To be updated. (Nov. 5, 2008) Nov. 12, 2008; Nov. 17, 19, 2008, Dec. 1, 16, 2008
Intermediate English Conversation Fall 2008
Jessie Mu-Lien Ho
Ca Daily Presentation 1
Ca Mid-term
Ca Daily Presentation 2
Ca Final
Cb Daily Presentation 1
Cb Mid-term
Cb Daily Presentation 2
Cb Final
III Ca Daily Presentation 1
We did it together Arrivals (1)
Know how to greet one another at the airport, train station upon arrival. Questions include the
journey, food, weather, travel, where and how long for the stay, etc. Going through the Custom Duty,
having a stamp, and claiming your baggage are things you do when you arrive
Group 6 Getting a job/Job Hunt (6)
How to find a job, the manners in an interview, the cover letter
Human resources 1111, 104
Do you know they are asked to plan for firing some crews because the companies want to save
themselves? The boss has the empty packages sent to the office and calls the individuals the bad
news in the morning. The fired employees have to leave in 15 minutes. How awful!
This web provides lots of samples for letter writing. Monster.com
http://career-advice.monster.com/home.aspx
Monster Career Advice
http://career-advice.monster.com/resume-writing-basics/Resume-Presentation/home.aspx
What do you want to do in the future?
Asking for a letter of recommendation.
Group 5 Marriage counseling (9)
See this topic as counseling and marriage counseling. Do you think counseling is a good way
we help people who need it? Students, couples, people who have troubles may look for advices or
help. Do your parents need marriage counseling? No, there are model husband and wife in our
neighborhood. They raise children to be good citizens and have family tradition – to go traveling on
the island every summer. Do you prefer to talk to your friend or to your counselor about little
troubles? Do you believe in counseling? Can you trust your problem to a counselor who has to
spend some time to know your problem? Can you say something to your friend who is a suicide
attempt that life is meaningless?
Do you take marriage counseling as a proper way to get advice? How about your friends and
family? Do we look for a professional or any friend to confide our secrets and problems? If your
friend comes to talk can you say anything you want or like without bringing things to worse?
What are major problems between a young couple/couple with kids/old couples?
Group 3 Kidnapped (16)
Kidnappers commit crimes when they kidnap. To avoid being kidnapped, one must be careful not to
be alone, especially kids. Children are taught to not trust any strangers. Ransoms are the targets the
kidnappers want. But it is hard to contact the kidnappers alone. One runs the risk of exposing the
loved one be murdered after the money was received by the kidnappers. It is hard to tackle with the
kidnappers while one has to report it to the policeman. Do you dare to challenge the kidnapper that
you will never pay the money?
Group 2 Earth Day (18)
The history of the Earth Day is studied and reported as usual. How people should do to save or
help protect the earth? We concern the forest and deforestation, wildlife and extinction, gas and
substitute fuels to use, and water conservation. A long list of things people are supposed to do in
daily life. Recycle materials, turn off the lights and do not use air-conditioners if it is not hot, use
hand to wash clothes instead of machine, do not use spray to do the hair, car pool (ask someone to
give you a ride), use solar heaters, hybrid cars, or cars that get good gas mileage.
Group 6 Making a complaint (27)
When you are not satisfied with the item you bought, the service others provided, or the
products shipping to you from abroad, you have different ways to handle it. Go to the store with the
receipt and tell the clerk what the problem is. You can get an advice as to the operating of the
electronic item you purchased, have it repaired, get an exchange, or have a refund.
If it is far away, then write a letter of complaint telling the problem and asking for a proper solution.
There are ways to deal with a complaint. From the salesperson’s point, customers are always the
first. Let them say what they are complaining about. Do not make excuse to blame others for the
reason of the fault. Offer ways to solve the problem or ask what they think the better way of solving.
Do solve the problem later as you promised.
Group 1 Call-In. You’re on the Air. (26)
The students presented it according to the text first and applied it to daily experiences. What do
you want to have changed? You can call in. Maybe we will give your problem to the person in
charge of the business. Are you troubled by the sanitation truck that comes in at mid-night? Are
there constructions going on by the streets that seem to go nonstop? Do you like to have the fire
station moved to somewhere else?
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Mid-term Presentation Fall 2008
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11/3
Group 5 Hayao Miyazaki 動畫家 A- 87+2 Good form for the booklet; PowerPoint, and
references; no objective and conclusion; responses to my questions
Check the grammar. The kids’ need for a change and one’s learning to adjust to changes have
been brought up as important trials in life. Should one work just for money? Should we pay
attention to our environment while civilization advanced? What do you care about to write in your
literature work?
Focused on the film Spirited Away, Miyazaki’s animation, the presenters really arouse my interest
to see this film.
In what ways can you show a kid the meanings in this film? (to Eva)
To Nina: Do you like story-telling? How can one train to do story-telling?
Will you choose different films for different kids, such as according to age, morals, and so forth?
Music: Do you think music is one of the important elements in a film? Matthew Lien in 1895?
What is the one thing that most people do not want to go through?
Do you see this movie in Japanese or English? With English or Chinese subtitle?
Are you afraid that there might be distortion in translation?
Do you think kids know the difference between transformation and reality?
What do you see kids who have seen lots of animation? Humorous, happy, pessimistic, optimistic?
Miyazaki is pessimistic, but he tries to think what kind of films he should be making.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/bio
Hayao Miyazaki January 5, 1941Tôkyô He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei
Douga studio
Trivia
He is sometimes called the "Walt Disney of Japan", but he hates that title.
Frequently makes references to nature, ecology, and pollution by humankind in his films, such as Tonari no
Totoro (1988), Kaze no tani no Naushika (1984), Mononoke-hime (1997), and Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
(2001).
He sometimes bases characters in his movies on people he knows in real life. For example, in Sen to Chihiro
no kamikakushi (2001), Chihiro is based on a daughter of one of his friends.
Personal Quotes
I'm not going to make movies that tell children, "You should despair and run away".
When I talk about traditions, I'm not talking about temples, which we got from China anyway. There is an
indigenous Japan, and elements of that are what I'm trying to capture in my work.
[asked about his work's role in modern pop-culture] The truth is I have watched almost none of it. The
only images I watch regularly come from the weather report.
[discussing CGI animation] I've told the people on my CGI staff not to be accurate, not to be true. We're
making a mystery here, so make it mysterious.
If [hand-drawn animation] is a dying craft, we can't do anything about it. Civilization moves on. Where
are all the fresco painters now? Where are the landscape artists? What are they doing now? The world
is changing. I have been very fortunate to be able to do the same job for 40 years. That's rare in any era.
When you watch the subtitled version you are probably missing just as many things. There is a layer and
a nuance you're not going to get. Film crosses so many borders these days. Of course it is going to be
distorted.
Actually I think CGI has the potential to equal or even surpass what the human hand can do. But it is far
too late for me to try it.
Personally I am very pessimistic. But when, for instance, one of my staff has a baby you can't help but
bless them for a good future. Because I can't tell that child, "Oh, you shouldn't have come into this life."
And yet I know the world is heading in a bad direction. So with those conflicting thoughts in mind, I think
about what kind of films I should be making.
Well, yes. I believe that children's souls are the inheritors of historical memory from previous generations.
