Friday, October 03, 2008

What I have learned in Multi-media English
Taking Dr. Johanson’s is worth it. Because he not only teaches us so many things that in common state we won’t have chance to learn, such as cognitive thinking, but provides many access to the Internet sources. Besides, he’s one of the most intriguing professors I’ve seen. So, I’m looking forward to my future learning in this course.
In our first week, Dr. Johanson has showed us his aggressive attitude. He intends to train us to be excelled in writing and thus become a marvelous writing killer. It sounded like that he would make us keep writing day and night without respite. But I’d love to take this challenge, for it benefits me. In other words, I’m ready to receive his evil’s training.
In our second class. Johanson revealed the key to becoming a good student. First, always sit in the proper seat whish is the front seat of the classroom. Second, make good use of cognitive dissonance, for instance, have good interactions with teachers by answering and asking questions. Usually, the teachers will have good impression on you and will be hard to change your perfect image engraving on his mind. Third, become a copy cat. If you imitate others’ subconscious gestures or their habitual behaviors, they may feel relaxed and have good time being with you. These are secretive short cuts toward becoming a good student. By the way, Dr. Johanson also show us some fun websites which complement our learning. In my opinion, Dew’s Script-O-Rama is worth exploring. Because we can learn the lines of our favorite movies. But there are many great websites awaited to be explored.
In addition to what we learn, I find Johanson is such a “different” professor. Unlike other teachers, his teaching usually accompanies with acting or exaggerated body language, which makes us burst into laughter. I’m happy that I take this course. I know that I’ve made a right choice.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Japanese vs. Taiwanese draft 2
There are a wide range of differences between Japanese and Taiwanese. Firstly, in terms of social status, Japanese men tend to dominate the family, while women are prone to be obedient housewives. On the contrary, under no circumstances are women underprivileged in Taiwan. Instead, women are equal to men in society. Secondly, Japanese employees usually hold a loyal attitude toward their boss. That is to say, they do their jobs wholeheartedly. Never do they hire alien laborers as well. While Taiwanese change their jobs at will out of tiredness or tempting advantages provided from other companies. Due to a large number of alien laborers, working markets in Taiwan are quite chaotic. Last, in recent decades, Japanese government has fallen over itself to preserve monuments, historical sites, their cultures as well as Japanese spirit. This makes them in harmony with one another. On the other hand, Taiwanese break and ruin memorable constructions which represent Taiwan. Although there are sheer distinctions between Japanese and Taiwanese, they have one thing in common-they are all peace-loving people.
The adventages of learning English draft2
Being specialized at English does good to you in every aspect. To begin with, being bilingual qualifies you as an appropriate person to represent your company to trade with foreign companies, which allows you to broaden your horizons, contact different cultures, and become a more experienced person. What's more, you're likely to be exalted to a higher position with your superiority in language to others. This enables you to lead a comfortable life. Next, at your leisure time, you can enjoy movies and novels in English without translation. You have the chance to make foreign pen pals on the Internet as well. Moreover, language is no longer an obstacle as you purchase goods or download music from American websites. Last, since learning English has become an inevitable trend for modern people, you can travel to anywhere communicating with people the whole world over. To sum up, it pays to learn English, right?

