AE5.1 Extensive Listening/Reading by Aretha

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arethanasroen — 2021-11-16 04:16:11 UTC

Feel free to post here about what you have listened to for extensive listening. Don't forget to write your name too. Post the link to the source and include pictures if you want. I'll comment when I read your post.

A Ted talk about reuse wastewater.

2024-08-15 03:23:39 UTC

I listen to a TED talk about how to reuse wastewater. Wastewater can classified into several types, gray water, yellow water, and black water. Gray water used in sinks, bathing, and laundry. Yellow water containing just urine. Black water in contact with feces. There are many steps to clean the water. First, precipitated large particles. Second, biological reaction tanks where microbes eat unwanted materials. Third, chemical disinfection processes that kill pathogens. But, if we want it clean enough to drink, there's much more treatment to be done. First, water passes through membranes with pores one-millionth of a meter across. Second, water will pass through an even finer reverse osmosis membrane. Third, ultraviolet lamps will be put into the water, emitting radiation to destroy the remaining microbes. After the above steps, the water is safe for people to drink.

a debate about whether teachers should have more salary to educate students in America

2024-09-19 03:00:53 UTC

A. Disagree. Reducing standardized tests in schools, tests do not show students' character and basic qualities of human values. 65%-70% of students outside of school with their parents, so teachers have only 30% of ability to manage students. Money should be invested in the family and society, so that students have better opportunities to study outside the school.

B. Agree. It is not essay to be a responsible and excellent teacher, so there should be more pay for excellent teachers. In some school, teachers are even required to pay from their own pockets, which is very unreasonable.

I think A's expression is more powerful. In the process of debate, he directly pointed out the existing problems in education at the present stage and demonstrated his views with a large with a large number of data.

I listen to a TED talk about how electricity works and its principle. Electricity was make up with atoms and electronic, which move randomly. In order to use this kind of substance, people try to add the attraction to regulate the directions they move. Under this situations, Electrons moving in a directional direction form an electric current. To speak more specific, the current was divided into two kinds, they are direct current and alternating current. Its use depend on different situations.

2024-10-31 01:40:01 UTC

Interesting chemistry videos from NileRed

xzhlmh — 2024-10-31 01:40:02 UTC

I was randomly scanning YouTube shorts when an impressive chemistry experiment attracted me. I was shocked as he, NileRed, had directly drunk a cup of aqueous solution of denatonium benzoate, according to him, the most bitter chemical we know. Undeniably he felt nauseated but what impressed me most was that he was brave enough and knowledgeable enough to try on these chemical things. Chemistry is not my major and there is no way I am able to understand those academic professional experiments, and I even do not have an interest in watching them. However, even though I do not have relative knowledge, NileRed's videos really entertain me while extending my knowledge in a much more interesting way. I have watched a lot of his videos including his other channel, Nileblue, which is funnier and less strict. My favorite one on the NileRed channel is his product purple gold. Instead of being dyed, the gold turns to fantasy light purple with complex chemical changes. This experiment took NileRed a year to try until he finally succeeded, producing really nice purple gold that even close to the Professional jewelry production. It is interesting to see the exact changes in the gold in the entire producing. I enjoy these experiences I can follow him and have all these fails and successes. I am looking forward to his new videos.

Why don’t vampires cast reflections?

2024-10-31 01:51:52 UTC

I listened to a TED talk about why vampires don't cast reflections. The speaker first discussed the origin of vampires. The legend started with rabies. In the 16th century, people who got rabies were afraid of sunlight and garlic, and they would die with blood around their mouths. These characteristics were considered to be vampire behavior. However, he also talked about the movies of vampires, but all suck. The films are just created to earn more money but are not really related to Dracula and are not terrifying. In other words, the vampire is always updated to fit the world now. Therefore, the reason why vampires don't cast reflections is that the reflections in the mirrors of vampires are just people's terrified. When humans who were thought to be weak and powerless united, the strength beat the terrified.

Ted talk on living beyond limits

2024-10-31 01:54:42 UTC

I listen to a Ted talk about living beyond limit. Amy had talked about when she was graduated from high school and became a massage therapist, she got bacteria meningitis. She lost her spleen, kidneys, left ears and both of legs. After Amy's mom wheeled her out of the hospital, she got a worser things was that she need to use bulky blocks of metal to walk on the floor. She was escaping from reality for few months, and in order to move forward she try to accept herself. Four months later, she continued skiing which is her favorite activity. However, everything is not as easy as she expected, she could not bend her ankles and knees. After one years of researching, Amy still could not find the leg which were suitable for her, and she decided to make a pair of leg by herself. At last, she got a pair of leg which were suitable for skiing and also receive a new kidney from her dad for her 21st birthday. She told us to believe in dreams and to face our fears which allow us to live beyond limits. Instead of looking at our challenges and our limitations as something negative, we can begin to look at them as blessings and magnificant gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations to help us go further than we ever knew.

Real country house in America

2024-10-31 01:58:51 UTC

I listened to a scene English video, the video introduces the decoration of an American village. The rooms are decorated according to different movie plots. Decoration has a history, for example wheel decoration. The vloger said that she was born in San Francisco. If there have a choose who would choose the village between the city and the village. She could live near the river and see the back garden when she opened the window, she thinks when she lives in village the quality of life was better. In the countryside, it has better and more relaxed forms of entertainment in the countryside. She created a happy life in village, this may attract more people who want to live in the country.

