One good return deserves another （Hao Su)

At first I found that Dick is a lucky man. He risked his life to save a drowning child. But he refused the reward money from boy’s father, and then he obtained a well-paid work. Dick’s opportunity was not accidental. Dick is an honest man. His honest win the opportunity. We can imagine that if it is a selfish person would certainly not rescue the children. If that person tries his or her best to rescue the child in order to get paid, the child's father would not take him as a true friend.

In the final Dick accepted the job. But it is because he like and need this job. I believe that if he has already had a job, he will not accept this well-intentioned. This is a man of integrity.

In the real life this kind of people are very few. We are all being deceived by material desires. No one can endure all the material temptations. So to be a person like Dick is not easy.

Ragged Dick (Ying Yi Chen)

This article was talked about Dick's story.
At first, he was not rich and can't speak English even nobody know him. When he plunge into the river to rescue the little boy, i was thought in nowadays how many people can do this behavior to save the child. Because we dont want get any trouble even it's not our business.
Because of his brave, ambitious and the chance who gave him in America. Finally, he became a successful man that everybody admire him.
Sometimes, i had a good chance, but i didnt catch it. He is a lucky guy, because someone gave him a job and chance.
The article gave me a point, i have to do my best everyday, not just think myself.
Now, we cant find like a Dick very few. If we want help people, we also consider about the reward. It's not good for us. When i finish the article,i learned a lesson from here. I have to think my life in the future and dont waste my time anymore if I want to be rich.
I know a sentence can describe this: The successful person does what the failure won't. (YING YI, CHEN)

RAGGED DICK (YEN-CHIEH CHEN)

This story tells us that you should become “YES MAN” which means you should hold any opportunity even if you don’t want to. If you help people without considering the advantage, you will get more opportunities than other people. People think only what I am going to get now when they help people. Most people don’t consider the value further. Everyone knows “Butterfly effect” which means even though you are just done a small thing and then everything may be affected by you. You help people without any benefit, but you might get unexpected value in the future. This value may bigger than your thought and it can’t be estimated. On the other hand, intangible value is important as well such as your feeling or other people’s evaluation of you. Any opportunity can change your life. However, I think a selfish person can’t get a pretty good opportunity which means say “YES” to people who need help.

What I learn from the character of Ragged Dick

In this story, I found that Ragged Dick has a quality of detachment and his self-honesty fosters integrity as well as his achievements toward life. His is also likely to be ambitious, keep in mind to give more rooms for innovation and advance his level. But still is prepared to work hard and weather the difficult periods in order to achieve his goals. It shows how he deals with his working life and goals in this chapter. Even he is going to higher position, he still want keep his old stuff to remind himself of the hard. He is probably a steady, determined worker and he expect nothing to be easy, and never take for granted the support and good will of others. Still, he is always welling to see new opportunities when they arrive on your doorstep. I think because he is loyal and devoted, and feeling that he is always able to offer practical help to others. Like the part in the story, he carried his colleague to take his place after he quit. I really think he is so supportive and genuinely concerned about the people around him or even the stranger. So that’s why he let himself involve into the unnecessary risk-taking to save the boy’s life by jumping into the water. With his integrity, self-discipline and a respect for the old fashioned virtues of loyalty and chariness for others, of course his reputation reflects his good personalities. When the chance coming, People can easily recognize his worth and receive the kind of recognition he deserves. Because he owns such quality of his personality, it ensures that he is likely to be a very high achiever later on. From this story, I think Ragged Dick can be a good model for us to learn.

from ragged dick (heejin kim)

This article talks about Dick's story.
Dick was not a rich man but one day he saw a little boy who fell into a river.
A little boy's father cried and screamed out.
A few passengers on board at the time nobody could plunge into water easily, but Dick fell into water without any hesitating moment and rescue a little boy.
His father was pleased and thankful for Dick's rescue of a child.
The father gave him a new cloth for a symbol of appreciation.
And he entrusted Dick with a task of arithmnetic in his counting-house.
Besides, his salary was increased three times as much as he had before.
As we read this article, we would be able to think that he was lucky guy and have a good chance. But he actually helped others all the time, his warm heart brought good thing to him.
While I was reading, I thought my mother saying. My mom always says that if we grant others a favor, some day we will get a good thing in what way certainly.
This article makes me warmth.

it happened oneday to Dick (yumiha yano)

changes always happens suddenly, and you can never expect it.
the change which happened to Dick occared suddenly. Dick used to working at a store for three dollars every day. but one day, he saved a boy who fell into the water. but in this chapter, i really wondered why the father of the boy didnt try to save the boy by himself and just asked everyone to save his kid? the kid worths only ten thousands dollars for him?? it is not a point of this story, but it made me have the question. anyway Dick was very brave, and he saved the boy without considering any rewords. after that with his rewording this action, his salary became higher, and he started to get ten dollars every day.
i thought that wht i have done will return to me somehow sometime. so i should do everything my best every moment.

From Ragged Dick (by Junjie Ruan)

Dick is a lucky man. He’s been a man who was worried about money every day. But once he got a chance. And he hold the chance.

One day he saw a boy dropped into water, but no one can save him. Dick knew he was good at swimming, so he jumpped into the water and tried his best to save that boy.

