Friday, October 9, 2009

Learning an Important Lesson

#1

One bright,sunny day. One young boy´s most valuable lesson, starts. It was an peaceful afternoon when this little young boy was in the cozy living room with his intelligent grandfoather. ″So.. How was your day , Edward.″ ″It was very fine.″ The little boy smiled. ″Do you want to listen to my story?″ ″Of course. I love your stories!″ ″There was 2 teams in military. And there was a equal mission to two teams. Captain wanted to know which team was better in team work. Also, the captain had to choose which team should participate in important plan in army. The mission started in forest. The mission was to arrive at the final place faster. Group A´s goal was to arrive faster at the final place. This is perfectly normal phenomenon. However, Group B´s goal was to go together. Since, forest got dark very quickly, one teammate in each group sprained their leg. Do you think which team has won the mission?″ ″Well.. I first thought Group A but.. I´m confused now.″ ″Ok. Yes.. Group B has won the mission. Group A got very annoyed with this problem. Because the part of the mission was to arrive together, even though they didn´t want this teammate, they had to go together. Because of this tense atmosphere, there were lots of fights in this Group. However, Group B´s teammates were different. They considered about the patient in all of their plan and helped this teammate. Their teamwork was even better than other time. Captain got very satisfied about this group. Since.. captain was looking for cooperation. Cooperation is key thing in army, you know.″ ″Hmm..″ ″It´s late now dear. Go to your bed.″ ″Okay. Good night.″ ″Good night, Edward.″ ″Grandpa! Grandpa!″ ″Hmm? Edward?″ ″I want to hear more stories!″ ″Well.. Okay.. This story is real one.″ ″Ooh..″ ″This had happened when I was student. There was annual quiz game in our school. The final winner gets prize and honor.″ ″So did your class has won?″ ″Wait.. Dear.. I will explain. Every classes wanted to win this game eagerly. Since this game needed efficient discussion, role of class leader was very important. And.. I was the class leader in my class. I thought about the method to discuss efficiently for a week. The resut was very simple. Listen to ideas. Discuss. Then vote. This was all. But, we were quite good at discussion. Actually, our class had several small fights. However, this was very tiny. Other classes had numerous fights and some were serious. Since, all of classmates should discuss about it, there were lots of conflicts. Anyway, one of other class has won the quiz. But, our class became the real winner.″ ″How?″ ″Teachers said we were the real winner.″ ″Well.. Why..?″ ″They were not looking for quiz wiz, dear. They were looking for the class.. which was best.″ ″Best at what?″ ″Every thing consisting group work. Every thing in school life.″ ″Hmm.. I think I should think about it more.″ ″Okay, dear. Good night.″ ″Good night, Grandpa.″ Grandfather had told Edward 5 more stories about teamwork. These stories had all impressed young boy´s heart. Maybe.. This intellignet grandfather knew that Edward will be a.. CEO. 20 years later. ″Mr. Wilson. There are numerous meetings with other companies today.″ ″Hmm..″ ″First, you should meet CEO of Korean Company, which is very famous.. It´s..″ ″Samsung. Yeah, I know. It´s very famous. Let´s go to meet the CEO.″ ″Okay sir.″ ″Hi. I am CEO of Samsung.″ ″Hi, I´m Edward Wilson. Nice to meet you. Now, let´s talk about our plan..″It has been years that Edward Wilson became a CEO of one of the top companies in the world. And, it has also been very long .. that Edward spreaded those 7 stories and company´s motto became.. ″United we stand, divided we fall.″


