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====I didn't back to China this winter break. That's doesn't mean I didn't miss my parent. I'm stay in Philadelphia and celebrate the new year with my relatives this new year. I have two new year resolution. Firstly, I want get out of OP this quarter. This is my second year. I will try my best to surmount the difficulties and fulfill the small tasks everyday, and then I can achieve my goal at the end of this quarter. This resolution is not just the language study, but also the academic study. I will study hard and keep going, learn from them and I will reach my goal finally. my goal will stimulate me to keep going, overcome any obstacles and get great score. Secondly, my father got a big trouble in his health, so I wish all of my family members and friends healthy this year. I wish most of the dream can come true in this new year.====

Jan.10, 2011 Free Writing The time management is talk about how to manage things in limited time. Most people think they don't have enough time to finish their task. If you are successful that doesn't mean you can manage time well. But if you can management time well, it can help you become successful. First thing you need to do is set a goal. That means your goal should make you happy. If you do something that you didn't like it, why you do that. So you need to do something that you like. That can help you improve your working effectively. Another thing is that you need to know how to avoid wasting time. The research say each person will waste two hours in their daily work. They will

Jan. 11, 2011 Introduction From past to now, television plays an important role in every family. People can get together by watching the same TV shows. That's not only can help people know what happen in this world, but also television can help people communicate with each other. Nowadays there are more and more different types of TV shows in our life, so it is really difficult to choose what kind of TV shows should we watch. Most time television can bring us some benefits and lots of fun. But at the same time it is still have some problems. If there is no television in this world, what will happen in our daily life. Television not only bring us benefits, but also have some problems.

Jan.12, 2010 Video 1 A list of different ways: a. Summrize daily reading assignment and give opinions. b. Understand deep meaning, figure out and underline meaning. c. Emphasize grammar, punctuation and spelling. d. Read the book they like, and then finish the worksheet. e. Peer work: improve each other and the spirit of team-work. d. Teacher editting children's work. 2 When I was young, teacher are more focus on the results of reading and writing. The ways of reading and writing are not that important. We just hand in the assignment that we made, and then teacher will give us a score of our assignment. 3 Children will know how to reading and writing, not just focus on the result. They can learn a lot by using the new methods. They can use this methods not only in reading and writing, but also in other field study. Whole language method is difficult at the beginning of use it, but if you use this method everyday, it will helps you a lot.

Exercise 1 Final Examination 2 Beach 3 Comets 4 Internal & external attributions

Jan.19 Topic sentences During our lifetime, we make many significant and difficult decision that affect us.

Jan. 20 1 The hotel business is just one type of enterprise that has profiled by the invention of computers. In the hotel business, computers ease the load at the front desk. With a computer, a clerk can make a reservation easily and quickly, without the use of cards, racks, or registration books. And with a computer, a clerk can get an instant update of the room status. This tells the clerk which rooms are available to guests. So when guests come in to register, their reservations can be checked, and they can be given available rooms without much fuss or bother.
 * EX 2.11**

2 Political conventions in American attract all kinds of people besides delegates.The pro-life people, the pro-choice people, the supporters of nuclear energy, and the pro-gays and anti-gays are probably the most common groups. Another social-political group is the one advocating more civil rights and better economic opportunities for minorities. No matter who they are or what their reasons are for going to the conventions, these people always add color to the sometimes boring conventions.For instance, at most conventions you will find at least a couple of people wearing masks of their favorite candidates.You are sure to see an artist or two doing chalk portraits of the candidates on the sidewalks. Others just like to poke fun at the candidates. Others dress in costumes and carry signs with outrageous comments about the candidates or the political process. Groups who wish to attract attention to their political and social causes demonstrate outside the convention halls.

3 An example of this kind of prejudice happened to me when I was in the fourth grade.My teacher treated me as if I was about two grade levels below my classmates. My family had just moved here from California, and she did not think I was up with the rest of my class. I remember one time when all the students were being allowed to choose a book they want to read. When it was my turn to choose a book, she laughed at me and said," Oh, that one is too hard for you. I'll choose one for you." I was so embarrassed. I thought that she should not embarrass me in front of the class like that 1 First of all, teenagers work for their own current expenses. For example, my cousin Celia works at clothing store and buys all her own clothes. And one of my friends bought himself a used car just from money he made after school. Young people want to make money for their future. Young people want to buy clothes, and they want to save money to buy a car or a stereo or a television. An example of this is saving money for an education after high school. My cousin Robert is doing this for his future. He also told me that he is saving money to set up a household after marriage.
 * EX2.12 **

2 The driving lesson I got from my fiance was very distressing one. I start off very well until my fiance started getting bossy. I did one wrong thing so he started shouting at me. The little incident occurred when he wanted me to make a U-turn in the middle of the street. As I was trying to do that, I turned the wheels too hard and the wheels hit the end of the curb. My fiance started yelling at me as if he were crazy. I decided after this incident that my fiance was not the right person to teach me to drive. So I calmly put the car in park and started to get out to let him drive since I obviously wasn't doing it the way he wanted. But he grabbed my arm and told me to finish getting the car out of the middle of the street. He also wanted me to move the car because there were cars coming in both directions. Oh I forgot to tell you that when the tires hit the curb, the car stopped in the middle of the street.

