WRITING #1
"Learner Profile: Grace"
Today, we learned a lot about our classmate Grace. Her Chinese name is Naiqi Yao. She is from the North of China. She has been living in New York for four years. She lives alone in Flushing. Every day she takes 45 minutes to go to school. she speaks Chinese and English. She had a part time job, but now she doesn't work. Her hobbies are cooking, swimming, watching movies and eating. In her free time, she likes to go to different restaurants to try different of kind food. She came to CLIP because she feels her English level is too low to take college class. She thinks writing is the most difficult English skill for her, so she will study hard on the writing skill. The goal she has in this semester is to pass CAT/W and go to college. The major she want to study in college is engineering.
"Learner Profile: Grace"
Today, we learned a lot about our classmate Grace. Her Chinese name is Naiqi Yao. She is from the North of China. She has been living in New York for four years. She lives alone in Flushing. Every day she takes 45 minutes to go to school. she speaks Chinese and English. She had a part time job, but now she doesn't work. Her hobbies are cooking, swimming, watching movies and eating. In her free time, she likes to go to different restaurants to try different of kind food. She came to CLIP because she feels her English level is too low to take college class. She thinks writing is the most difficult English skill for her, so she will study hard on the writing skill. The goal she has in this semester is to pass CAT/W and go to college. The major she want to study in college is engineering.
WRITING #2
"My Favorite Musician"
My favorite musician is Ziqi Deng. Her English name is G.E.M. This name is an acronym for Get Everybody Moving. She was from Hong Kong. She was born on August 16, 1991. She was born in a musical family. When she was thirteen, she achieved a grade of eight in piano. Her song is amazing too. She also was titled 2012 IFPI Hong Kong top Selling Female Artist. The First time I saw her was on a TV Show called “I am a Singer.” She sings a song called Pao Muo. When she opens her mouth, I can’t stop listening to her song. I feel fulfilled when I listen to her song because her songs are very powerful and you will never get tired of them. After this show, a lot of people were getting to know her. Everyone thinks she was the winner in that show. Even though she did not win, I still love her, and I think she is the best. This is my favorite singer/musician named Ziqi Deng (G.E.M).
"My Favorite Musician"
My favorite musician is Ziqi Deng. Her English name is G.E.M. This name is an acronym for Get Everybody Moving. She was from Hong Kong. She was born on August 16, 1991. She was born in a musical family. When she was thirteen, she achieved a grade of eight in piano. Her song is amazing too. She also was titled 2012 IFPI Hong Kong top Selling Female Artist. The First time I saw her was on a TV Show called “I am a Singer.” She sings a song called Pao Muo. When she opens her mouth, I can’t stop listening to her song. I feel fulfilled when I listen to her song because her songs are very powerful and you will never get tired of them. After this show, a lot of people were getting to know her. Everyone thinks she was the winner in that show. Even though she did not win, I still love her, and I think she is the best. This is my favorite singer/musician named Ziqi Deng (G.E.M).
WRITING #3
"Summary and Response -Arthur"
The Chapter titled “Arthur” is about Peter’s partner. Peter says “Arthur is a nudist.” They talk about Arthur’s life; he talks about how his family and his wife go to a campground. Peter talks about how he switched with Shawn Kinkade, so he had the chance to work with Arthur. Both of them like to work together. Arthur is a maniac driving. On the ambulance Arthur likes to listen to the oldies station on the radio. Every night at six- thirty, he calls his family. But Peter has no calls because he is opposite of Arthur. He doesn’t have a wife who is waiting for him and cooks for him. At the end of the chapter, they went to a Nursing home to see an old lady.
If you want a partner that you like to work with, you need to try to work with different people because if you don’t try you will never know who will fit you. This chapter shows to me the relationship between the Arthur and Peter, and this reminds me of a person who I worked with before. She wasn’t a maniac driving. She wasn’t a worker who worked for 471. She was a young lady who worked with me in a daycare program. She liked to listen to the radio just like Arthur. As I worked with her I realized she was the best partner I had ever worked with before. We helped each other when the other one was busy. We helped each other when we had not finished cleaning. We loved each other a lot and liked to work together.
