YunJu Chung

"One or two films tried to describe gay relationship in serious way, but were unsuccessful commercially." -Producer Tcha sung jai in Korea-

Homosexual people are not a matter of common knowledge in Korea. The kinds of homosexual films didnt make a tremendous hit with movie fans. But, now, people do not have a prejudice against about homosexual people gradually. Homosexuality already seems to exist in all cultures, and in recent years attitudes towards homosexual people have become more relaxed. I just think we need to understand them.

Military for koreans... (jake yoon)

Every single kroean over 18 under certain age. if they are not disabled people. they have to have military service. This might be unfair for all young koreans but, at least we were born in korea so we have to go.

Don't never volunteer for nothing. - a Soldier's Mother


Military service is one of volunteer works. The meaning of this quote is that if you have to volunteer or if you want to volunteer, you have to take it serious and do it. I don’t’ know when I’m going to take army service, however, I will do it my best to secure my country. 2 years in the army can change my life style and my thought of country.

Jake yoon

Yeajeong Lee

"Anything you're good at contributes to happiness."

-Bertrand Russell

I believe all human have an outstanding ability. Even other people think that is poor, people will think that is still an outstanding ability to themselves. If you imagine about bad things, it will make you to feel sad, but if you imagine about your special or good ability, it will make you happy. If you are good at writing, you always feel happy to do it and it will brings you big happiness. As Russell said, anything that you like to do and where you are good at, it will have an effect on your works better and also a lot of happiness.

Yeajeong Lee

"Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.Life itself, the phenomenon of life, the gift of life,is so breathtakingly serious!"

-Boris Pasternak

We always have much kinds of life, everybody has different life and circumstance. I also think that life is the best present to us. Because we live in here, we can get lots of friends, happiness, sadness and also family. I believe that anything can be worth than our life. People can grow up and learn from our life. Life always brings us some variation. It is absolutely important than some material things to us.

Transamerica (Jiaqi Huang)

i felt sad when i watched Bree fight with Toby, for Toby, for Bree.

For Toby, He just a teenager and lost mother's love. He was thirst for father's love. But what Bree did was made Toby disappointed. "He is not my mother!"Toby said that to others more than one time.

For Bree, he did the last step to be a woman finally. But when she faced to her doctor, she cried loudly."It's hurt."she said. I think she said that not only because her body, but also the feeling with her son. Just like something are losing.

Love about Love -Heekyung.CHO

My heart to you is given: Oh, do give yours to me; We'll lock them up together, and throw away the key.

Quote from Frederick Saunders.

When i was found this quote first, I am really understand this quote.
I think when we falling in love, we have different thoughts, behaviors betwen men and women.
However, when goes on love each other still, they changed their thoughts, behavior and so on.
That's why their heart was made one. During that time, people lock them up together, so they understand and learning each other. Moreover, they throw away the key till end of the love each other.

Heeyoun Huang

"The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class."

Aristotle, PoliticsGreek critic, philosopher, physicist, & zoologist (384 BC - 322 BC)


Every time when I need to do this blog posting, I search new quote from a website.
Today, I feel like I wanted to know a quote about the political matters. This quote said best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class. I think that is so reasonable to say because people in middle class know what is the benifits what the politicians are doing or what is not. In my opinion, high class or low class people can't be the BEST political community. because they are either black and white or cold and hot. I don't think they have the fair way to see.

YunJu Chung

"The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in closet."

-Lord Chesterfield



When I read this sentence, I thought about myself. So thesedays many people move to the U.S or other countries. I also came to the U.S. When I came here the firet time so I thought it was bigger than I imagined, but it was interesting for me. There are many things that surprised me.
My impressions of U.s are that I can learn many things and be acquired lots of chance.

(Younghee Jeong) Transamerica

Trans-gender women are women and trans men are men. By the way, it is true that people don't see trans-gender women or men as a real women or men in society. Actually, I also look on them from a biased viewpoint. I can not say that my point of wiew of trans-gender have changed because of this movie, but I juct could understand how hard it is that they live as a transgender in society. This movie was interesting...

SOCCER MATCH (Jake yoon)

there will be a soccer math on FRIDAY.

Korea vs China

where? main soccer field (next to the football field)
when? this coming Friday November 21th

come and chill

-Jake yoon

"It's time to change something", Mayur Raniya

It will probably be the most imporatant day in American History when Obama was elected as the president of united states of America. Obama is the first black president and he is all about change. A passionate speaker, very honest and supports the middle class. Im sure Obama will bring a lot of changes to America with his new policies and economy will surely rise. He has given a new meaning to American politics which has encouraged the young generation to take more interest in politics of the country.

