Although more and more people and areas are more open than before, there are still some people who keep old thinking in their mind and observe traditional custom in some countries and areas. Like the article, women cannot choose the husband by themselves. They have to obey the decision of their parents, which accord with their traditional culture. Although these two Afghanistan are thoroughly modern American women, they still choose to obey traditional culture which let their parents choose their husband.
I do not know these two Afghanistan women are really willing to accept their husbands which do not have a little objection in their mind. This story let think back to Chinese history. In old China, women and men cannot choose their husbands and wives by themselves. Women and men have to obey their parents’ decisions. They cannot have a little dissent. Women and men cannot choose in their marriage. Although there are most people being happy in the marriage, we cannot ignore that still have some people feel regretful in their life, because they do not marry with their lover. If it happens to me, I think I cannot accept it. I will choose husband by myself, but I will also consider suggestions of my parents. Then, you can say there is no regret in your marriage.
Oct 18, 2009
Choosing Clothes, but Not Husbands (Young Ho Yoon) - 2
Women are important in our society. Every woman has her own job or duty in this modern society in which men are still the “strongest gender”. We can´t forget that women´s life is a lot more complicated than a man´s life. A woman has to take care of her own personal life and if she is a mother, she has to take care also about her children´s life too. Marriaged women have lots of worries and believe it or not, they carry out a more stressful life than marriaged men.
Several times in our life we have heard commentaries about the lack of importance of women. I am personally against these kinds of commentaries. In our life, the most important person in most of the cases we remember is our mother. She is a professional also, but besides her profession, she always took good care of us. We can´t forget that all human beings come right from a woman. We can´t ignore that is a woman the one who has to live with her own life and also learn the right cares for rescent born babies in order to guarantee our safety and the chance to survive.
Several times in our life we have heard commentaries about the lack of importance of women. I am personally against these kinds of commentaries. In our life, the most important person in most of the cases we remember is our mother. She is a professional also, but besides her profession, she always took good care of us. We can´t forget that all human beings come right from a woman. We can´t ignore that is a woman the one who has to live with her own life and also learn the right cares for rescent born babies in order to guarantee our safety and the chance to survive.
Choosing Clothes, but Not Husbands (Young Ho Yoon) - 1
Hopefully we can agree that absent exceptional circumstances, we should strive for a society that treats men and women fairly. However, it would be a mistake to think that the only sort of unfairness that matters is gender inequity. It’s unfair that tall people and pretty people earn more money than average. It’s unfair that more personable individuals are more likely to get hired or promoted even for jobs where these skills are not essentials. Human interactions are rife with unfairness. We make generalizations based on the clothes people wear, the language they use and the objects they own. As decisions about jobs and pay require humans judgment they are infested with all kinds of unfairness.
Everyone has the equal right
After reading this article, I have a stirring of emotion. In the past, no matter what the western history or eastern history, women’s status was unequal in society even nowadays. For example, I remembered that mu Mom always says that you are a girl, so you need to automatically to do the housework or wash the dishes after dinner without reminding. However, I cannot agree this idea at all. Nowadays society, everyone advocates that the right of men and women are the same. Therefore, in my opinion, my two brothers are also need to take responsibility to do house work because all of us are studying and living in the same place! Nevertheless, some people still cannot accept this concept, just like in Middle East, because of the religion, women has no right to explore their face in public expect for their husband. In the end, I think we should more advocate the idea of everyone is equal in the normal life in order to create this ideal world!
choosing clothes, but not husbands (heejin kim)
The article "choosing clothes, but not husbands" is story about Afghanistan traditional culture.
Afghanistan women have no right to choose their husbands by themselves, parents choose their son-in-law. They do not go to the school for their studying, and most of them are at home with housework. they seldom work outside home. However, they do not struggle with this old tradition, just they adapt their circumstances. When I read this article, I thought it is horrible and I couldn't understand Afghanistan women's lifestyle, but after I became to understand their tradition. In this world, there are lots of countries and they have own tradition, value and culture. If they feel bad for their culture, they might struggle with that, but they do not at all. It means they are fine and they accept their environment. So we cannot say it is bad culture, it should be abolished.. something like that. We should look at this culture in their point of view. Of course, if this kind of situation happen to me, I might not be adapt and blame my parents for it because I've adapted Korean culture. :)
Afghanistan women have no right to choose their husbands by themselves, parents choose their son-in-law. They do not go to the school for their studying, and most of them are at home with housework. they seldom work outside home. However, they do not struggle with this old tradition, just they adapt their circumstances. When I read this article, I thought it is horrible and I couldn't understand Afghanistan women's lifestyle, but after I became to understand their tradition. In this world, there are lots of countries and they have own tradition, value and culture. If they feel bad for their culture, they might struggle with that, but they do not at all. It means they are fine and they accept their environment. So we cannot say it is bad culture, it should be abolished.. something like that. We should look at this culture in their point of view. Of course, if this kind of situation happen to me, I might not be adapt and blame my parents for it because I've adapted Korean culture. :)
" Choosing Clothes, but Not Husbands "
After reading this article, I didn’t been shocked because it has appeared in Chinese history.
When China was in feudal society, women almost had no right for anything. Just like Afghan women, Chinese women couldn’t meet other men before engaged. What is more preposterous is that ancient Chinese women had to wrap around their feet tight with cloth in order to suppress growing of feet. It was extremely painful for women and meaningless. However, men in ancient China thought women with small feet were more beautiful. Therefore, women had to do what they were not willing to do.
“Don’t talk with guys, don’t ruin your reputation, everyone will gossip about you,” said Ms. Khwajazadah, a high-spirited woman who came here as a two-year-old with her refugee parents. Nevertheless, she added, “I’m happy with my decision.”
Above is a paragraph in the article. I think the words are very typical. They represent the ignorance of the feudal society. Females and males are equal! Why girls can’t talk with guys? What ruined girls’ reputation? All girls should do is being themselves!
When China was in feudal society, women almost had no right for anything. Just like Afghan women, Chinese women couldn’t meet other men before engaged. What is more preposterous is that ancient Chinese women had to wrap around their feet tight with cloth in order to suppress growing of feet. It was extremely painful for women and meaningless. However, men in ancient China thought women with small feet were more beautiful. Therefore, women had to do what they were not willing to do.
“Don’t talk with guys, don’t ruin your reputation, everyone will gossip about you,” said Ms. Khwajazadah, a high-spirited woman who came here as a two-year-old with her refugee parents. Nevertheless, she added, “I’m happy with my decision.”
Above is a paragraph in the article. I think the words are very typical. They represent the ignorance of the feudal society. Females and males are equal! Why girls can’t talk with guys? What ruined girls’ reputation? All girls should do is being themselves!
Choosing Clothes but Not Husbands (Boning Zhang)
After read this story, I thought those traditional rule was also happened at about 40 years ago in China. When I was young, my grandma told me, women were not allowed to chose the husband, their parents was prepared already the husband for their daughter. Chastity is important to a woman. Young women must keep good reputation before their marriage. They can’t dated, can’t stay together with Young men, even thought not allowed to talk with guys. In my opinion, it’s kind of oppression. Woman can’t get her right, the right to socialize with person of the opposite sex. The right to chose boyfriend, the right to find an ideal companion who will live with her to the end of life. If her husband is not the Mr. Right. Her life will full of unhappiness and complaint. Why did the women’s life must be the unfortunate fate. Because the feudal thought at that time, the discrimination let men think they are better than women. Men think they can earn more money and do more work at live, so they think it behooves man get more rights. Fortunately, it’s not existed nowadays. It’s a kind of development of society，also The development of human.
No rights?? （Kai-Hsun Yu)
Woman have no rights?? I don't think so. Of course they have rights. They are equal to everybody. In the article it shows that woman have no rights to do every thing.....example can have any educations, can't talk to a man, can't show their face, also can't choose who they are married to. Those are very very old ideas. The world has been change, we don't think that woman can't have education, woman can't have rights like man, woman can't show their face, most important is woman can choose who their are married to nor like the old ideas. I wish all the people who have that kinds of mind can change their mind because the world has been change.
old concept (Lian)
After I read the article, the idea is very similar to traditional concept. That is well matched, that means the lofty clan should choose other renowned clan to be the families. Parents must arrange some dates for choosing their son in law. I think for some aspect, parents want to avoid some problems that will happen in their children. Like values and the quality of life.
That is not a bad event for me and I accept arranged marriage that will occur in my life. But that do not mean, I cannot choose the husband by myself. I have ability to choose the man that I want. That is my husband that I will live with him for a long time. I cannot allow that my parents force me to married someone. Even he is rich and handsome. However, you can choose a man that in some arranged marriages. Probably, it can help your marriage to keep forever. In the other hand, you can find someone that you like and also your parents will like. That is proper way to do, but it also is the most difficult way to achieve.
That is not a bad event for me and I accept arranged marriage that will occur in my life. But that do not mean, I cannot choose the husband by myself. I have ability to choose the man that I want. That is my husband that I will live with him for a long time. I cannot allow that my parents force me to married someone. Even he is rich and handsome. However, you can choose a man that in some arranged marriages. Probably, it can help your marriage to keep forever. In the other hand, you can find someone that you like and also your parents will like. That is proper way to do, but it also is the most difficult way to achieve.
Equality in my society (SooHyeon. Kang)
Before reading this article, I could know this kind of topics. I like watching movies. And movies often reveal the social structure of a country. This is because they portray gender, class, and race relations. Movies from India show arranged marriages, a majority of women as house wives, and a very pronounced class hierarchy among different castes and tribes. Contrastingly, Swedish films often show love marriages, women working outside the home, and a more egalitarian class society. In addition, the films show a predominately white society. Considering my country, in reality, I think we are in the middle of the countries. Comparing the past, our society is fairly equal to women and they are trying to change. However, when it comes to working moms, a growing number of women find themselves stuck in a dual role as a worker and home worker. In the past, women were only responsible for childcare and household chores. But, nowadays, lots of men want to their future wives to work and make money. Ironically, although women works and makes money same as men, the society requires to women to handle more house chores than men do. Employed mothers complain that they cannot concentrate on their work since they are constantly distracted by their children’s need and domestic chores.
Create a new era(Yi Feng Wang)
In my eyes, this is a world of old tradition and new things. Every civilization has its own traditions so that they could survive for centuries. However, these traditions have been followed to some extense. I was suprisd after I reading"Choosing clothes, but not husbands", how come that an Afghan woman can not choose her own lover, and they should obey their parents? But when I look back in Chinese history, it is the same that women can not choose their husbands, all they have to do are waiting for the wedding day, and they can not even see their husbands before the wedding. Some people may say:"It is ridiculous, Why they can not choose their husbands?" I think we can not change the history, but why do not we create a new era? We can continue to use the outstanding tradition, and leave out the bad traditions. In the current world, there are still many unfair things, starvation, wars, discrimination and so on. In my opinion, the bad part of tradition give rise to them, and the others are caused by new things. In a word, old traditions have both positive side and negative side, we should take the good traditions, and leave out the bad traditions, and only in this way can we create a new era.
choose husband by yourself (Yanjun Li)
According the article “choosing clothes not husband” I think it’s a sad thing in our life if you can’t choosing husband .In this world even the girls how to said man and woman are equal, many place also are different from man and woman. People also trade man and woman as different way. For example ,if a boy change many girlfriend like change clothes, people just say the boy play the fired, if the girl always change boyfriend people will say the girl is a bad-girl and frivolous. I sounds same people said: girl like clothes if you don’t like you can change. But nobody said you can change boyfriend and husband like a clothes. I am very angry with this opinion.
When you find a person who is fit you and he or she can spend the whole life with you it’s a very difficult thing. Not every people are so lucky can find such a person at the first time. So please don’t be so strictly with girls.
I think marriage is just once in my whole life ,so I want find a person who is very fit me and I like him, so I am very carefully and don’t find a boyfriend casual when I am lonely. I am not like some people find boyfriend or girlfriend when they are single even they don’t like he or she.
I want find somebody who I am very like in the same time I can’t bear my family chose my husband who I don’t like. I think in this time people are not strictly about who you find as your husband, but I want my family all like who I chose.
So girls are need to know choose the husband who spend the marriage time with you it’s your entitlement and it’s equal with man and woman. So choose clothes and choose husband by yourselves.
When you find a person who is fit you and he or she can spend the whole life with you it’s a very difficult thing. Not every people are so lucky can find such a person at the first time. So please don’t be so strictly with girls.
I think marriage is just once in my whole life ,so I want find a person who is very fit me and I like him, so I am very carefully and don’t find a boyfriend casual when I am lonely. I am not like some people find boyfriend or girlfriend when they are single even they don’t like he or she.
I want find somebody who I am very like in the same time I can’t bear my family chose my husband who I don’t like. I think in this time people are not strictly about who you find as your husband, but I want my family all like who I chose.
So girls are need to know choose the husband who spend the marriage time with you it’s your entitlement and it’s equal with man and woman. So choose clothes and choose husband by yourselves.
