A6 (with Ann): Tragedy in Pet Shops (Final Version)

When we pass by pet shops, our eyes fall on adorable dogs in the cages, but we would never truly know where these puppies come from. They are not natively born to be purebred, attractive and get beautiful fur. A particular male dog and a particular female dog are arranged and forced to pair in breeding farms. Breeding farms are not as comfortable as pet shops. We are supposed to know the tragedy behind the stores.

Ann:

I’m going to uncover the pitiable truth about dog breeding. The merchandisers know that people would buy dogs with beautiful fur colors or pure breeds. Therefore, they would intentionally match the dogs of good breeds, and the puppies would be more gratifying. The cages those dogs stay in would be decided by different breeds in order to be easily recognized by people. They would inject the drug, the aphrodisiac, into the bodies of the female dogs to attract male dogs. The duration that a mature female dog is pregnant and finally gives birth to puppies is about sixty to sixty-five days. That’s about two months. After a month of break, the merchandisers would have the female dogs injected and impregnated again. As a result, we could easily figure out that the female dogs will gradually get tired. Once the female dogs couldn’t give birth to any puppies, the merchandisers would put them in the cages without any food and water, just leaving them dead there, or if the merchandisers happen to leave for another place tomorrow, they will take those female dogs, put them into a big black bag and throw them away.

The puppies will be classified and checked whether they are healthy or not, and those sick puppies will be abandoned. The probability of abnormal puppies are high since the breeds of mating dogs are close. Hence, the merchandisers want to sell those healthy puppies as fast as they can because they’re not sure whether those puppies would have undiscovered disease and would survive or not. If the puppies aren’t sold out, the good ones would be kept to be the mating dogs. The others would be thrown away.

Their “homes”, the cages, are dirty and small. The space of the cage is only enough to let the dogs stand or lie prone, and the cage is easily getting hotter or colder when the weather changes. The merchandisers don’t take care of those dogs when their nails grow long, so their nails are easily stuck in the cage. When they stand in the cage, the long nails would prick in their soles. It would cause their feet to bleed.

The food is basically rotted rice bran with chicken feed. Also, the merchandisers wouldn’t clean the dogs’ excrement, so the environment is dirty and easily attracts many bugs and mosquitos to bite them. Even, when they feel bored or painful, they couldn’t bark because the merchandisers have already used a steel tube to pierce into their throats and make them hoarse.

Eileen:

My family keeps two dogs. One was a stray dog. She appeared in my elementary school when I was in my third grade. My school called 119 to take her away. I saw fire fighters put her in a big gunny, she struggling with unwillingness as well as tension. I was so young that I didn’t consider how they treated her was a blameful deed. I didn’t take pity on her. Now, I feel shame on myself badly. Later, I saw her show up again in my community. I guessed those fire fighters just released her somewhere not close to my school, but she came back as you can tell. Then, I called her and let her come to my house. I simply thought she was special and extremely cute so I wanted to keep her. When I recall the decision to let her be my family, I think without no doubt, I was right. Another dog in my house was brought back home by my older sister. He was not bought from a pet shop but adopted from an organization. My sister told me that there are many dogs that need a house to live and someone to love them.

        Those puppies in pet shops are naïve and showing shining eyes but their parents are suffering great pain in other places we don’t know. If we want to stop what we see in breeding farms, please don’t get moved easily by pretty puppies in the stores. Furthermore, if we are eager to raise dogs, think about those stray dogs and please give them a sweet home.

A6 (with Ann): Tragedy in Pet Shops

When we pass by pet shops, our eyes fall on adorable dogs in the cages, but we would never truly know how these puppies come from. They are not natively born to be purebred, look attractive and get beautiful fur. A particular male dog and a particular female dog are arranged and forced to pair. Breeding farms are not as comfortable as pet shops. We are supposed to know the tragedy behind the stores.