Heeyoun Huang

Only sick music makes money today.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Der Fall Wagner, Section 5German philosopher (1844 - 1900)

I was searching a quote which could make me "sick" then i found this quote.

well, if we think about it, "Only sick music makes money today", is true however what is the standard sick music?

I think the sick music is the music change your mind. People don't notice music is huge effective to anything. For example, when you sick, you go to doctor get medication and pay it. you healed yourself, get solution and you pay it.

I think that is what this quote mean. I really feel this quote because i'm a huge music person and this is 1000000 percent true

YunJu Chung "transamerica"

"My body may be a work-in-progress, but there is nothing wrong with my soul."



When I saw this movie I heard this sentence. Transamerica is the story of a transgendered woman the named Bree that has yet to have her operation. For a woman to play a man who is becoming a woman initself is incredible. She has to strip herself of her own voice to completely re-learn femininity. But beyond showmanship, every reaction, every emotion, every facial expression is truly wonderful. And I can feel her real mind. This is the kind of movie that makes me understanding transgendered person. The story is so human and so natural.

"Transgender should not be Parents ", Mayur Raniya.

In this movie i found that a man who always wanted to be a woman and finally he was going to have a surgery so that he can see himself as a female oneday. I don't have problems with that at all but i would say that these type of people should not be parents because it can affect on psychologically on the children's development especially on teenagers. During that time period a child is confused what he should do to become something in life. In this movie, though that man turned to a woman i.e transwoman and was taking care of that young boy like a mother do, that boy stiil got spoiled at the end of the movie because he went to that guy's friend's party where he met some more transgenders and made friendships with them. He had a talk with those people on why they changed their gender and finally he found that they were so happy with that so at the end part of the movie he had an intercourse with a guy to get earn some money. He could have done some other work too to earn the money when they needed it. Finally, i would say that transgenders have their own rights but they should stop parenting because it may ruin a child's future.

Yeajeong Lee

"If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want."

If you want to get a lot of thing, but you don't get it, you have to change your mind and thought. When you live in this world, you can't get everything up to your mind and thought. At that time, you need to think different way. If you cannot change something by material thing, you need to change your mind and thought. Like when we try to solve the math problem, we should try variety way to solve it.

Transamerica (Soo Jin Park)

“My body may be a work-in-progress, but there is nothing wrong with my soul.”
from "Transamerica"

"Transamerica" was the one that stayed in my mind. Whether it is a touching comedy or funny drama, it is most importantly an amazing film, with polemic issues and intense character development. Transgender is not weirdo. People make Bree weirdo.
Bree really try to be a woman. Bree has a positive drive. According to the movie, Bree really cares about Toby because Bree is also parent like other people. The concept of love given from parents as a whole is important. It is unnecessary to divide and compare a mother and a father’s love to a child.

Ruin your child's life (jake yoon)

"Mom, he is my son"
by Bree Osbourne in Transamerica

If my mom is a trans gender, i would kill myself. of course, she is not trans gender. if someone is a trans gender, it could be terrible for their child. Since they didn't mention to their child, their child might be very angry or be in serious position.
Of course, i do not against of trans gender. however, i do not support it. i don't see many success case around me, i mean in news, or newspaper.

why some people are trans genders? i think it is because of their environment. their parents life style, and what they have seen when they were grown up. i think they are poor in some cases. it is not their fault that want to be a trans gender. it is not wrong at all. but because of society around us, it is hard to have a life with trans gender.

i strongly recommend that someone wants to be female from male or male from female. they should not have their child. it doesn't matter that they want to change their sexuality. however, it is hard for their children to have life.

There always has a reason for a liar: Quincy Shen

"Just because a person does not go around blabbing her entire biological history to everyone she meets does not make her a liar."

From movie: TransAmerica, said by Bree, a transsexual.
People always dissimulate their emotions or actions into a cocoon, no matter what the probable purpose is, they just don't want to be honest.
Social stresses and ethical codes are cons trainable and widespread, for reasonable self-protection and self-benefit, or a particular way to protect others feelings.
We know there is no ending for a cycle, and is no exactly purpose for lying to others; however, we just do it repeatedly, and those we have done what we knew was wrong might leave nothing in people's mind.
People did not show the truth, just because things we kept against public morality or others might put them into a trouble, just like what the transsexual said. Of course "she" lied, there is no exactly right or wrong; she just tried to keep away from public voice.

