Elementary Composition – Night

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Lost but never forgotten

Although John Lennon is no longer with us, his music is still very much a part of people’s lives. He was a remarkable individual who spoke in a language that everyone could realte to. During the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, his optimistic message of peace, love, and happiness emerged. Today, perhaps more than ever, people recall the themes of his songs and look to them for answers. In the years to come, I predict that Lennon’s message will continue to countless generations.


It is summer!

Summer is my favorite season. I like hot than cold because it is easy to deal with. Usually I would go icy place to feel comfortable. I prefer to eat ice coffee than hot one. I don’t have a good body shape but I like swimming! Plus, I like rainy days. I have got so many beautiful memories on that day. So, I am look forward to coming this summer badly.


Computers

I like computers. I really don’t understand computers very well. Whenever I have a problem, I have to get someone else to help me. I’m always afraid to try to fix it myself. I guess I am computerphobic. My mind just went blank. It went blank. It went blank. Just like my computer screen does when I have a problem, and I have a few problems with my computer. There are always technical problems with computers. THe whole world worries about technical problems. They are so unpredictable and unreliable. What else can I say about computers? I only use them for word processing,surfing the enternet, and e-mail. That is all. I know there are lots of oher uses but I wiil never get involved in them. I do not understand computers.


I’m lazy

My mom nags me constantly. For one thing, my room is never clean to suit her. Although I hang up my clothes once a week, she expects me to put them away every night before I go to bed. She also hates it if I leave the food, wrappers, of cups in my room. I know I’m lazy but I am always tired with another things, mom.


My sweet home

I love the location of my new house. For one thing, it is a very safe neighborhood, and I am not afraid to go out alone. There is almost no crime, and most people don’t even lock their doors. In addition, the neighboorhood is in a convenient location. Lots fo stores, schools, and restaurants are nearby. Within a few miles, there is also library, health and fitness center, and movie theater. Most of all, I really like the people who live in this neiborhood. They are friendly and helpful and seem to want to keep our community safe and clean.


I don’t want to get a part-time job!

Ever since I got a part-time job after school, I’ve had trouble managing my time. By the time I get home from work, I don’t have much time to do my schoolwork. I have to rush through my homework, and my assignments are always late. My social life is also suffering. I never seem to have enough time to be with my friends because I’m too busy working. Some of my friends have even stopped inviting me to go out with them. Worst of all, my demanding job leaves me little time for myself. I don’t have time to do the things I really enjoy like watching moves, hanging with my friends, and playing games. Altough I need the extra money I make, my job is really eating into my time.


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.


So seductive movie

I saw a movie few months ago. I have wanted to see that movie when I was an elementary school student, because when I saw it’s poster at very first time, it was striking even I was too young to feel how sexy is.

 So, I saw that. It was so seductive movie that named ‘the lovers’;. Have you ever heard about it? The story is quite simple. A chinese man loves a french girl, but they couldn’t lasts their realationship at the end of their lives. I don’ know why I attractied, but I want to love someone deeply even I know that it is an unattainable desire like the actors in this movie.


What caused you to do something you are not proud of?

It has proven that everyone has a weak point even they couldn’t notice. So, what makes me feel that I’m not a good person? There are three types of reasons why I think like that.

 First, people are not judged by their capability. If they don’t have the proper ability that could carry on their tasks, and couldn’t show their ability that they can afford suitably, they would be lossers and lost their temper at all. So, they tend to be perfect.

 Second, for me, apperance is quite an important reason to live in a intense sosiety. I think it’s not only my case but also everyone’s. I know judjing someone by his appearance is ridiculous, but it couldn’t be ignored, and social current makes me think like that! It’s dangerous. It may cause people to get plasic surgery. People who get ‘natural good looking’ thank god for giving you such a fantastic faces and body! You have been chosen.

 Third, I do something that I’m not proud of because of my boring life. Even everyone lives the same way, but I get bored easily. I’m sick and tired of doing the same things. Sometimes I wish I could live in counterclockwise.

 As I mentioned above, people are judged by their circumstance. That means, you can change your own circumstance! So, if you want you be proud of yourself, you should make and effort constantly!


How to annoy your teacher

Can you remember when you were young? You might have many memories, but among these memories, the most thing that you are missing about is our school days. There are many types of teachers, and students, too. Perhaps, you might have want to annoy your teachers at least once! Here are some ways how you can annoy them easily.

 Firlst of all, you don’t need to concerntrate on what teacher’s saying. You can play the game while he or she is teaching, or you can sleep when teacher wants to have eye contacts with you. Even so teacher is not annoyed, you smoke in front of them!

