您剛剛已送出來電震動。
柳丁 剛剛傳送來電震動。
霈絃~ 加入對話。
您剛剛已送出來電震動。
柳丁 說 (下午 10:10):
Sorry for late.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:10):
恩恩
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:10):
沒關係
涵兒 加入對話。
霈絃~ 剛剛傳送來電震動。
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:11):
So that's start
柳丁 說 (下午 10:11):
Ok.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:11):
two hours discussiong
涵兒 說 (下午 10:11):
ok~
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:13):
so first of all
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:13):
As for me, I think that Chapter 18 "Writing about Film" is my favorite chapter
柳丁 說 (下午 10:13):
Me too.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:14):
And your report also impressed me.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:14):
MOVIE
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:14):
We could connect the chapter with "Understanding Movies"
涵兒 說 (下午 10:14):
It's good~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:14):
Oh I am flattered
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:15):
haha
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:15):
I THINK
柳丁 說 (下午 10:15):
The clips you chose connect with our Film class.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:16):
Run Lora Run
涵兒 說 (下午 10:16):
When we are talking about movies, I think I would come up with Jerome Class~
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:16):
or stewart
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:16):
stewart also talks movie in the oral training class
涵兒 說 (下午 10:17):
It's impressive to see the same clips in different classes!
柳丁 說 (下午 10:18):
And analyze the photography. Just like what we do on Jerome's class.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:19):
but can't put more emphasis on movie
柳丁 說 (下午 10:20):
Yes. I think we can talk about some writing skill in the text book.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:21):
Our group is talking about "Writing about Literature".
柳丁 說 (下午 10:22):
There are some things have to do when we are going to write or analyze the literature work.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:22):
I think it also applies to our reading in English or American literature.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:23):
We need to know what the author wants to express first.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:23):
and provide our own interpretation.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:24):
Yes, and that's really important, too
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:24):
i think we can list some important writing skills
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:24):
yeah
柳丁 說 (下午 10:25):
Ok.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:26):
Recongnize your purpose.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:27):
The first main point in chapter 11 and chapter 12. (Description and Narration)
涵兒 說 (下午 10:28):
Put your purpose under arrangement
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:28):
yeah the writing skill
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:29):
argumentation
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:29):
decription
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:29):
By the way, we have to know who are the readers
涵兒 說 (下午 10:30):
To interest the readers~
涵兒 說 (下午 10:30):
with your own topic!
柳丁 說 (下午 10:30):
You need to make your readers be convinced.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:32):
Some experiences can support your perspective.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:33):
You are right
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:33):
so we have to divide our paper in many parts
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:34):
So we have to choose our subject carefully
柳丁 說 (下午 10:36):
Also, choose to describe things in objective or subjective way.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:37):
And supporting our ideas with some research.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:37):
yeah
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:37):
and try to convince audieance
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:37):
audience
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:38):
you really did point out the point
柳丁 說 (下午 10:38):
Make readers see what you have found out and feel as your feeling.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:39):
Yeah, things that can move us can have stonger impact in our heart
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:39):
It's just like Approach to American Literature
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:39):
HAHA
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:40):
and oral training
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:40):
gee gee
涵兒 說 (下午 10:41):
Yup~
柳丁 說 (下午 10:41):
HA~The same skills can be used in all the classes.
霈絃~ 離開對話。
涵兒 說 (下午 10:42):
All roads lead to Rome.
霈絃~ 加入對話。
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:43):
ha
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:43):
剛剛斷線
涵兒 說 (下午 10:43):
That's OK
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:43):
THAT'S
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:43):
WE DON'T CARE THAT MUCH
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:43):
HAHA
柳丁 說 (下午 10:45):
Besides, we can make our essays vivid by using sensory details.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:46):
yeah
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:46):
tha;t the description
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:46):
the chapter i report
柳丁 說 (下午 10:46):
Sight, hearing, smell
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:47):
so it's the writting skill
柳丁 說 (下午 10:48):
Always asking "WHY" is also important
涵兒 說 (下午 10:48):
And with some logic in writting skills.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:48):
After finishing writing the articles, we have to revise them.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:48):
"Ask Why"
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:49):
can be related to the Accounting class XD
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:49):
so that;s the chapter 5
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:50):
1. What is the most interesting part and persuasive point in your essay.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:50):
It is also needed when we are reading a story or poem.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:50):
2.Is your topic too broad or too narrow
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:51):
3. What aspects might need more work
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:51):
4.Does specific idea support your idea
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:51):
Give out your position
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:52):
That's what we have to check out
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:52):
I agree your point
涵兒 說 (下午 10:52):
Yup.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 10:52):
All of the writing skill could be used in different types of writing
柳丁 說 (下午 10:53):
Yeah. You listed the points we should pay attention to.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:53):
After writing, we also need to revise~
涵兒 說 (下午 10:55):
Many problems in sentence clarity involve errors in grammar, punctuation, word choice and usage.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:55):
How to organize your essay effectively is significant.
柳丁 說 (下午 10:55):
Sometimes the readers might have trouble to understand.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:56):
1. Give your sentences content.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:56):
2. Make your sentences specific.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:57):
3. Avoid overpacking your sentences.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:57):
4. Fix fragments
涵兒 說 (下午 10:58):
5. Pay attention to word order.
涵兒 說 (下午 10:59):
This is the important points in Chapter 6.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:59):
yeah
霈絃~ 說 (下午 10:59):
so it seems that we have lots of things to talk
柳丁 說 (下午 11:00):
That is talking about how to make our meanings clear in each sentences.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:00):
yes
涵兒 說 (下午 11:00):
I think developing a concise style is also important~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:00):
tha's true
柳丁 說 (下午 11:02):
It is necessary to build argument when we are writing.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:03):
Explore the possibilities and your opinions.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:04):
Anticipate opposing views.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:04):
The classmates' comments are also very helpful~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:05):
In chapter 10 for example, when writing an argumentation esay, we have to use "appropriate tone"
柳丁 說 (下午 11:05):
Just like what Claire and I do. We have different standpoint toward abortion.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:05):
yeah
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:05):
yeah
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:06):
different people can find out one another's weak point
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:06):
they could offer us some precious opinion
涵兒 說 (下午 11:07):
Yup~
柳丁 說 (下午 11:07):
And we also have to fight with each other to strengthen our viewpoint.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:09):
that;s right
涵兒 說 (下午 11:09):
Others' pointview can complement our views.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:09):
fight with othersXD
柳丁 說 (下午 11:10):
The point of view.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:10):
I usually fight with Elsa in the dorm. XXD
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:10):
XDD
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:10):
cool
柳丁 說 (下午 11:10):
No. That's not true~~~~
柳丁 說 (下午 11:11):
Haha
涵兒 說 (下午 11:11):
Since both of us are making the same topic.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:11):
I would so much like to hit my room mates
涵兒 說 (下午 11:11):
Ha~~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:11):
by discussing your topics, I think you can really get some new ideas
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:11):
new concept
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:12):
YEAH
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:12):
i agree with it
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:12):
seeing the opposite point of views, you can find ways to "fight" back people that's in different position
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:13):
and other people will also give you advice
柳丁 說 (下午 11:13):
Yeah.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:14):
Maybe we can talk about some problems should be avoid.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:15):
grammar false
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:15):
unorganized article
涵兒 說 (下午 11:16):
wrong word choice.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:16):
Sudden change in perspective.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:19):
Chapter20
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:19):
It also pointed out some problems about errors in grammar
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:19):
yap
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:20):
In Chapter 21,also, talks of the importance of using punctuation
涵兒 說 (下午 11:20):
Yes~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:21):
that's also the problems we should avoid
涵兒 說 (下午 11:21):
It does help~
柳丁 說 (下午 11:22):
Yes. It is the basic problems we should pay attention to.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:22):
But after getting lots of information in writing skills, I think when I start to write something, I still lose some points.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:24):
It is hard to achieve all the points, so we have to learn and revise.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:24):
Revising is important
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:26):
so we need to overcome these obstacles
柳丁 說 (下午 11:27):
The order of time and space the transitional words are needed to be consider. (Chapter 3)
柳丁 說 (下午 11:28):
Repetition of key words~
柳丁 說 (下午 11:29):
When we arrange the paragraphs
涵兒 說 (下午 11:31):
To present a clear thesis.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:37):
The beginnings and endings are the main factors to attract the readers.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:38):
Mmmm.....
