Sunday, June 1, 2008

Reflection about blog( I do not care even if my grammar is wrong)

While I did blog in the semester, I was hard a little bit. The most difficult thing was posting until 4 clock. In fact, I had problems with posting on time because I should do another assignments for another classes. Sometimes, I couldn't post on time, so I was worried about my grade.
In my opinion, it was a hard thing for some students for posting until four clock because some students were working in the weekend. If they missed deadline, what they should do? If they posted late, could they get same grade with students who posted their writing on time? I thought that professor should think about it seriously.

It was a main problem, but I didn't have a trouble with writing 250 words because that thing was the most easy thing to me. When I used this blog, I could check grammar errors. So, I felt comfortable more than writing on papers. I could write more than 500 words. It was not difficult.The most interesting thing was checking classmate's blog because I could learn many things. For example, I could know how classmates could get good grade from their blog. Most of them were having a good blog, so I could check and revise my blog. Moreover, I could share opinions and knowledge with them. In my personal opinion, it was the most greatest part of blog.

The most great thing was that blog was comfortable because I felt comfortable as compared with group discussion in the class. I was very shy, so I could speak and show my opinion freely on the blog. That was good for me.

(I could not understand what four question in blackboard meant because I didn't use blog while I took any classes in the Laguardia.)

My answer of the last question was no. I could not provide various things to people who saw my blog. Moreover, I didn't have time to keep my blog. If this class would be finished, I would remove this blog. I didn't want to get pressured because of this blog. While I took this class, I was very tired because I should post writing on my blog until four clock. It was very stressful thing.(do not be upset. I could have freedom of speech)

Optional comments:(it is not related to questions. It's up to you whether you read or not).
If you could not understand my writing because of grammar, I could not do anything for you.
I'm not American. How much do you expect for my English skills?????? Even if I would get tutoring from writing center, I could not write perfect English as Native Americans. I still would make same error and I should get tutoring until my writing would be better.(I am not sure when my writing would be improved. You said that I made same grammar mistake in my research paper. I would try to improve it, but I could not be perfect. (You maybe could find another mistake or error of grammar in my research papers even if I would get tutoring.)

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Evaluation(only one person)

Actually, I could not evaluate Jan Michael becuase he doesn't put his draft and he didn't finished it. So, I chose other classmate,Erlisa Koci who I chose myself.

1. Her thesis: what exactly is global warming? A common definition is the dramatically increasing amount of carbon dioxide which is harming the environment. Sure, this is true, but exactly how is this happening?(global warming)

2.For example, carrots are healthy, but if you eat too much of it you’ll eventually become orange. Yeah laugh, but it’s true. The same applies to carbon dioxide. Since the industrial revolution began in the 1850’s, human processes have caused emissions of this. (first of paragraph in her essay). This is good example because her example is very easy to understand her main point.

3. In fact, I could not find of any parts what was boring because she explained how and why global warming was happening and why ice began to melt. It was interesting because my topic was also about global warming. I got useful information from her.

4.she indicated Al gore's An inconvenient truth documentaryas her resource. but she has not another resource about what she mentioned.

5.No. she didn't have a fictional stroy.

6. In fact, I don't know because my grammer skills is not also good. How can I evaluate other's grammer skills even if I cannot check my grammer myself? however, in my opinion, her grammer is good because I don't feel disturbed because of grammer while I read her papers.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Free Topic.

I'm very happy that I can write whatever I want. Until now, I still feel uncomfortable to use blogs because I have to use computers. Until now, this class focuses on environment. I am learning about environment during I take this class. Frankly speaking, I don't care about environment after I take this class because I have many things what I should care. I have to care my grade, my future, and my ambition for my goal. Actually, I think that other people think like me. Most people recognize a problem of environment, however they cannot do any activities for environment because they need to worry themselves before they think other things.

Do not blame me. It is true. True is sometimes uncomfortable to us. I like Al gore's title of the book, inconvenience truth. Do not pretend to environmentalist. Even if you do not care environment, scientists and politicians care instead of you. Nothing can be changed even if you care environment. This is my thinking, but I'm not mention until now because this blogs assignments is not asking for my personal opinion about environment.

