Jia-Ze(Jack)Fang
Zach Kelly
2/18/2014
Class 3A
Draft #3
Learner Profile: Tracy (Xiao Qiong Zhu)
Today, I learned a lot about my classmate Tracy by the interview from Jeaini and Oumou. Tracy comes from China. She has
been living in Flushing, New York for four years, and she lives with her parents, elder sister and younger brother. She likes to live in
The U.S. because it`s a special country. This country is special for her because a lot of immigrants emigrate from different countries.
So, she can meet a lot of people from different countries. Therefore, she can eat food from different countries and learn their cultures.
She is 25 years old. She has a part time job as a waitress in a Japanese restaurant. This is her second semester in CLIP. She has learned
English in China before. Her dream job is working in an office. She likes to communicate with different people, read love stories, listen
to Chinese songs, swim, and ice-skate in her free time. She doesn't like to eat cheese or sugar. She also doesn't like to write in
English. The most difficult thing for her about English is speaking because pronunciation is hard.
Zach Kelly
2/18/2014
Class 3A
Draft #3
Learner Profile: Tracy (Xiao Qiong Zhu)
Today, I learned a lot about my classmate Tracy by the interview from Jeaini and Oumou. Tracy comes from China. She has
been living in Flushing, New York for four years, and she lives with her parents, elder sister and younger brother. She likes to live in
The U.S. because it`s a special country. This country is special for her because a lot of immigrants emigrate from different countries.
So, she can meet a lot of people from different countries. Therefore, she can eat food from different countries and learn their cultures.
She is 25 years old. She has a part time job as a waitress in a Japanese restaurant. This is her second semester in CLIP. She has learned
English in China before. Her dream job is working in an office. She likes to communicate with different people, read love stories, listen
to Chinese songs, swim, and ice-skate in her free time. She doesn't like to eat cheese or sugar. She also doesn't like to write in
English. The most difficult thing for her about English is speaking because pronunciation is hard.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
2/26/2014
Draft #3
Worker Profile: “Mike Jackson”
This profile is about Mike Jackson. He is a Ford auto worker. A Ford auto worker is someone who puts one part of Ford on the Ford car. There are two reasons for him to work as Ford auto worker. First of all, this job makes nice money for his schooling. Second, his dad, uncle, and brother work as Ford auto worker too. He only works 40 hours a week, but this job really beats him up. There are several reasons he is beaten by this job. First of all, everything he does in his job is again and again; this is boring for him. Second, he almost stands in the same place all the time for a day. Third, he can’t go to bathroom until someone takes his place because the company will lose their money if he does so. He has been working this job for three years, and he really hates this job. However, this job teaches him to be responsible for himself and his family. But his body is tired of working on this job. He would like to be an oceanographer because he likes to explore and he likes science. But he failed to fulfill this dream when he was in high school. Overall, Jackson hates his job, but he needs money for himself and his girlfriend to move out of the bad area he lives in now.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how hard this job is, but he is still working on this job for money. However, he also doesn't want to let money lead his life. This reminds me of “Materialism” and “Change” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list. Jackson relates to “Materialism” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list because Jackson wants to own a house in a good area with his girlfriend. Therefore, he is working so hard to get money even though he hates this job so much. I relate to “Change” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list because above I say he wants to live in a good area, this is new for him. He wants to change new place, and that’s good for him. Personally, I don’t agree with him that doing a job he hates so much even if that job makes so much money because life is not only about money. But I agree with his last words “he also doesn't want to let money lead his life.” because I also don’t want money to have power over me. However, I disagree with change part he does because when I change something it will out of my control. For example, when I`m used to live in N.Y., Fishing. I don’t want to change it because if I move to a new area I will be overwhelming. According to this profile, some of Americans and people are also Materialism and love to change buying new thing too.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
2/26/2014
Draft #3
Worker Profile: “Mike Jackson”