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:38):
YES
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:39):
YEAH
涵兒 說 (下午 11:39):
Don't introduce new points or irrelevant material.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:39):
you guys really point out many ideas
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:39):
but we think we need to organized them
柳丁 說 (下午 11:40):
Ok.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:41):
Yup~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:42):
oh
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:42):
by the way
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:42):
I THINK THAT
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:43):
Chapter 14 is really important
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:43):
YEAH
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:43):
I learned the style this semester
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:44):
that's what teacher focus on
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:44):
why
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:44):
before, I would just post the website
涵兒 說 (下午 11:44):
Ok~
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:44):
or simply paste the name of the author
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:44):
and would not do it in the rigt form
柳丁 說 (下午 11:45):
It is also important to search the online databases with concise keyword.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:45):
It's important to have work cited.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:47):
I usually ignored the citation in the past, too.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:48):
It's easy to forget
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:49):
haha
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:49):
take advantage of the websites
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:49):
the digital resourses
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:50):
yeah
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:51):
So shall we start to organize our conversation
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:53):
ok
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:53):
First of all, we have to discover our writing. We have to change our style of writing and the form of composing our works so as to meet different readers request.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:54):
Organize our writings with clear thesis statement, and remenber do not be vague in the writing.
涵兒 說 (下午 11:55):
We can make our paper better by revising.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:55):
Pay attention to our writings by using precise words and punctuation.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:55):
Avoid grammar and puntuation problems.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:55):
Do not confuse the readers.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:56):
Class discussion is also important. We can talk with our friends about our topics.
蘇菲亞 說 (下午 11:56):
Everyone of us may point out the strong and weak point of our works.
柳丁 說 (下午 11:57):
Organize each paragraph logically. Make the argument and your interpretation clearly.
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:57):
yeap
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:57):
so let's divide our discussion into many parts
霈絃~ 說 (下午 11:58):
first, the general ideas about this book?? whcih parts affect you the most
柳丁 說 (上午 12:01):
Some general ideas have mentioned before.
涵兒 說 (上午 12:01):
I think the book gives me a useful skills about writing; And I think all of the parts are essential for me to develop the issue. Different parts focus on different skills.
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:02):
Later on could we compose our 500 words of book review by using some of the sentences in our conversation
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:02):
Or shall we write the entire one with different styles and ways
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:02):
so do we need to distribute these jobs
涵兒 說 (上午 12:03):
Maybe it works.
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:04):
or we need to find someone to puzzle our discussion up
柳丁 說 (上午 12:06):
I do not know what the teacher wants
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:06):
haha
涵兒 說 (上午 12:06):
Me, either.....
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:07):
XDD
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:07):
She wants us to introduce the book
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:07):
and point out what's our favorite part of the book.
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:08):
so how shall we divide our work
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:08):
OK
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:09):
first, who is responsible to make a concise introduction of this book?
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:09):
and then
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:10):
some people do the middle parts
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:10):
what are our favorite parts
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:10):
this can use our diologues
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:10):
what do you think about
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:12):
Or we could compose it with the dialogue over here
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:12):
can we?
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:12):
I don't think it is a good idea to separate one article into four parts
涵兒 說 (上午 12:13):
Yes~
柳丁 說 (上午 12:13):
I think we can take advantage of the dialogues.
柳丁 說 (上午 12:14):
and write the chapter we liked
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:15):
yeah
涵兒 說 (上午 12:15):
OK
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:15):
this mentioned beforeXD
柳丁 說 (上午 12:15):
We can write the introduction, our favorite and impressed chapters, and then what we have used in our paper.
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:15):
YEAH
涵兒 說 (上午 12:16):
OK//
柳丁 說 (上午 12:18):
Do you mean that we have to introduce some main points in each chapter Each one provide introduction of some chapters
涵兒 說 (上午 12:19):
I agree.
柳丁 說 (上午 12:20):
So~
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:20):
So~
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:20):
the generanl introduction of this book
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:20):
genearl introduction
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:20):
I can organize that in the papers
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:20):
just like you need to introduce this book to other people
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:20):
by means of the dialogue
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:21):
and I would send them to one of you
涵兒 說 (上午 12:21):
That's all？
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:21):
and then send it to the third people
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:21):
and to the forth
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:21):
how about that
柳丁 說 (上午 12:21):
I think I can do that part myself
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:22):
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:04):
She wants us to introduce the book
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:04):
and point out what's our favorite part of the book.
涵兒 說 (上午 12:22):
Ｓｏ？
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:22):
ok
柳丁 說 (上午 12:22):
Ok
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:23):
what
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:23):
so we would do the separate part
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:24):
so who is going to combine ti
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:24):
it
柳丁 說 (上午 12:26):
We need to have the same introduction？
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:26):
the generanl introduction of this book
柳丁 說 (上午 12:27):
Sorry, I do not know what I should do now
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:27):
I will do that
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:27):
just like you need to introduce this book to other people
涵兒 說 (上午 12:28):
OH~
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:29):
only a person need to do that
柳丁 說 (上午 12:29):
Ok
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:30):
sopia will be responsible for the introduction
柳丁 說 (上午 12:31):
Thank you.
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:31):
then we need two person to organize our diologue
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:31):
and do the middle part
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:32):
to form the introduction
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:32):
explain some chapter that you think important
柳丁 說 (上午 12:32):
Ok. Claire and I can take it
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:32):
ok
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:32):
then i will do ....??
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:33):
haha
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:33):
you can form the introduction with me
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:33):
o k
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:33):
Ok
涵兒 說 (上午 12:34):
OK~
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
deal
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
good
涵兒 說 (上午 12:34):
thanks you
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
it's close to the end
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
so touching
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
T^T
涵兒 說 (上午 12:34):
The End
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:34):
More than hours
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:34):
haha
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:34):
AND
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:35):
after we finish our parts
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:35):
we need to organize again
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:35):
to make the article smooth
涵兒 說 (上午 12:35):
OK
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:35):
and coherent
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:35):
when will you finish it
涵兒 說 (上午 12:36):
Mmm....
柳丁 說 (上午 12:37):
I would put them on blog before 1/2
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:37):
ok
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:37):
after we finish our parts
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:37):
just put the blogger
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
and after the vacation
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
we find some time to organize it
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
~the end~
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
yeah
柳丁 說 (上午 12:38):
See you.
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
enjoy you vacation
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:38):
happt new year
涵兒 說 (上午 12:39):
Happy New Year!
蘇菲亞 說 (上午 12:40):
Bye
涵兒 說 (上午 12:40):
See you~
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:40):
bye
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:40):
remember to put the diologue in your blogger
霈絃~ 說 (上午 12:41):
everyone needs it
2008年12月30日 星期二
2008年12月25日 星期四
Annotations and Revised ones x10 (final)
2008年12月11日 星期四
Ideology- Queer Cinema
Louis Giannetti (1997). Understanding Movies, p.483-p.489.
Annotation:
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in queer cinema.
In the paragraph, it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theory on the issue. The researchers as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually. On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and told the public. According to the paragraph, 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forced most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
patient~ 提到...
I was impressed by the research mentioned that the sexual behavior is learned rather than innate. Actually the social conventions really dominates the sexual tendency of people. Caring about the critics and descriminations from others, we may force to choose what other people identify with.
I agree with your opinions in the last paragraph. I think sometimes the obstacles which are hard to removed are the stereotypes we confine ourselves in. The homosexuality is not the shame only when we first accept it.
2008年12月19日 上午 7:15
Dimitri HSU 提到...
Sex may be some thing imposed upon people. People decide our sexes according to productive organs. But could we not put people into categories according to other physical features? If we do so, what the world would be like? Why a guy can not (is not allowed to) like a guy? I don't know. Just trying to figure out here.
2008年12月22日 上午 7:26
Elsa 提到...
No matter how the sexual tendency formed, people discriminate against homosexuals by stereotype. You give a good example about an actor who admitted that he himself is a gay. However, even those homosexuals accept themselves, how can they get rid of the stereotype of the public?
2008年12月24日 下午 9:53
Revised one:
Louis Giannetti (1997). Understanding Movies, p.483-p.489.(publisher, chapter title)
Ideology- Queer Cinema
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in a queer cinema. (page number)
In the paragraph(what paragraph), it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theories on the issue. The researchers such as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually.(sentence structure) On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it(vague p.529 ...their brains?) chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and tell the public. According to the paragraph(vague), 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea (of what?vague)because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” (page number)From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forces most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
Some people held the opinion that people decide our sexes according to productive organs but could we not put people into categories according to other physical features? This idea could explain why some people object homosexuality. Why couldn’t a guy like the same gender of himself? Of course he/ she could. This is the problem of self- identification. Here comes another problem: Even those homosexuals accept themselves, how can they get rid of the stereotype of the public? As far as I am concerned, we could not bother everyone’s stereotype and their attitudes toward things; as long as homosexuals accept themselves first, they could live in broaden minds. There is still a long way to go to shift the public’s concept but we could still make progress steps by steps.
2008年11月13日 星期四
Gay Genes, Revisited.
LeVay, Tim; Hamer. Scientific American(1994, May), Vol. 270 Issue 5, p44, 6p Abstract: Two pieces of evidence, a structure within the human brain and a genetic link, point to a biological component for male homosexuality [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] (AN 14327844)
Annotation:
Different sides of the scientists were arguing whether homosexuality had something to do with chromosome X. Some thought that the sexual tendency was the cause of genes, while other thought that that was not being proved yet.
