Journal Entry #14

Write about your experience at Universal Studios! (please post pictures too).

Studying in CSUF, many students said about Universal Studios and on September 27, 2007, ALP office held ALP students to go the Universal Studios. What a pity! I could not join because I had a dating with my best friend in Vietnam by the Internet. That day is her birthday and I promised to go online and tell about my everything in American and say "happy birthday" with her, so I could not go to the Universal Studios. I hope that the next time I can go.

Journal Entry #13

Write an academic paragraph. Try your best to give three reasons supporting the topic sentence. Don't forget to give examples and write a concluding sentence.
Topic sentence: There are several reasons to eat fruits and vegetables.

There are Several Reasons to eat Fruits and Vegetables

There are several reasons to eat fruits and vegetables. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables can bring many good things for your health such as help you to ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent some types of cancer, etc. First, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of heart disease and stroke. Some vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower... and some fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit... that make important contributions for decreasing the chances of developing heart disease and stroke. Next, eat fruits and vegetables can help you control blood pressure and cholesterol. High blood pressure is a primary risk factor for heart disease and stroke so eating more fruits and vegetables means eating less meat and dairy products. Eat fruits and vegetables not only help you to ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure and cholesterol but also to prevent some types of cancer. For example, tomato is one of the important fruits that suggest that may help protect men against prostate cancer. In conclusion, every different fruits and vegetables has the different benefits so try to eat more fruits and vegetables and choose a variety of different fruits and vegetables are good for you.

Journal Entry #12

Describe your bedroom using spatial order signals. Look at page 62.

My Bedroom

My bedroom at home is my separate outspace. That is small room that is painted by pink color and is located in the second floor in my house. When you open the door and step in my bedroom, you easily see a window in the center of the opposite wall. Looking over this window is the street behind my house. On the left wall, a picture of Jesus and Maria Goretti saint are hung up. My mastress bed is on the concern of the left room where I can lie down to relaxing or listening the music when I come back after finishing my class or feeling tired. Near my bed is table where I sit to study and read books, stories, newspapers,etc. On the concern of the right room, my wardrobe is put in. I like that wardrobe so much because my parents gave me in my sixteen birthday. That is my bedroom in my house in Vietnam, I miss it so much and my mother said that everything in my bedroom will be kept intact until I come back.

Journal Entry #11

Practice freewriting. Freewriting is when you write quickly without stopping to think or organize your thoughts. Don't worry about grammar or spelling. Just write as much as you can in 10-15 minutes. Check your textbook if you don't remember what freewriting is.

Topic: Weddings in My Country

Weddings in My Country

Wedding is a day that is one of the most important day in the life of everyone. In my country, wedding is selected before about 2 months. The same things with many countries in over the world, in Vietnam, having many preparations for this day like take the wedding pictures, make wedding card, set the wedding feast, buy wedding ring, invite wedding guests, etc. On this day, the groom, his parents and relationships come the bride's house to hold a rites that is called the ancestral ceremony. After that, if they are Christians, they will have the wedding ceremony in the Church. They will hand over the wedding rings each other in the Church. To finish the wedding ceremony, they will take the pictures with the parish priest, their parents, the relationships, their friends and their guests. Next, they will go to the restaurant or hotel where they ordered their wedding feast. If they are not Christians, they will hold the ancestral ceremony in the bride's house and go the restaurant or hotel where they ordered their wedding feast. Sometimes, the wedding feasts are hold in the bride or groom's house. It can say that the wedding is the happiest day that you recieve many congratulations from your parents, your relationships and your friends and is one of the unforgetable days in life.

Journal Entry #10

Today, I was selected as a possible juror (someone who performs jury duty). However, the court decided that they already had enough jurors. Part of me wishes that I could have participated in the case to see what it is like in the courtroom. However, part of me is glad that I don't have to miss class (because of my wonderful students and also the money).

In America, the legal system includes lawyers, judges, and jurors. How does the legal system work in your country? Who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty?

The Legal System Work in My Country

Law is one of the difficult and interesting fields, especiallly the Legal system in the countries. I want to know that how the legal system works and who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty? So, I decide to come courtroom and to observe during processing time. In my country, the legal system is same in America includes lawyers, judges and jurors but have a little bit different. The Vietnamese Legal System is separated two level that to judge (a case) in the first instance and to review a judgement. The Jury has a Judge and two Juror of the People's Court, in especially, it can have two Judge and three Juror of the People's Court. Judge is a person who decides whether a person is innocent or guilty but must obey Legislature and Executive. The lawyer is only prepare all documents and proof witnesseses before the court. During to the court, the lawyer does not permit to invite a final witness. When the court finish, the lawyer can appeal against a decission to reduce the penalty. It is clear that the legal system in the countries has the same and diffirent things.

Journal Entry #9

What is a friend? Please write one paragraph using three main points/ideas.

What is a Friend?

What is a friend? It is a difficult question because I think friend is a thing that have many related things like new friends, old friends, best friends, and how to make friends... and difficultly to have a clear and full answer. For many people, friend is simply a person who you know and is not relation. Another person show that friend is a person who spend time having fun, playing, asking advice, and to be loyal, etc... For I, friend is a person who I can trust, share problems, ask advice and help each other. When I am sad or have a difficult, I need a person who listen I say and give me some advices. I hope that that person can be one of my friends. I can have or not have a long distance with my friend but I show that if we are friend, we can share our happy and help us through difficult times. Having many ways to friends help each other, I and my friend can give advices together by email, telephone... Despite other important things like enjoy the same activities, like the same movies, sports... that I and my friend can give each other, I believe that can trust, share problems, ask advice and help each other are the most important things that friends can do for each other.

