Thanks for my uncle

My major is landscape design. At beginning, I want to become an engineer, because my father's families' business is real estate. However, when I went to the college to choose the major, my uncle suggested me change the major.Becoming an engineer is very difficult for the females. It requires the person must good at theory's both physics and mathematics, geography of landscape, and drawing. The terrible theory for me is physics. I always make mistakes in it; on the other hand, the engineer can't make this mistake. But I love geography of landscape and drawing very much.
I lost the goal and didn't know what major is benefit for me. Then, my uncle told me the landscape design is similar as engineer. Of course, it is the best major for girl to study. I was feared to remember the theory, because I don't have good memories to remember. In my family, all numbers in my father's family listen to my uncle. He is like a boss, all people are waiting for his choice. So, I followed his choice to go to the college study landscape design. After I studied it, I found it different what I thought. Drawing is more than other theory. China has long landscape history, but people can't care about the gardens anything more. They don't have money to buy a house with garden. I can't find job in my major. My uncle paid the money for to come from American to continue studying. Then, it helps me to return to my country own my small business. Thank you for my uncle do all things for me.

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My uncle always said, " if you like some food, you must learn how to cook it." I know he want me do everything must from the beginning. However, i like trying to taste everything that I have never eaten before. I love travelling, because I am interested in the special local food. I always look for the special restaurant in the goals before I travel. Also, I can try the new style food maybe I never eat. But, when I first time eat fried bitter cucumber with plain and duck blood in chili sauce (Chinese call it "Mao Xue Wang"). I do not want to try again. Sichuan cuisine enjoys a time-honored history and is well-reputed home and abroad. Represented by the local dishes of Chengdu and Chongqing. Sichuan cuisine is particular about ingredients, unified in standard, distinctive in arrangement, and vivid in coordination. Sichuan cuisine features spicy, tongue-numbing, savory, delicious, oily and heavily seasoned flavor, using a lot of capsicum, prickly ash, pepper as well as fresh ginger. From high-class banquet to ordinary meal, from street snack to home-made dishes. Sichuan cuisines is diversified in variety, novel in style, and elaborate in cooking. The duck blood in chili sauce is very famous food in Chongqing. Some people believe it is very delicious. When I saw this question, I want to tell you if you do not like lots of oil on the top, refuse this food is smart choice.Because, I don't like spicy, tongue-numbing, oily and heavily seasoned flavor food. One time my friend tell me she found a good restaurant is good at Sichuan food, I was so glad to try. After I tried the first, I knew I wouldn't to eat forever. It is trouble food that I hate them.

Jouray # 3

When I saw the Journal question, I was thinking about myself. I am normal person have normal life in the world. I cannot become a famous person like Qin Shihuang, who unified China 2200 years ago, was first emperor of China in the history. Maybe you had already watched the movie, which was named: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, was very famous. So, you will know the emperor. When he was 13 years old, he was asked people began to work for his mausoleum. It took 11 years to finish. It is speculated that many buried treasures and sacrificial objects had accompanied the emperor in his after life. Every figure differs from these around in facial features and expression, clothing , hairstyle, and gestures. However, the horsemen, the longbow bearers, the archers and the senior officers and generals were positioned in strict accordance with the ancient directives on the war. Many of the figures originally held real weapons of the time, such as bronze swords, longbows, arrows, spears, dagger axes and other long shafted weapons. The Terracotta Army has lain underground for more than 2000 years. But they are still sharp, because surface treatment of the weapons made them resistant to rust and corrosion. The farmers digging a well uncovered one of the greatest archaeological sites in 1974 in the world. Timber vaults revealed thousands of life - size terracotta warriors in battle formation. A whole army which would accompany its emperor into immortality. The state council authorized to build a museum on the site in 1975. I think the discovery was a real eye-opener to the whole world, as the vaults are so big. The figures are so vivid and the number of the figures is so incredibly large.When there are completed, people visit there from all over the world. Xian and the museum become landmarks are welcoming for all travelers. Standing in the vaults, you would be amazed by such a grand ancient army formation, which would transport you back to the ancient warring states period. Unesco selected the Tomb of the First Emperor as a World Cultural Heritage Site. It is an regarded as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century.

