This is Jasmine ♥

The Romance between  Aristeides and Mortal

  Once upon a time, Aristeides’s ancestors were all savage barbarians. They had a strong desire to occupy Norway and then carried out a massacre. As a result, the people in Norway still hated those monsters after a century.  

The story began at  13^thcentury. Aristeides, who was an offspring of those barbarians, was totally different from them. The only thing they had in common was his considerably ugly appearance. His kind heart seemed to be a benediction from God. Kind-hearted Aristeides met a gorgeous Iceland princess, Jasmine. Their romance wasn’t instantaneous. It took a long time for Jasmine to be touched by Aristeides’s kind heart and then married him. They gave birth to Joe, who was a handsome youngster with an inhumanly beautiful face, not as ugly as his father.

The small but warm family lived in Norway because Aristeides ‘s father left him a villa there. Although they treated other people kindly and gave others big hands with great zeal at all times, over two-thirds of Norwegian still hated them on account of the reasons as follows: fist of all, the scene of the massacre was too ghastly to be a slip of the memory of most Norwegian. They considered that the kindness, which Aristeides and his son, Joe, displayed, was only a disguise for their same savage blood relationship as their ancestors. Moreover, people had discrimination against Aristeides’ s ill-favoured countenance; they regarded him as a monster. Beyond doubt, Aristeides knew the society’s outlooks on him and his family. Optimistic and confident, he believed that his sincere kindness would melt the hatred of the outrageous and prejudiced Norwegian.            

It was in the dead of the night. Joe went to the forest to hunt a prey. When the moment he was taking aim at a gigantic brown bear, he heard a terrifying screaming. Joe followed the voice and discovered that a fierce wolf was on the verge of attacking a slender, beautiful lady with blond hair. He then sneaked to the backside of the wolf and shot an arrow from his bow. The wolf died in a jiffy. Joe took the lady and the body of the wolf away from the forest.

“My name is Anastasia, the princess of Norway. I am obliged to you for saving my life.” The girl said, with a blush came to her rosy cheeks. “ It is my pleasure, my dear princess. I’m Joe. I was wondering what you were doing in the forest. ” Joe asked heartily. “ I was so depressed that I sneaked out from the palace and took a walk in the forest. Frankly speaking, I’ve turned down so many princes’ proposals. Thus, I made my dad furious. I don’t want to marry a guy whom I am not fond of. Because I always believe that my Mr. Right is in somewhere waiting for me.” Anastasia replied with another blush came to her seraphic face. “I believe that, too.” Joe made a breath taking smile toward the lovely princess.“ But promise me that you won’t take a walk in the forest alone, especially at the dark night, ok? It’s really dangerous. Evil monsters and beats are all obsessed with adorable princesses.”

A blast of brisk breeze blew through the leaves and made a sound as if they were performing an appealing melody. Sparkling stars twinkled upon the dark night. The scenery was a catalyzer that sped up the attraction between Joe and Anastasia. They smiled in silence and kept stared at the dazzling eyes of each other. The moment is as romantic as poetry. After saying goodnight and returning to where they separately belong, both of them couldn’t help but kept recalling the wondrous night.

Since the unforgettable moment, Joe and Anastasia had met each other secretly only at nights for fear that their relationship would be discovered and be prohibited. “Anastasia, my love. You are a sweet and brave princess.” Joe grinned his crooked smiled at his lover, stopping her breath and her heart as usual. “Why am I brave?” Anastasia asked with a velvet voice. “Because you fell in love with a monster that most people tried to avoid. I am the son of Aristeides. Don’t forget that. ” “So what? I am not extremely insane to have a crush on a monster. People are biased and blind, rumors are nonsense. All I know is that the guy I love is a flawless gentleman and his parents are all nice “people”.” Subsequently, Joe gave her a passionate, deep kiss and touched her silk-liked hair tenderly. Anastasia felt the hands that were lighter than a moth’s wing. For the time being, the spotlessly white moon witnessed the permanent romance of a monster and a mortal.