Rational Marriage （HAO SU)
I always thought only Chinese have arranged marriages, until I read this article I know this phenomenon all over the world. Most arranged marriage I know are unhappy and many people have made sacrifices for this. For example, in Shakespeare’s novel “Romeo and Juliet” and Chinese ancient love story “Butterfly Lovers”.
Marriage is a very special and joyous part of many people's lives. In ancient times, marriage is pay attention to good match. It means that it two children come from similar family background, they are easier to get along with each other. Then the basis of their marriage will be stronger. In general, parents have a depth of vision and logos of the child's marriage, parents are rational look at the issue. But young people are sentimental view of marriage.
I have heard too many similar stories: Girl gets married without their parents’ opinions and advice, stubbornly married to a man who are their parents think he is not suitable for her. However, she believes this is her true love. After marriage she felt that she did not really loved him.
In my mind, I think that marriage is a major event in life and parents have a lot of experience than us. We should listen to their opinions.
Marriage is a very special and joyous part of many people's lives. In ancient times, marriage is pay attention to good match. It means that it two children come from similar family background, they are easier to get along with each other. Then the basis of their marriage will be stronger. In general, parents have a depth of vision and logos of the child's marriage, parents are rational look at the issue. But young people are sentimental view of marriage.
I have heard too many similar stories: Girl gets married without their parents’ opinions and advice, stubbornly married to a man who are their parents think he is not suitable for her. However, she believes this is her true love. After marriage she felt that she did not really loved him.
In my mind, I think that marriage is a major event in life and parents have a lot of experience than us. We should listen to their opinions.
Choosing clothes,But Not husbands!(SUHYUN HUH)
My long-standing wish is that getting married early. when I was in Korea, me and my parents have talked about getting married.My father asked me"If you have a boyfriend and you want to get married him, but if i would not let you get married with, what are you going to do?" he asked me..and i said. "No! I mean if you do not like him. i am definitely not going to do. My parent were so happy as soon I said that and they kept asking me " Are you serious?" I kept saying yes!
I did not lie for my parents. i just think like that. Sometimes parents is wrong what they think but most of times they are right because they have lived much more than me so they know waht is right things or what is wrong things. Not only that reason but also they are just parents. No matter what you hate them, they are your parents. so we have to obey parents's precepts. if you have something problems with your parents, do not fight with them,try to make them understand you! that is right behavior. so i think people should obey their parents.
I did not lie for my parents. i just think like that. Sometimes parents is wrong what they think but most of times they are right because they have lived much more than me so they know waht is right things or what is wrong things. Not only that reason but also they are just parents. No matter what you hate them, they are your parents. so we have to obey parents's precepts. if you have something problems with your parents, do not fight with them,try to make them understand you! that is right behavior. so i think people should obey their parents.
Choosing Clothes but Not Husbands(yanqiong.li)
After I read this article, I was thinking it over.
Actually, in my family, I must obey my parents’ decision when I choose husband.
I know that it is too early to think about it, but my parents already told me that they will help me to choose. Don’t worry about.
I always obey my parents when I grow up, and I think I will also obey them forever.
Because I think that family is so important to me, and if my parents choose husband for me in the future, I will totally say yes. The reason is I think my parents choose husband will be more exactly than me. They can consider a lot of conditions about the husband, and they will let me refer.
Most of time, I think I will agree with my parents, because I always think my parents are right about what they say..
Maybe some of you did not agree with my opinion, most people will think choose husband is an important thing for us, we must choose it by ourselves. In my opinion, if you know that you choose husband with wrong way in the future, did u regret? That is a question.
But anyway, different people have different opinion; I think that it is important to choose the best way that you like.
Actually, in my family, I must obey my parents’ decision when I choose husband.
I know that it is too early to think about it, but my parents already told me that they will help me to choose. Don’t worry about.
I always obey my parents when I grow up, and I think I will also obey them forever.
Because I think that family is so important to me, and if my parents choose husband for me in the future, I will totally say yes. The reason is I think my parents choose husband will be more exactly than me. They can consider a lot of conditions about the husband, and they will let me refer.
Most of time, I think I will agree with my parents, because I always think my parents are right about what they say..
Maybe some of you did not agree with my opinion, most people will think choose husband is an important thing for us, we must choose it by ourselves. In my opinion, if you know that you choose husband with wrong way in the future, did u regret? That is a question.
But anyway, different people have different opinion; I think that it is important to choose the best way that you like.
Life is yours (Chung-Chih Chi)
After I read the article, it makes me associate with Asia. In ancient Asia, woman did not have right to be educated and the only thing they did before they got married was to learn how to be a housewife. Most importantly, they had no right to decide who they were going to be married, but their parents did. Things changed. In nowadays of Asia, women seem to be equal to men. They can be educated as men do, they can work as men do, and most importantly, they can decide who they are going to be married to as men do. But, for most parents, their concepts still stay behind. In their concept, they think they have much more experiences of the society and the world. They think they are the people who understand their daughter the most and they can tell who is the best for their daughter. I cannot say they are wrong, but they are not always right. In my hometown, many of my girl friends are not allow having boyfriends before they graduate from high school or college due to their parents. The reason for that is their parents want them to absorb in study. But, parents do not understand this idea brings opposite effect. Their daughter will be curious what the feel is if they get a boyfriend.
Parents are always trying to help their children, but their children have the right to decide how their life will be. Parents should discuss with their children nicely instead of forcing them not to do something. What parents say is advice, and children should be the one who make the decision.
Parents are always trying to help their children, but their children have the right to decide how their life will be. Parents should discuss with their children nicely instead of forcing them not to do something. What parents say is advice, and children should be the one who make the decision.
" Choosing Clothes, but Not Husbands " -Junjie Ruan
After I reading the article, it make me thinking of ancient China.
In ancient China, gender roles were already separated. Men did the farm work outside and women did the housework. At that time, China was a standard agricultural country; men are the main labors in agricultural society. Many reasons caused the social status of men and women. Before women got married, they should stay at home and learn to do housework. They couldn’t go out of their home until they got married.
However, at that time men could have more than one wife. More wives shows a man was powerful and successful. Another reason is that some women couldn’t give birth to boys, so men would marry with a new woman. Every family likes men, because men are labors. More men can do more farm work and get more food.
But recent 50 years, China is changing many things. People go out of the feudal ideas. Women also can do things like men. Women go to school, learn knowledge and get education. Women are proving that they are not lacking, they can do better than men.
Men and women are equal, everyone has right to do what he want to do.
In ancient China, gender roles were already separated. Men did the farm work outside and women did the housework. At that time, China was a standard agricultural country; men are the main labors in agricultural society. Many reasons caused the social status of men and women. Before women got married, they should stay at home and learn to do housework. They couldn’t go out of their home until they got married.
However, at that time men could have more than one wife. More wives shows a man was powerful and successful. Another reason is that some women couldn’t give birth to boys, so men would marry with a new woman. Every family likes men, because men are labors. More men can do more farm work and get more food.
But recent 50 years, China is changing many things. People go out of the feudal ideas. Women also can do things like men. Women go to school, learn knowledge and get education. Women are proving that they are not lacking, they can do better than men.
Men and women are equal, everyone has right to do what he want to do.
Leave the traditio(Jianjie.Zhao)
Joseph mentions that on one hand Ashrat and Nahccd are thoroughly modern American women, on the other hand, both of them inherit the old tradition from afghan culture: which is let their parents choose their husband. That’s afghan culture reminded me the old tradition of marriage in China, that men and women have choose husband or wife by their parents. This old customer was descended from Song dynasty, and it was abandoned until the founding of the republic of China.
My grandmother, who has followed that culture and married to her husband for sixty years,. My grandfather’s age was twice as my grandmother; my grandmother met him four times before they married. Their life was happy and peaceful after they lived together. During the Second World War, they moved from the city to the mountain, and begin their farming life. My grandmother told she was enjoying the life with her husband, and never regretted for her parents’ decision. Now, we are talking about “Free Love”, women can choose their own husband. However, majority of them still follow the role of old tradition, because they believe parents’ sights and experiences are more accurate. The people who can stay with you for a life, may not someone who you loved.
My grandmother, who has followed that culture and married to her husband for sixty years,. My grandfather’s age was twice as my grandmother; my grandmother met him four times before they married. Their life was happy and peaceful after they lived together. During the Second World War, they moved from the city to the mountain, and begin their farming life. My grandmother told she was enjoying the life with her husband, and never regretted for her parents’ decision. Now, we are talking about “Free Love”, women can choose their own husband. However, majority of them still follow the role of old tradition, because they believe parents’ sights and experiences are more accurate. The people who can stay with you for a life, may not someone who you loved.
You gotta live your life (XIAOJIE PANG)
After I read the article, the truth is amazing for me. I never think it is still exist in the modern time. In Afghan, women cannot choose their life by themselves. They should totally obey their parents, whatever the material or the moral. This is the traditional culture in Afghan, no one dares to defy and no one to change. It is so hard to imagine at right now of the society. In the old time of China, people also couldn’t do anything what she wanted to do. Such as: when men have a dinner sit around table, women cannot eat at the same time with the men until the men have finished. Also, people were not free to choose their marriage partners, whatever men or women. I think that was understandable at that time. Due to the society’s environment, most of the people didn’t have the education. So the only thing they could do is obey the tradition. However, today, social is developing rapidly. I cannot understand why the women who live in the Afghan use their own power to defy the unfair society’s rule. I feel sorrow about it. I hope the word become harmony and fair. They should update their thoughts and try to their best to change the tradition. I still believe people have to living for their own.
Changing Clothes and Husbands (YEN-CHIEH CHEN)
When I see this topic “Choosing clothes, but not husbands”, I thought it told us that we shouldn’t choose husbands just like choose clothes. Nowadays, more and more divorce, this situation getting worse. However, after I read this article, it is reverse of what I thought. In Afghan, woman should follow the law for woman. Before read this article, I always agree that we make the law for protection our right. However, the law in Afghanistan, the law seems to be made by god because god made us differently, therefore, man and woman shouldn’t be same. Moreover, physically man is stronger than women so women should be controlled by man. This law was long time ago for us but they still have this law in Afghanistan. I think Afghan’s woman will resist soon. They still follow this law because of their education that tells them how to be a woman. Nowadays, we can communicate with other people easily even other countries; therefore, they can get more information via internet that can change their knowledge and thought. I don’t think this law can be longer. Every woman should have their own right to choose and change their husbands.
Choosing clothes, but not husbands (yumiha yano)
resently, i sometimes think that i want someone to decide my best way to go for my future because there are too many choices. but after i read this article, i realized that this thinking pops up in my mind because i am too blessed. my parents don't force anything to me and always try to understand my choice. since i don have enough confidences, it is really hard to choose something for my life, but it is really much much better than i cannot choose. this is my life, so i have to choose every thing by my self. otherwise it is going to be really boring, and you will regret your life when you die. to avoid this and to enjoy your life you need to choose your way.
i read this article, i felt pity on the woman in afghan. they have a really different life with man just because they are woman. they cannot be educated and they cannot choose even their husband who is going to share most of her life time.
Although it is really hard to change their long-lasted culture, the women in Afghan should take some action to change their situation.
i read this article, i felt pity on the woman in afghan. they have a really different life with man just because they are woman. they cannot be educated and they cannot choose even their husband who is going to share most of her life time.
Although it is really hard to change their long-lasted culture, the women in Afghan should take some action to change their situation.
Choosing clothes, but not husbands
At the first time when I saw this topic it reminds me a song from Katy Perry “Hot and Cold” It is a great song which is saying about how males do with girls, “you change your mind like a girl change her cloth.” This article is talking about the Afghan women with their marriage. Since they are a little girl there is already something in their heads: “don’t talk with guys, don’t ruin your reputation, everyone will gossip about you.” they are waiting for their parents to pick their spouse so they have never dated with any guys. “I’m very close with my family and that helps me because they want to do what’s best for me.” For sure it is good and helpful to be close with your family, they can always give you suggestions to make a good choice but I do not agree that what parents want the best is what the best we want, or I just do not want a perfect one. “It is not uncommon for girls to be engaged as young as thirteen and be married by sixteen.” I think this is not surprise me before I read this article, because it happened in old China also. Parents want their daughter to be engaged and married as early as possible then do not need to worry about if they cannot find a better husband. It is surprised me because I thought it wouldn’t happens anymore now, but is still happens in Afghan women now. It could be explained why people would married so early before because the medical treatment was not good as now, many people died when they are still young. Now you don’t need to worried about to die because the medical treatment was not good, why still has to force children to be married so early. Both are not good for girls at physiological functions and mentality. “A quarter of Afghan women have never been to school and only half have completed high school.” The early marriage let most women lost the chance to be educated, which could be the reason to force them stay home as a housewife because they can’t find a job without education. “My mother still tells me she can’t look at people because they know her daughter married in this way,” Sultan said. “Sultan wanted to put off having children until she finished college… after three years she and her husband agreed to divorce.” Sultan thought it could work her parents find a husband for her but finally she divorced with her husband. I think choose husband is like choose clothes, you have to find one you liked a lot and it has to be fitted. If your parents choose it for you, it maybe would not fit you. Women need to stand up, choose your husband by yourself.
