ESL INTG 99 Spring 2011
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Monday, May 2, 2011
Reading #6,7 and writing
Wednesday, April 20, 2001
New Track Star
Rahm Emanuel chose the city Hall veteran Forrest Claypool. They are good friends. However, they will face major challenges centered on money. Emanuel said: “at a news conference, citing Claypool’s tenure running the Chicago Park District for Mayor Daley” Claypool doesn’t have experience in transportation but he has innovation, creativity, a sense of commitment to finish the mission.
In my opinion is the same dog with different owner. I think that anybody could do this job.
Reading #7
Thursday April 28, 20011
Williams Deshazar
The Soaking City.
In this month rain almost every day. April has been raining for 19 days. The meteorologist Stephen Rodriguez said: “all across the area it has been a gloomy and rainy month thus fair”. The National Weather predicts below average temperatures for the next three months in Chicago and maybe in May will be average.
In my opinion the earth has change because of the pollution so we should care more about our planet.
A time you were extremely happy.
I thought that I was extremely happy six years ago. I working as a police woman and I received a letter from immigration. The note notified me that I became a permanent resident of The United States. In that moment, I felt happy because I could live in another country and I could experience new things such as learning a new language English. I wanted to become independent woman in a foreign country. I started to pack few clothes and personal stuff. I called my friends I told them goodbye, and left my house clean. However I was happy to bring my family with me. My grandma stayed in my house. Nevertheless, my grandma didn’t want to come with me, but I knew that my family could have an opportunity to experience better education. As a result, I am still please with my decision to come to this country and I am still quite happy for my family and myself.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Reading Journal 7
Date published:7:18 p.m. CDT, April 18, 2011
Author’s name:By ART Barnum
Title of the article:Smoke bomb ends Hitler birthday party
Summary:Lyons police are investigating a smoke bomb explosion that abruptly ended a birthday party celebration for Adolf Hitler at a Lyons banquet hall, a party complete with decorated cakes and Nazi banners.The suspect, a man with a backpack, had ordered a grilled cheese sandwich before he went into a restroom and set off the smoke bomb, authorities said Monday.
My opinion: Adolf Hitler is one of the most famous people during the world war.Most of the people know him.It is also there are many people hate him. I think this should be the reason why this accident happened.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Reading Journal 7
*Date published: April/ 25/ 2011
*Author’s name: Chicago Tribune
*Title of the article: Is Dooring Common?
*A summary of the article: The new rules about the dooring data will be announced on Monday. Afterward, the dooring data(IDOT) will effect immediately at police department on Illinois. In addition, it will be included the summaries of annual traffic-accident by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Although the IDOT will increase the burden by the police with additional paperwork, the bicyclists safety issue will be gotten concern.
*MY opinion: Before we notice this traffic issue, a boy was died by an opening door of a vehicle that park into the path. This accident will alert people should notice the bicyclists' safety issues. Moreover, bicyclists will know what the risks are and what the factors are to create safer roadways then.
Life is a Learning Experience
We all life in a really thin line, we don’t know what can happened to us only God knows. Last week was the most terrible experience that I have had in my life. On Tuesday at 2am I received a phone call that has changes my life upside down. It was horrible news that I was not ready to deal with. But I knew that I had to be strong. My lovely grandpa was summited to the hospital in a critical condition due to an accident coming down the stairs. He fell and hit his head at the ground. As I was on the phone in less than a minute all his memory come to life in my head, gripping me with pain inside of me because I didn’t want my grandpa to suffer. On our way to the hospital I was praying to God with all my faith to help my grandpa to get better. While, I was getting inside to see my grandpa his doctor was explaining to our family about his condition which the doctor wasn’t giving us any hope for him to get better because of his age and his diseases. My heart stopped I didn’t know what to do, so I got closed to him and I hold his hand asking him to be strong and to fight with this incident so he can get better so we can all go home. In this situation I think there are people that are ready physically and emotionally to let go a wonderful person and there are people that are not ready.
In order, for me to be ready to let my grandpa go to heaven I had to understand and learn how to deal with because I have never experience a loss of a person until now. My husband’s mother saw me how difficult it was for me to handle this tragedy so she told me to pray for grandpa and to leave everything on God hands. It gave me a little encouragement. Meanwhile, I was thinking about my grandpa over and over on how he had struggle all this time with his illness instead he will always had a positive mind that I think it helped him to be stronger and to fight day by day to survive. But, unfortunately because of this accident there was nothing that he or his doctors can do to survive this tragedy. Therefore, I started to understand that I don’t want to see him suffer anymore that I want him to be in a better place next to God if that what God wants. Even though it was going to be difficult to let him go but I knew he is going to be in better place.
