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MY MAJOR IN COLLEGE
Since I began to study Math in the second
grade, I have had a good feeling about it, and I like it. Mathematics
is the most important subject in college; also, the engineering major
requires a lot of Math; therefore, I chose Electrical Engineering as
my college major.
I chose my major when I started to register
for classes in Tidewater Community College. I knew that Math is an
easy subject for me, so I registered for Math and English as a Second
Language classes immediately. In the first semester, I didn't
understand English well, and I wanted to see a counselor. I told him I
wanted to be an engineer. Then, he gave me a list of engineering
subjects; there was Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Statistics, etc.
Mathematics has affected my life. I can apply
Math to take a measurement and I can solve many other problems. It is
easy if you study hard at the beginning; you must understand it from
the basics. For example, there is addition, subtraction, division,
fractions and decimal points.
Since I understand Math well, I feel more
excited to take advanced classes, and I can help my friends to solve
their homework. When I applied for work-study, I was a Math grader. I
finished my Associate's Degree in TCC, and I completed all my Math
subjects, which are required for the engineering major.
I chose the right major. I love Math, and I
am more excited about school. I am preparing myself for higher
education. I will study higher Math levels, and I continue to finish
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THE WAY BOYS AND GIRLS ARE RAISED
Every country has different customs. When
boys and girls grow up, they also depend on the situation and
conditions of society. Their lives change; such as, they have good or
bad behavior which comes from their education, characteristics and
emotions. My country has some different customs between how boys and
girls act and behave.
When boys and girls are young kids, they live
and grow up in their family. Parents take care and educate them to
learn and follow their family's tradition. Most boys and girls have to
go to school, but depending on their family's income, some of them get
out of school early, before they go to High School. When boys and
girls start in Elementary School, which is first to fifth grades, the
teacher indicates to them to sit separately; boys and girls are
divided. Boys have to sit in rows and in a column side by side. Girls
also sit in rows and in a column side by side. When boys and girls go
to High School, which is from sixth to twelfth grades, they continue
to sit separately, and they have to wear uniforms in school. Boys wear
navy blue pants and white short sleeve shirts while girls wear black
pants and white short sleeve shirts.
Boys like to discover new things, and they
mostly play soccer, volleyball or billiards. The girls are a little
shy and look gentle. They seldom play with boys. I remember when I was
a student in High School, I sometimes went with my friends, and we
made jokes with girls. When they got mad, they didn't say anything,
they just went away, and they didn't get into a quarrel with us. In my
country, boys smoke cigarettes, but girls don't want to smoke
cigarettes.
Boys like to play games outside, and they
don't like to stay inside the house. Girls seldom play outside. They
stay home and take care of their house. They sweep the floors and
clean equipment to keep them looking like new. They expect everybody
when they go in the house, to leave their flip-flops or shoes at the
door before they come in.
Girls and boys usually help their parents at
home. Boys can cultivate vegetables or work in the back yard or in the
farm. Girls like to cook food. They learn how to cook meals for their
family. Gradually, girls can cook many kinds of food, whatever they
want.
Girls also take care of their young brothers
or sisters when their parents go out. Girls can help their parents a
lot as they take care of kids better than boys. Boys don't know how to
take care of kids much when kids are crying. When girls and boys grow up to about 18 years
old, parents can help them to prepare to get married. Boys and girls
can make their decision, but they must listen to the parent's opinion.
That is traditional in my country. It is easy for boys and girls to
get married.
Finally, boys like to play games outside, and
girls mostly don't like to play the games outside. As they stay home,
they help their parents go to the food market and cook their meals.
They work hard and keep their house clean. Boys and girls are raised
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