TRANSAMERICA-Heekyung.CHO

Movie "TransAmerica" Review from BBC.

Finding the right speaking pitch is one of the challenges faced by a pre-op transsexual in Transamerica, but writer/director Duncan Tucker has a similar problem. This has all the heart and whimsy of a good road movie, but he sometimes overreaches for comedy and hits a few bum notes. Felicity Huffman, however, is perfectly tuned in to the character of Bree so that even in her most selfish moments her vulnerability is laid bare - along with other things...
Her longed-for sex change operation hangs in the balance thanks to the sudden appearance of teenage hooker Toby (Kevin Zegers), who, she discovers, is the product of an awkward sexual encounter from her days as a man. After bailing him out of jail in the Big Apple, Bree lacks the courage to confess her true identity and plans instead to offload him on his stepfather in Kansas. Of course their journey together isn’t destined to end quite so quickly, or painlessly.
"SOME TRULY INSPIRED TOUCHES"
From New York to LA, explosions of temper give way to greater understanding. It's hardly original, but there are some truly inspired touches (Bree tells Toby she's a church missionary so in a conciliatory gesture he buys her a baseball cap announcing, "I'm proud to be a Christian!") Unfortunately Tucker veers from the course to visit Bree's parents in what feels like an episode from an 80s sitcom. Playing Bree's controlling mother, Fionnula Flanagan is funny as a sort of deranged Golden Girl, but overall this segment doesn't feel honest. Thankfully, there's enough warmth and gentle humour to fuel the rest of the trip.

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Stanley is a perfectly adjusted, conservative trans-sexual who’s about to take the final step to becoming Bree, the woman he always wanted to be - until he finds out that he is the parent of a long-lost 17 year old son. Afraid to tell the rebellious teen-ager the truth, he embarks on a journey with him that will challenge and change both their lives.

We are the one! -Heekyung.CHO

"It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American , gay, straight, disabled and not disabled- Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United sates of America.

_Quote from Obama's victory speech

When i was listen this sentence from CNN , i am really proud, Because, i am not a American. Moreover, i am not a White people in United states. during living in United states, many times, i am envy a white person. I think that many people got a discrimination in USA, because they are not just white people. Moreover, I think white people have many things than the other. However, when i listen his speech,I was forget that feeling and thinking. After all, i believed we are the one. Now i am living in United States, but i am Korean. I believe that we are always will be one.

Moreover, I believed that Obama can change and achieve breaking discrimination about many things such as races..

Perpare yourself well(Jiaqi Huang)

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.--Barack Obama

Yes, America is a place where all things are possible. He is good example about that. Few days ago, he just is an African American. Today, his name will the same as George Washington or John F. Kennedy----American president. We can see he prepare the election more than two years, but actually how long? we don't know. From the internet, i knew he wasn't a good student when he was in high school. Did he thought about he can be American president in 25 years later? I don't think so. Even he was working hard in college, I don't think he's dream to be president at that time. Most of time, we don't know which point will actually make our life change. All we know is the change will more successful if your perpare well. You won't get anything if we don't prepare well, even in a place where all things are possible. Today, we are already in the place where all things are possible, why we don't perpare ourselve very well?

You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.----Apple CEO, Steve Jobs

Democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

--Barack Obama

His words is also the voice of the people of the world. We are trying to achieve this kind of perfect world.

He is the youngest president in the us history. It's not a easy thing to get this great and glorious seat. I admire his courage and ability. I hope he can do his best in this important position because he will face to many difficult situation: like socio-economic, racial, terrorism, homosexuality and so on.

Dream has been Come True

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

I was really impressed with Obama's speech. in his speech, we can clearly feel that he really apprecaite people who vote him and let his dream came true. becuause we can say Obama's victory is a wonder and also a new start, which stands for the begining that america has a wider heart to accept the difference across races. from now on ,people can not keep the discrimination eyes to judge black people, because they have won the support from almost whole country. Obama gave the example about an old woman who suffer from the prejudice for a long time. long time ago, she even didn't have the right to vote for her president because of race problem. now her sound and hope can be listend and expressed. Obama's victory is a chance that let people know dream can be come true as long as you are willing to stand up and speak out. from now on, Obama could be the model of improving revolution. Obama also has been the hope of making progress for loved courtry. this historical transtition was made by all the american people who open their heart generously accept the difference.

