Yafang, Z. (2006). A Traditional Chinese Wedding. China Today, 55(2), 69.
This article is about a man named David who fell in love with a Chinese girl and they got married finally. He found that he need to learn more about chinese wedding customs. The passage inreoduces us three aspects of wedding customs, they are the red day, harmony between heaven, earth and humankind and the marriage registration procedure. Red is the most important color in the Chinese wedding ceremonies, people use red a lot, because they think red equals lucky. The ceremony shows a key philosophical principle, that of harmony between heaven, earth and mankind. In China, weddings are almost the busiest things, people prepare for them for a long time. Weddings are not only just for the couples, but also for their parents and friends.
I read Nick's and Leah's journals.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
journal 11 Research Questions
Although the research paper is a little bit difficult for us to do, it is absolutely beneficial to us. We searched a lot in Wikipedia in the class. Because my topic is about the differences and similarities about wedding customs between China and America, I typed "wedding" into Wikipedia, and got a lot of information, such as Chinese usually sell their daughters, but Americans don't, and Americans always hold their wedding ceremonies in a wedding chapel.
Because I just got married three months ago, I know a little about Chinese wedding. I also learned some from Internet and TV about American wedding. For instance, we both have an engaging ceremony and both wear wedding dress. But there are also some differences, for example, in China, we usually wear our traditional dress in the wedding ceremony, but in America, they just wear wedding dress and suits. However, what I have learned is so limited that I want to study more.
To be honest, wedding is a kind of science, it is worth to be studied. It is so wide that I cannot study all parts of it, so I just want to learn more about the wedding custom, such as the license, the process of the wedding ceremony and some other parts. I think they are quite interesting.
Maybe the research is not so easy, but I am looking forward to that experience. I am sure I will learn a lot from it and get ready for my university study!
I have read Leah's and Ann's journals.
Because I just got married three months ago, I know a little about Chinese wedding. I also learned some from Internet and TV about American wedding. For instance, we both have an engaging ceremony and both wear wedding dress. But there are also some differences, for example, in China, we usually wear our traditional dress in the wedding ceremony, but in America, they just wear wedding dress and suits. However, what I have learned is so limited that I want to study more.
To be honest, wedding is a kind of science, it is worth to be studied. It is so wide that I cannot study all parts of it, so I just want to learn more about the wedding custom, such as the license, the process of the wedding ceremony and some other parts. I think they are quite interesting.
Maybe the research is not so easy, but I am looking forward to that experience. I am sure I will learn a lot from it and get ready for my university study!
I have read Leah's and Ann's journals.
Friday, October 9, 2009
My Favorite Topic for Research
There is a famous saying in China: What impresses you most is what you have experienced. I absolutely agree with that. If you onlylearn something from our books, it cannot give you deep impression. Specific to me, I just got married three months ago; so I am interested in the similarities and differences of marriage among countries.
Marriage is a popular topic, which almost everybody has already or will experience. When talking about the similarities, I think the most similar point is that we all marry with our lovers. If there is no love between you and your sponse, your marriage probably won't esist for a long time. There also exists another important similarity: we usually hold wedding ceremonies, in which we invite our relations and friends and have a good time together. Although marriage is a worldwide topic, they are not quite similar in each specific country.
I am more interested in the differences in dstinct countries. I have already learned some from books or TV shows.In some countries, hosts only provide a little food and drinks in wedding ceremonies while there are a lot in other countries. In addition, there is a significant ceremony before the formal wedding ceremony in some countries, but there is either no or brief ceremony in other countries. However, what I have already known is to limited, I want to learn more about it.
I just experiences my significant marriage three months ago, and I found it very interesting, including the process you prepared for it and the formal ceremony. That is one reason I want to choose this topic for my research this semester. Another reason is that there are students with different nationalities in our class and school, and most of us are facing this matter.So, they know a lot about marriage. I am sure I can learn pretty much from them. These two causes lead to my decision.
Maybe I will encounter many difficulties during the period when I will do my research, but I think I can enjoy the whole process. I hope I can gain much joy and learn lots of knowledge from it. I look forward to the research!
Marriage is a popular topic, which almost everybody has already or will experience. When talking about the similarities, I think the most similar point is that we all marry with our lovers. If there is no love between you and your sponse, your marriage probably won't esist for a long time. There also exists another important similarity: we usually hold wedding ceremonies, in which we invite our relations and friends and have a good time together. Although marriage is a worldwide topic, they are not quite similar in each specific country.
