https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh My significant moments/milestones in my reading history and reflects who I am as a reader. en-us 2021-09-19 02:48:57 UTC 2025-12-22 23:33:42 UTC hello@padlet.com chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751096479 My dad has always been a role model to me. Growing up poor, he dedicated himself towards getting an education so that he can be able to help himself, his family, and the community. He reminds me that education is a powerful tool that can help change the world. Because of my father, I am a scholar today.]]> 2021-09-19 03:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751096479 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751100827 A book I remember reading in elementary school was, "Dragon Gets By" by Dav Pilkey. As a kid, I loved picture books because even though I can not read a book by myself, the drawings gave me clues to what was happening in the story. This story in particular is about a dragon who runs out of food and goes shopping.]]> 2021-09-19 03:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751100827 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751107571 I remember when Harry Potter books came out and everyone were buying them. For me, I couldn't read chapter books until I got into middle school because my English was not good and it didn't contain much/ any pictures. I came to America from a refugee camp in 2004 and ELA was a hard subject for me.]]> 2021-09-19 03:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751107571 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751112125 If it was anything, I liked reading Dinosaur books. I even spent $40 on a dinosaur book at the book fair when I was a little kid because I really enjoy the art work and learning about these fascinating creatures that used to roam the Earth.]]> 2021-09-19 03:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751112125 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751123833 Dinosaurs being a part of Earth, lead me to like reading about history. Early mammals and cave men were an interesting topic that I favored. Civilizations such as Egypt, European, Chinese, Middle Eastern and Aztec Empires were a hot topic as they make up a majority world history. ]]> 2021-09-19 03:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751123833 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751157368 When I was still in elementary my teacher would assign for us, students to do reading logs. I didn't have books at home so I would check out books from the library. A book I remember borrowing was, "Where The Wild Things Are". This book was about a boy who ran away and lived with monsters on an island but he eventually sailed back home. I like the artwork in this book.]]> 2021-09-19 04:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751157368 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751160270 When I got into highschool, my English teacher chose "Romeo and Juilet" as a story for the class to read. I dislike the ending of this book because both of the main characters didn't get to be together. ]]> 2021-09-19 04:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751160270 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751179530 During my senior year, my English class read "Hamlet", another novel from William Shakespeare with a twist ending. William Shakespeare wants to make his audience feel some type of way about his plays and he certainly did with me. I expected a weird ending because I had read one of his novels before.]]> 2021-09-19 04:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751179530 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751191092 The most intense reading that I had to do was in my World History course. The professor made us read a total of two books with 6-7 chapters a week. I would stay up late until 2:00AM-3:00AM getting my readings done. This kind of busy schedule keep me motivated as I didn't want to fall behind.]]> 2021-09-19 05:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751191092 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751197908 As I matured, I like to keep up with the news and know what's going on in the world. Reading the news enables me to see outside of my home. I found out that not many people my age likes to read/ watch the news which I find weird because it is important to keep up with what is going on.]]> 2021-09-19 05:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1751197908 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935118248 This semester, I was able to read the novel, "Educated" by Tara Westover. This novel depicts a very interesting, heart breaking, and worth reading life story that Tara Westover, the author had experienced being raised up in a religious Mormon family of five boys, two girls and her parents. Tara and her family lived on a farm isolated from society on a mountain top in Idaho called Buck’s Peak. Despite all the challenges that she had faced with her family and as an individual, she persevered, got into Brigham Young University, and later graduated coming back to only help her family.]]> 2021-12-08 04:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935118248 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935121301 In America, there is a love and hate relationship for the police. This academic research article educates about how because there has been police violence against citizens, it tests the legitimacy of policing. Though police officers are vital in responding to crimes throughout cities in America over the years, more and more tension has risen against law enforcement and the public. This having to be because there are news reports of unarmed citizens dying in the custody of police officers, upsetting many who view this as morally wrong. An example is Michael Brown was shot and killed by police in Ferguson. This research article conducted home visits by police officers to see how successful the visits were and the kind of treatment they would receive. So far “of the 1,007 individuals in the treatment group, 412 were successful”. There are three figures that show the effect of community policing treatment. These figures explain about the questions underlying the performance, legitimacy, cooperation, and compliance measures furthermore also include the ethnicities that are involved with the research. Although police legitimacy can be acknowledged as a necessary way for lowering crimes and increasing public safety, the lack of careful evaluations of well-defined strategies has left a majority of law enforcement professionals skeptical of their value.

]]> 2021-12-08 04:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935121301 chivang https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935127917 One "aspirational" milestone that I have for the future is to be able to finish reading, understand, and be able to write Chinese (Mandarin). I have bought a Chinese dictionary a while back and I was supposed to study and learn from the dictionary but with the financial struggle that I am in, it is holding me back. I hope one day, I am able to get finish reading every word in the dictionary. ]]> 2021-12-08 04:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chivang/iyij1x95yxfvrbzh/wish/1935127917