The Revised Version of Harriet's Summaries

summary

This article maybe wants to say that the girls in California are not better than the boys. The girls use computer in the other ways. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving. Janice Weinman, a researcher in the American Association of University Woman tries to discuss that problem. His research is all about the girls’ computer using in California.
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The yahoo news of ' Brown denies heart attack'

This is about one entertainer who had a heart attack. However, he didn’t tell the truth. The reporters really did diagnose him as suffering from a mild heart attack. The reporters wanted to know the truth, but he didn’t want to tell the truth. His attorney, Phaedra Parks, could not be reached for comments after Brown made his statements. She must to wait for Brown’s explanation.
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A, My Name is Alice: Moniker Madness

This article is talking about initial name that can influence the habits and people’s many aspects. Take “P my name is Paul, and I come from Poughkeepsie and I sell potatoes” for example, how amazing it is! And also the scores of the names beginning with A are more outstanding than the names with B. The surprising effect is similar in sports. Such as playing baseball, if the person's initial name begins with K, he will be very easy to strike out than others. The scientists are trying to find out more facts about such an amazing influence.

The Revised Version of Claire's Summaries

The summary of Saving AIDS Drugs for Africa Victims From CNN San Francisco Reporter Greg Lefevre,December 21, 2000

The AIDS population in Africa, one of the undeveloped areas, occupies large percentage in the world. Therefore, Lee Wildes who took a vacation in Africa before and saw the condition has tried her best to improve the medical treatment, but there are still serious problems- few nurses volunteer to go there and lacking prosecutions for non-licensed prescriptions. Nevertheless, Lee Wildes’s effort makes an admired success to the whole world.
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The Summary of Astronomers See Second Earth in the Making from Google News

From around a distant star 424 light-year away, the scientists discover the plant, HD 113766, where resembling dusty materials whirls around as the earth once was making. Before the HD 113766 was found, the astronomers had already discovered Gliese 581 and Gliese 581d. The experts need more observations to confirm whether they will support water or not in order to improve our space career.
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The Summary of English Record

With new technology, chocolate waste can be changed into biofuel. It is first changed into bio-ethanol and then mingled with vegetable oil. What a process! Some of biofuels are critical, because them cause the massive deforestation and the land which used to plant food crops changes into planting the biofuels production. Moreover, although the biofuels are transferred from chocolate, they don’t have the smell of chocolate.

The Discussion Transcript of The New York Times News

Claire 說: The article we will discuss is called"Don’t Open This Cookie (Disastrous Day Inside)"
HEIDI 說:
the article is about the revolution of the fortume cookies
HEIDI 說:
the words in the cookies are used to be vague and positive
Claire 說:
There is a kind of cookies which can predict our daily fortune.
Claire 說:
But it sometimes is not good message
HEIDI 說:
yes ,it is because the maker wants the words to be more useful
Harriet 說: Why the article is called in this name
HEIDI 說:
First the cookie is not a common cookie
Harriet 說:
Oh
HEIDI 說:
it means the fortune cookie
Harriet 說:
what is the fortune cookies?
Claire 說:
it can predict your fortune
Harriet 說:
oh~I see
HEIDI 說:
and
Harriet 說:
But why we can’t Open This Cookie
HEIDI 說:
it offered only in the Chinese restaurant
Harriet 說:
Oh
Claire 說:
Maybe it gives the bad predict on your day in the morning
Harriet 說:
Useful?
HEDI 說:
Why?
Claire 說:
The writer characterized the new fortunes as “cautious” rather than negative, and said he had received complaints about only two messages so far.
HEIDI 說:
if I were the costomer, I would hope the words can tell me "something."
Harriet 說:
But people do not want the bad message
Harriet 說:
hmmm
HEIDI 說:
in my opinion
HEIDI 說:
the complain caused from the custom
HEIDI 說:
the customers of the restaurants get used to see "good words."
HEIDI 說:
But we can't be lucky everyday, right?
Claire 說:
Yeah
HEIDI 說:
I think we'll back to the summary?
Claire 說:
ok
HEIDI 說:
so what does the article talk about after the company received those complaint?
Harriet 說:
They do nothing
HEIDI 說:
what?
Claire 說:
The article didn't mention this
Claire 說:
“I got some people saying that you’re making people think, and that’s good,” he said. "But I have people writing to me saying that it’s not positive enough.”
Claire 說:
The maker just said this
HEIDI 說:
I see. The article didn't tell us their solution.(I suppose they will improve their writing not to offend others)
Harriet 說:
Some customers seemed not care so much, right?
Harriet 說:
Yeah
Claire 說:
Karyn Turnbull's fiancé!
HEIDI 說:
yeah
Harriet 說:
I agree with his attitude
Claire 說:
Ha
Claire 說:
But why so many people go the fortuneteller
Claire 說:
And trust their fortune-tellinf
HEIDI 說:
They can tell us how to prevent the disaster
HEIDI 說:
Of course the good news is more welcomed
HEIDI 說:
any problem?
Harriet 說:
HA
Claire 說:
But there are many fortunetellers which cheat on people’s money.
HEIDI 說:
oh~
Harriet 說:
Can we believe this ?
HEIDI 說:
You mean the fortune cookies?
Harriet 說:
Yeah
HEIDI 說:
I think it is up to everyone
Claire 說:
Woman always believe
Claire 說:
This impacts our mood. Because you see your bad foture.
HEIDI 說:
oh? so you'll believe?
Claire 說:
I don't know
Harriet 說:
Maybe I would!
HEIDI 說:
I confess I may be impacted
Claire 說:
Ha
Harriet 說:
Almost every woman would trust this
HEIDI 說:
but I won't blame on the cookie
Harriet 說:
HA! Why?
Claire 說:
I think just depand on the chance of the fortune message
Harriet 說:
hmmm..So mathematical!
Claire 說:
Not by our individual message.
HEIDI 說:
Could you please explain more?
Claire 說:
humm
Claire 說:
Maybe the cookies is given by chance
Claire 說:
But the fortune tellers are usually facing the person
Claire 說:
so we can chose to believe or not
HEIDI 說:
ohhhh
Harriet 說:
what's your viewpoint?
HEIDI 說:
I agree that we own the choice
Claire 說:
YEAH
HEIDI 說:
And I also admire Bernard Chow
Claire 說:
HA! Great attitude!
Claire 說:
why
HEIDI 說:
If I get the cookie with message telling nothing, I will rather not have it.



