Opinion Essay

Should Students Wear School Uniforms?

Do you think wearing school uniforms has any advantages? It is one hundred percent of people agreed with the question in my data. However, there are some arguments for wearing or not wearing school uniforms. Some students think wearing uniforms is not fashionable because they want looking unique and differentiate themselves from others. In contrast, I agree wear school uniforms because of several advantages that result from wearing them.

First of all, if students wear uniforms, they can save a lot of time when they are choosing clothed and they can focus on their school work. Actually, there are Five-sixths of the people spend more than 20 minutes for choosing their cloth every day in my data. Obviously, many people waste a lot of time for choosing clothes before they go to school, and they never want to spend time to study. In fact, Reef, my classmate, agreed with me. She said that “Students cannot focus their school work because they spend time for care about how people look them”.  For example, after my sister received her score of final exam from her school, she always said she didn’t have enough time to prepare for exams. However, she spent two or three hours to choose the clothes that she wanted to wear every day. Therefore, I thought if she spent the same two or three hours to study, she might have enough time to prepare for her tests. So, I think if wearing uniforms, it might help them to save a lot of time and to improve their grades.

Secondly, wearing uniforms could help schools to distinguish their students easily because all students would wear the same uniform in school. Also, the school should isolate strangers who are not allowed to enter the school and keep the school safe. In the statistics, there are 90 percent of people agree with students wear school uniform could be protect. For instance, when I was in junior high school, all students were ordered to wear the uniforms every day. One day, a stranger entered our school and bothered the students. Students were scared. After a while, the stranger was caught by a teacher. Then the teacher said that he could catch the stranger easily because he did not wear our uniform. In fact, wearing the uniform not only helps schools distinguish their students easily, but also it helps to protect students. Also, my roommate, JT said “It is a good idea. Because students wear same cloth in school, they can be protected.”

Furthermore, students don’t make fun of others as much when everyone is wearing a uniform. Some students like to analyze the clothes that people wear. My classmate, Lorena said “Even though she knew that is wrong, she had made fun of others when she was in high school.” Some students are poor; they don’t have money to buy nice clothes. Students might laugh at poor students’ clothes. For example, most of my classmates in my senior high school, always wore gorgeous clothes, and they liked to judge the cloth which classmates wore. A few of my classmates couldn’t buy new clothes constantly also they didn’t have enough money to buy nicer clothes. So, they were frequently made fun of. In fact, if we wear uniforms, that will not be happening.

To sum up, wearing school uniforms has many advantages. Students can save a lot of time to choose cloth every day, be easily distinguished from strangers, and experience less teasing regarding their clothing. So, I think students should wear school uniforms.

Definition paragraph

Red Envelopes

Red envelopes are money that we give our family or friends when we celebrate any joyous occasion. There are several meanings of red envelopes when we give them to others. In fact, we always give even numbers of money in a red envelope because pairs mean good things will be doubled. For example, when my cousin got married, my mother gave 2200 NT dollars for her of a red envelope, which means she wished the couple would be happy forever. Also, we give red envelopes on the Chinese New Year because the color of red in Chinese culture means happiness. When we give red envelopes, we hope others will have a new and good beginning in a new year. By the way, that means hoping others’ wishes will come true. Moreover, sometimes we give others red envelopes because we want to encourage him or her. For instance, my sister had won a singing competition, and my mother gave her a red envelope because my mother hoped she would never give up and keep hard. All in all, red envelopes represent celebration and blessing.

Educational System compare/contrast

Time Spent in School Between Taiwan and Saudi Arabia

        There are many differences regarding the amount of time students spend in school between Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. The first difference is about the number of year of schooling that students need to attend. Both Taiwanese and Saudi Arabian students need to spend more than ten years attending required education. In Taiwan, there are 12 years in required education for students. However, in Saudi Arabia, students spend 13 years in compulsory education. The next difference is related to how the years of schooling are divided these two countries have a little difference about the levels of required education. For example, in Saudi Arabia, students should start from kindergarten, whereas Taiwanese students start from elementary school. But both of these two countries’ students need to attend elementary school and continue to senior high school. Then concerning the number of days spent in school per week, Taiwan and Saudi Arabia are not alike. Similarity, Taiwanese and Saudi Arabian students spend five days per week in school. However, the hours spend in school are different. In Taiwan, students need spend 10 hours in high school per day, whereas in Saudi Arabia students only spend 7 hours in high school per day. Furthermore, these two countries have different lengths for their summer vocation. In fact, in Taiwan, students have 8 weeks for their summer vacation. However, students have 10 weeks for summer vacation in Saudi Arabia. In contrast, both of these two counties have summer vocation. To sum up, although there are some differences and similar about time spend in school between Taiwan and Saudi Arabia, all of students have to study and spend time in school.

