ISSUE: Protest against declining living standards in Taipei

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against declining living standards in Taipei last Saturday. Currently, media reports claimed the government was planning to cut the number of foreign workers in response to the protests. I redeem it is a serious problem.

My house is in Taoyuan. There are many foreign workers living in Taoyuan’s countryside. Because there are many small factories and progressing constructions there, all of them need workers. In a society that is oriented toward “diploma principle”, one takes every opportunity to acquire higher education degrees; therefore, few young people are interesting in hard and rough work. Taiwan needs many foreign workers from Southeast Asia to do these jobs. However, many people believe that more and more foreign workers may have impacted Taiwanese salaries and job opportunities because they can tolerate longer work time and lower pay.

I don’t think the foreign workers need to take all responsibilities for Taiwan’s unemployment problem. It is unfair. I believe that learning to be competitive is the best response for everyone for its living standards and future job.

ISSUE: A news about the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall

Today, I read a news about that the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. According to Taipei City Government’s Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics , it attracted the most visitors, both domestic and foreign, of any tourist attraction between January and August.

I like the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall. It is a beautiful garden and large square. There are two ponds with a lot of fishes; I like to feed them with my friends. Moreover, I had met foreign visitors several times while I was there. So I believe the survey of Taipei City Government. I try to talk with them, it is very interesting.

I redeem that the National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall is a good place for students to find foreign visitors to practice their English dialogue.

A movie: A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies --part 1

• This is the movie that the true matter of a true person reorganizes. It is a story concerning life.Puppy's mother and child are the survival of braveness comes down in the small village of no man, 16 days of miracle sort.

• On October 23, 2004, 5:56 p.m..With 新潟 county in Japan in more region for epicenter, the occurrence earthquake class was 6.8 earthquakes. It was named after the earthquake of "新潟縣中越地震", with the bullfight and the mountain ancient ambition village(now 長岡 City) that carp habitat be known for also because of new trunk line orbit damage and was completely stood alone.The whole village was demolished the breakage of the sort.

• However, there was a people's courage that story gave in the mountain ancient ambition village disappointed deep.That day of the earthquake, bitch "Mari" got 3 puppies.Earthquake occurrence, the everyone guarded a kid with oneself after all seeking refuge, in the dilapidation of the nature 16 in the days to come with three puppies together peaceful return of Mari.That posture aroused the public of touched.The shape of "survive down together with kid", didn't only give native disaster courage, also encourage medium more seismic renew.

My activity

On this Wednesday evening, my association-Tainan Students Association had a activity which was I planed. I hold the post of a movable programming personnel, I programed the whole activity. I was busy these several in order to settle the route of activity. Finally presented on this Wednesday evening and I felt very happy.

There were altogether 50 persons took part in this activity,there 16 persons took part in singing a song of game. I invited the teacher of our association, senior and president to hold the post of a judge.The beginning of activity, my row settled two exciting performances, the first performance was sung a song by the person of our association. They warm up the atmosphere of activity.

The second performance was sung a song by the senior, he let the whole atmosphere was very good and very happy. Everyone were pay attention to his performance. Then next program was compete, each participants made great effort of performance, also have already prepared musical instrument-electronic organ. The activity were very exciting.The game beginning of segment 2, I arranged two girls and a boy performed the popular dance, everyone saw happy and acquired a lot of applauses.

This activity brought us the appreciating of music and good heart feeling. After competing to end, we arranged to celebrate the birthday an activity and celebrate the society member of the birthday in October.Everyone all has fun very happily today.I think that the pain was worth.

Question 3: How are women portrayed in these situations?

Women were portrayed as beautiful women in television shows. Sometimes, they are beautiful, have qualities and gentleness. And sometimes they are cute or sexy. If a woman is a model, she will be portrayed as a beautiful woman or a sexy woman. For example, when they are show on the advertisement. If the merchandise is silk stockings or pure lipstick, they will be portrayed as beautiful women. They may be dressed in a short skirt and wear long hairs. Also, their age may be young. And then they can show their sexy.

However, on the news reporter set, they are dignified. They will dressed in a suit and their age may not too young. It is in order to express their profession.

In many culture, women were portrayed as a thin and beautiful women. Men were portrayed as a strong men and gentlemen. It is also gender stereotyping!

Question2: About Sexual Stereotyping

• Question2: About Sexual Stereotyping

Why are their more women in language oriented classes but far fewer in math or science? Why are their far more women secretaries but so few women doctors or engineers? Why are flight attendants all female ? What can be done to solve this problem?

• Answer:
  In our society, many female serves as the secretaries, flight attendants or the department store attendants. The reason is due to sexual stereotyping.
  
  Gender stereotyping occurs in many areas, even in schools. Girl were expected to study literature,arts or music, not manages an engineering course, math or science. Also, many people consider that a woman are tender and careful. The major reason for it is stereotyping. However, the social expectations influences their views. Parents may influences their children, and teachers may influences their students.
  
  However, how can we solve this problem. In my opinion, we have to give up our prejudice! Men and women are equally to be treated.

Question1: About Human Rights

• Question1: About Human Rights

How do you think this situation came about? Are their historical reasons this has happened? Are their cultural reasons? Other reasons? What can be done to fix this problem? (keep in mind that it is often difficult to prove that you are being underpaid).

• Answer:

In greatly part of culture, the female has been a flock despised.In addition to outside few matriarchal societies, greatly part of powers are all concentrated in the male body.In some culture, the female has no status, position and right more.

In many prehistoric cultures, women assumed a particular cultural role. In hunter-gatherer societies, women were generally the gatherers of plant foods, small animal foods, fish, and learned to use dairy products, while men hunted meat from large animals.

In more recent history, the gender roles of women have changed greatly. Traditionally, middle-class women were typically involved in domestic tasks emphasizing child care, and did not enter paid employment. For poorer women, especially working class women, this often remained an ideal,specify as economic necessity compelled them to seek employment outside the home. The occupations that were available to them were, however, lower in prestige and pay than those available to men.

ISSUE: a report about the stronger steels

Today I read a report about the stronger steels. According to this report, the development and manufacture of stronger steels enable auto makers to produce lighter cars that consume less fuel and emit volumes of harmful gases. I like this development.

My father has a car. He told me the maintenance cost of a car is higher than its original cost. The fuel cost plays a important role of a car’s life cost. If a car can consume less fuel, it would be a very good thing.