I have always believed that if I died there is a better life at the other side which is heaven. But because I am attach to my family and my friends it makes me difficult to even think about it. All my family has been in the hospital to support each other every day. In the other hand my grandma seems to be calmer because her faith it’s so strong that it helped her to be calm. On Sunday at 4am my grandmas come to the waiting room to let us know that our grandpa has passed away. We all hold our hands and we give thanks to God for let us be part of grandpa life.
As a result of this experience my life has change. Now my goal is to spend time with my family and enjoy every single day as it was the last. Because of what I have learn is that we never know what God is planning for ours.
My Spring Break
The spring break’s first day, I sat in front of the computer to find the cheap price ticket. I almost spent the whole day for finding cheap tickets on line because I dreamt my grandma and family at the previous night. Some of cheap tickets were sold out, for my departure day is very approach my ordering ticket day. Even I asked the travel center to have a cheap ticket. Finally, I found a website about the cheapest tickets in the entire airplane companies in the U.S. That included a lot of rest of seats for sale because they only left few seats were not sold, so they had to decrease the price. The first day past and it was not boring as I thinking.
The rest of days in the spring break, I was not stay at home to enjoy relax and comfortable time. I with my parents to prepared the gifts for my family and bought some beautiful clothes for me. Since I came to the U.S, I have loosen more exercise and been lazy even more. As a result, the shopping time didn’t bring happy and satisfaction the shopping to me. Whenever I went to home at night, I felt my bones and muscles were pain as I was fought by someone. In those days’ night, I was not spoiled by the losing sleep and fright by the nightmare because the weary feeling made me fell sleep immediately. Although, I didn’t have my own time to have rest, I enjoyed the satisfaction feeling from the busy time. In the spring break time, I took a birthday party of my friend that it was the only day I was into the relaxation. The party was run at the lake side and the perfect sunshine made everyone was happy. We had a BBQ for lunch and at the same time, I made some new friend.
This spring break left me a good memory and gave me more surprise things. Although, I had undergone a busy time, it gave me an especial little vocation. The decision of go back to my hometown made me be exciting every day. The birthday party of my friend was left me a best time in the spring break and the new friends will take me more chance to take part in the other parties. I won’t forget this especial break in my semester which gave me enough time to have a rest and I will bring the power to the rest days of this semester.
Spring break
In the U.S, spring break is for at the college and university level can rest in February. But this time, our spring break came so late, we started at April. Relatively we were late, but this spring break was more important than others. Right now, I will talk about what happen at this spring break.
This spring break I was ‘happy’ and nervous in it. It was during yesterday, I brined my girlfriend to see my parents. It was nervous and exciting, I remembered the first time I saw her is my high school freshmen year. As the first day of school, I walked down the hall in my new school, when I saw her , I knew she is the one I wanted her, even though, she were not pretty, but her long hair with the smell like the flower and sun I never forgot that by her, after I joined the book club at my freshmen year, I think she was there . I was so surprise when I saw her again . I was tried close to her and she always help me a lot we became friends. And one day I decided to tell her that I love her, and want her to be my girlfriend . finally I did it, she was my girlfriend for almost 3 years. And also I remembered one day we plan out our schedule for weekend, I wanted to tell her how much I love her, but she did not show up, I was so sad. Even though we experienced some kind of unhappy think, but we still together almost 4 years. At yesterday was our big day, because my mom birthday was yesterday and also I brined her to meet my parents.
In 3 days ago, I decided to bring her to meet my parents in my mom birthday party. But my girlfriend told me ‘ I don’t rush into meeting the family, maybe I should wait for the right time, and I don’t get to know your first time. Once I have to sure that this relationship is the only one then I decide to meet the parents.’ And I said ‘right now is right time, because my mom birthday and I think you know about me a lot , and I bring you to meet my parents is for make sure you are only one lover in my life . and she promised it. I knew the first time meet parents the right location is important. One good choice would be something neutral, like a restaurant. Choose one that is important , so I choose US restaurant. And also research was important too. Find out about his family before hand . knew if my parents are divorced or not ,that was so important , so I told my girlfriend about my parents everything, name, hobby, unlike, and face .