This profile is about Mike Jackson. He is a Ford auto worker. A Ford auto worker is someone who puts one part of Ford on the Ford car. There are two reasons for him to work as Ford auto worker. First of all, this job makes nice money for his schooling. Second, his dad, uncle, and brother work as Ford auto worker too. He only works 40 hours a week, but this job really beats him up. There are several reasons he is beaten by this job. First of all, everything he does in his job is again and again; this is boring for him. Second, he almost stands in the same place all the time for a day. Third, he can’t go to bathroom until someone takes his place because the company will lose their money if he does so. He has been working this job for three years, and he really hates this job. However, this job teaches him to be responsible for himself and his family. But his body is tired of working on this job. He would like to be an oceanographer because he likes to explore and he likes science. But he failed to fulfill this dream when he was in high school. Overall, Jackson hates his job, but he needs money for himself and his girlfriend to move out of the bad area he lives in now.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how hard this job is, but he is still working on this job for money. However, he also doesn't want to let money lead his life. This reminds me of “Materialism” and “Change” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list. Jackson relates to “Materialism” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list because Jackson wants to own a house in a good area with his girlfriend. Therefore, he is working so hard to get money even though he hates this job so much. I relate to “Change” in Robert. Kohls’ American values list because above I say he wants to live in a good area, this is new for him. He wants to change new place, and that’s good for him. Personally, I don’t agree with him that doing a job he hates so much even if that job makes so much money because life is not only about money. But I agree with his last words “he also doesn't want to let money lead his life.” because I also don’t want money to have power over me. However, I disagree with change part he does because when I change something it will out of my control. For example, when I`m used to live in N.Y., Fishing. I don’t want to change it because if I move to a new area I will be overwhelming. According to this profile, some of Americans and people are also Materialism and love to change buying new thing too.
Jia-Ze
(Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
03/27/2014
Classification Essays-Draft #5
Jobs I like The Most
Are you curious about how strong super-man is? Are you interested in how creative Green Lantern is? Are you also intrigued how natural Tarzan is? Although I can’t be above amazing super-heroes or Tarzan, what I can have is to be strong, to be creative, and to be natural. Therefore, I would like to do Hands-on jobs, creative Artistic jobs, and natural kind jobs.
One type of job I would enjoy the most is Hands-on jobs. A hands-on job is a job where people use their hands to do their jobs. One kind of job in this type is farmer. A farmer is someone who uses hands and hand tools to grow some crops. Knowledge that a farmer needs is how to grow the crop in the land and how to use some hand tools to help grow the crop. In addition, according to careerzone.ny.gov, a farmer needs mechanical, food production, English language, production and processing, education and training as farmer`s knowledge. A farmer also needs a strong body. Otherwise you can’t be a farmer. In N.Y. the average annual wage for farmer was $ 17,450 for entry level workers and at least $ 24,640 for experienced workers. There are several reasons I’m interested in farmer job. First of all, although a farmer doesn't have high wage, I still like it because if you grow enough crops, you also can eat the crops that you grow. The second reason I’m intrigued by farmers is because I have a reason to exercise and that will give me a strong body. The last reason I like farmers is high security it has. The reason I think farmer has high security is because people always need food. No matter what their age is, people need food to eat, and when the population grows, there will be more people, so, this world needs more food.
Another type of job I would enjoy the most is creative artistic jobs. A creative artistic job is a job where people use their creative mind to create something. One kind of job in this type is painter. A painter is someone who uses paintbrush to paint some paints. Some knowledge is needed if you want to be a painter. They are Fine Arts Design, Customer and Personal, Service Sales and Marketing, and English Language. In NY the average annual wage for painter was $ 32,170 for entry level workers and at least $ 70,450 for experienced workers (careerzone.ny.gov). There are several reasons I’m intrigued by painter job. First of all, I like painter because if painter succeeds in his career, he can sell his good painting for nice money. The second reason I’m interested in painter is the creative part. I really like to be creative because it makes my mind rich and colorful. The last reason is leisure and freedom. A painter is a risky job because you can’t make money for living if you can’t sell your paintings. But I still like it because of leisure and free from boss that painter can have.
