Languages

                                      Chinese

Raychineseschool (2013)

Chinese  have the most of people say in the world according Answers (2013) said: "It is estimated that 957,132,000 people in the world speak Chinese. This includes people who speak Mandarin, Xiang, Hakka, Gan and Minbei variations of the Chinese language" , but it alsovery diffciulty and chinese grammer is very different for English. Each Chinese world have more than one means,  and use same words in different situation or different prouncation which have different means. Therefore, Foreigners who want to good at speak chinese, which need spend more time on it. 





References:

1.Answers. (2013). How many people speak Chinese. Available: http://answers.encyclopedia.com/question/many-people-speak-chinese-137481.html. Last accessed 18 June 2013.

Culture

sydney 2013

Version 1

What is definition of culture?
In my opotion, each race have own culture, it means, they have specialy history, specialy clothes and specialy religon. It is very unqiue, and the culture can make me who I am. Therefore, we need protect own culture and others.

Version 2
How do you feel about the CARLA (2013) definition of culture. write your opotion?
I think the CARLA"s opinion is very good.

 
 
Version 3 indirect

Zimmermann(2012) stated Culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. Today, in the United States as in other countries populated largely by immigrants, the culture is influenced by the many groups of people that now make up the country
 
 
Version 4 direct
 
Broadly, social heritage of a group (organized community or society). It is a pattern of responses discovered, developed, or invented during the group's history of handling problems which arise from interactions among its members, and between them and their environment. These responses are considered the correct way to perceive, feel, think, and act, and are passed on to the new members through immersion and teaching. Culture determines what is acceptable or unacceptable, important or unimportant, right or wrong, workable or unworkable. It encompasses all learned and shared, explicit or tacit, assumptions, beliefs, knowledge, norms, and values, as well as attitudes, behavior, dress, and language.(Businessdictionary 2013)
 

Bibliography
Businessdictionary. (2013). Culture . Available: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/culture.html. Last accessed 18 May 2013.
 
Zimmermann.K. (2012). What is Culture? Definition of Culture. Available: http://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.html. Last accessed 18 May 2013.
 
 Sydney. (2013). Culture . Available: http://www.sydney2030.com.au/community-in-2030/communities-and-culture. Last accessed 18 May 2013

Critical Thinking

malls.baike (2012)

Vevsion 1

What does criticl thinking mean?

I think criticl thinking is academic thinking, that means you need have good knowledge to deal with essay.

Vevsion 2

Exend/ edit your original definition?

It means you may be you disapprove of somebody or something, and who say you not like or you do not thinking.( Oxfordlearnersdictionaries 2013)

Vevsion 3

The real meaning?

Dictionary.cambridge 2013 said: "the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions to affect you"

 

Bibliography:

1. Dictionary.cambridge. (2013). Critical thinking. Available: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/critical-thinking?q=critical+thinking. Last accessed 12 May 2013.



2. Malls.baike. (2012). How to develop critical thinking. Available: http://malls.baike.com/article-863885.html. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

3.Oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries. (2013). critical thinking. Available: http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/criticising#criticize. Last accessed May 12 2013.

Newspaper Comparison

Newspaper Comparison
Aspects of Comparison	The Times wrvs.org（2013）	The Sun wikimedia（2013）
Language	-academic writing -most of news writing have objectivity	-academic writing - some of news not have objectivity.
Content	-Focus on the society news and serious topic currently.	- Focus on the currently important news and gossip news
In-text references	It is very reliable and real, and some gossip news not reliable.	Most of news references are reliable, but some gossip news not true.
Images	Very interesting and beautiful	Some pictures will let reader very exciting and want to read linking news.

Bibliography：

1. The times. (2013). news. Available: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/. Last accessed 7th May 2013.

2. The sun. (2013). News. Available: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/. Last accessed 7th May 2013.

2011 England riots

6th Aug 2011, a local person who name is Mark Duggan, was shot dead by police in Tottenham London. And then most of people talking about this thing in the face book and twitter use a lot of inflammatory words, make great number of young people and minority ethnic groups are Take Street to protests. with the most rioting taking place in Hackney, Brixton, Chingford, Walthamstow, Peckham, Enfield, Battersea, Croydon, Ealing, and East Ham, Oxford Circus. From 8 until 10 August, and other cities include Birmingham, Bristol, and Manchester, along with several towns. this events also called "BlackBerry riots" because these people through blackberry contact each other and got the police information’s. At 15th August, about 3,100 people had been arrested, of whom more than 1,000 had been charged. An estimated £200 million worth of property damage was incurred, and local economic activity was significantly compromised.


I think have three reasons leaded to the event. Firstly, the police cannot have good effective reaction for this event, and secondly, the police not have enough police constables to deal with this issue. Lastly, the main reason is the UK economy is not good currently, and most of young people lost his job, and government not has enough money to guarantee their life. So the young people think not have right status in the society, and want to use the protest to let government know their wishing.  


