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Sunday, November 25, 2007
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Tianjin Campus English
Journal
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Welcome
to the Tianjin Campus English Journal (TJCJ), this meeting place for
an active English exchange. You can come here to practice your English
writing and read what others write, and you can share information about
your activities and thoughts both on the campus and beyond
the campus. Here, you can
join with other students to improve your English writing by
making regular use of the TJCJ in the following ways:
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put your English writing online,
• discuss
articles and issues here online,
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have
online chats in English with other students,
• exchange
tips on improving your English writing,
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share your latest campus gossip in English.
Start now! To read interesting articles, click on any
of the articles below or the topics on the left. To write
your comment or to start a chat, click on a topic to the
right. Visit the TJCJ often, to read, write, and enjoy in
English!
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Current Articles of
Interest
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Tom Hanks
By Anita / Fan
Qing
Tianjin, May 30, 2005
My favorite hobby
is watching movies, especially American films. I am
known in our class as a movie fan.
Read the full article.
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Unconditional
Love
By Alicia / Shen Yamei
Tianjin, May 30, 2005
My mother was a
worker in a company. Every morning she got up early
enough that she could cook breakfast for me. In my home,
I was a princess.
Read the full
article.
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Arminius and Tolerance
By Berylwade /
Chen Yanping
Tianjin, May 30, 2005
The struggle for
tolerance is part of the long-term conflict between
human beings, most of whom believe that the power of the
individual is far more significant than that of the
masses.
Read the full article.
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Evelyn
By Anita / Fan Qing
Tianjin, May 30, 2005
"Evelyn"
tells a story that happened in Scotland. The story
concerns an unfair state act on the treatment of
single-parent children.
Read the full article.
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So Enchanting
Flash Fiction
By Jennifer / Yu Xuekun
Tianjin, May 1, 2005
She was so
enchanting, decent in manners, kind in heart, wealthy in
property, and innocently in love with him.
Read the story
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The
Beatles
By Ally / Gao Yan
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
"We're living
in the yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow
submarine. . . ."
Read the full article
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Computer Games and Me
By Maria / Wang Xiuling
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
Thanks for the
computer games, the illusion what is as pure as a
child's heart. The computer games are a part of my life.
Read the full
article.
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Rip
Van Winkle's Dream
By Vincent / Ma Xiaojun
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
Rip van winkle went
to sleep again, and dreamed. In his dream, he
found that he had become a bear, a polar bear.
Read the story.
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Vicissitudes
of Life, Steadiness of Spirit
Review of The
Old Man and The Sea
By Berylwade /
Chen Yanping
The Old Man and
the Sea may very well be recognized as one of the
true classics.
Read the full article
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A
Beautiful Story
Norah / Guo Yun
Tianjin ,May 20, 2005
Rose was the queen
in a flower world, romance given form, dancing in the
gentle breeze.
Read the story.
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A Comparison of
Two Restaurants
By Thing / Yang Jingjing
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
There is a market near our
school. Every time I pass by, I stand there for a while to feel
the strong contrast.
Read the full article.
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An Embarrassing Stage
By Norah / Guo Yun
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
Look at the
triangle of the relationships between boys and girls.
The "love" relationship is obviously at the
peak of the triangle.
Read the full
article.
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Finally,
A Trip to Mount Tai
By Ella / Shi
Ting
Tianjin, May 20, 2005
I like nature, such
as the sun, trees, the mountains and so on. So, from a
long time ago, I have expected to take a trip.
Read the full article.
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The Road Taken
By Harry / Zhou Jianzhi
Tianjin, April 1, 2005
I
remember the exact point in time during my first college
summer vacation when I made the decision that set me on
the road to pursuing a Juris Master degree.
Read the full article
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A Bird and the Hill
By Jerry / Wu
Hanfei
Tianjin, April 12, 2005
I will never forget
that day in which I was just a pathetic bird whose wings
were cut by others.
Read the Story.
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Gold
Trim
By Esther / Shi
Ting
Tianjin, April18, 2005
Her
hair was gold shinning in the sun.
