Research topic

I am into animations so much! Therefore, for my research topic, I wanna research animations.
Most people think animations are created for children. I  only partly agree that.
"Up" is one of my favorite animation movies. I brough my niece, 6 years old, and a few her friends to see that movie. At the and, almost every female adult cried because lots of plots were emotional and we understood what these plots want to express. However, my nicec and her friends asked me: why do everyone cry?  Children feel that this movie is happy becuase the goal is achieved ,and the process of adventure is exciting. That are reasons children like this movie, but these are very different from what adults feel. 
Many animations imply deep meanings which are concerned about adult issues or real social problems, or some of them involves adult humor.  All of these absolutelty cannot be understand by just 5 years old kids.  So, actually, animation reflects real society. Another one, SpongBob is also a very popular animation seires in US, but it actually includes lots of adult humor which children cannot get. Some of this adult humor are not suitable for children.
Therefore, I want to use "Up" as a case to deeply understand what points about adult issues or social problems this animation reflects, or I could use "SpongBob" as a case to research how SpongBob reflects adult humor.  I haven't decide yet.

Spring break

Spring break!!  After a tired and exhausted half semester, spring break is the best gift I received. 

I remember that I went to Chicago to visit my friend during the spring break in last semester.

Traveling there is really fun; however, because the schedule I arranged was too full, I had no time to finish the homework, so I did homework until 2am in the last day of spring break!  It’s so tired. After the spring break, all I want to do was sleep.

Because of the last experience, I arrange a much more relax schedule, which is four days Las Vegas trip!  I have been to Vegas twice few years ago.  However, Vegas will vary every year.  

It will have new hotels and new building there.  I heard that there is a new shopping mall located in Las Vegas Blvd.  I still remember when I went there first time four years ago, my sister and I needed to drive two hours to an outlet which is fat away from the Las Vegas Blvd to shopping. 

Honestly, I cannot gamble.  I don’t know how to gamble. Playing slot machines is all I will do in casinos. However, I like Vegas.  I enjoy getting around in every special hotel to see the decoration, take pictures, and enjoy special atmosphere which different hotels own. 

Also, I love to see shows and have dinners in buffet restaurants with friends.  

By the way, there is a Japanese buffet in Vegas is really good!

I am looking forward to this trip. Three more weeks, it’s spring break!

Wish we don’t have that much homework, please!!

Enjoy spring break!

I commented on Sophia's and Ella's blogs.

what would happen if animals could talk?

If animal could talk, I think the population in the world will drop quickly.  Now many people don't want to have a child because the child is a heavy burden. People don't want to raise a child with millions of dollars and then the child will yell at then, argue with them, and angry to them.  One important reason I think is the child will leave parents one day.  Childrene will compose their own families, and important roles for childeren could be their wives or child rather than parents. So, most of person would rather raise animals, such as a dog, cat,or rabbit, the most popular pets people raise, because pets always follow their hosts, listen to hosts, and pets won't leave their hosts except dying.  If pets can talk, the hosts can say how their feeling are to the pets if the hosts feel depressed or happy.  When people feel lonely, there is "a child" who can talk to them.  "A pet" will be similar to" a child" if a pet can talk.  Therefore, raising a pet which can talk to you, listen to you, and follow you is appealing. Try to imagine that having a child which don't need to give allowance, don't need to say sorry to other child's parents, and don't need to be anxious for child's future. How wonderful it is!!  So, there are less and less reasons for people to need have a child.

If animals can talk, I wanna ask them:
Do you really like people wear clothes for you?
Because I always see a dog wearing cute clothe with an uncomfortable face and body language.


I commented on Cyndy's and Andy's blogs

Advice

The ways my parents educates me is very democratic.  Recuring the process of growing up, I have never expericenced that my parents force me to do something.  That's why I will tell my parents when I meet some dilemmas or difficulties which I cannot resolve.  I could propse my opinion, what  I am concerned, or what  I suppose to do, and they will ananlyze the benefits and drawbacks and let me know what they will do if they were me.  So, I always do the decision by my self.  However, when I recur, I find what I decide to do is almost waht they suggest me to do!