2024-10-31 02:00:57 UTC

Firstly, the speaker gives us trust based on the financial crisis, the first step, is just to go shopping, and invest in your countries again and again, but vehicle. There are many careers,e.g. engineer, the job of hospital general, and remarkable expert. There are long lists of jobs for human beings, like college students, people who wash the floor twice, do housework and are angry. In addition, patient care, taking exercise slowly, taking a nap, and washing the floor, and some jobs make people feel better. But bureaucracy often makes people mess. It is important to someone keep kindness and practice skills them, when and how to make the exception to each rules. How to improvise contact always change and how to use the skill.l Characteristics care is the same important. Actually, more skill is made not born, from people survive permissive. We cannot be limited by rules. The reason is that the rules cannot help us to succeed, it often fail us. Sometimes we should trust ourselves and break the rules. We ought to pay attention to incentives, Firstly, the speaker gives us trust based on the financial crisis, the first step, is just to go shopping, and invest in trust in your countries again and again, but vehicle. There are many careers,e.g. engineer, job of hospital general, and remarkable expert. There are long lists of jobs for human beings, like college students, people who wash the floor twice, do housework and are angry. In addition, patient care, taking exercise slowly, taking a nap and wash the floor, and some jobs make people feel better. But bureaucracy often makes people mess up.It is important to someone keep kindness and practice their skills them, when and how to make the exception to each rules. How to improvise contact always change and how to use the skill.l Characteristics care is the same important. Actually, more skill is made not born, from people survive permissive. We cannot be limited by rules. The reason is that the rules cannot help us to succeed, it often fail us. Sometimes we should trust ourselves and break the rules. We ought to pay attention to incentives,

Venom

2024-10-31 02:01:12 UTC

I watched the movie Venom, the hero Eddie is a news reporter, and his girlfriend Annie love for many years, Annie is a lawyer, took over the case of the life foundation, in her mailbox, Eddie found the life foundation boss Drake unknown secret, for this, Eddie not only lost his job, his girlfriend also left him. Later, Eddie was possessed by the alien life body Venom by accident and formed a symbiotic relationship, and began to jointly deal with Drake's conspiracy, which made me feel the point that this movie wants to convey, that the hero has power and insists on justice, and protecting the weak is worth learning from people

2024-10-31 02:11:07 UTC

I listened to several short stories. There are 44 relatively independent stories. It mainly tells the story of a family on Mango Street, such as their house, friends, neighbors, jobs and so on. The main character is a girl, and all the stories are told by her. This is because her family was poor, she had a strong ability for empathy, and she talked about her dreams in childish words.

There's another video about koalas in Australia. It's about environmental travel, which is going to a place to see animals and helping them there. In 2020, there were more serious fires in the koala habitat in Australia. Visitors and the guide went to explore the current animals and plant trees to help koalas.

Trump's proposed tax cuts for the 2024 election mainly include eliminating income taxes on certain incomes, such as tips, Social Security benefits and overtime pay, as well as considering tax exemptions for certain professions such as firefighters, police officers, military personnel and veterans. He also proposed cutting the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 15 percent which can boost manufacturing. Trump's tax cuts are aimed to reduce the burden on taxpayer.

2024-10-31 05:53:31 UTC

Chinese Chefs Are The Real Heroes - Jimmy O. Yang

2024-10-31 06:08:40 UTC

I saw a stand-up comedy by Jimmy O. Yang, which talks about how difference between Chinese and American restaurant and their chef. He said the chefs in the US are always very busy and diverse cooking a few dishes. But in Chinese restaurants, there are more than a hundred kinds of dishes. And the chef is probably just somebody's uncle. He can handle all these dishes by himself with his cigarette so calmly. When Jimmy came out of the Cantonese, I was out of laughter.

Vietnam: East or Southeast Asian?

zhengleon229 — 2024-10-31 06:31:37 UTC

The video argue about Vietnam, mainly about the culture and location. It is East or Southeast Asian? The author list up some country as example to make definition, like the Indonesia and Philippines are Southeast Asia for sure while the Japan and Mongolia are East Asia base on their location and culture. However the Vietnam stuck in the middle so it is hard to definite. The author suggest Vietnam can be both East and Southeast Asia and it is more East Asia culturally but located in Southeast Asia.

Talk about blood glucose

2024-11-15 01:12:29 UTC

Glocuse Revolution has been focused on blood glucose studies for a while. In this video, Glocuse Revolution teaches people that blood glucose is closely related to how we feel in our bodies and how healthy we are. For example, if your blood glucose level is lower than average, you will feel hungry even if you don't feel hungry in real life. This signal seems like a fake signal that deceives all of us. To counter this problem, she gave the public some advice. Firstly, she recommended that we eat some vegetables before eating some carbohydrates, as vegetables can slow the speed at which our bodies take in carbohydrates. Besides, she stressed that the essence of every sugar is the same, whatever it is in fruit or sweetmeats. So, in reality, eating more fruit isn't good for our stable blood glucose.

Donald Trump works at McDonald's while on campaign trail

2024-11-15 01:21:33 UTC

Can you imagine Donald Trump working at McDonald's? In this video, he learned how to make fries and tried working at the counter to hand food to consumers. It captures him wearing a McDonald's uniform, serving food, and communicating with the staff and customers. People are shocked at seeing Donald Trump working at McDonald's. He personally experienced the job of ordinary people. After this video, I believe that there will be an increase in the rate of support for Donald Trump.

If Shark Tank Was Asian

xzhlmh — 2024-11-15 01:29:46 UTC

Last night, I enjoyed watching If Shark Tank Was Asian: Season 3, a spoof of Shark Tank, an American business reality television series. The original show is for entrepreneurs making business presentations to a panel of five venture capitalists (investors in start-ups) called "sharks" on the program, who decide whether to invest in their companies. This spoof also had much the same flow but with promoting strange products related to jokes, memes, or stereotypes, which made me laugh. Hosted by Steven He, 10 participants are invited to both present goods and react to others. They are all famous video producers from YouTube or Instagram. My favorite part is Steven He's presentation at the beginning, selling Nature Shoes which are just shoes with no soles to make your mom stop asking you to play outside. He explained there was magic that shoes would never get dirty but only the feet got dirty and obviously, that was nonsense because there are no soles. It is also a good one that the shoes are sustainable with multiple modes, where the sport mode is just lift it to your legs and run with bare feet. The show lasts about 15 minutes and I can practice my listening skills while entertaining myself.

2024-11-15 01:33:36 UTC

This speech is about violence o children, including physical, mental, sexual, emotional violence at home, in school, online and so on. He mentioned that his cooperate friends told hime about some kids who experienced these violence like being raped by some relatives and was post to some website to show how serious this problem is. Besides, he mostly talked about movements that taken in Sweden and Uganda. Sweden promise they will lower the number of chidren violence to zero, and Uganda, which is a poor country and little girls used to get married underadult, has changed the Children Act and set the minimum age of marriage at 18. These promising inspired other countries to join them and protcet children from experiencing violence. Government, national government and city gorvernment, society and every adult should take actions and responsibilities. Kids will grow up in a safe environment without any violence.

a simple trick to improve positive thinking

2024-11-15 01:42:39 UTC

It's a TED talk. It's a simple trick to improve positive thinking. A psychologist teaches us how to get out of negative emotions. The main thing is to change the mind. For example, they tell some people about a success rate of 70% and another about a failure rate of 30 percent. Surgery is the same, but the focus is completely different. Therefore, positive thinking is important. However, it takes effort and requires trying and practicing positive thinking on your own. You can write something that you want to thank every day, which can easily increase your happiness and sense of well-being.

