rise/raise/increase How can I use them? It's difficult to recognize what the difference among them? I know "rise." we can use it when price goes up And "increase" is in the same way as well? I am confused due to them.

Old solders never die A reciting competition was held by our college. The English article of the second grade is old soldiers never die. This is my first time to read this speech in English. I read it in Chinese two years ago. It touched me for not only MacArthur's love to his country but his service for military in his life. Although the speech was difficult for me to understand it deeply, I tried my best to read and recite it. Some words used in the speech was accurate and impressive. Seldom did I feel MacArthur expressed not clearly. The most affecting point was the refrain of one of most popular barracks ballads which proclaimed ,"old solders never die, they just fade away." And , Like the old solder of that ballad, MacArthur just closed his military career and fade away.It's honorable for an old solder who did his duty in military career. His love and loyalty for his country will not die forever and remain often in our thoughts always. Although I couldn't have this opportunity to recite the incredible speech for my officers,seniors and classmates,I still remembered What things MacArthur taught to me.

Dream It's important to have a dream. Without dreaming , We can't live meaningfully. When I was a college freshman originally , I just muddled along without any aim . I had no idea why I joined this military academy and what I looked forward to my future. Torturing mixed matters in college, I just wanted to run away. I couldn't get along with my classmates well and so can my boyfriend. Rarely did I laughter happily. No longer did I think the life was worthy. Out of sadness and gloomy, I could't deal with everything smoothly. I messed up simple things in college , shouted by seniors. The turning point was on my side when I recognized what the most important thing was in my life. Like Dr. Jin had a dream that one day this nation lived in equal atmosphere , I now have a dream that I can be a diplomatic officer in future. To achieve my goal , I need to improve my English ability , develop International views , learn International manner and most important is have a heart of serving my country. After having dream , I find how wonderful the life is . I now fight for my target , feeling positive and optimistic.

Try to be college guide I attend discipline about a college guide to introduce our college culture,surroundings,system and history of our college and military. I think it is a chance to improve my English , it is difficult to accomplish, though. Because I have to recite the history about my college and military of my country in English. The most hard to do is I don't really know our history in Chinese not to mention we need to explain it to foreign guests. Therefore it is a big challenge to me. I accept it because I want to outdo myself. I hope I can make great strides in this train and speak English fluently.

Today is not my day. This Morning, I got up,feeling tired. Because I had a sore throat, my throat was like a fire burning. We need to get up early in my college,always getting up at 6 am. It's too torture to do it everyday. After having breakfast, I had to do a task ordered by the commander in college. This was a huge task. We removed beds on first floor and second floor. It was for changing new beds. That was not a easy work. We worked for two hours and just remove one floor.During working, because my fault , my classmate was hurt by the bed pole. I was shouted by him, feeling sorry very much and sad. Though I apologized my mistakes , he didn't want to forgive me. I was filled with guilty, couldn't do nothing but sorry. Today was not my day. I got sick, conducted the task commander designated and hurt my classmate. The worse, I fell down my notebook bought in expensive price, and it was some kind of malfunction. Anything worse than that? Just give me some good luck!

My midterm is finished ! This week is our midterm week in our university. I am a sophomore now. My major is social work. Besides some subjects are about social work, the others are about general education. Therefore, I have to read history regarding Republic of China , prepare my Chinese report and design a business card as my midterm scores. The most difficult subject is Social Research. To prepare it perfectly , I have burn midnight oil for four days. Today is the test day of Social Research . I am a little bit nervous and keep reading or reciting the content in the textbook. When the bell rings, the professor sends the examination paper. I start to write and I find that's not really difficult .I finish it in 45 minutes. After I have done the midterm, I feel satisfied and pleased. The most exciting thing is my midterm is finished !

How can I improve my pronunciation? I like studying English. And I will listening English radio and read the article in English. However, when I speak English , I find I can't speak it fluently and pronounce weirdly. It means I have to find a teacher who can teach me how to speak it? or I can improve by myself? I prefer to get the answer back. I want to learn on my own.