A third type of job I would enjoy the most is natural kind jobs. A natural kind job is a job where people take care of nature. One kind of jobs in this type is gardener. Gardener is someone who plants plants in a garden. If you want to be a gardener, you need to have some knowledge including Customer and Personal Service, Biology, Sales and Marketing, Personnel and Human Resources, Production and Processing, Administration and Management. In N.Y. the average annual wage gardener was $ 42,610 for entry level workers and at least $ 72,310 for experienced workers (careerzone.ny.gov). There are several reasons I like gardener. First of all, I’m intrigued by gardener job because gardener can plant some plant people always like and sell them for money. The second reason I like gardener is gardener’s plants can make this world nice. The last reason I’m interested in gardener is I can also enjoy the fresh air made by the plants.
Hands-on jobs, creative Artistic jobs, and natural kind jobs are interesting to me. Like I said before, Hands-on jobs force me to be strong, Creative Artistic jobs encourage me to have creativity, and natural kind jobs intrigue me by their fresh air. Overall, farmer farms field to get food for society and me to eat, painter paints paint for society to look, and gardener plants plant for society and me to smell flash air. That`s why I like these kind of jobs the most.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
03/27/2014
Classification Essays-Draft #5
Jobs I like The Most
Are you curious about how strong super-man is? Are you interested in how creative Green Lantern is? Are you also intrigued how natural Tarzan is? Although I can’t be above amazing super-heroes or Tarzan, what I can have is to be strong, to be creative, and to be natural. Therefore, I would like to do Hands-on jobs, creative Artistic jobs, and natural kind jobs.
One type of job I would enjoy the most is Hands-on jobs. A hands-on job is a job where people use their hands to do their jobs. One kind of job in this type is farmer. A farmer is someone who uses hands and hand tools to grow some crops. Knowledge that a farmer needs is how to grow the crop in the land and how to use some hand tools to help grow the crop. In addition, according to careerzone.ny.gov, a farmer needs mechanical, food production, English language, production and processing, education and training as farmer`s knowledge. A farmer also needs a strong body. Otherwise you can’t be a farmer. In N.Y. the average annual wage for farmer was $ 17,450 for entry level workers and at least $ 24,640 for experienced workers. There are several reasons I’m interested in farmer job. First of all, although a farmer doesn't have high wage, I still like it because if you grow enough crops, you also can eat the crops that you grow. The second reason I’m intrigued by farmers is because I have a reason to exercise and that will give me a strong body. The last reason I like farmers is high security it has. The reason I think farmer has high security is because people always need food. No matter what their age is, people need food to eat, and when the population grows, there will be more people, so, this world needs more food.
Another type of job I would enjoy the most is creative artistic jobs. A creative artistic job is a job where people use their creative mind to create something. One kind of job in this type is painter. A painter is someone who uses paintbrush to paint some paints. Some knowledge is needed if you want to be a painter. They are Fine Arts Design, Customer and Personal, Service Sales and Marketing, and English Language. In NY the average annual wage for painter was $ 32,170 for entry level workers and at least $ 70,450 for experienced workers (careerzone.ny.gov). There are several reasons I’m intrigued by painter job. First of all, I like painter because if painter succeeds in his career, he can sell his good painting for nice money. The second reason I’m interested in painter is the creative part. I really like to be creative because it makes my mind rich and colorful. The last reason is leisure and freedom. A painter is a risky job because you can’t make money for living if you can’t sell your paintings. But I still like it because of leisure and free from boss that painter can have.
A third type of job I would enjoy the most is natural kind jobs. A natural kind job is a job where people take care of nature. One kind of jobs in this type is gardener. Gardener is someone who plants plants in a garden. If you want to be a gardener, you need to have some knowledge including Customer and Personal Service, Biology, Sales and Marketing, Personnel and Human Resources, Production and Processing, Administration and Management. In N.Y. the average annual wage gardener was $ 42,610 for entry level workers and at least $ 72,310 for experienced workers (careerzone.ny.gov). There are several reasons I like gardener. First of all, I’m intrigued by gardener job because gardener can plant some plant people always like and sell them for money. The second reason I like gardener is gardener’s plants can make this world nice. The last reason I’m interested in gardener is I can also enjoy the fresh air made by the plants.
