YatingxPeggy

2006-06-05T10:57:00.000+08:00

Subject: Expanded Definition

1.Subculture

Subcultures are part of a number of culture and they might differ in behaviors, language, religion, values, or norms.

2. Youth subculture
The youth subculture is one of the largest subcultures in the United States today. In the technological age, it is recognizable, so it also represents many different influences in the global young tribe.

3. Cult
Cult is used to describe a wide variety of groups, some of which have a religious or quasi-religious basis.
A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, a charismatic leader, a young middle-class and a docent. Some members accuse cults because they brainwash them in order to keep these members.

2006-06-02T11:00:00.000+08:00

Subject: Sexual harassment

1. Over half of the men think sexual touching is sexual harassment.

2. Less than a quarter of the women think complimentary comments is sexual harassment.

3. Most of the women think expected sexual activity is sexual harassment.

4. A large majority of the women think insulting looks, guestures is sexual harassment.

5. Roughly 60% of the men think insulting looks, guestures is sexual harassment.

2006-05-25T23:37:00.000+08:00

News and questions

Subject: Soul singer is new American Idol

Hicks, 29, is an exuberant dancer from Birmingham, Alabama. He was told by judge Simon Cowell at his first audition that he had no chance of success.
He is the oldest contestant to win the American Idol crown.
Runner-up McPhee is the first contestant from Los Angeles to shine on the programme. She is a trained singer backed by her vocal-coach mother and attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory for a semester.
Last year, country singer Carrie Underwood won the fourth series of the TV show. She went on to collect two awards at the Country Music Television Awards in April.
Auditions for the 2007 show start in cities across the US in July.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5014700.stm

1. Where does Hicks come from?
2. Who is the oldest contestant to win the American idol crown?
3. Where does McPhee come from?
4. Who is the country singer to win the fourth series of the TV show?
5. When will the show start in cities across the US?

2006-05-22T01:30:00.000+08:00

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by the brothers of Grimm is a traditional tale that presents a very bad stereotype for girls and women. The story is about a pretty young princess and an evil queen. The pretty princess’s name is Snow White. She lives in a very beautiful palace. Her mother died as a result of illness, so her father marries another woman again. The evil queen becomes her stepmother. The evil queen has a magic mirror, and she always asks a question to magic mirror. “Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who in this land is fairest of all?” The magic mirror always responds: “You, my queen.” Nevertheless, one day, the magic mirror said:” You, my queen, are fair; it is true. But Little Snow-White is still a thousand times fairer than you.” She is very angry, and she starts to think some ways to kill Snow White. She calls a hunter to kill her, but it is fair. Afterwards, she makes some poisonous apples. She disguises herself as an old woman. The princess doesn’t have any doubt and eat it. She passes out right out. Seven dwarfs are really sad. After some days, there comes a handsome prince. Seven dwarfs tell him some things about Snow White. Afterwards, he kisses her. It is really magical that the princess regains consciousness. They tell her father, and kill the evil queen. Henceforward, they live a happy life.

The evil queen is a very bad model for girls and women. First, she is very selfish because she always thinks that she must be the most beautiful woman in the world. Second, she has an evil intention. She thinks many of bad ways to kill Snow White. It is really bad. Although we always think that Snow White doesn’t have any mistake in the story, I think that she shouldn’t believe that old woman easily. If she doesn’t have eaten it, she would be alright. Seven dwarfs don’t worry about her. I think that it is a good story for everyone. In the story, we learn many lessons, for example, we can’t believe strangers easily, we can’t have evil intention, we can’t be so selfish, and so on. If you remember these lessons, you will be a good person and live a happy life with Prince charming.

2006-05-22T01:23:00.000+08:00

Write about your favorite TV program. Say what kind of program it is, describe what it is about, and explain why you like it.

There are more and more TV programs in the world. We can get much information from television, for example, news, music, sport, show, cartoon, and so on. We have many different choices now. All of the choices, music is my favorite.

My favorite TV program is Music Station. It is a musical program. In Japan, it is welcome among teenagers. In Japan, there is a splendid activity in every New Year’s Eve. It is a countdown party. Music Station will invite many singers who are the most popular. It is like Hong-bai in Japan. Every year, there are many people attending the countdown party.

Music Station begins broadcasting at 10 a.m. to 11a.m. in Taiwan. Every Saturday, I always turn on TV to watch the TV program. There are many new Japan popular songs in Music Station. There is new Japanese CD billboard by every week; therefore, we can know who the top one in this week is. Sometime, it also gives some musical information, for example, which song is the longest in Japan? It is really interesting. Afterwards, the host and hostess will introduce singers and their new songs. These singers will sing their songs after they end to talk. Every time, there are six or seven singers invited.

