TOEFL® essay samples: people may work for themselves, work for an employer...

[TranTolinh]

people may work for themselves,work for an employer,or own a business, Which do you prefer?

Each person has each thinking process. Not only children , but also teenagers think about their future work ,such as a doctor, a teacher , or even a professor . One classmate of mine likes to become a normal person working for a governmental company , geting a stable salary,and then marrying a good person .However, I dont want to be like her. I think : how can I have a good life if unfortunately , I marry a bad man who draws out money from my purse and doesnt bring any property to our house while I still have to pay a lot of bills with a teeny amount of salary .Because of some thoughts, I want to become a mistress owning my business.

Firstly , I like somthing risky , interesting, and using my head more than my hands. I myself in the real life cannot stand a summer without activities, such as volunteer, a part-time job, go camping,go to the countryside,so on... This can say to you that I like activities; a smooth life is not suitable for me. Business can adapt all of what I ask for. To illustrate, I have to use my talent as much as possible to find out the best way to manage my personnels ,or to confront with the difficulties when starting the company....

I like money and want money to work for me . Almost people in this world think about money every day. They go to office because they have to meet the needs of themselves , their children , and sometimes their parents. At the estimate, 1/3 percent of the population on this planet works every day and goes home in a bad situation; the work finishes them off .A life has so many parts to it,but it must contain relax time.As a mistress,I dont have to work as much as others,because I have a system worked for me. Therefore, I have much more time to take care for my small family ,to play games i like.

People can not only live for himself , but has to live and thinks for others. I always bear in mind that I have to help poor people,especially people suffering from dioxin in my country, escape from terrible life .I must have money if i want to do that.As a mistress , I not only help them with a little bit money,but also a job to earn their livings.

For some reasons above, I prefer to own my business than to work myself or work for an employer.

Thanks for helping me.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two students in a chemistry class

[Alan]

Hi,

Each person has THEIR OWN thinking process. Not only children , but also teenagers think about their future work ,such as a doctor, a teacher , or even a professor . One classmate of mine likes to become a normal person working for a government company , geTting a stable salary,and then marrying a good person .However, I dont want to be like her. I think : how can I have a good life if unfortunately , I marry a bad man who REMOVES money from my purse and doesnt bring any property to our house while I still have to pay a lot of bills with a teeny amount of salary .Because of some thoughts, I want to become a mistress owning my business.

Firstly , I like somEthing risky , interesting, and using my head more than my hands. I myself in real life cannot stand a summer without activities, such as volunteer WORK, a part-time job, goING camping,goING to the countryside, AND so on... This can say to you that I like activities; a smooth life is not suitable for me. Business can adapt all of what I ask for. To illustrate, I have to use my talent as much as possible to find out the best way to manage my personnel ,or to confront with the difficulties when starting the company....

I like money and want money to work for me . Almost EVERYONE in this world thinkS about money every day. They go to THE office because they have to meet the needs of themselves , their children , and sometimes their parents. At AN estimate, 33 percent of the population on this planet works every day and goes home in a bad situation; the work finishes them off .A life has so many parts to it,but it must contain A relaxING time.As a mistress,I dont have to work as much as others,because I have a system worked for me. Therefore, I have much more time to take care OF my small family ,to play games I like.

People cannot only live for THEMSELVES , but haVE to live and think for others. I always bear in mind that I have to help poor people,especially people suffering from dioxin in my country, escape from A terrible life .I must have money if I want to do that.As a mistress , I not only help them with a little bit OF money,but also a job to earn their living.

For THE reasons above, I prefer to own my business than to work myself or work for an employer.

This is good but I'm not sure exactly what you mean by the word 'mistress' in your essay

Alan
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