small wonders

Many scientists have studied about whether prodigies are made or are inborn. But they can not yet explain that question.

Prodigies faster learn about thing than do ordinary people. For example, Son learn how to play chess game by merely careful observation and he became Vietnam’s youngest champion.

Scientists have long suspected and believed that prodigies are affected by cultural and biological factors and they are different from common people. Surely, prodigies have excelled abilities in many respects. Ordinary children can not do and focus on something in which children have interested. Prodigies do not so. They can spend much time on fields interested. Also researcher have studies about prodigies’’ brains by fMRI. Some startling factors are found. Compared with common child, prodigies have brains with six to seven times more metabolic activity in the right side of their brains and heightened activity in the frontal lobes. Average children never can utility this part of brain. But prodigies are different. They freely can do. Scientist believe that prodigies can muster the mental resources necessary to solve problems and learn and protect distractions and switch every efficiently between the brain’s left and right.

Many experts have argued that prodigies are nature and nurture. However, many strongly agree that prodigies are half born and made. This means that parents are important role raising prodigies.

The End of Suburbia

Before Second World War II, the economic of U.S.A was sharply increasing.

This wealth based on growing industry had invested in suburbia after Second World War II. Many apartments are built in suburbia, causing serious problems such as air pollution. During fifty years, more and more people had moved to suburbia because living suburbia has promised many advantages such as affordability, family life and so on. Consequently, all things, which are necessary for people who live in suburbia, should follow such as school and shopping center.

This suburbia has become American Dream. The American Dream of suburbia life has no future because oil problem. People in the world have used oil to develop in many fields. Building houses in suburbia should be required a high sum of oil.

Many people should buy their own cars to go to work, shopping center and school. Increasing cars caused the government to construct highways. These highways, in turn, increased the number of cars. The government planed to build public transportations such as subway and buses to protect increasing cars by policy and various public facilities regarding gas, electronic, water should be constructed to maintain people’ life in suburbia. Constructing power plants were required to operate public facilities and transportations. However these brought new problems. Much energy is required and it became more and more expensive.

Now, oil produces and consumes at peak but it will decrease more and more. Fossil fuel will be exhausted and this problem returns to people in suburbia. Consequently, American dream will be broken because of fossil fuels.

Many scientists and policy makers have argued and try to solve this problem about fossil fuels. They suggest some solutions such as hydrogen and without cars etc. However, above mentioned are not solutions because of disadvantages. There were disadvantages to use hydrogen. It is difficult to transport and there are other alternative energies such as water – power generation, natural gas, solar energy and then nuclear energy.

In the future, the life in suburbia will change into positive or negative phenomenon by dealing with fossil fuels and adopting new alternative energies.

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1. What are some of the consequences of an aging population? In other words, what factors must be taken into consideration as the elderly begin to make up a larger segment of a country’s population than ever before? What needs will have to be must?
As the elderly people are increasing more and more, many problems will happen in our society. For example, there will be problems regarding tax, welfare facilities, jobs, and public transportation and so on. The government need have to take measures to meet the situation in advance. Although the goverment provide Many jobs for the elderly people this might cause them to tax reveneue to the government. The young people, in tern, may not be burden and tax from the elderly people might establish various welfare facilities and policy for elderly people.

2. In your group, discuss the factors that might shorten a person’s life expectancy
stress, polluted air, oily food, sleep not enough, smoking, excessive drinking

3. Work with two or three other students. In your group, make a list of the steps you can take to increase your life expectancy.
regular life, exercise three time a week, enough drinking and sleeping, marinating cleanliness

4. Refer to “World lifespan highs and Lows’ chart on page 92. Choose a country form the chart.
Write a composition about the life expectancy in this country. Include what you think may be reasons for this country’s high or life expectancy.
Aisa - I think the gap of life expectancy between two nations might occur because of financial power, food and residence and so on. Japanese might more enjoy and have them than do Afghanistan people. Japanese

5. Write in your journal. How long would you like to live? Explain your reason?
I would like to live until 22 century. Because many people say all things related to economic, cultures, popular music, fashion, technology, science etc.. change into new. Just I want to see and enjoy new things

my views regarding computer use

While before ten years ago a few students can control computers and do not know the terms of computer, currently almost all students are familiar with the terms of computer. Although few students have objected against using computers in class because of disadvantages such as harmful website, physical activities reduced and the lack of the social skills, I think that using computer provide students with many advantages; not only can students find various knowledge about subjects but also students can share information.