I like the program because of music. For me, music is necessary in my life. The program is very good. I always get some music information form Music Station. In Taiwan, it is good music program to introduce Japanese music. They usually invite many singers of different style; for example, rap, pop, heavy metal, rock, lyric, and so forth. That’s why I like this TV program.

2006-05-22T00:32:00.000+08:00

Advertisement Skills

The photography is about Cadina. It is an advertisement about crisps. The celebrities representative are four young boys. They are also a term calls Circus. In Taiwan, they have a TV program in Channel V. Their program is calls Circus Action. The advertiser invites them to be the advertising stars. In their TV advertisement, they design a short film by using Cadina. It is really fun. In the meantime, they also announce to creative some create short films. In my opinion, it is obvious that the advertiser wants to appeal to their fans to buy the product; furthermore, they also want to appeal people to attend the contest. If there are many people attend it, the product will be very popular. I think that Cadina is a successful product because it uses a good advertising strategy with celebrity representative and creative contest. By the way, if you go to Carrefour to buy two bags Cadina, you will get a notepaper. One of Circus’s picture in it.

2006-05-01T20:59:00.000+08:00

Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their privacy lives?

For these famous people, it stands to reason that they make a good performance on TV, for example, singing, dancing, acting, hosting, and so on. Nevertheless, it do not mean that their privacy should be reported by the media. In my opinion, I think that it is not fair for them.

For most people, to be a famous person is a distant dream; nevertheless, there are still many people who want to realize it. These famous people have a glorious image. Everyone loves them. However, for them it is just a part of performance on TV. On the contrary, when they finish their job, they still cannot relax in their life. The reason why the media are still working all the time because their fans want to know many different things in their life, for example, their marriage, affection, friend, family, school life, and so no. I disagree that famous people should be treated unfair by the media because I think that they only need to finish their job on TV. We love or hate them because of their performance on TV. Maybe the famous person is a bad guy or something else, but we may still give some encouragement to him or her. He or she is probably a good at performance yet behaves in a different way when he/her is off stage. For example, the is accused of domestic abuse; nevertheless, I still think that his performance and achievement in the movice 'I am Sam' can not be denied. Another reason I do not agree that the media invades into their privacy lives, and then some accidents are happened. The story is about Diana, Princess of Wales. Everybody knows that she died as a result of paparazzi. They wanted to follow Diana's car. Her driver wanted to break away from paparazzi. Afterwards, they had a serious car accident. I really don’t understand why the media cannot give more privacy for these famous people.

I think that these famous people should not assent to their behavior. They need to be given more privacy in their life. The media should give more freedom to these famous people, and they will have a stable mood to make a perfect performance.

2006-04-24T00:30:00.002+08:00

Diary

Yesterday, my friends and I went to SHIN KONG MITSUKOSHI DEPARTMENT STORE for shopping. There were many people that day because the Mother's day is coming. All the products were discounted, especially for cosmetics. We stayed there about three hours. It was happy because we bought many things that we wanted. They were really cheap. I bought three polo shirts and a bottle of perfume. Afterwards, we went to night market for dinner. We were surprised because there were few people in the night market. Maybe the time was too late. It was about ten o'clock. We walked for a long time to search Oyster thin noodles. It was really delicious. After dinner, we started to play some games in the night market, for example, cookie box. It was really fun. For me, yesterday was really the happiest day in these weeks.

2006/o4/22

2006-04-11T00:13:00.000+08:00

Analysis of Questionnaire

A Survey of General Students' Style of diet

On 24th March 2006, a survey was conducted among 30 students at the Southern Taiwan University of Technology; 3 students were male and 27 were female. These students age were about 21-25 years old, and all of them were college students. The purpose of the survey was to investigate eating style of college students.

The survey was conducted by means of a questionnaire given to the students to complete. The first part of the questionnaire was basic information. The second section was dieting habit of college students.

The main findings were as follows. The vendor was the most popular, chosen by 40%. 26% of the college students selected the fast food, followed by buffet, chosen by 20%. Only 13% college students selected eating in the restaurant.

Most students (83%) spent 50-100 dollars in a meal. Only 17% students spent under 50 dollars in a meal.

A majority of students (93%) ate outside everyday. Only 7% students ate outside five days a week.

The Taiwanese food was the most popular, chosen by 50%. 20% of the college students selected American food, followed by China food, chosen by 16%. Only 13% college students selected Japanese food.

The regular and meal were the most popular, chosen by 33%. 23% of the college students selected guest meal. Only 11% college students selected course meal.