Ann:

I’m going to uncover the pitiable truth about dog breeding. The merchandisers know that people would buy dogs with beautiful fur colors or pure breeds. Therefore, they would intentionally match the dogs of good breeds, and the puppies would be more gratifying. The cages those dogs stay in would be decided by different breeds in order to be easily recognized by people. They would inject the drug, the aphrodisiac, into the bodies of the female dogs to attract male dogs. The duration that a mature female dog is pregnant and finally gives birth to puppies is about sixty to sixty-five days. That’s about two months. After a month of break, the merchandisers would have the female dogs injected and impregnated again. As a result, we could easily figure out that the female dogs will gradually get tired. Once the female dogs couldn’t give birth anymore, the merchandisers would put them in the cages without any food and water, just leaving them dead there, or if the merchandisers happen to leave for another place tomorrow, they will take those female dogs, put them into a big black bag and throw them away.

The puppies will be classified and checked whether they are healthy or not, and those sick puppies will be abandoned. The probability of abnormal puppies are high since the breeds of mating dogs are close. Hence, the merchandisers want to sell those healthy puppies as fast as they can because they’re not sure whether those puppies would have undiscovered disease and would survive or not. If the puppies aren’t sold out, the good ones would be kept to be the mating dogs. The others would be thrown away.

Their “homes”, the cages, are dirty and small. The space of the cage is only enough to let the dogs stand or lie prone, and the cage is easily getting hotter or colder when the weather changes. The merchandisers don’t take care of those dogs when their nails grow long, so their nails are easily stuck in the cage. When they stand in the cage, the long nails would prick in their soles. It would cause their feet to bleed.

The food is basically rotted rice bran with chicken feed. Also, the merchandisers wouldn’t clean the dogs’ excrement, so the environment is dirty and easily attracts many bugs and mosquitos to bite them. Even, when they feel bored or painful, they couldn’t bark because the merchandisers have already used a steel tube to pierce into their throats and make them hoarse.

Eileen:

My family keeps two dogs. One was a stray dog. She appeared in my elementary school when I was in my third grade. My school called 119 to take her away. I saw fire fighters put her in a big gunny, she struggling with unwillingness as well as tension. I was so young that I didn’t consider how they treated her was a blameful deed. I didn’t take pity on her. Now, I feel shame on myself badly. Later, I saw her show up again in my community. I guessed those fire fighters just released her somewhere not close to my school, but she came back as you can tell. Then, I called her and let her come to my house. I simply thought she was special and extremely cute so I wanted to keep her. When I recall the decision to let her be my family, I think without no doubt, I was right. Another dog in my house was brought back home by my older sister. He was not bought from a pet shop but adopted from an organization. My sister told me that there are many dogs that need a house to live and someone to love them.

        Those puppies in pet shops are naïve and showing shining eyes but their parents are suffering great pain in other places we don’t know. If we want to stop what we see in breeding farms, please don’t get moved easily by pretty puppies in the stores. Furthermore, if we are eager to raise dogs, think about those stray dogs and please give them a sweet home.

A5: The Adjective, Filial

    This word, “filial,” has two meanings. If we look it up in a dictionary, we realize one meaning is being a son or a daughter of parents; the other is showing devotion and reverence to parents. In the following, I’m going to discuss the second meaning and what a person looks like when being filial from my viewpoint.

    “Filial” could be put before affection and obedience and form phrases, that is, filial affection and filial obedience. Filial affection means that a person has a heart of love toward his or her parents. Meanwhile, filial obedience indicates that a person follows what his or her parents ask him or her to do; in this situation, the person usually considers his or her parents’ advice is right without questioning it.

    I’d like to talk about what I have in my mind about being filial. A person always obeys his or her parents and avoids arguments. Do we regard him or her as a filial son or daughter? My answer to this question is definitely “No.” A person would listen to his or her parents and ponder whether their advice is worth taking or not. If he or she thinks the suggestion is beneficial to him or her, they will follow what their parents tell them. If he or she thinks the advice is wrong, they will try to convey their ideas and tell their parents what they consider and they must be grateful to their parents because they are willing to hear their child’s opinion, not force him or her to obey them all the time. This sort of person is filial in my perspective. I judge whether a person is filial not by his or her obedience to their parents but by his or her gratitude to them.

    Different people give various definitions of “filial.” From my standpoint, my parents have raised me since I was in my mom’s womb. Once I have the capacity for making a living, it is time for me to raise them. I will give my parents what they give me in my early life. That is what I think to be filial.

