Journal #17 Anticipating Your Parents' Objections

Topic: Studying in a different city

Dear dad and mom;

I am so sorry to let you worry about me when I chose the different city to study. On that time I am just an only thirteen-year-old boy, and I chose a school let is far from our home. I admitted on that time when you said anything I would just said “no”. I never agree with you, even you make a decision for me. I said that I will take care of myself, and won’t get any trouble. When I study in a different city, I have to do everything on my own, no one can help me. There is no washing machine, so I have to wash clothes on my own hands. There is no public transportation, so I need to ride a bicycle if I want to go any where. In fact, I made it, and I got good grades when I study in a different city. I am still alive. Next time, I will discuss with you first, and I think you will respect my decision.

Journal #16 Confucius Quote

“Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life.” said by Confucius. This quote means you should find a job that you are interesting in and enjoyable, you should not have a job that you don’t like it and change it very often. A job that you can brag to everyone even thorough that job didn’t paid very well.

For me, I like to work in a place which I like. The right place will make me happier and I will feel everything seems right for me; even I have a hard time to adapt it. I will have a positive thought that I can conquer the difficult situation.

If I work in a place that I don’t like, the air there seems to suffocate me. Working in a disagreeable place, I cannot concentrate and I will make a lot of mistakes. Anyway everything looks like against me.

Finding a job that you like is more important than a one you don’t like. When you work you will have more energy to put on it. So do it right now, don’t care about others judgment.

Journal #15 Analyzing Argument

Brittany Kunza (2008 October 29). The difference between getting fat and staying fat. Daily Titan, p. 4

In this article, many people, right now, are trying many ways to lose their weight, or slim down and lose some fat. So a lot of diet trends are set such as eat only diet, no carb diet, weight watchers, and just not eating (par. 1). People, in nowadays, are shy to let the others see their spare tire, the saddle bags and the love handles. According to the researche by Kirsty Spalding of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden,” the number of fat cells in adolescents can increase, however, in adults, the number of cell stay relatively constant, but instead they shrink and grow in size with weight loss and gain.” It means that you can’t make your body have more fat cells when you are still adolescences because when you become an adult the fat cells will still there. The fat cells won’t decrease; it will just shrink and expand. So it is not easy to lose your weight, just for controlling the food and an hour workout. You should do it everyday.