Firstly, computers are one of the innovational inventions, which have changed people’ life and intellectual level. Using computers has also changed them and people can aquire various knowledges. Generally students do not know information except knowledge you have studied or interested. However, these days, schools require students to learn various information related to course in modern society. Students can not do so because they do not learn about

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These days, almost all houses have personal computers. As personal computers become more popular as a medium for home entertainment, the demand for computers will continue to rise. Many people can use computers, which are located in private and public places. Therefore, children can have access to personal computers. This brings up serious issues. While some people insist that Children must be able to control personal computers, I think computers might be treated by children, after thinking power completed. That is why using computers in early age might be able to cause children to not only get diseases such as eyestrain and obesity but also stand in isolation.

Firstly and most importantly using computers gives children various diseases. In other world, Children using computer get diseases. Generally, children using computers might spend less time on physical activities. For example, one of my cousins always plays game in a house and he never does exercise. Consequently He is obeser than his friends and wear glasses. In addition, He often goes to hospital to catch a cold. If he tries to active with someone he will protect his body against diseases and be good in shape.

Secondly, children using computer stand alone. In other world, they can not improve their social skills. Generally, children could not control themselves. Therefore, they are easily addicted to games and spend much time alone. According to the survey, most of children using computers can not get along with other friends and they do not have careful concern.

All things considered, Children could be received harmful affects through using computer. It is no doubt that Children in early age prohibit using computers. After children have thinking power, using computers should be permitted

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1. There are two sorts of health concerns. One is physical concern . The other is mental health concern. Physical concern is that if children spend much time on using computers, they can not afford physical activities such as football game. Spending much time on using computers might causes children to get diseases. Because the strength of children’s body go down, they can not raise immunity.
Also, it can be create or lost several imaginations. Few children could not distinguish between reality and imagination. Therefore, they might might become deluded and committed a crime.

2. This is surprising event that 3-year-child can type his or her name on the keyboard to enter game. But parents think that it is possible for child to enter other harmful website. Also parents think other harmful facts related to son or daughter. Those facts are physical activity reduced and social skills deteriorated and so no.

3. It is very difficult for teacher to control computers classes. Because computers classes room is larger than general classes. Students in larger room could not focus on schoolwork. They also might do activities such as wet surfing, playing game, showing anther program not related to schoolwork. There it is import for schools to have well-trained teacher in special fields. The research of E.T.S. show using computers is effective in math. It means all fields in not necessary to use computers in classes. Schools should find useful subjects to in order to use computers in classes

Beyond Rivalry

Beyond Rivalry by written Elizabeth Stark argues about siblings between relationships.

There are two kinds of social connections. One is younger adult siblings including careers, marriage and families. The other is older adult sibling, which is consists of retirement, empty net and parents and spouse gone. People may be involved in group and drift from their sisters and brothers for reason of social connections.
However, they might return back to their sisters and brothers in later life. Among many reasons, the most important reason is critical events in life. Critical events can bring sibling together and deepen existing rift especially parental sickness or death.

Professionals have surveyed about sibling and found several results about 20% people either hostile or indifferent to their siblings because of inheritance dispute and animosity. Although there was lingering rivalry it was strongly weak to break off the relationship because just a few people had totally broken with their sibling. Another research shows closeness increases and rivalry diminish as coming of age. Only 4% people did not get along with brothers and sisters. Final research is that 53% people who contact their sister and brothers increased in late adulthood. That’s because there were four reasons; firstly they had more time before with family because career obligations reduced, secondly anxiety about sibling’s health, thirdly other source of contact and support diminished and finally need link to the past.

