第二份英文作業/2018.08.30-2019.01.18/丁禾

1 2018.09.03~2018.09.09
2 2018.09.10~2018.09.16
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3 2018.09.17~2018.09.23
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  - 3.1.1 Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?
4 2018.9.24~2018.9.30
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5 2018.10.1~2018.10.7
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- 5.2 Don't insist on English!
6 2018.10.8~2018.10.14
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- 6.2 Bring on Female Heroes
7 2018.10.15~2018.10.21

2018.09.03~2018.09.09

2018.09.10~2018.09.16

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2018.09.17~2018.09.23

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Did the global response to 9/11 make us safer?

After the 911 attack took place in 2001, international security issue had become an important issue for United State and European countries. Most of countries chose to restrict their immigration policy and spend more money on military action targeting terrorist group. Most of citizens in the countries believed the decisions made by their governments could make their homes a safer place; However, conflict and security researcher Benedetta Berti disagreed with them. “The key of security is to protect civilian,” stated the woman who spent a decade researching conflicts in the Middle East in one of her TED talk. She said that the only way to ensure long-term peace was to give human rights to those who needed it. Targeting certain groups of people would only increase hatred between two sides. Safty and dignity were crucial for developing a healthy mind. Many people in the Middle East had already suffered from the trauma brought by wars. Treating them as enemy would only increase their anger towards Western country, which would create more threats to international security.

I agree with her opinion. Killing will only increase more hatred. I’ve read a new article about Chinese government putting Uyghurs in political camps. The communist party thinks Uyghurs Muslim culture is a threat to China’s unity, so they forces thousands of people going to the camps and swearing their loyalty to the Communist Party of China. According to one of the survivor from those camp, the pressure, which Chinese government have put on him, make him wants to revenge to those who had suppressed him. Leaders of countries really need to adjust thier admistartion of security.

2018.9.24~2018.9.30

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2018.10.1~2018.10.7

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Don't insist on English!

As the idea of the globalization rises, English has become the most dominant language during international events. English is taught around the world. Most of school starts teaching children English when they are in elementary schools, even in kindergartens. Having a common language around the world increases the efficiency of communication, but Patricia Ryan still has some concerns about the change. As an English teacher spending thirty years in the Middle East, she was fascinated by Arabic culture. However, she later found that the dominance of English is gradually erode local language and tradition. She mentioned in her TED talk that a language died every fourteen days. However, English is a requirement for better education or joining a international research projects, which only make things worse. Patricia Ryan agrees to have a global language helps communicating, but she doesn't agree to use it as a barrier. Having a bilingual education requires a lot of money and time. The fees for English tests is unaffordable to those struggling for their finance, so students from poor family is hardly getting access to western education, even they are talented in their fields. A language also represents values and beliefs in different culture. The English teacher told a story about two scientist during her speech. There were two English scientist studying the genetic differentiate of an animal’s forelimbs and back limbs, but they couldn’t get the result until a German scientist joined their lab. The German scientist pointed out that there was no genetic differentiate between forelimbs and back limbs because Germany only use one word to call animal’s leg, so he could figure out that forelimbs and back limbs carried out same function and there wasn’t genetic difference in those two area. Language determine our worldview and problem solving skill. When a language is eliminated, it is a huge loss to human.

2018.10.8~2018.10.14

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Supreme Court to rule on Indigenous rights case that could have sweeping implications for Parliament

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Bring on Female Heroes

Superheroes have huge impact on pop culture. They appear in movies, television programs, and comics. Superheroes are often portrayed as people who have incredible strength and intelligence. However, most famous superheroes, such as ones in the movie “Revengers”, are represented by male actors. Dr. Christopher Bell is a professor at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He is specialized in studying pop culture. In his TED talk, he mentioned that he has a daughter who is into Star Wars. One day, he went to a toy store and asked for Princess Leia’s custom for her daughter’s Halloween dress up. He was told that Disney has no intention to produce a custom of a female character. He did some research and found that even media companies tend to add more female characters in superhero movies, they never made merchandises that has female figure on them, which include cloth, toy, backpack, lunchbox… etc.. As a Media Studies professor, Christopher knows that media can have huge influence on social value. The ignorance of female heroes will make young girls value themself less than opposite sex. His daughter is very into sport, and she has won many medals in martial art competition. He doesn’t want her daughter to feel powerless because of her gender. However, gender discrimination doesn’t only target girls, it also targets boys. There was a twelve year boy beaten up by his classmate because he liked "My Little Pony", a cartoon that was designed for young girls. He later hanged himself in his room. Compare to girls, boys often face more social pressure when they are interested in things representing opposite sex, which is due to sexism against women. There is a myth in our society that women are weak and dumb, and being a woman is shameful. Dr. Christopher Bell is calling for change in media representation and social ideology. He stated that there’s no shame being your true-self because men and women should be equally respected, valued and represented.