"Summary and Response -Arthur"
The Chapter titled “Arthur” is about Peter’s partner. Peter says “Arthur is a nudist.” They talk about Arthur’s life; he talks about how his family and his wife go to a campground. Peter talks about how he switched with Shawn Kinkade, so he had the chance to work with Arthur. Both of them like to work together. Arthur is a maniac driving. On the ambulance Arthur likes to listen to the oldies station on the radio. Every night at six- thirty, he calls his family. But Peter has no calls because he is opposite of Arthur. He doesn’t have a wife who is waiting for him and cooks for him. At the end of the chapter, they went to a Nursing home to see an old lady.
If you want a partner that you like to work with, you need to try to work with different people because if you don’t try you will never know who will fit you. This chapter shows to me the relationship between the Arthur and Peter, and this reminds me of a person who I worked with before. She wasn’t a maniac driving. She wasn’t a worker who worked for 471. She was a young lady who worked with me in a daycare program. She liked to listen to the radio just like Arthur. As I worked with her I realized she was the best partner I had ever worked with before. We helped each other when the other one was busy. We helped each other when we had not finished cleaning. We loved each other a lot and liked to work together.
WRITING #4
“Classification Essay”
What types of job would you like to do? Do you like hands-on jobs or problem-solving jobs? I think many people will choose to work for hands-on jobs because if you work for hands-on jobs, you don’t need to use your brain to think about the questions. But for me I will like to choose problem- solving job because I think if you don’t use your brain a lot, your brain will start degrades. And I will also choose creative and artistic jobs, and orderly, mechanical work.
First type of job I would like to work is problem- solving job. Problem- solving job is a special talent to take something that’s broken, analyze the data, diagnose the problem, and implement a solution. I think problem solving is very nice job because you can help others to solve problem, and you can help yourself when you meet up problem. For example: Personal Financial Adviser, this kind of job is help people, when they need help for manager their money, investments, insurance, retirement planning, or other financial problems. There are other jobs too, like Logistician and Conservation Scientist.
Another type of job I would like to work is creative and artistic jobs. Creative and artistic jobs include skill of creating fine works of art and using our imagination to create and solve problem. It appeals to me because you will get famous if you work as job of creative or artistic. I like the way that many people like you and always pay close attention to you. For example designer, dancer, and painter all include in creative and artistic. If I become a designer like Tory Burch, I will make a lot of money; many people will know me and follow to my fashion.
Yet another type of job I would like work is orderly, mechanical work. Orderly, mechanical work is a diverse subject that derives its breadth from the need to design and manufacture everything from small individual parts and devices to large systems. I think this kind of job is very interesting because you can fix or create a program that you like. You can organization or destroy many computer data. For example: Computer Systems Analyst “work with both IT and management to develop a plan that will meet both the technical and financial goals for the system.” There are many others career form orderly, mechanical works, like Mechanical Shop Laborer and Technical Services Engineer.
Problem- solving job, creative and artistic jobs, and orderly, mechanical work is the three types of job I would like to work to. Those jobs skills are helpful in your life. Those jobs are pay in high salary. However what is your favored job career? Is yours career similar to my?
“Classification Essay”
What types of job would you like to do? Do you like hands-on jobs or problem-solving jobs? I think many people will choose to work for hands-on jobs because if you work for hands-on jobs, you don’t need to use your brain to think about the questions. But for me I will like to choose problem- solving job because I think if you don’t use your brain a lot, your brain will start degrades. And I will also choose creative and artistic jobs, and orderly, mechanical work.
First type of job I would like to work is problem- solving job. Problem- solving job is a special talent to take something that’s broken, analyze the data, diagnose the problem, and implement a solution. I think problem solving is very nice job because you can help others to solve problem, and you can help yourself when you meet up problem. For example: Personal Financial Adviser, this kind of job is help people, when they need help for manager their money, investments, insurance, retirement planning, or other financial problems. There are other jobs too, like Logistician and Conservation Scientist.