Hands-on jobs, creative Artistic jobs, and natural kind jobs are interesting to me. Like I said before, Hands-on jobs force me to be strong, Creative Artistic jobs encourage me to have creativity, and natural kind jobs intrigue me by their fresh air. Overall, farmer farms field to get food for society and me to eat, painter paints paint for society to look, and gardener plants plant for society and me to smell flash air. That`s why I like these kind of jobs the most.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
03/31/14
Worker Profile#2 Draft #3
Worker Profile: “Lora Harding”
This profile is about Lora Harding. She is a florist. A florist is someone who works at a flower shop. Her workplace is in San Francisco, and she has been working there the two years. Her former job was working in a neighborhood company, and she hated it. For this reason, she found this flower shop, and came here every Friday, so she could heal her heart. While she healed her heart, she became friends with a woman who worked in this shop every Friday night. After she became friends with this woman, she learned something about flowers from her friend. Then, one of the employees told Lora that her friend was going to quit, and asked Lora if she wanted to do this job. When Lora works as florist, she feels the job is simple and great for her because she only gives advice and tells her customers what these flowers mean, so they won’t buy the wrong one. In addition, she loves flowers in her home, and especially unusual ones. How does she feel about her customers? The first customer was a pregnant woman came and wanted a flower to tell her mom she is pregnant. The second customer was a man in trouble who came and wanted a flower to ask his wife to forgive him. The third customer was a nervous guy who came and wanted a rose to catch his last chance. Overall, she feels her customers are very open to her. Lora is 24 years old. Her dream jobs are a writer or an actor. She hates her former job which she was working in an office, but she loves her job right now which is working as florist because she would like to give flower to her boyfriend, she likes a customer who doesn't know what he/she wants, and she likes give some flowers to kids who come into this shop.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how all the customers who come into the flower shop are so open to Lora, and they tell her their personal things. They treat her as their family. In addition, they just want Lora to tell them the right flower for them. This reminds me of “Directness”, “openness”, and “honesty” in Kohl`s 13 core American values. This relates to “Directness”, “openness”, and “honesty” in Kohl`s 13 core American values because customers are direct, open, and honest to tell Lora some really personal things. One of things they tell Lora is a woman who has baby, and this woman doesn't even tell her mom, but she comes and tells Lora first. And she asks Lora what flower she should buy to tell her mom she has baby. Personally, I`m shy, so I won`t be like them. I wouldn’t be this open to a strange woman, and tell her these personal things. But I like meaningful flowers which tell word to people, so, I will like to have flower to tell some things that is very hard to tell directly.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
03/31/14
Worker Profile#2 Draft #3
Worker Profile: “Lora Harding”
This profile is about Lora Harding. She is a florist. A florist is someone who works at a flower shop. Her workplace is in San Francisco, and she has been working there the two years. Her former job was working in a neighborhood company, and she hated it. For this reason, she found this flower shop, and came here every Friday, so she could heal her heart. While she healed her heart, she became friends with a woman who worked in this shop every Friday night. After she became friends with this woman, she learned something about flowers from her friend. Then, one of the employees told Lora that her friend was going to quit, and asked Lora if she wanted to do this job. When Lora works as florist, she feels the job is simple and great for her because she only gives advice and tells her customers what these flowers mean, so they won’t buy the wrong one. In addition, she loves flowers in her home, and especially unusual ones. How does she feel about her customers? The first customer was a pregnant woman came and wanted a flower to tell her mom she is pregnant. The second customer was a man in trouble who came and wanted a flower to ask his wife to forgive him. The third customer was a nervous guy who came and wanted a rose to catch his last chance. Overall, she feels her customers are very open to her. Lora is 24 years old. Her dream jobs are a writer or an actor. She hates her former job which she was working in an office, but she loves her job right now which is working as florist because she would like to give flower to her boyfriend, she likes a customer who doesn't know what he/she wants, and she likes give some flowers to kids who come into this shop.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how all the customers who come into the flower shop are so open to Lora, and they tell her their personal things. They treat her as their family. In addition, they just want Lora to tell them the right flower for them. This reminds me of “Directness”, “openness”, and “honesty” in Kohl`s 13 core American values. This relates to “Directness”, “openness”, and “honesty” in Kohl`s 13 core American values because customers are direct, open, and honest to tell Lora some really personal things. One of things they tell Lora is a woman who has baby, and this woman doesn't even tell her mom, but she comes and tells Lora first. And she asks Lora what flower she should buy to tell her mom she has baby. Personally, I`m shy, so I won`t be like them. I wouldn’t be this open to a strange woman, and tell her these personal things. But I like meaningful flowers which tell word to people, so, I will like to have flower to tell some things that is very hard to tell directly.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
04/09/14
Process Essay-Draft #3
Save Your Wallet and the Environment
I realize in this winter, people surround me and include me often get flu, and etc. Do you know why will it happen to us? I think because of the environment is not well, we have longer winter now, and maybe our summer will be as long as winter. The unemployment in United States is still a huge problem for a lot of people I think. I think because the Government doesn't give me Health care card anymore, I hear something is not going well now from news and my parents, and I think you choose the book Gig and The Working Life and something really about jobs because they are useful for us to know about jobs especially someone like me never work before. Then, we can get good jobs in future, but not unemployed. Therefore, people who is unemployed won`t have a wealthy wallet. So, now is the day for all of us to solve above issues which are the Environment and your wallet by only following just few steps. Doesn’t that sound good? But it needs all of us to follow, not only few people.