Richard Leroy, a solemn king of Norway, was invariably refrained from talking. If fairy godmother was going to fulfill his wishes, this was the first one Richard would say, “ I wish my precious daughter, Anastasia, could marry an extraordinary prince and live happily ever after.” Consequently, it would not be surprising that he became indignant and hysterical knowing the relationship between Aristeides’ s son and his daughter.

It was snowing outside, and the strong north wind blew agitatedly. The fire in marble fireplace raged. “Go kill that monster’s son immediately. ” the king shouted with great anger at the hunters and assassins assigned by him.

In the villa was Joe only. Aristeides and Jasmine went to visit an orphanage. Joe was gazing at the overcast sky; the color of it was eerie and unpleasant, furthermore, the weird weather gave him some creeps. But nothing could remove the happiness of the pregnancy of Anastasia.

 All of a sudden, some rocks were thrown to the villa. Joe then came out and found out what happened. What he didn’t know was that it was a snare to catch him.     The hunters and assassins led Joe out of the villa successfully and brought him to a forest. They bound him to a stake with a strong rope and abused him. One of them then came up with an evil thought. They took turns to rape him, again and again. Satisfied with the cruel torture, they slashed at Joe and took out his heart and ate it.

 Aristeides and Jasmine returned home and found the villa empty. Unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door. It was the herald of Richard Leroy, the hypocritical king. He sent a message that the honorable king prepared an immense surprise in the forest and hoped wholeheartedly that Aristeides could accept it.    

 Confused and curious, Aristeides headed to the forest. After seeing the sanguinary scene, Aristeides yelled crazily to the murky gray sky and carried the bloody body of his beloved son from the forest. Grieved and helpless, Aristeides decided to use his organs and energy to bring Joe’s life back, that is, sacrificed himself. Jasmine tried to stop him at first because she didn’t want to lose such considerate husband, having everlasting shoulders that could be leaned reliably, but she didn’t make it. Aristeides said with his tears rolling down, “My love to you will last forever and ever even I die. Our son deserves to possess a great future. Not this kind of treatments. In addition, I want to be buried in Norway because this is my hometown. Promise me? Sweetheart. ” Jasmine wept and nodded slightly. 

  The operation was finished. Joe opened his eyes and leaned weakly against the bed. He was too gloomy to eat, sleep, let alone smile. The situation continued several days. Joe was totally trapped in the restricted prison of the nightmare and his father’ s death. The misery was liked an enormous slug that unstoppably kept sucking his blood and spirit.

With the support of Jasmine and Anastasia, it took a long while for Joe to recover and become better. He turned the depression into the love to his affectionate father, family and the unborn baby. Three of them buried Aristeides with sorrow and respect. They made up their minds to be distant from the heart-broken country in the long run. You may be wondering where the family went. As a matter of fact, rumor had it that they moved to Denmark or the Netherlands. But none would truly know their whereabouts.  

The story of Aristeides terminated for Norwegian after the event. The things they left were only his grave, abandoned villa and a pathetic memory. Some Norwegian spat out curses at the Aristeides’s grave, others held a champagne dinner to celebrate the doom of the monster, still others burst into tears owning to the tragedy and the complete sacrifice, sheer love that a father contributed to a son. 

Are you ready to be a high school student and enjoy a journey named “youth”? It may be unfamiliar but excited after striding forward to a brand new phase. Needless to say, being a freshman has a lot to confront and learn. Senior high school is an extremely different world from junior high school. A number of unknown things or difficulties will emerge. As a senior, I am going to share some experience and provide some advice to you.     

   First of all, it is advisable to be open-minded all the time. After getting into a senior high school, what you should attend to is not only the trivial things about yourself but also the events around the society or even the international issues. In this case, you may discover various unprecedented thoughts and knowledge. Being open-minded can help you learn more and get more. Never underestimate the harm of a biased and narrow mind. It will let you be isolated from new knowledge and be trapped in a restricted prison of ignorance.     

On the other hand, manage your time well. Because you may want to participate in some school clubs and become busy then. For the sake of doing well on clubs, it is possible to occupy your time and energy for studying. Nonetheless, the schoolwork is so important that it is not appropriate to be ignored. As a result, you can set up a schedule and make an arrangement of schoolwork and extracurricular activities. Balancing your schoolwork and entertainment is definitely necessary.

