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fallen leaf back to its roots." My father looked at me with a

                   strange look, then he said, "I definitely promise you" I will Let
                   your wishes come true. "Thank you, Dad." "No problem, son."
                   "One day, my father came to me and told me, "Son, you can go

                   back to your hometown, the United States, your university." "I,"
                   yes, wait, the United States? Why is the United States, I mean

                   China, not the United States. "Dad said," You were born in the
                   United States, son, so after you returned home, I began to

                   prepare. "My happiness, excitement and hope suddenly became
                   frustrated to hear the news. "Son, this is a good opportunity, so

                   you have to master it. "Well, I will go to the United States," I
                   said. "So Dad, which university will I go to college?" Dad
                   paused. "I don't know." "I don't know, how can you not know?"

                   The second question, what is my English name? "Dad paused," I
                   don't know. "I said," I don't have an English name to go to the

                   US, are you kidding? "Dad," don't worry, I will be ready. "A
                   few months later, my father came to me and said, "Son, I will let

                   you sign up for the University of Washington. I asked, "Is this a
                   good school?" My father said, "This is definitely a good school

                   because it is named after George Washington, the first president
                   of the United States. "Hey, Dad, do you know American
                   universities?" "Of course," he said. "So, what is my English

                   name? I asked. "Your English name is Bruce. In Chinese it
                   means no thinking. This means don't miss or recall your past.

                   You need to pay attention to your academic, current and future.
                   do you understand? "" I understand, "I said.


                   I say. After a while, I went to the University of Washington in
                   Seattle to study. After entering the University of Washington, it

                   asked me to choose a major in college. They asked, "Bruce, you
                   need to choose a college major, and then you get 10 minutes to

                   answer this question." Then I answered the humanities
                   (humanities). "" Oh, why is humanity? "He asked. "Because,

                   because (pause), I am a person, so I need to study humanities. "I
                   replied. After checking my name Bruce in the dictionary, I
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