Intermediate English Conversation Topics Spring 2010/3/4 Jessie Ho (To be
updated throughout this semester March~June) May 10, 2010
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http://www.casttv.com/ext/cza8bd1 Listen to Me
http://www.casttv.com/ext/cza8bd1
http://www.casttv.com/ext/cza8bd1
Kirk Cameron on The View - 5/28/08
http://www.casttv.com/ext/cza8bd1
Siskel & Ebert - Listen to Me (1989)
http://www.expo.cn/index.html#&c=home
World Expo
Watch Video: Fueling Jordan's Economy News@Cisco Enterprise
Fueling Opportunity in Jordan
Cisco provides converged network
http://www.uttoastmasters.com/organizespeech.html
Organize your speech UT Toastmasters University of Tennessee
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/toastmasters-speech-2-organize-your-speech/
Toastmasters speech 2 organize your speech
When you speak, does your audience get it?
http://www.ehow.com/how-to_4845368_2_deliver-effective-speeches.html
Also organize your speech
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409.i3131
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409.i3620
Scorpion
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409.i848804
http://www.technologyreview.com/tr10/?a=f
https://twitter.com/languages_web2
http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/01/bhutan-happiest-country-in-world.html
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g293844-r32233257-Bhutan.ht
ml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_happiness
Bhutan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGKUwMegZ4
***Why do people think Nepal (Tibet) is the happiest country in the world?
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4181996n&tag=related;photovideo
The Swiss The pursuit of happiness
Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - lecture
Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" Lecture High school students read this.
Kevin Murphy, Professor of English at Ithaca College, examines the discrepancy between
Robert Frost's popularity during his lifetime and the darker implications of his poetry, as
exemplified by one of his most cherished poems. 2 3
"Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman (poetry reading)
http://www.collegespeakingsuccess.com/next.html
James Malinchak’s College Speaking Success
New 如何將Word檔轉為 PDF See here pdf
If you want to save your word file into a pdf, you have to download two things. CutePDF
Writer: Create PDF file free and PDF Converter (PS2PDF Converter 元件). After you
complete the installment, you will see two icons Cute Writer and Converter. After you
create a file with Word, you then press print by choosing it from the scroll under file.
Then in your printers choose Cute PDF Writer and save the file in a new name. It will
become a pdf file. The pdf file looks like a document, very formal. For a letter you can use
school logo as heading with our address.
台中縣沙鹿鎮 43301 中棲路 200
200 ChungChi Rd., Taichung 43301, Taiwan
Louis Vuitton How to pronounce these brand names?
Harvard Institute for Public Forum Debate
Stefan Bauschard See the Video
http://www.planetdebate.com/media/view/166
Hot Property: The Stealing of Ideas in an Age of Globalization featuring
Pat Cho
What role does the media play in the rush towards globalization?
98 年進來學生畢業學分 132 若畢業門檻英檢沒過 加選以下一門「高階英語」課程 四學
分：高級英語會話 Advanced English Conversation, 大四論文與寫作 Thesis Writing,高
階英語閱讀與寫作 Advanced Reading and Writing, 檢定英文 English for Proficiency
Test (2-2), 但不列入畢業總學分. 若學生有必要加選,成績單會有但不加總算入 total
credits. 98 年以前進來學生畢業學分 137,沒規定不能算那四學分.
論文寫作指南 (follow the steps to learn how to write a thesis.)
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html
MLA Guidelines for writing a literature review
APA by Helen Mongan-Rallis. Notes
Listen to Me (Abortion)
Roe vs. Wade Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), a landmark case
decided by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion, is
one of the most controversial and politically significant cases in U.S.
Supreme Court history.
The Court held that a woman may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up
until the "point at which the fetus becomes 'viable' at about seven months
(28 weeks) but may occur earlier, even at 24 weeks."[
The Court rested these conclusions on a constitutional right to privacy
emanating from the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,
also known as substantive due process.
Due process is the principle that the government must respect all of the
legal rights that are owed to a person according to the law.
Roe v. Wade prompted a national debate that continues today, about
issues including whether and to what extent abortion should be legal, who
should decide the legality of abortion, what methods the Supreme Court
should use in constitutional adjudication, and what the role should be of
religious and moral views in the political sphere. Roe v. Wade reshaped
national politics, dividing much of the nation into pro-Roe (mostly
pro-choice) and anti-Roe (mostly pro-life) camps, while activating
grassroots movements on both sides.
Q&A: Student Fees BBC News One-minute world news
Debate: University Tuition Fees (UK)
Richard Mott
Should students in higher education be charged tuition fees?
Mobile phones, use by children
Should children be allowed to own and use mobile phones (cellphones)?
Week 3 Poetry Recitation Handout from last term, Relating to Robinson Listen
Relating to Robinson
Reciting from the United States Declaration on Independence
Internet Resources from National Taiwan University
外文所博士班歷屆考古題 http://www.forex.ntu.edu.tw/stu3/news.php?Sn=143
西洋文學理論與批評 英國文學史 美國文學史 中國文學史 英美文學史 歐洲文學史
Taiwan Snapshot 行政院新聞局外語期刊
http://elearning.lib.ntu.edu.tw/chou/chou.htm
Listening practice
中外文學 Chung Wai Literary Quarterly
Tuesday Class
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Group 1 Home, sweet home Homeboys 29/9
DINKS Double Income No Kids
Do you like to be homeboy and homegirl? Do you know that in America
young people are moving back home to live with parents to save money?
They are called Boomerang kids. What are NEETS? In Japan, they call
young people who has no education, no employment, no training as
NEETS. 尼特族
Group 2 World Cinema 60
This presentation covered a lot of movies, which need to be narrowed down
and presented with more details in only a few representative pieces of work.
They intended for further discussion but with no time for discussions.
When it comes with world cenima, we often emphasize the influence that
might come from government on certain projects. We should leave the producer
and director to deal with art, the government should provide financial support.
What do you think about the requirement of the Jounalistic Bureau to enocurage
those film with financial support to carry the name of Taiwan?
What are special features in world cinema? India, Korea, Japan, etc.
How do you think Tainese can improve in film production? Are we short of
expertise? Capital? Good scripts? Good actors and actresses? Encouragements?
What do you think about Chinese mainland stduents who take part in preliminary
auditions 選角 are asked to recite poetry?
Group 3 Fighting Aids 21* Pneumonia Sontag, Susan: AIDS and Its Metaphors
AIDS and Its Metaphors is the companion book to Illness as Metaphor, also by
Susan Sontag. While Illness as Metaphor drew on her experiences as a cancer
patient and focused on the various metaphors that we attribute to cancer, AIDS
and Its Metaphors extends this argument to the AIDS crisis. Both books explore
how attitudes to disease are formed in society, and attempt to deconstruct them.
Its earlier years were marked by an affliction of very specific risk groups –
homosexual men and intravenous drug users – it has been stigmatized. The
patient’s illness is perceived to be the patient's fault, because of the unsafe habits
that one seemingly has to pursue to contract it – "indulgence, delinquency –
addictions to chemicals that are illegal and to sex regarded as deviant." Having
these defined subgroups created a distinction between the ill and potentially ill,
and the general population.
Cancer was at one time the identity of a patient. It was a shameful and
stigmatized condition, and was often omitted from obituaries and concealed from
as many people as possible. Often, it was perceived to be a curse or a punishment.
Sontag claims that AIDS has taken over on all counts, and that AIDS patients
now suffer the same, or worse, judgment and stigmatization that cancer patients
once did.
Group 4 Anorexia 5*
Case study by watching the vedioes from Youtube sounds easy. They are
models who suffered great pressure. They lack self-esteem while people say to
them “You’re getting plump—you need to diet.”
Mary Kate and Jeremy Gillitzer suffered anorexia and need treatment.
Manorexics are men who looked skinny when suffered from such illness.
Group 5 Marriage 37*/11
1.
Why do people get married? Do you believe that true love between the spouses
may last for only 3 to 4 years?
2.
Do you want to have a marriage with foreign people?
Why or why not?
3.
What requirements do you look into as an ideal partner?
4.
Have you read Pride and Prejudice or seen a movie based on this novel?
If not, consel the web page. http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html
5.
A Film (Four Weddings and a Funeral directed by Mike Newell ) Review by James Berardinelli
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/f/four_weddings.html
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a light-hearted British comedy starring Hugh Grant
as a much sought after bachelor who attends the weddings of all his friends but
is scared to death to follow their example.
6.
Green Card directed by Peter Weir A Frenchman and a New Yorker find love
in a mismatched marriage of convenience.
7. What is your plan for a marriage?
Group 6 Small Planet 53/17
An introduction to Jieo Fen to bring out the comparison beteween past and present fulls with care for
ecology. We encourage ecotourism hoping that the beauty in nature can not be overdeveloped.
Taiwan - Touch Your Heart 森情寫意 Photo Album By Jeffrey Hsu 外交部領事事務局 國語
羅馬拼音對照表 可選 Wade-Giles system or 通用拼音 英文畢業證書同 併音方式 宜蘭勁
好玩 YiLan See their introduction Tourist Spots VOD
1. This is a small world. If you can make a trip to the remote place on this planet, where would you
want to go?
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Group 1 Chocolate
It is an interesting introduction about the making of chocolate, the ways to keep it
fresh, and to taste it. It’s not only a good treat but also helps health. I used to eat
sweets in summer and I found that it hurt my teeth even I brushed my teeth after
eating it.
Film Rating System
Rating guide
G General Audiences: All ages Admitted
PG Parental Guidance Suggested (Some materials may not be suitable for children.)
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned (Some materials may be inappropriate for children under
13 )
R Restricted (Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parents or Adult Guardian)
NC-17 (No one 17 And Under Admitted )
Title: Listen To Me(1989)
Rating: PG-13
Rating poster: Which one is better?
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Group 2 Should Students Use Credit Cards?
Resolved: That students should not use credit cards.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using credit cards?
Are there other alternatives to solve the economic problems?
Two students were absent. It’s a simple debate topic to talk about the use of credit
cards. Lily called for student’s attention about the use of credit card for adding up
bonus points rather than getting loans from the bank. Credit cards often charge a
high circular interest rate.
Group 3 Violent Youth 59
A good presentation on the daily bases. The words on ppt are to be proofread
before the day. Interesting analyses about the bullying and the bullied. The ways
students treated others as a gang often lead to psychological problems on the
bullied child. Education and warmth from school and home are great means to
influence kids to grow up to be normal personality.