Revised one:
Different sides of the scientists pointed out their own perspective of the topic: homosexual. Some say that homosexuality had something to do with the brains. While others were arguing whether homosexuality was the cause of chromosome X(need to explain). They thought that as a gay, they might have the tendency by inherited exclusively from the mothers. However, all these lead to disputes, those scientists questioned the truthfulness of the experiment result of each other.
Through the research of the scientists, we could know better about the issue of homosexuality in different perspective not merely from the cultural aspects but also the scientific aspects.
2008年10月29日 星期三
Do Gays Have a Choice?
By: Epstein, Robert. Scientific American Mind, Feb/Mar2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p50, 8p Abstract: Science offers a clear and surprising answer to a controversial question [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] (AN 23432303)
From http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=3&sid=0ef80f05-7ac0-4011-a81c-1967ab28d5c1%40sessionmgr9
Annotation:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome(explain this term). Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for a therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
Revised one:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome. Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
There was an example of a couple in the article. Matt Avery was once a gay for most of his young adulthood, but afterwards, he married a woman. With this example, some people claim that Matt’s life was based on an illusion and that he could not possibly be a good father and husband. “ Pressured by the society- a society that dislikes and shuns guys- Matt has simply run back inside the closet.” “ Gay activists favor this perspective at least in part because survey data showed that people are more sympathetic to gay cause if they believe that sexual orientation is immutable.” (page number, cite sources)
The article also talked of(informal register) religious causes. “ According to the book of Leviticus, homosexuality- at least when practiced by males- is prohibited, punishable by death.” (page)In addition, some therapists even held that homosexuality was a psychological disorder. Fortunately, these concepts had changed afterwards. I had strong feelings(about what) when I read the sentence: “ It was largely gays themselves- understandably tired of being viewed as freaks of nature- who began to assert that their orientation was not pathological.” (page)In my opinion, it was a nice change of their thoughts.
To talk of the influence of the environment, Matt’s example could also explain it. “ My whole life, was defined by whomever I was with- whomever I could use to make up for my own faults.” (page)This could be the support of the viewpoints of social influence.
2008年10月23日 星期四
Anonymous (September 7, 2004). Taiwan.
From http://www.jamessteed.com/gayson/gayson.htm
Annotation:
“ We may not have in a traditional sense of raising up a family, but we take care of our family. We are very engaged with our parents, sisters, brothers, ...I think it was a misconception that black gay men don't want to have a children but I do want to have kids, ...” “ Is that being a gay is wrong ... so how can you really ever be one hundred percent proud of who you are in the society that does not accept us?” (page. too many quotes without expalning)From the interview with some homosexual people, we, as the listeners, could understand their struggle and pain in heart.
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure.
Dimitri HSU 提到...
People are just with tons of assumptions. They assume gay couple 's child is supposed to be influced as gay..etc Here is a cliphttp://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPVISQR9fY
You could perceive from it how people define people different from them.
2008年12月22日 上午 7:17
Elsa 提到...
The website you found provide us the basic knowledge about homosexuals. I agree with you that a person should love and accept himself, but it is difficult for people to neglect the opinions of others. People should avoid the prejudice by knowing more about homosexuals.
2008年12月24日 下午 10:10
Revised one:
“ We may not have in a traditional sense of raising up a family, but we take care of our family. We are very engaged with our parents, sisters, brothers, ...I think it was a misconception that black gay men don't want to have a children but I do want to have kids, ...” “ Is that being a gay is wrong ... so how can you really ever be one hundred percent proud of who you are in the society that does not accept us?” From the interview with some homosexual people, we, as the listeners, could understand their struggle and pain in heart.
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure. (really?)People may said that it was easy to say than to act out. They raised such opinion: It was for sure that a person should love and accept himself but it is still difficult for people to neglect the opinions of others. This was quite sure, but as a matter of fact, it was always a challenge and a struggle for those being the minority; as far as I am concerned, most people tend to be more respectful to one another nowadays and even though it may take time to change the stereotype within the society, it is still definitely a top priority for homosexuals to accept themselves first.
2008年10月15日 星期三
Could Gay be Gay?
From http://www.youtube.com/v/V1iEpBsNIBU&hl=zh_TW&fs=1
Annotation
Sometimes it is the Homosexuals themselves that cannot fight against the discrimination toward them. They considered much more things than the public. In other words, they care the public thought too much. They think that they might not be accepted by the public. However, nowadays, most people do treat them equally. The above mentioned can be proved in the Video. The boy in the video showed his panic.
Dimitri HSU 提到...
I do not remember the exact number support same-sex marriage in France. But the younger the French are, the more supportive they are. Many the public has no unified opinion about gays and lesbians. But you are right. Today, people who discriminate gays and lesbians are mostly criticized. And maybe most people just act like they are okey about gays. Who knows?
2008年12月22日 上午 7:12
Revised one:
(need t oorganize the thoughts)
Sometimes it is the homosexuals themselves that cannot fight against the discrimination toward them. (own thought ?or from the video?)They considered much more things than the public. In other words, they care the public thought too much. The fact that they think the public might not accept them causes their fear to accept themselves. However, nowadays, most people do treat them equally. The above-mentioned can be proved in the Video. The boy in the video showed his panic. There was a guess that perhaps people may act out that they could accept homosexuals in nowadays society. However, I do not think that it was a serious problem because we could never guess people’s minds; instead I believe that once we treat people well and sincerely, they would treat us well in return.
Ideology- Queer Cinema
Louis Giannetti (1997). Understanding Movies, p.483-p.489.
Annotation:
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in queer cinema.
In the paragraph, it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theory on the issue. The researchers as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually. On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and told the public. According to the paragraph, 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forced most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
patient~ 提到...
I was impressed by the research mentioned that the sexual behavior is learned rather than innate. Actually the social conventions really dominates the sexual tendency of people. Caring about the critics and descriminations from others, we may force to choose what other people identify with.
I agree with your opinions in the last paragraph. I think sometimes the obstacles which are hard to removed are the stereotypes we confine ourselves in. The homosexuality is not the shame only when we first accept it.
2008年12月19日 上午 7:15
Dimitri HSU 提到...
Sex may be some thing imposed upon people. People decide our sexes according to productive organs. But could we not put people into categories according to other physical features? If we do so, what the world would be like? Why a guy can not (is not allowed to) like a guy? I don't know. Just trying to figure out here.
2008年12月22日 上午 7:26
Elsa 提到...
No matter how the sexual tendency formed, people discriminate against homosexuals by stereotype. You give a good example about an actor who admitted that he himself is a gay. However, even those homosexuals accept themselves, how can they get rid of the stereotype of the public?
2008年12月24日 下午 9:53
Revised one:
Louis Giannetti (1997). Understanding Movies, p.483-p.489.(publisher, chapter title)
Ideology- Queer Cinema
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in a queer cinema. (page number)
In the paragraph(what paragraph), it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theories on the issue. The researchers such as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually.(sentence structure) On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it(vague p.529 ...their brains?) chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and tell the public. According to the paragraph(vague), 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea (of what?vague)because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” (page number)From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forces most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
Some people held the opinion that people decide our sexes according to productive organs but could we not put people into categories according to other physical features? This idea could explain why some people object homosexuality. Why couldn’t a guy like the same gender of himself? Of course he/ she could. This is the problem of self- identification. Here comes another problem: Even those homosexuals accept themselves, how can they get rid of the stereotype of the public? As far as I am concerned, we could not bother everyone’s stereotype and their attitudes toward things; as long as homosexuals accept themselves first, they could live in broaden minds. There is still a long way to go to shift the public’s concept but we could still make progress steps by steps.
2008年11月13日 星期四
Gay Genes, Revisited.
LeVay, Tim; Hamer. Scientific American(1994, May), Vol. 270 Issue 5, p44, 6p Abstract: Two pieces of evidence, a structure within the human brain and a genetic link, point to a biological component for male homosexuality [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] (AN 14327844)
Annotation:
Different sides of the scientists were arguing whether homosexuality had something to do with chromosome X. Some thought that the sexual tendency was the cause of genes, while other thought that that was not being proved yet.
Revised one:
Different sides of the scientists pointed out their own perspective of the topic: homosexual. Some say that homosexuality had something to do with the brains. While others were arguing whether homosexuality was the cause of chromosome X(need to explain). They thought that as a gay, they might have the tendency by inherited exclusively from the mothers. However, all these lead to disputes, those scientists questioned the truthfulness of the experiment result of each other.
Through the research of the scientists, we could know better about the issue of homosexuality in different perspective not merely from the cultural aspects but also the scientific aspects.
2008年10月29日 星期三
Do Gays Have a Choice?