It never occurred to him that he saved the buy and get a new job which he was really wanted. Before he got the job, his salary was 3 dollars per week, but after that his salary was 10 dollars per week. It was amazing for him.

You never know what will be happened. If someone need help, just tried to reach out to them. Don’t demand a reasonable amount of dividends now. Your effort will pay off one day.

If Everyone Is Like Dick

Obviously, I want to have some friends like DICK who can tell me the truth and try to be him toughly. My friend has told me a true essence that never expect others pay a debt of gratitude when you are helping them. I know she is right. So I totally understand the reaction when DICK got the new suit. But in this world, people except to get the reward from others but others just take the help for granted. Everyone wants to get more without paying. So I want my people like DICK.
And I’m pretty sure my people who just treat me as I treat them as well. And I find that as I grow up, I just become a false tongue. I smile to someone I don’t like, when I have different opinions I don’t say and just chose to evade the issues rather than facing them. I know deeply in my heart I don’t treat them as my friends. I try to be nice, nothing is wrong. But I still have my principles; if you break it on purposes I should be mad and treat them as common friends no longer. It is hurt. Everyone is selfish more or less, nobody is perfect. But I know that it is worthy to pay out to someone valued.
I hate people complaining every day, unfortunately I is one of them. All right, it seems I need to improve myself again. life is short and find someone who you can trust.

From Ragged Dick (by hearim Lee)

Dick who saved from people and brave without serious thinking. If in the world, many people who are kind of dick live together, we don't think about competiton with other people. I think if Dick act like the article, his life could risk. If i were him, i couldn't be brave although I thought I need to do or, not. Even though Dick got a good job from his father, he never thought about he was going to get it in his future. When he resign from his business, he gave a person who really want to get to ther company.
I sometimes when i have a good chance instead of my closed friend, I wouldn't offer to my friend for my future. Most of people believe that people have a fortune. For me, i also believe a little bit about that but people should endeavor thier eveything for enjoying life.

Good boy Dick ( Natalia Ushak)

First of all this article didnt impress me at all. After i've read it, i dont want to read the whole story about this guy. Why? Because when you're reading this chapter, seems like Dick was a kind of guy, you know,who is too good, who is doing everything for "A+" He didnt spend his money for bars and casinos, no drugs, he doesnt have fun a lot, just working, and in his first day off work he desided to go....yeah to have an excursion....Pretty strange decision for a young boy. Do i wanna know him after reading it? Nope. It was very predictable that he will save the lil boy, that he will refuse to take money and ect... Very boring chapter.

Why/How Dick changed

Dick was ragged. After something happened, he became not ragged any more, and just changed his whole life. We can say he was lucky because he met a good opportunity; or we can say he improved his life by himself because he grasped that opportunity.

On the other hand, Dick was absolutely nice guy. As the writer described in paragraph 10, “His determination was formed before he heard the liberal offer made by the boy’s father.” Dick jumped into the water to rescue the boy, not for the offer. There are still a lot of people who were unmoved when a child fell into the water but energetic after the parent made the label offer.

Be honest, if I was also there with Dick, I must be hesitated. As usual, everybody does something after think about himself. So was I. If I try to rescue the boy, I might be neither able to save him nor myself. It wasn’t worth for sacrificing another life. All I could do was asking for help. I am not ashamed for my think about this because I can’t swim. Jumping into the water blindly is not wise choice for me.

Generally speaking, I admire Dick for his brave and kind heart. And also I think Mr. Rockwell is a reliable gentleman.

A Kind Hearted Person ( Thanh Tran-Terry)

Dick saved the boy without thinking although it could risk his life. He is really a kind hearted person. I really admire him because I don’t know if I were in his situation, I could do like him or not. As my mother often said “when you do a good thing without thinking for you, something good will come to you” and Dick was rewarded. He was offered a good job that he never thought that he could get. When he retired from business, he left his job for a man who needed it. He never forgets that he also had an old vagabond life with nick name “Ragged Dick”. He had a chance to change his life and now it is time for him to give another chance to someone who really needs it.

Sometimes, I think about the meaning of life. I realize that life is always fair. It never takes nor gives someone all the things. Life is difficult but if we keep trying and never give up, we will get what we want. Dick’s story really gives me a hope that I will succeed if I do all I can. Besides, it makes me feel happy because I know that in this world, there are people who always respect the value of lives. They help other people with kind hearts.

it's not a a ragged dick (dan lu)

This story tells us a story about Dick. He saved a boy who fell into foaming water. He is an expert swimmer, he tries his best to save the little boy. As return, the boy’s father offered him a job which earned ten dollars a week. It;s more than what he earned before. It’s just a windfall. But at last, Dick decided to leave his work to people who need it more than him. I think it’s a young gentleman on the way to fame and fortune.
For many people, they will not risk their live for strangers. However, Dick did it. Maybe many people will say that this is a stupid action. It’s dangerous to make a joke with own lives. But I think we should recognize his behavior. It is selflessness. Nowadays, fewer people willing to help the others. They just take care about themselves. They always scheme how to put off rivals. They regard fame and fortune as centers of their lives. They struggle whole lives for fame and fortune. However, they forget something more important. It is the real value of lives. Society competition makes us lose the correct values. We don’t know what we really want. Actually, we should realize that fame and fortune exists short. But what we learn from the life process can exist longer.