Group 4 Home, Sweet Home Homeboys 29/9
A debate format interlocking the pros and cons in homeboy. It is a good try in
thinking on the both sides. It sure depends on the person. Students live in the
school dorm enjoy free and self-disciplined life; while going home they enjoy
home life more. On vacations, they share family chores to ease the burdens of
parents. As my life after graduation, I live independently away from home. I felt
my connection with parents close. NEETS and Boomerang kids are two terms
introduced.
Group 5 Coffee
Coffee brings benefits to the businessman. It has been favorite drinks for a great
majority. Do you see a country’s economic power in the business of coffee shop
like Starbuck?
Small Planet 53/17
Taiwan - Touch Your Heart 森情寫意 Photo Album By Jeffrey Hsu 外交部領事事務局 國語
羅馬拼音對照表 可選 Wade-Giles system or 通用拼音 英文畢業證書同 併音方式 宜蘭勁
好玩 YiLan See their introduction Tourist Spots VOD, Taiwan Touch Your
Heart
1 2 3 Delicacy
Group 6 Fashion Louis Vuitton
How to pronounce these brand names?
Wine
alcoholic beverage, fermented grape juice Yeast consumes the sugars found in
the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and
strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced. apple
wine or elderberry wine fruit wine or country wine barley wine and rice wine (i.e.,
sake), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and spirit more
than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with brandy.
Wine tasting is the sensory examination and evaluation of wine. Wines are made
up of chemical compounds which are similar or identical to those in fruits,
vegetables, and spices. The sweetness of wine is determined by the amount of
residual sugar in the wine after fermentation, relative to the acidity present in the
wine. Dry wine, for example, has only a small amount of residual sugar.
Inexperienced wine drinkers often tend to mistake the taste of ripe fruit for
sweetness when, in fact, the wine in question is very dry. The red wines have
Resveratrol which is a anti ageing compound.
For red wines that are already highly aromatic, like Chinon and Beaujolais, many
people prefer them chilled.
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Midterm Guided Topics 2010/3, your group may find the latest topics from Time.
Does any group want to switch presenting time with group 6?
Raise questions after each session and put your questions on your blank sheet to
turn in when it is all done.
3Cb Tue. 3/30, 4/13, 20
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Group 6 Homosexuality 88~83 Speakers know the topic well but
-Hard for a group of three to talk about
-Did not have much feedback in class
-Had much more time for discussion
Debbie shares with us more about the topic as to the parents’ attitude toward son
and daughter in a tendency to become homo. There are reasons people now
paying attention to the topic not because it can be found the main theme in some
movies but also literature. People feel more individualized in choosing the
relationship in their life; however, I still feel the duty of a person being born into
a family important. Women in western world can’t feel complete until they
become a mother. We also can not deny the pursuit of happiness for everybody.
Many people who feel attracted to members of their own sex have a so-called
"coming out" at some point in their lives. Generally, coming out is described in
three phases. The first phase is the phase of "knowing oneself," and the
realization or decision emerges that one is open to same-sex relations. This is
often described as an internal coming out. The second phase involves one's
decision to come out to others, e.g. family, friends, and/or colleagues. This occurs
with many people as early as age 11, but others do not clarify their sexual
orientation until age 40 or older. The third phase more generally involves living
openly as an LGBT person. (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) In the United
States today, people often come out during high school or college age. At this age,
they may not trust or ask for help from others, especially when their orientation is
not accepted in society. Sometimes their own families are not even informed
Currently the most common adjectives in use are lesbian for women and gay for
men, though gay can refer to either men or women.
If your brother or sister or child is a homo, what would you react to him or her?
heterosexuality, preference or desire for the opposite sex.
Bisexuality
Born that way Theory Twin Studies
Martin and others at the University of Queensland. Using the 14,000+ Australian
twin collection, they found that if one twin was homosexual, 38% of the time his
identical brother was too. For lesbianism the concordance was 30%. Whether
30% or 50% concordance (snowball samples), all the studies agree it is clearly
not 100%.
The critical factor is that if one identical twin is homosexual, only
sometimes is the co-twin homosexual. There is no argument about this in
the scientific community.
Identical twins have identical genes. If homosexuality was a biological condition
produced inescapably by the genes (e.g. eye color), then if one identical twin was
homosexual, in 100% of the cases his brother would be too.
Family factors may be an influence, but on average do not compel people
to be homosexual.
What Causes Homosexual Desire and Can It Be Changed? By Paul
Cameron, Ph. D. (The quoted passage is about the scientific truth found
out by scientist.)
The scientific truth is - our genes don't force us into anything. But we can
support or suppress our genetic tendencies. We can foster them or foil
them. If we reinforce our genetic tendencies thousands of times (even if
only through homoerotic fantasy), is it surprising that it is hard to change?
Similarly, we have a genetic tendency to eat, but it is possible to foster this
tendency and overeat for the pleasure it brings. If we repeat that often
enough, we will not only reinforce a genetic tendency to become
overweight, but find that "starving" the habit takes a long time!
Joanna: Explosion Artist Guo-Chiang Tsai
Sounds, to be continued. A field trip and the founding of the great beauty in art
work can bring about masterpiece in poems, and presentations too.
If your husband is someone like Tsai Guo-Chiang, how will you treat him?
用火藥爆炸，借用自然的力量，重組形象，使有限變為無限。易燃的畫布與油彩的爆炸
後產生的奇特畫面效果，成為“破”與“立”的關係。如同人與自然的關係，中國經過文化
大革命的破壞之後，很多東西已不在日常生活之中。使用火藥爆炸這樣的破壞性活動，
讓本身獲得解放，而其產生的偶然效果，令作者推翻了某種保守的造型慣性，產生對傳
統文化負面壓力的突破。在大地上、晝夜之交的黃昏裡，作者使用火光和爆炸的速度讓
時間、空間發生混沌的變化，希望從更廣闊的空間來看人類在地球上的實踐活動。
Cai Guo-Quiang playing with fire
Firework chaos theory from a latterday Prospero
IT IS unusual for an exhibition to open with the audience being evacuated
and firemen rushing in--even in the weird world of contemporary art. Men
in hard hats are the only eyewitnesses when Cai Guo-Qiang lights his
massive gunpowder portrait of the founding director of Ghent's
contemporary art museum where this event takes place. Crowds, including
the director himself, watch on an outdoor video monitor as his face goes
up in flames. Afterwards Mr Cai and his assistants damp out the fire using
long poles tipped with sponges, …
Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe at the Guggenheim
Perturbation. Dissolution. Gunpowder smoke. nine real cars pierced with blinking
light tubes simulating the trajectory of a car-bomb explosion; piles of broken
glass under a mangled yak skin boat constructed of fiberglass and bamboo—all
currently on view the Guggenheim Museum. Who is the creator of this heaped-up
assortment of strange entanglements?
It was while living in Japan from l986 to l995 that the artist turned to gunpowder
as a medium in his drawings, leading to experimentation with explosives on a
massive scale as in his series Projects for Extraterrestrials. It was also while living in Japan that the artist became internationally renown.
There is certainly novelty in the artist’s approach as well as in his use of artistic
means. He has referenced a variety of concepts and materials—both Western and
Non-western—from feng shui, Chinese medicine, and dragons, to gunpowder,
roller coasters, and vending machines. With such a plethora of diverse materials,
a viewer may well ask, what is it, exactly, that the artist wants to believe? Is his
gunpowder meant to symbolize his wish to end international unease? Are his
mushroom clouds intended to make an appeal to eliminate the contemporary horrors of war? In Cry Dragon/City Wolf: The Art of Genhis Khan, l996, for example, the artist merges 106 sheepskin bags, wooden branches, paddles, rope, three
Toyota engines, and photocopies of various magazine covers and article clippings.
What does this amalgam add up to? Does the artist wish to merge the old and the
new, the natural and the manmade, the useful and the contemporary modes of
diversion, or is it simply that the materials make an art object that is strange and
engrossing? Materials, materials—an artist’s tools and symbols—sometimes
bewildering, sometimes perplexing, but in Guo-Qiang’s case, always astonishing.
How do you like his art? Do you think an artist should be so creative and new
like that?
What does he want to show with his arts?
From the beginning, the artist’s work has been scholarly with political implications. Early on the artist began working with gunpowder to insure spontaneity
and, as the catalogue informs us, to “confront the suppression that he felt from
the controlled artistic tradition and climate in China at the time.” He agrees with
the Maoist slogan “to revolt is justified,” saying that, “Anything that disrupts the
usual and consensual rule or law is considered good.” Yet one must remember
that the artist has made works addressed to extraterrestrials. Indeed, he is very
much of this world, one that he would like to make more egalitarian (a social
philosophy advocating the removal of economic inequalities among people.).
However, he still searches for his utopic visions in extraterrestrial realms beyond
the limitations of mere earthlings.
Group 4 Home Culture/ Otaku Culture 90~86 (宅文化) geek、nerd、freak
動漫畫作品著迷批評得一無是處 宣稱這些人「不夠資格活在世界上」。台灣宅界的英
雄——朱學恒，因翻譯《魔戒》三部曲走紅 nakama666 於 2 年 2 個月前貼文
This can be used in opening.
--A creative topic to talk about
--Good start, but too much Japanese videos, better added explanation in
English
--Otaku culture makes good use of people who are popular in the net to
promote products
--people who are obsessed in sth may be intellectual about it, thus they
need encouragement in developing specialized expertise
What are some words associated with Otaku culture? Geek, nerd, freak
What do you young people usually do at home? How long have you
cultivated this habit? Writing, translating, collecting, surfing the net for
something like shopping, etc. may be good economic force in the future.
How do you think such kind of habits can have a great compact on the
economy in Taiwan?
Will you encourage people to come out more or stay at home more? Are
these people feeling confident of themselves?
日常生活文學的（跨界）流動－以台灣網路小說為例
http://web2.cc.nctu.edu.tw/~cpsun/cpsun.pdf
Culture economy
Internet fictions are spread to mainland because of the web. The relation
between culture and consumers is passive. In the MacDonaldization of Society,
do you think consumers are buying actively or passively?
Common culture 大眾文化(Paul Willis) symbolic creativity 象徵創造力
Do you think gaming and recreation symbolizes rising of creativity? Do you
think engaging in games man becomes more creative and free? Do you think
paid job might reduce a man’s creativity?
The rising of Internet Fiction
Reading as production
Internet work can be commercialized because it has been accepted before it is
published.
Disk jokey introduced the products. Internet spreads and the publisher finds it
and wants to publish it.