Despicable me

2024-11-15 01:58:37 UTC

The movie mainly tells the story of the Minions and Gru. First of all, the Minions are looking for the best bad guy to be their boss, but whenever they find a person, this person is easily tortured to death by them. Until they met Gru, who used to be a super big bad guy, it is surprised that after a long time with the minions, he was influenced by the minions, and gradually became more energetic and a loving father unanticipated. Moreover, Kevin, the smallest of the minions, changed into local overalls when he went to a place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8vD8dvjNxM

2024-11-21 07:09:27 UTC

Lindsay Johns

1. Slang is anna to me，slang bring people painful and sound stupid.

2. It wasn’t the power and the key to social mobility in country.

3. In some important interview, slang prejudices the application.

4. Zero tolerance policy to use slang and try correct they speak,and all slang was kept out his classroom.

5.90% people don’t speak the word ya (slang?)

Michael Rosen

1.Be pretty careful to talk about slang, no evidence to simply speaking one kind of slang to prevent people study other language.

2.people should study slang,and choose to speak in standard English.

3.Shakespeare, in romeo and juliet use the slang.

4.Simply banning the slang won’t do the work,some people try to ban local speech but it is useless.

Sum:

I think Michael Rosen has a stronger argument. The reason is that he shows a lot of facts, including celebrities using slang, and slang is not harmful to learning language.

The debate about transgender

2024-11-21 12:07:14 UTC

In the beginning, one of Dr. Drew's guests considered that being transgender is brave, as becoming transgender will face a large number of difficulties. Although they must face these difficulties, they also want to be one of those people. Not all the guests agree with him, others think that being transgender will cause you to lose yourself.

Debate video

2024-11-21 12:51:59 UTC

The listening material was a little difficult for me to understand, and the two men spoke quickly and the pronunciation is very local, so I listened three times. The first time, I heard some information but I didn't understand what they are trying to talk about, I write some information about immigration may benefit for poor countries, but if too many people do it, it can be bring harmful, the man on the left said that 85 percent of educated people emigrate, it can be harmful. The second time I could hear the man on the right agreeing with some of the points made by the man on the left and sharing his different views. I tried to understand some of the specific examples they were saying about immigration, but I could not hear that at the third time. Maybe they want to disuss this situation and try to think some solutions to solve the immigration problems.

Are budget airlines bad for us?

2024-11-21 14:42:37 UTC

I agree with both of them.

People with less hair think that although budget airlines are cheap, people lose the happiness and excitement of traveling. In addition, the convenience and cheapness of budget airlines have been greatly reduced nowadays. Because airlines raise prices in other areas, such as baggage, tickets are not very cheap.

However, if people forgo budget airlines, they can find cheaper and more convenient ways to travel, such as buses and trains.

People with more hair think that some people do not have enough time and money. People have few holidays and should not waste time on the road. Also, many people do not live in big and convenient cities, so air travel is the most convenient way.

Does migration harm developing countries?

xzhlmh — 2024-11-22 00:59:36 UTC

The left man's arguments:

It is a wrong question
Some migration can benefit when it gets too much it starts to harm  the level  The answer is how much of migration is the best
In a country, where 85% of educated young people leave and lose skilled people
Countries need balanced migration policies
Personal experience: his families have 3 passports; he lives internationally.
Emotional impacts lack evidence while the data and research can help analyze the issue.

The right man's arguments:

The reality is complex with personal and emotional problems.
People are logical but also driven by emotion.
There should be certain black or white for the migration debate, which can worsen the issue.
Rebuttal (to 6):
Emotional impact can make a difference as it directly affects lives. (personal experience: the data makes it less emotional; people need hope)

Conclusion:

I agree with the man on the right. There are so many complex elements in society that influence individuals' minds which is how emotional impacts play a role in migration as well. The debate on it should not only rely on cold data but be integrated with the real willingness and hesitation of individuals. Only by good management of these people can the country be well developed.

Oxford debate: How bad is traditional masculinity? (This is from Hedi)

2024-11-22 01:57:11 UTC

The female think they have to get rid of traditional masculinity, she thinks masculinity is harmful and unprofitable, traditionally, masculinity is competitive, which is unfair to women, she pursues feminism.

The men believe that traditional masculinity is beneficial to society, for example, most men join the army to defend the country and the people. They also emphasize that the vast majority of dangerous jobs in the world are carried out by men, and 97% of the workers who suffer fatal injuries are men, which cannot deny the importance of masculinity to society.

Social Media Corrupts Human Interactions

zhengleon229 — 2024-11-22 02:32:17 UTC

Does social media corrupt the interaction of humans?

The guys who are against this idea suppose that social media is an essential window for people in the third world to know the world. And it is safe, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and people can simply share their lives, pictures and opinions. Hence, social media will not corrupt the interaction of humans.

On the opposite side, the guys who suppose social media will corrupt the interaction of humans believe that diving into social media will ruin an individual’s life. Frankly speaking, it could be a time killer. The people who are addicted to social media will rarely hand out and lack interaction with other people, which can cause corruption in interaction.

(edit: I agree with the former one's opinion the social media can bring positive impact on the individual and it is more logical. Social media open a gate for the people in the third world. Allow them to learn knowledges and share experience and their happiness to the world. )

Social media and teenage health

2024-11-29 03:20:39 UTC

Neil:Research in the United States has found that teens who spend more than three hours a day on social media have a doubled risk of depression and anxiety, so the United States is regulating social media use, and health experts agree that social media use can have a negative impact on teen health, with 64% of teens saying they are often exposed to bad content.

Beth:The idea is that the onus is on the parents and that it is their duty to find a solution, even if it fails in the end.

Conclusion: They all agree that social media is negative for teenagers and that the state and parents should take measures.