Then, you might say that even if it is true, I can do small things. Yes. I can do small things for environment. However, classmates, tell me frankly. How many time do you spend for caring environment? How many people do recycle everyday? You should care midterm examination or any other assignments for other classes. Do you think you can spend your time for caring environment so much more than your exams? Maybe answer is no. You will say yes. I guess so.
What I should care is my own problems. Global warming is serious problems, but it will be not happening tomorrow. We should our own problem. If we cannot care our own problems, we can not care other problems too. I want to give advice for you. You should care your problem.
After you solve your own problems, you can solve other problem. I'm very selfish, but I'm also pratical and real person. You cannot tell that my thinking is li

you can ignore what I say. You might think my speech is sound of a dog. I don't care. You ignore. I will say.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Friday, May 2, 2008

My research paper.

My topic is global warming in Netherlands. I will discuss about how global warming can be affected in Netherlands and what is the result of global warming. As I investigate relationship between Netherlands and global warming, I find that flooding is major problems in Netherlands.
Thus, I will analyze a factor of flooding in Netherlands.



In fact, global warming is major problem and many people care about it in the world. We already know the fact, but I want to show one specific country. When I just say global warming, it seems to vague. Then, We cannot feel how much global warming is serious directly.
However, If one country is mentioned, we can feel that how much global warming is serious directly. Moreover, my research papers will be helpful to provide information for people who don't recognize or don't care about environment about global warming, such as cause or effect of global warming.
By doing so, I hope that the people begin to know about global warming in Netherlands and I also want that they look for a solution themselves for Netherlands and our neighborhood.

Until now, I just have some articles from websites. I have various articles about global warming in Netherlands. Moreover, I gather some charts and graphs, so it can be helpful to understand how much global warming affects to Netherlands. I don't check books or magazines, however I will add some materials from books.

I want to show how much global warming affect to Netherlands and why global warming is happened. I also want to demonstrate a solution what politicians and scientists in Netherlands are researching. It will be my thesis.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

My topic (#blog 7)

I'm going to write about global warming. Recently, I see that a big ice begins to melt rapidly from National geography magazines. As the magazine mentions, it causes from climate changing.
I want to write why global warming is happening and how it can be affected to environment and our life. I have my own resources here:

1.http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html#q1
This site is about Frequently Asked Questions for global warming. This site provides all information about global warming and it also offers basic knowledge about global warming.
I think this site is good because most of thing in the site are my quetions about global warming.
Thus, I conclude that I can use and I also can provide to information for people who do not have any ideas about global warming.

2.http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/a/antarctic_ice_sheet.htm. Here is several articles about global warming. This website has many materials about global warming, such as Antarctic ice or climate changing. Moreover, this site has some lists about global warming, so I can check and get various informations about global warming from other sites. This site focuses on ice melting mainly more than the first site.Thus, it can be good examples about global warming in my research papers, so that's why I choose this site.

3.http://www.wanttoknow.info/globalwarmingmediaarticles-20-20
This site includes how many people care about environment. It especially deals with how experts and politicians have recognization about environment. In my opinion, politicians and scientists are people who should care environment more than citizens because they can carry out a useful policy for environment. Thus, I think that this topic can be used how many people care and what people are doing for protecting environment.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Reflection

Actually, When I took the class in the first time, I wondered what was this class about.
I knew what was ecology course, but I actually didn't understand why I should take the class.
Before I took the class, I didn't think about environment seriously because I was too busy too care of myself. However, the class made me changed so much.

Actually, what I impressed was Al Gore's book and presentation. Al gore researched various materials and reminded importance of environment. Of course, I knew environment was important and I had to protect environment. However, I didn't care so much because I believed that somebody would do that and that was not my job. However, Al gore made me realized why I should concern about environment and what I should do for environment. After I took this class, I realized and understood about environment deeply. Moreover, I could have responsibilities for protection environment. I cared much time how I protect environment. For example, when I drink juice, I'm not throw it away. I try to put bottle to recycle.
As like this, this class taught and reminded me how environment was important in our life.

