The people who influenced me the most

The person influences me the most would be a Canadian who I met for more than ten years and his name is Brad.

Since I was still an elementary school student, I met him in a cram school. He taught over there and then became my personal tutor. Brad is not only my tutor, but also my psychotherapist. Since his part-time job is a director, he has an exquisite observation on everything. He gave me many advices and suggestions on my view of life. I think he probably knows me well than my parents do.

For example, it is because of him that I become a person who doesn’t care about other’s judgment. When I was young, I was afraid of being myself and I had no confidence. Then, I learned from him that, do not care about what other people’s thoughts. Because they don’t even know who you really are. Also, he gave me some tips toward learning, which is being an active learner. Don’t stop asking questions and have a passion in learning anything. Thus, I want myself be a modest learner, and I won’t give up when I face difficulties. These are what he had taught me. To me, he is a great philosopher and I appreciate a lot.

Now he is in Canada, and I can't see him or chat to him anymore. I hope I had a chance to see him again. I have a several questions want to ask him. I guess only he is the only person who has got the answer I want. First, I will ask him that what he thinks the most important goal for us to live in this world. I am still a student in the university. I have two choices for my future now. I can graduate and go to find a job directly. Otherwise, I can go for a higher education. Some people regard the higher educational background as the most important thing, while some others think that they must earn money as soon as possible. I want Brad to share experiences when he was searching for jobs. Also I want to know his advices for us. Second, I want to know his definition for a friend. After entering this campus, I find out that we can hardly keep in touch with our classmates. Everyone is busy doing their own business Therefore; most of the friends become unfamiliar with each other. Is this kind of relationship a common thing that we just ignore it, or we have to be enthusiastic to save this situation? I hope Brad can give me the answer. Also I want to tell him that I miss him a lot.

The influences of TV programs

The topic of the oral training this week is to discuss the influences of the television and movies. After I saw this topic, some ideas came to my mind. I strongly agree that the television affect people in a negative way toward both children and adults.
Since I moved to Taichung from my hometown, I seldom watch TV. I chatted with my classmates and then I knew that the most popular TV programs to them is called “大學生了沒”. I recalled the memory when I first saw this program; I totally disagree with their viewpoints which they talked about on television. The college students in that program were showing off something or exaggerating the truth in order to get some attentions. For example, the way they searched for fun in the university is to dress up everyday, and stay out late every night. They spent their time in the pub, dating with guys, or buying some well-known brand.
In fact, I don’t really care about what they have mentioned in that program. However, I am afraid that they may have a bad impact on teenagers. Some of the people may think that attending to the university would be a lot fun then they may probably ignore their responsibility of their schoolwork. Therefore, this kind of programs should be concerned by parents and the government.
I think that most important of all, celebrities should be aware of their acts and their speaking. Because people will imitate them, and also it will cause people’s aberrant behavior. Moreover, some announcements need to be declared and people should be well-educated. Many things influence us in an unconscious way that we must pay attention to it and also watch our behavior at all the times.

My thoughts toward learning in the university

Midterm exam is approaching, and I can't imagine that time really goes by so fast. I will have some exams and the reports need to be done in this week.
I have got almost 30 credits this semester. I deal with each subject carefully to prevent from failing the exam. I have never had this kind of experience before. So I must take care of every step.
Now I finally know the importance of time arrangement which is only if I use time efficiently can me deal with each subject well. I won't waste the time anymore. I remember the vocabulary during the break of two classes. I cut my time in several pieces to do trivial things. I use my spare time to read the schoolwork. I have never preview the subject before but I do now. After the class I will review it in a fast speed.
Many people say that I will get crazy to deal with those subjects and activities. To me, they are totally wrong. I find the truth meaning of studying in the university which I didn't know before. I have much more interests in studying.
I am proud of myself of studying hard in this campus. I heard many people said that they can do nothing but fooling around in the university. I want to tell them that only in the university can improve our attitude toward learning. We can choose what we want to do rather than being controlled by others. If you choose to learn nothing then no one can help you. We must have the sense of self learning in the university. God will only help who helps themselves. Stop whining and have the sense of the responsibility will be the best way to gain knowledge.

What listening and composition class have taught me

I am a student of Fiona Liu's listening class. One of her assignments is that, we must remember hundreds of words every week.
When I was young, I hated to remember the vocabulary. Ever since the teacher wanted us to remember words, I did it unwillingly. Since I attended this course, I've learned how to remember a large amount of words. The tip is to get used to do it. I am now preparing for the toefl exam. I can easily remember plenty of words in one day. That is helpful to me. I even can't imagine that one day I will be happy to remember vocabulary. Thus I appreciate Fiona who really is a great teacher.
Last week, we had to finish the essay and then submitted to the criterion. The score I got is 4. I wasn't quite satisfied when I first saw the score. Then I saw the suggestions and the corrections on the website. I was totally upset. I was not that good in writing as matter as a fact. I corrected the article and then submitted in the second time, and then I got 5. Finally I know the weakness of my essay. And that also helped a lot for me to prepare the toefl exam. Thanks for Shelly for teaching us how to write an essay.
During these days of the learning, I encourage myself to give much more efforts. I am not a genius, but I know that practice makes perfect. Never give up and keep going, Lillian!!!

Oral Training Class

Oral Training Class impressed me last week. We had a debate and the topic was “boys and girls should attend separate school.” We argued during the class, and I give my own opinion toward this topic.
My opinion is that I do not agree with this kind of system.
Then I ask several questions and then I talk about my opnions:
When you are graduated from school, how do you get along with different gender’s people?
You don’t have the chances to have the opinions of the opposite gender’s people.
You don’t have the opportunity to learn how to respect others.
Not only the gender problems, also the issues of class and race made me think about the same question which is respect. To respect all kinds of people which is different from us is really important in nowadays society.
And some researches show that boys have a different way of learning with girls, so they some experts suggest that they should be apart. I found out on the internet that this kind of systems have little impact on them. So I totally disagree with this kind of system. To me this kind of method is an extreme and conventional system.