5) Life Choice: Should I Stay or Should I Go? [Categories: Life Choice, Making Connections]: Please complete the following:
I am going to present my argument if the girl in the story keep the baby and stay in her relationship with the man in this post and also a narrative story about when i stay or leave a difficult situation. In the short story of "Hills like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway, there are two main characters, the American and the girl, are in the relationship. The girl is pregnant that they are not expected. Hence, they decided to take the abortion. However, before taking the train to the place where she might take the action, the girl had the dilemma whether to take it or not.
Since the story offers so little information about the background and appearance of the characters and the writer doesn't provide the girl's final choice, he made us think by myself for the girl's ending. At the beginning of the story, the girl told to the man that the hills across the valley of the Ebro, river in the northern Spain looked like white elephant and he had never seen one. White elephant often symbolizes an item that an owner no longer wants. Thus, she was trying to remind him that she is pregnant but he was like ignoring them. Again she described that hills were lovely. but at that time the man said that abortion was just an simple operation and not really an operation at all, she said nothing , which might mean she didn't agree with the man's words. He also said that that was the only thing that bothered them and made them unhappy , and afterward they would be happy and alright. Moreover, she also convinced that once she took the operation, they would never get it back again. She was trying to change his decision by reminding him again and again about the baby, but he thought as only the simple operation and after that they would have the whole world. When he told her that she shouldn't feel that way, she said she didn't feel any way but she just knew things. In that case, she may be ensure about somethings that might make them unhappy was not because of the baby but because of their decision over the baby, the abortion. This is why i think she might keep her baby. At the last paragraph, she smiled at him and let him carry their heavy bags to the other side of the station. That action make me believe that she will continue the relationship with the man. If not, she wouldn't smile and don't let him take her own bag. A windy day in December 2015, my footsteps, full of confidence, were quicker and more than the usual, heading towards the building 5, third floor. As the wind was hard, i grip my sheets tightly on the left hand and on the right was T-square. Two weeks before that day, I was asked to draw a picnic shelter as my very first project. I was working hard days and nights for that project. A week before the presentation, I asked for the suggestion and what I needed to know for the presentation from the instructor Aye about my final draft. She said that it was good enough, and I didn't need to worry about it and they want to focus only on design. I was lost in my thought. When I heard the professor Mg’s voice, I found out I was now in front of the presentation room. “Sticks your sheets on the board and prepare for the presentation. Remember the top view is at the first place and front then right and section.”, he said. “Yes, sir” I saw the stands and the board to tap the sheets, and five seats for professors and instructors from our department. When I walked into the room with my heart pounding so fast, I noticed that only three seats were filled; professor Mg, associate professor Thu, and instructor Aye. I was pretty nervous, but I took the deep breath, giving myself courage, “I can do it!”. “Hello, this is roll no. 26, Zun Phyu Thant. Today, I am going to present my picnic shelter, which is 30ft wide and 10ft tall.” I paused for a while as the professor Thu and instructor Aye are talking to each other. "Just continue your presentation”, professor Mg said. “I create the uncomplicated design and contemporary style.” “Ok, I get it. Which material will you use for that building?”, only professor Mg was paying attention to me. “The base and walls are with cement and all the windows are with glasses.” "What type of glass?” the professor Mg asked. “I have no idea.” “Haven’t you taken the lectures about it?” “The lecture hasn’t covered the types of glass for the construction yet.” “Are you sure it hasn’t covered about them yet?” asked instructor Aye. “How could you don’t know? Even the same year civil students know better than you. Don’t you feel ashamed for your major?”, again she said. “That girl is talking a lot and using her phone while I am teaching. She is just a bad student.”, she convinced to the head professor Mg. “No, I am not that type of person and I am trying my best for this project.” “You better not cover up. Time is up. As you don’t know the basic thong like that, we couldn’t pass you. Plus, we don’t need a student like you.” “But you said my work is alright and I don’t need to worry?” “This is because you wouldn’t have enough time to prepare.” “Please give me five more minutes, let me show my work what I prepared.” “Our time is precious. we don’t want to waste our time a student like you.” I was trembling so much that I couldn't say a word. Tears were filling up, I couldn't stand there anymore. I came out from the room. When I walked down the street, the leaves were falling from like my dream was fainting away from my mind. I put all my heart and soul into that project. This is unfair for me to deserve like that. I spent all my time to make their old school method to design and draw, but their five minutes were precious and what about our time for drawing? All I got was a failure. Moreover, since there was no make-up nor another try, I needed to wait one more year to reattend the class. Should I bear this burden from this messed up education system or get out of it? I cooled down myself and thought carefully which choice should be better for me. ‘It is never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday, try something different today.”, once my father said. Then, I realized that I am not the one who failed, they are the ones who failed to prevent my dream. From their failure, I could take the advantage to restart my life and career at America. I love this place, full of the modernized technology, better education system, no old school way and friendly professors and instructors. One day, after I get my degree, I can proof that I receive an international standard degree and will get better job opportunities because they failed me. I had learned this, ‘In any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it.’, adapted from Caine Scrutiny by Lawrence Eisenberg. I believe that the lessons from the failure may lead to my future goals precisely and successfully.