I am more interested in the differences in dstinct countries. I have already learned some from books or TV shows.In some countries, hosts only provide a little food and drinks in wedding ceremonies while there are a lot in other countries. In addition, there is a significant ceremony before the formal wedding ceremony in some countries, but there is either no or brief ceremony in other countries. However, what I have already known is to limited, I want to learn more about it.
I just experiences my significant marriage three months ago, and I found it very interesting, including the process you prepared for it and the formal ceremony. That is one reason I want to choose this topic for my research this semester. Another reason is that there are students with different nationalities in our class and school, and most of us are facing this matter.So, they know a lot about marriage. I am sure I can learn pretty much from them. These two causes lead to my decision.
Maybe I will encounter many difficulties during the period when I will do my research, but I think I can enjoy the whole process. I hope I can gain much joy and learn lots of knowledge from it. I look forward to the research!
I have read Angela's and Raena's journals.
Friday, October 2, 2009
American food-my favorite choice
What is you favourite food? Some like Chinese food because it is delicious and you can many choice.Some like American food, because they like fast meals and fast life. Specific to me, I prefer to the latter,and I think American food is also pretty decilious.
From my perspective, American food not only include hamburgers, but also comprises French fries and other delicious choices.I like the parties which were held in my apartments, they enjoyed bacon, soda and other tasty food. I like Chinese food, but I like American food better, especially French fries.
There are at least two reasons which lead to American style of eating. Firstly, there are abound of potatoes, tomatoes and bread here. So people have few choices besides eating them. Secondly, America is a fast rhythm country, people here usually have much work to do. Hence, they don't spend too much time in cooking. These two causes both lead to the American eating style.
Although American food is fast and delicious, it also causes some negetive effects. The main consequence is that there are many overweight people in America; because American traditional food such as humburgers, salad, they all contain many calories and too much fat. Because of eating them everyday, they become fatter and fatter. The most important problem is that if a person is over obesity, this can lead to many physical diseases, including cardiopathy. Another negetive effect is that because of limit choices in American food, people will be sick of eating them every day, they want some food special to eat. That's why other countries' food was introduced to America. Fast and delicous are charactoristics which American food has, but we also need to face its passive effects.
Every country has its own style of eating.They all have both positive and negetive sides. The most important thing is that we should absorb their positive aspects and try to aviod their passive parts. However, I love American food, I think its advantages overweight its weak points.
I have read Leah's and Raena's journals.
From my perspective, American food not only include hamburgers, but also comprises French fries and other delicious choices.I like the parties which were held in my apartments, they enjoyed bacon, soda and other tasty food. I like Chinese food, but I like American food better, especially French fries.
There are at least two reasons which lead to American style of eating. Firstly, there are abound of potatoes, tomatoes and bread here. So people have few choices besides eating them. Secondly, America is a fast rhythm country, people here usually have much work to do. Hence, they don't spend too much time in cooking. These two causes both lead to the American eating style.
Although American food is fast and delicious, it also causes some negetive effects. The main consequence is that there are many overweight people in America; because American traditional food such as humburgers, salad, they all contain many calories and too much fat. Because of eating them everyday, they become fatter and fatter. The most important problem is that if a person is over obesity, this can lead to many physical diseases, including cardiopathy. Another negetive effect is that because of limit choices in American food, people will be sick of eating them every day, they want some food special to eat. That's why other countries' food was introduced to America. Fast and delicous are charactoristics which American food has, but we also need to face its passive effects.
Every country has its own style of eating.They all have both positive and negetive sides. The most important thing is that we should absorb their positive aspects and try to aviod their passive parts. However, I love American food, I think its advantages overweight its weak points.
I have read Leah's and Raena's journals.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Half Full or Half Empty?
If I give you a half bottle of water, will you consider it as half full or half empty? I think it depends on your attitude. If you are a optimist , you may see it as half full, by contrast, if you are a pessimist, you may see it as half empty.
There is a famous saying:A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. That means if a pessimist encounters a chance, he usually thinks it as a difficult, he just considers the difficult part of the chance. On the other side, if an optimist meets a difficulty, he always regards it as a chance, he likes to overcome the challenge and conquers the difficulty.I completely agree with it. The attitudes between them are quite different.
If I can make a choice, I will not hesitate to choose the latter. In my view, it is better to consider a difficulty as a chance than thinking a chance as a difficulty. Take me for instance, when I was a child, my parents forced me to play piano, in fact I didn’t like it at all, but I knew it was beneficial for my future. So I usually encouraged myself: Whatever how hard, I must uphold. When I encountered a complex program, I fostered myself to see it as a chance for me. Finally, I passed the tenth grade, it is also the highest grade in piano. Hence, if you hold an optimistic attitude, it will probably help you succeed.
