Western Horror Films versus Asian Horror Films

          I cannot deny that I am absolutely a crazy moviegoer. If I see an attractive movie trailer on TV, I would go the theater to see the movie. Everyone has their favorite films, but strangely the films that catch my attention are always the horror films. The characteristic of horror films is extremely horrible, but the true is that the films from different countries have different ways to express the story. Let me take the Western horror films and the Asian horror films for example. Even though Western films and Asian films are called horror films, they are totally different on the cultural background, religious background, and the elaborations of plot are quite different.

When it comes to the Western films, the first point of view is the cultural and religious background. Most western countries are Catholic of Christian, and they believe that if something or someone going wrong, they would hold an exorcism to get rid of the evil spirits. The second point of view is the elaboration of the plot. A majority of the Western horror films are fictional, and because of the cultural and religious background, the ghosts of the western countries are very simple and without variation. Most of the ghosts in Western films are always the devils and the evil spirits. The features of those spirits are always summoned by people, or having an intact body, and they only appear at the specific time and place. It will take possession in someone and try to kill the characters by itself in the films. We can say that the Western horror films are bloody and violence.

The Asian horror films can be divided into three types of category, the Japanese horror films, the Korean horror films, and the Thai horror films. The cultural and religious backgrounds of Asian countries are absolutely different from Western countries. Most of the Asian countries are Buddhism and Taoism, and they believe that the spirit is a true existence. When a person dies in peace, he or she will become a good spirit, and go to the reincarnation. On the contrary, if someone dies in injustice in a murder case, he or she will become an evil spirit, wandering in the earth until it takes revenge. In the plot of most Asian horror films, especially the Thai horror films, most of them are adapted from the real social events. It always let the audiences believe that the plot in the story will truly happen in the reality. The fear of the Asian horror films are from psychological. The ghosts in the films are always the person who dies by accident; thus, the spirits will carry the huge resentment, and it just has an image but on entity. The most important thing is that the spirits appear at everywhere to find a chance to hurt you by simulating suicide or spiritual attack.

Finally, I must say the Asian horror films are more horrible than the Western horror films. In my experience, when I finish the Asian horror films, the films always give me the creeps and make me feel shuddering, but the Western horror films never give me the feeling like that. Therefore, the Asian horror films especially the Thai horror films are always the best choice for me. (554)

The Most Important Thing in My Life

Having the opportunity to meet my piano teacher is the most important thing in my life. I started to take my piano lesson when I was an eight-year-old little girl because of my mom. Every week I went to the class just for fun, and I also did not pay much attention on practicing. Therefore, my piano was really bad! Two years later, I was sent to another piano teacher, who was my former piano teacher commended my mother to do so. At that very time, I couldn’t understand why they wanted me to change the teacher until the first time I came to class and had a life changing conversation with my new teacher. I always remembered what my new piano teacher told me that day. She asked me ‘Do you like music? ’, and I astonishingly found that I couldn’t answer her question. After a silence, she told me if I couldn’t answer her question next week, I wouldn’t have been allowed to come to the class anymore. It was thanks to my new piano teacher to ask me the question that made me realized the true meaning of learning to play the piano. When you play the piano, it is all for “you love it”, not for “your mom love it”! (221)

Hong Kong Trip

My parent’s and I went to Hong Kong for three days last week, and we just plan to have a New Years day in other country, it is my first time to wake up in the 4:00am, because we have to went to the airport in the 6:00am, and it is really cold to me in the morning.

We arrived Hong Kong at 8:00am; then, we went to our hotel to take a rest first, and we decided what place we want to go plan the other two days. We went to the International Commerce Centre to go shopping and waiting my mother’s friend, we just see a lot of different style’s store in there, and it’s also cheap in Hong Kong, if we want to buy many clothes to Taiwan, I think Hong Kong is a best place which we can visit. We go to The Peak after we shopping in the International Commerce Center, we just go to the Peak Galleria to see the night view which in the top of The Peak, it is really beautiful that I have never seen, the weather and air quality is pretty good in that time, and the tram is a little shock to me, because the angle is big to me when I sit in the tram, I think it’s really famous in Hong Kong because there are many people sit there and line up to see the view, we just come back to our hotel and have a good night.

We just wake up in the 10:00am, and we went to their most famous shopping area in Honk Kong which just likes Hsimenting in Taiwan without any pressure, we take a walk in the road and go around to see some local culture in their store and market, it is really special to me and I bought some goods there. In the evening we go to the International Finance Centre to see the firework which celebrate the New Years Day, and we just waiting the time close to 00:00, people is more excited when the time is countdown, we just say Happy New Year to every stranger and everyone may say the same words to us. It is really a fresh and unforgettable experience to us to celebrate The New Years in other country.

We go to the airport and surround the airport to visit the department store and see the viewing in their 100 SKY, the view is very beautiful but the tickets is expensive, then we just sit in the coffee shop and waiting the time to come back. This trip is a best trip I never been before, and I think I won’t forget this Hong Kong trip in my life.