Should be treat equally (Yalin Hsiao)
This article`s title was fascinating to me before i read this story.
When i see this title "Choosing clothes but not husband" , i totally could not understand what the author wants to tells us. The story is about afghan's traditional culture. The country have a strict law to women, and treat them absolutely different from man. Woman are not allow to go to school and devolop their own knowledge. Furthermore, they can not choose their husband by themselve. Everything is decided by their parents. I just could not believe that this laws still exist in our world nowadays. I think, Everyone should be treat equally, no matter you are man or woman. Also everyone should have their own right to decide what they want to do. I feel that i am really lucky person that i have my own choose to do what i want to do , and also there are always so many people are supporting me.
When i see this title "Choosing clothes but not husband" , i totally could not understand what the author wants to tells us. The story is about afghan's traditional culture. The country have a strict law to women, and treat them absolutely different from man. Woman are not allow to go to school and devolop their own knowledge. Furthermore, they can not choose their husband by themselve. Everything is decided by their parents. I just could not believe that this laws still exist in our world nowadays. I think, Everyone should be treat equally, no matter you are man or woman. Also everyone should have their own right to decide what they want to do. I feel that i am really lucky person that i have my own choose to do what i want to do , and also there are always so many people are supporting me.
choosing clothes, but not husbands
After reading this article, i felt sad. Because in Afgha, the women can not choose the husband by themselves. They have to obey their parents decesion and the tradition cultures. They can not choose their life because they were born in Afghan.
But according to the article, it seems that Afghan women accepted their life , because it is the tradition culture from ancestor.
If i were born in Afghan, i will try to change my life. I dont want someone control my life even my parents. Now it is 21st centry, everyone have their own right, even in the Afghan or in India.
I want do whatever i want or i never try before. I want my life become colorful.
However, for me, choosing the husband is a serious event for me.Because it concern my future, i also want my life become happiness in the future. As a result, only me understand myelf ane i know what i want. (ying yi)
But according to the article, it seems that Afghan women accepted their life , because it is the tradition culture from ancestor.
If i were born in Afghan, i will try to change my life. I dont want someone control my life even my parents. Now it is 21st centry, everyone have their own right, even in the Afghan or in India.
I want do whatever i want or i never try before. I want my life become colorful.
However, for me, choosing the husband is a serious event for me.Because it concern my future, i also want my life become happiness in the future. As a result, only me understand myelf ane i know what i want. (ying yi)
Fighting your own rights when necessary
The title“ Choosing Clothes, but Not Husbands”is an interested metaphor in my opinions. In some situations, people show their characters or what they want to present in other people's eyes through the clothes the wear. On the other hand, through choosing clothes also can be a vehicle to express your sense of self more openly. However, choosing husbands is more concern with one's personality or the match can be suitable or not. It is supposedly more important than choosing clothes. I do believe choosing husbands is more seriously for women to think over and over and stand for our own right to choose. Still, in this article shows the Afghans women in the United State might be able to have a chance being educated by the society, there is no way for those Afghans women to avoid lapsing into the conflict between the traditional conventions which forced by their beloved family and the advanced values that they learn from their higher education.
As we know, we all been challenging by the coming future to make our lives better than in generations past. The Afghans' hardness and deep-rooted code, like to be married in such young age and can't choose husbands by their own, usually are no longer to use in this society, especially in the United States this century. This article lead me to think more about sometimes we might need to build on an inheritance from the past that we need to transform. It's hard for us to make such a change because we all know family life provide the sense of continuity and containment, which helping to anchor a sense of meaning in life in some way. But in my point of view, at least to fight your own right if necessary and don't be afraid to leave the past behind in order to refine it in a new and more meaningful form for your life.
As we know, we all been challenging by the coming future to make our lives better than in generations past. The Afghans' hardness and deep-rooted code, like to be married in such young age and can't choose husbands by their own, usually are no longer to use in this society, especially in the United States this century. This article lead me to think more about sometimes we might need to build on an inheritance from the past that we need to transform. It's hard for us to make such a change because we all know family life provide the sense of continuity and containment, which helping to anchor a sense of meaning in life in some way. But in my point of view, at least to fight your own right if necessary and don't be afraid to leave the past behind in order to refine it in a new and more meaningful form for your life.
"Choosing clothes", and also"husbands" Susan Chen
I have read this article twice. Every time after I reading the article, I always think a lot. Two Afghan women Ashrat Khwajazadah and Naheed Mawjzada lived in Flushing. They almost have the same appearance with the modern American people. However, since their different culture background, they seem to be not similar with each other.
According to the tradition in Afghan, women have no rights to choose their lovers and husbands. And also we all know that in the old society of China, women also had no rights to choose their husbands. On some occasion, their marriages are the tools for their family to expand their power. We can say it as a political marriage. Women have to sacrifice their whole life happiness to help their families achieve the goal. Probably the man is a good guy and as time going on, the man and woman can have love between. However, from my point of view, this kind of things seldom happens.
It seems that we have no rights to tell the culture in Afghan is bad or ridiculous, because we are not members among their country. However, I totally disagree with this kind of marriage. Why women have no rights to choose their own husband? Probably hundreds of years later, the government of Afghan or some others countries can realize the problem and change their law to protect women’s rights. “Choosing clothes,” and also “husbands.”
According to the tradition in Afghan, women have no rights to choose their lovers and husbands. And also we all know that in the old society of China, women also had no rights to choose their husbands. On some occasion, their marriages are the tools for their family to expand their power. We can say it as a political marriage. Women have to sacrifice their whole life happiness to help their families achieve the goal. Probably the man is a good guy and as time going on, the man and woman can have love between. However, from my point of view, this kind of things seldom happens.
It seems that we have no rights to tell the culture in Afghan is bad or ridiculous, because we are not members among their country. However, I totally disagree with this kind of marriage. Why women have no rights to choose their own husband? Probably hundreds of years later, the government of Afghan or some others countries can realize the problem and change their law to protect women’s rights. “Choosing clothes,” and also “husbands.”
Choosing clothes, but not Husbands by Hearim Lee
After reading this article, i felt sad because some of women still can't get admited from people and they can't do something by themselves. Afghan's women are so poor, and should choose their husband by their parents. In my case, it's really hard with parent's suggestion. I think that in life the most important is choosing husband or wife by ourselves. It is not my life and can't live free by myself if i am Afghan women. Even though in my mind can't accept about that, i sometimes think that to follow with my parents suggestion for my life is the best way in my life. Also, Afghan women can't get education and get hurt by their husband. That's really miserable in women life. I just think that I live in where can choose anything by muself without anyone suggestion. That's why i am lucky girl.
Oct 17, 2009
Choose what we want (dan lu)
As I first saw the topic, I remembered a sentence: men change girl friends as fast as change clothes. They can change girl friends if don’t like them or they feel tired. However, in some countries, there are many limits with girls. If girls change many bog friends, they will be said like they are frivolous. Nevertheless, I don’t agree with it. Girls just want to find a suitable person and stay with him forever. It’s simple. But the process maybe a little bit long. Not every girl is so fortunate to find a person that can accompany with each other whole life by first time. So don’t be so strictly with girls. In my opinion, if I get married, I will never be divorce. I think marriage is just one-time. So I will be carefully to choose my husband. I won’t choose my own marriage like choose clothes at daily life. I’d like to buy variety of clothes, shoes and bottoms. I can throw them when they are old or out of trendy. However, I can’t abandon my husband when he is old or he is ill. I will insist on my choice. So it will take a long time for me to make a good choice. Otherwise, marriage will become a painful thing. I always think marriage is either a heaven or a hell.
On the other hand, I think a good education is also very important. If girls have good connotation, they will be admired. And if girls have own careers rather than depending on husband, I think it will decrease quarrel in daily lives.
In a world, girls should improve themselves before they decide to get married. Once decide to get married, you will have little time to do what you really want to do. Be cautious.
On the other hand, I think a good education is also very important. If girls have good connotation, they will be admired. And if girls have own careers rather than depending on husband, I think it will decrease quarrel in daily lives.
In a world, girls should improve themselves before they decide to get married. Once decide to get married, you will have little time to do what you really want to do. Be cautious.
Women=Men, When in Education and Marriage
Everyone has right to be educated, so do women. However, Afghanistan women have no right for school. Afghanistan man never considered that a well-educated mother can help him a lot!
Although I insist females are not equal to males, but I think women must have right to choose their husband.
“Afghan people can’t meet each other prior to getting engaged,” said a sixty-five-year-old mother of six who was taking English classes given by Women for Afghan Women. She asked that her name not be used because seeing her name in print made her uncomfortable. “It’s an embarrassment for the family.” The ridiculous, unreasonable tradition makes Afghan women self-contemptuous. Under years of engrafting servility, Afghan women even think they should not meet other men prior to getting engaged.
“The girl is a trophy piece,” said Ms. Mawjzada, the daughter of a coffee vendor who in addition to studying at Adelphi works in customer service at Geico insurance. “If the girl has a good reputation, the family has a good reputation.” What the logic it is? Girls are human beings, not stuff. They can’t be trophy pieces, thaose belonged to old time. Now, it is 21 century, let’s abolish the old ridiculous rules.
Although I insist females are not equal to males, but I think women must have right to choose their husband.
“Afghan people can’t meet each other prior to getting engaged,” said a sixty-five-year-old mother of six who was taking English classes given by Women for Afghan Women. She asked that her name not be used because seeing her name in print made her uncomfortable. “It’s an embarrassment for the family.” The ridiculous, unreasonable tradition makes Afghan women self-contemptuous. Under years of engrafting servility, Afghan women even think they should not meet other men prior to getting engaged.
“The girl is a trophy piece,” said Ms. Mawjzada, the daughter of a coffee vendor who in addition to studying at Adelphi works in customer service at Geico insurance. “If the girl has a good reputation, the family has a good reputation.” What the logic it is? Girls are human beings, not stuff. They can’t be trophy pieces, thaose belonged to old time. Now, it is 21 century, let’s abolish the old ridiculous rules.
Best choice for the best life (Eve Kim)
Mostly, everyone has their own lifestyle that they really desire. According to the article " Choosing clothes, not husband" by Joseph Berger, he said that Afghanistan women must obey their parents due to their very traditional culture. It is really hard for me accept because I have my own way of my lifestyle and my love life. I that I had a different background of my life from Afghanistan women. But it seemed that most of Afghanistan women accept their lives because they think that their parents do what is best for them. There might be some Afghanistan women like Ms.Naderi who chose her husband on her own and for kind of penalty..? she couldn't see her parent for 10years or even more than. It's like this. People have their own idea of lifestyle. I would say that just be what you want to be. It is the best choice for your life. Whether you are an Afghanistan or not. :)
Seong Kyung Kim
Seong Kyung Kim
I don't want to marry someone someday
As I saw the topic, the lyrics just turned out in my mind “ you change your mind like a girl changes clothes”. “you can change clothes but not husband” that is pathetic. I can’t imagine let my parents chose my husband who should live with me in our whole life(just I think marriage should be a life long). I don’t know that guy who I should marry or even take a conversation with him. That seems my parents’ marriage not mine if I were an Afgan. I don’t want to marry someone someday.
Firtly as my age, it is too young to marry in my opinion. But it seems the Afgan don't agree with me. I am just starting to learn how to live by myself, I am just starting to learn how to deal with my friendship, I am just starting to form my own personality. I have not done with all these stuffs, I should enjoy my own life without someone who wants to control or who want to share with me. I don't need that. I really enjoy the time that I am sharing with myself. I can think clearly, I can do something that I never think before. The world is wonderful, I am just a baby to it. Maybe i will change my mind after three years or five years. But that is my attitude to marriage.
Secondly, I can change my clothes as I wish, and also I can change my husband if I will. If the clothes which I try isn’t fit for me, I should change it. It is just same as changing husband. If we married but we just find out we are not fit for each other. I can’t find out any reason why I should stay in the unsuitable shoes. So I don't want to marry. That is a nuisance.
That culture makes them can’t go out of the wall which is to stop them to realize women have the same right of marriage. I am really lucky I can make my own decision.
Firtly as my age, it is too young to marry in my opinion. But it seems the Afgan don't agree with me. I am just starting to learn how to live by myself, I am just starting to learn how to deal with my friendship, I am just starting to form my own personality. I have not done with all these stuffs, I should enjoy my own life without someone who wants to control or who want to share with me. I don't need that. I really enjoy the time that I am sharing with myself. I can think clearly, I can do something that I never think before. The world is wonderful, I am just a baby to it. Maybe i will change my mind after three years or five years. But that is my attitude to marriage.
