Journals Due Friday April 21

Choose 3 questions to answer:

1. Read a short news article and write a summary of it.
2. Do you think that music influences society or that music is the reflection of society? Give examples. What role does music play in your life?
3. What are the advantages of the multi-national space station? Should the public be allowed to take a vacation on a rocket ship?
4. Define joy.
5. How can you protect endangered animals as a common individual citizen? Which animal would you choose to protect first? Why did you choose that animal?

Journals Due Friday April 13th 2007

Choose 3

1. Which television show is the best or worst program produced? Why do you think this is true?
2. Should gambling of all kinds in the USA be outlawed? Why or why not?
3. Why do you think taking a risk might be important to people? Do you like taking risks? What are 3 risks that you have taken in your life NOT including coming to the U.S.?
4. Do you believe in any kind of fortune telling? Do you carry a good luck charm? Do you have lucky numbers? Explain how this is or is not important in you.
5. What is more important to improve and maintain: physical, emotional or spiritual health? How can this be achieved?

Journals Due Friday April 6th 2007

This question you must answer:

Write about a place you remember from your childhood. Use adjective clauses with object relative pronouns or when and where to help you explain where to help you explain where things were and why they were important.

Choose two more:

1. What are the causes and effects of laughter?
2. What is your favorite book? Briefly retell the story and why you like this book. It can be a book that you have read in your own language or in English.
3. What is a news story that caught your eye this week or in the recent past? How has it affected your life or thinking? (Use present perfect - a past event has meaning for the present)

Journals Due Friday March 30

Choose three of the following topics:

1. Which gender (male or female) is stronger? Why? (Give examples.)
2. Who has had the greatest influence on your life? What is this greatest influence? How has your life changed because of this influence?
3. What causes people to be addicted to television, drugs, smoking, chocolate, alcohol, etc...? What are the results of these addictions?
4. You have just been on a boring date. You know that you will never have a second date and now your date wants a good night kiss. What will you do? Do you turn your cheek and accept the kiss gracefully; accept a quick kiss; or tell this date "No way!" and walk away.
5. What do you think will be the next great invention? Describe the invention and its purpose.

Journal Topics Due Friday 3/23/07

This one you have to do:

Write about a friend. Use adjective clauses with subject relative pronouns. You can use the essay in Exercise 5 on page 200 of your grammar book as a model.

Example: Do friends have to be people who have the same interests or personality? I don't think so. My friend Laurie is someone whose personality is different from mine. She can walk in to a room that is completely full of strangers, and in one hour, they'll all be new friends.

Choose two more:

1. Compare or contrast shopping here in the USA and in your home country. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
2. What is the most important thing (not a person) that you brought with your from your country when you came here to the United States? Who gave it to you? Why is it so important?
3. What are the causes and effects of laughter?
4. Tell me some proverbs from your country or people. Write a rough translation into English. Then explain the proverbs to me, so that I can clearly understand their meanings.

Journal Topics Due March 1 2007 GW4

New journal topics GW4 due next Thursday, March 1: Choose 3 topics

1. 1. Which of the following modern conveniences do you find most helpful? Why is it helpful to you: microwave oven, DVD player, cell phone, video camera or CD player
2. Analyze your life now. What are you doing your very best? In what part of your life would you want to improve? Do you feel excited, bored, frustrated, satisfied, etc.?
3. If you could live anywhere in the world, excluding your home country, in complete peace and safety, where would you want to live? Why would you want to live there?
4. Tell me your favorite family story.
5. Describe to me the ideal best friend. What characteristics do you look for in a new friend?

Journal Topics Due Friday 3/23/07

This question you have to answer:

Write about a friend. Use adjective clauses with subject relative pronouns . You can use the essay in Exercise 5 on page 200 in your grammar book as a model.

Do friends have to be people who have the same interests or personality? I don't think so. My best friend Laurie is someone whose personality is completely different from mine. She can walk into a room that is full of starantgers, and in an hour, they'll all be new friends...

Choose two more of the following:

1. Compare or contrast shopping here in the USA and in your home country. What are the advanges and disadvantages of both systems?
2. What are the causes and effects of laughter?
3. Tell me some proverbs from your country or people. Write a rough translation into English. Then explain the proverb to me so that I can clearly understand their meanings.
4. What is the most important thing (not a person) you brought with you from your country when you came here to the United States? Who gave it to you? Why is it so important?