The first step we can follow is about electricity. We should turn the light off immediately if we leave a room. We could get a laptop instead of a desktop computer. We can watch less T.V. . The reason that they can save our money and they can be green is electricity costs money, so save it can save our wallet. In addition, most electricity is from nuclear power plant, and nuclear power plant has pollution so the environment will improve if we save our electricity.
The second step we can follow is about water. We must turn off the faucet immediately whenever you finish. We can save our wallet and the nature by saving our water because we buy water, so water is money, and plants need water, so water for plants can make a better nature.
The third step we can follow is recycling. Some papers and bottles are recyclable. For this reason, we should recycle these papers and reuse them again, and for some bottles we can use them to exchange another bottle of that drink. Of course, they cost money so saving them is saving our wallet. Everybody knows papers are from tree so saving them can rescue tree. Then, trees make the environment well. Bottles are made in factory. If we recycle them, they can be remade. Then, factories don’t need to cut another rubber tree.
The last step we can follow is about transportation. There are so much traffic, and it makes pollution. It is expensive to drive a car because we always have many problems with our car. Therefore, we should take bus to school or anywhere.
As soon as many people follow these steps, the environment will be better and we will save our money. Overall, these steps are only easy steps to follow in our daily life. Why don’t we follow these easy steps? Because the environment will be really much better if people follow these easy steps, and we will have a full wallet.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
04/09/14
Process Essay-Draft #3
Save Your Wallet and the Environment
I realize in this winter, people surround me and include me often get flu, and etc. Do you know why will it happen to us? I think because of the environment is not well, we have longer winter now, and maybe our summer will be as long as winter. The unemployment in United States is still a huge problem for a lot of people I think. I think because the Government doesn't give me Health care card anymore, I hear something is not going well now from news and my parents, and I think you choose the book Gig and The Working Life and something really about jobs because they are useful for us to know about jobs especially someone like me never work before. Then, we can get good jobs in future, but not unemployed. Therefore, people who is unemployed won`t have a wealthy wallet. So, now is the day for all of us to solve above issues which are the Environment and your wallet by only following just few steps. Doesn’t that sound good? But it needs all of us to follow, not only few people.
The first step we can follow is about electricity. We should turn the light off immediately if we leave a room. We could get a laptop instead of a desktop computer. We can watch less T.V. . The reason that they can save our money and they can be green is electricity costs money, so save it can save our wallet. In addition, most electricity is from nuclear power plant, and nuclear power plant has pollution so the environment will improve if we save our electricity.
The second step we can follow is about water. We must turn off the faucet immediately whenever you finish. We can save our wallet and the nature by saving our water because we buy water, so water is money, and plants need water, so water for plants can make a better nature.
The third step we can follow is recycling. Some papers and bottles are recyclable. For this reason, we should recycle these papers and reuse them again, and for some bottles we can use them to exchange another bottle of that drink. Of course, they cost money so saving them is saving our wallet. Everybody knows papers are from tree so saving them can rescue tree. Then, trees make the environment well. Bottles are made in factory. If we recycle them, they can be remade. Then, factories don’t need to cut another rubber tree.