Secondly, I can change my clothes as I wish, and also I can change my husband if I will. If the clothes which I try isn’t fit for me, I should change it. It is just same as changing husband. If we married but we just find out we are not fit for each other. I can’t find out any reason why I should stay in the unsuitable shoes. So I don't want to marry. That is a nuisance.
That culture makes them can’t go out of the wall which is to stop them to realize women have the same right of marriage. I am really lucky I can make my own decision.
Oct 16, 2009
It's not your business ( Natalia Ushak)
I've read the article by Joseph Berger "Choosing clothes, not husbands" and i think it is not my business to judge afganistan people by the way they are living. Every country and culture have something different and probably if you will look at it from your side it will look uncomfortable, or just some habits look disgusting, but if those people live for so long with those habits and lifestyle, it means for them it's fine. We dont need all world to live like americans or just like russian because someone think it is the only right way of living. I think if Afganistan woman really dont like their lives they will do something about it, and whole world will know about their problems. But so far i think their are ok with what they have, and if those families in the article will live in Afganistan not in America i think for them it will whole alot easier to live with their cultural habits, because all people around live the same way. But when you are away it is natural to see that people live different and you start to think "well why i cant live like that?" So, my advice for those woman : " Do something for change or go to your country and live the same lifes as your nation" Natalia Ushak
Interesting Title (Thanh Tran-Terry)
The title is really interesting to me before I read this article because I think it has some deep meanings when author chose this title. After I finish reading the article, I understand the true meaning of its. It is about Afghan’s traditional culture. In that old culture, women can’t choose their husband by themselves like they choose clothes. It depends on their parents to choose for them. Although, in this article, these Afghan are living in a very modern country, America, they keep their traditional culture. They have been living in Flushing New York for many years, I can’t believe that the old culture still happens. Moreover, women don’t their right to go to school. They have to be at home with housework. That’s the reason for their low education. They can’t struggle for their freedom because traditional culture is something attached deep in their mind. Afghan women are at home, beaten by their husbands, no education, I wonder how life of human being could be. It is truly miserable. I have heard the same story about old tradition in my country. They are some tribes that women have no choice. Women can get married at very early age like thirteen years old. The story and the article really touch my feeling. I feel sympathy with these women. I want that lives will change for them in the future. I remember when I was young, thirteen years old, my father told me “when you get married, I will choose a wife for you”. I did not care what he told me at that time but when I have been grown up, I realized that it will be a big problem for me if he does that. I came and talked to him that I want to choose my wife by myself. Thank god, he has changed his mind and accepted it.
Oct 11, 2009
The Achievement of Desire (Young Ho Yoon)
“The Achievement Desire” written by Richard Rodriguez is a story of a child who found himself through education. And it is a story self-identity and culture.
The story tells about how his early childhood all the way up to adulthood. And how he spent much of his childhood reading books, which was somewhat despised by his parents, because they believed he was reading to get out of chores, or to get out of going outside to play. The story also shows the differences between Richards home life and school. In the story Richard is called the “scholarship boy” because he was so smart and he earned a scholarship to further his education. It also shows the relationship that Richard shared with his parents at because they still had there accents and still practiced there cultural ways, and Richard kind of drifted away because he lost his accent and he could read and speak good English.
The boy in the story spent all his free time reading and studying. He spent his time trying to figure out what his teachers wanted from him.
I feel the story is extremely good, it shows that if we spend time with continuous challenge, trying and working hard, than anybody can earn a scholarship and accomplish success.
Overall, writer wants to tell us, the starting point of all achievement is desire. And to accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
The story tells about how his early childhood all the way up to adulthood. And how he spent much of his childhood reading books, which was somewhat despised by his parents, because they believed he was reading to get out of chores, or to get out of going outside to play. The story also shows the differences between Richards home life and school. In the story Richard is called the “scholarship boy” because he was so smart and he earned a scholarship to further his education. It also shows the relationship that Richard shared with his parents at because they still had there accents and still practiced there cultural ways, and Richard kind of drifted away because he lost his accent and he could read and speak good English.
The boy in the story spent all his free time reading and studying. He spent his time trying to figure out what his teachers wanted from him.
I feel the story is extremely good, it shows that if we spend time with continuous challenge, trying and working hard, than anybody can earn a scholarship and accomplish success.
Overall, writer wants to tell us, the starting point of all achievement is desire. And to accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
studying (Yiling Feng)
I find I am always studying. When I was in kindergarten, I was told how to be a good student in school. I have to study hard, do a lot exercises, and listen to teachers. If I get a high grade, teacher and parents will happy. If not, that’s mean I have to study harder and do more exercises. I have already studied for 16 years. I totally know that how to be a good student in Chinese school. I am always studying everyday, including the weekend. But that is really useful for students? I think Chinese education is not perfect. It pays too attention to exams and grades. Students need to study and know some more useful thing which can help them successful in their jobs. Not only teach students too many principle knowledge, because no person is interested in your principle knowledge which you control. Everybody only knows and pay attention to result of your work. So, personal ability is very important. A student should study knowledge in his book and study how to use this knowledge in the future. I think it is more important than their tests.
What's Education educate about?(Boning Zhang)
At every graduation they were behind the stunning flash of the camera when I turned to look at the crowd.
That’s always happen when people got a outstanding brother or sister but unfortunately himself is not good enough, however, most of family would like to make a compare between the outstanding one with the general one. They do that in order to encourage the general one to get more improvement. But the thing followed is pressure, incessant pressure. Especially in China, parents hope their children can have good future, so they must let their children study hard, the only thing they care about is what the score of children’s course. Score is the most important thing in Chinese education, the student’s good or bad was merely depends on exam. Its looks like fair but actually it’s not a impartial stipulate. So many teenagers are waste their time and talent on “compulsory education”. Even though they already been educated, but finally how many things that we can learn from those “compulsory education”? The skill to live better in society or the skills to get higher score in exam? Who knows?
That’s always happen when people got a outstanding brother or sister but unfortunately himself is not good enough, however, most of family would like to make a compare between the outstanding one with the general one. They do that in order to encourage the general one to get more improvement. But the thing followed is pressure, incessant pressure. Especially in China, parents hope their children can have good future, so they must let their children study hard, the only thing they care about is what the score of children’s course. Score is the most important thing in Chinese education, the student’s good or bad was merely depends on exam. Its looks like fair but actually it’s not a impartial stipulate. So many teenagers are waste their time and talent on “compulsory education”. Even though they already been educated, but finally how many things that we can learn from those “compulsory education”? The skill to live better in society or the skills to get higher score in exam? Who knows?
separate in order to better get together(Yanjun Li)
After reading this article I feel so miss my family, I think too much about come here is a good or bad decided?
When I was a child, my parents told me, you must study hard then go abroad to study get the most advanced education. So I make “go abroad” is my final goal. I am a very obedient child. I am sturdy hard as my parents step by step through my primary, middle and high school. Then go abroad successfully.
Before I come here, I didn’t thought about I will to separate with my parents and my friends to life and study alone. I never realized that this is a difficult situation.
When I was come here maybe during two months I suddenly react I already haven’t seen my parents for a long time and I feel sad that I can’t go back immediately to see them. At that time I know so far the distance between us, it isn’t just the distance also including can’t communicate with each other face to face to exchange the thought and some problems. We just can through the internet and cell phone to say the simple things in order to let others don’t worry. I never tell them how much difficult I have and I miss them so much. I just tell them the good things let them relax.
In spite of this I always very thank my parents to give me the chance to go abroad to study, because we all know the higher education can give me the different life in the future. And I will give them a good life when I am graduation to make up these days I am not stay with them.
When I was a child, my parents told me, you must study hard then go abroad to study get the most advanced education. So I make “go abroad” is my final goal. I am a very obedient child. I am sturdy hard as my parents step by step through my primary, middle and high school. Then go abroad successfully.
Before I come here, I didn’t thought about I will to separate with my parents and my friends to life and study alone. I never realized that this is a difficult situation.
When I was come here maybe during two months I suddenly react I already haven’t seen my parents for a long time and I feel sad that I can’t go back immediately to see them. At that time I know so far the distance between us, it isn’t just the distance also including can’t communicate with each other face to face to exchange the thought and some problems. We just can through the internet and cell phone to say the simple things in order to let others don’t worry. I never tell them how much difficult I have and I miss them so much. I just tell them the good things let them relax.
In spite of this I always very thank my parents to give me the chance to go abroad to study, because we all know the higher education can give me the different life in the future. And I will give them a good life when I am graduation to make up these days I am not stay with them.
THE ACHIEVEMENT OF DESIRE(yanqiong.li)
After I read this article, I can realize that studying is the one of important parts in my life.
Different ages doing different things, but in my ages, I think that learning knowledge is the most important thing for us. I remember that my parents told me education is a important thing for you to upgrade yourself, during study, you will feel more and more successful to yourself. Meanwhile, you will get a high level to compare with the other people. In my opinion, I think that my parents are right, from now, I really enjoy studying, it can let you find out a lot of fun in that and it can also let you getting interested in it. Different people have different ideas. Some people will think study is not only a successful way for you to be achievement, but also can let you learn how to survive in the world. Therefore, other people will think that they can become successful without any study; they can learn the other skills instead of studying. I think it is depend on people what they are thinking about. However, I strongly agree that the author’s opinion, if we want to be a successful man, we must study hard in our life.
Different ages doing different things, but in my ages, I think that learning knowledge is the most important thing for us. I remember that my parents told me education is a important thing for you to upgrade yourself, during study, you will feel more and more successful to yourself. Meanwhile, you will get a high level to compare with the other people. In my opinion, I think that my parents are right, from now, I really enjoy studying, it can let you find out a lot of fun in that and it can also let you getting interested in it. Different people have different ideas. Some people will think study is not only a successful way for you to be achievement, but also can let you learn how to survive in the world. Therefore, other people will think that they can become successful without any study; they can learn the other skills instead of studying. I think it is depend on people what they are thinking about. However, I strongly agree that the author’s opinion, if we want to be a successful man, we must study hard in our life.
the achivement of desire
When I finished read this article, I almoast cried because I am experiencing the similar situation now.
I am very happy and thankful that I can study and learn what I wanted.
However, I am very tired of doing both studying and housework which I can never
Give up on.
I am happy I would not be like the author, Richard Rodriguez, who only focused on his study
and did not get along with his parents.
I hope the author would learn his native language and try to communicate with
His family because it is not too late for him to be son, who can speak to his parents openly.
Family is the place we can receive many things from.
Although study and successful life are important, without family, those will be meaningless.
I am very happy and thankful that I can study and learn what I wanted.
However, I am very tired of doing both studying and housework which I can never
Give up on.
I am happy I would not be like the author, Richard Rodriguez, who only focused on his study
and did not get along with his parents.
I hope the author would learn his native language and try to communicate with
His family because it is not too late for him to be son, who can speak to his parents openly.
Family is the place we can receive many things from.
Although study and successful life are important, without family, those will be meaningless.
study is not only way to get success
In china, most of parents hope their children will be successful person, they want their children must study hard even though their children was only in primary school. So a lot of children as me lose a lot of childhood, all the time they spend on the study and to the homework.
Is it study an only way to get success to the people? No, I don’t think so. Study is just can give us the knowledge and skill that how we can get knowledge from our live, more knowledge we can get is from the practice of our lives. So practice in our lives is most important for us.
Is it study an only way to get success to the people? No, I don’t think so. Study is just can give us the knowledge and skill that how we can get knowledge from our live, more knowledge we can get is from the practice of our lives. So practice in our lives is most important for us.
The achievement of desire (Ting Shu)
A good student means that you must be study very hard, you must have a glasses on you and people will see you with a book any time and anywhere. well, it had been what I though a good student needs to be before, but not anymore. Good students need to take their glasses off and partys well. Success people are not only good at knowledges, also need to be good at sociality. Study hard when you are studying then play hard when you are off of studies is what I think a good student needs to be now. If you can deal well with study time and party time, plan a right time to study then party isn't it will be good for you? Reading books help you to improve your knowledge then get successful with you high education, but not means that you have to stay in home or library doing the reading all the time. You have to have sociality with others, it could let you learn more things that you would never learned from books. For myself, if I planed to hang out with friends on the weekend I would finished my homework before I hang out then I can have more fun with friends, so I would study hard before hang out. Leave some time to hang out with friends push me and give me impetus to be study hard, and I think it is good for us both at sociality and studying.
