Movie Difference

For someone who read Cyrano de Bergerac and didn't watch the movie version of it, yet watched Roxane. It is very difficult to point out that Roxane is actually the modern version of Cyrano de Bergerac because the modern language and actions are so different from the Old English language or French. The two movies have many similarities yet different if a person was to focus on specifics, such as the dialogues. In the original French version, Cyrano had a long dual fight with another man while mocking him with different ways to address his nose. In the modern movie, many can see that there was no physical fights between the man and the enemy while he was mocking him. Only afterwards, it was seen that the man knew Kung-Fu. Also, Roxane did recognize Cyrano in her life, not like in the original where Roxane barely knew Cyrano. Obviously, the technology and type of language was too easy to notice, and it brings out how old love differentiate from the modern type of affection.

Odyssey: Hero Quickwrite

I believe a hero is someone that actually contributes something great daily. Anyone, it can be a teacher, a student, a policeman, or even a sports player. I believe that someone that recycles is a hero, some that believes and does philanthropy is a great hero also, anyone that does daily work. Someone who does something large once may not be as big of a hero as someone, I think, educates someone every single day. The small things are what matter in the future, not the very large things. I think people who look into a fictional hero are quite immature, they are not someone that does realistic things. For example, how can someone like Superman contribute to the real world? He is not going to literally fly out of a Marvel comic or television show and start flying everywhere at anytime to save people. People who look onto Yoda or Batman are very blank minded, they do not focus on what is seriously going on in this world, they lack the knowledge. To put it quite literally, anyone who looks into a hero who are characterized like Superman is quite stupid. Now there are some options, a man can look into a fictional political man as a hero because he/she spreads ideas. I believe that people really need to think deeply to find an answer to this question.

Animal Farm Creepy Movie

The movie is indeed quite fascinating and I loved out it was very classic, and very much like the 1950's. I have never read in the book where they camouflaged themselves within the farm, in a process, where they painted themselves. I think this is an event where the cartoon wanted to make the cartoon something more interesting. I also never read that Old Major died immediately right after the animals sang the "Beast" song. I loved how the dogs are like the executioners and how they blend the Stalin's way of killing his own people was very much like the History book. I was pretty surprised at the fact that the cartoon was also not banned in the fifties. Indeed, the narrator was also a classic view into fifties TV and how it was very interesting to feel as if you drifted back into time.

Beware of the Dog Quickwrite

Never have I been misled by a good appearance. This quickwrite seems to be telling it's audience to think critically about how it will relate to the saying "Don't Judge a book by it's cover". Even at choosing a right item to buy, I always look at it's quality rather not how it appears. People may be misled, especially boys with girls. Sometimes boys simply just like girls by their appearances, in a literal sense, they simply fall for looks. The girl may own the personality that the boy wants, these boys are often misled. They discover this matter by slowly maturing themselves and looking into themselves, studying what they really want. The girls men like shouldn't always be like a princess or like actresses, they should be someone they know they can handle or they can have fun with. An example, would be the current girl I like right now, I did not start liking her at first. She is not the most beautiful girl in the whole world, but decently beautiful. I fell for her sense of humor, her kindness, and sometimes even some of her shyness. I like her because she was my best friend and she helped me to stop my habit of talking behind people's backs. Therefore, I thought in the future that she would also help me to stop many bad habits.

Sorry but I posted "Country Bumpkin" into my Extra Credit Folder.