Journal Entry #8

Tell me about your dream vacation. Where would you like to go and why? What sort of things would you like to see and do?

My Dream Vacation

If I had a choose where to spent my dream vacation, I’d rather spend it by means of a trip to many countries in over the world. I want to completely change environment. Traveling abroad gives me the opportunity to try new things, see new sights, and meet new people. A trip to foreign country, I can go hiking in an area I have never been before such as Singapore, American, and Korea… I can go rafting on the river like in Italia, Russia…; go on a nature walk with a ranger and learn about flowers and trees such as in Holland, Bulgaria… I can visit all the outdoor monuments in these foreign countries such as in England, Sweden… that I have never seen before. All in all, as my dream vacation, I expect to have a good chance to relax, enjoy excitement of new something and make friends with people of different nationalities.

Journal Entry #7

Are you going to the Concert Under the Stars? Are you going on the Los Angeles City Tour? I hope you go to at least one of these events. First, attend the event. Next, write a paragraph summarizing your experience. If you do not attend either event, please write about what you did over the weekend.

The Concert Under the Stars

This year 2007 is the fifteeth year from our university – Cal State Fullerton – was established. I was very glad to participate in the university’s 50^th anniversary in this weekend. Among many festivals and activities in this celebration, I was excited with the Concert Under The Stars most. The concert was organized in last Friday evening. To prepare for this concert, people set up a huge stage in the soccer field, they arranged many seats and also served several kinds of food for visitors, staff, teachers and students. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. First, the president of Cal State Fullerton spoke to begin this concert. After that, the concert was full of many special performances by Cal State Fullerton’s musical theater students. They performed some popular and famous songs from fifty years ago to now. The audience felt pleased with these performances very much. Finally, the most attractive activity in the end of this concert is fireworks. The fireworks were letting off during fifteen minutes and it was so impressive and beautiful. My friends and I had a lot of fun there and we had an unforgettable celebration.

Journal Entry #6

Write a narrative paragraph about an unforgettable experience in your life. This could be an earthquake like in the story on page 24 or it could be something different like your first dating experience. Be sure to use time order signals.

An Unforgettable Experience

I joined the volunteer students to celebrate the Vietnamese Women’s Day that is an unforgettable experience in my student life. The Vietnamese Women’s Day is a Vietnamese holiday to celebrate the brilliant exploits of Vietnamese women during the wars and that is the first time I joined a volunteer activity. Through this activity, I learnt many things about the works to hold a ceremony as well as about life and brilliant exploits of Vietnamese women during the wars. Preparations begin a month before this day. First, the government appeals to volunteer, especially students from the colleges and universities to help prepare parts of the day like the posters, the plays, the songs, the gifts, etc. Next the volunteers are divided into many groups with specific tasks. I was divided into the group to be responsible about the posters that show the brief life story of these women and the information about the ceremony. Soon, they start work. Two days before the Vietnamese Women’s Day, these posters are hung up on the trees in the city. On this day, the ceremony is held in the center park and includes many activities. First, a play celebrates the brief life story of one of these women. Then songs about their lives will be sung by the volunteer students and many famous singers. Finally, the government will give to the women who are still alive. Later the ceremony ends, everybody can look at the posters and pictures about their life stories and brilliant exploits of Vietnamese women.

Journal Entry #5

My Favorite Season

The season I like most likely is winter. There are two main reasons. Firstly, in my country, the weather seems hot around the whole year. In winter, the weather becomes colder, not great sunny and has occasional tiny rain. It's not west or humid, but It has some of cold wind. The weather makes person feel more comfortable. And another may be I am an Christian. I love Christmas Eve. That whole month, my family prepares to decorate my house to celebrate these days. We have lots of time together, have much funny, go to church and spray. I have a lot of comfortable feelings in winter.

Journal Entry #4

An imaginary letter to the dean to persuade him to change the class schedules

We have a little difficulty of schedule in Tuesday and Thursday. We have break time form 9:45 am to 11:30 am, have long time to study in afternoon. At this break time, most of us don't feel hungry to have luch. If We have lunch at this time, most of us feel hungry and tired in the final class in evenning. That's our trouble. If our dean can help us, could we have 2 classes in morning and 2 classes in the afternoon?

Journal Entry #3

Write a paragraph about a person who has made a difference.

Thao Dao
4C

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

A person who has made a difference is one of my friends. He is a real man, very kind person, and loves his family so much. In addition, he is very selfless. He is 28 years old but has not had any lover up to now and it seems like he is his mother’s property. He loves and respects his mom a lot. Everything he has done is for his family, not for him. For example, he always gives his mother all his wages. I think he lives for others and forgets about himself. He works so hard and does everything his mom wants him to do. I think that his mom loves him so much that she always controls him, and does not want him to do anything that anybody wants. Sometimes, he is really sad and wants to have a private life, but he doesn’t because he wants to help others. In conclusion, he is always willing to do things for others more than for himself.