Bibilography:
geographics. (2011). London Riots- the Unemployment Link. Available: http://geographics.blogs.casa.ucl.ac.uk/2011/08/22/the-london-riots-the-unemployment-link/. Last accessed 7th May 2013.

Matthew Taylor, Simon Rogers and Paul Lewis. (2011). England rioters: young, poor and unemployed. Available: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/18/england-rioters-young-poor-unemployed. Last accessed 7th May 2013.

LEE MORAN and ALLAN HALL. (2011). British youths are 'the most unpleasant and violent in the world': Damning verdict of writer as globe reacts to riots. Available: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024486/UK-RIOTS-2011-British-youths-unpleasant-violent-world.html. Last accessed 7th May 2013.


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wikipedia(2013)
 

SPORT

 

 

1 Which is more important in sport - winning or taking part? Are you a good loser?

In my point, I think taking part in sport is more important than winning the sport. Because that the sport focus on participation, not winning or losing. Therefore, taking part in the sport can make player enjoy the process, and other thing, I am a good loser, it means if my competitors winning the game and I friendly shake with him and say will congratulate for him, although we are competitors in the sport, but not means we are rival after the sport. So, good loser can get good relationship with other guys and respected by other.

 
2. Should we always try to keep politics out of sport?

Absolutely yes, because keep politics out of sport that can keep sport have an environment fairly that is very important for sport. stand at athlete of view, they spend more time to prepare one of race; however, if politics into sport, maybe his leader want to control this race and order him lose the race, and he just one way to choice, that is obey the order. For example, 1980 Moscow Olympics and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that were influenced by cold war, so let most of player can’t join the Olympics. This is very worse thing for players.

 
3. What are the most important events in the sporting calendar in your country? Which of these events do you enjoy most? Why?

	news.youth.cn ( 2012)		sports.sohu (2013)	kaiqiu.cc (2012)
Title	CBA(China basketball association)	CSL (China Football Association Super League)		ping-pang competition
Time	24thNov- 30th Mar	27thMar-16th Sep		3th July- 15th Oct
These are very important and poplar sports in our country, and I very enjoy is ping-pang competition, because it is our country  Baseball the National Game, so ping-pang player got a great numbers of honor for china. Therefore, I am very pride for players of ping-pang.

 


4.In Britain, the big events include the Boat Race, the Grand National& the Derby( horse races), the Five Nations(rugby) the FA Cup Final( football), the Test Match( cricket) and Wimbledon( tennis). Which of these would you like to see? Why?



Acecabana (2013)

Firstly, I will choose the FA Cup Final to see. Because football is very poplar throughout world, and when I was 12 years old, I had attention the football games, and I known almost all of famous football clubs in the world. If have other chance, I will choose the Wimbledon to see. Tennis also is very famous in the world, and in our country we also can watch the exciting sporting of tennis on TV each year.

 
5. Is it easy to take part in sport in your country? Which sports do you do and how often do you take part?

In China, it is very easy to join poplar sports at anywhere and anytime. Most of young people like join either football or basketball. Because it is not need high skills and can make many friends playing together, and I like play basketball with my friends. It is very exciting games that can let me improve with my friend’s relationship. I take part in the sport twice a week before, but now not mach time to play basketball.

 
6. Who are your sporting heroes and heroines? Why do you admire them?

Yao Ming is my hero, he is basketball player, and who is first into the NBA Chinese people. He is very tall, has 2.26 meter. When he first into the NAB, most of people thinks he not can enough ability stay in here. But he has not lost his direction and confidence. He through his unflagging effort achieves his goals, and then became one of the best players in the NBA. So I want to like him, never give up own dream and stick it out. Many sweat set up a success.

 
7. Should the Olympic Games be held only in Greece or should they change between different countries? Where would you like to see them held next time?

I think, Olympic should change between different countries, it can let the Olympic spirit can get better spread. The spirit is wanted people can put down the war and through the sporting to achieve peace. If just let it held only in Greece that could be reduce the Olympic influence in the world. So change different countries can make more and more people know what is faster, higher and stronger. I hope next time; China can held the Olympic games again. Because in 2008, I am not chance see the games, just on the TV. So next time I hope I can watch the games on live. I believe it will be a amazing time in my life.

 
8. Do you think that boxing is a true sport? Should it be included in the Olympic Games? Should it be made illegal?

In my point, the boxing is a true sport, it can show male power. in other word, it is combined with the power and beauty. Maybe someone think it is very violence and bloody, but we can through change the rules to transform it. Therefore, the Olympic games should included it.

 
9. Which is your favorite sport to watch and what do you think are the qualities of a good team or a true champion in that sport?

wikipedia  (2013)

My favorite sport is football, in this season; I think the Barcelona club should get all of the champions. Especially European Champion Clubs' Cup, but I am very dispointing, it just get  League Champion, it has many reasons led to this results, but I think the main reason is that not have good train. So I hope my team can change the train next season, and I believe the Barcelona will get next European champion clubs’ cup. Wait to see what happens.