Moreover, I liked presentation about buddhism because I knew what was role as human beings in this planet. In fact, when I was taking class in school where was located in Korea, I learned about Buddhism. However, I didn't like that because it was too boring to me.I just had to sit all days and took a note what professor talked. However, the presentation made me interested because I could find any interesting materials for me in websites or blogs. I could do anything myself. Moreover, buddhism taught me how I ignored environment and how the planet where I live was essencial to me. Thus, the presentation also provided a lesson to much for me.

Moreover, blogs was helpful to me. At the first time, I hated the blog because I didn't use computers and I didn't want to work on the weekend(sorry, but this was my actual thinking).
However, I realized why professor made me worked for blog. I found blog was interesting after a few days. I could share my thinking with other classmates and I could read what they thought.
I also could give my comment to them and I could share information with them. I could know how many people thought differently. Thus, blog also taught me useful lesson what I should learn as a member of classes. That was my reflection for this class.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

sadness: My feeling about five blogs.

http://streetsblog.org/( I found this blog from The Sustainable Cities Blog). It has also useful and important information about environment).

http://www.globalonenessproject.org/( No Impact man) This site has several videos and list of people who get interviewed by an author about environment. Thus, it will be helpful to attract readers' attention.

Moreover, I gave my comment Sustainable Cities Blog,and Green as a Thistle blog.

Friday, April 4, 2008

My feeling about five blogs.

In fact, I visited five blogs and I feel impressed so much.

1) The Sustainable Cities Blog: This blog has various information about environment. The blog
has many posts about environment , such as climate changing, so I can choose whatever I want to see and I can get many information so much. Moreover, What I like in the blog is many links for people who have interest in environment. The blog has a lot of websites and organization of environment.

2)Gristmill blog: In fact, when I looked at this site, I didn't like it because I thought that this blog has too many political aspects. Thus, I thought that the blog didn't have any materials about environment. However, after I read articles in the blog, I changed my thought because it shows how many politicians care about environment and how they try to solve the problem. Moreover, the blog has mant articles and it shows how many people in American care about environment so much.



3)Green as a Thistle: I loved this blog because there are many parts which can attract me.

Moreover, I like her personality because I'm cynical person too like her. I especially like her lists, such as lovingand regret list because she shows that she does something for environment herself. When I saw tow blogs, I didn't sure they really cared environment. I thought that they just wrote some paragraphs and put some articles from somewhere. However, in this blog, the blog made me realized importance of practice.



4)No Impact man: This blog had materials about environment too. The blog had some articles about environment, however other blog had articles about environment too. Thus, I was not surprised and impressed by anythings. Moreover, the blog has not any fresh things which can distinguish with other blogs. However, I felt impressed by some articles, such as Al Gore's new campaign.



5)Eco Geeek: This blog has some ideas how people protect environment by creating useful machines for environment. I think that the site is very useful to people who want to have information about environment.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Prompt-blog #4

[Prompt 2-C]

In fact, I agree with human beings should protect the environment from getting destroyed or damaged because I think human beings get an opportunity to live in environment from God.

Recently, Human beings don’t care about the environment so much. As they ignore importance of environment, they destroy their own planet themselves. For example, today, I even cannot drink water because water gets polluted. Thus, I have to boil water when I drink. In addition, I cannot breath fresh air in New York City because there are too many cars, so automobile exhaust fumes are created. By doing so, many people are having a problem with breathing.

However, it is obvious true those human beings have a busy time and they don’t have much time to care about environment. They also need to have responsibility for their own jobs. Their situation can be good justification for their unconcerned attitude, however it is still true human beings break a rule which made from God even if they are busy.

Actually, God creates many animals, trees, and mountains for living together with human beings. God doesn’t make the world for only human beings, but most of human beings think that they can have right to use for their own advantages. For example, human beings build many factories and they cut many trees for making papers. In addition, they hunt many animals. Their behavior makes the worst result to themselves.
Many factories make many chemical substances, so it brings water pollution. Moreover, by cutting many trees, it brings shortage of trees in the mountain. In addition, by hunting a lot of animals, many animals become exterminated.