Otaku2.com
Otaku culture exhibitions 2008
Otaku culture--Steampunk
The evolution of Otaku culture in Taiwan See here
…an obsessive fan of anime/manga and/or Japanese culture generally, and to a
lesser extent Japanese video games. Trekkie or fanboy/fangirl. otaku is closer in
connotation to the English nerd, but the closest English-language analogue to
otaku is probably the British English term anorak. Both of these
English-language terms have more emphatically negative connotations of poor
social skills and obsessive interest in a topic that seems strange, niche or boring
to others. otaku (オタク) and wotaku (ヲタク) are used interchangeably,
depending on the mood and personal style of the poster.
In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku refers to a fan of any particular theme,
topic, or hobby. Common uses are anime otaku (a fan of anime), cosplay otaku
and manga otaku (a fan of Japanese comic books), pasokon otaku (personal
computer geeks), gēmu otaku (playing video games), and wota (pronounced 'ota',
previously referred to as "idol otaku") that are extreme fans of idols, heavily
promoted singing girls. There are also tetsudō otaku or denshamania (railfans) or
gunji otaku (military geeks).
While these are the most common uses, the word can be applied to
anything (music otaku, martial arts otaku, cooking otaku, etc).
The loan-words maniakku or mania (from the English "maniac" and
"mania") are sometimes used in relation to specialist hobbies and interests.
They can indicate someone with otaku leanings
動漫畫作品著迷批評得一無是處 宣稱這些人「不夠資格活在世界上」。台灣宅界的英
雄——朱學恒，因翻譯《魔戒》三部曲走紅 nakama666 於 2 年 2 個月前貼文
This can be used in opening.
2007/12/31 淺談台灣弔詭的宅文化 OTAKU 東京秋葉原成為御宅族聚集的熱
點
「宅」
，打電動玩具的是阿宅；閱讀輕小說的也是阿宅；收看日本動畫的還是阿宅。不了
解流行趨勢的人，以及不擅與人溝通的人，甚至整天揹著高科技電子產品到處跑的科技
新貴們也無一倖免，通通都是阿宅！
「御宅」
《攻殼機動隊》
，科幻的世界觀架構了近未來的日本社會，傾盆大雨中若隱若現閃動的光
學迷彩讓國際影迷們震慑於細膩的場景處理，然後，探討高度依賴網際網路的背後將面
臨之社會問題的故事軸線，也讓觀眾在虛實交錯的迷幻內容中，看見了未來。
《駭客任務》三部曲。
《攻殼機動隊２》
故事中有個「位於日本南方的島國，因與鄰國主權問題遲遲未定，國內政治架構動盪不
安，又位處太平洋的戰略地位，成為國際勢力相互爭奪的三不管地帶，現在是國際私下
公認黑市交易最為流通的無政府地帶。」一語道出日本導演眼中台灣未來的想像。
宮崎駿、押井守都是御宅，宮崎駿是日本動畫大導演，其成就在國際間有目共睹，押井
守亦然，差別在台灣人更認識宮崎駿，但台灣人不會說宮崎駿「宅」
，更不知道押井守有
多「宅」。
那些默默從事著自己興趣的少數人其實在私領域中具備了多麼精準的專業素養
expertise。
今日的台灣，日劇、韓劇、歐美影集已成為高品質戲劇節目的代名詞，台灣的偶像劇永
遠只是新人練習演技掙錢的舞台；小說家永遠只能緬懷張愛玲、魯迅，近一點的金庸竟
然是個香港人；日本的花田少年史配了台語配音之後被拿來當成「台灣的」台語教學影
片；電視遊樂器玩著微軟、SONY、任天堂等外國產品，玩得開心，提到台灣的遊戲產
業？沒飯吃！
娛樂產業也是循序漸進慢慢變成藝術品的。
「御宅族」在其自身專業領域上的成就，因而修正了對傳統「宅男」的看法，當御宅族
漸漸受到肯定。
4/13
Group 5 Current Disease—89~86 no reference, introduce many medical terms in
the report, such as high blood glucose/ hyperglycemia, acute complications such
as hyperosmolar coma which depends on insulin injection, hyperglycemia, etc.
Do you believe that if one organ of the body fails, the whole body will also be
losing its battle against disease?
Better eat fruit in the day time, no later than 6pm. Measure your belly, weight,
blood pressure, and fat.
Diabetes current issue More
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/45-common-foods-and-the-number-of-caloriesthey-contain.htm
45 common foods and the numbers of calories they contain
Metabolism, signal transduction, Obesity studies
Do you want to learn more about the disease? What diseases are dreadful in
modern time? Cancer, AIDS, Pneumonia, cold, etc.
Can it be controlled? How are diabetes treated? Who are the most vulnerable to
get diabetes? People with three high –高血脂高膽固醇高血壓 high fat, high
cholesterol, and hypertension, are easily to get diabetes. Do not eat fruit after
6pm, because sugar which has been transferred from fruit can accumulate in our
body and turned into fat. People whose 胰島素 insulin secretion (Insulin Arginine)
is not regular
Glucose- and arginine-induced insulin secretion by human pancreatic
beta-cells:
diabetes—is a condition in which a person has a high blood sugar (glucose) level,
either because the body doesn't produce enough insulin, or because body cells
don't properly respond to the insulin that is produced. Insulin is a hormone
produced in the pancreas which enables body cells to absorb glucose, to turn into
energy.
If the body cells do not absorb the glucose, the glucose accumulates in the blood
(hyperglycemia), leading to vascular, nerve, and other complications.
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Type 1 diabetes: results from the body's failure to produce insulin, and
presently requires the person to inject insulin.
Type 2 diabetes: results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells
fail to use insulin properly, sometimes combined with an absolute insulin
deficiency.
Gestational diabetes: is when pregnant women, who have never had
diabetes before, have a high blood glucose level during pregnancy. It may
precede development of type 2 DM.
The American Diabetes Association recommends that testing to detect
pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes be considered in adults without symptoms who
are overweight or obese and have one or more additional risk factors for diabetes.
In those without these risk factors, testing should begin at age 45.
--having high blood pressure—140/90 mmHg or above—or being treated for high
blood pressure
--having HDL, or “good,” cholesterol below 35 mg/dL, or a triglyceride level
above 250 mg/dL
--having a history of cardiovascular disease
Group 3 Current News Natural Disasters 89~80 No reference, variety of natural
disasters
Deforestation for paper, furniture brings damages and rapid urban expansion,
over-development of river resources also contribute to the serious problem on the
global scale. Emergence calls wake up hands for help. As s school teacher, after
typhoon strikes the area, how would you help the school and students to rebuild
the environment?
Haiti Haiti Foyer of patience orphanage Haitian children prepared to eat dinner
recently at the Foyer of Patience orphanage in Port-au-Prince. Foyer of Patience is like
hundreds of places that pass as orphanages for thousands of children in the poorest country in
the hemisphere.
Haiti’s school problem
Chile Chilean Indonesia Indonesian
Earthquake Taiwan A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern
Taiwan on Thursday morning causing buildings to sway hundreds of miles
(kilometers) to the north. Local news reports said at least one person was injured.
More http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/742 Climate Change
Hamburg sketches the dire fact: the planet is headed toward at least a 2
degree Celsius increase in temperature in coming decades with
consequences likely to include shifts in crop production, coral reef decline,
and rising sea levels that threaten delta populations with devastating storm
surges.
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/745
The Role of Information Technology in Improving Transit Systems
Fault lines, strong buildings, structure and materials
Where are the Fault Lines in the United States East of the Rocky Mountains?
Geological Aspects of Taiwan scientific breakthroughs pointed in the
direction of the Earth consisting of moving parts. Being on the edge of a tectonic
plate means that earthquakes are common.
As can be seen on the map above, there are many active fault lines in Taiwan. A
fault line is a location where evidence of the relative movement of the earth can
be found. These fault lines are caused by earthquakes in this region.
A famous example of fault lines is the Chi-Chi earthquake of September 21, 1999,
where a new fault line was created in the west of Taiwan. A magnitude 7.1
earthquake caused a surface rupture over a range of 100 kilometer with a
maximal horizontal and vertical displacement of 10 meters.
Global warming and its affect on life
To what extent can one stand for the shake?
Are there more disasters in the 21st century?
Coal mining disasters, earthquakes, Tsunami, floods, landslides, mudslides
Which one threatens you the most?
Signing ECFA with Mainland? Lose our sovereignty? See the debate on ECFA
between President and Chairperson of DPP on April 25, 2010.
4/20
Group 1 Discovery Channel 90~87 introduce some programs
When you watch a program, you like almost everything including its ads. How do
you bring the picture to your file?
What are some survival skills? It’s interesting to introduce how to get out of a
swamp. What are other types of skills needed when you are lost in a jungle, a city,
a foreign country?
What kind of crew does Discovery channel have to plan all the programs?
What types of programs do you like the most?
How would you recommend a student to use Discovery channel to improve
language skills?
How do you see the two programs – HBO and Discovery--differently?
2 / Discovery School
How are the movies made? What are some special features that this channel
presents to its viewers? Do you think they are educational, entertaining, exciting,
brilliant, intelligent and creative?
The language, knowledge, science are the important factors of its popularity.
If there is a good product from Discovery Channel, to whom would you
recommend?
If you are to produce a program for Discovery Channel, what would you do?
Group 2 Compulsive Behavior/Compulsive disorder 88~79
Once I quoted someone who said that we could get used to things when we saw
them without flinching. Things like needles have points sharp which we don’t
really want to see at all. However, when you force yourself to see it once, twice
until you get used to it, it won’t be a problem for you. Face something you are
afraid of until you overcome it.
Are such patients depressed in some ways? Do not care about it. Most of them
are caused by psychological problem.
You cite a lot from movies. Tell us what the pictures want to show after you show
the segments to us. The segments are included to show the symptom of OCD not
just the story.
Have you heard of this term?
What are some examples of compulsive behavior? Washing hands, blinking eyes,
belching, shaking head, laughing, etc.
Can it be healed?
How do we prevent from getting this disorder?
Behavioral therapy, medication, treatment in adults and children
Movies and television often portray accurately-idealized representations of
disorders such as OCD. These depictions may lead to increased public awareness,
understanding, and sympathy for such disorders.
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder characterized by
intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing
anxiety, or by a combination of such thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors
(compulsions). The symptoms of this anxiety disorder include repetitive
hand-washing; extensive hoarding; preoccupation with sexual or aggressive
impulses, or with particular religious beliefs; aversion to odd numbers; and
nervous habits, such as opening a door and closing it a certain number of times
before one enters or leaves a room.
