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On-Line Science Journals: Science News On-line

Science News is an American weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. It has been published since 1922. From 1922 to 1966, it was called Science News-Letter. It is published by Science Service. Kendrick Frazier is a former editor.

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Song of the Week: I Don't Like Mondays: Boomtown Rats

This week’s song of the week is “I Don't Like Mondays" which was a UK number one single for four weeks in July 1979. Written by Bob Geldof [later Sir Bob] and performed by his band, The Boomtown Rats, it was the band's second number one single. Geldof wrote the song after reading a newspaper report on the shooting spree of 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children playing in a school playground across the street from her house. She killed two adults and injured eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime, and her only explanation for her actions when captured was "I don't like Mondays." The song was first performed less than a month later at the Fox Theatre, San Diego.

Song: I Don't Like Mondays
Video: I Don't Like Monday's
Lyrics: I Don't Like Monday's

Homework: Chapter 7: Lesson B

Read the article “Psychological Sources of Stress” [starting on page 122 of the textbook] and the Sample Precis following it. After you have read the article, with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(1) compare the boldface phrases and sentences in the original excerpt with the completed precis and discuss whether you think all the main and secondary points are included.
(2) decide which words you feel from the original excerpt were kept in the precis and the reasons why.
(3) determine whether you think there is an ‘introduction’ and‘conclusion’ to the precis and the term you could use to identify the first sentence of the precis.
(4) decide what you would omit if the instructor / editor only wanted 100 words.

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Science Article of the Week

Everything That Can Go Wrong Listed

FULLERTON, CA-A worldwide consortium of scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers is nearing the completion of the ambitious, decade-long project of cataloging everything that can go wrong, project leader Dr. Thomas R. Kress announced at a press conference Tuesday.

Homework: Chapter 7: Lesson A

Read the article “Managing Stress” starting on page 119 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) what were the three areas of life the author felt could be controlled so as to relive stress?
(ii) What did the author feel cold be done in each of these areas to releave stress?
(iii) What was the College Readjustment Rating Scale was developed according to the author?
(iv) What were the two theories about the origin of stress noted by the author.
(v) What was the one aspect of stressful situations the author thought we could always control.

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Song of the Week: USA for Africa: We Are The World

This week's song of the week is "We Are the World" - a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a super-group of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa. The charity single was intended to raise funds to help famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia, which experienced unusual drought in 1984/1985.

Lead vocals were rotated among 21 of the performers, including Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Willie Nelson, Dionne Warwick, Steve Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Al Jarreau, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, Kim Carnes and Ray Charles

To see a video of the song go here: Video: We Are The World
To read the Lyrics go here: Lyrics: We Are The World
To get the song go here: Song: We Are The World

Homework: Chapter 6: Lesson B

Read the article “Apartheid in South Africa” starting on page 110 and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) which information did the author use that probably came from another source?

(ii) what words do you think are key ones in the essay?

(iii) what do you think is the authors thesis statement? Do you think it is well supported in the rest of the essay? Are there any places that need more support or somewhere something should be deleted?

(iv) What direct causes of poverty does the author mention? What indirect ones?

(v) How is the essay brought to a close? If you couldn’t see the white space at the end of the essay, would you have known it was ending?

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Assignment 2: Comparative Essays

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Science Article of the Week Radioactive Waste May Have Contributed To Creation Of Giant Monsters

Japanese Leaders Say Radioactive Waste May Have Contributed To Creation Of Giant Monsters

TOKYO-Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced Tuesday that radioactive waste recently discovered in Japan's Nihon prefecture may have contributed to the development of kaiju-translated as "strange, mysterious beast-animal...

Homework: Chapter 6: Lesson A

Read the article“Just Skin and Bones” about poverty in North Korea

After you have read the article, discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) What are some of the direct causes of North Korea’s Famine?

{ii) What are some of the indirect causes?

(iii) What are some of the possible effects of the famine?

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On-Line Science Journals: Terra Nova: The European Journal of Geo Sciences

TERRA Nova is a fast publication research, review and news journal, covering the full range of the Earth Sciences. It is the official bimonthly journal of the European Union of Geosciences, the goal of which is to develop cooperation among scientists in different fields of the Earth and Planetary Sciences, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, planetology, oceanography, etc. Its membership is strictly individual and no one may represent any national organization, institution or laboratory.

Terra Nova: The European Journal of Geo Sciences

Song of the Week: Judy Collins: Brother Can You Spare A Dime

This week’s song of the week is "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression.

Written in 1931 by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, Wikipedia notes that the song was part of the 1932 musical New Americana.

Sung famously by Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee during the 1930’s, some more recent versions have been by Tom Waits, Peter Yarrow and Judy Collins.

