Thursday, October 25, 2007
MY RIGOROUS EFFORT IN IMPROVING MY ENGLISH LISTENING,WRITING,SPEAKING & READING SKILLS!~~
My first rigorous efforts in improving English listening, writing, reading and speaking skills is reading a lot of reading materials such as news paper, magazines, articles and others. By reading more, I can improve more in my vocabulary and indirectly I can get a new word power which I can apply in my English essay writing. By reading news paper, I not only get the latest news but on the same time I can improve my writing skill also. That is why I love to read news paper every day..
Listening to other people speaking can improve my listening and also speaking skills. When I listened to my friends spoke, I will try to catch up what they wanted to say. Besides, I also love to watch English movie. By watching the movie I can get new word while enjoying the movie..
In my pocket, I always bring along my small note book. If I know a new word, without wasting any time, I will take that small note book and jot down the word. If I do not know the meaning of the word, I will find it in the dictionary and copy the meaning. Then, I try to make a sentence to make me more understand the word and how to use the word correctly in my essay.
In my opinion, English language is the most beautiful I the universe.. When used in writing such as poetry, essays and literature, its incomparable beauty clearly shines through.. The language can describe events, scenes, people, moods, etc. so precisely that crystal-clear pictures are formed in the minds of readers or listeners.
With the beauty and other superior qualities of the English language,it is very easy to fall in love with it. And because of that, I will try my best to master this language by improving my weaknesses..
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
SATELLITE
An artificial satellite is a man made object placed into orbit around the Earth for the purpose of scientific research, weather reports, or military reconnaissance. Scientific satellites are set into orbit to observe the space environment, the Earth, the Sun, stars and extra galactic objects. These satellites have retrieved a huge amount of information helpful to scientific research. Weather satellites are used every day for meteorological forecasts and in shipping. Also military satellites play a important role in today's modern military. Satellites are extremely important today. All artificial satellites have certain features in common. They all include radar systems, sensors like optical devices in observation satellites and receivers and transmitters in communication satellites. Solar cells are used to generate power for the satellites and in some cases ,nuclear power is used. All satellites need altitude-control equipment to keep the satellite in the desired orbit.( Grolier Encyclopedia). All this information should answer the question what is a satellite
Most people would think how can you repair a satellite when you are on earth at it is in orbit above you in space. the only possible way to repair satellites is to go into space and get them. That seems like a hard task almost impossible although it is hard today it is capable by space shuttle. The astronauts have to grab hold of the satellite by the arm in the shuttle then lock down the satellite in the shuttle's payload pay. The next step in the process would be to make a series of space walks by the astronauts to repair or in some cases replace malfunctioning systems.
Works Cited
managing pressure
Know the Symptoms of Stress
It is important to be able to distinguish between pressure and stress. Pressure is motivating, stimulating, and energizing. But when pressure exceeds our ability to cope, stress is produced. Sustained high levels of stress can, at worst, result in illness, depression, or even nervous breakdown. However, there are a number of warning signs that can help you determine when your level of stress is bordering on dangerous.
Take a good look at your well-being. If you experience some of the following behavioral and physical symptoms on a frequent or near-constant basis, it can indicate that you have crossed the line between healthy pressure and harmful stress.
Behavioral symptoms
Constant irritability with people
Difficulty in making decisions
Loss of sense of humor
Suppressed anger
Difficulty concentrating
Inability to finish one task before rushing into another
Feeling the target of other people’s animosity
Feeling unable to cope
Physical symptoms
Lack of appetite
Craving for food when under pressure
Frequent indigestion or heartburn
Constipation or diarrhea
Insomnia
Tendency to sweat for no good reason
Nervous twitches or nail biting
Headaches
Cramps and muscle spasms
The current usage of the term "visual arts" includes fine arts as well as crafts, but this was not always the case. Before the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain and elsewhere at the turn of the 20th century, "visual artist" referred to a person working in the fine arts (such as painting, sculpture, or printmaking) and not the handicraft, craft, or applied art disciplines. The distinction was emphasized by artists of the Arts and Crafts movement who valued vernacular art forms as much as high forms. The movement contrasted with modernists who sought to withhold the high arts from the masses by keeping them esoteric Art schools made a distinction between the fine arts and the crafts in such a way that a craftsperson could not be considered a practitioner of art
The word comes from the Greek words φως phos ("light"), and γραφις graphis ("stylus", "paintbrush") or γραφη graphê, together meaning "drawing with light" or "representation by means of lines" or "drawing." Traditionally, the product of photography has been called a photograph. The term photo is an abbreviation; many people also call them pictures. In digital photography, the term image has begun to replace photograph
Cameras may work with the light of the visible spectrum or with other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. A camera generally consists of some kind of enclosed hollow, with an opening or aperture at one end for light to enter, and a recording or viewing surface for capturing the light at the other end. Most cameras have a lens positioned in front of the camera's opening to gather the incoming light and to focus the image, or part of the image, on the recording surface. The diameter of the aperture is often controlled by a diaphragm mechanism, but some cameras have a fixed-size aperture.