On the other hand, if you hold a pessimistic approach, chances seem as difficulties to you. My brother sometimes is a pessimist. He is weak at mathematics, so when he does his maths homework, he considers all the exercise problems are difficult, but if he thinks about them carefully, he can solve many of then. Maybe every question is a chance for him, but he regards it as a difficulty. In my view, if he can alter his attitude, he may find much fun in maths and will do better.
Life depends on your attitude to some extent. If you see it as a chance, it may be a real chance to you, by contrast, if you consider it as a difficult, is may change to a difficulty. Therefore, I suggest us to hold a optimistic attitude, only in this way can we make our life more colorful and better.
I have read Ann's and Nick's journals.
There is a famous saying:A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. That means if a pessimist encounters a chance, he usually thinks it as a difficult, he just considers the difficult part of the chance. On the other side, if an optimist meets a difficulty, he always regards it as a chance, he likes to overcome the challenge and conquers the difficulty.I completely agree with it. The attitudes between them are quite different.
If I can make a choice, I will not hesitate to choose the latter. In my view, it is better to consider a difficulty as a chance than thinking a chance as a difficulty. Take me for instance, when I was a child, my parents forced me to play piano, in fact I didn’t like it at all, but I knew it was beneficial for my future. So I usually encouraged myself: Whatever how hard, I must uphold. When I encountered a complex program, I fostered myself to see it as a chance for me. Finally, I passed the tenth grade, it is also the highest grade in piano. Hence, if you hold an optimistic attitude, it will probably help you succeed.
On the other hand, if you hold a pessimistic approach, chances seem as difficulties to you. My brother sometimes is a pessimist. He is weak at mathematics, so when he does his maths homework, he considers all the exercise problems are difficult, but if he thinks about them carefully, he can solve many of then. Maybe every question is a chance for him, but he regards it as a difficulty. In my view, if he can alter his attitude, he may find much fun in maths and will do better.
Life depends on your attitude to some extent. If you see it as a chance, it may be a real chance to you, by contrast, if you consider it as a difficult, is may change to a difficulty. Therefore, I suggest us to hold a optimistic attitude, only in this way can we make our life more colorful and better.
I have read Ann's and Nick's journals.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Birds of a Feature Flock Together
I am a girl who like making friends, so I have a lot of friends. But among them, the most special friend of mine is Xiang Xing, she is working in Beijing now. At first sight, she was quite different from me, but as time went by, I find actually we have plenty of similarities.
The most important character of us is liking to help others. If we see somebody is in help, we will not hesitate to aid him, whether he is our friend or not. Let’s take our experience for example. When we were in high school, once we saw an old man was struck by some adolescents, we decided to help him by instinct, although we knew we may in trouble. But neither of us hesitate to assist the aged man. We both consider kindness as the most important factor in making friends.
Another important similarity between us is enterprising. We both study hard and want to make our life better. As everyone knows, high school life in China is quite bitter, but we understand we must overcome all difficulties in order to entry the best university. We always encourage each other: Study hard and make progress everyday. These are my best friend and I, two common Chinese girls, although what we own is so limit, our dreams are ambitious. We want to make our life more colorful through our effort.
When talking about hobby, that is the most different character of us. I like sports best, especially gymnastics, I cannot bide to stay at home for couple of days. But she can, she is a quiet girl, her hobbies are reading books, watching movies and surfing the Internet. She can do these from day to day, without outside activities. However, we have a same hobby, that is travelling. When we had a holiday, we usually went to nearby spots or went hiking. Although we have few similar hobbies, we really enjoy the time we hang out.
Although we have some differences, I think the most important factor for friendship is having mutual affinity. She is a quiet girl, I am crazy, but when we hang out, she usually has many topics to talk with me, ranging from studies to her emotion. For example, when we were in high school, she loved a classmate of us, but she was the typical girl who never showed her love up. She only told me and wanted some recommendations. From my perspective, a real friend is a person who can share both joy and sadness with you.
There is an old saying: Birds of a feature flock together. That suits us well. Best friends may have some differences, but they must have more similarities or they should share the same opinion on the most cardiac factors. I highly value the friendship between Xiang Xing and I, I hope we can be best friend forever.
I have read Aziz's and Alwin's journals.
The most important character of us is liking to help others. If we see somebody is in help, we will not hesitate to aid him, whether he is our friend or not. Let’s take our experience for example. When we were in high school, once we saw an old man was struck by some adolescents, we decided to help him by instinct, although we knew we may in trouble. But neither of us hesitate to assist the aged man. We both consider kindness as the most important factor in making friends.