What do we should do now? Do we have to destroy environment continually? Actually, God cannot do anything. Recovering environment is human’s responsibility. God just provides places to human beings for living with other creatures. I think that human beings include me have to recognize importance of environment. If human beings destroy environment continually, our planet will be exterminated. Then, human beings have to search place for living. In my personal opinion, the most important thing is recognition because human beings usually ignore important things easily. Therefore, we, Human beings have to wake from ignorance and we should protect our environment before our planet get exterminated completely.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Your Journey: Answers about two questions.

The First question what I get is how I will follow my passion. In my opinion, I think that question means how I achieve my goal. Actually, I don't know what I should for my future and I am not sure which is good for my career. However, I want to become an author because I can show and give a lesson to people by writing like Al Gore.

In fact, many people think that writing is not related for educating someone, however I think that writing can provide a lesson to people. For example, Al gore shows various slides and pictures to audiences when he makes his presentation. However, I could not feel and share his feeling and emotion directly in presentation. On the other hands, I feel a desire for protecting environment when I read his books.

Actually, many authors make readers impressed by their own writing style. Like them, Al gore writes and describe a danger of environment vividly by showing a short paragraph. A short paragraph which includes main point makes readers convinced quickly and easily. After then, many readers can understand what they really have to do for protecting environment and they can take an interest in environment. In other words, most authors can attract readers by writing just some good paragraphs.

Like this case, I want to be author who can attract and provide a significant lesson to readers. I think that my writing will be helpful and useful to many people if I have good skills as an author. That’s my answer about the second questions.

Recommended link:
Book:The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis and The Fate of Humanity
An Author:James Lovelock

Website for other blog or pictures about climate crisis: http://wordpress.com/tag/climate-crisis/

This is website which you can participate about climate Crisis: http://wecansolveit.org/page/s/solutions1?source=YahooSearch

This website will be helpful to you about recycle. I think you need to know how we should recycle, so I chose the site.
http://www.earthodyssey.com/How_to_recycle.html


This is website of New York Times. This site can provide information to you about the environment.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/earth/

Moreover, You can check this site. This website is about protecting our water from pollution. You can have a good information how you protect water from pollution.
http://www.protectingwater.com/





Saturday, March 15, 2008

The Story of Stuff

In fact, TV or Internet service is essential for people who live in society. Modern society needs to rely on information, thus TV or Internet service is essential things for getting information about the world. Because of this tendency,I have to spend time to watch TV. Recently, I start to watch TV because of my Journalism classes. I usually TV every three weeks and I especially watch the news, such as ABC or Fox. Watching news provides me important information, such as subway systems or weather. Thus, I can know what is happening in the community.

I use Internet service more than TV. As a student, I need to research somethings for classes. Thus, I spend most of my time for surfing the website almost all days. For example, searching Internet sites takes time more than four hours. On the weekend, I even spend my time more than seven hours for researching websites. However, I have enough time for communicating with others, such as family members or friends. Sometimes, I can discuss about topic in the websites with my friends family members, so Internet is good method for providing topic to our family.

Actually, I think that people can spend their leisure time with their own ways. Some people prefer to spend their time with their family or friends. In my personal opinion, leisure time should be enjoyable to myself and I have to use leisure time properly whatever I want.
Moreover, I don't think that people should spend their leisure time uselessly. During the leisure time, we can do a lot of things what I always cannot do. In my case, I can read books and I can play sports in the park. These things cannot make it daily time because I have to take classes in school. Thus, when I make a plan, I make priorities list becuase I can do more activities what I want. Of course, I cannot match my leisure time schedule based on my priorities, however, I think that I spend my leisure time well. I can take a break and I can make refresh myself.
If I can do what I want, I think I spend useful leisure time. That's my way what I define about leisure time

Thursday, March 6, 2008

My brainstoming

1.eating brakfast

2.reading newspapers

3.recycle

4.tuning off lights

5.not operating hair dryer

6.taking subway

7. taking morning classes

8.taking money from bank

9. taking with friends

10.drinking juice

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

the environment

My brainstorming about environment:
Car, hair dryer.
A car makes the air dirty, so it can be affected to fresh air. By doing so, many people cannot breath fresh air and their health get bad.
Hair dryer can increase the temperature of the earth, so it can be caused the earth.
Now, I ‘m concerning about the energy. When I don’t use the light, I turn off. When I turn on light, the energy becomes wasted.