#2

″Jamason, what does it mean ´hunger is the best sauce´?″ ″If you put sauce that says hunger on spaghetti, it is nice.″ ″How about ´nothing lasts forever´?″ ″I don´t really have to explain that, do I Mr. Norris?″ ″Then ´a tree is known by its fruit´?″ ″If there´s no fruit, then people do not notice the tree.″ ″Fine. Then how about ´it´s always sunny after a rainy day´?″ ″Well....... Um......″ ″Okay, then. I´ll help you figure out what it means. ″There was a boy, named Jamason......″ ″That´s my name.″ ″Whatever. He had really super important test coming up called SAT.″ ″Horrible. Plus, it is exactly the situation I am situated right now! Aww......″ ″Everyone know the test was extremely hard......″ ″Ew″ ″so poor little Jamason was scared.″ ″Never.″ ″so Jamason ran to his mom......″ ″I would never do such a thing, Mr. Norris.″ ″and begged and begged and begged to help his study.″ ″What a nightmare!″ ″But unfortunately, his mom kicked him and yelled at him to go and study by himself......″ ″Hooray! Great news!″ ″But he disagreed.″ ″Aww...... man...″ ″But his mom disagreed too......″ ″Yipee!!″ ″and she won the conversation by using force - threatening his life by trying to hit Jamason with her slippers and giving him a bone breaking kick - so Jamason had no choice but to follow his mom.″ ″How surprising it is, Mr. Norris.″ ″So Jamason cried in his own room thinking that he is the unluckiest boy on the whole globe......″ ″Actually Mr. Norris, he is quite right.″ ″Then, it was time for dinner. Jamason ran to the dining room, but his mom said ″no food if you don´t study″ so he cried silently in his room with his teddy bear.″ ″Yeah... so.....?″ ″Jamason slept because he was so tired by crying. His teddy bear was tired too. So they slept together in a dark room......″ ″Well, I can´t sleep if the room is bright......″ ″When Jamason and his teddy bear woke up on the next morning, Jamason´s mom called them. ″Jamason! I cooked some chocolate chip cookies for you! Oh, and for your teddy bear, I´ve got some berries and fish.″ Finally, Jamason´s life was becoming bright. ″So what proverb can we think of based on this great and fantastice tale, Jamason?″ ″Probably the most dreadful one I´ve ever heard of. Anyway, the proverb thing... Isn´t it ´it´s always sunny after a rainy day´?″ ″Excellent. And since you got the proverb correct, I will give you A+ for today´s lesson and I will help you take care of your teddy bear.″ ″Gee....... Thanks Mr. Norris. I appreciate your suggestion. Anyway, I really need some help taking care of my buddy, you know.″


#3

Anna is a fifth grader. Like another day, she is preparing to go to the school. She goes outside and exposes breeze. It is warm, bright morning. In the street, students are going to the school, and birds are singing highly. Few minutes later, it is able to see students who are running to the school. All students do not like to be late, but some students feel that going to the school in time is too hard to do. They need to sleep more, wash their face, pack their bag, and eat breakfast. So some lazy students are late school always. The bell which tells beginning of the class rings. But, there are still some students. Half of them are walking slowly, and half of them are running. Students who are walking already give up going to the school before the class. “Okay, class started. Sit down and calm down.” Teacher said, with a thick bunch of papers. Suddenly, the students are strained. One student raises his hand highly and shouts, “Teacher, are we going to have a test?” All are waiting the answer. “Yes,” the teacher says, “but since I did not tell you, I will give you thirty minutes to study. Today, we will have a Chinese test. Oh, do not worry. I am going to test just fifty words. Now, prepare.” Just fifty words! It is too much amount to memorize in thirty minutes to Anna. Anna really hates Chinese. So she never attends Chinese academy. On the other hand, her mate, John is bragging that he knows almost every Chinese, since he attends Chinese academy. Therefore, he does not study and playing. Also, he teases Anna that she is a fool since she does not know the easy Chinese. Anna is too angry and thinking about the ways to tease John. Abruptly, she has a good idea. She studies very hard than others. She just ignores John since he interrupts her study. She memorized and memorized. And before the ten minutes, she asks to Sara to have a mini test to be sure. Of course, Sara helps her because Sara is the best friend for Anna. Because Anna works hard, she gets the perfect score. In addition, she gets confidence that if she puts efforts and work hard, she can do anything she wants. Anna practices Chinese by speaking them to input in her head. Finally, the teacher gives the paper to everyone. “Good luck,” she said. “and if you get the highest score, I will give you a prize.” Anna gets strength because like others, she likes to get a prize. Not only the prize itself is fine, but she can get pride and confidence. ‘It is little difficult.’ She thinks. However, she tries her best. Furthermore, because she tries her best, she does not regret. After she fills the blank, she looks around the class and looks her mate’s face. John is covered with sweat. Probably he thinks that the test is tricky, too. “Okay, children, the test is over. Put your hands on your head.” The teacher takes the test paper and starts checking. Some students are crying, some are mourning, and some are shouting. “Oh, this one was too hard. I believe that no one get the perfect score.” John screams. “Oh, I see. Did you feel it was hard?” Anna asks with smile. “So, do you think it was easy?” “Yes, it was difficult, but I do not think that no one get the perfect score.” “Ha, so you think that you will become the one who get the highest score, right? Do not be silly, Anna. You know that you are not good at Chinese. You…….” “Then, let’s wait.” Anna says softly, bilking her pretty eyes.“Be quite, guys.” The teacher shouts loudly. “I got the test score. Actually.......I disappointed. I know that I did not give much time and the test was hard, but the scores are too low.” After the teacher’s saying, John smiles. “But,” Unpredictably, John stops smiling. “one student got the perfect score! Anna, you got the highest score. Let’s give a big hand to Anna!” Anna is smiling with shy and looks her mate, John. His face turns to red. Anna was proud of herself. “I am so sorry. Teasing, anger, everything. I was surprised.” John says with low tone. “It is okay. But next time, you should study, not playing or teasing someone. Promise?” Anna speaks softly. “Okay. Thanks” John replies. By the test, Anna notices that she should not brag and rely on herself. Even she knows, she should study. And if she work hard, she can get better result. So, she gets confidence and also an important motto.