It's just that as they grow older and experience the everyday world that memory sinks lower and lower. I
feel I need to make a film that reaches down to that level. If I could do that I would die happy.
http://films.estefanfilms.com/neighbourtotoro.htm
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808989892
http://www.mefeedia.com/tags/miyasaki/
Miyasaki videos
video clippings
gestures and quick sketches
figure drawings
animal studies
sketchbook
Group 4 Disney Cartoon B+ 85
PowerPoint, No reference, introduction and conclusion; names of presenters can be clearly marked;
when introducing the long list of cartoons, better to pick up the sort of cartoon more clearly
according to the type, age and theme.
How many kinds of animation are there?
What kinds of Disney Cartoon do you like the best, classics animation, live action animation,
computer animation, claymation animation, movie toons animated movie, video premiere?
What are 3 D animations?
How do you encourage your kids to see Disney Cartoons?
In the theatre, when you see a 3D film, would they give you certain glasses to put on?
Do you see the common interests of Disney Cartoon features? What are they different from
Japanese cartoon and Taiwanese cartoon?
Do you know of any company in Taiwan that does animation for films in the west?
To learn animation: Click here. GIF 動畫教學
Animationspecialist
Pictures Disney Cartoon Series How Disney Cartoon are made from You Tube
Voice of acting: The art of dubbing Lip dub Audio and voice recording for Anime films
11/10
Group 2 Pixar wiki A=84~88 Beautiful PowerPoint, Catchy title, and cover; No objective,
reference; conclusion could be wrapped up better
The objective is important before you begin to talk about Pixar. Why Pixar not DreamWorks
Animation (Official site), Blue Sky Studios or Sony Pictures?
Who found Pixar? How do people work at this company? Who is the president? Catmull.
What kinds of competition or teamwork are there in animation like Pixar?
You’ve mentioned top leaders in this company. What contributions does each bring to the company?
The relation between Pixar and Disney in long battle, one over the copy right while the other earns
from marketing.
How do they come out with a good story? If you are to join the group, what story may you think of
for animation?
Pixar Dancing Mouse - I believe in miracle from You Tube
Group 3 Technology Cell Phone B 84~85 Good and clear PowerPoint, Outline Print-outs instead of
booklet, No regular form
Why do you want to introduce “cell phone”? As technology progresses, new innovative products
are being introduced in the market. How can consumers choose their cell phones? Can you give
some advice?
The development of cell phone, functions is introduced. Do you value the use of cell phone?
A must?! Do you support that children can bring their cell phones to school? How many cell
phones have you used? Would you change to a new one if you could afford?
What is “Bluetooth”?
Can you recommend one, cheap, useful for students? How much monthly fee do you pay in
general?
Do you think people are benefited by modern technology? Are products from high tech more
valuable than environmental protection? Have you seen any damages caused by technology? High
-tech or low-tech?
11/17
Group 6 Korean Culture Here Korean A=A 86~92 Good PowerPoint, Korean Wedding dress, Food
What interests us started with the opening of Korean drama which sounded familiar to Chinese in
Taiwan. Judy even borrowed Esther’s Wedding dress for brides to put on in her talk. Maybe it’s
because of Esther’s graceful manner of addressing we felt greater interest in Korean culture than
ever.
Do you see the reasons that make Korean drama so popular in the world? The way they are filmed,
the place that sets the scenes, the performers – actors and actresses – they are put together to make
the drama or film look so attractive.
It’s interesting to see Americans talking about how to make kimchi. Is it because of the trend of
Americans in looking for cultures of ethic groups in the world? They get more interested in Asia
and Asian countries like Japan and Korea. You are not surprised to see Americans speaking
mandarin, but you are surprised to see Americans speaking fluent Japanese and Korean. I feel that
Korean retain more Chinese tradition than Japanese though we see much influence from China in
Japan. Korea is like Chinese in the north. Once they speak you sense the difference.
Do you know some overseas Chinese in Korea?
Do you know any Korean? Have you got any Korean products? Do you like Korean food? Are there
any advanced industries in Korea? What characteristics are Korean? Can we go to a Korean
museum in Taiwan? Do we Taiwan have any relation with Korea?
Group 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Andy Lin) A=83~88 Good PowerPoint, clean form; No
objective
Watch from the official site of the Lord of the Rings.
http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend/video/index.html
Why do you want to introduce the films of Tolkien’s books? High fantasy novel.
What do you see as Arwen asks to be transformed from a fairy to a mortal?
What symbols do you see in the Ring? Why a ring not a necklace or bracelet or anything else?
Which parts of the movie impress you the most? The battles, the pursuit of the ring, the return of the
ring?
What is Middle Earth? Tolkien began to use the term "Middle-earth" in the later part of the 1930s,
in place of the earlier terms "Great Lands", "Outer Lands", and "Hither Lands" that he had used to
describe this region in his stories.
How do you see trouble and the ownership of the ring? Can one compare the ring to the sword
which knights or swordsmen pursued in the ancient time?
A recurring theme in the stories is that the focus of conflict is on the possession and control of
precious or magical objects.
What do you see the character Gollum and his wretched condition?
Questions by former students
The Lord of the Rings entitled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the
King. (Trailer)
What is the author Tolkien’s purpose of writing the trilogy?
at the age of 45, Tolkien began writing the story that would become The Lord of the Rings. The
story would not be finished until 12 years later, in 1949, and it would not be fully published until
1955, by which time Tolkien was 63 years old.
started 'a new Hobbit' in December 1937
significance of the Ring, and the title The Lord of the Rings did not arrive until the spring of 1938
Tolkien abandoned The Lord of the Rings during most of 1943 and only re-started it in April 1944
Later in his life, Tolkien wrote that the work was better classified as a romance than as a novel.
The Lord of the Rings developed as a personal exploration by Tolkien of his interests in philology
(considers both form and meaning in linguistic expression, combining linguistics and literary studies),
religion (particularly Roman Catholicism), fairy tales and Norse mythology and related Germanic, Celtic
and Finnish mythology. Tolkien acknowledged, and external critics have verified the influences of
William Morris and the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf.
Some locations and characters were inspired by Tolkien's childhood in Sarehole and Birmingham. It has
also been suggested that The Shire and its surroundings were based on the countryside around Stonyhurst
College in Lancashire where Tolkien frequently stayed during the 1940s. The work was influenced by the
effects of his military service during World War I.
The enormous popularity of Tolkien's epic saga greatly expanded the demand for fantasy fiction. Largely
thanks to The Lord of the Rings, the genre flowered throughout the 1960s.
The Lord of the Rings has had a profound and wide-ranging impact on popular culture, from its
publication in the 1950s, but especially throughout the 1960s and 1970s, where young people embraced it
as a countercultural saga - "Frodo Lives!" and "Gandalf for President" were two phrases popular among
American Tolkien fans during this time
The one ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron rules the other Rings of Power, as the ultimate
weapon in his campaign to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth. Influences on this earlier work, and
on the story of The Lord of the Rings, include philology, mythology, religion and the author's
distaste for the effects of industrialization, as well as earlier fantasy works and Tolkien's experiences
in World War The Lord of the Rings in its turn is considered to have had a great effect on modern
fantasy; the impact of Tolkien's works is such that the use of the words "Tolkienian" and
"Tolkienesque" has been recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The Lord of the Rings has inspired, and continues to inspire, artwork, music, films and television,
video games, and subsequent literature. Adaptations of The Lord of the Rings have been made for
radio, theatre, and film
11/24 The God of Taiwan Economy (David) B+85 PowerPoint, Conclusion; no objective, no
reference
This is a lecture presented by David alone. The PowerPoint has points full of details. It would be
better if he uses only outlines to help organize the whole thing.
