Four Factors of Choosing a College

Four Factors of Choosing a College

The college is an educational institution that provides specialized

 

professional and skill training. A good college can provide a better

 

learning environment and can change someone’s life. Therefore we

 

should choose colleges carefully. There are four factors of choosing a

 

college: the ranking of the college, obtainable subjects, internalization,

 

and the future after graduating.

 

    The first factor is the ranking of the college. The higher ranking of

 

the college we get into, the more resources we might have. For

 

example, we might have better facilities, or we might meet a higher

 

quality of professors and classmates. The ranking of the college

 

decides the environment we will have in the future. The next factor is the

 

range of the subjects we can study. If there is a variety of

 

subjects that students can study, they will have more options to choose

 

from the subjects they might be interested in. At the same time, they

 

might reach for different knowledge, and they could learn variety.

 

Moreover, internalization is another factor of choosing a college.

 

Nowadays, our world is becoming more and more globalized, so colleges

 

should be more and more open. For example, many top colleges have a

 

lot of sisters schools over the world, and a lot of resources from other

 

countries that they can reach. The last factor for choosing a college is the

 

future after graduation. Colleges are places where people prepare and 

 

get ready for their future work. Therefore, we should consider whether

 

colleges provide many internship opportunities or have enough training

 

programs before students graduate.

 

    In conclusion, these are four basic factors when we are choosing a

 

college: the ranking of the college, the variety of the subjects,

 

internalization, and the future after graduation. A good learning

 

environment can lead us to a successful life, therefore we should

 

carefully choose our colleges.

  

A Different Me

A Different Me

Today, I am totally different from five years ago. During this five years,

 

I have changed a lot in personalities.

 

   Five years ago, I was a high school student and was preparing for

 

university entrance exam. I was a very shy person. For me, it is

 

impossible to make a presentation in front of many people. At that time, I

 

only focused on studying but nothing else. I didn’t have much social

 

life, and I even didn’t know how to communicate with other people. I

 

almost looked like a nerd. However, I totally changed when I went to

 

the university. I made many friends there, and my personalities also

 

changed a lot. I have become a very outgoing person since I was college 

student. I also studied a lots in university, but I was not only studying but 

also joining a variety of activities. For example, I was a public relation in 

English Club, a leader in our class for two years, and a member of  

International Business Students Association. During the time of the 

university, I almost changed to another person.

 

    I am very happy with my differences of the five years ago. Now, I am

 

very comfortable with standing on the stages without shyness, and I have

 

more and more confidences.    

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

    

   Today I am going to talk about Angelina Jolie, one of my favorite actors. 

Angelina Jolie is anoutstanding actress and also a goodwill humanitarian.

 

    Before Angelina Jolie went into the Hollywood, she was a fashion model

 

and also appeared in a lot of music videos. At the age of sixteen, Angelina

 

Jolie learned to become a actress from her father, and she found out her

 

acting abilities. Angelina Jolie started her filming career in 1993, but she

 

didn’t be noticed at that time. After she played a role in George Wallace

 

and performed as Cornelia Wallace in  1997, she won a Golden Globe

 

Award and was dominated for an Emmy Award. In 1998, she continued to

 

played a role in HBO’s Gia, a world of sex, drugs and emotional drama.

 

Next year, she was dominated for an Emmy Award again, and won her

 

first Screen Actors Guild Award. Besides, she has a series of popular films,

 

such as Lara Croft, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, changeling and so on. Her

 

achievement let her win several awards. However, when she became

 

popular and become a super star, she started to involve in humanitarian

 

work and do charities. When she was filming Tomb Raider in Cambodia in

 

2001, she became aware of  worldwide humanitarian crises. In the

 

coming years, she donated a lots money, participated in a variety of

 

charities, and now she has donated three different-countries children.

 

      Although, she is a super star and very famous, she doesn’t forget to

 

help people. Angelina Jolie is not only a good actress, but also a goodwill

 

humanitarian.

Crazy Weekend

Hi, everyone:

    Are you excited to go surfing? I am so excited. ><  I have waited this day coming since I knew this event. I went surfing several time in Thailand, Bali and Taiwan. However, today is my first time to go surfing in the U.S. I hope everyone have fun on surfing and get tan.

    

    If you are not going surfing, you can go to Disneyland tomorrow. There are also a lot of fun in Disneyland. (I will go to Disneyland,too) By the way, it is free to go there^^

    If you are not going these two places on the weekend, I feel sorry for you, but hope you have a memorable weekend, too.

A Memorable Experience in My Life

A Memorable Experience in My Life  

    There was a unforgettable experience when I was made fun of by my

 

classmates. One day, we had an oil painting class, and our teacher

 

taught us the concept of oil painting. During the break, two of my guy

 

classmates felt bored. So, they planned to play a prank on one of

 

our girl classmates, but not on me. They put blue paint on her chair, and

 

they  waited for her to sit on that chair, and they wanted to see her

 

embarrassed face. However, I didn’t know their plan and sat on that

 

chair. I saw some of my classmates were trying to hold their laughter, but

 

I didn’t know what was happened. After oil painting class, we had math

 

and PE classes. Meanwhile, I heard a lot of people laughing at me, but I

 

still didn’t find out there was paint in my white pants, until I went home.