Another type of job I would like to work is creative and artistic jobs. Creative and artistic jobs include skill of creating fine works of art and using our imagination to create and solve problem. It appeals to me because you will get famous if you work as job of creative or artistic. I like the way that many people like you and always pay close attention to you. For example designer, dancer, and painter all include in creative and artistic. If I become a designer like Tory Burch, I will make a lot of money; many people will know me and follow to my fashion.
Yet another type of job I would like work is orderly, mechanical work. Orderly, mechanical work is a diverse subject that derives its breadth from the need to design and manufacture everything from small individual parts and devices to large systems. I think this kind of job is very interesting because you can fix or create a program that you like. You can organization or destroy many computer data. For example: Computer Systems Analyst “work with both IT and management to develop a plan that will meet both the technical and financial goals for the system.” There are many others career form orderly, mechanical works, like Mechanical Shop Laborer and Technical Services Engineer.
Problem- solving job, creative and artistic jobs, and orderly, mechanical work is the three types of job I would like to work to. Those jobs skills are helpful in your life. Those jobs are pay in high salary. However what is your favored job career? Is yours career similar to my?
WRITING # 5
“Process Essay”
Does your house have a pet? Do you ever give your pet a bath? Do you know how to bathe a cat? You know it is not easy to give a bath to a cat. Now I will teach you how to wash a cat, and there are six steps to tell you how to bathe a cat.
According to the website wikiHow, the first thing you need to do is trim your cat’s nails and brush your cat. It is important to cut your cat’s nails because when you help him take a bath he will injure you. If you trim your cat’s nails, it can limit or minimize the damage he can cause. Also brushing your cat can help him remove any knots and tangles in the fur, so during the bath, you can wash him easier.
The second thing you need to do is prepare the bathroom and bath for your cat. You need to shut the bathroom door, so during the bath, your cat will not run away. You need to lay down a rubber towel in the tub, so your cat doesn’t slip. Then, you need to get the right cat shampoo for your cat.Next, you need to prepare 4-5 inches warm water. Finally, you also need to put some balls in the water, so your cat will like to play in the water.
The third thing you need to do is during the bath, you need to control your cat and put shampoo onto your cat. While you control your cat, you should make him damp and put shampoo on his body. And help him to scratch his body. You also need be careful him because you don’t know when he will resist you.
Then you need to rinse the shampoo off of your cat. You still need to control your cat by your hand. And you need to wash your cat’s face with water.
Next, you need to blot the water from your cat and dry him off. You can use one towel to help him to dry off. If the towel becomes too wet, use another towel. Don’t stop if your cat is damp. If your cat’s hair is short, he can dry off by himself in the bathroom.
Finally, you need to reward your cat. For example; you can give him some of his favorite food. Rewarding him can let him not be afraid to take a bath, so the next time he will not resist taking the shower.
What do you think about these steps? Is this helpful to you? I hope my interpretation and these six steps offer assistance to you when you wash your cat.
“Process Essay”
Does your house have a pet? Do you ever give your pet a bath? Do you know how to bathe a cat? You know it is not easy to give a bath to a cat. Now I will teach you how to wash a cat, and there are six steps to tell you how to bathe a cat.
According to the website wikiHow, the first thing you need to do is trim your cat’s nails and brush your cat. It is important to cut your cat’s nails because when you help him take a bath he will injure you. If you trim your cat’s nails, it can limit or minimize the damage he can cause. Also brushing your cat can help him remove any knots and tangles in the fur, so during the bath, you can wash him easier.
The second thing you need to do is prepare the bathroom and bath for your cat. You need to shut the bathroom door, so during the bath, your cat will not run away. You need to lay down a rubber towel in the tub, so your cat doesn’t slip. Then, you need to get the right cat shampoo for your cat.Next, you need to prepare 4-5 inches warm water. Finally, you also need to put some balls in the water, so your cat will like to play in the water.
The third thing you need to do is during the bath, you need to control your cat and put shampoo onto your cat. While you control your cat, you should make him damp and put shampoo on his body. And help him to scratch his body. You also need be careful him because you don’t know when he will resist you.
