My favorite movie of 2009 is the 3D cartoon- UP. I first watched it in a cinema with my friends during April. To me, this cartoon movies is a bit different from others since it really bring a message to the audience – about love and care via the communication between the elderly and the kids and the couple.
With the amazing visual effects, sound and the breath taking action in this movies made it ‘s story more appealing and emphasis the message the director want to bring out. Another reason made me in fond of this movie is that this movie is successfully entertain both the youth and the elderly and made you laugh from your deep heart in some scene with the sense of meaning message. All in all, it remind me the important element in leading a good life is love and care and there no barriers between people with different ages and different space ( because the man’s wife is gone and left the man alone ) only if you got the sense of love and sense of dream.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Week 4 : Magazines
If I am going to write a proposal for a new magazine, I would focus specifically on the topic of overseas study in community college for international students.
1.Name : Therefore, the name of magazine is ‘’ lives in the US’s community college. The motive of creating this name is to focus on the lives in community college but not 4 years university.
2.Concept :There are a myriad of this kind of magazine offer on the market for international students and who interested in furthering their studies in the US. It is not hard for you to find the books all related to the lives and tips in 4 years university in the US yet you can hardly find a magazine just focus on those who didn’t first attend 4 year colleges but 2 years college. In other words, my concept in my magazine is to focus on the lives in community college which is very different from the 4 year university’s and strategies to transfer successfully for international students since there not much detail information for how to ‘add or drop class’’, what is ‘’withdraw’’ means, ‘’ how to fulfill every different school’s requirement within 2 years.
3.Readers : The readers mostly for those who intended to study in community college and plan to transfer and their parents. With the popularity studying overseas in the US worldwide, the demography is quite large.
-The age group mostly for those 17-23 who are as an international student study in community college.
-The gender is male and female including teenagers and their parents (adults).
-The ethnicity : As I mention studying abroad is always a trend for the whole world, so this magazine is no limitation in the ethnicity and it s welcome to all who interested in attending community college in the US.
-The income level: it main focus on overseas study so one who able to study abroad must at least in the middle level background (financial) in order to support the expensive tuition fee.
-The interests : Interest in studying in the US in the community college first but not directly study in a 4 year university
-The self image : Reader should have the motive to know about how the US educational system run and want to be succeed to get a degree .
Finally, the psychograph part is that the reader want to avoid making mistake and deleting their transfer plan.
4.The other magazine :The only subtitle of this magazine is the study oversea’s magazine published by a voluntary company called Institute of international Education like Study America 2009’’, ‘’ US Higher Education Fair ‘’
5.Five advertisers :
Firstly, the bank company would tend to reach my readers because it is a must to open a bank account for the international student to get money from their country.
Secondly, the home stay programme company would definitely want to reach my readers because most of the international students got no relatives there and start with zero in a new place in the US.
Thirdly, the 4 year university and different community college would like to read my reader to give them an idea and choice for them to choose what school they interest in.
Fourth, car company may also want to reach my readers because without a car in a particular region in the US is very inconvenient .
Lastly, Scholarship company may want to approach my readers in order to grasp more intelligent student abroad and the Insurance company.
6.Five articles : The five articles I might include in my premier issue is as follows,
- Applying to Colleges and universities in the US ranging from the university application Procedure to writing a personal statement.
- Financing an US college education like financial aid for both undergraduate as an international student.
- American Culture and social Customs , with this premier issue can lower their culture shock for those who never been to the US.
- Glossary of Terms commonly used on campus which must be very new for the international student because the US educational system is quite from other’s country.
- Succeeding in college-Tips and advice with three process from before you go, doing honest work and avoiding plagiarism and student corner: Being an athlete means balancing academia and athletics.
7.Describe the cover of my premier issue :
-The photo I use usually focus on the live in the US campus, for example, the photo picturing students on the graduation day.
- The color should be in a colorful way because the reader I mainly focus on is teenagers.
- The world may be a little bigger in a Big LETTER in order to grasp the attention of the readers like ‘’ lives in the US COMMUNITY COLLEGE’’.
1.Name : Therefore, the name of magazine is ‘’ lives in the US’s community college. The motive of creating this name is to focus on the lives in community college but not 4 years university.
2.Concept :There are a myriad of this kind of magazine offer on the market for international students and who interested in furthering their studies in the US. It is not hard for you to find the books all related to the lives and tips in 4 years university in the US yet you can hardly find a magazine just focus on those who didn’t first attend 4 year colleges but 2 years college. In other words, my concept in my magazine is to focus on the lives in community college which is very different from the 4 year university’s and strategies to transfer successfully for international students since there not much detail information for how to ‘add or drop class’’, what is ‘’withdraw’’ means, ‘’ how to fulfill every different school’s requirement within 2 years.
