Chang+Lu

Apr 5
====In the afternoon, i had a philosophy class. during the class, the professor mainly talked about the differences between a valid argument and a sound argument. the proferrsor gave us an example: all men are mortal; socrates is a man; therefore socrates is mortal. This is a valid argument which means that if the premisses are true, the conclusion must be true. it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. However, an argument is sound if and only if it is valid and hes true premises. I learnt that a sound arument one whose conclusion we must accept it if we are to be rational. This course is harder than what i think, but i believe that i can learn it well.====

Apr 6
====Today my classmate told me a joke when we were in class. i think it is so funny and i want to write it down. the joke is : Mother asked her little daughter who was reading a book. "What are you reading, dear?" the mother said. "I don't know." the little girl answered. then the mother asked, "You don't know? But you were reading aloud, so you must know." "I was reading aloud, mummy, but i wasn't listening," explained the child. I think that the sotry is not funny, and i said," is it a cold joke? i do not know why you think the joke is funny." then my classmate said:" well, i think the story shows the condition when we are in OP class." we laughted !====

Apr 7
====Tonight, my last roommate who got two no credit and had to go college chated with me on QQ. he told me that how "good" he thought in college. He said that there are ten students in his class, but some of them never go to class. more importantly, his teacher said that it is OK that her students are absent, becasue here is the college. furthermore, my last roommates complained that the college is so small and there are only two thouand students. I told him that becasue it is a college... At last, i told my last roommate that he must go to class everyday and finishes all his homework on time if he still wants to go back to ohio university. And the guy said he will see me in OP class two quarters after. How bad the guy is!====

Apr 8
====When I got up in the morning, there was a little raining outside. After my class at 9:00, I found that the spring is coming. i felt a little warm and the sun shine was so bright.I stood in the sun shine and chated with my friends. one of my friend said that we should go hiking at this weekend. But i am a lazy man so i disagreed with him and i said that we should sleep outside. some of my friends laught at me and thay thought i am a really lazy guy. So many beautiful flowers are around campus. i wish that i can spend a good weekend with good weather.====

Apr 13 ====﻿Today I watched a video which talked about a humnan's differents and the same. She believes more that unites humans than divides humans. In her story, she says that her mother is a dark, yet her father is a white. However, the author never noticed that her parents were different colors. Once she watched her parents in a church when the author was a junior. She found that how white her father was, and how dark her father was. When her parents married, the country had laws against interracial marriage, but her grandfather was not against them. Last, the author says that everyone is unique. We have lots of differences. But in DNA, we are 99.9% the same, we need to remember that.====

Apr 14 ====I have a neat yellow wooden desk. It is about 0.8 meter tall, 1 meter long and 0.5 meter wide. There are three drawers inside of my desk. In the last drawer, I put some books, especially novels and academic books. I like books which are full of logical, such as whodunits and math books. If you see my second drawer, you must consider that the drawer is a miniature storehouse. Samsung cell phone, Canon camera, and Casio watch are in this storehouse. I also put my cute Chinese dolls, a comb, and a hair clipper in a corner of the place. In the first drawer, “weapons” are used by me everyday. Those are textbooks and pens. I can’t study without them. I still need them to arm my brain. Besides, you can see a big black ThinkPad laptop and some colorful kooks on my desk. The black one is necessary for my daily live. A Longman dictionary and a green notebook are nearby the laptop. Compare with the dictionary, my notebook is more exquisite and likeable. Obviously, the most things I have are books, kinds of books. That’s my tidy desk.====

Apr 15
====Recently, I usually go to library to find interesting English books. Whodunit is my favorite. Last quarter, I read the book “The Dead Cold”. In this book, a policewoman’s partner was killed, so I followed the story and found out the murderer with her. If I read some strange conditions, or found certain clues, I would guess who the killer was and speculate bad guys’ tricks, as if I was Holmes. I also like textbooks, of course. Although I sleep as much as I can every day, I like learning English. In my opinion, learning the second language very good is quite exciting. But some problem are difficult to be solved, with the number 1 of these is vocabulary.====