Cameras that capture many images in sequence are known as movie cameras or as ciné cameras in Europe; those designed for single images are still cameras. However these categories overlap, as still cameras are often used to capture moving images in special effects work and modern digital cameras are often able to trivially switch between still and motion recording modes. A video camera is a category of movie camera which captures images electronically (either using analogue or digital technology).
Stereo camera can take photographs that appear "three-dimensional" by taking two different photographs which are combined to create the illusion of depth in the composite image. Stereo cameras for making 3D prints or slides have two lenses side by side. Stereo cameras for making lenticular prints have 3, 4, 5, or even more lenses. Some film cameras feature date imprinting devices that can print a date on the negative itself.
what is film????~~
Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment, and a powerful method for educating -or indoctrinating- citizens. The visual elements of cinema give motion pictures a universal power of communication; some movies have become popular worldwide attractions, by using dubbing or subtitles that translate the dialogue.
Traditional films are made up of a series of individual images called frames. When these images are shown rapidly in succession, a viewer has the illusion that motion is occurring. The viewer cannot see the flickering between frames due to an effect known as persistence of vision — whereby the eye retains a visual image for a fraction of a second after the source has been removed. Viewers perceive motion due to a psychological effect called beta movement.
The origin of the name "film" comes from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) has historically been the primary medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including picture, picture show, photo-play, flick, and most commonly, movie. Additional terms for the field in general include the big screen, the silver screen, the cinema, and the movie
ANIMATION..
Animation is the technique in which each frame of a film is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model unit (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result with a special animation camera. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement. Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Because animation is very time-consuming and often very expensive to produce, the majority of animation for TV and movies comes from professional animation studios. However, the field of independent animation has existed at least since the 1950s, with animation being produced by independent studios (and sometimes by a single person). Several independent animation producers have gone on to enter the professional animation industry.
Limited animation is a way of increasing production and decreasing costs of animation by using "short cuts" in the animation process. This method was pioneered by UPA and popularized by Hanna-Barbera, and adapted by other studios as cartoons moved from movie theaters to television.
Although most animation studios are now using digital technologies in their productions, there is a specific style of animation that depends on film. Cameraless animation, made famous by moviemakers like Norman McLaren, Len Lye and Stan Brakhage, is painted and drawn directly onto pieces of film, and then run through a projector.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
cartoon in teaching?????
Helping children learn to understand political cartoons can also help them develop critical thinking skills, which inevitably will extend to every area of their lives. Political cartoons, and even the “Sunday Funnies”, are wonderful teaching tools that help give children insight into social and political situations. Children can learn to analyze cartoons, look for subtleties beneath the surface of familiar situations, and gain a better understanding of symbolism, satire, and humor.
Cartoons can spark thoughtful conversation, and open the doors for you and your child to discuss current events, social and family life, values, morals, and religious philosophies. They give insight into the world around us, and provide opportunities for genuine and meaningful communication.
Cartoons can also spark a child’s imagination and creativity. You and your child can develop your own cartoons, using them to share your point of view, or depict the situations that symbolize your own family, life, or beliefs.
What the author or columnist might say in a thousand words, the cartoonist is able to sum up in a single picture. This wonderful phenomenon is the substance that creates appeal in all cartoons.
In a single image, a cartoon can make us smile, make us laugh, or even make us sigh and shake our heads. The cartoon’s ability to do this often has little to do with the artist’s drawing ability. Instead it is the ability of the cartoonist to make us think, to connect things in new ways, to see below the surface of the picture, and to relate what we see - regardless of the subject matter- to our own lives in some way, that makes the cartoon great.
Newspapers in Education, or NIE in its abbreviated form, offers wonderful ideas on using cartoons in the classroom. Materials are available for children in all grade levels, and are divided into easy to access sections for grades K-4, grades 5-8 and grades 9-12. Helpful hints for teachers help to ensure that including cartooning as a part of your classroom routine is educational and rewarding, for teacher and student. Illustrated worksheets are available to download. These wonderful activity pages give children information on how to analyze cartoons and develop their own cartooning skills, while using currently relevant materials as a guideline for lessons. Visit Newspapers In Education for more information.
poor?? rich??
CULTURAL SHOCK!!
Symptoms of culture shock include:
Homesickness
Boredom
Withdrawal
Excessive sleep
Compulsive eating/drinking
Irritability
Stereotyping host nationals
Hostility towards host nationals
Everyone experiences culture shock in different ways, at different times and to different degrees. Since you will be spending a lot of your time with other Americans, the culture shock you should expect would be minimal compared to someone who is going to live with a Swiss host family and attend a Swiss university without any other Americans around.
