For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org a new place in cases of for example war or ecological disasters. The topic presented is highly debatable. However, I strongly believe that if you decide to move to a new country, you have to be prepared to adjust to the customs you arrive at. To be able to fit in and be treated equally to the natives, one should gain knowledge of the country`s rules of behavior and internalize many of the rules and norms. On the other hand, I certainly share the point of view that it is important not to forget about your own background when moving to a new country. In many of today`s multicultural societies people learn customs from each other, and everyone might benefit from increased knowledge about different customs. To make daily life go by smoother however, I think adapting to national customs is a necessity for immigrants. Some sacrifices must be made to avoid conflicts between natives and newcomers, and the arriving crowd should be the ones to change more. As my mother used to say; when you are in my house, you live by my rules. As far as I am concerned, this should count for moving abroad as well. From what I have been discussing above, there is no doubt where my position is regarding the statement put forward. Although the statement involves both pros and cons, my conclusion becomes that adaptation to customs when arriving to a new country is a duty immigrants should take seriously. Essay 553 Topic 109 Follow the customs of the new country vs. keep one`s own customs As we all know that there is no exact black and white in this world, the same rule also applies to the topic given above. My answer to this question is we need to keep our own customs, while we will also need to learn, follow others customs. At least, we need to respect their customs if we do not agree with them. As a Chinese student living in the United right now, I have many personal experiences that I would like to share with you. Being cultivated and educated in China for 20 years, I am very grateful for what my county has done to me and I am prod to be a Chinese. Therefore, there is no doubt that I will keep my Chinese custom as I used to be. We celebrate our lunar Chinese New Years and Moon Festivals etc, in the United States as a way to thank Heaven (God in western society) for providing us the sheltering, food as well as all other living elements. It is a tradition that roots in our blood. While I would like to keep my Chinese tradition, it doesn`t necessarily mean that I cannot learn and follow other country`s customs. There are so many good spirits that are located in foreign customs. Understanding these customs will help people from different backgrounds to understand each other better. I would like to give an example here. I also celebrate Thanksgiving after I came to the United States. If you know the story behind this holiday, you will appreciate What American Indians had done. It sets up a good example that people would like to follow: to treat people as the way to be treated, no For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org matter where you come from. Finally, I cannot deny that in some cases I do not agree with some foreign customs. Let me raise an example here. I eat pork and I cannot follow what Muslin`s rule in this case. However, I do respect their choice. To summarize, people have to use their own judgments to decide what they need to follow. From my own experience, I think the best way is to keep your own customs and try to learn, to understand other countries` customs as well. In this way, people all over the world will appreciate each other further and we will live as a whole to make our tomorrow better. Essay 554 Topic 109 Follow the customs of the new country vs. keep one`s own customs Moving to a new country that possesses distinctive culture and customs, people will have different attitude towards the new things. As far as I am concerned, I would like to follow the new customs, because it is valuable experience in my life to live with them harmoniously. Admittedly, following a new customs is the best approach to the different culture. Humankind cultures bearing long history are various, and every one has its own advantage and advances. It is a good chance for people to learn some special, but useful knowledge. For a simple instance, attending the Christmas celebration in West Country, we can learn something relates with their religion and their life styles. Emotionally, it will help us to communicate with the people in the new country. Following the new customs, expresses that I appreciate and respect their culture. When we can share the same kind of way to live and act, they want to talk with you and tend to work with you together. It is actually help newer to accommodate to the new environments. What is more, different countries have distinctive climates and geography, which give rise to some particularly customs. The typical example is that people, who live in humid climate, preferring pepper, is a sort of spontaneous phenomenon, because pepper is helpful to defend humidity. When you tend to accept this kind of custom, it will benefit your living quality in the new place. It is, therefore, obvious that to follow the new customs in a new country can be essential for people to adapt to an indifferent condition. Though some people tend to keep their own customs, it will not impede you to understand something about this country and people. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Essay 555 Topic 109 Response to Topic 109 Migration from one place to another has been the practice of ancient peoples. The term "migration" in the ancient times was the same as it is today. People in the previous days would move from one place to another in search of jobs, calm and quiet place, natural beauty and most importantly facilities of life, etc. When people migrate to another country they do not keep the customs in minds rather they look for some benefits which they want to acquire it. While clearly taking both the issues considerably we can include some of the following points: 1) People after migrating to another country decide to follow the customs of the new country because they are now going to spend their whole life in this country and it might be an obstacle for them to keep up their custom values. On the contrary, people who migrate to a new country may not change their customs because they believe that the custom is their "treasure" of life and it has been passing on from their forefathers to them and if they change their customs they would bring an end to the customs of their ancestors. 