Wednesday, May 23, 2007

The Pursuit of Happyness


In The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite his valiant attempts to help keep the family afloat, the mother (Thandie Newton) of his five-year-old son Christopher (Jaden Christopher Syre Smith) is buckling under the constant strain of financial pressure. No longer able to cope, she reluctantly decides to leave.
Chris, now a single father, continues doggedly to pursue a better-paying job using every sales skill he knows. He lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, and although there is no salary, he accepts, hopeful he will end the program with a job and a promising future. Without a financial cushion, Chris and his son are soon evicted from their apartment and forced to sleep in shelters, bus stations, bathrooms, or wherever they can find refuge for the night.
Despite his troubles, Chris continues to honor his commitment as a loving and caring father, using the affection and trust his son has placed in him as an impetus to overcome the obstacles he faces.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

IMMERSION TEACHING


Test ans1: results for T4948005-Maggie:
You scored 9 out of 16 Check your score sheet Question Answer Submit Score
1 c c 1
2 c c 1
3 c c 1
4 a a 1
5 b d 0
6 d a 0
7 c c 1
8 d d 1
9 d c 0
10a d 0
11 d d 1
12 a a 1
13 c c 1
14 d a 0
15 d c 0
16 c d 0

You missed questions: 5 6 9 10 14 15 16
Top 10 scores sheet
Sorry your score didn't make the top 10 this time.
Summary:
Because children who learn a second language partake in an educational experience that expands their horizons in addition to their cognitive, social and affective capabilities; important goals of education indeed.
Suppose the students have similar language abilities but different learning styles! Hence the concept of Co-operative learning : students in heterogeneous groups with a mixture of personalities, talents and weaknesses learn better as they co-operate, instead of compete, and depend on each other for support and information.

A GOOD BOOK

Test ans19: results for T4948005-Maggie:
You scored 7 out of 16 Check your score sheet Question Answer Submit Score
1 b b 1
2 a c 0
3 b b 1
4 c c 1
5 b a 0
6 c b 0
7 a b 0
8 a c 0
9 c c 1
10 c a 0
11 b b 1
12 a b 0
13 d a 0
14 b b 1
15 d d 1
16 a c 0
You missed questions: 2 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 16
Top 10 scores sheet

summary:
Wong Yan and a few friends, all fresh graduates with a strong interest in Chinese literature, decided to create a haven for themselves. It was not as encouraging business-wise. However, his group disbanded, turning over their joint business to a different party instead.
Mr. Pang takes pride in the fact that he does not exercise censorship over books sold, offering to the public ones he finds useful or potentially appealing. He still has one yet-to-be-fulfilled aspiration - to open a bookshop with its own coffee area. The present shop is too small, he hope to open a bigger one.