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4) Life Choice: To Tell the Truth? [Categories: Life Choice, Making Connections]: Please complete the following:
In this week of class, I am going to write about the argument of the family's choice to deceive Wang's grandmother from What You Don't Know (Lulu Wang) and the narrative story of my important choice to tell the truth or lie that had a major impact on me or someone else. Before writing about the argument, I would like to summarize the story of What You Don't Know. Wang's grandmother, NaiNai, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and given no more than three months to live. Lulu wanted to tell the truth to her grandmother and comfort her, but her family decided to lie as they only wanted to give her joy according to a Chinese traditional belief, mental health is related to physical health.
Even though mental health can some kind be connected to physical health, I don't think it is the right way to deceive NaiNai instead of being hospitalized. First of all, every one may not enjoy being deceived. Imagine which situation will hurt us more if our beloved one is cheating and get caught by us or he let us know he can no longer be your beloved one beforehand. For sure, we will be angrier and sadder if we are dumped than knowing the truth. If NaiNai may later realize the truth by suffering the symptoms of the cancer, she will feel shocked. If she knew before the things got worse, she might be able to make up her mind to withstand the pain. Adapted from "Caine Scrutiny" by Lawrence Eisenberg, in any situation in life that is negative, there is something positive you can do with it." Thus, at least, she got three months when she could fulfill her wishes before she died. She may want to take care of something like travelling to Japan or America where she can see her sons and granddaughter or admitting her sin if she has or doing good deeds or saying goodbye to someone she love. By doing so, it will be better for her to accept the death. In spite of the fact that her family worried she would be shocked and her mental health would be disturbed if she knew her situation, she might be able to manage and endure the truth as she is old enough to make her own decision. Thus, in my opinion, deceiving NaiNai is like underestimating her decision towards her life and health. "You must not be in a relationship with someone before you can stand on your own.", said my father. " You are not allowed to have a boyfriend or girlfriend before you settle your own life." said my mother, aunts, uncles and relatives. That kind of words don't startle not only me but also my siblings and cousins as we hear frequently. Due to the words, we don't dare to admit our relationship status openly to our family. Just for fun, I asked them if we cannot find our spouse even though we settle down. They said they can find the arranged marriage for us. They believe that we will not be able to concentrate on our own life especially education when we are in the relationship, and we may get married to the bad guys without proper thoughts and struggle our lives before if we are in the relationship. In my country, it is the tradition that young people must follow to older people's words without contradicting. Thus, we cannot rebel against them. What if we do so? When i was 18, i got my first boyfriend. I wanted to date but I cannot go out unless my school time. I had no choice but i took absent from some of my classes. One day, my uncle told me that someone saw me, holding hand and crossing the road. Also my mom with the red eyes, almost about to cry asked me," Are you dating without studying? How dare you are! You don't even know properly whether that guy is good or not". I also am tired of hiding things out. I burst out the truth. I have no idea why they can't even look at our points of view. A 18-year-old child is not too young to take care of their own things. "You should let us separate what is right or wrong with our own thoughts, experiences, not your belief. Being in a relationship doesn't mean that I am going to marry him right now. We are still looking at each other if we can continue or not. Let me take care of my own relationship, I am old enough.", I said to my mother. The result was all of my relatives pointed me that I am a rude and spoil child. After that, I cannot go out by myself but only with my other cousin and no longer dating. I realized that they don't deserve to know the truth. 3) Life Choice: The Powers That Be? [Categories: Life Choice, Making Connections]: Please copy and paste the following bullet points into your blog post and complete the following:
Margaret, a black girl, a maid at the white woman house, was discriminated by her racist boss, Mrs Cuillnan by calling her name 'Mary' instead of 'Margaret' without her consent just because it was too long for her to call the full name. Thus why, she intentionally broke the casserole dish and two green glass cups, which Mrs Cuillnan valued most in order to compensate that she was insult.