Country Bumpkin.
I used to live in a city that was named Cerritos, but called Dairy Valley, and famous for farming back in the 1950s. I lived there all my life, I knew everyone around, and sometimes, I got visit some remaining farms that have not been taken over by industrialization. Through this, I got some very fresh fruits all season, including strawberries and such. Maybe the stereotype may say Bumpkins are not sophisticated, I think that Country Bumpkins can be ones that live in their environment for a long time. As for thinking of a country, I see a sun rising in the distant hills, shining onto the great red farms and barns, then the cocks cock, and farmers begin to collect their wheats, or whatever. Since the city I used to live in, was just like that, I suppose a stereotypical "Country Bumpkin" is hardly ever found, because most of the people living in Cerritos now are just normal people, kids, high schoolers, even there are malls around. One thing that I really associate with in Cerritos is my Solar Powered Library. It is the only fully solar powered and recycling library in the whole world, and I just feel real good sitting in it. Another thing was cars, I used to secretly drive cars around, but that was just for a while, I would drive it all the way down to San Diego or something. Anyways, the important thing is that, you can associate in anything now to be a country Bumpkin, one thing you have to do is to respect the place you live in or lived there for a long time and still like it. As for me, living in Taiwan, or more specifically, Taipei, I think I'll never be a country Bumpkin for this place as long as I live.
Stereotypical List:
Cerritos (past) Country:
-Plains
-Hills
-Green, Brown, and Red
-Fruits
-Smiling farmers
-barns and straws
-horses
-1950s
-happy kids.
-Fresh Air
-smoking
Cerritos (now) City:
-Two story blocks of normal American houses, each with a small garden in front.
-Cars
-Schools
-Cerritos Park East : (CPE)
-Swimming Pools
-Hospital
-"Welcome to Cerritos" sign
-Fresh Air (so you can actually breath)
-no one smoking
-Happy students
-Tennis, Basketball, and various sport courts

Analyzing a Poem

To see the quality and figure out what a poem I must first point all the vocabulary I don't know. Through knowing the meaning of these unknown vocabularies I may point out what the poem may want the reader to know and think. I also would search up the author of the poem in order to see how this poem relates to his life, therefore, I may find out what might be happening in a poem. Then I search for metaphors, and other symbolic things to see what it might mean. I would read the metaphors and similes very carefully, because there are direct meanings hidden in them, allowing a clearer sense in the poem. Through these small steps, I can analyze the poem and find out what it is actually talking about. Another important thing is to locate rhythms and other things that will show up in poems. I look at stanzas and how the sentence is structured carefully, in this way I can figure out what TYPES of poem I am looking. By understanding the individuality of the poem and maybe understand the "flow" of the poem. Theses careful instructions I follow helps me know the poem in a clearer sense, therefore, I can analyze it very carefully and dig out meaningful spots out of the poem.

Death Poem

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each 
Feels shorter than the day 
I first surmised the horses' heads 
were toward eternity.
         
 The poem “Death “ by Emily Dickinson basically is telling many that nobody can stop death, and if any tries to, you cannot escape “him” from coming to you. During the time of your death, she writes down that you will go through all kinds of things that relates to a normal person’s life. For example, near the fifth line or so, Dickinson describes that Death is strolling through kids at recess playing joyfully, and that is where youth comes in. Death also then takes her to a place of grain and a beautiful setting sun; this means that the path to heaven is available, while Dickinson is going through all these happiness.  She wants others to know that it is something that is not to be feared, but might be something that people might want to rejoice ab. In this poem, we can hunt down many literary things. For example, in the second to last stanza readers can visualize the rhyme in the second and fourth line of it. The second line’s ground, rhymes with the fourth’s mound! I think everything in this poem is a metaphor or a sentence representing another meaning. Especially when she mentions about youths playing and forgetting their lessons. This part, I personally think, Dickinson is trying to bring awareness that youth is something we should hold in our hands carefully and spend time cautiously with it. We cannot spill the contents of youth onto the ground, because we will end up regretting this.  In this poem, we see many unreachable vocabularies that humans try to gain but cannot. There are also some pretty skeptical words and phrases, such as scarcely visible, or labor. Most of it seems to be telling people that Death takes away all the pain and hard work you normally do, and stroll through the pasts and shows you all the great fun times a human can have. Speaking honestly, the whole poem is just one sentence to me. Dickinson may be telling the readers that death may not be something to be scared about, but rather something that will take all the pain you have away.  In the same Stanza about the youth, it constantly says “we passed, we passed, and we passed”, this tells the readers also that we live our lives faster each day as we get older, and during the time of “Death” we see our lives faster than ever, but eternally getting faster each day. 

