draft - speech (May 2011)

I've never been the person of type who express the preference about a politician. But I cannot but admit he had many attractive traits as not only a politician but also a human. First of all, I felt admirable to get to know he was a lawyer and became a president, even though he graduated just a high school. At that time he passed a lawyer exam, few people were allowed to pass. After he became a president, some people didn't like his education background. Korean people tend to ignore the person who haven't gotten a university diploma. He assured me the university diploma doesn't matter. Second, his pre-presidential career was focused on human rights advocacy as a lawyer. After he became statesman, he focused on overcoming regionalism in South Korea politics. I admire his courageous lifestyle. He could live well just for his family like ordinary people do. However he tried to change the world by his way, that is the wasy of sacrifice himself. He ran for the National Assembly in the region where everybody thought it was impossible to be elected because people of that region were likely to give a vote for the party he was a memeber of. But he attempted to overcome regionalism and defeated at last. He became to get a nickname, foolish man.  After retiring from his president work, he went back to his hometown. One year and two months after leaving his office, he committed suicide allegedly leaving a suicide note apologizing for "making too many people suffer".

Song- landslide

-------------Below is the lyrics--------------

I took my love, I took it down

Climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills

'Till the landslide brought me down




Oh, mirror in the sky

What is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life?




Well, I've been afraid of changing

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too




Ah, take my love, take it down

Ah, climb a mountain and I turned around

And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills

Well, the landslide will bring it down




And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hills

Well, the landslide will bring it down

Oh, oh, the landslide will bring it down

The goblin story

For writing about the goblin story , I looked over what the goblin story is in my home country. Once there was an old man who had a huge lump under his cheek. One day he went to the forest to chop woods. He didn't know how fast the time had passed. He found the old house in which no one had lived before. He slept till he heard a noise. He was so surprised to see that the noise came from a goblin!. He started to sing a song to overcome his fear. However, That song enchanted the goblins. The goblins asked him how he could sing so. The old man said it is entirely because of his big lump under his cheek. The goblins proposed that they wanted to get the big lump.

The next morning, the old man came back to his house without the lump.

The news traveled to all the other villages. The other grumpy men with huge lump on his face heard that news. He made up his mind to go to the empty house for the goblins. He waited on purpose till night. He kept singing. He also met the goblins. He said "you can sing a song very well if you get my lump" However the goblins said "we got swindled the day before. How about you getting another lump?" At last the other man came back to his home with the two huge lumps.

The Gadgets of Tomorrow Are Here Today.

(Jenny, Larisa, Stefania, Yun, Hannah)

Group Work: What new gadgets do you think will come out in the future?

Our group discussed  the topic, which was about a future gadget.

All of our group members are women whose job are housewives.

They agreed with the idea that it could be wonderful if something could help the house tided up.

House chores are something that everybody has to do repeatedly everyday.

When the time for tidy up can be used for the time for pursuit of happiness instead,

Our life may be happier than ever before.

It is so happy to just imagine  life not consuming time for organizing of mess.

The key to solve mess problems in house is to use  magic remote control.

If you push a button just one time,  mess flies back to their own  place supposed to be the right place.

While drawing pictures and writing explanation, I became  fascinated with the imaginary scene.

All mess and stuffs are flying here and there, therefore they bump into each other sometimes while struggling to find the way.

It's so much fun! I kept smiling on my face during all class.

Thought about Immigration( with Video clip)

Do You Know South Korea? from David Dutton on Vimeo.

I watched this video clip,please enjoy it.
The video above is different from that kind of video made by government.
It is taken by a person whose  ethnicity is Korean-American, raised in U.S throughout all his life.
This video clip  consists of nature scenes that you can see throughout Korea.
I'v been able to  figure out which scenery is attractive to foreigners who are visiting  Korea from this clip.
The more I watched video, the more I miss my country.