 The next step is pretty easy. If you don’t want to do your homework, just don’t! You just give them excuses why you don’t do it. If yiu feel sorry to them, you should hand out you homework to them on time or a little late.

 Third, you are now ready to annoy your teacher! You can go to the classroom late all the time, or even don’t go. But remember, tell them to sorry about being late or explaning them the reason why you didn’t come was due to your sickness, in case of the exam!

 As you can see, it is really not very difficult to annoy your teacher. But be carefuo of some kinds of teachers who have sophisticated eyes and stare at you very carefully! Eventually, they wiil assure you are bad.

p.s: It is not my case.


I hate mosquitoes

Nowadays,mosquitoes become a huge problem.There are several reasons why I hate them. First, they make disease and spread it to people. When I was young, I always got a shot to prevent disease from Japan mosquito,and that disease causes some victims who sometimes appeared on TV at that time. Second, they always make noise. I hate that buzz especially when I sleep because I am afraid that they might invade my ear hole.I don’t want to be a deaf. Lastly, they get rid of my blood. When I was bitten by mosquitoes, that spot has always itchy,so it leaves a scar. I want that useless creatures to be destroyed!


What a good movie!

A few days ago, I went to my freind’s home and stayed 2days in there. Her home is near by Sang-am cgv,so we went to there to see a movie almost 10 at night. Unfortunately, there was no movie we want to see, but I found the movie seems interesting. I thought it was not such a popcorn movie like always hollywood movies do. you know, sang-am cgv is big so sometimes the movie that seems has no popularity but outstanding is showed.

 One day, I watched Academy Awards on TV, and I saw that movie won many prizes. I guessed it was a masterpiece because it wasn’t a blockbuster. Anyway,it is a movie called a ‘Capote’. Capote is a name of a famous writer who wrote ‘Brakfast at Tiffany’s’ and etc. This movie is saying about the relationship between good and bad by showing Capote’s feelings. He read news article that there is a murder case in peaceful farm that people usually called ‘out there’.  A family was kiled very cruelly, so he went there with his friend, Nell.

 Capote met two killers,and he payed attention one killer who was an introvert  person,so he was tempted to make a striking novel after meet him,then he tried make a good relationship with the killer,Ferry Smith. Actually, they met for the sake of each other’s ‘interests’. Capote wanted to make a masterpiece, and Smith wanted to live using Capote’s fame, but they felt that they had someting in common, especially their in childhood. Capote gradually felt pity to Smith, but also felt worldliness.

 Capote was trying to hide his book name,’In cold blood’ and Smithe was also trying to hide the truth that happened that day. As time goes by, a suit became longer, so Capote felt suffering because of Smith. If Smith died, Capote could finish the novel, but he knew that he might feel guilty conscience to wish Smith’s dead.

 One day, pressing by nervous of danger that might be dead Smith confessed the truth to Capote,and Capote got unforgettable mental shock after Smith’s confession. Originally, Smith was not want to kill that family, but he felt ashamed because they treated him as a cruel man, so he killed them by shooting. At that moment after realizes Smith’s motive to murder, Capote was very confused, becuse he become know suddenly how he faced Smith who treat Capote as a friend, and faced mean desires his inside that wanted to hide.

 Smith didn’t help the rescue of Smith, so Smith was condemned by hanging. Capote didn’t want to see Smith’s dead, but he went there because of..Smith’s true mind. Smith thought Capote as a real freind. Smith was died,and Capote could finish the book,then he earn enormous mount of money,fame. However, he didn’t..no, couldn’t write even just one book, and dead living an alcoholic. It was such a frightening end! I was chilled with fright.

 To tell the truth, I am not sure about the truth between the relationship Capote and Smith, like the novel that true and a fake was tied cleverly that was written by Capote, but it seems obvious that the thing a man get near to ‘the truth about oneself’, and it’s tormenting to know what is ‘the truth’ that every novelists’ goal.

 It’s an impossible to turn away my eyes from the screen while I see the movie. Although it has no fantastic visual factor, it’s not a fast-moving paced movie, It focused on the relationship between 2 mans and thh change of their mind, so it might boring,but I like it!Because it made me think a lot, I like it and another things like the way of showing the move, a delicate metaphor.( I have intereted about metaphor since one year ago) I also impressed about main actor’s acting abillity. He won the male actor prize, he deserves it. He’s amazing!