Usually the cultural adjustment process follows a certain pattern. At first, you will be excited about going to Europe and starting a new adventure. When you first arrive, everything will appear new and exciting. However, after some time, you may start to feel homesick and question why the Swiss (or Italians or French) do things differently than Americans do. You may even become irritated with these differences. However, you will eventually get used to this new way of life. And before you know it, you will be getting excited about the return home to your family and friends.* An orientation will be provided for you upon arrival to the Center. This orientation will include information regarding culture shock and how to cope with it. In addition, the Student Affairs Coordinator is available to assist students with the cultural adjustment process.
~~PUBLIC TRANSPORT~~
Public conveyances that travel on roads alongside private traffic are often slower than private transport because ordinary vehicular speed of travel is further burdened, in the case of public transit, by service headways (wait times for passenger vehicles), connections, and frequent stops to board additional passengers. Use of some public transport systems may take up to two or even three times longer than an equivalent trip in a private vehicle, especially where transfers are required or headways are long. The challenge of headways, connections, and stops generally cannot be alleviated, so improvements to the speed of public transit often have focused on increases to vehicular speed beyond that of private traffic by means of the use of dedicated or semi-dedicated travel lanes (grade-separated, elevated, or depressed rights-of-way) and traffic light preempts
Public transport in general has a smaller footprint per rider than private motor transit, and thus has a significant advantage in areas with higher population densities because land space in such areas is at a premium. Cost is not the only relevant factor. In densely settled areas, traffic congestion frequently slows private motor transit to a crawl.
The term rapid transit, is often used to distinguish modes of transit possessing a dedicated right of way and having frequent, continuous service. Still, rapid transit often fails to live up to the name, as there are no firm guidelines as to how fast transit must be to be rapid.Light rail is another form of public transit, comprising of a tram or trolley operating on a rail line.
Emissions from road vehicles account for over 50% of U.S. air pollution. For every passenger mile traveled, public transportation uses less than one half of the fuel of private automobiles, producing 5% as much carbon monoxide and less than 8% as much as the other pollutants that create smog such as nitrogen oxides. Scientists estimate that public transportation already reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, which contributes to global climate change, by over 7.4 million tons annually.
If Americans were to use public transportation at equivalent rates as Europeans, scientists estimate that U.S. dependence on imported oil would decrease by more than 40% and that carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by more than 25%. However, in almost all cases, public transit systems in the United States have had almost no impact on the number of drivers.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
human activity VS nature
...GLOBAL WARMING VS GREENHOUSE EFFECT...
Thursday, October 18, 2007
HAPPY EID MUBARAK TO ALL...~~
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Financial Problems??
If you are having financial problems, it is important for you to act now before those problems get worse. Doing nothing can lead to much larger problems in the future -- even bigger debts, the loss of assets such as your house, and a bad credit record. The good news is that there are solutions. There are ways to help improve your relationships with creditors, reduce your debts, and help you manage your money. In brief, these solutions can help give you a new, fresh start.
First,you have to budget your expenses. Create a spending plan that allows you to reduce your debts. Itemize your necessary expenses (such as housing and health care) and optional expenses (such as entertainment and vacation travel). Start a savings plan so that funds are available for unforeseen but essential expenditures. Stick to the plan......!!! Try to reduce your expenses. Cut out any unnecessary spending such as eating out and purchasing expensive entertainment. Consider taking public transportation rather than owning a car. Clip coupons, purchase generic products at the supermarket, and avoid impulse purchases. Above all, stop incurring new debt.
With that, I really hope that all of us can manage our money as good as possible....
EXERCISE
Today,I want to talk about exercise..and maybe details on kid exercise..When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym on a treadmill or lifting weights. But for children, exercise means playing and being physically active. Kids exercise when they have gym class at school, soccer practice, or dance class. They're also exercising when they're at recess, riding bikes, or playing tag...An active child will have stronger muscels and bones,be less likely to become overweight and will also have a better outlook on life.. So,parents should let their children playing at the playground with other children..but parents must give attention to the children,worrying if something bad happens..
In addition to the health benefits of regular exercise, kids who are physically fit sleep better and are better able to handle the physical and emotional challenges that a typical day presents - be that running to catch a bus, bending down to tie a shoe, or studying for a test.
Aerobic exercise can be fun for both adults and children. Some examples of aerobic activities include basketball,bicycling,ice-skating,soccer,swimming,walking,jogging and running...
For the conclusion,exercise is not only important for adult but also for children for their healtier life... I love kids!!! hehehe~~
Sunday, July 22, 2007
My first experience in UNITEN =]
Hooray!! Finally I can persue my study abroad. So now,i'm taking a level at UNITEN. My first experience at Uniten was so great. On the registration day, I could see many foreigner in the administration building. They were also new student here. They were taking Intensive English Program (IEP) here. After finishing all the registration activities,my family and I went to my apartment to sent all my things there. When I reached at my apartment, I was very shock. The apartment was very big just for a student like me. When I entered the apartment,I saw many cabinet in the apartment. There were two rooms in the apartment. Then, I found my room and settled down everything. After that,I went to the administration building again to listen to the talk by the dean.
I have started my first class for physic on my second day at Uniten.