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Artists and writers are all SMs....?

I feel terribly distracted, my only expectation is the arrival of the lovely summer holiday, which can bring me changes and refreshment and set me free from the cruel torture of the damn AMERICAN CULTURE and AMERICAN LITERATURE. I know that such thoughts must be harmful. It can only weaken my enthusiasm to study hard and worsen my performance in the finals, but I just cann't stop my soul from slipping away, though I have tried to fix my eyes firmly on the books.

AMERICAN CULTURE, compared with the British one of last semester, seems too informative. Besides, the poor arrangement of contents and the messy selection of information really makes it rather difficult to attract students. This must be the reason why i cann't get concentrated.(maybe only an excuse)

Anyway, I will try to finish reading the whole book, though, I'm sure, few information will remain in my mind.

I hate cramming all the words and sentences into my brain without any real digestion. This doesn't make any sense. I won't keep them in mind for long. Why i should still be driven by the exams？？

   以前写的招聘广告分析。。。贴上来凑数。。呵呵

I want to apply for a position as an English teacher in a Guangzhou’s higher teaching institution after graduating as a Master. I have made an analysis of the recruitment advertisements of two institutions, one of which is the Guangdong University of Technology and the other is named Guangzhou Alcanta College of Foreign Languages, a private vocational college locating in the Baiyun District of Guangzhou.

An important demand specified in both advertisements is the applicants’ great academic achievement. A majority of higher teaching institutions in Guangzhou require their teachers to obtain Master degrees or professional titles. The situation is especially true to some universities of high prestige and high teaching quality, which tend to raise their requirement to Doctor Degrees. This item indicates that academic accomplishment is more useful for a fresh graduate than work experience when it comes to applying for a teaching position in a university or a college.

Another requirement indicated in the advertisement is the applicant’s good command of English in terms of speaking ability as well as communicative ability. Distinct from primary and secondary education where teachers play the most active role in a class, with the students listening attentively and sitting quietly, tertiary education highlights the communication between teachers and students. Having disengaged from the exam-oriented learning period, students should receive more practical knowledge in university besides the knowledge in the textbooks. Thus, teachers must be skilled in interacting with their students and should frequently renew their own knowledge so as to meet the needs of the students'. Compared with the work of a middle school or a primary school teachers, teaching in universities or colleges is a more demanding profession but on the other hand, brings self-improvement to the teachers.

Days are alike but feelings are various.

Yesterday, someone suggested we should try everything a yongser should do and dress the way a young lady ought to, boldly and courageously, so that there will be no regrets remaining when we grow old.

There is an element of truth in what she said, i have to admit. We need to treasure our time, our youth and our vitality. Yet, transformation seems to me, too difficult to achieve. I have my own way of life, my own mode of doing things, which i get so firmly accustomed to and find it too late to change. I tend to reckon that it is all due to my nature which has been destined by my creator and nature is not sth a person can easily change even though he/she has tried terribly hard. Therefore, why bother myself to try things going against my nature? it only will lead to my uneasiness.

I'm not that kind of person,as Russell described, who always acts on principle, unstirred and inadventurous by impulse. In fact, i will certainly yield to it (impulse),as long as it emerges. However, so far, the impulses i've encountered are so limited that my life seems too orderly and a little dried up. But it does not matter, really. I still have my sheer happiness, the one not based on impulse, not against my nature, easing my sadness and pleasing my heart.

you've driven me crazy

the endless drudgery

you've drowned me into pessimism

the struggling for preeminence

stay at home: pressure-free yet paralytic

return to school: occupied but melancholic

hope to escape

with all the things delayed

yet what will confront me tomorrow ?

the utter sorrow

therefore i have to endure

so that my future will be ensured