Another important similarity between us is enterprising. We both study hard and want to make our life better. As everyone knows, high school life in China is quite bitter, but we understand we must overcome all difficulties in order to entry the best university. We always encourage each other: Study hard and make progress everyday. These are my best friend and I, two common Chinese girls, although what we own is so limit, our dreams are ambitious. We want to make our life more colorful through our effort.
When talking about hobby, that is the most different character of us. I like sports best, especially gymnastics, I cannot bide to stay at home for couple of days. But she can, she is a quiet girl, her hobbies are reading books, watching movies and surfing the Internet. She can do these from day to day, without outside activities. However, we have a same hobby, that is travelling. When we had a holiday, we usually went to nearby spots or went hiking. Although we have few similar hobbies, we really enjoy the time we hang out.
Although we have some differences, I think the most important factor for friendship is having mutual affinity. She is a quiet girl, I am crazy, but when we hang out, she usually has many topics to talk with me, ranging from studies to her emotion. For example, when we were in high school, she loved a classmate of us, but she was the typical girl who never showed her love up. She only told me and wanted some recommendations. From my perspective, a real friend is a person who can share both joy and sadness with you.
There is an old saying: Birds of a feature flock together. That suits us well. Best friends may have some differences, but they must have more similarities or they should share the same opinion on the most cardiac factors. I highly value the friendship between Xiang Xing and I, I hope we can be best friend forever.
I have read Aziz's and Alwin's journals.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
If Animals Can Talk
"My sister, where are you? I miss you, please be quick drive me home." That is a dream I have dreamed many times. That is because my favorite doggy Diandian was lost the same time last year. I really wish my dream would come true. If the dogs can talk, I will first buy cell phones for Diandian and my other two dogs, or they cannot get lost anymore.
I think if animals could talk, it must be more convenient for me to find my lost friend. I love doggies very much, I see them as my best friends and little sisters. Unfortunately, Diandian was lost when she played in the garden. I looked for her for a long time but there was no sign. I cried and cried, but nothing happened. If doggies can talk, it will make me convenient to find her. She can respond to my call and tell me where she is.
If they can talk, it will make us easy to communicate with them. I think I have the responsibility to take good care of them, but I only do this in my own way. I don't know whether they feel well or not, whether the clothes they wear are too thick or thin, whether they like the meals I cooked for them…… In addition, there are many people who kills animals for money. I cannot image the life like that. If the animals can talk, they can communicate with butchers, perhaps the consequence may be different. Hence, if they can talk and communicate with our human beings, the life of them may be better.
If they can talk, I will first ask them some questions about their life: What is your favorite food? Do you like the food I cooked or bought for you? Which kind of clothes do you like best? And do you like the house I furnished for you? These are only the most simple questions, but I think they are quite important because they relate to their day-to-day life. After that, I maybe ask a few questions about emotion and other aspects. Consequently, there are so many questions I want to ask, because they are the best friends of mine and I want to communicate more with them.
I always miss my favorite doggy, Diandian, although she got lost for a year. I often dream she can talk and tell me where she is. We human beings cannot talk many many years ago, but now we can. So maybe that is only a dream today, but I believe it can come true someday in the future.
I think if animals could talk, it must be more convenient for me to find my lost friend. I love doggies very much, I see them as my best friends and little sisters. Unfortunately, Diandian was lost when she played in the garden. I looked for her for a long time but there was no sign. I cried and cried, but nothing happened. If doggies can talk, it will make me convenient to find her. She can respond to my call and tell me where she is.
If they can talk, it will make us easy to communicate with them. I think I have the responsibility to take good care of them, but I only do this in my own way. I don't know whether they feel well or not, whether the clothes they wear are too thick or thin, whether they like the meals I cooked for them…… In addition, there are many people who kills animals for money. I cannot image the life like that. If the animals can talk, they can communicate with butchers, perhaps the consequence may be different. Hence, if they can talk and communicate with our human beings, the life of them may be better.
If they can talk, I will first ask them some questions about their life: What is your favorite food? Do you like the food I cooked or bought for you? Which kind of clothes do you like best? And do you like the house I furnished for you? These are only the most simple questions, but I think they are quite important because they relate to their day-to-day life. After that, I maybe ask a few questions about emotion and other aspects. Consequently, there are so many questions I want to ask, because they are the best friends of mine and I want to communicate more with them.
I always miss my favorite doggy, Diandian, although she got lost for a year. I often dream she can talk and tell me where she is. We human beings cannot talk many many years ago, but now we can. So maybe that is only a dream today, but I believe it can come true someday in the future.
I have read Helen's and Dennis's journals.
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