 I think it represents a contradiction very well. Capote wanted desire and friendship both, but he could make only one, so he regrets. It is a topic that arouse everyone’s sympathy, I don’t understand well, but I could feel it. Seeing ‘Capote’ I felt that the moment in life could be the whole life. It is an observation of paradox that creation and ruin comes at the same time. You should try that!

 you know what, the truth is ‘out there’.


My lovely friend

I am going to introduce one of my closest friend to you. I have known her since we were 17 years old. We are thick,because we believe each other,and we had a heart to heart talk. She is active,sweet,and optimistic,but she also realiable, strong-willed, and smart. We have a lot in common.I can’t imagine my high school life without her. Because of her affections that set on me, I think she is my ‘friend’,so we’ll be freinds forever.


I’m home

Recently, I played like insane. I didn’t know what I’m doing,and what I had to do, just play, so I was sick. The fever caused my body to ache,so I took some tablets,but it made me getting worse, because it is made up of Amoxicillin. I think it is related to penicillin. I have an allergy to penicillin, so I scratched an itchy place, and I couldn’t go MT. Now I’m recovered, and this lesson sink into my mind. ㅡㅡ;


Living in a competitive world

Personally, I believe that everyone has to competition during their whole life,so there are many competition between many things. I don’t think there is perfect equalibrium.

 For example, people wear diamond, because they want to look better than other people. They want to show their ability to pay by showing off their diamonds. Let me give you another example. Because Malaria spreads quickly, people sometimes die unless they couldn’t control the speed of spreads Malaria.

 It’s not only human being’s case. What about tigers? Tiger attacks people, because they are afraid of the risk of attack that people might attack them first even the tighers don’t know whether tigers feel fear or not.  I think it is a kind of compatition,too. It is related to confidence.

 Then, who don’t feel any fear or competition? It’s a lion,because it’s a kink of animal, so they don’t have to competitive with other animals! So to speak, guys, be the first, because the weak are the prey of the strong.

 

p.s. I think it is a ‘story’ by using cause and effect.


A stingy person

I talked with so hee about her father. He doesn’t buy meal outside, only eats at home,and always buys the cheapest food even it’s not fresh. He is like a housewife. Second, he never gives her pocketmoney,so she always get it from her mom. Third, he never go to the theater. He always wait movies until it comes out in TV. I don’t think he is stingy, just he is a prudent housekeeper,because I know how hard living in a tough nowadays without money.


An anusual person

I interviewed with yu mi about her friend. I just call him ‘k’ because it’s a private matter. First, he never bought new clothes and shoes ever her seen him. That means, he always wears same clothes and shoes.He wears it over and over. Second, he never changes his hair. I thought he might be satisfied with his hair,or he was afraid of try to change his hair. Lastly, he spend money for other people, but he doesn’t like spend money for himself. After the interview, I thought that he is not an anusual person. I guessed he is generous and kind.


Guess who

My partner is wearing brown pants that lengh is far to middle of ankle,and wears a t-shirt which has sparkle in front of it,also it was banded on waist. She wears sneakers which is made by dkny. I also observed her face. She is wearing glasses that has no frame around it,and she has no earing on her ear. Actually, her eyebrow is well made like wings of segul.She has cute lip and doesn’t wear a make up on her face,and has clean and short nail. Lastly, she has tiny dot on her neck. I think she looks young than her real age. She was pretty cute.


Where am I?

This place is located in my aprtment. Sometimes I go there to refresh myself by seeing a clear sky when I feel gloomy. There are few fans, and some unknown structures in there. Even there is a garden! It’s calm so people barely come to there. Only fans are in motion like a ghost in tomb. When I’m there, I feel like I could reach to the sky if I stretch my arm to the sky, and I also attemted to jump down. Actually, people sometimes commit suicide in there ,so it should be locked always.


My favorite place

There are piano, computer, bed, closet and so on includes almost everything what I want. That place makes me comfortable, and keeps my privacy because I like being alone in peace when I”m there. Every single day, I’ve thought deeply there at the end of the day.So nobody disturb me at that time!Even its posithion could change, but the function didn’t change. I’ve done lots of things in there. That’s why I like this zone, and probably you do, too!


The changing role of women

It is often said that ‘when the hen roared, the home would be ruined’. For the past years, women have been restricted by traditional attitudes, and there are many systems which related to women. When you are pregnant, your husband would hang ‘chili’ if the baby is a boy, or hang ‘yellow rope’ in front of the house if the baby is a girl. However, nowadays, these are changing to bright inspect.

