Monday, January 31, 2011

The effects of global communication and how it develops

Several hundred years ago, when people started ships to explore this world, they may have never thought that people can contact with each other so fast and conveniently in 21 century. Firstly, we would like to know what Global communication it is: it is the process of transmitting and receiving information on a world-wide scale. As one country communicates with another country about different fields(economy, education, culture...) While nowadays, the global communication has greatly changed, it is increasingly faster, more convenient and more effective.
     In the past, it was difficult to get enough information about other countries, about this world. There were few connection with each countries.Most countries just had coorperation with their neighbor countries. However, it really took time for their communication. Due to the distance and low technology, the global communication was very limiting. While with the development of technology, remarkable changes have taken place in global communication. Especially the invention of cellphone and computer. They play a very imporatnt role in global communication, and they are widely used in every aspect of people’s life now.
      Because of the evolution of technology, it promotes the growth of global communication, changes people’s life. People can keep in touch with each other by cellphone and computer, even though they live in different countries. Synchronous communication provides the easy and fast way for people’s contact. Besides, people can gain knowledge by computer. We can learn more about this wolrd; we can know what happen around us; what happen on this world every day; we can know everything that we want to know; all of the things we want to learn at the soonest, we can do that.
Global communication advances the globalization on aspects of culture, economy and politics. High technology acts as a bridge to strengthen international exchange and cooperation between each country. We have more chances and easy ways to know other country’s culture, based on their culture, it benefits for us to do business with them and further collaborating. With the cooperation of each nation in politics, it undoubtedly plays an increasingly significant role in the entire country’s stability and development.
  Since the increasingly growth in high technology, global communication has great changes in globalization in past ten years. Such as the international business, it develops extremely fast. Some big companies which are from development countries open new factories in developing countries. They are not only promoting the cooperation between each country, but alos increasing local employment rate. People also can order products in internet from foreign countries at home. Besides, there have been joint terrorism military exercises between Russia and China, Russia and India, China and India in recent years. Their military practice is good for the world’s peace. Furthermore, there are many regional and international organizations, as the ASEAN(the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), European Union, the Arab League,the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and so on. Although some organizations had been founded for a long time, they have developed fast and played an important role for globalization in recent past years.
  In a word, thanks to the evolution of high technology, global communication has gotten greatly advancement nowadays. It brings us into a new era, full of knowledge and opportunities. It makes the whole world be one family.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

I want better vocabulary

The explanation of Vocabulary
    All the words of a language.
    The sum of words used by, understood by, or at the command of a particular person or group.
    A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary.
    A supply of expressive means; a repertoire of communication.

Read more:
http://www.answers.com/topic/vocabulary#ixzz1Bgimme3r
The meaning of vocabulary in writing
           Vocabulary is the basic tool to write essay. A composition is made up by words. Without those words, we can’t write.
    With good vocabulary, we can write nice essays, can improve knowledge and intellectual.
Vocabulary for me
            English is my second language, as a new learner, we started to learn English is from vocabulary. We were required to read and recite vocabulary everyday. If we can’t remember those words, we can’t read articles, let alone write composition.
 
    When I began to write, I found my vocabulary was limited. Sometimes I know the meaning of this word, but I don’t know how to use it.
    Some words have different meanings, it is called Polysemy. I use some words in wrong ways.

Solutions for better vocabulary
           It is important for us to read articles, newspapers, or other reading journals. It is much better for us  to learn the words by reading. When we read, we can know the use of this word. Only recite vocabulary is not useful enough.
    It not only expands our vocabulary, but also improves the writing skill. 
     Keep writing in daily life. Like some universities, they have the write place or write center, they provide the service of correcting. The more we write, the greater progress we make.

Conclusion
     In a word, keep reciting words by reading and using them more in writing. Based
on the plenty of  vocabulary, I believe we can do well on writing and speaking.


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

What is global communication and how has it promoted the globalization witnessed in the past ten years

1.       The information about  global communication

a.        The definition of global communication
b.       The present  situation  of global communication

2.       How does global communication develop

a.       The difficult communication between countries and people in past.
b.      The evolution of technology

3.        The effects of technology in global communication
a.       Change people ‘s life
b.      Provide the convenient  way to connect each country, strong their cooperation(culture, economy, politic)
4.        How has global communication  promoted the globalization witnessed in the past ten years

5.       Conclusion




Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Best 3

The top stories:

1. the best one is Kyle English 191 http://kyleenglish191.blogspot.com/
2. the second  best one is Amanda http://ahayes191.blogspot.com/
3. the third best one is Alexandra http://alexandraholkeren191s11.blogspot.com/

Five criterias:
1. 12 Objects are found creatively in the story
2. Story holds interest
3. Story flows well
4. To the point, not too wordy
5. Grammar/Spelling

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Story in box

There are 12 things in the box:

1. A wooden ruler
2. A stone stamp (China), it shows a Chinese name "罗伦"
3. Three chestnuts, it looks like a kind of food in China
4. A wooden head, it is a woman without hair
5. A small green jar, there is a cork on the top
6. An African man plays drum, he gets a hat and covers a scarf
7. A small bamboo boat
8. A dark yellow wallet, it is a kind of leather
9. A small blanket
10. An African woman with long ears
11. A very small plate
12. A house with a big yard, a nice tree closes to the house


A silent night, a group of people sat under a big tree near a lake. With the light wind, the lake was rippling. People sang and danced. There was a foreign man inside. He was playing harmonica and looking at people, he felt happy and peace in his heart.

