Surong Shi
02/06/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay 1, Final
About Me
My name is Surong. I was born in China. I study with my sister together. I finished my high school in 2005.When I went to high school I didn’t living with my mother only my sister I had to cooking for my sister and clean the house. I did all the housework.
In the summer, I got a job I worked in the supermarket. Sometime we visited my mother once a week. Usually my mother came visited me. One day we saw my neighbors. They were nice. I had a question for them:
May I have a dog’
'No’ they said.
'Why’ I looked at that face.
'In this area no pets’ they said.
‘Ok’ I said.
My childhood was boring before I came to U.S. I was came to U.S in 2005. I lived in Florida. I met my boyfriend there. I came back to NY in 2007 when I had a baby.
After ten years, my son grew up. He is studying in first grade. I wake up at 6:50 every weekday. I cook different food for my son. When I dropoff my son at 8:00, I go to sleep for an hour. Then I wake up . I do yoga every morning. I go shopping. Sometime I visit my sister. Right now I go to study every day. I have to spend a lot of time reading because I want to go to college. When I finish my college I’m going back to Florida. I’m trying to get a good job. I’m making a lot of money for my life. I will travel around the world.
‘Study hard and have adventure every day’ I tell myself every day.
02/06/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay 1, Final
About Me
My name is Surong. I was born in China. I study with my sister together. I finished my high school in 2005.When I went to high school I didn’t living with my mother only my sister I had to cooking for my sister and clean the house. I did all the housework.
In the summer, I got a job I worked in the supermarket. Sometime we visited my mother once a week. Usually my mother came visited me. One day we saw my neighbors. They were nice. I had a question for them:
May I have a dog’
'No’ they said.
'Why’ I looked at that face.
'In this area no pets’ they said.
‘Ok’ I said.
My childhood was boring before I came to U.S. I was came to U.S in 2005. I lived in Florida. I met my boyfriend there. I came back to NY in 2007 when I had a baby.
After ten years, my son grew up. He is studying in first grade. I wake up at 6:50 every weekday. I cook different food for my son. When I dropoff my son at 8:00, I go to sleep for an hour. Then I wake up . I do yoga every morning. I go shopping. Sometime I visit my sister. Right now I go to study every day. I have to spend a lot of time reading because I want to go to college. When I finish my college I’m going back to Florida. I’m trying to get a good job. I’m making a lot of money for my life. I will travel around the world.
‘Study hard and have adventure every day’ I tell myself every day.
Surong Shi
02/25/2015
Proffssor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay2, Final
The Lotus Flowers
Odysseus lands the ship on the island. Odysseus and his men are famished. He commands his three men to look for food. After a whild, he didn’t see the three man comeback. He went to find his three men and called the name, but nobody answered. When he found his man, the man is keeping smile no feeling. Odysseus asked the islander what happen with the three men. “They ate a lotus flower” islander answer. The lotus flowers make people forget everything. They make a man forget the past, forget his memories of home. They have no pain, no feeling a forever happy face. Odysseus ordered his men went back to the ship. He had to save his comrade. Odysseus felt troubled and anxious. He’s sad because he wants everybody went home with family and friends together.
If I were offered magic flowers that made me forget everything in my life, I would not want to eat it because I want to keep everything in my life. Even something bad you need to leave behind but don’t forget that they will makes you stronger. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. If you only remember good you would not feel something bad around you. Sometime the bad news can refresh your mind and change your mind. For example, When I was young I didn’t know how to take care of my family and my husband. When my husband at home I always bothered him. He was so angry. If I knew how to make him better, I would not bother him, I don’t want to see him, I can’t stand it anymore. I went away and got divorced. After that my life changed. So I really don’t want to eat the lotus flower. Right now I spend a lot of time to take care of my family and my son, I am going to help my mother do all the housework. I will protect my family and I am growing up.
02/25/2015
Proffssor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay2, Final
The Lotus Flowers
Odysseus lands the ship on the island. Odysseus and his men are famished. He commands his three men to look for food. After a whild, he didn’t see the three man comeback. He went to find his three men and called the name, but nobody answered. When he found his man, the man is keeping smile no feeling. Odysseus asked the islander what happen with the three men. “They ate a lotus flower” islander answer. The lotus flowers make people forget everything. They make a man forget the past, forget his memories of home. They have no pain, no feeling a forever happy face. Odysseus ordered his men went back to the ship. He had to save his comrade. Odysseus felt troubled and anxious. He’s sad because he wants everybody went home with family and friends together.
