JOHANSON'S ADVANCED COMP. I FALL 2005

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Wednesday, October 19, 2005

[TIMED WRITING EXERCISE] October 19, 2005

Topic : Many students have to live with roommates while going to school or university. What are some of the important qualities of a good roommate? Use specific reasons and examples to explain why these qualities are important.

Do you know that your roommates could either save or ruin your life? It happened that I have the opportunity to live in my friend’s house as a roommate for a while. From this experience, I have found out that the roommates should mostly have the qualities of being alert and simple. Why did I say so? Please read on what my perspectives are as follows.

The first character as a roommate is alert. There are so many gas-leaking accidents happened, especially during the winter time. As a good roommate, we should be alert when there is someone who is taking the shower. Ignorance could be a primary regret for the rest of your life. For instance, there was once one piece of news reporting about when student A was enjoying a shower, his roommate, student B, happened to be at home and had saved him from the hand of the death. If student B wasn’t so alert (he could be sleeping during the time while student A is taking a shower,) both of them could have a reunion in the heaven now. Isn’t it?

In addition to the character of alert, simplicity is also a credit to be a nice roommate. That is, if your roommate has a very complicated relationship, you might be involved or influenced all the time. For example, I used to live with one of my friends. She told me that there was once a roommate long ago, who liked to bring her so-called “boy friend” home frequently, and her boy friend changed so quickly. It did cause my friend’s family some trouble and influence their life because of her “non-simplicity.” Especially, my friend has children who are confused with the value of relationship when they see this situation. That’s why simplicity is a very important quality for the roommate.

In conclusion, good roommates should have the qualities of alert and simplicity to reinforce your confidence in living with other people. With these 2 major characters as the standard while choosing your roommates, I believe everyone’s life should be safe and stable, the same as Snow White to live happily ever after.

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