After I came to the U.S, I became the type of person who feels  a pity for my home country.
My country's land is smaller than Virginia's, one of the smallest states of the U.S.
Besides, my country had been forced to be divided into two countries involuntarily.
The division was involved with the powerful nations, the former Soviet United and the U.S.
My country is still struggling to survive from poor(inferior) conditions, which include scarce natural resources such as no oil  and continuing threat from North Korea.
On the contrary, I can feel  god's blessing  here. There is clean air,  vast land and an abundance
of natural and human resources.  Even in terms of  language, English  is the common language on the globe. U.S is the first largest economy country and the leading country because of a number of reasons. 
I became aware that the wide variety of immigrant groups in the U.S have contributed to build
such a powerful country.  I couldn't help but envy the power of U.S.

Some of the Koreans that I have met here were  promising people in their careers.
The support of the U.S such as  scholarship towards the intelligent people, prominent scientists and scholars,  led to their immigration from Korea to U.S eventually. 
I feel there is  a black hole sucking people who have great talents in the U.S. The immigrants might say they just pursued their own future. However, is it so naive if I dream on them working for our home country ? 
Through  contributions to Korea of  those who have studied a lot,  I expect my home country to leap high and become a successful country.

Interview work based on news

Raho Devi Lohan,70,holds her daughter
next to her husband,72, in 2008

wrote by Hannah, Kaori.

1. What happened in the news?
 In Vitro Fertilization is a booming business in India. Many of
pregnant women are 50 or older, and some are as old as 70.
2. Who is the main character of the news?
 This news is dealing with the case of Raj Devi Lohan, who gave birth
to baby even though she was too old to have a baby.
3. When did the woman give birth?
 The woman gave birth to the baby 20 months ago,and she is now 72 years old.
4. Where did it happen?
The clinic which helped the woman to have a baby is located at Hisar in India.
5. How did she get a baby even though she was too old?
 In Vitro Fertilization made it possible this old woman to have a baby.
6. Why did the woman want a baby even though she was old?
In India, having lots of  babies is considered as something that
defines women's worth. Besides, they have strong desire for a boy
baby.
7.What is the opinion for them to support the necessity of In Vitro
Fertilization?
 They say "nobody can prevent you from bearing a child. In India,
there is no woman who doesn't want a child without taking a risk,
no one would accomplish anything in this world"
8. What is the problem according to the news in India?
There is no advice against old pregnancy in India. It's sure not
safe.However, many older women take a risk of pregnancy.
As a result, India has the second-highest population in the world and
its numbers are growing more than twice as fast as china's.

Great quotes from confucius about " learning"

"He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."

"Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous"

The two quotes above are from  Confucius, who is one of the most quoted person ever.
Confucius  emphasizes on the relations between thinking and learning. 

I need to  keep in mind that the reflection of any knowledge which I  learn helps to set a criteria to apply the knowledge. When I try to  interweave the reflection  with the experience of what I  already know and  with what I  am learning now, the learning fulfills its goals.
I should be wise enough to save myself from the misinformation and misapplication through the reflection.

Summary worked by group

Tips on How to Handle Pressure and Stress

A collaborative work by High-Advanced students at Pimmit School

·        Having a Support team

·        Delegating and relying on others

·        Recalling happy moments

·        Maintaining a sense of humor

·        Talking about stress

·        Walking

·        Accepting the stress or Ignoring the stress

·        Thinking positively

·        Drinking and eating

·        Figuring out how to react

·        Staying calm

·        Talking to people who you trust

·        Putting stressors into perspectives

·        Meditating

·        Doing your favorite activities

·        Praying

·        Trying to be confident.

·        Altering your environment.

·        Having hobbies.

·        Pampering your-self.

·        Scheduling your time.

·        Renewing self image.

·        Letting it be.

·        Playing games with people you like.

·        Figuring out something for refresh.

·        Getting into self- hypnosis.

·        Driving and concentrating.

·        Watching the kid’s happiness.

·        Running and lifting weights or doing yoga

·        Staying away from e-mail and phone for a period.

·        Getting up early and running.

·        Working out on a regular basis.

·        Getting disconnected when I take off.

·        Enjoying with family.

·        Sharing the feelings with others trough blog.

·        Cheering up myself.

·        Taking a rest.

