Journal #18: Reaction - Writing

Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most famous poets in England, and his poem, the Raven, is well-know. The poem described a feeling of a person who woke up in the midnight with the strange noise. He thought there are some visitors at his chamber door and he tried to find who they are. When I read this poem, I see some his feeling such as scared, worried and alone.

First of all, I can image a scare of a person in the midnight. He felt frighten, thrilled and he assured by himself to face with the strange. Although his feeling was mixed, he was grave and tried to find what thing happened. Maybe there was not anyone in his house to share this situation with him, so he had to face his feeling. I feel so sorry for him.

Another feeling is that I sympathize with his solitariness. In whole story, the man’s solitariness was revealed obviously in his action. When he opened the door, he saw a craven perching upon a tree and he tried to talk with it. He felt tiresome, murmured and asked for answer. Perhaps he has lived alone for a long time, so now he became muddle-headed with it. He wanted to escape from his loneliness and sadness but no one could help him. His feeling and activities are certain to fight against loneliness.

Obviously, this poem gave a message that the loneliness had a strong power to destroy anyone’s life. Therefore, we should try to face and overcome it.

Saud and Sammy

Journal #17: Anticipating your Parents' Objections

Dear dad,
To this today, I have lived in America for 6 months and everything to me is good. Therefore, I want to write this letter to tell to you that please do not worry about my life. I know that I had decision that makes you confused. The first, I decided to study in HCM city. You always want me and my sister study in our home city. You said to me that living near family is good for a girl. Living here, I will have anything from you and mother instead of doing anything by myself in a strange place. You are afraid that I will have many difficulties to face. I know that I am always a little child in your thought, but I want to study many things and I want to do my future by myself. An arranged job is good for someone, but maybe it is not good for me. I think the passion about business of you and mother effected on me, so I really want to study in a challenge environment and build my business.

The second decision that I always feel sorry is studying in USA. I know that our distance is more and more far, and your worry also increases. You are not worried about my life, my study but also my relationship. You have never thought that I will live far from our family and you always prepare a future to me. You prepared a good job, a comfortable life to me. You also hindered my decision, and sometimes you did not want to talk with me on purpose making me change my mind. I know that you and mother only want to bring the best thing to me, but if I stay in our home, how can I improve my knowledge. Besides the advantage of living near family, you also know the limit of my city. I really want to near our family but I also want to study. Living in a challenge environment will help me improve my skill and grow up to the age of discretion. After studying something, I will come back Viet Nam and begin my business. I think at time I will have experience and be confident to do anything without your worry.

Everything to me is new, but I know that I will stick my gun. My life is stable. Unlike living in Viet Nam, now I can cook by myself and arrange my life logically. I have meal and sleep on time and do exercise everyday. I remembered when I was in Viet Nam, you often asked me do exercise but I am so lazy. However, now I am voluntary self-conscious do it and I am so happy. I hope you and mother will support to me. I will not make you disappointed.

Your little honey,
Ni

Priss and Sehyun

Journal #16: Confucius Quote

"Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius

For long time ago, money and sustenance is the most important factor for people choose a career, but now they want to find a job that is suitable with their interest. The reason that when they do anything that they like, they will be pleasant. Although it is too hard, they still think it is interesting. In contrast, it is so difficult for people when they work without passion, or interest. For example, with a normal job, people will want to finish their work part rapidly and then come back home. They do not want to have responsibility with their work while with their interest job, they will try thier best to work. People will do not cared about anything except their job. With them, every day in company is a fun and they do not feel tired with job's pressure. Therefore the efficient of their work will increase.

Because of these things, I also want to work for my favorite. I think I will work efficiently when I have a passion for my career. It brings the benefit not only for my company but also for myself. This is an important factor to companies pay attention when they want to attract the geniuses.

Sun and Ceyda