Applying for a visa

2024-12-02 13:19:28 UTC

Applying for a visa

eg: In the US, people who want to apply for a visa they will have an interview, people need to answer some questions.

A visa is an official document that people get in their passport that allow people to travel legally to other countries. There are different types of visas, such as a B2 visa, which is a tourist visa, other countries have many different classifications for their visa, But B2 is only for the United States.

Resident visa, people can have a temporary resident visa, such as an F1 for foreign exchange students for a few years, J1 visa which is a temporary exchange visitor. Do temporary work for a few months and go back to their countries, a man applying for a B2 visa to visit his brother and a baby. He wants to stay there for three weeks. And he has an invitation letter from his brother. He will live with his brother. And he told the tie in his home country. He owns a home, a dog, and a car, and his have a job and he has to go back to work at the end of March. He shows his bank statement. But the officer played a f**king joke on him and gave him a resident visa. Sponsors need to take responsibility for people all their money. Assets mean that people have something of value that they have, such as a home, car, stocks, and other investments.

The caged bird

2024-12-02 17:29:24 UTC

Since I'm interested in stories, I chose a story about free. There are many people talking together, like a king, a prince and a parrot.

The story follows a prince's parrot from a comfortable life to freedom. To the begin, the prince take the parrot and provide a comfortable life for it. However, it slowly finds itself to lose the most important thing: freedom. Finally, with the help of the king, the parrot successfully left the prince's golden cage and return to the forest. This story shows that freedom is the most valuable thing.

Small asteroid explodes in Earth's atmosphere

xzhlmh — 2024-12-05 01:57:08 UTC

There is currently news that an asteroid went through and exploded in Earth's atmosphere around 15 hours ago, which could be seen in this video like a giant fireball in the sky. This video is convincing in its authenticity as there is evidence from the record and an explanation from an expert, Derrick Pitts, the Franklin Institute's chief astronomer and planetarium director. The purpose of this video is to inform the public that this asteroid, measured within 1 meter, will have little concerning problem with residents. However, as it is explained by one expert with his knowledge only and no data supporting the exact local impacts, the analysis of the effects can be biased. Derrick suggested that more attention should be paid to predicting the potential of a large asteroid hit and maximizing the opportunity to avoid disastrous effects.

Lose Weight with One Meal a Day (simple for beginners!)

2024-12-05 02:03:14 UTC

This video presents various methods for losing weight. However, I find it biased because much of the content is based on her personal experience and lacks supporting data. Additionally, there is a sponsor featured in her video, and she spends about one to two minutes introducing the products that claim to aid in weight loss. At the end of the video, she mentions the product again, suggesting that she is likely being compensated for the advertisement. Given these factors, I consider the video to be biased.

Do your brain a favor - move your body

2024-12-05 02:25:12 UTC

This is from TED, and our speaker will be Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at NYU's Center for Neuroscience.

She believes that exercise has a significant positive effect on improving reflexes and memory. Then, research has shown that people experience not only a short-term improvement in mental state after exercise, but also a long-term stable sense of well-being and positivity. She gave an example that she took some yoga, taekwondo and dancing classes, and her mood got a good boost.

This video is not biased, the speaker has an authoritative academic background, and gives examples of how regular exercise helps develop the brain, improves memory, and helps prevent dementia.

Debate on Tax and Illegal immigrants

zhengleon229 — 2024-12-05 02:28:40 UTC

This video is about the debate between Starmer and Sunak. The topics are tax issue and illegal immigrants. Sunak argued with the view of Starmer because it is bias because he only knows to talk about “To fix something is needed” but without a proper plan because he hasn’t applied the policy before in increasing tax and solving the illegal immigrants. While Sunak’s plan on resends the illegal immigrants by plan was criticized for the cost is too high and the government corrupted most of the money and work in low efficiency.

How to break the brain's own optimism bias

2024-12-05 02:36:07 UTC

This talk is not academic. Altough it has a cartoon to help explain the topic, without attribution and the speaker view do not have data to support. The speaker view is clearly and comprehensively, but the idea for this speech I think comes mainly from the author herself, because she doesn't mention anyone associated with the idea; Her main point is that people must have the ability to imagine a future different from reality, instead of only believing in good things and being too optimistic. She uses an animation to compare the choice of a group of penguins facing a cliff. When a penguin faces a cliff and chooses to believe that it ca not fly directly down the cliff, then he may fall very badly; But if an optimistic penguin had resigned himself to jumping off a cliff with his parachute at the ready then a different outcome might have occurred.

2024-12-05 03:25:13 UTC

She talks about the pink tax and extra costs women need to pay, including higher prices for smell or pink packages, tampon tax, housing and transportation, less welfare than men and so on, which makes women hard to have rich finances. She is biased toward female cost because she is a female too, and she wants to promote her website "Doing Well", an app to help women increase their income and invest wisely to get better financial health. She uses many examples to strengthen her point about the serious financial situation that females face to convince public.

Why China and the US are so obsessed with Taiwan | Mapped Out

2024-12-05 03:31:33 UTC

This video shows the US and China are increasingly obsessed with Taiwan island. China wants to control it and is willing to use force to do so. The US wants to expand its military area due to its armies are separated in Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. They think it is a “threat” if China has control of Taiwan. This video is not biased because it has both experts: Victor Gao: the center for China and Globalization, and the people who worked for the American Institute in Taiwan.

A TED talk about why daylight is the secret to great sleep christine blume

2025-03-17 01:25:35 UTC

I listen to a TED talk about why daylight is the secret to great sleep christine blue. Let's start with the question why daylight is so important for our organism, for health and, eventually, for sleep. Now throughout your body, in each and every single cell, there is a tiny molecular clock ticking inside it. And like the the conductor of an orchestra, it communicates the time of day to each of these molecular clocks. And this way, it is able to regulate bodily processes in sync with the time of day. For example, it causes your body temperature to increase in the morning and to decrease in the evening. And in the evening, when it's time to go to bed, it will also make you tired and sleepy. So spend as much as 30 minutes outside.

Yale President's 2024 Commencement Address: Choose love and compassion over hate and anger.

2025-03-17 01:51:36 UTC

I am Joyce. I listened to a lecture talk about love and Compassion. The Yale President's first discussed love and compassion were creeds by which he lived and he emphasized the power of kindness in building a better world. He shared examples, like helping a stranger, listening to different opinions, and forgiving mistakes. In addition, He urged students to face challenges with understanding and respect for others. By choosing love, people can bring hope and make a real difference. The President reminded graduates that their choices shape the future and that empathy and care will lead to a more peaceful and just society.