#4

First lesson
James was walked through the hallway. He was kept thinking what had happened with him. Before he went to cafeteria he checked to see if there was his lunch money in his pocket. He went in to the cafeteria. When I was going to pay the money for lunch. His money was gone. He had 4 dollars and wanted to buy chips, a cider, and ice cream with lunch. However, he is left with nothing, but the smell of aco. Moreover, his free time of learning in prison cell (a.k.a. classroom (according to James)) was gone. It was a mystery. Anyway, James finally arrived in his classroom until lunchtime was over. It was a long time for him. When he had lunch the time went passed like a cheetah. When there is no food on my mouth the time passed like a snail. Can you feel the pain he was having. James loved food. What happened when you eat tramandous amount of food? Well, it is simple you get fat as a pig. James is fat he weight so much you can´t even believe it. If you´re sitting down right now. Huh, you are much lighter than James. In every classroom there is specialize chair only made for James. James is also slow. How can a fat guy (extra large) be faster than you? However, James is strong, too. Therefore, nobody mess with him. James was so sad because he is very hungry. James wanted to commit sucide because of hungerness. In James World, food is money. He thought that he could steal money from other kids and eat delicious food! He walked toward the cafeteria. As he was walking to cafe there were huge amount of noises coming toward him. This wasn´t because he was walking toward cafe, but other kids was coming toward him. The fantastic lunch time was over. All the school prisoner needed to go back to prison cell again to study boring things. James was hungry until he was ready to ride the school bus to go home. When he rode the bus, he stand next to his friend Biss. Biss is a strange name to be a friend. However, James liked Biss it was like his brother. ″Here is your four dollars. You told me to keep it, while you go to the bathroom, dude.″Biss said.Now he found the thief of my precious money, but it wasn´t a thief it was a keeper. James told Biss to give him the money and regret for letting him keep the money for me. James learned a lesson never to let his friend keep the money for him.
Second and third lesson
James was going to the cafeteria to eat his yummy pizza. Right in front of the door to the cafeteria he checked to see his money was in his pocket. OH NO! He left the money in his house. He already tasted no food in free time of prison cell. James decided to beat a kid up and steal his lunch money. It was the first time ever to steal money from another person. James went in to the cafeteria door and ready for punching season. Next, it is to violent to explain. James won the battle between a little kid and earned his money. The little kid was crying and went out of the cafeteria. James loved pizza. It was his favorite food and it had the sweet smell. James didn´t just earn wasn´t just the money, or the food. James won a call from the office. James sighed. He was just eating the fantastic crust. However, he didn´t have any choise. He had to go to the office. It might be an emergency. Therefore, he ran to the office. Anyway, we all know that James is slow so his running is same to our walking pace. So I won´t explain the journey from cafeteria to the office. When James arrived at the office. He was shocked. There was the little kid that James stole money from. He was in a lot of trouble. The office worker asked James if he stole money from this little kid. James said no. The office worker asked again and James said no five more time. James had no choise, but to say no because there is no hope with saying yes. He would get in detention. ″ Don´t argue with me young man, this little kid said extra large and fat guy stole his money.″ Said the office workers. ″ Is this the guy who stole your money?″ ″Yes″ said the little kid with a cute voice. ″But he is be lieing.″ James said. ″I am going to take chances, James.″ replied the office worker. ″Moreover, you will have detention for three month. One month for stealing and two month for lieing! Starting tomarrow″James felt so sad about these detention and didn´t won´t to tell mom and dad about it. When I went on the bus, Biss was in the backsit waiting for me. ″Why do you went to office in the middle of the lunchtime?″ Biss asked. ″I was going to get a 3 month detention.″ James said. James learned two lesson from this day. First, never steal anything. Second, don´t lie to a office worker because it would get even worse.