Everything sound good, but nothing perfect. At yesterday, I dressed suit and leather shoes, and my girlfriend just dressed the t shit and jeans, when I saw her , I was excited by her clothes, I wanted cry if I could. anyway, that I thought , and we were going to the restaurant. And I told my girlfriend face it is possible to forgot do that, did not let your nerves give my parents nerves too. But in fact , my girlfriend did not tell anything in dinner time. ‘are you really my girlfriend’ that I thought, at that moment ,I hoped my parents did not mad by her, finally, this dinner in a so boring time to end. When I came home, my parents told me ‘ are your friend sick today, or she has something problem?’ I did not say anything. I knew this most important time in my life is fail.
sprint break
Most people were happy for had Spring Break. This was the first time that I took three classes but I always thought that I could it because I am persistent and dedicated student but I had to admit that Spring was for me the most stressful, disappoint and tired moment in the whole years of school.
First of all my last day of class I made a plan and organized my day but my son started cried and complaint that he wanted to go outside and played. Also, he said that he deserved to enjoy his Sprint Break, so I admitted and took him to chucky cheese, in order, to maintain peace and quiet in the house but because of that I wasted one day. After that I continue developing my writing work at night.
Next, I had a disappoint Sprint Break because I couldn’t enjoy and rest that way I suppose to relax at home. Instead of that I just stayed at home doing my assignment. I thought that I will follow my strategies plan but my destiny didn’t allow me and my son keep complain and asked me, if he could bring a friend, finally I accept. His friend stayed the whole they in home until night. I was very disappointed because of one thing or another I was interrupt of my School chores.
Finally, I was very tired .The whole Sprint Break, I got up at 4: am in order to catch up any delay and I went to bed at 11:30pm. Also, one time my son asked me if I stayed up all night. However, I felt tired and I wish that we never had sprint Break again.
Conclusion, in my opinion Sprint Break is a time that we suppose to spend spiritually and reflexing about our sin, but instead of that I felt stressful, disappoint and tired because it was a lot assignment for develop and read, so I couldn’t enjoy or finished all my assignment in Sprint Break.
The best spring break
I was waiting for my spring break really bad, but I didn’t spend it as well as I wanted. I was planning to spend my vacation in Miami or Las Vegas and forget about real life for a while. Later I found out that I can’t have plans, because if I’m planning to do something or to go somewhere, in the last moment things are changing and my plans are breaking. When this happened with me again and I didn’t go anywhere for my vacation, I made a decision that from now I will never have plans and I will make my life spontaneous. This is about my future life, but I would like to tell about my short spring break.
It was Ukrainian holiday last Sunday and the place I’m working was very busy, so when I came back home I was super tired, wanted to go to my bed immediately, but some of my friends came to my house and stayed till late at night. I’m nice person and couldn’t tell them that I need to sleep and they have to leave. After they left I went to my bed, it was about 3am, but I couldn’t sleep, I had a lot of thoughts in my mind. When I woke up on Monday at 8am I started to get ready to go to school. I still was sleepy because I slept not more than 4 hours. On the way to the school I remembered that spring break already started and I could sleep as much as I wanted. I was so mad on myself. While I was in Down Town already I decided to go shopping. I want to send a package to my country and that was perfect day to go and spend money for gifts for my family. I came back home late in the evening tired but happy.
Next days of my vacation were pretty boring besides the fact that on Wednesday and Friday I could sleep till afternoon and I could do what ever I wanted. I tried to get rest as much as I could because Easter weekend was coming and I was expecting a lot of customers at the place where I’m working. Somehow I got a chance to go to the church to consecrate Easter bread on Saturday evening. It was beautiful weather, I was in a holiday mood and I went home with happy smile on my face. By my happiness ended very fast. When I came back home, it was already late at night and I wanted to call my parents on the skype and congratulate my parents with Easter, but my computer died it couple of minutes after I turned it on. I didn’t know what’s going on with my comp, I just fixed it and it supposed to work. All my happiness gone and I was very sad because Easter is one of the most important holidays for my family, but I didn’t have a chance to talk with my parents. I went to sleep almost crying.
I woke up early in the morning because I wanted to go to the church and pray to the Gods on Easter holiday and I saw that it was beautiful and sunny morning. After the ceremony finished I felt so good, I wasn’t upset because broken computer, I wasn’t tired anymore and I was happy. The owner of the place where I’m working is like my mom, I call her “my American mother”, invited the closest people for a breakfast to her house. We had a good meal and very nice conversation during Easter breakfast. I had a chance to call my mom from their computer and I saw all my family on the other side of the screen. After I went home and fall asleep for three blissful hours. Later I had some guests in my house and we had great time together. When I went to the bed, I didn’t think about my broken computer nor any kind of problems in my life. I think I had a nice dream because when I woke up today in the morning I was smiling and was happy to go back to school.