After reading the article..........Kai Hsun Yu
After reading the article i feel i am lucky. I feel lucky that my parents could give me the good education. A lot of people get success without high education, and that doesnt mean you can get success without any education. So education is a little important. Sometimes I wish not to study in America, I wish to study in my country. My mother always tell me study is hard and not fun but it is very useful for your carrer. So i will keep up and finish my education in the America.
archievement of desire -yumiha yano-
of course studing hard is really important to get knowledge, and there are many things we are not aware and dont know until we learn in the school. while at the same time we can lean a lot of things through experiences, and a lot of experiences with other people such as family and friends make our lives rich and meaningful, so reading textbook is not only way to learn something. i think the most impotant thing to enjoy your life without regrets is to find your best balance of both of these studying and playing. when i was in high school, i really enjoyed my life at the time, and i think my old friends who shared the time are really precious. so i feel pity on this author, but it is wrong to blame his parents. he should care about his parents even though they forced him to study hard and he couldnt have enough time with friends and family. his parents just thought studing is good for his future, and they wanted him to have good life because they love him. not to be a person like him, the balance is important.
the achievement of desire-(Junjie Ruan)
The author got good achievement on his academic. But it is regretting that he was lacking of community with his parents. When we were born, parents always stay with us. As time goes by, we are going to school, then going to work. The time that we can stay with our parents is too short.
Now most of the old people are living without their kids. Young men are all busy on their working. They forget that their parents are lonely.
When we need help from our parents, we will seek for help. Sometimes we think they should help us, that goes without saying. But after they helped us, we left parents again.
Maybe we known or not. Old people hope that we can go to watch them, talk with them, even through staying for a little while. They will be happy.
Most things we can get even though we lost one time. But we don’t have more parents. So, put more time on your parents.
Now most of the old people are living without their kids. Young men are all busy on their working. They forget that their parents are lonely.
When we need help from our parents, we will seek for help. Sometimes we think they should help us, that goes without saying. But after they helped us, we left parents again.
Maybe we known or not. Old people hope that we can go to watch them, talk with them, even through staying for a little while. They will be happy.
Most things we can get even though we lost one time. But we don’t have more parents. So, put more time on your parents.
Studying is not the only thing you learn from the school.
There is a stereotype in Asian education system. In Asia, students just want to get high grade in the test, so most students do not know what they learn from the test. They just memorize what they can; besides, they follow parents’ hope to go to high school and get into college. However, this phenomenon affects nowadays some students do not know anything expect for studying. What I noticed in nowadays society is some parents would tell their children “only you have to care about is studying, rest of things such as doing house work or socializing, is not as important as your school work.” When the first time I heard this, I was so shocked. In my opinion, I totally cannot agree this point of view. Because until we finish the school, we need to face the real side of society. The most important is the social relationship. There is an old saying goes” By parents at home，depend on the friend outside.” Therefore, we need to start to build self’s social relationship from school in order to adapting in workplace as soon as possible. Just like the author mentioned about getting good grades or scholarship at school is not worth to be proud, however, what you can realize in school such as social relationship more is more worthy or useful than others.
To be successful(SUHYUN HUH)
Education is really important in our life. People should educated from school to live. Some old people did not educate from school but that is long times ago. now people have to go to school for compulsory education.
In our society more educated people can get a better job. This is true. If we want to live good life, we have to study hard.
As you know Studying is not whole our life but most success comes from studyng.
Nowadays many young people study abroad without their parent to learn more.
The United States of America is now the educational Mecca of the world that is why i came here to study. Definitely it is hard to do because there is no parent no Korean friends new town. i was not going to study abroad because nobody is there. If i get in trouble, who helps me. but now i came here to success. Even though i feel lonely and hard to live here i have to focus on studying for my parent and my life.
Parent pay a lot of money for me so i have to repay with good grade to my parents.
My opinion people should study hard for their better life.
In our society more educated people can get a better job. This is true. If we want to live good life, we have to study hard.
As you know Studying is not whole our life but most success comes from studyng.
Nowadays many young people study abroad without their parent to learn more.
The United States of America is now the educational Mecca of the world that is why i came here to study. Definitely it is hard to do because there is no parent no Korean friends new town. i was not going to study abroad because nobody is there. If i get in trouble, who helps me. but now i came here to success. Even though i feel lonely and hard to live here i have to focus on studying for my parent and my life.
Parent pay a lot of money for me so i have to repay with good grade to my parents.
My opinion people should study hard for their better life.
Study and Practice (Xiaojie Pang)
I believe education can bring us many benefits. However, we cannot just read the textbook, take the class or the exam; we should put the study into practice. As we were growing up, most of the people who have the studying conditions need to go to the school and study the knowledge. It seems to become a necessary thing for most of us. I usually ask myself: “why we should study at the school? What can I get from the study? Is the knowledge what from the textbook is useful for my future or my dream?” Actually, we do cannot learn from the textbook a lot of useful things for our future in the society. But we can throughout the study improve our ability which is necessary for our personality. As someone said: study that let you become wise. When we enter the social, we have to use some knowledge which we get from the school to practice in our job or something else. Many examples can prove that people are hard to achieve the success that is without the knowledge. Of course if we have a great high education background; but we don’t have any experience. It is also hard to get the success. Therefore, study and practice are both important for us.
Lonely---inevitable?(Jianjie.zhao)
Richard said:” ones choose to be a student; here is a child who cannot forget his academic success distances him from a life he loved, even his own memory of himself.” We lose ourselves the time which is putting into studying. This phenomenon is inevitable, the time we gain is the time we pay.
It’s my second year to spend my spring festival here. Spring is the only time of the year for the whole family gathered, and the time that real happiness approached. However, for me, the spring festival is a time to suffer during the next 4 years. Drown myself in the tide of nostalgia, the life here is inevitable.
Yesterday, I talked with my elementary school classmate, who has been here for 10 years. He used 3 words to describe his life here: 10 shit years. In order to accept the education here, we sacrificed a lot. We lost the time which we should spend with our family and friend, the time we should enjoy with our girlfriend. Now, we are lonely and helpless, maybe we say we have many new friends here, but who is the friend indeed? Therefore, enjoy the loneliness here, even the it is for ages.
It’s my second year to spend my spring festival here. Spring is the only time of the year for the whole family gathered, and the time that real happiness approached. However, for me, the spring festival is a time to suffer during the next 4 years. Drown myself in the tide of nostalgia, the life here is inevitable.
Yesterday, I talked with my elementary school classmate, who has been here for 10 years. He used 3 words to describe his life here: 10 shit years. In order to accept the education here, we sacrificed a lot. We lost the time which we should spend with our family and friend, the time we should enjoy with our girlfriend. Now, we are lonely and helpless, maybe we say we have many new friends here, but who is the friend indeed? Therefore, enjoy the loneliness here, even the it is for ages.
Education bring me what
Since I was sensible, in my memory, my life was full of education. In china, children learn lots of things earlier, like dance, piano and math. Most of the children are not interested in those things, but their parents want they can have some speciality than others. I didn’t learn art, but I learnt math and abacus too much. When I was only 10 years old, I studied more than 12 hours a day, got up 6 o’clock, and went to bed later than 12 o’clock. I did this for what? I ask myself, maybe for the high score or praise of teachers. After primary school, I went to middle school, the courses got more and more, so I didn’t have too much time to play with my friends, stay with my family. I began to hate study. But I had to study because of my father. He asked me study hard all the time; therefore I could find a good job in the future. I obeyed him during those 6 years. But now, I’m looking back, I thought I missed too much. Now I came to USA for the better education, this time, maybe I lost more. I lost touch with my two best friends little by little, the words say to my parents get less and less. I become lonely. For the education and good job, I lost too much I think. In my opinion, the process of effort is the most important. Maybe I can’t find a good job without better education. But I can try my best to be better. We should enjoy that process instead of having a job and stopping moving. Now, I think the only thing I can do is don’t waste too much time and try to get them back which things I have lost.
Good or Bad? That's Fina ( Hao Su)
"The achievement desire" written by Rrichard Rodriguez is a story of a man who found himself through education. He studied very hard and he have a good results, he also won a scholarship. Contrast to his education, i have some feeling.
I am already accept more than 12 years of school education in China. Indoctrination-style education has been accompanied by my growth, from elementary school to university are to be so. From an early age the parents and teachers already told me what is right and what is wrong and what is should to do and what is not to do. Children must listen to parents and teachers, then the long run, children will be turned into obedient machines, never thinking by their own. Indoctrination-style education stifled the human personality, is very harmful. It is same like John Holt said in his essay school is bad for children: “We need to get kids out of the school buildings, give them a chance to learn about the world at first hand.”(The Saturday Evening Post in 1969) Should bring children to go into the world then they will have a driving force for self-study.
Chinese students were forced to learn a lot of things from an early age, of which a large part of it is not know why need to learn. Blind study is only in order to get a good score in test and obtain recognition of their parents and teachers, as well as the envy of fellow students. In this way, slowly in the consciousness of students will be format a false sense of studying:” study for examinations”. In fact the purpose of study is very clearly in order to test than can find a good job and will have a good life. This kind of mind is not a mistake, but too it’s to utilitarian. Finally, the direct result of effort for vanity is that Chinese students’ hands and practical ability is decline. Our study is neither for the teachers, nor is it for others, but in order to improve the quality of our own. We should put study as a capacity of self conscious action to enhance. Not only study in our schools but also need study when we want to entered the society.
I am already accept more than 12 years of school education in China. Indoctrination-style education has been accompanied by my growth, from elementary school to university are to be so. From an early age the parents and teachers already told me what is right and what is wrong and what is should to do and what is not to do. Children must listen to parents and teachers, then the long run, children will be turned into obedient machines, never thinking by their own. Indoctrination-style education stifled the human personality, is very harmful. It is same like John Holt said in his essay school is bad for children: “We need to get kids out of the school buildings, give them a chance to learn about the world at first hand.”(The Saturday Evening Post in 1969) Should bring children to go into the world then they will have a driving force for self-study.
Chinese students were forced to learn a lot of things from an early age, of which a large part of it is not know why need to learn. Blind study is only in order to get a good score in test and obtain recognition of their parents and teachers, as well as the envy of fellow students. In this way, slowly in the consciousness of students will be format a false sense of studying:” study for examinations”. In fact the purpose of study is very clearly in order to test than can find a good job and will have a good life. This kind of mind is not a mistake, but too it’s to utilitarian. Finally, the direct result of effort for vanity is that Chinese students’ hands and practical ability is decline. Our study is neither for the teachers, nor is it for others, but in order to improve the quality of our own. We should put study as a capacity of self conscious action to enhance. Not only study in our schools but also need study when we want to entered the society.
Try to strenthen bonding with family (SooHyeon. Kang)
As the author said in the article, the achievement of desire often makes us alienate from our family as well as education. In fact, it’s inevitable to be successful in life. But, I think we have to try to decrease that kind of loss. My parents, younger brother and I go to the movies and have dinner every weekend. In fact, mom and dad both have jobs, so they are too busy to have time with my brother and me. In addition, my brother stays at school until late night studying for the national college entrance exam as he is in the last year of high school. I also hardly make it home for dinner because I am pressed for time preparing for my future career. Under this circumstance, my family find it hard to have a talk even when somebody has a problem. This naturally has led us to feel more and more distant from each other. As a solution this problem, my father came up with an idea of watching a movie and eating together on weekends. Fortunately, the weekly gathering has worked really well. The subsequent friendly atmosphere enables us to tell concerns in our family comfortably. Indeed, the dinner time gave us an opportunity to understand each other better and strengthen the bond. Actually, now I am studying abroad, so, I can’t participate the gathering now. But, anyway, we should make efforts to keep bonding with family.
Education, Family .which one you will choose? (Lian Chen)
In the article, I saw the sentence that was” I was not proud of my mother and father. I was embarrassed by their lack of education.” If I were his parents, I would very heartbroken. His parents did not have good education before, and then now they may hope their children that can gain knowledge.
And the author was more focused on education than family. In my case, I love my family and I do not like to study. But mom always tells me the higher education that can help me to find the good job easier in the future. So that is the reason, why I come there. I love my mom; I know she will not to do something to hurt me. She does the decisions that always think which one is good for me. And I make a decision, I have to graduate and go back to home quickly, I cannot wait to live with my family.
And the author was more focused on education than family. In my case, I love my family and I do not like to study. But mom always tells me the higher education that can help me to find the good job easier in the future. So that is the reason, why I come there. I love my mom; I know she will not to do something to hurt me. She does the decisions that always think which one is good for me. And I make a decision, I have to graduate and go back to home quickly, I cannot wait to live with my family.
After reading "the Achievement of Desire"
After reading this article, I am very glad that the writer finally realized that he should proud about his parents who own the courage for innovation and work hard to get a better life that provide more advances can keep benefit their children's future life. Actually without his parents willing meeting such challenges and doing an excellent job in their hard-won security, he could not be what he is today. It really take times and efforts for parents to raise a child. While children grow up, they need money for education and all kinds of expenses from their parents. If his parents were not willing to support him advance his education, he might be forced to start working right after high school, just like some of his relatives did. If he can find this in his younger age, he might not feel so strongly about the sense of loosing the connection with his family. People often take what we have for granted and rarely say, “ I appreciate it” or “ thank you” in our daily interaction with our parents. Even though family will always be there for you. Still, we really should express our gratitude at appropriate moments more often, and parents will feel more comforted. And now I am studying in United States. I really appreciate that I have my mother whom give me what I have right now and all the opportunities that I can experience in this foreign country.
