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吃苦is more than hard working and working hard
(2018-09-29 13:39:29)
Itisnotaboutsufferingnorsacrifice.Itismoreaboutbeingstubborn,beingselfreliant,refusetobowdown,aknowledgetheharshrealityandplowitforward. Itisachoiceamongchoices. [阅读全文]
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Two little remarks from others over the weekend
(2018-09-17 09:01:24)
MyHSjuniorhasbeenaccompanyinghischurchchoireverySundayforabouttwoyearsnow.Lastweek,thechurchmusicdirectormetafamilyfriendofoursandmistookthefriendasmywife,andtoldherexcitingly"Iamsoproudofyourson,andIwishIcouldconvincehimtostayhereforcollege.”Myfriendsaid“Oh,youmustbereferringtoNate,Iwillrelaythemessagetohismom”Thoughmywifegoestothesamechurch,themusicdirectorhasonlymethertwi...[阅读全文]
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When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi
(2018-09-09 14:26:47)
SomeoneelseherehadalreadystronglyrecommendedthebookbyPaulKalani,WhenBreathBecomesAir. Mydaughterboughtmethisbookwhenshecamehomeduringthesummerbreak. Itwasagreatread.IdonotknownoneoftheliteraturesthatPaulcited,norIknowanyofrhemedicalterm,drugsorprocedures,butitdoesnotstopmefromturningpageoverpage. Onceaprofessionalhasaccruedenoughcredentialsandexperience,whatmattersmostishowheorsherelatest...[阅读全文]
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ZT..Accept, reject job offer etc
(2018-09-04 17:22:47)
Mostcollegeshaveacareerserviceandstudentsarealwaysencourgaextotakeadvantageofitsuchasmockinterviewsetc.. Hereisahelpfularticle... http://careernetwork.msu.edu/jobs-internships/after-the-offer.html [阅读全文]
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ZT..IF NOT, WINTER. Sappho
(2018-09-03 05:36:05)
Ifoundthisbook"Ifnot,winter"ininoneoftheboxesthatbelongstomydaughter.Irandomlybrowsedtoapagemarkedwithstickynote. Somemensayanarmyofhorseandsomemensayanarmyonfootandsomemensayanarmyofshipsisthemostbeautifulthingontheblackearth. ButIsayitiswhatyoulove. ...Icouldnothelpbuttextittoherwhilesheisenroutetoschoolthismorningandaskedifthatsoundsfamiliar.Yes! [阅读全文]
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Once upon a time, my daughter asked me what is leadership
(2018-08-09 10:53:12)
Onceuponatimewhenmydaughterwasinhighschool,shetoldmethatshehadbeenstrugglingforafewdaystodefinewhatleadershipis,andwhatleadershipmeans.Sheaskedmeaboutmyopinion.Icouldnotrecallmyansweratall,butIdoclearlyrememberhowshedefinedleadership.Toher,leadershipmeanstoserverothers,tomotivateotherstodotheirbest.Soundslikecliché,butitisalloriginal. [阅读全文]
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Volunteering
(2018-07-11 06:48:12)
Volunteeringforthesakeofgainingexperiencefromit,orofaddingonemoreitemtoyouralreadylonglistofactivitiesisbetterthannotvolunteeringatall.However,gainingexperiencefromitshouldnotbetheprimaryobjective,norshouldbebraggingrights.Theprimaryreasonshouldbethatyouwanttovolunteeryourtimeandtalenttohelpaworthycause.Youdonotonlywanttogainexperiencefromit,butalsoyouwanttohelp,youwanttoexperienceit,youwanttofeel...[阅读全文]
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Angela Ma, TJ graduate and UChicago Student
(2018-07-09 19:11:19)
Curositygotovermethisweekend,andIclickedandreadherblogsatthesite.Now,Iwonderifthereactionherewouldbedifferentifshedidnotstress"I’mlookingatyou,Asiancommunity)."inherarticle,orifherlastnameisnotMa. Forthoseparentsandstudentswholikeherwritingabout"IHaveAProblemWithTheNation's#1HighSchool",thereisapodcastathttps://www.nateliason.com/dealing-with-depression-angela-ma/ ...[阅读全文]
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Little phrase such hang out, hook up and make out always confuse
(2018-07-07 14:55:20)
Icankindofguesstheirmeaning,andtodayIactuallylookedthemup.Myculturedoesn'tpermitmetoeasilyhangout,hookupormakeout.Thatisnotacomplaintnorblame.Otherculturesallowitandcultivateit,itistheirculture.Itdoesnotmeanitisgood,norbad,itistheircultureandchoice.Itdoesn'tmeanthatwewillhavetopracticeandfollowevenifthatcultureistheso-calleddominantculture. Idonotencourageordiscouragemykidstohangout,orh...[阅读全文]
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Test taking skills
(2018-07-05 18:17:09)
Onthewayfromwork,IcongratulatedhimagainonhisAPscores.HeandseveralofhisacademicteammembersworktogetherthissummerandtheyalllearntabouttheirAPresultstoday,andtheysharedtheirscoreswitheachotheratlunchhour.Inthecar,hesaid,Jack,oneofhisfriends,ismuchmoreknowledgeableaboutWorldHistorythanheis,andknowshowtoarticulateitexceptionallywell.Jackgota3inWorldHistory,whichdoesnotseemtobefairtoJack. Mypassenger...[阅读全文]
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