Apr 16
====When I was a child, my parents always let me to read kinds of books, such as Chinese classics, stories with pictures, and children’s fairy tales. I never forgot that was my eighth birthday, my mother gave me a best gift which was “Anderson’s Fairy Tales”. I often have positive attitude to read my books. Because I think books can make me calm. When I am in mud or feel bored, I select to read in a sofa or bed. And now, books are necessary for my dairy life. Not only due to I have to use them to study and work, but also I enjoy the feeling which is indescribable during reading.====

Apr 19 ====Our environment has been affected by the absence of certain animals. Certain flowers are pollinated by butterflies which migrate from Canada to Mexico. Some of the breeding grounds of these butterflies were destroyed. Now these flowers are disappearing from certain areas. We will no longer be able to enjoy their beauty.==== ====The quality of our life has been changed. America used to be covered with giant trees. Now we have to visit them in one small park. Rainforests around the world are being cut down to make room for humans. We will never be able to see or study this fragile ecosystem. I would encourage us humans to look for other alternatives for our farmlands, housing, and industries. We have alternatives; the animals do not.====

Apr 20
====Communication is a bridge between people. Nobody is omnipotent; people depend on one another in their daily lives. We all hope we can be become the person who masters every skills and can complete every kind work by ourselves. However the real world tells us that this just is a dream. Therefore, people are interdependant, no can can say that he does not need other people's help. The society requires cooperation among people. Communication is the link. Communication is the first step of successful cooperation among people. By communication, we exchange of thoughts and information, and get other people understand our needs and ideas. For example, in a company, big or small, a manager always has to communicate with his boss, coleagues and subordinates.====

Apr 21
====Using a computer can increase your work efficiency. With its help, you can book plane tickets and hotel rooms for a business trip. You can easily compile your files in a shorter time and retrive them whenever you need. If you are an engineer, you can control machines automatically with the help of a computer. The products are more precise than those controlled by hands and the product efficiency is higher. You can save a lot of time to consider other things and this is important for your success.====

Apr 22
====No one can depend on a teacher in the whole life. In high school and university, several teachers can tcach you physics, chemistry, biology and so on. But when you find a job and leave school, few people will tell you how to solve the problem you encounter in the job. What you can do is to read books and find the answers yourself. If you do not have the ability to teach yourself, it is difficult to survive in the world.==== ====In addition, what we have learned in the school is probably not enough. Nowadays new science and technology develop very rapidly. Suppose you are majored in computer. As we all know, the computer science is changing fast. New idea and concept may appear everyday. Once you stop studying, you may probably leave behind and even lose your job.====

Apr 26
====In these days i was so sad because of my exams of academic classes and the terrible writing wiki. last Thursday took the first exam of acct 101, and i felt so bad because some problems i cannot figure out. Also, last weekend i found that i cannot save my stuff on writing wiki. i do not know what is the wrong with it, but it just cannot be saved. just now, i wrote this journal, and it also cannot be saved. this is my third time to type this journal!!!!! i really hate this wiki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i type few words, i have to click "save and continue" .... just in case. it is enough, wiki !!!! i told you!!!!!====

Apr 27 ====There are so many occupations around the world, such as artist, teacher, accountant, worker. viewed as one of occupations, entertainer or athletes are not much different from the rest of occupations. Both of them are just two kinds of ocupations, why do we give them so much priorities or let them earn big amount so easily? For instance, an entainer will receive about hundreds thousand per show, or a scoccer player will be paid much more money than entainers. Although we admit that we can have a nice show to enjoy or a wonderful match to match, there is no need to give them such big amount. This is what they should do as a entainer or an athlete. This is their jobs. All occupations should have equal standard.====

Apr 28
====Unequalization is also not good to the young generation. If most young people know that they can earn more money as a athlete or an entainer, definitely they will go after. As a result, they do not want to do anything other than to be a athlete or an entainer. What's more, this phenomena has an important impact on yong people about their views towards money. They will think as an entainer he is so easy to get money as much as possible, which is not good for his development in future. They will become money-goers.====