My spring break wasn’t that beautiful like other’s students and I couldn’t translate my plans into action, but I’m glad that I had enough sleep and rest during those days. For me it was the best spring break I’ve ever had. I think every person at the class saw me smiling and happy today in the morning. I feel like I have gotten a second wind. I’m already ready for real spring and spend beautiful summer, may be to go somewhere for vacation. But I decided that I will never have plans again, so who knows what is gonna happen with me next five minutes. Lets live and enjoy our life :)
My Spring Break
I had already studied more than twelve weeks in this semester, and we have three weeks left in this semester. After spring break, the final is almost coming, I should calm down at that time. I decided to stay at home and relax during my spring break. I was tired of getting up early every day; I was tired of doing a large of home every day.
There is no doubt that I stayed at home for whole week. Although I didn’t go anywhere, I still enjoyed my break. I like to stay at home; I like to stay in a quite environment; I like to distribute time by myself. During this spring break, I enjoyed lie in every morning; I enjoyed watch drama every afternoon; I enjoyed chat with my friends who are in China every night; I enjoyed do a little bit of homework and reading every day.
In conclusion, we come back to school today. My brain still stays in the spring break actually; but I think I will adapt soon. I was happy to have a one-week break during a semester, I really relaxed myself. I am look forward my next summer break, and I hope we can enjoy our final grades also.
My Spring Break
During my spirng break, i was so busy because we are mouving to a new place. In my spring break, i went to diffrent stores to look at some furnitures. I went to Roomplace store and i found something that i like. In my spring break, also i went to Value city furniture to buy a bed for my other bedroom. In my spring break, i started to read my Jane Eyre. During my spring, i did all my homework and i studied some essay that we did in class. In my spring break, i had too much stresses on my mind because mouving to an other place is very hard, if you going to school at the same time.
Even though my spring break was very short, i did all my things. I was so happy that my spring break was coinsided to moved to a other place. In my spring break, i was so busy to mouving all the things in the box, but now i am finising to put all the stafs in their places. In my spring break , also i spend a lot of money. I think that i had a good time and i had a busy time too.
My Spring Break
A happy week I went out with friend to watch the movie and visited my uncle . frist weekend, Hilmi is my classmate, he invited me to watch the Jane Eyre movie. we were realy enjoy the movie because this story that we were studing in class. In the Evening, my cousin and I went to my uncle home to visit his family in Indiana, where I lived before I came to Chicago. I was happy to meet uncle's children because we were long time to see together. I could get up later than on the spring break morning, after that my cousins and I went shopping and had a dinner in a Vietnamese restaurant. we cameback chicago on tuseday.
Second weekend, I had a Easter party with friends in the Church. People in the Church prepared food, games for Easter sunday. The children were exciting by game. they tried to collect eggs that people put on the ground. In addition, adult asked friends to dance and sing with a music Band on the Church. They seemed to be happy and spend time together. the party attract every one because people didn't want to leave each other. I left the party at 10 pm and look over pictures that I took on the party.
A spring break has done. I get back to school now. I met friends and teachers, we are happy to share stories that we had on the spring break each other.
Spring Break
At the first few days of the week, I went to visit my uncle. It is a long time that I don't go there.My uncle live not too far from the chicago. So we can go there very easy.In the day time, we went to the shops buy many necessary things that we need.We always bought many things when we went there.In the night, we had dinner together and talked each other about many things that had happened.We also watched TV together after dinner.The day before we left,we went to a restrant to have a delicious dinner. I had a very happy time during that few days.
At the rest of the week,I spent few days going out with my friends. We went to the downtown to buy something. One of my friends wanted to buy a couputer, but he hadn't too much knowledge about couputer.So he asked me to help him to choose a good one. I went to many shops with him. I also found some necessary information online.Finally I helped him buy a good one. At the last day, I didn't go outside and just stayed at home. I finished my homework and palyed my computer .It was a relax day for me.
It seemed that the time went very fast for this week.It is not like the summer holiday that have a very long time.I also feel a short holiday is better than a very long holiday.Now I come back to school again.I will not forget the memorable week.
My Spring Break
Memorials are not just the big buildings such as the Lincoln or Jefferson Memorial, but come in all shapes and sizes. The FDR Memorial has many beautiful waterfalls and four outdoor rooms that each represents one of the terms of FDR’s presidency. The WWII Memorial has pillars that represent each state. The Vietnam War Memorial has the names of all of the soldiers that died during the Vietnam War. You can see many people crying at the wall.
