members:Joyce961002009, and Candy961002012
1.http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/07/stop.dwelling/index.html
2. Six ways to stop dwelling on it
Summary:
Concerning modern people in such a fast-paced society have some mental problems, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, a Ph.D. professor of psychology at Yale provided six methods to deal with them. They are distracting yourself, making a date to dwell, taking a 3-minute dose of mindfulness, asking yourself, calling a buddy, and saying “Oh,well. ” The above are the tactics that help us to head off the psychological spin cycle.
3.recording
cord:ncueng
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=joyce780615&book=3
2007年11月11日 星期日
2007年10月8日 星期一
assignment2.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071005/hl_afp/healthenvironmentkenyachildren;_ylt=ArGlteloS_f6P242Dn2ydK3gcbYF
Ten words~~
1.scavenger
One that scavenges, as a person who searches through refuse for food.
2.commission
To put (a ship) into active service.
3.exceed
To extend beyond or outside
4.threshold
The place or point of beginning; the outset.
5.implication
The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
Something that is implied
6.impoverished
Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted.
7.pledge
To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise
8.asthma
A chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies, that is characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing.
9.respiratory
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
10.rank
To give a particular order or position to; classify.
Summary
The serious dumping sites problems have posed a great threat to the children who live in the slums in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. These problems mostly centered in the slum settlements populated by poor people. The report said that the children have suffered from respiratory, gastrointestinal and dermatological or skin diseases due to the exposure to pollutants. This dumping problem is just one of the examples that happened across many parts of Asia. These problems have urged the government to develop measures to improve the waste management system.
Five questions and answers
1. Where is the main polluted area?
A:The main area is in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a new United Nations.
2. Why the problems focus in these areas?
A:These areas are mostly centered in the slum settlements. So the slums have to endure the dumping and pollution made by capital's people everyday.
3.Are there any places facing the same troubles?
A:There are many places that face the same problems such as many parts of Africa and other urban centre of the developing world.
4.Why the children there have higher risk of getting diseases?
A:Because those dumping sites may pollute the soil, water, and air that cause pollutants such as heavy metals and toxic substances.
5. What’s the barriers that block the way of improving waste management system?
A:The Nairobi City Council is one of the most corrupt institutions in the country and they haven't tried to improved the waste management system.
Ten words~~
1.scavenger
One that scavenges, as a person who searches through refuse for food.
2.commission
To put (a ship) into active service.
3.exceed
To extend beyond or outside
4.threshold
The place or point of beginning; the outset.
5.implication
The act of implicating or the condition of being implicated.
Something that is implied
6.impoverished
Deprived of natural richness or strength; limited or depleted.
7.pledge
To offer or guarantee by a solemn binding promise
8.asthma
A chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies, that is characterized by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction, and coughing.
9.respiratory
Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration.
10.rank
To give a particular order or position to; classify.
Summary
The serious dumping sites problems have posed a great threat to the children who live in the slums in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. These problems mostly centered in the slum settlements populated by poor people. The report said that the children have suffered from respiratory, gastrointestinal and dermatological or skin diseases due to the exposure to pollutants. This dumping problem is just one of the examples that happened across many parts of Asia. These problems have urged the government to develop measures to improve the waste management system.
Five questions and answers
1. Where is the main polluted area?
A:The main area is in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a new United Nations.
2. Why the problems focus in these areas?
A:These areas are mostly centered in the slum settlements. So the slums have to endure the dumping and pollution made by capital's people everyday.
3.Are there any places facing the same troubles?
A:There are many places that face the same problems such as many parts of Africa and other urban centre of the developing world.
4.Why the children there have higher risk of getting diseases?
A:Because those dumping sites may pollute the soil, water, and air that cause pollutants such as heavy metals and toxic substances.
5. What’s the barriers that block the way of improving waste management system?
A:The Nairobi City Council is one of the most corrupt institutions in the country and they haven't tried to improved the waste management system.
2007年9月29日 星期六
News summary 1.
1.http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/grandcanyon/home.html
2. Grand Canyon Crowding
summary
Due to the transport and destrution , the available space and the habitat of the creatures in Great Canyon are gradually decreased. In order to resolve the problems, the park calls for a plan to ban on the automobile and other transports. But the development outside the canyon also affects the environment of canyon such as the water shortage, smog pollution and the damage to creatures.The governmaent try to make reservation in parks by taking twenty-dollar fee from each person, hoping to make a big change in national parks.
It is beyond imagination that Great Canyon is running out of space. I think it is a good way to prevent from pollution by banning on the transports. Both the nature disasters and the destructions by human beings can cause serious problems to the nature resourses. People are too selfish to realize the importance of the nature and only care about their own profit. After reading this article, I feel very surprised and a little bit depressed. I hope the measure may really do help to the national parks.
2. Grand Canyon Crowding
summary
Due to the transport and destrution , the available space and the habitat of the creatures in Great Canyon are gradually decreased. In order to resolve the problems, the park calls for a plan to ban on the automobile and other transports. But the development outside the canyon also affects the environment of canyon such as the water shortage, smog pollution and the damage to creatures.The governmaent try to make reservation in parks by taking twenty-dollar fee from each person, hoping to make a big change in national parks.
It is beyond imagination that Great Canyon is running out of space. I think it is a good way to prevent from pollution by banning on the transports. Both the nature disasters and the destructions by human beings can cause serious problems to the nature resourses. People are too selfish to realize the importance of the nature and only care about their own profit. After reading this article, I feel very surprised and a little bit depressed. I hope the measure may really do help to the national parks.
2007年9月13日 星期四
~self introduction~
Hello, everyone in this class
I'm Joyce chen, from Taipei. I graduated from Taipei Municipal Ming Lun Senior High School.
I'm an amiable girl and like to learn new things. I get along well with my friends and enjoy
helping others. In my leisure time, I usually surf on the Internet, listen to the music and
reading. Having pet is my favorite hobby. I like taking care of dogs, and playing with them.
I'm very happy to have the chance of entering NCU and joining this class. I hope I can learn a
lot in this one year.
I'm Joyce chen, from Taipei. I graduated from Taipei Municipal Ming Lun Senior High School.
I'm an amiable girl and like to learn new things. I get along well with my friends and enjoy
helping others. In my leisure time, I usually surf on the Internet, listen to the music and
reading. Having pet is my favorite hobby. I like taking care of dogs, and playing with them.
I'm very happy to have the chance of entering NCU and joining this class. I hope I can learn a
lot in this one year.
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