Then you need to rinse the shampoo off of your cat. You still need to control your cat by your hand. And you need to wash your cat’s face with water.
Next, you need to blot the water from your cat and dry him off. You can use one towel to help him to dry off. If the towel becomes too wet, use another towel. Don’t stop if your cat is damp. If your cat’s hair is short, he can dry off by himself in the bathroom.
Finally, you need to reward your cat. For example; you can give him some of his favorite food. Rewarding him can let him not be afraid to take a bath, so the next time he will not resist taking the shower.
What do you think about these steps? Is this helpful to you? I hope my interpretation and these six steps offer assistance to you when you wash your cat.
WRITING #6
The Analysis of Rescue 471
This week I finished the book Rescue 471 by Peter Canning. The final two sections are called “Memory” and “The Job”. Although the ending is bittersweet, it ended on a high note.
In the section called “Memory”, I analyze one chapter called “Snake Girl” who gets bit by a boa. She liked snakes since she was a little girl. She uses rats to feed the snake. A significant idea in the chapter is on page 242, “Yeah, I was the first one, the fattest one in line when that comes to town. I see it ten times. I love movie. It takes place in the jungle. Ire read about that place. They got all kinds of animals.” In this quote I can understand the snake girl really likes animals.
In the section of “The Job” I analyze one chapter called “Ups and Downs”. Peter sits with a medic named Rick Domina. They talk about how to deal with burnout and that everyone who works a long time at his job will get burnout. I think a significant idea in this chapter is on page 277, “Everyone goes through periods of burnout.” I can know that everyone in their life will get burnout at least once. No matter in their work, school, or relationship.
In the section of “The Job” I analyze one of the chapters called “Life”. Peter got a call from a baby who was shocking. When he was driving on the road he suddenly thinks about his life and appreciates for what he is doing. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 281, “I see the father, rocking the baby slowly, whispering words I cannot hear, and sitting alone in a row of seats.” In this quote, I can understand how lonely Peter is when he works without Peter. How lonely when he saw the father hugs his baby.
I enjoyed reading about this book called Rescue 471. I learned a lot of things about the medicine troll. I know what the job of the Paramedic is. Before I read this book I thought Paramedic and the fireman was the same thing. I feel I am more knowledgeable now after I read this book.
WRITING #7
"Criminal Justice"
Today, I went to a presentation called Criminal Justice speaker series: Lonnie Soury and Dermick Hamilton. This event was from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, and it was located in Science Building, room s-112. The presenter was Lonnie Soury and Dermick Hamilton. I think this event is benefit to students who was interesting about criminal layer and police, etc.
My mood before the presentation was very cloudy like the weather. I thought this presentation would make me feel better, but it was not. There were almost forty students in there. The speakers used the PowerPoint to describe the event. Lonnie Soury said: “In 1969, he was one of the students in QCC.” After 21 years of Dermick Hamilton in the jail. Lonnie Soury intervention this criminal, he knows Dermick Hamilton did not kill anyone in his life. Then the Judge opened back this court and found out the girl who said Hamilton is a murderer, is a liar. This girl did not see what was going on in that day, but the police officer told this girl to say Hamilton is the murderer, who killed her boyfriend. Judges took out the blood again and prove Dermick Hamilton was not the murderer.
I was very surprised that the police officers did not have any evidence to say Dermick Hamilton was the murderer. Why did they let that girl lie to the judge? Why did not the judge take out the blood at court? I also could not understand a lot of vocabulary during the presentation. It is very difficult for me when they talk because the speed of their talking was very fast. I hope we can do another presentation against because it is a nice experience to increase our listening and speaking skill.
WRITING #8
"McDonald’s Crew Member"
This profile is about Kysha Lewin. She is a McDonald’s crew member. A McDonald’s crew member is a person who works for Customer Service, Food Preparation and Cleanliness and Hygiene in McDonald’s. Now Lewin lives in New Jersey. She goes to the Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, and she is Sixteen and a half years old girl. She has been doing this job since she was fifteen years old. She got this job because she thinks her mom works too hard for her family, and she thinks she needs to help her mother a little bit. Another reason is she needs money to buy other stuff.