2025-03-17 06:23:05 UTC

I read an article on BBC talking about how Snow White--the Disney remake became 2025's most divisive film. In the article, the author shows us that the choice of actor is disputed by publication. The choice of actor in the film has been thought to outdated gender diversification and erroneous aesthetic standards. The remake of dwarfs made many people think this film is completely made for the minority. Conservatively media like the New York Post declared the film a financial failure in advance, while others questioned its artistic merit. And I think their comments really correct. In my opinion a good film should not be published to cater to political correctness. They just need service the public.

Natasha Rothwell Embrace Your Main Chara Energy On the Spot

2025-06-03 11:52:09 UTC

What ignites your creatitvity?

People is insatiable and have many curiosity about human condition. Such as wriye ,create, direct, produce, This make ppl feel less alone. especially, representation. This mean is search for the protagonist witthin oneself during the process of growing up. For example, the speaker say the Nell Carter taught her tha t become anlack fat bad and take up space. However, the speaker say did not understand , because she did not see main chaaracters that looked like she.

Describe your first ' pinch me' moment?

Ten yours age, the speaker worked for "Saturday Night Live" , she saw many worker like cast onstage, clapping, the band is playing, and aslo saw herself name in the writers on the screen. In addition, the speaker had a ambitions dream to direct and to act on the screen and to be on Broadway and all these things. This will changed she life.

A night in or a night out?

The speaker say night in. Making a plan with she.

Too hot or too cold? she say cold.

Winning the lottery or finding your soulnate? She say Winning the lottery. because the soulmate is going ti find she.

Time travel to the past or time travel to the future?

The speaker say to the future. This is because she have anxiety.

The speaker a show about dying alone, cause when she grow she friends got married and were in partnerships, but they major of feel lonely and feel afraid the feeling.

What are we geting wrong about love?

The speaker offen care about ring. Nowever, In fact majort love is platonic, familial.

What dose it mean to love yourself?

Loving myself is a practice.

How to turn the tables on food waste

2025-06-03 13:01:18 UTC

I listen to a TED talk about how to turn the tables on food waste. I learned that we throw away a huge amount of food every day – food that could feed many hungry people. It made me feel sad and surprised. The talk said wasting food is also bad for our planet. It uses water and land for nothing and makes harmful gases. But the good news is, we can change this! Simple things like planning meals, buying only what we need, and using leftovers can help a lot. I now understand that stopping food waste is important. I plan to try these ideas at home. We can all help!

2025-06-19 08:10:03 UTC

I listened to a BBC report which was about the illegal immigrants removing operation carried out by Trump in Los Angeles. As more people participated in the protest activity in Los Angeles and the scale grew larger, Trump commanded 2,000 National Guards to violently expel the objectors using weapons such as tear gas and bombs. The report also interviewed a protester whose view was that they did not want to see the people living here separated by ICE's people. So they participated in the protest demonstration, but the police drove them away with chili spray. The report also mentioned the location where the incident happened and Trump's statement on social media after the incident. He praised the success of the operation and criticized the Democratic Party’s members at the same time.

TED talk about extreme sports

2025-06-19 09:11:14 UTC

I listened to a TED talk about extreme sports. The speaker was an extreme sports expert. She introduced that many people want to be like superman who can fly. Then she told about her career, like doing the dangerous extreme sports. And she learned that how to be can fly is not the most important, while how to land is. Finally, she illustrated that she and her team has do a meaningful event to show the importance of landing safely, and engaged in build up her team.

6 Tips on Being a Successful Entrepreneur

2072001204 — 2025-06-19 10:05:25 UTC

I just finished watching a video containing six counterintuitive but highly practical entrepreneurial thinking patterns shared by John Mullins. First, entrepreneurs should have "Yes we can" mindset which encourages entrepreneurs to embrace opportunities beyond their core competencies. Second, entrepreneurs prefer solving problems rather than focusing on product innovation only. Third, it can lead to significant success when entrepreneurs focus on a narrow target market. Fourth, prioritize cash flow and use it to drive innovation and growth. Fifth, borrow resources and establish an innovative cooperative relationship. Last, focus on execution instead of seeking permission.

2025-06-23 05:29:34 UTC

I heard a news report that China and the United States were finally able to negotiate after a trade war on tariffs. Trump called this matter total reset of the previous sky high tax. According to the reporter's report, this change will significantly reduce the extremely high tariffs caused by the trade war. Because of the exetreme tariff before，the cargo volume of some ports in the United States has dropped sharply, and many ships have been stop sailing，which is almost equivalent to banning trade on both sides economically. Both countries hope that their contact can continue, so they held talks and consultations to solve this conflict. Before that, the Trump government set up a 34% tariff on China and warned China not to retaliate it, but China hit back, so the tariff war broke out to a level where the two countries had almost no trade.

2025-06-24 02:54:31 UTC

I listened to a report about the aging population crisis in Japan. Due to the baby boom generation after World War II, Japan has now reached the age of 70. On average, three Japanese people die every minute, but only 1.3 babies are born. That is to say, the population of Japan is decreasing by 1.7 people per minute. The current and future working population in Japan is too small to support the burden on the medical system. Japan has been paying attention to the issue of declining birth rates since 1980. However, in 2024, only 720,000 babies were born, a 5% decrease from 2023, and it is the ninth year of decline. However, Japan's performance in maintaining the sustained economic development of the country is worthy of reference and learning by other countries.

2025-08-08 05:33:11 UTC

Meeting

Trump: aim to end the war

Putin: Insist that Ukraine recognize its sovereignty over multiple regions and other conditions.

