February 2012
6 posts
Reflections #2
What?
Last week, we went to the Life Long Institute again to communicate with the students, which were a group of enthusiastic seniors. Different with the latest two experiences, I spent this one and half hours with four different persons, who are LLI students, Linda and Nan, Our new friend, Theresa, and my Chinese friend: Luyue. Our weekly topic of presentation was Food, which is a popular and...
HW News From The NPR #5
How Companies Are ‘Defining Your Worth’ Online
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147189154/how-companies-are-defining-your-worth-online Questions:
1, Do you receive any unknown-origin advertisements when you enter in a website or open your email account?
2, Are you interested in the advertisements?
3, Are they related with the information you searched recent days?
4, Have you ever...
HW News From The NPR #4
Latest Drug Shortage Threatens Children With Leukemia
by Richard Knox
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/16/146960417/latest-drug-shortage-threatens-children-with-leukemia
Questions:
1, Have you heard something about drug shortage in your country before?
2, What’s the reasons of the drug shortage?
3, In your opinion, how to cope with this shortage?
4, Which aspect do you think...
Reflections #1
Last Tuesday, we went to the LLI to improve our oral communication skills by talking with the senior students through our presentations. It’s a unique class that I let me get more familiar with the present retired people, interesting transnational marriage, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our group included two ELP students, Roaa and Daniah, one LLI student, Tokio, and me. We were so lucky to have a...
HW News From The NPR #3
The Next Step For California’s Gay Marriage Ban
February 7, 2012
Guests
Marissa Cabrera, reporter, KPBS Nina Totenberg, legal affairs correspondent, NPR Rob Dillard, reporter, Iowa Public
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/07/146531528/the-next-step-for-gay-marriage-in-california?ps=rs
Questions:
1, Do you support same-sex marriage? Why?
2, If the same-sex...
HW News From The NPR #2
Occupying The Nation’s Attention, If Not Its Cities
by Scott Neuman
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/01/146205425/occupying-the-nations-attention-if-not-its-cities?live=1%3Fsc%3Dfb&cc=fp
Questions:
1. What is the General Association Program?
2. Is it effective for current American low income groups?
3. What is the definition of the middle class in current American?
4.How about their life...
January 2012
4 posts
HW News From The NPR
The Extraordinary Career Of A Man Who managed jazz Musicians
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/01/23/145670371/the-extraordinary-career-of-a-man-who-managed-jazz-musicians
Questions:
1.When did Levy end up being the manager?
2.What kind of music did little Levy usually listen when he was eight?
3.Which do you think that plays most crucial role in...
About the interview
As my personal idea goes, the United States, an immigration country, is full of different ideas and colorful opinions. I think that’s why people call it melting pot or the salad bowl. In this survey, even in a totally same question, different person sometimes has diversity answers. But to my happiness, they are always put their homeland in the first place, they are following the country’s step,...
Happy Chinese New Year
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Hello, everybody.
I am Xiaomin Wu. This is my Chinese name. My English teacher in China gave me an English name when I was in high school. That is Seraphic. But when I came here. I don’t think it’s a good word for name cause when I told the other people my name is $%&$^#%#. They always said “it’s so weird.” So, I think I decided to use Xiaomin, which my parents...