Pre-discussion

1. Should govenment be responsible for keeping consumers safe
I believe that government has a responsibility to protect consumers. In Canada, the government controls many items such as alcohol and cigarettes. After 11 o'clock, consumers are not allowed to buy any alcohol by the government. For another example, the government restricts companies to put some pictures which are warning the risks of smoking. Many people quit smoking and stop drinking alcohol by these reasons. Government contributes not only consumers' safe but also their health.

2.Should individuals be free to choose risky behaviour if they want to
Even though government controls many risky items, consumers also have a right to buy the items. For example, smokers know smoking causes a lung cancer; however, they choose it by themselves. So, if they get a lung cancer, it's their responsibility. Government should interfere with consumers' right,but consumers should control themselves as well.

Research Paper:
1. Do you think your writing has improved overall by doing this paper? Explain.
Yes. It was my first time to write 18 pages and I learned how to paraphrase. I have improved not only paraphrase but also good vocabulary words.
2. What are some of the skills you improved in while doing the paper?
I learned how to organize clearly and how to find a book in the library.
3. How do you feel about your paper?
I felt satisfied.
Presentations
1. Did you enjoy listening to the presentations?
Yes, I learned various fields and most of the topics were so fascinating.
2. What did you learn about presentation techniques while listening to them?
Classmates had confidence and they minimized which information is important.
3. What did you learn during the process of preparing for your presentations?
I learned how to organize. I was more familiar with this topic. I also learned how to chose the best word to tell.
4. Were you satisfied with you own presentstion?
I was sick; however, I felt satisfied.

Developing Sound Study Habits

The most important factor to achieve good marks is effective studying. Learning can bring a lot of satisfaction; however, studying usually requires hard work. There are three steps to acquire effective learning. The first step is one should set up a schedule to ensure one has enough time for studying. It is important to divide exact time to study and check your time. In order to keep up your concentration level, you need to take breaks. Writing your schedule down is also important to have a regular study routine. Before starting studying. One should set up one's learning for goals and objectives. People have tendency of delaying big tasks. According to Alan (1996), " many of us tend to tackle simple, routine tasks first, saving lager tasks for later. " The tendency to delay major assignments affects learning negatively. The second step is to find a quiet place to study where one can concentrate. Most llearners can not concentrate when there is noise around, so one should avoid places that can disrupt one's attention and focus. The third step is to reward one's studying once it is completed. Rewards can stimulate one's motivation to learn. One can reward oneself in different ways such as snacking, watching a TV show or calling a friend.

About the public lecture.

A few weeks ago, I went to McGill to listen to a public lecture titled Good Dams and Bad Dams with some classmates. Before i went there, I was a little excited because it was my first time. When the lecture started, I got nervous because I knew I was not able to listen to it twice. However, I gradually had confidence in listening their lecture. After listening to the lecture, I felt satisfied because i was able to participate in not only group work, but also a public lecture.By attending it, I could consider that the differences between good dams and bad dams for hydroelectric power in terms of their environmental and social impact as well. If I have eough time, I am going to go to public lectures as much as i can in order to have many good experiences.

POPULATION

1. Technology is going to help people increase food production.
There will be more various cultures.

2. Food is not going to be enough and growing population is going to consume more resources, and cause more pollution

3.people shoud give more assistance and organize social systems.

4. I believe that population growth will cause several problems with society, environment,and economy.However, if the governments prepare to find solutions and figures problems out , these problems will be solved.

POPULATION

1. My grandparents had 2 sons and 1 daughter,and my parents have 1 son and 1daughter.

I want to have 1 son and 1 daughter.

2. The korean population is approximately 48,782,274. I think the population has negative consequences on the quality of life. Because if there is population explosion , it will cause many social problems such as houses and land.

3. The earth's population is approximately 60 hundred million.

4. I think there are several factors such as death, food, and disasters. Similarly, these apply to the human population through nature.

5. I believe that the governments are not allowed to control population. Because giving a birth is human instincts and a human right. It can cause lack of balance between human beings and nature.

Happiness

Before reading the articles, happiness was that people just feel satisfied with themselves or achieve their goals.However , by reading them, I realized that there are many factors such as wealth, inheritance, achievement, flow, relationships, and Faith. These give various influences on people. Happiness can be interpreted as different perspective as well.

Definition of Happiness

Happiness is a condition that you are satisfied with yourselves or your surroundings such as family,friends or lovers. Each person can't live alone, so we try to help or to support our surroundings. Then, we can feel happy.Money also can make some people feel happy; however, it's temporary condition. If you have a problem, money can't help you find a solution. How much or when we feel happy depends on the person. But, I strongly believe that the relationship is much more important than money in happiness.

How U.S.Used a Bank To Punish North Korea

The U.S. has pursued North Korea to give up its nuclear program for many years. By one of the strategies, The Bush administration made a decision to press North Korea. Banking -authorities were pressured to freeze $25 million from a bank used for years by the North Koreans. In this situation, The Bush administration is raising expectations that North Korea will permanently stop its nuclear program. For helping this purpose, American diplomats will permit North Korea to join the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.Now, both are at a final deal. If North Korea wants to solve the frozen accounts, it is possible to halt its nuclear program.

I agree on American policy because they try to slove the problem by negotiations instead of wars. However, I can't recognize a way that the American compels a bank not to deal with North Korea. The North Koreans have a right to use the $25million, but the U.S. took the right away from the North Koreans even though it's not American money.I hope the U.S. will support North Korea in another way.

The Mori Tower.

Mori Tower
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower was chosen as one of the best new skyscrapers of the year 2003.The Mori Tower is a 238 m, 54-story high-rise building. It houses an art museum, a cinema complex, restaurants, cafes, stores,and offices .The first six levels of Mori Tower contain retail stores and restaurants. The top six floors house the Mori Art Museum and the Tokyo City View with panoramic views of the city. A new exit from Roppongi Station empties into a glass atrium filled with large television screens and escalators, as well as several shops and restaurants. The rest of the building is office space.There are a couple of characteristics of this building such as security system and infrastructure. Security measures at Towers include: entrances equipped with an electronic key access auto-lock system, visitor clearance at the front desk, and a 24-hour central surveillance system with CCTV cameras mounted at key locations. MII is Mori Building's exclusive large-scale broadband Internet telecommunications network. An Ethernet LAN of 100Mbps installed in Residential Tower provides a fully equipped network environment; the use of "best effort" high-speed, high-capacity dedicated lines, with a maximum speed of 10Mbps, facilitate the smooth transmission of streaming images and audio data. This tower is truly built on a hill: traffic goes through the hill and winds around the foundations of the building.
I think Mori Tower is beneficial to people because there are many entertainments at the same building. It means you can save not only time but also money to transport. Traffic jam could be solved as well.

I am Sang Yun

Hello, I am Sang Yun. I am Korean and 25 years old. I've been living here for more than 1year.
My hobbies are watching movies and drinking acohol. I would like to enjoy time along with you guys. Bye