(To blog tutor:
We thought the transcript should post on the Blackboard, so we didn't post it on the blogger before the deadline, but we did finish the homework on time.)

Summary 3 : A, My Name is Alice: Moniker Madness

A, My Name is Alice: Moniker Madness

Summary:
This article is talking about the magic power of our initials, such as “H” for Heidi, and how it influences our lives. According to Leif Nilson and Joseph Simmon' s psychological science report, people prefer the things with the same initial as their names unconciously, even including the negative ones. They found the names which began with C or D have worse performances than A or B in their school grades, and also in the baseball game, the K batters were more likely striked out and had less passion to avoid. The influence from the initial was not absolute, but not just a kidding coincidence, either.

The Record by Heidi And Harriet

Summary 2 : Taiwan likely to show off new missile

(1)http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071004/ap_on_re_as/taiwan_missile;_ylt=Alz4IeKggrilacMO3IRbdBkBxg8F

(2)The Key Words
1.missile :An object or weapon that is fired, thrown, dropped, or otherwise projected at a target; a projectile.
2.ratchet :To cause to increase or decrease by increments
3.sovereignty:A territory existing as an independent state.
4.counterattack :A return attack.
5.tactical: Of, relating to, used in, or involving military or naval operations that are smaller, closer to base, and of less long-term significance than strategic operations.
6.suppression: The act of suppressing.
7.deploy :To base (a weapons system) in the field.
8.hostility :The state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity.
9.amid :Surrounded by; in the middle of
10.perennially :Lasting or active through the year or through many years.

(3)Q & A
1.When will Taiwan show of their new missile to the world?
She will show it on National Day observance.

2.Why does Taiwan attempt to show her military power?
Because she feels under China’s fire suppression and displays it out of defense.

3.What reaction did China have to this event?
Beijing was blasted and considered it as a provocative action.

4.What else did the government of Taiwan do challenging China?
Taiwan intended to hold a vote about entering the U.N. as the name of Taiwan.

5.What role did America play in this crisis?
They criticized the serial actions of Taiwan to threaten the peace.

(4) Summary
After the separation of China and Taiwan in 1949, the tension has been rising in recent years. The government of Taiwan decided to present their new missile on National Day, while its action of using the name, Taiwan, to join the U.N. has already annoyed China. China viewed it as a threat and America disagreed with Taiwan’s lately actions. However, Taiwan still claimed its properness and accused China of setting up 900 missile pointing at her.

The CNN news "Computers and Girls"

http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/computergirls/home.html

The Summary
The time of computers has been coming, but the girls are found less interested than boys. According to the research, girls play the passive role in the computer world. They accept information instead of seeking further; they aren’t confident to their ability of dealing with the computer and not as interested as boys in virtual games. These differences may mention another gender gap about technology, but it won’t be wide if girls would like to sew it up.

The Thoughts And Reflections
As a girl in 2007, reading this article means a lot to me. Nowadays, computers, including the Internet, are much more popular than nine years ago; the circumstances have intensely changed. Many girls indulge in the Internet after school. Take one of my friends for example, everytime when I visited her, she was sitting in front of the computer, playing virtual game, chatting very fast with her Net-pal. It is not only boys but girls who addict to computer. However, still, girls in computer-related departments are fewer and often depend on boys to solve computer problems. The research did point out a new differences between genders.

Introduction

We've talked about ourselves several times during this week, but this will be my first time to write down my introduction.
My English name is Heidi, the name same as a famous novel that I haven't read yet. My hometown is Pingtung. Though it isn't a prosper place, a lack of entertainments and convenience, it is still a great place to live in. I like to read fantastic fiction;I love those adventures happened on heroes, which brought me going through those very amazing worlds, doing what I'll never be able to do in real life.
Above is my brief introduction, and I would like to say again,"Very happy to meet you all!"

who am I?

This is my first English blog.
Though I'm not good at English writing at all,
I'll try to improve it slowly,
because this is why I am here.

I hope this is a good beginning~!