What makes a person important?

I think everyone has a different answer to this question. Some people will say that money and possessions make them important. But I would answer that money and property do not determine their importance. I'm an idealistic person who values intellectual wealth more than material. In my opinion, a person's contribution to the society, in which he or she lives, makes a person more important than anything else. Were Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and other prominent people wealthy and rich? No they were not, but we still remember them and their contributions to our society. Their inventions and theories helped to promote the world and made them important and famous. Also, the knowledge and experiences of a person play an important role in determining his or her importance and contribution to society . They make a person feel important to society. For example, our professors, who are teaching to thousands of students, are respected by their students and important to them . Doctors and nurses, who are saving lives of millions of people, are essential to their patients. I think money and things that people own are just their rewards for contributing to society with knowledge and education. Your importance and the rewards you receive depends on how much you will contribute to society.

Average Mongolian person and his/her beliefs

I think it is difficult to make generalizations about people of any country in the world. Because we, people all over the world, are different from each other as individuals, and have our own various personalities and beliefs. But there are still some values and beliefs, which are inherent to only people of certain countries.
For people of my country, Mongolia, we have something that ties us together as a nation and makes us feel proud of being Mongolian. The harsh climate of our country teaches Mongolians to be patient in any difficulty. Because of our nomadic way of life we are fond of travelling and love the beauty of nature. Also, Mongolians have the ability to adapt and live in different places and conditions. The average Mongolian person believes that luck and success come to a person who works and studies hard. We believe that dreams come true if you are thinking about your future and doing your best to achieve your goals. Most of us are patriots and ready give up everything for our native land. The average Mongolian respects their history, family and friendship. As the Mongolian proverb goes “Treat your guests with what you have," in our country people are hospitable and friendly to their guests.
In my opinion, the most distinctive characteristic of male Mongolians is that some of them wrestle and others are fond of watching our traditional wrestling, and probably all of them can ride a horse.

Historic buildings of Eau Claire, WI

Cameron-Drummond-Slagsvold Building (Romanesque Revival) was built in 1893. This is the largest commercial building in Eau Claire nowadays.

Unitarian Universalist Church, one of Neo-Gothic Revival buildings in Eau Claire, was built as the First Methodist Episcopal Church in 1911.

Herman Schlegelmilch House. Frame house of this building was purchased by German gunsmith Herman Schlegelmilch, who came and settled in Eau Claire in 1860. He added in 1871 two-story wing to the west side of the building.

Christ Church Cathedral was built in 1910 and designated as Cathedral in 1931

Eau Claire Public Library was built in 1903 and attached to the City Hall for use as an office building.

Comparisons and contrasts between UWEC students and students in Mongolia

However I’m a freshmen at UWEC, I’m familiar with students’ life. In my home country, Mongolia, I studied at the university for one year. But there are some differences between students of UWEC and Mongolian students.
When I came to UWEC and saw the life of American students with my own eyes, I was strongly impressed. Students of UWEC are helpful and nice to people. They are also respectful to each other and to their professors. In addition, they take part in many social works and most of them are members of different clubs. In comparison with Mongolian students, who study and learn individually; there are many social activities and group works in classes at UWEC, so students cooperate with others and feel their responsibilities in a team. In my opinion, students in Mongolia are more worried about their studying and grades, but for students at UWEC it is important to be a part of university’s community. Finally, most of UWEC students are sportsmen and do different sports, which is difficult to see in Mongolia.
That is what I observed during the first week in EC

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My name is Jay and I'm from Mongolia. In this blog I will publish everything connected with the culture of United States and you can help me with sharing your knowledge of American culture!

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