    Third, holding a positive attitude toward everything is important as well. In the future, you may encounter depressing difficulties, including peer pressure, bottlenecks of studying and so on. For instance, sometimes you just have to swim with the tide and follow the fashion because other classmates or schoolmates are doing the same things. Moreover, frankly speaking, schoolwork is much harder in senior high school. All you have to do is be attentive in class and ask the questions you don’t understand. Don’t lose your confidence when the questions are gradually increasing. That’s a normal phenomenon. Not until you bump into the challenges will you realize how to cope with them. You have to cultivate the ability to tolerate the pressure and change the frustration into turning points.

    All in all, I consider that being open-minded, managing your time well, and holding a positive attitude toward everything, are necessary for being a senior high school student. But what is more important is that you have to experience and undergo by yourselves. If you retain a happy mood to meet and greet the life of being a senior high student, it will lead to a wonderful ending. Wish you had a significant high school life!

“Forever” is a book with great content and lovely cover written by Judy Blume. It’s about a story of teenagers. Katherine and Michael meet at a party. The attention between them is instantaneous. Attraction goes to love, and to an intense and exclusive relationship. When they decide that their love is forever they have sex. But the future is not as simple as they want it to be. For Katherine’ s parents insist that she and Michael spend the summer apart.

There are some sex scenes inside the book but not so intense. The point is that I found something extremely educational. Katherine goes to a doctor to ask for some advice before having sex with Michael. It goes without saying that having sex without preparing preventing measures and fundamental sense is sure of troublesome consequences.

In addition, I always believe that falling in love is magically like crazy. It resembles an eternal flame as if it is impossible to snuff out. But I am only at the age of seventeen, like the characters in the book. To speak frankly, I am not sure that I am ready for a love that is for good though I had some experience. It’s so ironic that Katherine and Michael says, “I love you forever.” to each other at every moments but end up breaking up. ”Forever” is not an easy word that should be underestimated especially for teenagers even adults. There are still various things we have to learn and experience. Because building an everlasting love or relationship is not as simple as we want it to be, is it?

It is essential to have a superior leader among a group, or even a nation to lead us to the right direction. Nevertheless, not all people have the ability or traits to take on the crucial role. As a matter of fact, I think that there are some appropriate personalities for a good leader to possess.

First of all. Good leaders must be enthusiastic about their works. Never underestimate the power of passion. With the magical thing and a variety of ideas, you will have great bravery or ambition to try new rules and contribute a large number of dedications. Napoleon, an extraordinary leader with great passion and ambition conquered other countries and led France to a flourishing period.

On the other hand, aside from having foresight, it is important for a leader to keep taking action to fulfill the aim. A good leader must points out the right direction, sets up a completed scheme, and is more participative than directive. Instead of only giving a heart-stirring or impressive speech, he or she must takes action. It’s just liked what Joel A Barker said, “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Without a doubt, a good leader can change the world with his or hers vision and action.

Third, a great leader should have his or her definite view rather than follow the crowd blindly. Otherwise the efficiency of making a policy will decrease. For instance, when an issue is being discussed, there will definitely be various opinions from different people. Meanwhile, instead of wasting too much time to hesitate about which the best opinion is, a good leader should make good use of his or her original judgment, ponder over those different ideas, and make a combination. Or the whole discussion will turn out to be endless.

All in all, I just bring up these characteristics for being a good leader as follows: having great passion, taking action with vision, and possessing his or her definite view. Needless to say, there are still numerous traits awaiting those great leaders to discover. However, a leader not only requests him or herself to be better but also makes the people’s lives more wonderful.

     I love ”The Sisterhood of a Traveling Pants”, a touching movie which was based on a book. In the film, there are four best friends with different family backgrounds and personalities. When the summer vacation was about to begin, they had individual plans. Furthermore, they had a deal to take turns to wear a magical pants , which could fit them all despite their unlike body shape . Even though the four girls were separated during the vacation, the pants and their friendship could still connect them.

    The movie shows a great and touching atmosphere.

