Friday, April 20, 2012

Listening report week 6 Spring II

Renting solar panels to save money

  1. Main idea – Home owners save money by renting  solar panels.
  2. Tone –  Entertaining, informative, interesting. He is introducing new thing to people, so he has to be informative and interesting. 
  3. Organization –2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented. 3
  4. Summary – The sun send energy through photons, the photons hit the solar panels and convert into electricity. The electricity goes into your electric box. The electric box will power all your devices. If your produce more energy than  you consume, the electricity will goes out to the grid and your electric meter will spin backward. That's how you save money. Beside saving money, the solar panels produce cleaned energy. 
  5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1)I want to know how renting solar panels save me money.

 

Reading report week 6 Spring II

Government Takeover Of Farm Subsidy Would Save Billions, Economist Says

  1. Main idea – Economists said that the government would save billions dollars if they takeover farm subsidy.
  2. Audience Farmers and anyone who interested in how the government save that much money by taking-over farm subsidy. The article explains how the system works.
  3. Purpose – To inform and give out opinions. 
  4. Fact/opinion"With the government short of money, there's pressure to cut farm subsidies, and one program — so-called "direct payments" to farmers — probably will disappear"
  5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) I want to know how government can save billions of dollars.  

 

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Free writing week 5

Khiem Huynh
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April 16 2012
Insomnia

In “Notes to Self”, Avery Sawyer mentioned “I think insomnia is a sign that a person is interesting.”. That is true for people who just have this symptom for a few days; but if they suffer from it for a long chronic of time, it will not be interesting any more. Insomnia is caused by many simple reasons, such as: overthinking, stress, pains, or love. Consequently, insomnia can lead you to a series of new “experiences”, for instance: headache, concentration reduction, bad psychological and physical effects. 
Suffering from insomnia can be a serious problem because it can “guide” you to many intense situations. Headaches, lack of memory and concentration are some bad “prizes” that having lack of sleep gives you. Besides of that, having physical pains, feeling tired and powerless also occur to people who have insomnia. Nevertheless, hallucination also takes a role in this sleepless action. As the result, people who suffer from this symptom usually feel tired, bored, and sleepy.
Once having such a bad mood by feeling ineffective, your productivity is affected. Since losing your quality of work, you are more likely to stress out and start doing nothing. This is the first stage of depression. Whenever someone has depression, they are in a really serious trouble. Depression can be treated, but first it will bother people who have it for a while. To demonstrate this, people who have depression commonly feel hopeless, worthless, and maybe meaningless to this world.
To face with these serious symptoms, people should treat it from the base of this illness—insomnia. Sleeping pills can help someone who has trouble of sleeping, but it will give him or her some side effects when he or she uses it for a long period of time. Besides taking medications, people are using herbal teas, or alternative treatment to improve their abilities to sleep. Considering having an appointment with a doctor is also a good idea. Psychologists’ offices are also a good place to visit.
Overthinking, stress, pains, or love can cause insomnia which leads to many serious affects. This is why insomnia is awful, so do not make it worse. To improve your sleeping habits, you should try both conventional and alternative medicines. For me, taking some classes in the morning can build up my motivation. You also need to see a doctor or a psychologist to find out the root of your symptoms.


Friday, April 13, 2012

Fotobbable week 5 Spring II

Listening report week 5 Spring II


Calories: not all created equal

  1. Main idea – A study show that different types of thing you digest can have the same calories.
  2. Tone – Informative and Curious. The man kept asking the woman questions.
  3. Organization –  2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented.
  4. Summary –A study has showed that different types of food you consume can have the same amount of calories, but different affects. This study also showed us calories that are added from sugar can increase your heart diseases. By changing your meal correctly, it can help you improve your heart.
  5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions:   2)This video is very informative. It helped me to understand more what I am eating.

 

Reading report week 5 Spring II

A Better Way to Do Microsoft Office on Your iPad, for Free

  1. Main idea – Introducing a new app to use Microsoft Office and comparing it to other apps.
  2. Audience – People who are interested in using Microsoft Office on their Ipad for free.
  3. Purpose – Inform and introduce you a new way to do Microsoft Office. 
  4. Fact/opinion(According to the CloudOn folks, the fact that they’re not providing access to Windows itself eliminates the software licensing issues which are causing trouble for OnLive Desktop.)
  5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 2)This article is really useful. I tried it on my brother Ipad.

 


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Free writing week 4 Spring II


Health is a big concern for a lot of people, nowadays. To improve their health, many people are using vitamin pills, mineral water, and medications. But the easiest way to boost up your body functions are exercising and eating right. However, it does not mean that you cannot use any vitamins products to support your body. First of all; eating habits are mostly affected on your health. That’s why many people said “You are what you eat”. For example, if you eat McDonald for a month, you will realize that eating fast food for a long period of time is not healthy. Secondly, having a good routine of exercising is also necessary. As the result of this good routine, people are less likely having high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and many unexpected symptoms. Finally, there are many solutions to solve your health problems. So, why don’t you start with the easiest ways and save your money ?