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Japanese vs. Taiwanese draft 1
There are a wide range of differences between Japanese and Taiwanese. Firstly, in terms of social status, Japanese men tend to dominate the family, and women are prone to be obedient housewives. On the contrary, under no circumstances is women underprivileged in Taiwan. Instead, women are equal to men in society. Secondly, Japanese employees usually hold a loyal attitude toward their boss. That is to say, they do their jobs wholeheartedly. Never do they hire alien laborers as well. WhileTaiwanese change their jobs at will out of tiredness or tempting advantages provided from other companies. Due to a large number of alien laborers, working markets in Taiwan are quite chaotic. Last, in recent decades, Japanese government has fallen over itself to preserve monuments, historical sites, their cultures as well as Japanese spirit. This makes them in harmony with one another. On the other hand, Taiwanese break and ruin memorable constructions which represent Taiwan. Although there are sheer distinctions between Japanese and Taiwanese, they have one thing in common-they are all peace-loving people.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Being specialized at English does good to you in every aspect draft 1
Being specialized at English does good to you in every aspect. To begin with, being bilingual qualifies you as an appropriate person to be sent abroad to trade with foreign companies, which allows you to broaden your horizons, contact different cultures, and become a more experienced person. What's more, you're likely to be exalted to a higher position with your superiority in language to others. This enables you to lead a comfortable life. Next, at your leisure time, you can enjoy movies and novels in English without translation. You have the chance to make foreign pen pals on the Internet as well. Moreover, language is no longer an obstacle as you purchase ethnic goods or download music from American websites. Last, since learning English has become an inevitable trend for modern people, you can travel to anywhere communicating with people the world over. To sum up, it pays to learn English, right?

Sunday, October 14, 2007

An unforgettable experience draft2
Never will I trade this special memory for anything. It was six years ago that my partners and I took part in the national field and track competition lasting for five days in Tai Dong. Our first day was spent on bus admiring the beauty of Tai Dong-the breathtaking view. The magnificent mountains whose top were covered with fog was bordered by the streams. We were so stunned at the view that no one felt like talking the last leg of our trip. We broadened our horizons the next day. First, we encountered excellent competitors who became our friends later from various cities and learned how to perfect our skills. Second, we had the chance to see the pole jump with our own eyes. By the way, we even responded with warm applauses as they broke the record. Last, we experienced the night light of Tai Dong where was filled with surprises, including street entertainers and concerts. It was the third day that we lived up to our teacher’s expectation-we got number four in one race. And what was better, we went to a nice steak shop to celebrate it. At that moment, I heard my inner voice yell” Life doesn’t get much better than this.” Our trip ended with satisfaction after taking pictures the last day. This experience not only remains vivid in my mind but leaves a valuable memory that can never be erased.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

An unforgettable experience draft 1
Never will I trade this special memory for anything. It was six years ago that my partners and I took part in the national field and track competition lasting for five days in Tai Dong. Our first day was spent on bus admiring the beauty of Tai Dong-the breathtaking view. The majestic mountains whose top were covered with fog was bordered by the streams. We were so stunned at the view that no one felt like talking the last leg of our trip. We broadened our horizons the next day. First, we encountered excellent competitors who became our friends later from various cities and learned how to perfect our skills. Second, we had the chance to see the pole jump with our own eyes. By the way, we even responded with warm applauses as they broke the record. Last, we experienced the night light of Tai Dong where was filled with surprises, including street entertainers and concerts. It was the third day that we lived up to our teacher’s expectation-we got number four in one race. And what is better, we went to an upscale steak shop to celebrate it. At that moment, I heard my inner voice yell” Life doesn’t get much better than this.” Our trip ended with satisfaction after taking pictures the last day. This experience not only remains vivid in my mind but leaves a valuable memory that can never be erased.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

A dream I had draft 2
I bet that everyone has had nightmares, and I’m no exception. It was last week that I had an indescribable dream. On a certain bleak night, I myself went to a night market to kill time. However, as I looked around, I found a scary scene that all the passers-by there were unique. In other words, they seemed to have some unusual behaviors. Some of them floated in the air.Others stared at me with their one-almond-shaped eye. Still others kept casting spells on one another. Moreover, I saw vendors go all way out to sell their goods ,including liver, brain, etc. To make matters worse, I was talked into buying a bottle of fresh blood which was on sale. Suddenly, I felt a chill crept over me. So I decided to run way. Nevertheless, when I managed to escape from this ridiculous place, a human was all smiles approaching me. Even if he was smiling; I could sense hostility in his smiles. And it proved to be true. He took out his gun pointing at me, and pulled the trigger…"Boom" Did I survive? No, I was awoken by the thunderstorm. After I pondered it over, a conclusion came to my mind – Never read horror films before your bed time.