The last step we can follow is about transportation. There are so much traffic, and it makes pollution. It is expensive to drive a car because we always have many problems with our car. Therefore, we should take bus to school or anywhere.
As soon as many people follow these steps, the environment will be better and we will save our money. Overall, these steps are only easy steps to follow in our daily life. Why don’t we follow these easy steps? Because the environment will be really much better if people follow these easy steps, and we will have a full wallet.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
05/05/14
CAT-W#1 Draft#1
Obesity
According to the article “Why are Children Becoming Obese” by David Kraft, there are several reasons why children are becoming overweight. The first reason is as Kraft mentions in the article that they would prefer to eat at outside like Mc. Donalds rather than eat at home. The second reason is as Kraft explains in the article that they would rather play video game than play sports. The third reason is as Kraft point out in the article that parents influence their children. For example, parents don’t like sport and love to eat Mc. Donalds influence their children’s life styles. The last reason is they don’t have sufficient sleep.
One of the ideas in the article that I find is interesting to me is if you don’t sleep enough at night, you will have weight problems. This idea basically means if you don’t sleep enough, you aren’t healthy. This idea is significant because I believe this idea effects this world and people. First of all, people will be overweight or weigh loss depending on different people. Secondly, people who are overweight will suffer in their daily life, and it is one of the causes of cancer, so people will die from it. Thirdly, people who don’t have enough sleeping time won’t be able to work and study well at day. The next night, they work and study late again, so, they won’t be able to sleep enough again. Overall, this is a vicious circle, and it effects their body and job.
One of the ideas in the article that I find is interesting to me that if you don’t sleep enough, you will have weight problems. This idea reminds me of a video about a job in internet. A man talked about this job to many people. First of all, he just normally said this job needs some skills. But when he said this job requires working 24 hours a day without pay, and you worked 365days, without sleep or sleep well, people said he is crazy. In the end, he told them this job is called mom. They realize that’s why and cried.
This idea is related and connected to my story because every mom can’t sleep enough at all when they are pregnant. This is just like the idea no enough time for sleep. The idea says people’s weight change when they don’t sleep enough, and it just same as mom because every mom becomes heavier after their baby is born. Overall, people will have weight problems if they don’t sleep enough. So, we should sleep enough.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
05/05/14
CAT-W#1 Draft#1
Obesity
According to the article “Why are Children Becoming Obese” by David Kraft, there are several reasons why children are becoming overweight. The first reason is as Kraft mentions in the article that they would prefer to eat at outside like Mc. Donalds rather than eat at home. The second reason is as Kraft explains in the article that they would rather play video game than play sports. The third reason is as Kraft point out in the article that parents influence their children. For example, parents don’t like sport and love to eat Mc. Donalds influence their children’s life styles. The last reason is they don’t have sufficient sleep.
One of the ideas in the article that I find is interesting to me is if you don’t sleep enough at night, you will have weight problems. This idea basically means if you don’t sleep enough, you aren’t healthy. This idea is significant because I believe this idea effects this world and people. First of all, people will be overweight or weigh loss depending on different people. Secondly, people who are overweight will suffer in their daily life, and it is one of the causes of cancer, so people will die from it. Thirdly, people who don’t have enough sleeping time won’t be able to work and study well at day. The next night, they work and study late again, so, they won’t be able to sleep enough again. Overall, this is a vicious circle, and it effects their body and job.
One of the ideas in the article that I find is interesting to me that if you don’t sleep enough, you will have weight problems. This idea reminds me of a video about a job in internet. A man talked about this job to many people. First of all, he just normally said this job needs some skills. But when he said this job requires working 24 hours a day without pay, and you worked 365days, without sleep or sleep well, people said he is crazy. In the end, he told them this job is called mom. They realize that’s why and cried.
This idea is related and connected to my story because every mom can’t sleep enough at all when they are pregnant. This is just like the idea no enough time for sleep. The idea says people’s weight change when they don’t sleep enough, and it just same as mom because every mom becomes heavier after their baby is born. Overall, people will have weight problems if they don’t sleep enough. So, we should sleep enough.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
05/21/14
Reaction Essay-Draft #2
“Challenge Your Limits, And Nothing Is Impossible.”