Lewin is happy doing this work for several reasons. First, she needs money to help out her mother. Second, she makes a lot of friends there. Lewin is also unhappy about her work is always fast and crazy. And there are some rules about different ages, for example, you need to be sixteen to make fries. If you are fifteen you cannot. Lewin is very angry for this rule because if work is busy you can’t help them to make fries. Another rule is you need to be above eighteen, or you cannot go make sandwiches. She is very angry on this rule too because on the grill it’s easier and you can chat with other person. Overall, Lewin is grateful to McDonald’s because she gets the experience in there, so she can get another job easier.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised that McDonald’s can hire fifteen old kids. I thought the youngest work age is sixteen, and the rules in the McDonald’s are that different ages can do different things, like you need to above sixteen to make firs. I was also surprised how intelligent Lewin is.
This reminds me of myself when I was fifteen, I didn’t know how hard my parents worked. I would not understand my parents and try to find job to help out them. Personally, I think not a lot of kids will similar to Lewin because too many kids nowadays live under their parents. They cannot understand how hard their parent work for them, and for family.
"McDonald’s Crew Member"
This profile is about Kysha Lewin. She is a McDonald’s crew member. A McDonald’s crew member is a person who works for Customer Service, Food Preparation and Cleanliness and Hygiene in McDonald’s. Now Lewin lives in New Jersey. She goes to the Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver, and she is Sixteen and a half years old girl. She has been doing this job since she was fifteen years old. She got this job because she thinks her mom works too hard for her family, and she thinks she needs to help her mother a little bit. Another reason is she needs money to buy other stuff.
Lewin is happy doing this work for several reasons. First, she needs money to help out her mother. Second, she makes a lot of friends there. Lewin is also unhappy about her work is always fast and crazy. And there are some rules about different ages, for example, you need to be sixteen to make fries. If you are fifteen you cannot. Lewin is very angry for this rule because if work is busy you can’t help them to make fries. Another rule is you need to be above eighteen, or you cannot go make sandwiches. She is very angry on this rule too because on the grill it’s easier and you can chat with other person. Overall, Lewin is grateful to McDonald’s because she gets the experience in there, so she can get another job easier.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised that McDonald’s can hire fifteen old kids. I thought the youngest work age is sixteen, and the rules in the McDonald’s are that different ages can do different things, like you need to above sixteen to make firs. I was also surprised how intelligent Lewin is.
This reminds me of myself when I was fifteen, I didn’t know how hard my parents worked. I would not understand my parents and try to find job to help out them. Personally, I think not a lot of kids will similar to Lewin because too many kids nowadays live under their parents. They cannot understand how hard their parent work for them, and for family.
WRITING #9
CAT-W#1
“How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”
Lucille Forer wrote an article called “How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”. It is about his birth affects how one sees himself, how others see him, and how his behavior is. Forer thinks the oldest child is usually more responsible and efficient. The middle child “Obtains help when he needs.” The youngest child is not responsible and always has people to take care of. Finally the only child in one fmily should learn how to take care of himself. He /she must be most being independent.
An important idea in this article is one’s birth affects his/her life restructuring. In this article the most idea is this. Why will this affect your life? That is because your parents think you are the oldest one. You need to act more sensible than other siblings. Your parents think in this way and affect you to think in this way too, so you will follow your parents’ mind and take care of them. You will also take the reasonability of them too.
The things happened on Forer happened to me too. In my family, I’m the oldest one. I have to take care and take the respondence of my siblings. When I was in eighth grade, I needed to wash all the clothing in my house by myself. I needed to cook lunch for my sister on the weekend because my parents needed to work on the weekend. I needed to take care of them if they were sick, and I needed to pick up them in afterschool too. But now, even though my sister has grown up, I still needed to take care of them because my parents said, “you are the biggest sister, you should worked hard and taked care of them. You should understand how hard we make money for you guys.” Even though my first younger sister is in eighth grade now, she still does not how to use the washing machine.
