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3/2/10

Topic One: Forever Young 永遠的十七歲

Discussion Topic One (2010/3/1~3/7):

1.What does it mean to be young?

2.Why do people want to be forever young?

3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?

4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance?  Why?  

5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?

6.  Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?

7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves. 

What do you think of this statement?




Reflections on the story of "17 Again"

Let's take the protagonist, Mike, as an example, to think over the questions listed above.




36 comments:

  1. To be young means passion. With passion, you can do a lot of good things!

    ~from Vinia Huang Student ID: 11092

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  2. (1)I think the meaning of being young is to be passionate toward every challenge no matter how difficult it is, especially when we are in love with someone. In my opinion, youth represents endless power and enthusiasm for mission impossible.
    (2)Concerning previous reasons, people utilize a variety of methods being young again. For example, women over fifty years old would do a plastic surgery to removing wrinkles let alone men. Seventeen teenagers just like the bud of a flower, ready to blossom in the prospecting future .Everyone want being young not only in appearance but spirit inside. Many married women begin to learn dancing such as belly dance, modern dance, social dancing and so forth. Learning second language is another challenge for adult. However, if they overcome a foreign language, we can define these adults possess “young power” to surmount them.
    (3)Seventeen is a standard between grow-up and teenagers. After becoming eighteen, we need to take numerous responsibilities and care for our ownself. But being protected and loved by other is less-pressured and happy than lonely struggling in the society.
    (4)If I were given a chance to go back in time, I would definitely not to take it. Though there are some regrets for me need to compensate for. But it is better for me not to change it. Experience is the best teacher for growing up. These precious memories made a person who I am.
    (5)As what I have mentioned before, I would not grab the opportunity to change my past. Whenever coping with difficulties, I bank on my common sense and knowledge.
    Maybe it is too stubborn for me not to mend mistakes but I persist in this matter. The unpredictable future is life’s charming point.
    (6)If the modern technology allowed, I think going back could change everything

    owing to we have already experience the mistakes. Therefore we can come up with plenty of solutions to solve the problems. We can never underestimate the potential of advancement of technology.
    (7)Obviously, most people are selfish. For instance, if I hit the jackpot, I would spend it rather than sharing with others. We all want to live a comfortable live and want a higher salary than our peer. Nonetheless, if everyone were millionaires, what would it become in the world?

    ~from Saleishia Yang StudentID:98540315

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  3. 1. Being young means that one now wants to do something he or she could do if they were young. It doesn’t mean that one’s appearance looks young. I think it is their young mind that keeps them doing something that most young people would do.
    2. If people were young forever, they could do everything they want to do without worrying about being older and older.
    3. When people are seventeen, they can do many things. It’s their youth hood.
    They want to live a colorful life.
    4. I think I would grab the chance. I want to cherish my family forever and live more colorful life.
    5. I would. I would find out the reason why I did the wrong thing, and did it correctly again. I would participate in more interesting activities to make myself be much more active.
    6. I don’t think so. But if there was an opportunity for people to go back to the past, they should seize the chance and try their best to do what they really want to do.
    7. I think they don’t discover the deepest part in the world. They just want to make the world they live become their ideal world. They should introspect themselves and try to do something useful to the world we are living now.
    ~from Moranda Huang Student ID : 98540324

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  4. 賴幼鳳said…
    (1) Being young means that you always have an energetic attitude towards everything, such as making new friends, enjoying school activities and seeking boyfriends or girlfriends. You try hard to get what you dream about at that time no matter it will succeed or fail. For example, the main character, Mike liked basketball, so he practiced it hard.
    (2) The reason why people want to be forever young is because they won’t have a lot of restrictions. Take Mike, as an example, after he got married, he wasn’t happy on account of unpleasant work and annoying family business. These matters caused him to lose energy when dealing with his children and wife. Therefore, he complained his wife that he shouldn’t have given up the basketball competition to marry her without thinking twice. That is why we want to be forever young. If we were forever young, we could do a lot of things without worrying. We wouldn’t care about raising children, finding good jobs or financial problems.
    (3) People particularly want to be seventeen again because of the law and senior high school life. For one thing, in contrast with eighteen, being seventeen indicates you still don’t have to take the full responsibility for your personal deeds. However, you also expect to become eighteen and independent. After you are eighteen and meet some challenges, you miss and want to become seventeen again. For another, participating in team work and gaining the recognition is a very important part of senior high school life. That is also what we desire from the bottom of our heart. People have a very deep friendship and cherish it throughout senior high school life. For instance, the main character, Mike had many good friends on the basketball team. (Memorable Friendship) He stood out from it and won a lot of fans. (Recognition) Owing to these reasons, that is why we want to be seventeen again.
    (4) If I were given the chance to go back in time, I would take the chance. In senior high school, there are some misunderstandings between my classmates and me. My classmates thought I was a studious idiot. Actually, I want to integrate into their group, but my parents put some pressure on me. They want me to study hard, so I only joined few school clubs. If I could go back to that time, I would join their group and many school activities.
    (5) At the age of puberty, I always had a cold war with my parents and rebelled against their suggestions. They told me what I should behave toward people and what I should wear as a student. I ignored their teaching, but after studying in Taipei far away my home, I find that what they said is right. Because of being careless about their warning, I had a difficulty in handling people and daily things at the beginning of my university life. If I could, I would grab the opportunity to take their advice in the past for a better good beginning of my university life.
    (6) I think the endeavors “going back to the past” would change things. Take Mike, as an example, even though at first, Mike just wanted to win all the basketball competition to mend the mistake that he gave up basketball for his pregnant girlfriend. However, he found that it was wrong because family bond is even more important. As for me, if I listened to my parents’ wise words, I wouldn’t meet many troubles at the beginning of my university life. Therefore, the endeavors to go back to the past can give you some reflections for your mistakes and then you will try to mend them.
    (7) I think the statement is right. Most of us attempt to change the word and other people, but we don’t find that the problem is actually on us. We are very subjective and find good reasons for ourselves. However, if we don’t change our attitudes and minds. We will never find that actually there are some parts that are our faults. Every day we make our own choice. No one forces us to do it. As a result, we can’t complain the world, others and shouldn’t attribute our faults to them. Unfortunately, most of us can’t see clearly within our problems.

    ~from Daisy Lai Student ID : 98540348

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  5. Rainbow said...
    1. In my opinion, to be young means that no matter how old you are, you have a young heart and you are always enthusiastic about everything. You can keep in touch with fashion .
    2. People want to be forever young because they want to get steps to this varied world and be always famous to others.
    3. People particularly want to be seventeen again because age of seventeen is one of symbolic parts in life. It is the age that a teenager is going to become a adult, so he would like to do something memorable.
    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, I will take the chance. If I went back to the time, I would be brave to catch the love.
    5. I wouldn't try to mend the mistake I had made before because every moments I had experienced have recorded in my life. They are my growing processes and they are worth leaving in my past life.
    6. I think it possible to change something because you have clearly pondered on the thing over and over again. Therefore, you have a good way to deal with it.
    7. Everyone is an individual,so nobody wants to change themselves. It is better to change yourself than make efforts to change others.

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  6. 1.I think the meaning of being young isn't age, but also somebody always has a young heart. Meaning of being young is person alwawys curious and enthusiastic for any thing.
    2.I read Twilight in winter vacation. In novel Bella very want to be vampire and always stay with Edward. I think everyone has differnt reasons to be young forever. For me, I can have more time and power to enjoy my life.
    3.Before University, someone tell me "you will miss your life in senior high school, because there are lots of good friends and you can meet them everyday."
    4.Yes!! I did. Because it's so amazing. It's a very unbelievable thing in my life. I could have another chance to decide my life, just like the novel,The Time Traveler's Wife.
    5.Not sure, because everything happen has its meaning. If there is a opportunity make me decide again, I thought I would hesitate to decide to change or not change.
    6.There's a interesting theory. If you can go back to the past and try to change the future it's just like you throw the rock int the river, if the rock is small, it has no use to changem but if the rock is big enough, the rive maybe will change it's path.
    7.I think it many people's bad habits. When a wromg thing happened, we always think it's others fault. But we always forget to critize ourselves.


    ~from Yao Student ID : 95820328

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  7. 1.The meaning of being young is someone have a heart like child, but it doesn't mean childish. Anyone see rhe kind of person will fell the world is light!
    2.Because we can always have good body status and beautiful face. The movie, Surrogates, is a good issue about it.
    3.Because the age of seventeen is between child and adult. We have enough strong body ,but we still have a childlike heart.
    4.Yes. Because I ever love a girl who still accompanies in my heart, and I want to take any chance to stay with her. I don't know how I can do, but I will take this chance.
    5.Yes. I would try to tell the girl how I love her. I would'nt do the stupid thing and I would tell the girl don't escape me till I didn't love her.
    6.Yes. Because no matter what you decide immediately and the future will change with the decision.
    7.I think people are always selfish. They don't want to have any change to adjust other person, and ask people to change to adjust them.


    ~from J.t. Chen Student ID : 95820317

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  8. (1) In my opinion, being young or not depends on your mind, if your mind refreshes all the time, no matter how old you really are, you will always as young as teenagers.
    (2) When getting older, we will become weaker, and our body condition will be worse and worse. Young people are energetic and they can do everything they want, which makes people envy and want to be young again.
    (3) Seventeen is an age meaning the start of life and the symbol of fearlessness and energy. High school life is the most colorful and carefree time, full of the most beautiful memories.
    (4) Yes, I would take the chance to go back to the past. Although I am a college student now, I still want to experience my high school life again because my high school life was such a wonderful memory.
    (5) No one knows that if we changed the decision, something would have of haven’t happened. If I went back to the past, I wouldn’t change anything because if I changed one thing, even if the smallest, maybe I won’t meet my classmates and teachers now.
    (6) Yes, I think it would change everything. You’ve known the results that you hadn’t endeavored and when you go back to the past, you will do your best so that you can get rid of the future that you don’t want.
    (7) Changing ourselves is the most difficult thing in the world. We always look at the defects of the world and others, but we always neglect ours.
    When we look at the defects in the world, we try everything to correct them without thinking of that those might be caused by us. Maybe the thing should be changed first is ourselves.


    ~from Doreen Ciu Student ID:98540329

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  9. 1.I thought” young” lies in your psychology, the idea which is more along with the age growth. If you think many matters are unable to achieve, you will be unable to complete the dream. To me, holding the young psychology is young! Cites an example: About the creativity, it has the infinite creativity. Besides, about the imagination in the child time, because children don’t worry so much, they can create amazing things. However, adult cares too much because their ideas are limited by the entire society.

    2. Young!? Innermost young or semblance young!? I think both are all the people want! Innermost young: many matters that you do not worry much too can be complete bravely. In contrast with semblance young: possibly the reason why people wish to maintain the perfect flesh and the stature are because the human want attract opposite sex.

    3.I think being 17 years old is the happiest. Once you turn 18, you have to take all your responsibility. Although this is not a misdemeanor, but when I think my shoulder will become heavy because of the burden. I just want to be 17 years and not to grow up and become older.

    4.I would grasp this opportunity, I want to choose my interest and the specialty. I would make great strides forward because studies at present university is not my big interest. Furthermore, I sometimes do not have the sense of achievement. I always feel frustrated. This always causes my own mood to be very bad. But because of being helped by teacher and schoolmates, I don’t feel hopeless on my study. Thanks! Recently I saw a speech which I like very much. That is: “All the pain now will help you grow in the long run.”

    5.I would attempt to mend my mistakes before patching them. Although doing wrong is the best experience and lesson, I still want to mend my faults. And the result perhaps is I want.

    6.I May change very many matters because I had bad experiences before.

    7.Those who do not want to change themselves want to change others. Those who do not think they must improve themselves always think others should have to change

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  10. 1.What does it mean to be young?
    I think being young means that you still have a lot of chance to do what you want to do. When people are young, they are beautiful, energetic and powerful and they are on the apex of their life. Young people are vigorous and aggressive; they can pursue their dream and look for their lifelong partners. Everyone certainly have experience failure but being young is an advantage that we can try it again and again till we succeed. 2.Why do people want to be forever young?
    Because when people get older and older, they will lose the vigor. They don’t have the power to do what they want to do or go where they want to go. When they find difficulties, they will want to go back and to be young again to mend their mistakes or decision so the condition can be various. Getting older means that you will become unattractive, but everyone wants to be charming and always dynamic. However, I think the most important thing is you have to keep your mind young so you will be happier and optimistic.
    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    17, is a symbolic age for people. People at this age are daring and curious to try everything fresh for them. Friends and lovers are important than anything; as a result, they will have many unforgettable memory with them. But they are also impulsive; therefore, they always make regretful decision which they regret of a whole life.
    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    Yes, I would take the chance because I made many wrong decisions; I want to change my conduct or what I said. I want to do a lot of things that I want to do but I didn’t do because my hesitation. Although I don’t know when I go back if I will choose change or keep it same, I still want to go back, even just look around again is enough. Maybe I will like Mike, sticking with what he loves.
    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    Defiantly, I will mend some mistakes, such as arguing with my family, saying something that hurt others and refusing to study. I will study harder for my future.
    Sometimes, I would regret why I didn’t study hard when I was young and want to go back to past to grab the opportunity. But I know it is impossible, what I need to do is study hard now and not to make myself feel regretful again.
    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    I think it would change many things, such as Mile in the movie, he let his wife know that he still loves her and saved his daughter and help his son. Many people will remember the 17 years old Mike. When people go back to the time, what they do are all changes. They will mend their inappropriate behavior and mistakes to make things become more perfect.
    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?
    Because change self is much harder. People can watch what the problems of the world but they can’t watch the problems on themselves. Besides, most people think their ideas and behaviors are appropriate and right. If they don’t know the problems, it’s hard to solve it till they find out the fault

    From Sylvia 98540311.

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  11. (1)As far as I am concerned, once you keep an optimistic thought, that is, you always look on the bright side of life and try to think things in brand-new ways which is quite different from others will delight not only yourself but people around you. Besides, try not to lose your zeal for everything is the way to keep yourself young.

    (2)I think the reason might be that they want to experience novel things and participate in every new undertaking which definitely would amaze them for a lifetime. In addition, they don’t have much pressure that stops them from realizing their dreams.

    (3) Because seventeen is the time when we begin to make our own decision, yet we are not that mature to decide everything correctly; therefore, we would want to have some changes which will vary our future.

    (4)If I had the opportunity to go back, I would like to give it a try because I’ve done something which I’ve been regretful for since I did that. Besides, I would like to learn everything that I’ve been longing to learn such as violin, Japanese, dancing and so on.

    (5)Absolutely yes, I would amend the mistakes I had made before by apologizing to people whom I’ve yelled at and trying to make good use of my time lest I fail any entrance examination. If I made efforts to my schoolwork, I could meet my parents’ expectations as well as my own prospect.

    (6)It depends. If you make up your mind to doing something successfully, then you will eliminate any difficulty that block your way. Take myself for example, I would do whatever to overcome everything because I really want to amend my wrongdoings.

    (7)As an old saying goes,” Even Homer sometimes nods.” which means that we are not extremely perfect; therefore, we may sometimes think nobody but ourselves. Yet, we should change our mind in order to make our living more amiable.

    From Carol 98540309

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  12. 1.What does it mean to be young?

    On one side, being young may be defined as not being old or not aged. And of course many people want that and do everything they could to keep being young and pretty.
    but on the other side, being young can be regarded as living young. Living young means you can choose not to be defeated by aging or not having the physical strength to do lots of things.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?

    Because lots of people believe in being physically young, pretty, energetic or strong is great. Therefore a lot of people try thousands of new ways to keep young.
    Like putting makeups on their faces or trying new products, even having plastic surgery.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?

    Because seventeen is the time when you are almost well-grown and do not really have to worry about other things like getting jobs or how to get into college.
    It is the time when you are fully ready to try something new and have a great time and you do not really need to get permission if you weren't doing something illegal.

    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?

    I may not. Although I may regret something I did in the past and I would probably want to change it back but changing it may not be a good idea.
    Because if I change it, I may not know what could be wrong to do in the future. If I did make a mistake and I change it, I would not know what is right or worng in the future.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?

    I think not, just like the answer above. I do regret tons of things that I did wrong in the past because those things did make marks on me.
    But if those marks never exist, I would probably never know what could be wrong or how I might get wrong.

    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?

    Mostly I think not. Because to me I felt that what is done is done. There s
    Trying to change might just make it worse or even make it irreversable.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?

    I think that many people think of theirselves as the role model. It means that a lot of people only think that other people are wrong but not many think the problem is on theirselves.
    Like we all know, if you want to change somebody you must change yourself first. Therefore I think no one has the power to judge others or even try to figure out what is right for someone to do.

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  13. 1.What does it mean to be young?
    In my opinion, to be young means that you have a lot of energy and passion anytime to deal with things.

    2. Why do people want to be forever young?
    Generally speaking, the old will suffer from more physical diseases than the young. Besides, if people stayed forever young, they could do a lot of things without worrying whether they have enough physical strength to do it. Also, when people are young, you will feel energetic all the time. You won’t feel tired easily.

    3. Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    Seventeen represents the milestone of being a grown-up. Being an adult, you have to be responsible to all your deeds. It’s your duty to do so.

    4. If you have the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    If I were given the chance to go back in time, I definitely would take the chance. In our life, we must have something that make we feel regret and try to make up for but we can’t make it. In addition, if I had the chance to go back in time, I would not let regretful things happen again, and I would cherish everything as possible.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of better future?
    If I had the chance to mend the mistakes I had made before, I would love to grab the opportunity to change it. When I was a junior high school student, I didn’t have the consciousness of going on a diet. Hence, I ate food without limiting. Little by little, I was getting fatter and fatter. So far, I have cared about my weight, and tried to lose much more weights as I can. Therefore, if I had the opportunity to go back in time, I would eat food moderately so that I won’t have the obesity problem now.

    6. Do you think the “going back to the past” endeavors would actually change anything?
    As far as I am concerned that once we determine to change something, we can make it. People’s will are really powerful.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?
    I agree with the statement. Many people are making great effort, attempting to change the world, but we don’t know how to do. It’s said that people are all selfish. Some people only care about ourselves and think of what is benefited to us, while others would like to change the world, make the world become better and better.

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  14. (1)In my opinion,the word "young" has nothing to do with someone's ages,it totally depends on your attitude, your thoughts toward life or everything you do. The most important thing is that you must have passion and curiosity!

    (2)When we bocome older,not only our bodies but also our mind will become weaker.If we have dreams that haven't be fulfilled at an old age,we'll hope that we can be young again,'cause we want that "energe" we once had.

    (3)Because i think ....at that age...we are not yet an adult...we don't hve to take the responsibilites...we are still a child with our fantastic dreams....we have the right to pursue our unreal dream without facing reality.........

    (4)Yeah,I will cherish this chance.....I want to go back to 10.......and the only thing i want to do is that ......to hug my grandpa again and to say i love u so much again...........

    (5)no, i would not...it is because of the mistakes i've made that made me who i am today...life...isn't about the past...but about the future...looking foward rather than reminiscing of the past.....

    (6)well, of course it will change things... the past will definetly influence the future, but the point is that where would the alternate future lead to, would it be what u expected, or would it lead right back to where u've been........



    (7)People should start with themselves, for instance like love, if ur not able to love urself how would u be able to love another person, or living thing. Changing the world and others r exactly the same.........


    Serene 98540326

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  16. 1. Youth means energy and innocence. You don't have to be energetic physically, but rather you can be lively on the inside. While your intellect and knowledge about the worldly stuff increases, you can maintain a young mind. Consequently, youth doesn't necessarily correspond to age.

    2. From my point of view, I'd like to be forever young because I would have the enthusiasm and curiosity to discover something new or unknown to me. Therefore, there would always be surprises. Plus, I could be naive enough not to have to worry about nuisances.

    3. The age of seventeen is on the edge of the age eighteen. In Taiwan, the age eighteen is a symbol for grown-ups. At eighteen, you need to be responsible for yourselves, which means loads of things are upon you. Therefore, people want to be seventeen again, accomplishing something which you won't regret when at 18.

    4. Yes I would take the chance. Why not? Going back to 17 is so tempting. I was carefree then. My parents arranged practically everything for me! All I was supposed to do is to grow up safe and sound under my parents' wings! I wish I could be 17 again...

    5. I was too ignorant of things and people passing by not to examine things in detail and not to be acquainted with more people. There's one sentence which can literally describe my situation: look at flowers while riding on horseback. I spent practically all my time fooling around, telling childish jokes, with family and friends. My childhood background is different from others so it is quite hard for me to catch what's their main point. I would like to resume those lost childhood!

    6. You know what you lack and you're sure what you want; therefore, you can live a more meaningful life.

    7."Insider is confused, and outsider is clear." People cannot see their weaknesses when they're equipped with them. On the other hand, they can see other people loaded with weaknesses; hence, they volunteer eagerly to unload the weaknesses. They show their creativity to rescue the world or other people.
    from Cherry Liu Student ID:98540339

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  17. 1.What does it mean to be young?

    I think being young means the truth that you have a young "mind" no matter how old you are. For example, if you have a passion to do everything you want to do, I think it is one of the meaning of being young. Besides, you have energy to pursue everything you are intersted in.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?

    As far as I am concerned, I think the reasons why they want to be young forever is that they want to be admired. Because if you are energetic, people will asmire you. What's more, if you are young physically, you can have the power to do whatever you want to do.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?

    In my opinion, seventeen is a happy age. You can go to everywhere you like to go. You enjoy a lot of activities and you don't have to work. It is a very wonderful thing.

    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?

    Yes,I will. Because I did many wrong things in the past. I a little regret what I had done. If I can go back in time, I won't do the same things again and I will try my best to fulfill my "new" life.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?

    Yes, I would like to mend the mistakes I had made before. If I can do that, I think I may feel better now because I don't have to worry about what I had done before. Besids. I will grab the opportunity to make some change in the past, it will make a better life for me now.


    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?

    Yes, it do change something. It may change into a better thing or a worse thing. The opinions
    what you had before may be differnt from now.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.What do you think of this statement?

    I think it is really diffcult to change oneself. For instance, it is very hard to change your habbits;thus, it will be much harder to change yourself. But I think it is a good and brave thing to change others to make them better.

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  19. (1)In my opinion,being young is not about the age but young heart.Having young heart keeps you
    holding passionate and positive attitude toward every new things no matter how difficult it is. Therefore, I think even a 80-year-old person having a young heart is still a young guy or girl.
    (2)People want to be forever young because they still want to do something crazy, go to school
    with friends,learn a lot of things and of cource look pretty or handsome.
    (3)People particularly want to be seventeen again because they are still minors.The minors don't
    have to take as much responsbility as eighteen;therefore,they can do anything they like and legal under their parents protection.
    (4)Yes,I would take the chance because when I was seventeen , I wasn't confident of myself,so I lost a great number of chances to train myself. At that time,neither did I dare to raise my hands to express my thoughts nor speak in front of people, resulting in having problem speaking fluently. Consequently, if I had the chance,I would definitly grab every opportunity to speak in public.
    (5)As a English department student,I still can't speak English fluently like anyone else.
    Therefore,if I could make some change in the past,I would grab every chaces to talk to foreigner teachers and see as many English films as I could to improve my accent and speaking.
    (6)Yes,I think the "going back to the past"endeavors would actually change anything.Take me as an example,if raised my hands to answer the foreigner teacher's questions in every lessons or chatted with foreigners whenever I met,I would speak more meaningfully and fluently than I used to.
    (7)I agree with this statement because there are many people tring to change people's habits they don't like instead of changing themselves'. Those people are always think of themselves and do anything as they wish; however, their relationship with others will always be bad in the end.The best way is when you see other people's bad deeds, you have to examine yourself
    whether you have the same problem or not and keep them in mind to prevent you from making the same
    mistake.At last, when you change yourself bad conduct, you may well give them some suggestions to change their bad habits.
    from Sherry 98540321

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  20. 1. In my opinion, the meaning of being young is not the age that matters but the heart. No matter how old you are or how you looks, you always keep an energetic mind and a positive attitude when doing everything. By doing so, you will enrich your colorful life and keep a young mind forever.

    2. As getting order, people become ill and suffer from more diseases physically, which will deter them from doing many things they want to do. Therefore, people want to be forever young since they have abilities and energies to fulfill their dreams.

    3. Seventeen is the age close to the grownup. At this age, people don’t need to be responsible fully for the things they have done. They also don’t have to worry about a lot of things like adults. It is the age for them to discover something new and learn by themselves.

    4. Yes, I would take the chance since I’m regretful for having done many wrong things in the past. I was a person who didn’t accept others’ suggestions easily and always made the decision on my own. As a result, I made mistakes for lots of times and regretted for not taking in their advices. I think if I had listened to them, many things might change now and I would have a different life.

    5. Yes, I learn to listen to others’ suggestions now and find that it is good for me. Because of their advices, I make fewer mistakes now and have better judgments than before. However, even though I did many wrong things in the past, I could learn the lesson from them.

    6. It does actually change something since the decision you made before would influence now. Once you make up your mind and try to do your best, everything you want will come true.

    7. Most people usually find others’ faults easily because they are always unable to see their own weaknesses. Since no one is perfect, we should examine ourselves before finding faults with other people.
    from Nicky Kuo Student ID:98540345

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  21. 1.To be young, for one thing, you are still in a good health and physical condition. You can do many things without taking much energy, and if your body feels tired, often, get some sleep or take a rest, you are full of energy again. That is one part of being young. On the other hand, your mental condition stays in a fresh and health stage, and you often do something to stimulate it to keep it bright.

    2.There are thousand reasons for people that they want to be young forever. And I think one of the most reasons people would care about that we all want to be energetic all the time and can do things ourselves without other people’s help. Second, people might care about their face for while we are getting older, the wrinkles on our face would appear. To sum up, being young may make people do things without taking much energy.

    3.I think that maybe they want to do something they have not done while they were seventeen. Otherwise, I think they want to be young again, to feel how perfect it is to be a high school student again. Maybe, they want to know what nowadays the seventeen are thinking about, or they want to go back to try to do things right instead of doing them in a wrong way.

    4.If I got the chance to go back in time, I think I would like to take the chance, for I know that I have done something stupid and I want to do it again and make it right. And if I could make it right, I think I would have much more chances to do more good things instead of regretting what I could not do for I have done something bad or so.

    5.Yes, of course, it is necessary for us to try to mend mistakes; it is the right attitude, isn’t it? I think while we are mending our mistakes, we can also learn something from trying making thing right. / Yes, I would try to grab the opportunity to make some change in pursuing a better future. Although we might feel bad or painstaking to make these changes, it is worth doing, isn’t it?

    6.Actually, I do not know to choose yes or no, because sometimes you work hard to patch things right, but it seems God or something would not let you get what you deserves. However, even sometimes you mend things and it does work. Eventually, even we go back to past, it really depends the whole situations, I think.

    7.I think the first basic thing you need to do is to change yourself instead of attempting to change other things or people, it will not work. The main reason is that people would say that " you don't change yourself first, why you try so hard to do those things? It's irony, isn't it?" If we change ourselves first, others whould change,too. It will afferct greatly once everyone changes his/her thought, and then it would be much easier to change the world.


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  22. 1.Being young means vigorous. A young person should keep a fresh spirit and be passionate. With those characteristics, young people are able to explore more things even if they are not easy to deal with. The most important is that always follow what you want and go for it.

    2.To people, being young represents that he or she has the energy and time to do a lot of things he or she likes, while adults don’t. They have to worried many other things. For example, their jobs and their family. In that case, they do not have leisure time as young people.

    3.At seventeen we are still teenagers but close to adults. We still have chances to make mistakes and may not be responsible for them because we are not grow-ups. It is the very precious time that we want to hold.

    4.Yes if I would have this chance, I’d like to go back. There are some things and some people I want to make up for. And I want to change the results that I am not satisfied or the decisions that I regret to make.

    5.Of course I do. I want to mend the mistakes I have made before. And I want to change some current situation from the past. For example, during my adolescence I didn’t grab the opportunity to grow tall, which I am not satisfied with now.

    6.Yes I do at least in my opinion. I know how my past and present are. There must be something that does not meet my expectations. Just like the plot of the movie, there are some crucial decisions that the leading character wants to decide again.

    7. I think that we should let nature take its course. Everything should develop naturally. It is not easy to force the world changing. When it comes to change ourselves, it is not either. But we still have to do it. After all, a lot of things are affected by human so we had better improve ourselves first. And then we can try to change other things.

    student ID number 98540346

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  23. 1.What does it mean to be young?
    Being young doesn’t mean only body or appearance. I think it is also about people’s minds and hearts. Young people’s thoughts might be adventurous and bold. They do things somehow with thinking twice carefully. If people’s acts are not considered well, it is childish and immature. However, if people can keep young and vigorous, also can think of things more considerably, they can be real young people.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?

    If we have a young body, we can do things more easily. If we have a pretty face, we can be attractive. If we have a young heart, we can dream and set goals without being ridiculed. If we have a young mind, we can feel happy and delighted.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    I think when we became over 18 years old, we have to be independent and we have to be responsible of ourselves. We can make some mistakes unintentionally before 18. However, after we grew up over 18, we became sophisticated and complicated. We consider and worry a lot. We even cannot take good care of ourselves. There are too many missions and tasks to cope with. As a result, people are dreaded of making mistakes and doing something wrong.

    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    Of course I do. I want to go back to my precious childhood, which I missed a lot of good times. I want to enjoy the time I didn’t need to worry too much. I want to know who treated me well in the past and how they did for me.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    I absolutely want to mend the mistakes I had made. If I had the opportunity to change some things I did in the past, I really want to grab the chances. Sometimes we may not make some stupid mistakes purposely. For instance, some inventors or scientists create something convenient and make lives more comfortable. In the long run, they are bad for our globe, which they didn’t expect.

    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    I think it’s not. History is history. There is no use to change anything in the past. What we are supposed to do is try hard to mend the mistakes or flaws at present and in the future.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?
    Most of people look at this world only from their viewpoints. They see people without thinking about their conditions. Only do they know that others are wrong and they are right. This kind of notion is fallacy. Require ourselves before we require others.

    From Aaron Ai Student ID:98540342

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  24. (1) Physically, a young person seems to have endless power. He can stay up very late but get up early when it comes to playing. He has more opportunities and can try many new things, because he still has a lot of time to spend. Mentally, a person who has a young heart is always willing to challenge everything, always see the world in the bright side.
    (2) If we can be forever young, we don’t afraid of failure. We can try it again and again because we have much time and an energetic heart. Besides, when we are young, we look more beautiful.
    (3) Seventeen is the age before we lawfully become an adult. At that time, we always have guts to do everything no matter how ridiculous it is or whether we will be laughed at or not.
    (4) Yes, of course. I want to try something I didn’t try before. I want to change something that I regret now. And I want to have good memory.
    (5) Yes, I would try to mend the mistakes I had done before, and I would grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future. I would treasure the time I live with my family, and join more activities as possible as I can.
    (6) Yes, I think “going back to the past” endeavors would actually change something. We regret now because we see the results of doing something. As a result, if we can go back to the past, we wouldn’t want to do the same thing. Therefore, we can change our future once we do something different.
    (7) Because few of us can see the flaws of ourselves. Even if we know that, we seldom admit it is our fault. It’s hard for a person to admit his fault, but it is easy for a person to blame others.

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  25. 1.What does it mean to be young?
    To be young means to be in an early period of life, development, or growth. But in my opinion, I think the word” young” doesn’t merely mean your physical appearance and your age; it also stands for the inside of your heart. If you are willing to try new things just like the young people, you are young, too.
    2.Why do people want to be forever young?
    When people become old little by little, they always recall all the things they’ve done several years ago. Of course, they will feel regretful for something. That’s why they want to be forever young to redo these regrettable things again.
    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    That’s because when people are seventeen years old, it means they are going to be a half-adult. That’s the craziest time people enjoy most. It means you are going to do all the things by yourself, and you are responsible for everything you decide.
    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    If I were given the chance to go back in time, I wouldn’t take the chance. It’s because I think the human life is unique. You decide one thing, and then it will result in the next thing. If you have already known the result of your choice is and you want to change it, your life becomes meaningless. We should enjoy our lives step by step. Although sometimes bad things happened, just try to fix it. Don’t let our lives rerun.
    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    As far as I am concerned, I think I wouldn’t. Although I made mistakes, I can learn from the mistakes and be strong again, and promise I will never do the same thing again. Failure is the mother of success, so making mistakes is not that bad thing as long as we learn from it. Similarly, I wouldn’t grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future. In my opinion, many things have been formed before you make a decision. So we just follow what we have chosen and enjoy it. We should live in the present. Don’t think the unchangeable things again and again.
    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    For me, I don’t think the “going back to the past” endeavors would actually change anything. People have already know what will happen next when he lived his original life. But when they feel regretful and want to change something to make a better future, they will feel so uncertain about the decision they are making now. No one will know for sure what will happen when they rerun their lives. Is it always good the rerun your lives again? Nobody knows. So I think “going back to the past” endeavors would change nothing.
    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?
    In my opinion, I think people are so selfish that they are always trying to make others change to meet what they want. They seldom think of it is themselves that can make all the things different. So next time, when we ask someone to change, we should change ourselves first.
    From student 顏筱瑄 student ID:98540349

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  26. (1.) What does it mean to be young?
    I think being young means to have a heart which is full of passion,energy and curiosity. Being young has nothing to do with age. No matter how old you are, with a "young" mind is very important. With a passionate heart, we can attain any goal that we want to reach. With an energetic heart, we can use it to help this society and this world. Last but not least, with a curious heart, we can absorb all kinds of new information around the world just like a flexible sponge, and always feel fresh about this beautiful world.

    (2.) Why do people want to be forever young?
    About being forever young,I think that in physical, when people getting aged, the body will getting weakened and might suffer from many diseases, like high blood pressure and heart disease. In mental, old people tend to have pessimistic thought and feel hopeless. Actually, bad health will affect the mental situation, too. On the other hand, being young usually means a healthy and strong body, also full of spirits and the whole world seems hopeful. So I think these reasons are why people want to be forever young.

    (3.) Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    I think seventeen might be the most happy period of time in everyone's life. At seventeen, we are just starting to experience this world and everything seems so interesting and fresh to us. At this age, we still haven't to take every responsibilities by ourselves, and we can still be protected by our parents and teachers. We are also allowed to make mistakes, while when we grow older and older, this society do not allow us to have mistakes and never have the second chance. At seventeen, we do not have too many things to worry about, so I think this is why people are particularly want to be seventeen again.

    (4.) If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    If I were given the chance to go back in time, I think I would probably take this opportunity. Because I want to taste those happy and sad moments in my life again. I think when I go through these special moments one more time, I will probably feel totally different experience from the first time. And with these brand-new realizations, I can definitely do better in my future life. So I really want to go back in time.

    (5.) Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    In my opinion, I would not try to mend the mistakes that I had made before, because I learned a lot of useful experience from these mistakes and it help me to grow and do better in the future. Making mistakes is not a bad thing, however; how to learn from those mistakes is the most important. Don't make those mistakes and regrets become countless obstacles in our future life. Learning from the past and always looking forward.

    (6.) Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    Yes, I think "going back to the past" would change things. Every decisions we made in the past will lead to totally different results in the future. Going back to the past may make things become better or even worse. However, I think the most important point is that make every decisions that won't make us feel regret in the future.

    (7.) I am agree on this statement. Nowadays, many people have this problem that they keep blaming on each other's faults but not realize that actually they are just doing the same wrong things. To change oneself is a very difficult task, but we can gradually learn to reflect on our own deed and start to change from ourseleves, and then affect other people around us to change themselves, too. With doing this, I think this world will no longer full of anger and blame and will become better and better.

    ~from 陳金巧 Kim Student ID: 98540301~

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  27. 1. Generally, being young is defined by the age and the appearance. However, I think to be young means that a person has high spirit and full of energy to learn or discover new things. And we can say that they are open-minded.

    2. People want to be forever young, because they have a lot of tomorrow with unlimited possibilities. They can pursue their dreams with fearless.

    3 The age of seventeen is a process of being adult. It is the age that we begin to dream about our future and to decide what we are going to be. Besides, seventeen is the exact time to enjoy falling in love with somebody.

    4. If I were given the chance to go back in time, I would not take it. First, there was not a big mistake that I want to make up for. Second, I think it is what I was makes what I am today; I just want to focus on the future. Third, the feeling of going back would be very terrible for me, because it is so weird and it seems that I am dead or something.

    5. No, I would not try to mend the mistakes I had made before. There are too many mistakes to mend them. What’s more, I learned lessons from those mistakes.

    6. Yes, the “going back to the past” endeavors would influence the future. But the point is that you are not sure if things will go better or not.

    7. For most of people, it is easier to request others than do it by themselves. Actually, it is difficult for everyone to make a change, because we all like to stay in a comfort zone.

    from 洪宜君 Rebecca Student ID: 98540338

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  28. 1.Being young means that you have enough power and enough time to pursuit your dreams. You can do anything you want; meanwhile, if you make a mistake, you can also be forgiven.

    2.If we can be forever young, we will have a lot of time to try anything fresh. We can make a perfect plan to enjoy our lives and make them colorful. We can create more wonderful memories and we won’t have any regrets for things left unfinished.

    3.People are always bounded with growing up. We must work for living. There are too many things annoy us, so we can’t do our best to pursuit dreams. Even though we are full of passion for dreams, we are not strong enough to achieve it. When you are seventeen, all you have to do is study; you can find out your dreams and achieve it step by step. Without annoying things, you can put all your minds to carry out what you want.

    4.I would take the chance to go back in time. I think that I have gone through so many things so far and that is the reason why I could be more mature than before. I could think the same thing in different standpoints and then find the advantages and defects. I believe that I would make the better choice when I face the difficulty. I might go through the second way to make my life better than before.

    5.People grow with time; we may regret making the wrong choice. If I could go back in time, I would mend the mistakes I made before. I would grab the opportunities that could make my life better. However, in the reality, people cannot go back in time, all we can do is just struggle for mending mistakes now and work hard for a better future.

    6.I think that even if you go back in time, you still cannot change things absolutely. You might make a different choice but you couldn’t ensure the result. The different way to face the same thing would probably make the same outcome. All we can do is think carefully when we make a decision.

    7.People without patience often give up a mission half way. This kind of people always complains that the world is unfair and asks other people to do something for them. Because they cannot change themselves, they attempt to change other people to cater themselves. I think that if you want to change the world, you must begin with changing yourself. When you have changed, you might have the right to ask others.

    from 鍾昕展 Eric, student ID 95360305

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  29. (1)What does it mean to be young?
    Being young is you are always not afraid to challenge anything, and you are always willing to give it a shot.If physically, being young means that you are always trying to be beautiful or stay in shape even though you are in your 70s or 80s.
    (2)Why do people want to be forever young?
    People want to be forever young because they are afraid to be old.Being old will make you feel like that you are going to die at any second and you might become depressed or frustrated.On the other hand, being young will make you energetic, not only physically but also mentally.
    (3)Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    I think that seventeen is the perfect age for people to choose.On the age of eighteen, means you have to start learning how to take responsibilities and start to act like an adult.
    (4)If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    I would. Going back in time enables me to fix something that I regret, or even try something that I have never done.
    (5)Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    Of course I will.I still remember that I was having a kind of quarrel with one of my best friend at that time. Well, now we are not talking to each other any more.It was not only because of the distance we have between our schools, but it was also the distance between us. If I can go back and do something better, I think I will try to make up with him.I think if I had this opportunity, he and I now will really make some difference!
    (6)Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    Well, I don't think so. In the film, the endeavor send him back just to let him remember what was the most wonderful decision he had made.
    So, I think that even we really changed something in the past, the endeavor will still try to fix it to the actual path.
    (7)It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?
    I think that although changing the world is very important, still, changing the individual itself is much more important.First change yourself, then, ask others to change.

    from Veronica, student ID 98540319

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  30. 1. What does it mean to be young?

    I think that being young indicates passion. Young people do everything they love with passion. However, there is a drawback in this passion. Young people use their passion to do everything impulsively. They won’t think twice before doing it. In this situation, reckless may cause many regrets. But I think something happened through the way like that isn’t bad. Because we are young, we have chances to do that again and modify ourselves.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?

    People always live in the regret and think we can do it better next time. However, time flies. We can’t wait for another opportunity, lover, health, condition… etc. For that reason, we need to stay young and have much more time to deal with our regrets.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?

    Come on!! seventeen ! What a charming age. You are not an adult and you are not under any real pressure. All the things you care about is pure love. Everyone you met is not that sophisticated. They are nothing but sincere. Oh, when it comes to sincerity, it is beyond any words.

    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?

    I would not take the chance. In my opinion, I think the most beautiful thing is recollection even it is bad. There is no reason to adjust my past. My past should be what it should be. This is life. You can buy anything but recollection.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?

    The value of existence is to look for a better life. For that reason, I always try to mend the mistakes I had made. I won’t let the mistakes of my own ruin my rest of life. I couldn’t allow myself to make the same mistake again and again. Because what I’m looking for is the best I am instead of someone ordinary.

    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?

    I think it would change everything instead of anything. Everything happened just like a chain. The change of one part could affect the rest ones. Maybe you are happy for the results of the bad thing you fixed, but it perhaps causes something bad in other good things. So that’s the reason why I say “I would not take chance to go back in time” in question NO. 4.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.
    What do you think of this statement?

    This statement reveals the real world we live in. It seems that we can easily pick up some drawbacks of other people instead of ourselves. This is what we have been taught since our childhood- we have to do heat-searching three times per day.

    from 曾昱翔 student ID 95360306

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  31. 1.What does it mean to be young?

    If you could accept new things, new concepts easily, then you are young. If you are vigorous to learn, to know many things, then you are young. Healthy is also an important part of being young.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?

    I do hope I could be forever young because I want to stay shape and keep a beautiful face. I can not imagine when old I will need to do everything slowly. I want to keep my brain clever. Needless to say, these are what everyone wants to pursue.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?

    Seventeen is the age when we will soon grow from a teenager to adult. People at this age often dare to try anything fresh. Friends play an significant role in our daily life. Therefore, there may be lots of memory that will never forget.

    4. If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?

    If I really had the chance to go back in time, I would not take the chance. Things won’t get better even if you go back to the time you want. What’s more, I do not want to waste time living seventeen year old again.

    5. Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?

    I often imagine what the situation would be if I could mend many mistakes I had made. Nevertheless, I do not want to make any change in the past because this is life. There is no life without good choice and mistakes.

    6. Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?

    I do not agree that going back to the past would actually change anything. There must be something won’t be changed. It is natural.

    7. It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves.

    People always think what they have done, what they have thought are right. Other people are always wrong. They never reflect on themselves, and often seek mistake on other.

    from 柯雅馨 Vivi, student ID 98540333

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  33. 1. For me the most important point of being young is that you always hold the state of mind young when you think so positive and fearless and passionate. At some degrees, being young is being brave and couragious to try a bunch of things. And to always wait for a long long future to come. To think sometimes not so mature but just give it a try. It add up the fun.

    2. Most people want to be young because they want to be forever beautiful or goodlooking. And then they would think about how being young can benefit their lives by keeping them so interested in iives and so curious about various things.

    3. I guess being a 17-year-old is the most innocent, crazy, stupid time everyone has. When we were 17 we didn't care about most things and we only did what we felt like doing. We just did it without thinking ONCE! And I guess that's why people would like to get back to when we were all so silly and happy.

    4. I do not think I would take the chance to go back in time. Past is past, what we gained or lost is all in the past and we sould move on. Even though when there were so many regrets and so many things that we could have done then. We made efforts to get ourselves to this time so the going back would only make it a waste. I would not let my endeavors go down in drain.

    5. I would try my all to mend the mistakes I made before but most of the times I would just accept that they are already happened. A future is to made better from now on but not from seeking the changes in the past.

    6. Actually I do. If given the chance to going back to the past we would all think more wellrounded than before. And definitely many mistakes would not occur and many changes would only bring better results.

    7. Well, wannin' to change the world or other people is a great thing to do. But as most people are neglecting the importance of changing from around yourself. To help people around and to see what changes you could do on you from other people. It's actually very crucial that you change yourself to benefit other people and you by being a better person.

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  34. 1.What does it mean to be young?
    For me, being young is not only for appearance. Being young means that the person always has enthusiasms to learn new things and courage to try something he or she hasn’t tried before.

    2.Why do people want to be forever young?
    For men, being young forever means having stronger and healthy body. For women, it especially means that we can be beautiful
    for all eternity.

    3.Why do people particularly want to be seventeen again?
    It seems that seventeen years old is the perfect age for us because we don’t need to worry that much. We are still learning, and we are allowed to make mistakes. Parents and teachers are always around us when we are in trouble. Also, it’s time for us to taste the sweetness of love.

    4.If you were given the chance to go back in time, would you take the chance? Why?
    I will not go back to the past because I have already learned different things in every age. Although I might make some mistakes when I was young, I gained some experiences that help me
    in the future.

    5.Would you try to mend the mistakes you had made before? Would you grab the opportunity to make some change in the past for the sake of a better future?
    No, because no one’s life is perfect. And that’s why we should think twice before making any decision in order not to make too much mistakes and have too much regrets in our life. Since we have only one life, we know clearly that we should grab opportunity when it comes. That’s also the reason why we treasure life that much.

    6.Do you think the "going back to the past" endeavors would actually change anything?
    No, I don’t. When you try to change one thing, it actually change following things. It would probably end up making more troubles than before.

    7.It is said that many people are making great efforts, attempting to change the world (or other people), but not many people are thinking of changing themselves. What do you think of this statement?
    People always tend to be picky on what others do and like to blame mistakes on other; therefore, people always want to change others. However, I think that we really need to reflect on ourselves more.

    From 98540316 張加宜 Tanya

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  35. 1. I think to be young is to keep the utter innocence. No matter what age you are at, you have the young mind, you are willing to try everything.
    2. Some people want their appearance to be forever young. For me, I want to stay in a young mind and shape. I want to know the trend and I want to have energy to enjoy every minute of my life.
    3. I think seventeen years old means a turning point in life. One graduated from senior high and becomes a college student. Some people might want to go back to senior high school life and hope that they can make some change.
    4. Of course I would. I was regretful of some decisions I’ve made. If I could go back in time, I would like my life more colorful.
    5. I think I wouldn’t mend the mistakes I had made because I learned lesson from every mistake. However, I would grab the opportunity to make some change. I missed the chance of showing myself to public just because of shyness. Actually, I am a person who likes to show. So, if I could go back, I would like to make some change to have a better future.
    6. I think they can change something, but it is not always positive. Maybe the thing would be changed into a worse situation.
    7. I think it is the human nature. We will blame others first rather than blame ourselves. We have to learn to find out our faults.

    From 98540332 Linda李曼寧

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