Use the links to read their articles. They have a deadline of Tuesday April 29 at 6:00 p.m. If you can comment on the articles you like the best and explain why before my classes on Wednesday, April 30, the students would appreciate it very much!
NOTE: Natalia's piece, "How I Robbed My Landlords" is published at The Pearson Buzz. Sorry, I didn't post earlier as I note you've done another revision. We can discuss in class tomorrow.
English 11 Rants
English 11 Cultural Differences
English 12 Rants
English 12 Cultural Differences
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Hi Renee
I like your essay “Always waiting” in English 11 Rants.
First of all, you picked a subject which will happen many times around us but hardly ever complain about it. I have experienced many times the same things. One time I tried to make my appointment in time, I had a car accident on my way to a dentist and after one hours delay, I had to wait another half an hour! It cost me fifteen hundred dollar beside my dental bill. I changed my dentist after that.
Home doctors very seldom do double booking because they are paid by B.C. Medical Plan and if they do it, they are cheating the system. I understand your frustration because of your English but there are many good doctors around you so I suggest you better change your doctor.
Secondary, I admire your guts to say about “your time.” We are tending not to oppose higher ranked person but hey, we live in Canada and everybody should be equal. Good luck your baby and keep yourself under control till you find a good doctor.
Writing 12 student Masaru Tanaka
Hi, dear writers from English 12,
I like both rants (by Andrew and Lola) because they discuss very familiar feelings. Andrew rants more seriously; I found a good usage of rant-supportive adjectives in his rant (“seemingly-friendly hello,” “bullet-speed-talk-style” “extremely cold voice. “
Some of his ideas might be expressed with a little bit more diplomacy. Not all readers might like expressions “cold and small-minded animals” or “over-weight manager” (hi is bad because of his bad manners, not because he is over-weight).
Looking forward to see your works published,
Good luck, Natalia
Hi Teresa
Your essay “Do I need to,,,” remind me my old country Japan and we did same things as you did in Taiwan.
Those are insignificant matters in daily life but you find not only culture differences but also difference of people’s philosophy in there. As you notice, in old countries people have too much self respect, or I would say proud of wealth.
Therefore, we were tending to spoil our children in Japan by supporting them too much. Your conclusion paragraph is marvellous.
Hi Mavis
“Keeping Speed or Braking” made me big laugh. Good point and a good essay.
I didn’t know that you used to brake on the intersections in China. You must have had very tough time to drive in Canada. By the way, in Japan, drivers turn off head lights at the intersection when they stop for signals even at night. Do they do the same things in China?
Hello, dear writers from English 11.
I found many interesting rants, but my choice is Josephine’s work, because of a very important and actual topic which recently had positive development in legislation. It is also very well written with supportive details from Josephine’s personal experience that makes writing very convincing.
After reading articles about cultural differences, I found out that I like most of all not only Josephine’s rant, but also her “Independent, Bravo.” I understand and share her feelings, because experienced the same cultural differences which she describes very sincerely and vividly.
Surely, she already has one fan of her writings; would like to see her both pieces on the BUZZ.
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Hi, Lora, the writer of "Who Pay The Bill?"
I like the essay you wrote, for it is the true story and your true feeling about the different culture.
I have the same feeling. we are both caught by the two cultures: different customs, different thinking ways and different languages.
The customs are different. As you pointed out that the Dutch treat usually hardly accept by Chinese, because we think that the inviter certainly plays the host. Besides, We'll think that share out equally is stingy. As you found it is the common thing for the Canadians.
Perhaps you have recognized the thinking ways are different in many respects too. For example, the usage of the words "Yes" and "No".
The different customs comes from the different cultures. Like a huge iceberg, the custom is only a small part of the culture that over the sea level, and the most part is under the sea and we can't see it.
For the visible part, the custom, what we need to do is "Do as the Romans do". For the invisible part of the culture, the only way we have to take is to understand and comprehensive it.
Your essay initiates my response of the same feeling and causes me to think about this problem deeply. It seems like we both have a long way to go to mingle with the "main stream".
Wed Apr 30, 11:13:00 PM 2008
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Maybe He was Right
Beatrice’s writing points out that even though we are meeting the needs of the times, some old customs shouldn’t be disregard or should be highly appreciated. No. Her “arranged marriage” is not “antique displayed.” The system has been used for long time in many countries and even now it is popular in some places. In North America, people sneer at “arranged marriage” because we are living in “modern times” and “love” should came first for marriage, but statistics showed divorce rate of “arranged couple” is very lower than those “loved couple.” Happy marriage forever, Beatrice!
First draft 99words
Hi Masaru,
Thank you very much for your help.
I am still struggling with my writing.
See you in class,
Natalia
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