Essay #2

There has been multiple times when people thought I couldn’t do something. In my life, a lot of people such as my tutor at Santa Rosa Junior College, my friends, and even my relatives have underestimated me in the education field. They thought it was too difficult for me, and deemed it impossible for me to do. Every time when someone told me that I should give up, I wanted to show them that I am smarter and stronger than they thought. I ended up taking the class even though it wasn’t that easy, but I never regretted it. Moreover, I took that misjudgment from other people as another big step in my life that I had to fight through, and I grew from it.
In my experience, I have been through many situations where I almost gave up because someone underestimated me. One of the most memorable events that occurred for me was when I went into the tutorial center at the Santa Rosa Junior College for a session on financial accounting. I was taking financial accounting because I needed this class for my major. However, I had no idea what the concept of this course would be. Was it going to be too hard to understand? I wanted to pass this class with a good grade. On the first day, I was extremely nervous; I was afraid that I couldn’t comprehend or follow the material. During class, I tried to remind myself over and over again that I couldn’t give up right now. At that moment, I realized that someone might be able to help me with this difficult subject.
After the class ended, I carried my binder and walked to the tutorial center. When I arrived there, I walked straight to the counter and asked for a tutor specializing in accounting. The tutor I had was a student who graduated from SRJC three years ago. He was wearing a gray t-shirt, which is my least favorite color. He also got a piercing at his nose, which I wanted to pull with a thread. I told “Mr. Smart Guy” that I had a hard time learning about accounting because it was too fast and very complicated for me. Luckily, he could help me on the same day to go over the material. I asked him many questions about financial accounting, which I knew very little about. I also asked him about the meaning of assets, debts, income statement, par value, face value, or even depreciation. “Mr. Smart Guy” looked at me and said, “If you don’t know anything about these terms, I think you should drop the class. It would be too hard for you to pass it.” I was shocked by his statement. I thought to myself that was the reason why I came here and asked for help. I wanted to improve my skills and became a better student. His job was to assist somebody to accomplish something, not to tell them to give up. I couldn’t stop thinking about this terrible incident.
This unforgettable moment has changed my life, especially when it comes to the education field




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Blog #3

This video is a comparison between a rich American boy and a poor Chinese boy. A Chinese boy was making shoes to save his life, to earn little bit of money. An American boy just bought those shoes and didn't have to work for it. This video made me feel very sad. I never realized how much it would cost someone to produce something. That Chinese boy would never get a chance to be like an American boy. I think this video want us to think that we are so lucky that we are here right now, going to school and educated. We should appreciated what we have.

Blog # 2 , 02/05/09

In my opinion, everyone should have their own freedom of speech or freedom of expression. However, some thoughts or expressions might upset somebody, and we might not realize it. So, I think that if we are at school with a lot of teenagers, the school should have the right to set some limits to our freedom of speech or expression. This would be good so, everyone can feel comfortable being at school without being offended. From the article, “High School Should not have Banned "Redneck" t-shirt,” I think that it’s a big deal for that person to not wear a Redneck t-shirt to school, but those people might think differently. It might be because of their race or their society, which lets them want to fight for their own rights.