These symptoms can be alienating and time-consuming, and often cause severe
emotional and economic loss. The acts of those who have OCD may appear
paranoid and come across to others as psychotic. However, OCD sufferers
generally recognize their thoughts and subsequent actions as irrational, and they
may become further distressed by this realization.
For example, a generalized fear of contamination might entail not only wariness
of bodily secretions or excretions, but also apprehension toward household
chemicals, radioactivity, newsprint, pets, or even soap.
Sexual obsessions
Compulsions include counting specific things (such as footsteps like Samuel
Johnson) or in specific ways (for instance, by intervals of two) and doing other
repetitive actions, often with atypical sensitivity to numbers or patterns. People
might repeatedly wash their hands or clear their throats, repeatedly check that
their parked cars have been locked before leaving them, turn lights on and off,
keep doors shut or closed at all times, touch objects a certain number of times
before exiting a room, or walk in a certain routine way like only stepping on a
certain color of tile.
People rely on compulsions as an escape from their obsessive thoughts; however,
they are aware that the relief is only temporary, that the intrusive thoughts will
soon come back. Some people use compulsions to avoid situations that may
trigger their obsessions. Although some people do certain things over and over
again, they don't necessarily perform these actions compulsively. For example,
bedtime routines, learning a new skill, and religious practices are not
compulsions. Whether or not behaviors are compulsions or mere habit depends
on the context in which the behaviors are performed.
The cognitive–behavioral model suggests that compulsive behaviour is carried
out to remove anxiety-provoking intrusive thoughts. Unfortunately this only
brings about temporary relief as the thought re-emerges. Each time the behaviour
occurs it is negatively reinforced by the relief from anxiety, thereby explaining
why the dysfunctional activity increases and generalizes (extends to other, related
stimuli) over a period of time. For example, after touching a door-knob a person
might have the thought that they may develop a disease as a result of
contamination. They then experience anxiety, which is relieved when they wash
their hands. This might be followed by the thought "but did I wash them
properly?" causing an increase in anxiety once more, the hand-washing once
again rewarded by the removal of anxiety (albeit briefly) and the cycle being
repeated when thoughts of contamination re-occur. The distressing thoughts
might then spread to fear of contamination from e.g. a chair (someone might have
touched the chair after touching the door handle). The National Institute of
Mental Health estimates that more than two percent of the U.S. population suffers
from obsessive–compulsive disorder or OCD. Approximately 50% of men that
suffer from obsessive–compulsive disorder, suffer from sexual side-effects as a
result of OCD,…
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Mid-term Guided Topics 2010/3, your group may find the latest topics from Time.
Raise questions after each session and put your questions on your blank sheet to
turn in when it is all done.
3Ca Thurs. 4/8, 15, 20
4/8
Group 6 Wedding 89~79 Paper came in not being bonded well; when you use
phrase in slides, you do not need dots; too much details so as not control the time
well; learn how to cut short of the supporting details and leave with content that
you have at least search this topic fully
Why do you pick Greek wedding to introduce except Taiwan and American
wedding? Are there any special features in particular in Greek wedding? (White
church with blue dome along the coastal area)
What should the bride and the groom do before the wedding day?
If wring symbolizes faithfulness, what kind of ring do you want to use for your
wedding?
Who is the right one for you? A son’s wife killed the son, own mother and
mother-in-law because she was in debt from gambling. Should she be sentenced
to death?
For Jump ‘n see Jive Peter Kuit with Jump n Jive - tapdance
What are special symbols in the water and fan images upon departure for the
groom’s home? What should the bride and the groom do before the wedding day?
Atonement as a problem and solution in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s the Rime of
the Ancient Mariner
***Kenny G - The Wedding Song Kenny G - Loving You Kenny G Song Bird
--Your ideal wedding
--Sharing someone’s wedding
--Do you trust that marriage is an institution? Do you still want to stay in a
marriage? Why? Or why not?
monogamy is a marriage consisting of only two parties.
A wedding is romantic. Marriage is a bondage in which the couple has
responsibilities. Before you decide to get married, you should fully understand
what kind of role you are getting into. Do not regret once you decide unless there
is something unbearable happened that you can not stand for.
To the high divorce rate what do you want to say?
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a
similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures,
ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies
involve an exchange of wedding vows by the couple, presentation of a gift
(offering, ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of
marriage by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often
worn, and the ceremony is followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry,
prayers or readings from Scripture or literature also may be incorporated into the
ceremony.
Wedding the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar
institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic
groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve
an exchange of wedding vows by the couple, presentation of a gift (offering,
ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of marriage
by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often worn, and
the ceremony is followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers or
readings from Scripture or literature also may be incorporated into the ceremony.
Western Wedding the white wedding, in which a bride wears a white dress and
veil. This tradition was popularized through the wedding of Queen Victoria.
The notion that a white gown might symbolize sexual purity
Kimono, the traditional garments of Japan
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Evening Suits Black tie ("dinner jacket" in the UK; often referred to as a "Tuxedo" in
the US) "wedding suits") Wedding crown, worn by Scandinavian brides
Wedding veil
Wedding dress
Chinese Marriage
In Confucian thought, marriage is of grave significance both to families
and to society as well as being important for the cultivation of virtue. From the perspective of a
Confucian family, marriage brings together families of different surnames and so continues the
family line of the paternal clan.
the three letters and six etiquette (三書六禮). The request letter, The gift letter, The wedding
letter Proposal: Birthdates, Bride price (Betrothal gifts): Wedding gifts: Arranging the
wedding: Wedding Ceremony: Wedding Procession: Welcoming the Bride: Actual Wedding
Ceremonies: Wedding banquet
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The wife lacks filial piety towards her parents-in-law (不順舅姑). This makes the
parents-in-law capable of breaking a marriage against both partners' will.
She fails to bear a son (無子).
She is vulgar or lewd/adulterous (淫).
She is jealous (妒). This includes objecting to her husband taking an additional wife or
concubine.
She has a vile disease (有惡疾).
She is gossipy (口多言).
She commits theft (竊盜).
Wedding Music
Wedding Customs
Polygamy the practice of multiple marriage, traditional Islamic societies, and in
Imperial China.
Polygyny one man having more than one wife
Polyandry one woman having more than one husband
Fraternal polyandry was traditionally practiced among nomadic Tibetans in Nepal,
parts of China and part of northern India, in which two or more brothers share the
same wife, with her having equal sexual access to them. Polyandry is believed to
be more likely in societies with scarce environmental resources, as it is believed
to limit human population growth and enhance child survival.
On the other hand, a child with many "fathers", all of whom provide resources, is
more likely to survive.
Group 1 My Internet Hell Grace and Jamie 41/13 90~89; Linda and Lynn 87~83
Linda mentioned the man who created world wide web and said that Sir Tim
agreed on the misuse of the double forward slashes. I agreed because when we
type triple w on the URL without typing http:// we will automatically be led to
the complete web address which in fact is set in the original design. I wander if it
can be set up again without the slashes. Lynn cited a lot of advantages about the
convenience in the use of Internet.
Jamie stresses on the addiction and ways to cope with it. The information is good.
Grace told us what the woman in our book tells her experiences in an internet
activity. Whever she did in those days of confinement was always by way of the
nets. She related to the story about a man who wanted to divorce his wife because
he is fond of a woman he met on the net. She turned it to a question for class.
The main concern about the topic is whether students should count on the net too
much rather than have direct contact with people face to face. The Sephiroth was
afraid that going out might make you spend money; whereas Grace believed that
it wouldn’t spend you much. If you want to go professional, try to balance the
materials you choose from the net and the books.
Information from the net needs to be refine constantly by professionals. It takes
an author a few years to get his ideas put into words and get it published. Please
do pick up books to read once in a while in your life time. (Jessie Ho)
Internet can be both good and bad for the netters. It depends on how you use it.
1. Do you use computer often?
2. How do you balance your daily routine as not to sit in front of
computer for a long time?
3. Do you think the Internet should be controlled?
4. Find out how the Internet is controlled.
5. The RSI is a kind of injury that happens when you use a particular
part of your body to do the same thing over and over again.
The RSI stands for "Repetitive Strain Injuries". A lot of people
who use computer get it, and it can become very serious if you
don't do something about it when the symptoms first appear.
neck pains and headaches from computer, wrist, back, shoulder pains.
Recent research suggests that stress can affect muscle activity during computer work. Your
mental state can impact how hard your muscles are working. It can contribute to fatigued
muscles and repetitive strain injuries.
6. Closer play written and directed by Patrick Marber
http://www.albemarle-london.com/closer2.html
Play by Patrick Marber. Directed by Patrick Marber.
'What's so great about the truth? The truth hurts people, try lying for a change.
It's the currency of the world.'
Set in contemporary London, Closer is a story of four strangers who meet and
fall in love. Both romantic comedy and brutal anatomy of modern love, it is a play
about the kindness of strangers and the cruelty of desire.
4/15
Group 2 My favorite movies89~78 Lily’s introduction can be improved in
transitional phrases. To make the speech go on smoothly you need to have sign
posts to guide. But if your guidance is somewhat blurred, it stopped in stead of
helping the listeners to go on listening. We’re going to introduce 5 films in this
talk. The names of the movies are so and so. When you take your child to see the
film Up, what kinds of questions did he ask? Why does the house fly? Has it got
wings? Can I have one like that? Where do you want it to take you to?
Shelley has it more fluent and reserves her timidity a bit.
Do you see the obsession in the chef in doing great dishes for customers?
Replacement is reported by Eddy. The song is encouraging.
A Walk to Remember presented by Kevin is fluent. Do you think making girl or
boy friend is important as university student?
Do you believe in the end of the world?
What is your relationship with your parents?
What special features do you see in a movie?
Culture, emotion, relationship, something spiritual, excitement, love, romance,
escape, etc.
