A: hey i know you like basketball very much. what is your favor movement tha sport?
M: oh course. slam down like LeBron James.
A: yeah. good deal.
Monday, May 26, 2008
video: deal with
A: Hey, we got quite work tohis week. what are you gonna do with it?
M: it's alright. i gonna deal with soon or later.
video: sever
A: Meng. i havn't see you a day. are you sick?
M: i am quite sever. i can't leave off bad.
video: intentionally
A: ow, what did he think he is doing?
M: Take a easy, man. he did not do it intentionally.
video: grateful
A: i got the proofreading of your report done.
M: thanks. i am very grateful for your help. that was excellent doing my work.
video: complain
A: Meng Wu, what you got. you look moody.
M:I am depressed. Because i want to complain the food is suck in here. i did not what should i eat now.
A: That is bad for your body, man.
M: I know
video: regular
M: Do you think it is a regular tea or it has a favor for this tea?
A: oh..i think the color has a determent, and it looks like lemon tea for me.
M: yes. you are right. that is lemon tea.
video: midterm
Meng Wu: Andrew, how did you do on your midterm?
Andrew: i think i did well. it was not that hard.
M: that's good. i didn't do good on my midterm though.
A:why was that though?
M: i didn't study though.
Friday, May 23, 2008
chp 12 final thought
Before I came to America, I had not encountered racism and any prejudice. Therefore, I was shock after I road chapter 12. In addition, I read a history book about the civil right moment. The book showed me at the time white people did a lot of inhuman things to African American people. So, I felt sad for them. However, I am glade that it will not happen again. Because people know it is not right to prejudice on race, and in the world everybody is equal to do their right. I will not prejudice people on racism and sexist.
chp 11 final thought
Plagiarism had happened a lot when people copy some website and book for their paper. People should know plagiarism is unethical behavior, and people should know copy some one‘s work that it is same as stealing. Therefore, people should learn how to avoid plagiarism. For example, I learned how to make a bibliography after I copy from website and book. Therefore, it will not get any trouble on plagiarism.
chp 3 final thought
Every body has some unethical behaviors, but some people do not show up. For example, I have some unethical behavior when I was young. However, I knew that was not good, so I changed. We are human, and we know what is right, so we should quit bad behavior and present more good behavior. Therefore, this social will better and better.
chp2 final thought
When two more people have a conversation, sometimes it makes some mistakes and misunderstandings. Therefore, they should learn how to deal and solve this kind of problems. For example, sometimes I will have miscommunication with my friends and family. However, I will try to explain and make my speech clearly. Also, people can try to write it down a paper and send an email. Therefore, the situations will not getting worst.
chp 1 final thought
Finished the chapter 1, I had a lot of thoughts about culture shock. I remembered one day I was lost in Boston, but there was a nice old lady who helped me and brought me to my doom. I will never forget that day and nice lady. I have been here for four years, and I already can adapt in this culture. Therefore, I had not shock by culture. In addition, I learned how to deal with culture shock. So, I will not scare and nervous for adapting a new culture.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
chp12 case study
In the chapter 12 of case study, Francin and Tony were facing a huge issue about racism. Racism had happened for long time history. Even though civil right moment was passed, some people still had a prejudice on racism. However, it is getting better and better. In my opinion, Francin should go back to her country and not seeing Tony as well. If she continually handed out with him, she might get hurt. Tony also had to think what the best way for Francin. He should stop seeing her for her safety. That was I think for them.
chp11 case study
In the chapter 11 of case study, Igor had a trouble on plagiarism, and he lied to his professor, so now he had no idea what to do. In the other hand, George told Igor to pay for people who wrote paper for him. Also, Professor Graham had to think how to deal with Igor. In my suggestion, Igor had to tell the truth to Professor Graham what did he do for his paper, .and ask his professor is it possible to rewrite his paper. Whatever Professor was going to do; Igor had to accept any punishment for plagiarism. In the other hand, George had to talk Professor Graham about how did he help Igor on his paper and apologize to Igor and Professor. For Professor Graham, he had to think about Igor’s participate and his personality in his class, then he should make a right decision.
chp3 case study
In the chapter 3 of case study, Mehmet were not right to let his class doing his part of group project. In addition, he did not understand what group project mean, and it would let him learn nothing from his class. In my opinion, I think the instructor could make an outline of project for each person in the group. Therefore, they could understand and separated work equally for each person in the group. That was my suggestion for this case study.
chp2 case study
In the chapter 2 of case study, the problem for Mei was language barrier, culture shock, and miscommunication. In my opinion, she needed to change her attitude on her study. She should ignore her English class because she was going to be failing. She needed get help from somebody who could speak Chinese and English. For example, a translator could communicate easily and clearly between Mei and her teacher. Therefore, they would not have miscommunication.
chp1 case study
In the case study, Dita was unhappy in her life in the U.S. because she had language barrier and culture shock. She studied really hard as I saw in this case, but she still could not handle it. She might need to think what the best way to solve her problem. In my opinion, I suggested she went back to her country. The reason was that if her grade kept getting low, she might not have her full scholarship later. Also, she was unhappy in the U.S. my suggestion was finish her college in her country, and then if she still wanted to study in the U.S., she could study for graduate school. In that time, I believed she might have better English than now.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The long walk home
The white woman tried to help the black woman, but at the time the social did not allow them to help each other because of Boycott. However, the white woman did not give up, and she wanted to show her husband that it was a right thing to do.
