My new thoughts about philosophy

     The English oral class totally changes my attitude toward the concept of philosophy, it also broadens my horizons. I have never thought of combining quick mental tests with the seemingly serious topic. It is a really interesting class, as I rack my brain to think of all the proper reactions to some situation. For example, would you choose to save one people and sacrifice the other five? We also discuss about the one person most people would choose to sacrifice. What if he or she is one of our family members? Those are the questions that require critical thinking. Sometimes, moral standards are much more complicated than what is thought on our textbooks.

     In addition, I have a really confusing situation in my mind. My parents have a wish to be buried in the sea. However, I think by buring them in the sea or burn thier bodies, I will have no where to go if I really miss them. Often when I think of these sensible situations, my heart will be overwhelmed by a tremendous sense of grief. Therefore, even until today, I can hardly think of anything related to the death, especially people I have known. Though I know death is part of the inevitable path of life, I guess I still have a big problem dealing with it.
    

My hustle and bustle life

     Recently, my schedule has been filled up by tons of presentations and tests. Since my life is in such a huge mess now, I think I totally lost my directions. I used to be a person who always follows the schedule, but I find it hard to keep track of it now. What's worse, I even got a bad cold that kept me coughing a lot, and it was as if I almost cough my lung out.

     Even though some people think keeping oneself busy is a good way to forget unhappy incidents, I have an utterly different view. Living in a busy life, I miss my family members and home even worse. I think it is because of the fast-paced life I have already accustomed to. Not until I arrived at the Taipei MRT station, did I see people running to catch up on the latest train. As soon as I saw the scene, tears almost rolled down my cheeks. To me, this is my hometown and also a place I belong to.

     Despite all of the obstacles I'm faced with, I believe I can conquer all of them with a determined heart and the encouragements from my friends.

Last but not least, I hope everyone will do well on your exams and pass them.  

The most famous holiday in my hometown

       One of the most famous holidays in my hometown is the National Day. This day is important not only to my  hometown but to all the people in Taiwan. Taiwan's National Day, on October tenth, is the day when Sun Yat-sen led the revolutionists to overthrow the corrupted Qing Dynasty. What's more, Sun Yat-sen didn't succeed on his first rebel against Qing Dynasty, instead he succeeded on his eleventh rebel. He represented how Taiwanese could be when it comes to making contributions to Taiwan.

        On the National Day, people gather together with their families and watch splendid fireworks held every year. In addition, people use flags to decorate trees and some sideways. However, every year while I was about to hang up the flag, I cannot but feel sad about the history of Taiwan. As the red color on the flag symbolizes the blood and sacrifices of the revolutionists. Despite of the miserable history of Taiwan, the National Day brings out the solidarity and true spirits of Taiwanese people.