Nice Places For Your Vacation

     Hawaii and Alaska are good places to visit. There are some differences between them. These different features will be showing in regard to accommodation, climate and natural beauty. The accommodations in Alaska and Hawaii are range from basic to luxury, but the hotel’s quality in Alaska is better than in Hawaii. Then there are two differences in climate between Alaska and Hawaii. First, in Alaska, the temperature is perfect in the summer, and there is no humidity. But in Hawaii, it can be hot and humid during the summer. Second, in Alaska, it rains less than in Hawaii. About the natural beauty, Alaska has the highest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley, and it has the Chugach Mountains. In addition, glaciers in Alaska are awesome. However, the beaches in Hawaii are the most beautiful in the world, and Hawaii has Volcano National Park and Waimea Canyon. To sum up, both Hawaii and Alaska are nice places, and each one has their own features. This information can help you get a good decision when choosing the best place to visit.

The View From my window

The View From my window

            There is a special view outside of my window, and there is always something interesting outside. In front of my window, there is a big parking space. In the parking space, there are cars, plants, and my neighborhood. There are many different colors and sizes of cars in the parking space, but there is a red, small car always parked on the right hand in front of my window.  From the view on the left side of my window, one can see some beautiful plants such as apple trees. Under the apple trees, there are many pretty flowers and tiny blades of grass. Sometimes, I see some falled apples on the grass that cover the flowers. Actually, my neighbors are from different countries. They always have some activites at the parking space such as BBQ parties or birthday parties, and they always do  the actives in front of the apple trees near the parking square. Finally, I think the view from my window is interesting because the parking space in front of my window has a lot of special things such as neighborhood parties and a good view of nature.

How to drive a teacher crazy?

     Follow these suggestions and you will drive your teacher crazy. The first suggestion is to enter the class, go to the desk and sleep on it. The teacher will probably shout at you; however, pretend you didn't hear him. Next, the teacher will come to you and dump water on your face. After that, you should laugh in his face and keep sleeping because that will make him more angry. The second suggestion is to turn on your phone and keep it to ringing. The teacher will ask you to turn off your phone. Then you can take the broken phone from the floor and throw it away and take out a new phone and start make noise agian. The teacher may give you a punishment. The third suggestion is to start to  encourage your classmates to be like you. The teacher will know that you affected your classmates. After that, he will kick you out of class and bring you back after 5 minutes. Then when you return to class and still influence your classmates, your teacher must try to kick you out again. Finally, bring a rubber band on a lot of small piece papers with you and start to snak the teacher with balls of paper. He will probably send you to the principle's office, but you should pretend like you didn't do anything wrong. They will sespend you for 3 days.

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 Fighting is not allowed in everywhere. Look at this picture, the girl looks happy and proud of  herself.  She is sitting on the wood bench. There are some bulletins on the girl’s right wall, and there is a painting, and some colorful shits near the picture.  In the painting, there are two little children holding hands in the picture which looks so peaceful. Then on the right hand of the picture, there has a field box. It is full because there are some parts of yellow shits are out of the field. However, the girl looks like she wins a fight because there is a bruise in her left eye socket, and she looks happy. Maybe her opponent was difficult to deal with because her cloth and hair are in disorder. The principal's office is on the left side of the girl. The principal is talking to her mother, and they may want to punish her. In the end, the girl is a example that to tell us don’t  fight.   

To Being A Successful IECP Student

To Being A Successful IECP Student

There are some steps to being a successful IECP student. A successful IECP student should arrive in class on time, finish their homework on time, and study hard. First of all, students should be in class on time because they may have a completely new lesson. For example, when I studied in junior high school, my best friend was always late to class. She missed a lot of important notes in the classes. When we had a final exam, she got a really bad score. Secondly, students need to finish their homework on time because they might have new homework to do after class every day. If students don’t finish the schoolwork on time, it will affect students’ learning. For instance, my cousin could not follow lessons correctly because he usually didn’t finish his homework on time. So he missed many opportunity to practice. Third, a successful student has to study hard because students are responsible for their own education. Accordingly, nobody can help them to study or do exams. In addition, I left my home country to study in the U.S. alone because I want to improve my English ability. If I don’t study hard, I will not be taking advantage of this opportunity to improve my English. In conclusion, being in class on time, finishing the homework on time, and studing hard are very important behaviors for a student who wants to be a successful IECP student.

Can Animals Think?

Summary of Can Animals Think?

     In the FYI article, " Can Animals Thinks? ", Karen Blanchard said that many scientists believe animals are intelligent. One of the examples is a chimpanzee, Dandy, who was able to eat a piece of fruit. Next, the research shows that a heron in Japan could make and use a tool. In addition, Alex is a parrot who uses language to communicate. Then an octopus in Italy can open a jar because it learned by watching another animal. Finally, Timmy is a gorilla that has felled in love. In conclusion, animals' behavior to shows they can think.



EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes

Summary of EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes

     In the article, "EU OKs Mobile Phones on Planes" from Breaking News English Sean Banville mentions the European Union is the first region to allow people use cell phone on flight, but not everyone like an airplane full of mobile phone chatter. However, a telecoms commissioner said that people should not use phones or massages frequently on flight because the space should quiet and peaceful. Otherwise, that may affect others. People should follow the rules on flight. In conclusion, lifting the cell phone ban in the EU has brought benefits, but some people still do not support; therefore, people should respect others when they use the phone on flights.

Music Groups' Fashion

     Music groups wear different types of clothing for verious reasons. Some of these styles are punk, hip-hop, and grunge fashion. Each one has its own hair cut, specific jewelry, special clothes, and typical music. First of all, the punk fashion looks a little bit strange. They have theatrical makeup. Also, they spiked their hair, and they wear body piercings. In addtion, RANCID always wear ripped clothing and safety pin jewely, because they would like to appear stronger, more fashionable, cool, and the spiked hair makes them look crazy. In breif, the punk fashion seems crazy and strange. Secondly, people who wear hip-hop fashion always need a hooded sweater and a baggy jeans to show that they are poor. Also, they wear big floppy hats, or they cover their heads with do-rags ( scarves ). This kind of fashion tries to display their ralues such as the baggy jeans means they don't want to be limited. For instance, the singer Jay-Z who exhibits hip-hop fashion is individuality. At the end, people who wear frunge fashion have a long stranght hair, heavy boots and baseball caps worn backward such as Pearl Jam. They would like to demonstrate laziness and freedom. To sum up, there are styles of clothing for music groups to display what are their values.

There are different reasons have foreign

     Traveling to foreign country happen for different reasons. First of all, expenecing a foreign travel could help us make new friends from different countries. For example, my sister visited to the U.K alone. When she took a bus, a man sat near by her. He helped her find a store, and they exchanged their e-mail addresses. Even though my sister came back, they still kept in touch. Scondly, when visiting in foreign countries, we can try special foods from different countries. For instance, I had ever been to Holland, and I visited a factory which made cheeses. I tasted flovers that I had never tried before, but I am sure I didn't like it. However, it's a special experience for me. Third, we can visit foreign coutries and try to wear many different traditional clothes they wear. In addition, my mother went to India last year with her friends. They had a party in a hotel, and they wore the traditional dressing from India. My mother said she never imagined wearing that kind of clothing before. In conclusion, expenecing foreign travel could help us have more special experiences, so  there are different reasons to have foreign travels in my opinion.

A Story Folktale From My Culture

     A boy's name was Lee, In-Lin. The boy was good and honest. After his mother died, he persuaded his father to remarry. Then he paid the income of radishes he sold to support his parents. He showed filial obedience for his stepmother, but his stepmother didn't like him very much. Next, she always hit him with sticks, but In-Lin never hit back or told his father. After that, the stepmother expelled him from their home, but In-Lin still didn't complain at all. However, he always brought gifts back home on his parents birthdays. One day, he heard his stepmother got sick, and he went back home to take care of her and bought many medications for her. Whether it was a rainy or sunny day, he went home to take care of his stepmother and her son, until the stepmother got better. After that, ther stepmother felt really sorry about In-Lin, so she was going to be kind and nice to In-Lin. Finally, their relationships got better and better.

A Person Who Has Made Difference: Yun-Chin Wang

Yun-Chin Wang

    Yun-Chin Wang helped our home country in two ways. He was a businessman in Taiwan. He is one of the businessmen who built the economic fundation of Taiwan. His enterprise created many different industries and made many job opportunities to help people who did not have a job. People think he just did this for his own benefit, but now more than six million Taiwanese work in the enterprise. This improved my home country's economy a lot. He was also keen to participate in philanthropy. He donated electronic ears to deaf children, and built a lot of hospitals for old people. They have complete medical equipments, and there are professional doctors who can help the elderly with thier health problems. Some people even thought a businessmen could never do that, but he succeeded. He was a businessman, but he knew more than how to make profit. He undertood how to be a useful and successful in his field and how to help others and his home country.

Introducing myself

    My name is Meng-Jou Chiang. You can call me Meng-Jou. I'm from Taiwan. I have parents and a younger brother. I can speak Chinese, and Taiwanese. I study in Taiwan.
   
    My favorite subject is Chinese, and my least favorite is chemistry. I don't have any job now, but I want to be a businesswoman in my future.

    English is the international language in the world, and I am interested in English. My goal is to attend an American uiversity, and to be a good English speaker.

    I can play the piano, and I am good at baking and cooking. I would like to traval. I like to go shopping and surf the net in my free time.