Apparent are some of facts to maintain connection, which are proximity and positive feeling. If sisters and brothers live near, they could easily meet each other. However, the real cause is that the sibling seems to evoke positive emotion based on the images or feeling related to early age. But they can not with sibling because safety net, same age and latent rivalry is consider.

There is a proverb in Korea that blood is darker that water. It means that sister and brothers’ relationship can easily break off. Although they quarrel and complete each other during a lifetime, they turn back to their sister and brothers to associate each other.

State Lotteries are Needed

These days, the economic of U.S.A. recess almost all marketplaces. Since this tendency has repeatedly and courteously circulated, states and local communities have gotten less revenue from tax collection. The states have found a new plan on getting revenue. This is lotteries!

Lotteries could give states essential funds. Although in the past, lotteries have been instrument used by government. Currently, many states can fund much money by lotteries. Money funded by lotteries has used various fields, especially primary and secondary education, welfare of individual financial assistance for education, etc. Also lotteries could create job related to lotteries and forth largest source of revenue. Of course, lotteries have disadvantage. Amount of money gotten by lotteries damage economy and exacerbate state budget problem while they reduce tax.

Although all lotteries have negative and positive effects, it is clear that states lotteries is efficient means to fund much money needed various fields without being a burden to people.

Leary et al. (2003) [excerpt] - 09/12/2007

social rejection was involved in most cases of lethal school violence.

he seemed unable to explain his actions.

a murderer’s stated reason for his behavior may reflect nothing more than a self-serving justification.

independent evidence from other students and teachers corroborates the presence of rejection in most of the cases.

It is also noteworthy that, to our knowledge, few of the perpetrators attributed their violent behavior to other equally plausible causes

Few individuals navigate their way through adolescence without being teased, bullied, or rejected in some manner

it is rarely sufficient to provoke premeditated violence even if the victim feels like killing people.

most of the perpetrators displayed at least one of the other three risk factors

a variety of psychological problems may be associated with an increased tendency for aggressive behavior.

certain personality disorders are characterized by aggressiveness, paranoia, low impulse control, lack of empathy for other people, and even sadistic behaviors, all of which may lower one’s threshold for violence

some instances of school violence may reflect extreme manifestations of an ongoing pattern of antisocial and aggressive behavior.

Many of the shooters had been in trouble previously for aggression against their peers

individuals who not only have access to guns but who are fascinated by firearms and explosives may be more likely to act on their aggressive impulses

other ‘‘dark’’ lifestyles may find the idea of carnage less revolting than most other people do

Thomas [1995] suggested that the painful feelings of shame that often result from rejection may provoke anger and aggression, much in the same way in which physical pain (such as slamming one’s own hand in a door) can make people angry.

we believe that the primary motive in most of the school shootings seems to have been retribution

many of the cases were characterized by both an ongoing pattern of rejection and a specific rejection experience, suggesting that the recent rejection may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.

the evidence suggests that at least some of the perpetrators were seeking respect as well.

the Columbine killers fantasized that they would be famous and that movie directors would fight over making a movie of their story

the evidence that we obtained about the episodes from press reports may reflect reporters’ implicit theories about the link between rejection and aggression

we may have found evidence of such a relationship

We cannot discount this possibility but find it noteworthy than only a few of our sources drew an explicit connection between the rejection that the perpetrators had experienced and their subsequent violent behavior.

In most cases, information regarding the perpetrator’s relationships with other students was mentioned only in the context of describing the kind of person he or she was.

most of the perpetrators of these school shootings had been subjected to teasing, bullying, or other types of rejection

roughly 75% of elementary and middle school students are occasionally bullied at school

most of the shooters had experienced an unusually high amount of bullying or ostracism

peer mistreatment may evoke a catastrophic reaction.

BLOG ASSINGMENT - 09/12/2007

1. Physical attraction is important for marital happiness.
->There is strong opposability physical attraction is important for marital happiness.

2. Economic sanctions are ineffective.
->Economic sanctions might be ineffective.

3. Alcohol causes people to become violent.
-> Alcohol usually causes some people to become violent.

4. Passive smoking causes cancer.
->It is highly possible that passive smoking causes cancer.

5. Recycling is the best solution to the waste disposal problem.
->Recycling might be the best solution to the waste disposal problem.