If I were offered magic flowers that made me forget everything in my life, I would not want to eat it because I want to keep everything in my life. Even something bad you need to leave behind but don’t forget that they will makes you stronger. Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. If you only remember good you would not feel something bad around you. Sometime the bad news can refresh your mind and change your mind. For example, When I was young I didn’t know how to take care of my family and my husband. When my husband at home I always bothered him. He was so angry. If I knew how to make him better, I would not bother him, I don’t want to see him, I can’t stand it anymore. I went away and got divorced. After that my life changed. So I really don’t want to eat the lotus flower. Right now I spend a lot of time to take care of my family and my son, I am going to help my mother do all the housework. I will protect my family and I am growing up.
Surong shi
03/20/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay 4, Draft 2
The Land of the Dead
In chapter 7 and 8, Odysseus visits the land of dead. If I could talk to anyone who is dead, I would want to talk to Mr. Deng and say” thank you” because he opened China to the world and helped the world to know China. If Mr. Deng was still alive, I think he would push China to the highest point.
I saw Mr. Deng in my dream. He wept. I would not come closer because I was scared. Soon he said, ‘I would not harm you’.
Why come to my dream?’ I said.
I have heard many complaints,’ he said.
Yes, I think I know why you come to my dream. Let me tell you something,’ I said.
A long time ago, I saw the news about China. ‘After 20 years China will become the world’s poorest county,’ said Hillary Clinton. I agreed with Hillary’s speech. Most people didn't want to stay in China because the problem of pollution and people tried to corrupt public officials with money. Right now, the poor people became poorer, they don’t have any power and they can’t do anything. The rich people became richer, they have a lots of money to corrupt the government officials and they can do everything they wanted. For example, if they want to develop industry, they never think about of environmental pollution. The government can ignore these problems; money and power tend to corrupt. They really desires money and power. They would not focus on economy and never look forward. They are shortsighted. ‘If you were still alive, China would never like that and you would help China with a brand-new outlook,’ I said. In fact. Not only Hillary said that. I also heard the people who is the new U.S Ambassador to China. ‘Back to country roots but found root rot’ said Gary Locke. He is American Chinese. The President Obama asked him to come to China, that China and U.S relations, but unfortunately it did not. When he arrived in China, he was live with the civilian population. He didn’t take a luxury life. He didn’t stand and government officials. CCTV and ‘Guangming Daily’ to criticize him. So he was surprised. Government Department of China is rolling in luxury. China was enervated by the luxury of life. He didn’t stay along in China. He left that job because the official always kicked him around. I felt so sad.
One thing I am so happy that pulse diagnosis is the most characteristic diagnosis method in traditional chinese medicine. I hope to be able to live on.
If Mr. Deng was still alive, I believe he will push China to another highest point and he will help the world recognition China. I have a dream, I have a dream that China will look around the world to study others counties and they are very complementary. I’m looking forward, China will be better, definitely.
03/20/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay 4, Draft 2
The Land of the Dead
In chapter 7 and 8, Odysseus visits the land of dead. If I could talk to anyone who is dead, I would want to talk to Mr. Deng and say” thank you” because he opened China to the world and helped the world to know China. If Mr. Deng was still alive, I think he would push China to the highest point.
I saw Mr. Deng in my dream. He wept. I would not come closer because I was scared. Soon he said, ‘I would not harm you’.
Why come to my dream?’ I said.
I have heard many complaints,’ he said.
Yes, I think I know why you come to my dream. Let me tell you something,’ I said.