What do we lose?(Yi Feng Wang)
As a Chinese student who study abroad, I always think about the advantage of studying abroad, and the disadvantage. I had hesitated for a long time before I went abroad, and finally I made the decision. It was not my parents pushing me to go abroad, and I was still thinking that I could grasp more knowledge studying abroad, and I could learn how to handle things by myself, in other words, I could be more independent. But some students who study abroad may not agree with me. They think they lose a lot of things, for instance they lose friendship with best friends, the time that they could lay back instead of worrying about ten paper-long essays, and even their girlfriends in their countries. To me, I get more than I lose, otherwise I will not choose to go abroad to study. Since I made the decision, I stick to it, and never regret for it. After reading this article, I think a lot.The author mention the losses in studying. What do I lose after I go abroad to study? My best friends are still my best friends, and my family are still the family who can share happiness and sorrow with me, and I am still the apple in their eyes. I feel comfortable enough, and I can go back to my country in summer holidays. I lose little. I think for international students, if you decide to go abroad, you should stick to it, and don't ask yourselves the same question"What do we lose" again and again, because it is you make the decision, may be you will go through hard things, you can handle them, just trust yourselves.
No Pain No Gain (Chung-Chih Chi)
There is a phase said” No pain, no gain”, which is definitely right to me. When you are trying to have something, you lose something. For example, when you spend your time on work, you earn money, but you lose your time, which you can use that time to do other things. In economic course, it is called “opportunity cost”. The author was talking about how education made him succeed; on the other hand, he spent lots of time on studying and he even had no time with his family.
For me, I choose to study abroad and I am forced to separate from my family and my friends at home. I have to adapt to this new environment here. On the other hand, I got better education here and later on, when I go to work, I have more abilities to get better job. I cannot tell which is better, but all I can do is to stay in balance and it might be the best to me
For me, I choose to study abroad and I am forced to separate from my family and my friends at home. I have to adapt to this new environment here. On the other hand, I got better education here and later on, when I go to work, I have more abilities to get better job. I cannot tell which is better, but all I can do is to stay in balance and it might be the best to me
what is important thing in our lives? (heejin kim)
This article is story about author's own experience when he was in childhood. He was hard-working student and he accomplished a lot of things in his school. He got a scholarship several times and put lots of effort on his study. His parents encouraged him to focus on his studying very much as much as they could. However, he held his parents cheap because of lach of education. And he spent too much time to only his study. The more he focused on just his studying, the more he became far from his surrondings, such as his family and his friends. When he came back home, he and his parents mentioned only small, obcious things: his dormitory life, weekend trips he had taken; random events. And also, it was difficult for him to get along with others.
As I read this article, I thought just learning knowledge is not always good in school life. My school life was totally different from his experience. I was not so hard-working student, but I was active and dynamic student in school. I was a member of student council, and a leader of club in my school. From this activities, I got lots of things that I could not have in school lecture. It was great help for me to get along with others. Of course, knoweledge is necessary to live but, what I want to say is that is not all in our lives.
As I read this article, I thought just learning knowledge is not always good in school life. My school life was totally different from his experience. I was not so hard-working student, but I was active and dynamic student in school. I was a member of student council, and a leader of club in my school. From this activities, I got lots of things that I could not have in school lecture. It was great help for me to get along with others. Of course, knoweledge is necessary to live but, what I want to say is that is not all in our lives.
The Achievement of Desire (Ying Yi Chen)
After reading the article" The Achievement of Desire." I was think about myself.
The author know what he want that he will do his best to achieve the goal. The author he spent a lot of time on study that he miss something. I really understand his mind. Because i have same experience like him
I am study the college in the New York that i do not have a lot of time to meet my parent and my friends. Sometimes, i wanted to give up the school work that i can go back to Taiwan. But, i never do that. Because i have to study hard in here.
Why i come here to study university not in my country? Because my parent want me to achieve their goal, because they do not have high education. Be their daughter, i hope i can achieve their dream.That is the reason why i study abroad. i hope i cna graduate as soon as possible that i can spend a lot of time with my family and my friends.(ying yi.chen)
The author know what he want that he will do his best to achieve the goal. The author he spent a lot of time on study that he miss something. I really understand his mind. Because i have same experience like him
I am study the college in the New York that i do not have a lot of time to meet my parent and my friends. Sometimes, i wanted to give up the school work that i can go back to Taiwan. But, i never do that. Because i have to study hard in here.
Why i come here to study university not in my country? Because my parent want me to achieve their goal, because they do not have high education. Be their daughter, i hope i can achieve their dream.That is the reason why i study abroad. i hope i cna graduate as soon as possible that i can spend a lot of time with my family and my friends.(ying yi.chen)
EDUCATION.....//YEN-CHIEH CHEN
I don't agree with this article because our lives are getting better because of education. However, maybe the author is right about schooling was changing them and separating them from the life they enjoyed before becoming a student because education’s purpose is changing people to adjust the environment. Of course, there has some lacks from our education system. We can’t get anything from schooling and we might get the information that we should get. We study very hardly to get high-level education and then we have more opportunity of success. This is how our word works. No one can judge this because if you go opposite way, you may get nothing and no one will follow you. We have been developing our education for a lot time. It might not be a perfect way that we are educated but this is the way we should follow otherwise this word would become more chaos than now. However, our society’s problem is the children learn less from parents nowadays. Everyone needs to work in order to earn money for the family even women. Parents should accompany their children. In my opinion, children get knowledge from parents is more important from schooling.
The Desire of Achievement (Susan Chen)
After reading the article "The Achievement of Desire", I was deep in meditation. I have to think about what exactly the education brings us? Since we were born, we are always in the status of being educated. In the article, the author mentioned that when he reached the third grade, he became more tactful, careful to keep separate the two very different worlds of his life. From his words, we can tell that education brings him a kind bad habit and a negative attitude towards his families and even the environment surrounded him. What exactly educations bring us? Of course it doesn't bring us some negative impact. If so, why do all the people want to get education?
Probably I am a girl who is totally different from the author. As the age growing, the desire for knowledge and new things becomes stronger and stronger. Just like the author, I am also curious about all the new stuffs. However, from my point of view, his attitude towards getting more and more knowledge is too radically. I appreciate with his desire of achievement. But it seems that he forgot that school is not the only place we can get education. The first "school" we entered is just the family. Our parents give us the first class which we can never get from schools. We can get education from everywhere, but only from schools and those books. I think schools can only provide the method for us to explore the knowledge rather than provide us knowledge.
Probably I am a girl who is totally different from the author. As the age growing, the desire for knowledge and new things becomes stronger and stronger. Just like the author, I am also curious about all the new stuffs. However, from my point of view, his attitude towards getting more and more knowledge is too radically. I appreciate with his desire of achievement. But it seems that he forgot that school is not the only place we can get education. The first "school" we entered is just the family. Our parents give us the first class which we can never get from schools. We can get education from everywhere, but only from schools and those books. I think schools can only provide the method for us to explore the knowledge rather than provide us knowledge.
Education's meaning
I am just a girl who are full of curiousity. I want to know why things are always going like this but not like that way. I want to know all the things that I don’t know. I remember when I was just ten years old, I asked my father that why the rabit could not walk but we could. My father told me that because we are human beings. I just thought that I am a human being fortunatlly. When I look back on these days that I spent in school, I feel I am really lucky that there are thousands of children who don't have the chance to go to school to get what they really want to know. Education is great, that I can write in Chinese and English or maybe in more languages in the future. LUCKY ME. I know it is hard to get up early in the morning from the warm bed, I know it is hard to go to school instead of enjoying the games. I wish I could be a superwoman that I could get “A” and enjoy the life as well. My psycholog professor said the more time you spend on learning, the higher your grade should be. So the truth is I just have limited time, it wll never happen that I can do them together. But in some sense I think education is another way to enjoy the life, I know more and I feel rich. I don’t know what I are going to be, but I want to control my own life. The only way that I can do is to study. I have faced the same problem with my family, which was they travelled without me because I had to finish my homework.. The less time I shared with my family makes me feel far from them, I can get their jokes because I didn’t travelled with them.
Oct 10, 2009
"i cannot afford to admire my parents" Natalia Ushak
"He can not afford to admire his parents"- this is the words from Richard Rodrigez "The Achievement of Desire" book. He cannot afford to admire his parents because he thought he is more educated than his parents. I think it is the most stupidest thing i've ever read. How can you ever think that you are clever than anyone, especially your parents? If you think this way, you are already not smart at all. You can have hundreds degrees and tons of scholarships and be very stupid and bad and dishonest as human being at the same time. Education doesnt make you better in all the ways.
Well, my mom doesnt have a good education, sometimes she acts like a child, she doesnt know how to use computer or cell phone, it is difficult for her even send a message or mail,she is afraid of all new technology stuff and she is very shy, but she is the best mom i could have. Even as a child she asked me to do something for her, like for example go and ask the right way to the mall, because she was too shy to do it by herself, and i know she blame herself because of it whole alot, but i go and asked, and i felt very proud of myself cause i helped my mom, not like i am better than she. Another example my grandma, who lived all her life in a village, she didnt go to school, and she cant write and didnt read a book ( cause they were very expensive at that time), but she have an answer on every question i've asked her.
All parents want for their kids to achieve something that they cant get, it could be education or just simple qualities of the character which they dont have, like my mom always told me " dont be so shy like i am". If you became better in something than your parents, be proud of it, and help them, don't humiliated them becouse you can do and they can't.
Well, my mom doesnt have a good education, sometimes she acts like a child, she doesnt know how to use computer or cell phone, it is difficult for her even send a message or mail,she is afraid of all new technology stuff and she is very shy, but she is the best mom i could have. Even as a child she asked me to do something for her, like for example go and ask the right way to the mall, because she was too shy to do it by herself, and i know she blame herself because of it whole alot, but i go and asked, and i felt very proud of myself cause i helped my mom, not like i am better than she. Another example my grandma, who lived all her life in a village, she didnt go to school, and she cant write and didnt read a book ( cause they were very expensive at that time), but she have an answer on every question i've asked her.
All parents want for their kids to achieve something that they cant get, it could be education or just simple qualities of the character which they dont have, like my mom always told me " dont be so shy like i am". If you became better in something than your parents, be proud of it, and help them, don't humiliated them becouse you can do and they can't.
What do we get? (Dan Lu)
Sometimes I always ask myself, what do I learn from my studying? Why must I study? Do study really useful? I’m not sure. Sometimes I will hesitate. I have studied for fifteen years. What I get form my study? Actually, I can’t tell. I spend almost two-thirds of my childhood for studying. I listen to my parents that knowledge is powerful, studying can change own life. However, I think it is the mind in their generation. I think many of students have the same felling with me. They use knowledge to change their destiny indeed. Otherwise, we can’t have such a good life. Unfortunately, it has been changed when it turns to our generation. We grow up under their protection. They help us arrange the future. It seems that all the things are naturally. So sometimes we can’t find the significance of studying. Yes, it cannot be denied that studying really riches our connotation and wide our horizons. But they are just theories. We can’t divorce from reality. So what is the real means of study? I think there must be a variety of answers. When we find the real means for each of us, studying is a meaningful thing. Otherwise, we are wasting time. When we graduate from school, we still don’t get anything. since we spend so much time to study, we should make proportional between what we spend and what we get.
It is also importance to socialise with others(Yalin Hsiao)
Most parents will think that having a good education is the best way for children to learn. However, it is not only things that children need to learn. It is also important to socialise with other students. This article was talking about how author achieve in his own study. The authour was a really hard-working student. He was really serious about his study, always put a lots of effort in order to get good grades. As a result,He missed a lot of things in his childhood. When he grew up, he notices that he was always concentrate on his study and did not socialise with other students. Even though he achieved many things in his study, he did not really have a enjoyable time in school. This made him to become a quite person and alienated from his family. After finished reading this story, i was thinking about my self for a while. My experiece was totally different from him. I was not a good student when i was young, i did not study and always hang out with my friends. So ofcourse, i did not get good grade in my study. However, i experienced a lot of things which i could not learn from school and had a great time with my friends. Sometimes, i regreted that i didnt study hard when i was little, it means that i didnt build stable basic so i need to put much more effort than others in order to following other steps.
Impressions after reading "The Achievement of Desire"
I didn’t achieve the academic success like the author, but I have a similar point with him. I am also lacking of community with my parents.
My parents were busy with their works. When I was 4 years old, I was sent to the next city for kindergarten living in teacher’s home. After kindergarten, I went to another city for primary school again. Afterward, I studied junior school and high school also in another city. Now, I come to the USA, another country to study college. It means I never studied by staying home. I am close to be 20 years old, but I think I lived without my families about 10 years.
What I paid this for? For my study? For my career? Is it worth such a lot I paid? I say no, absolutely no! However, those decisions were not determined by myself. I couldn’t change it and it is too late to be regretful. What I can do now is trying my best to let what I paid not be wasting.