In my opinion, I watched this movie; I had a lot of feeling. I am really glade that it is no more racism. People should not have prejudice on race and sex.
Do the right thing
The movie tells racial conflict in a multi-ethnic community, Brooklyn, New York. The opposite way to show black people could have the choice to do the right way, not just only care about the racial problems.
In my opinion, do the right thing can be more important than other racial consideration. People should be appreciate things that they have not they don't have.
Wondrous Oblivion
The movie began with a Jewish boy want to play cricket, but nobody tough him including his father because he did not know how to play. One day, a black family moved into their neighborhood. Then, they became friends. However, other neighbors did not like the black people because of racism. Therefore, they tried to break them up. Even though other neighbor tried to break them up, the Jewish family fought and kept stronger for their friendship with black family.
In my opinion, people should not give up to do a right thing because social refuses it. Sometimes we should be stronger to fight for our right. Therefore, people will understand and accept our right.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano is a brave soldier who has talent on poems but has large nose. One day he fell in love with his cousin, Roxanna. Because he is ashamed of having big nose, so he wrote her many poems about how much he love by using Christian’s name. When Christian die, Roxanna told Cyrano that she love the poem not Christian.
In my opinion, if Cyrano didn’t help Christian to write the poem to Roxanna, they might be together. Cyrano is not help himself but also waste time between them. If student help others to write a paper, it will also hurt each other and bring unpredictable consequence.
The Breakfast Club
The movie began five students stayed in school on Saturday and wrote a paper to think who they are. Their behavior was unethical, so their teacher kept them in the library on Saturday. During the time in the library, they became closer for each other.
They finally knew who they are. The paper said they were the Princess, the Athlete, the Brain, the Criminal, and the Basket case
In my opinion, it was a great movie. Even though those students had very bad behavior, they still had some good attitude.
Bill& Ted's excellent adventure
Bill and Ted had a dream together to set up their own rock and roll band which called the "Wyld Sallions". Unfortunately, they could not paste their history, but if Ted did not pass their history report, he will be sending to the military school. However, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. Finally, they showed the best presentation and past the history class.
In my opinion, because of their unethical behavior it made this movie more interesting. If I have a time machine, I will like meet some famous person in the past.
Mr. Hollands Opus
Mr. Hollands was a teacher who did not like to teach. However, he did not give up his student and help them to become greatest. In the end, his students loved him because his patient affect and impress his students.
In my opinion, teacher should not give up students because students do not understand what teacher said. Patient always was good way to impress and help students.
The Blue Angel
The professor met a girl who was a performer. He though this girl would make him a wonderful life, so he gave up teaching. However, because of economic, he had to perform as a clown. He did not want to do it. In the end, he had suicide.
In my opinion, sometimes we will confuse and lose, and we do not understand what should do. That is because of miscommunication. Therefore, we should get help and find a resolve, so we will not continually being wrong.
The God must be crazy
The movie started from Xi got a Coca Cola bottle from sky. This bottle made a lot of problem for his group. Therefore, he decided to destroy it. One day, he was hungry, so he killed a goat whish owned by other people. Therefore, he was arrested and putted into the jail. Andrew was a guy who saved him and putted him as an assistant. The terrors kidnapped a teacher, Kate, and her students. Xi and Andrew saw it, and then they rescued them from terrors. In the end, Andrew and Kate were together, and Xi destroyed the bottle by throwing into the precipice.
In my opinion, Xi may not get any trouble if he understudied new culture. For example, he would not kill other people’s goat. Also, he would not walk long way and destroy bottle if he knew it was a bottle. However, because of culture of shock, it made this movie more funny I though.
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The Joy Luck Club
The movie is about the problem between generation to generation, especially happened in immigrate culture. These women abandon or lose everything in their country and go to America to have a new life. They have higher traditional expectation on their next generation, but it is not easy to accomplish in different country.
In my opinion, it is not always easy to obey when your parents have expectation on their children. Two different generation grew in different country have different opinion. Culture shock is not only the culture problem but also become family’s problem.
Friday, May 9, 2008
welcome
welcome to my lab, my name is Meng Wu Wu '08 in Elmira college. I am outgoing person. i like to play basketball and baseball. My favorit team are Celtics, and my favorit NBA player is Kevin Garnett. This blog shows my ESL work and movie thought, so if you have any comments, please to make a comment. Thanks and enjoy.
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