Types of SPA and massages

·        Stress relief massage

·        Sauna and steam room

·        Aromatherapy massage

·        Swedish massage

·        Hot and cold  stone

·        Golf massage

·        Half massage

·        Beauty products

·        Heat experience

·        Experience shower

·        Series of cold and hot treatments

·        Therapeutic massage with herbal medicine

·        Thai massage

·        The clothed massage

·        Well trained and experienced therapist is essential

·        Cheap and quick(I prefer long) massage

Foods that might help

·        Citrus –the vitamin C prevent the release of the stress hormone cortical and help to

Make lower blood pressure

·        Walnuts-Many omega-3 fatty acids in walnuts can reduce blood pressure and stress.

·        Dark Chocolate-can reduce cortisol levels as well as catecholamine in highly stressed individuals. Can reduce blood pressure and improved mood.

·        Black tea – dropping cortisol.

Pay someone to do it

·         There are many professional organizers and errand

·          Runners who can help you to plan your schedule

Reboot Your Brain

·        Meditating in the same spot

·        Controlling your inhalations and exhalations.

·        Making your own mantra.

·        Keeping your mind focused on your breath.

Quick Moves

·        Stretching 10 minutes before getting out of the bed

·        Do a spinal twist setting on a chair

·        Lay down on your back with legs up against the wall for 3 to 5 minutes

·        Try putting tongue on the roof of your mouth

·        Taking a moment and getting out of your chair a few times a day to realign your neck and upper back muscles

·        Making shoulders rolls

·        Breath properly

·        Squatting using dumbbell

·        Punching and twisting your hips

Mind Workouts

·        NIA: A lively cardio workout to music, combining dance, martial arts, and yoga

·        HYPNOSIS: An altered state of mind from the waking state where you’re worried

·        ACUPUNCTURE: The practice of inserting needles into points on the body to relieve ailments

·        TAICHI : A series of choreographed poses , turning and extending the body, shifting one’s weight.

·        QIGONG : An ancient Chinese healing art, repetitive movements with controlled breathing to stimulate the flow of QI within the body

·         BIOFEEDBACK: A way to measure the body’s responses to stress and learn to control them

·        REFLEXOLOGY: Points in the feet and hands correspond to organs and glands in the body

Take a Chill Pill

·        Today there are many “benzos” (medication to control stress) that doctors prescribe to treat anxiety.

·        Physicians are loath to use them long term because they can be addicted.

·        Every person reacts differently to antidepressants, but gain weight and low libido are possible side effects.

Psychiatrists caution that all of these medications should be coupled with counseling.

Preparing a performance of last day at pimmit

 Frequently, I'm feeling I returned back to the school days ,almost twenty years ago, while I am learning English at Pimmit.   I was a freshman at university . Whenever  a teacher asked me something, I used to be  too shy and nervous to answer.  I remember how terribly I got embarrased to see my foreign professor's blue eyes.  As  time passes, I have become less bashful  compared to my younger periods  in class , despite I lost some part of my English which I was aware of.  I am trying to enjoy my time in class like a student who first stepped on the school.
  We are planning to present some performances at the last day of school.  We made a flyer draft  for inviting the audiences  and  showed  an advertisement  to  classmates of the other class  asking them  to be  volunteers of the performance.  Happily, many people joined our plan. Whenever I perceive some enthusiasm from those who are active, I feel happy to be influenced by their affirmative attitude to life.  In addition, I was pleased to create  the sentence, "Let's step forward" from the lively discussion . I couldn't help but admit to find their collaborations overwhelming.

After reading "Women's history month"

I became aware of women's month that I had never known before from Easy English News.

They say Americans learn about women's contributions to this country during this month, March. It seems to be a great idea to me that they assign one month  to be remembered and honored

 of the women's contributions to  history. It is the dramatic progress compared to the conditions of the women in the past. They say it is less than one century for girls to get educated like boys.

At that time, most professions were for men only. Husbands were allowed to abuse their wives, take money from their wife and keep the children after divorce.

I felt these referrings are not only the past things but the current issues somewhere on the globe. A lot of women are suffering from  gender discrimination. Although married couples look equal, women are likely to have more burdens of doing house chores and of raising the children than husbands.