A4: Home in the North, Home in the South (Final Version)

    

    I have two homes; one is in Pingtung and the other one is in Taipei. I have spent my life living in the former since I was an elementary school student; on the contrary, I have stayed in the latter since the first day of my university life.
    The dimensions of my rooms in different homes are extremely dissimilar. I rent a room in Shilin, Taipei as I study in Soochow University. The room is decent but small. The double-bed doesn’t just belong to me. I can’t stretch my limbs to my heart’s content. I need to share the bed with my roommate. We have got two desks, two closets, one table with one sofa, a TV with a cabinet and the most important one, a bathroom. Those are all we have in our room. The measure of our room is nearly equal to four beds. It is not difficult to imagine the room is filled with the furniture and only left with narrow aisles. To better describe our room, it is a container with jam. On the other hand, my room in Pingtung is super comfortable. I have my own room and the measure is also as big as the one of Taipei’s room. It contains a double-bed, a double-closet, two desks and many shelves except a bathroom. It is bliss to have such room only belonging to me but it is true that sometimes ease will make me become a couch potato and I will leave a great deal of homework unfinished until the expiration date.
    When I stay in different homes, two opposite emotions come to my heart respectively. I stay in Pingtung’s home and I usually think that I want to get out of here. While I stay in Taipei’s home, I miss my home in the south. As I stay with my family, I need to handle my parents’ endless arguments, force my little sister to do her assignments and I am also required to do chores every day. I keep thinking once I leave here, not so many things would bother me then. Yet, when I stay in Taipei, it appears that my life is only about studies and school activities. Someone has taken my family out of my life and I begin to miss them. That’s why I call my mom all the time and ask about how everything is going at home.
    I stay in Taipei’s home and I concrete on studies in order to fight for my future, a decent job. When I go back to the south, it is time to chat with my family. I feel I were a married woman and went back to my parents’ home once a year. During the time living in Taipei, I deal with various things on my own and it is worth learning not to count on my family once I face any hardships.

A3 (with Ann): Make-Up (Final Version)

        Make-up is something that can make you more beauteous. Some people may not look good, but make-up makes them pretty. Some people are born to be lovely and make-up makes them more attractive. That is why make-up has its importance of existence.

Ann and I are interested in cosmetics. Especially, Ann has done more research on it. We usually use make-up to make ourselves look more energetic and certainly, prettier. In the following, Ann is going to show how she usually applies make-up and I am going to be the model for this demonstration.

I wash my face first before I put on make-up. Also, I will apply freshener and moisturizer. These are daily skincare after I wash my face.

The skin of Eileen’s forehead and nose is the oil part, and the skin of her chins is dry and sensitive. If we don’t take precautions to prevent her skin from being exposed to the sun, the ray will do harm to her skin. Therefore, use the sunscreen first. Here I choose these two kinds of sunscreen. Each has a different function. I would use the pink one on the oil part of her face and this can help her to control and delay the time that the oil comes out from her face. The white one is good for the dry part of her face because it is moisturizing.

The next is the foundation. The foundation can hide her pores, make her face smooth and the color of her face skin would be even. It is essential to decide which color of the foundation you are going to use. We need to choose the same color as your skin color instead of choosing the whiter one, or it would be odd and the color would be different from the skin color of your neck. Put the foundation on the back of the hand. We don’t need to use too much of the foundation. A shape like a yellow pea is enough. Put the foundation on her face, use the fingers to spread it and the temperature of my hand would make her make-up stay on her face perfectly.

Use light powder foundation to control the oil of her face and also conceal the blemish on her face.

Then, use the loose powder. Take the brush to wipe over her face lightly.

Finally, put on the light blush to give her a feeling of vividness and freshness.

As for the part of her eyes, she luckily has long eyelashes and big round eyes, so I don’t want to put on any make-up on this part.

To give her a bright spot on her face, her lips are definitely an important part. Now we are still students, so I choose to use the lip balm to moisturize her lips and give her face a look of energy.