#5

When a student is learning an important lesson, a student must concentrate, must be positive, and has to maintain some manners that are appropriate to the class. I went to a special program in university since 2008. There, I learned about scientific things, cause it is a science class. I learn more professional scientific stuffs in this class. University professors teach us. There are only 20 students, and the competitive rate was 40 : 1, so I assume this class as an important class. In this class, I learn middle school chemistry, physics, and biology. I don´t know why they don´t tell us about middle school geography, but It is still an important lesson, so there are some manners in the class. First, you must concentrate and must participate. Well, I don´t mean this seriously, but there are some scores in that class. You must attention to the professor and participate by speaking, and giving speech with the powerpoint. It is an important lesson, so you have to maintain these.I cannot say anything about the punishment when you don´t participate or pay attention. Second, there are ´standard´ manners that people have to maintain. like respecting other people, never swear, like that. Actually, I think that there are not many things that are different from the standard class in school, private schools, special classes, and academies except for some learning methods, experiments, and experiences gained from it. The main manner is same. It is simple to maintain it to other people. In conclusion, according to my experience from special classes in university, which is still going until before when I go to middle school, you - no, every people has to make at least respect for the class because every class in the globe, it is still same class despite its importantness.


#6

″Claire, Claire!!″ she said.I just ignored her and came out of house. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I cried out.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------″I´m home.″
″Claire, how was your day at school?″ Mom said.″It was good.″ I answered.″Oh, yes.″″Mom.″ I muttered.″Why, Claire?″ Her voice tone was strange, but clear.″A,a,aa,ai, I, no. Ca, c, a c can a....″ I stammered.´I can´t say it. It´s too expensive. But, but anyway I should say it at least once, nope. I can´t.´
″Claire, Claire! What are you thinking about? Claire?″ Mom shouted.″What? what, sorry.″″.....″″Oh, oh. Nope. Nothing.″ I affirmatively answered.″Claire, I am asking you.″ She was strong too.″Never mind.″ I responded.″Claire.″″I said, N O T H I N G.″ ″Claire.″″I said to you!!!″ I finally shouted to mom and opened the door.″Claire, Claire!!″ She said.I just ignored her and came out of house. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I cried out.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My name is Claire Barnett, 9th grade. I live with mom, Hellen Barnett, and we are poor.We need money and also I need money, especially for school trip. But it was too expensive. I couldn´t say to mom, since she will just worried at me. AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Relaxed.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I carefully came back to home. Mom was sleeping.I searched for my bag but I couldn´t find it. I went to mom´s room and she was waiting me. ´Oh, no. I was wrong.´She talked to me first.″You was trying to say this. School trip. Claire why didn´t you talk to me.″I couldn´t say anything.″I can send school trip, why, why. We are not that poor.″″I, I just thought we were POOR.″ I talked to her with angry voice.″Sorry. Claire. It´s all my fault.″
″Why you should say sorry to me.″ I blubbered.″Claire.″″Don´t cut my words. I thought you will be worried.″ I continued my words.″Claire.″″...″----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That day, I learned an important lesson.True mind.Mom was truly loving me. And. I was loving her too. And.
We can do anything when we work together.