Pronunciation of basic words as well as new vocabularies should be checked to assure confidence
and familiarity in delivery. Chemistry and fiber, etc.
What are the visions that enable him to see chances of money?
Talking about his family life, what do you think about his having three wives and nine children?
Had he transferred his business to younger generation?
How do you see the conflict between father and son Wang Wen-yang?
Tape to be recommended: The Extraordinary Leader: Going from Good to Great 00909850
* Articulate the difference between good leaders and great leaders
* Describe and explain the five key insights about leadership
* Define the 16 competencies of high performing leadership
* Understand the concept of Powerful Combinations of Strengths and their importance to leadership
effectiveness
* Explain the difference between weakness and fatal flaws
* Apply strengths and behaviors that demonstrate leadership effectiveness in workplace situations.
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12/01
Group 1 P. 36 Intercultural Marriage 2 Family beyond the Racial Divide 3 Mixed Marriages
Expatriates Naturally Bond 僑民 American expatriates in Paris. 居於巴黎的美國人
Every marriage requires commitment, dedication and work.
There is a trend of intercultural marriage because of the easier contact in global communication.
This group introduced some basic problems that can be found in an intercultural marriage. From
language barrier, religious difference (conflict), social status/expectation, economic adjustment, to
property ownership. What are the serious problems we can see in the growing number of foreign
brides from Vietnam, China, and other countries?
Are there any intercultural marriages you may find in our society? Between Chinese, Taiwanese,
between Hakka people and Taiwanese, etc.
Mail order bride, Russian mail order brides
Marriage 37*/11
What do you see in a marriage?
Is it ridiculous to get married in order to stay in a foreign place?
Would you marry someone who
needs to stay in Taiwan, like C.J.?
What do the best man do before and in the wedding ceremony?
Do you care about a marriage licence that the civil government issues to you? Do you know when
can a couple get the licence? (three days before the wedding)
Group 2 P. 4 Anorexia 5*
Anorexia and Bulimia: Your Questions Answered by Julia Buckroyd Eating Disorder
What is anorexia? What is Bulimia?
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton
Group 3 P. 8 Bad sport 9/3
Drugs in Sport by D.R.Mottram, Sally Gunnell
Drugs, Sport and Politics by Robert Voy, Deeter Kirk
Group 4 P. 50 Single Parents 51 16 Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams) A Curtain Up Berkshire
Should single parents ask for social welfare, such as a flat to live?
Should husbands take up responsibilities after separating in divorce? Should there be law to force them
for more responsibilities?
How do we solve the problem of increasing teenage pregnancy?
Review Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network/ National Sexual Assault Hotline 2 3
Group 5 P. 22 Food Safety 23*
What is GM food? What do you think about GM food? Is it different from organic food? The
United States and Argentina are the two biggest countries for soybeans. About 60 percent of food
sold in the supermarket contain GM food. How do you avoid if you are not sure whether genetically
modified food is good or not good? Read the food labelling on the cans or jars. Use a magnifier to
enlarge the ingredients.
Group 6 P. 18 Fashion statement 19/7
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Group 5 Our Favorite Broadcast and How I Use Them A 90 very useful, and clear
History and uses in education and government, the student post broadcast, ABC News Videos,
Naxos Music Library, WGBH Morning Stories and The Classic Tales, and National Educational
Radio.
Do you think which is better, using graphs to help the audience understand or visit the site online?
How do you select a good broadcast program?
Do we need to install software in order to listen to music from Naxos? No.
Esther B+ 85 presented “Tea Rituals”. Perfect cup of tea
Japanese Tea Ceremony; Victorian rituals
Live Radio News Broadcasts from Around the World
Live Radio News Broadcasts from Around the World
Free download TV and Radio Software here
To watch television on your computer or listen to distant radio broadcasts, you need to
download and install special computer software. This software can be downloaded free
from this page. Because streaming audio and video technology is evolving so rapidly, you
should make certain that you are using the most current versions of the products.
Although most streaming broadcasts use available in RealAudio and RealVideo format
from RealNetworks, a growing number of firms are now broadcasting using Windows Media
Player.
History of broadcasting
This is the Broadcast History section of The Broadcast Archive
By the 1880s, it was possible to send both code and sound through wires, using electricity. Examples are
the telegraph and telephone.
Wireless transmission of information without the use of wires
Radio electromagnetic radiation for distant signaling
Broadcasting transmissions intended to be received by a wide group of listeners
Broadcast Station
Podcast
A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by
syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers.
Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is
distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and
downloaded automatically when new content is added.
Group 2 Nobel Prize Winners (for Peace) A- 87 Mother Teresa
2 and Al Gore
Why do you choose these two winners? Who is Nobel? Why did he establish foundation?
What are the criteria of a candidate? One who has profound impact on people with his work?
How did they use the prize money?
Nobel Prize in Literature Winners 2008-1901
Laureates in Literature 1966 SHMUEL YOSEF AGNON for his profoundly characteristic narrative art
with motifs from the life of the Jewish people.
GAO XINGJIAN for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has
opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama. Soul Mountain
IMRE KERTÉSZ for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric
arbitrariness of history
2008 Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio b. 1940 Wikipedia Entry
"author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and
below the reigning civilization"
J. M. Coetzee 2003 2 Nobel Laureates 諾貝爾文學獎 Dr. Henry Lee A Forensic Scientist Ang
Lee Interview Top Selling Products
1/05
Group 6 Popular Bands A= 86 ~Not proper to give the booklet after the presentation; it would be
thoughtful if you conducted a survey about the class’s favorite bands before you started. What are
the criteria you have in this selection?
The Black Eyed Peas catches the eye. Westlife, Take That, and elephunk were introduced.
Why did Robbie Williams leave the group? Did his fans really kill themselves?
Do you buy their albums? Do you think marriage can help with the singer’s career?
What is it like to hold a concert at 101?
How many members are proper to form a band?
How long does a band stay to be popular?
The singers in the bands are talented young men and women around 30 or approaching 30.
The great thing for bands to exist is to bring to people a good time.
I also like to know what makes May Day popular in Taiwan. Someone (Wendy) loves Sodagreen
better. Listen. Yahoo music.
What makes a band a band? Playing Together with Style This workshop explores the ways that
people can put style in to their playing together, such as the combination of instruments that are
used, rhythmic and melodic variations and creating arrangements.
One person turns to the others and says, "Gee, we sound good - maybe we can get some gigs
together!" What makes this happen? There are lots of reasons why a band sounds different. One
of them is that in a band there is something about the way people play together that becomes
more than the sum total of the instruments. Somehow there is an identifiable style that those
particular people achieve when they play together. Sometimes it's by accident; sometimes it
arises through the combined experiences and talent of the participants. But there are a lot of
specific ways that this style can be deliberately developed.
http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/band.htm
What Makes Greatness Great? A great rock record--they have such a radical effect on the musical
landscape --conscious attempts at greatness from already great bands that just happen to be Great.