Argument:

After the meeting, it seems like the Trump's stance was once inclined towards Russia.
Ukraine: on the one hand, there are huge differences between Russia and Ukraine, on the other hand, at the beginning of Trump's second term, he seemed to want to cooperate with Putin rather than Zelensky.
The war triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in Feb. 2022 has persisted to this day. This is a huge drama for both sides on the well

2025-08-08 05:38:28 UTC

I read an interesting book named , just look at the title of the book, you can feel it is about the history of the development of anatomy. The most exciting part is when discussing the cultural aspects of anatomy. Because of the lack of medical technology in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, there were unavailable human bodies for medical research. At first, the surgeons chose executed prisoners, but later they turned to those who starved to death, the strong opposition from the poor and the violation of social ethics. Therefore, they eventually resorted to targeting their relatives and friends. However, things took a turn. Most doctors still had emotions towards their close ones and were unable to view the corpses objectively and calmly. Additionally, the demand for corpses increased, thus leading to the emergence of corpse trading as a business.

The most powerful predictor of team success

2025-08-08 05:39:53 UTC

It is a speech talk by TED, giving the suggestions for a team to achieve a success, especially the leader .

Psychological safety could be the most significant factors sine when members are afraid of speaking their ideas which will stay ideas locked away.
Frame every task as a teamwork, not a separated course, which emphasizes the problem from "Who is right?" to "What is right?".
Take every voice in an appreciate response. such as "It is helpful for me", "Help me for checking out the mistakes", etc.
Through these solutions, team cohesion will be improved and the members in the team could be connected tightly. The performance could be improved.

2025-08-08 05:45:38 UTC

I am going to talk about is Terry Kupers' TED-Ed talk, "What happens to your brain without any social contact". What impressed me most was that the talk emphasized the severity of not having social contact for a long time. This tells us about the inherent sociality of human beings. Our brain and body are the best functional connections to society. As an educator, Kupers offers a great explanation for this topic. Overall, this topic has taught me a lot and made me reflect on the value of social interaction in our lives. It made me understand that socializing is a basic need rather than a luxury. It shapes our brains, our happiness and our ability to think independently

The flood warnings that save lives

2025-08-08 06:13:29 UTC

This article explores the critical role of flood warnings in life safety and how to effectively transmit early warning information. However, some areas still exist some problem of warning systems such as unclear information, delayed transmission, misunderstanding and so on, which makes huge damage in living environment and personal safety. Therefore, experts suggest that using a wide range of clearer and simple language (such as face to face communication), providing specific action guidelines(such as just staying original or evacuation) are significant to improve the effectiveness of warnings. Also this article describes other countries’ severe flooding due to the climate changes and what they can do when the flooding appears. It emphasizes that although the flooding cannot be avoided, people can minimize the damage by trusting each other and trying the best to transmit warnings.

From this article, I learn some new words.

Pillar: a firm upright support for a superstructure

Drill: to fix something or bore something

Plain: =clear

Hazard: =risk, adventure

Evacuate: =withdraw

Disseminate: =spread

Transmit: =send, transfer, launch

Recipient: person who receive something

2025-08-08 06:29:15 UTC

Just saw the TED Talk on Jordan's hang time. His famous dunk only 0.92 seconds in air but I feel way longer. Sports and science mix so well here. Makes those big plays feel both amazing and explainable. If you like play basketball or curious about the science behind it, I think it is worth to see.

hassanandrescqdj — 2025-08-13 00:47:48 UTC

This series is my first English cartoon. Peppa Pig is great for English beginners because the characters speak clearly and slowly. The stories are simple and fun, making it easy to understand. The vocabulary is basic and useful for everyday conversations. The episodes are short, making them manageable for learners. Peppa Pig uses a lot of repetition, which helps with remembering words. The visuals help explain what’s happening, even if you don’t catch every word. It’s a fun way to learn common phrases and expressions.

Dream and family

909177613 — 2025-10-27 03:29:43 UTC

When a child get a chance to change his life, will him sell it for 500 dollar?

There are only 5 tickets to visit the chocolate factory of Wanka, so children have to use all they have to find them. One has a lot of money to buy chocolate, one has super brain to calculate where to find, but only Charlie use lucky and love to earn this chance. During the visit, countless traps are waiting for 5 kids, such as August fell in to the chocolate river because of his gluttony. Fortunately, only Charlie pass all the tests and won the final prize, which because he has a kind heart and loves his family. As a fairy, it tell kids to be a kind person and don't be too stubborn to won everything. The movie use lots of techniques in music and metaphor, and the mental descriptions to set off the advantages of Charlie, that sublimate the theme that kind person could achieve their dreams.

2025-10-27 03:31:35 UTC

An interesting animated film that is famous for its sharp satire. Its expression is extremely natural and accurate. In addition, it can help audiences understand the British and American cultures(especially American culture). This is a simple way to maintain your English learning. Because its plot is humorous and the characters are adorable, unlike some animations which are very boring. Although some characters have accents or speak rapidly, the audience can first watch with subtitles, and then gradually progress to watching without subtitles. Finally, when we watch it, we can start from the new plot first because the previous storyline might have been expressed in an outdated manner.

2024592346 — 2025-10-27 03:32:58 UTC

That is the game I am looking forward to. I have been waiting for the sequel to the first Dying Light for ten years. Although it does not have any innovation in gameplay compared to the second generation, it is the story of Kyle Crane. Harran's legend has not ended, and he will begin his revenge in Castor Woods.

Over the past 13 years, Kyle Crane was captured alive by the GRE at midnight while demonized, taken to the Baron’s laboratory for experiments, and tortured until he lost the will to survive. The Baron’s research to create a controllable chimera always hit a dead end. So, when Aiden and Spike failed to rescue Crane, the Baron captured them both alive and orchestrated a revenge plot to rekindle Crane’s fighting spirit. He sent Olivia to play the good guy while he assumed the role of the villain, occasionally releasing chimeras to force Crane to voluntarily participate in 'field experiments' involving GSB injections. During this period, experiment subjects who escaped from the Baron joined Down Hall but were exiled by the sheriff. The exiles, led by Lydia, gathered in caves and, relying on the powerful individual known as the Starchild, successfully developed telepathy and managed to use mushrooms to delay the symptoms of infection. Subsequently, Olivia continuously encouraged Crane to actively hunt chimeras to strengthen himself to confront the Baron. Later, when Crane successfully recruited Down Hall and the exiles as allies against the Baron, Olivia betrayed him by leaking information to the Baron, allowing the Baron to always act one step ahead. Finally, when the Baron's chief scientist took advantage of a distraction to escape and collaborate with Lydia to develop an improved version of the infected’s mind control ability, Crane had a chance to turn the tables and defeat the Baron.

