My view of studying in America

I arrived in the United States for 48 days, and now, I am a student who study in the St. louis university for 41 days. I have strong feelings about the culture diversity between America and China. There are some aspects can appear this differences.
First, there are big differences in education. In China, students study in school, they should call teacher, they can not call teachers; name, because they think it is impolite. But in America, students can call teachers' name, they think that is a way for teachers and students to become friends. Yeah~! I agree with that, because when we call teachers'name, we won't get nervous and serious. Then I think In China, if teachers make mistakes in the classroom, students can not point out the mistakes directly, it's also view as impolite, but in the United States, no, students can do that, they think people always make mistakes,and make mistakes can help people make progresses. Here, kids study in kindergarden, they can not study acdamic knowledge, they think kindergarden is a place that let kids have fun. I think it is not a good way to teach kids. In China, kindergarden is let kids study and have fun.Comparing kids in two different countries, In America, children have higher hand-making skills than Chinese kids, however, Chinese kids have higher calculation skills than American kids. This is quite difference.
Second, I think although in China, there is a small part of immigrants, America is a country that set up by immigrants, people from Europe is occupied the higher percentage here.
Third, I think is different beliefs, many people are protestants, and there are also some parts of people they belief Moslism. In China, many people belief Buddhism, and parts of people are belief Moslism and Jesuit. Because they belief different beliefs, they are influenced by these. Such as habitats.
Fourth, I think are different values such as individual freedom and self-reliance. In China, when kids grow up at the age of 18, they still live with parents, they spend parents' money, and depend on them such as me. I still do that.But here, when you get 18 years old, you should live by yourselves. So students here all have more strong skills and abilities than Chinese kids.
Fifth, I think is different technology, everybody knows that America has strong technique in science, so they become a developed country.But China is still a developing country. Because when I come here, there are many novelty things that I never seen in China, (or maybe it has, just I never seen it.)
To sum up, Tell the truth, I think although they have big differences, I am happniess and lucky that I study in America.

Folk Hero

Today, I talk about Folk Hero, Folk Hero always played an important role in the history. They are formal, but they are great, because they sacrificed a lot, even their lives.
In every country, they have their own Folk Hero. In America, I know a man who is folk hero in America, his name is Davy Crockett. David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, and people also named Davy Crockett and often by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier.” He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives served in the Texas Revolutions and died at the Battle of the Alamo. If you want to know more about him, I recommend you go to this website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett
In China, There are many different kinds of folk heroes, he was Wong Fei Hung. He is a person who influenced China until now. He could use Kung Fu Remix, when he alive, he helped many people escape the control of bad guys. So many people viewed him as hero at that time. Since that, he is a hero in every Chinese heart. People start to learn Kung Fu Remix because of him. Wong was a master of "Hung Fist". He systematized the predominant style of "Hung Fist" and choreographed its version of the famous "Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist", which incorporates his "Ten Special Fist" techniques. If you are interested in him, I think you can go to this website. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Fei_Hung
After I read their information, I know although they both heroes, but they have different goals, they borned in different year. And they were good at different things. They also have similar things is that they helped people, they were viewed as hero in people’s heart. They didn’t mind sacrifice their lives, they both hope have a better life. Tell the truth, I like Wong Fei Hung, because I know more about him, he was a good and great person, I really proud of him. More than just he was good at Kung Fu, and I like his personality, he was kind. But I am always affect by folk heroes, because they took us many special and meaningful memorizes.

Religion

I am a Mogolian, so my families and I are influenced by Buddhism. We belief one group of Buddhism is Tibetan Buddhism. All of Mogolian belief it, and treat it holiness. Every family has one or many buddha's pictures. Buddhism is important for us, because it influence our daily life. We attend religious services in some festivals. For example, in Spring Festival, in the first night of Spring Festival, my parents used to let my brother and I worship my grandmother who dead, and turn all lights on one night. My grandparents are traditional people who belief Buddhism. So every morning, they prepare the first cup of tea for buddha, and pray everynight. We think that it can bless us have a nice day. In other words, we do some special things both depend on the rule of Buddihsm.

How do you think about Buddhism ? Which religion you belief ? Maybe you can find that religion is important for us.