Friday, December 7, 2007
Education between China and US
I have been in US for about four months. Everything goes very well and I have been used to the life here. People are very friendly and helpful. The study life here I think is not difficult for me because I have learned the relative knowledge in my undergraduate. The only thing I feel hard is that the language and words. On the class, I cannot quite understand what teachers talk about. And the technical words are also hard to remember. So as an international student, I think the most difficult thing we have to face is that we must adapt the language as soon as possible. Otherwise, I think education in US is more open than in China. Students on the class are more active and free. They like to ask all kinds of questions and teachers are glad to answer them while in China students usually do that after class.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
The difference of life in USA
Time goes fast. Till now I have been in US for three months. At the beginning, I am not quite used to life here though the temperature and climate is quite like Beijing where I have lived for four years.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
If Marxism had been first adopted in Western
If Marxism had been first adopted in Western Europe instead of in Russia, I think socialism may have been accepted in Europe first and the capital form would have been changed. So the history would have changed. There would have been no industrial revolution, movement of enclosures, econimic crisis.... However, there would exist many other problems which had been existed in socialist countries such as Russia, China and North Korea. Planned economy, deflation and supply falls shout of demand.. which had happened in China in the period of 1960.
Otherwis, if that had happened, Russia, China and other countries may adopt capitalism and the world would changed oppositely.
Otherwis, if that had happened, Russia, China and other countries may adopt capitalism and the world would changed oppositely.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Bowling for Columbine Questions
1.Micheal Moore opens a bank account so that he can get what item instead of interest?Guns
2.where did Michael Moore grow up?
Michigan
3.Charlton Heston is president of what organization?
National Rifle Association (NRA)
4.Who are Timothy McVeign amd Terry Nichols?
They carried out Oklahoma City bombing .
5.Why does the man from Michigan militia say you must carry a gun?
You need to protect yourself first, or no one will protect you.
6.James Nichols was arrested in connection with which booming?
Oklahoma City Bombing
7.James Nichols says, "I use the pen, because the pen is mightier than the sword. But you always have to keep the sword handy for when the pen fails." What does this statement mean?
Everyone still needs a gun to protect himself.
8.Does James Nichols believe that nuclear weapons should be restricted? Does he contradict himself?
He believes that nuclear weapons should be restricted, but he contradict himself because he agree to use nuclear weapon to defend the United States.
9.Describe the Littleton communityAns: Residents claimed that the community is a good place to live in and raise their children.
10.The security expert in Littleton talks with Michael Moore about security in houses. What is a safe room? Why would you want one?
A safe room is made of concrete and steel, and it is hard to break in.
11.This security man gets emotional and says that Columbine did something. What did Columbine do?
12.What does the Lockheed spokesman mean by "We are Columbine"?
13.Why did Lockheed donate $100000 toward anger-management programs?
14.What happened in Kosovo on April 20, 1999? what happened one hour later?
The NATO bombed Kosovo on April 20, 1999. After one hour, the tragedy in Columbine high school happened.
15.What organization held a major rally in Denver 10 days after the shooting?
NRA
16.How did Matt Stone and Trey Parker choose to respond to life in Littleton?
17.What were some of the responses form schools nationwide to the tragedy at Columbine?A
18.Who were some of the people/things blamed for the tragedy at Columbine?
Movies, vedio games, Mrilyn Manson
19. How does Marilyn Manson respond to allegations that he is to blame? Who does he imply was influential?
He sais he just did what he want to do, and he didn't mean to ignite any violent events. He thought the family is influential to their children's behavior.
20.What class were the boys enrolled in the morning before they killed at Columbine?
Bowling Ball class
21.What other countries besides the U.S. have violent pasts?
Japan, Germany, Canada...
22.When was the Colt revolver created?When was the NRA founded?What does the news media want people to feel?
They want people to feel fear and unsafety.
25.How many kids have been killed by Halloween candy? Was it on purpose?
Only two kids have been killed by Halloween candy, and they were killed by their relatives not by other people.
26.Who is the most common suspect on television?
Black man
27.Who most often gets in trouble for gun possession--kids in the city or kids in the suburbs?
28.Who conditions people in the United States to believe that their communities are dangerous?
When there are many black men living around them.
29.What does the former TV producer of Cops say sells in the media?
violence
30.How many gun murders were there is Sarnia, Canada, in the past three years? How many in Windsor?
Only one in Sarnia, and zero in Windsor.
31.What are some misconceptions about Canada? What is the truth?
32.Does Canada have guns? In 2001, could they get guns/ammunition easily? Explain.
No
33.How is Canadian TV news different from TV news in the United States?
