2009년 12월 7일 월요일

2009년 8월 23일 일요일

Tuesdays with Morrie 독후감

Book title : Tuesdays with Morrie
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : Anchor Books
Year : 1997

Vocabulary

aphorism - is a short witty sentence which expresses general truth or comment.
sag - start to become less firm and hang down become weaker
foam - it is full of small bubbles and keeps moving slightly
squirm - If you squirm, you are very embarrassed or ashamed.
reincarnation - believe that you will be born again after you die.
murky - place or time or day is dark and rather unpleasant.

Summary


After I finished reading this book, I could feel that this is very touching book. This touching story is about professor Morrie and his pupil whose name is Mitch Albom. And Morrie is suffered from Lou Gehrigs disease.
In this story, Morrie is dying because of Lou Gehrigs disease. And Mitch who is an author of this book met Morrie every Tuesdays to have a talk with Morrie about love, family, death and so on. Although now I couldn't understand this book well If I read this book again when I am adult, this book would be more to touching story to me.

One day, While Mitch watched TV, He saw his professor by accident.
After that, he met him and talked with Morrie every Tuesdays. The dialogue between Mitch and Morrie was the story of this book.
Although everyone fears death professor Morrie didn't. When I know this, I respected Morrie a lot. If I had such a terrible disease, I will accept the fact that I have an incurable illness and won't try to overcome it. However Morrie didn't fear it. And He taught everythings he knew to his pupils. For example, He taught the control of emotion by seperating himself form the his experience.
He talked with Mitch about many subjects like family, love, marriage etc.
However I think the most touching part is "Family". Sometimes I supposed that "What if I don't have my family?" Although now I can feel the existence of my family, If I don't have my family, I really want to live anymore.
Also, he also made us know about the problems of modern society by story.
For example, there is an advice about how to escape form our culture which makes us jealous. It is tragic that the Mitch watched the death of his old professor Morrie. However he gave us wise advices by this book.
I can know how to respect our neighbors. I'm happy while I read this great book.

2009년 6월 17일 수요일

The Secret Diary of Adrianmole aged 13 3/4

Book ReportClass & Number : 1106 Name : Jae Hyeon Kim
Title : The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4
Author : Sue Townsend
Publisher & Year : Dosol, 1990

Vocabularies
Just my luck! : 재수없어!
have a row with : ~와 한바탕 싸우다.
give "V"sign : ~을 혼내주다.
an IOU : 차용증서
pilchards : 청어
wake up to Big Ears : 꼼짝못하고 살다
no point in getting up : 일어나도 소용없다.
looked superb : 눈부시게 아름다웠다.

Reflection
It was very interesting story about 13 and 3/4 aged boy.
Adrianmole, a hero in this story, went through a lot of things such as parent's divorce, being bullied by Berry Kent, loving Pandora, getting along with Bert Baxter.
After divorce, His mother loved Mr.Lucas and two left to somewhere.
Sometimes his mother called Mole and invited him.
Hiss father doesn't have a job and very incapable.
He never clean the room, wash the dishes. He just always sleep or watch TV.
Also, Mole is very weak so he catch the cold and flu easily.
And he always care about his spot like the other teenagers.
He loved Pandora. She is his girlfriend, pretty, attractive girl.
At first, he just watched her in far distance. However, He finally could have her.
Also, Adrian visits Bert Baxter's house and cleans and takes care of him almost every day with Pandora.
His friend Nigel is a punk but he always get along with Adrian.
Barry Kent always teased Adrian Mole. One day, Barry Kent said he would do Mole over unless Mole give him twenty-five pence everyday. He always menace Mole and He is always taken away his pocket money.

When I read this book, I could understand why Adrian did like this, or know his feeling easily.
As I am a teenager, I really intereted in this book.
He did what I think in common days, He had same worry, and solved it.
It was great chance to read this book.

2009년 6월 1일 월요일

Global Warming

Our earth is threaten by people.
Global Warming is a phenomenon to increase the temperature of the earth.
It is caused by special gas, including carbon dioxide.
Also, Cars and Factories are main causes of carbon dioxide.
These day, Global warming is serious and international problem.
So, What should we do to prevent global warming?

First, we should use public transportations.
Cars are main causes of global warming.
So, If we reduce the quantity consumed of cars, we should have more fresher earth.

Second, we should plant many trees.
Trees have an ability to consume the carbon dioxide.
So, A lot of trees will be able to make our earth fresh.

Finally, the government try to solve the global warming.
Without an effort of the government, the earth will never have a former environment.
As global warming is national problem, the government must have an attention about this.

All in all, all the people have an intrest about this problem.
If they don't consider global warming as the serious problem, It never be treated.

2009년 5월 17일 일요일

Social Welfare or Heritage Preservation

If we have limited budget, Is it right to use it for social welfare otherwise for heritage preservation?
Most people say that using budget for saving the poor is more meaningful than for preserving heritages
But I disagree with them. And there are some reasons why I oppose them.

First, Using budget for saving the poor is just makeshift way.
If we give the poor some money, they can live for a while. However, when they use all the money, they can't keep their life. In short, the poor don't have an ability to supply the money for living.
However, If we use budget for preserving heritage, it can make some jobs.
And these jobs can help the poor keep their living constantly.

Second, We can bequeath the heritages to the next generation.
In Egypt, There is abu simbel which had a danger to water burial.
But UNESCO save abu simbel, so a lot of people can visit and see the great heritage.
So, If we use budget for preserving heritage, we can give our great heritage to the next generation.

For these reasons, we should use our limited budget to preserving heritage.

Book report.

Title : Building Green
Author: Chang Seung Lee
Pulisher & Year : 능률교육 & 2009

Vocabularies : Solar cell - a device that produces electricity from the sun's rays.
Drainage - the system or process by which water or
other liquids are drained from a place.

Summary : These days, People started to concentrate on environmental developments. For example, constructures to use and save solar energy, or roofs that have green plants, collect rainwater to use and so on.
Although there is few features of green living, it will be developed soon.

2009년 5월 12일 화요일

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