Shelly:No Reservations (料理絕配)
Lily: Up(天外奇蹟) Carl Fredricksen, a 78 year-old balloon salesman ties
his balloon to his house and flies away to South America on a hilarious
journey with Russell
Synopsis No Reservations: A master chef, Kate (CATHERINE ZETA-JONES) lives her life like she
runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that
both captivates and intimidates... A master chef, Kate (CATHERINE ZETA-JONES) lives her life
like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense
intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she
powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, preparing delicate sauces,
seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection. Kate's perfectionist nature is put to the
test when a brash new sous-chef joins her staff, the high-spirited and freewheeling Nick (AARON
ECKHART). A rising culinary star himself, Nick favors opera while working and loves to make
everyone around him laugh. His casual approach to both life and cuisine couldn't be more different
from Kate's, yet the chemistry between them is undeniable. …her nine-year-old niece, Zoe
(ABIGAIL BRESLIN), who has recently--and very unexpectedly--come to live with her. Kate is
determined to make a home for her...just as soon as she figures out how. Kate finds herself
questioning, for the first time in years, some of the choices and beliefs that have made her so
self-sufficient and so safe. If she wants to forge a real bond with Zoe, find happiness with Nick and
rediscover her appetite for life, Kate will have to try something bold and new, and learn to express
herself outside the realm of her kitchen. That would be like trying to cook without a recipe. But, as
Kate discovers, sometimes the best recipes are the ones you create yourself. --© Warner Bros.
[Less]
Group 3 Winnie the pooh 90~86 What do you think about children’s book? Are
you willing to write one for Taiwanese kids? What theme and plot would you
plan to write it? What can those themes you mentioned in the episodes teach
children? Do you see the characters as personified as humans? Why didn’t the
author choose the humans as characters?
Rabbit doesn’t like people to visit him. Do you want to visit or be visited?
Roo views the world with innocent eyes.
Owl is learning words. Making mistakes is normal.
Kangaroo gives motherly advice. What advice does your mom give you?
The many adventures of Winnie the Pooh, bear, woods,
Why does this story of Winnie make a good book for children?
Think, time for exercise, happy appetite,
Kidsread.com Review DEAR DUMB DIARY #9: THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS AREN’T
FOR by Jim Benton A WHOLE NOTHER STORY by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
Action adventure books for children
Friendship, family love, independence, faith, bravery, loyalty, freedom
Languages in children’s book
***Children’s Literature Newcastle University
4/20
Group 5 Hayao Miyazaki 89~84 It surprised me that Victor could introduce
Miyazaki’s works in simple way. His referring to the adaptation of animation
story in video game, emphasizing woman role in Miyazaki’s work made it clear
to us that the master’s work are humane and reflect his attitude family and
friendship. He looks forward to the new release of the master’s work. And Frank
tried not count on his note while speaking. He was able to do that by carrying on
more lines.
What is the hero or heroine in his work like?
We would also like to know how Miyazaki came to bring up the relationships
between human and nature. How you see animation in Taiwan can contribute to
the world what we have now in Taiwan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_animation
http://www.taiwancinema.com/ct.asp?xItem=53703&ctNode=138&mp=4
2006 Taiwan International Animation Festival ‘Taiwan Competition’ Final Judges!
http://www.dexigner.com/digital/news-g1691.html
Taiwan Showcases its Talent for Animation
http://www.animationtaiwan.com/
3D Taiwan Animation production center
a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company.
Miramax released his 1997 Princess Mononoke By that time, his films had already enjoyed
both commercial and critical success in Japan.
Japanese Academy Awards. Spirited Away Howl's Moving Castle
incorporate recurrent themes, such as humanity's relationship to nature and technology, and the
difficulty of maintaining a pacifist ethic. Reflecting Miyazaki's feminism, the protagonists of
his films are often strong, independent girls or young women; the villains, when present, are
often morally ambiguous characters with redeeming qualities.
In 2006, Time Magazine voted Miyazaki one of the most influential Asians of the past 60 years
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, Castle in the Sky in 1986, My Neighbor Totoro in
1988, and Kiki's Delivery Service in 1989.
宮崎 駿 The Miyazaki Web films biographyon YouTube; drawings A talk by Mr.
Hayao Miyazaki and Mr.Moebius (comic artist) with English subtitles; works; Best Music Box;
Taiwan Cinema A Fish with a Smile: An International Milestone for Taiwanese Animation
Animation, comics and games industries are Taiwan’s new soft power
台灣最佳動畫短片錦輯
Are there heroes in modern time?
How do you identify a hero? Helping people, weak and needed, to fight against
evil for life? Showing justice vs. injustice? Do recycling and helping others
without being known? Nobody?
“60 Years of Asian Heroes” National Builders: Gandhi & Nehru They were
opposite in nature, but they shared a passion for freedom and justice, and together
created a giant of democracy.(Shashi Tharoor) Deng Xiaoping: The Maoist who
reinvented himself, transformed a nation, and changed the world.(Jonathan
spence) Lee Kuan Yew: Smart, tough, pragmatic—an enduring symbol of Asia
itself. (Simon Elegant) (found him mellower 圓融了些; a low tolerance for
dissent); Akira Kurosawa 黑澤明: A master filmmaker with an eye for darkness
and complexity. (Richard Corliss); Hayao Miyazaki 宮崎駿: In an era of
high-tech wizardry, the anime autheur makes magic the old way (Tim Morrison)
Gong Li: Her on-screen charisma gave the world an icon of Chinese resolve
(Richard Corliss); Li Ka-shing: The richest man in Asia built a global empire out
of an ailing British conglomerate; Stan Shih: The engineer who turned Taiwan
into a PC-manifacturing powerhouse(Paul Otellini); Jerry Yang, Bruce Lee,
Sadaharu Oh, Li Ning (gymnast), The Dalai Lama; Mother Teresa; (No. 130,
Dec. 2006, PP. 10-47)
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday
of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi first employed non-violent civil disobedience while
an expatriate lawyer in South Africa. Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Malayalam is
currently the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and a member of the
Indian Parliament. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng became a
reformer who led China towards a market economy. Inheriting a country
wrought with social and institutional woes left over from the Cultural Revolution
and other mass political movements of the Mao era, Deng became the core of the
"second generation" of Chinese leadership. Akira Kurosawa a Japanese film
director, producer, screenwriter and editor. In a career that spanned 50 years,
Kurosawa directed 30 films. Akira Kurosawa's Dreams -crows; Puscifer
Trekka Kurosawa Dream; Richard Corliss is a writer for Time magazine who
focuses on movies. Top ten movies; Shih founded Acer (originally named as
Multitech, but later changed to Acer in 1987) in 1976 along with his wife
Carolyn Yeh and a group of five. Shih chaired Acer until his retirement late in
2004, seeing Acer growing from a tiny start-up to a multimillion-dollar
worldwide brand.
Group 4 National Flags 90~83 To listen to Curt speaking is a joy.
It seems to me that one lives in a country one loves.
How about singing the national anthem and then pulling the string so the flag is
rising up to the top of the pole, while everybody looking at the flag with respect. I
was one of the two flag raisers in elementary school the 6th grader. And I was
tired of doing it everyday.
Some VIP was covered with our flag in honor of his service to this country.
It is a search of meanings in national flags. The 6 main colors being used bear
significant meanings as Curt interpreted them one by one. What are some
problems for speakers are about the making of it. Since we are not familiar with
the length and width, we stumbled in our expressions. What makes flags different
in use in different institutes? Why do certain people want to keep certain image
like lion in German flags? We are pleased to see Taiwan appeared as a country in
American Countries song.
In what occasions do you want to see our national flag? National founding day, a
parade, sport competitions, games, mountain peaks, the moon, somebody’s
funeral, etc.
Bhutan is one of the happy countries in the world.
http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/01/bhutan-happiest-country-in-world.html
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g293844-r32233257-Bhutan.ht
ml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_national_happiness
Bhutan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGKUwMegZ4
***Why do people think Bhutan is the happiest country in the world?
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4181996n&tag=related;photovideo
The Swiss The pursuit of happiness
According to the survey little Denmark is the happiest place in the world.
smile face, make fun of it, expectation, low expectations, real sense of
contentment, has little violence, people feel secure, they don’t speak very much,
all education is free, get paid to go to school, 50 income tax, stress overall on US
campus, more house, car, unhappy, the wealthiest (60 minutes)
around the World
As a symbol of languages why why flags flutter
What is the symbol of our national flag?
Can you describe the beauty of it? Would you bear the national flag as a soldier?
I’d been a national flag carrier when I was an elementary student. Pulling it up
and down while national anthem was singing and then the song of the flag was
playing.
China ROC More
Flag Database
Do you like to sell flags to people?
Have you been a flag carrier marching in front of a team? Have you ever been a
flag holder staring at the flag while it is rising up toward the top of the pole?
Do you support ball fans to bring flags into the ball game?
Do you like to bring our national flag to the mountain top?
What does it mean to bring a flag to the mountain, to the moon, etc.?
In Tibet people use colorful flags (Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Flag) that represent
gold, wood, water, fire and earth. What special meaning does it have?
The Tibetan National Flag was introduced in 1912 by the 13th Dalai
Lama.
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Daily 2
For daily 2 talks, your group topics can be chosen from the textbook, or from news.
Please prepare early. We will ask your topics next time.
3Cb 5/4, 11, 18, 25, 6/1
Group 1 World Top Three Brands—LV, Gucci, Chanel, Hermes, Rolex
Also interestingly referring to the names, the icons, such as flora icon, GG icon,
Horsebit icon, Bamboo icon etc. “Love is like a journey,” is well said. I found
Hermes bags elegant, though expensive. I guess young ladies like to see beautiful
creative objects.
http://fashion.about.com/cs/designers/l/blpronounce.htm
Why do you think these top brands attract customers?
What products do they sell? Price, quality, service, etc.
People buy them abroad and go to their store in Taiwan to change. How would
you take it if you were the clerk?
In New York you can see woman coming out of Tiffany with necklace in hand
can meet a man in five feet without food. He has no anger; she no remorse.
Are you after top brands? Are you trying to own a shop of your own brand?
How are you going to persuade customers to buy one?
How do you protect the products not to be stolen in your store?
Group 2 Single Parents 51 16 Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams) A Curtain
Up Berkshire Review Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network/ National Sexual
Assault Hotline 2 3
Interestingly related to the reasons to have single parent, advantages and
disadvantages of single parenting, and news about boy runnng away from home,
mother encouraging daughter to take part in painting contest, and parent
committing suicide.
Reasons to become a single parent are…
Widow, widower, spouse passed away, separation, divorce, not knowing the
father of the child, want to have child, being abandoned or deserted, etc.
Ways to not become a single parent are…
Do not marry young (a teenager), keep a good marriage, work and play safe,
think for the child, etc.
Do you think single parents may become a vicious cycle? When young parent got
pregnant early, their children grow up marrying young too. The sad thing is they
can not afford rearing their own children. Problem arises.
