Check your knowledge: E :Intro Para B :Thesis statement G :body 1 I :topic 1 A :body 2 F :topic 2 H :body 3 D :topic 3 C :Concluding Paragraph Intro: Learned to drive. M & H: Everyone in LA drives I. Why need to learn because move to L.A. B: Everyone in LA drives II. Benefits of knowing driving Drive to work Drive to school Drive to beach III. Other new skills Pump gas Change a flat ============================ M: There are many topics that we can have different opinions about, but the topic of learning how to drive as a new skill doesn't have too many contradictions. I think we always develop new skills, for necessity or we want learning something new. When Miguel moved to L.A. he needed to learn how to drive but he derived benifits and learned additional skills. Miguel had to learn to drive because he moved to L.A. L.A. is a big city. In L.A., everyone drives. Also, public transportation is not very good in L.A. Miguel derives many benifits from knowing how to drive. He is able to take his children to school. Also, he can drive to work. And, he does chores for his home. As well as he drives on vacation. He developed new skills in addition to driving. He learned to read many things on the dashboard of the car. In addition, he learned how to wash the car very well. Also, he learned how to change a flat tire and use the jack to lift up the car. Miguel overcame his need to learn to drive in L.A. and by doing so derived many benifits and learned additional skills. Driving is important and benificial. If you don’t drive yet, try it, it is a good and helpful skill. ============================ H: Driving is one of the most basic skills in our modern world. Today, we are going to talk about learning to drive. In some cities, like Los Angeles, driving is an unreplaceable tool for people's routine life. If you live there, you need to learn to drive. In some cities, local groceries are not very common, and big supermarkets, like Walmart, are far away from residential communities. Driving is the only way for people to obtain daily necessities of life. Although you can get a ride from a driving friend, it is not convenient for many times. Therefore, learning to drive is necessary. The benefit of knowing driving is that you can drive to any place needed. First, driving to work is convenient. people can drive to their company and park in front of their building. If they go to work with a laptop or a heavy briefcase, driving, obviously, reduce their carrying load. Second, driving to school is efficient. Although the school bus is convenient, it is a public transportation. Kids have to get up early to catch it and it take a long time to their destination. Driving to school is much faster than taking a school bus. Kids can have more sleep if parents can drive them to school. Third, driving to beach is a relax method. Driving and enjoying good view during the way can eliminate people's work and pressure of life. It is an easy and cheap way to relax. All the above listed are the benefits of driving. Learning to drive doesn't mean mastering driving itself, since you will obtain some other new skills, like pumping gas or changing a flat. One Pumps gas more often when the tire pressure is low. People can fill the tire in any gas station by themselves. It is an easy and useful skill for drivers. Changing a flat is a method for people to avoid being trapped in wilderness. Pumping gas and Changing a flat successfully are also a necessary skill for drivers. In conclusion, it is necessary for people to learn driving. Also, the benefit from driving is huge. people will obtain other skills if they drive. ============================ B: There is hardly a day that I don't learn something new, whether it is just a new word or an important skill for my work. Somethings I can learn in a moment other things can take days, weeks or more. Recently I learned to drive a car. Driving was something I had to learn when I moved to Los Angeles. In L.A., everyone has a car and as a result the city is not well suited for public transportation. there are no subways or trolley cars. The various destinations are all spread out so buses don't go directly to many places I needed to go. The car is the only to reach most destinations. After learning to drive, I found many benefits. By driving to work, I can arrive and depart on my own schedule. I can also drop my son off at school if he misses his bus. And on weekends, my family drives to the beach. We can enjoy all this, and more, because I know how to drive now. And by learning one skill, I have had the pleasure of learning others. For instance, I now can pump my own gas. And, to be prepared for possible contingencies, I learned how to change a flat tire. There is no end of new things to learn. So, by needing to learn to drive, I have derived many benefits and learned additional skills. The process of learning to drive was quite pleasurable as well a useful. Everyone should know how to drive. ================================================================= M: Landscaping, new skill. Why I learned landscaping 1 W I chose because I like working with plants. 3 W It's expensive to pay someone. 4 W Don't pay on repairs because is too expensive. 2 W Enjoy working on landscaping. 5 W Mowing is part of my exercise. What I learn to do 1 S Plant bushes and trees. 4 S Trim bushes. 2 S Plant nice flowers. 3 S Take care of gras. 5 S Use organic pesticides. Additional skills I learned 2 A Developed new skills. I learned how to replace blades in the mower. 3 A How to use and fixed the weed eater. 4 A How to change blades in the edger machine. 1 A On tutorials I learned basics mechanics. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I come from a city where people want to build something on every piece of land. When I got here, I saw a nice landscaping but the costs to taken care of it was expensive. I wasn’t satisfied with the job performed by landscape people and it was too expensive. then I decided to learn a new skill: landscape for many reasons and learned n other new things as well. First, I started learning tutorials about landscape on internet. When I learned something from the tutorial, I began to planting some trees: lemon, orange, fig, persimmon, some fruit: grapes some flowers, and some bushes. I learned how to make organic fertilizer and insecticide. I, also, learned how to take care of the grass. I like working with plants, landscape or other things growing on the land. It is too expensive to pay for the work but I like to cut the grass as part of my exercise and it satisfies me to look at my work so I do it myself. In landscaping work we use small machines like, edgers, weed eaters, mowers, and others tools. It is too expensive to send a repair shop these tools. For that reason, I learned how to repair small machines; now, I take care of my tools. With this new skill, I learned how to change blades, filters, and spark plugs and other small repairs. Learning landscaping has fulfilled a need, required much knowledge, and added additional skills to my knowledge base. If you never did landscaping, you can try it, it is fun, can save some money, and can be part of your exercise too. It is an interesting skill. ============================ H: I learned Python, a programming language The importance of Python* 1.Develop web data crawler 2.Develop website 3.Develop artificial intelligence 4.Automated operation and maintenance *https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/60463943 The reasons that I learn it 1.As a STEM student, Python is an efficient tool to do data science 2.I'm working on machine learning 3.I'm interested in website development 4.It's easy to code with it 5.strong technology support community 6.a required skill for some jobs How it helped me 1.visualize my research results 2.optimize my support vector machine, data processing program, 3.verify my calculation results 4.show it as a skill in my resume Not used: It's faster than C++ and JAVA in programming. Multiple use. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Since the 1980s, the computer, as a new application, has come into millions of families and became popular. The influence of computer science is far raching now. People have changed, and are changing, the world by coding in hundreds of programming languages. The language that I am learning, one of the most powerful and highly efficient languages, is called Python. To start, I will talk about what we can do by using Python. It's probably a cliché, since countless people have already discussed it. However, it is worthy to know the importance of Python before we learn it. Firstly, it can be used to develop a web data crawler. Secondly, it is also a good tool for developing a website. Thirdly, it is very popular if people develop an artificial intelligence. Fourthly, it works for traditional industries like automated operation and maintenance. Looking at the uses above, we can conclude that Python has been used everywhere, in our real life and in the virtual internet world, although invisiblely. In addition, I will talk about the reasons that I learn Python. Firstly, as an STEM student, Python is an efficient to do data science. Secondly, I’m working on machine learning and Python is one of the most common language in this area. Thirdly, I’m also interested in website development and Python has strong functions in it. Fourthly, compared with other programming languages, Python is easy to code with. Fifthly, Python has a strong technology support community. When you have any question in using the language, there are a lot of case studies and discussions online that can help you. Sixthly, A common programming language, like Python, is a required skill for some jobs in the hiring market. Therefore, I need Python for my study and future work. Last but not least, I will show how Python helps me. It allows me to visualize my research results. It also helps me to optimize my support vector machine. Moreover, I use Python to verify my calculation results. And when I master it, I will put it on my resume as a skill. All the above are the benefits I’ve gotten from learning Python. In a conclusion, I think Python is an important, necessary, and helpful skill for people. Although it is popular enough, I will introduce more people to learning it. ============================ B: skill we recently learned, why we learned it and how it helped you Learned PHP, a programing language Why I needed to learn it 1-I develop web pages 3-php server-side scripting 4-can complement client-side javascript 5-Troubleshoot WordPress pages 2-makes web pages interactive Why I chose it 3-Many tutorials on internet 1-PHP is open-sourced and free 2-PHP is relatively easy to learn 4-Has a lot of suport 5-can also be executed on command line How it helped me 1-gives flexiblity to pages 3-store data on server 2-make complicated forms 4-replace WordPress pages NOT USED: -learning php is a continuing process -php isn't only serverside language -Need to know other languages -JSP, Python and C++ can augment php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I am constantly learning new skills; some because need to and others because I like to. One skill that I am currently working on is PHP, a programming language. I needed it for website developing, chose it for many reasons, and found it useful in many ways. I do a lot of website development, and it requires a number of tools. PHP allows scripting on the server which, when complemented with a client-side language like Javascript, can make web pages interactive. I also needed to know PHP because I often have to work with WordPress which is PHP-based. These are just a few reasons I needed to learn PHP. I chose PHP over other server-side tools for a number of reasons. First, and most important, it is free and open-sourced. Also, it is relatively easy to learn. In addition, there is a lot of support -- if I run into a problem, I can generally find an answer with Google. And as a bonus, it can be executed from the command line, making debugging much simpler. These are some of the reasons that I chose PHP. PHP has helped me in a number of ways. It allows for a great deal of flexibility with my web pages. It makes for some very complex interactive forms. It permits storing data on the server that can be used by the current page or for any other purpose. And, since I prefer not working with WordPress, it can replace or substitute WordPress pages. I am continually finding new uses for PHP Because I needed a server-side webpage tool, I learned PHP, chose it for several reasons, and benefited in many ways. I am glad I learned because it has helped me in my work as a developer. But, the learning process is not complete; since, I am always learning more about the language.