No different
34.How is the health care system in Canada different from health care in the United States?35.How long did it take the news crews to show up in Flint, Michigan, to cover the youngest school shooting?
36.How did the Welfare to Work program impact Tamarla Owens, the mother of the boy who shot the little girl, Kayla?
37.How did people capitalize on September 11?
Because people fear another terrible attack, so they purchase many weapons or equipments to protect themselves. Firearm companies can sell more guns and relative equipments to people and profit from it.
8.What does Michael Moore take Richard and Mark to do at K-Mart headquarters?
To ask for stopping selling ammunition in K-Mart.
39.What do Mark, Richard and Michael convince K-Mart to do about selling ammunition in their stores?
K-Mart decided to stop selling ammunition in their stores.
40.Whom does Michael Moore visit at his house in Hollywood? What is the outcome of their discussion?
Charlton Heston. He refused to take Michael Moore's advise and refused to apologize to the victims of the former tragedy.
41.What did you learn from the film?
We should protect ourselves but without guns.
42.What are some of the questions this film poses?
Racism, gun control, violence movies and vedio games, Marilyn Manson.
43.After watching this film, what else do you want to know?
2.where did Michael Moore grow up?
Michigan
3.Charlton Heston is president of what organization?
National Rifle Association (NRA)
4.Who are Timothy McVeign amd Terry Nichols?
They carried out Oklahoma City bombing .
5.Why does the man from Michigan militia say you must carry a gun?
You need to protect yourself first, or no one will protect you.
6.James Nichols was arrested in connection with which booming?
Oklahoma City Bombing
7.James Nichols says, "I use the pen, because the pen is mightier than the sword. But you always have to keep the sword handy for when the pen fails." What does this statement mean?
Everyone still needs a gun to protect himself.
8.Does James Nichols believe that nuclear weapons should be restricted? Does he contradict himself?
He believes that nuclear weapons should be restricted, but he contradict himself because he agree to use nuclear weapon to defend the United States.
9.Describe the Littleton communityAns: Residents claimed that the community is a good place to live in and raise their children.
10.The security expert in Littleton talks with Michael Moore about security in houses. What is a safe room? Why would you want one?
A safe room is made of concrete and steel, and it is hard to break in.
11.This security man gets emotional and says that Columbine did something. What did Columbine do?
12.What does the Lockheed spokesman mean by "We are Columbine"?
13.Why did Lockheed donate $100000 toward anger-management programs?
14.What happened in Kosovo on April 20, 1999? what happened one hour later?
The NATO bombed Kosovo on April 20, 1999. After one hour, the tragedy in Columbine high school happened.
15.What organization held a major rally in Denver 10 days after the shooting?
NRA
16.How did Matt Stone and Trey Parker choose to respond to life in Littleton?
17.What were some of the responses form schools nationwide to the tragedy at Columbine?A
18.Who were some of the people/things blamed for the tragedy at Columbine?
Movies, vedio games, Mrilyn Manson
19. How does Marilyn Manson respond to allegations that he is to blame? Who does he imply was influential?
He sais he just did what he want to do, and he didn't mean to ignite any violent events. He thought the family is influential to their children's behavior.
20.What class were the boys enrolled in the morning before they killed at Columbine?
Bowling Ball class
21.What other countries besides the U.S. have violent pasts?
Japan, Germany, Canada...
22.When was the Colt revolver created?When was the NRA founded?What does the news media want people to feel?
They want people to feel fear and unsafety.
25.How many kids have been killed by Halloween candy? Was it on purpose?
Only two kids have been killed by Halloween candy, and they were killed by their relatives not by other people.
26.Who is the most common suspect on television?
Black man
27.Who most often gets in trouble for gun possession--kids in the city or kids in the suburbs?
28.Who conditions people in the United States to believe that their communities are dangerous?
When there are many black men living around them.
29.What does the former TV producer of Cops say sells in the media?
violence
30.How many gun murders were there is Sarnia, Canada, in the past three years? How many in Windsor?
Only one in Sarnia, and zero in Windsor.
31.What are some misconceptions about Canada? What is the truth?
32.Does Canada have guns? In 2001, could they get guns/ammunition easily? Explain.
No
33.How is Canadian TV news different from TV news in the United States?
No different
34.How is the health care system in Canada different from health care in the United States?35.How long did it take the news crews to show up in Flint, Michigan, to cover the youngest school shooting?
36.How did the Welfare to Work program impact Tamarla Owens, the mother of the boy who shot the little girl, Kayla?
37.How did people capitalize on September 11?