“The Tiger’s Whisker” is a folk story about a Korean woman who has problems with her husband. When she asked an old man how to solve this kind of problems, the old man told her to get a living tiger’s whisker. She was being patient with the tiger, so she got the whisker. At last, she gave it to the old man, but he threw it away because if she can be patient with the tiger, why can’t she be patient with her husband too. The point of this story is to be patient, but this story has other meanings to me as well.
When I read this folk story, the first thing that came to mind are a few questions about this story: “Did the old man’s advice solve her problem?”, “What will she do to her husband at first after she tames the tiger?”, “Will she treat her husband as patiently as the tiger?”, and “How will her husband act when she is being patient with him?”. I think they will be fine as long as the woman can tame the tiger because her husband is not as wild as the tiger.
Personally, this story reminds me of my situation. The first part where she was patient with the tiger and got its whisker reminds me of the situation when I took the Regents when I was in high school because whether she got a tiger’s whisker or I passed the Regents, both are some kind of impossible thing for us. However, she was patient to spend time with the tiger, so she got its whisker and I spent another year in high school to work hard, so I passed the Regents. The second part that she thought deeply about the old man’s advice also reminds me of the situation I thought about the CAT-W because both she thought about that her husband is not as wild as the tiger, so she could do the same thing to her husband too, and I thought the CAT-W is as hard as the Regents in high school, so I have to spend more time and work hard again.
Overall, the other meaning of this story to me is “Challenge your limits, and nothing is impossible.” Most people in this world always think there is something impossible, but I think there are none of them is because I have a thought that I can’t do something just because I didn’t work hard enough or I just need more time than others. Therefore, I have a daydream that I can live forever, so I have tons of time to use and I can do everything. Sometimes people ask me “what my goal, and dream job is?” and I always answer I don’t know, but actually I have too many things I want to do, but I can only choose one. Therefore, I don’t know.
Zach Kelly
Class 3A
05/21/14
Reaction Essay-Draft #2
“Challenge Your Limits, And Nothing Is Impossible.”
“The Tiger’s Whisker” is a folk story about a Korean woman who has problems with her husband. When she asked an old man how to solve this kind of problems, the old man told her to get a living tiger’s whisker. She was being patient with the tiger, so she got the whisker. At last, she gave it to the old man, but he threw it away because if she can be patient with the tiger, why can’t she be patient with her husband too. The point of this story is to be patient, but this story has other meanings to me as well.
When I read this folk story, the first thing that came to mind are a few questions about this story: “Did the old man’s advice solve her problem?”, “What will she do to her husband at first after she tames the tiger?”, “Will she treat her husband as patiently as the tiger?”, and “How will her husband act when she is being patient with him?”. I think they will be fine as long as the woman can tame the tiger because her husband is not as wild as the tiger.
Personally, this story reminds me of my situation. The first part where she was patient with the tiger and got its whisker reminds me of the situation when I took the Regents when I was in high school because whether she got a tiger’s whisker or I passed the Regents, both are some kind of impossible thing for us. However, she was patient to spend time with the tiger, so she got its whisker and I spent another year in high school to work hard, so I passed the Regents. The second part that she thought deeply about the old man’s advice also reminds me of the situation I thought about the CAT-W because both she thought about that her husband is not as wild as the tiger, so she could do the same thing to her husband too, and I thought the CAT-W is as hard as the Regents in high school, so I have to spend more time and work hard again.
Overall, the other meaning of this story to me is “Challenge your limits, and nothing is impossible.” Most people in this world always think there is something impossible, but I think there are none of them is because I have a thought that I can’t do something just because I didn’t work hard enough or I just need more time than others. Therefore, I have a daydream that I can live forever, so I have tons of time to use and I can do everything. Sometimes people ask me “what my goal, and dream job is?” and I always answer I don’t know, but actually I have too many things I want to do, but I can only choose one. Therefore, I don’t know.
Jia-Ze (Jack) Fang
Zach Kelly
Class3A
05/08/14
CAT-W#2-Draft #1
Technology Which You Used
In recent years, technology is becoming more and more often used in our daily life.