A recent example is a combination of the two, Radiohead’s OK Computer, which was not only a
self-conscious stab at greatness, but a record which still exerts a strong influence on much of
popular music.
the Beatles and the Sgt. Pepper album , a record calculated to stretch the boundaries of what people
expected from both pop music and the Beatles, while maintaining their status as the world’s biggest
band. Neutral Milk Hotel, who seem to stumble into greatness. Nonetheless, greatness is what rock
music is all about. rock is essentially about connecting with an audience, about creating music
which is fresh but still manages to make people respond, to get up and dance at shows and wave
lighters during the slow songs.
Kiss KISS TATTOOS Do you think sharing tattoos with fans is a good idea? … the band really enjoys
seeing it all, and so do the fans!
U2
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Nirvana
Punk Rock Bands
For teens
Linkin Park
Bon Jovi BON JOVI'S LOST HIGHWAY Freedom is the theme.
"Artistic freedom is what made this record possible," says Jon Bon Jovi. "Musical freedom to explore and emotional
freedom to express what was in our hearts."
"I've been going to Nashville since 1991," Bon Jovi explains. "Nashville is all about songs and songwriters. If you're
someone like me who loves songs and hanging out with songwriters, Nashville is the place. I thrive on that feeling and I'm
inspired by that creative ambience."
Chinese Bands
Mayday Are the records any good? Big, complicated, works of art demand similar responses from
their audience. Good bands constantly challenge themselves, and by doing this are able to make
music that is vital, music that edges forward boundaries. an album with a collection of songs that
are every bit as innovative and engaging.
Group 1 Shrek. (史瑞克) B+ 82 Do not paste the passages directly from websites. You even left signs here
and there. The conclusion should not be the announcement, but your own thinking or finding about the
significance of the series and how it can be applied in teaching English to children.
How will you introduce or tell kids about the story?
Is the character Shrek, an ogre, a good protagonist?
Are there developments of the characters in this
story? Who is your favorite character in this story? (Puss in Boots) Have you read Alice Adventure in the
Wonderland? There is a cat that appears as a smile first and gradually his whole body is shown.
Do you think kids care about who is going to succeed the king?
Are the story of a Princess who fell into long sleep and waited for some heroes to rescue her with a kiss very
enticing? What makes Shrek interesting for viewers?
Shrek the Third
Shrek 顛覆童話世界 wiki
a large, strong, solitude-loving, intimidating ogre named Shrek
with many adult-oriented jokes and themes but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to
children. It made notable use of pop music—the soundtrack includes music by Smash Mouth, Eels,
Joan Jett, The Proclaimers, Jason Wade, The Baha Men, and Rufus Wainwright.
There are transformations in the story. The king was humanized from a frog, by the godmother of
Fiona. Fiona waited for someone to come to the castle to rescue her with a kiss. The favorable role
can be Puss in Boots voiced by Antonio Banderas.
We often see a character’s development as he or she confronted problems. What decisions are made
and how the story turns out can be meaningful. How do you introduce this series of movie
animations to kids in the elementary school children?
What is your favorite animation? Do you feel like to see an ogre acting on stage?
Global Economic Recession: What’s Going on in the World?
The world economy-Bad, or worse
US recession will trigger global slump
2008 Tsunami Coming Sooner Than You Think-The Economic Tsunami
Economic Tsunami Warning
1/12
Group 4 Ang Lee A= 85 Kept us waiting for the script, no objective; The plots, the writers of the
stories are the main interest of this presentation
This group changed topic to introduce one of the world famous directors and many of his works.
They pointed out the early life of Ang Lee and his first two films Pushing Hands and The Wedding
Banquet won great success. The director who has been cultivated under Chinese, Taiwanese, and
American cultures has a great interest in film-making. He really knows how to make movies. No
wonder that most of films have won him global acknowledgments.
I would like to know whether a degree important for an artist like the director?
What is the important role of Jane Lin in the Lee Family?
Who has influenced Lee and who has been influenced by him?
Do you see Brokeback Mountain a good film? In what ways it is good?
How do you see the ways he put oriental culture tint as well as western culture into his films?
Do you see the significance of his films serving as a bridge between the east and the west?
I really enjoy the bamboo scenes when the main characters fighting on top of the trees.
He also makes his actors and actresses famous. How did he do it? Did he show them how to act?
Did he invite someone to teach? Do you think actors are born actors?
Elvis Aaron Prestley The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
The early years HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS!
January 8, 2009 would have been Elvis Presley's 74th birthday.
the sleek fellow with the wild hips and the mellow singing voice.
Discover Elvis
Listen Official Site Love me tender
Group 3 Rock Music More A-A= 89~86 A bit original and deep in talking about music; but no
reference
It would be clearer if you play one band that represents the genre while introducing them.
The introduction started in years during and after 1960’s. It was very carefully listed.
What are the common characteristics of the rock players? Did your (Eric) members agree to do this
at first when you decided to trade topic?
We can see players and band members learning or adopting or adapting other’s work. Do you think
it is acceptable in western world which stresses on originality so much?
Do you think music can help you learn writing and reading? In what ways?
Poet laureate Dr. Yu Kuang-chung were familiar with pop music when he was a student in the U. S.
What are the requirements for a successful band? Vocalist, drummer, song writer.
Before the presentation
We r going to present some general types of rock music, including British rock (The Beatles, The Rolling
Stones), Britpop (Oasis, Radiohead), punk rock (Sex Pistol, The Clash), pop punk (Green Day, Sum 41),
grunge (Nirvana, Mudhoney), post-grunge (Alanis Morissette, Nickelback), nu metal n rap rock (Linkin Park,
Slipknot), n emo (My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boys). (Eric)
British rock (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones), Britpop (Oasis, Radiohead), punk rock (Sex Pistol, The Clash),
pop punk (Green Day, Sum 41), grunge (Nirvana, Mudhoney
more), post-grunge (Alanis Morissette,
Nickelback), nu metal
a heavy metal genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences
from grunge and alternative metal with funk music, hip hop and various heavy metal genres, such as
groove metal and industrial metal n rap rock (Linkin Park Hybrid Theory, which was certified
Diamond by the RIAA in 2005, Slipknot) , n emo (My Chemical Romance I Brought You My Bullets,
You Brought Me Your Love in 2002, Fall Out Boys America’s Suiteheart
What are the similarities and differences in these bands and music?
Are they all successful? Do their albums sell well?
What do you learn from them?
Do you see the values of the rock music bands to modern young people?
electric guitar or acoustic guitar, and it uses a strong back beat laid down by a rhythm section of
electric bass guitar, drums, and keyboard instruments such as organ, piano, or, since the 1970s,
synthesizers. Along with the guitar or keyboards, saxophone and blues-style harmonica are
sometimes used as soloing instruments. In its "purest form", it "has three chords, a strong, insistent
back beat, and a catchy melody.
When it was blended with folk music it created folk rock, with blues to create blues-rock and with
jazz, to create jazz-rock fusion. In the 1970s, rock incorporated influences from soul, funk, and latin
music. Also in the 1970s, rock developed a number of subgenres, such as soft rock, glam rock,
heavy metal, hard rock, progressive rock, and punk rock. Rock subgenres that emerged in the 1980s
included New Wave, hardcore punk and alternative rock. In the 1990s, rock subgenres included
grunge, Britpop, indie rock, and nu metal.
