Why Am I Late

張貼日期：Jun 11, 2010 1:8:23 PM

Why Am I Late

Jeff Guan

     Being late is an unrespectable behavior. I sometimes come to classes late. Although I know lateness is a symbol of irresponsibility, I am still sometimes late for my homework and class. Why am I late? After I thought about this issue deeply, I found some clues and reasons. In the following paragraphs, I want to explain the causes of my being late.

     First, I want to examine this problem from the physical point of view. Maybe I stay up late at night. I don’t have enough power to face hard homework. Or maybe I am busy doing other things. I can’t pay much attention to the homework and class. I can’t concentrate well. For example, in my freshman compositions class, my teacher asked every student to do some homework, but I was so busy for a lot of entertainments that I couldn’t finish my homework in time. I didn’t do my homework at that time. I lost my grade.

     The second cause is mental. Perhaps I don’t have any passion in these kinds of courses. So I was late for the classes. When I entered the classroom late, mentally, I was absent, although physically I were present. For example, when I was a freshman, I had literature course on Friday afternoon. At that time I wasn’t enthusiastic about literature, so I was always late for this kind of classes. After my teacher warned me, I was afraid to be late.

     The third cause is the class atmosphere. If the class atmosphere is quiet and boring, I would be late for the class, just like in my liberal arts class. We have to discuss some topics about religion and moral. A lot of students eat and drink. And most students got into sleep in this class. I am always late for this class.

     In conclusion, lateness is a bad habit. I must get rid of it if I want to succeed in school work. Lateness is also a habit that is loathed by the society. So if I want to be successful in my future work, I must quit this bad habit.