Reading a novel.

Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Tess Durbeyfield is a beautiful country girl. She has no choice but to leave home to earn money for her family. Tess meets the son of the wealthy D’ Urbervilles, Alec, who is attracted by her good looks. Although this rich young man says he loves her, Tess hates him very much and she is careful of him. Unfortunately, Alec seduces Tess, and she is raped under the trees. The poor girl’s life is already stained by the man’s desire.

    Several months later, Tess gets back to her place of birth, and soon has a baby. She loves the child, though she says she hates him and wishes he and Alec were both dead. Tess works there very hard, and everything is fine until her baby abruptly gets sick and dies.

    After a long period of time, the good worker, Tess, works at a dairy farm. At there, she gradually falls in love with one of the workers, Angel Clare. Tess wants to tell Angel about her past, but she is afraid and hesitating. Tess conceals her ugly past, and struggles against her mind until she has married Angel Clare. On their wedding night, Tess finally confesses to him that she is not a virgin. However, Angel is so shocked that he leaves Tess to South America and attempts to forget about her. Tess is disappointed and sad. But the problems do not stop finding her. She comes across Alec, and he is allured by her beauty again. Nevertheless, when Angel comes back to Tess, she kills Alec in the hotel room. Angel and Tess flee together, but they are found. Tess was caught by the authorities.

    In the end, there are two people standing on the hill, hand in hand, one is Angel Clare, the other is Tess’s younger sister. They watch a black flag move slowly up the post. Tess is hanged. Her life is entirely destroyed. Society has seen” justice “done. It is so ironic that the Gods have finished playing with Tess.

    The sadness lies in watching the mistakes happening and no one can stop it. Tess’s young life is stained by Alec, and Angel hesitates to love Tess. But it is too late; Tess no longer exists in the world.

Spree

SPREE - to my friends

 Let's spree till dawn. 
 I can hear someone make a sound.
 They merrily pound the drum.
 Be a queen and wear a crown.
 There is no reason, and just for fun.

 Let's not calm down.
 I can hear your heart pound.
 We'll walk arm in arm.
 Don't sit and lie on the ground.
 We run and run, and chase the sun.

                                                             - Candice

Old Wives' Tales

Reading from a book.

Old Wives’ Tales

Old wives’ tales are pieces of advice that are supposed to solve common household or medical problems. There are hundreds of old wives’ tales. They were usually passed down orally from generation. Although most of old wives’ tales have been disproved by science, some solutions found in them are true.

Here are a few common old wives’ tales:

“Eating carrots improves your eyesight.”

This is false. Eating carrots is good for your eyes, but it cannot improve your eyesight.

“Reading in dim light can damage your eyes.”

It is false. Reading in dim light puts more strain on the eyes, but it does not damage them.

“If you go outside with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold.”

This is false. Colds are caused by viruses instead of by cold weather or wet hair.

 “Too much loud noise can cause hearing loss.”

This is true. Exposure to loud music or machinery for 15 minutes can cause temporary loss of hearing. Besides, regular exposure to loud noise can cause permanent hearing loss.