Because people fear another terrible attack, so they purchase many weapons or equipments to protect themselves. Firearm companies can sell more guns and relative equipments to people and profit from it.
8.What does Michael Moore take Richard and Mark to do at K-Mart headquarters?
To ask for stopping selling ammunition in K-Mart.
39.What do Mark, Richard and Michael convince K-Mart to do about selling ammunition in their stores?
K-Mart decided to stop selling ammunition in their stores.
40.Whom does Michael Moore visit at his house in Hollywood? What is the outcome of their discussion?
Charlton Heston. He refused to take Michael Moore's advise and refused to apologize to the victims of the former tragedy.
41.What did you learn from the film?
We should protect ourselves but without guns.
42.What are some of the questions this film poses?
Racism, gun control, violence movies and vedio games, Marilyn Manson.
43.After watching this film, what else do you want to know?
Friday, November 2, 2007
Definition of three tems
Education is teaching and learning skills and knowledge. Education also means helping people to learn how to do things and encouraging them to think about about what they learn. It is also important for educators to teach ways to find information and use it effectively.
There are three types of education:
Formal education: Usually in school, where a person may learn basic, academic, or trade skills. Formal education begins in elementary school and continues through secondary school. There is post-secondary education (or higher education, usually at a college or university.)
Nonformal education: Sometimes called adult basic education, adult literacy education or school equivalency preparation. In nonformal education an adult or out-of-school youth may learn literacy, other basic skills or livelihood skills. Nonformal education takes place in small classes, tutorials or through self-instruction.
Informal education: An example being a parent teaching a child how to make a meal. Someone could also get an education informally by reading many books from a library.
Bullying:
Bullying can exist on campus. School bullying now is one of the serious problems which cannot be ignored in school. In the times of information explosion, teenagers expose to a large number of both good and bad intermingled information. In addition, the vast majority of teenagers are easily influenced by what they saw and what they heard from television, films, and internet. Therefore, they may tend to imitate the behavior that threatens or harms other persons by verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle ways.
Terrorism is the act of scaring people for a social or political reason using violence (or threat of violence). A person who uses terrorism is called a terrorist. Sometimes they do the things they say they will do, and sometimes they do not. Terrorists think that if others are afraid of them, they will have more power over other people.
Terrorists may also be trying to make their enemies into attacking the people whom the terrorists claim to represent. This will hopefully cause this population to be for the terrorists. For example, Palestinian Hamas terrorists killed Israeli civilians in bomb attacks, provoking Israel into carrying out revenge attacks against Palestinian civilians, thus increasing Palestinian hate for Israel and support for Hamas. An example of a well-known terrorist is Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
There are three types of education:
Formal education: Usually in school, where a person may learn basic, academic, or trade skills. Formal education begins in elementary school and continues through secondary school. There is post-secondary education (or higher education, usually at a college or university.)
Nonformal education: Sometimes called adult basic education, adult literacy education or school equivalency preparation. In nonformal education an adult or out-of-school youth may learn literacy, other basic skills or livelihood skills. Nonformal education takes place in small classes, tutorials or through self-instruction.
Informal education: An example being a parent teaching a child how to make a meal. Someone could also get an education informally by reading many books from a library.
Bullying:
Bullying can exist on campus. School bullying now is one of the serious problems which cannot be ignored in school. In the times of information explosion, teenagers expose to a large number of both good and bad intermingled information. In addition, the vast majority of teenagers are easily influenced by what they saw and what they heard from television, films, and internet. Therefore, they may tend to imitate the behavior that threatens or harms other persons by verbal harassment, physical assault, or other more subtle ways.
Terrorism is the act of scaring people for a social or political reason using violence (or threat of violence). A person who uses terrorism is called a terrorist. Sometimes they do the things they say they will do, and sometimes they do not. Terrorists think that if others are afraid of them, they will have more power over other people.
Terrorists may also be trying to make their enemies into attacking the people whom the terrorists claim to represent. This will hopefully cause this population to be for the terrorists. For example, Palestinian Hamas terrorists killed Israeli civilians in bomb attacks, provoking Israel into carrying out revenge attacks against Palestinian civilians, thus increasing Palestinian hate for Israel and support for Hamas. An example of a well-known terrorist is Osama bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
A capacity for Joy
Play is important to animals to express their Joy.
Elephants are particularly playful. A young elephant tried to swing when it saw children were swinging. Obviously, it finally failed after trying again and again.
Alaskan buffalo have been seen playing on ice. They are bracing their legs so that they spun across the ice with the tails in the air and then turned back to make another run.
