Do I have a negative or positive perspective?

I'm a bit of an optimist and a pessimist.
I'm very realistic.

Q: You wake up in the middle of the night with a stomachache. Your first thought is...
A: "I'm sure it's nothing."

Q: You apply for your "perfect" job, but you don't get it. You think...
A: "Never mind. I'll find something else."

Q: When you are introduced to someone new, you...
A: "warm up" to that person gradually.

Q: News about crime or disasters makes you...
A: realize that sometimes bad things happen.

Q: When a friend feels down, you...
A: understand and try to offer support.

Q: Your boss asks you out to lunch. You think...
A: "That's really nice."

Q: If someone unexpectedly knocks on your door, you think...
A: "I wonder who it could be."

About my roommate

I think my husband is one of the beautiful
   optimists who I have ever met. As you know
   an optimist is a person who is going through
   a hard time feels confident that life will
   get better.

    He thinks always positively and choose right
    way.
    He sees the opportunity in every difficulty
    and follows through his decision. He tends to
    expect the best when he confronts with
    problem.
    He looks on the bright side and,instead of
    seeing a problem, sees a solution.

    He is also very sincere and honest. He never
    compromise with his morals. 
      

      
     How wonderfulhusband he is! These reasons
    are why he can stand terrible and tyrant wife.

About Stefania

 Stefania is the strongest person I know. Actually I don't know her childhood but she must have been smart student and obedient to her parents. It is not easy to become a doctor. She also has four kids. We know how difficult her life. She is never lazy. Everyday she ride a bike to Pimmit. I tried to ride the bikecouple of dys but the road was not easy to ride a bike. I can say she is one of the strongest and most wonderful waman I have ever known.

Saint Patrick's Day

In South Korea

Seoul (Capital city of South Korea) has celebrated Saint Patrick's Day since 2001 with Irish Association of Korea. The place of parade and festival has been moved from Itaewon and Daehangno to Cheonggyecheon.^[48]


Little is known of Patrick's early life, though it is known that he was born in Roman Britain in the 4th century, into a wealthy Romano-British family. His father and grandfather were deacons in the Church. At the age of sixteen, he was kidnapped by Irish raiders and taken captive to Ireland as a slave.^[17] It is believed he was held somewhere on the west coast of Ireland, possibly Mayo, but the exact location is unknown. According to his Confession, he was told by God in a dream to flee from captivity to the coast, where he would board a ship and return to Britain. Upon returning, he quickly joined the Church in Auxerre in Gaul and studied to be a priest.^{[citation needed]}
In 432, he again said that he was called back to Ireland, though as a bishop, to Christianise the Irish from their native polytheism. Irish folklore tells that one of his teaching methods included using the shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity to the Irish people. After nearly thirty years of evangelism, he died on 17 March 461, and according to tradition, was buried at Downpatrick. Although there were other more successful missions to Ireland from Rome, Patrick endured as the principal champion of Irish Christianity and is held in esteem in the Irish Church.

Red like the Sky(2006)