2) Many people would like to experience something new in life and they mention it as a "life style" so they alter their customs to the customs of a new country which brings changes into their lives. Other people believe that by practicing their own customs in a new country they will not only practice it by themselves rather they can attract the native of a new country to follow their customs and they can promote their own customs and beliefs which will help them create a new society. 3)People following the customs of the new country may hold this view that they can easily mix with them and one must go on with life according to the present time. On the other hand, people migrating to a new country may present their view that they are not the followers of any other customs or traditions. They have their own rules and customs, so why to follow others traditions which is not or may not suit to one's desire. They value or give utmost importance to their traditions first and then second to other things. To sum up, it is or rests up on an individual or a group of people on how to move on with their life and what conditions must be accepted while moving to a new country. One will always look for the benefits in life, and if by adopting a new custom of a country will bring some benefits or advantages in life then he will adopt it. I would prefer to keep our own customs and traditions, because these traditions are linked with our history and historical moments so we must preserve it for our next generation. Migration to a new country will not only bring new customs in one's life also new environment and if he tries to influence the native of a new country then he can promote his traditions which he may feel proud of it. Essay 556 Topic 109 keep or drop custom value? When people move to another country, some of them decide to follow the customs of the new country, but other people prefer to keep their own customs. If I were faced with this issue, I would agree with the first one. In the following discussion, I would like to reason and provide evidence to support my viewpoint. There are some advantages for a person, even after he has moved to a new country, to continue to follow the customs of his birthplace. For example, in celebrating the holidays observed in his country of origin, he is less likely to forget such important things as his extended family and culture. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Furthermore, in continuing to follow these customs, he is also less likely to feel homesick. Somehow, in practicing these customs, he remains connected to the family and friends he left behind. However, there are more advantages for a person to follow the customs of country to which he has moved. For instance, he will feel more at home, not to say less homesick for the country that he left behind. Moreover, following the customs of a country-the country from where he came as well as the country where he now lives- is a sign of respect to the wider community. It is a way of telling others that he is happy where he now lives. Finally, in following the customs, he is also more likely to get ahead financially. He will form more friendships and establish more contacts, thus improving his prospects of finding a good job. Personally, I believe that it is better for a person to follow the customs of a country where he lives than follow the customs of his country of origin, because it is a principal way in which he can affirm his being a member of the society in which he now lives. Moreover, following these customs is a sign of acknowledging to others that he is happy to move here. Finally, following them will make it easier to succeed financially. Essay 557 Topic 110 Alone vs. with friends If asked if one prefers to spend his time alone or with other people, in reality, for most of people it is impossible to answer give an answer as black or white, because one needs the both though the way of how to balance between the two should be different depending on individual. However, I would say that recently I put more preference to spending my time alone than to spend with friends for the following reasons. First, these days I am more interested in improving myself as professional than sharing funs with my friends, and so I like spending my free time reading and studying alone. I would like to take advantage of being single because I know that after the marriage, especially after giving a birth to a baby, it is very difficult for a woman to find time to study for her own. Secondly, now I do not have many friends with whom I can go out in my free time. When I was younger, I used to like going out with my friends and also I had more friends to study together. But now most of my friends are busy with their family matters or work and so they are also not interested in having funs with friends nor have time to study together. Now my communication with them is mostly by emails and telephone, instead of sharing our free time together. Thirdly, I have very good relationship established with my coworkers at work, which certainly satisfies my emotional necessity of sharing things and feelings with somebody. We eat lunch together every day, joking and talking about our personal issues. Therefore I do not feel lonely even when I do not have any invitation and spend the weekend at home alone. In conclusion, thus, my preference about how I spend my free time has changed very much since when I was younger and for me now the time I spend alone is more important For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org to improve my ability. Essay 558 Topic 110 Alone vs. with friends There are many lovely things in our lives such as the fresh air, country beauty, love and friends. Everyone has friends or is engaged in finding friends so that one can share emotions with them. Thus many people like to spend most of their time with friends like me while some others would rather stay alone. There is