By: Epstein, Robert. Scientific American Mind, Feb/Mar2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p50, 8p Abstract: Science offers a clear and surprising answer to a controversial question [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] (AN 23432303)
From http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=3&sid=0ef80f05-7ac0-4011-a81c-1967ab28d5c1%40sessionmgr9
Annotation:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome(explain this term). Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for a therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
Revised one:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome. Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
There was an example of a couple in the article. Matt Avery was once a gay for most of his young adulthood, but afterwards, he married a woman. With this example, some people claim that Matt’s life was based on an illusion and that he could not possibly be a good father and husband. “ Pressured by the society- a society that dislikes and shuns guys- Matt has simply run back inside the closet.” “ Gay activists favor this perspective at least in part because survey data showed that people are more sympathetic to gay cause if they believe that sexual orientation is immutable.” (page number, cite sources)
The article also talked of(informal register) religious causes. “ According to the book of Leviticus, homosexuality- at least when practiced by males- is prohibited, punishable by death.” (page)In addition, some therapists even held that homosexuality was a psychological disorder. Fortunately, these concepts had changed afterwards. I had strong feelings(about what) when I read the sentence: “ It was largely gays themselves- understandably tired of being viewed as freaks of nature- who began to assert that their orientation was not pathological.” (page)In my opinion, it was a nice change of their thoughts.
To talk of the influence of the environment, Matt’s example could also explain it. “ My whole life, was defined by whomever I was with- whomever I could use to make up for my own faults.” (page)This could be the support of the viewpoints of social influence.
2008年10月23日 星期四
Anonymous (September 7, 2004). Taiwan.
From http://www.jamessteed.com/gayson/gayson.htm
Annotation:
“ We may not have in a traditional sense of raising up a family, but we take care of our family. We are very engaged with our parents, sisters, brothers, ...I think it was a misconception that black gay men don't want to have a children but I do want to have kids, ...” “ Is that being a gay is wrong ... so how can you really ever be one hundred percent proud of who you are in the society that does not accept us?” (page. too many quotes without expalning)From the interview with some homosexual people, we, as the listeners, could understand their struggle and pain in heart.
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure.
Dimitri HSU 提到...
People are just with tons of assumptions. They assume gay couple 's child is supposed to be influced as gay..etc Here is a cliphttp://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPVISQR9fY
You could perceive from it how people define people different from them.
2008年12月22日 上午 7:17
Elsa 提到...
The website you found provide us the basic knowledge about homosexuals. I agree with you that a person should love and accept himself, but it is difficult for people to neglect the opinions of others. People should avoid the prejudice by knowing more about homosexuals.
2008年12月24日 下午 10:10
Revised one:
“ We may not have in a traditional sense of raising up a family, but we take care of our family. We are very engaged with our parents, sisters, brothers, ...I think it was a misconception that black gay men don't want to have a children but I do want to have kids, ...” “ Is that being a gay is wrong ... so how can you really ever be one hundred percent proud of who you are in the society that does not accept us?” From the interview with some homosexual people, we, as the listeners, could understand their struggle and pain in heart.
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure. (really?)People may said that it was easy to say than to act out. They raised such opinion: It was for sure that a person should love and accept himself but it is still difficult for people to neglect the opinions of others. This was quite sure, but as a matter of fact, it was always a challenge and a struggle for those being the minority; as far as I am concerned, most people tend to be more respectful to one another nowadays and even though it may take time to change the stereotype within the society, it is still definitely a top priority for homosexuals to accept themselves first.
2008年10月15日 星期三
Could Gay be Gay?
From http://www.youtube.com/v/V1iEpBsNIBU&hl=zh_TW&fs=1
Annotation
Sometimes it is the Homosexuals themselves that cannot fight against the discrimination toward them. They considered much more things than the public. In other words, they care the public thought too much. They think that they might not be accepted by the public. However, nowadays, most people do treat them equally. The above mentioned can be proved in the Video. The boy in the video showed his panic.
Dimitri HSU 提到...
I do not remember the exact number support same-sex marriage in France. But the younger the French are, the more supportive they are. Many the public has no unified opinion about gays and lesbians. But you are right. Today, people who discriminate gays and lesbians are mostly criticized. And maybe most people just act like they are okey about gays. Who knows?
2008年12月22日 上午 7:12
Revised one:
(need t oorganize the thoughts)
Sometimes it is the homosexuals themselves that cannot fight against the discrimination toward them. (own thought ?or from the video?)They considered much more things than the public. In other words, they care the public thought too much. The fact that they think the public might not accept them causes their fear to accept themselves. However, nowadays, most people do treat them equally. The above-mentioned can be proved in the Video. The boy in the video showed his panic. There was a guess that perhaps people may act out that they could accept homosexuals in nowadays society. However, I do not think that it was a serious problem because we could never guess people’s minds; instead I believe that once we treat people well and sincerely, they would treat us well in return.
2008年12月11日 星期四
Ideology- Queer Cinema
Louis Giannetti (1997). Understanding Movies, p.483-p.489.
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in queer cinema.
In the paragraph, it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theory on the issue. The researchers as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually. On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and told the public. According to the paragraph, 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forced most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
“ The gay Liberation Movement drew much of its inspiration from other revolutionary groups of the 1960s, especially feminism and the Black Liberation Movement. There was a difference, however. Whereas women and people of color could not pretend to be ‘ the other,’ most homosexuals could pass for straight. They often did- and still do- because of the social prejudice against them. ” The ideology of the issue had brought in the thrive in queer cinema.
In the paragraph, it mentioned the psychology of the homosexuals, and the different theory on the issue. The researchers as Kinsey and Masters and Johnshon regarded all sexual behavior as learned, not innate. Freud thought that the sexual tendency was influenced by social conventions. Thus, everybody must learn what’s a “ normal” sexually. On the other hand, other researchers believe that homosexuality is inborn. Recent medical findings proved that the brain structure is the cause of sexual tendency. Homosexuals did not choose to be gays/ lesbians; it chooses them. As for them, their sexual tendency is natural. Some people would not tell people the truth if they were homosexuals for fear that they might be discriminated. However, still a lot of people tend to accept the fact and told the public. According to the paragraph, 10 percent of the American population is homosexual; as high as 33 percent of people have had at least one homosexual experience. Many people believe the idea because everybody has his/ her masculine and feminine sides.
Some actors and actresses told the public the truth, and much to their surprise, they were still popular and favored by people. McKellen is a leading gay activist, and also a famous actor. He once said, “ I’ve had enough of being a gay icon! Since I came out, I keep getting all these parts and my career’s taken off. I want a quiet life. I’m going back into the closet. But I can’t get back into the closet, because it’s absolutely jam-packed full of other actors.” From the speech, we knew that his career did go smoothly well, and even better after he came out of the closet; people did not treat him as a weirdo. However, the stereotype in the public still forced most actors to stay in the closet. In my opinion, homosexuals could only feel relieved and truly accept themselves when they themselves get rid of the stereotype.
2008年12月4日 星期四
Revision of the exam essay
黃新雅 Huang Hsin-Ya
Due to the fact that most students are unaware of many literary forms, such as technical paper, and essay, teachers would teach students how to write description, narration, evaluation, and classification paper so as to complete different kinds of works, including expressive, persuasive, informative, literary works for audience of all types. As time passed by, instead of merely asking students to write articles in hands, teachers tend to teach students with the use of computers, because it was said that writing for nonprint media was the most profitable ways for professional writers; thus, it was worthy to let children to get used to network resources.
Now that people mostly would prefer to use words to show their thought to the other people, it is essential for us to learn how to converse our thought into language. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, that teachers should equip students with all those knowledge about how to write is really an important things. After learning all the writing styles and finishing composing their writings, students should know how to revise them and consider whether their writings are suitable for their audience. In other words, their writings should arouse the interest of their audience. It is difficult to write composition in a limited time, because writing is a process that includes a variety of works. Firstly, we should have some thought to the issue about what we are going to write. Secondly, we have to compose our ideas into words. In this process, we have to gather information. With all the information, we are able to compose our writings. Thirdly, after finishing our compositions, we have to revise them. All these jobs need a lot of time. Accordingly, I totally agree with the concept that the writing should not be done in a limited of time.
With all the processes, the compositions may not be good enough to be called excellent ones. We have to put some other factors into consideration. If we are trying to write articles to convince other people, we have to make our writings persuasive; it would be better for us to read them over again and again to make sure whether they contained enough evidence and examples. To make our writings seemed persuasive, it was better that we should not just express our ideas through mere narration, but we should think of ways to make them look informative. On the other hand, when writing argumentation articles, try to point out our viewpoints clearly and make them be specifically clear. All these examples showed that it was really not an easy task to compose good articles, so we need teachers to guide us at school.
Recently a lot of information has been posted on the Internet. It is very convenient if we can surf the Internet and find things that we can put in our articles. Accordingly, I think that the author had pointed out the idea of teacher’s using the computer to guide the students learning quite convincingly.
