Outside Reading March 22

For this outside reading, I am going to comment on a television show that I watched tonight on TLC. It was called, "Tree Man." Its about this guy who has a disease that makes him look like he has tree bark all over his body. I found this show very interesting. He had a bunch of surgeries to try to make him normal. He was in the hospital for 9 months. He must have had a lot of courage and strength to keep fighting when he could have just as easily given up. He had to leave his farm and his wife and kids to go to the hospital. Now that he has successfully finished his surgeries, he can finally go home and be with his family. I respect that this guy stayed with it and didn't give up.

Outside Reading March 18

For this outside reading, I am going to talk about an article that me and warren are using for the research project. This article is about Iraqi christians facing persecution. A recent poll showed that most of them feel safe in Iraq, but when a christian pastor was interviewed, he said that each year more and more of his congregation are getting murdered because they are Christian. I think that this is wrong and should be changed. Obviously people's opinions aren't going to change, but I think that some ways of protecting them could be put into place so they don't feel as persecuted.

Lyle, Jenna. "Iraqi Christians still face persecution." Christian Today 18 Mar 2009 18 Mar 2009 .

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Outside Reading March 8

For this outside reading, I am supposed to comment on a global issue that is occurring or has occurred recently. The article that I am going to talk about is called, "N. Korea warns against 'satellite' interception." North Korea is warning other countries that if their satellite that they are sending out gets intercepted, it will mean war. This was pretty scary to hear from some countries, because North Korea has been testing a new missile that has the possibility of reaching Alaska or Hawaii. The article didn't really specify what the satellite was for. I think that we should just let North Korea do what they want, as long as they are not affecting us, but if they do something that puts us in danger, we should attack.

N. Korea warns against 'satellite' interception." CNN 8 Mar 2009 8 Mar 2009 .

Outside Reading March 1

For this outside reading, I am going to comment on an article about some sort of culture. One article that I found very interesting was on CNN called "For sale: One life in China." This article is about this woman, Chen Xiao, who is letting people on the internet telling her what to do. She says that because her life last year went horribly wrong, maybe it will be better by having other people tell her what to do. Some things that she has been asked to do are taking care of stray cats, or feeding a homeless man. What she has found through this experience is that she is finding happiness through completing these simple tasks. I think that this is very interesting. I think that the culture has to be very different because I couldn't see an American person giving their life up to others. I think that most Americans are pretty self controlling, and I don't know if they would like this. It will be neat to see what else people ask her to do, and how long she keeps up with it.

Vause, John. "For sale: One life in China." CNN 26 Feb 2009 1 Mar 2009 .

Outside Reading February 25

For this outside reading, I am going to blog about the topic of "bollywood." Bollywood films are Indian films. The B in Bollywood comes from Bombay, which used to be where they were made. The title of the article I will be talking is called "Crew of Slumdog Millionaire in Jubilant Mood After Reigning Oscars." I thought that this article was very interesting because they won so many Oscars. Although I haven't seen the movie myself I would really like to. I think that this dominance is proving that international films are becoming more popular and we will be seeing them more in theaters. They crew said they they had a great time working on the movie and were very pleased to see the outcome.

Crew of Slumdog Millionaire in Jubilant Mood after Reigning Oscars." Bollywood-Stars 24 Feb 2009 26 Feb 2009 .

Outside Reading February 22

For this outside reading, we are supposed to blog about the idea of "change." I am going to talk about change that occurred during the Oscars. They did a musical piece on how the "musical" is back. I found this very interesting. One reason that I enjoyed it was because my mother majored in music and my dad also studied during college. My sister was always in musicals during her high school years and continued into college. Although I do not participate in musicals, I do enjoy them. Although I do not know exactly why musicals are coming back into the film industry, I think it is neat because they provide a different aspect into movies.

***Mr. Cheng, I am not sure how you want me to do a citation for this, so I will just post the title. "The Academy Awards"

Outside Reading February 18

For this outside reading, I am going to talk about an article that includes hope. The article that I picked was on CNN.com and is called, "Housing fix will help many, but not all." This article is about President Obama's 75 billion dollar foreclosure prevention program. I think that although this will raise taxes, it is a very good idea. Since the housing market is already not doing very well, we need something to give those families hope who are either in the process of foreclosure or those that are thinking about it. As we all know, President Obama's signature is "hope." I think that this is what got him elected. I believe so because during this recession, this is what the people who are struggling need.


Luhbi, Tami. "Housing Fix Will Help Many, But Not All." CNN 18 Feb 2009 18 Feb 2009 .