I've never seen men whose first responsibility is to cook and to look after the children, no matter what race or nationality they have . I know more serious and tragic cases , such as polygamy, sexual harassment, early marriage, than the examples I mentioned are widespread all over the world. However, I want to reflect on just my experience. As looking back to my marriage life, I've questioned  myself why I had been forced to sacrifice my social career . I couldn't dare  juggling my jobs, my children's needs and my housework like the successful working mothers do. Even though I couldn't expect some help from my busy husband, I hoped to be able to raise  my  children on my own. I should have asked for some support from others,but I didn't trust anyone else such as babysitters. Now,  I realize the  responsibilities that I felt as one of  the parents at that time was too heavy to keep my career.  I hope my daughter would be able to enjoy more gender equality. 

Poems (group work)

Today, our project was writing a poem. Frankly speaking, I was in negative making up a poem by group.

I had a rigid opinion that  poem must be the creative output drewn from deep thinking and passionate feelings of the individual .  Although we discussed the same  topic, our responds  might have varied according to the personal perspectives.  Even worse, we had little time to collect ideas and to create the sentences.Actually, I barely contributed to our group's poem consequently. I needed enough time to communicate with my group members.  Anyway, with the help of my members, stefania, elora,guonse, poem revealed itself successfully!  I thought it's amazing to make  up a well -made poem in spite of the short time.

Was I too concerned?

Presidents day- President Wanted

 (Group Member: Hannah, Wonkyung)

Presidential Job Opportunity

Eligibility
  Must be at least 35 years of age
  Must be native-born citizens of the U.S.
 Must have been residents of the U.S. for at least 14 years.
 Religious beliefs immaterial

    Job Description
* Preferable traits
1. Should be intelligent.
2. Should be honest.
3. Should have connectivity with people
4. Should have persistence
5. Shoudl have leadership
* Duties
Duties include making important decisions in representative of the U.S.,
commanding to the U.S. military, taking all diplomatic relations with all nations.
Duties include explaining all the U.S. policies to the people.
  Job Benefits
1. Could make a $400,000 annual salary,
along with a $50,000 annual expense account,
 a $100,000 non-taxable travel account and
$19,000 for entertainment.
2. White house is serves as the official place of residence for the president.
3. Could be enntitled to use its staff and facilities, including medical care,
 recreation, housekeeping, and security services.
4. Could be protected by The United States Secret Service

Newspaper about my interview

Pimmit  Center   Newspaper

Citizens greet the new President outside the White House. President Hannah Promises to Put Schools First In her first press conference, President Hannah presented a balanced budget to the American people. The first item discussed in the press conference was the President's first priority in the budget. " I know there are a lot of necessities regarding the education circumstances improvement. We plan to catch up with the level of private school system through investing a large portions of budgets to the public education system," the President said. The President's budget called for 39% to fund education; 8% to support the military; 17% to be spent on crime prevention; 17% to fund the environment; and 21% to finance health care. The President explained why less money was given to certain budget items. " We`ve established the storng military system till now. It is the time to chage priority of using budgets," the President explained. President Hannah Names Top AdvisorsDuring the news conference, the President also named her advisors, selecting Francesca Famous, Dr. Teresa Thermometer, and Thomas Teacher. " I need Dr. Teresa and Thomas, for they are all prominent experts in their areas where our countury has to be reformed. I expect them advices for setting up the policies. In case of Francesca, I admire her as  one of my strong supporters. She always helps me not have any financial hardships. I could avoid vending my philosophy while leading policies in favor of her supports," the President announced. On concluding her press conference, the newly sworn-in President of the United States continued to perform her first full day of duties. http://www.scholastic.com/kids/president/game.htm

Reflection about the class on 17/Feb.

I learned  "K W L","K W H  L" today.


(This image is  from google)



My teacher introduced this concept before starting the textbook.

I became aware of this important and useful strategy which I can apply to my study
thanks to her teachings.  I got lack of sleep last night. However, I felt it was
worth participating to my class. Lucky day!


Procedure:

1. K—What students KNOW about the topic to be studied.
2. W—What students WANT to know about the topic.
3. L—What students have LEARNED.
4. K-W-H-L<. The H encourages students to ask themselves "How can I go about finding more information about this subject?" They are encouraged to do additional research, ask an expert, do an experiment, or use the Internet.>