It wasn't until we moved into our new home in 2006 that I found it again. It was addressed to me with explicit instructions not to open until my birthday 2005. It was now 2006 so I decided to open it. This is what it said:
Dear Sherri
By the time you read this you will be 30. At the age of 18 I had so many hopes and dreams about where you'd be, what you'd be doing and with whom you'd spend your life with.
Right now I hope that you have traveled and seen everything you've always wanted to, both in Canada and overseas, and maybe even settled down somewhere in Australia doing some research in the field of biology (genetics.
I hope you're married to the man of your dreams. The man of mine is Gwynn. He is originally from South Africa (another place I wish to visit.
You'll probably have two children of your own – a girl(Michaela Anne and a boy (name yet to be decided.
If everything goes according to plan you'll be living in Australia in a big house in a small town outside of a big city with a lot of land, a dog, Gwynn and your two beautiful children. Hopefully you have a career in the medical field, maybe doing research in genetics. Gwynn will be a computer programmer and you will be doing alright for yourselves.
However, if things don't go according to plan for you, I wish you all the love, happiness and joy in the world and don't settle for anything less than the best since that is absolutely what you deserve.
Live long, be happy and live life to it's fullest.
Love Sherri "18″
When I read this for the first time since writing it I was floored. Even now having dug this up again another 4 years later I still can't help but think this is really cool.
So much of what I wanted for myself has materialized.
I did travel to a few more places in Canada although I haven't seen everything I'd like to.I did marry the man of my dreams and yes he still is my one and only.I've traveled to the UK, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. I lived in Australia for nearly 4 years in a big house, in a small suburb, in a major city (close enough. I had a career in Biology in the field of genetics for 10 years.I have two lovely kids – both boys (names now decided.
I have not one dog but two dogs. Both yellow labs from Australia.Gwynn is a computer programmer. We are doing okay for ourselves.
After writing this I quickly forgot about what I had put in here actually. The things that materialized were all met with quite a bit of resistance (all internal but I suppose these were things that I really did want. Having never strayed too far from home overseas travel was a huge deal. Having never been away from my family moving to Australia for several years was an incredibly huge decision.
I find it fascinating how the dreams of a young and naive little girl can become a grown woman's reality.
I'm curious if you guys have ever written anything to your future self and how it stacks up to your current reality. If you haven't, will you join me in writing a letter now to yourself in say 10 years from now? It's an interesting little experiment.
My room is very simple but warm. My room’s color is white. At first, I think it is too drap, but now think it is comfortable for not too much color. There is a small bed, a desk, a bookshelf and a wardrobe in the room. It is very simple, right? But on the bed there are a lot of lovely dolls on my bed. There are teddy bear, Mickey Mouse, dolls and so on. I love the most is the bookshelf. On the shelf, there are different kinds of books. All of them are my favorite. Seeing the lovely dolls and wonderful books, I can have good dreams every night. I love my room.
我的房间简单而温馨。我房间的颜色是白色的。起初我觉得这太单调了,不过现在我觉得色彩没那么艳丽反而更舒服。我的房间里有一张小床,一张桌子,一个书架和一个衣橱。很简单,是吧?但是床上有很多可爱的玩具。有泰迪熊,米老鼠,洋娃娃等。我最喜欢的是书架。书架上有各种各样的书。它们都是我最喜欢的书。看着这些可爱的娃娃还有美妙的书,我每天晚上都能做美美的梦。我爱我的房间。
I have a lovely bedroom. It is small but clean and beautiful. The wall is light green and the floor is white. There is a bed in my bedroom, it is really comfortable. I sleep with it every night. And there is a small sofa near my bed, I always read books on it. There is also a desk in my room, I do my homework on it every evening. Near the desk, there is a shelf. There are many books on the shelf. You can borrow books from me if you like reading.
My bedroom is so good that I like it very much.
我有一间可爱的卧室。它很小但却干净漂亮。房间的墙壁是浅绿色的,地板是白色的。我的卧室有一张床,它真的很舒服。每天晚上我都谁在这张床上。我的`床边还有一张小沙发,我经常躺在上面看书。我的房间还有一张书桌,每天晚上我都在上面做作业。书桌旁边有一个书架,书架上面有很多书。如果你喜欢阅读的话你可以想我借书。
我的卧室很漂亮,我很喜欢我的卧室。
Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in poss ession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughte rs. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our
society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.
笔者认为,该校存在的一些问题不只是个案,而是当今高校汉语国际教育专业毕业生论文的一种常态,也极有可能变为一种趋势。为了使高校规避掉这种“不良”之风,笔者建议从以下几个方面着手,进行改革。
(1)加强教风、学风建设。“汉语热”带来了对外汉语专业热,也带来了从事对外汉语教学人员的春天,但是,刘珣曾表示,并不是中国人就可以胜任对外汉语教师一职,也不是读了该专业,就可以毫无疑问地进入该领域进行教学(刘珣,2003)。笔者认为,更为重要的是,我们应该秉承严谨治学、严进严出的教风来影响学生,使汉语国际教育专业的学生清醒地认识到,汉语国际教育并不是随便什么人都可以做的,特别是对于本科汉语国际教育专业的学生,更是如此。近些年来,很多学者担忧汉语国际教育专业毕业生的出路问题,纷纷指出,太多跨专业的学生考取汉硕,一定程度上的确对本科汉语国际教育的学生产生了影响,加大了该行业的竞争性(李晨阳,2016),那么保持汉语国际教育本科学生的竞争力就是该学科教育的重点之一。
(2)开设论文研读与写作课程。据笔者了解,该校并无专业论文研读或写作类课程。仅在论文开题前,也就是大四有一节课,且只有90分钟的时间用来介绍毕业论文的情况,主要涉及的是学校对论文的要求以及行政操作方面的内容,与学术阅读、专业论文写作并无关联。而这样的情况不仅存在于笔者调查的该所高校中,事实上在国内开设汉语国际教育专业的高校中,笔者并未找到开设关于专业论文研读、写作类课程的学校,这是令人遗憾的。我们不应只是责备学生们的学位论文选题不合乎专业标准,责备其论文质量参差不齐,而应该重新审视我们的课程制定有无出现任何纰漏。
(3)加强毕业学位论文的指导与规范。在笔者调查的该校2016级汉语国际教育专业的82篇论文中,有高达19%的论文与专业完全无关,甚至出现电视剧调查、微博使用调查等这些令人匪夷所思的论文主题。笔者了解到,该专业对论文写作的要求较为严谨,至少在行政操作层面,毕业生的学位论文经过了开题报告、论文答辩、论文修改、论文重复率查找等阶段。这样的要求在外界看来,已经算做是比较规范的做法,但是仍然出现了上述几类论文题目,这让笔者深感疑惑。如果此类题目在论文开题报告时,教师没有给予质疑与修改建议,那么至少在论文指导阶段,学生的论文指导教师应该予以批评,建议学生换题。即便指导教师没有予以批评,那么这样典型不合标准的论文是如何通过最后的学位论文答辩的呢?因此笔者建议,应该加强对毕业生学位论文指导教师的教育,使指导教师意识到毕业论文不是走形式,而应该对学生的论文予以真正意义上的指导,同时规范学生的论文写作,这包括选题、写作、修改、学术态度等诸多方面的问题。
总之,学位论文体现的不仅是学生几年的学习情况,也反映了学生与其论文指导教师的治学态度。若想跻身世界一流大学,高校应该对学位论文的撰写予以高度重视。唯有这样,才会建设出真正意义上的高水平、应用型、复合式的国际化大学。
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