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　　Internships are hard to find, and if you ever do one, you'll remember the experience．An internship can help you by supporting you passion, or it can encourage you to explore your field further or switch to another．This is part of the trial and error stage to get you on the right path．

　　Mao Heng stuck with her initial idea of going into law．She interned at a number of places during her college years．The first one was a secretary at a small law firm．“I did a lot of random stuff, nothing professional,” Mao recalls．

　　However, it was the secretarial experience that led to more important internships in her junior and senior years．She worked in counseling at the Xicheng District Courtin Beijing and on a hotline set up by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security．

　　“The experience was tremendously helpful; I saw the gap between me and the successful lawyers, and focused on more than just tests in my studies．”

　　Some interns feels that their ability has been wasted by their bosses．Heng thinks there is an answer to this．“The first thing is to treat everything seriously．Then when your superior sees your ability, ask for more challenging tasks．Don't wait for others, search for opportunities yourself．”

　　Wang Dandan, who is a journalist working for a real estate magazine, interned at Carrefour just before she graduated from college．The internship told her that she was not suited for business．“After working at Carre four, I knew that I had to find a totally different job．I became associated with media．”

　　Though Wang did not follow the career path with Carrefour, she says she was really grateful to the company．“What I learned might sound very ordinary．But before that experience, I remember laughing at my elders whenever they told me：“Until you get out there in the real world, you really don't know how much you don't know．”

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　　A disheveled(头发凌乱的)man appeared in court Thursday on charges of murdering a Chinese woman whose fight with her attacker was seen on webcam(摄像头)by her boyfriend in China．Police refused to release any details about the crime or its possible motive．

　　The body of York University student Liu Qian, 23, of Beijing, was found Friday in her apartment in Toronto a few hours after her boyfriend witnessed the attack, police said．

　　She was found undressed from the waist down but there were no obvious signs of sexual attack or trauma(创伤)severe enough to kill her．Police say it may be weeks before the results of an autopsy(尸体解剖)are known．

　　Brian Dickson, 29, stood before the court in a wrinkled white shirt and blue jeans as a charge of first-degree murder was read out．He did not enter a plea．His case was held over until April 26．

　　Dickson was arrested Wednesday．Police only announced his name and his age and asked the media not to publish any photos of Dickson, saying it could compromise the investigation．Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella declined to respond to the request further．

　　Liu's father, Liu Jianhui, who arrived from China after being informed of his daughter's death, thanked authorities for their quick action．

　　“I sincerely thank the people concerned with my daughter's case, ” he told reporters after the arrest．“Our daughter was studying very hard．”

　　Police released no motive or details about Dickson, but one friend described the Toronto man as an aspiring actor．

　　Patricia Tomasi, a friend of Dickson's, told The Associated Press that she acted in a play at a local theater in Toronto with Dickson in 2007．

　　“He doesn't seem like the type but that's what they always say, ” Tomasi said．“He's tall with boyish good looks．I don't know much about him except that he wanted to be an actor．”

　　Dickson attended York University where he studied global politics, but did not earn a degree from there．

　　He later worked for the Atlantic Council of Canada(ACC), where he served as an assistant to the president Juilie Lindhout．According to his biography on a newsletter from the Atlantic Council of Canada, Dickson has also been a running instructor and has been involved with Developments in Literacy, a Pakistani aid organization that raises money for children in Pakistan．

　　A statement from the Atlantic Council of Canada on Thursday said it was not council policy to comment on staff, but it confirmed that Dickson had been an intern(实习生)with the council from September 29, 2008, until March 27, 2009．

　　Liu was chatting with her boyfriend, Meng Xianchao, by webcam at about 1 am．Friday when a man knocked on the door, police said．

　　Meng reported seeing a struggle break out between the two before Liu's webcam was shut off．Meng contacted other friends in Toronto who in turn called police．

　　The victim's father, Liu Jianhui, said his daughter studied at Beijing City University before moving to Canada, where she met Meng．

　　Liu Qian's laptop computer, webcam and mobile phone were taken from the apartment the night of the attack, police said．Police said the online chat was on a live streaming camera and was not recorded, though investigators were trying to figure out if there was any way they could recover it．

　　York University, whose campus is located near one of Toronto's rougher neighborhoods, is one of Canada's largest universities with more than 53, 000 undergraduate and graduate students．About 3, 200 of York's students come from more than 150 foreign countries, the university's website says．

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　　It was an opportunity 19-year-old Jodi Sagorin felt she couldn't pass up．

　　The California student had received an admission letter to New York University, but she wanted to follow a calling to volunteer in India．When she got an offer to do just that, she decided there would be no better time to do it．

　　“It matches everything I'm interested in, ” she said．“It's just one of those things; it was meant to be．”

　　Last month, Sagorin packed up her belongings and headed over to Uttar Pradesh as an intern(实习生)for Drishtee, an organization that works for the economic and social development for the needy in India．

　　During her stay in India-for up to seven months-Sagorin will help with programs involving micro-finance, entrepreneurship(创业), healthcare and women's empowerment．

　　Since her younger days, Sagorin had read inspiring stories of change makers throughout the world and decided she wanted to get involved somehow．

　　She decided volunteering would be the path she'd take and NYU could wait．She wanted to make a difference even when others said it wouldn't be possible．

　　When Sagorin broke the news about deciding to put off college, her parents felt pride, nervousness, fear and excitement．

　　“We’re really proud of her of wanting to do this, ” said Mike Sagorin, her father．“We’re a little concerned about a 19-year-old girl going out there by herself and hope she'll be safe．”

　　Sagorin and her family researched everything they could about the organization and bought more than a dozen books about the country．

　　Before her trip to India, Sagorin raised ＄3, 500 to pay for her travel and living expenses, along with some to donate to the people she would work with in India．

　　She has promised to send various levels of gifts-from a personal postcard to a personalized video touring the Taj Mahal-to those who pledge money towards her trip．(Visit Sagorin's blog at ifyouneverdid．com for more information．)

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　; old people tike herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs．Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It’s important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs．Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,”she continues．“Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don’t tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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