 His name was Jam, he was from America, and he loved travelling. He spent his whole life for travelling. During the Second World War, he was in a beautiful village in China. This village produced the chestnuts, it was their main product. There were also a lot of bamboos and trees.  People used the bamboos and trees to make many hand products. They could make the wooden rulers. They were exported to some big cities.
Jam liked there, he had been stayed there for one year. It was the first time that he stayed a place for a long time. It was a quiet place to relax, besides, the local people were hospitality. Jam usually played harmonica under a big tree at night, after he done his playing, he took out his dark yellow wallet, watched a photo of woman. She was his wife, but she was dead by disease few years ago. She liked to listen to Jam to play harmonica when she was alive, that was why Jam still always played it every day since she died.

Jam learned many handiworks from local people. He knew how to make a Chinese stamp; he picked a Chinese name for himself. It named “罗伦he carved his name on the stamp. Why did he choose this name? Because when Jam came to this village, an old man supported a house to him, his family name was “”, and he also gave the name “” to Jam, it meat that to be a moral people, it was an important word in China. Jam liked this name very much. Besides, Jam also learned how to make a bamboo coat. He built a good and deep relationship with local people. No matter young or old people, male or female, they all liked Jam. Jam always told them many stories about other countries, it was interesting.

Because Jam had to keep his trip going, and at that time, Japan invaded China. China was in a serious war. Jam had to leave China. Before he left, the local boy named Bing gave Jam a small bamboo boat, a wooden ruler and three chestnuts as memory. An old lady knitted a small blanket to Jam, even though it was a small one, it represented people’s love. The village head used to be a medical man, he made some pills which were made by herbs, they were used for headache when you took boat or train; or you were stomachache. He put them in a green jar with a cork, it could keep long time. The next early morning, Jam took the big bamboo boat which was made by him. It departed to Shanghai port. Jam waved his hand lightly and left, he saw the people and village disappearing in the morning mist. He looked at the stuffs which were received from those nice people, Jam knew they would be in his memory forever and he also looked forward to his next trip.

Jam had already decided to go to a country in South America, it was Peru. He heard a letter from his best friend who also liked travelling. He told Jam a lot of funny things in Peru, nice culture and ancient sites, it was amazing for Jam. He couldn’t wait any more, so he bought a sea passage ticket to Peru. It was a long voyage. It passed through India, Arab, Mediterranean, Spain, Cuba, then was Peru. Jam wrote down his travelling experience on his notebook, he liked to record his trip by writing. He spent his time on writing during the sea trip. The favorite thing he did everyday was that looked at the sunrise. It meat a new and nice day for everyday! It brought hopes for people, especially for the war times. Jam missed his Chinese friends, he prayed for them every night.  

After several months, Jam finally arrived at Peru. It was a multicultural country. It was formed by the combination of different groups, such as indigene, Spaniards, Africans, mixed, Chinese and so on. Jam saw many different colors of people there. There were many crafts and architectural achievements. The most important one was Machu Picchu. It was an Inca site on a mountain. On the way to the mountain, Jam found a small plate in the bushes; it was very small with nice decorative pattern.  Maybe it was left by Spanish conquistadors. It didn’t look like local styles. Jam kept it in his bag. Jam extremely enjoyed this site. Jam came to a village where black people’s habitation was. Their ancestors were slaves bought by European. When they came, they also brought their own culture. People liked to play drum and dance. After a long time, they formed their own music. They called Afro-Peruvian music. At first, local people didn’t like Jam, but Jam saved a baby by his Chinese pills, people began to welcome him. Before Jam left, they gave their nice artworks to Jam. It included African culture. One is a wooden head of woman; she was made up, and looked true to life. Another one was an African man, he was playing drum with wearing a hat and a scarf. The last one was a female with long ears, it looked a little weird, but it showed an excellent carving techniques. They passed down from generation.

Jam liked to collect artworks, he kept those nice things in his big bag, and he very appreciated them. After he left this village, he came to Lima which was capital of Peru. It was his last trip before he went back to America. Because of the Pearl Harbor incident, he was drafted into the army. In Lima, Jam saw totally different scenes. The buildings there were very European. On the street, there were white people, mixed, black people. Jam bought a small artwork in a shop. It was a European house with a big yard, there was a green tree closed to the house; a donkey carried some things in the yard, it was nice. As for Jam, when he saw it, as if he could feel the peace in his heart.

Jam carried his things to go back America, he didn’t know what would happen in his future, but he knew he had to keep going for his life!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

story in box, inventory

There are 12 things in the box:

1. a wooden ruler
2. a stone stamp(China), it shows a chinese name "罗伦"
3. three chestnuts, it looks like a kind of food in China
4. a wooden head, it is a woman without hair
5. a small green jar, there is a cork on the top
6. an African man plays drum, he gets a hat and covers a scarf
7. a small bamboo boat
8. a dark yellow wallet, it is kind of leather
9. a small blanket
10. an African woman with long ears
11. a very small plate
12. a house with a big yard, a nice tree closes to the house

 He was named Jam, he was a traveller. He spent his whole life for travelling. During the second world war, he was in a beautiful village in China. This village produced the chestnuts, it was their main product. Jam liked to stay there. It was a first time that he stayed a place for a long time. It was a quiet place to relax, besides, the local people were hospitality. Jam learned many handiwork from local people. He knew how to make a chinese stamp, he picked a chinese name for himself. It named 罗伦,he carved his name on the stamp.  Jam also learned how to make a bamboo coat. At that time, Japan invaded China. China was in a seriouse war. Because of the war, Jam had to stop his travelling. He decided to leave there. He took the boat which he made by himself. There would be an another nice trip for him now.