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.  

 

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.

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.

 

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 ?

Fotobabble week 4 Spring II

Listening report week 4 Spring II

Gene testing provides insight into disease risks

1. Main idea –There more chances to identify your diseases with a gene test.
2. Tone –  Informative and Optimistic. Because of discovering a gene test people can identify their diseases.
3. Organization 2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented.
4. Summary – A gene test can be very helpful to predict your diseases. Dr. John presented that with the identical genes of the twins, but likely more than 90% one twin developes cancer while the other doesn't. Your gene can be damaged by bad habits, such as smoking, environment. But getting a gene test doesn't cure cancer.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 2) This story is very informative. I chose this video because my mom had cancer before.

Reading report week 4 Spring II

Why Some Animals Live Longer Than Others

1. Main idea –This article explains the differences in the longevity of animals' lifespans.
2. Audience – Anyone that is interested in animals, and science.This article is a scientific article.
3. Purpose – To point out the differences of animals' lifespans. The article discussed about how the proteins are used to develop anti-aging interventions in different animals.
4. Fact/opinion – No opinion sentences.
5. Your opinion – Answer one of the following questions: 1) I want to know why the lifespans of animals are different.

 

In class listening report spring II

Main idea – Women are practicing boxing in Afghanistan to prepare for this year Olympic in London.
Tone – Interesting and Curios.He kind of surprise when he find out that women are practicing a men sport in Afghanistan.
Organization – How is the news story organized? 2) One side of a controversy or issue is presented. Summary – Based on your answer for question 3, explain further.  The controversy is women are practicing boxing in Afghanistan. He brought us to one of the gym in Afghanistan to see how to the women do. Although boxing is a male sport, but in Taliban, Afghanistan woman are practicing boxing for the Olympics. Many difficulties are brought up. Mainly are training conditions, cultures.

In class reading report spring II

Main idea - A study showed us that it doesn't affect the new born babies when their mom drink coffee. Audience – Anyone are having or going to have a new member in their families. This articles mainly focus on how caffeine affect the babies.
Purpose – To inform and emphasize that the mom can drink coffee when they need it, the coffee won't affect your kids.
Fact/opinion – "The babies might have developed a tolerance to caffeine while in the womb, Rodrigues says"

Free essay week 3

Khiem Huynh

00909909

April 1 2012

The Negative Circle

Life is full of surprises for people who appreciate it, and believe in it. Even though life is beautiful, but there are people still losing their interests in it. To those people, feelings restrained about their future can make them realized that there is no other way to make their life better. Because of feeling so powerless, they start doing nothing. As the result, guiltiness is formed inside them. Since they feel guilty, a series of panicking thoughts about their future appears. In consequence is feeling powerless. It is a closed circuit. To get out of this awful routine, people should have put their thoughts into actions.

Breaking this circle is possible, but it is challenging. To break this “negative habits”, people should put their thoughts into actions. The more responsible actions you do the less negative feelings you have. By coping new things and acting more in their life, people can gain their interests back. They will feel less guilty or won’t if they catch an opportunity and do not let it pass by. The positive future is beginning to smile at them. As the result, feeling powerless and panicking about their future are no longer exist.

For example, a college student has a “F” in the first Physics’’ test. By trying to study more and figuring what is he or she missing, this student can get a better score in the next test. Since stepping up and facing the problem, the student is getting better grades in the end of the year. But, let’s imagine if the same student cannot face the same situation. This student will get into a worse case by thinking negatively. Because of thinking negatively, this student will not learn anything from the subject. After that, all the fears will make him or her felt powerless, and the student will start doing nothing. That’s make this student entered the horrible circle.

In the end, this negative circle may happen to everyone. Whenever someone faces it, they should put their thoughts into actions. Sitting inside and doing nothing only make the situation worse.