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I hurt my coccyx

Before the scary ghost concert I was happy that I could join the work group. I expected of it for a long time, but I suddenly felt painful of my coccyx two days ago before the scary ghost concert was held. I called my mother on that day’s evening and told her that I feel uncomfortable. She said to me “I will discuss with your father, and I will call you back immediately if we have any conclusion.” Actually I felt uncomfortable of my coccyx for one day ago, but I just felt it uncomfortable not painful.
One hour past, my mother finally gave me a call and she said “I will pick you up tonight and package what you need; we will be there as soon as possible.” After two hours my mom and my dad arrived. They asked me what I done in this week. They also told me that they already reserved the doctor-patient hour, and they reminded me to have well rest.
The second days we went to see the doctor and I told him where I felt painful and where I thought uncomfortable. After diagnosis, doctor said I was ok, just my stand and sit posture incorrect. I needed to adjust my posture.
I think I will adjust my posture as soon as possible, because it is really painful to hurt the coccyx. Keeping good posture is really important!

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I am Louie!

It’s important to cultivate good habits for your English learning, for example, listening English conversation, reading English articles and speaking English. My poorest part is listening. I can’t recognize the words accurately that foreigners say. I used to listen the tests in the Net. Then I stopped the practice after I did a few times because I didn’t have perseverance. My conclusion is that if you want to be good at some skills or abilities, you need to have perseverance.

I like western countries because there have wide and beautiful views, especially very long and big roads. I always imagine that I drive the car on the big road in the US. The broad surroundings make me feel free. I also like western people, not only their optimistic personality but also their dressing style. The western culture attracts me to be close to it. That is the main motivation I learn English.

There are a large number of Chinese people in the world. More and more people start to value Chinese culture and its economics. Chinese language becomes important too. The Chinese are diligent and patient. I am so proud that I am a Chinese man.

I expect that my English will be very fluent in the future and I can understand almost every word foreigners say. I have a bad habit. When I see something like the magazine and something’s illustration is English. I don't have any patience to read it. I just like reading Chinese because it is easy for me. I expect that one day I can overcome this bad habit.

The best way to learn language well is practice, pretending you are an American or you are in an English language country. If you want to learn English well, you talk to people by English and watch the English Channel, trying to listen to foreigners’ conversation. Only having perseverance can you learn everything well. I used to learn Japanese before. And I bought Korean and France learning books. I studied the books by myself, however, it's difficult to learn by myself. You must need strong passion and motivation of learning language then you can learn it good. Anyway, just do it, you do what you like to do.

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Effects of Television Viewing on Young People

In the 21 century, our life has became very convenient, and it’s very different from

the past. In the past, after eating dinner, people will go to sleep, but now people, not only adult but also children and older, have lots of interest to do such as singing the song、doing exercise、watching TV and so on. Although they are many things which we can do, watching TV is the commonest choice in every family.

In the pass, like our grandparents’ age, they were very hard in everything, because everybody was very poor. We can see how conscientious they are and they are working all the time; however, after the sun descending, they can’t see anything. Consequently, everyone will go to sleep very early, and it means they can’t do anything. Importantly, the world is change, and it became very convenient in every things. The television is the biggest invention in this age, and there are several reasons why we say it.

Television is the biggest invention in the 20 century. In the front 20 century, the inventor invented the monochrome television set, and he changed the human history of invention. In the beginning, they were few person who can buy the television, and they were also the rich man. However, television became popular and common more and more by the time passes. Now, family who doesn’t have it which is very strange must buy one which put on the sitting room, though we don’t know what they used it or not. I think that it is the reason why we say the television which is the biggest invention.

The second reason is that television is not just watching TV program; however, it can do lots of things which combine with other electronic equipment such as playing a video game. For example, the play station which is created by Sony company is very popular in every country and it is played not only by children but also by adult. However, if they don’t invent television in the 20 century, the play station will not become this condition which is very popular. I think that it is also a big reason to prove why we say. Importantly, it is not just play station which we can play, and there is lots of electronic equipment which have relations with television.

The winter is coming, but what we know it is coming? It is by our feeling, and by information which we can get from television. The feeling is very important, but information is more and more important. It gets not only weather information but also economic information and so on. Information made our life convenient and do everything more quickly than whom didn’t have information. Hence, I think that it is also more power to prove our point.

Consequently, human being are luckier than the pass. If we don’t have television, I can’t believe the world which can go on. The company can’t operate by seeing stocks. College will become crowded in the road, because they will not stay at dorm. Although the invention can make people more convention, it also has some problems.

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Students Should Join Clubs

I think students should join at least one or more clubs. Although studying is our duty, I think joining clubs can make us different. When you join one or more clubs, you can not only learn something useful but also make different friends.

      Maybe some people don't like to join any club because they want their own time. But I think we should grasp what we learn in our schooldays. Like me, I joined the Yunlin Association for two more years. In these two years, I learned much about holding different kinds of activities. During the process, the team work was very important. It was not just my own business. I can understand my partners' characteristics from working with them. It was interesting. But, there were something unhappy that I had to endure.

     I think a club is like a small society. Before we start our work careers, it is a good environment for us to learn how to get along with different kinds of people, and how to do things well. These are very useful in the future. In schooldays, you can start over again when you make a mistake, but in society, it can't. So, we should catch such the good chance. It can benefit us.

     I think the schooldays are the good environment to learn good qualities which is very useful in the society. We should accumulate a lot of different experience. It will let you learn much knowledge. You will become different. So, joining clubs is a direct way to learn more things. Don't miss it. (264 words)