Apr 29
====Athletes and entertainers sometimes show bad examples to their fans. It is known that fans follow whatever their idols do, even some bad habbits. Recently there is a piece of news reported that one famous singer found to be carrying prohibitted drugs in a KTV. Can you imagin what kind of side effect we will face after this issue? Previously, idols are always perfect in most fans' minds, but now they did such things, sometimes even more worse. As a public person, they need to be careful about what they do.====

May 4
====I have a good neighbor. An important aspect of of good neighbors is that they should be willing to help others. In our daily life, emergency situations may happen, and we may encounter difficulties which can not be resolved by ourselves. At this time, the quickest help we can get is probably from our neighbors. To some degree, neighbours are as important as relatives to us, because they could provide the immediat help. In the same way, a neighbour who likes to help others will get help in return. Help each others can form a friendly and harmonious relationship among the neighbours.====

May 5
====Neighbours are the people who live near us, and their behaviour influence our daily life. Good neighbours can make us feel comfortable and give us many help, and everyone will benefit from a good relationship among neighbours. In my point of view, these are three conspicuous aspects of the qualities of a good neighbours. One of the most important characteristic of good neighbours is that they have a good living habit and are friendly to others. A person with bad habit will affect your daily life. For example, children are most likely to be influnced by bad neighbors and carry on bad habits. On the other hand, being friendly is also an important nature of good neighbors. If neighbours are unfriendly, they are hard to approach and difficult to get along with.====

May 6
====Most of us can learn how to do something simple on our own with just a set of instructions. However, to learn about something more complex, it's always best to have a teacher. Teachers bring with them varied and useful backgrounds. They've been trained to teach individuals in different ways depending on their style. For instance, some students learn better by discussing a topic. Others learn more by writing about it. Teachers can help students learn in the way that's best for each student. A textbook or a manual can only give you one way of learning something. Plus they're only as helpful as your ability to understand them. A good teacher can adapt her teaching to your needs.====

May 8
====Recently one of my friends will move to Shanghai from New Zealand and she asked me which aspects she might not adapt in Shanghai. I think that it is as follows: Firstly, she may think that the air pollution is very severe in Shanghai. As everyone knows that New Zealand is a developed country known for its beautiful natural environment. There are fewer industry plants in New Zealand than in Shanghai. So New Zealand is a very clean and beautiful country, just like a garden. However, in Shanghai the air pollution is still out of control. When you come back home from your company every day, you will find that your shoes are covered with dusts. What is more, my friend may find that the streets in Shanghai is very croweded with traffic. The population of Shanghai is 13 million, which is much more than that of New Zealand. She might find uncomfortable travelling in the streets of Shanghai During rush hours.====

May 11
====Nowadays some may hold the opinion that computers have made life easier and more convenient, but others have a negative attitude; they say that computers have made life more complex and stressful. As far as I am concerned, I agree that computers have brought more advantages than disadvantages to our life. My arguments for this point are listed as follows. One of the primary causes is that computers have improved the quality of life in our society. They have brought to us more conveniences than ever before: whether we book a plane ticket, arrange a travel to foreign countries, or hook up a telephone line, with the help of computers and modern technologies, they can be done in a few minutes by simply a phone call or a few key strokes; we will not have to run from one place to another, and wait for thousands of years before we can get the services we want.====

May 12
====Computers give people more convenient access to useful information and services. Nowadays computers and internet is ubiquitous in every corner of our world. We use computers in libraries and public agencies to check up for useful information and the books we need. Furthermore we access internet or CD-Rom to get whatever information we want. Before traveling to a new place, we can check on the computer what the place looks like, what spots are must-sees, and how we can get there. We can get information from the internet on how to get a drivers license, how to write an article on a topic, and even take simulation tests on a specific subject. The computer is such a great learning and information tool!====