What Makes a Good Speaker?
What Makes a Good Speaker?
Suggestions for being a good speaker
12 steps to becoming a charismatic speaker
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III Cb Daily Presentation 1
Group 3 Arrivals (1)
Know how to greet one another at the airport, train station upon arrival. Questions include the
journey, food, weather, travel, where and how long for the stay, etc. Going through the Custom Duty,
having a stamp, and claiming your baggage are things you do when you arrive.
Group 2 Getting a job/Job Hunt (6)
How to find a job, the manners in an interview, the cover letter
Human resources 1111, 104
Do you know they are asked to plan for firing some crews because the companies want to save
themselves? The boss has the empty packages sent to the office and calls the individuals the bad
news in the morning. The fired employees have to leave in 15 minutes. How awful!
This web provides lots of samples for letter writing. Monster.com
http://career-advice.monster.com/home.aspx
Monster Career Advice
http://career-advice.monster.com/resume-writing-basics/Resume-Presentation/home.aspxWhat do
you want to do in the future?
Asking for a letter of recommendation.
Group 5 Marriage counseling (9)
See this topic as counseling and marriage counseling. Do you think counseling is a good way
we help people who need it? Students, couples, people who have troubles may look for advices or
help. Do your parents need marriage counseling? No, there are model husband and wife in our
neighborhood. They raise children to be good citizens and have family tradition – to go traveling on
the island every summer. Do you prefer to talk to your friend or to your counselor about little
troubles? Do you believe in counseling? Can you trust your problem to a counselor who has to
spend some time to know your problem? Can you say something to your friend who is a suicide
attempt that life is meaningless?
Do you take marriage counseling as a proper way to get advice? How about your friends and
family? Do we look for a professional or any friend to confide our secrets and problems? If your
friend comes to talk can you say anything you want or like without bringing things to worse?
What are major problems between a young couple/couple with kids/old couples?
Group 1 Kidnapped (16)
Kidnappers commit crimes when they kidnap. To avoid being kidnapped, one must be careful
not to be alone, especially kids. Children are taught to not trust any strangers. Ransoms are the
targets the kidnappers want. But it is hard to contact the kidnappers alone. One runs the risk of
exposing the loved one be murdered after the money was received by the kidnappers. It is hard to
tackle with the kidnappers while one has to report it to the policeman. Do you dare to challenge the
kidnapper that you will never pay the money?
Group 4 Earth Day (18)
The history of the Earth Day is studied and reported as usual. How people should do to save or
help protect the earth? We concern the forest and deforestation, wildlife and extinction, gas and
substitute fuels to use, and water conservation. A long list of things people are supposed to do in
daily life. Recycle materials, turn off the lights and do not use air-conditioners if it is not hot, use
hand to wash clothes instead of machine, do not use spray to do the hair, car pool (ask someone to
give you a ride), use solar heaters, hybrid cars, or cars that get good gas mileage.
Group 6 Making a complaint (27)
When you are not satisfied with the item you bought, the service others provided, or the
products shipping to you from abroad, you have different ways to handle it. Go to the store with the
receipt and tell the clerk what the problem is. You can get an advice as to the operating of the
electronic item you purchased, have it repaired, get an exchange, or have a refund.
If it is far away, then write a letter of complaint telling the problem and asking for a proper solution.
There are ways to deal with a complaint. From the salesperson’s point, customers are always the
first. Let them say what they are complaining about. Do not make excuse to blame others for the
reason of the fault. Offer ways to solve the problem or ask what they think the better way of solving.
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Materials
New Book J. K. Rowling The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Mid-term Presentation Fall 2008
Date and Place: 11/3, 10, 17 T.342
III Cb
11/3
Group 3 Les Misérables A= 86
Connection with the literature of the period; PowerPoint and
references; No course title, no table of content; the Musical
I do not know the title of the film you wanted to talk about until the last minute.
Hugo http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hugo
Main Entry: Hu·go
\ˈhyü-(ˌ)gō, ˈyü-\
Hu·go·esque \ˌhyü-(ˌ)gō-ˈesk, ˌyü-\ adjective
The stealing of a loaf of bread was a serious crime at that time. Voltaire once said: It is better to
risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one” Do you agree or disagree?
Social injustice is one of the key points in your talk. The purpose is to arouse attention to the poor.
How do you see the poor people in Taiwan? Are they formed because of social injustice?
Banks issue credit cards to charge a very high interest on those who need capitals.
Do you agree the bank charge a high interest on those consumers who use credit cards but do not
have money to pay the money back?
The lawmakers should help to take care of the budgets so money on public projects shall not be
wasted and should be used properly.
An Indian banker let loans to the poor because he wanted to give chance to them.
Muhammad Yunus, renowned Bangladeshi economist, has won the Nobel peace prize this year. He
has won the award jointly with Grameen Bank, his own creation.
http://www.bongbuzz.net/2006/10/21/poor-mans-banker-gets-nobel-for-peace/
Group 2 “The Necklace” A- 87+ ~ Neat, and with reference, and PowerPoint, What is your
objective? Moral: Pride and desire went before a fall. You had done a nice introduction to this work.
1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. Guy de Mau·pas·sant
5 August 1850 – 6 July
1893, a popular 19th-century French writer and considered one of the fathers of the modern short
According to Maupassant, a modern novel aims not at "telling a story or entertaining us or touching
our hearts but at forcing us to think and understand the deeper, hidden meaning of events".
"The Necklace" tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband. Her husband was
obsessed with making her happy. He gets two invitations to the Ministry of Education's party. By
her husband’s suggestion she borrowed from a friend Madame Forestier. after attending the
Ministry of Education's party, Mathilde finds out that she's lost the necklace. Mathilde and her
husband then have to work for ten years to come up with the thirty-six thousand francs to buy a
replacement for the necklace. After losing everything, having to work, and forcing her husband to
work two jobs, Mathilde sees Madame Forestier walking down the street. She decides to talk to her.
After talking to her, she finds out that the necklace was a fake and only worth about five hundred
francs.
Gustave Flaubert took him under his protection and acted as a kind of literary guardian to him, guiding
his debut in journalism and literature. At Flaubert's home he met Émile Zola and the Russian novelist
Ivan Turgenev, as well as many of the protagonists of the realist and naturalist schools.
* Who had influenced him in literature? Gustave Flaubert protected him as his literary guardian.
He delighted in clever plotting, and served as a model for Somerset Maugham and O. Henry in this
respect. His stories about real or fake jewels ("La Parure", "Les Bijoux") are imitated with a twist
by Maugham ("Mr Know-All", "A String of Beads") and Henry James.
Taking his cue from Balzac, Maupassant wrote comfortably in both the high-Realist and fantastic
modes;,,,
*What reality does the short story reflect in the life and society of the main character?
The supernatural in Maupassant, however, is often implicitly a symptom of the protagonists'
troubled minds; Maupassant was fascinated by the burgeoning discipline of psychiatry,…This
interest is reflected in his fiction.
Maupassant's other supernatural stories include 'The Englishman',…
* How does the author reflect his knowledge of psychiatry in his fiction?