The Courage That My Mother Had Quickwrite: pg. 537

To be honest, I would love to inherit my dad's money for he has saved billions of dollars over the years. I know this is a very greedy thing and very selfish, I suppose, but everyone would love to gain some money. Although I wouldn't waste it all at once, some of the money I would frankly donate to the unfortunates and hospitals. Another thing I would like the inherit a picture of my dad during his war with China, I already own two that shows in back in the 60's with him on a navy ship commanding others, and another where he was younger wearing a grass hat with a rifle in his hand. My dad told me he has a picture of my grandfather in his command post in a police station back in Hong Kong. My dad also told me he wants me to have a watch that is made with 24k gold that has been in his drawer for a long time. I suppose the price would be high for it was a Rolex watch, but I would keep it for family sake. The only time I will ever sell it is if a comet or bomb dropped into my house and ruined my economic life.

The Base Stealer American Hero Quickwrite: pg.551

 I would sweat and my hands are going to twitch. But what fears me the most is how the crowds would react, if I mess this game up, my whole fame is going to be ruined. All the work I have worked for before would be torn. Another fear that also pounds me deeply is the fun of the sport; I don’t want to loose interest in basketball if I lose this game. It is not really about winning or loosing but I am worried about the fun.  Before the game, I would try my best, I would practice virtually everyday to prepare for the game, because practice makes perfect. Most importantly, I want the other team to know that I do not want to fight with them, but rather play a good game of ball with them, with respect. 

Won Tons Quickwrite

Several people taught me how to skate.

Many people taught me how to cook.

Only few got me to cook Chinese food, English food, and American food.

Dozens of people taught me how to fish.

I have failed until the last dozen got me to do it.

Over fifty teachers taught me how to read, write, and educated me. 

Only thirty really got my attention and brightened my interests towards academics.

Three-Hundred people are supposedly my friends (they think).

But only forty of them truly are my friends.

Many taught me how to walk.

But only two got me to walk. 

Summer, walk, parents.

Fishing, spring, park, relatives.

Kitchen, six, culture, cooking, several relatives.

Education, school, teachers.

Friends, few, true, friends. 

Video games, thousands, ps3, friends.

Skating, Taiwan, untrue, people.

Snowboarding, San Fransisco, snowy mountain, parents.

Mexican food, Cerritos, friends.

 

Lasting Impressions Pg.500

I think that more and more unacceptable things are becoming more permanent. Things such as homosexuality or men wearing clothes that seem like only girls should where. What is disappearing are just what people always thought was normal! I think that pollution is also becoming permanent, due to the constant gases we put into the air by driving cars. Nature is slowly fleeing away, and with it, are animals that rely on these natural grounds. Being immature, is something I think that is slowly coming permanent. Either it is immature socially or immaturely grown, I think that both is rapidly becoming a great problem in society. What used to be people in freshman year, now has plunged back into time and act like when they were back into sixth grade. This explains that people are slowly becoming permanently locked inside their own world and not experiencing others. What things are fleeing are full-cooked people at their age, knowing more things about the world other than what the school teaches them. Less and less people are moving out there looking into the world in a less pure aspect. They need to look at it a little bit more, "dirtier", more aggressively. Also, I think in Asia especially, boys and girls are not receiving the right nutrition at times. Being skinny is something that is permanently stuck in Asia. For example, I was count as a medium sized person, to my surprise everyone called me fat here. Honestly I have to say, I miss girls in my grades who has the"body", whether this is appropriate for class or not. Also, I think people are also permanently stuck into an academic society, where they do not care about anything else. Fun is not a common definition in people's lives now. It does not matter if things that please you cost money. Sit lazily at home if you have to, if you want fun that is. People in this whole world, I think, is not doing extra things that can spice up their lives. I praise those people who gave up their work, to do something they like or will have fun doing. That is a disappearing species of humans, I despise those who work for money and think that money can buy happiness. The truth is that everyone is so engrossed into money now that they forget what fun is. Their "fun" is stress, and I think that will become very much permanent in the immediate future. Society needs to be changed and go back the way it was. Even if society shifts just a few years back that would be enough, the world is moving to fast, fleeing away from normality and into abnormal lives. I just have to say that socially, the world is definitely corrupt, which makes me socially handicapped if I must say. I am very disappointed.

