Do you like art? If so, what kind of art? If we think about it, we all like art in some shape or form. For some, art is a beautiful oil painting on canvas. To another, art is expressed through dance, while to another, it is expressed through one's fingers as one molds and shapes new objects made with clay.
Did you know that written text can also be art? Hence, I would like all of you to be artists with the freedom to express yourselves in any way that you would like. Every Monday morning, I will post a topic on my blog, which you are reading these instructions from. Once you have read my topic, you will need to leave a comment on this page. However, this "comment" should be more than one sentence. It should be your response to the question I am posting on my blog. I would really like to encourage you all to try to write as much as you can. However, please do not spend more than 30 minutes writing them. If you read a comment from your classmates that you find to be interesting, feel free to comment to them as well! Lets try to make this as interactive via the Internet as possible. Your responses and comments will need to be completed by 10:00 p.m. every Friday. There will be no exception! Therefore, plan on completing this assignment before the Friday deadline in order to ensure that you receive full credit, which will be 10 points for each week.
On a final note, these blogs are intended to be fun and to allow you to further practice writing in English in a variety of avenues. Be adventurous and express yourselves! Although I am primarily looking a lot at the content, I will also be looking upon your grammar as well. Aim for grammatical accuracy. Nonetheless, have fun, and do not forget, all of you are artists!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
In-class Blog: Feeling Sad
When was the last time you cried or felt really sad? Why? What happened?
The sad feeling is one of a bad feeling, and we feel sad when we lose something important, get a bad grade, and get a sad news. in this paragraph I going to tell the last time I felt really sad. I felt sad last week that was my last one because my uncle got a hard attack, and he got coma. When his wife called me, I was in my class, and she told me that. She do not speak Arabic, and she told me to tell his brothers and my father. I stay alone for two hours to think how can I tell him that, and I figured out how can tell. I said I am not going to tell anyone until he wake up because I do not make them worry about him. After that, he woke up today morning, and I tell my father about him. I told my father he is ok, and my father told my uncles. I am going to visit him today because he asked his wife to make me come to talk with him.
The last time I cried was two months ago when I was on the plane arriving to the United States. At that time, I felt very sad and a little bit alone because I knew that I couldn't meet my family and my friends for a long time.
When they came to the airport to farewell me, I had tried not to cry in front of all people. I had tried to smile and keep normal emotion although I felt indescribably sad. I was still fine after 2 hours on the plane; however, many thoughts came in my mind; it made me cry irresistibly. Everyone on the plane were sleeping, so no one could see my tears. I didn't want to draw attention of other persons, so I tried to cry silently. I tried to think about good things wating for me in the future. After a while, I felt better and went to sleep. I was easy to cry whenever I thought of my family. I love them so much that why I cried a lot when I had to leave them to arrive here.
Now, everything is fine. I feel good because I can contact easier with them in the internet. I enjoy my life here and have no more tears. :D
I rarely cry. Although my friends always "cry a river" whenever they watch sad movies or tragedy dramas, I had never cried, I wanna laugh seeing my friends cry. I'm so sorry, my friends. Even thought when I see the saddest film such as famous Japanese movie " 1 Litre of Tears", or the touched Korean movies named "Miracle in Cell no.7", I still can keep calm. I don't know if I am too strong or I have no emotions. But I think I'm not a strong girl. I do cry. Especially since I came here, I've cried 2 times, in 1 month. I've got homesick. The first time was 2 weeks ago, when I got a phone call from my mom. She told me about my grandmother's illness. I love my grandmother a lot, and she is the one I miss most when I stay here. After talking with my mom, I felt so sad, for I think about the worst case that I wouldn't see my grandmother anymore. The second time I cried was just last week. This time is the best time of the year in our country because the lunar new year holidays, which we call Tet, is coming. It's a kind of Thanks Giving Holidays in Asia, so everyone is coming back to home and celebrate with family in many days. My parents and my big family are preparing everything, and it would be so much fun if I could be at home. Ans last weekend is the time everyone in Vietnam hold year end parties. Looking around on Facebook or Instagram, my mood went down non-stop. I wanted to come back home instantly, and my family will have a happy Tet holiday as everyyear. But I got good news, my best friend whose family has been staying here for 14 years invited me to her house to celebrate the traditional new year holiday with them. I think that would be fun, my first far-from-home-Tet.
