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Go off the ship—Yes or No?
It seems a simple story. All the director want to tell is about a gifted, pure-minded and brilliant pianist, Nineteen Hundred, who has never gone off a ship throughout his life, even when met the girl he loves in the first sight; even his friend, Max, keeps tempting him; even he has to die with the old ship. The world is out there, but he never take an eye on it..
Why? He says the land people waste a lot of time wondering why. People are never tired of chasing someplace faraway where it’s always the summer. Indeed, people from different classes take the ship sailing to America, wishing to get everything they’ve been dreaming of. To some extent, it’s only about America, but everything they leave behind. In the film, a nameless immigrant tells his experience. Until a few years ago, he knew only about his field, and the world for him started and ended there in that little piece of land. One fine day his field goes dry. Finally he suddenly realizes the life is immense, so he decided to change his life and start fresh. Change life. Start fresh. At that time Nineteen Hundred feels a fierce fight between two philosophies in his mind. Why don’t you get out of you small world and go out to see the city, flower, and beautiful women? Since life is immense, why do you limit yourself to that little piece of land?
Somehow, he suddenly decides to go off the ship. Maybe it’s because his withered love. But I believe it’s more about wanting to go outside and see something, something he has never seen. He dose wish to feel the immenseness of life. Max, as his friend, has never known him. He just can’t understand him. But he has always been wanted Nineteen Hundred to leave the ship, play for the people on the land, marry a nice woman, have children and have all those things in life which are not so immense but are worth for effort. Dramatically, Nineteen Hundred stops stepping down before the moment he set his foot on the land. He throws away his hat, with a mysterious smile and goes back. In that minute, he throws away his wish of going outside.
It seems he scorns everything out there, and afraid of everything out there. “All that city, you just couldn’t see the end of it. It wasn’t what I see stopped me. It was what I didn’t see. Take the piano. Keys begin. Keys end. You know there are eighty eight of them. They are not infinite. You’re infinite. And on those keys, the music that you can make is infinite. I like that. That I can live by. But you get me
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Laziness——the word that has changed the world
What has changed this world? In my opinion, it’s laziness. Actually, it’s always the lazybones who take charge of remaking the world.
What can the lazybones do? Eating up a large hamburger? Or climbing into their bed and have a sound sleep? Come on, there are so many achievements made by lazybones. Because they were too lazy to walk on foot, car was invented. Because they were too lazy to climb the stairs, elevator was born. And they were too lazy to search for the information in the library, so they created the internet, which has changed our life totally.
In fact, each brilliant idea that has made our life easier is to gain more effect with fewer action. Indeed Edison once said that Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. And we have been taught to be hard-working during our childhood. But finally it turns out that the 1% inspiration is far more important. It can’t be denied that innovation has become a vital/core element of economic growth. And where does inspiration comes from? Laziness.
It’s time we should admit our laziness and make full use of it. China has enjoyed its reputation of World Factory. Look at those industrious workers in the factory. They have to work for more than 8 hours a day to make low-end products. And our country didn’t get enough profit which we deserved. So let’s become lazier. Let’s use our brain to improve our technique. Let’s do every effort to change our country and change this world.
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Money and Happiness
Can we buy happiness with money? Can we become happier if we live in abundance? People always hold different opinions toward this problem. But it’s undeniable that most people are convinced that a well-off financial situation has something to do with our happy moods. Most of us won’t deny the desire of becoming men of wealth. A latest statistics indicates that there are three in four American college students thinking it’s of great importance to be in good financial situation or it’s definitely necessary to fill their pockets with money. So it can be seen that the effects of money can’t be despised.
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Spring of My Life
I’d like to compare my college life to spring. In spring, everything is beginning to grow. People often consider spring a symbol of hope, and that’s why I regard my college life as spring. Because in college, my way of thinking starts to become mature. To some degree, I’m changing into a real grown-up in my college years. Furthermore, new things spring up in my college life. In spring, plants get better absorption of nutrition. In my college life, my horizon gets broaden and my capability gets intensified .That’s the power of college. And that’s the similarity between spring and college life. Besides, people like spring because they’re hopeful of the coming beautiful days. I have faith in my future. Because I think good opportunities are waiting for me. I’m on my way to success.
All in all, college life is colorful. I remember what Steve Jobs have said, keep hungry, keep foolish. That’s what I’m going to do in my college life, just like a little plant in spring.
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What do you do in your holiday?
I'm in holiday now,and life is boring.So I'm wondering what i can do in this summer holiday.
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Actually,it's not a language question. how can i add friend in italki?T oT
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Puzzles about the culture differences
For my impression,eastern friends are introverted but werstern friends are extroverted.In some particular situation,western friends are too open.
For example,once I entered a chatroom. Someone said hi and asked "horny?'Gosh,that shocked me!I left as soon as possible.
We eastern people don't talk about sex at all because it makes us feel awkward.
I love American culture and I think western friends are really nice.But what I saw really are puzzling me.How come we have so many differences?
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How do you get along with your parents?
Young people in rebellion stage always can't get along well with their parents.I'm a 16 -year- old girl and I going through my rebellion stage.
In China ,a lot of families only have one child ,problems arise when parents raise their only kid.Some parent cosset their kid sooooo much and and some parents expect toooo much of their kid.So do my parents.
I am tired of the ceaseless conflicts!I tried to improve the situation but in vain.
Maybe I'm too self-center.
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What do foreigners think of Chinese?
It seems some foreigners from western countries look down upon Chinese.
I know there are apparent differences between eastern and western culture.
So what impression did China give you?And what do you think of China?
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First notebook entry: Introducing myself
english is international language and i love different culture
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