Some of the most famous museums in the world are in Washington D.C., and they are all free to see and open every day! My favorites are the Air and Space Museum and Natural History Museum. You can see the first airplane at the Air and Space Museum. You can also see the ships that went to the moon. You can see one of the world’s biggest diamonds at the Natural History Museum. There are also many more beautiful gems and fun exhibits.
Washington D.C. is a very beautiful, clean city. It is also American Capitol. There have many the beautiful memorials and the museums. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money for a trip, Washington D.C. is a good choose because the beautiful memorials and the famous museums are all free to see. Going to Washington D.C., you will have a very fun time. If you have never gone Washington D.C., please take your time and go to there soon.
Spring break
and resting. During the break people can do anything that we want. Some people like to stay
home and watch movie. Some people prefer to spend most time to travel. For me , I spent most time to stay at home and I spent one day went to shopping withe my friends for the past week.
I took my spring break last week. Before the break, my friends and me made some good plans
for the break, but the bad weather prevented our plans. Finally, we gave up our plan and stay at
home. Staying at home all the time is very boring. I had nothing to do. I wanted to play
basketball, but the bad weather told me that is impossible. Therefore, I watched many movies in
in this break.
After four days from the break start, I could not still stay at home, and the weather got better.
So my friends and I decided to go shopping. We talked about the boring experiences each other,
and we were very happy. Even though we just did not meet a few days, we felt that like long
time. That day was the most interesting experience for my spring break.
Now, the spring break is over. we have to continue our classes, although we think the break is
short. However, the summer break is coming. It is long enough to do anything that I want. In addition, I think the weather will be nice for the summer break. Let's expect the summer comes
soon.
A Boring Spring Break
It was an uninteresting and disappointed spring break. First, my classmates and I planned to travel in spring break about one month ago. We were so exciting and anticipate for the trip. However, just two days before the holiday, our plan had broken by some reasons. It made me so disappointed. On the other hand, because we canceled the trip and I did not have other plans, I stayed at home a whole week. I thought it is fine to stay at home and get some rest, I will feel relaxed and enjoy it. It was going to the opposite with my thought. It was raining every day, I could not feel happy with that bad weather. Also, my daughter had no school too. She always made me mad and tire. I cannot get any rest when I take care her.
Therefore, my spring break was very boring. Canceling the trip made me disappointed , the bad weather affected my feeling, and my little girl broke my dream of getting rest. It was a really uninteresting week. Maybe I have to put my hope in summer break. I hope it will be fun and interesting.
My Spring Break in Chicago.
Go to the Nature Museum was one of the things I did in spring break. My brother and I spend a really good time in there. First, the most interesting I saw was the butterflies because people can enjoyed be with hundreds of butterflies flying into their head literally. The second think I liked was the practical and teaches plays for children. Although I am an adult, I enjoyed and learned new things visit the museum.
Another thing I did, was shopping. It is amazing how many people go shopping to Michigan Avenue. I love shopping as well, and it is more exciting with my brother on my side. We went to Water Tower to buy some clothes and shoes. There were a lot of discounts in the stores, so we bought many staffs. One store that I liked its Forever 21, because it has beautiful clothes and it is not expensive at all. On the other hand, my brother loves Hollister and American Eagle. But in my opinion, those stores are expensive. Anyway we spend awesome time shopping in Chicago this spring break.
Eat in Chicago it is wonderful, because there are good restaurants everywhere. One of our favorite foods is sushi, so my family enjoyed eats in Naniwa, which is a Japanese restaurant located in Ohio Street. I remember when any of us come to Chicago after a trip; it is a tradition to eat in Naniwa. So to say welcome to my brother, we eat a delicious sushi there. Another place we visited was an Italian restaurant call Fornellos. This restaurant has the most amazing pizza and pasta I have ever tried; in fact it has good reviews. Although my mother loves to cook, when my brother is in town, we always eat outside.
In conclusion, Chicago is a wonderful city to spend a few days off to the school. My spring break was awesome because my brother came to visit me, and between go to the museum, shopping time, and eating with my family; I think it was a wonderful spring break with my family in Chicago.
Spring Break
Many people are look forward to their vacation. Some people want to take a rest and the other people make a new plan. People are many things to do during vacation. This vacation was a little bit bored break to me. I really wanted to go to out of city but I couldn't because of money, though I did something in Chicago with my friends. I watched movie, went to the part, work, went to airport and went to cupcake tour event.