Read the Story.
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Adventures
with Our Donkey
By Ather / Fu Shunjie
Tianjin, April 12, 2005
I had so many
complaints about the lock of our dormitory, because it
was broken.
Read the Story.
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What
a Clever Idea
By Cynthia / Guan
Xin
Tianjin, April18, 2005
A
good idea is water in the desert.
Read the Story.
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About
Pets
By Fairy / Yu Lingzhou
Tianjin, April 12, 2005
I
like pets, so I raise many pets in my house, a dog, a
cat, some birds and a bowl of goldfish.
Read the Story.
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Departure
A Story from Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio about
the people of small town America.
Read
the story.
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Different Views of a Saturday Party
By Fall '04
Juniors, Tracy Zhang, Véronique Qi, and Tim Rao
Tianjin, December 10, 2004
Read the full article.
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A Letter Across the
Pacific
By Harry / Zhou Jianzhi
Tianjin,
December 15, 2004
Editorial
Note: Harry Zhou graduated Spring 2004 and is now
preparing to enter graduate school to study Law.
The following is letter he wrote as a TUT
undergraduate participating with others in a
transPacific exchange with college students in the US.
Read the full
article.
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I'm a Junior Now
By Cynthia / Guan Xin
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
I'm
a junior now. So I think college life is more and more
taxing, because we should take the TME8 at the end of
college life. For us who aspire to conquer the summit of
knowledge, we have to work hard.
Read
the full article.
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Harry Potter and the
Contemporary View of Children
By Sharlene / Chen Yihua
Tianjin, January 7, 2005
Children
are a special and important group in the society today.
Today's children are born into a global society.
Read the full
Article.
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The
Importance of Self-confidence
By Véronique /
Qi Yi’an
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
Self-confidence
is an attitude that is rooted in our hearts and that is
shown through our appearance. It is a significant
attitude that should be advocated among youngsters.
Read the full
Article.
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A
Graduate Email Discussion
By Sharlene / Chen Yihua
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
Editorial
Note: The following essay was part of Sharlene's
participation in an email discussion between
graduates at TUT and graduates at Bowie State University
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, during a graduate seminar,
fall 2003.
Read the full
article.
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On
Computer Games
By Tracy /
Zhao Huiting
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
"Terrorists
Win! Go! Go! Go!" Have you heard this? I'm sure
that nearly 90 percent of the boys know where this comes
from.
Read the full article.
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How
To Find A Job
By Alicia / Shen Yamei
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
Today,
more and more graduates have realized that it's
difficult for them to find a job because of the heavy
social competition.
Read the full article.
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The Cafeteria of Our
University
By Kim / Chen Fang
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
It
was four o'clock in the afternoon that first time I
entered the cafeteria of our university.
Read the full
article.
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Is
Failure A Bad Thing?
By Ada / Liu Qing
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
Failure is quite a
common thing in our life. As long as we do things, we
will surely encounter difficulties.
Read the full article.
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A
Story Of A Father's Love That Changed A Nation--"Evelyn"
By Ellen / Du Wenjuan
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
"Evelyn"
is an inspiring movie about real-life hero, Desmond
Doyle, and his children, Evelyn, Maurice and Dermot. It
tells us a story of how a father fights against the
Irish Supreme Court in reuniting his family.
Read the full article.
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Family
Thoughts
By Vivian / Huang Ziwen
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
As
the time trickles by, such words as family and love are
seemingly distant from us, and even in short supply now.
Read the full
article.
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The Main
Difference Between My College Life and My Middle
School Life
By Sheryl / Liu Zhiping
Tianjin,
November 15, 2004
As
the days go by, I have moved from being a middle
school student
Read the full
article.
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My
Secret
By Diana / He
Ningning
Tianjin, November 15, 2004
Yesterday,
in our advanced English lesson, it was my turn
to do a presentation.
Read the full
article.
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Dumplings
Contributed by Belina / Gao Yuan
Tianjin, November 15,
2004
Eating
dumplings has a long history in that dumplings were very popular
in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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