How the Americans View Friendship Steve and Yaser ‵first met|in their chemistry class|at an American university. Yaser was an ‵international student|from Jordon. He wanted to learn ‵more|about American culture|and hope that he and Ste...
A Good Heart to Lean on When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly squirm at the s...
Our Family Creed They are the principles on which my wife and I have tried to bring up my family. They are the principles in which my father believed, and by which he governed his life. They are the principles, many of them, which I leared at my moth...
Altogether autumn Suddenly, I think of my youngest daughter, living now in Amsterdam. Very soon she will call and ask Have you planted the bulbs yet? Then I will answer teasingly that actually Im waiting until she comes to help me. And then we will b...
Three types of parents It is universally true that all parents in the world love their children .However , as parents' views of life vary ,they show their love in different ways .Generally speaking ,parents can be classified into three types,the mona...
Develop and Fulfill Ones Life I ‵will|practise perseverance more often, and never give up a ‵thing|because it was hard or inconvenient. If we want light, we must conquer darkness. ‵Perseverance|can sometimes equal genius in its results. T...
Student Rags Student rags is a ‵well established practice|associated ‵particularly with older Universities of students|mounting some sort of pageant|and collecting money for charity. From the students point of view|it is a ‵festive occa...
HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH FOREIGNERS Just the other day, I was in a bookshop and spotted a volume entitled How to Make Friends with Foreigners by Li Yang of Crazy English fame.Naturally, as a foreigner who has been living in China for a year, I was cu...
Do students have the right to fall in love in college This is a controversial issue in our times. Just as a coin has two sides, no side is better than the other; it is often difficult to distinguish what is right from what is wrong? Love is a feeling...
The Myth of College Many of you young persons out there are seriously thinking about going to college. (That is, of course, a lie. The only things you young persons think seriously about are loud music and sex. Trust me: these are closely related to...