Elementary Composition – Night

This site is a group effort by the students in Gord's Elementary Composition evening course at Catholic University!

Bad Driver

 My mum blamed me again for that I’m afraid to drive a car. Even though I already got my license, I’m not good at driving a car. After one year and half living in China, I almost forgot how to drive. She always told me that I can’t live like this much longer and I should start to practice driving. Unlike me, my mum is an excellent driver and my dad and brother, too. I don’t know why I’m the only ugly duck in my family.


A Cancer

Do you believe signs of the Zodiac? The Zodiac is the system of twelve star signs. These signs are believed that they are related to personality. I was born under the sign Cancer, and I also believe that my Cancer traits are related to my character. Traditional Cancer traits are affectionate, romantic, moody, touchy, thoughtful, careful. Among these, I will choose ‘thoughtful’ and ‘careful’, then write about how I am thoughtful in good way and careful in bad way. The good trait of a Cancer that I have is thoughtful. I can notice what other people want, need or feel quickly. It’s easy for me to take notice of what other’s next move and respond to help them. For example, I usually could notice what my friend wanted to do with me before she said it out of her mouth. Also, I try to find thoughtful solutions to problems. I always try to embody information about a problem accurately, and focus on how to use that information effectively. Another trait of a Cancer that I have is careful. Being careful is good thing, but being too careful is make people less enjoy their life. I’m too careful. That’s the problem. I took long time to finish one assignment or paper work all the time, because giving too many attention to details to make it perfect. Besides, I’m too careful about other’s feeling and mood. Sometimes I waste time to read other’s face too carefully and got tired of it. In conclusion, I barely like all the traits of my character. They could be good thing, but not that I want. Particularly, I don’t like that Cancerians are too emotional. It seems essential that we Cancerians have to learn how to reach an emotional balance.


A talk on the cell phone

This afternoon I went to  seoul. In subway, I heard a girl talking. It seem that she was talking to her friends but she was talking on cell phone. On a sudden, she raised her voice and cried. I can’t read my book, because she are very noisy.  And I can’t concentrate my attention. Cell phone conversation are often annoying and become noise pollution.


Water is very simple solution to many everyday ills.

Water is very simple solution to many everyday ills. First, a hot bath in water of 38 or 39 degree is best for relaxing muscles. But those with hot disease should ask their doctor. Second, lower the temperature about 37 degree, you have the ideal cure for sleeplessness. Fifteen minutes in warm water before going to bed helps sleeplessness.


A weird story

  I’m in a weird place which called Bourvia. The weather is very hot and dry in Bourvia. There is swarming with mosquitoes. Because Malaria is carried by the mosquito, Malaria is spreading easily here. The people who live in Bourvia are fighting all night and day against mosquitoes. Bourvia is a rich source of diamonds, so many people can buy them cheaply there. People often wear diamonds when they go other countries because diamonds are valuable owing to their rarity in other places. Many wild animals inhabit in the meadow of Bourvia. Especially there are a lot of fierce animals like a tiger to inhabit, so we should always be careful when we walk across there. Look at that animal over there! It’s a lion. The lion is glaring at its prey. I am afraid of that. There are lots of tigers too. A tiger sometimes attacks people for no particular reason, so we need to look around there. Oh, my god! Speak of the devil…a tiger is growling at me. Run away!     


Her Unusual Friend

  J’s friend has a habit of wasting too much money in her free time. For example, whenever possible, she calls her friends and never hang up first. Therefore, her telephone bills are similar in J’s telephone bills for 5 months. Moreover, she goes out with her boyfriend very often and the cost for dates is very heavy. Above all things, the worst way that her habit of wasting money is to go shopping. For instance, whenever she has time, she sits in front of computer, and does on-line shopping, and buys something on impulse. Then she regrets soon. If she doesn’t have those free time to waste so much money, she will not lie to her mother for money.   


Love Makes Beauty.

Women become beautiful when they fall in love. If someone looks more beautiful than usual, people say, “You look gorgeous. Are you in love?” They usually say it half in joke, but it does have a scientific reasons. First of all, when a woman falls in love, dopamine causes chemical action in the cerebrum. It makes her feel happy, and she laughs. Second, when she laughs, endorphin is made in the body. It helps lower the level of stress. Because the body feels less stress, she becomes carefree. Then she can have a high metabolism because toxin from stress has been reduced. Plus, a high metabolism makes her skin smooth, soft, and fair. Finally, a woman makes every effort to look beautiful to her boyfriend. She cares a lot about her fashion, makeup, and even manner. All those changes of inside and outside of her cannot help making her beautiful.


My old friend

 Today I received SMS from my old friend. Because I had put my cell phone at home, after my part-time job I could see that message. She is my middle school friend. After middle school graduation, we have never seen each other. But we have been getting in touch with each other occasionally. Anyway that message’s content was that she bought a new cell phone, and she wants to get in touch with me frequently. I was glad to see that messge, so I sent a reply messge like this. “Long time no see. How are you?” On doing, I received reply message immediately. It seems that friend is always glad being. Please, send a message your old friend.