weekend homework 2/26/2016

Linda Chen

EAP

2/26/2016

My parents have two children, one is my little brother and the other is me. My little brother and I are not very similar. He is tall, strong, his hair is curly and his eyes are small. I am short, slim and my eyes are big and bright. He is interested in math and driving a car for relay races, but I prefer English and sports. However, we both like traveling. As a result, once we have the same vacation, we always go traveling abroad together. This means we have a good common and get along well.

CORE

2/26/2016

In the Unite 6, we talked about” should science influence what we eat?” This is a hot topic. It depends on consumer needs, interests and current nutrition trends. Some people challenge that question. Because some people think that we should eat well, less science and more common sense. For example: when we buy some food in supermarkets, we can get so much information about health and nutrition. No wonder we was confused. Furthermore, some food label mislead us and some genetically modified food is bad for our health. In contrast, some people believe science should influence what we eat. For instance, some people are interested in nutrition food that have specific health benefits. Low fat food, non-fat food, low calorie and low carbohydrate food all influence the consumer’s desires and needs.

I maintain that we should eat well, less science and more common sense. The first reason is that we all know what food is good for us, what isn’t except some special food that we don’t know and we haven’t tested. Therefore we can enjoy what we really want to eat, but we should control the amount carbohydrate and calorie if someone want to keep weight or lose weight. Secondly, it is hard to predict the changing nutrition food trends, because it is depend on society and culture, so it’s really hard to follow with. In short, I don’t need experts to tell me what to eat.                                                 

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When I was 12 years old, I had to live with my grandparents because my parents were so busy that they couldn't take care of me very well. I couldn't imagine why did two consecutive generations  have such a big difference between their lives and personality? My grandpa used to be strict with me and say " You should go to bed early and don't eat fast food in school." Then I ignored whatever they told me. In addition, I didn't think a good family relationship was more important than any other relationships. However, I changed my mind due to one experience I had about my grandpa and I.

In my third year secondary school (age 15), I was in an ill temper and easy to angry with classmates, friends, and especially my grandparents. Consequently, many friends kept away from me. At home I had no efficient conversation with my grandparents, I only stayed in my room to watch TV, play computer games and chat online with strangers. Without a doubt, my family relationship got worse and worse! Although my grandparents were very sad, they still took good care of me. For instance, during meals they tried to chat with me in positive attitude, told me educated anecdotes and cooked various nutrition food for me. Furthermore, only my grandparents could endure my bad temper and impoliteness. But, I hadn't realized family members were so important until my grandpa suddenly died! He was seriously ill and didn't tell me which made me feel guilty. I know now that he worried about impacting on my studying and emotion.

Not only did I realized my issue but I tried to fix my mistakes so i can improve my relationship with my grandma. For example, chatting with her, walking in park, watching TV and helping her do housework. Equally important, I got good scores in my final test and went to the best high school thanks to my grandpa's eagerness to educate me daily. On the whole, a good family relationship is important to me now as I grow older, we should cherish family time as a result of life is short and sometimes is unpredictable. In short, I love my family.