Name: Arwen Chen (49712057)
Reaction Article #12
Date:12/26/2008
From: Newsweek
Reactions
According to “They’re Baaaack,” with economic pressures mounting, more adult children are moving back home, putting a crimp in mom and dad's second honeymoon.
If I were married and had adult children that were moving back home to live with me and my husband due to the economic depression, I would definitely welcome them to move back in for sure. Indeed, for my kids, moving back can not only save their money on rent but also on other various payments, such as water, electricity, gas, etc. However, their moving back doesn’t mean that they don’t have to anything for the house. Instead, of course, they still have to share the home’s chores and responsibilities and payments.
Although I agree with Andrea saying “it was wonderful to really get a chance to get to know each other again as a couple – not a couple with kids,” but sometimes reality bites, so we’ve got to come to terms with it. I’m sure it would be wonderful to have and enjoy the time that only me and my partner without having to take care of children, which is our second honeymoon; however, in my opinion, living with adult children doesn’t mean that we won’t have our privacy anymore and can’t to anything we want to do. In contrast, since me and my husband and my children all r adult, I believe there is a healthy degree of mutual respect between us.
Above all, my house is never close to my children. (248)
2008年12月25日 星期四
2008年12月18日 星期四
Iraq Veteran Suffers Woulds That Can't Be Seen
Name: Arwen Chen (49712057)
Reaction Article #11
Date:12/20/2008
From: NPR
Reactions
According to “Iraq Veteran Suffers Wounds That Can't Be Seen,” we might be able to tell some people were in the military by just looking at them. But if we walk past John Blaufus on the streets or ran into him somewhere, we might never guess what this tattooed, shaggy-haired 26-year-old has gone through and that he has witnessed some of the worst the Iraq war had to offer.
I feel deeply sorry for John, and for all the vets as well as the soldiers who fight for their countries, being such dedicated to their orders, jobs, commanders, and countries. They are a real group of patriotism. Certainly, they should be treated with great respect and care.
Nevertheless, war, indeed, swallows the part of the soul, damaging people not merely physically but mentally as well. And the consequences of war are always ruinous, making people go crazy, living in various kinds of disorder after coming back from the military. It is trauma everyone involved, the vets included. In my opinion, all returning vets should be treated for trauma. They deserve all the best help that is available for them at government expense because it is they whose lives are at stake and who run the risk of getting killed in wars.
May those stories and voices continue to be shared to raise awareness of the tenderness and need for love and understanding. (232)
Reaction Article #11
Date:12/20/2008
From: NPR
Reactions
According to “Iraq Veteran Suffers Wounds That Can't Be Seen,” we might be able to tell some people were in the military by just looking at them. But if we walk past John Blaufus on the streets or ran into him somewhere, we might never guess what this tattooed, shaggy-haired 26-year-old has gone through and that he has witnessed some of the worst the Iraq war had to offer.
I feel deeply sorry for John, and for all the vets as well as the soldiers who fight for their countries, being such dedicated to their orders, jobs, commanders, and countries. They are a real group of patriotism. Certainly, they should be treated with great respect and care.
Nevertheless, war, indeed, swallows the part of the soul, damaging people not merely physically but mentally as well. And the consequences of war are always ruinous, making people go crazy, living in various kinds of disorder after coming back from the military. It is trauma everyone involved, the vets included. In my opinion, all returning vets should be treated for trauma. They deserve all the best help that is available for them at government expense because it is they whose lives are at stake and who run the risk of getting killed in wars.
May those stories and voices continue to be shared to raise awareness of the tenderness and need for love and understanding. (232)
2008年12月12日 星期五
Life Is Sweet
Name: Arwen Chen (49712057)
Reaction Article #10
Date:12/12/2008
From: Daily Mail
Reaction Article #10
Date:12/12/2008
From: Daily Mail
My reactions
Faye Clark, 26, began her food-tasting career in her native South Africa and had to re-educate her palate when she moved to Britain, has already nabbed lots of people’s dream job including mine, and rejoices in the job title of Dessert Product Developer for Marks & Spencer.
Oh! How I wish I could also be a pudding taster! Pudding has always been one of my favorite desserts since I was born! I would so much love to eat and savor it everyday in my whole life. And I would definitely never get tired of it for I love it this much!
Apart from being a pudding taster, I also crave for the job of being an ice cream taster, in that I love ice cream incredibly much as well, not to mention that it is also on my list of “Top Favorite Food.”