909177613 — 2025-11-12 11:45:17 UTC

Regarding the "Herald Event", the manuscript known as "Propheticum Hereticus Tenebrae" (the origin of the name of the game) mentions "Comos" or "Tyrant Star" several times. It is rumored that Komos is a precursor, a harbinger of the invasion of darkness. It will be called "Black Sun" or "Black Flame Halo". This supernatural omen is represented by an unclean rune, most appropriately described as a bird's claw. The rune cannot be interpreted by a specific meaning, and so far no past interpretation of it has been found.

It is no coincidence that the Calisis sector is filled with a strange and recurring phenomenon: the "Ghost Sun" phenomenon. A huge "black sun" that matches the prophetic description will mysteriously appear from time to time – without a specific time interval – at different locations throughout the star sector.

Each appearance of Comos varies, but the pattern of his visits is usually like this: without warning, a ghostly star that appears to emit black flames and some kind of unknown and mysterious radiation materializes within a planetary system, and after a few days of maliciously shining, it also mysteriously disappears without a trace. Comos' visit was accompanied by psychic disturbances, geological upheaval, and social problems, including mass riots.

Most of the time, the "Ghost Sun" will overshadow the natural stars in the galaxy as if they have taken over it; And when the sun in the galaxy darkens, there is often a mass panic on the planets that surround it.

The highly anticipated second film

2026-03-09 09:51:15 UTC

With an eager heart,I enjoy the Zootopia 2,which has filled the expectations of nearly a decade.The movie mainly tells a story of a new adventure in zootopia.The begining is a mysterious reptiles appear,which caused a significant changes.The master of the movie,Judy and Jack taking on the responsibility of protecting the city once agagin.During the development of the story, they experienced a crisis of confidence.Between life and death,they finally trust each others and found the truth buried deeply.In a awesome decade,Disney still giving the fans all over the world a wonderful conclusion.

Navar interview

2026-03-09 12:52:11 UTC

Happiness is very complicated topic. But Navar said that 'I always like the Socrates story, where he goes into the marketplace and they show him all these luxuries and fineries. He says how many things there are in this world that I do not want, and that is a form of freedom. So not wanting something is as good as having it'.

He also expressed that 'I don't want to tell anybody how to live their life. I would just say that, to the extent that you want to improve your quality of life, the easiest and best way to do that is to observe your own mind and your own thoughts and be a little, not necessarily critical. And then you will realize your ow loops and patterns. It's not overnight. It's not instantaneous.

2026-03-10 00:37:20 UTC

Jensen Huang’s speech reveals the true spirit of innovation and resilience. He taught us that adversity is not a stop but a strength. His journey shows vision, courage and persistence matter more than talent. We should embrace challenges, stay curious, and keep learning. In the AI era, we must run, not walk, chase our goals bravely, and turn difficulties into motivation. His words inspire us to be determined, humble and forward-looking.

2026-03-10 08:02:41 UTC

This film tells the story of Truman, a man who grew up in a world of false.The small town where he lives is equipped with numerous surveillance cameras that monitor Truman's daily life, with these recordings eventually being produced into a television show.The world watched the show, following Truman's life.One day, Truman saw his father — who had died in a shipwreck.He wanted to go to his father, but was stopped by a series of coincidences.Later, Truman realized there might be something amiss with the town, so he started doing extra things that disrupted the actors' plans.Chu Men noticed something was off with their wedding photo, and his wife's finger was a sign which means she was lying.Chu Men realized the world might be a sham. To ease his doubts, the director sent his close friend to persuade him.But Truman recalled Sylvia, a beautiful woman he had met in college. He had feelings for her, and she had feelings for him too. However, the director forced Sylvia to leave the Truman Show, and before leaving, she told him the truth.Chrom had always wanted to find Sylvia, so he pieced together her face using various photos.In the end, Truman decided to escape the town. Pretending to sleep, he slipped away stealthily. The director noticed his disappearance and tracked him down to a sailboat at sea. The director tried to simulate a tsunami to make Truman retreat, but Truman refused to give up. Eventually, Truman reached the boundary of the virtual world. Truman's show director tried to persuade him to stay in the town. Countless viewers sat glued to their screens, waiting for Truman's decision. In the end, Truman bowed and left the virtual world.

2026-03-18 12:02:42 UTC

Alexander Henderson (1831-1913) was a renowned landscape photographer of Scottish descent from Canada. He came from a wealthy Scottish family and initially worked as an accountant to satisfy his family's expectations. In 1855, he moved to Montreal, Canada, and began his photography career as an amateur. He formed a close friendship with photographer William Notman and collaborated with him in exploring photography techniques. In 1866, he gave up business and focused solely on landscape and scenic photography, excelling in capturing natural and cultural landscapes of Canada's wilderness, rivers, and railways. During the 1870s and 1880s, he traveled extensively across Canada and produced numerous classic works, winning international photography awards. He was also commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company to serve as a full-time photography manager, documenting the railway construction process for five years until he retired from the photography industry in 1897. A large collection of his glass negatives has been preserved to this day. His works are now housed in the National Archives of Canada and the McCord Museum of Canadian History, serving as important materials for Canadian photography and historical research.

2026-03-18 12:26:45 UTC

The TV adaptation of "The Crow Murder Case" based on Anthony's original work follows a very Agatha Christie-style suspense plot. It is a very comfortable classic detective drama with a dual storyline of reality and fiction. The cases are intricately interwoven. The pace is steady and the atmosphere is sufficient. It is not overly scary or melodramatic. Due to the large number of characters, one needs to pay close attention. As a detective drama, it does not fall into the stereotype of male and female roles. Instead, it has created a calm and rational female protagonist named Susan Ryeland. When facing mysteries, she is mature, clear-headed, and well-controlled. What moves me the most is that when she discovers that the murderer of Alan was Charles, her long-time colleague and friend, she did not choose to cover up. From the beginning to the end, she was very clear about what she wanted and remained true to her inner principles.

2026-03-18 12:33:35 UTC

https://v.ikanbot.com/play/384475

My Feelings About La La Land

La La Land is one of my favorite movie. I watch it many times and I still feel moved every time. It tell a story about Mia and Sebastian, they chase their dreams in Los Angeles. Mia want to be a actress, and Seb love jazz music very much.