I still remember the last time I cried. It was on the last day before I came to US to study. I was so sad on that day, for I am going to leave my home to another country. It is the first time for me to travel to another country. On that day, I did not want to travel. I wanted to stay home with my family and friends. In fact, I did not cry because it was the first time for me to be away from home. I cried for another reason. When I was preparing myself and taking my bags to the car, my mother said that she want to come with me to the airport. She wanted to stay with me and see me till the last moment. We reached the airport. I took my bags, and I went to my mother to say good bye. When I went to her to say good bye, she hugged me strongly and started crying; therefore, I could not hold my tears in, and I cried as well. I felt so sad when I saw her crying. Actually, I wanted to stay with her for sometime, but It was too late, and the plane was about to take off. I said good bye to my mother and left. This is the last time I cried.
Everyone cries. So do I, but I cry often. Some people cry because of sad thing happened; some people cry because they watch sad movies; some people cry because they were scolded. In my case, I have cried for so many reasons that I can’t remember. Usually I cry because of the anger, sadness, shame, jealousy, and so force. But after I came to the U.S., I cried many times because of the homesickness. However, since this is my second semester, I didn’t cry in here. I feel I became stronger than last year. Then, when was my last time to cry?? It was right before I took airplane to come back to California. My parents took me to the airport and I bear to cry because I didn’t want them to see my weak point. But my sister couldn’t come, for it was weekday. Before my departure, my sister called me, and we talked. Suddenly she cried, so I also started to cry. Our relationship is really good, so we started to cry really quickly. This is my latest time that I cried. Now, I’m here and sometimes we do video call. But still, sometimes we were almost crying.
In one hand, many people believe, that crying is a bad behavior and it represent people weakness, on the other hand many scientists proved that crying can be very useful for people who have emotional or physical problems, because crying make them feel more healthier and relaxed. The last time I felt really sad was like three years ago, when I lost my best friend because of car accident, he always liked to drive very fast and do many tricks with his car, such as drifting or racing in dangerous mountain, but his hobby caused him his life and negatively affected his family and friends life style, after the accident her mother stop talking to other people for almost 1 year. Personally I felt really depressed and alone and I cried a lot, because he was my best friend science we were 7 years old and we used to experience many things in life for first time together and losing him was really hard for me. In conclusion, I believe that crying helped me to overcome my emotions and made me to move on and continue my life.
When the last time that I cried or felt sad? Every person tries to cry one day so, if he felt sad or if something break his heart for some reason. It depends on the person, and what made him feeling that he want to cry. However, my last time that I felt wants to cry or I cried already. When I left my original country (Saudi Arabia) to study aboard in USA, that time I felt so sad because I will leave my mother who’s everything to me and I cannot imagine that someday I will be far away from her also, it was the first time that I will leave my country for a long time. Therefore, my mother said to me do not cry or feel sad, I’m always with you even if I am far away from you etc. So her words made me better than before. Finally, I hope that I see my mother as soon as possible.
I remember when i was a child, I used to spend my time playing video game. I have spent about 6 hours per day, so she was complaining with me every day. One day, she stole my video game and she said that she throw it away. I did not believe that, as i know my mom. So, when she was out of home, i have tried to find out where she hide it during 1 week. One day, i found it out in trunk of dad's car and i pretended that i did not see it. Some day, when my day was playing soccer, lightly, i took the video game and put it in my bag. Every night, i have played the video game without my mom presence. One fine day, she came into my room and saw i was playing the video game. I still remember that moment as today. Her face became different and she seemed angry. Thus, she pick the hairbrush; for, it was next to her and then, she hit me a lot. Finally, after she almost have killed me, she started to cry and I started to cry more loud.
The most sad thing is that my grandmother passed away when I studying at here. During the winter break I was going back to my home country, and when I arrived and met my mother at my city. She told me that my grandmother passed away when I studying at U.S.. Suddenly, I cried like a baby and I felt anguished. The reason why I was extremely sad, because my grandmother is the best person who was took care of me and taught me a lot of knowledge when I growing up. And most of my fabulous childhood memory is about my grandmother. And the affection on her are far more than me on my mother. And also, they did not appeal any single information about my grandmother dead, and they hide their sad emotion. Therefore, I am so sad and feel own them, because they hide their emotion when they deeply feel sad.
I am a sensitive and touchy person, so sometimes I may cry but don't really feel sad. When I am reading a book, just a few words could moved me, then my tears go down. So last time I cried was caused by reading a book but nothing about sad. I really felt sad when I knew I must come to America. At that time I know I'll leave my country and old friends, I'll get into a different place with different culture and language. My mother can't keep company with me when I am in America and I'll also face the future that I can't even imagine. I felt so sad, precisely is apprehensive instead.
