Elementary Composition – Night

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Do you keep a diary?

Do you keep a diary?  I believe that to keep diaries is a good habit., whoever I am, whatever I am doing. I am sure that the reward is well worth of it. So everyday I try to write a diary. Although writing daily in diary is difficult. As time passed, we tend to forget precious moments in our lives, and the scenes tend to lose focus. Diary makes our lives more colorful.


How to economize on a trip

There are many ways to economize on a trip to countries which has fascinating scenery and still have a good time.

 First, you an shop around for the best airfare. You and serch the tickets on the internet, or you can try package course that shouldn’t spend a lot of money, but also seeing views. Once you get there, you do not need to stay in the mose expensive hotels. Try to find you freidnds near where you are, or the situation get worse, you can stay at night public buildings such as hospital.

 You can also economize on food. You don’t need to buy food at expensive store at every time, and finding food store is also can be good experience, and you can make minimize and bring foods that squized water like Kim.

 Finally, you should take advantage of all the free cultural and historical offerings. I reccomend you to go to museum, and historical places where you don’t need to pay.

So guys, have a nice trip!


Don’t overprotect your childeren

We are raised by our parents since we were born. As far as I know, all creatures especially human beings tend to think that parents should take care of their children until they grow up completely.So children usually think they deserve to be protected,and their parents are trying to teach how to live. As you know, the experience and the way of teaching from parents is affect to children make their independence by themselves. Raising children in a loving home make children to step forward into the new world,so parents shouldn’t be overprotect their children even if their children get into trouble somehow. Let me give you an example. Lions push their baby into under the high hill to make them stronger. Can you say the lions don’t love their baby by these action? I know that special care should be taken in raising children. Children are not caged bird but thdy are ready to fly. They are full-fledged,so if you love your children, you should make a fence around them very widely, but let them free to grow up themselves.


My hope is a Lotto.

I enjoy a Lotto. It is a my friend. Whenever I feel depressed, I usually buy a Lotto. For example, I was very sick or I break out my girl friend. Even though Lotto is so expensive, I am happy during drawing a lotto. So I believe that somedays my Lotto will be won.  Some people used to say Lotto is addicted and a gambling with negative aspects. But In case of me, It is a really interesting game. If I win the Lotto, What should do I do with a lot of money? That is very happy a worry.


Korea-U.S.A. FTA

  Korea-U.S.A. FTA is rising as a hot issue. It means to expand broad opening and free trading to all industrial fields. However, this will have negative influence in Korea. First, Korea’s agriculture will feel the pinch of FTA. U.S., which has strong competitive power in agricultural products, can sell farm produce with lower price and it will cause Korean farmers’ income decreases sharply. Second, problems of part-time job will be worsen. Although pro-FTA insists more employment will be created with FTA, it is most part-time job which are provided no-benefit. Chile and Mexico are good examples. Finally, Korea-U.S.A FTA will instigate cost rises in health and medical service field. U.S. will pull up medical supplies costs with strengthening their patent rights. Therefore, the gap between rich and poor in medical area will be worsen because of  the commercialization of medical service system. Like this, Korea-U.S.A FTA may bring happiness to only a few people with the majority’s sufferings.      


My friend has special talent.

I have one friend. He is the same age. He is very smart. So I often envy him. Today, I think why he is different? First he is alway crazy for his fonds. He has enough passion. Second he is very rich. He has a his house and car even if he is young. So woman alway follows him. I think his best action of his abilities is alway a humility. I really want to resemble him.


Plans for vacation

Do you have any plans for the vacation? I have a plan.First of all, I’m hoping to spend a couple days in the beach with friends. We’re going to play in banana boat, and one friend suggested bungee jumping. But I wouldn’t do that because I don’t have guts. Second, I will enroll some sports courses like ping-pong, jazz dance or yoga.I can have a lot more free time for vacation so I can work out. Finally, I will read English novels, newspaper and magazines. I really study English hard. I hope my English ability would be improved. This coming vacation is my last one so it is really precious to me. I don’t want to waste my precious time.


SOHO(Small Office Home Office)

  By the advance of internet, the number of the people, called SOHO(Small Office Home Office) race, who work at a house, not at an office, and do for living are gradually being increased. It is a natural result by the advance of computer and way of communication. But we need to know exactly profit and loss gained by working at home. First of all, regarding the profit of a work at home, we can say a freedom, convenience, and financial saving, etc. What we can work without any interferences, limits of time, financial consumption of transportation and food charge, etc.. will be big merits. But we can not ignore the demerits in accordance with it. Convenience and feedom gained by working at home is apt to be changed to self-indulgence.If they feel the convenience and feedom, as human being is wicked existence, they would want more than it. Therefore, they will need bigger will than the workers of an office to control and govern themselves in order to be the SOHO race.

 


The Well-Being Age

 What is Well-being? Originally “Well-being” has a meaning of happiness, good health or welfare. But these days it represents a new life-style for combining body and mind to make more beautiful and abundant life. People who support “Well-being style” are called “Well-being-jok”, and eat fish and organic food rather than meat, and also avoid chemical seasonings and carbonated drinks. The best reason people support “Well-being” is that it recommend people home made food rather than expensive restaurant meal. However, “Well-being” has some problems. Since the food for “Well-being” is as expensive as it is effective for health, poor-class people can’t afford ”Well-being food”. Moreover, some people for make money, presenting the title of “Well-being” on unhealthy food, which leads price raise. I don’t support “Well-being style”. I think it is better to keep health by exercising, not controlling food only.  