My parents were busy with their works. When I was 4 years old, I was sent to the next city for kindergarten living in teacher’s home. After kindergarten, I went to another city for primary school again. Afterward, I studied junior school and high school also in another city. Now, I come to the USA, another country to study college. It means I never studied by staying home. I am close to be 20 years old, but I think I lived without my families about 10 years.
What I paid this for? For my study? For my career? Is it worth such a lot I paid? I say no, absolutely no! However, those decisions were not determined by myself. I couldn’t change it and it is too late to be regretful. What I can do now is trying my best to let what I paid not be wasting.
The Achievement of Desire (Thanh Tran-Terry)
The author told the story about his own life. He achieved many things in academy but it also took a lot of things from him. He spent so much time studying and when he grew up he realized he missed something in his childhood. He was serious at reading book he did not care about anything. He looked down on his parents’ low education. It really alienated him from his parents because he thought he was not the same with them. He became quiet person and just focus on studying what he liked, he left home by himself for college. From his story, I realize that nowadays many parents encourage their children to study as much as possible. I do not understand how it could be if a child just know to due with theory and he or she does not know how to apply what they study into the real society. I think about my childhood. My mother often encouraged me to study but never put any pressure on me. I was a good student but I was always to try to feel free and took part in as many activities as I could. It is the truth that education is very important but what we get it in positive way is much more significant. I always try to study because I want to help my mother, I admire her. I never look down on my mother when she speaks English although she has no good pronunciation. Education gives us a lot of things but it also takes many things from us. I hope each student can find the true meaning of studying when they read this article.
Oct 5, 2009
What will we do? Susan Chen
Since in elementary school, we were told that we should try our best to help those people who are in trouble almost every day. "To help others is to help ourselves." The teacher always said like that. Although we all know that it is what we so called a kind of moral, it is significant. Just like the young man in the article, when others got into trouble, he immediately made a decision to jump into the water to save others. He was a hero and no wonder he got a better reward.
However, when the similar things happen to us, what will we do? To tell the truth, maybe I will just call the 911 because I cannot swim. Even though I can, probably I will do the same decision. I do not want to take myself into trouble. I know it is a little selfish. But this kind of action is just what many people will take. Before we are ready to help others, we should think that whether we have the ability to help.
The yong man in the article had got what he should obtain. He is not only a hero, but also an example that we should learn from.
However, when the similar things happen to us, what will we do? To tell the truth, maybe I will just call the 911 because I cannot swim. Even though I can, probably I will do the same decision. I do not want to take myself into trouble. I know it is a little selfish. But this kind of action is just what many people will take. Before we are ready to help others, we should think that whether we have the ability to help.
The yong man in the article had got what he should obtain. He is not only a hero, but also an example that we should learn from.
Oct 4, 2009
From Ragged Dick (Young Ho Yoon)
This story is about a young boy named Richard Hunter, also known as Ragged Dick, as he progresses his childhood. Dick struggles through the hardships of city life and trying to achieve the “American Dream”.
As a child, Dick is nothing more than a poor city boy who is trying to earn money on the streets of New York City. Although he works and struggles to remain an honest, hardworking boy, he is also faced with troubles. Through Dick’s shoe-shining work, he tends to meet lots of people. Each day is another learning experience for Dick. There are many times when Dick’s integrity and honesty are tested, but he never cheats anyone.
As time goes by, Dick eventually meets a boy named Frank, who is of a wealthy family, but is not at all familiar with New York City. Dick makes an intelligent proposal which is he offers to show Frank all around the city, and take him to all the famous places. Frank accepts his proposal and in exchange, his uncle buys a new suit for Dick and helps him clean himself up. This was the real turning point in Richard Hunter’s life because Frank’s family was able to help Dick. They did this by providing shelter and importantly to keep friendship.
From this point, Richard Hunter was no longer on the streets, and was determined to never look back. He was able to get a job, earn more money, and eventually succeed in achieving his dreams.
While reading the article, I really was able to put myself in the story, and live Dick’s life with him. Today, many people’s dream is to achieve success and this formally became known as “The American Dream”. Every person’s perception of success is extremely different and individual, that makes everyone’s dreams different. Maybe there are people who strive for big goals, and maybe there are others who want to take achieving happiness one day at a time.
I think that the word “success” alone can be thought to have a completely different meaning today than it did in the time of story. I think that in today’s world, people tend to set much higher goals and expectations for themselves, whereas, in Ragged Dick.
I think achieving success and happiness, it should be each to our own. When people set more realistic goals, it results in more happiness and comfort in their lifestyle. However, in today’s world, Americans have become so incredibly competitive and successful, that the standards have been significantly raised to the point where personal happiness is no longer good enough. I think that after reading a story like Horatio Alger’s Ragged Dick, we subconsciously make ourselves to realize the important underlying message that he is trying to portray. To me, this message gave me optimistic thinking and no matter how bad our life is. It can always get better if we are honest, hardworking and determined.
As a child, Dick is nothing more than a poor city boy who is trying to earn money on the streets of New York City. Although he works and struggles to remain an honest, hardworking boy, he is also faced with troubles. Through Dick’s shoe-shining work, he tends to meet lots of people. Each day is another learning experience for Dick. There are many times when Dick’s integrity and honesty are tested, but he never cheats anyone.
As time goes by, Dick eventually meets a boy named Frank, who is of a wealthy family, but is not at all familiar with New York City. Dick makes an intelligent proposal which is he offers to show Frank all around the city, and take him to all the famous places. Frank accepts his proposal and in exchange, his uncle buys a new suit for Dick and helps him clean himself up. This was the real turning point in Richard Hunter’s life because Frank’s family was able to help Dick. They did this by providing shelter and importantly to keep friendship.
From this point, Richard Hunter was no longer on the streets, and was determined to never look back. He was able to get a job, earn more money, and eventually succeed in achieving his dreams.
While reading the article, I really was able to put myself in the story, and live Dick’s life with him. Today, many people’s dream is to achieve success and this formally became known as “The American Dream”. Every person’s perception of success is extremely different and individual, that makes everyone’s dreams different. Maybe there are people who strive for big goals, and maybe there are others who want to take achieving happiness one day at a time.
I think that the word “success” alone can be thought to have a completely different meaning today than it did in the time of story. I think that in today’s world, people tend to set much higher goals and expectations for themselves, whereas, in Ragged Dick.
I think achieving success and happiness, it should be each to our own. When people set more realistic goals, it results in more happiness and comfort in their lifestyle. However, in today’s world, Americans have become so incredibly competitive and successful, that the standards have been significantly raised to the point where personal happiness is no longer good enough. I think that after reading a story like Horatio Alger’s Ragged Dick, we subconsciously make ourselves to realize the important underlying message that he is trying to portray. To me, this message gave me optimistic thinking and no matter how bad our life is. It can always get better if we are honest, hardworking and determined.
The persone we need (Mingyu Hu)
In the article show us a story that is a man saved child’s life, after that, his refused to accept the money which from the survivor’s father even though he is very poor.
Help people without any purpose that is real kind. The man is really poor, he can get a good job to change his life after he survived boy, but he refused, because he survived boy not to get money. He is very poor, in fact he can get a good job after he survived that boy, but he refused. He helps the people not for to get any purpose form it, just because the people need help.
I think that a real person we should learn who help other person without any purpose.
Help people without any purpose that is real kind. The man is really poor, he can get a good job to change his life after he survived boy, but he refused, because he survived boy not to get money. He is very poor, in fact he can get a good job after he survived that boy, but he refused. He helps the people not for to get any purpose form it, just because the people need help.
I think that a real person we should learn who help other person without any purpose.
Ragged Dick (Yiling Feng)
In this story, the protagonist whose name is Dick, he is a virtuous people. When he found a child fell into water, he was regardless of danger to save the child immediately. At that time, although there were some passengers also standing forward, they did not do anything. Finally, Dick saved the child successfully, and child’s father wanted to give him ten thousand dollars in order to reward, but Dick did not accept. However, he was a poor man; he needed to work hard everyday. At last, the child’s father gave him a new job. Dick liked this job, so he accepted it in final. He was a virtuous person. He saved child’s life which was not for reward. It started from his instinct. People do anything which cannot always want to reward. If more people like Dick who asks no odds of doing anything, then, then, we will find more sincerity in our world.
Grab the chance(Yi Feng Wang)
After reading Ragged Dick's article, I thought about myself. I am a college student now, my tuition is paid by my parents, and it is a big amount of cost. If I go to work during this economy crisis, I can't afford to go to college by my own effort. Because the employment rate is very high, many people who have more experience than me can't even get a proper job. But chances still exist, after I graduate from college, can I grab the chance? Maybe I can't come across a boy who are drown in water, but chances are still waiting for me. What I should do now is study hard, and get a higher degree, at first it is a advantage for hunting jobs. I concern about myself and at sametime I have confidence that I can do my best. Just like the man in the article, he grabbed the chance, and get a good job.
DICK'S STORY ( YANQIONG.LI)
This story was talking about Dick’s story which is to save a child’s life.
One day, there was a child fell into the river, his father so scared that he could not do anything, he just stayed there and exclaimed in anguish. A few passengers are walk on board at the time and most of them standing forward. At that moment, Dick fell into the river without any thinking; he just did his best to save the child. Finally, Dick became a hero in people’s heart and he also got more chances to earn more money in his life.
From this story we can know that, just try your best to help people who needs help. Do not lose any chances; catch it as soon as you can and without thinking any returns. You will get more opportunities which are made you surprise.
One day, there was a child fell into the river, his father so scared that he could not do anything, he just stayed there and exclaimed in anguish. A few passengers are walk on board at the time and most of them standing forward. At that moment, Dick fell into the river without any thinking; he just did his best to save the child. Finally, Dick became a hero in people’s heart and he also got more chances to earn more money in his life.
From this story we can know that, just try your best to help people who needs help. Do not lose any chances; catch it as soon as you can and without thinking any returns. You will get more opportunities which are made you surprise.
After reading the article Ragged Dick--- Kai-Hsun Yu
After reading the article I can say Dick is a good person, in todays world this kind of people is getting less and less. Dick help people without anything. I think because he thinks people are equal. Why Dick want to save that boy?? Because he is good at it? No because he is very very kind, and he thinks he has to save that boy. That is what my common after reading the article, and i hope this kind of people can get more and more in todays world!!!
Ragged Dick( Ting Shu)
Ragged Dick
Dick is a hero in people's mind, he did not think anything about himself before he jumped into the water and saved the little boy.
During the summer time, many kids lost their life in the water because they never though how danger is river is for them. and somebody also lost his or her life because he or she was trying to save those kids who got trouble in the water. They might know about water and good at swimming, but might be not lucky as Dick. The row-boat came on the time, then saved both of Dick and the little boy. If you are in a place where is difficult to get a row-boat and professional saver around you. Then make sure you would be safe if you are going to save someone else. it might lose two life if you could make sure your-self's safety. Dick is a hero in my mind also, he saved a little boy who doesn't have any relationship with him. He has a warm heart, but I think he shouldn't jump into the water before he knows that the row-boat is coming to him. What if the row-boat didn't get him in the water on time? He would lose his life, and the little boy's family might have to carry a bag about him forever.
Dick is a hero in people's mind, he did not think anything about himself before he jumped into the water and saved the little boy.
During the summer time, many kids lost their life in the water because they never though how danger is river is for them. and somebody also lost his or her life because he or she was trying to save those kids who got trouble in the water. They might know about water and good at swimming, but might be not lucky as Dick. The row-boat came on the time, then saved both of Dick and the little boy. If you are in a place where is difficult to get a row-boat and professional saver around you. Then make sure you would be safe if you are going to save someone else. it might lose two life if you could make sure your-self's safety. Dick is a hero in my mind also, he saved a little boy who doesn't have any relationship with him. He has a warm heart, but I think he shouldn't jump into the water before he knows that the row-boat is coming to him. What if the row-boat didn't get him in the water on time? He would lose his life, and the little boy's family might have to carry a bag about him forever.
The fate changed by chances and efforts(JIANJIE.ZHAO)
When I am writing this blog, most of us may envy some who born with gold spoon. For those people who have a rich family, they may own more opportunities and properties than us. However, Life without privileges obliged us to struggle rather than to rest. In this way, we are improving ourselves after each experience. Therefore, even though we can’t choose where we born, but we can change who we are and trust what we believe.
We like to complain that the chances abandon us. In the story of Ragged Dick, the opportunity approached Dick, when the moment that he decided to save a stranger’s life. Then he alter his life from ragged to “fame and fortune.” So the chances are surrounding us every moment, but they flash their brilliant colors only when we put efforts on your own and others.
Last, don’t let your past slip away. When we get succeed, they first we might do is to enjoy our life. However, dangers hide behind peace. Just as dick did, keep his box and brush that remind him the moment: when he was ignorant boot-black. So when we catch our chances, don’t forget our past.
Therefore, every time when we complain, just remember put efforts on our life. We don’t know what will happens to next, may be a new chance?
