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    When we see the pictures of Jessica Alba, the woman with a golden ratio profile , Angelina Jolie, one of the most sexiest women in the world , David Beckham, the handsome British soccer player, and Brad Pitt, the renowned actor in the movie industry, the first idea that will bump into our mind must be: “They are so perfect and I want to be like one of them!” Indeed, it is without a doubt that we all like beautiful things and beautiful people innately and we try to make us as gorgeous as them. In order to be pretty or handsome, we try as best as we can to train our body, for instance, do exercise regularly to keep our body fit and slender or put on makeup to make ourselves rosy and energetic. Nevertheless, some people choose to undergo plastic surgeries rather than do exercises. On one hand, going through a surgery is much faster and effective than exercising. On the other hand, plastic surgery can change the inborn appearances; that is, it can change what we look li...

     When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what impression does it give us at the very first moment or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different perspective upon beautiful things; however, there is always a general value, that is, a common idea of beauty that dominates the society and this trend has a great impact on people, either in a good or bad way. It infuses us with the preconceptions about beauty. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago and people in different eras have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese culture for example, Chinese women...

    When we see the pictures of Jessica Alba, the woman with a golden ratio profile; Angelina Jolie, one of the most sexiest women in the world; David Beckham, the handsome British soccer player, and Brad Pitt, the renowned actor in the movie industry, the first idea that will bump into our mind must be: “They are so perfect and I want to be like one of them!” Indeed, it is without a doubt that we all like beautiful things and beautiful people innately and we try to make us as gorgeous as them. In order to be pretty or handsome, we try as best as we can to train our body, for instance, do exercises regularly to keep our body fit and slender or put on makeup to make ourselves rosy and energetic. Nevertheless, some people choose to undergo plastic surgeries rather than do exercises. On one hand, going through a surgery is much faster and effective than exercising. On the other hand, plastic surgery can change the inborn appearances; that is, it can change what we look li...

  Jessica Alba, the woman with a "golden ratio" face :D     When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what impression does it give us at the very first moment or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different perspective upon beautiful things; however, there is always a general value , that is, a common idea of beauty that dominates the society and this trend has a great impact on people, either in a good or bad way. It infuses us with the preconceptions about beauty. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago and people in different era s have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic Conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese cult...

    When the word “beauty” pops into our mind, what will we think of it or perhaps we should ask, “What does beauty stand for?” Every person has a different definition of beautiful things; however, there is always a public consciousness, that is, a common idea of beauty in the society and this trend has a great impact on all people, either in a good or bad way. In fact, the evaluation standard of beauty has aroused numerous controversies since a long time ago. People in different era have different evaluation criteria. Aesthetic Conceptions vary as the time and generation vary and that is why there are always gaps between different generations. Sometimes, the evaluation standard in the past would be thought of as an awkward or even pathetic trend when we look back nowadays. Take Chinese culture for example, Chinese women in the past used to bind their feet in order to be “pretty” and hence appealed to men. Although binding feet was to cater to the standard of beauty at t...

00121321 藍嘉君   If you have the experience to travel or study abroad, then you must realize the most important thing you have to take into consideration is the accommodation. You can plan nothing on traveling spots, transportation or food beforehand because you can pay a visit to somewhere sometime without a fixed schedule, ask locals about the transportation, cook or eat out when you arrive, but you cannot sleep on the bench of the park! As a result, accommodation is crucial to those who go abroad for sightseeing or studying. For students who study abroad, they would often choose either the boarding house or the dormitory at school. You might be curious about the difference between a dorm and a host family. Actually, they are alike at most of the time but we could still make comparison and contracts between them if we analyze them from the aspects of safety, living habits and culture exchange.     Firstly, when it co...