no doubt we need some time for ourselves. When I am in dorm and there is no other person I can do anything I like, I could write some secrets in my dairy, enjoy some beautiful music without being disturbed by others or read some philosophy books quietly. Moreover, while being alone, it is convenient and quiet to consider some problems carefully and if I get many friends in the dorm I have no chance to do these things. On the other hand, spending much time with friends is quite interesting. Since I am a sociable and open person, I always feel happy and relaxed when I do things with my good friends. We can take part in all kinds of after-school activities such as playing volleyball, swimming or climbing. Some good ideas often come up in my mind when I am with friends but being alone I have no this inspiration at all. Another important thing is when I come with friends I can always exchange views about the study, the society or may be love with them thereby obtaining some interesting information or knowledge. Each person cannot do all things know all kinds of knowledge but a group of people may know them. When I face some serious problems and I do not know what to do, some good friends would help me and give me suggestions quickly. Being with friends can be fun and can help you get through the rough spots in life. After all being happy in life means doing the things you enjoy and there is someone to share the feeling with you. Being with friends in most of time is an enjoyable thing for me because I would gain inspiration, satisfaction and much information from the process. Essay 559 Topic 110 If asked if one prefers to spend his time alone or with other people, in reality, for most of people it is impossible to answer give an answer as black or white, because one needs the both though the way of how to balance between the two should be different depending on individual. However, I would say that recently I put more preference to spending my time alone than to spend with friends for the following reasons. First, these days I am more interested in improving myself as professional than sharing funs with my friends, and so I like spending my free time reading and studying alone. I would like to take advantage of being single because I know that after the marriage, especially after giving a birth to a baby, it is very difficult for a woman to find time to study for her own. Secondly, now I do not have many friends with whom I can go out in my free time. When I was younger, I used to like going out with my friends and also I had more friends to study together. But For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org now most of my friends are busy with their family matters or work and so they are also not interested in having funs with friends nor have time to study together. Now my communication with them are mostly by emails and telephone, instead of sharing our free time together. Thirdly, I have very good relationship established with my coworkers at work, which certainly satisfies my emotional necessity of sharing things and feelings with somebody. We eat lunch together every day, joking and talking about our personal issues. Therefore I do not feel lonely even when I do not have any invitation and spend the weekend at home alone. In conclusion, thus, my preference about how I spend my free time has changed very much since when I was younger and for me now the time I spend alone is more important to improve my ability. Essay 560 Topic 110 If asked if one prefers to spend his time alone or with other people, in reality, for most of people it is impossible to answer give an answer as black or white, because one needs the both though the way of how to balance between the two should be different depending on individual. However, I would say that recently I put more preference to spending my time alone than to spend with friends for the following reasons. First, these days I am more interested in improving myself as professional than sharing funs with my friends, and so I like spending my free time reading and studying alone. I would like to take advantage of being single because I know that after the marriage, especially after giving a birth to a baby, it is very difficult for a woman to find time to study for her own. Secondly, now I do not have many friends with whom I can go out in my free time. When I was younger, I used to like going out with my friends and also I had more friends to study together. But now most of my friends are busy with their family matters or work and so they are also not interested in having funs with friends nor have time to study together. Now my communication with them are mostly by emails and telephone, instead of sharing our free time together. Thirdly, I have very good relationship established with my coworkers at work, which certainly satisfies my emotional necessity of sharing things and feelings with somebody. We eat lunch together every day, joking and talking about our personal issues. Therefore I do not feel lonely even when I do not have any invitation and spend the weekend at home alone. In conclusion, thus, my preference about how I spend my free time has changed very much since when I was younger and for me now the time I spend alone is more important to improve my ability. Essay 561 Topic 110 Response to Topic 110 Time is one of the most precious thing in one's life. To spend time with others is a good choice. I would like to prefer spending my time with my friends. Time spent with friends make one learn how to deal with the people, spending time with them will share one's feelings with each other, hanging out with them will make one remember in his old age the precious moments he used to spent with them. Most of the time people use to pass their time with friends because they believe that it will help them how to deal with others in general and with friends in particular. Going out with them will make him know the surroundings around him and to get in touch with other people will make him learn how For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org to behave or be generous with the other people. Staying and spending time alone will often make a person narrow minded. Sharing feelings with each other could reduce one's stress or burden in difficult