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May I skip the blog assignment of this week? I guess I may not.  I am too tried to write.  My right hand hurts but I don't know why.  There's something wrong with the doggone Internet because I can't open some websites.  It's late right now.  I want to go to bed but I can't because I just found that I got a lot of work to do.  I really want to get all of them done tonight, but I know that is impossible.  Whenever I start to do homework of weekends, I like to start with writing.  The reason why I like to do that is unknown.  I think I'll have to think about it later.  Now I think I'll have to stop talking things that are not related to each other and start to thinking about what am I going to write tonight.  Wait, may I just treat this blog like Free-writing or a simple journey.  I don't feel like to focus on one item right now and I don't want to pick any topic either,  What I want right now is just keep typing even though my mind is not really well-organized now. 

I do not feel good because I got an AW3 on my timed-writing today.  But I really appreciate my writing teacher's comments and encouragement.  I really learned a lot through AW3 Writing Class and Grammar Link Class.  Thank Ron and Lynn,   You guys are really good teacher.  Also, thank all my classmates.  You guys all are good persons and everyone has been working really hard. 

Two more weeks to go, we will finish the last section of this year.  If I can pass all of the classes that I am taking right now, I will finish ELP by the end of the section.  I thought I had been waiting this moment for such a long time.  However, when it is approaching, I do not feel as good as I thought because I realized that I am going to leave VCU.   Seriously, I like VCU.  VCU is the place where my America life begins.  No matter the life is boring or not, the experience at VCU is really precious. 

Life goes on.  Another part of life journey is waiting for me.  I will face up to it and never move back.

I am going to write the blog assignment early again. I love to write whenever I feel like to write and toady is the right day again. It seems I have a good mood now, isn't it? However, what I am going to express is not as exciting as the beginning of the blog seems like because there are something make me feel maudlin.

The sad thing that I heard in this week is my friend is going out of the town for college. I probably should not say this is sad because it is a good thing for my friend. I am trying to be happy when I am in front of her. As she said, even though she will not go out of town, we still can not meet each other very often afterwards. I just can not help to feel sad. She is the friend who helps me whenever I feel depressed. I tell her everything no matter if it's embarrassed because I know she will help me to solve it. I also love to share my happiness with her. I always act like a kid when we stay together because I really just treat her like my sister. She is the only one who I can totally trust because I know she always stands by my side and support me. She gives me suggestions of what should I do and what should not be doing. I want to tell her, I will never forget the time we have spent together and I will try my best to keep our promise. I am not sure whether I will find some other bosom friends in the future, but she is absolutely one of them. The friendship between us will never ever disappear.

I will treasure the rest of time we can stay together. I don't wanna make it too sad because I know we will remember and never lose touch with each other.

According to the text book which name is New Directions, gender roles are the distinct values and expectations associated with female and with male character, behaviors, and appearance. (p. 186). In my view, there should not exist many distinct values and expectations between female roles and male roles because of two reasons: females and males both should take their responsibility to society and excessively point out the gender roles would bring out sex discrimination.

Females and males are equal, so they should take the same responsibility to society. The society values and expectations should be given by both females and males because they are the formation of society. To work outside is not only the males job but also it is the females. On the other hand, male should do some housework at home and do not think taking care of home is only what females supposed to do. Females and males both should know their roles for the society are the same, not just one aspect. The full and equal participation of both females and males in all spheres of life is essential to social development.

Another reason why there should not exist many values and expectations differences between females and males is that sex discrimination would be brought out by excessively point out the gender roles. In the modern society, everyone is worthy to be respected and educated. Both females and males can get high-quality education and make contributions to society. We can not judge the values of both genders arbitrarily. If we mention the gender roles excessively, it would make some unnecessary arguments. Therefor, gender roles should not be discriminated excessively.

We should give both genders credits for the contributions that they make, but not focus on the the distinct values and expectations of gender roles too strongly.

Reference:

Gardner, Peter S. (2005). New directions. New York: Cambridge university press.

 Today is the last day of Fall 1 section. Fortunately, I've done all my work that I was supposed to do. I went to the gym after the last class. I did some running and swam a little bit, even though I don't really how to swim.  Now, I am sitting in front of the computer, listening music, and thinking about what I am going to type. I'm sure I'm not going to write an essay that has to have a thesis statement, three topic sentences or something like that. I get tired of it. So, I want to try a different writing style tonight.

I used to like to write, I used to like using words to express my feeling and emotion. I don't know since when the habit has been set aside because I'm not sure since when I have been trying to hide everything in my mind. I have been locking myself in my little world, and never want to go out. Actually, I don't know when I start to enjoy being alone. Studying alone, staying alone, and dreaming alone. I think this probably is the seamy side of my personality. However, when I stay with my friends, I still can have fun, 

Everyone changes while the surrounding is changing, either in a good way or bad way. I think I have been changing a lot. I am not the one I used to be. I don't mean that I don't the way I am. What I want to say is that experience and surrounding make people automatically change, or grow up. We can't do whatever we want, and can't be the way we want to be because we have to act acceptably while we are approaching the real society. The world is lovely, but it's still realistic and cruel. The only thing we can do is just to make ourselves be acceptable. Otherwise, we will be left at a competition disadvantage in the real world.