Computer is one of the best technologies has been used so often. It is a useful
technology for the college Generation because you can use it to type your essay,
use some search engines to search things, and more. However, the following essay
shows it doesn’t help.
According to the passage “Technology and the college Generation” by Courtney Rubin, there are several
things about technology that don’t help college student. Rubin mentions a
professor named May who used e-mail to tell her students about some changes with
a test, but they didn’t see, so they didn’t know. Rubin also writes that a
professor knew that his students use technology for Facebook, but not on e-mail
for a few minutes. Rubin points out that professors are not used to using
Facebook, but one of them is using texting, and tells her or his students to
check their e-mail.
One of the ideas in the article that I find interesting is that technology is useful, such as e-mail and search
engines in computer, but students didn’t take advantage of it, and they only
use Facebook all the time. This idea basically means sometime people use a
useful thing, but the bad way, so it seems like all things’ fault. This idea is
significant because I believe this idea happens in this world all the time.
First of all, a dictionary is a useful tool you can use it to find the meaning
of a word, but what if a person depends on it too much that may not good.
Secondly, a cell phone can be a good tool because you can call someone by using
it. However, people may texting too much. Thirdly, you can use a kitchen knife
to cook, but a killer can use it to kill. Overall, it depends on how you use
it. One of the ideas in the article that I find interesting is that technology
is useful, such as e-mail and search engines in computer, but students didn’t
take advantage of it, and they only use Facebook the most time.
This idea reminds me of the Industrial Revolution. In this period, machine began to overuse, so people got
fired because only needed few people use a machine. As result of the Industrial
Revolution, there were some benefit, but this also was the cause of pollution,
and other things such as too many products, so the price of the product became
so low. Therefore, some products were a waste.
This idea is related and connected to my story because both industrial revolution’s machine and computer are useful,
but as my story mentions they use too much machine, so there are some negative
effect just like the idea student only use computer on Facebook is bad as well.
Overall, people should use these useful things wisely, so they won’t have a
negative effect on you.
Zach Kelly
Class3A
05/08/14
CAT-W#2-Draft #1
Technology Which You Used
In recent years, technology is becoming more and more often used in our daily life.
Computer is one of the best technologies has been used so often. It is a useful
technology for the college Generation because you can use it to type your essay,
use some search engines to search things, and more. However, the following essay
shows it doesn’t help.
According to the passage “Technology and the college Generation” by Courtney Rubin, there are several
things about technology that don’t help college student. Rubin mentions a
professor named May who used e-mail to tell her students about some changes with
a test, but they didn’t see, so they didn’t know. Rubin also writes that a
professor knew that his students use technology for Facebook, but not on e-mail
for a few minutes. Rubin points out that professors are not used to using
Facebook, but one of them is using texting, and tells her or his students to
check their e-mail.
One of the ideas in the article that I find interesting is that technology is useful, such as e-mail and search
engines in computer, but students didn’t take advantage of it, and they only
use Facebook all the time. This idea basically means sometime people use a
useful thing, but the bad way, so it seems like all things’ fault. This idea is
significant because I believe this idea happens in this world all the time.
First of all, a dictionary is a useful tool you can use it to find the meaning
of a word, but what if a person depends on it too much that may not good.
Secondly, a cell phone can be a good tool because you can call someone by using
it. However, people may texting too much. Thirdly, you can use a kitchen knife
to cook, but a killer can use it to kill. Overall, it depends on how you use
it. One of the ideas in the article that I find interesting is that technology
is useful, such as e-mail and search engines in computer, but students didn’t
take advantage of it, and they only use Facebook the most time.
This idea reminds me of the Industrial Revolution. In this period, machine began to overuse, so people got
fired because only needed few people use a machine. As result of the Industrial
Revolution, there were some benefit, but this also was the cause of pollution,
and other things such as too many products, so the price of the product became
so low. Therefore, some products were a waste.
This idea is related and connected to my story because both industrial revolution’s machine and computer are useful,
but as my story mentions they use too much machine, so there are some negative
effect just like the idea student only use computer on Facebook is bad as well.
Overall, people should use these useful things wisely, so they won’t have a
negative effect on you.