Other than that, there is one more kind of taster I die for being- a puff taster. Well, you might have noticed that I’ve got such a sweet tooth. But I can’t help it! The foods on my Top Favorite Food list are so delicious that I can’t resist any of them!
However, indeed, being a food taster is not a totally amazing thing, for you need to watch for controlling your weight all the time in case your body going out of shape. Oh dear, that is such a nuisance, isn’t that? And that makes eating foods I like not so enjoyable anymore, and life become not so pleasant from then on.
Oh well, I’d better give up being a taster then. (266)
Faye Clark, 26, began her food-tasting career in her native South Africa and had to re-educate her palate when she moved to Britain, has already nabbed lots of people’s dream job including mine, and rejoices in the job title of Dessert Product Developer for Marks & Spencer.
Oh! How I wish I could also be a pudding taster! Pudding has always been one of my favorite desserts since I was born! I would so much love to eat and savor it everyday in my whole life. And I would definitely never get tired of it for I love it this much!
Apart from being a pudding taster, I also crave for the job of being an ice cream taster, in that I love ice cream incredibly much as well, not to mention that it is also on my list of “Top Favorite Food.”
Other than that, there is one more kind of taster I die for being- a puff taster. Well, you might have noticed that I’ve got such a sweet tooth. But I can’t help it! The foods on my Top Favorite Food list are so delicious that I can’t resist any of them!
However, indeed, being a food taster is not a totally amazing thing, for you need to watch for controlling your weight all the time in case your body going out of shape. Oh dear, that is such a nuisance, isn’t that? And that makes eating foods I like not so enjoyable anymore, and life become not so pleasant from then on.
Oh well, I’d better give up being a taster then. (266)
2008年12月3日 星期三
The Smile in the Sky
Name: Arwen Chen (49712057)
Reaction Article #9
Date:12/05/2008
From: Daily Mail
My reactions
At December 2nd 2008 night, a rare cosmic alignment of the planets Venus and Jupiter meant they produced a smiling face with the crescent moon in the sky. This unusual phenomenon, with Venus as the left eye and Jupiter the right, took place between 8pm and 11pm. The cosmic cheer is not due to reappear in the skies over Australia until 2036.
What a pity! At around 8:30pm that night when I was rehearsing our English drama, my dad called and told me about this smiley moon, saying the scene was quite beautiful and introduced me to appreciate it as well. I walked out of the Language Center, and looked for the moon. Sadly, I couldn’t find it, for the tall trees along the roads blocked my sight. Therefore, I walked back to the Language Center, with a little disappointment.
As I back to the dorm. I went on searching for the “smiley moon”. After looking around in the sky for like 10 minutes at the cold night, I hated to announce that I failed again. These tall buildings might have been the vital factor that made my sight blocked again.
Okay. This time the mysterious “smiley face” did successfully and entirely arouse my intense curiosity about it. Therefore, I googled it on the Internet and then saw the news about it with several pictures attached.
At the sight of those pictures, I was blown away. This huge smiley face in the sky indeed made me smile. And it was so cute and beautiful! Never have I had a chance to take a look at such an amazing appearance of the sky. Therefore, I hope I’ll get to take in such a spectacular scene in person in year 2036. (289)
Reaction Article #9
Date:12/05/2008
From: Daily Mail
My reactions
At December 2nd 2008 night, a rare cosmic alignment of the planets Venus and Jupiter meant they produced a smiling face with the crescent moon in the sky. This unusual phenomenon, with Venus as the left eye and Jupiter the right, took place between 8pm and 11pm. The cosmic cheer is not due to reappear in the skies over Australia until 2036.
What a pity! At around 8:30pm that night when I was rehearsing our English drama, my dad called and told me about this smiley moon, saying the scene was quite beautiful and introduced me to appreciate it as well. I walked out of the Language Center, and looked for the moon. Sadly, I couldn’t find it, for the tall trees along the roads blocked my sight. Therefore, I walked back to the Language Center, with a little disappointment.
As I back to the dorm. I went on searching for the “smiley moon”. After looking around in the sky for like 10 minutes at the cold night, I hated to announce that I failed again. These tall buildings might have been the vital factor that made my sight blocked again.
Okay. This time the mysterious “smiley face” did successfully and entirely arouse my intense curiosity about it. Therefore, I googled it on the Internet and then saw the news about it with several pictures attached.
At the sight of those pictures, I was blown away. This huge smiley face in the sky indeed made me smile. And it was so cute and beautiful! Never have I had a chance to take a look at such an amazing appearance of the sky. Therefore, I hope I’ll get to take in such a spectacular scene in person in year 2036. (289)
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