Special Day: 05-24-09

It is near the end of the school year for me in seventh grade. That day was when a girl was standing by a stop sign waiting for her mom to pick her up. I saw her, gave her a little tap in the shoulder and she turned around. We have never really talked nor really knew each other. It was just if we saw each other we would just say hi’s or hay’s. Throughout the year, I have secretly liked her and no one knew. So I decided that today would be the day I try to know something cool about her. Her mom was coming late today so it was a perfect time to start a great conversation.  The year was 2009 when times where golden and people where socially acceptable. We talked about various things, from sports all the way to discussing Asian parents. There was at one point where she asked me if I liked anyone, I just said, “Yes, and is quite close to me… physically.” She answered, “Cool.” I thought she would guess it out. But that was the day when I made a friend that is still one of my best friends today. Even though I am in Taiwan we managed to remain in contact through Facebook and Oovoo webcams. 

My senses was beyond what I can normally feel. I felt warm though it was a pretty chilly day, I could hear the voice of her talking to me as if she had known me for all my life. I could smell the green grass from people mowing there lawns in nearby houses across the street. I could see the beautiful face of the girl and the big red stop sign. The stop sign is a symbol that never left me. Whenever I see a "proper" stop sign around me, it brings up memory of the conversation with the girl. I tasted the crisp sweetness of the air and it felt as if I was drinking some kind of a mineral water. Another thing I felt, I felt happy.

Imagining Nature Quickwrite P.480

I imagine nature as a big plain with a log cabin in the middle. The great blue skies that seems to have no clouds, but keeps the plain chilly and windy. Yet the weather is not too windy or cold, it is a little warm and sunny, but a mix of both. Yes, of course there would be cars, but the cars are rarely driven only for sometimes that civilians would go to the market and buy some meat. I see a woman cooking in the log cabin, using natural fire, she would cook bacon in the morning and so on. In the plains, I see small children running, chasing the animals that run about. Thinking and imagining this makes me feel relaxing and away from all the stress, just by myself thinking positively. It also raises the awareness level of the environment in me, because I know in a few decades all of this may vanish! I hope the world could become a little greener by making slowly making everyone participate in saving the world and being greener. Another little thing I would imagine is gardens with fresh fruits and fresh vegetables in it and people would learn together on how to cook.  I wish there was such land today, I would live there when I am old, but I wouldn't die there. I want to die in a place I once was happy, and that is the place I once was in.

Backbone Slide Vid.

I am a Rock- Simon & Garfunkel

I remembered the line that "I am alone" because it describes how I have felt for two years. Listening to this song I feel really depressed, because it reminds me of where I am. I also remember "Don't talk of Love" because it does remind me of my past friends who are back in the States. "Hiding in my room, safe in my womb" is exactly how I feel right now, I feel very closed, very far from society just like how this song describes itself. Overall, this song makes me feel really depressed it completely discusses my life and my feelings in me.
Jason Mraz- I'm Yours
Neyo- Miss Independent
2pac- Ghetto Gospel
Jason Mraz- The Remedy
James Blunt- Your Beautiful (censored)

Symbolism in Stories I've Read

I think that "August Heat" has a symbol that is very strong. It tells us how fate can meet us so quickly and how that we should try to live our life naturally. Another story that I think is good, is the story "Sniper", I like how it showed the tension between the two sniper and how in the end it is eased out by finding out who the killed sniper was. It shows us how war can tear close people apart and how opinions can really hurt people badly. In the "Sniper" short story, we see that the other enemy sniper was his brother, therefore it tells us that personal things can get in between wars. In another story, this one quite a bit longer, is "The Christmas Carol". The story tells us how if we are bad to others, there will be a horrible punishment awaiting for you. Another symbol that I think is one of the greatest for high school students today is "Initiation". In "Initiation" we see how a girl struggles to join a fraternity group and how she gives up a lot of her important things just for it. In the end the girl realizes how that it was all useless. What it tells people is to be themselves, and I think it is something that everyone has to do as high schoolers.