 First,women don’t do chores by themselves anymore at home. They share those things with their husbands. Even some holidays, women are not ordered by men,and even the granma, who is accustomed to the situation that women have been restricted by men, accepts that things.

 Second, there are no longer gendet discrimination at work. Nowadays, even ugly women don’t be discriminated by their faces (at least when they are working well-_-) So, there are more women ceos than before.

 Third, women are steping into the society widely! In Korea, Hyun Jung-Eun, who got 15.6percent of the votes, implemented great plans of Hynday Corp. How could imagine that happens before!

 As I mentioned above, women are not depend on men, they are full-fledged right now! So, I want you to notice about these situation. If you have stubborn mind that women can’t deal with the problems, you should change your mind.


How to make delicious cookies

material; half pound of butter, 2 cups of sugar, some cloured frosting, some eggs, little amonut of lemon juice, some flour, little baking powder, some walnut.

 

If you like to eat or bake delicious cookies, you’ll love this recipe.

 First, soften 1/2 pound of butter and mix it together with 2 cups of sugar. Stir in 3 beaten egg and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Then add 4 cups of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder and 2 1/2 teaspoons of walnut.

 Second, as soon as the mixture is thoroughly combined, form the dough into a large ball and put it into refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

 Third, when you are ready to bake the cookies, divide the ball of dough in half. Roll the dough out so that is 1/8 inch thick. It’ll be easier if you use a rolling pin.

 Finally, cut the cookies into shapes, using the opend end of a glass or cookie cutters if you have them. Then, put the cookies on greased cookie sheets and bake them at 375 dgrees for 6 minutes. To make them sweeter and more fesitive, frost them with coloured frosting.

 With this recipe, the hardest part is trying not to eat too many!


How to attract someone

People meet a attractive person at least once in their lives. Have you ever tried to attract or tempt someone when you met the one? Here are 3 ways you can attract someone in case of you meet the one.

 The first step is to be interested in someone whom you want to get closed. Everyone likes or at least pays careful attention to who watch them with deep conrern. You can say hello before they say it to you. That’s sort of a way to get near to them.

 Next, it’s time to get closer. You should show the mind to them that you are an honest person. Then they would notice your ‘real mind’  which made the realationship lasts long like thread and a needle,but don’t show it anyone at random before you get closed with someone. And you should consider someone wheter he or she is honest or not. Of course, you should be also known as a good person.

 The last step is quite difficult. As I grew older, I’ve become aware of the fact that maintaining good friendship needs to endeavor. In the course of time, you and your friend got accustomed to each other than you met him or her at first. Be careful whether you are obsessive or not your freinds. Your freind is not a bird in a cage, but you need to make a wide fence around them.

 If you would take this lesson to your heart, you can attract someone!


So,you want to drink soju!

I tried to make a title using a homonym like an ad.;

 

Soju have become a popular drink in Korea and many Korean enjoy soju often even it’s alcohol. Almost every adults of Korean and some teenagers who tempted to escape from strict mood not to admitted drink soju. When they want to drink, they usually go to a pub but sometimes on the street, park, or even in a school. There are 3 reasons why they drink soju.

 First, they want to forget sad memories by drinking a lot. Now I know that means adults usually said to youth when they are drunken.

 Second, normally we want to enjoy hilarious atmosphere with frenz and talking with them in comfortable mood. We can realx our tense by drinking.

 Lastly, In my case, me and my friends drink when there is no particular thing that we have to do. Actually, we only eng\joy limited types or pastime so it might make us sick and tried of it.

 As I mentioned above, there are several reasons and people that enjoy drinking and I wantedt to recommend them not to drink a lot, being too young, and at cold space. When you drink a little it may be good for you, but the opposite case of former, it may make you a fool.


Why don’t you try uncleaned rice?

Nowadays, every Koreans eating rice as a main food. Most of every Koreans tend to think that they have to eat rice per meal but they don’t might think they need to get proper nutritions.It is needless to say that rice is good for people’s health, but what I mean is more useful nutrition is comes from uncleaned rice, not raw rice. I am going to say about the adavantage of eating uncleaned rice.

 Assume that uncleand rice have 100 percentage of nutrition. So, how much of nutrition raw rice have? Broadly speaking,raw rice have less only 5% of nutrition than uncleand rice. It is simmilar with the grade 100 versus 5. It’s huge differnece, isn’t it? What causes that? It is because of the rice skin. There is a yellow skin wraping a rice and an embryo bud and that is way uncleand rice is yellow. An embryo bud of rice has 66% of nutrtrion of one whole rice and the yellow skin of rice get 30% of nutrition.  The rice that we eat everyday is the thing that remove the skin of rice. Then, what could we eat in such a tiny rice even stripped its skin? That is, there are 5% of nutrition in a polished rice even in amount of 95% of rice. Raw ricw is polished to look nice.