        After putting on make-up, I feel prettier since my pores, acnes and blemish are concealed and I feel that I can walk on the street confidently. When I get up early in the morning, I tend to have a sleepy face. Make-up does me a favor. I look more energetic under the magic of cosmetics. Make-up is like clothes, shoes or other things that we wear. We put on those fascinating clothing to make ourselves look pretty girls. By the same token, we put on make-up to make ourselves beauties.

A4: Home in the North, Home in the South

    I have two homes; one is in Pingtung and the other one is in Taipei. I have spent my life living in the former since I was an elementary school student, little and naive. I have stayed in the latter since the first day of my university life.

    The dimensions of my rooms in different homes are extremely contrary. I rent a room in Shilin, Taipei since I study in Soochow University. The room is decent but small. The double-bed doesn’t just belong to me. I can’t stretch my limbs to my heart’s content. I need to share the bed with my roommate. We have got two desks, two closets, one table with one sofa, a TV with a cabinet and the most important one, a bathroom. That is all we have in our room. The measure of our room is nearly equal to four beds. It is not difficult to imagine the room is filled with the furniture and only left with narrow aisles. To better describe our room, it is a container with jam. On the other hand, my room in Pingtung is super comfortable. I have my own room and the measure is also as big as the one of Taipei’s room. It contains a double-bed, a double-closet, two desks and many shelves except a bathroom. It is bliss to have such room only belonging to me but it is true that sometimes ease will make me become a couch potato and I would leave a great deal of homework unfinished until the expiration date.

    When I stay in different homes, two opposite emotions come to my heart respectively. I stay in Pingtung’s home and I usually think that I want to get out of here. While I stay in Taipei’s home, I miss my home in the south. As I stay with my family, I need to handle my parents’ endless arguments, force my little sister to do her assignments and do chores every day. I keep thinking once I leave here, not so many things would bother me then. Yet, when I stay in Taipei, it appears that my life is only about studies and school activities. Someone has taken my family out of my life and I begin to miss them. That’s why I call my mom all the time and ask about how everything is going at home.

    I stay in Taipei’s home and I concrete on studies in order to fight for my future, a decent job. When I go back to the south, it is time to chat with my family. I feel I were a married woman and went back to my parents’ home once a year. During the time living in Taipei, I deal with various things on my own and it is worth learning not to count on my family once I face any hardships.

A3 (with Ann): Make-Up (4)

        Make-up is something that can make you more beauteous. Some people may not look good, but make-up makes them pretty. Some people are born to be lovely and make-up makes them more attractive. That is why make-up has its importance of existence.

Ann and I are interested in cosmetics. Especially, Ann has done more research on it. We usually use make-up to make ourselves look more energetic and certainly, prettier. In the following, Ann is going to show how she usually applies make-up and I am going to be the model for this demonstration.

I wash my face first before I put on make-up. Also, I will apply freshener and moisturizer. These are daily skincare after I wash my face.

The skin of Eileen’s forehead and nose is the oil part, and the skin of her chins is dry and sensitive. If we don’t do the right precaution to prevent her skin from exposing to the sun, the ray will do harm to her skin. Therefore, use the sunscreen first. Here I choose these two kinds of sunscreen. Each has different functions. The pink one I would use it on the oil part of her face and this can help her to control and delay the time that the oil comes out from her face. The white one is good for the dry part of her face because it is moisturizing.

The next is the foundation. The foundation can hide her pores, make her face smooth and the color of her face skin would be identical. It is essential to decide which color of the foundation you are going to use. We need to choose the same color as your skin color instead of choosing the whiter one, or it would be odd and the color would be different from the skin color of your neck. Put the foundation on the back of the hand. We don’t need to use too much of the foundation. A shape like a yellow pea is enough. Put the foundation on her face, use the fingers to spread it and the temperature of my hand would make her make-up obedient to stay on her face.

Use light powder foundation to control the oil of her face and also conceal the blemish on her face.

Then, use the loose powder. Take the brush to wipe over her face lightly.

Finally, put on the light blush to give her a feeling of vividness and freshness.

As for the part of her eyes, she luckily has long eyelashes and big round eyes, so I don’t want to put on any make-up on this part.

To give her a bright spot on her face, her lips are definitely an important part. Now we are still students, so I choose to use the lip balm to moisturize her lips and give her face a look of energy.