In my country, most people like taking photos of themselves in my country. All of them are teenagers. After teenagers take pictures, they will you photos shop to fix. It makes them more pretty which considered not to be seen like others. They wear colorful clothes differs others. However, the parents are even cannot accept their child to wear. They always change their hair's style and color. Even though it is very harmful for their hair. Some of them use the wig on the head to take picture. Both girls and boys usually make up, they use eyes line, eyes shadow and so on. More and more boys learn how to use the colorful contact. It makes their eyes special. Bighter and bigger eyes makes photos look particular. No matter girls or boys, using photo shop change something can more beautiful. We call this "Fei Zhu Liu (maybe Americans call it "Non-mainstream")". It kind like person, who played Punk which is not very popular music, made themselves strange with peculiar close, hair, and shoes. Parents, teachers, and schools managements are very worried about this situation. Some students want to become different from "ordinary" students. All of the students must wear the correct uniform to school everyday. The schools officers believe that wearing a uniform helps unite children; develop a self – concept, and build a sense of pride in their school. The parents are responsible for ensuring that their children are wearing the proper uniform and that they are well groomed for the day. There is a range of uniform clothing designed for summer, autumn, winter and sports wear. The students want to change their school uniforms to more fashionable Korean/Japanese styles. The students definitely agreed to the change but parents objected saying that the uniforms looked too good and would encourage early romances among the students. Considering how ugly the current Chinese school uniforms are. Knowing how Chinese students already dislike the styles. It wouldn't be a bad idea to try something new for a change. It would definitely make the girls look cuter.Anyway, I remember back in high school when school uniforms were a topic of discussion. Honestly, I was somewhat leaning towards for school uniforms as I spent too much of my morning minutes deciding what clothes to wear. Also, it would relieve financial stress on parents to frequently purchase new clothes.
(PS: now I always ask my friends to use the photo shop to fix my picture after I take it. Looking this picture, can you believe she is me? )

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The flag of the People's Republic of China is the "Five - Starred Red Flag（五星紅旗). It was designed by Zeng Liansong. Mao Zedong hoisted the first flag on a pole overlooking Tian Am Men Square on the day for its unveiling. The design uses red as its background and golden for its stars. Each of the stars have five points in the upper left corner. The star on the left is larger than the other four. The red color of the flag symbolizes revolution and the blood of heroes who died during the revolution. The fact that the political power of China was achieved through the blood of revolutionary martyrs who fought heroic struggles for the revolution. The golden - yellow colour symbolizes the glorious history and culture of the Chinese people. The larger star symbolizes the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The four smaller stars that surround the big star symbolize the four classes of Chinese that were considered by Mao Zedong at that historical time. There are workers, peasants, petty bourgeoisie, and national bourgeoisie. The most popular modern explanation is the four stars represent the four occupation: farmers, workers, teachers, and soldiers. An explanation under a more historical context is the four stars represent the traditional four categories of the people in the states, which are workers, farmers, intellectual, and businessmen. The stars are yellow as an indication that the cause of socialism has a bright future in China.

We have the national emblem except the flag. The national emblem of the People's Republic of China is Tian An Men in the centre illuminated by five stars and encircled by ears of grain and a cogwheel. The ears of grain, stars, Tian An Men and cogwheel are pained golden, and the inner part of the circle and hanging ribbons are painted red, because these two colours are traditional Chinese colours representing auspiciousness and happiness. Tian An Men symbolizes the unyielding national spirit of the Chinese people in their fight against imperialism and feudalism. The ears of grain and cogwheel represent the working class and the peasantry. The five stars stand for the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC.

Question #6

In CESL, I know lots of good friends. It is a good place to study. The teachers are kind and patients. The classmates are nice and friendly. I study many skills in here. However, I feel stressful. The classes grade is important for us. The Toefl score is very important too. All of the students want to go to university as soon as possible. But, there are many pressure. So I feel more stressful.