#7

″Ladies and gentel man thank you for coming to todays party. I hope everyone will have a great time.″ I look at my job certificate Age :28 Name:Long Job: Police special force. Today is the opening day of Korea Hotel the new tallest buiding of the world. We are just hoping nothing will happen. Right now we are one floor 110 the top floor. The big light which looks like a big box in the middle of the room is blinding my eyes. Then l hear people talking loudly. Suddenly everyone starts to gather in front of a wall. My boss Big with a big and fat body orders me ″Long go check out what is happening.″ ″Yes ser!″ I quickly go to see whats going on. Its a note.... I start reading (Hello people sorry to interupt the party but their is a bomb on this floor. The bomb will explode at 12pm. Don´t try running away it´s just a waist of energy. All the doors are locked and none of the elevators are working. Enjoy the last moments of your life) People are starting to shout″Noo! How could this be! I don´t want to die!´ I shout out ″Everyone please relax and keep order″ People are starting to get quite. The clock it is ticking rapidly. I need to think quickly. Their is notting in the room that looks like a bomb. I think to my self ´Is this just a joke that someone made up? No it can´t be no one would do that in a place where many stars come.... Come on. Think!!´ 11:54 six minutes to 12pm. ″Thats it!″ I run towards the wierd light in the middle that I have seen before. Looking around I find a hammer and smash the glass part of the light. Just as expected their is a bomb. Carfully I examine the bomb. Its an electrical time bomb. I start dissecting the bomb to stop it from working. 4minutes to 12pm their is no time. Everyone is shaking in fear. Finally almost done with dissecting the bomb their are only two lines left to cut. If I cut these in the right order everone will be safe. ″What is this! Is this a trick?... Ser their are two lines left unlike normal time bombs″ I whisper two my boss making sour that no one heard. ″What did you say!! You mean their is only a 50% of living..″ Mr.Fat fallsdown in shock. ″Ser their is no time we need to do something.″ ″Just cut any one of it atleast we have a 50% chance.″ He says without hope. 20secounds left I and move my scissors to cut one of the lines. My hands are shaking I think of my familly. I think to my self in pain ´should I cut the left one or the right. Left right left right.´ ″Ahhh!! I can;t think.″ My boss´s voice wake me up″ Long quickly cut one of the line their is 10secounds left!!″ Once again I take out my scissors it is now or never I decide to cut the left one. My hands are shaking Then I look at the right line and hesitate once again. Bam!!!!Boom!!! 12pm and the bomb explodes.

#8

“Olivia Laurens, wake up this instant! I’ve called you more than five times to come down and get some breakfast before we’re late!” Her mother yelled, stomping up the stairs. Olivia sighed, and kicked her covers.
“I’m going, I’m going, Mom,” she replied sleepily. Having been up all night long reading the fantastic book she borrowed from the library, she was tired. After a breakfast of cold, hard bacon and stale toast, her mom had dropped her off at the international school, where she was taking an interview test. Really, she didn’t know why she was trying to get into the school. All because of her mother, she had applied for this school. She didn’t even know the school name correctly. Taking 30 minutes to find her interviewer and her interview room, she was irritated and embarrassed. During her interview, she was asked weird questions.
“Describe yourself in three words.”
“Err… Olivia, thirteen, and Laurens…”
The interviewer raised an eyebrow, and took some notes. “All right, why?”
“My name’s Olivia, I am thirteen, and my family name is Laurens,” she replied. Seeing the interviewer’s reaction, she seemed to be getting bad to worse.
After the interview, her mother’s white sedan drove up. Getting in the car, the more Olivia thought about it, the more she could have answered after having thought more carefully. Overall, she regretted what she just did. To top Olivia’s moodiness, her mother had a dark face on.
“I think you know the results of the interview very well yourself,” Her mother spoke. “You didn’t get in. We’ll have a talk at home.”
After a lecture about her efforts in the interview, Olivia felt very ashamed of herself. She wanted to get better, to improve. Now she knew how failure felt like. She wanted desperately to get another chance, and remembered about the Interview and Debate academy that she once saw while surfing the internet. “Mom, Can I attend the INDB academy? It teaches interview and debate. I think I will get better if I enroll in it.”
Her mom’s reaction was surprising. “Of course, Olivia! Actually, I was thinking about enrollment in an academy for you to get better in interview and debate! I am so proud that you thought of an academy yourself, Olivia, Actually, I was just registering you for the academy, you start tomorrow,” A surge of excitement overcame Olivia. She would work hard, and pursue her goal of becoming a great interviewee.

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