Is it good to feel proud? Scarlet Ibis

Being proud can be both very positive and very negative. Being proud allows to to encourage yourself, but sometimes if you boast or talk to much about something, you may create a great argument. Your friends may think that you are a bit of a show-off and does not want to accept a friend such as a person that is too proud of something. People that are too proud are almost always never successful, a CEO of a company will never look for someone that thinks too highly of themselves or talks too much about their achievements. They just want to see someone that can do something well and can take in stress. But being proud can encourage and build some sunshine into your life. Sometimes when all is blue, it is great to find something you can be proud of. For example, if you did not turn in some of your homework, but you received a nice test grade. It is best for a person to be proud of his or her test grades just to think about the balanced grade score. There are many times where being proud hurt me greatly and sometimes kept me in great shape. Most of the time I was rather hurt than being happy.

Retreat of the 'Tiger Mother' Response 'Jean Hsu' Article

I think that Ms.Chua can do whatever she wants to her children, but I don't think it is right to write books of her memoirs, because it may effect other people's way of parenting. Take a undemanding parenting family for example, they are perfectly happy with what they have, but suddenly after the parents read about Amy Chua's parenting style, they start doing a demanding type of parenting. The children will soon find themselves exhausted, because they are not used to it. Ms.Chua's children has been in this type of "harsh" parenting for almost two decades, I do not think that they are already used to it ever since they were five! Also, I think her memoirs are a little bit too personal, through the articles I have read, it seems that she explains everything, even the extremely harsh treatments. I think that many people find it disturbing rather than an entertainment. If I were to read her book, I would feel the pain while reading it, because it is just WAY too hard. I have a demanding mom too, and like Amy's husband, an un-demanding father, who encourages me in several different ways. I think the way I am improving is through the power of my dad. When I was living with him a few months ago, I noticed how the free time he has given me allowed me to do homework by myself, and being responsible, quite frankly. It is not being forced to do something, most of the kids now will not go with the things they are forced to do. You must make a child like what a parent wants them to do, if they start to like it, they will do it with flavor, therefore thrive.
I think that Jean Hsu's examples really strike many teenagers that have a parent such as Amy Chua's. Though my mom may not be as harsh as Mrs.Chua, I think they both have the same personality towards their children. They are demanding and not encouraging, honestly, I need to change the word 'demanding' to discouragement, because a harsh treatment will always leave a scar in a child's brain that this activity they do is created by their parent's harsh treatment. Just like Jean Hsu mentioned, teenagers under the Chua rule, must do some SAT's everyday, and excel in it. It is true, everyday I must do a thirty question SAT reading and vocabulary worksheet and an SAT writing question. The brain of a teenager can only do so much, I feel like as if it is heating up, causing the circuits in my brain to burst! In the end, Jean mentions on how she would allow her children to make free decisions and mistakes for themselves. I think this is a good idea, it not only allows them to have a peaceful and restful experience as a child, but also grow to be more independent. I think that Jean makes some very important points for people, and I hope that people who read them will understand just how harsh Amy Chua style parenting is.

The Lady or the Tiger?