times. Therefore, spending time with friends will not only strengthen up friendship with them but also one could share his feelings. Especially, in todays' time, most of the people rely on their friends when speaking out the secret or problem because they know that a true friend will always help him in his difficult times or when he is in need of it. In this way, he cannot only share his emotions but could also help his friend when he wants him. It goes without saying, "A friend in need is a friend indeed". When one starts to become older he will use to think of his past memories how he spent his time with his friends. He would remember how he used to play, have fun, kidding around with them. Words are forgotten but memories are always remembered even after one dies. In conclusion, I would definitely choose to spend my time with my friends. Having said the benefits of spending time with one's friends, I would strongly advise to others who oppose to spend time with friends that time is like a pearl and the one who uses most of it and values it will be successful in his life. Therefore, passing time with friends is far better than to spend it alone. Essay 562 Topic 111 Hunging out with one or two close friends vs. many friends I cannot imagine a person who hasn`t enjoyed the company of a friend. Friends are very precious and therefore, we constantly love and cherish them. Spending time with friends has always been regarded as a wonderful thing to do with no doubt. However, one might choose to spend time either with few close friends or a number of friends. Certainly, there is a difference between the joy obtained with our few close friends and the delight obtained with several friends. When we are with close friends, although their number is small, there is a special and unique affinity and cordiality in the atmosphere that would not be there when we are with several friends. In the company of intimate friends, we can be more true and open to ourselves. Although with few people around the scope of our activities get limited, it is compensated by the happiness and bliss we receive from the warm atmosphere. If a person doesn`t like the joy attained from the company of just few close friends and wants the elation that is more tangible and obvious, he can choose to be with many friends. When a group of friends gather together they can engage in myriads of group activities such as playing games, sports, and lots and lots of other things. This enjoyment doesn`t necessarily require affinity among the group members. Only being gregarious and outgoing is enough to create a pleasant ambiance for everyone. I`d rather choose the pleasure of being with my close friends than the enjoyment of being with a number of friends. With my friends around we do not really have to do anything in particular together. For us the significance lies in the fact that we are together, sharing our time. Although I also enjoy spending time with a group of friends, I dare not compare the elation I receive from my close friends with the fulfillment I get from the party of more than a few friends. As the saying goes,  can spend hours without uttering a single For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org word with my friend and I`d have the best conversation ever. ?br> Essay 563 Topic 111 Hunging out with one or two close friends vs. many friends Spending time with friends is one of the most important part in our social life, it would make our life enjoyable and pleasant. But in which way we shall spend time with our friends, some like to spend time with one or two close friends, others prefer to spend time with a large number of friends. I believe both of them have their own advantages. To spend time with a one or two intimate friends would give us more quite and peaceful time. We can share everything that we would like to share. In that occasion, it would be also a good opportunity for us to talk something that belong to privacy or so, we can listen to each other and get advises from my friends. So, it would be the right time for us to confide and pacify each other, especially, in the case that we are hurt or uncomfortable, it would be the wise way to spend time with one of two close friends to have a chat, play chess or maybe have a little drink. While it would make it ever more worse if we do that with a large number of friends, however spending time with large number of friends can create good atmosphere easily for entertainment, we can share our happiness and enjoyment with them and release ourselves by parties, picnic, team sports and traveling. Both ways to spend time with our friends have their own advantages, if we arrange it in line with the actual situation and our own likes, definitely we could benefit from the time that we share with our friends, whatever, one or two close friends or a large number of friend. Essay 564 Topic 111 Hunging out with one or two close friends vs. many friends I think I prefer to have many different friends because we can learn more from having many different types of friends. If we have just a few close friends, then we cannot learn as much as we can if we have many friends. Therefore, I think it is better to have many different friends. First, having many different friends can teach us about life and the world. I think you can learn many things about many different countries if you know people from all over the world. For example, if you have a friend from China and one from Iran, you can learn more about those two countries. If you just have friends from your country, then you do not learn very much about the world. We can also have many different kinds of experiences if we have many different kinds of friends. For example, some people like sports, others like music, still others like to study. If we have many different friends with many different interests, then we can never feel bored and we can have a happy life. