Eastern concept of education In Taiwan, we value the importance of family unit differently from the western culture. Parents often like to help their children making decisions with the way they think are good for their future. This phenomenon reflects the concept of traditional family in eastern countries. Therefore, we tend to live expectation under our parents. Frankly speaking, nothing comes worthier than being well-educated, so most of them spend time in cram school in order to enter a famous university.

Making a decision I was so struggling these days for whether to accept or reject to participate in a class reunion on Friday. Yesterday, I decided to call my friend to tell him that I didn’t want to go to the class reunion dinner. The reason why I make this decision was that I was bullied by a classmate in high school. This shadow still inside my heart and it’s hard to remove until now. I reject the reunion, so maybe I lost a chance to see my other friends who haven’t see them for years but I have more time to spend with my boyfriend and lovely dog. For me, to spend time with my family is always worth than joining a class reunion. Also, taking 15 minutes to explain the reason why I don’t want to take part in a reunion is worth because after thinking for a long time, I brave to express my own opinion. Making a decision is hard for everyone, especially the one that will influence your life plan. I am interested in how people measure their decisions? And how people usually analyzing the pros and cons when they face difficult questions? Sometimes I make a rush decision and take too much risk; I think those questions could help me make a wise decision in my life.

Introduce to my self in the first class Introduce yourself My name is Alice, I have been working in the vocational high school in Taipei for five years as a full time teacher and currently living in Taipei, Taiwan, it is a small island in East Asia, and the language we speak is traditional Chinese different from simplified Chinese. The country is very beautiful and the people in our country are very friendly, but the climate is very humid. The reason which I want to take this class is because in my teaching career, I am dealing with some delinquency behavior problems students find out that their family plays an extremely important role in their lives. If I could involve parents actively monitoring and guiding their children, I believe that together we could help students embrace positive attitudes and reduce or even prevent delinquency. Actually, this is my first time learning online courses; I am so excited to learn with Dr. Bernice and my classmates, hope everything goes well.

English idioms "have plenty of butterflies in your stomach" When Alice went in for the job interview at the law firm, she had plenty of butterflies in her stomach. Luckily, the interview went well and she got the job.

Robot therapy in our lives Nowadays, technology has boosted quickly than before, the university professor inventions the robot that can treat people from illness. But some export thinks that people there might have some problems, such as privacy or ethical concern. Other people suggest that people need self- reflection than therapy. We tend to have too many distractions in life- especially smartphone, also we are too busy in at work and have less time thinking about ourselves.

Addicted to phone People nowadays usually get addicted to smartphone, and spend large among of time surfing on the internet. Experts encourage us to meet people in person instead of meeting them through your phone. Checking your phone compulsively that means you are addicted to your phone, just like addicted to drug. You will feel less safety when you forget to bring your mobile phone.