Writing Assignment04 @ LTTC EH4

How to do the Least Amount of Work and Still be Admired by Your Boss?

        Doing the least amount of work to get a task done is an important skill in the workplace. First of all, don't do anything about the job when your boss isn't in the office. That means you are free during the period of time. You can check your personal emails, go online to connect with your friends, even do some makeup and think about your date tonight. Just make sure you are not doing something that makes noise, otherwise your colleagues may find out you are not working. During the "free time", always be aware of what happens in the office. For example, when someone is walking around your desk, you had better hide your messenger box and go back to the application that you should work on. You should print out all the information and put it on the desk, and pretend that you know everything well. Therefore you could answer any question even you haven't done it. Later, your boss comes back and gives you some tasks, he may ask you to choose a solution from several options. You should always suggest taking the most challenging one, and promise that you'll work harder to achieve the goal. Then you get even more work, but don't worry, you are not going to do all of them. In fact, you do as little as possible. Make a work list and ask some newcomers to do the work, they would love to accept the offer and try their best to do well. When your boss asks to see the outcome, and he finds out there are a few errors, just admit it's your fault that you haven't checked it due to the lack of time, and you'll fix it up perfectly before the deadline. Then go back and request your helpers to do it again. Don't forget to teach them : " Learn from your mistakes." Finally, you get "your" perfect result done without working by yourself, and your boss is happy with your "enthusiasm" as well.

Writing Assignment03 @ LTTC EH4

A Memorable Event

        Graduating from college is one of the hardest things in my life that I will never forget. To complete my architectural study, I was asked to build a thesis project and give a presentation at the end of the semester. Before the final review, I had worked over half a year developing my study issue and had spent about three months designing a building. Then it came to the very last day before the presentation. Without sleeping for many days, I was totally out of energy, but there were still numerous things that weren't done yet. The drawings hadn't been printed, the helpers (grouped by some partners) still struggled with my final models, not even the slide show had been made. Everything just seemed to be messed up, and I started to wonder if the possibility of failing and kept counting down the hours left. The next day, I was arranged to be the last one who is going to the stage, which meant that there were going to be about 200 people sitting there listening, so it made me even more nervous. Some of my classmates suggested I do a rehearsal, and they listened to me and gave me some advice. That really made me feel calmer and clear-minded. Soon it was my turn to perform, I began with my Power Point slide show, however, the animation in it didn't work at first. I was shocked for the moment, but fortunately it was a false alarm. During the review, I introduced my design from the initial concept to the ultimate architectural work. Later, the teachers started to discuss my work and asked me some questions. I couldn't remember the dialogue we had, but I'm sure that I felt no fear at that time because I had already gone through the hardest part. Finally, the presentation was over, and everybody felt released that we didn't have to work on these stuffs anymore! My classmates and I walked out from the studio and still couldn't believed that we passed the exam and were going to graduate. I learned a lot from this project as a result of countless hours of hard work. The process of the thesis project is a challenging and meaningful experience that I can always think of during my life time.

Writing Assignment02 @ LTTC EH4

A Person Who Has Made a Difference

      My high school history teacher had a great influence on her students. She taught me world history when I was in second grade. There were several things outstanding with her unique teaching style. First of all, she inspired me to discover various approaches to learning history. She displayed a series of paintings and told stories about each of them, so we got some knowledge of the Renaissance without reading the textbook. We were also taught pop culture through watching the music videos of Michael Jackson and Madonna, and it was the happiest time in the class. Additionally, the teacher designed the homework and hoped that the students could study more actively. We were instructed to answer the pre-reading questions, so we had to do research before we went to the class. Besides, there was some teamwork too. My group was arranged to introduce something about coffee, and we were asked to make coffee for the listeners! Wasn't it fun? Furthermore, the teacher helped me to realize that you can change your perspective of reading history, including your life. She always reminded the students to compare different versions of the same events, so you could see another point of view and make your own conclusions. She never forgot to teach us to read the whole stories in depth rather than just remembering the title of them. My history teacher has taught for years, but she never stopped creating new ideas to make students interested in learning.