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Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with 1 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog (博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 2. But what makes blogging different from writing in a(n) 3 diary?
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 4 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 5 that he does not want to 6 with others.
It's interesting that someone who writes in a blog 7 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 8. She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 9 I was her age, I wrote about the same thing, but 10 in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 11 that my sister might read it.
The biggest 12 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 13 about him in my diary, he would never know. 14, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 15 her blog and get angry.
There are also 16 to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, "Nobody cares about me…" Because no one would 17 about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friend would quickly 18 and tell her how much they 19 her. Blog help people 20 in contact with their friend and know what the people around them are doing.
College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievement and the expectation of a well-paid job. But for 6, 000 graduates at San Jose State this year, there's uncertainty as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades. Ryan Stewart has a freshly-minted (新兴的) degree in religious studies, but no job prospects.
"You look at everybody's parents and neighbours, and they're getting laid off and don't have jobs," said Stewart. "Then you look at the young people just coming into the workforce... it's just scary."
When the class of 2003 entered college, the future never looked brighter. But in the four years they've been here, the world outside has changed dramatically.
"Those were the exciting times, lots of dot-com opportunities, exploding offers, students getting top dollar with lots of benefits," said Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge of the San Jose State Career Center. "Times have changed. It's a new market."
Cheryl Allmen-Vinnidge ought to know. She runs the San Jose State Career Center, sort of a crossroads between college and the real world. Allmen-Vinnidge says students who do find jobs after college have done their homework.
"The typical graduate who does have a job offer started working on it two years ago. They've postured (定位) themselves well during the summer. They've had several internships (实习)," she said. And they've majored in one of the few fields that are still hot, like chemical engineering, accounting, or nursing, where average starting salaries have actually increased over last year. Other popular fields (like information systems management, computer science, and political science) have seen big declines in starting salaries.
Ryan Stewart (he had hoped to become a teacher) may just end up going back to school. "I'd like to teach college some day and that requires more schooling, which would be great in a bad economy," he said.
To some students, a degree may not be a ticket to instant wealth. For now, they can only hope its value will increase over time.
Brown: When are you the happiest?
Angelia: I think I'm the happiest when I'm singing. I love singing so much. I sing I feel free. How about you?
Brown: I'm the (happy) when I play basketball. When I'm playing basketball I'm not thinking about anything. When I (play) basketball, everything is simple. What else do you love?
Angelia: I love my family, especially my grandmother who is so kind and always wants to help others. When I'm (worry) she always tells me stories to make me laugh.
Brown: Yes, I also love my family very much. My parents make every to make me happy. , I will always love them and take care of them.
Angelia: What do you hate?
Brown: I hate wars and fighting. In history we learn about many wars, and make me angry. I think people be kind to each other and not fight with each other. What about you?
Angelia: I hate (feel) sick. When I'm sick I feel helpless, and I can't do activities I enjoy or spend time with my friends.