Due to the fact that most students are unaware of many literary forms, such as technical paper, and essay, teachers would teach students how to write description, narration, evaluation, and classification paper so as to complete different kinds of works, including expressive, persuasive, informative, literary works for audience of all types. As time passed by, instead of merely asking students to write articles in hands, teachers tend to teach students with the use of computers, because it was said that writing for nonprint media was the most profitable ways for professional writers; thus, it was worthy to let children to get used to network resources.
Now that people mostly would prefer to use words to show their thought to the other people, it is essential for us to learn how to converse our thought into language. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, that teachers should equip students with all those knowledge about how to write is really an important things. After learning all the writing styles and finishing composing their writings, students should know how to revise them and consider whether their writings are suitable for their audience. In other words, their writings should arouse the interest of their audience. It is difficult to write composition in a limited time, because writing is a process that includes a variety of works. Firstly, we should have some thought to the issue about what we are going to write. Secondly, we have to compose our ideas into words. In this process, we have to gather information. With all the information, we are able to compose our writings. Thirdly, after finishing our compositions, we have to revise them. All these jobs need a lot of time. Accordingly, I totally agree with the concept that the writing should not be done in a limited of time.
With all the processes, the compositions may not be good enough to be called excellent ones. We have to put some other factors into consideration. If we are trying to write articles to convince other people, we have to make our writings persuasive; it would be better for us to read them over again and again to make sure whether they contained enough evidence and examples. To make our writings seemed persuasive, it was better that we should not just express our ideas through mere narration, but we should think of ways to make them look informative. On the other hand, when writing argumentation articles, try to point out our viewpoints clearly and make them be specifically clear. All these examples showed that it was really not an easy task to compose good articles, so we need teachers to guide us at school.
Recently a lot of information has been posted on the Internet. It is very convenient if we can surf the Internet and find things that we can put in our articles. Accordingly, I think that the author had pointed out the idea of teacher’s using the computer to guide the students learning quite convincingly.
2008年12月2日 星期二
Editing or revising suggestions
For Joyce:
I think that you could read over your article again and pay attention to the conjunction problems and then revise it. You stated out the summary and the reflection in a separable way and that made it quite clear. However, you could think of another way to connect each paragraph.
For Dimitri:
You had given the examples of the benefit of using the computer to support the article and I think that it was great. You might think of changing some singular forms into plural forms. I do not have any suggestion for your revising work; however, you could minimize the summary if you want to.
For Ocean:
The sentences in your article are mostly long, and I think that you might think of breaking those sentences into shorter ones. By doing so, it would become easier for the readers to read and thus, have better understanding. In addition, separating your article into different paragraph would be a good choice. It provided readers an easier way to distinguish from the summary and your own reflection.
For Candy:
In the first paragraph, there is a sentence that sounded weird to me; it seemed that you did not finish the sentence. ( “ To think of the main sentence, thesis statement, supporting point of views and conclusion.” ) I think that you might read the article again and correct some spelling mistakes and also check out if you want to add some missing words into your article. By the way, at the very beginning, you stated out the source of the article, and that was cool.
For Wang Chen Sin:
You might want to correct some of the spelling mistakes and reconsider to put some conjunctions in the article. In addition, also think that if you want to change some singular nouns into plural ones. To make the article smoother, you might read it over again and then revise it.
For Claire:
In the first paragraph, I could not understand the sentence: “ how to combine their thought unfolded into many audience rather than sole instructors” and so could I not understand this one: “ so it’s human to decide the writing not form do decision of us” in the last paragraph. There are some spelling mistakes that you might want to change them, and furthermore, also add some prepositions in some places.
For Yi-Ju Chen:
You combined the article with the knowledge that you had learned in class and that was cool. There are some spelling mistakes that you might want to change them. In the last paragraph, you did point out your point of views. I think that your work is fine already. You can just think about how to make it better and better.
For Elsa:
With most of the ideas that had been mentioned in the original article that you were revising, you had stated your own ideas, too. You might want to change some of the tense in the article. At the end, you had pointed out most students’ problem: not knowing how to think out of the box. However, to tell the truth, I am not quite sure if the last paragraph was needed.
For Vivi:
You had added some of your own experience in the reflection and that was cool. Furthermore, you had stated your point of view in the last paragraph and that corresponded to the condition of a good reflection. However, there are some tense and grammatical problems that you might want to consider changing them.
For Roxy:
It is for sure that the Internet offers us lots of information so that it is more convenient for us to find the sources that we need on it. First of all, I think you might change the word “ internet” into “ the Internet.” There are a couple of tense problems that you might want to correct them. Furthermore, you forget to add conjunction between nouns. I think that your summary is cool.
I think that you could read over your article again and pay attention to the conjunction problems and then revise it. You stated out the summary and the reflection in a separable way and that made it quite clear. However, you could think of another way to connect each paragraph.
For Dimitri:
You had given the examples of the benefit of using the computer to support the article and I think that it was great. You might think of changing some singular forms into plural forms. I do not have any suggestion for your revising work; however, you could minimize the summary if you want to.
For Ocean:
The sentences in your article are mostly long, and I think that you might think of breaking those sentences into shorter ones. By doing so, it would become easier for the readers to read and thus, have better understanding. In addition, separating your article into different paragraph would be a good choice. It provided readers an easier way to distinguish from the summary and your own reflection.
For Candy:
In the first paragraph, there is a sentence that sounded weird to me; it seemed that you did not finish the sentence. ( “ To think of the main sentence, thesis statement, supporting point of views and conclusion.” ) I think that you might read the article again and correct some spelling mistakes and also check out if you want to add some missing words into your article. By the way, at the very beginning, you stated out the source of the article, and that was cool.
For Wang Chen Sin:
You might want to correct some of the spelling mistakes and reconsider to put some conjunctions in the article. In addition, also think that if you want to change some singular nouns into plural ones. To make the article smoother, you might read it over again and then revise it.
For Claire:
In the first paragraph, I could not understand the sentence: “ how to combine their thought unfolded into many audience rather than sole instructors” and so could I not understand this one: “ so it’s human to decide the writing not form do decision of us” in the last paragraph. There are some spelling mistakes that you might want to change them, and furthermore, also add some prepositions in some places.
For Yi-Ju Chen:
You combined the article with the knowledge that you had learned in class and that was cool. There are some spelling mistakes that you might want to change them. In the last paragraph, you did point out your point of views. I think that your work is fine already. You can just think about how to make it better and better.
For Elsa:
With most of the ideas that had been mentioned in the original article that you were revising, you had stated your own ideas, too. You might want to change some of the tense in the article. At the end, you had pointed out most students’ problem: not knowing how to think out of the box. However, to tell the truth, I am not quite sure if the last paragraph was needed.
For Vivi:
You had added some of your own experience in the reflection and that was cool. Furthermore, you had stated your point of view in the last paragraph and that corresponded to the condition of a good reflection. However, there are some tense and grammatical problems that you might want to consider changing them.
For Roxy:
It is for sure that the Internet offers us lots of information so that it is more convenient for us to find the sources that we need on it. First of all, I think you might change the word “ internet” into “ the Internet.” There are a couple of tense problems that you might want to correct them. Furthermore, you forget to add conjunction between nouns. I think that your summary is cool.
2008年12月1日 星期一
Midterm Summary and Exam Essay
Most people have focused more on the processes of planning, composing, revising, and publishing. Due to the fact that most students are unaware of many literary forms, such as technical paper, and essay, teachers would to teach students how to write description, narration, evaluation, and classification paper so as to complete different kind of works, including expressive, persuasive, informative, literary works for audience of all types. Students could do their writings and discuss them in class. As time passed by, teachers tend to teach students with the use of computers, because it was said that writing for nonprint media was the most profitable ways for professional writers nowadays. Thus, it was worthy to let children to get used to network resources.
Now that people mostly would prefer to use words to show their thought to the other people, it is essential for every one of us to learn how to converse our thought into language. Thus, as far as I am concerned, that teachers should equipped students with all those knowledge about how to write is really an important things. After learning all the writing styles and finishing composing their writings, students should know how to revise them and consider whether their writings are suitable for their audience. In other words, their writings should arouse the interest of their audience. It is difficult to write composition in a limited time, because writing is a process that includes a variety of works. Firstly, we should have some thought to the issue about what we are going to write. Secondly, we have to compose our ideas into words. In this process, we have to gather information. With all the information, we are able to compose our writings. Thirdly, after finishing our compositions, we have to revise them. All these jobs need a lot of time. Therefore, I totally agree with the opinion that author has mentioned that the writing should not be done in a limited of time.
With all the processes, the compositions may not be good enough to be called excellent ones. We have to put some other factors into consideration. If we are trying to write articles to convince other people, we have to make our writings persuasive. Therefore, we should read them over again and again to examine them whether it contained enough evidence and examples. We have to be persuasive so that we have to think of a way to make our writing believable. Thus, we should not just express our ideas through mere narration, but we should think of ways to make them look informative. On the other hand, when writing an argumentation articles, we should think of ways to point out our viewpoints clearly and make them be specifically clear. All these examples showed that it was really not an easy task to compose good articles. Therefore, we need teachers to guide us at school.