MAY 13
====In the first place, there are many advantages when people travel in a group. First, people will not feel boring in a long trip. People can talk, laugh and make joking like a big family. Second, the group will help you a lot when you have any emergency. The people in the group could help you figure out the awkward situation that will be unimaginable when you travel alone. Third, with the group discount, such as the discount for airplane ticket, the hotel, and the admission ticket, travelers can save a lot of money when they use the group discount.====

May 14
Travel alone means that I can meet new people more freely. I can meet not only the other travelers, but also the local residents whenever I travel to a new place. If the person I want to meet is not available at the present time, I can even reschedule my time. But if I travel in a group led by a tour guide, I have to stick to the schedule. I have to take other people’s time into consideration. That means I will lose a lot of chances to meet new people. Travel alone also means I can try new things personally. I can go anywhere I want and do something different from my lifestyle. However, if I travel in a group, the place where I go and the things that I will deal with are all arranged and fixed in advance. I have no choice but to follow. That will be miserable for me as a traveler.

May 19 It is easy to find out many ways to obtain knowledge about the culture of the place where people visit for the first time. You can go to a theater or worship or a nightclub. Another option is to sit in the park and listen to the people around you. Among various options, visiting museums might be the easiest way. Museums show you the history and art and those things that the locals think important by exhibiting objects and works, some of which might be unique in the world. On the other hand, the museums themselves are part of the landscape of the places. Many museums are designed and built based on the historical and artistic characteristics of the places where the museums are located in. May 20 Technology has greatly improved the way we get information. Students can now get more information, get it more quickly, and get it more conveniently. The Internet and the World Wide Web has opened every major library and database to students around the world. Information comes not only in print form, but also in multimedia. You can get audio and video data. You can get information about events in the past as well as events that unfold as you watch your computer monitor.

May 21 Today there was the International Street Fair, which ran from 11AM to 5PM, was a collaboration of the university’s international student groups and nonprofit community organizations. Over 30 groups will have stands at the fair selling food, crafts etc. It is the biggest Street Fairs that OU has experienced. Today was so hot but there were many people on the street. Some of them stood in a long line to buy food and drinks. Also, some of my friends were the sellers to promote their goods. I took many pictures and it was a happy day. May 22 I do strongly support the idea that we should keep trying and never stop working for our goals. I think this is the most important thing that can help us to achieve our goals. I believe thateverybody meets many obstacles in their lives before achieving their goals. I have learned the biography of some famous people in the past. I found that almost all of them persevered through enormous hardships in order to reach their goals. In this essay, I will give you an example of the attempt of a great inventor of the world named Thomas Edison. May 25 Education is expensive. I can't depend on my parents to pay all my bills. I have tuition, room and board, books, and incidental expenses to pay for. I'll try to get a scholarship to cover some of these costs, but I know I will be responsible for a lot of the expenses. If I spend my money now, I won't be able to pay for my education. I need to save money for my education. Travel is also very expensive. I don't mean vacation travel. I mean travel to get to and from school. Transpacific airfare costs a lot even special reduced fares. I first have to get to school and then, of course, I want to return to my family for important festivals and occasions. Going back and forth will be costly, but worth it. I need to save money for these trips.  May 27 If my stress comes from my family or my friends( foe example, some misunderstanding and squabbles), I think that the best way to erase this stress is a sinere conversation. I will positively converse with my relatives and friends. I hope that I can know what is their opinion and also let them understand me. I feel that when we understand each other, all conflict will disappear. In a word, everyone can find the best way that is suitable for himself/herself. But conservation and appreciating music are the most suitable for me to erase stress.

May 28 this is the end of the ninth week, and next saturday we will have the Toefl test. some of my friends said that their could get out of OP, but some of them felt not so good. for me, i think i am so familier with toefl, because i took it many times. However, i have not got a good scores. i hope i can have a good time at the day a week from now.

May 29 tomorrow is the memorial day. i google the words and saw what is the memorical day.  Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service. First enacted by formerly enslaved African-Americans to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War. it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars.