Many people make resolutions for the new year on or around January 1st. That means they want to change something about themselves, or improve themselves in some way. For instance, a smoker might decide to quit smoking for his new year's resolution. Do you have any new year's resolutions? If you want to share them, let me know. (Or, write about the idea of resolutions - good idea? not so good? why or why not?
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Journal Question #17 (2010-2011)
Many people make resolutions for the new year on or around January 1st. That means they want to change something about themselves, or improve themselves in some way. For instance, a smoker might decide to quit smoking for his new year's resolution. Do you have any new year's resolutions? If you want to share them, let me know. (Or, write about the idea of resolutions - good idea? not so good? why or why not?
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Happy New Year, everyone.
ReplyDeleteMy new year's resolution is to learn to control my time. Last year, I spent a lot of time on relaxing and I always had nothing to do. And this year, I'm going to be a senior and I need to learn to plan for my time so that I can well use my time. But I don't think I can do this because I've made this resolution every year and I still need to make the same resolution this year. It's kind of difficult for me to keep on doing the same thing everyday unless someone keep on telling me to do something that I need to do.
So I just can hope I don't need to have the same resolution next year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR ... 2011!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow are you doing guys? I hope everything wii be well next year for me and everyone.
I spent too much time to play and sleep last year. I'm going to change. I will study more, sleep,play and eat less ( haha ). Like Rie, I've made the resolutions every year because it is the goal what I want to do for the new year.
I will try my best for my resolution this year!
Same wishes to everyone.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was still a little girl, my mom drove me make schedule about new year at the beginning of the year. I can still remember one sentence she said before " you are not able to reach all your goals you set now, but if you don't set a goal, you will never know what you can do and where you can reach".
Not only for the whole year, even in every night, I will write down what I will do tonight in the whiteboard. It gives my clear direction.
About this year, My biggest goal is still on the study. As for the specific items, I will remember in my heart.
I do believe everyone has plan for this year now and we all want to reach them first and then say out loudly.
Just do it, from now!
Happy January 5th!
ReplyDeleteMy new year resolution is to work hard on TOEFL and SAT test, and I make a new goal-- I want to be a man who can finish watching one piece! I need to set a greater determination so that I can practice my english. I choose a difficult way to improve my learning ability, for example, I order myself read more books in this year and to memorise more vocabulary in one day.
I also do a lot of exercise on my Chinese study, I told my father sent me some books from China, so that I can make my knowledge deeper.
As long as I have clear goals and passions, I'm sure i can make a wonderful student's career.
First, happy new year. Then I think in the new year, I should do some change at new year. So the biggest change I should make is I should spend more time to read some TOFEL vocabulary book, Because If I don't know some vocabulary, I can't pass TOEFL test. Next I'm plan some travel during this upcoming summer vacation, this vacation I play to go to the Singapore and Thailand with my father and my mother, I think this trip will be fun, Because I haven't been to this place yet.
ReplyDeleteSo this is the things I have to do this new year, I hope I can done all of them.
Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteLast year was a short year for me because i tried many different stuff and i had a good time. I hope i can have a better year in 2011. Of course i will change something in this year, such as work harder on my classes and get better grades, start my TOEFL and SAT study or maybe I will try some more things that I haven't tried yet.
People always say: New year new you. We have many students in dorm have changed their look for the new year. But I'm not sure I will change my look or not.
I think I kind of did this when I was doing my last ELL journal. I have some goals which I have to achieve like get my toefl done before the summer. And I have to get more than 100 at that test in order to get the good offers. I need to study my AP books the AP tests are coming soon. And there are some goals that I hope I can achieve like becoming a healthier eater. I ate way too much junk food last year, which is totally bad. Hopefully, I can control myself and eat more fruit and vegetables and drink more water!
ReplyDeleteAnd HAPPY NEW YEAR to everybody!
This is Tammy.
ReplyDeleteA new year is coming! I think everyone have a new plan about their new life in a new year. For me, my plan is to change my habit about doing my homework.
I did my homework after entertainment every day so I had to stay up late. I always felt very tired and sleepy when I was doing my homework. So I usually made lots of mistakes that I can avoid even couldn't finish my homework sometimes.
But this year I plan to to make a revolution. I will do my homework before going on line and talking with my friends. This will make my finish my homework quicker and better. And I won't feel as tired as before.
My plan for this year is try me best to do will in every class. I feel this year my homework is much more than last year! So i feel some pressure for my classes, and still feel some pressure from my friends. They are taking TOEFL and SAT this year. So i see them practice on that everyday makes me wants to do something for my TOEFL and SAT. My plan for this year is do well in class and try my best to do some Toefl or SAT questions!
ReplyDeleteWell, another year, another resolution. I guess i will choose the same one with last year, get good grades.
ReplyDeleteThis year its my junior year in high school which is a year that really important for my college. This year's grade gonna become an important part before the college. And i wanna go to a good college so the good grades will be the best thing i can show to them.
i will be a senior at the second part of 2011. So, i want to improve my basketball skills, and try my best to get in versity basketball team. Then to make a good ending to end my high school life.
.. that was not Brandon.its Peter by the way.
ReplyDeleteMy new year revolution is to improve my English, and also to get ready for the SAT. And also try to force me to read more English book, because the best way to improve my English is to read more book. At the same time, I also want to make more friend with the day students.
ReplyDeleteOk ,this is my junior year in high school. As Peter said This year is really important for the college. The grade I get will update to the college which I want to go. So the first resolution is I really want to try my best to reach the new height.
ReplyDeleteThe second resolution is I hope I can get good grade of TOEFL and SAT test. I start prepared TOEFL at new year, JAN, 1st. God bless me.
The third resolution is I don't want to argue with my parents. Last year I argued with my parents many times about my grade, my life and my everything. I hope I can do better so they don't need care about me too much.
oh...happy new year!
ReplyDeleteThe first is I want to start to study about TOEFL.
May be I have a TOEFL test in this year.
I didn't do the good job in my 1st quarter, so i should do more job in this quarter, also in this year.
Sport always a important part in every years, in my life. I didn't join the team in this winter, but I play the sport in the club. I hope I can play well, but the safety is most important.
I'm looking for the no school snow day,and looking for which girl will come into my world in this year.
Good luck,Bill!
My new year revolution is definitely to improve my English, that is the why i am studying in here. I have to force to take TOFEL test and the SAT test for the college. Actuarially I have already made a plan so far, but the inertia is my first enemy. So my second revolution is conquer the inertia, because inertia is the only barriers for my to finish my plan. The very important revolution is get a good grades, the grades is very important for the junior student like us.
ReplyDeletei'm Alex by the way
ReplyDeleteGood luck to everyone on keeping their new year's resolutions. Check this blog next December 31st to see if you were successful in 2011!
ReplyDeleteFIRST: Happy new year's to everyone!!
ReplyDeleteSECOND: In my opinion resolutions are a really good idea. people use them to try to improve themselves and sometimes they help. I know a lot of people who decided to start study hard because of the resolutions. I think that resolutions are something that stimulate yourself, something that makes you work hard to accomplish your goals. i did not have one, but i'm going to make one right now. My resolution is to post the ELL jornal comments on time, lets see if i can accomplish my goal hahahaha.
every year i set up a resolutions but never achieve it. and every year is kind of the same. my resolutions is to work hard to make my grades better, and to work out more and be nice to everyone. let s hope i can achieve more this year
ReplyDeleteI did not think of any resolutions, but I think I have to.
ReplyDeleteI want to have a good year, get an A in ELL class and also in the rest of my classes. I want to improve my english and at this time I do not have any other resolutions. And I think I am not going to make more resolutions because I never achieve them.
But I hope that everybody can fulfill theirs.
Good luck everybody and happy new year!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR. HAPPY EVERYDAY.
ReplyDeleteI make resolutions every year, but most of them were not achieved. I always give up when I face the challenge or difficulty.
This year, the first resolution is try my best to achieve all the goals. Learning more TOEFL and SAT vocabulary, and do more practice to improve myself.
Working hard on all the classes that I have, especially, AP Physics. Try to get better score.
Then, keep happy and keep healthy. Do more exercise.
I think that's all the resolutions for this year. If I can achieve all of them, I will have a big progress.
Hope everybody have some good resolutions for the new year, and try your best to reach it.
Happy New Year and Good Luck everybody.
New year, New start. We have a lot of stuff to improve. This year may be is the most important year of my life, at end of this year, I need to apply college. We need to get focus on that. study for TOEFL, study for SAT. We have lots of stuff to do. we have lots of goals to get. I hope i can get ideal college, its will Benefit my whole life.
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