A long time ago, I saw the news about China. ‘After 20 years China will become the world’s poorest county,’ said Hillary Clinton. I agreed with Hillary’s speech. Most people didn't want to stay in China because the problem of pollution and people tried to corrupt public officials with money. Right now, the poor people became poorer, they don’t have any power and they can’t do anything. The rich people became richer, they have a lots of money to corrupt the government officials and they can do everything they wanted. For example, if they want to develop industry, they never think about of environmental pollution. The government can ignore these problems; money and power tend to corrupt. They really desires money and power. They would not focus on economy and never look forward. They are shortsighted. ‘If you were still alive, China would never like that and you would help China with a brand-new outlook,’ I said. In fact. Not only Hillary said that. I also heard the people who is the new U.S Ambassador to China. ‘Back to country roots but found root rot’ said Gary Locke. He is American Chinese. The President Obama asked him to come to China, that China and U.S relations, but unfortunately it did not. When he arrived in China, he was live with the civilian population. He didn’t take a luxury life. He didn’t stand and government officials. CCTV and ‘Guangming Daily’ to criticize him. So he was surprised. Government Department of China is rolling in luxury. China was enervated by the luxury of life. He didn’t stay along in China. He left that job because the official always kicked him around. I felt so sad.
One thing I am so happy that pulse diagnosis is the most characteristic diagnosis method in traditional chinese medicine. I hope to be able to live on.
If Mr. Deng was still alive, I believe he will push China to another highest point and he will help the world recognition China. I have a dream, I have a dream that China will look around the world to study others counties and they are very complementary. I’m looking forward, China will be better, definitely.
Surong shi
03/24/2015
Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay5, Draft2
The Sweet Life
Imagine that you have won the lottery and no longer need to work, what would a day in your life be life. If I have won the lottery and no longer need to work, I would get money first. Then I would make a plan to how to spend it. I would split the money three ways. One-third for my family, one-third for investment corporation and one-third for donate.
If I have won the lottery and no longer need to work, I would get one-third for my family. I would buy a big house for my family. If I won the lottery I would like to buy house in Florida, Miami, because I like that weather. I would spend 2 million to get the house. The house would be brick around the beach. When I open the door the fresh air would come around me refresh my mine. In my backyard I would go in for farming. For example, chinese chives, bitter gourd and water spinach cabbage, because all vegetable good for health. If you are health you would get everything. In my front yard I cultivated a small garden of my own. In my house there are had 20 rooms. Five master bedroom each for my parents, my brother, my sister, my son and me. We would also have a one formal dinner room and one informal dinner room. I would have guest room, living room and study room are all in my big house. I would travel around the world with my family. During the journey we would increase my knowledge. I would enjoy my life. I would donate one-third to help Red Cross. I would want to help someone who needs to help. I would also get a business to help someone who lose job. If you need to help, I would give a hand. Finally, one-third I would give for investment corporation to keep my old age.
If I won the lottery I would not spendthrift ways, I would enjoy it. Put money in the right way. Everything is possible that not only a dream. If you really want your sweet life you don’t need to wait for the lottery you can do it by yourself nothing is impossible.
03/24/2015
Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay5, Draft2
The Sweet Life
Imagine that you have won the lottery and no longer need to work, what would a day in your life be life. If I have won the lottery and no longer need to work, I would get money first. Then I would make a plan to how to spend it. I would split the money three ways. One-third for my family, one-third for investment corporation and one-third for donate.
If I have won the lottery and no longer need to work, I would get one-third for my family. I would buy a big house for my family. If I won the lottery I would like to buy house in Florida, Miami, because I like that weather. I would spend 2 million to get the house. The house would be brick around the beach. When I open the door the fresh air would come around me refresh my mine. In my backyard I would go in for farming. For example, chinese chives, bitter gourd and water spinach cabbage, because all vegetable good for health. If you are health you would get everything. In my front yard I cultivated a small garden of my own. In my house there are had 20 rooms. Five master bedroom each for my parents, my brother, my sister, my son and me. We would also have a one formal dinner room and one informal dinner room. I would have guest room, living room and study room are all in my big house. I would travel around the world with my family. During the journey we would increase my knowledge. I would enjoy my life. I would donate one-third to help Red Cross. I would want to help someone who needs to help. I would also get a business to help someone who lose job. If you need to help, I would give a hand. Finally, one-third I would give for investment corporation to keep my old age.
If I won the lottery I would not spendthrift ways, I would enjoy it. Put money in the right way. Everything is possible that not only a dream. If you really want your sweet life you don’t need to wait for the lottery you can do it by yourself nothing is impossible.