In conclusion, we discoverd that students usually ate outside, especially for vendor. According to the result, these students were careful in the spending of money. They would prefer the food which was economical. Taiwanese food was the most popular choice for them.

2006-03-20T18:05:00.000+08:00

Questionnaire

A Survey of General Students' Style of diet

Basic information :

1. Gender

□ male □ female
2. Age

□ under 15 years □ 16 - 20 years □ 21 - 25 years □ up to 25 years

3. Background

□ elementary school □ junior high school □ senior high school □ college □ master □ doctor □ others: __________

Topic: Diet

1. Which restaurant do you often go for your meals?

□ vendor □ fast food □ restaurant □ buffet □ hotel

□ others: __________
2. How much money do you often spend in a meal?

□ under 50$ □ 50 - 100$ □ 100 - 500$ □ 500 - 1000$ □ up to 1000$
3. How often do you eat outside?

□ everyday □ 5 days □ 3 days □ one week □ one month □ one year

□ never
4. Which type of food do you prefer?
□ China □ Taiwan □ U.S.A. □ Thailand □ Japan □ Spanish □ French

□ German □ others: ___________

5. Which meal do you often order?

□ course □ regular □ meal □ guest meal □ others: ___________

PS:

If you have any comment, please write it down. Your opinions and requests are welcomed.

Thanks for your cooperation!!

2006-03-20T16:44:00.000+08:00

Quotations and Referencing

Subject: Insomnia

1.Wiedman J. (January 1999). Desperately Seeking Snoozin' : The Insomnia Cure from Awake to Zzzzz. Towering Pines Press Inc., Memphis, Tennessee

2. King S. (September 1, 1995). Insomnia. Signet

3. Hicok B. (March 2004). Insomnia Diary (Pitt Poetry Series). University of Pittsburgh Press

4. Glovinsky P & Spielman A. (January 3, 2006). The Insomnia Answer : A Personalized Program for Identifying and Overcoming the Three Types of Insomnia. Perigee Trade

5. Krugman M. (August 23, 2005). The Insomnia Solution : The Natural, Drug-Free Way to a Good Night's Sleep. Time Warner Book Group

2006-03-10T17:34:00.000+08:00

Subject:

Bird flu suspected after death of Chinese researcher

Article:

A three-year-old Indonesian boy died earlier this week of suspected bird flu, a health official said yesterday, citing results from local tests.

The boy died on Tuesday at a hospital in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang, said health ministry official Hariyadi Wibisono.

Samples from the boy have been sent to a Hong Kong laboratory accredited by the WHO for confirmation, the official said.

If confirmed, the boy would be Indonesia's 21st bird flu fatality.

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, has confirmed 20 human fatalities from the H5N1 virus.

Summary:

The health official said that a three-year-old Indonesian boy died earlier this week of suspected bird flu. If confirmed, he would be Indonesia's 21st bird flu fatality.

Paraphrase:

According to the health officeholder's report yesterday, an Indonesia's boy passed away in former weeks. According to the local report, officals suspected his death was attributed to avian influenza.

A health ministry official, Hariydi Wibisono, reported that the boy died on Tuesday at a hospital in the Central Java provincial capital of Semarang.

The officeholder declared that the samples from the boy had been addressed to a lab of Hong Kong appointed by the World Health Organization.

If the result was confirmed, the boy would be the 21st person who died by bird flu in Indonesia.

So far, there were 20 fatalities who died of H5N1 virus in the world's fourth most populous nation, Indonesia.

Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2006/03/05/2003295815
AGNECIES, HONG KONG AND JAKARTA
Sunday, Mar 05, 2006, Page 5
Taipei Times

2006-02-24T16:32:00.000+08:00

Discuss the problems of pollution in your country

Pollution is a serious problem in the world. The pollution includes air, water, noise, garbage, ultraviolet (UV) rays, ozone, and so on. That pollution will hurt human and wildlife.

The common pollution is usually divided into three parts. One is air pollution. It usually happens in the big city. Cars make exhaust fume when they are moving. The exhaust fume is made up carbon monoxide. Smelling it too much will probably pass away. Another problem is water pollution. Many factories often drain waste water to rivers or the ocean; therefore, in Taiwan, rivers are becoming dirty. There is much garbage and waste water in the rivers. These living beings in the sea or river cannot live without clear water. The other problem is noise pollution. It is harmful for hearing that to stay the place where people must hear loud sound for a long time.

These problems are really serious. Some ways can solve pollution; for example, to plant some trees which are helpful to reduce pollution. The government also can publicize people to use some things which are environmental protection.