After putting on make-up, I feel prettier since my pores, acnes and blemish are concealed and I feel that I can walk on the street confidently. When I get up early in the morning, I tend to have a sleepy face. Make-up does me a favor. I look more energetic under the magic of cosmetics. Make-up is like clothes, shoes or other things that we wear. We put on those fascinating clothing to make ourselves look pretty girls. By the same token, we put on make-up to make ourselves beauties.

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A3 (with Ann): Make-Up (3)

Make-up is something that can make you more beauteous. Some people may not look good, but make-up makes them pretty. Some people are born to be lovely and make-up makes them more attractive. That is why make-up has its importance of existence.

Ann and I are interested in cosmetics. Especially, Ann has done more research on it. We usually use make-up to make ourselves look more energetic and certainly, prettier. In the following, Ann is going to show how she usually applies make-up and I am going to be the model for this demonstration.

I wash my face first before I put on make-up. Also, I will apply freshener and moisturizer. These are daily skincare after I wash my face.

The skin of Eileen’s forehead and nose is the oil part, and the skin of her chins is dry and sensitive. If we don’t do the right precaution to prevent her skin from exposing to the sun, the ray will do harm to her skin. Therefore, use the sunscreen first. Here I choose these two kinds of sunscreen. Each has different functions. The pink one I would use it on the oil part of her face and this can help her to control and delay the time that the oil comes out from her face. The white one is good for the dry part of her face because it is moisturizing.

The next is the foundation. The foundation can hide her pores, make her face smooth and the color of her face skin would be identical. It is essential to decide which color of the foundation you are going to use. We need to choose the same color as your skin color instead of choosing the whiter one, or it would be odd and the color would be different from the skin color of your neck. Put the foundation on the back of the hand. We don’t need to use too much of the foundation. A shape like a yellow pea is enough. Put the foundation on her face, use the fingers to spread it and the temperature of my hand would make her make-up obedient to stay on her face.

Use light powder foundation to control the oil of her face and also conceal the blemish on her face.

Then, use the loose powder. Take the brush to wipe over her face lightly.

Finally, put on the light blush to give her a feeling of vividness and freshness.

As for the part of her eyes, she luckily has long eyelashes and big round eyes, so I don’t want to put on any make-up on this part.

To give her a bright spot on her face, her lips are definitely an important part. Now we are still students, so I choose to use the lip balm to moisturize her lips and give her face a look of energy.

After putting on make-up, I feel prettier since my pores, acnes and blemish are concealed and I feel that I can walk on the street confidently. When I get up early in the morning, I tend to have a sleepy face. Make-up does me a favor. I look more energetic under the magic of cosmetics. Make-up is like clothes, shoes or other things that we wear. We put on those fascinating clothing to make ourselves look pretty girls. By the same token, we put on make-up to make ourselves beauties.

A3 (with Ann): Make-Up (2)

        Make-up is something that can make you more beauteous. Some people may not look good, but make-up makes them pretty. Some people are born to be lovely and make-up makes them more attractive. That is why make-up has its importance of existence.

Ann and I are interested in cosmetics. Especially, Ann has done more research on it. We usually use make-up to make ourselves look more energetic and certainly, prettier. In the following, Ann is going to show how she usually applies make-up and I am going to be the model for this demonstration.

I wash my face first before I put on make-up. Also, I will apply freshener and moisturizer. These are daily skincare after I wash my face.

The skin of Eileen’s forehead and nose is the oil part, and the skin of her chins is dry and sensitive. If we don’t do the right precaution to prevent her skin from exposing to the sun, the ray will do harm to her skin. Therefore, use the sunscreen first. Here I choose these two kinds of sunscreen. Each has different functions. The pink one I would use it on the oil part of her face and this can help her to control and delay the time that the oil comes out from her face. The white one is good for the dry part of her face because it is moisturizing.

The next is the foundation. The foundation can hide her pores, make her face smooth and the color of her face skin would be identical. It is essential to decide which color of the foundation you are going to use. We need to choose the same color as your skin color instead of choosing the whiter one, or it would be odd and the color would be different from the skin color of your neck. Put the foundation on the back of the hand. We don’t need to use too much. A shape like a yellow pea is enough. Put the foundation on her face, use the fingers to spread it and the tempature of my hand would make her make-up obedient to stay on her face.