I am a sensitive and touchy person, so sometimes I may cry but don't really feel sad. When I am reading a book, just a few words could moved me, then my tears go down. So last time I cried was caused by reading a book but nothing about sad. I really felt sad when I knew I must come to America. At that time I know I'll leave my country and old friends, I'll get into a different place with different culture and language. My mother can't keep company with me when I am in America and I'll also face the future that I can't even imagine. I felt so sad, precisely is apprehensive instead.
The sad feeling is one of a bad feeling, and we feel sad when we lose something important, get a bad grade, and get a sad news. in this paragraph I going to tell the last time I felt really sad. I felt sad last week that was my last one because my uncle got a hard attack, and he got coma. When his wife called me, I was in my class, and she told me that. She do not speak Arabic, and she told me to tell his brothers and my father. I stay alone for two hours to think how can I tell him that, and I figured out how can tell. I said I am not going to tell anyone until he wake up because I do not make them worry about him. After that, he woke up today morning, and I tell my father about him. I told my father he is ok, and my father told my uncles. I am going to visit him today because he asked his wife to make me come to talk with him.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I cried was two months ago when I was on the plane arriving to the United States. At that time, I felt very sad and a little bit alone because I knew that I couldn't meet my family and my friends for a long time.
ReplyDeleteWhen they came to the airport to farewell me, I had tried not to cry in front of all people. I had tried to smile and keep normal emotion although I felt indescribably sad. I was still fine after 2 hours on the plane; however, many thoughts came in my mind; it made me cry irresistibly. Everyone on the plane were sleeping, so no one could see my tears. I didn't want to draw attention of other persons, so I tried to cry silently. I tried to think about good things wating for me in the future. After a while, I felt better and went to sleep. I was easy to cry whenever I thought of my family. I love them so much that why I cried a lot when I had to leave them to arrive here.
Now, everything is fine. I feel good because I can contact easier with them in the internet. I enjoy my life here and have no more tears. :D
I rarely cry. Although my friends always "cry a river" whenever they watch sad movies or tragedy dramas, I had never cried, I wanna laugh seeing my friends cry. I'm so sorry, my friends. Even thought when I see the saddest film such as famous Japanese movie " 1 Litre of Tears", or the touched Korean movies named "Miracle in Cell no.7", I still can keep calm. I don't know if I am too strong or I have no emotions. But I think I'm not a strong girl. I do cry. Especially since I came here, I've cried 2 times, in 1 month. I've got homesick. The first time was 2 weeks ago, when I got a phone call from my mom. She told me about my grandmother's illness. I love my grandmother a lot, and she is the one I miss most when I stay here. After talking with my mom, I felt so sad, for I think about the worst case that I wouldn't see my grandmother anymore. The second time I cried was just last week. This time is the best time of the year in our country because the lunar new year holidays, which we call Tet, is coming. It's a kind of Thanks Giving Holidays in Asia, so everyone is coming back to home and celebrate with family in many days. My parents and my big family are preparing everything, and it would be so much fun if I could be at home. Ans last weekend is the time everyone in Vietnam hold year end parties. Looking around on Facebook or Instagram, my mood went down non-stop. I wanted to come back home instantly, and my family will have a happy Tet holiday as everyyear. But I got good news, my best friend whose family has been staying here for 14 years invited me to her house to celebrate the traditional new year holiday with them. I think that would be fun, my first far-from-home-Tet.
ReplyDeleteI still remember the last time I cried. It was on the last day before I came to US to study. I was so sad on that day, for I am going to leave my home to another country. It is the first time for me to travel to another country. On that day, I did not want to travel. I wanted to stay home with my family and friends. In fact, I did not cry because it was the first time for me to be away from home. I cried for another reason. When I was preparing myself and taking my bags to the car, my mother said that she want to come with me to the airport. She wanted to stay with me and see me till the last moment. We reached the airport. I took my bags, and I went to my mother to say good bye. When I went to her to say good bye, she hugged me strongly and started crying; therefore, I could not hold my tears in, and I cried as well. I felt so sad when I saw her crying. Actually, I wanted to stay with her for sometime, but It was too late, and the plane was about to take off. I said good bye to my mother and left. This is the last time I cried.
