Lawmakers pass overhaul of law on animal rights

1. Because of public and international pressure, a new tougher animal cruelty law was passed in 2007. What is your response to this law? Is the penalty sufficient, too strict, or too lenient? Do you think this law is enforced or is it just for show? (in other words, how often do police investigate animal cruelty crimes?). Do you have any specific suggestions for how the system could be improved?

According to the news, it said the legislature overhauled the Animal Protection Act on December 14, introducing better protection of animal rights as well as tougher fines and prison sentences for those who abuse or abandon animals. According to the amendment, anyone who abuses or causes serious harm to animals may be fined between NT$100,000 and NT$500,000 -- double the fine before the bill was passed. I think the penalty is strict. The fine is high. But I think it is hard to investigate animal crimes. If the animals was suffer abuse by its master. They can't accuse who abusd them. It needs someone to accuse the crime of abusing or abandonment when the problem occurs. Also, if the crime didn't pay the fine or can't afford the fine.How can the police deal with the problem? Just send the crime to prison for a long period?It may waste a lot of unnecessry human resources.

In addition,I thought our already this formulation law protects the animal.The animals should by the equal treatment. We can't abuse the animals, even cause serious harm to animals or kill a dog or a cat. They have the right to live in the world and be treated well. We should treat the animals friendly. I think any law or amendment should be enforced. If the government just establish the law,but not enforce it. The law is no useful. The problem still occurs.I think the government should educate the people who want to raise animals. The animals should be mark their master name when the people buy it. For exmple, the government can give the animals an ID card. The ID card sould emblem their master who raise the animal. If the raiser don't got the animals' ID card, it may be an illegality of raising aniamls. It may be fine. In conclusion, I think this amendment is good. But it should enforce it.

ISSUUE: about a report about the job-hunting problems of graduate students in Taiwan

Today I read a report about the job-hunting problems of graduate students in Taiwan.

According to this report, recent surveys show that degrees from graduate schools no longer guarantee a good job in Taiwan, and the government’s push for higher education has caused a waste of talent.

In a sense, graduate education may fail. Maybe there are many students having degree but short of necessary talent of working well. I hope the education can guide us in choosing a future career. Meanwhile, I hope my future career is closely tied in with my education and interest. I am not a brilliant student, so I need to study harder.

I want to see a good movie

From morning we had cool breezes. I study as usual in the morning. My friend told me that a movie named “Cape 7” is very interesting. But I don’t have time to go to see this movie. There is not a theatre close to our campus. The movie is regard as “the eighth art”. But I don’t know what the meaning is. But I still want to see a good movie with my friends.

A recent survey

Today I read a recent survey show that degrees from graduate schools no longer guarantee a good job in Taiwan. The author argues that the government’s push for higher education has caused a waste of talent.

Currently, Taiwan’s economy is not good; therefore, more young people cannot gain a good job. Most of them will stay in campus for longer time to delay the fighting for job. The best method for undergraduate students to stay in campus is to enter the graduate school. So, the students of graduate schools will increase. Undoubtedly, the question aforementioned may become more serious. I hope the gloomy time can pass quickly.

My friend birthday

Today is my friend birthday. At the classroom, I said to her, “Happy Birthday”. We had a party in a small café in the afternoon. We sang the Birthday Song for her and had cake. We also played games together. In her birthday, I gave her a beautiful necklace as the present. It is a jewelry necklace. Its pendant is made of blue agate. I am very happy.

Also remember a childhood, I expected someone's birthday most. At this time, I can eat birthday cake. I really hope that my birthday hurries approach. Don't foget my birthday, friends.^_____^

Mid-term exam is coming.

The mid-term exam is coming. Under the room’s light, I looked gloomily before me at a huge pile of that stuff they call “books”. There are too many books and notes need to be read.

We students are the poorest creatures in the world. When can I go to bed? I did not answer. I should prepare my exam as soon as possible.I go to study right now.

Assignment--“cheating” or “not cheating”

Last week we looked at some penalties for cheating at universities around the US, and you have responded to various related topics on your blogs. But we’ve skipped an important step: we haven’t talked about what cheating is and isn’t. What’s acceptable and what’s not? Take this brief survey and give your opinions.
Survey Says: In your opinion, which of the following are cheating and against the rules (Hint: not all of them are!) Write “cheating” or “not cheating” after each one. Use a different color font for your answer, so it’s easy to find.