Life is supported by convictions. No matter what happens, no matter what type of person we meet, what we have to do is just to strengthen our convictions. No matter what kind of convictions we have, we must believe that nothing can swing our convictions until we achieve them. As the propulsion of our life, convictions spur on us to be successful. Only if we aim at the purpose, nothing can obstruct the way to success.

Tomorrow is another day. Nothing can be shocked and unacceptable. What I would like to do is to confront everything by using intelligence and courage.

I have chose the topic which is to discuss the quotation of James Baldwin's. I like this topic because I agree what the quotation says, “The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself , to make his own decision.” In my view, this is exact what eduction purpose should be. The essay that I am going to write about will include two points to support the quotation, which are students have to learn how to make their own decisions, and to discriminate right between wrong is very important to students. I want all of my readers agree with what the quotation says. I want my readers realize that the most important education purpose is “to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself..” I think I will probably to use the additional reading article in our text book which is named The Teacher Who Changed My Life for support. Actually, I have not read it yet, but from the name of the article, I guess it can be related to the essay I am going to write. I usually do not really like to use people's articles to support what I want to say because everyone's opinion is different. I much prefer to just use my own ideas to explain what I want to write about. If I have to use some resources, I think I will just go on line, and search some words which are similar with my ideas. Be honest, I do not want to do that. I think it will make no sense for me to go to find resources just because I have to use resources to support my essay. Therefore, looking for resources could be the hardest part for me. I have not known where I am going to find those resources. Anyway, I will try my best to finish this essay and good luck for me and everyone.

After read the article, which name is Multiple Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence, I have had a new concept about what intelligence exactly is, especially the multiple intelligence's explanation and different categories. I believe the new-type concept of multiple intelligence could make a good influence on curriculum design of formal education because the department of curriculum design could based on students' different intelligence situation to design classes, and it could make students take more interest in whatever classes they take.

According to the multiple intelligence theory of Gardner's in this article, almost every normal student should have his own intelligence on at least one aspect so that the department of curriculum design could based on students' different intelligence situation to design classes for them in order to help them discover their potential furthest. I believe that every student would want to take the classes which are they are interested in because they are good it. The department of curriculum design could make different class plans to every student to let them to give play to what they are good at. Students could make the maximal success on the scope of what if really fit for them because they have distinct intelligence on it.

Students would absolutely take more interest in what they are expert at because they would gain more confidence when they are dong it. When students are interested in what they are good at, it could be a huge advantage for them to study. I think the department of curriculum design would like to that happens on every student so that they would not have to worry about how to arrange classes for students to let them study hard because they will study hard when they find what's interest them.

Everyone would appreciate if students will automatically study hard so that let us help students to find what they are intelligent on, and let them do a good job on what they are good at.

      Libraries used to be one of the most important place in students' life, and it also suppose to be now. However, while the computer technology has been rapidly developed in last twenty years, students have been gradually ignoring the function of libraries. As author Rothenberg says in his article which is named How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students' Research Paper: The computer screen, the gateway to the world sitting right on their desks, promises instant access- but actually offers only a pale, two- dimensional version of a real library. It shows that computers could not supplant the status of libraries. I agree with that by three reasons which are libraries are full of books, information from libraries is more creditable, and reading in libraries could be a good way to let students be able to think.

      As we know,libraries store thousands and thousands various books. I heard about the United States Library of Congress has approximately 32 millions books. I do not mean every library has a huge number of books like that, but we could see libraries are really abound with books. All kind of book spread out to a lot of realms of knowledge, such as history, politic and a variety of academic subjects. All books in libraries are organized and classified so that students are able to find whatever information they need. Libraries not only offer books, but also provide different kinds of newspapers and magazines. Just because of libraries provide many types of information references, libraries are the best place for students to do research papers. That is why Rothenberg said the computer offers two- dimensional version of a real library.

      Information from libraries is more creditable than other references because it through strict investigate about the facts when it be published. On the Internet, students can not be sure if what they read if true, but in a non-fiction book it is more reliable than the Internet. Therefore, students will never worry about they would get wrong information from libraries. True information is much better than information consist of fragments and summaries make no sense that are found on Internet.

      Reading serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. It is very important for students to develop their reading ability. Imagine that when you sit in a library, and hold a literal masterpiece, detailedly relish every sentence from the book, and roaming in the sea of artistic conception. How wonderful that is. Reading could lead students into a colorful world, and help them to ponder the life's essence. Instead of the way grab or steal information on the Internet to damage students' ability of thinking, through reading material to discover some new thoughts of ideas from them own is much better. Rosthenberg said that computers only offer pale information because it does not have intellectual value, of course seem pale.

      Admittedly, the development of computer technology is a symbol of society progress. However, students should know that libraries are more useful than the Internet. They not only provide enough information to students, but also could help students acquire good studying habits.