Nowadays, a lot of information is posted on the internet. It is very convenient if we can surf the internet and find the sources that we can put in our articles. Accordingly, I think that the author had pointed out the idea of teacher’s using the computer to guide the students learning quite convincingly.
Now that people mostly would prefer to use words to show their thought to the other people, it is essential for every one of us to learn how to converse our thought into language. Thus, as far as I am concerned, that teachers should equipped students with all those knowledge about how to write is really an important things. After learning all the writing styles and finishing composing their writings, students should know how to revise them and consider whether their writings are suitable for their audience. In other words, their writings should arouse the interest of their audience. It is difficult to write composition in a limited time, because writing is a process that includes a variety of works. Firstly, we should have some thought to the issue about what we are going to write. Secondly, we have to compose our ideas into words. In this process, we have to gather information. With all the information, we are able to compose our writings. Thirdly, after finishing our compositions, we have to revise them. All these jobs need a lot of time. Therefore, I totally agree with the opinion that author has mentioned that the writing should not be done in a limited of time.
With all the processes, the compositions may not be good enough to be called excellent ones. We have to put some other factors into consideration. If we are trying to write articles to convince other people, we have to make our writings persuasive. Therefore, we should read them over again and again to examine them whether it contained enough evidence and examples. We have to be persuasive so that we have to think of a way to make our writing believable. Thus, we should not just express our ideas through mere narration, but we should think of ways to make them look informative. On the other hand, when writing an argumentation articles, we should think of ways to point out our viewpoints clearly and make them be specifically clear. All these examples showed that it was really not an easy task to compose good articles. Therefore, we need teachers to guide us at school.
Nowadays, a lot of information is posted on the internet. It is very convenient if we can surf the internet and find the sources that we can put in our articles. Accordingly, I think that the author had pointed out the idea of teacher’s using the computer to guide the students learning quite convincingly.
2008年11月24日 星期一
2008年11月20日 星期四
Response Essays
I can easily get your main point from your topic. It does forecast the thesis in your following paragraph. However, you can rethink your topic and make it a sexier one. You have pointed out the two opposite attitudes of the public about whether it is good or bad to have plastic surgery, but you did not tell the reader your point of view yet. So you might think of adding your viewpoint about the issue. By the way, I think you have stated the arguments well. ( Joyce)
As a reader, when I saw your topic, I could understand what you were going to talk about in your article. Thus, I think you have a clear topic. The issue you have brought out was really a controversial one. You did point out your point of view about the issue: innocent animals are abandoned in the first paragraph, but you might want to emphasize your viewpoint more directly in the first paragraph. I realize that you strengthen your idea at the last paragraph, but do you want to do it both in the first paragraph and the last one? Also, you can talk more about your viewpoint.( Candy)
I think that you did give the readers a clear idea about what you were going to mention in your article from the topic you have given. You stated your point of view well, and by the relevant information you gave out, I was convinced by your viewpoint! ( Elsa)
I can easily understand the content before I read the article. You have pointed out the different point of views about the issue. However, you did not tell the readers your own opinion about the issue. You might want to add some of it in your article. Furthermore, I think that you can give out more ideas on the debate. By doing so, you may convince your audience. ( Claire)
As a reader, when I saw your topic, I could understand what you were going to talk about in your article. Thus, I think you have a clear topic. The issue you have brought out was really a controversial one. You did point out your point of view about the issue: innocent animals are abandoned in the first paragraph, but you might want to emphasize your viewpoint more directly in the first paragraph. I realize that you strengthen your idea at the last paragraph, but do you want to do it both in the first paragraph and the last one? Also, you can talk more about your viewpoint.( Candy)
I think that you did give the readers a clear idea about what you were going to mention in your article from the topic you have given. You stated your point of view well, and by the relevant information you gave out, I was convinced by your viewpoint! ( Elsa)
I can easily understand the content before I read the article. You have pointed out the different point of views about the issue. However, you did not tell the readers your own opinion about the issue. You might want to add some of it in your article. Furthermore, I think that you can give out more ideas on the debate. By doing so, you may convince your audience. ( Claire)
2008年11月13日 星期四
Gay Genes, Revisited.
By: LeVay, Tim; Hamer. Scientific American, May 1994, Vol. 270 Issue 5, p44, 6p Abstract: Two pieces of evidence, a structure within the human brain and a genetic link, point to a biological component for male homosexuality [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] (AN 14327844)
link
Annotation:
Different sides of the scientists were arguing whether homosexuality had something to do with chromosome X. Some thought that the sexual tendency was the cause of genes, while other thought that that was not being proved yet.
link
Annotation:
Different sides of the scientists were arguing whether homosexuality had something to do with chromosome X. Some thought that the sexual tendency was the cause of genes, while other thought that that was not being proved yet.
2008年11月5日 星期三
Reflection
The topic of my paper is “ Could Gay be gay?” As for the second word “ Gay,” it contained double meanings: “ happy” as an adjective, and “ homosexuals” as a noun. Thus creates an interesting pun and so this topic could be dealt either with emotional aspect or simply with optional aspect. Due to the fact that the topic could be discussed in broad views, it makes the process of writing the issues all the more difficult. In my first draft, I tried to put emphasis on the perspective on the scientific areas. I gathered many scholars’ ideas and tried to find out the related ideas and also found some interesting ideas on the topic.
There are a lot of methods in writing such issues as my topic; one of them is to start from the point of views of the scientists, and the other is to start from the aspects of cultural matters. If I am to deal with the problems of science, I should start with finding all those scientific jargons and then make attempt to figure out all the meanings of the terms that may appear in the relevant resources I have found. On the other hand, if I want to focus on the psychological sides of the homosexuals, I have to start and interview with some of the gays and lesbians. Teacher said that I could write my papers by means of three ways. Firstly, I can choose to focus on the scientific position. Secondly, I can write my papers in the view of psychological position. The last choice is to arrange both sides of viewpoints into my articles. As long as I state the examples clearly, it does not matter whether I choose the first choice or the second one and the third one vice versa.
In the beginning, the related research papers I have seen were all talking about the issue in the same point of view- scientific theories. Thus, my papers adopted their common ideas and talked of chromosome in my writings. However, I also found some other interesting articles pointed out that cultural problems and living background could more or less affected the sexual tendency. In the academic papers, although we would see many authors mentioned similar views, the authors still had their own ideas and gave out the result of their research to support themselves.
My very first topic was “ Rainbow,” which was the representative symbol of homosexuals. However, this topic, as the above mentioned, could be discussed in very broad ranges. Thus, it took me a lot of time to decide what aspect I should focus on. It was definitely a tough work. At the end of the meeting, I decided to try and change my writing a litter bit, and to deal more with the background of the homosexuals, and to add some of my opinions from the experience of my interacting with my friends. This would be huge reverse.
There are a lot of methods in writing such issues as my topic; one of them is to start from the point of views of the scientists, and the other is to start from the aspects of cultural matters. If I am to deal with the problems of science, I should start with finding all those scientific jargons and then make attempt to figure out all the meanings of the terms that may appear in the relevant resources I have found. On the other hand, if I want to focus on the psychological sides of the homosexuals, I have to start and interview with some of the gays and lesbians. Teacher said that I could write my papers by means of three ways. Firstly, I can choose to focus on the scientific position. Secondly, I can write my papers in the view of psychological position. The last choice is to arrange both sides of viewpoints into my articles. As long as I state the examples clearly, it does not matter whether I choose the first choice or the second one and the third one vice versa.
In the beginning, the related research papers I have seen were all talking about the issue in the same point of view- scientific theories. Thus, my papers adopted their common ideas and talked of chromosome in my writings. However, I also found some other interesting articles pointed out that cultural problems and living background could more or less affected the sexual tendency. In the academic papers, although we would see many authors mentioned similar views, the authors still had their own ideas and gave out the result of their research to support themselves.
My very first topic was “ Rainbow,” which was the representative symbol of homosexuals. However, this topic, as the above mentioned, could be discussed in very broad ranges. Thus, it took me a lot of time to decide what aspect I should focus on. It was definitely a tough work. At the end of the meeting, I decided to try and change my writing a litter bit, and to deal more with the background of the homosexuals, and to add some of my opinions from the experience of my interacting with my friends. This would be huge reverse.
2008年10月29日 星期三
Do Gays Have a Choice?