* Are there other types of fiction? What kind is your favorite?
* the fashionable life of Paris http://kirjasto.sci.fi/maupassa.htm
"Now listen carefully: Marriage, to me, is not a chain but an association. I must be free, entirely unfettered, in all
my actions -my coming and my going; I can tolerate neither control, jealousy, nor criticism as to my conduct. I
pledge my word, however, never to compromise the name of the man I marry, nor to render him ridiculous in the
eyes of the world. But that man must promise to look upon meas an equal, an ally, and not as an inferior, or as an
obedient, submissive wife. My ideas, I know, are not like those of other people, but I shall never change them."
(from Bel Ami, 1885)
*What kind of relation should husband and wife maintain to ensure a happy marriage?
*Literature helps us to know humanity better. Her husband is obsessed to make her happy. In what ways do you
define a happy marriage? Are material things more important than peaceful mind? Would you want to work the
whole life to purchase a house? To educate your child? To share with a spouse, with others?
*Do you like to read short stories? Who is your favorite short story writer?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story#Modern_times
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Philosophy of Composition" (1846). The Atlantic Monthly, Scribner's and
The Saturday Evening Post published short stories in each issue. 1952 Life magazine published
Ernest Hemingway's long short story (or novella) The Old Man and the Sea. The New Yorker
continue to feature them. Literary magazines also provide a showcase for short stories. In addition,
short stories have recently found a new life online, in publications, collections organized by author
or theme, and blogs. Some online short-story publications are designed to be inviting to the eye,
much like paper magazines.
Do you like to tell stories to kids? Do you like to write short stories? What is O. Henry ending?
There is so called the M Type society. What is it? http://a9408047-1.blogspot.com/2007/04/in-21th-century.html
You must use money to make money. The M type society is coming.
The country or company can't take care [of] your whole life.
So you must increase the value of your asset by investing. (Stanley 2007 年 4 月 15 日)
We have to save money for the future. Do not waste them to buy anything others tell you to buy, or your
place will be filled with useless things.
11/10
Group 5 Hayao Miyazaki A= 86~88
Beautiful PowerPoint, Video clippings ready to tune in
during the talk, the overall impression is good ; no objective, no conclusion; slight fault in the
heading; pronunciation of the word creatures.
The transformation scene from human (Porco) to a pig is extended to his dislike in fascism. We see
transformation in literature to be meaningful.
Characters are often divided into two good and evil. What do you see these stereotyped characters
in animation? In adult world, people have more complex personalities.
Why do you choose to focus on his “My Neighbor Totoro”?
Why do you think Totoro can make trees grow faster? Do you think the animator tries to impress
the importance of trees in the world?
Cynthia likes Miyazaki’s anime full of love and care about ecology.
Group 4 Apple B+ 85 With pictures and PowerPoint; No references, introduction to the topic and
conclusion
Why do you choose to talk about Apple Computers? Are there other brands with which we can
compare with Apple? (Microsoft, more popular in Taiwan; at Providence we started with more
Microsoft than Macintosh)
We see the development of Apple as 3~7 years of span. Does it mean that in science and technology,
the world advanced more quickly? If you are in this world, you have to up-date in order not to draw
behind.
As 3G iPhone provides more functions, does one have to pay more using those tools?
When you use iPhone Safari to surf the net, email, and watch videos, do you need to use a computer
then?
What are other companies in Taiwan? Asus, Acer, Whirlpool Corporation, Siemens, etc.
I have searched for high tech and home, clothes, food, transportation, etc. to find out new things.
Electronics could get recharged in the future by plugging them into your outerwear, because
Australian researchers are designing clothing that can harvest energy from a person.
* Mutter: Why do you think Apple uses the Apple logo, an apple somebody has taken a bite? What
does it mean?
* Cynthia: I think it comes from Adam and Eve who take the fruit of the Forbidden Tree. Since the
tree symbolizes wisdom, I think it brings about the meaning of wisdom to Apple as products of
wisdom.
* Jessie Ho: Cynthia is smart to say it that way. I think Apple Computer is trying to bring about the
association that Apple is a product of wisdom which is enticing. You ( the consumers) are invited to
give it a try.
11/17
Group 6 The Pursuit of Happiness A = -- 86~ 89 Beautiful PowerPoint, good contents, warm-up
introduction; no reference at the end of the booklet
If family is important in the role of happiness, how about the single man and woman? When grow
up, the adult single person must have family life as others.
What difficulties has Chris confronted?
Do you see more women abandoning family than men in society today? Tennessee Williams’ play
Glass Menagerie talks about a father abandoned family leaving a single parent mother with
daughter Laura and son Tom Wingfield struggling in lives. Young brother tried to help but couldn’t
succeed far. Laura grew up in feeble character. We do not know what will become of her future. See
here. The author More
The problems of a single parent are many, including child-care. How can a father or mother work
out leaving children at home without help? Can the government provide any assistance?
Sonia found out ten tips to strengthen families.
Do you say “I love you” to your parents? No?
What faith will you teach your child?
Do you ask your child to help you?
How does playing ball build up rapport between parents and children? Just by throwing and
catching the ball one can build up close relations with kids. He will know what you hope for.
Amanda brought about the “Law of Attraction” which propagates a positive attitude in life. When
encountering difficulties, one can change the frequency by reversing one’s thoughts.逆向思考 We
have to remember the vision, the goal, the intention towards which we are moving when we are lost
on our way to happiness.
Sharon in her conclusion recalled what we should do: Be sure about what you want. And ask the
universe for it. Think that what you desire is on the way. Receive it. Is it this simple?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/plotsummary
Plot summary for The Pursuit of Happiness
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=_xcZTtlGweQ
Trailer
http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/thepursuitofhappyness/
Official Site
Dear Speakers,
Thank you for sending me this note.
Put the objective on top of your content and introduction why you want to talk about it. See the connection of
the content and problems between Chris and modern middle class men/businessmen.
Because this topic is about movie, perhaps we can see the connection between the audience and the topic.
So at the opening, the difinition of happiness can be raised for everyone to think about.
This question can be the warming-up opening.
At the end, discuss to what extent one can stand for pains caused by those problems. What can one seek for
help? What can one do to avoid the problem to happen?
加油喔
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454921/plotsummary
Plot summary for The Pursiut of Happiness
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=_xcZTtlGweQ
Trailer
http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/thepursuitofhappyness/
Official Site
Group 1 Ludwig van Beethoven B+~A- 83~87 PowerPoint, Pictures, No booklet, no references
This is a musical party in which the audience listens to the life and music of the great musician
Beethoven. The story of his life has been retold by most presenters while Mutter focused the most
part on the music itself.
How can we tell if the piece of music belongs to Baroque, Classical or Romantic period?
Beethoven did not work full time for the church. He supported himself through a combination of
annual stipends or single gifts from members of the aristocracy, income from subscription concerts,
concerts and lessons and proceeds from sales of his works.
Around 1796, Beethoven began to lose his hearing. He suffered from tinnitus, a “ringing” in his
ears that made it hard for him to perceive and appreciate music.
How did he compose when he can not hear?
I guess that he had seen the Moon and Moonlight. It is well-said by Mutter that he tried to pursue
happiness in nature and in whatever themes he focused on. In this we see his perseverance and
unyielding nature towards what he liked.
