Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Write a short essay describing how college life in the U.S. differs from college life in your home country.

There are many differences between college life in the U.S. and college life in Korea.

Firstly, two nations have different cultures. Students studying abroad should overcome this problem. They always have open mind about foreign country and try to understand the culture of another nation. Of course, students studying abroad also need to comprehend the culture of other nations because there are many students from various nations. In my case, I was surprised about the roles of road. When I go to school, walkers in U.S violate traffic regulations in front of a traffic light. Also almost all divers yield to pedestrians. This situation, especially the later, cannot be imaged in Korea. Students studying abroad should accept and understand a cultural life and level.

Secondly, Students studying abroad need to change study ways. There are different educational systems between Korea and U.S. For example, students in Korea are familiar with and prefer self-study. They only listen lectures from teachers, write memo, memorize at home, and prepare for an examination. However, U.S is not. All students inquire questions beside the mark and searching questions and teachers sincerely answer the questions. If a student inquires silly questions, other students will ridicule and teacher hit the students. , Students studying abroad, especially Korean students, should adapt to new circumstances.

Lastly, in Korea, people think that students who have great grades real students. Almost all students overstudy during all day and teacher often use coercive measures. Students in Korea are good at those systems. They should throw away such thoughts in U.S. They try to find abundant experience form routine life. For instance, many people are in school. They might have various thoughts from different environments. Students studying abroad can easily learn and understand the culture of other nations.

In conclusion, Students studying abroad always respect and they are active about all problems.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

review of bowling for Columbine

1. Bowling for Columbine is emotional and subjective.
2. This documentary is not organized.
3. Main topic is not clear.
4. Examples can adequately support its main topic and content
5. Consequently, this documentary is not a good film

The director might want to give warnings to citizens by showing reasons why American people possess guns, how many American people have guns, and how people easily come in contact with guns and ammunitions. He cannot provide to support his claims. Examples that he provides cannot adequately support the argument of documentary. Consequently, because main topic and content are unclear, he cannot deliver his arguments not convincing to audiences.

He gives example that is Columbine high school massacre to prove his clams. But this example misses the target. While this tragedy is focused on guns in documentary, the cause of this tragedy is not guns but school violence. Consequently, he fails to notice real causes to create this accident.
Also, first movie scenes that receive a gun from a bank by opening his account too generalize all situations. Maybe, other banks in other states might not present persons who open their financial records with guns. Although he wants to insist how easily people gain a gun by giving, it is not sufficient to prove his clam. However, K-Mart example is better than the example of the bank. That is way K-mart exists not a part of the state in U.S but the whole country. Also teenagers can readily purchase and contact guns and ammunitions, but banks are not. When teenagers open their accounts, who provide teenagers with guns and ammunitions. Nobody might bestow guns and ammunitions to them.
Lastly, he compares U.S with other nations such as Canada, German and Japan about guns accidents. Rarely happen accidents as guns in other nations. But this indication cannot bring up the level of security. Maybe, other nation might have the felonies of other types such murder as knifes. Even though Canadians do not lock their doors, this cannot show the feeling of safe satisfaction from criminal

In conclusion, this movie is not good film on the reasons mentioned. if he want to show proper claim, he show not general insistence but specific claim.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Bowling for Columbine

1. guns
2. Michigan
3. NRA
4. they are members of militia
5. because all people have gun, they also have gun to protect themselves
6. plastic bombing
7. violence is necessary to protect themselves
8. yes
9. this town is very safety and comfortable to raise their children.
10.safe room is have heavy door
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13.people can control their anger.
14.town was bombed by force
15.NRA
16.carton
17.school managements, parents, TV, Video Games, Society, Rock and Marilyn Manson
18.Marilyn Manson
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20. bowling class
21.Japan, German, China, French, Canada, U.K, Australia
22.1836
23.1871
24.scare, fear, and panic
25.two children
26. African-American
27. kids in the suburbs
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30.Sarnia – one Windsor – zero
31. Canada also happen criminal related to guns but it’s not true. Canada is very safe.
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37.this terror is used by arm’s applier to sell arms
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39.they bought ammunitions in K-Mart and open a press interview to blame selling ammunition in K-Mart
40. Charlton Heston
41. I know about ironic American society.
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43. where is K-mart. Just I want to confirm that k-mart sell it.