We like to complain that the chances abandon us. In the story of Ragged Dick, the opportunity approached Dick, when the moment that he decided to save a stranger’s life. Then he alter his life from ragged to “fame and fortune.” So the chances are surrounding us every moment, but they flash their brilliant colors only when we put efforts on your own and others.
Last, don’t let your past slip away. When we get succeed, they first we might do is to enjoy our life. However, dangers hide behind peace. Just as dick did, keep his box and brush that remind him the moment: when he was ignorant boot-black. So when we catch our chances, don’t forget our past.
Therefore, every time when we complain, just remember put efforts on our life. We don’t know what will happens to next, may be a new chance?
To give is to ask nothing to return. (Fang-yu LIN)
As I read this article, I deeply admire this person whose name is Dick. As we know from the article, he was a poor and did a low-paid job for living. One day, he was preparing to interview, he saw a boy who fell into the river. When the boy’s father was still scramming and looking his children with crying, he jumped into water without thinking anything to rescue the little boy. When the boy’s father got his lovely boy, he wanted to present how appreciate to Dick; however, Dick refused modestly. Dick considered that he is good at swimming, so he has no reason not to rescue this little boy. Nevertheless, in nowadays society, how many people have this same thought like Dick? The answer is not so many, because almost people do not want to do something without getting repaid. Therefore, I got an experience about one of my friends, he did not know to speak in that time, but he needed to go to hospital to do a treatment. In that period of time, I always went to hospital with him or did the therapy, sometimes it took whole day for us. Some people might say why I should help him, he is not my boyfriend or family, but I think that I might go to abroad someday, and I also I can meet some people can help me without asking any repaid! Hence, after reading this article, I feel really warm and let me think about the experience.
We need the salt of the earth (Boning Zhang)
We all live in this beautiful world, but there aren’t so many people to be the salt of the earth. The ragged man whose name is Dick, is the person who put his effort in order to help others, he thinks the happiness lies in giving help to others. When he jump into the water to save others life, he didn’t care about anything, at that moment, the only things he wants to do is to help people. What will we do when we see a person fall into the water and almost be drowned. I think I will call 911 and wait them to save his life, because I am afraid if I try to save the drowned person, I will also get in trouble, I don’t want to run the risk. However, Dick did that without doubt.
Dick can give up the chance to get the higher salary in order to help more people who need him. I can’t help admiring him. He sacrifice a part of his life to help the people who need him; to change the others life who got his help. We need people like him, His nobility of character made her much remembered and inspired the rest of us to greater efforts. Try to be a person like him. Try to make the better world.
Dick can give up the chance to get the higher salary in order to help more people who need him. I can’t help admiring him. He sacrifice a part of his life to help the people who need him; to change the others life who got his help. We need people like him, His nobility of character made her much remembered and inspired the rest of us to greater efforts. Try to be a person like him. Try to make the better world.
"From Rugged Dick" (Alona Prokofjeva)
This story makes us to think about what people exactly are around us. Dick's character is very positive, hi is really good person and he is not selfish, actually, he is purposeful person.
Dick is not looking for easy ways; perhaps he thinks that the harder way is so great and easy to win. He is seeks new opportunities every day.
Dick is very reliable person and he never fails to help who really need his help. “What goes around comes around”. When you helping people and doing well to the fate of your award for this, as the example that Dick helped a stranger boy just for free, I think that, he is really lucky man and people must to learn this lesson, as a life experience for everyone.
I think he did the right thing that jumped into the water and rescued the boy, by doing this, so he risked his life for another life. This is very generous act. He is worthy of respect. This man must set an example for many people. I hope that it will be a really good example for everyone.
Dick is not looking for easy ways; perhaps he thinks that the harder way is so great and easy to win. He is seeks new opportunities every day.
Dick is very reliable person and he never fails to help who really need his help. “What goes around comes around”. When you helping people and doing well to the fate of your award for this, as the example that Dick helped a stranger boy just for free, I think that, he is really lucky man and people must to learn this lesson, as a life experience for everyone.
I think he did the right thing that jumped into the water and rescued the boy, by doing this, so he risked his life for another life. This is very generous act. He is worthy of respect. This man must set an example for many people. I hope that it will be a really good example for everyone.
Follow your heart (Yanjun Li)
How to do something makes you are very struggle? I know this answer when I finish reading this article.
This article tells us a story about a brave boy Dick. Dick is a great ordinary man, but he has a warm heart. One day, Dick saved a little boy who fell into foaming water. He didn’t thought about his behave maybe let himself lose life or bring a good luck for him. He just wants to save a person who fell into water. And then the farther of the boy be saved give Dick a good job which is better than before. This is a great chance for Dick but he didn’t accept it at last. He thought that maybe this job isn’t fit him. It’s should give to anther people who fit more than him.
Maybe Some people think how lucky Dick is, and another people think how stupid Dick is. But I think Dick is brave, honest and very kind. It’s not every people met this situation will have the brave to save the boy include me. And not every people have the kinds of brave to give up the good chance to make them life better. But Dick did it. So I think Dick is so brave. He has their own definition about good life which is everything follow your heart no mater it will bring what things about you. Make ourselves heart is comfortable is very important in the whole life.
This article tells us a story about a brave boy Dick. Dick is a great ordinary man, but he has a warm heart. One day, Dick saved a little boy who fell into foaming water. He didn’t thought about his behave maybe let himself lose life or bring a good luck for him. He just wants to save a person who fell into water. And then the farther of the boy be saved give Dick a good job which is better than before. This is a great chance for Dick but he didn’t accept it at last. He thought that maybe this job isn’t fit him. It’s should give to anther people who fit more than him.
Maybe Some people think how lucky Dick is, and another people think how stupid Dick is. But I think Dick is brave, honest and very kind. It’s not every people met this situation will have the brave to save the boy include me. And not every people have the kinds of brave to give up the good chance to make them life better. But Dick did it. So I think Dick is so brave. He has their own definition about good life which is everything follow your heart no mater it will bring what things about you. Make ourselves heart is comfortable is very important in the whole life.
Turning Point.
As Mr. Ragged Dick had a chance which made his life to enter the different world, we also may get a chance for our better life.
However, this chance does not come for free, which means, we always need to train ourslves in order to grab that chance.
Mr. Dick had trained himself to be an expert swimmer for several years, therfore we also need to find some things we want to learn.
Since we are students who came from the other country, we are being minority groups as we live here, United States of America.
The major reason we decided to be here is to study.
So, we should push ourslelves to the limit during our school year, which is our big opportunity for our better future.
I hope everyone in our class will have an accomplishment as Mr. Dick had some day.
However, this chance does not come for free, which means, we always need to train ourslves in order to grab that chance.
Mr. Dick had trained himself to be an expert swimmer for several years, therfore we also need to find some things we want to learn.
Since we are students who came from the other country, we are being minority groups as we live here, United States of America.
The major reason we decided to be here is to study.
So, we should push ourslelves to the limit during our school year, which is our big opportunity for our better future.
I hope everyone in our class will have an accomplishment as Mr. Dick had some day.
From ragged Dick(SUHYUN HUH)
The man who is Dick. He was working at accounting room. He earned enough in half a day to pay all his nesessary expenses.Obviously he earns money not a lot but he is satisfied his life.
One day, he was sent by his employer on an errand to Brooklyn. He had to go there an ferry boat.
A young boy fell into a river.His father was freaked out and screming "who will save my child? A thousand ten thouand dollars to anyone who whll save him. Dick jumped in to the river to try to rescue of a young boy and he did not hear it all what his father said.
After Dick rescued young boy, his father gave a new cloths to Dick for saving his son.
One day, Dick found a new job and he saw young boy's father that dick rescued the young boy last time. His name is Mr.Rockwell. He gave a new job to Dick. Dick could earn more than before but he decided to help less his fortunate friend.
This stoy shows me a lot of things that i have to learn. First time when i read this story, i did not understand what Dick is doing. This story shows that People should live like the Dick but, if we live like that, we would not live sucessful life. If you have good opportunities, you have to get it in this sociaty.
One day, he was sent by his employer on an errand to Brooklyn. He had to go there an ferry boat.
A young boy fell into a river.His father was freaked out and screming "who will save my child? A thousand ten thouand dollars to anyone who whll save him. Dick jumped in to the river to try to rescue of a young boy and he did not hear it all what his father said.
After Dick rescued young boy, his father gave a new cloths to Dick for saving his son.
One day, Dick found a new job and he saw young boy's father that dick rescued the young boy last time. His name is Mr.Rockwell. He gave a new job to Dick. Dick could earn more than before but he decided to help less his fortunate friend.
This stoy shows me a lot of things that i have to learn. First time when i read this story, i did not understand what Dick is doing. This story shows that People should live like the Dick but, if we live like that, we would not live sucessful life. If you have good opportunities, you have to get it in this sociaty.
The little hero, Dick(Lian Chen)
The article mentions the boy’s father found that his child fell into the river, and then he could not swim to save his child on the boat. And he loudly to say” who will save my child? And ten thousand dollars to anyone who will save him!” Few passengers just standing forward and did not do anything to help. But on that time, a child jumped into the river to save the little boy. Before, the child’s father said he offered the money that someone could save his child. Dick already was jumping into the river to help the little boy. Dick was not in order to the money; he just wanted to help somebody that he could help. After, the hero got a better job that was the child’s father to give him. At first, he did not think that he could get that kind of chance. Dick was so lucky because he was good at swimming. And besides, he was so brave to help someone that he did not know him.
In this article, I wonder to become a person like the little hero. His good behavior is the example that we can learn from him. We do not mind something that we will gain, we just keep friendly mood to help people.
In this article, I wonder to become a person like the little hero. His good behavior is the example that we can learn from him. We do not mind something that we will gain, we just keep friendly mood to help people.
Own a warm heart (Xiaojie Pang)
A ragged person who named Dick. He is a great ordinary person, but he has a warm heart. One day, he rescued a little boy who fell into the water. And then the boy’s father gave Dick a new job which is better than Dick has at that time. That is a amazing chance for Dick. He just did something he wants to do. However, he didn’t accep that job at last. He thought that the job should leave to other people who need it more than him. I think there is a few people can do it looks like Dick in the world. He was not only straight away to help the boy, but also he needn’t any repay.
Actually, I believe when people just born, everyone has a wam heart. It put me in mind of my friend who named Yuki. Yuki was a kind girl who always smiles at everything. She hopes to do her best to help everyone who need help. Yuki told me when she helps someone, she feels she is the happiest person. She never asks any repay. I am really appreciate the person who looks like Dick and Yuki. If everyone own a warm heart, the world will become harmony and warmth.
Actually, I believe when people just born, everyone has a wam heart. It put me in mind of my friend who named Yuki. Yuki was a kind girl who always smiles at everything. She hopes to do her best to help everyone who need help. Yuki told me when she helps someone, she feels she is the happiest person. She never asks any repay. I am really appreciate the person who looks like Dick and Yuki. If everyone own a warm heart, the world will become harmony and warmth.
Give and Take (Yalin Hsiao)
This story talks about Dick's life. Dick was a very poor boy,but who has really warm heart.He knows what he needs to do and have his own goal.Even he was not a rich boy,always trying his best to achieve something. Oneday, Dick saw a little boy who fall into a river and jump into the river to rescue the boy. Dick was a really brave man, he save the little boy without thinking about his own risk, even though they are a lot of people were standing nearby river, was unmoved. I imagined the situation after reading this article. If i were there, I even do not think i can jump into the water to save the little boy. A littele boy's father is a wealthy man, and try to give Dick money and offer a better job to him. Although this was really good opportunity, He rejected the offer. He think the job should be give to people who need it more than him.After reading this story, Some people might think that Dick was really lucky so that is why he gained some reward from a rich man.However, i personally do not think so. I think Dick deserve it. because he just run into the water to save the boy, even he didnt accept the reward.He thinks about the other people more than himself.I think this is what is called "Give and Take." If you give a hand to someone, someone will also give u a hand when u need it oneday.
Being charitable and just(Chung-Chih Chi)
There was an old phase said” Your charity would be rewarded”, which means when you do something good without any purpose, you will get paid in one day. This phase totally appears in the story. Dick was a poor guy and he had to work hard every day, in order to earn three dollars for his living. One day, he saw a boy who fell into a river and no one went to save him. He immediately went into the river without thinking and helped him out. He knew if he didn’t do anything, the boy would be drowned. Later on, his wage got increased and he never thought about it before. Because of his sense of justice and charity, his wage got increased by accident and his live got better and people were proud of him.
The story reminds my experience of doing good things. When I was in elementary school, the teachers always told us to do a good thing or to help someone out every day. Sometimes, when I helped people out, they would reward something back. Most importantly, people are living in the world which people need to help others out. So, people should help each others.
The story reminds my experience of doing good things. When I was in elementary school, the teachers always told us to do a good thing or to help someone out every day. Sometimes, when I helped people out, they would reward something back. Most importantly, people are living in the world which people need to help others out. So, people should help each others.
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