3 The way women are shown in TV commercials today has changed compared with 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, commercials mostly showed women as brainless housewives. In those commercials, women were concerned about getting the best laundry detergents, the softest toilet paper, or the tastiest soup. They were portrayed as sort of dumb and silly, as if the most important thing in the world was getting hamburger on sale. Women in commercials today are not just housewives. They are shown as professional working people, too. For example, in one telephone commercial, a woman with a briefcase is saying goodbye to her child and husband as she is about to catch a plane. In commercials today, women are shown as housewives, but they are not portrayed as so dumb. For example, the woman in the Dristan commercial I saw last night seemed like a normal, intelligent person.

Jan. 22 ===During our lifetime, we make many significant and difficult decision that affect us. When we encounter changes, we should evaluate the benefits and shortcomings and make the best choice. For example, I have made so many decisions. However, the most significant one has been to study abroad. Before I came here, I considered lots of things. First, Compared with China, I can learn some advanced and professional knowledge in the US. Second, education is to learn some knowledge and skills, and also good education prepares for a brighter future. The real aim of education is to stimulate the passion and way of thinking, and we should focus on how to learn rather than what to learn. Last, my aim of life is to study abroad to broaden my horizon and experience a new life style. ===

Jan.24 Exercise 2-14 brainstorm: not prepare very well nervious don't know what is the exam going worry about the result review the point

Each student is nervours when they perpare for a test. There are some ways can help you reduce the feeling about nervours. First of all, the reason why people feel nervous is about they don't know what kinds of question should the teacher have. So, based on the notes, review the points that are very inportant before the text, and also go through all the homework that you did before. secondly, you can also study with your friends. When you have questions, you can ask them to help. Last but not the least, you should be relax before test. Don't have too much pressure to think about the test. All you need to do is review the points and have a good rest. we can't prevent the feel of nervours, but we can try our best to combat them.

Jan 26 Internet Activity Most of the information I found are very similar. The policy is about people should avoid copy other aticles without premisison and use others ideas without reference. If you are plagiarism in the university,the worst situation is that you should not be continue study in this university. Sometimes you will get a 0 on your assignment. The difference is that the guide of how to definite plagiarism are a little bit different. [] []

1 Learning English isn't easy grammar, communicate problem, writing problems, vocabulary problem, the way of thinking, different culture, different language systems, Topic sentence: There are lots of grammar problems of learning English. Although people can read and write English very well, it is still difficult to communicate with others at first time. It is really difficult to use another thinking way to writing essay. 2 People go to shopping centers for many reason relax, buy something necessary, go for fun, see something new and interesting, Topic sentence: People need to buy something necessary. People go to shopping centers for relax from their stressful study and work. People just looking something new and interesting.

Feb, 3 Thesis Statement: There may be several reasons, but three stand out.
 * 1) One reason people save their books is to use them as reference material.

A. Save some of those books for future reference. a. Gray's Anatomy b. The North Anthology B. Much more than running to the library. a. Keep recipe book. b electronic book c families with children 2.Another reason some people save books is to make a good impression.

A. Make them look well read and therefore sophisticated. B. Some people like to reveal to visitors their wide range of tastes and interests. a. They can subtly reveal their interests in Peruvian art, Indian music, philosophy, or animals without saying world.

A. Therefore, each book really represents an experience from which the reader may have grown or learned something. a. Has transports the reader to another place. B. In short, saving books makes me feel secure as I hold on to what they have given me. a. The Standard First Aid and Personal Safety b. Bulfinch's Mythology
 * <span style="font-family: 宋体;">3 ** While some people may keep books for practical reference and for conveying an impression, I suspect that there is a deeper reason.

Feb 21 Vocabulary Development
 * 1) ascending: moving upward, rising
 * 2) esteem: regard with respect or admiration
 * 3) self-actualization: the achievement of ones's full potential through creativity
 * 4) shelter: building or home
 * 5) campaigns: military
 * 6) testimonial: something given or done as an expression of esteem
 * 7) symptoms: a sign of something
 * 8) lace up: a boot with shoelace
 * 9) namesake: a persom named after another
 * 10) attainment: an acting of fulfilling

Feb 23 Television Programming Movies:
 * 1) news programs: economic news CNN NBC
 * 2) detective shows: historical discovery animal discovery somethings that are mystery everything that people want to know the truth DISCOVERY
 * 3) children shows: cartoon
 * 4) talk show: Friday Night
 * 5) sports program
 * 6) series show:
 * 7) FRIENDS The Big Bang Theory Sex and the city How I met your mother Gossip Girl (comedy)
 * 8) crime mystery: lie to me white collar prison break CSI
 * 9) cartoon: the Simpson the Cleveland Family Guy
 * 10) Reality-TV: supermanny Jump City
 * 11) Documentary: who do you think you are
 * 1) comedy
 * 2) detective film
 * 3) action film
 * 4) ethical film
 * 5) romantic
 * 6) documentary film
 * 7) cartoon

March 3 Outline
 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) Introduce
 * 3) Thesis statement: three groups based on hotels
 * 4) Airport hotels
 * 5) General characteristics: near airport
 * 6) Example
 * 7) Hilton
 * 8) Morriott
 * 9) Holiday Inn
 * 10) Downtown hotels
 * 11) General characteristics: commercial hotels
 * 12) Example: Hyatt-Regency
 * 13) Resort hotels
 * 14) General characteristics: near beaches
 * 15) Example
 * 16) Walt Disney World Resort
 * 17) Conclusion: based on location-- three groups