2008年11月26日 星期三

Dad raped daughters for 27 years

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/25/court.rapes/index.html


My Reaction:

I think many people have shocked by the news because of the crazy father’s behavior. He had raped his daughter who was made pregnant 19 times for 27 years. However, he didn’t feel guilty after he was taken into custody. In addition, he was also accused of imprisoning his mother in the attic in his house until she died.

Astonishingly, the mother had totally had no idea about her husband’s behavior and she believed that her daughter was lost outside. We have to look it very seriously that why our society has become like that? In fact, we can’t image that why those people’s values have changed and become so evil. In my opinion, no matter how angry you are or what do you been insulted, all of us should still respect others lives. There is no any reason can deprive of the authority of anyone’s life including our family, friends, and even strangers.

I think we have to learn how to get along with others with a considerate heart. It’s not a correct way to treat other people like that especially family. By educating our next generation, we can have more opportunities to make our life and atmosphere become innocent and unsophisticated. In the confused society, we should take more time to build up the right conception of our whole life. (241 words)

2008年11月20日 星期四

Everyone to get NT$3,600 bonus

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/t-business/2008/11/19/183792/p2/Everyone-to.htm


My Reaction:

The economy crisis has influenced all over the world including Taiwan. Because of the low prosperity, the government decides to disturb NT$3,600 shopping vouchers to each of the nation citizens early next year. Now, there are many different opinions about the government’s new policy. Some people agree the policy because they think it will be a good way to spur the consumption. However, the others boycott it for they think the government should give people tax rebates or cash instead of wasting money to printing the coupons.

In my perspective, I think the Ma government is trying to save our economy but I disagree with using this way. First, where the money come from? Actually, the government’s money is ours because we pay the tax and they have money to do things for us. Second, we have to spend more money to print the shopping vouchers.
In other words, I admire the spirit that they want to improve our situation positively, but I think the policy is implemented hastily without deliberate consideration.

Maybe they can use the way to distribute the coupons that can discount the price. Thus, people will use the money in their pocket and it will definitely spur the low prosperity. However, the government’s policy will not stop and my advice is useless for them. In summary, it will be nice to me or other university students to have extra money without earning by ourselves. It seems the special “red envelop” gave from the government. (247words)

2008年11月5日 星期三

Dealing with death the Mexican way

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7067487.stm


My Reactions:
Are you afraid of death? If your answer is yes, then what are you afraid of? I think many people will answer that I haven’t made my dreams come true, I haven’t earned enough money, I haven’t enjoyed my life yet, etc. The image of death in Chinese culture is always disappointed and dreadful. Usually, black is the best color to describe the feeling in people’s heart.

However, in Latin America, especially in Mexico, they image death in a totally different way. They don’t fear dying but they don’t recommend, either. Interestingly, they think it offers opportunities and challenges. Therefore, they celebrate it to as a chance to pass into a afterlife, and they do some artefacts to show their thinking about death. They even have a museum to exhibit these artefacts.

In my opinion, I’m also afraid of the noun. It seems that everything is over in one second. As I am young, I haven’t done anything in my life yet. Maybe it’s the reason why I fear for thinking about that. On the other hand, death is not the end of my life because it is a necessary process that everyone will have. The thing we have to pay much more attention to is whether we live every day richly or not. I think the death won’t be so scared if my life is rich and happy, and I can do everything I interest in. As a result, I think I can treat death in a more optimistic way. (251words)