The Lady or the Tiger? :
I usually help my friends and benefit them rather than being selfish and doing stuffs that can benefit myself. I also have friends that take their benefits to help me. Back in America, I had a friend that was named Jin, he wasn’t really good with English at the time, but I help him when he has problems in his ESL classes. There was a time when we were doing a Biology project together, and I wanted some extra credit. But the problem was that we needed to do it on a certain date and turn it in on a certain time earlier than it was due to receive the full extra credit, and Jin had family dinners at the time. Of course, I expected that he’ll be eating at a very expensive restaurant and if we do our project he would miss all the exotic rich dishes. Also, it would be a disgrace to his family by not showing up at supper. I was expecting he would call me and say he couldn’t make it, but it turns out that he ended up on my front door saying, “ Alright, let’s do this.” He took away his fun time for a boring project time with his friend? See? I haven’t received this kind of friendship in two years.
I also helped Jin by taking away my own free time. I was supposed to compete in a video game in my town center, but Jin had a problem with his English homework and asked me to help him. I thought that if I don’t do this, he might be left alone to work and receive a bad percentage. I also thought that if I miss the video game session, I would not receive my hundred- dollar bill. But in the end, I decided that leaving Jin alone doing the work would also waste his time, therefore, I helped him for an hour and he thanked me.
I think that doing these things are the right things, because if you take away your joy and think selflessly, and help others, you will gain that joy back, because you just helped someone else.

The Road NOT taken: Why not just The Road Taken?

I think that the author chose to write "The Road Not Taken" because, the person in the story might have walked the wrong path. Therefore, regretting the path he was decided to walk upon, therefore, making the title "The Road Not Taken" to express his sadness. The title also may express the mystery beneath the story, causing the readers to think critically about about the story. Therefore, maybe, understanding it more. Another way of looking at the title, is that maybe the author and the narrator is curious about the other path. Thinking about what is that other path going to lead him/her, or how it looks like. He could be thinking about how his life now and the "road" maybe just to express his/her life. Thinking outside the box will create many reasons why the title is the way it is named. For the main reasons, I think that The Road Not Taken maybe that the person in the story went the wrong way, or the bad way, or just thinking about what will happen if he/she took the other path.

Response to : Chinese Parenting

Frankly, I do not agree with Ms.Chau and her ways of handling her kids. My mom is perhaps even more strict than her, but in some ways exactly like her. Except, the only difference between Ms.Chau and my mom is that my mom wants me to make her a lot of money to pay her back what she wanted when she's old. Therefore, I am assuming that educating me is just trying to benefit herself, which en-angers me. I would have to agree that a permissive Western Parenting way is the best for children, because I am under great stress and I am about the lose the only goal of growing up. Yet a lot of people think these parenting styles are stereotypical, but I would have to say it is true! I agreed full-heartedly to the part in the article where is explains about how a Chinese Parent expects his/her child to be the best in everything, pushing their child to the limits. This is not going to get your child anywhere; he might grow up living a mournful life, not enjoying it! Pushing you child to the limits is not going to encourage him, it will do quite the opposite. It will motivate a child to do what the parent does not want, just to prove his rights. Yes, I have done that, just because I wanted to show my mom how much I hated her ways of parenting. Just like Ms.Chau, her husband is nice, as my father is too, my dad always encourages me even when my test scores or grades are low. All he cares are the little things I do, because he assumes that the little things I do will affect what I do later in life. My dad now has a more successful business than my mom, because he believes in different things than my mom, that I mostly agree to. I think that a Wester Parenting style will promote more children to do better and work the best of their interests. There was one thing in the article that Ms.Chau explained that I did not like very well. She mentioned that she does not allow her kids to choose their extra curriculum classes; what kind of a devilish idea is that? Only a stupid parent would ever want to choose that, it will drag their kids to hell. Allow me to explain, Chinese Parents do want their children to be lawyers, architects, or engineers, but not every lawyer, architect, or engineer makes good money or business. Isn't that what Chinese Parents are looking for? Money and Business? Living the luxurious life? Well, giving your child an opportunity to choose their paths by giving them more freedom, but not too much, is going to let them get a job that he/she will enjoy. Therefore, they will do a great job on the work they have, therefore allowing them to be the best at that job, leading them to make good business. Yet, that does not make my main point clear, my main point is that, you kids will be enjoying their lives, appreciating you, also making you a luxurious person!
If you choose to bring yourself to an American society, you cannot every bring a Chinese Parenting style to morph with it. It would not work, simply won't work, because these two things will not combine. It is like trying one side of the magnet against another side that will never attract it! This is a message to my mom, that she is not leading me the right path, and that she is simply wasting my time, by making me fight back at her. Sure Bill Gates was smart, it was because he was doing what he was interested in, not because his parents were forcing him down on every specific things he does! I consider it to be ridiculous!
I would not blame a Chinese Parent in China or Korea to be strict like Ms.Chau, but in America, Chinese parents cannot be demanding to their children, because it won't work. They chose to come to an eastern society, they must cope with it. I think that Jed (husband) is doing the right thing, to ease their children, but not too much.
In conclusion, I think that a demanding parenting style is not right for an "American" kid, especially not a teen.

