Rainbow

I see this word, and I think of two stories and one person.
In the Old Testament, God was so angry at sins of men that He made the flood destroy everyone on the planet. Before He wanted to do that, He decided to spare a man named Noah as well as his family. In this accident, “rainbow” means the promise between God and Noah.

On the other side, a legend occurred in Ireland. There is a leprechaun who hides a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, so that someone says if you can find rainbow’s end, you will be a lucky, wealthy person.

And the person is Connie Talbot. She sings a song named over the Rainbow. She is so cute, and she is a seven-year-old girl, but she does sing it very well.

In the east, we seldom talk about the symbol of the rainbow. Referring to the rainbow is in the science, proverbs of Taiwan’s weather or religion. In religion, they think the colors of rainbow have an effect on human beings because different colors have different functions. It can tune our energy and thus rebalance the physical body. And in the weather, if you see uncompleted rainbow, it means the typhoon is near, and it’s coming soon.

Plagiarism Question 1 and 2

1.The penalty for students caught plagiarizing at Stanford University:
<1>. At the first time, the penalty of the students is one-quarter's suspension and 40 hours of community service.
<2>. If the student is in his/her final quarter of enrollment the standard practice is to convert the one-quarter suspension into a two-quarter delay in the conferral of the degree.
<3>. Once a case is pending, the instructors are advised until it is complete. If a student who cheats on the exam or assignment is not charged or found by Judicial Panel, his/her grade will not change. In the other hand, if a student who cheats on the exam or assignment is found by Judicial Panel, the instructor will fail or give you a zero on the test or assignment.

2. The six plagiarisms are Disciplinary Warning、Reprimand 、Restitution、 Disciplinary Probation、Suspension、Dismissal.

Cheating Question 1

In Taiwan's education, we have big exams to attend the schools. Under this policy, the teachers of junior and senior school always give us many tests. I remembered how many tests we had in our schools days. We had at least two tests a day. Within a day, we had 12 tests which are the highest rate, but we just had eight classes a day. These days it was hard to survive because we would have the punishment if we got poor grades. We had one night to study, and obviously time was not enough for preparation. The schools, the cream schools, the teachers, the parents and even the students themselves all emphasize the grades. Most of them all fouse on the grades not the effort.


In junior high, ten or eleven students - I am not sure, cheated in my class. The reason they gave was the same. They were afraid that they got the poor grades. If they got this, they would be punished by teachers of school and cream school and parents in particular. In snior high, the reason they gave to me was they didn't want to do make-up tests because they were tired doing this, and they thought it just wasted their time and no use for them. They considered that the conntents of textbooks were not useful in the future. At that time, I totally agreed, but now I change my mind because I realize that it trains our brain to think and memorize. In the college, I have seen some people who take the course twice especially literature course cheated. I saw the man who always wears a hat and elder than us in several classes last semester, and every time we had the tests, he always cheated. Although I don't know him, I really want to know why he wants to do that because he is not the first time.

Sunshine after Rain

It is a song’s name. The singer is Natasha Thomas who comes from Denmark. She is the first one who I bought CD with the money of my first part-time job. Today why do I think of this song — Sunshine after Rain? In this semester, my friends are all busier than before. They reveal that they are so tired on their blogs, and recently most of them feel uncomfortable because they have less time to rest. They have a lot of work to do. On average, there are two reports in a week. I know it is hard to survive. I like its name, and I hope my friends will pass this period smoothly, and it will be like it — Sunshine after Rain.


Lyrics

She never really loved you
It was right from the start
The only thing she gave you was a broken heart
And the emptiness you feel inside
So come on take my hand
You know the time has come for you to face the truth
And I will pull you through washing away all your tears
And you’ll start again
Throw away all your fears all your fears

After the rain, all the birds wanna fly
And when the wind breezes a sigh
And after the rain when you touch one again losing your pain
Sunshine after rain
After the rain it is peaceful and warm
Sunshine comes after the storm
And after the rain when you touch one again losing your pain
Sunshine after rain
Gotta keep your head up
Gotta stay and be strong
And by now you should know
She never ever loved you
You’ve love never grow never grow
After the rain, all the birds wanna fly
And when the wind breezes a sigh
And after the rain when you touch one again losing your pain
Sunshine after rain
After the rain it is peaceful and warm
Sunshine comes after the storm
And after the rain when you touch one again losing your pain
Sunshine after rain
And though you don’t know just what magic
A raindrop contains uh a raindrop contains
But I know that everything is wonderful after rain uh after rain
After the rain, all the birds wanna fly
And when the wind breezes a sigh

Taiwan wants more Tourists

Due to the bad economy, many people lost their jobs, and more and more companies are collapsed. Recently, the government will spread our tourism actively. I know this event, and I think it works in Asia because it costs much money on the advertising in Japan, Korea and China. I got the news about the advertising in England. In England, there is a post. On this, there is a man who dressed as one of the Eight Generals from Taiwanese folklore and it is paired with the catchy slogan “ Taiwan ….a surprise around every corner.”


When I read it, I recalled that our teacher asked us if the foreigners came to Taiwan, where did you want to go, and how did you introduce your country? At that time, we did not know how to introduce because we didn’t realize Taiwan. I think in the past, we would not agree with that slogan, but now I totally agree. In the summer/winter vacation, I will go to other places with my parents or friends, and every time we will feel how beautiful Taiwan is. I only want to say Taiwan is really a good place.

Mad about Memory

It is still an article in the magazine — Live ABC.
It says that why the memory between male and female is different.
The male always forget the date of marriage, birthday and some other special days, but the female always remember these days. Many couples fight because male forget the days again and again. Why do the men always forget the special days? It mentions that the women are good at long-term episodic memory such as events, wedding, accidents and everyday occurrences. And as for men, they are good at visuospatial memory such as tactical memories, travel directions and sports facts.


I read the article, and I felt surprised at that spot. I find my brain is similar with the man’s brain because I always forget the birthday of my friends or my parents. I usually write it down on the cell phone or notebook. I think it is worse that I am told why they celebrated, and the final one knows what’s going on.

The fastest Animals on Land, in the Sea and in the Air

It is cheetah.
It is peregrine falcon.

It is sailfish.

On Friday, I read the article in the magazine — Live ABC.
If there were animal Olympic Games, there would have to be three separate gold medals for spend. It separates three parts — on land, in the sea and in the air. On land, the fastest one must be cheetah. Its speed is 120 km/hr. In the air, the fastest one would be sailfish. Its speed is 110 km/hr. And in the air, the fastest one is peregrine falcon. Its speed is 320 km/hr.


I like the animal, cheetah because I think it is very cut, and its color is beautiful, but I do not like people kill them in order to make the cloth with its skin. The first time when I saw them is on the TV program — Discovery. At that time, I felt they were so cute. They run very very fast when they catch their spray. After that, I consider cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. In this article, I am so surprised that the fastest one in the world is peregrine, not cheetah.