How do you approach his music? Have you had any music lessons? What is the language used in
orchestra? Symphony No. 9 Here Also here Symphony No. 6
Piotr Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.6, Op.29 "Pathétique"
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony is forever associated with the tragedy of his sudden death….
Tchaikovsky's brother Modest suggested at the time that the work ought to be called by the French word
"pathetique," meaning melancholy, and Tchaikovsky supposedly agreed, but if Modest or anyone else
bothered to ask the reason behind the symphony's gloomy mood, Tchaikovsky's answer is lost to time.
His only remembered comment about the new piece is, "Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul
into this work."
Nine days later, on November 6, the composer was dead
Your talks move us all to go for the pursuit of happiness without
Classical Music Page
The Ninth Symphony
The young Beethoven's talent was spotted in Bonn by Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein,
who became one of his early patrons and, in 1787, enabled him to travel to Vienna for the first time,
in hopes of studying with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Beethoven's mother died on 17 July 1787, when Beethoven was 16.
By 1793, Beethoven established a reputation in Vienna as a piano virtuoso. His first works with
opus (work of art) numbers, a set of three piano trios 鋼琴三重奏, appeared in 1795. He settled into
the career pattern he would follow for the remainder of his life: rather than working for the church
or a noble court (as most composers before him had done), he supported himself through a
combination of annual stipends (salary) or single gifts from members of the aristocracy; income
from subscription concerts, concerts, and lessons; and proceeds from sales of his works.
Around 1796, Beethoven began to lose his hearing. He suffered a severe form of tinnitus, a
"ringing" in his ears that made it hard for him to perceive and appreciate music; he also avoided
conversation.
The women who attracted Beethoven were unattainable because they were either marriedor
aristocratic. Beethoven never married, although he was engaged to Giulietta Guiccardi. Her father
was the main obstacle to their marriage.
In 1812, Beethoven wrote a long love letter to a woman he identified only as "Immortal Beloved".
1815 Beethoven's brother Karl van Beethoven died and he became obsessed with obtaining custody
of this nine-year old child from its mother, Johanna - whom Beethoven despised and considered an
unfit parent.
Beethoven is acknowledged as one of the giants of classical music; occasionally he is referred to as one
of the "three Bs" (along with Bach and Brahms) who epitomize that tradition. He was also a pivotal figure
in the transition from 18th century musical classicism to 19th century romanticism, and his influence on
subsequent generations of composers was profound.
He was one of the first composers of the post-Renaissance era to use, systematically, interlocking
thematic devices, or "germ-motifs", to achieve inter-movement unity in long compositions. Equally
remarkable was his use of "source-motifs", which recurred in many different compositions.
He brought innovations to most of the genres in which he worked; for example, he introduced an
elasticity to the previously well-crystallized form of the rondo, drawing it closer to sonata form.
Beethoven composed in various genres, including symphonies, concerti, piano sonatas, other sonatas
(including for violin), string quartets and other chamber music, masses, an opera, and lieder. He is viewed
as one of the most important transitional figures between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical
history.
Working with the traditions of the classical sonata forms, he continued the work of Haydn and Mozart in
expanding and loosening the structures and becoming increasingly reliant on motivic development
1802 1803~1804 1815 Among the three periods, early, middle and late, which do you think is the best
and why?
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Cb Daily Presentation 2
12/01
Group 1 P. 60 World Cinema
Films are of great value for people in the world to bridge the gap in culture. The world cinema
might confront question of censorship such as Iranian directors facing the scrutiny of synopsis
approval, script approval, cast and crew approval, get the government’s final thumbs up (贊成) and
be given an exhibition license. Iran’s films are invited to festivals, win prizes such as Palme d’Or at
Cannes.
What do you think about Cinema? Are there successful Taiwanese and Chinese films made in
Taiwan? What is experiment? Cape No.7 Movie What do you think about the ending song? 范逸臣
野玫瑰 (Ending)-The interlude of movie of Cape No.7; 中孝介 Kosuke Atari~各自遠颺~海角
七號日文主題曲;Film Review; Music in the film
The Iranian Cenima
Should the film produced get government’s final thumb up? Are there any restrictions Iranian
producers have in filmmaking? Your leading lady should not be a seductive beauty. Nor must there
be any physical contact between male and female. Nor can any character burst into song.
The Palme d’Or at Cannes
Post-revolutionary cinema
Post-revolutionary Iranian cinema has been celebrated in many international forums and festivals
for its distinct style, themes, authors, idea of nationhood, and cultural references. Starting With
Viva... by Khosrow Sinai and followed by Many excellent Iranian directors who emerged in the last
few decades, such as Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi. Kiarostami (news), who some critics
regard as one of the few great directors in the history of cinema,[12] planted Iran firmly on the map
of world cinema when he won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Taste of Cherry in
1997
a middle-aged man, drives through Tehran looking for someone to throw earth on his body
afterwards.
Plot of Taste of Cherry
In his car, Badii talks to three men in turn. The first is a young, shy Kurdish soldier who refuses to
do the job. The second is an Afghan seminarist who has religious objections against suicide. The
third is a university professor who is willing to help Badii, but tries to talk him out of it; he reveals
that he wanted to commit suicide himself a long time ago, but chose to live when he tasted
mulberries. The professor promises to throw earth on Badii if he finds him dead in the morning.
That night, Badii lies in his grave while a thunderstorm begins. It is not revealed whether he dies, or
the reasons for his wish to commit suicide.
http://library.ust.hk/guides/film.html
Film Studies
http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Halliwell's_Film___Video_And_Dvd_Guide_2006_-_
John_Walker-925057334.html
Halliwells’ Film and Video Guide 2000 by John Walker
http://www.ciao.co.uk/HalliwellZs_Film_and_Video_Guide_2000_John_Walker__32026
The Complete Film Dictionary by Ira Konigsburg
http://www.pifmagazine.com/SID/343/
http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/archive/boogieni.shtml
Boogie Nights 1997 directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
http://afi.cinemedia.org/welcomes/you.html
12/08
Group 2 P. 10 Beauty 11*/4 Miss Taiwan Miss Banana
Beauty contest is never out-dated.
Do you see the inner or the outside beauty in a woman? Talented young women are charming.
Beauty Pageants: Bright Lights, Big Business 1994
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/191402/Investigative-Reports-Beauty-Pageants-Bright-Lights-Bi
g-Business/overview
Group 3 P. 32 Making Money 33*
Do you feel begrudge if people make a great fortune?
Do you think private company create job opportunity for people?
Do you agree that money should go to the private instead of the government?
Why do we pay income tax to the government? For infratructures? Projects? Social welfare?
Internet?
12/15
Group 4 P. 38 Moonstruck 39/12
Space Tourism
Space tourism is the recent phenomenon of tourists paying for flights into space pioneered by Russia. As
of 2008, orbital space tourism opportunities are limited and expensive, with only the Russian Space
Agency providing transport. The price for a flight brokered by Space Adventures to the International
Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft is now $20–28 million. Flights are fully booked until 2009.
the primary attractions of space tourism are the uniqueness of the experience, the thrill and awe of
looking at Earth from space, the experience's notion as an exclusive status symbol, and various
advantages of weightlessness.