When I was in military service

This case is actually experienced by me.

It was in the Summer night, and I was working for warning with a junior soldier.

It was covered by darkness, and I instantaneously slept.

Suddenly a junior soldier woke me.  He was scaredd.

“”What happened? as I asked, the junior soldier indicated a tree in the front mountain with a trembling hand.

At the moment, a faint object was seen.  At the moment of exactly catching the

object with a telescope, I was surprised and nearly fell back.  It was just a monster.

After collecting my mind, as I saw the place, there was nothing at the place.

I don’t know even now whether it was a monster or other creature.

You may believe or not…


Don’t smoking~

The selling behavior of tobacco at a public place is needed to be prohibitted.

It is natural for smokers who would like to smoke if they see a tobacco.

Even though we try to prohibit smoking at a public place, if they sell tobacco, the effect will be useless.

Butan, a small country in Himalaya, hass pribitted the tobacco sales at a public place from the year of 2004.

In addition, it is a no-smoking area to the place remoted 6 m from a building in California.

You should not smoke at a restaurant, drink hall, seashore, etc. as well.
 
This prohibition measure contributed to reduce the smoking rate of the whole country as well as contributing to reduce the smoking rate at a public place.
 
This measure of the governmenet will be absolute to reduce smoking at a public place


Koreans’ habbits that may be misunderstood by foreginers

 

1. Avoiding eye contact when being scolded.

It is understood by Koreans that looking into elders’ or your boss’s eyes when being scolded is insolent.  However, Americans think that avoiding eye contacts is not on-ly being disrespectful but also dishonest to others.

2. Pulling others’ clothes to get attention.

Instead of saying ‘excuse me’, Koreans often pull others’ clothes to get attention. This is very rude in

Americans’ point of view, considering how doing so intrudes on-e’s personal space.

3. Walking hands to hands with those of same sex.

Koreans, especially women, think holding hands with those of same sex is quite normal.

This is so because it symbolizes their strong friendship. However, Americans may think of it as a sign of lesbianism.

 


My Hope is Korea’s Unification.

  Korea is the unique nation, which is divided into two parts, in the world. I think we should unite as soon as possible because there are several reasons. First, our race is unitary, and has for 5000 years history. But North Korea and South Korea have different ideologies and strutures of society. Two countries also have different ways of life and their values. Moreover, they differ from economic, sociologic and cultural quality. However, we had had a single nation, language, history and culture, while we had lived in Korean peninsula for a long period. So, it is natural to combine separated two countries into a single nation. Second, we can achieve the peace of whole Korean peninsula, northeast Asia and also whole wolrd in advance by achieving the unification of Korea. North Korea may bring on war any time, because North Korea and South Korea are in the state of a truce. Therefore, we can contribute to world peace by removing the danger of Korean war in Asia. Third, there are a lot of people more than ten million who are separated with their families or relatives in both South Korea and North Korea. Some of them could meet their separated families in the family reunion campaigns but the number of people who could meet their families in the meetings are small and the meeting time is very short. If two countries are united again, dispersed family members can meet each other, because it is allowed to come and go anywhere. Finally, both countries can get benefits by uniting into a single country because South Korea can utilize buried natural sources in North Korea. And two countries are maybe stronger in the international society. Consquently, we can grow more because we may get economic benefits. If we get all those results, we also will be able to show the successful instance of the country unification to all nations in the world.      


Should Euthanasia be Allowed?

Are you for, or against euthanasia? In my oppinion euthanasia should be allowed . Some people says that any killing is not right. But if someone is beyond help euthanasia should be allowed, for example a person being kept alive by using machines.we of course do everything possible to keep someone alive. I agree with that, but I also think that it’s a bit impractical  to keep someone alive when they can’t even function,and it can also be huge drain on the family financially.


Help me, please

 On my way to come home, I just experienced outrageous situation. I studied with my friend in the library, and I was comimg home a little bit late than other days. I got off a subway, and I was walking to my home. By the way, one man who looked like about 35 years old called me. I wondered why he had called me. Suddenly, he said like this “Would you some drink beer together?” That is not tea, but beer… Moreover, he seemed my uncle by ascent! That moment I was at a loss what to do. So I answered I have to go home quickly, because I have many reports. And I walked and walked. However, he followed me continually, talking about him. I was so scared. I have ever met that person directly. Anyway I was nervous, but I had courage and said. ” I’m sorry, but I really have to go quickly, so why don’t you find another person?” After all he was gone, so I had a lucky escape. But I would like to scream then. Next time, I will come home early. Let’s go home earlier!


Dream

Do you know TV program ‘Project Runway2’? It’s kind of reality program, and It’s one of the my favorite programs. It’s very interesting. Sixteen designers compete each other for the runway where their dreams will come true. The designers make new dress and the one who graded the lowest by judges will be out a week. I enjoy watching similar kinds of TV program like that because I like their challenge to make their dream come true. Now,for me it’s time to head out into the real world, and I have to start thinking about a career. I have to work really hard, and I also wnt to make my dream come true like them in reality show.