Week Four

I don’t learn completely the way American student learn. Networked student depends heavily on the Internet; they almost learn everything by computer. However, there are some similarity between the way I learn and the way American student learn. For example, I often use computer to complete my homework, I also search for information on the Internet.

In my point of view, it is hard to say that whether “Networked Student” is a good or a bad change, because there are advantages and disadvantages about this. First, it is very convenient to use computer to learn. We can get information from a variety of sources and we can also use a lot of programs to change our ideas with others. Nevertheless, when we depend too much on the internet, we are likely to get Internet addiction. Once we get Internet addicted, we may ignore our real life relationship, and maybe end up lose our closest friend.

I think what is more important than determine networked student a bad change or a good change is that we should strike a balance between using the computer and not using the computer.

Week Three

I think Britney’s behavior was affected by the sorrow caused by her divorce. The tremendous change from a sweet girl, a shining star to a controversial person, was due to the pain she felt about her divorce. Though the divorce might shock her or confuse her, I don’t think that that was a good excuse for her odd behavior. I think Britney, as a celebrity, should equip the ability for knowing what to do and what shouldn’t. She also has to equip herself with the courage and the endurance to face the difficulties and the ability to stay away form temptations. She could find some other ways to relieve the pain she felt. She could do some exercise or go to some clubs or even transform the pain into songs instead of doing some wired things. She could take the failure in marriage as a lesson and make her life more colorful by singing more beautiful songs. If I were Britney’s friend or family, I would have persuaded her to try to overcome the pain, to stand up for her own future. I would ask her to forget about the pain and face her new life; she couldn’t sink in the sea of sorrow for her entire life. She should use her talent and save more people from the circumstances she had encountered.

Week Two

Many times, I get mad at people for the things they have done. However, I also hear people say: “I am doing this for you!” or “I mean well”. When I heard responses like this, I used to get even angrier. For example, when I was still an elementary student, I always got so furious when my mom cleaned my desk without telling me. I felt so offended when others touch my stuff without asking me. And my mom often responded me that:” I am doing this for you!” In hearing this, I got so irritated that I didn’t even want to talk to my mom. And I didn’t want to eat dinner, either. But all the things I had done didn’t make things better. It only made me fell hungry, and made my mom felt so sad. As I grow older, I start to calm myself down when I get mad and convince myself to rethink the whole thing. Now, when I know my mom is trying to help me get things organized instead of invading my privacy, I’ll be so thankful for the things she did for me. Though, stay calm when I am so angry is very difficult, I still try my best to do so. Because if I don’t rethink the whole thing before I get mad at others, it often causes a bad quarrel. And things can get really worse. On the contrary, if I am able to think twice before I get furious, things often turn out to be a good. For these reasons, I often rethink the whole things when I hear people say: “I am doing this for you!”