starting with hope

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

We can’t deny that Obama is a successful speaker; he made a perfect inaugural speech. Many people cried for his success, especially for some black people, because it’s true that Obama is the first black president in the history of America. His success stands out the change of across gender and race .Some people who still have the thoughts that there still exists the discrimination to black people will regard this result as a transition. From the moment of success for Obama, people can never put color and discrimination together. From the beginning of vote, Obama has been made as the hope of great evolution in the future of America. Because several years ago, no one can wonder that a black person can be the first leader in America. Even Obama himself didn’t dream that he can win the vote. That’s why Obama said in his speech “yes, we can”. From his speech, we can feel the power of confidence to achieve the dream. As a leader, Obama has the adequate qualification that let his people know that he can give them a bright future, and also their children.

Soo Jin Park

"Yes, we can."

Obama was elected the 44th President of the US. Many people supported him and he wins. In fact, I already watched his speech through CNN on November 4th. I am not an American, but I was moved by his speech. Of course, the first African-American president story made a deep impression on the world. Now, it is time to make history. I wish he will be a great president with true heart.

He Makes History(Yingshan Hu)

"It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day."
by Barack Obama


Obama, the first black people president in the United States of America, he makes history. He can change America, a lot of people hope to change, they hope to have a better day. America is the best developed country, it can influence all over the world. America has more than two hundred years history, but no president was black people, Obama is the first one. I know some people still feel cynical and fearful and doubtful, but no one can know tomorrow. Obama be a president I think he will change a lot of things, he can makes a new history. Everyone hopes tomorrow is a better day, believe the new president, believe Obama can toward the hope of a better day.

(Younghee Joeng)

"I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree."

I was impressed by Obama's speech and it was remarkable.
He said that he would be always honest and listening to people. We already know that it is important to listen to people as the president of one country, but it made me think a lot, especially when I thought about my country. I thought that as a people, to have the president who could really listen to people and says that confidently is reassuring and will inspire people with great confidence too.

HyunJu Ji: Finally, he achieved

If ~
It's the answer~
Yes We Can.
-Barack Obama's victory speech

This speech is resembled with Barack Obama himself's story. At the first he was not sure about his dream will be come true with a lot of hardships. But he found the answer and finally achieved his dream. His achivement is not only for him. It became a hope to people who are in hardships as the new U.S. president. And also, his speech affected to me. Now, I only can have a dream and think "if..~". But, I believe someday the dream will be come true.

Yeajeong Lee

"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. "

- Barack Obama

This sentence is from Obama during election. Well, I definitely have a same opinion with Obama. Maybe, he thought that became a president is a right way to him, so he had a hard time during elections. Finally, he made progress and had a good result. If you think that something which is what you want to do is right, you should keep and do it, even if other people blame you and they said that is poor thing. If you put a lot of efforts to do something, you will have good result. Don't give up. This is the way you can have achievement.

if president does U.S business by himself, it is wrong (jake yoon)

"There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand. "
-Barack Obama

Obama said government can't solve every problem. it shows that he is democracy. if McCain is elected, the speech is going to be different. Barack Obama, the 44th president of United States, will listen U.S citizens, however, does it going to be happened? maybe, not. Barack Obama is smart and he knows how to deal with people, and he graduated #1 school, and he was congrassmen. however, citizens might angry about his ruling later.
Be a president is very hard, tough, and is very lonely. why lonely? Actually, when on the way back , after summer vacation, in the air plane, i read one book called; "living as chief" it is korean book, and my father suggested me to read it.
So after i read the book, i realized that how hard living as chief and how hard ro manage all company or even country.
there is noone can help him, president. he has to do everything bt himself. if he did well, all citizens will say "that's why we chose him", but if he did bad and economy or stocks are getting low, poeple will say "i knew he is going bad, he doesn't know anything".
being a president is a lonely journey. i want to applause for him again.