Stressful

When I came to America at the first time, I felt very stressful. I didn't know how to talk with other people who came from difference country, I didn't know how to use the machines by myself, and I didn't know the local rules in America. In here, I didn't have any family remembers and close friends. I always couldn't sleep and cried at night. Moreover, people's diet could be a problem. In the United States, there are always cheese, hamburgers, and pizza on the table at mealtime when I live in the dormitory. In the dormitory, there is very small kitchen for each floor. There are several problems that you could not cook here. Once I cooked in the kitchen, the students, who lived in the same floor with me, crossed the kitchen and looked at me strangely. I was so nervous. So, in my opinion it is not good idea. At home countries’ restaurants the food’s flavors are different. People might feel upset because there is no food that they are used to eating, so learning how to solve culture shock might be useful for people who come to a new country.How can I do to reduce the stress? At this time people could find a hobby, think of something nice to do, or make a close friend who comes from your native country. People can do some exercises in the free time. If people miss the parents, they can use internet and talk to parents face to face. In the city or town you can make the new friends who have common topics. Maybe some of your friends and you come from the same country. But, if you have some friends who are native speakers, you enjoyed them will help you to improve your level. Don’t be shy. Believe yourself to be best person in the world; you are better than native speakers, because you speak their language and your home language. During the vocation, your friends and you can make a plan to visit some states that you like.

Valentine's Day

I remember this was a question is about courtship, dating, arranged marriages, online dating sites, random stranger. There are all possible potions that one has in finding a husband or wife. We talk a lot, so I want tell you the experiences with this holiday in my country and how do we celebrate this day. In my country, we have three days for Valentine’s Day. The dates are February 14th, March 14th, and the 7th day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar, we call it 'Qi Xi'. There is an interesting love story behind this day about the 7th daughter of Emperor of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd. The Emperor played spoilsport and separated both of them. The 7th daughter was forced to move to the star called Vega and the cowherd moved to the star named Altair. They are allowed to meet only once a year on the 7th day of 7th lunar month. On the Chinese Valentine's Day, lovers go to the temple of Matchmaker and pray for their love and happiness and their possible marriage. People who are still single also do the same thing to ask their luck of love in the Matchmaker temple. This is also called The Daughter's Festival. Since ancient times, Chinese girls always want to learn a good handcrafting skill like the Weaving Maid. The knowledge of handicrafts and skill development is essential for their future family. On that night, the unmarried girls pray to the Weaving Maid star to let them become smarter. When the star Vega is high up in the sky, girls perform a test by putting a needle on the water surface. If the needle doesn't sink, it's a sign of girl's maturity and smartness and she is ready and eligible to find a husband. Girls may, now, ask for any wish of their choice, but only one every year. And for the day on February 14th, the girl give the boy, who is the girl love, of chocolate as well as other gifts by their hands, or the girl is encouraged to express love to boy by giving chocolate on February 14th. Then, boy gives the gifts to girl on march 14th called 'White Valentine’s Day'. But many people think it too much for the Valentine’s Day. So the young people just celebrate the Valentine’s Day on February 14th, the older people celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day. However, there are few people celebrate both of them. How about you, Ana? Do you have some plan to celebrate it? (*^__^*) I find a video on YouTube, but i don't know how to show you. So I can tell you the webside, if you have free time or you are interested in it, you can see it (the speaker speak in English).http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0LvTQ9qibs&translated=1

The true will be out in the future~

I really want Americans know the history of my country. Americans always get wrong information form media like other countries’ people. However, many things I don't like to talk. We have a long history about 5,000 years. Tea and flower culture are very Chinese. But, many people think both tea and flower culture are came from Japan. Chinese people enjoy drinking tea as same as western people enjoy drinking coffee. There is no point to compare which one is better. Both are good as long as you enjoy it. Both are bad if you hate it. We respect every culture and have no intention to force our like upon others, such as most Americans think Taiwan is a country. All of them are history problem, we can’t say any words. But, I know there is one day in the future, the true will be out.

An Important Person for Me

My uncle is the most important person in my life. He impacts my life. I can come to America to study, I will thank for him because he give me money to pay for the tuition. He is a smart, handsome, and successful man. He always knows how to get the chance. When he was a teacher, he met a government officer. The officer told my uncle that he wanted my uncle to help him in government. This is first time change my uncle’s life. Few years later, my uncle thought the job did not have challenged for him. It is so boring, he met an important man – Johnson who was the CEO came from US. He decided to become a business man. He went to Johnson’s company where in Beijing. He did not know anything at the beginning, but he did not give up. He studied everything harder than other people. After five years later, he had his first company in Beijing. Now he has several companies. He always tells me, “I am the best person in the world. Never give up. The god will give you chance and you get it easier than other person.”