1.Happiness 1
2.The English Character 5
3.Exercise 9
4.Olympic Games 13
5.All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kinder-garten 17
6.Come as You Are 21
7.An Irish Wedding 25
8.Challenges of School 30
9.Building Bridges 34
10.Struggling in America 38
11.Comments on the American Dream 42
12.Medicine for a Broken Heart 46
13.Leisure and Boredom 50
14.To Do or Not to Do? The Answer Is a Click-away 54
15.About Streaking 58
16.Loving and Learning—A Good Match 62
17.Being a Whole 66
18.The Beatles 71
19.The American Obsession: Fast Food 75
20.Every Living Person Has Problems 79
21.Modern American Universities 83
22.English as a Crazy Language 87
23.Oh， babies! 91
24.Butterfly's Wings 95
25.Difference between Cultures 99
26.Friendship 103
27.Encouragement 107
28.How to Grow Old 111
29.Free to Soar 115
30.Weakness or Strength 119
31.April Showers Bring May Flowers 124
32.Truancy in Universities—an Analysis 128
33.My Perfect Wife 132
34.Ode to Cigarettes 136
35.Types of University Students 140
36.The History of Thanksgiving Day 144
37.Christmas Carols 148
38.Taking Children to College 152
39.The Wind 157
40.Feather in the Wind 161
41.Problems and Opportunities 165
42.Is There a Backward Language? 169
43.Paper Still Has Weight 173
44.What Happened to Sunday? 177
45.Old Couple at McDonald's 181
46.Let Go Love 185
47.Dating with My Mother 189
48.The Road to Happiness 193
49.Vancouver: a World-Famous Port City 198
50.How to Win Friends and Influence People 201
51.Stress 205
52.Companionship of Books 199
53.I Want to Know 213
54.The Origin of the Refrigerators 217
55.The Shadowland of Dreams 221
56.The Power of Beauty 225
57.Examinations—a Necessary Evil 229
58.Building Your Own House 233
59.The Success Personality 237
60.Encouragement Can Work Miracles 241
61.The Two Drives in Man 245
62.Education and Schooling 249
63.You Can Have Entertainment at No Cost 253
64.Versatile Man 257
65.If I Were a Boy Again 261
66.Information Is Power 265
67.Did the Earth Move for You? 269
68.The Lesson of the Bamboo Trees 273
69.Dissatisfactions at Work 277
70.Funeral Sermon for Mammy Caroline Barr 281
71.Money 285
72.What Is a Typical American Film? 289
73.The Child's Guardian Angel 293
74.Things Aren't Always What They Seem 297
75.The Angler 301
76.War 305
77.Born to Win 309
78.Children's Hours at Home 314
79.No More Heroes? 318
80.How to Avoid Foolish Opinions 322
81.Beautiful Smile and Love 326
82.Computer Addiction 330
83.Salaries 334
84.Volunteers 338
85.Tourism 342
86.Work and Play 346
87.The Story of Sissa 350
88.Advice to a Young Man 354
89.A Conversation Between Mr.and Mrs.Bennet 358
90.University Life Under Strain 363
91.Chinese Americans 367
92.Paradox of Our Times 371
93.This I Believe 375
94.The Importance of Sound 379
95.Hotter or Colder? 383
96.People with Disabilities 387
97.Will Man Conquer Space? 391
98.Computers:Are They Easier to Use? 395
99.The Importance of Developing Attitudes 399
100.Pop Stars 403