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Finally, if we have many different friends, then maybe we can have more help from people when we need it. For example, if we need some kind of help with something, but we don`t know too many people, then it might be difficult for us to get help. However, if we know many people, then it will be easy for us to find help when we need it. Therefore, I believe that it is better to have many different friends in our lives. Having many friends can teach us about the world, we can have more fun with different friends, and we can get help more easily if we have many different friends. Essay 565 Topic 111 Hunging out with one or two close friends vs. many friends It seems to be a little bit difficult to prefer one opinion to the other, because they both have their positive sides and negative sides. In some extent, it is hard to distinguish. But that does not mean they are of the same to me. After weighing these two features, I prefer to spend time with a large number of friends if personal quality can be considered as a criterion of choosing things. There are many reasons that can account for my fondness for it. The most important one is that spending with a large number of friends are much more interesting than being with one or two close friends. In my memory, the happiest time was getting along with a group of my friends. We could play games which were requested a number of people. We could hold a party which together with so many friends of mine. When I spent time with them, especially during a sad period, I felt more relaxant, because all of them would give me different kinds of happiness. Comparing with spending time with one or two close friends, I can find more things to do with a group of friends. The second obvious reason is that through being with a large number of friends I can get more information and different kinds of help. I remember that the first job I found was offered by one of my friends during one party. We were talking and exchanging our experience, thus there are so many valuable information that came from my friends when we get along each other. At the same time, my network will be efficient and larger. Furthermore, when I spent with some friends, automatically, I should learn how to get along with different characteristic people. Apparently, some of them are distinct from me. Sometimes I need to know how to bear others, offer a substantial help to different needing, and even talk with district ways. This will supply me to train and practice my personal quality, and improve my adaptation to the society. In conclusion, a personal choice depends on his or her own experience, life style and emotional concern. Spending with one or two close friends will give me warmer and more intimated feeling, but sometimes it also let me feel a little bit serious and pressing. Comparing with both of them, I would like to be with some of my friends and enjoy with them. For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Essay 566 Topic 111 Response to Topic 111 Spending time with friends is a precious moments in one's life. Time has always been valued by all the people and by all societies. Some people choose to spend their time with few friends and others would like to prefer spend time with large number of friends. I would like to prefer spending time with few friends or one or two close friends. If we consider both the issues carefully, we can include some of the following advantages: 1) People spending time with one or two friends may hold their opinion that one can share his feelings and secrets among them who he believes are trustworthy and honest. Whereas, if you are accompanied by a large number of friends, then one cannot even imagine to speak out his problems or any secrets because not all the friends are honest in keeping one's secret or can be trusted. On the contrary, people used to spend time with large group of friends may present their view that one can have many solutions to one's problem if he shares it with many friends because he will likely to have many opinions from his colleagues which may help him come out of his dilemma. 2) Some people who like to spend their time with many friends may believe that accompanied with large number of friends one can enjoy more time with them. They can have fun with each other, can play games, kidding around, travel etc. Contrary to this, other people who hold this view that one or two close friends is more preferable present their idea that it is not necessary that only with large number of friends could only have fun. There are many games that require only few players such as playing cards, chess, video games, etc. And with few persons one could also go out to watch a movie or any other shows which may entertain them and they can enjoy more of it without being disturbed by others. 3) With few friends one could afford to make room for them in car while hanging out with many friends one may not be able to provide room for the rest of his friends which in result may annoy the rest of his friends. On the other hand, transportation is not a difficult means in today's world. If one cannot have a car, then a taxi or bus can suffice transportation. So it is not a big issue for the large number of friends not to have transportation to travel. In conclusion, having said the above benefits of spending time with few friends and with large number of friends, I would definitely prefer to spend my time with one or two friends. I will support my opinion that if one wants to relieve his stress or burden or any kind of difficulty he is facing then he can open out his secrets to his trustworthy friends who are close to him and in this way he can also know who are his true friends. A beautiful quote can be presented "A friend in need is a friend indeed". Essay 567 Topic 112 How should children spend their time? Some people think that children should begin the formal education at a very early age and should spend most of their day on school study. Others believe that young children should spend most of their time playing. I will name some advantages and disadvantages of each point of view and then argue in favor of people who believe that is better that young children should spend most of their time playing. Some people may think that to start formal education earlier is helpful to the development . countries have distinctive climates and geography, which give rise to some particularly customs. The typical example is that people, who live in humid. always feel happy and relaxed when I do things with my good friends. We can take part in all kinds of after-school activities such as playing volleyball, swimming