long overdue/YEN-CHIEH CHEN

This article talks about prejudice which means some people look down others because they have different colors, languages, or countries. This issue is always around us. However, what cause people to prejudice others? In my opinion, first reason is money. Back to few decades, if black people had mass of money and had most powerful weapons, who dare to prejudice black people. Second reason is history. Now, we learn faults, success and right and wrong from history. Some people prejudice other country because of wars in history. Countries got benefit from wars. However, we learned a lot from wars, therefore, now countries get their benefit via other ways. I don’t think there has any reason that anyone should be blame for the history. I have a friend who told me that he would not be friend with Japanese because of history. Indeed, I don’t agree with him, but I don’t think there has any way that can change his mind. Final reason is education and it is most important thing. I think if we get better education, then the prejudice will reduce. That the reason that the prejudice is getting less. However, I don’t think there is any good reason that allows people to prejudice or to be prejudiced. My friend who is from Brazil told me “I am not better than anyone, but no one better than me either”. I always think about this.

Long overdue (Yiling Feng)

In this brief personal essay, the author is an Arab American. She tells people her experiences about anti-Arab prejudice, and she how to struggle. There are too many things in the world, which we can not talk and understand them clearly. In our lives, how to make a friend, how to keep friendship，which are our problems. In the world, how to run the country, which is a big problem for the government.
There is no denying; racism is still in the world. As the author, she is facing in her lives. But it has a bigger change than before. Everyone needs to open his heart, which can accept more different people and culture.
Although I never meet such a serious racism in my life, some small things in our lives, which prove we need to open our heart to everyone and everything. In my middle school, we must live in the school. But past one month, my roommates quarreled about some little things. I think if we could trust others to open our mind, this quarrel would not have in our life. So, I think everybody should have a trust to others and open your mind to solve questions in our lives.

Long overdue (Heejin Kim)

Before I read the article, I could not guess what the title want to say to us : Long overdue.
I thought many various things about "overdue" But I knew the meaning after reading the article and the author's purpose. Naomi is an Arab American and she heard bad things about Arab in England. She was very angry and mad for that kind of saying, she could not tell anything to them. actually I have same experience with Naomi.
When I came in New York, I did not speak English very well.
I lived in dormitory and I met many international students at there.
But one of my international friends told me about East Asia. She had kind of bad bias. she thought Asian people are poor and they have very low culture. I was very mad but I could not say anything because I did not want to argue with her. My English speaking skill was very low and I did not how to confute with her. It became "long overdue".
I had same emotion with author at that moment.
And I realized we need to lean about another countries culture and we have to recognize that different countries have different culture.

overdue- Kai-Hsun Yu

After reading the article, there will be a lot of things to say. Everydoby have something that they hate something that they like, something thet can't stand for it something that can stand for it. I have some friend that i can make all kinds of joks that won't even be angry, and i have some of friend that even i make a little joks they will me angry and mad. So i think that is depends on people, some of them are good to deal the joks that people made so of it are not, i think that is some part about the article


Kai-Hsun Yu

Long Overdue for me (Yanjun Li)

The article takes me much time to read, I have many common points with the author and it let me think about so many things which I have been past for long overdue.
I have a bad habit which is I don’t do something until the due time is coming soon, like now I just have one hour to write this impression of this Long Overdue. This bad habit let me lose many important things. Such as miss the chance for part-time job, some food be overdue can’t to eat. And don’t to see my grandpa until he died. So many things let me so compunction.
I don’t review the knowledge which I learn in school without delay, then to do the homework in a short time to catch the time. I don’t change the clothes until the cold weather is coming then make me have a cold. I don’t eat some food until my stomach is so ache. Even though I don’t tell my parents how much I miss them until crying in my bed along. When I was a child I get this bad habit let I miss so many chance go play with others then stay along by myself. So sometimes my character has a little strange like liveliness but stay along so much time.
Through this article I know I want to change myself about action for my life, I must do something in time then don’t let me regret when the time is pass and the people was gone. I will to call my parents and friends so much I miss them. Don’t let them angst me. And I positive to the life and make it better and better.

long long overdue around me (Yumiha Yano)

I write about an article "overdue". the author of this article has a mother who is an American and a father who is a Palestian. She wrote about her experience of encouters with anti-arab people. They who said kind of prejudice to her said it without thinking. I have experienced something like this before.
I'm from Japan. Japan was not open to other countries before, and still there are very exclusive people who don't like people who are from other countries. once my japanese friend told me that she doesnt like other asian country people and doesnt want to be friends with them because they are rude and rough. i wondered why she can think in that way. of course japanese are also asians, and all of asian people are not rude. it depends on their personarity. i have a grandfather who is from taiwan and now he lives in japan. so what she said made me sad.i really felt that this kind of person meke the country very closed. i didnt say anything at the time, but i will not forget what she said.
The things which they think it is nothing may be really crucial and can hurt someone uncontiously. It is really dangerous. So this article and my experience make me think that i shoud think what I want to say over before I do it not to deny other cultures and to solute the overdues around us.