Group 3 Test-tube Babies
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm
outside the womb, in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other
methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. The process involves
hormonally controlling the ovulatory process, removing ova (eggs) from the
woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a fluid medium. The fertilised
egg (zygote) is then transferred to the patient's uterus with the intent to establish a
successful pregnancy.
Artificial Insemination is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm
outside the womb.
How many test-tube babies are there in our society? Who is the oldest? If you are
to choose a gender/ sex, are you going to have a boy or girl?
How are test-tube babies grown up into manhood and womanhood? Louise
Brown. NPR listen to July 24, 2003 age 25, she is 32.
We do not know very well those who in our society are born test-tube babies.
How are you going to tell your girl friend or boy friend that you are one?
If you happened to date someone a test-tube grown-up, what would you do?
If you do not have the child you want, would you want to ask the doc to make
you one?
Group 4 Flight Attendants
We had Two Joyce and Kay to come out to the front and answer questions.
In a few words tell us why you are the right one to hire as flight attendant.
In what kind of emergency can you handle the best? How?
Can you reach to the rack (shelf for light luggage or coats over the seats of a
plane, bus) holding up your hands?
When you serve the captains food, it is preferable that one chooses meat
while the other fish to avoid food poison.
When there is turbulence, what would you do?
In the wake of these attacks many flight attendants at major airlines were laid off because of
decreased passenger loads.
All US based airlines sent their flight attendants back to training. This revolutionized training and
focused more on physical protection in the events of emergencies. Flight attendants are now trained
to be offensive during attacks, rather than obeying commands.
Naila Nazir, Pakistani air hostess (employee of Pakistan International Airlines) who received 1985's
Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) Heroism Award for her brave handling of tense and dangerous
situation during 13 days of flight PK-326 hijacking ordeal.
crawled into the smoked filled and burning cabin to drag a number of passengers to safety,
when cabin crew recognised an emergency landing was imminent and commanded the passengers to
"bend down...hold your knees" to adopt the brace position. (the instruction to brace for impact is
often given if the aircraft must make an emergency landing over land or water.)
"the exemplary manner in which the flight attendant briefed the passengers and handled the
emergency.
an on-board fire, automatic drive, parachute, when flying above the city, the pilot can not abandon
the plane.
Flight attendants or cabin crew (historically known as stewards/stewardesses
or air hosts/hostesses) are members of an aircrew employed by airlines
primarily to ensure the safety but also the comfort of passengers aboard
commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military
aircraft.
customer service, being capable of administering first aid, The primary and
overriding responsibility of flight attendants is passenger safety.
The majority of a flight attendant's duties are safety related. Prior to each flight,
flight attendants attend a safety briefing with the pilots and purser. During this
briefing they go over safety and emergency checklists, the locations and amounts
of emergency equipment and other features specific to that aircraft type.
Boarding particulars are verified, such as special needs passengers, small children
traveling as unaccompanied minors or VIPs. Weather conditions are discussed
including anticipated turbulence 亂流. Prior to each flight a safety check is
conducted to ensure all equipment such as lifevests, flashlights and firefighting
equipment are on board.
Flight Attendants Job Description:
a college degree, have taken flight attendant
training courses have the best chance of getting hired. In addition to
previous training, all newly hired flight attendants receive three to eight
weeks of formal training from their employers. They must be at least 18 to
21 years old, to have experience working with the public. Work with an
international airline requires that one can speak a foreign language. be
able to reach overhead bins.
Most new flight attendants are placed on reserve status where they could
remain for at least one year, but as many as five to 10 years. This means
they work when called upon to fill in for absent or vacationing flight
attendants or on extra flights. After being on reserve status, flight
attendants bid for regular assignments, and generally get their choices
based on seniority. Because flight attendants remain in their jobs for a
longer period than in the past, advancement takes more time.
Day in the Life: Personal Chef
Are you tall enough to join the recruit of flight attendants?
What are some requirements to be a flight attendant?
A life of traveling is the typical daily retune of a stewardess. Would you be bored
from a life traveling on air that often?
Do you like the salary or the traveling life? Or are there any other reasons to
make you decide in the pursuit of the career?
Group 5 Werewolf
wolfman is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an
anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely, by being bitten or scratched by another
werewolf, or after being placed under a curse. This transformation is often associated with the
appearance of the full moon, as popularly noted by the medieval chronicler Gervase of Tilbury,
and perhaps in earlier times among the ancient Greeks through the writings of Petronius.
Group 6 Disney
Which Disneyland would you like to see if you have chance to visit?
What special features are you interested in, theme parks or playgrounds?
Are you curious how it is functioned?
What kind of job can you apply for with Disney?
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3Ca 5/6, 13, 20, 27, 6/3
Group 1 Grace and Jamie Tofu Ice Cream
How do you think the internet has been helping things out in various ways?
Tofu can not last long. Do you throw the leftovers away or preserve it for the next
day?
Soybean.org offers menu to Chocolate Tofu Ice Cream Popsicle
silken soft tofu soymilk (plain, or vanilla) vegetable oil sugar cocoa salt
Yield: 8 cups. Per cup: 307 calories, 18.7 g fat (2.5 g sat fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium,
295 g carbohydrate, 8.8 g protein (8.2 g soy protein),1.8 g dietary fiber.
Lynn and Linda Coca Cola—Bottle design and Ads.
There are different containers used for Coca Cola. What do you like the most,
plastic bottle, glass bottle or tin can? There is a chemical substance used in the
making of a plastic bottle, Antimony Sb2O3 銻, which may secrete little by little
and cause cancer.
杜邦公司開發出新一代的鈦系催化劑 PC-64 系列，可用於生產 PET 樹脂--也就是製造寶
特瓶、包裝膜的原料，杜邦用鈦取代銻當觸媒，製作出來的寶特瓶不僅效能良好也解決
寶特瓶含銻溶出的問題。
What do you think about using celebrities as spokesmen? The price will get
higher and the high price goes to consumers.
It is needed to get popularity.
Group 2 My traveling experience.
1.Shelly : Hong Kong Need more practice in pronunciation.
2.Lily: Australia Need more practice in pronunciation.
the Australia-Taiwan Business Council (ATBC), a national organisation of Australian
companies interested in promoting commercial and other relations with Taiwan.
Established in 1983, in the absence of diplomatic relations between Australia and
Taiwan the ATBC adds strength, depth and resilience to links between the two
countries.
Group 3 Jeans
Jeans are introduced as to its history, style, special innovative parts, etc.
Pre-shrunk is a process before it was sold by washing so it won’t shrink.
Can baby wear jeans?
Why do not invent the copper rivets?
Is it really comfortable to wear jeans esp. in summer?
Jeans are trousers made from denim. Jeans, originally designed for work, became popular
among teenagers starting in the 1950s. Historic brands include Levi's, Lee and Wrangler. Jeans
come in various types, for example, skinny jeans, boot cut, or flare.
Jeans are now a very popular form of casual dress around the world, and have been so for
decades. They come in many styles and colors; however, "blue jeans" are particularly identified
with American culture, especially the American Old West. Americans spent more than $14
billion on jeans in 2004.
Jeans.com
Denim
natural, cellulose (The first artificial fiber, known as artificial silk, became known as viscose
around 1894, and finally rayon in 1924.), or synthetic
space suit, air conditioned clothing, armor, diving suit, swimsuit, bee-keeper's protective
clothing, motorcycle leathers, high-visibility clothing, and protective clothing in general.
What kinds of materials are good for summer?
Jeans on campus. Shorts
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Cloth, typically made of cotton, flax, wool, ramie, silk
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Denim
Down for down-filled parkas
Fur
Leather
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Nylon Polyesters Spandex (or elastane) is known for its exceptional elasticity. It is
stronger and more durable than rubber, its major non-synthetic competitor. It was invented in
1959.
Group 4 Foods
Group 4 showed their talent in talking about food combination and its causes in
various discomforts. They used eye contacts and drawings very well. You never
know that the way you add salt to egg before you finish cooking can be better
than you put in salt while cooking it. Green beans and licorice cook together can
help you boost immune system so to prevent from getting cold.
Chinese food, Taiwanese food, restaurant, food stands, night markets
Food ingredients, food preparation, food culture, healthful food
Group 5 Shanghai World Expo
Better City, Better Life
Expo 2010, officially Expo 2010 Shanghai China (simplified Chinese: 中国 2010 年上海世界
博览会; traditional Chinese: 中國 2010 年上海世界博覽會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Èrlíngyīlíng
Nián Shànghǎi Shìjìe Bólǎnhuì) is being held on both banks of the Huangpu River in the city of
Shanghai, China, from May 1 to October 31, 2010. It is a World Expo in the tradition of
international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition is "Better City – Better Life"
and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as the "next great world city". The expo
Logo features the Chinese character 世 ('world', Chinese "shì") modified to represent three
people together with the 2010 date. It is the most expensive Expo in the history of the world's
fairs. The Shanghai World Expo is also the largest World's Fair site ever at 5.28 square km.
More than 190 countries and more than 50 international organizations have registered to
participate in the Shanghai World Expo, the largest ever. China expects to receive almost 100
foreign leaders and millions of people from across the world to come and visit the World Expo.
More than 70–100 million visitors are expected to visit the expo, the largest in history.
Wiki
Pavilions
(Chinese Version)
Taiwan Pavilion
(Chinese Version)
Taiwan Pavilion Official Site Guided Tour
Group 6 LOHAS
This group talk about how to be happy, how to know if you are happy, and
two countries where people feel happy and why they are the happiest on
earth. The Danes have high income and their income taxes are high too.
Since their government knows how to make use of the money, their people
trust the government. 60% of income tax sounds high. Sephiroth and Evelyn
are impressive.
(Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) 意為以健康及自給自足的型態過生
活。
Happy ratio
Free stuff, happy ratio, acting nice see here
“Research has shown that when relationships start to fall below that ratio, they are heading for trouble,”
On
being nice, Maybe it’s a coworker
with a bad attitude who we have to see every day, or our significant other’s annoying friend with whom we
have to spend vacations because they have been friends for years.
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Final Guided Topics 2010/3, 5
3Cb Tue. 6/8, 15, 22
6/8
Group 4 Shanghai World Expo 88~85 Six of the pavilions have been introduced:
Taiwan, UK, Germany, Spain, Canada, Poland. No eye contact used by the
presenters. It should be interesting to talk about it. Talk like we do not know
anything about it. Make us feel like to go inside to see.
