Farewell, my dear grandmother!

What is important in your life ? From my opinion, nothing is more important than health. You can not do anything without health.

My dear grandmother died on July 24, 2009 because of cirrhosis. I could not help her while she was staying in hospital. I stood there helplessly crying. After I could only accompany her when she was suffering, I was so sad.

Today is my grandmother's latest day! My mom told me, "She will become an orphan". I felt so sad. After I told to my dear mom, "Even grandmother passed away, but you are not an orphan. " Because you still have husband and children, we love you ! You will not be lonely.

My family and relatives held a farewell ceremony for my dear grandmother and then cremated.

People are very fragile. Treasure everything you have at present and take care. Life is very short-lived.

Why the education so important ?

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you today. Let me introduce myself. My name is Belinda, from Lunghwa University. Before I start my presentation, I would like to ask you some questions. Do you believe the salary will be higher if your education is better than others? Do you know what the level for education nowadays is?

The topic of today’s presentations is “why the education so important.” My presentation will be about 4 minutes long. I will focus on three major issues.

First of all, I will talk about “job opportunities”.
Second, I will tell you something about “skills”.
After that, I will move on to express “learn how to learn”.

Don’t worry about taking notes, I will email you the information after my presentation and please let me know if you have any questions.

Ok, let’s start with “Job opportunities”.
Education is become a basic requirement for many employers, you can find the job easily if your education is higher than the others.

This now leads us to my next point as “Skills”.
Language skills will help you to communicate your ideas more clearly. It’s essential in any role –No matter what skills, it can be helpful for you.

I would like to point out the 3rd part as “Learn how to learn.”
School teaches you how to gather, learn, and apply knowledge. Despite what career you choose, you will need to learn information, and skills related to your job. Because you will be replaced by other people without learning.

Let me quickly explain the graph. You can see that different colors have been used to indicate each of level education. The blue line, gives us how many people studied Graduate School. The dark purple line is for college. And the yellow color which is for Junior college.

According to the bar chart, we can easily see the rates that the people graduated from the universities rise gradually from 2001 to 2008. That means most of us are aware of the importance of education. No matter how high education is, you still have to go on learning or you will be eliminated.

Well, this brings me to the end of my presentation. Remember what I said at the beginning of my talk today? Let me summarize the most important results. The more you LEARN, the more you EARN. Keep learning without fair. I hope you can learn why the education is more important after my presentation. Thank you all for listening.

The Pull of the Ocean

Plot summary:

There are nine people in Yann’s family. Yann was the seventh child. The six other siblings were all twins; the oldest set was 14 years old, while the next set was a year younger, and the last set was aged 11. All of the siblings were tall for their age but skinny.

On a stormy night, little Yann Doutreleau was not sleeping. He heard voices downstairs from his parents who fought at midnight. Yann pressed his ear against the door of his parent’s room to bet hear his parents’ row and learned that the family had no money left. Their argument revealed that his mother was going to ask for assistance, as many other people had to do. The father objected; he preferred to die and all of his children with him rather than seeing his wife beg. The rain came down heavier and they grew silent……so he went back stairs and woke up his six older brothers. He tells them that they must flee their home or risk being killed by their violent father.

Without questions, the siblings follow Yann into the wet darkness. The social worker investigating the Dourtreleau family, the truck driver who gives the boys a lift, the police officer alerted to their disappearance, the barker who gives them bread, and each of the many people that the seven boys encounter gives a stirring account of what he or she witnesses.
So they begin their remarkable odyssey toward the ocean-as well as an unforgettable story of brotherhood.

Comments

I clearly understood what the book describes after I read “The Pull of the Ocean” two times. There are so many books in the library but why I would prefer to choose this book. Because I like the front cover of this book, in addition, this book is not difficult to read, so that is why I chose it.

Why did the little Yann Doutreleau have to wake up his brother at midnight? Why were they compelled to flee their home at midnight under the pouring rain? The tragedy is that he misheard is father; in actuality, his father had no intention of killing the children. When the patriarch said, “I will kill’em all tomorrow! All seven of’em!” He meant the seven cats. Unfortunately, he did not all listening to so that is why lead to misunderstanding.