3.Readers : The readers mostly for those who intended to study in community college and plan to transfer and their parents. With the popularity studying overseas in the US worldwide, the demography is quite large.
-The age group mostly for those 17-23 who are as an international student study in community college.
-The gender is male and female including teenagers and their parents (adults).
-The ethnicity : As I mention studying abroad is always a trend for the whole world, so this magazine is no limitation in the ethnicity and it s welcome to all who interested in attending community college in the US.
-The income level: it main focus on overseas study so one who able to study abroad must at least in the middle level background (financial) in order to support the expensive tuition fee.
-The interests : Interest in studying in the US in the community college first but not directly study in a 4 year university
-The self image : Reader should have the motive to know about how the US educational system run and want to be succeed to get a degree .
Finally, the psychograph part is that the reader want to avoid making mistake and deleting their transfer plan.
4.The other magazine :The only subtitle of this magazine is the study oversea’s magazine published by a voluntary company called Institute of international Education like Study America 2009’’, ‘’ US Higher Education Fair ‘’
5.Five advertisers :
Firstly, the bank company would tend to reach my readers because it is a must to open a bank account for the international student to get money from their country.
Secondly, the home stay programme company would definitely want to reach my readers because most of the international students got no relatives there and start with zero in a new place in the US.
Thirdly, the 4 year university and different community college would like to read my reader to give them an idea and choice for them to choose what school they interest in.
Fourth, car company may also want to reach my readers because without a car in a particular region in the US is very inconvenient .
Lastly, Scholarship company may want to approach my readers in order to grasp more intelligent student abroad and the Insurance company.
6.Five articles : The five articles I might include in my premier issue is as follows,
- Applying to Colleges and universities in the US ranging from the university application Procedure to writing a personal statement.
- Financing an US college education like financial aid for both undergraduate as an international student.
- American Culture and social Customs , with this premier issue can lower their culture shock for those who never been to the US.
- Glossary of Terms commonly used on campus which must be very new for the international student because the US educational system is quite from other’s country.
- Succeeding in college-Tips and advice with three process from before you go, doing honest work and avoiding plagiarism and student corner: Being an athlete means balancing academia and athletics.
7.Describe the cover of my premier issue :
-The photo I use usually focus on the live in the US campus, for example, the photo picturing students on the graduation day.
- The color should be in a colorful way because the reader I mainly focus on is teenagers.
- The world may be a little bigger in a Big LETTER in order to grasp the attention of the readers like ‘’ lives in the US COMMUNITY COLLEGE’’.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Week 3- Books
Since the time I can read and write, there are three books that deep into my mind and have great impact on my life and solid my value towards life as follows :
1) How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie :
I think most of us would like to have a good social networking and friends around us . Yet, this book have strong impact on me maybe I come form a single family and an only child, I have less chance to communicate with people and in a certain sense I don’t know how to get along with people and sometimes hurt them with no intention.
I admitted that I am a quite pessimistic person and always strive for perfect like hoping to win all the friends around me which is impossible. Therefore, by reading this book, it made me realize that in life we are not necessary to win all the friends because we all not the same, just do our best to everyone, if people aint like us, it fine only if we can find the group which belong to your world.
All in all, this book somehow teaching you the knowledge of being a human , an attitude communicate to people which is useful for the rest of our life, especially when we come out and work in society.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0749307846
2) It’s not the end of the world by Judy Blume :
I immediately bought this book when I glanced the world ‘’divorce’’at the back of the book in my high school’s book fair. As I mention above, I come from a single family and really got a great impact from my parents , of course there are pros and cons. I come to realize and when time flies together with reading this book, my hatred towards my father and the attitude towards the step father is no longer existed now. This book inspired me that children coming from single family is inevitable going through this inner mind and emotion and the words from this author is exactly read my mind.
It inspires me that life not always going to the path you wanted and expected. If the environment you cant change, the thing you can only change is your attitude and adapt the environment. I come to be more open minded and enjoy the moment I have in this step father relationship and the relationship between my father and I. Once they got old and leave me, there no more chance for you to treat them good . Therefore, it inspire me treasure the moment I have now, especially for my father. I am happy I am more lucky to have the chance to see my father thought the relationship is just like normal friend but it ‘s ok for me. Everyone ‘s life is different so don’t compare others and treasure the moment you have!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-World-Judy-Blume/dp/0440441587/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&=books&qid=1255218982&sr=1-5
3) Seabiscuit : Am American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
I like reading inspiration true story and this is a story that made me cried at the end. This is a book about the racehorse Seabiscuit in a riveting tale of grit, grace ,luck and an underdog’s stubborn determination. Sometimes we will lose the sense of determination towards success in the process, but this story always remind us that determination is always the key to success even though there are a lot of unfavorable factors around us.