Group 5 P. 52 Small Planet 53/17
This group introduced British Virgin Islands..
12/22
Group 6 P. 24 Global Control 25/8
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Cb Final 12/29 (T443), 1/05 (T342), 1/12(T342)
12/29 (T443)
Group 6 Chain Stores A 90 colorful, proper contents
They introduced Chain store history in the U.S., McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Eslite Bookstore with
management concepts, and 85 C and the interview with boss, Mr. Cheng-hsueh Wu. The administer
accent emphasizes quality, profession, originality, and responsibility. And maintain a corporate
culture that includes diligence, customer’s satisfaction and a spirit to keep learning.
Has a Chinese flavor influenced McDonald’s food?(for Sharon)
Do they choose location like 7-11 at the corner of the block?
People see Starbucks as a sign of economic prosperity.
Are their Eslite Bookstore abroad?
If you are to open a chain store, what could be an ideal chain store to run? Mongolia Little Sheep
Catering Chain Co., Ltd.
Beauty parlor, saloon, etc.
Jamie introduced Mos burger from Japan to make up her daily 2 presentation.
Franchise industry According to the statistics, there had been about 16,000 franchise systems in operation
around the world as of 2006,
China Franchise Industry Report, 2007
[PDF] China Franchise Industry Report, 2007
In July of 2006, the typical catering franchise enterprise Inner Mongolia Little Sheep Catering Chain Co., Ltd
attracted tens of millions US dollars, which gained widespread attention then.
Group 4
1/05 (T342) Spanish Festival——Las Fallas B+ 85 need more pictures
When is the best time to see it?
Do you like to see fireworks? What is the meaning of burning of the Fallas?
It commemorates the coming of spring.
Falla
the Fallas
1/05/09
Group 5 Nobel Prize Winners A= 87 It pointed out the greatness of the winners and the application
of the work of each winner. .
Interesting introductions founder of the prize and of four winners – John Nash, Martin Luther King,
Jr. Henry Dunant and the Red Cross.
What is John Nash’s theory of non-cooperative games?
How do you describe King’s speech? Charismatic and Electrifying.
Do you like to be nurse working for the Red Cross?
Who is an ideal Taiwanese candidate for Nobel Prize Winner for Peace? Cheng Ying Fa Shih is one
who cares about people in the world, charitable and her care has had not limits. What did she say to
the people about the recent economic recession? 清貧致福
A scientist can do his or her routine job, caring maize all life long feeling nothing special, but her
discovery of the gene in chromosome carrying characteristics of a species has a profound influence
on physics.
It’s interesting to know how the winner reacted to the news by watching the interview. Students in
American literature may also read about the speeches when receiving the awards.
Mother Teresa 2 and Al Gore
Why do you choose these two winners? Who is Nobel? Why did he establish foundation?
What are the criteria of a candidate? One who has profound impact on people with his work?
How did they use the prize money?
Nobel Prize in Literature Winners 2008-1901
Laureates in Literature 1966 SHMUEL YOSEF AGNON for his profoundly characteristic narrative art
with motifs from the life of the Jewish people.
GAO XINGJIAN for an oeuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has
opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama. Soul Mountain
IMRE KERTÉSZ for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric
arbitrariness of history
Nobel Prize in Literature Winners 2008-1901
2008 Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio b. 1940 Wikipedia Entry
"author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and
below the reigning civilization"
J. M. Coetzee 2003 2 Nobel Laureates 諾貝爾文學獎 Dr. Henry Lee A Forensic Scientist Ang
Lee Interview Top Selling Products
Group 3 Tutankhamun A=89 This presentation presented the mysterious death of the young king
with a role play, who murdered the king. The ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife. They thought a
dead preserved well can show the wealth and power of the person when he was alive.
What do you see in mummies the life at that age? Is it a good idea to preserve the dead body?
How do Chinese people show respect towards the dead? What is archeologist’s job?
How did ancient Egyptian make mummies? their staunch belief in life after death and the need for a
well-preserved body in the afterlife was of monumental importance.
Tutankhamun
Introduction
1
2
3
Part I. His life
a. Parentage and lineage
b. Reign
Part II.
a. The mysterious death of Tutankhamun
b. The Valley of the Kings
Conclusion
References
Whatever you think will enhance the audience's interest will do. Just don't scare us.
Thank you for the topic.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/p-c-doherty/mysterious-death-of-tutankhamun.htm
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/
http://reopenjfkcase.dockearth.com/
This site is dedicated to presenting new leads and new insights into the assassination of the 35th President
of the United States of the nature that ordinarily would require such a revisitation by appropriate
authorities.
In what condition do scientists want to find out the truth of the dead person?
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Group 2 Stage Performance: East and West A- 87 A general account of stage performance in various
types, eastern and western.
Who liked to sing Beijing Opera? Where can one learn it in Taiwan?
Do you feel like to listen to Jay Chou singing pop song in Beijing opera tune and melody?
Why did patrons want to support and how?
What do people do at Lincoln Center? Also here wiki.
Would you like to see an opera like Cats in Taiwan or Broadway?
When you introduce characters in opera, better to use pictures for illustration.
Do you have to study a video recording of you on stage? To distinguish which bits are good and
what needs improving.
An honest appraisal of your performance can point out what you do that matches your desired act
and which bit may appear unnatural or frankly naff. Simple things like eye contact can have a big
impact, but do you do it too often or not enough? Criticism will be constructive and gently directed.
Coaching covers:
Positive stage image
The audience–singer–band triangle
Projecting personality
Posture
The mic and mic stand
Techniques specific to a backing vocalist
Working with the venue (place)
How to prepare for a stage performance Learn your lines, Study and go over them as much as
possible, have the patience and time to work at it everyday, Decide how you want to affect the person
you are talking to (or singing to) with your lines, Always make a strong choice about your character,
blocking. This means learning where you are and where you have to go during a scene, Drink a lot of
fluids and (most importantly) have fun.
What makes a great live performance?
Group 1 John Strauss and Vienna New Year Concert A-A= 89~86 No booklet; an organized
presentation mostly prepared by Mutter who is a music fan since he was born, before he was born
A great music quality presented by the concert annually sounded like music from a big stream
flowing into our mind. The audience – director – orchestra triangle formed a close connection by
the traditional greeting that the director made when the audience began to applaud. The opening
thus began with the director’s wish for the peace and hope of the New Year. We can see this in
speaking as well. When the speakers address with humorous opening that attracts everyone, no one
will likely to leak any note during the speech.
If Mutter could elaborate his speech to mention how he has started this good habit of listening to the
New Year Concert, tell us why he liked to enjoy the live program instead of DVD, with or without
the hostess like Julie Andrews explaining to the viewer this great concert, if he could tell how
different it was from one another director, we would appreciate more.
napster 2008 Vienna New Year Concert by John Strauss
Salute to Vienna America's New Year's Concert
Good things in music Viennese culture music
Experts around the world pointed out that classical music would draw out the child's
mathematics and writing abilities. It will also improve their memory, creativity and learning
skills as well as to develop their patience and strengthen their will power, etc.
Air on G String an adaptation by August Wilhelmj of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Air". The air is usually
played slowly and freely, and features an intertwining harmony and melody. Sara Chang on
YouTube
What has music (lessons) has influenced you?
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