Use the concealer to hide her acnes completely. Especially, the concealer covering the acnes on her nose also needs the help of the fingers to spread it lightly.

Use light powder foundation to control the oil of her face and also conceal the freckles on her face.

Then, use the loose powder. Take the brush to wipe over her face lightly.

Finally, put on the light blush to give her a feeling of vividness and freshness.

As for the part of her eyes, she luckily has long eyelashes and big round eyes, so I don’t want to put on any make-up on this part.

To give her a bright spot on her face, her lips are definitely an important part. Now we are still students, so I choose to use the lip balm to moisturize her lips and give her face a look of energy.

After putting on make-up, I feel prettier since my pores, acnes and freckles are concealed and I feel that I can walk on the street confidently. When I get up early in the morning, I tend to have a sleepy face. Make-up does me a favor. I look more energetic under the magic of cosmetics. Make-up is like clothes, shoes or other things that we wear. We put on those fascinating clothing to make ourselves look pretty girls. By the same token, we put on make-up to make ourselves beauties.

A3 (with Ann): Make-Up

Make-up is something that can make you more beauteous. Some people may not look good, but make-up makes them pretty. Some people are born to be lovely and make-up makes them more attractive. That is why make-up has its importance of existence.

Ann and I are interested in cosmetics. Especially, Ann has done more research on it. We usually use make-up to make ourselves look more energetic and certainly, prettier. In the following, Ann is going to show how she usually applies make-up and I am going to be the model for this demonstration.

I wash my face first before I put on make-up. Also, I will apply freshener and moisturizer. These are daily skincare after I wash my face.

The skin of Eileen’s forehead and nose is the oil part, and the skin of her chins is dry and sensitive. If we don’t do the right precaution to prevent her skin from exposing to the sun, the ray will do harm to her skin. Therefore, use the sunscreen first. Here I choose these two kinds of sunscreen. Each has different functions. The pink one I would use it on the oil part of her face and this can help her to control and delay the time that the oil comes out from her face. The white one is good for the dry part of her face because it is moisturizing.

The next is the foundation. The foundation can hide her pores, make her face smoother and the color of her face skin would be identical. It is essential to decide which color of the foundation you are going to use. We need to choose the same color as your skin color instead of choosing the whiter one, or it would be odd and the color would be different from the skin color of your neck. Put the foundation on the back of the hand. We don’t need to use too much. A shape like a yellow pea is enough. Put the foundation on her face, use the puff to spread it and it would be obedient to stay on her face.

Use the concealer to hide her acnes completely. Especially, the concealer covering the acnes on her nose also needs the help of the puff to spread it.

Use light powder foundation to control the oil of her face and also conceal the freckles on her face.

Then, use the loose powder. Take the brush to wipe over her face lightly.

Finally, put on the light blush to give her a feeling of vividness and freshness.

As for the part of her eyes, she luckily has long eyelashes and big round eyes, so I don’t want to put on any make-up on this part.

To give her a bright spot on her face, her lips are definitely an important part. Now we are still students, so I choose to use the lip balm to moisturize her lips and give her face a look of energy.

After putting on make-up, I feel prettier since my pores, acnes and freckles are concealed and I feel that I can walk on the street confidently. When I get up early in the morning, I tend to have a sleepy face. Make-up does me a favor. I look more energetic under the magic of cosmetics. Make-up is like clothes, shoes or other things that we wear. We put on those fascinating clothing to make ourselves look pretty girls. By the same token, we put on make-up to make ourselves beauties.

A2: Why, Two Part-Time Jobs(Final Version)

   

    “What? You are doing two part-time jobs at the same time. Don’t get yourself so busy. You have to concentrate on your studies and have fun with your friends during the four-year college life. Trust me. You will regret working.” A friend of mine said but I did not take her words seriously as I know why I chose to work and I made the decision with a second thought.

    I am a sophomore and I have two part-time jobs. My family is not so wealthy that I can ask them money as much as I wish, but I looked for jobs not because I did not have much money to spend. Responsibility is my reason.