Last Saturday my friend birthday on April.16. I went to the party for my friend. Her name is Misun. Misun was formally introduced her friend to me. Many people stayed in her house. I made new friend in her party. However, I was sick so I couldn't play anything in party. I just gave a gift for her and I stayed just 1 to 2hours and I left. I took a rest at home. I preferred to break at home on last Saturday. On the other hand, last Monday to Wednesday I had to do working for 3 days. During the spring break day was so busy for me and my roommate and I made homemade-cooking at home.
Last Thursday Ryn and I went to cupcake tour in Chicago. We tasted some sample cupcake and got a free coupon. We followed cupcake tour guide direction. I love chocolate so I applied to cupcake tour. We tasted many kinds of bread and tour guide told about cupcake stories. The tour was really funny and great! If I have a chance, I want to go chocolate tour because I would like all kinds of chocolate.
My fired visited to Irvine because of her boyfriend but, she cannot speak English so she wanted to go to O'hare airport with me and my fried begged me. I was obliged to go to O'hare airport with her. When I arrived at O'hare I saw many planes so I really wanted to go to my country. Two week later, I am going to back to my country. Even though I lived in Korea for 20 years but, I am look forward to go to Korea all the same miss my friend and family.
Last Friday lunch time I met a friend. His name is Lee. We visited to cheese cake factory. We ate pasta and steak with cheese cake. He paid for lunch after I went to the victoria’s secret store for gift. My roommate and I went to the movie theater. We bought nacho with coke. We watched HOP which is animation. Hop's movie stories about Easter day which are comedy. Main actor is rabbit. If you want to get more details, you can watch the trailer here about Hop movie. Click this site. http://www.youtube.com/hopthemovie.
I prepared for final exam at home so I couldn't sleep and I got become tired. Tomorrow, I am going to do my presentation about communism for social science class. I made a video and 15 slid power point file. When started spring breaks, I wanted to go to somewhere so I searched flight ticket for trip but it is too expensive because of Easter day. Also my friend wanted to visit Chicago. However, she couldn't come to Chicago because of expensive flight ticket.
I wanted so many thing but I couldn't. I will expect next vacation I will go to trip. This summer vacation I have many plan. This spring break was funny and great for me. I met many friend and also I made new friend in the party. I felt like gain weight, but it was nice vacation for me and I am look forward to next vacation!
My Boring Spring Break
I don't like to make plans because I think making plans will waste my time. Last week, I almost stayed at home. I did my house-work and homework. I wanted to divide my works, but it just spent one hour each day. What else could I do for rest of the time? I played games and did some exercise. When someone ask me about my spring break this morning, my totally feeling is I took a boring spring break. Because of no plans, I didn't want to excuse my friends. I thought they might take a vacation, or had some plans. I wanted to go away for my spring break, but I didn't have plans. Next time, I will make a nice plan for my spring break.
I would be boring in this spring break because I had homework to do and the other thing is my semester is almost end. I had to review everything about what I have learnt this semester. I also had to read the part 3 of my Jane Eyre. I usually read Jane Eyre every night in the spring break because I thought reading at night helps me remember what did I read better. Second, I didn't have enough time to review my math before the spring break because I usually had a lot of math homework. I didn't want to take the same class again. I thanked for the spring break that I had time to review everything, but I really felt boring in those days. I stayed alone and, it seems I was far away form the world. I didn't like that kind of feels. In spite of the fact that I did exercise outdoor, I was still alone and boring.
Do you think I really had a boring spring break? I think so. I just did my homework, house-work and some un-useful things to spend my spring bring. When I think about my spring break, it is really boring.
My Spring Break
is one of the free times for students. It is for me, too. In addition, it does not matter high school
students and college students, students like spring breaks. Although, it is one week freedom that students do not need to study at spring break. However, I did not do lots of things at spring
break and it was busy and complicated a week. So my spring break was not so bad and good.
Second, I thought this spring break was very special to me, because it was my first
semester at college. I was planning to do lots of things which were traveling around city, hanging
out with my friends, or stay with my girlfriend. Therefore, I was so excited about my spring
break. I just wanted to be happy and fun. However i visited my friend birthday party and it was
ok. Other than my friend’s birthday I did not do anything special like having dinner with my
girlfriend or going out of city. I think my spring break was a week without studying.
Third, i worked my job and argued with my girlfriend at spring break. I was going to
dinner with my girlfriend on last Wednesday, because I found very nice Italian restaurant and I
wanted to surprise her. When my girlfriend and i were going to the restaurant, my girlfriend got
mad. I did not know what happened and she did not tell me anything about her madness, then
we had dinner it was not interesting and talkative. It was just dinner. And I worked rest of days.
