Reaction essay

In “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, one lesson from the book is to be independent by going abroad. When Marjane’s parents let her move from Iran to Vienna, she was 14 years old. The reason of that is because there was a war in Iran. She became an independent because she lived for several years far away from her family. She knew how to make her own decisions. Also, she can see the difference between good and bad friends.

This idea is important because being independent is very important thing. Every person should be able to take care of himself, so going abroad far away from family makes you learn many things. You get the real experience that will change your life forever. This book shows a good example of being independent. However, I would talk about my personal examples about being independent. First, I am studying in the United States and I have to do everything by myself. I have to cook or get food from restaurant everyday. I have to go shopping in the grocery store every one or two weeks. There are many other things also, but the point is that some of them I won’t do it in my hometown. Especially if I am talking about my country because many people facing a hard time when they go abroad until they used to live alone and be independent. Most people in my county have maids that help them in cooking and cleaning, so if I didn’t go to the U.S, I would never wash my clothes by myself. Finally, the really important thing is when you come back home after living in another country, you will be confident which is came from being independent person.

Non-renewable resources

I would like to talk about "We are using non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels as if they were present in unlimited supplies. In Saudi Arabia, there are many people use cars for transportation. Also, most families buy for their children a car when they reached 18 years old if they have the ability to pay for them. Even if Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of petroleum in the world, people should economizes the petroleum. They use it like an unlimited resource, but in fact it isn't unlimited. After many years, someday the petroleum will finish. I hope they economizes the petroleum because if they do, our economy will be stable for many years.

Should we study a foreign language abroad ?

For this project I studied the benefits of studying a foreign language abroad.

This is an important issue because it's really help you in learning a new language. Also, because it's an controversial topic that some people agree with and the other not. It's a big deal to study abroad, so that why I chose this topic.

This project provides my researching and I hope you can learn more about it. First, here is my video that summarizes the issue and my thoughts on the topic. I have also provided some vocabulary words from the topic which I think are important and helpful.  Here I provide summaries on two readings I’ve done on this topic, with links to the original articles. Finally, this is my argument that I explain my attitude on the issues.

I hope you enjoying and learning from my topic. If you have any question or comment, please feel free to post it.

Thank you

Mohammed

Studying A Foreign Language Abroad

4 Awesome Ways Studying Abroad Changes a Person

 In the article “4 Awesome Ways Studying Abroad Changes a Person,” author Lindsay Hartfiel explains how studying abroad changes a Person in 4 ways. One way is it will make you an independent. You will learn how to do everything by yourself such as, cleaning, cooking, and studying. Another way is studying abroad will give you self-confidence. You will be confident in making your decisions and facing issues or problems. Also, you will get the critical thinking skills. That means you will be able to think and give your own opinions, and have your own beliefs not your parent’s beliefs that you had adopted since you was a child. Lastly, study abroad students study Passionately because they moved far away from their country to learn and discover the world. But some students who study in their countries are look like they are forced to study because their parents might forced them or they just study to get a job.

Benefits of Studying a Foreign Language Abroad

In the article “Benefits of Studying a Foreign Language Abroad,” writer Antonio Reyes explains how studying in a foreign language abroad has benefits. He supports this claim by talking about the fluency of speaking that you will acquire when you study a Foreign Language Abroad. Furthermore, other benefits is that you will have the ability of understand the other culture. According to the author, you will be able to pass the language tests that probably you have to take it in your home, and you will be better than people who didn’t study the language abroad.

Studying A Foreign Language Abroad Words

Colloquial (adj)
Def: language or words that are colloquial are used mainly in informal conversations rather than in writing or formal speech
Sentence: The new co-worker's rudeness soon began to use a colloquial expression to rub me the wrong way.