Surong shi
03/05/2015
Professor: Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay
How to do one thing at a time
According to the recent research article “multi-tasking at a time” is bad for human brain.
Base on my experience. It depends what do you do or how to do. For example: you put one bun in steamer spend one minute, if you put ten buns in the steamer it would be the same time as one as you spend. I also have another example: someone give you an apple, you use one minute finish eating. But if I give you ten apples, it would not be finish on time. This is my experience when I am reading book. I need to check the vocabulary. I want to remember the vocabulary and reading at a time. I spend an hour, but I am failed. I failed both vocabulary and reading. I can’t do multi-tasking at a time. When I change my mine. I separate from my reading and vocabulary. I spend 30 minute to reading and 30 minute to vocabulary. That is easiest to remember that. It is work. Some hour I just do one thing at a time is successful. That is another experience: when I want to watch TV at 6:00 and go to eat breakfast at 6:30. I combine watch TV with eat breakfast at a time it is work also. Sometime the people want to speed up what they are want to do. They try to do multiple task at a time. For example: you are going to study math. First you need to study addition and subtraction second multiplication and division. This is all the base for the math. You can’t not be skip anyone. Or If you want to speed up the algebra or geometry and base knowledge multi-tasking at a time I would be fail too. In my opinion don’t try to speed up for the math, this is very important.
We do all the research article to shown that “ the single-tasking did significantly better that their multi-tasking peer.
03/05/2015
Professor: Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay
How to do one thing at a time
According to the recent research article “multi-tasking at a time” is bad for human brain.
Base on my experience. It depends what do you do or how to do. For example: you put one bun in steamer spend one minute, if you put ten buns in the steamer it would be the same time as one as you spend. I also have another example: someone give you an apple, you use one minute finish eating. But if I give you ten apples, it would not be finish on time. This is my experience when I am reading book. I need to check the vocabulary. I want to remember the vocabulary and reading at a time. I spend an hour, but I am failed. I failed both vocabulary and reading. I can’t do multi-tasking at a time. When I change my mine. I separate from my reading and vocabulary. I spend 30 minute to reading and 30 minute to vocabulary. That is easiest to remember that. It is work. Some hour I just do one thing at a time is successful. That is another experience: when I want to watch TV at 6:00 and go to eat breakfast at 6:30. I combine watch TV with eat breakfast at a time it is work also. Sometime the people want to speed up what they are want to do. They try to do multiple task at a time. For example: you are going to study math. First you need to study addition and subtraction second multiplication and division. This is all the base for the math. You can’t not be skip anyone. Or If you want to speed up the algebra or geometry and base knowledge multi-tasking at a time I would be fail too. In my opinion don’t try to speed up for the math, this is very important.
We do all the research article to shown that “ the single-tasking did significantly better that their multi-tasking peer.
Surong Shi
03/09/2015
Professor: Jennifer Sack
Class: 2A
Eassay3, Draft 2
Odysseus Decision
Odysseus is a responsible, brave and filial man. His journey is full of hardships. Right now, he has two choices: one is continue his journey back to Ithaca. Another one is go to New York to start his new life. I think he should continue his journey back to Ithaca because he loves his family so much.
Odysseus’ decision is very important. He enjoys the company of his family-his aged mother and father, his loving wife, and their small son. His mother despairs because she thinks she could never see Odysseus again, so she has decided to commit suicide. His father is withdrawn from the country and lives in seclusion. When you grow up, your parents grow old and weak, they need your help and support. They also want their children by their side, and enjoy time together. Odysseus wife is a virtuous and beautiful woman and his son is very smart. When he left home more then ten years ago, she took care of his parents and his son. Every day, she wove her cloths at her loom and caught sight of her husband walking in the door. Most women would give their husbands up ten years ago, but his beloved wife and son believe he is alive and still wait for him to come back and reunite with the family.
Many times he fights enemies and all his convictions deserts him, but only the family can keep the faith. So he has to back to Ithaca. When Odysseus grows old, he will not regret his decision. He will spend his whole life to protect his family.
