After I read these two different versions of Cinderella, I found there are many similarities and differences between them. First, I will go over the common things that these two books have. They both have very similar characteristics. For example, Cinderella is always a very beautiful and nice girl. She has to do all the hard and dirty work under the discipline of bad characters. Bad characters are commonly involved in these stories. For example, Yeh-Shen had a wicked stepmother, who promoted her own child, but was very mean to her. Rhodopis, a Greek slave girl living in Egypt, had her companion servants who made fun of her appearance and kept distance from her. Second, they have both have a similar plot and theme. Both stories have a good ending toward their destiny. In both versions of Cinderella, they finally get great rewards and marry to the royalties. Third, there are always some belongings being taken away from Cinderella. Elegant dresses, shoes, and rose-red slippers often play important roles in these stories. For example, in the Chinese version of Cinderella, Yeh-shen lost the gold shoes in a huge parade. The king got the shoes and found a long way to find the right person who could fit in it. Fourth, they are all attributed to the supernatural or animals. In the Chinese version of Cinderella, Yeh-Shen was helped by the Fish spirit, and Rhodopis was helped by the falcon. Fifth, the most but not the least, they are both illustrated by beautiful colors and textures to describe the story of Cinderella. This is especially true in the story of the Egyptian Cinderella, which presents great details of life in ancient Egypt. Certainly, there are also some differences between these two books. The Egyptian Cinderella was based on a true story of ancient Egypt to some extent .This is unlike other fairy tales, which use a lot of imagination. In the history of ancient Egypt, Rhodopis did marry to the King Pharaoh Amasis. Furthermore, there is no punishment to bad characters in the Egyptian version of Cinderella.
I like the Chinese version of Cinderella better because it originated from China. I have heard this type of story a long time ago. It has some sort of traditional Chinese culture values and elements inside the story as well. In addition, it was illustrated by Ed.Young whom I have very strong respect for. To conclude, no matter whether they are western or eastern versions of Cinderella, they all tell the great fairy tales that we like. One thing I have learned from these fairy tales is that we need to be optimistic when we encounter problems in our life. The final outcome will turn out great if we try very hard towards our goals and make it happen.

可以是电影不？如果是的话....
Face life with a smile
Today，I see an interesting movie which name is “Akeelah and the spelling bee. ”This movie is based on the traditional game in America called“ spelling bee”. The story is about an 11-year-old girl called Akeelah Anderson. Her father died when she as five and her mother is so poor. So she hardly goes to school to learn .but she is born to be a good word speller ——she can remember a word in so short time. One day she teacher told her she can sign up the “spelling bee”, but her mother don’t allow her. At the moment a teacher named Larabee wants to help her. At last, after the hard training and appropriate training methods, she won the championship.
I like Akeelah, she is a sunny girl. She has the optimistic attitude to life——she with a lot of difficulties. But she became more confident. Every time when she failed , she always say： “It was nothing.” I think we should learn from Akeelah. She never complains. And she used her optimistic mind to change all the difficulties
Now, many people complain that life is bad. For example, if my parents don’t buy my favorite thing for me, I will hate them. But for Akeelah, She don’t have father, her only can talk with his photo! In this world, some children are orphans. Now think about, I meet the pain, what! So, I think I should good to parents, cherish the time with them.
Many great people also have a lot of difficulties in their road of life. For example, Martin Luther King. He met Kennedy, called for the adoption of new civil rights law, the right to equality for blacks. His efforts to get around other people feel happy. Martin’s life is like Akeelah’s, they both don’t mind others' strange vision, proceed without hesitation to the dream, and so they can be successful.
If you want to be a great people, you need to work hard. Remember the saying: The genius is a special passion! It's not stupid, and you will get a lot. Success has many way, but the best way is never miss any opportunity to study——in a break between class and class, you can read ,a book or only an article; when you wait a bus on bus station, you can write a poem, when you on the way to school, you can spell some words, at least two, use the money to buy some useful books, it’s better than buy food and toy.....don’t waste time ,money and energy to do useless thing !
And on this story, Larabee is sponsored Akeelah a lot. He made her realize their dreams, and let her have a better future. He is a good teacher; he made Akeelah feels the warm from father. He made Akeelah feel happy, too.
At last,I think everyone need to confidence. Just like Akeelah says: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. You are the child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Let’s be a good and a confident person and try to face the life with a smile!

《老人与海》读后感
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway’s most enduring works and may very well become one of the true classics of this generation.It played a great part in his winning the Pulizer Prize in 1953 and the 1954 Novel Prize for Literature and confirmed his power and presence in the literary world.Hemingway is also one of my favorite writers.Besides The Old Man And the Sea,I have read some of his other works,such as The Sun Also Rises,A Farewell to Arms and The Snow of Kilimanijaro.But The Old Man and the Sea is the one that left the deepest impression on me.
This novel mainly wrote one old person alone in marine fishes.He fished one big fish,tied up the fish head and the upper part of the body side the boat above.But he met the shark fish,the old person causes all one's skill and the shark fish fight,the shark fish the fish flesh which could eat all eats finished also has about 800 pounds.
This book promulgates the truth,not showed the person how regardless of,most feared is does not have the confidence.The confidence is just like is the automobile motor,is power which the person goes forward.
I first read this book when I was in my fifteens.And now I remember it just as well as if I had read it yesterday.