On a Harmonious Dormitory Life As a college student, dormitory life plays a significant role in our college life, which greatly affects us. In my view, dormitory is not only a place to live, but also a warm home. A harmonious life brings us a sense of comfort. However, sometimes, there are some disharmony circumstances in the dormitory life. For example, we may often argue about who is responsible for the hygiene. In addition, our roommates' big noises which will affect others can also contribute to the disharmony dormitory life. It is necessary to keep the dormitory life harmonious. On the one hand, a harmonious dormitory life can promote the friendship between us. On the other hand, we can regain a good energy, which can motivate us to study. There are numerous ways to obtain a harmonious dormitory life, but I would like to explore some of the most important ones here. First of all, we should learn to be modest. Nowadays, parents always lavish too much care on their children, even when they make mistakes. Since we are living with contemporaries, we must learn to care for others' mood. More importantly, we should evaluate our life-style and try to get rid of your dirty habits, if there are any. What's more, when an annoying situation arises, we just have to learn to tolerate each other and co-exist. Furthermore, we should evaluate our life-style and try to get rid of your dirty habits, if there are any. Undoubtedly, we should communicate with each other more often. While we are communicating, we can know what others are thinking and find out a solution together. In conclusion, we should try our best to build a harmonious dormitory life for the sake of good study and good life.

My English Homework:A Letter of Application (Read this advert for a job.You would like to apply for it and have written some notes about your experience.Use the handwritten notes to write a letter of application.) Dear sir or Madam, I saw your advert that you are seeking someone for the post of Personal Assistant to overseas sales manager in yesterday's newspaper and I would like to apply for the position. As you can see from my attached CV, I have been working for my current company for 2 years as a receptionist and secretary. Thus, I have grasped most of the prime secretarial duties. However, I have been considering a career change with a new challenge for couples of months and this seems like the perfect moment to make that move. I see from the advert that your corporation requires a good knowledge of English and therefore I would like to draw your attention to my degree in English completed at college. What's more, I have lived in Rome in the summer of 2006. There is no doubt that I can speak fluent Italian. Combined with my experience in working for a travel agency for the last six months which helps me to gain a competitive advantage over rivals, I feel that I would be an asset to your company. Please also note that my current manager has agreed to write a reference and can be contacted on 021-******. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully ****

A Memo to All Staff You are a manager at Lar Bonner. After a meeting with staff, the company has agreed to extend parental leave for fathers from two weeks to three weeks. Write a memo to all staff within 40-50 words. 1) Refer to the previous meeting. 2) Say when the new system will begin (25th September) 3) Remind staff that their managers need one month's notice. To: All Staff From: Ray Bonner Date:12th March Subject:Extension of parental leave We'd like to confirm the extension of parental leave for fathers that we discussed at our previous meeting. We are pleased to inform you that the company has approved of extending the parental leave which was two weeks before to three weeks. In addition, the new system will be put into effect from 25th September. May I remind you that you should notify your managers one month in advance.

Changes in Modes of Travel in England The table indicates the number of miles by the average English person in 1985 and 2000, using various means of transport. There have been some changes in modes of travel in England. According to the table above, walking is now playing a less important role. Similarly, the average distance of cycling is also dropped. As is expected, driving a car which is the main mode of travel in England, is more essential to English people. However, the average distance of taking a local bus has dropped from 429 to 274. What's more, English people take trains and taxis more often. The use of other, unspecified, forms of transportation is also increased. Some fundamental factors could contribute to the above mentioned changes. First of all, with the high level of living standards, more and more people can afford to buy high-quality cars. It will be more convenient than taking bus or flight which you have to carry heavy luggage and go to the bus station or airport. Furthermore, the pressure of employment lead to long-distance travel. That is to say, people need to seek for jobs far from their town. Consequently, they take the long distance buses, trains, taxis instead of taking the local buses. Last but not least, the factor we cannot ignore is that people prefer to choose to travel to relax and escape from the heavy work. So they will undoubtedly choose the convenient transportation when they are out. Above all, well-developed transportation will make English people's life more comfortable and convenience. There is no doubt that there will be greater changes in people's modes of travel in England in the future.

Can Man Triumph over Nature? When we come to talk about the question that ‘Can Man Triumph over Nature?’,different people will offer different preferences. Some people take it for granted that man can triumph over nature.The reasons for this are not far to seek.First,the successes in the fight against weather,such as the artificial rainfall dedicate man’s triumph.Furthermore,our nation has built up the Three Gorges Dam for not only preventing flood but also generating electricity.This well proves that some natural disasters can be conquered by man and man can make it serve us better.In addition,one thinks of man’s success in biogenetic engineering,such as hybridization.Through the technology of hybridization,new species exist. Yet,some people hold the view that man can’t triumph over nature.The powerful natural disasters often hit back in unexpected ways.Moreover,owing to man’s serious waste,natural resources are in shortage.This may lead to a hazard for generations to come.Besides,the more and more frequent extreme weather shows that natural has never give up trying to give man a lesson now and then. It seems that we have never triumphed over nature as nature did to us.We need to find ways to work with nature in harmony.Thus,we can reach a double-win situation.

My Attitude towards True Love With the development of the world, nowadays, the young people's standard of selecting mates has been changed a lot. Someone put emphasis on materials such as houses, cars and money. However, others stress true love. An ancient Hebraic text says: " love is as strong as death ". It seems that only a few people have experienced such a strong love. In my opinion, it is important to marry a person who you really love, then you can experience such a strong love. If you have common interest, similar character and you trust each other, you may can have true love. The reason for my opinion is following. First of all, I do wish a person who can share similar hobby with me. In our spare time, we can do the things that we both like together. In this way, life can be not so lonely as before. What's more, true love needs similar character. In addition, we can't get true love without faith in each other. Many young people are suspicious about his or her lover, as a result, their love is at the edge of death. To avoid things like this, we should have faith in each other. To sum up, true love in my mind is anything but material. I'm waiting for a man who really loves me to come into my life. I wish I can get a pure love.

On punctuality Nowadays,being late for class is a common phenomenon in the university.Unpunctuality really makes both the teachers and the students worried a lot. The problem of unpunctuality can cause great harms.First of all,unpunctuality leads to showing no respect to the teachers. In addition ,being late for class shows that the students are irresponsible for themselves.For example,if they're late,they may miss the important knowledge the teachers have referred to in the first one or two minutes of the class.Last but not least,if you're late for school,you may influence other students.That is to say,when other students are having class attentively,your unpunctuality will interrupt them. We need to take effective actions to eliminate unpunctuality.For the teachers,they must punish the students who can't be punctual.The punishment should be severe enough to warn the students. For the students,they should improve their self-control.They should urge themselves to have class on time.With the combination of teachers and students' effort,unpunctuality can be eliminated.