My grades in junior high school are not very well. In my country, we need to take a entrance test which dicides whether you cant study in public senior high schools. Another way is I can apply to other high schools, but private high school's scholworks is heavy and they are not as free as public high schools.  I know I may not do well if I choose to take that test, but I do not want to study in private high school at that time.  Hence, I discuss with my parents, and they suggest me apply to private high school first.  If I don't want to study there, I still can take the entrance test. But this ways can prevent taht I do not get any premission from any school.  Then, I applied, and I decided to study in priveate high school.  Actually, I am so glad I choose my high school.  I still remember that I saw questions of the entrance test from the newspaper, and I cannot understand anyone question of the physics and chemsitry subject!!

When graduating from college, I found a jod smoothly, at the same time, my friends sent lost of resumes and got no responds. I was glad I choose Accounting as my major, which my parents recommended me to choose that and I accepted. I think most of time I will accept my parents suggestions except suggestions like "Sleep early"or " Don't eat too spicy"!! I tried but I really can't do it.


I commented on Cyndy's and Sophia's blogs.

American Food

American food for me means bread, hamburgers, French fries, or salad. Due to the McDonald which is the most popular fast-food chain restaurant around the world and originated from America, the stereotypical opinions to American foods from me are food which is fried and soda.  But that is just stereotype; honestly, I enjoy American food sometimes, especially omelet, and steak, by the way, the American steak is really good.

Chinese food is really different from American food, such as breakfast.

For drinking:

For American, coffee is essential for American breakfast. Milk and juice, such as orange or apple juice, are necessary.  However, Americans do not drink tea in the morning. In Taiwan, besides coffee and milk, lots of people drink tea for breakfast. Like me, I like to drink mike tea in the morning. If you travel in TW and buy breakfast in the breakfast restaurant, you will find out that many residents order milk tea or black tea, especially teenagers. The similarity is that we drink soy milk in the morning, and Americans do.

For entrées:

For convenience, we will eat bread for breakfast. However, for traditional breakfast, we will eat congees with some side dishes, such as eggs, but will not eat salad which many Americans eat in the morning.  

It is very interesting for me to experience different kinds of food. I enjoy brunch, which could sit outside of the restaurant with sunshine and chat with girls, and most of the brunches are American food. Also, I love to sit at the round table and have a Chinese dinner with my family.  As long as the food is delicious, either Chinese or American food is good for me.


I commented on Cyndy's and Thuy's bolgs.

Optimistic Quote

I believe this quote encourages people to be optimists rather than pessimists.  I totally agree this quote.    Optimists consider anything from a positive side, but pessimists usually see things from negative side.  Therefore, optimists are easy to succeed because they know how to catch opportunities and then make efforts to reach their goals.  Also, most optimists enjoy facing challenge and do not afraid to work hard.  However, pessimists usually do not want to face and resolve difficulties.  When pessimists meet some dilemmas, they often choose to give up.  On the whole, I think I am an optimist. Although I feel depressed when I failed or stuck in some dilemmas, I only depress one day and I will try to solve problems I met and still make progress to the goal I want to reach.  As I took driving test first time, I failed with unbelievable reason.  It makes me so sad that day. However, on next day, I am very active in learning driving because I know I have to pass the test next time, otherwise I even cannot go to school.  Therefore, I think personalities of people can change. A pessimist will gradually become optimist if he is under great pressure to force him must to meet and accept challenges.  

I commented on An's and Angelica's blogs.

Birds of a Feather

I believe that good friend is the one whom you can say anything to her, no matter good things or bad things, ethical or unethical. Two of my good friends come from the same high school. I studied a private high school, so the rate for student whether can get into university is an only thing that the school cares about.  Therefore, students need to study at school from 7am to 9pm on week day so that we have lots of time to get together. That is the reason we can have such depth and close relationship between each other.

Wen, one of my best friends, studies in NY for master degree now. She is the first friends I made when I got into the high school. We are very similar.  In personality, we are all optimistic. Honestly, she is more optimistic than me.  No matter what bad things she meets, she is always depressed one day. When I see her next day, she is laughing and joking again just like she always did before. However, for me, I may need three to four days to recover. Then, our family status is similar, so our concepts of values are almost the same. This point makes us easy to get alone with each other and no pressure.

Julie is another of my best friends. She is very extrovert. When we hang out together, we can keep talking and talking and won’t feel tired.  We always have a lot of topics to discuss. She is a good talker. If we are invited to attend a party, we always can make new friends because she is really good at conversation.

I think it doesn’t matter friends are similar or different to me. We can be good friends because we all trust each other. Really miss them!

I commented on Angelica and Amy's blogs.