In the end my spring break turned so complicated, but every students like spring break.
However, I think I would have nice spring break at next spring. However, I did not blame to
myself. Sometimes things happened for reason, but I hope most of the students like their spring
break. As a result, the spring break is always my favorite the week.
My Spring Break
I was very tired until spring break. I had to wake up early for four days a week to go to school. After school, I went to my work. The same condition in my life bored me. I was looking forward the spring break so I could do something different. What I hoped, it didn’t happen. I would spend my spring break as usual, but I went a movie with my friend.
I was planning that I would wake up early, and I would run every morning as a sport. I felt very tired. I couldn’t manage wake up early. I slept little bit more than usual. I watched Tw.
I studied my homework. I surfed in internet in the most of my free time.
One thing is different in my spring break. I went to a movie, called Jane Eyre, with my one of my school friends. We would go movie on Saturday evening. We planned to meet about
seven o’clock pm in front of Harold Washington College. Same day I had a meeting in my job.
I knew that The meeting would finish before seven o’clock pm. My job is not far to Harold Washington College so I could have been in the meeting area before seven o’clock. However, The meeting, in my work took more time than what I thought. It was almost seven o’clock pm when I called my friend, saying, “ I will be there in five minutes.” I was there on time because I ran to Harold Washington College.
I said, “Hello, how are you? “ She said, “ I am good. Are you working in Sunday?”
I said,” No I had a meeting in my job today.” She said, “ Is the movie theatre near to here? “
I said, “There is a one theatre by lake, but we should look first red eye” I found a red eye. I realized that The movie, Jane Eyre was available in the two theatres, but the theaters were far to us. In addition, the movie would start 07:10 pm. We had only ten minutes to reach the movie theater.
We got on a taxi. The taxi driver wanted to help us, and he drove fast. When we got the movie theater, the movie had just started because we saw the words Jane Eyre on the theatre’s big screen. We missed the commercials, but it wasn’t important us. My friend said, “We can go a
traditional restaurant which serves my country food after movie.” I said, “ it sounds good.”
When we got the restaurant, the menu wasn’t available because It had already finished. Only the steak soup was available. I accepted to eat steak soup. The soup was very different what I had hoped. It was served in very big plate. My friend said,” you should put extra herbal in the soup.” I couldn’t finish soup because it was very different for me.
I spent my spring break as usual except I went a movie with my one of my school friend.
That was different experience for me. I learned and tasted different country food. I watched a movie that I had desired to watch with my friend.
Reading Journal 7
Date Publish: Monday, April 25, 2011
Author's Name: CNN Reuters
Title of the article: Holly day
summary:
Easter sunday celebrated across the globe with parades and prayer. President Obama and his family attended the Easter sunday service at shiloh Baptist Church, which was founded by freed slaves in 1863. In Vatican city, Pope Benedict used his sermon to lament that the day's joy was marred by war in Libya and urged Europe to welcome desperate migrants fleeing strife in north Africa. Here are some glimpses of how Easter was marked around the world sunday.
In my opinion:
I like Easter day, I had a great holliday day. we pray for poor people, peace world. god coming to give a happy life to every one.
spring break
At first a few days, I really didn’t want to do anything just stay at home and be relaxed. I got up very late even nearly 12 o’clock. After I got up, I started playing computer or reading some books and waited for lunch. I felt really good, because I didn’t need to worry about anything. I watched all the TV programs that I wanted to watch before, and I could talk with my friends who were in China very late in the night. I could do whatever I want to do; nobody forced me to do this or to do that, and this feeling really made me feel very relaxed. I really enjoyed relaxing time when I was at home in the spring break.
I couldn’t always be free at home, because this relaxing time also could make me feel boring. Therefore, I went out and got my first part time job. I found a part time job in a restaurant, and I became a busgirl. I had never done a part time before, so I needed to study everything from the beginning. Everyone who also worked in the restaurant treated me very well, and they taught me how to be a good waitress not just to be a busgirl. Even thought, I had worked in the restaurant just for 4 days, I was very interested in doing this job, and I also learnt a lot of knowledge that I couldn’t learn from the normal books. I really enjoyed to this job which I found in the spring break.