    I moved to Taipei for my studies and the expense of everything here is high since it is the capital city. Also, when I was not a freshman anymore, I needed to leave the dormitory which does not have enough rooms for all the students coming from other cities or counties. Therefore, I have to pay my rent every month, the traffic expenses to school and the meals every day.

    I chose to study in Taipei and I chose to live in a comfortable place where I reside now and the rent costs me a lot. I appreciate that my parents pay the rent for me. However, when everything is what I decide to do, I am supposed to take the responsibility so I work in order to deal with those other expenses.

    Sometimes, it is quite difficult to handle my studies and jobs simultaneously. Managing time well is really a big issue to me now. The feeling of fatigue and the idea of quitting jobs come to my mind all the time but I would ask myself why I looked for jobs. I go back to the initiation, the motive, find the energy back and tell myself, “Fight and go on.”

A2: Why, Two Part-Time Jobs

   

    “What? You are doing part-time jobs. Don’t get yourself so busy. You have to concentrate on your studies and have fun with your friends. Quit them.” A friend of mine said but I ignored her words as I know why I am doing jobs.

    I am a sophomore and I have two part-time jobs. My family is not so wealthy that I can ask them as much money as I wish, but I looked for jobs not because I did not have much money to spend. Responsibly is my reason.

    I moved to Taipei for my studies and the expense of everything here is high since it is the capital city. Also, when I was not a freshman any more, I needed to leave the dormitory which doesn’t have enough rooms for all the students coming from other cities or counties. Therefore, I have to pay my rent every month, the traffic expenses and the meals every day.

    I chose to study in Taipei and I chose to live in a comfortable place that costs much money. I appreciate that my parents pay the rent for me. However, when everything is what I choose to do, I am supposed to take the responsibility so I work in order to deal with those expenses.

    Sometimes, it is quite difficult to handle my studies and jobs at the same time. Managing time well is really a big issue to me now. The feeling of fatigue and the idea of quitting jobs come to my mind but I would ask myself why I looked for jobs. I go back to the initiation, the motive, find the energy back and tell myself, “Fight and go on.”

A1: An Excellent Boss (Final Version)

    To be an excellent boss, he or she must have some qualities. In the following paragraphs, I will list some characters which most people consider a boss is supposed to have.

    Bosses have to be ambitious and courageous to take risks. People without ambition are difficult to run a company by themselves. They must have goals and passion to start a business. Sometimes, they have to take risks as they need to look for new ways to make money for their enterprises and try to figure out whether this way is good or not.
    Also, bosses need to have good social skills to get along with some important people in other companies in order to help their own companies’ development. A company is hard to work on its own so it has to cooperate with other firms. Therefore, we usually see bosses are talkative because people who are bashful are underdogs in a social occasion.

    In the company, the boss has to show his leadership and responsibility. The boss is like the captain. He leads the ship and gives orders to his sailors to make them work together. He has to be responsible for every decision he makes. How high should the speed of the ship be? Which direction should the ship turn? No one wants to see a tragedy like the Titanic. Every person working in his company wants to make a profit not suffering a loss so every policy the boss chooses is important and he has to be responsible for it.

    Not everyone can really be a boss so that is why some people choose to work for others. If a person has those qualities I mentioned above, then he can actually run his own business.

A1: An Excellent Boss

    

    To be an excellent boos, he or she must have some qualities. What do bosses look like when they deal with things out of the company? What do they look like when they work in the company? I’m going to analyze in the following paragraphs.

    Bosses have to be ambitious and courageous to take risks. Also, they have to be social people. People without ambition are difficult to run a company. They need to look for ways to make money for their enterprises and sometimes they have to take risks as they need to try whether this way is good to make a fortune. Also, they need to be good at communication. Sometimes a company is hard to work on its own so it has to cooperate with other companies. Therefore, people who are bashful are underdogs in a social occasion.

    In the company, the boss has to show its leadership and responsibility. The boss is like the captain. He leads the ship and gives orders to his sailors. He has to be responsible for every decision he makes. No one wants to see a tragedy like the Titanic. Therefore, the captain needs to control the speed and the direction very well.

    Not everyone can really be a boos so that is why some people choose to work for others. If a person has those qualities I mentioned above, then he can probably be a good boss.

