trial, but no one knew whose trial it is. Then, in the court, the queen wanted to know who ate the tart. But, again, queen crazily wanted to cut off everyone’s head. Alice, then, said something for the justice. Angrily, the queen demanded cards to cut her head off.


Struggle:
Alice was scared and she wanted to get to the real world. She hated this crazy world. She wanted to fight for herself.


Outcome:
All of a sudden, Alice began to grow and those cards seemed to be no harm on her. Then, she heard someone’s calling. It was her sister! Finally, she woke up and went home.


Meaning:

The author of this story appears to have a criticism toward the politics in that period of time. I think that this story is a reflection on that time. Perhaps, at that time, the whole country or world is in a chaos. Then, how the residents feel in their hearts? If you are stuck in this chaos, will you stand out and fight for yourself?

The Power of Mother's Love

"There is no mother but loves her child"

During this summer vocation, I saw a film, called "The Unknown Woman", which is so powerful that I can't forget easily. The movie mainly tells about an mysterious Ukraine woman, named Irena, who moved to Italy city alone. She was eager to get a job in a jeweler's house as a maid. Then, she also had to take care of their four-year-old daughter. However, arcane Irena always stealed into the house owner's office and tried to find something, which was so suspicious that the jeweler's wife started to keep an eye on her. When Irena's unknown past was exposed little by little. This happiness family involved in a horrible storm.

In the movie, Irena was a stowaway. Then, she was sold to a hustler. She had to not only work as a whore but also satisfy her hustler's sex desire; otherwise, she would be hang upside down, whipped seriously, which is so crule and inhumanity. Nevertheless, the only thing that makes her to live is to find her daughter. Then, she found the jeweler's daughter. While she was working, she would try to get close to her, bought expensive toys for her and even taught her how to defense and fight back. Regardless of the shocking ending, the mother's love toward her daughter is fully expressed.

Then, for her lovely daughter, she did many dread things. For one thing, she killed the hustler in order to get away from him and that scene was produced bloody. Second, she ate what the family in the garbage can so as to know what's their taste. Third, to get into her daughter, she made the first old maid in the jeweler house fall from the stairs, who became a disable woman finally. All things she had done might not be accepted by most of us. But, what if they all consider for love? How much are you willing to pay? All of your wealth or your life?

This movie's director is Giuseppe Tornatore, who is famous for the film "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso". His uses of aboundant film language make this movie more powerful, such as the comparation of lightness and darkness, different angles of shots and a lot flash back can be seen in the movie, which will let the story be more interesting. With his direction, the film also tracks me into a reflection that we often take our mother's care for granted. Yet, being a mother is not like that easy. So, we should be grateful and considerate.

About Zoo Keeper

Self-introduction:

Hi! I am Jack. I love watching movies. I like to be alone; so, I don't have many outdoor activities. Because I am a shy person, I only have a few very good friends. However, I always try to get good grades in all the subjects, especially English.

Since I was young, I've had a great interest in learning English. And, that's all because of my aunty, who is both good at Math and English. Therefore, her co-workers often ask her to travel abroad with them for free. I envied a lot. So, I decid to be a teacher like her in the future.

When it comes to the future expection of the class, I hope I could reach two of my following goals. For one thing, because I am not good at memorizing words, my vocabularies are low, which will have a directily effect on my writing skills. For the other, even though I pass the TOEIC test by scores 795, according to the school graduating conditions, I wanna set my goal further to the TOEFL IBT test. So, it would be good to get more practice in the class.