Surong shi
04/15/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay5 Draft3
My Progress
In my progress, I have improved with writing, reading, grammar and listening because of my teacher and my classmates. Without one the other suffers. Together they have made me better and better.
I have improved in my reading. If I didn’t come here I would never know how to improve my reading. When I came here, my teacher gave me a book,” Tales From the Odyssey.” That is a book all in English. I had never read an all-English book before. I thought this is very difficult for me, but I got it. I finished that whole book. During my reading, I use my dictionary a lot, because I don’t understand the words in the book. I tried to read the book more and more until I remember and understand it. Right now I like reading a lot, because reading is the best way to improve my grammar and writing. This class makes me love to read.
I have also improved in my writing since I came here. I didn’t know what an essay was. I tried to write my first essay. It was too short and had no main idea. Over the next few weeks, the teacher gave me a lot of essays. I felt so sad, because I didn’t know how to write. The teacher was very friendly to teach me how to write the essay, how to make an main idea, how to follow the idea to write it. I tried to write more and more. Later the teacher returned my essay, told me where the errors were, and let me know how to correct the grammar. The teacher told me how to make an essay easy. In my opinion, we need every week to write an essay to improve writing. If you write more and more, you would get more ideas for your writing and improve more in your essay.
The class makes me feel great, because it combines reading, writing, listening and grammar. I always make the timetable for myself. The harder I study, the more an improve. Education’s root is bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
A longtime study will change your life. So far you might not feel any change, but it is working now.
03/09/2015
Professor: Jennifer Sack
Class: 2A
Eassay3, Draft 2
Odysseus Decision
Odysseus is a responsible, brave and filial man. His journey is full of hardships. Right now, he has two choices: one is continue his journey back to Ithaca. Another one is go to New York to start his new life. I think he should continue his journey back to Ithaca because he loves his family so much.
Odysseus’ decision is very important. He enjoys the company of his family-his aged mother and father, his loving wife, and their small son. His mother despairs because she thinks she could never see Odysseus again, so she has decided to commit suicide. His father is withdrawn from the country and lives in seclusion. When you grow up, your parents grow old and weak, they need your help and support. They also want their children by their side, and enjoy time together. Odysseus wife is a virtuous and beautiful woman and his son is very smart. When he left home more then ten years ago, she took care of his parents and his son. Every day, she wove her cloths at her loom and caught sight of her husband walking in the door. Most women would give their husbands up ten years ago, but his beloved wife and son believe he is alive and still wait for him to come back and reunite with the family.
Many times he fights enemies and all his convictions deserts him, but only the family can keep the faith. So he has to back to Ithaca. When Odysseus grows old, he will not regret his decision. He will spend his whole life to protect his family.
Surong shi
04/15/2015
Professor Jennifer Sack
Class 2A
Essay5 Draft3
My Progress
In my progress, I have improved with writing, reading, grammar and listening because of my teacher and my classmates. Without one the other suffers. Together they have made me better and better.
I have improved in my reading. If I didn’t come here I would never know how to improve my reading. When I came here, my teacher gave me a book,” Tales From the Odyssey.” That is a book all in English. I had never read an all-English book before. I thought this is very difficult for me, but I got it. I finished that whole book. During my reading, I use my dictionary a lot, because I don’t understand the words in the book. I tried to read the book more and more until I remember and understand it. Right now I like reading a lot, because reading is the best way to improve my grammar and writing. This class makes me love to read.
I have also improved in my writing since I came here. I didn’t know what an essay was. I tried to write my first essay. It was too short and had no main idea. Over the next few weeks, the teacher gave me a lot of essays. I felt so sad, because I didn’t know how to write. The teacher was very friendly to teach me how to write the essay, how to make an main idea, how to follow the idea to write it. I tried to write more and more. Later the teacher returned my essay, told me where the errors were, and let me know how to correct the grammar. The teacher told me how to make an essay easy. In my opinion, we need every week to write an essay to improve writing. If you write more and more, you would get more ideas for your writing and improve more in your essay.
The class makes me feel great, because it combines reading, writing, listening and grammar. I always make the timetable for myself. The harder I study, the more an improve. Education’s root is bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
A longtime study will change your life. So far you might not feel any change, but it is working now.