Speak out (Xiaojie Pang)

Actually, I was a person who wouldn’t like to talk about much more things about myself to other people. I used to hidden the most of my emotion, especially for the bad side. I dislike anyone know my real feeling about something unless my close friend. I always keep smile, even though, someone who let me angry or in an unhappy mood. I supposed that is a great way to get along with others. However, that is an absolutely way to bring misunderstandings to each other.
As far as I have fall in love with my boyfriend. At the beginning of that time, I still used “my way” get on with him. When we quarrel about something, I have never really expressed my feeling; I always said I’m ok. My boyfriend was obsessed with play computer games. Since that, he always forgot to do a lot of things. In fact, I have already cannot stand it anymore. But I don’t show it, no one got it. I just angry with myself. Over time, I still not communicated with him. Eventually, we parted from each other. After that, I have met him again, and I talked with him like a friend. He said to me that he likes to talk with me, but I always ignore him; In order to avoid quarrel with me, he just could spend times to play computer games.
From that conversation, I start to speak out my feeling. I found I am happier than before. As for me, that is a real way to get along with others.

long overdue (SUHYUN HUH)

There is someone who is doing wrong.
Some people would not tell him that is wrong, but some people would.
most people do not tell him that he is wrong because people do not want to make him feel good so people lie to him with smile.

In Korea, we are similar with China. It is rude to tell someone.When i was in high school, one of my freind was answer my teacher's question but he was answering wrong. Nobody did not tell my friend that was wrong. someone had to tell him that is wrong.

In my opinion, people need to change thier mind. If someone doing wrong, we have to tell him. even though if he does not like you.

Long Overdue( Li, Yanqiong)

I am writing an article which is named “Long Overdue”, which was written by Naomi Shihab Nye, who is a daughter of an American mother and a Palestinian father, has won many awards. After I read this article, it makes me feel that sense. I realize that if I want to say something, I must think it over. Sometimes if we want to say something, but we do not think it over and just say it straightly, it will make people feel hurt. But sometimes you may think that if you do not say anything what you know to anyone, it will make misunderstanding between you and me.
I remember that one of case in my life. When I studied in the high school, I had one of my friends who called Melo. She had a boyfriend who called Jay. They fell in love each other for 1 year. One day, I went to club to have fun, suddenly, I saw Jay seated over there in the club and holding a girl. I really do not know that girl, but I can sure that she is not my best friend, Melo. After that, I met Melo in my house, she told me that how she loved her boyfriend, and she also had a plan which is getting married. Unbelievable, at that moment, I really want to tell her the truth. But I scared that I will make her feel hurt. So I decided to give up. However, her boyfriend broke up with her. She felt so sad and she did not eat anything for a few days. At that time, I knew that, if you know something about someone which one you really care about, you should just say it. Do not bury it. If some one which you do not care, you can just ignore them. Try you best to protect your relationship with your friends, and find a best time to tell them what you know about them. Always remember that do not become “Long Overdue.”

Red Flags( Ting Shu)

Long overdue

I always see the "red flags" on campus, but never pay attention to what is talking about. I thought those problems would never happened to me.

I had a roommate who grew up in America but her family is a incomer of America. She looks nice and she is nice. At the beginning we were fine. I did not talk with her too much because I do not what to talk? She goes home every weekend, I had full classes every day. so we do not actually have time to talk. Only in the nights if I finished my homework. A night, she brought some of her friends back to our dorm. Her friends are nice and funny, but I need to do my works. I putted the earphone on my ear, then started to work on my homework. I hope I talked to her I need to finish my homework without voices I just can't. I acted like I didn't hear anything, then I finally finished my homework at 3am after she went out with her friends. I had a million times was thinking about can I talk to her to do not bring friend back after 12 clock, but I just can not open my mouth because my mom told me to be tolerate. We didn't say anything to each other during the semester, because both us do not know what to say. We are like strangers in school. If I said to her I do not like she brings her friends back to the dorm when I was going to sleep or I am doing my homework. She might knows I hate it and would not do it more. but I never say out. If I did, it could help the problems between us.

Never regret(by allen)

As a classic film lines: once I let a true love slip away before my eyes, only to find myself regretting when it was too late, nothing in the world can be as painful as this, if the god wound give a chance wound tell the girl I love the girl, if our love have to be settled a time limit, I wish it wound be ten hounds’ of years! I like this sentence very much, it let know never regret. In our there have a lot of things that you should to do in that time, that just have only chances for you, if you lost this chances so you will lose it. You also must have courage to say out, for sorry, for thanks, for everything what you want to. Maybe success just have only step with you, you can do just say it and do it, or you will miss it will regret. Don’t be let yourselves to be regret.