By: Epstein, Robert. Scientific American Mind, Feb/Mar2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p50, 8p Abstract: Science offers a clear and surprising answer to a controversial question [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] (AN 23432303)
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=3&sid=0ef80f05-7ac0-4011-a81c-1967ab28d5c1%40sessionmgr9
Annotation:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome. Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=3&hid=3&sid=0ef80f05-7ac0-4011-a81c-1967ab28d5c1%40sessionmgr9
Annotation:
The author mentioned that homosexuality is nature born. In the other words, it has something to do with the chromosome. Most people might think that there was deep-rooted stereotype against gays and lesbians in the public. However, as time passed by, the author pointed out that sometimes it was the homosexuality that had the “ discrimination” against themselves. They searched for therapy so as to change themselves into so-called “ ordinary people” (straight guys.) Some may succeed eventually, but most could not. Most people have the tendency of being homosexuality; thus, the environment may affect some of them in some way. That is to say, some people could accept both genders. From the other aspect, some homosexuality could not change their sexual tendency if they have strong genetic tendencies.
2008年10月23日 星期四
Rainbow
“ We may not have in a traditional sense of raising up a family, but we take care of our family. We are very engaged with our parents, sisters, brothers, ...I think it was a misconception that black gay men don't want to have a children but I do want to have kids, ...” “ Is that being a gay is wrong ... so how can you really ever be one hundred percent proud of who you are in the society that does not accept us?” From the interview with some homosexual people, we, as the listeners, could understand their struggle and pain in heart.
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure.
http://www.jamessteed.com/gayson/gayson.htm
In sum, a person should not be measured by the opinions of others. One should always love and accept oneself and others would treat them equally for sure.
http://www.jamessteed.com/gayson/gayson.htm
2008年10月15日 星期三
Could Gay be Gay?(youtube)
Annotation:
Sometimes it is the Homosexuals themselves that cannot fight against the discrimination toward them. They considered much more things than the public. In other words, they care the public thought too much. They think that they might not be accepted by the public. However, nowadays, most people do treat them equally. The above mentioned can be proved in the Video. The boy in the video showed his panic.
2008年9月28日 星期日
Could Gay be Gay?
Is Homosexuality Abnormal?
Homosexuality is a description of those people who tend to love the same gender as they are. Those people are so-called gays or lesbians. Nowadays, homosexuality has become a controversial issue that provokes the public to think whether such sexual orientation is acceptable or not because it was once said to be shameful and abnormal. “ In the closet” is a form to describe such kind of situation that they suffer from. Since homosexuality was still not broadly accepted, those people are not allowed to pursue their love directly; thus, they suffer from great pain. However, as time went by, they started to fight for their rights for pursuing and expressing their affection to their love ones without being repelled; during these campaigns, conflicts could not be avoided. I am of the opinion that the concept of “ all men are created equal” can be used in this situation. Everyone has his/ her right to live in his/ her own style and pursue happiness. Homosexuality is nature born for sure; therefore, they should not be treated as abnormal people. There is a research that it happened not only in human world but also in animals’. In China, the public was said to accept this concept in the Han Dynasty. It was not until the discrimination of homosexuality spread into China that the Chinese started to show despise on them. Therefore, we should start to change the stereotype among those people by heart and not be influenced by the hatred that was not base on equality.
2008年9月26日 星期五
first draft討論對話記錄
霈絃~ 說: kerker
it's candy 說: 哈 what are we going to discuss?
霈絃~ 說: so shall we discuss in English all in english
it's candy 說: yeah !
Claire 說: Yes
it's candy 說: of course
霈絃~ 說: ok
Sophia 說: what subject are we going to focus on
it's candy 說: ummm...
Claire 說: ......
霈絃~ 說: find some issue that we interest in
it's candy 說: just one issue?
霈絃~ 說: or..? more than one
it's candy 說: ok
霈絃~ 說: so we can choose from them
it's candy 說: so...everybody came up with an idea
Claire 說: Can each one have different issue?
Sophia 說: haha
it's candy 說: ??
Sophia 說: yeah
霈絃~ 說: so what we are talking about has to be our own paper
Sophia 說: do you think that i have to change my subject?
it's candy 說: you can keep it i think! just chang the thing that you focus
Sophia 說: but i don't know what am i going to focus on
霈絃~ 說: and find more information
Sophia 說: whithout being attack ...culture ?
it's candy 說: it's ok
Claire 說: I think it's ok for Sophia's subject
Sophia 說: kerker... thanks
it's candy 說: you're welcome! and what about my topic?? the commercial movies?
Sophia 說: i think it's fine too your audience will be the environmental protection people
Claire 說: It's OK
霈絃~ 說: so you want to do the research about commercial movies
it's candy 說: why environmental protection people
Sophia 說: i think you can focus on animals issue
霈絃~ 說: the effects to society..? animal ?
Sophia 說: because they care about people's abandoning animals, haha
it's candy 說: but it's just a little part of the commercial movies
Sophia 說: becase i don't know how to say the exact word
Claire 說: It would be a fine topic,too.
it's candy 說: i mean the animal
Sophia 說: yeah
it's candy 說: which word?
Claire 說: ?
Sophia 說: animal protection group? they will be interested in your topic
it's candy 說: if i mention that the Hollywood movies makers only care about the profit they make? is it alright?
霈絃~ 說: yap
it's candy 說: ok i will think about it !
霈絃~ 說: mostly
Sophia 說: you can mention disney
Claire 說: Is the teacher asking our own thioughts?
it's candy 說: disney???
Sophia 說: pixes? finding nemo
it's candy 說: ok,i will take that
Sophia 說: 101dogs ok, done
it's candy 說: ok what about others?
Claire 說: Me?
Sophia 說: you have to find an issue and also express your own ideas
霈絃~ 說: i don't know
it's candy 說: ok,claire
霈絃~ 說: haha
it's candy 說: claire ,i'm sorry, ha
Claire 說: Is the abortion topic fine to the paper?
it's candy 說: do you agree or disagree ?
Sophia 說: yes
Claire 說: I don't know. Maybe I can choose one side.
Sophia 說: i think you can find a lot of news about this subject
霈絃~ 說: yuo have to claim your ideas whether you support it or not
Sophia 說: yeah
Claire 說: OH! Yeah. Just recollecting those news?
Sophia 說: yes and write down the sources
霈絃~ 說: and use some news to help you strengthen your ideas
it's candy 說: and say that you agree or disagree
Sophia 說: then add some of your opinions
it's candy 說: yap!
Claire 說: Ha~ thanks
Sophia 說: ooodiadia~so now joyce?
it's candy 說: and what about joyce?
Claire 說: Joyce?
Sophia 說: haiii~
霈絃~ 說: what's that ooodiadia~ ok, i see i think i still need some time to decide
it's candy 說: sooo childish!!
Claire 說: It's OK.
it's candy 說: haha
Claire 說: Ha
Sophia 說: why do you attack your classmate
Claire 說: Don't be sad!
it's candy 說: cuz i have to bear it even in the dorm!!
Sophia 說: haha~i think i'll tell your roommate. now,joyce?
Claire 說: Dear Joyce?
it's candy 說: what you have came up with so far???
霈絃~ 說: don't attack me
it's candy 說: you can just share with us
Claire 說: Yeah!
霈絃~ 說: let me think.
it's candy 說: if you don't want to decide now,it's fine
霈絃~ 說: i'm going to explode
it's candy 說: how ? where?
Sophia 說: what about racial descrimination
霈絃~ 說: i think what candy suggests is ok
Sophia 說: so candy ,we had better leave now
it's candy 說: leave? why?
Sophia 說: we sit next to the bomb
霈絃~ 說: but i think it is difficult to connect it with literal research
Claire 說: Ha~You guys are very interesting.
Sophia 說: so how about cosmetic surgery?
霈絃~ 說: haha
Sophia 說: do you think it's a good idea to do the surgery
it's candy 說: i have a question
霈絃~ 說: ?
it's candy 說: do the topics need to be contraversial??
Sophia 說: does it has a conflict against the CHINESE TRADITION?
Claire 說: ?
Sophia 說: yes
Claire 說: yeah
it's candy 說: ok
Claire 說: Humm
霈絃~ 說: i think i really need more time to think about it today
it's candy 說: do you have any ideas??now
霈絃~ 說: i really find some topics that really interest me want to i know that there are many topics that i can choose
it's candy 說: like??? you can share with us , you don't have to decide it now
Claire 說: Share with us!
霈絃~ 說: i'm still thinking about it, okok
it's candy 說: but just share with us don't be shy!!
Sophia 說: share!!!
霈絃~ 說: no problem
it's candy 說: ok
霈絃~ 說: i'm finding some topics now
it's candy 說: i know that
Claire 說: You can do that!
霈絃~ 說: i have some general idea now
霈絃~ 說: maybe i can do some movie research about female
Sophia 說: how about suicide problem
Claire 說: Yeah
Claire 說: It's a fine topic.
霈絃~ 說: suicide problem? yap
Sophia 說: children commit suicide because their parents put too much pressure on them
it's candy 說: on the other hand
it's candy 說: i've read an article about that
Sophia 說: yeah kerker
霈絃~ 說: okok, thank you girls
it's candy 說: nowadays, children take it for granted that everything be done by others and they can't stand any pressure so.... they are called "the straberry "
Sophia 說: or do you want to talk about the rise of the women
霈絃~ 說: just like the idea from our english department magizine?