They meet by chance and fall in love. They sing and dance together, the scene are very beautiful and romantic. I like the song City of Stars best, it sound so soft and sad. They help each other grow, but they also face many difficult in life and work.

At last, they both achieve their dreams, but they not stay together. This make me a little sad, but it is real. Life not always perfect, love and dream sometimes can not have both. This movie teach me to insist my dream and cherish the people around me. I think La La Land is a warm and great movie, I will recommand it to all my friend.

2026-05-17 07:14:53 UTC

Bart got an A for his essay, but he used AI. All teachers are worried about it, because many students use it for homework. The school tried to destroy it with AI detection software, but students found it and broke the software. After all, Gary published a NO PHONE ZONE policy for students, which makes them can not use their phones at school, and homework needs to be finished in class by hand. But students are seems like had a better idea, they counterfeit Gary’s master essay plagiarized others, and reported it at Gary’s university, which led to Gary being fired. However, Gary had to work in a factory, and he found many mutant snails he found their mucus were really good for the skin. So he decided to make a brand about skin care, while he became rich and famous because of it. Dramatically, he was invited to give a speech at the school, and he found all students were addict in skin care. He bought the school and published a NO SKIN CARE PRODUCTS policy in the school. At the end, these snails are all dead from chips and bears that are fed by Homer. After all, I learned that the children born in internet do not fight with them, they know how to destroy people.

World's Fastest Man vs. Robot!

2026-05-17 11:46:15 UTC

This is a video about robots versus humans in seven competitions, from Mr.Beast. Firstly, the first challenge is making a speed comparison in flipping 3 cars and pull a bus down between a giant and a crab robot. Then the man wins thrillingly, even though the clumsy crab walks very slowly. After that, the second duel involves a former professional baseball player trying to hit a home run off the fastest pitching robot in the world, which only depends on a cannon. Obviously, the man wins easily. And the third is between a man who is claimed to be one of the most insanely accurate football kickers, and a humanoid robot whose legs are separated from its body, complete in target shooting. After a short clip of the man accurately kicking a bottle cap off, the game begins. However, after three kicks, the man actually can not even get the ball into the field goal. After the robot first wins, the next game is also about accuracy, this time in basketball. Undoubtedly, the game ends because of the robot’s 100% hit rate. Then the score is 2-2, and the fifth competition is a race. In fact, only the time gap is clearly manifested, and the winner must be the brave and crazy human. Unfortunately, the sixth game still focuses on accuracy; they should hit 3 targets using golf balls. It is not hard to predict that this is definitely the most predictable match, though the man gets the first point. Compared to the 100% hit rate of robots, it is difficult for humans to get even a second point. Finally, the last match is the 100-meter running. After the man defeats two humanoid robots, he has to face the last robot, which looks like a cheetah. Although the cheetah robot runs clearly faster than the two humanoid robots, the man is still one step ahead. So the competitions ended with humans winning 4-3 against robots.

2026-05-20 13:03:16 UTC

This article discusses tea-picking managers and tea culture. Talk about a girl went to Zhejiang to experience how to pick tea and learn many things. Zhang and Sun spent about 88yuan to join the activity to make tea. She said she feel very interesting, and the sightsee is perfect. The staff will teach them to identify the right buds, pick carefully, and work through each step of processing, from picking fresh leaves, pan-frying, rolling, sun-drying, and even steaming, so that they leave with tea they have made themselves. Zhang believe this kind of activity could help visitors take part in immersive experiences while also gaining an awareness of ecological protection. In 2022, China's traditional tea-making techniques were inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This activity can help young people learn Chinese tea culture and how to drink tea and what the different between them.

extensive reading

2026-05-20 14:17:21 UTC

This novel shows a story about two men who share a childhood friendship and initially trust each other. The first climax occurs when the man from the West waits for his childhood friend and speaks with a policeman. According to the Westerner, he mentions that he believes his childhood friend is the truest and most steadfast person. However, many details hint at the Westerner’s current situation and pave the way for the ending. The final climax is the ending, which reveals that the Westerner is a criminal and his childhood friend is a policeman.

Want to learn a language? Just like playing a video game, speak out! Marianna Pascal! TEDxPenangRoad

zenghaorong345 — 2026-06-09 12:23:59 UTC

I watched a TED speech with "gamification" as the core, replacing the traditional way of language learning. The speaker compared language learning to video games and wanted to break through. The first is to take communication as the main task, not to struggle with grammar words. Second, we should be brave to try and make mistakes, face mistakes, and understand that failure is a necessary process on the road to upgrading. Third, have the courage to continue to open your mouth, so as to be encouraged to maintain the motivation to learn.

how to memorize vocabulary

2026-06-09 12:49:01 UTC

Vocabulary size is important; it will decide how much you can understand. Many learners spent many hours memorizing it, but when they want to speak its blank in their mind. More is not always better; a smaller and high-quality set of words we can use is far more powerful. First, do not memorize the single word, try to memorize the chunk, which can help you use and make us sound natural. For example, do not memorize “responsibility”, memorize “take responsibility for”. Also, a good example sentence can help us to understand it. In addition, we have to actively recall, we need to see the word in three days and a week, and try to use it in daily life. Moreover, understanding prefixes, suffixes, and roots is helpful. We can make a vocabulary card that has a chunk, an example sentence, and a word family. It is really useful for learners to memorize. The most important thing is not to memorize too much per day, only 10 in a day. Memorizing the words sustainability is more important than memorizing a lot one time.

How to learn anything

2026-06-09 12:56:22 UTC

The speech begins with the host talking about the birth of his child. The host’s child takes up his free time, he can not learn anything he is interested in, and he introduces how to learn anything quickly. At first, he tries to read a lot of books and websites to find out the results. But he finds that it will takes 10,000 hours if you want to learn something new. After reading more, he knows that it is the time you become a top of some competitive areas. He also introduces the learning curve, which shows that the early level of improvement is really fast until you reach a plateau. Finally, he gets that only 20 hours are enough to learn something new quickly. After that, he talks about the method of learning in 20 hours. The first step is to deconstruct the skill. The second is to learn enough to self-correct. The third is to remove practice barriers to practice. The fourth is to practice for at least 20 hours. He uses his experience in learning ukulele to make a case. In conclusion, he says that the major barrier when we learn new things is not intellectual, it is emotional.