Long Overdue (Young Ho Yoon)

Since my low comprehension, picking up the significant point in the article was hard through reading. But I think, Nye wants to tell us, in any case, if we miss the time to do something that we have planned before, we will be faced with some matter surely. In other words, the saying long overdue is used as figurative meaning when the work had to be begun already a long time ago, but it’s still not on performance. Therefore, maybe in the last paragraph of article, the gardener mentioned like that figuratively.
Throughout such as Nye’s article, I think some expressions like ‘Don’t give yourself the go-ahead for the next level if there are things that are long overdue’, ‘Going back to basics was long overdue’, ‘The bottom line is that a new brand strategy is long overdue’, ‘We should take long overdue steps to get our business back on the right track’, and 'We can’t take advantage of a new opportunity unless we take care of the long overdue homework first' are used today.

Long overdue-junjie

In our lives, we often encounter that we have something to say but we don''t say anything.

Sometimes I will get some problems. For example, when my friend is talking about something he knows to everyone, I find there is a incorrect thing in his opinion. I am 100 percents sure that he is wrong, but I can not point out his mistake when he is talking even after he finish his talking. I think it is because of face.

In China, people are very concerned about their own face which means you can not point out others mistake when there are some people beside them. It will make them losing faces. This is the reason why I don’t say anything and just smile.

It is impolite to interrupt others when they are speaking, but after their speaking I always can not find a suitable topic to correct those things.

I think it does’t matter. It is not a very serious thing for us. As happy as we live. lol



Junjie

Thoughts after reading long overdue

I just finished this article named “long overdue”, I felt I have so many commands with the writer. There is a important sentence in this article is “Think of something you said. Now write what you wish you had said.”
That was a winter 4 years ago, my girlfriend said she wanna separate with me. At that time, I said nothing, we just faced to face. She said I have to go, and then she disappeared in the end of the street. At that time, I think I should say something like “I highly value our love, but if you really want to separate, I.….” Maybe I could save our love. I repented having said nothing.
But sometimes, silence means more than words in some situations. That was my second finally exam in Wuhan university. My classmate sat beside me who was the grandson of the university master. When the exam almost finished, he got a peek on my paper. The teacher saw that and said I was cheating. I was so angry, cause I did nothing. And the teacher was saying some bad words all the time. I got angrier, and said to him “why he was cheating, but you said I was cheating, because I always miss your class? because he is the university master’s grandson? You are a snob.” I rend the test paper into pieces and went out the classroom. I was repented of that. If I didn’t like that, perhaps I would still in that university which was the fifth in China.
In my opinion, to learn how to treat the things in different situation is a lesson we have to study in our lives.

Every one should be admired(Yi Feng Wang)

After Reading the article, I feel I am on writer's side. In society, there are too many arguement on racial problem. In my eyes, all people are born the same, as long as they have kind hearts, no matter what skin color they have, no matter where they from, we should admire them. The writer was once heard some bad words towards her race, and towards all people who come from her country and stay abroad. I would feel angry if I hear this kind of words, because it's a sort of discrimination. As a Chinese, the same as she is an Arabian, we have the same sense of dignity to our country. If someone try to break it, we should say some words. I am not sure why the writer hold her tongue, maybe she was not mature at that time. But she regret not doing it. In my vision, the purpose of this article is not that only the writer want to tell people about this story, and says how regretful she feel, but she is trying to express a signal that though racial problem are still being argued today, every one in the world should be admired. It's a world of care and love, not a world of discrimination.

Keep the world in mind? (Boning Zhang)

“So What happens to my words when the going get rough? In a world where certain equities for human beings seem long, long, long, overdue, where is the magic sentence to act as a tool? where is the hoe, the tiller, the rake?” When I saw this sentence, I have a lot of sympathy for this feel when writers bring that sentence to us. We always sink into the interminable argument. However, the reason always very simple, just because the worlds from someone is not decently. I remember a sentence which my father told me, “ A word spoken in due season is pleasant.” I always keep that in mind and reflected upon myself frequently, But it’s not the way that everybody did. Some people just like to say what they want to say, they didn’t care about what the situation and what the feel about the listener. Even worse, some impious people enjoy on attack others by rough worlds. I feel strongly uncomfortable to be with them but maybe they just around us. They didn’t keep any world in mind. Further more, the things which let people down can effect people for a long time. The magic sentence act as a tool, is the hoe to clean up the vine which has died in the drought; is the tiller to divide the soil; is the rake to flatten the field. It’s the blender, to regulate the people’s mood.

Be equal (dan lu)

I think this article can reflect author’s inner emotion well. The author used several metaphors to spread what he wanted to say. He is an Arab. When he lived in England, he heard about something bad of Arab. It’s just bias. From his experience, I remember the ethnic discrimination problems.
As the ethnic discrimination is a long history problem, many people struggle for it. Not only happens in America, but also in many other countries. In 1862, Lincoln liberated black slaves. It was completely buried in the slavery in the United States. The long overdue emancipation of slaves finally became true. However, the discrimination still exists in modern society. Although there are many laws to restrain, the phenomenon still occurs from time to time.
Equity is a long overdue thing. People can’t choose what their countries are, they can’t choose what color they are, they can’t choose what families they born. However, they can choose the way they live. Many people try their best to prove themselves. They want to be accepted. They don’t want their status affect their performance. On the other hand, we can’t deny any person by personal issues. We should treat everyone equal. Society is a big family. It needs every people to make contributions. People should unite rather than mutual repel. However, I know, it actually needs time.