Yann Doutreleau was only ten but he was very brave. He guided his brothers to run out of their home when he thought his father want to kill them. Despite Yann was brave, but like children everywhere, he lacked understanding and wisdom. His impulse only lead to further misunderstanding.

When they ran out of their home, they had no plans, so they did not have money for food or any relatives that they could depend on. They were drenched, freezing and lost, but luckily, no one was seriously hurt.

I recall one proverb, “everything should all think thrice before acting.” One can prevent unnecessary troubles from happening if you think before you “leap”. It behooves us to think and be patient in making decisions, because once action is taken, we often cannot return.

How to quit smoking ?

Ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to welcome you today. Do you smoke ? Have you ever tried to quit it ? Do you know what may happen to wives when their husbands smoke ? The topic of today’s presentation is “ how to quit smoking.”

In my presentation I will focus on Healthy because there is nothing more important than health.

Smoking causes lung cancer. Smokers have six times as much cancer of the mouth, tongue, and throat as nonsmokers. Nonsmoking women married to smoking men have a high risk to get old easily. All of these facts from research show that smoking is bad.


There are several ways to quit smoking. For example, get up and take a walk instead of smoking immediately after a meal. Doing some exercise if you want to smoke. Sports can relieve stress and relax our min or find another person to quit the smoking together.

After ten years of quitting, the chance of getting cancer is almost the same as nonsmokers. So think about it, quit the smoking, you will live better and longer!

How to drive a teacher crazy ?

When I was a junior high school student, I always liked to see the movies about how to drive a teacher crazy. The funny movies made me laugh all the time. To drive a teacher crazy is easy and simple. You do not need to think too much or need to prepare any tools if you want to drive a teacher crazy.

First, never inform the teacher if the classroom is changed. It will be fun to just watch the teacher find out where the classroom is. When the teacher is locked in the elevator, just let the teacher be trapped in the elevator. Do not attempt to save the teacher. In addition, when the teacher finds the classroom, just surprise him/her with a filthy classroom. In just a few minutes, you will find out how crazy the teacher is.

However, it is not polite but rude to drive a teacher crazy. So think before you leap.

Please do not try it yourself!

Why has Confucianism had such an enduring influence ?

In my opinion , no other philosopher in the world has had more induring influence than Confucius because there were two cornerstones of his system of personal conduct where jen and li. Jen might be defined as “benevolent concern for one’s fellow men.” Li is a term less easily translated: it combines the notions of etiquette, good manners, and due concern for rituals and customs. Confucius believed that a man should strive after truth and virtue rather than wealth and in his personal life he seems to have acted on that principle.

In addition, he was the first major philosopher to state the Golden Rule, which he phrased as “Do no do unto others that which you would not have them do unto you.” Confucius believed that respect and obedience are owed by children to their parents, by wives to their husbands, and by subjects to their rulers.

But he was never a defender of tyranny. On the contrary, the starting point of his political outlook is that the state exists for the benefit of the people, not the rulers. Another of his key political ideas is that a leader should govern primarily by moral example, rather than by force so that is why Confucianism has had such an enduring influence.

Why do you think some people continually have money problems ?

Is it the fault of credit cards ? is it the lack of experience or training ?

In my viewpoint, I think some people continually have money problems, maybe the reason is that it is not the fault of credit cards, they didn’t care about the money and they are lack of experience and training.

Make a saving budget is important. With the food and petrol prices constantly rising in the face of the global financial crisis, cutting unnecessary spending and saving money is of ever increasing importance.

When shopping, keep a look out for special offers, sometimes you can even pick up top branded products cheaply if they are on offer. Try shopping at a different supermarket and see if you are shopping works out cheaper. This could be especially helpful if this supermarket is closer to home.

For electricity, turn off lights when they are not being used and try to avoid leaving electrical appliances on standby.

The cost of petrol has risen massively and even a short journey now costs a substantial amount in petrol costs. Avoid driving when you can, walk or take a bike. Not only will this save you money but it’s great for your fitness!