Celebrity endorsement
When playing the song composed by Mr. Fang, Joyce can tell us why she likes
this song. What does the lyric tell of Taiwan and people? When there are two
designs for Taiwan Pavilion, what significant meanings are there in them?
Taiwanese designers make use of 5 elements old, wood, water, fire, earth to show
the colors. What is the purpose using it? Henny and Vannesa may use some
pictures to highlight the important messages they want to share.
The paper cut-outs used in Poland pavilion sounds cultural. How can it provide
shelter for the visitors when it rains?
Is there any significance in displaying seeds in Seed Cathedral?
Jeff: Is China going to be benefited by the world expo?
Absolutely yes, the Chinese government spared a large area and developed it to
be rent out for different pavilions. Each country pays them rental fees. The
designs and the materials used to construct and the technology that brings the
themes to light in each create lots of job opportunities not only for the foreigners
but also for the locals. It provides a window open to the whole world that attracts
attentions from everywhere. Tickets sold gather a lot of money. Traveling,
boarding, food, traffic, souvenirs are needed in such special occasions.
What does the world expo show to the world?
Foxconn raises pay to China laborers. Its influence is great. It means more
surplus will go to the paycheck, 10~15 %. The investors will gain meaner
interests from it. http://www.foxconn.com.tw/GroupProfile.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/business/global/27yuan.html
As China Rises, Conflict With West Rises Too By KATRIN BENNHOLD
Published: January 26, 2010
Fading America Must Face China Rising on its Own Terms
http://www.chinarisingconference.com/
China Rising Investment Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaqHMWqM0bA&feature=related
上海世博 Shanghai World Expo 2010 Opening Part A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fY3RvZ0IxE&feature=related
上海世博 Shanghai World Expo 2010 Opening Part B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBtSlXUJI4&feature=related
上海世博 Shanghai World Expo 2010 Opening Part C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3LZTCUXkU&feature=related
上海世博 Shanghai World Expo 2010 Opening Part D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbms1eRFajc
Opening Part E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNZKTWib0Y&feature=related
Part G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHCrhQr7dkQ&feature=fvw
Part H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNxq0m9D4zk&feature=related
Part I
Better City, Better Life
Expo 2010, officially Expo 2010 Shanghai China (simplified Chinese: 中国 2010 年上海世界
博览会; traditional Chinese: 中國 2010 年上海世界博覽會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Èrlíngyīlíng
Nián Shànghǎi Shìjìe Bólǎnhuì) is being held on both banks of the Huangpu River in the city of
Shanghai, China, from May 1 to October 31, 2010. It is a World Expo in the tradition of
international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition is "Better City – Better Life"
and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as the "next great world city". The expo
Logo features the Chinese character 世 ('world', Chinese "shì") modified to represent three
people together with the 2010 date. It is the most expensive Expo in the history of the world's
fairs. The Shanghai World Expo is also the largest World's Fair site ever at 5.28 square km.
More than 190 countries and more than 50 international organizations have registered to
participate in the Shanghai World Expo, the largest ever. China expects to receive almost 100
foreign leaders and millions of people from across the world to come and visit the World Expo.
More than 70–100 million visitors are expected to visit the expo, the largest in history.
Wiki
Pavilions All links in this world expo are on the page.
(Chinese Version)
Taiwan Pavilion
(Chinese Version)
Taiwan Pavilion Official Site Guided Tour
The pavilion design is a transparent cube housing a giant ball in its center. It is mainly made of
steel and glass, with the outlines of the island's Mount Morrison and Mount Ali painted on the
facade. The main part of the pavilion was built with stone from Jade Mountain and soil from
Yin-Ko Town. Taiwan will invite people to fly lanterns for good luck - a traditional island custom and view its beautiful mountains and lakes at its pavilion. The pavilion showcases the island's
scenery, its kind-hearted people and culture with the theme "Mountain, Water, Heart and
Lantern.”
Highlight 1: Movie about Taiwan's Culture and Scenery.
The globe, 12 meters in diameter, houses a theater, where a four-minute movie about Taiwan's
culture and scenery will be shown. The globe doubles as a screen to show the island's
landscapes.
Highlight 2: Lantern-flying Ceremony.
The globe will be suspended over a pool of water, which will reflect the images shown on the globe.
Visitors will be invited to take part in a multimedia lantern-flying ceremony on a platform above the
pool. If 40 people make a ring on the platform, each of them will trigger a beam that will light the
globe.
Max : Introduce his band
Group 5 Hedgehog 86~89 A live talk about the pet and discussions as to the hot
temper of this pet, how much does it cost to raise them, etc.
This class led by Jeff in search of ways to take care of hedgehogs. His hedgehogs
have already bred 5 or 6 times. They come up with 10 hedgehogs. They know
how to provide food, cleaning, shelter, wood flours, super-worm or mealworm
bought from a pet house, water, etc.
Spines like cactus.
Hedgehogs have many alternate defense mechanisms. In most situations a
hedgehog will flee rather than confront a threat, rolled up in a ball or not.
When confronting threat, will you stay or flee?
If your friends do not want to own one when you give one to them, will you think
that they do not have loving heart?
Pets are good for Americans. If you have pets, will you set up a foundation for
them to be taken care of after you pass away?
Space, air, water, food, shelter, stimulus
What its life would be like in its natural habitat?
A larger case, bucket, free play
Piece of string or hair, chemicals,
A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae.
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Group 3 Nordic Countries 84~88
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (all of which use a Nordic Cross flag) and
their associated territories which include the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Svalbard and Åland.
Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for the Nordic countries
What did you find in Denmark as a modern country?
Why do they use the Nordic cross in national flags?
Which country is the strongest? A good place to live?
Are there stories about the Mermaid?
Go skiing in Finland. Popular activities are sauna, icebreaker, and auroras.
Children go to sauna to relax?
What do people celebrate in Distortion Festival?
Where is Hamlet’s nationality? Prince of Denmark.
Why didn’t Iceland join European Union?
What do they do with the fisheries? Hot spring?
Does the inflation of Euro have great impact on these countries?
What countries are you going to introduce?
What are the economic effects of Iceland volcanic eruptions to the European
countries?
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Denmark
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Finland V
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Åland Islands
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Iceland V
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Sweden V
英國台灣同學會 Taiwanese Student Association in the UK
What are the similarities among these Northern European countries in regard to culture, education,
people, and religion?
Nordic countries European Russia, the Baltic countries (at that time Estonia, Livonia and
Courland). The United Kingdom and Ireland are sometimes included in Western Europe, as are
the Nordic and Baltic countries.
Icelandic volcanic ash alert grounds UK flights
All flights in and out of the UK and several other European countries have been
suspended as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland moves south.
The Influence Of Volcano Eruption
The volcanic eruption is not, by any means, a large-scale one and has not caused
casualties up to now. The volcano has influenced the economy of the world. Such
as ugg's delivery.
spewing (sending out in a stream 射出) steam and billows (rise of roll like waves 滾滾冒
出) of ash into the sky.
However, the eruption has pulled Europe out of track.
Because of the ash spreading to the European continent, canceled flights to, from, and within
Europe have affected millions of travelers worldwide and reportedly cost airliners some 200
million US dollars a day.
What’s more,outward trade of European has been influenced. Because of the plane
delay,many products such as Uggs Boots at
http://www.uggretailers.org/ugg-classic-cardy-boots-c-7.html can not arrive in time.
The eruption of a small-scale volcano like the Eyjafjallajokull one could trigger a massive
chaos. It is of course worthwhile to explore the lessons from the volcano ash crisis.
It is commonly accepted that volcanic eruptions are unpredictable. But it is possible to monitor
and forecast the movement and scale of volcano ash.
Scientists in Europe have well performed their duty in sending early warning of the volcano
ash, thus avoiding potential aviation incident.
Volcanic Eruptions and European History
Group 2 Backpack traveling 84~89
Charlotte made a fluent speech and was able to grasp the time.
Do you like to be a writer making account of trips around some remote places?
The topic is often asked in speaking test.
Do you like to take a “working” or a relaxing holiday?
The idea of a working holiday is that you can offset some of your travel costs by
picking up a job while abroad. For students this sounds like an excellent way to
see the world and learn about local culture and customs. After all, travel can be
expensive and students usually don’t have any leftover cash after their school
year. I like the female student’s plan of taking this type of holiday. The only
negative about this type of holiday is she will not have as much time to travel
around and see the country, as she will be working during the week and only has
her weekends free to sightsee. However, it still makes sense to me. She can still
see a lot and if she’s smart she will return from her vacation with some savings
for next term. (Longman iBT TOEFL Speaking 2006, p. 339)
Do you mean that these kinds of traveling are suitable for young people?
What can people learn from traveling? How about patience?
What seems to be the fun way in getting around the island? By bike, motorcycle,
car, or by train?
It’s a good idea to get online to your blog, space, or yahoo and gmail to leave
messages when you are abroad.
Have you been to any places you mentioned in your speech?
What do you think about google map?
What language and words or phrases are often used in regards to traveling?
Money, safety, work for food and lodging, equipments like camera, ipad or ipod
to post your messages and articles like Bradley Winterton, traveling log, etc.
http://www.travelintelligence.com/travel-writing/writers/bradley-winterton
What do you hope to learn from this topic?
Learn How to Travel the World
Do you read magazine or e-Zine to learn about traveling?
How do you choose a right place to go?
How much money do you think will be enough for backpacking in America,
Australia, Canada, or India? Budget
Where are the cheaper places to stay? Hostels? Some ole hotels? What do you
think about homestay accommodation in Taiwan?
Some topics: TIME Travel Watch has some good topics for traveling logs
What’s so great—and cheap—about Tokyo
Memories and More in Magical Kyoto
Mongolian Marvels: Of Cents and Sensibility
Finding Peace in a Himalayan Hideaway
Crossing Sands and ‘Stans on the Silk Road
Seeking Out Kunming’s Hidden Charms
Bear Necessities in Ancient, Spicy Chengdu
A beginner’s guide to cruising and carousing in Kuala Lumpur
Killing Time: a guide to Asia’s Airports
Hong Kong’s Palate Pleasure
Take a hike in Hong Kong
Making tracks in China is the best way to go
Do-it-yourself luxury on Thailand’s Railways
New Depth: Taking the Plunge in Asia
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Group 6 Just for fun! 88
How can we understand jokes, humors, and American humors?
There are cross-cultural barriers in understanding American humor.
How did you dig the clippings out? 嘿, Apple!
