Formal and Informal (A particular area of study)

For many students’ instance, they constantly are confusing how to select appropriate words into a formal or academic essay. From the subject of recognizing formal and informal, it seems that most of formal words are more complex than informal words, but formal sentences are usually more concise than informal words instead. Furthermore, grammatical use should be observed carefully, as well as using passive tense is more formal than active one. Nevertheless, it is important to consider the structure and organization before the sentences have been written.

Over the Rainbow (GAY PARADE 2009 IN LONDON)

It seems that rainbow is not only one kind of natural phenomenon but also a symbol of homosexuality, which means colorful lives, various personalities, and curvy sexuality. Many gay corporations and human rights groups have organized regular events or festivals as gay parade in different modern cities as London, Los Angeles, and Taipei, for the purpose which can publicize their human rights, creation, and reflection. Fortunately, I had an opportunity to attend the famous activity this year in London and was affected by the environment where gays presented their confidence, beauty, and passion for their lives.

As colorful as rainbow, gay parade this year was full of people as several kinds of groups, such like gay, lesbian, transsexual queen, artist, muscle men, Asian… etc, and it was very significant to new students as my lovely classmates and me to visit this parade. Therefore, we decided to walk beside them among the street from Green Park to Soho. During the way, we took a lot of photos with them, laughed with them, and enjoyed everything including music and beer. The only thing I definitely believe is that gay has no difference with normal person but looks more joyful, lovely, and confident than the others. Moreover, I was impressed a lot by their innovation and creation, such as using recycled materials or rainbow flags to make dresses, and I suggest all students who study in UAL should participate in this kind of event.

To sum up, lives nowadays have been changed a lot already, and multi-sexualities have been more acceptable by most of people. I definitely believe that everyone will explore and get his/her own way to achieve happy ending. Furthermore, I wish all gays that there will be somewhere blessed over the rainbow.

My consideration to the aims of education

The aims of education as the methods schools always teach have been changed all the time. However, different opinions of education are constantly discussed by students and students’ parents, and it seems that no one can give a perfect definition or conclusion to human learning. Some of them may expect students should choice what they intend to learn instead of what schools decide to teach, but the others may have concerns that students’ behavior and knowledge will no longer have a good standard if they only learn or do what they want.

In my case, basing on my working experience as a junior high school’s teacher, I definitely think that we should not underestimate the learning ability of students’ human nature. For instant of my students, they usually tried to imitate someone who they intend to be and learn what they interest. In my opinion, I extremely believe that neither learning what they want nor teaching what teachers want would be appropriate to students nowadays. However, I suggest that the aims of education should discover what ability and knowledge students need to learn first of all, and then school could try to find various ways which can be attractive to students. Therefore, students will not only be interesting what they study but also have a decent standard.

Although the aims of education have been always changing but never completely defined, I truly believe that students nowadays will reveal the answers by themselves. In fact, I am not worrying about the aims of education at all, and I deeply suppose that there will be a road to direct them even they get lost. My only consideration to the aims of education is the situation that they will be maintained in the same way, instead of changed or fixed as time goes on.