Bibliography

1.News.youth. (2012). Sports. Available: http://news.youth.cn/zc/tyzhzx/201209/t20120905_2415096.html. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

2.Sports.sohu. (2013). Sports. Available: http://sports.sohu.com/20130307/n368001186.shtml. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

3.kaiqiu.cc. (2012). Sports . Available: http://www.kaiqiu.cc/home/space-topic-topicid-10.html. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

4.Acecabana. (2012). Free Live Streaming of Wimbledon 2012. Available:http://www.acecabana.com/tag/wimbledon/. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

 

5. Wikipedia. (2013). Sports. Available: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B4%E5%A1%9E%E7%BD%97%E9%82%A3%E8%B6%B3%E7%90%83%E4%BF%B1%E4%B9%90%E9%83%A8. Last accessed 12 May 2013.

CRIME&PUNISHMENT



 1. Should the death penalty exist as a punishment for murder or terrorism?

recordamerican 2013

In my oppoint, not all of murder accepted the punishment of death penalthy. Because some of them kill some just is a mistake, not belong to intent to kill, so they need a chance to transform them.If just only use deathe penalty to punishment murder and not give them other chance, I think this is not fair for them, and if catch the wrong person and use death penalty, so this is very terrible things. So I advice we need carful use the deathe penalty to punishment murder or terrorism, as far as posiblle give them chance to turn over a new leaf.




2. Should the main purpose of prison be punishment or rehabilitation?
In my oppoint, the prison main purpose is help the guys change them wrong mind and behavior, and to help them to became a helpful peopson for society. this view for most of guys who just first time into the person. On the other hand, if some guys not only once times into the persion, it means prison not can effective influence his behavior, so we need use other way to transform him, give him strong punishment, even death penalty.


3.What is the best way to deal with juvenile crime such as

•  joy-riding?
•  vandalism?
•  graffiti?

we need think from two aspects, one aspect is juvenile families, they parents need give children good famliy education, because parents is first teacher for children. So famliy education is very important for yong people. most juvenile crime that main reason is not have a good families, the children not can feel love from families, it cause these children hate society and became crime. and other aspect is school, the children also can not get love from school, and sometimes  was ignored by teacher. So the children do some crimes, that could be want to get more attention from society. Therefore, teacher need more attention on themself. Not use grades to think who is best and who is worse. Teahcer must buid a fair and lovely atmosphere in the class.



4.Is it ever right for political activists to break the law?
Yes, it is. In China, have many serious developing problems, one of them is government have more stronger power. Sometimes, they can change sometimes that according to them want, even break the law. For example, one of leader's son drink drive and rush someone, when the police want to arrest him, he just said who can arrest me, my father is a leader in the government, if you arrest me, you will be in the problem..Then, the police got a phone call, and let the driver gone. This is very terribles things, the ingore authority of law and it is very unfair for the people. As a result, the behavior of break the law through media report, many of bad civil servant were expeled, and these bad things is more and more less in our country.



5.How strict should the law be with people who drink and drive?
Firstly, the law need give strong economy punish, more than 200 pounds.
Secondly, let the people who drink and drive  that into the priosn for at least 10 days.
Lastly, let the people become volunteer to publicity people who drink and drive is very dangerous behavior.


6.Which is the more serious problem in your country- tax evasion or social security fraud?
I think both is very serious problem in our country. if country- tax evasion that will directly reduce the government income, and then the government not have enough money to bulid the social security system, it could be effect the social stabilize. and if some guys fraud the social security, that also will led real need help people can not get help, it becomes vicious circls. Therefore it is very serious problrm for our country. I advice our country can study The UK, build a personal integrity system to reduce social security fraud, and the government can increase the punishment for country- tax evasion, let some companies afraid to do it.



7.Should the police have the right to stop and search you in the street without a warrant?
I think the police should not have the right. Because, it could be violate the human right, and if the police have the right could be can reduce some society problems, such as crime, steal. But it also can increase other serious problems. Someone cold be pretend the police to search your information, and make you get very terrible damage from heart or economy.
But on the other hand, if meet very serious situation or evens, I agree the police have this right. For example, Olympic Games. The right can ensure the games smootly ending.



8.Should the law respect the rights of homeless people to squat in unoccupied property or shop doorways?
 
Yes, the law should respect the homeless people legal behavior. homelessness is very pitiful. if have choose, the people not want to stay at outside. If we do not want the people squat in unoccupied property or shop doorways, the government need increas the economy and improve the social security. let most of the homeless people can get home to live.



9.Should smoking cannabis be a criminal offence?

Eupedia (2013)

Yes, I agree smoking cannabis become a criminal offenc. Because smoking cannabis is smoking narcotics. It will be addicted to smoking it. most of criminal offence is through narcotics creative. So smoking cannabis is very bad things.
 
 







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