Don't be late (Chung-Chih Chi)

People are always regretting what they have done or what they haven’t done. Many people are trying to hide their feeling and thought. Even if they are angry about what their friend have done to them, they might just keep silence or decide not to talk about it to their friend. But, they don’t know how much they would pay later. Misunderstanding and mistake are easy to happen in people’s communication. They are not hard to solve, but it depends on whether you solve it on time or not.

When I was in junior high school, Bill was one of the best friends. He was smart and everyone in the class liked him. We went to school together, we had fun together and we studied together. I thought we can still keep this friendship after we graduate from junior high school. But it didn’t. After graduation, I never talked with him again. When I called him, he never picked up the phone. When I send email to him, he never sent me back. I had no idea what happened with us. I tried to contact with others to see if they know something. Until two years ago, I finally figured out why he did this to me. One of his friends told me that he lost his wallet on the graduation and he thought the thief was me because I was the only one who opened his bag. I thought if he told me what he was angry about, the problem would be solved easily and our relationship would continue.

From now on, if my friend is angry about me, or I feel something is wrong between us, I would ask him immediately and try to solve any misunderstanding as soon as possible because the longer the problem exists, the worse the relation will be. Even if you may have a fight with your friends when you talk to them about any problem, it is always worth to solve problems on time.

I Hate It but I Can't Say （Hao Su)

I Hate It but I Can't Say

How can we to do when someone else censure the things have related with ourselves. Do we should to fight back? Or just like the author of “Long overdue”, have stones stuck in the throat.

To be a humble people is not a fault. But for other people's insinuation, we should stand up and fight back. This is a fight for our dignity. Keep silent will left regret. As the author cannot find word to say, but regret later. I have also experienced the similar events with the author. For the first time I was speechless, But the second time, I fought back bravely, and also won the dignity. I also make people did not look down on me. Using word rationally to fight back, not only can solve our own embarrassment, but also can win the respect of others.

Although we do not want to hurt others, we also do not want be hurt by others. We can do more skillful counterattack others. That is why we have to learn how to use language. Never to be a person who are “I hate it but I can't say”.

Long Overdue (Lian Chen)

When I saw “Think of something you said. Now write what you wish you had said” in this article. I recalled as I was in ESL last year, the teacher are Susan and Rochelle. They ever told me about my situation in the class. They said” when they asked questions in the class. Even if I knew the answers, I always chose to keep silence. I would not to be a volunteer to answer the questions. They hoped that I could be more active in the class. I also wanted to raise my hand to answer the questions that I knew. But I was very fear that everyone would open their big eyes to star at me. If my answer was wrong, I was feeling very embarrassing. That was the reason why I always kept silence. After I still kept try again and again, my hand still put in my legs. Eventually, I lost convince that I had. I began to fear everything that I was first to face.

Don’t let prejudices and misunderstanding blind our eyes(Jianjie.zhao)

How do we say when we get some successes and achievements? We will say we are talent, or it is my efforts. How do we say when other people win their accomplishments? We may say that’s their luck. This is a psychology behavior called ethnocentrism, so it means when we judge others values we are always subjective and not fair.

The article “long overdue”, start with author’s sight to an abandoned garden, the gardener is sitting is the garden, weeds flourished grow there. What is that weeds imply to? That is prejudices to Middle East people from Americans; it has existed there for longtime and never changes.

We all have favors or preferences on something, especially on people. Some people we like them just because we can comprehend their behavior, and we hate some because what they do is ridiculous to us. As we know, American is a country combines the people from every corner of the world, where the different cultures and the races introjected. Therefore, some conflicts and misunderstandings happen here. As we live on this would, we should not let prejudice and misunderstood blind our eyes. What we can do is to interpret others behavior by learning their culture, and not just judge them on some stereotypes. That’s the way how we approach success, and the way let us become more objective rather than subjective.

What I think of “black men and public space” (Fang-yu LIN)

In this article, it mentions that this black narrated his past from Chicago to New York City what he had been encountered. Besides, as from beginning, I estimated this black was a murder, because he used the “victim” to begin. Then, he started to recount what he thought while he saw the reaction of this woman which let him down. After this occasion, he described when he was a twenty-two-year old graduate student just arrive in university of Chicago. He still felt that he is so different from this society, because of his skin color. Since two years age he moved to New York city, he wish somehow would be different; however, it was still the same even doorman or police officer. As from point of view, I think every race is the same; moreover, there is no standard to judge which race is better or lower than others. Therefore, I think we should spread out that every race is the same and interflow with other’s point of view and cultures!

LONG OVERDUE( YING YI.CHEN)

In this article” Long Overdue” have some important sentences make a sense for me: Think of something you said. Now write what you wish you had said. But I am always thinking of the times I said nothing. The sentence make me think a lot.