ReplyDeleteEveryone cries. So do I, but I cry often. Some people cry because of sad thing happened; some people cry because they watch sad movies; some people cry because they were scolded. In my case, I have cried for so many reasons that I can’t remember. Usually I cry because of the anger, sadness, shame, jealousy, and so force. But after I came to the U.S., I cried many times because of the homesickness. However, since this is my second semester, I didn’t cry in here. I feel I became stronger than last year. Then, when was my last time to cry?? It was right before I took airplane to come back to California. My parents took me to the airport and I bear to cry because I didn’t want them to see my weak point. But my sister couldn’t come, for it was weekday. Before my departure, my sister called me, and we talked. Suddenly she cried, so I also started to cry. Our relationship is really good, so we started to cry really quickly. This is my latest time that I cried. Now, I’m here and sometimes we do video call. But still, sometimes we were almost crying.
ReplyDeleteIn one hand, many people believe, that crying is a bad behavior and it represent people weakness, on the other hand many scientists proved that crying can be very useful for people who have emotional or physical problems, because crying make them feel more healthier and relaxed.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I felt really sad was like three years ago, when I lost my best friend because of car accident, he always liked to drive very fast and do many tricks with his car, such as drifting or racing in dangerous mountain, but his hobby caused him his life and negatively affected his family and friends life style, after the accident her mother stop talking to other people for almost 1 year. Personally I felt really depressed and alone and I cried a lot, because he was my best friend science we were 7 years old and we used to experience many things in life for first time together and losing him was really hard for me.
In conclusion, I believe that crying helped me to overcome my emotions and made me to move on and continue my life.
When the last time that I cried or felt sad? Every person tries to cry one day so, if he felt sad or if something break his heart for some reason. It depends on the person, and what made him feeling that he want to cry. However, my last time that I felt wants to cry or I cried already. When I left my original country (Saudi Arabia) to study aboard in USA, that time I felt so sad because I will leave my mother who’s everything to me and I cannot imagine that someday I will be far away from her also, it was the first time that I will leave my country for a long time. Therefore, my mother said to me do not cry or feel sad, I’m always with you even if I am far away from you etc. So her words made me better than before. Finally, I hope that I see my mother as soon as possible.
ReplyDeleteI remember when i was a child, I used to spend my time playing video game. I have spent about 6 hours per day, so she was complaining with me every day. One day, she stole my video game and she said that she throw it away. I did not believe that, as i know my mom. So, when she was out of home, i have tried to find out where she hide it during 1 week. One day, i found it out in trunk of dad's car and i pretended that i did not see it. Some day, when my day was playing soccer, lightly, i took the video game and put it in my bag. Every night, i have played the video game without my mom presence. One fine day, she came into my room and saw i was playing the video game. I still remember that moment as today. Her face became different and she seemed angry. Thus, she pick the hairbrush; for, it was next to her and then, she hit me a lot. Finally, after she almost have killed me, she started to cry and I started to cry more loud.
ReplyDeleteThe most sad thing is that my grandmother passed away when I studying at here. During the winter break I was going back to my home country, and when I arrived and met my mother at my city. She told me that my grandmother passed away when I studying at U.S.. Suddenly, I cried like a baby and I felt anguished. The reason why I was extremely sad, because my grandmother is the best person who was took care of me and taught me a lot of knowledge when I growing up. And most of my fabulous childhood memory is about my grandmother. And the affection on her are far more than me on my mother.
ReplyDeleteAnd also, they did not appeal any single information about my grandmother dead, and they hide their sad emotion. Therefore, I am so sad and feel own them, because they hide their emotion when they deeply feel sad.
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ReplyDeleteI am a sensitive and touchy person, so sometimes I may cry but don't really feel sad. When I am reading a book, just a few words could moved me, then my tears go down. So last time I cried was caused by reading a book but nothing about sad. I really felt sad when I knew I must come to America. At that time I know I'll leave my country and old friends, I'll get into a different place with different culture and language. My mother can't keep company with me when I am in America and I'll also face the future that I can't even imagine. I felt so sad, precisely is apprehensive instead.
ReplyDeleteI am a sensitive and touchy person, so sometimes I may cry but don't really feel sad. When I am reading a book, just a few words could moved me, then my tears go down. So last time I cried was caused by reading a book but nothing about sad. I really felt sad when I knew I must come to America. At that time I know I'll leave my country and old friends, I'll get into a different place with different culture and language. My mother can't keep company with me when I am in America and I'll also face the future that I can't even imagine. I felt so sad, precisely is apprehensive instead.
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