Friday, November 21, 2008

delay

We had finished all the exams already but there is a frustrated thing

that the linguistic delay to next week.

I feel tired for that because we always hold over before.

The day we take the exam has not decided.

I hope it won't delay again because it is a big pressure for we students.

Ok!! I think I have to turn off the computer to perpare it.

exams

This week we have mid-term exam so that we have to study more hard for it.
This semester the teacher in our department make a little change.
We have to adapt again so we spend much more time to prepare it.
In the end, the questions are not very difficult.
Anyway, we passed some of the exams.
Hope I won't have poor grade.

go out

My roommate and I went shopping because the weather becomes much colder than before.
We don’t bring our jacket to here. In order to avoid getting cold, we decide to buy something for ourselves.
But there is a limitation at first, we won’t spend too much.
Ok! After all, we achieve our goal.
We think someday we may go shopping again, it is just for fun!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

issue- one child policy

Is it good that only one child in your family?
One child policy is enforced in China.
They order family only can have one child.
If family has one more child, they would be fined.
People in china were poor so that they have to follow the policy.
But people in China have tradition thinking because they have to have a boy instead of girl.
Because of the condition, they maybe kill the girl in order to have another boy baby.
It is not right. People may condemn China government but I think it is useless.
China is despotism. No one can interfere.

animal policy-video

After I watch these videos, I feel it is too cruel and sorry for animals which people do such cruel thing to them. I don’t know why people want to do such thing. Animals are so cute and they also have life as people. They just can’t be the arbitrator for free will. People always think they are the king of the world so they can do anything they want to do. It is not right. I think we can have much more organizations which are about animals to protect animals form danger. The animals’ rights now are more important than before.
In the video, people can help animals by their own hands, I think it is a happy thing to rescue being. We can’t make the decision for animals. Animals are the creature as we people. We are the same. We should have some efficient law for animals, not just for show for fun. Right? the government should think a good and efficient way to solve the problem. It is still a big problem now

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

animals' law

After I read the article, I think the law which is about animals maybe enforce efficiently, I mean just for some people not all. In Taiwan, the government set up laws in order to protect animals, but I think it is not really efficient.
Maybe the government set up strict, but it does not can enforce efficiently.
I think the government can tell people what the problem it is. They can teach people the right thought. If it is no use, the government can fine people who don’t follow the law. But the penalty must be serious. People will be afraid of the big penalty. I think it may be efficient in Taiwan.
People always don’t care what the feeling animals are. I think we can stand the same side as animals so that we can treat animals much more benevolent.
And the world will be friendly I think!! Fining is the best way to stop people doing cruel thing.






































In my opinion, I think it is no use for some people because the law is not strict enough. It may be useful for some part of restrictions, but not all. For example, people who have dogs or cats

Monday, November 17, 2008

class response question about AnimalsTaiwan

The purpose of this group is that they are a volunteer group dedicated to improving the livelihood and treatment of animals in Taiwan. They aim to find solutions for the problem of pet overpopulation through educational activities, adoption efforts and outreach programs. They rescues sick, injured, and young strays, rehabilitate them, vaccinate them, deseed them, and try to find them permanent, caring homes.
The recent post is about the Silk Palace banquet hall in Taipei from serving shark’s fin. The US-based Humane Society International (HSI) and the Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) have asked Taiwanese authorities to stop serving. The report mentioned that shark’s fin is very cruel because after cutting off shark’s fin, fishermen throw sharks back into the sea to let them bleed to death. Killing sharks for shark’s fin will deplete shark populations and harm marine ecology. It also mentioned that serving shark’s fin at the Silk Palace damages Taiwan’s international image. So we should stop to eat shark’s fin to let the government stop sale shark’s fin to maintain our image in the world.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Response Questions- Plagiarism

1. In my opinion, there has some reasons that why students choose to cheat. Firstm teachers always give them the difficult questions and don't give them help or they don't think maybe it is too difficult to let them to do. When students can't solve questions and also can't find way to solve, they choose to cheat. Second, students don't prepare well for test so that they choose to cheat. But it is the reason that more people can't accept. Wrong is wrong. There is no excuse. Third, students may think it doesn't matter that they cheat on quiz instead of exam. They may think that exams are more important than quizs. Someone may think they can cheat on quizs insted of eaxms.
I had cheated on quiz with my classmates in high school, but we insist that we won't cheat on the exam no matter how difficult it is even we may get zero.
However, it is wrong to cheat on anything I know.

2. In Taiwan, when someone plagiarize and is found, teacher may give them zero and give them a punishment of the school. They also failed the subject, and students should restart to study. If you want to restart the subject, you should pay extra money and time for that subject.
I think these may be a sufficient deterrent for some students. They will follow it honestly, but for other students, it is no use. They didn't afraid of punishing.
I think if the law had ordered, maybe plagiarism may decline or disapear. But it is too strict, maybe we could have another good way to solve this problem. I don't know what the way it is now.

Monday, November 10, 2008

class assignment- answer question

What do you think should be the punishment for students who cheat in this class?

First, I will give that student zero on that unfair assignment.
Then give hime or her a chance to redeem their grade.
I think everyone may make mistake somtimes.

Should they be allowed a second chance to “fix” their mistakes? If so, what can they do to fix their earlier mistakes?
I will give them a second chanceto fix.
I may ask them to do again by themself and I will tell them if they have any question they can discuss with me. I can help them if they need.

class assignment-Write "cheating" or "not cheating"

1. Copying a few pages from Wikipedia and turning it in as your assignment. cheating
2. Asking someone else to write a few paragraphs of your paper for you—but you still do most of it. not cheating
3. Asking someone to proofread your assignment and fix the grammar mistakes for you. not cheating
4. Having someone read what you wrote and tell you if they can understand it or not. You take their ideas and fix what you wrote. Not cheating
5. Using an article from an English language learning website by copying it and turning it in. cheating
6. Finding an article online that says exactly what you were thinking, so you just turn that in. cheating
7. Reading an article that you found online, thinking about it, and then writing a response in your own words. Not cheating
8. Doing a writing assignment for one class and then turning it in for two, three, or even more classes because you are too busy to do another writing assignment. not cheating
9. Finding some writing online, but changing some of the verbs and nouns before you turn it in. cheating
10. Finding a paper online, but changing all of the verbs before you turn it in. cheating
11. Copying an article that you found, but you don’t get caught so no one ever knows about it. Cheating