In a word, my first spring break was very relaxed and meaningful. I not only enjoyed my vacation, but also found a part time job and learnt a lot of things. Although, I didn’t complete my plan, I did more, at least I thought so. Vacation for me not just to waste all the time, time for us is very precious, so I want to do some really useful or helpful things and also be relaxed in the vacation. My first spring break was full of relaxing and meaningful, and I really enjoyed this vacation.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Reading journal 7
Date Published: March, 8, 2011
Author's Name: CNN
Tittle of the article: iPhone's problem is black and white
Summary: Many iPhone users've wanted to know that a company has been making
electronics in white for at least a decade can not produce an iPhone 4 in that color.
There are least two factors have prevented Apple make an white iPhone 4.
one is the device takes poor-quality photos, and the other one is the proximity sensor
less reliable.
My opunion:
According to internet, Apple will put the White iPhone 4 out at April 26th,and it asks for $750.
Many Apple fans feel very happy because they have been waiting the white in ages.
Why does Apple ask $750 for an white iPhone 4? Is the white one reall better than black one?
No one relly knows, but Steve Jobs.
Reading blog 7
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Reading Journal #7
Date Published: March 18, 2011
Author's Name: No Name
Title of the article: "Birther" case rejected
Summary:
The Supreme Court has again rejected an appeal from a "birther" proponent questioning the citizenship of President Obama. The justices Monday turned aside without comment a request for a rehearing of various claims. After dismissing the original appeal in late January.
My opinion:
I think no matter President Obama was born in the United States or somewhere, it doesn't matter. However, if Obama's birth certificate is a forgery. He is still President Obama. It should takes a long time to support.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Reading Journal 7 - Redeye
2.date published: 4,4,2011
3.author's name: chicago tribune
4.title of the article: Boy,3,dies in fall from roller coaster
5.summary:
A 3-year-old boy fell from a childern's roller coaster at an indoor amusement park in Norridge on Saturday night. To shake all the people, that boy died because of the accident of the roller coaster. The owner of the this park said that he just wanted to say how tragic this was and how bad he felt for the family. He also promised that he was going to 100 percent cooperate with all the various authorities in the investigation.
6.my opinion:
It's very dangerous for a 3-year-old child to play outdoor. Parents should be aware of their childern's action. In order to avoid tragic, all the people should pay more attention on childern's activities. The best way is don't let childern go outdoor alone anymore, but I think this is a curle way for childern.
Reading Journal 7 - Redeye
1. Page number 9
2. Date published March 9th, 2011
3. Author’s name Chicago Tribune
4. Title of the article No More Death Penalty
5. A summary of the article
This article is about Governor Quinn of Illinois. On Wednesday, he will sign a bill outlawing the death penalty in Illinois. Eleven years ago, Governor Ryan stopped the death penalty. He stopped it because 13 people who were supposed to be executed were actually found innocent. This new bill makes stopping the death penalty an official law.
6. Your opinion about the article
I think it is good to stop the death penalty. It is hard to be 100% sure that someone is guilty. If you kill them, you can never bring them back. Also, I think life in prison is better punishment than the death penalty.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Reading Journal 7
- Page number: 4
- Date published: April 18, 2011
- Author's name: unknown
- Title of the article: Google vs. Bing? No clear winner
- Summary: As you can see the title of this article "Google vs. Bing", it talked about how useful and popular between Google and Bing. In this research, Google and Bing occupy almost same proportion. That means many people prefer to use Google, and a lot of people like to use Bing, so Google vs. Bing not yet have clear winner now. As a result, the theory shows Bing and Google may collide like an asteroid slamming into a planet in January 2012.
- My opinion: I think Bing is useful as same as Google, but I think Google is more popular than Bing. I heard Bing before, but I never use it. I prefer Google.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Reading Blog 6
Monday, April 11, 2011
Reading Journal 6
Date published:April 12, 2011
Author’s name:By Kenji Hall and John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
Title of the article:Japan raises nuclear crisis rating to highest level
Summary:The level 7 rating for the crisis at the quake- and tsunami-stricken Fukushima power plant is based on the amount radiation released. A day earlier, three new quakes hit as Japan announces plans to expand the evacuation zone.More than 27,000 people were left dead or missing as the disaster last month, centered in the northeast, destroyed fishing towns and caused severe damage to homes, businesses and almost everything else along more than 200 miles of coastline.Experts, nevertheless, say it will take years to recover from the damage incurred at the Fukushima plant.Japan is trying to rebuild now.
My opinion:Japan always have earthquake,but this time, the level of the earthquake is too high,and it had made a big damage to Japan.Many people die.Many people lose their home.The more important thing,some radioactivity has leaked from the reactor,is very dangerous for people.The goverment also want to rebuilt the city after the earthquake,but it is really not easy.I feel so sad for their disaster.