Another example is my girlfriend’s family. Her name is Yingjin Liu. She has one brother to take care of. Her mother always told she to do something for her family, include she needed to take care of her brother. She needed to clean for her house. She needed to wash all the clothes. She needed to cook for lunch and dinner before her dad is arriving home. It is similar to the idea that Forer had in his family. It is similar idea that your birth effects your position in your family. The things you have to done since the time you are born. You need to take the responsibility for your family. You need to take care of your sibling.
There ides are similar to what my family did to me. I feel dark and helpless, when my mom tells me to do something and my sister does not need to do anything. I feel it is unfair to me. Birth order does affect people’s life adjustment. If the birth order is not important, and it is effect able. I think a lot of oldest children do not need to take so much reasonability, and their burden may be less than now.
CAT-W#1
“How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”
Lucille Forer wrote an article called “How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”. It is about his birth affects how one sees himself, how others see him, and how his behavior is. Forer thinks the oldest child is usually more responsible and efficient. The middle child “Obtains help when he needs.” The youngest child is not responsible and always has people to take care of. Finally the only child in one fmily should learn how to take care of himself. He /she must be most being independent.
An important idea in this article is one’s birth affects his/her life restructuring. In this article the most idea is this. Why will this affect your life? That is because your parents think you are the oldest one. You need to act more sensible than other siblings. Your parents think in this way and affect you to think in this way too, so you will follow your parents’ mind and take care of them. You will also take the reasonability of them too.
The things happened on Forer happened to me too. In my family, I’m the oldest one. I have to take care and take the respondence of my siblings. When I was in eighth grade, I needed to wash all the clothing in my house by myself. I needed to cook lunch for my sister on the weekend because my parents needed to work on the weekend. I needed to take care of them if they were sick, and I needed to pick up them in afterschool too. But now, even though my sister has grown up, I still needed to take care of them because my parents said, “you are the biggest sister, you should worked hard and taked care of them. You should understand how hard we make money for you guys.” Even though my first younger sister is in eighth grade now, she still does not how to use the washing machine.
Another example is my girlfriend’s family. Her name is Yingjin Liu. She has one brother to take care of. Her mother always told she to do something for her family, include she needed to take care of her brother. She needed to clean for her house. She needed to wash all the clothes. She needed to cook for lunch and dinner before her dad is arriving home. It is similar to the idea that Forer had in his family. It is similar idea that your birth effects your position in your family. The things you have to done since the time you are born. You need to take the responsibility for your family. You need to take care of your sibling.
There ides are similar to what my family did to me. I feel dark and helpless, when my mom tells me to do something and my sister does not need to do anything. I feel it is unfair to me. Birth order does affect people’s life adjustment. If the birth order is not important, and it is effect able. I think a lot of oldest children do not need to take so much reasonability, and their burden may be less than now.
WRITING#10
CAT-W#2
“Materialism: Our Consuming Interest”
According to the article “Materialism: Our Consuming Interest” by Linda Kulman, “American wear their wealth on their (selves).” When the time of America became the leader of wealthy conurty, there were many people started buy a lot of stuff. That is including cars, luxury and other stuffs. People always buy things because they are free and individual.
I think Unites Started has so many Materialism because of the pass time economic in America was too strange. When the economic increase in Unites Started, American started buy stuff in a crazy way. This is a problem because those people will make the price start increase. And some poor family cannot buy a lot of the thing, since the price was going up. Then the government needed to help more low level. And the government will become much poorer than before. And we all know America is not a poor country. It is poor because of the government.
In our life we can see that some band’s bag, clothes, and shoes are very expansive. Even through it’s making up same materials as other cheap bands; the difference of the price is still a lot. But some of people will still going to buy the expansive one because of the band’s name are more international. Those materialism does not care about the economic will effect by what they did. You can see the society or the things around you. You can see that the prices are growing up every day in our life. For example, the Metro card is increase now, since I came to New York it was $2.00, then $2.50, and someday at future will become $2.75. If the price are still going up and people still buy the luxury. There are unhealthier family will appear.
The Materialism still will go to buy things, and they will not fulfill. You cannot think about how effectible wills it cost. It will affect a lot family’s health, economic and others. Why people don’t just try to stop them?