Depression I suffered from depression long ago. After the help of medicine, I felt much better and tried to stopped taking it a few months ago. But recently I am so stressful and many negative thoughts are flooded into my mind again. I hope I could go through it...by myself.

My favorite teacher (pls help me to correct it, thank you very much!) :-) When it comes to my favorite teacher, that must be my science teacher when I was in senior high school. Actually in my mind, more than a science teacher, she is my friend. Unlike other teachers who only care about students' study or worse, she cares about our lives. For instance, one day I lost my key and could not return home to have lunch, she noticed that and invited me to have lunch with her. I was only about 11 years old at that time and felt that she was kind like my mom. What's more, she taught us how an independent individual should be like. Thanks to her, I knew that responsibility and love are very important to everyone, which can be a bridge to one's personal network. I know that it sounds not "native" enough for oral English. Can you help me?

An elusive teacher Too many things are waiting for being deal with recently. I have to meet a teacher in our school to deal with a subject somehow with "0" score, and a lesson that I ought to learn(unless I cannot graduate successfully). The teacher is elusive--just as my classmates told me. The first time I went to his office, he was absent. When second time I met him, he interrupted me and told me he was busy with an report and would not accept any work. So I went to his office again, he was out again, left an assitant. There are so many students who had almost the same aim with mine. After waiting for a long time, I was told to fill a blank. Still, the things left unsloved till now. To be honest, I don't like the teacher. He likes to deride students. Frequently he turns a blind eyes to students e-mails and messages as long as he does not want to deal with them. Things can only be solved if you talked to him face to face. He even discriminates those who have physical disability or mental disorder, which really makes me uncomfortable.

The side-product of too much exercise Recently I have paid carefully attention to logic fallacies. Maybe it results from too much reading exercise as well as writing(argument). Today when I was chatting with my boyfriend, I felt a little angry for his questionable statement. He persuaded me to accompany with him until very late. The problem was that I am very tired recently(just like what I wrote a few days ago--A short Diary). In addition, I suffered from sleep disorder, which means I cannot fall asleep in a short time and even if I fell asleep I might be woke up by turning over! I advised him to be earlier next time. He only emphasized that he had his own reasons--come on! It was not the first time, neither happened occasionally, okay? He said, "Well, since you cannot sleep well, what is the differences between sleeping for a long time and a short time?" I soonly realized that this statement was untenable. To be honest, I felt a little angry. Rather than the dicomfort resulting from the logic mistake, I was depressed for his indifference. What the difference between eating a lot and a little with regard to those have digestion problems? What the difference between... After a while, I thought that it is likely that he was just joking. Okay, the basic problem may stem from my bad-temper recently.

An invisible flower Writing is one of my nightmares--for each sentence should play its role. For me, I should overcome both language obstacle and writing itself. Think about it: a passage has a main idea, all its paragraphs should be logic, and so should every sentence--or maybe you will digress. It is never a easy thing...Another Jojo told me that if I could keep writing(anything is ok.), she will give me a flower. In fact, I did. She promised that the first flower was put on my bed--just beside my pillow. But I couldn't find it anywhere. I asked her the reason. "It is an invisible flower," she said, "you cannot see it. You can only feel it." I didn't know what it means. Actually it doesn't make sense to me--since I can't even see it! Maybe this Jojo were lying. Thinking about it, I decide to do what I want to do rather than what another Jojo told me to do. The Jojo didn't say anything, she just smiled and shaked her head slightly. A few hours later, the Jojo gave me a mirror, showing that I am going to an interview. "I can't remember it." I thought. It seemed that Jojo knew what I was thinking about. She said, "It is a mirror from future." I watched images in themagic mirror--stammered in speaking in English just like I do now. That Jojo said, "You can do anything you want as long as you can accept its consequense. Something invisible may be useless just like you thought. However, it may change your life slightly and secretly." I came to realized that I am the master of my life, and that life is a investment...Oh.. Where is Jojo? She suddenly disappeared. I am muttering to myself and wondering what I am doing now. When I come to life, there are so many letters on my screen.

A short diary Today was a busy day--just like the past few days. I felt a little upset because I suddenly don't know what should I do and what I am struggling for. My roommates, at the same time, just watch movies, play games or read novels. I get up at 8:00 a.m(well, I know it is not so early), when they are still wandering in their dreams, and sleep at about 0:30, when they already go bed. I feel tired. I study chemistry and don't want to miss out any chance to receive my further study. Born in a normal family, or you can say, a relative poor family, I have no choice. I must striving for scholarship, or I will not go abroad. Sometimes I am really wondering, I have struggled for such a long time, and I'm not sure where is the destination. When I look back on myself, in fact, I didn't do a lot of work. But I don't know why I always feel lonely and painful. I cannot sleep well, different dreams always run one after another. I always feel tired, I want to have a rest but at the same time, I hesitate about it. I'm afraid that once I have a rest, I would not want to go back to work at all. Someone once said, life is always filled with sufferings as well as happiness. While from my perspective, sufferings always overweigh happiness. Can all things turn out to be a happy ending--I don't know. Okay, I should not be so pessimistic like this. I should remember, only if I paid for it might I get paid.

Is the surest indicator of a great nation the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists? No country could deny its desire to be a great one. But what kind of quality should a great nation have? Unfortunately, before a clear definition was made, it is difficult to say whether the achievements of its rulers, artists or scientists could be the indicator. Therefore, I would like to regard a great nation as a powerful one which has the ability to exert influence on the global scale. In terms of this, both these achievements and the welfare of all its people cannot be ignore, which in fact are relative in a degree. By insisting that the welfare of all its people could be the surest indicator of a great nation, this statement is kind of cogent for almost all great country--from ancient time to present--could ensure the welfare of all residents. At the same time, if people living in a nation are happy enough, they would be more likely to have a sense of belongingness and be more willing to help with the construction of their country. For instant, during Tang Dynasty, China could be a great country for it not only developed well but also exert a great influence on its neighboring country such as Japanese and Korean. The residents, who just recovered for the last dynasty--Sui Dynasty, began to live in new lives. According to the record of history, it is one of the greatest time for people to live at. However, the welfare of people is not the only thing that shows the power of a country. During Tang Dynasty, a group of rulers, artists, as well as scientists emerged, leading to the developments of politics, economy and culture. Walking in a Silk Road, merchants were proud of china, silk and some plants. Reading a book at room, printing paved the way for culture development. Wandering beside a brook, bookmen were writing their poems. In fact, a great nation, if its people could live in a comfortable atmosphere, is likely to develop its arts, science, and economy, which in turns, indicates the achievements of rulers. No one could turn a blind eye to their connections and that is why both of which could be pivotal indicator of a great nation. To sum up, both the reason and the claim based on it is compelling. However, by stressing "the surest", one seems to incise their relationship, and therefore, run a risk of ignoring any one of it. To be a great nation, more effort should be made by rulers, and more important, by all people in this country.

I'm new here! My friend recommend this website to me and it is my first day here. I am going to take GRE test next month, but it is too difficult for me...especially verbal part! I guess it would be much easier for native speaker, right? Being rife with so many difficult words, I almost never finish the test in limited time. In fact, it drives me crazy when I read a passage with whole blank in my brain...(sigh...) Well, ok, I found that sometimes I could not figure out the gist of a whole passage even if it was translated into Chinese! Oh, it's time to go to sleep. Good night!