6. Physical exercise lessens the severity of depression.
-> It is almost certain that physical exercise can lessen the severity of depression.

7. Great novels do not make great films.
->It is possible that a few novels make great films

8. Private schools provide better education than do public schools.
-> Some private schools might better education than do public schools.

09/11/2007 homework

1. Firstly, although normal shoppers might save their money except living expenses, compulsive shoppers gather most money not spending living expenses. Secondly the former tend to by necessary goods for them. However, the latter might purchase unnecessary items when they shop

2. Most of my friends who seem to be addicted to shopping say that we just buy needful items right now. But I do no think so. They usually relieve much stress. Although they can earn much money, they can not enjoy their own life to reduce stress. Consequently, they be likely to reduce stress by shopping in an unconscious state

3. Culture has reflected each period including fashion. Such culture has provided people who interested in fashion whit desires to fallow fashion.

4. All most people want to become famous people such as famous athletes as Michel Jordan and stars. Most advertisers and sponsor have used this way to show up famous people in their advertisements. Also, advertisements cause shopper to cost much money, showing up the best brands and new brands.

5. A compulsive shopper is that people governed by an obsessive need spend much money for unnecessary goods. They also can not control themselves.

6. After comparing normal shoppers expenditure with compulsive shopper's expenditure, a sample of ruined compulsive shoppers' life exemplify

What is the cleverest animal?

Many people have raised dogs, which have been familiar with all kinds of human.
Why have people raised dogs for a long time?

That’s why dogs are one of the clever animals. Most know that how wonderful dogs are clever. I strongly believe that dogs are the cleverest animal in the world. After training, dogs can conduct cleverer actions than in past years. It seems that dogs understand human orders as well as sometimes behave like people.

We have seen and heard many clever dogs around in the world around us. For instance, although other animals might evacuate excrement here and there, dogs never do fundamental training. In addition, when a person, who has raised one dog in his house, moved into another place without his dog, the dog found out owner’s scent to back to the house. After all, he could find out owner’s house away from hundreds miles. Any animal can not remember a cold scent. It shows that dogs can save and distinguish information in brain.
By reason of above, dogs have been used by human in the field of stock breeding to protect other animals such as chickens, cow, and then pigs against ferocious beasts and hunting. There is no doubt that dogs have higher intellectual power than other animals.

Except above reasons, there are many reasons to prove that dogs are clever. I think what the lord of all creation select is the most important reason. If dogs are not clever, have human used them?

Academic - Non Academic

We talk about academic and non-academic in this class yersterday.
Obviously, there are points of diffences concerning this topic.

Firstly, academic writing involves specific theses and claims. These specific thesises and claims include terminology, citation, example, evidence which can support theses and calims.
In addiotion, preple who read academic writings find a formal structure, logics, objeictives in an academic writting.

In contrast with Acamdemic writing, non academic writing does not constrain. It has general terms all peoply can easily understand. While constrained people can read academic writings, all people can read and touch non academic writings. Non academic writings authors tend to write it without detail infromaion and have various topics. These various topics will create free structures.

Secondly, academic writings provide readers with purposes and particular infromaiton. Non academci wirting, howeve,r give people exciting and interesitng feelings and imaginations. For exampl, while textbooks are read by a few people who have interested in the related field, people of all ages and both sexes want to read non academic wirtings because they also supply experiences related to authors for them.

All things considered, these days, it is difficult for two types of writtings to distinguish because non-academic writings alsos involve the facts of academic writings.
However, there certainly are diverse differences between academic writing and non academic writing.That is why by above the fact of academic writings writings can be distingusihed.

It's me

My name is jeongju Lee.
I am from South Korea.
There are four members myfamilis(father, mother, younger brother and me)

In briefly, I studied security and secreary in Hanseo University.
After I graduated I worked in several companies as a guard management and leader.

Now, I have studied in Forensic Science(Security Management)

I had leanred verious martial arts such as taekwondo, judo, kudo and hapkido to became private guaard. I have each certificate.

Of course, I like sports.
Especially I like scuba diving.