Poison Quickwrite: Hard Choices

I have made hard decisions at times in my life, one of them was the hardest, and that was two years ago when my mom asked me if I can move back to Taiwan. With much memory of the fun I had during vacation at Taiwan I immediately said yes. What I did not realize is that how big of a mistake I just have made and now my life is in turmoil. It is impossible to retrieve my happiness that once shined in the states. As I have said before, the things that encouraged me to say "yes" to my mom's question was the "fun" I had before on the puny island. I'd never thought that it could burn me like I am burning right now. The short story I wrote before will explain the details on how things are slowly eating me alive and how painful it is.
People like my dad made hard decisions before, since the economy isn't doing it's best, he decided to move to 'Nam to start a clothing business. He faces the choice to either stay with his family or go on to make money FOR his family. After a year of thinking about it, he decided that money was what's best for his family, therefore, moving to Viet Nam and starting a huge factory. He now often says that he is lonely and wishes to move back, but he can't until I am full grown to work! I guess my dad and I share some similarities, but still, I need to work hard to achieve my goals, to go back to where I belong.
These hard choices are like tricks, they trick you and deceive you, once you fall into their traps you are stuck in eternal sadness and un-forgiveness. In order to make the right moves, you need to be yourself and think critically. People need to think ahead of themselves and plan accordingly, through these techniques,I think that people will thrive to achieve happiness, unlike me.

The Gift of the Magi: Quick Write

The one item I would save is my pillow, not a regular pillow, but a pillow that I had kept with me since birth. Before I was born, my mom thought about how she should keep the house as germ-free as possible, therefore buying all these pillows and mattresses and sheets that are germ-free. One of the pillows was squared and had a germ-free sponge looking thing in it, I grew up to love it and cherish it. Everyday, I would sleep with it, because there is a certain smell on the pillow that I especially like. There was once that I went on vacation and I forgot to bring my pillow, I couldn’t sleep for days! My mom went to buy new ones, but none would satisfy me for some reason. Even at times I don’t sleep, I sometimes keep watch of it, because I did not want to lose it again, and now when I go on vacations I keep it in a save place I would remember easily. So if disaster strikes, my pillow would be the one item I would save.

Careers

What I wish for my future career is to be a cook! I like to cook food and I always watch the food channel or travel channel for cook shows. Or maybe be a doctor in Africa treating poor kids, just like my cousin. I feel that money is not the most important thing in life, I feel that helping others or doing something reasonable to the world is what is most important. If a person cares about money than he/she is wrong. Money would not always make you happy, it is what you do that makes you happy.

New Years Resolution

My first resolution would be to get at least A's on 90% of my report cards. My last report card I received 85% A's on my subjects. My second resolution would be to do well in my SPIMUN trip, to make good arguments, or maybe even to make my resolution one of the main resolutions. My third resolution is to visit America and my American friends during the summer and hopefully be able to stay there forever. But that is clearly impossible. My fourth resolution is to have a happy year, because for the last two years I have never been really happy and I am missing my happiness. My fifth resolution is to show more love to God.