Legend is always possible if you got this sense.
http://www.bookmovement.com/app/readingguide/view.php?readingGuideID=304
1) How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie :
I think most of us would like to have a good social networking and friends around us . Yet, this book have strong impact on me maybe I come form a single family and an only child, I have less chance to communicate with people and in a certain sense I don’t know how to get along with people and sometimes hurt them with no intention.
I admitted that I am a quite pessimistic person and always strive for perfect like hoping to win all the friends around me which is impossible. Therefore, by reading this book, it made me realize that in life we are not necessary to win all the friends because we all not the same, just do our best to everyone, if people aint like us, it fine only if we can find the group which belong to your world.
All in all, this book somehow teaching you the knowledge of being a human , an attitude communicate to people which is useful for the rest of our life, especially when we come out and work in society.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0749307846
2) It’s not the end of the world by Judy Blume :
I immediately bought this book when I glanced the world ‘’divorce’’at the back of the book in my high school’s book fair. As I mention above, I come from a single family and really got a great impact from my parents , of course there are pros and cons. I come to realize and when time flies together with reading this book, my hatred towards my father and the attitude towards the step father is no longer existed now. This book inspired me that children coming from single family is inevitable going through this inner mind and emotion and the words from this author is exactly read my mind.
It inspires me that life not always going to the path you wanted and expected. If the environment you cant change, the thing you can only change is your attitude and adapt the environment. I come to be more open minded and enjoy the moment I have in this step father relationship and the relationship between my father and I. Once they got old and leave me, there no more chance for you to treat them good . Therefore, it inspire me treasure the moment I have now, especially for my father. I am happy I am more lucky to have the chance to see my father thought the relationship is just like normal friend but it ‘s ok for me. Everyone ‘s life is different so don’t compare others and treasure the moment you have!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Not-World-Judy-Blume/dp/0440441587/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&=books&qid=1255218982&sr=1-5
3) Seabiscuit : Am American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
I like reading inspiration true story and this is a story that made me cried at the end. This is a book about the racehorse Seabiscuit in a riveting tale of grit, grace ,luck and an underdog’s stubborn determination. Sometimes we will lose the sense of determination towards success in the process, but this story always remind us that determination is always the key to success even though there are a lot of unfavorable factors around us.
Legend is always possible if you got this sense.
http://www.bookmovement.com/app/readingguide/view.php?readingGuideID=304
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Week 2 : Media Impact
I would like to propose a media research project related to the topic ‘’ the impact of watching violent movies or TV shows to children’’. To see the level of impact on the children after watching the violent movies, I will get two group of children, which usually from aged 8 to 13, one watching violent movies and one watching cartoon movies like ‘’up’’. The method I am using called laboratory experiment ( scientific method of isolating and observing variables in a controlled environment) .
After these two groups watching different type of movies, I will let them group together and giving time for them to play toys, chatting around and watch a cartoon TV shows together. After grouping them together, it told me the children who watched violent movies is more aggressive , outgoing than did the children who watch cartoon movie’’up’’ When they group together watching a cartoon movie. Children who watched ‘’up’’ tend to be more lovely, innocent and pure with their laugh while the children who watched violent movie prone to be more numb and found it not interesting in watching it.
Besides this, when playing toys, the attitude in playing the toys is also more violent for those who watched violent movie is more aggressive than their counterparts.
By grouping them to watch the cartoon movies, this is a project based on selective perception method . It is because children interpret different attitudes and expression from the same activity and message. My hypothesis is violent type of TV , movie media does have significant impact on children mind and behavior.
After these two groups watching different type of movies, I will let them group together and giving time for them to play toys, chatting around and watch a cartoon TV shows together. After grouping them together, it told me the children who watched violent movies is more aggressive , outgoing than did the children who watch cartoon movie’’up’’ When they group together watching a cartoon movie. Children who watched ‘’up’’ tend to be more lovely, innocent and pure with their laugh while the children who watched violent movie prone to be more numb and found it not interesting in watching it.
Besides this, when playing toys, the attitude in playing the toys is also more violent for those who watched violent movie is more aggressive than their counterparts.
By grouping them to watch the cartoon movies, this is a project based on selective perception method . It is because children interpret different attitudes and expression from the same activity and message. My hypothesis is violent type of TV , movie media does have significant impact on children mind and behavior.
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