Goodmorning/afternoon!
Firstandforemost,Imustadmit,thisopportunityistrulysomethingtobemarveledat.Franklyspeaking,beforestandinghere,Iwasquiteshakenup,experiencingwhatonemightcallstagefright.Youcanpictureit:myhandsweretrembling,mylegswobblinglikeIjustcaughtwhat'sknownasballlegs.Okay,let'ssetasidethefluffandgettothepoint.IreallywantedtoshareafunnystoryIjustheard.
AladynamedLucyemigratedtotheU.S.severalyearsback.HerEnglishwasn'tthemostfluent.Oneday,shewassittingonthecouchwithherU.S.friendsMandywatchingasitcom.Suddenly,Mandynoticedsomethingunusual,promptinghertogooutofthehousetoinvestigate.WhatshefoundwassimplyMandyinherunderwear!Lucyshouted,"Lucy,turnyourclotheson."Whattrulybaffledherwasthatnearlyallthemeninthiscountrytooktheirheadsoutoftheirwindows.Admittedly,Lucymadeamistakehere.Theword"spotted"meantMandywascompletelynaked,asmenlookedoutofthewindow.Thecorrectphraseshouldhavebeen,"putyourclothingon."ThisstoryreallyinspiredmetotakeacloserlookatthevastdifferencesbetweenEasternandWesterncultures.
That'sallfornow,thankyou!
Goodafternoon!Mydearteachersandfriends.MynameisLiWenwen.I'm14yearsold,inGrade8.
Everyonehastheirowndreams.Somewanttobedoctors,othersbasketballplayersbecausethey'regoodatsports,somewritersbecausetheylovewriting,andsometeachersbecausetheyenjoyteachingchildren.
Whataboutme?I'manathlete.Iloveplayingthepianoandamquitegoodatit.Musiccanmakeyourlifebeautifulandhappy.Iaimtobecomeaworld-classpianist.
Istartedlearningthepianoatten.I'malreadyattheGrandFivelevel.IhopetoreachtheGrandEightwhenI'msixteen.
Now,asamiddleschoolstudent,Ihavemanyresponsibilitiesatschool.Sometimes,Ihavenotimetopracticethepiano.ButI'llkeeptryingharder.MyidolisLanglang,theyoungestpianist.He'strulyremarkable.Iaspiretobelikehimoneday.
Iknowbecomingapianistischallenging.ButIbelieveinmyself.Withdeterminationandeffort,mydreamwillsurelycometrue.Believeme!
Goodmorning,everyone.
Someofusmighthaveissueswithourparents,astheyoftencheckourbagsorreadourdiaries.Iunderstandwhywe'reuncomfortableaboutit,butthere'snoneedtofeelsad.Ourparentsareensuringwe'resafe,possiblyoutoffearforusbasedonwhatthey'veheardaboutotherkids.Iftheycan'ttalktous,writingaletterandleavingitsomewheremightbeagoodideaforthemtoread.
Thankyou!
Ihaveadream.WhenIwasachild,mydreamwastohavemyowncandyshop.Now,at16,standinghere,mydreamshaveevolvedalot.
Myexperiencesarequitedifferentfromothergirls.WhiletheyplayedwithtoysathomeandAspiredtobeprincessesinstories,Iwasrunningthroughtheheavysnow,jumpinginthestrongwinds,andpitchingintherain.MyheartDesiredtobeanathlete.AndIhavealwaysbeenproudofthat.
Atten,Ibecameashot-putathlete.Trainingwastough,andIstruggledwiththeheavyshot.ButIlearnedtohelpmyself.IfoundIgrewfasterthanothersofmyage.Becominganathletewasmymostcorrectchoice.However,Iquitmyteaminhighschoolforasillyexcuse.Ireallydidn'twanttostoppursuingmypassion.
Today,Isaytoyou,myfriends,thatdespiteyesterday'sdifficulties,tomorrow'schallenges,andthefutureahead,Istillhaveadreamdeeplyrootedinmysoul.