Claire 說: yes!
Sophia 說: but that will not be an contrvertial problem....
霈絃~ 說: ... so we must find the controvertial issue, don't we
it's candy 說: i have an idea!!
Claire 說: Maybe you can choose one of woman issues
it's candy 說: do u think that nowadays women really get the equality compared with men??? cuz lots of people claim the right! does it succeed ?
Sophia 說: is that really fair now? you can talk about that
it's candy 說: yes
Claire 說: Yeah
霈絃~ 說: yap i think about it
it's candy 說: just a suggesstion
霈絃~ 說: thanks
it's candy 說: u're welcome, haha
it's candy 說: 哈 what are we going to discuss?
霈絃~ 說: so shall we discuss in English all in english
it's candy 說: yeah !
Claire 說: Yes
it's candy 說: of course
霈絃~ 說: ok
Sophia 說: what subject are we going to focus on
it's candy 說: ummm...
Claire 說: ......
霈絃~ 說: find some issue that we interest in
it's candy 說: just one issue?
霈絃~ 說: or..? more than one
it's candy 說: ok
霈絃~ 說: so we can choose from them
it's candy 說: so...everybody came up with an idea
Claire 說: Can each one have different issue?
Sophia 說: haha
it's candy 說: ??
Sophia 說: yeah
霈絃~ 說: so what we are talking about has to be our own paper
Sophia 說: do you think that i have to change my subject?
it's candy 說: you can keep it i think! just chang the thing that you focus
Sophia 說: but i don't know what am i going to focus on
霈絃~ 說: and find more information
Sophia 說: whithout being attack ...culture ?
it's candy 說: it's ok
Claire 說: I think it's ok for Sophia's subject
Sophia 說: kerker... thanks
it's candy 說: you're welcome! and what about my topic?? the commercial movies?
Sophia 說: i think it's fine too your audience will be the environmental protection people
Claire 說: It's OK
霈絃~ 說: so you want to do the research about commercial movies
it's candy 說: why environmental protection people
Sophia 說: i think you can focus on animals issue
霈絃~ 說: the effects to society..? animal ?
Sophia 說: because they care about people's abandoning animals, haha
it's candy 說: but it's just a little part of the commercial movies
Sophia 說: becase i don't know how to say the exact word
Claire 說: It would be a fine topic,too.
it's candy 說: i mean the animal
Sophia 說: yeah
it's candy 說: which word?
Claire 說: ?
Sophia 說: animal protection group? they will be interested in your topic
it's candy 說: if i mention that the Hollywood movies makers only care about the profit they make? is it alright?
霈絃~ 說: yap
it's candy 說: ok i will think about it !
霈絃~ 說: mostly
Sophia 說: you can mention disney
Claire 說: Is the teacher asking our own thioughts?
it's candy 說: disney???
Sophia 說: pixes? finding nemo
it's candy 說: ok,i will take that
Sophia 說: 101dogs ok, done
it's candy 說: ok what about others?
Claire 說: Me?
Sophia 說: you have to find an issue and also express your own ideas
霈絃~ 說: i don't know
it's candy 說: ok,claire
霈絃~ 說: haha
it's candy 說: claire ,i'm sorry, ha
Claire 說: Is the abortion topic fine to the paper?
it's candy 說: do you agree or disagree ?
Sophia 說: yes
Claire 說: I don't know. Maybe I can choose one side.
Sophia 說: i think you can find a lot of news about this subject
霈絃~ 說: yuo have to claim your ideas whether you support it or not
Sophia 說: yeah
Claire 說: OH! Yeah. Just recollecting those news?
Sophia 說: yes and write down the sources
霈絃~ 說: and use some news to help you strengthen your ideas
it's candy 說: and say that you agree or disagree
Sophia 說: then add some of your opinions
it's candy 說: yap!
Claire 說: Ha~ thanks
Sophia 說: ooodiadia~so now joyce?
it's candy 說: and what about joyce?
Claire 說: Joyce?
Sophia 說: haiii~
霈絃~ 說: what's that ooodiadia~ ok, i see i think i still need some time to decide
it's candy 說: sooo childish!!
Claire 說: It's OK.
it's candy 說: haha
Claire 說: Ha
Sophia 說: why do you attack your classmate
Claire 說: Don't be sad!
it's candy 說: cuz i have to bear it even in the dorm!!
Sophia 說: haha~i think i'll tell your roommate. now,joyce?
Claire 說: Dear Joyce?
it's candy 說: what you have came up with so far???
霈絃~ 說: don't attack me
it's candy 說: you can just share with us
Claire 說: Yeah!
霈絃~ 說: let me think.
it's candy 說: if you don't want to decide now,it's fine
霈絃~ 說: i'm going to explode
it's candy 說: how ? where?
Sophia 說: what about racial descrimination
霈絃~ 說: i think what candy suggests is ok
Sophia 說: so candy ,we had better leave now
it's candy 說: leave? why?
Sophia 說: we sit next to the bomb
霈絃~ 說: but i think it is difficult to connect it with literal research
Claire 說: Ha~You guys are very interesting.
Sophia 說: so how about cosmetic surgery?
霈絃~ 說: haha
Sophia 說: do you think it's a good idea to do the surgery
it's candy 說: i have a question
霈絃~ 說: ?
it's candy 說: do the topics need to be contraversial??
Sophia 說: does it has a conflict against the CHINESE TRADITION?
Claire 說: ?
Sophia 說: yes
Claire 說: yeah
it's candy 說: ok
Claire 說: Humm
霈絃~ 說: i think i really need more time to think about it today
it's candy 說: do you have any ideas??now
霈絃~ 說: i really find some topics that really interest me want to i know that there are many topics that i can choose
it's candy 說: like??? you can share with us , you don't have to decide it now
Claire 說: Share with us!
霈絃~ 說: i'm still thinking about it, okok
it's candy 說: but just share with us don't be shy!!
Sophia 說: share!!!
霈絃~ 說: no problem
it's candy 說: ok
霈絃~ 說: i'm finding some topics now
it's candy 說: i know that
Claire 說: You can do that!
霈絃~ 說: i have some general idea now
霈絃~ 說: maybe i can do some movie research about female
Sophia 說: how about suicide problem
Claire 說: Yeah
Claire 說: It's a fine topic.
霈絃~ 說: suicide problem? yap
Sophia 說: children commit suicide because their parents put too much pressure on them
it's candy 說: on the other hand
it's candy 說: i've read an article about that
Sophia 說: yeah kerker
霈絃~ 說: okok, thank you girls
it's candy 說: nowadays, children take it for granted that everything be done by others and they can't stand any pressure so.... they are called "the straberry "
Sophia 說: or do you want to talk about the rise of the women
霈絃~ 說: just like the idea from our english department magizine?
Claire 說: yes!
Sophia 說: but that will not be an contrvertial problem....
霈絃~ 說: ... so we must find the controvertial issue, don't we
it's candy 說: i have an idea!!
Claire 說: Maybe you can choose one of woman issues
it's candy 說: do u think that nowadays women really get the equality compared with men??? cuz lots of people claim the right! does it succeed ?
Sophia 說: is that really fair now? you can talk about that
it's candy 說: yes
Claire 說: Yeah
霈絃~ 說: yap i think about it
it's candy 說: just a suggesstion
霈絃~ 說: thanks
it's candy 說: u're welcome, haha
Position Paper- First draft
黃新雅(961002010)
English Composition IIA
Professor Mei-Ya Liang
Sep. 25, 2008
English Composition IIA
Professor Mei-Ya Liang
Sep. 25, 2008
Is Homosexuality Abnormal?
Homosexuality is a description of those people who tend to love the same sex as they are. In other words, they are also called gays or lesbians. Nowadays, homosexuality has become a popular issue that provokes the public to think about whether it is acceptable or not because it was once said to be shameful and abnormal. “ In the closet” is a form to describe such kind of situation that they suffer from. Since this concept was still not normally accepted, they are not allowed to pursue their love directly; thus, they suffer from great pain. However, as time went by, they started to fight for their rights for pursuing and expressing their affection to their love ones without being repelled; during these campaigns, conflicts could not be avoided. I am of the opinion that the concept of “ all men are created equal” can be used in this situation. Everyone has his/ her right to live in his/ her own style and pursue happiness. Homosexuality is nature born and has something to do with genes; therefore, they should not be treated as abnormal people. There is a research that it happened not only in human world but also in animals’. In China, the public was said to accept this concept in the Han Dynasty. It was not until the discrimination of homosexuality spread into China that the Chinese started to show despise on them. Therefore, we should start to change the stereotype among those people by heart and not be influenced by the hatred that was not base on equality.
http://www.jamessteed.com/gayson/gayson.htm
訂閱：
文章 (Atom)