Ah, the beautiful Eiffel Tower. The sweet "eclaires au chocolat". Best of all, the romatic peace.
Do you know where I am? That's right, I'm in Paris . Not that I really am in Paris, just that I would want to live there. Paris is a romantic city, it has wonderful monuments, execellent foods and great culture.
First of all, I want to live in Paris because of its beauty. Like the famous monuments. Effle Tower would be the one you would think of first. It's three hundred meters tall, it was the tallest building until the Chyster buliding was built. Also, it's unbelievable beautiful at night, when all the lights of the tower light up. It became the symbol for the "city of lights". Next, the Arc de triomphe. Arc de triomphe is located right in the middle of Charles de Gaulle. There's a design called Marseillaise Relief, it's based on the Arch of Titutus of Rome. Below the Arc e triomphe is the grave of the unknown soliders who fought for france. Last , the Notre Dame. The Notre dame is the most famous of all cathedrals. There's statues on it too, like the Gargoyle and the gallary of kings. Since it got destroyed during the revolution, it was rebuilt again between 1991 and 2001. A lot has been improved since then.
Second, the food in Paris is amazing. For breakfast, they have fine pastry like the Eclairs au chocolat. Which is a bun made with choix dough filled with chocolate icing. What a sweet dessert. As for lunch, they have the famous "coq au vin" . It is a rooster that's stewed in wine. It sound pretty delicious to me. Also, for dinner they have "Boeuf bourguignon". That's beef stewed in the Burgundy wine. That will be sure to make you full. France has a lot other foods as well and they are all truly delicious.
Last but not least, I like the Paris environment, it is so romantic and peaceful. Especially if you go to the Louvre palace. When it lights up things get romantic. It's just unbelievable how the Paris environment is so peaceful. It would be perfect if you go with your family or friends to the Louvre palace since it's beautiful,and don't forget the Paris environment surrounding it. What a lovely enviorment of Paris.
Of course, to be able to live there I'll have to know my french really well. I'll have to study hard in french. Maybe, just maybe I'll will get to live there for a couple days when I grow up. There's still a long way ahead. Paris, to me you are the most beautiful city.
Thursday 27 September 2012
Tuesday 18 September 2012
Do-over generation set to experience deadlock shock
I agree with the article , the students should get marks deducted if they hand in an assignment late.
Why? Let's suppose a teacher assigned an assignment to his/ her students and make it due on a specific date. If the assignment was due a month before the student handed his/her work, the teachers still have to mark it. Would it be fair to the students who actually handed their work on time? No, of course not. I mean who would want to finish work early if they could make it better by finishing it later? No one would. I know the teachers in the article wanted to make those students feel good by marking their late assignment, but really those students need a lesson just to be fair.
More importantly, their future depends on themselves. If those students continue to be like this, they aren't going to be ready to be an adult. When you are an adult you will understand how late assignments actually affects you, not only that but being late as well. For example: If you were late to catch the bus, the bus driver wouldn't wait for you. If you miss your plane, the pilot wouldn't wait for you. You would waste your time. If you returned your library books late , the librarian would charge you money. You would loose money. If you miss your interview to apply for a job, the interviewer would go on to the next person. You would lose your chance. last but not least, even if you have a job and get your work done past the deadline several times, you'll get fired. Therefore, you will lose your job and will have to find another one. See what happens? That's why the teachers are deducting marks for late assignments and deducting credits as well, like in the article it says "For the first time, students who miss 20 percent of class time will now lose a credit". By doing that, the students would learn a lesson and will build up a good habit of not handing in assignments late.
The main reason I agreed to this article is because I know what's good for me and what's not. I Monica Jiang am a student and I want to do what's right for me.
Why? Let's suppose a teacher assigned an assignment to his/ her students and make it due on a specific date. If the assignment was due a month before the student handed his/her work, the teachers still have to mark it. Would it be fair to the students who actually handed their work on time? No, of course not. I mean who would want to finish work early if they could make it better by finishing it later? No one would. I know the teachers in the article wanted to make those students feel good by marking their late assignment, but really those students need a lesson just to be fair.
More importantly, their future depends on themselves. If those students continue to be like this, they aren't going to be ready to be an adult. When you are an adult you will understand how late assignments actually affects you, not only that but being late as well. For example: If you were late to catch the bus, the bus driver wouldn't wait for you. If you miss your plane, the pilot wouldn't wait for you. You would waste your time. If you returned your library books late , the librarian would charge you money. You would loose money. If you miss your interview to apply for a job, the interviewer would go on to the next person. You would lose your chance. last but not least, even if you have a job and get your work done past the deadline several times, you'll get fired. Therefore, you will lose your job and will have to find another one. See what happens? That's why the teachers are deducting marks for late assignments and deducting credits as well, like in the article it says "For the first time, students who miss 20 percent of class time will now lose a credit". By doing that, the students would learn a lesson and will build up a good habit of not handing in assignments late.
The main reason I agreed to this article is because I know what's good for me and what's not. I Monica Jiang am a student and I want to do what's right for me.
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