   I consider that friendship is a worthy thing to be cherished for good. A good friend a great treasure, right? The film makes me wonder if I have such sisterhood that can still last when becoming old. Fortunately, I do have true friends in need. After seeing the film, I will be greatful and  treasure my friendship much more than before.

Dear Eve,

        How have you been lately? To speak frankly, I am under a heavy pressure this summer vacation. As you know, I ‘m going to take an important examination to enter a good college. My parents have high expetation of me, and so do I.

        As a matter of fact, I did set a “study plan”. But it seems that time is never enough. I wanted to study step by step. Nevertheless, I fell behind the plan sometimes. What disturb me is how to make good use of time. Could you give me a helping hand to figure it out?

                                                                               Sincerely,

                                                                                               Mary

  I think it a good idea that teenagers have jobs while they are still students. There are three reasons for my contention.

  First of all, having a part-time job can improve your social experience. It can turn you into a mature person, not just like the flower in the greenhouse, which is always be taken of and  protected. The whole society is extremely competitire and cruel. It’s good to know the “real world” earlier.

  Second, you may encounter some pressure from the job, such as your boss, co-workers, and customers. The stress may let you down or upset, but the most important is what you can learn from the events. No pain, no gain, right? I believe that through these experience, you will become more independent than before.

  Eventually, you can earn money by yourself. Without depending on the parents, you can earn money and spend it. Everything is up to you. Maybe the salary isn’t very high. I still consider that it can reduce your family ’s economic burden.

  Above all, I do think that it is good for students to work while they are still students. By working, they can have more social experience and become more independent and mature. It also can reduce your family ’s economic burden. What a happy ending!

  About few weeks ago, there was an  English Drama Contest in our school. Though we didn’t practice a lot, everyone all did great jobs on the stage and got great prize.

  Nevertheless, I really learned some lessons from the event.

  First of all, in order to do the rehearsal, we had to go to school on weekends. But my dad was unhappy with it. He always thinks that study is the most important thing and other activities are “nothing”. Although he wasn’t happy at all, he still gave me a ride to school in an early morning. After it, I realized that no matter what happens, my parents will still love and support me.

  Second, there was a misunderstanding during our practice time. All of us sat down and told each other about our own thoughts. The process was a little bit horrifying because of a big arguement. Later on, everyone calmed down and talked gentlely. Not until the event happened did I understand that misunderstanding must be solved face to face. It’s not ethical to talk about something bad behind people. “Gossip” can hurt people deeply.

  Third, I learned many acting skills from the event. We had drama class in the last semester, but we learned more through the contest.

  The drama contest is so significant that everyone could learn a lot from it. No matter what happened, all of us got through it together. The process is definitely more important than the result.

  I consider that the special experience will shine in our memory for good.

   Many people may oversleep sometimes and so do I. As a result, I invent the product named ” Alarm Bed ” to slove the problem.It can wake people up in ever morning.

   How to use the device? Now,let me tell you.First, you have to set the time you want to get up in the morning.Secind, sleep on the ‘’special pillow” , and it can let you have a fantastic dream and improve the sleeping quality.Next, when time’s up, the bed will move as if an earthquake happens.When it shakes for about five minutes, the pipes besides the pillow will spray cold water.Eventually, you will get up and won’t be late.

    ”Alarm clock” can wake people up. So I use the first word to name the product as ”alarm bed”.

    ”Early bird catches the morning worm.” Sleeping on the ”alarm bed” will let you enjoy the earliest sunshine and have a good begining in a day.

      I’ve known Pot for about a year. I consider that he has several appropriate to be an excellent basketball player.

      First, Pot loves to play basketball very much as if he couldn’t live without it. He always plays basketball with his friends on weekends. Pot’s enthusiasm of playing basketball touches  my heart deeply.I think that it is perfect when someone’s career happens to be his hobby, isn;t it ?

      Second, Pot is fond of staying with people.Needless to say, basketball is a kind of sport that requires the concerted effort of a whole team.If someone likes to work alone, he is not suitable for the job.But Pot loves to stay in groups.That’s a good personality for playing basketball.

      Eventually, Pot thinks logically.While the coach is telling the tactics to the players, they must have logical thoughts to understand it. As a result, I believe that Pot would be a shinning star in the basketball world.