We Are One:Quincy Shen

"tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. "

This a quote from "President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech in Chicago".
It was an excited, unprecedented and undying night, not only because I heard some American were screaming when the moment they knew the result , but also because Obama was the first "Black" president that subverted America's history and forty five years after Martin Luther King's historical speech: "I have a Dream".
Obama's victory came from his confidences and strategies he made for saving America's serious financial crisis in a century, the victory for him, and the victory for democracy party, which put more emphasis on economic systems and bourgeoisie and poor people who need financial supports in order to live better, who want to be treated equal and need a peaceful environment and a peaceful world. They uphold freedom, protection, creation to reform the present situation and to lead a stronger, enduring prospect to uphold American's beliefs and hopes under the emotional, flaming speech Obama spoke and those dramatic competitions between McCain who represents Pepublican Party, most people here approved and voted him, a younger colored president, to ignore racism, gender problems, who may revise the recession happened in America, who may provide a better life for American, because of his powerful ideals: "democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding holp", to see American as one, their spirits are combined as one. I feel happy because you live better, no matter what the futher will be like, you give me the chance and hopeness, I will give you a promise, that I will never abandon you, because we are one!

The New Era of Visual Images: Quincy Shen

" Text also can include visual images, such as personal photographs and magazine and television images."

This is a quote from When working mother collides with gender & society.

Visual images become a growing trend towards people's creative compositions. Some people don't understand what the texts exactly mean or the definitions of some specific academic words; therefore, some good visual images can help them a lot.
We know images not only have those advantageous functions I mentioned above, they can also attract people's attentions.
Nowadays, people lives in a busy social environments, and they may feel boring to read a whole text without something relaxing. We know people like to watch TV more than to listen to radios. Obviously, TV have colorful images.
I think a text with some visual images let it become more vivid and affectionate. A formal text can also has its own way to use some special images to express its feelings.

Why people prefer Barack Obama? (jake yoon)

Barack Obama became the 44th president of United States.

and im really congratulate him.


"i know you didn't do this just to win an election and i know you didn't do it for me."
by Barack Obama

first, i wanna ask to people who support Barack Obama, why do you prefer Obama better than McCain? most of my friends support Obama instead of McCain. but WHY?

So, i asked every single person who support Obama, why do you support Obama? their answers were just becuase they like him. or they don't have answer.

Obama and McCain they both have drawbacks. For my opinion, Obama is too young to be a president, of course, old is not the best, but if the president is young, he doesn't have mush skill to business or trading skills. and he is just came out not like McCain. Obama is like a new toy for children. On the other hands, McCain is too old for president, and he went to army servise, so he practically weak in business. because he went to army service, he is more strict about war. if he ecame a president, U.S will be safe but war is going to be happened more often.

i do not support either of two candidates. however, i prefer Barack Obama, the reasone is that now Americans have to have more adventure of their economics. and they need a leader to have a powerful UnitedStates.
i don't know it is going to be good or not, but Americans threw their die and i hope that Obama is a good leader for United States.

New puppy will be coming to white house-Heekyung.cho

"Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's cpming with us to the White houes."

- Quote from Text Obama's victory speech.

I was watching televison when Obama was speaking his vitory speech.
When i saw that times, i was really impressive his speech . I think his speech skill is impressive and unbelievable.
when i was listen this senteces, i am smiling a lot. Because, on that times Obama is really looks life just father for two children. he is two children's father before the United states president.
So, i mean that he is one of father of two children's before the greatest states's father.

after that times, today, i read some article about Obama's new puppy coming in korean newspaper. the article said that Obama promised to two children about new puppy. that promise is that if Obama become president or not he should present to puppy for his children.

On that times, I feel fatherhood from Obama.
I think that makes Obama becom one of greatest president in United states. :)

Yeajeong Lee

"Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die life is a broken-winged birdthat cannot fly."

I think most people do have a dream for their future and me,too. I believe your dream will make more successful life. If you have a dream, you will do best on your work, because you want to make dream come true. Maybe, it absolutely works. If you do not have a dream for the future, it means that you do not have a goal for your life. I also have a dream for my future. Sometimes, i imagine when my dream come true. I think it is so wonderful. If i imagine achievement of my dream, i feel so exciting. It makes me to work hard.
Don't miss your dream for your future. If you miss your dream, it will be the saddest time to you.

visual images can helps our paper.- Heekyung.cho

" Text also can include visual images, such as personal photographs and magazine and television images."

- Quote from When working mother collides with gender & society.

the including visual images text is more readable and understandable, because the visual images can supports their text subject.
It can be more easy to way of write more clearly our thesis.

I think the including visual images essay is really easy to understand to me, because i am a international student in United states. Therefore, reading article or understanding whole eassay excluding images are a little bit difficult.
when i was read including visual images essay , i was really east understood whole eassy.
I think the images are really helpful to me.