 

My mom noticed the paint on my pants, and blamed me. She asked why I

 

wasn’t careful. I felt curious about when and where I had paint on my

 

pants. None of my classmates told me what had happened, until the day

 

we graduated from elementary school. Now, I think they just felt sorry for

 

me because they played a prank on the wrong person.  

Q/A

 

B) If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? What has been you favorite place to visit?

 

   If I can visit anywhere in the world, I would go to Europe. It is very

 

expensive to take a trip in Europe , so I never visit Europe before. I saw a lot of  beautiful 

pictures of Europe in magazines or internet, such as French manor, Spanish bull-

 

fight, Italia men and England Big Ben. There are full of exotic atmosphere

 

in Europe. I hope  I can visit Europe as soon as possible.

 

   So far, South Africa is my favorite place to visit. I have visited there

 

five or six times in my life. The people there were very friendly and

 

passionate. Every time I went to South Africa, and there were always a

 

lot of surprises let me explore. I am so excited about tradition Africans food, Safari,

 

wide animals, traditional custom and music. They didn’t have crowded people, a lot of noise 

and messy cities. Every time I came here, and I felt released and peace. I cannot wait to visit

 South African again.  

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

   When I was studying at the university, there was an amazing person,

 

Wendy-Zhuang, who changed my life a lot. We studied in the same

 

major, we had the same English name and we also were college

 

roommates. At first sight, she had short hair, and wore T-shirt, jeans

 

and sneakers. I thought there is a tomboy who is going to live with

 

me. She was the first homosexual in my life. I was a little bit shocked and

 

wondered how to speak to her during these four-year life of dormitory.

 

Which way should I talk to her, as a girl or a boy? I was judging her by

 

her semblance. But I found out I was totally wrong by the first

 

impression.

 

   She loved reading and helping people. She admired knowledge and

 

she was reading all the time. I always called her Dr. Zhuang because she

 

learned wisdom. If  I had any kind of problem, no matter if it was a

 

studying question, a mental problem, or illness, she always could solve

 

these problems. On the other hand, she liked to help people out. She was

 

not only helping her friends, but also other people who needed help. She

 

had been a volunteer since she was in high school. Unlike her

 

appearance, she was an intelligent, wise, kindhearted and open-

 

minded girl. Although people are quick to give lesbian judgments, she

 

didn’t blame them, and sometimes thought of their ways.  I learned a lot

 

from her, such as reading broad, judging a person without appearance,

 

being open-minded and so on. We have been good friends for five years,

 

and she is my best friend, who always give herself to other people than is

 

helped by others.

ALP Composition-Introducing Myself

  Introducing Myself

  Hi everyone! Today, I am going to introduce myself. My name is Hsiang-

 

Ting, or you can just call me Wendy. I was born in Hsin-Chu, the windy

 

city of Taiwan. I had a wonderful childhood with my family in Hsin-Chu.

 

There are four people in my family, my parents, my younger brother and

 

me. But we have been separated and now live in different countries. My

 

dad has to work in China, and my brother studies in South Africa. I miss

 

them so much, and hope we can get together as soon as possible. I spent

 

most of my student life in my home town, until I went to university in

 

Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. Although my major was business and

 

finance, I was interested in advertising and traveling. However, no matter

 

what subjects I study, I think English is not only helpful but also very

 

important. I have studied English for more than five years. However I still

 

cannot use it fluency. Therefore I joined the American Language Program

 

to improve my English ability. At the end of this program, I hope there is

 

a lot of progress in my English. I can do  some art, but I don’t have other

 

special talents. My hobbies are listening to music, visiting art galleries,

 

and traveling. 

ALP Composition-Introducing My Classmate

Introducing My Classmate

  Today, I am going to introduce my classmate Faisal Al-Ibrahim. He was

 

born in the United States, but grew up in Saudi Arabia. He speaks Arabic

 

very well. Faisal has a big family with five brothers and one sister. He also

 

has a wife who is studying at CSU Fullerton, and they have a beautiful

 

six-moth-old baby. Before he came to the United States, he had ten years

 

work experience: five years in the hotel industry after he graduated from

 

high school, and another five years in the environmental production

 

industry. Now he is back at school. He joined the American Language

 

Program so he can apply to a university in the United States. His dream is

 

to get a bachelor’s degree. He wants to major in value engineering

 

because he was good at math and calculus in high school. He doesn’t

 

have special talents, but he likes playing soccer and watching comedies.

 

Now, he spends most of his time with his beautiful wife and their lovely

 

daughter.