If i were her, I would choose the way she did for two reasons. In the paragraph, there is one incomplete sentence, " Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words.. '. I would like to finish that sentence. Words can even break our deepest mind and soul. My first reason is that it is hard to bear the load of the words than the pain. Plus, most people don't want to be anybody else in fact they love just the way they are. Also, Margaret wanted to enjoy the way she was. not to be 'Mary', a clumsy little black nigger, what Mrs Cuillnan named without her consent. Hence, she was feeling painful deep inside her heart whenever she heard 'Mary'. Moreover, one may not recognize or understand other people's situation until he face his own.She took the action to revenge her pain by breaking the most valued possessions of her boss. Due to that, Mrs Cuillnan got hysteria and finally realized her real name again. During the war, my grandfathers moved from China to Myanmar, my home country and married to my grandmothers from Myanmar. Thus, my parents and our siblings are half Chinese and half Burmese. During my seventh grade, I got a new friend, smart little girl , transferred from another school .We used to hang out and study together. She was clever enough to get the first place in that seventh grade. My grade was on the average. One day, my other friend told me that she called me that stupid mixed blood girl and even though i used to study together with her, i couldn't get the first place like her. I couldn't believe what my other friend said as I thought she was not that kind of person, may be we became close enough to be a best friend for me. Later, she recorded her voice and prove it. Thus, I started thinking what i should do. Should i ignore the words she said behind my back? Or should i challenge her words 'stupid mixed blood girl'?. If i ignored her words, she would continue thinking me a stupid. How dare she call me like that! I noticed that i couldn't stand and ignore her words. I told her to apologize for her words but what she said was if i get better mark than her on the exam, she will. I studied hard and finally i beat her. She said sorry but i said " Thanks to you, because of your words, I was never ever stupid.' 2) Writing Process Quote Collage [Categories: Writing Process, Reflection]: Please copy and paste the following bullet points into blog post and complete the following:
In this post, I am going to provide the quotes about writing process, was created together by I, Don, Hannah and Lenin from The Daily Writing Routines of Great Writers (Maria Popova), Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott), and Zen in the Art of Writing (Ray Bradbury), and our group quotes about writing process.
Bird by Bird: some instructions of writing and life (Anne Lamott)
1) The Proust Questionnaire [Category: Proust Questionnaire]:
Introduction In this post, I will provide answers to the The Proust Questionnaire. This is the first blog post I am writing for my English 100 course, and I think my answers will provide my readers with insight into my identity, my approach to life, and my views on the world. __1.__What is your idea of perfect happiness? [insert a sentence or two to answer the question]. My idea of perfect happiness is not an accident but a choice. __2.__What is your greatest fear? My greatest fear is left behind the other people when competing. __3.__What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Crying when I got too angry is the trait I most deplore in myself. __4.__What is the trait you most deplore in others? The trait I most deplore in others is being selfish and greedy. __5.__Which living person do you most admire? The living person I most admire is my elder sister. __6.__What is your greatest extravagance? Spending most of my money on the food is my greatest extravagance. __7.__What is your current state of mind? Being energized after the long holiday is my current state of mind. __8.__What do you consider the most overrated virtue? The most overrated virtue for me is listening to older people because they are older than you. __9.__On what occasion do you lie? As my parents don't like their children have boyfriends, i have to lie about my relationship. __10.__What do you most dislike about your appearance? My appearance that I disliked most is being fat. __11.__Which living person do you most despise? I had some friends who talked bad things about me behind my back. I hate them. __12.__What is the quality you most like in a man? I don't have answer for this and next question as i believe the gender equality. __13.__What is the quality you most like in a woman? __14.__Which words or phrases do you most overuse? "I think i can't do it anymore" is that I most overuse. __15.__What or who is the greatest love of your life? The greatest love of my life is my mother. __16.__When and where were you happiest? The moment when i realized that i am not stupid what other people gossiped behind my back was my happiest time. __17.__Which talent would you most like to have? I would most like to have is smart like Einstein or Leonardo Da Vinci. __18.__If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? If i could change one thing about myself, it would be my introverted mind. __19.__What do you consider your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement will be the time when i can find a suitable job after my graduation. __20.__If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? If I were to die and come back as a person, I would be Issac Newton. __21.__Where would you most like to live? I most like to live at America with my family. __22.__What is your most treasured possession? My most treasured possession is my board games. __23.__What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? __24.__What is your favorite occupation? My favorite occupation is an engineer. __25.__What is your most marked characteristic? My most marked characteristic is being an antisocial. __26.__What do you most value in your friends? Understanding and helping each other are the most value in my friends. __27.__Who are your favorite writers? My favorite writers are William Shakespeare, Emily Bronte and Shirley Russak Wachtel. __28.__Who is your hero of fiction? My hero of fiction is Blima from "A Holocaust Survivor". __29.__Which historical figure do you most identify with? __30.__Who are your heroes in real life? My heroes in real life are my parents and my sister. __31.__What are your favorite names? __32.__What is it that you most dislike? __33.__What is your greatest regret? My greatest regret is the time when i chose the wrong major that i was not fit in. __34.__How would you like to die? I would like to die with amnesia. __35.__What is your motto? NO PAIN, NO GAIN! |
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