The film is inspired by the true story of Mirco Mencacci, one of the most gifted Italian sound editors working today, who happens to be blind. A small village in Tuscany, 1971. Mirco is a bright, lively 10-year-old, crazy about the movies - especially Westerns and adventure films. His father, an incurable idealist, is a truck driver. One day, while Mirco is playing with an old rifle, the gun accidentally goes off; the boy is shot in the head. He survives, but loses his sight. At that time, Italian law considered blind people hopelessly handicapped, and did not permit them to attend public school. Hence, young Mirco's parents are forced to shut their son up in a "special school for the blind": the David Chiossone Institute in Genoa. In the beginning Mirco does not accept his new condition. But he is feisty and determined. When he finds an old tape recorder and a few used reels and discovers that by cutting and splicing tape he can create little fairy tales made only of sounds, a brand-new world opens up to him. His new adventure is opposed by the religious authorities that run the boarding school, who are convinced that a blind boy is a disabled person who must not be allowed to harbor illusions. But Mirco will not give up. He continues to fight in every way possible, and he slowly involves his classmates, leading them to rediscover their dreams and capacities. Then one night, with the help of the only sighted child - the daughter of the doorkeeper, with whom Mirco shares a tender friendship - he convinces the small group of boys to sneak out of school and go to the cinema down the street. For all of them, the experience is exhilarating. But the consequences are grim. Mirco is expelled. In the meantime, a broader struggle to change society is taking place outside. 1970's political protests are erupting. Students are taking to the streets. During one of his earlier escapades, Mirco had made friends with Ettore, a blind university student with strong political awareness. Hearing that Mirco has been expelled, Ettore pushes the whole city to mobilize. Students and workers protest in front of the Cassone Institute, threatening to shut down the city's blast furnace if Mirco is not re-admitted. As a consequence, the head of the institute is put under investigation. Mirco is finally re-admitted and granted special permission: to change the year-end show. Instead of reciting the usual religious poems, the children put on a performance of their "fairy tale in sound", before an audience of blind-folded, spellbound parents. Written by Anonymous

The Salad Bowl: Cultural Diversity in the U.S - III

The U.S.A.- Customs and Institutions 
                                          by Ethel Tiersky & Martin Tiersky


What do you think is the meaning of the painting above?
Do you think Americans are religious? What evidence supports your answer?
Do you think a total separation of goverment and religion is good or bad for a country?

Religion in American Life

Major American Religions
In terms of numbers of members, what are the hree main religions in the U.S.?
Religion andGovernment
What does seperation of church and stte mean? Give some examples.
Are Americans Religious?

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe


Harriet Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811. She was the daughter of outspoken religious leader Lyman Beecher and Roxana Foote, a deeply religious woman who died when Stowe was four years old. She was the sister of the educator and author, Catharine Beecher, clergymen Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, and Edward Beecher.
Harriet enrolled in the seminary run by her eldest sister Catharine, where she received a traditionally “male” education. At the age of 21, she moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to join her father, who had become the president of Lane Theological Seminary, and in 1836 she married Calvin Ellis Stowe, a professor at the seminary and an ardent critic of slavery. The Stowes supported the Underground Railroad and housed several fugitive slaves in their home. They eventually moved to Brunswick, Maine, where Calvin taught at Bowdoin College.
In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, prohibiting assistance to fugitives. Stowe was moved to present her objections on paper, and in June 1851, the first installment of Uncle Tom’s Cabin appeared in the antislavery journal National Era. The 40-year-old mother of seven children sparked a national debate and, as Abraham Lincoln is said to have noted, a war. Stowe died on July 1, 1896, at age eighty-five, in Hartford, Connecticut.

Poem

RAINBOW

by Green tea

Yesterday, it was raining.

Raining was behind the bars and tears in my mind too.

Today it is raining.

We step forward and go out with an umbrella.

Tomorrow, it will be rainbow with red, yellow,

green, blue, and BLACK!

The day after tomorrow, it will be sunshine all over the world.

Poem

SPONGE

by Jimmy LEE

I think my sponge

is my favorate toy.

A sponge is as yellow

as sun flower.

It has more holes

than the piece of cheese.

It can't sink

The sponge drinks water,

like an elephant's trunk

Water is junk food.

If it drinks water, it will be

fat, fat, fat, and fat.

If he wishes to drink it,

then let him drink!

But then, he will have to go on

a diet.

S-Q-U-I-R-T!

If we wipe floor with the

sponge, the floor is going to be

shiny!

The sponge is trying to lick it?

It will make you spit.

It doesn't have a good taste.

Now, do you know why I think

a sponge is my favorite toy?

It's useful, helpful, toyful sponge.

Poem

Black On Black

By LaMythica

Black on Black
Race and Skin

White on White
Where does it begin?

Red on Red
Bleeds and Cries.

Yellow on YellowA Bullet Flies.

Black on Black
Hate and Skin
to Choke,
to Strangle
What is, What's been!