 Therefore, I want you to eat uncleaned rice for your health. You should soak rice in the water about 30 minutes to make easy to eat. At first, it is hard to eat but you might have a falvor like a butter! In these days,a ‘Well-being’ syndrom have become popular so many Koreans already have tried that and uncleaned rice is cheaper than raw rice. Why don’t you try uncleaned rice? You’ll like it!


Washing rice when I was young

It was such a trivial story but I remembered it as a cute problem. When I was young, I used to want to help my mom. At that time-as many kindergarten students doing-I had much curious about happening around me. I wanted to do chores on my own, even wanted to take care of baby or wash clothes. I concerntrated on what my mom or other adults’s have done with curious eyes.  

 One day, I attempted to washing rice because my mom was taking a nap and her face looks tired. I don’t know why I thought like that, but I felt that my mom was tired so she want me to help her cooking! Now, I realize that I had another guess coming. I went to sink and standing on a chair,wearing an apron then washing rice. After a while, I fell off the chair and the rice in the bowl was scattered to all around the kitchen. Oh, crap! I should not have danced on a chair. I immidieatly tried to clear the kitchen not to scolded by mom but I couldn’t avoid mom’s beware. But as opposite of my thinking, mom laughed at me so I thanked to her. Girls, you don’t have to do chores so early!


An argument in library

A few days ago, I read a news article that says about some female students who wear a mini-skirt when they come to library to study and it has become an issue on internet. Actually, it was ranked top so many people talked their opinion very compatitively.

 As you know, most of every korean are conservative a little so there are many opinions against the fact that female students are okay to come to the library when they wear extrmely tight and short skirt. I agree with one particular reason.

 Rather, I would like to ast the female students why they wear too short skirt even when they study during on exam. I don’t know their purpose. I think their attitude is not enough to study. They wear a skirt even weather is damn cold! Wearing a mini skirt is uncomfortable to study for a long time so they couldn’t concerntrate on theit study.

 I think the most important reason is that it causes a problem to men. I don’t think men can deny to see that female students’s skirt and it could disturb men’s study. I-as a woman- also could see the skirt, and you know, how visual guys are! It’s obvious. Exposure of skin could stimulate men’s curious. Men are probably 20s age so how could they concerntrate on their study even when hotties walking around the library! It is impossible if they are not monks or Jesus.

 Wearing a mini skirt is pretty and cute but I want to female students not to wear a short skirt when they come to library to study. It is not a rule,but it is a manner.


About one particular preoconception

It is often said that “most of every people who have icy face are likely acting as their face,probly.” I don’t think it is right. It is not enough to say like that because it has no prove. As you know, there are some kind of reasons to make one’s attitude.

 Someone’s way of acting is made by whose circumstance around their lives or personality. Maybe childhood might affect on that. Actually,as far as I know, people who have icy face are usually very kind than kind-face people so that  kinds of  people seem very warm. I am not sure whether or not icy-face people are kind than warm-face people. But I strongly believe that it is not proper to judge someone by whose apperance. I know that people especially grown-ups and males tend to judge someone by that,but it is not fair! I have been judged by people many times. I’ve heard that my face seems like very icy when I meet someone at first. I don’t agree that but I have to. However, as time goes by, people have become aware of fact that I am not cold than their thougt. Nevertheless I thank them because that experience make me not to have preconception. I felt those are not good behavior and might hurt someone’s feelig who is sensitive.

 I have read a book,called ‘The little prince’. It is a masterpiece, isn’t it? I read very impressive sentence.” The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen.” I read that sometimes even I did many times and we should take this lessons in our mind. So, do not judge someone whose appearnce!


about my dream

Now,I am an university student and going to study hard to become a someone after the grauation.

 The reason why I have had such a dream that is traveling has affected several aspects of my life.When I was young, I traveled with my mom and saw many flight attadant who made passengers feel comfortable with their kindness. I have read books since I was young and have seen beautiful sightseeing in them. That also made me think of many aspects of the world, especially wideness of the world.

 Even so, my English is still poor bur no matter how long it takes,sooner or later I will be a someone.

 ( my dream is a secret because it won’t be achieved if I tell someone about it)