Why do people laugh when seeing others fall down?
Why do we need to be fun?
I can’t imagine what are funny for young people. Are things funny to young
people different from those to the middle-aged?
What kinds of things do people do for fun?
What would you do just for fun? Tell story? Sing a song you create? Tell a joke?
http://lsda.jsc.nasa.gov/docs/justforfun/forfun.cfm
NASA Kid’s Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVkPWDixDhs
Uh-Huh! - Just for Fun!
SUPER-FAST Uh-Huh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RtvvSyHd_8&feature=channel
Days of the Week - Sing It!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_gfe44hzBE&feature=channel
Days of the Week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QLp9Wxrrg&feature=channel
Let’s Count Counting Numbers 1 – 10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic&feature=channel
ABC Song
Group 1 Good Sceneries for the Summer Vacation 87~90
Do you really think you can go abroad in summer vacation?
Have you played any kind of activities in Ken Ting?
Why do you invest in Indonesia? (to Alice)
What will you say to the god or goddess at Senso-ji temple?
Where did you go for graduate trip?
Where are you going to go for your graduate trip?
For you, what places are good for a few days off school/ office?
What are different things you prepare for trips in summer?
Are you aiming at the local places in Taiwan, off-land islands, or abroad?
List the good things you can get from taking a trip:
Get some nice photos
Visit places you have never been to
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3Ca Thurs. 6/10, 17, 24
6/10
Group 3 Airplane Fixed-wing aircraft 88~89
Have you seen an airplane landing?
On YouTube Landing at New York JFK from Cockpit B747
Landing at Hong kong from Cockpit B747
the Boeing 737 (family) (model) -300 (The Boeing 7, 3, 7, three hundred)
family model
The newest members of the Boeing 737 family - - the 737-600/-700/-800/-900
models -- continue the 737's pre-eminence as the world's most popular and
reliable commercial jet transport. The 737 family has won orders for more than
6,000 airplanes, which is more airplanes than The Boeing Company's biggest
competitor has won for its entire product line since it began business.
Why do you think people want to fly? Free
Have you taken a trip by air?
The fastest way of navigation is to go by air. It brings people right to direct
contact in the age of globalization that one can not experience by using cell
phone, fax, or other media.
How do you like the seating to be arranged for you?
What makes the airplane fly up in sky?
How should the maintenance done?
Helicopter is used for rescuing, and military reasons.
How do you read the type of the plane?
737-770
If you are a designer, would you draw aircraft parts for the repairman to fix the
plane?
To go to America, if you do not take plane, what can you do to reach there?
Persuade your classmate to take airliner for a trip.
Biplane
airplane, aeroplane or plane Planes include jet engine and propeller driven vehicles propelled
forward by thrust, as well as unpowered aircraft (such as gliders).
History Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) requested a patent application for
a "flying machine" nine months before their successful flight in December 1903, which Orville
Wright recorded in his diary.
Airplane ChineseDic.com
Airline seating charts
seat belt
Group 4 Advertisement 87~92 Curt is a good technical assistant for the class.
A new way of advertisement by storytelling without celebrities and spokesman
may inspire the consumers into thinking what is good to buy. Maybe feeling from
the ads is much more important than the product itself. Sometimes, through ads,
the manufacturers can convey their idea such as the need of green energy,
language, and the products.
Commercial, political, charity, cultural activity, etc.
Press conference to sell new books, new products.
Irene brought about the importance of strategy, creativity, execution; Julia moved
further to introduce segmentation, targeting and positioning in marketing.
Would you ask celebrity to do advertisement for you (who work for the ads
company, who owns the company, who is a consumer)?
What advertisements are good ones? How and why do they catch consumer’s
eye?
Fang Wen-shan is a good composer who writes the song for Taiwan Pavilion. Do
you like it? Do you like the poem or song singing to teach a lesson?
What are some creative advertisements in the world?
Do you care about the result rather than the wordings? The result might aim at
catching people’s attention. Wording can not be proper.
Censorship in ads. I can do whatever I want. Shih-Fu, let’s go to have some
wisdom of the Buddha’s.
Advertising is a non-personal form of communication intended to persuade an
audience (viewers, readers or listeners) to purchase or take some action upon
products, ideals, or services.
Commercial advertisers often seek to generate increased consumption of their
products or services through branding, which involves the repetition of an image
or product name in an effort to associate related qualities with the brand in the
minds of consumers. Different types of media can be used to deliver these
messages, including traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, television,
radio, outdoor or direct mail; or new media such as websites and text messages.
Advertising may be placed by an advertising agency on behalf of a company or
other organization.
Advertising
Marketing
Creative Advertisements Around The World
TUS - A Top 10 Agency
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The Upper Storey Blog
6/17
Group 2 My Precious Book 80~88
Paint the fence, Judge Thatcher
Mark Twain, Huckleberry Fin and the Mississippi, a commentary is an analysis
for reading the novel. Available in our library. The book is a story of escape. It
describes how Huck becomes cramped up and follows the river trying to escape
from his adoptive family, and society. He meets Jim, and together they escape.
He can run away long but can not escape. How does this kind of escaping for
freedom turn out to be true? Never. Then why do we fancy about running away
from something? Better to face it.
Shelly: The Adventure of Tom Sawyer.(湯姆歷險記)
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer part 1 part 2
An analysis of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3 his own conscience, Jim, whether to turn Jim in to the police. Free Jim. Jim’s quest for
freedom. Idea of freeing a man. Issue of slavery. Reality. Hopes of empowering black people.
Adventures. Relationships between white and black.
Lily: 50 successful Harvard Application Essays.(感動哈佛：成功進名校經典自傳 50
篇 (英中對照))
If you are preparing for your resume, what would you say of you as a person?
What does the book teach you?
Is it good for all people?
Eddy introduced Twilight—about vampire, woman and dream of Stephenie
Meyer (It is a work coming from inspiration in dreams)
It is a book about soul and feeling.
Group 5 3D Technology 84~90
A very beautiful cover. Victor uses transitional phrases often to smooth his talk.
Avatar, Alice, cloudy with a chance of meatballs, how to train a dragon
Alice in Wonderland Teaser 1 Alice in Wonderland (Disney) - Unbirthday
Party (Complete)
Sephiroth: what other applications are there with 3D technology?
A tough but interesting topic.
Stereoscopic motion pictures can be produced through a variety of different methods. Over the
years the popularity of various systems being widely employed in movie theaters has waxed
and waned. Though anaglyph (see next section) was sometimes used prior to 1948, during the
early "Golden Era" of 3-D cinematography of the 1950s the polarization system was used for
every single feature length movie in the United states, and all but one short film. In the 21st
century, polarization (waves) 3-D systems have continued to dominate the scene, though during
the 60s and 70s some classic films which were converted to anaglyph for theaters not equipped
for polarization, and were even shown in 3-D on TV. In the years following the 90s, some
movies were made with short segments in anaglyph 3D. Following are some of the technical
details and methodologies employed in some of the more notable 3-D movie systems that have
been developed.
3-D film
Stereoscopy (also called stereoscopic or 3-D imaging) is any technique capable of recording
three-dimensional visual information or creating the illusion of depth in an image.
Stereoscopy
Anaglyph images
polarizing filters
LCD shutter glasses
Basically the way shutter glasses work is each lens can be blacked out very very
quickly to synchronize with a frame displayed on the HDTV. This way a different
1920 x 1080 progressive image can be shown to each eye.
Ready or not, the latest 3D technology is coming home
"I'm not wearing any stupid looking glasses," because no matter what you say,
there are more people paying extra to go 3D movies than ever.
3D is as simple as using two cameras to capture the data that our eyes would, but
it's the display part that's proven tricky. Ultimately, the technology has to find a
way to present each eye with a different variation of an image, at that point our
eyes and brain do the rest.
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Group 6 Sephiroth’s incoming trip A+ 83~98
An excellent job, so entertaining and educational. Good ppt and nice pictures.
Better come with courtesies in the sources of those pictures.
What are the strongest sides in Ashland University? If you were Sephiroth what is
the most important/interesting thing/course you would like to do/ take?
Why do you recommend him to go to New York for activities?
If you want to have free ride, try “Entrance ramps”?
Do you get that admission to Ashland for an exchange program?
Mansperger explained that the Ice Cream Socials are meant to allow prospective
students a casual first look at Ashland University. “Coaches and faculty will not
be available at these events, but there will be plenty of ice cream,” he said.
The events are set for July 9 at 12:30 p.m., July 23 at 12:30 p.m. and Aug. 16 at
12:30 p.m. and all three will be held in the Schar College of Education on the
Ashland University campus.
Are there any troubles when you are applying for the admission?
What do you plan to bring with you?
What subjects are you going to have?
What will you say to your mom before you leave for the States?
Class, do you have any words for him?
Group 1 Parade (Linda and Lynn) 87~88
China Airline has won New Year’s Parade many times in California.
Have you been in a parade? Observing singing, playing trumpets, horns,
drums, and dancing, etc. If you are in political march, try the non-violent
protesting.
Why do you want to talk about parade? It is a sort of fun to do, instead
of talking about it.
What kind of parade would you like to join? Religious, political, protesting, etc.
Ice cream (Grace and Jamie) 85~89
Salt is used to make ice-cream at home. Several occasions in which
people used ice-cream as disserts from the history are introduced. According to
Grace, fever patient whose throat can be soothed if eating some ice-cream.
Ashland University offers prospective students a chance to see the school on July
9. Coaches will not be there but there will be a lot of ice-cream.
Occasions birthday, holiday, special occasions, elegant desserts
Homemade Gift Basket Ideas: an ice cream gift
Soft Ice Cream
Ice Cream Soda
Ice Cream Cone
UK Gift Basket
They taste delicious of course. Do you suggest we make ice cream in
summer ourselves? Do you want to demo how to make it?
Parade
A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people, usually
organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching
bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of
reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind. In Britain the term parade is
usually reserved for either military parades or other occasions where participants
march in formation; for celebratory occasions the word procession is more usual.
In the Canadian Forces the term also has several less formal connotations.
Ice cream
Ice cream or ice-cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products,
such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and
flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other
sweeteners. In some cases, artificial flavourings and colourings are used in
addition to (or in replacement of) the natural ingredients. This mixture is stirred
slowly while cooling to prevent large ice crystals from forming; the result is a
smoothly textured ice cream.
Famous Brands for Ice cream
Häagen-Dazs loves Honey Bees
Cold Stone Creamery Taiwan
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