Lyrics: Lyrics: Brother Can You Sape A Dime
Video 1: Video: Judy Collins
Video 2: Video: Tom Waits

Powerpoint Presentation: Chapter 5: Lesson 2

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Homework: Chapter 5: Lesson B

Read the student essay, starting on page 91, “H.H. A Homeless Man” .

After you have read the essay, discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

(i) is there anything in this essay you believe should have been explained more fully? Is there any point you didn’t quite “get”.
(ii) Do you believe Oanh is describing someone she actually saw, at least in part of her essay? What makes you think so?
(iii) Did you learn something by reading this essay?
(iv) What suggestions can you give to Oanh for improving her essay?
(v) What tips can you get from reading this essay to help you in writing your essay?

Assignment 2: "........": A Comparative Essay

Write an essay [maximum 1,000 words] in which you compare / contrast two things.

These two things might be, for example:

* two countries in which you have lived in
* the parenting styles of your parents or guardians
* the teaching styles of two teachers
* the arguments put forward in two academic articles
* the writing styles of two novelists you have read
* the film making skills of the directors of two films you have seen

Look at the essay topics on page 73 of the textbook with respect to writing a comparison essay about comparing parents to get an idea of the types of questions you can answer in an essay of this type.

Due: Thursday, Week 9 [8 November 2007]

Homework: Chapter 5: Class 1

Read the article “Squeegeeing in Toronto” starting on page 85 of the textbook.

After you have read the article, take your language partner or imaginary friend out for a coffee and discuss the following questions:

1. What kind of background does Jen come from;
2. How does Jen feel about her situation;
3. How do you imagine her homelessness has affected her emotionally? How has it affected her future?

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On-Line Science Journals: "........": A Comparative Essay

PLoS Biology is a scientific journal covering the full spectrum of the biological sciences that began operation on October 13, 2003. It was the first journal of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) a non-profit organization which releases scientific content under open access terms. All content in PLoS Biology is published under the Creative Commons "by-attribution" license [1]. To fund the journal, the publication's business model requires that, in most cases, authors will pay publication costs. In addition to research articles, PLoS Biology publishes online e-letters in which the readers provide their comments to the articles.

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Song of the Week (ii): Cat Stevens: Father and Son

The second song for this week is a song by the British singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam>,“Father and Son”.

Known earlier by the name Cat Stevens, Yusuf was a huge star in the early 1970’s’

Becoming a Muslim in the late 1970’s, he gave up music, returning to it only last year with a new CD - An Other Cup.
More recently, the song has been covered by Irish singer Ronan Keating, who wasa member of Boyzone. Keating's version was released as a single in the fourth quarter of 2004 and featured re-recorded vocals by Stevens/Islam.


To download the song go here: Father and Son
To read the lyrics go here: lyrics
To see a video of Cat Stebens sining the dong in 1971 go here: Cat Stevens video
To see a video of Ronan Keating's version of the song go here: Ronan Keating video

Homework: Chapter 4: Class 2

Read the sample essay “My Father and I” by Trung Xa on pages 75 and 76 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend:

1. what are some of the main points you understand from this essay?

2. what was one of the images that appeared in your mind while you were reading the essay.

3. was any memory from your own experience triggered by reading this essay?

4. Did any of the words or phrases used by the author impress you?

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Science Article of the Week: Scientists 10 Years Away From Towel Alarm Clock

Brookstone Scientists 10 Years Away From Towel Alarm Clock

MERRIMACK, NH—"No longer will people have to lug their alarm clock from the bedroom to the shower every morning," executive director of research Bryan Davies said.

Song of the Week (i): Cat's In The Cradle

The first 'Song of the Week' for this week is“Cats in the Cradle”by the late American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin,

A huge hit in the early 1970’s, there have been numerous versions through the years, some of which have re-entered the charts.

As will become clear, the theme of the song is fatherhood, and the impact a certain kind of fatherhood can have on the development of children.

To soo the lyrics go here: Lyrics
To see a video of the song as sung by Harry Chapin go here: Video: Chapin
To see a video of the son as sung in 2006 by Ugly Kid Joe go here: Ugly Kid Joe

Homework: Chapter 4: Class 1

Read the essay “Fatherhood: The Second Round” on pages 67 & 68 of the textbook and with your language partner or imaginary friend consider the following questions:

1. What kind of father was this man when his son was a child.

2. What are some of the differences in his fathering style the second time around?

3. How does Father’s Day with his daughters compare to Father’s Day with his sons two decades ago?

4. Where did the author put the information about his first experiences with fathering. Where did he put his experiences about the second time around?

5. Could he have mixed the experiences together?