What is art? There is no standard answer to what art is, but I think it is an interesting topic to discuss. In my opinion of view, I consider that art is a language that starts a conversation. Not only does art trigger a conversation between an inspector and an artwork, but also bridge the communication between different eras or different cultures. Mona Lisa is a work of art that represents how people in Renaissance think and how they view the art. They might value art an excellently detailed painting that contains some meaning. On the other hand, Composition II In Red Blue And Yellow represents how people pursue the original form of art and how artists try to figure out how art is. Moreover, the art is not only concern about the artists and artwork, but it also represents how people are in the age and the culture. For instance, ancient Japanese artists focus on the bowl or some items used in the ceremony on specific situation that required a particular principle to do it, like drinking tea. Another example is some native African cultures see masks a priceless item used in an event. The mask would be meaningful only in an event. I think the question of what art is can't be answered easily, but we can taste it, feel it, try to understand it. In this way, we can open a conversation about what we are, what we think of ourself. Thank you for your reading.

My drawing class It's the second week of this class, and the professor taught us about the edge of the shape in an object. Humans can determine the distances by looking at the objects to define which object is far and which one is close. Especially when we look at a 2D drawing, we need a clue to figure out the distance. For example, if there's a drawing presents a teapot and a cup and part of the edge of the cup was "covered" by the teapot, we can understand that the cup is behind the teapot. Once the edge cannot indicates the distance, such as the confusing edge that cannot tell which one covers the other one, we can't understand the distance between them. What we have to do is to practice drawing the edge properly so that people feel comfortable when watching it. There was another skill taught in the class. Imagine there's ant goes alone with the edge, and the ant might goes to a wrong way from a cup to a teapot if the edge looks too similar. We have to help the ant goes to a right move by distinguishing the edges through the line width, blurry, or weight. It's a fun class and everyone have a good time, although this time a spent too much time on making the shadow rather than focusing on the edge. I wish a can draw better next time!

Drawing Class In this class, the professor taught us about setting up our drawing position, such as setting the easel and the board, orienting the board, putting the object we will draw in the most comfortable place, using the tape to regulate the view of drawing, adjusting the distance between the drawer and the paper ...etc. After all of the students had set up, the professor gave us a practice which requires all of the students to draw the partner without watching our own drawing paper. In the beginning, we were all worry about how bad the drawing would be. After a while, we focused on the things what professor originally wants us to do -- keep our hands drawing with what our brains think, keep our brains drawing with what our hands do. In the first section, I have no idea what I'm drawing when I draw without watching the paper and leaving the pencil from the paper. On the drawing paper, the eyes are the most recognizable part because I drew the eyes first and then other parts of the face. I couldn't even figure out where I was drawing in the end. In the second section, I was allowed to draw with a glimpse of paper. It looks better to compare to the other practice in terms of recognizable, yet it might not be so good because I started to pay attention to the relative position and not focus on the eye-brain-cooperation. I feel so lucky to study at this university, it offers all students an art studio building that we can go to practice at any time! I will share what I experience in the drawing class and how they teach drawing!

First Weekend In The States The Americans always hold great parties and doing things crazy, I want to talk about my experiences of the American parties in Michigan. The story began when I walked to my door room after finished the freshman welcome ceremony. I decided to go to my new roommates' party immediately when I went back to the dorm room and met them who just moved in and ask if I want to go to party. They are so nice. They try to keep a good conversation, even though my English speaking isn't good enough to talk smoothly. We headed to the place where the party took place, and I stunned at the first time I saw the crowed people dance together, singing and drinking beer. The population of how many people joined the party is more than the population of how many people attends freshman welcome ceremony earlier! I meet many friends, including the leader of the Student Association and the leader of their fraternity, who was introduced by my roommates. The only thing I can do at the party is saying "Hi! I'm Umas (shaking hands)" and remembering their names which are impossible to remember because there are too many people! Actually, I didn't have the intention to know their names because I would forget if after drunk after all. And I guess the friends I just met will forget my name and ask it at the next party. After I woke up in the next day, I realize that U.S. university is designed for holding a party regarding entertainment! The pop songs, the dorm rooms, the dances, the games, the lifestyles...etc. I really enjoy their party, and I wish to go again soon, thanks to my roommates who invite me, and hope that they won't get sick every morning after the party night.

It is better for children to grow up in a big city than in the countryside. It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or　disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay. (TOEFL test exercise) Some people consider providing the child an environment of the country that is pretty and comfortable is an appropriate decision. Others think that giving the child with a competitive situation and a lot of chances to pursue the dream in urban is a helpful way to pave the avenue to the successful life. I personally prefer rearing the child in the city. The following paragraphs are the reason and the details why I consider this. Firstly, I prefer education in the metropolis. It is no doubt that the quality of the education in the urban better than the one in the country. In a big city, there are many excellent teachers and a variety of the cram schools for students to study after school. With better teachers and the cram schools, the kid can understand the knowledge smoothly and also enforce the math answers or a question in history that might not be explained well in school. Children can take their career with many choices as well, for instance, the computer programming that is usually needed in the corporation that located in the city. In addition, entertainment that amuses the child and relaxes the intensive living pace after studying is another constituent for the kid in an urban environment. Movie theaters, operas, libraries and the other commercial areas play vital roles in the city. Kids can hang out to see the prosperous scenes in the city and taste it a little with classmates or friends accompanying. As the kids go to the attractions, their vision is widened. The buildings, the viral trends on the streets, the objects in museums are crucial for students to know more about the universe. Although the country area contains trees, animals, homesteads and other rural elements that relax the spirit of the child when he or she is living in the country, they are not a beneficial auxiliary to the career compare to the urban factors. I used to live both the cities and the countries so I know the differences between them. The countryside still limits the future to step forward and harms the child with long-term considering. For these reason based I prefer to raise the child living in a city.