One of my friend, I knew him since high school. Actually, he is not a good student but clever. That time, our relationship were very close. He was joined the bad group at that time. But I didn't tell them he had to study hard and not went there anymore. However, the stones stuck in the throat. I didn't say that for him. I was really regret. After one year, someone was killed him on the street and also his friends. When I heard the news, I was surprised if I tell him not going there anymore, maybe our relationship were still until now. I regret his death.
According to the this events, I learn a lesson from him. If I want say something for my friend, I have to tell them not just stones stuck in my throat that will become “ long overdue”.

difference and understanding - Long Overdue (SooHyeon. Kang)

As we could see in the article, the ways in which people are treated differ significantly between people of different countries. When people are young and students, they are schooled to know, “all Men are created equal and they have certain rights, and among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” However, some variations in race, gender or socioeconomic class often lead to discrimination and cause prejudice.

Before I leave my country to study abroad, I didn’t think about the problem seriously. But now, especially after reading this essay, I really insist that we need to know and learn about other countries since we are living in a world to be more and more global and it’s helpful to broaden their view and diversity.

As one of the tools, the internet gives insight into what values are important to a country. A lot of opinions and videos online show clearly what societies esteem and what they look down upon. So, the Internet is a great to learn other places from the comfort of one’s home. A few people have the opportunity to travel around the world, but people become better familiar with the values and social structures of different cultures through the Internet. This method of global enrichment is both educational and enjoyable.

My opinion about "Long Overdue" Natalia Ushak

Hey guys! i dont know where the hell i am , cause i logged as Red Love and whole page opened in Chinese or Korean language i dont know :))) Looks cute tho. But i dont understend which button to press :)) whatever lol I wanted to share with you my opinion about the article " Long Overdue". After i've read it, of cause i found something familiar with my life too, and it is very difficult to answer this question : " Do you need to say something or you dont have to..?" For myself i've chose this side, i think if somebody said something about me, which is not true i dont really care about it. But if i heard bullshit about my friends or family or just about things which i am care about or like i will definatly say what i think. If i saw in the street unfairness i will stop and protect the person or persons :) If i have a deal with my closest people or family and i dont know should i tell them something or not i prefer to tell, because the true will come out anyway, soon or later, and all these nights you will be sleepless and just going to kill yourself. So the truth, even the bitter truth, is better. For conscience' sake, even if you know you are wrong but you said the truth you will definatly feel much better. I dont trying to prove anyone in things which i believe are right, because life is life and it will show later on who is right. Natalia Ushak

Thoughts after reading "Long Overdue"

After reading the article “Long Overdue”, I keep my silence for a while. I am not sure if I were the writer, I would choose to say back or just leave it. It is hard to against in front of the crowd. Even sometimes, it is also not easy to controvert with someone you do really care so much in your close relationships. Probably it is easily way for us to say nothing. Because we may want to pretend nothing and just let it go, at least, we can still keep the harmony in the face. But deep in our mind, we still cannot convince ourselves there is nothing happened. The vexation still bother in our mind or fret in our heart until one day we couldn’t take it and suddenly burst out and might also scare. It’s just like in the article “ Long Overdue” mentions about the weeds getting more and more than the grass until too hard for us to fix it. Maybe it’s better to start earlier to fix the crucial problem, at least it won’t get worse afterwards. Still, if everybody can make their hearts grow larger and learn to be polite and more respectful to other person’s point of view, with much more care for others, even during an argument. I believe it’s will be much easier to understand the difference with the sympathy. I do like the writer mention in the article about what did Aldous Huxley say toward the end of his life when someone asked him for advice? His answer is “ Be a little kinder to one another.” I think that is very simple but great wisdom understanding for us to learn.

Proud to be Korean.

There was a long pause after I finished this "Long Overdue" article.
Naomi, even though her long overdue left her a painful memory, I felt how she loved her country and how bravely she standed for her nation by writting.

What am I? Shame and embarassing emotions evoked from my inner side.

I'm from South Korea which is the only nation devided into two.
Yes. Sadly, I have to clearly say I'm from South since many people would be aware of North Korea.

Back to my junior high school year, I remember how I was sad about my country's segregation.
When I was watching people on TV who were originally from North and crying out for their families who still live in North, I also cried. I also remember all students sang together about unity of Korea.

However, now, when politicians declared North Korea as one of the most dangerous country in this century, I do not feel anything. Even though I used to believe that North Korea was part of my country, there wasn't any long overdue when people were describing North Korea as most dangerous country in this centry.

Probably my heart for North Korea is long overdue.

This article helped me to realize how my heart has been ignorant in these days.
My mind has been refocused to my country's origin and I wish Korea to be one again someday.

Speak out loudly (Susan Chen)

After I have read the article, I found that I have many common points with the author. When some other people are talking about the bad things behind me or even in front of me, of course I will feel extremely uncomfortable. However, I always chose to forget it. Because I am an ordinary people, just like everyone else, I cannot do as a perfect. If so, it will be too hard and tough.

Many times I was hurt by those words and I often said to myself that next time I should speak out what I was thinking about. But till that moment, I felt that I cannot say anything, even though the words have already in my mind. To be honest, I have no idea why I didn’t say anything to express my anger.

But fortunately, when the similar thing happened, I did it and made it. Just about three years ago, I went to Michigan State University for a summer camp. At that time, I was only a new student of a high school. I hoped that I can make some friends through this camp. Two days was gone, there was still nobody talking to me actively. I was totally invisible. Did I do something wrong? I was always thinking about the question.