Black to Black
White to White
Halloween or
ChristmasDay or Night?

Say it's Yesterday
or
Sing it Tomorrow
Humanity's roots
gnarled and narrow.

Deny, Conspire
Hates like Fire!Comes to be
in many ways.
Ethnic Cleansing? Slaughter Slays.

Genocide.
The Devil's been overpaid.

Lost souls,
darkness
Holocaust.

Which one is Hitler
yet,
among all us? 

SorrowBorrowed
Tomorrow
Follows

Black on Black
Shadows, or Shades
blind our eyes
See
the color Fades.

The Salad Bowl: Cultural Diversity in the U.S - II

The U.S.A.- Customs and Institutions 
                                          by Ethel Tiersky & Martin Tiersky

"Black is beutiful"

What do you know about the history of African-Americans in the U.S.?
What famous African-Americans can you name? Why are they famous?
Name some difficulties that a person can overcome. Name some things that a person can be overcome by.

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truthsto  be self-evident; that all men are created equal.' "


The African-American


We shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome some day!
Oh deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day!


What problems are African-Americans still trying to overcome?
Slavery-From Beginning to End


Why were there slaves in the South but not in the North?
Freedom and Ite Difficulties


In what ways were blacks kept seperate from whites in the South?
The Civil Rights Movement

What were some of the activities that Martin Luther King Jr.led
to help African-Americans fight for their civil rights?
African-Americans Today


What are three differnt areas in which African-Americans have made great progress?
Contribution-Past and Present

President Jenny's First Day

in Office a Success!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=q4rJASz40vg

http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html

In Other News * National: Citizens from Virginia Celebrate President Jenny's First Day in Office. * Style: It's a Dog's Life! Check out Presidential First Dog's New Digs * Sports: A New Home Court Advantage: Basketball at the White House

President Jenny served her first day in office yesterday. Waking up bright and early at 6 a.m., the president walked her pet dog, just like many presidents before her. Afterward, she kicked off the work day by meeting with the members of the White House staff to discuss the text for the weekly radio address. Everyone the president meets has rave reviews about her work. "President Jenny is the best boss I've ever had!" Sara Silviato, one of the White House aides, said. Once the first morning meeting concluded, the president attended the dedication ceremony for a new war memorial. However, she must have worked up quite an appetite since she then went to a lunch honoring the new ambassador to Italy. Spaghetti, the White House head chef's specialty, was the main dish. The president's afternoon started with a bill signing ceremony for a key piece of education legislation. Then President Jenny retired to the Oval Office to chat by phone with the space shuttle astronauts. Tensions ran high when word reached Washington that the Chinese were attempting to overthrow the Taiwanese government. In response, the president met with foreign policy advisers to discuss the options. After that, President Jenny asked her aides to update her regularly as the situation in Taiwan changes and continued on with her evening plans. So she ordered pizza and wings for the family and then watched a movie. But before calling the day complete, the president read a few chapters of "Holes" by Louis Sachar and went to bed. Chief of Staff Malcolm Bishop declared President Jenny's first day a success. "It was long," he said, "but we're feeling great about our next three years and 364 days in office!"

The Salad Bowl: Cultural Diversity in the U.S.- I

The U.S.A.- Customs and Institutions 
                                          by Ethel Tiersky & Martin Tiersky


1. What is an immigrant? What is arefugee? Are all immigrants
    refugees or vice versa?
2. What is an alien in the U.S.? What is an alien in science fiction
    story? What is the differnce
    between a legal alien and an illegal alien?
3. In your opinion, what are the main reasons why people immigrate?