Writing Assignment 3 (with Ann): Český Krumlov Known as the Most Beauteous Ancient Town in Europe (Final Version)

        When people ask, “Where do you want to go in Europe?”, my friend, Ann, and I’s answer will be Český Krumlov. We love travelling and even make a list, the top ten places we must go in our lives. Český Krumlov is on our list beyond question. It is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Vltava wanders through this city and it forms a beautiful scene. More importantly, fine architecture makes it become the most fascinating old town in Eurpoe.

        We can sum up the art of architecture in Český Krumlov in four categories, Gothic, renaissance, baroque and neoclassical. It seems very difficult to distinguish these architectural features so we are going to tell you some simple ways to tell them. Here are explanations:

The Gothic architecture is easy to distinguish by the tall and pointed arches. You can see that in the following picture.

Next is the renaissance-style. Renaissance was boosted in the 16th century and it originated in Florence, Italy. Some Czeches studied there. When they went back to their country, they brought the idea of Renaissance. The traits of the renaissance buildings were grace, symmetry and decoration. Then, they combined the renaissance-style with the local style and created a special “Bohemian Renaissance.” The most special feature of the renaissance-style they learned from Italy is to “scrape.” They use this skill on the facade of the building. It appears that there are a great number of envelopes on it.

How to distinguish the baroque-style? The easiest way to distinguish the baroque building is that when you see the symbol of “@” at the corner of the building, this building would be baroque. This special symbol was often used on the buildings in the Baroque age. “@” is like the identity of the baroque-style.

Lots of faux columns and rows of windows are the characteristics of the neoclassical building. The classical Greece and Roman architecture inspired the neoclassical architects so that was how they got their idea. The protruding windows on the facade of the building is also a characteristic of the neoclassical building.

        Český Krumlov is appealing on account of the art of architecture. That is also why this town attracts us a lot. How can we miss the chance to see its beauty with our own eyes? Someday, we will stand on the land of Czech Republic and gasp at the wonderful view. We deeply hope to visit the most beautiful ancient town in Europe at least once in our lifetime.

Writing Assignment 3 (with Ann): Český Krumlov Known as the Most Beauteous Ancient Town in Europe

       When people ask, “Where do you want to go in Europe?”, my friend, Ann, and I’s answer will be Český Krumlov. We love travelling and even make a list, the top ten places we must go in our lives. Český Krumlov is on our list beyond question. It is a small city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Vltava wanders through this city and it forms a beautiful scene. More importantly, fine architecture makes it become the most fascinating old town in Eurpoe.

        We can sum up the art of architecture in Český Krumlov in four categories, Gothic, renaissance, baroque and neoclassical. It seems very difficult to distinguish these architectural features so we are going to tell you some simple ways to tell them. Here are explanations:

The Gothic architecture is easy to distinguish by the tall and pointed arches. You can see that in the following picture.

Next is the renaissance-style. Renaissance was boosted in the 16th century and it happened in Florence, Italy. Some Czeches studied there. When they went back to their country, they brought the idea of Renaissance. The traits of the renaissance buildings were grace, symmetry and decoration. Then, they combined the renaissance-style with the local style and created a special “Bohemian Renaissance.” The most special feature of the renaissance-style they learned from Italy is to “scrape.” They use this skill on the facade of the building. It appears that there are a great number of envelopes on it.

How to distinguish the baroque-style? The easiest way to distinguish the baroque building is that when you see the symbol of “@” at the corner of the building, this building would be baroque. This special symbol was often used on the buildings in the Baroque age. “@” is like the identity of the baroque-style.

Lots of faux columns and rows of windows are the characteristics of the neoclassical building. The classical Greece and Roman architecture inspired the neoclassical architects so that was how they got their idea. The protruding windows on the facade of the building is also a characteristic of the neoclassical building.

        Český Krumlov is appealing on account of the art of architecture. That is also why this town attracts us a lot. How can we miss the chance to see its beauty with our own eyes? Someday, we will stand on the land of Czech Republic and gasp at the wonderful view. We deeply hope to visit the most beautiful ancient town in Europe at least once in our lifetime.