Enimals also like playing with objects. A Komodo dragon played with a shovel, pushing it noisily about the enclosure. A alligator spent forty-five minutes playing with the drops of water falling from a pipe into a pond.Captive gorillas and chimpanzees enjoy playing with dolls and spend time in other imaginative play.
In other animals, object play becomes social play. Dolphins like playing together to chase or take turns. Beluga whales carry stones or seaweed on their heads and other whales at once try to knock them off. Lions, both adults and cubs, may try to wrest pieces of bark or twigs from each other.
Though the extent of animals playing games recognize implicit rules is not clear, a few instances trainers have successfully taught formalized games to animals. A simplified version of cricket was taught to elephants of the Betram Mills’ Circus after several months of training. At an oceanarium, several dolphins were trained in the skills of water polo.
Animals sometimes find playmates across the barrier of species.
Elephants are particularly playful. A young elephant tried to swing when it saw children were swinging. Obviously, it finally failed after trying again and again.
Alaskan buffalo have been seen playing on ice. They are bracing their legs so that they spun across the ice with the tails in the air and then turned back to make another run.
Enimals also like playing with objects. A Komodo dragon played with a shovel, pushing it noisily about the enclosure. A alligator spent forty-five minutes playing with the drops of water falling from a pipe into a pond.Captive gorillas and chimpanzees enjoy playing with dolls and spend time in other imaginative play.
In other animals, object play becomes social play. Dolphins like playing together to chase or take turns. Beluga whales carry stones or seaweed on their heads and other whales at once try to knock them off. Lions, both adults and cubs, may try to wrest pieces of bark or twigs from each other.
Though the extent of animals playing games recognize implicit rules is not clear, a few instances trainers have successfully taught formalized games to animals. A simplified version of cricket was taught to elephants of the Betram Mills’ Circus after several months of training. At an oceanarium, several dolphins were trained in the skills of water polo.
Animals sometimes find playmates across the barrier of species.
Columbine High School massacre
The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado near Denver and Littleton. Two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, embarked on a shooting rampage, killing 12 students and a teacher, as well as wounding 23 others, before committing suicide. It is the fourth-deadliest school killing in United States history, after the 1927 Bath School disaster, 2007 Virginia Tech massacre and the 1966 University of Texas massacre.
This tragedy led to a broad debate regarding the gun control, school violence, goth culture, etc... People try to find out the reason why these two young student commit a such terrible incident. Many argued that the isolation of Klebold and Harris from the rest of their classmates prompted feelings of helplessness, insecurity and depression, and eventually caused them to take a revenge to their schoolmates. In the aftermath, lots of rumors around this tragedy spread out through the media, some press potrayed these two young as part of a goth cult, such characterization were found to be questionable afterward, and people started to discuss this issue and deplore the 'goth' subculture.In July 1999, the FBI organized a major summit on several severe school shooting incidents. And the experts who participated in this project argued that these two who commited Columbine high school shooting had psychological disease that caused them to commit this crime. But recently, a US psychiatrist, provided a different view , arguing that the killers' actions were affected by computer games like Doom. Once they are banned from their computers, the two teens became homicidal and began documenting plans to attack the school. However, there were still some warning signs to notify people some information regarding the coming shooting incident. Right now, many schools instituted new anti-bully policies as well as so-called "zero tolerance" approaches to weapons and threatening behavior and raised the security level to prevent any violence. But the most important thing is to focus on students who fit a profile or show warning signs and help them release their anger and range.
This tragedy led to a broad debate regarding the gun control, school violence, goth culture, etc... People try to find out the reason why these two young student commit a such terrible incident. Many argued that the isolation of Klebold and Harris from the rest of their classmates prompted feelings of helplessness, insecurity and depression, and eventually caused them to take a revenge to their schoolmates. In the aftermath, lots of rumors around this tragedy spread out through the media, some press potrayed these two young as part of a goth cult, such characterization were found to be questionable afterward, and people started to discuss this issue and deplore the 'goth' subculture.In July 1999, the FBI organized a major summit on several severe school shooting incidents. And the experts who participated in this project argued that these two who commited Columbine high school shooting had psychological disease that caused them to commit this crime. But recently, a US psychiatrist, provided a different view , arguing that the killers' actions were affected by computer games like Doom. Once they are banned from their computers, the two teens became homicidal and began documenting plans to attack the school. However, there were still some warning signs to notify people some information regarding the coming shooting incident. Right now, many schools instituted new anti-bully policies as well as so-called "zero tolerance" approaches to weapons and threatening behavior and raised the security level to prevent any violence. But the most important thing is to focus on students who fit a profile or show warning signs and help them release their anger and range.
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