A Nation of Immigrants
Immigration before Independence

Why English, rather than French or Spanish, the major language of the U.S.?
Immigration from 1790 to 1920

What historical developments in the U.S.stimulated immigration? 
What problems in Europe stimulated emigration?
Immigration since 1920

What does the U.S. need immigration restrictions?
Today's Foreign-Born Population


Where have most of today's foreign-born U.S.residents come from?
The Hispanic Population

What historical events caused the U.S. to acquire a large
Spanish-speaking population? Name at least three.
Illegal Aliens

Why has become more difficult for an illegal alien to get a job?
The many Contributions of Immigrants

Job Advertisement-President

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Responsibilities:
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       the nation and world.
2.    Candidate doesn’t mind giving up her time to help other country
       and the Earth.
3.    Candidate can’t stand being in a messy, disorganized country.
4.    Candidate should be listening to her cabinet, people, and
       the other countries.
5.    Candidate should be making and insisting her own decision.
6.    Candidate provides better life to the people.
7.    Candidate solves the problem.
8.    Candidate ensures continuous improvement to the country.

Requirements:
1.    Candidate should be over 45 years.
2.    Candidate should be female who knows more about
       life and human.
3.    Candidate should be Christian which is national religion.
4.    Candidate should be belonging to the Democratic Party.
5.    Candidate must possess at least a Diploma or Degree of Collage.
6.    Candidate should have the force physique.
7.    Candidate should be strong and independent person,
        honest and sincere person.
8.    Candidate should be kind and generous person.
9.    Candidate should have speak and write English fluently.
10.  Candidate should be proactive and team player.
11.  Candidate should be based in the USA.
12.  Candidate should be USA citizens and stayed in the country
        not less 10 years.
13.  Candidate should be preferred to working experience
        in related field.
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        without TAX.
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http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/list.shtml


http://www.mapsofworld.com/us-presidents/us-president-data.html


http://australianpolitics.com/usa/president/presidents-list.shtml


http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident

Multiple Intelligencies Assessment about me

http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html



My top three intelligences:

Intelligence	Score (5.0 is highest)	Description
	3.86	Self: You have a very good sense of self. You like to spend time by yourself and think things over. You will often take in information from another person, mull it over by yourself, and come back to that person later to discuss it. You like working on projects on your own. You often prefer to learn by trial and error. Effective techniques to enhance your learning include keeping a journal and giving yourself time to reflect on new ideas and information. More ideas: Go on "guided imagery" tours. Set aside time to reflect on new ideas and information. Encourage journal writing. Work on the computer. Practice breathing for relaxation. Use brainstorming methods before reading. Listen to and read "how to" tapes and books. Read cookbooks.
	3.29	Language: You enjoy enjoy saying, hearing, and seeing words. You like telling stories. You are motivated by books, records, dramas, opportunities for writing. Effective techniques of enhancing your learning using your language intelligence include reading aloud, especially plays and poetry. Another idea is to write down reflections on what you've read. You may also enjoy exploring and developing your love of words, i.e., meanings of words, origin of words and idioms, names. Use different kinds of dictionaries. Other ideas: Keep a journal Use a tape recorder to tape stories and write them down Read together, i.e., choral reading Read a section, then explain what you've read Read a piece with different emotional tones or viewpoints — one angry, one happy, etc. Trade tall tales, attend story-telling events and workshops Research your name
	3.14	Spatial: You remember things visually, including exact sizes and shapes of objects. You like posters, charts, and graphics. You like any kind of visual clues. You enjoy drawing. Effective techniques of enhancing your learning using your spatial intelligence include creating and/or using pictures, maps, diagrams, and graphs as you learn things. Other suggestions: Write a language experience story and then illustrate it. Color code words so each syllable is a different color. Write a word on the blackboard with a wet finger. Visualize the word as it disappears. See if you can spell it afterwards. Take a survey. Put the information in a chart. Write words vertically. Cut out words from a magazine and use them in a letter. Visualize spelling words. Use colorful newspapers like USA Today. Use crossword puzzles.

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The scores for your other five intelligences:

3	3	2.86	2.86	2.86

Just because these five are not in your top three doesn’t mean you’re not strong in them. If your average score for any intelligence is above three, you’re probably using that intelligence quite often to help you learn. Take a look at the Practice section to see how to engage all your intelligences.