I think that the using the images on essay is really easy to way about how to more specific and clearly explain our essay. :)

To be Gently: Quincy Shen

"They'd correct her gently. My mother laughed girlishly one night, trying not to pronounce sheep as ship."

From "The Achievement of Desire".

I do not know why he mentioned "sheep as ship", maybe "ship" has some bad meanings in America, but I noticed that he used "girlishly", which basically implied his mother is an old woman, and never has some feelings as a young girl. Besides, I think the author was trying to use a more civilized word instead of the original one.

Anyway, I have no opinion about whether he has complaints about his parents' impolite or not; this kind of problem happened everyday.

I saw a boy detest his mother, because she always makes sound like"pa" when she is eating. This boy think it is rough, so he eats food with avoiding his mother. Otherwise, he would chide her mother if her is burping in front of him. Honestly, I have those problems too. Habit, life style or people around parents are all possible reasons for their "vulgar", so try to be strict with yourself ans lenient towards others.

Heeyoun Huang

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."
-Norman Vincent Peale-

I choosed this quote even though it is out of the topic we've been discussing about. Because, people in American only left 2 days for the next new president for the Change

I see a lot of people really really waiting for the new change. Is that good thing to changing things? I was thinking, changing is very scary thing. it could make anything to other side.
I've been trying to change myself for some reason too, but that wasn't easy. I know, this time either who is going to be the next president of United State of America, for them, that would be hard, maybe easy but i hope it will work smoothly so many people can get better of their life, education; everything.

YunJu Chung "The achievement of Desire"

"A primary reason for success in the classroom was that I couldn't forget that schooling was changimg me and sepatating me from the life I enjoyed before becoming a student."

When I read this sentence it reminds me my school days. Actually, I was not what author was. I was only neither studying nor enjoying. If we do like author It might succeed, though Im not sure. We can see many students types when we are in school. Some students want to enjoy their life and some students just do study. Some students are like me though. When I was in high shcool I could discriminate between the three cases. Im not accurete in my observation. I think How to live is a great quetion. It is important to act up to their opinions and have the courage of their opinions. Whatever we do hard, and then we will succeed.

daycare crisis in our society -Heekyung.cho

" All young families but the super rich are grappling with America's daycare crisis...of poor availability, affordability and quality."

Quote from "When working mother coddides with gender & society."

Nowadays, Women working rates are increasingly than before.
So, many mother want to go daycare center their childrens. but the daycare center is not enough. even more a few of daycare center is really expensive.

therefore, many young families which was both parents got their own jobs are really hard to think about their children's care.

I think that the women working in society is very good situation about gender equlity.
That means, now we can abolished the gender unequality. and woman can asserted women;s rights.

However, women work rates increasingly more and more, we have to think about children's daycare system issues.

(Younghee Jeong) embarrassment at their lack of education

"He permits himself embarrassment at their lack of education" from the article the achievement of desire.

I could see that how he thinks about his uneducated patreants. His own education has changed the relationship he's had with his family negativly. When I read this, I was kind of sad. Nevetheless most parents try to make their children to well-educated person, some people don't understand their parents and even could feel "embarrassment"
How would their parents feel..
I don't think that maybe educational experiences only make positive things.

Yongfei Gu: About Critical Thinking

"I teach my kids that these things are right and these things are wrong." "Wouldn't that teach them to believe anything they're told without applying any critical thinking?" "I don't think about that."

The first time I heard the word critical thinking was in my university in China. My English professor read an article which was about critical thinking. Actually, that words were very unfamiliar for me. Because since I became a student, I was told to follow the teachers and follow the books without thinking whether they were right or not. I was accustomed to accepting the read-made stuffs such like the theorise,the answers to the questions,etc. And never think about WHY. In my opinion, the education based on the tests makes students have such a bad behavior.

Parents and teachers who are really want to help us with our problems. However, sometimes they may not use the right way. So, when you decide to do something, first you should use your critical thinking to think about which aspect is right while which is wrong. Do not just rely on the ready-made results others did before, because different people may have different ideas.

If my parents are uneducated (Jake yoon)

"But when several weeks later , i happened to see it next to her bed unread except for the first few pages, i was furious and suddenely wanted to cry."
the Achievement of Desire

If my parents are uneducated, i might be sad. when i was young i thought my parents are the best and they know everything. however, when i am getting old , i could realize that my parents are not smart enough than me.

some parts when im getting old, my parents could not know, however, i will not going to think like author. becuase my son or daughter will treat me like the same if i do that to my parents.