1. Copying a few pages from Wikipedia and turning it in as your assignment.

Cheating. We have to write the assignment by our own ideas.

2. Asking someone else to write a few paragraphs of your paper for you—but you still do most of it.

In my opinion, it is OK. We can refer to others idea but we have to make the change.

3. Asking someone to proofread your assignment and fix the grammar mistakes for you.

Not Cheating. It is similar to the teacher to help the student to change the grammar.

4. Having someone read what you wrote and tell you if they can understand it or not. You take their ideas and fix what you wrote.

Not Cheating. We can refer to others idea but we have to make the change.

5. Using an article from an English language learning website by copying it and turning it in.

Cheating. We can’t copy down from the website.

6. Finding an article online that says exactly what you were thinking, so you just turn that in.

Cheating. We can’t copy down from the website.

7. Reading an article that you found online, thinking about it, and then writing a response in your own words.

That’s OK. We can’t copy down from the website. But if we make the change. Writing a response in our own words. It is OK.

8. Doing a writing assignment for one class and then turning it in for two, three, or even more classes because you are too busy to do another writing assignment.

Not OK. It is not very good action. You will lose a chance of learning.

9. Finding some writing online, but changing some of the verbs and nouns before you turn it in.

Not OK. We have to write the article by ourselves.

10. Finding a paper online, but changing all of the verbs before you turn it in.

Not OK. We had better write the article by our own ideas and words.

11. Copying an article that you found, but you don’t get caught so no one ever knows about it.

Not OK. We can’t copy an article from other.

Assignment-Questions

• 1. In your opinion or experience, why do some students chose to cheat? What are some of the different reasons students give? Do you know people who cheated in high school or college? (you can respond generally. I am not looking for names).
• Answer:
• Because they hope to earn higher scores. The greatest majority of college and university students do not hesitate to cheat in examinations just to have good school reports. The reasons that students usually give are lacks of time, the range of exam too wide, and so on. Yes, I know people who cheated in high school.

• 2. In the US if you were caught plagiarizing assignments you would immediately be given a failing grade. You could also be immediately expelled from the university for “academic dishonesty”. Since the reason you were expelled would be written on your transcripts, every other university you applied to would know you once got caught cheating. What types of punishment are generally given for cheating on exams or class work in Taiwan? Do you think these punishments are a sufficient deterrent to cheating? What do you think the punishment should be?

• Answer:
• Some school will give a failing grade to who cheat on exam or class work. The other usually punishments are declare their names publicly and inform their parents. I think these punishments are a sufficient deterrent to cheating. On the other hand, I think the campus service is another good punishment.

• 3. You will have to think creatively for your answer here: Even with the threat of severe punishment, the readings above indicate that cheating is still a problem. One reason is because students naturally assume they will get away with it and won’t get caught. Therefore, severe consequences probably won’t be enough, by themselves, to stop students from cheating (if you don’t think you will get caught, it’s easy to ignore the possible consequences). What can be done? What real solutions should be tried? Are teachers and students in perpetual race to see who can get trickier?What other solutions can be tried to stop cheating? Be specific with your suggestions.

• Answer:
• I think the teacher need to design the lecture and exam to let student cannot cheat. The teacher can re-arrange seats of students in exam. The questions of exam should be astute to let students need to study harder.

ISSUE:about the taffic of Hsing-Chu

Yesterday, I went to Hsing-Chu City. The traffic there was very terrible.

Traffic jams are making life in the city more and more stressful. Measures such as drastically raising parking fees are proposed to discourage individual drivers and encourage people to use public transportation or car-pool. I will argue against the measures.

In fact, the public transportation or car-pool is not convenient for people in many cities. For instance, the Hsing-Chu City is not big, but public transportation cannot reach many areas. Meanwhile, the sorties of bus are few in night and holidays. Car-pool is not useful for us without car or not go to downtown regularly. Inferring from the above facts I will oppose any serious measures.

Midterm

Mid-term test will come!I am very frightened to have a lot of examinations. I worry that test isn't good.Usually I didn't spend much time on the lessons after the class. It will too late prepare.The examination soon arrive and I had to be good to prepare hard so much. I hope that I can pass the examination.