“Hey, guys, look, that girl is stilling alone. So bad. She is totally the shadow of the teachers. Why do those teachers like to talk to her, not us?” Suddenly I understood that why they didn’t like to talk to me. They treated me as a myrmidon of the teachers. I went forward to them and said:” Listen, guys, I would like to make friends with you. But you guys totally ignore me. I am not a secretary or shadow of the teachers. I just don’t be alone.” I cried, maybe because I have spoken out the words which have hidden in my heart for a long time. However, the tears and the words did work. They didn’t say the bad things behind me anymore. And I have made a couple of friends during the summer camp. To me, this summer camp seemed significant. I overcame myself and spoke out the words I wanted to say which I never did before.

Why don’t we speak out what we want to say? If we do, it really can help us solve those tough problems.

Feeling the same ( Thanh Tran-Terry)

Before reading the article, I have thought so much about the title “Long overdue”. Could it be something that the author can’t stand for a long time, something really bad, something that really hurts her inside heart. After reading, I have found down what happened to her. As a half Arab person, she felt so angry when people said bad things about Arabian but she couldn’t say anything to them to prove that it was not like what they thought about Arabian. None of any words came out of her mouth. She kept that hurt for a long time and said that it a “Long overdue”. The article made me remember one of my friends who felt the same with her. He is an Indian guy. He is really a nice friendly person. I like talking with him and we often share with each other. One time, he told me “Terry, you know what, some American people said they do not like Indian because our bad smell from food. I felt very angry but I couldn’t say anything because I did not want to make trouble”. A sadness came on his face. He knew that not most of Indians have bad smell. He told me it touched his patriotism. I have thought a lot about what he has said to me. I know that I and him, we are international students. Sometimes we can hear something really bad about our countries but we couldn’t do anything because of making trouble is not good for us. I felt the same with the author that it hurts inside heart. I want to change it from now. I want people to know the truth.

Long Overdue(Hearim Lee)

After reading a this article, I remember one of my friends. In the article, is important two sentences. Think of something you said. Now write what you wish had said. I usually care about conversation and connect with my people. Even though i get hurt something from someone, before telling my feeling, i became think more seriously. Without thinking, to tell someone is not good for relationship with people. Three years, one of my friends got married very early. Actually, she and my friends were best friends but since she made a relationship with her husband, she never connected with us and she usually said “I am busy to do her business” So, we believed what she said but she usually lied to us. After we knew her all of situations, we became stating far away from her. At that time, I felt betray from her. When she invited me to go to her wedding, I didn’t go there. Of course when I think about the situation, I feel sorry to my friend. If her behavior shows to me seriously at that time, we would be much better friend like family.

a regretfull memory

Read Naomi Shihab Nye's "Long overdue", I immediately found that I do have a lot of memories about long overdue. The following is one of my most regretful encounters.
It was one day before holiday when I studied in high school. That day, I was going to home for holiday by coach bus. Bought the ticket, I was walking to the waiting room. The waiting room is pretty empty. It would be a good news for me because there were few passengers that I can choose a good seat on the bus so I could have a comfortable trip. Suddenly, a middle-aged man walked by me with a strong hit. I turned around and found that he was also staring at me, too. He was oval face, with foxy eyes, and in a dark, plain jacket. I felt so strange that the ground was so empty, why he just hit me. There was an indescribable feeling around me but I didn’t understand.
When the bus began running, I found my cellphone was missed. At that time, I finally found that my cellphone was stolen by that mysterious man. I think it was a long, long overdue for me. If I focused on that man’s hand, my cellphone might never be stolen. I’ve already felt that man strange but didn’t do anything. What a regretful mistake! How I want the time go back and I would kick his ass out of the earth if possible.

Missing after "Long Overdue"

I am an international student; sometimes I find the distance is really a big problem for me and my family. When I had to face something terrible by myself, I found it was too troublesome to tell my mother what happened to me. I just chose not to tell. Time and again, I had nothing to share with my mother no matter it was happy or vexing. The distance between my mother and me becomes longer and longer. I don’t know whether you have the same problem with me or not. But I am trying to change the situation. I know in the world my family is all I have. It will never abandon me.
Sometimes I just miss my people. I wanted to go back. I really want to tell my family but stones stuck in the throat. After calling my people, I had the same idea that in the “long overdue” by Naomi Shihab Nye “but I am always thinking of the times I said nothing”. I miss my people who I can tell everything to them, and I missed them in some sense. One of my friend left me a message that she wanted me to go back China and she had some problem but nobody could be told. The satire is I can’t go back as everybody can see. And I so much hate it.
Anyway, I hope I can find a way to solve the problem. I miss my people and I am missing them.

"Long Overdue" essay (Yalin Hsiao)

I can not understand why this essay's title is "Long Overdue"before reading. However, when i finished reading this article, i noticed the meaning of this title. In this article there is a writer's favorite poet William used to say, "Think of something you said" and "Now write what you wish you had said." It remind writer to think of the times "I said nothing." This quote is totally relate to the main idea. In reality, there are countless people are through all over the world, and there are lots of different personalities of people. I also like the writer's favorite poet William's quote, because i think it is important to think of something before you said it. Without thinking you might hurt someone oneday.

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