Usually, under two circumstances I will pick up the pen, writing a composition. One is I spontaneously want to write; the other is I must do.
             For the latter, the most obvious example is the school¡s assignment, just like this one, or writing examination. No wonder, I do really hate to write something while I confront such situation. I always spend a lot of time merely sitting in front of my desk, thinking the title/subject, creating nothing, because my brain, besides empty, is still empty. Even finally I turn in my papers on time, all I have done is only to find some words and fill out them into the papers. Whether these papers make sense is out of my concern. Plainly speaking, the only purpose of the writing under such circumstance is to submit sufficient papers being assigned but not to generate readable and meaningful content.
             To the contrary, for the former, I have totally different experience. It happens when I contemplate to write a letter to my family and close friends or when I experience a touching incidence that gives me a strong desire to write down my feeling. Under such situation, the words just follow my pen to come out, and I can easily finish 3 or more pages. Sometimes, I am amazed by my capacity to write so quickly and vividly. There is no hesitation problem for me during this period. For this moment, I do really enjoy the writing because it delivers, without any obstacle, my feeling from deeply inside my heart to those whom I do care about.
             Right now, I face another serious writing problem, i.e., using an unfamiliar language, English, to write a composition. I am a foreign student, and English is not my native language. One of the most difficult parts in completing an essay is how to employ an accurate and exact word while I try to describe a ¡§thing,¡ e.g., the difference between smart and clever. In my own country¡s dictionary, the translation for both is completely the same. However, i...