    Do you want to experience something different in your life when you are young? Do you want to travel to other countries by spending a little money? Do you want to earn the money for traveling by yourself? Ask yourself these questions and if your final answer is yes, then you must be curious about the possibility to realize your ideal dream. Indeed, it seems like a “mission impossible” if combining all these criteria together. Nonetheless, when taking money, age, and traveling into consideration, actually, there is a fabulous way that you can make your dream come true and that is --- the prevailing Working Holiday trend over this decade!         Working Holiday has been popular among the western countries. In Europe , there is even a so-called “Gap Year” for graduates. Most of the time, after graduating from senior high school, graduates will work or travel before receiving an advanced education. What for? By grand-touring or being interns in thi...

     If you have the experience to travel or study abroad, then you must realize the most important thing you have to take into consideration is the accommodation. You can plan nothing on traveling spots, transportation or food beforehand because you can pay a visit to somewhere sometime without fixed schedule, ask locals about the transportation, cook or eat out when you arrive, but you can not sleep on the bench of the park! As a result, accommodation is crucial to those who go abroad for sightseeing or studying. For students who study abroad, they would often choose either the boarding house or the dormitory at school. You might be curious about the difference between a dorm and a host family. Actually, they are alike at most of the time but we could still tell the difference if we analyze them from the aspects of safety, living habits and culture exchange.     Firstly, when it comes to safety issue, leaving home for thousands of miles, we must kno...

Do you still remember the sensational “best job in the world” in 2009? Tens of thousands of outstanding candidates the world over participated in this ferocious wild-card competition, merely to grasp this once-in-a-lifetime chance and experience--- to be an island caretaker and promote the remarkable World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reef Islands in Australia, to the public. The ones who competed in getting the precious wild card would get the privilege to live in the high-end resort on the island for free and if chosen to be the winner, he would be paid fairly high. Although the criteria for the suitable promoter were extremely strict and tough--- the prerequisites, for instance, were advanced proficiency in English, enthusiasm in interpersonal relationship, outdoors activities, and excellent swimming and snorkeling skill, I still dreamed to be one of those impeccable candida...

    Do you want to experience something different in your life when you are young? Do you want to travel to other countries by spending a little money? Do you want to earn the money for traveling by yourself? Ask yourself these questions and if your final answer is yes, then you must be curious about the possibility to realize your ideal dream. Indeed, it seems like a “mission impossible” if combining all these criteria together. Nonetheless, when taking money, age, and traveling into consideration, actually, there is a fabulous way that you can make your dream come true and that is --- the prevailing Working Holiday trend over this decade!         Working Holiday has been popular among the western countries. In Europe , there is even a so-called “Gap Year” for graduates. Most of the time, after graduating from senior high school, graduates will work or travel before receiving an advanced education. What for? By grand-touring or being interns in th...

Do you still remember the sensational “best job in the world” in 2009? Tens of thousands of outstanding candidates the world over participated in this ferocious wild-card competition, merely to grasp this once-in-a-lifetime chance and experience--- to be an island caretaker and promote the remarkable World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reef Islands in Australia , to the public . The ones who competed in getting the precious wild card would get the privilege to live in the high-end resort on the island for free and if chosen to be the winner, he would be paid fairly high. Although the criteria for the suitable promoter were extremely strict and tough--- the prerequisites, for instance, were advanced proficiency in English, enthusiasm in interpersonal relationship, outdoors activities, and excellent swimming and snorkeling skill, I still dreamed to be one of those impeccable candidates. Imagine myself immersed in the ambience of a carefree island, enjoying the bright w...

Reefs at Risk     Do you still remember the sensational “best job in the world” in 2009? Tens of thousands of outstanding candidates the world over participated in this fierce wild-card competition, merely to grasp this once-in-a-lifetime chance and experience--- to be an island caretaker and promote the remarkable World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reef Islands in Australia , to the public . The ones who competed in getting the precious wild card would get the privilege to live in the high-end resort on the island for free and if chosen to be the winner, he would be paid fairly high. Although the criteria for the suitable promoter were extremely strict and tough--- the prerequisites, for instance, were advanced proficiency in English, enthusiasm in interpersonal relationship, outdoors activities, and excellent swimming and snorkeling skill, I still dreamed to be one of the impeccable candidates. Imagine myself immersed in the ambience of carefree island s ,...

Do you still remember the sensational “best job in the world” in 2009? Tens of thousands of extraordinary candidates from the world around participated in this fierce wild-card competition, merely to get this once-in-a-lifetime experience--- to be an island caretaker and promote the remarkable World Heritage site, the Great Barrier Reefs in Australia . The one who competed in getting the wild card would get the privilege to live in the high-end resort on the island for free and if chosen to be the winner, he would be paid fairly high. Although the criteria for the suitable promoter were extremely strict and tough, I still dreamed to be one of the candidates. Imagine myself immersed in the ambience of carefree island, enjoying the bright sunshine, plunging into the turquoise crystal clear ocean and feasting my eyes with the wonderful undersea world, along with colorful schools of fishes swimming by and corals swaying as beckoning. It is always my dream-to-realize. Nonetheless, I d...

    Speaking of a relationship, it is without a doubt a complicated and subtle connection that links people together. To build a relationship is easy, via a small talk or a nod, a connection has been formed. However, to develop and manage a relationship is not a simple task, especially to keep it in a good condition at most of the time. Hence, we might ask, what is the definition of a good relationship? Life is composed of ups and downs and so does a relationship, comprising of both criteria. Everything comes with pros and cons and so frictions are inevitable. To be frank, problem is to catalyst as spear is to shield. Both of them come from the same root. Although they go against the counterpart, they rely on one another indeed and so problem can transform into catalyst, increasing the intimacy of a relationship while at the same time, catalyst can actually turn out to be problem, too. Therefore, before jumping into the ways to manage a relationship, why not...

    Speaking of a relationship, it is without a doubt a complicated and subtle connection that links people together. To build a relationship is easy, via a small talk or a nod, a connection has been formed. However, to manage a relationship is not a simple task, especially to keep it in a good condition at most of the time. Hence, we might ask, what is the definition of a good relationship?     Life is composed of ups and downs and so does a relationship, comprising of both criteria. Everything comes with pros and cons and so frictions are inevitable. To be frank, problems and catalyst of intimacy in a relationship could be traced back to the same root. That is, problem can change into catalyst and catalyst can actually become problem, too. It depends on how we manage the relationship. Before jumping into the ways to manage a relationship, why not take a minute to evaluate the problems in a relationship?     To me, the problems in a relations...

My Favorite View     When it comes to my favorite view, the scenery of ocean is without a doubt the top choice among numerous entities of wonderful views in the world--- the spectacular sunset, the lofty mountain, and the clear blue sky, just to name a few. Viewing the turquoise ocean water, accompanying by glorious sunshine makes me calm down. Sitting at the beach is one of my ways to relax and take a rest. Upon viewing the gorgeous sea glorifying under the sunshine, with shinning reflections, it is at that moment that I get rid of all the nuisances and annoying memories. Relieved and lay-back, that is exactly the feelings arouse from my true heart and they touch me deeply.     To trace the reason why I fall in love with this wonderful ocean view is probably at the time when I was in senior high school. Preparing for the entrance exam and faced with endless piles of quizzes and tests, my heart was wilted and tiresome. I felt my life kind of aimless, ...

When it comes to traveling, which way do you prefer--- join a package tour or be a backpacker? There are many ways to go on a journey. For people who want to save their budget, they would choose to be a backpacker if they are adventurous enough. However, it does not mean everyone who wants to be a backpacker knows how to save his budget. Being a backpacker means he has to take everything into consideration. For instance, if he wants to save money on accommodation, he would stay in a hostel or B&B; if he wants to save money on meals, he would cook. How about transportation? Some people might provide with the answer--- Walk! Nevertheless, we could not always get to our destinations on foot otherwise that will be extremely tiresome and a waste of time. Hitchhiking is a means of transportation by asking for a ride. By putting our thumb up--- a typical universal gesture, some strangers will stop by and offer us a ride. As a result, it is one of top choices backpacker would opt fo...