Archive for November, 2008

A game or an explanation?

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Check out this NPR article about a new book that argues how football explains America. Can a game as simple or complex as football explain America properly? Is this metaphor to simple? Have a listen and voice your thoughts.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97616666&ft=1&f=1032

Home Alone

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

What if suddenly, you’re left alone, completely alone. Clevins Browne was fifteen when he was thrown into this situation, when his mother collapsed in pain. He called 911, and hid in a closet, as his mother was taken to the hospital. Left alone for almost five months, Clevins lived with no money, and hardly any [...]

Jefferson and Hamilton: The Start of the American Political Party System

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Alexander Hamilton VS Thomas Jefferson
 
            The biggest parties of the US government are ‘Democrats’, and ‘Republic’. Do you know the creators of these parties? The creators of these parties were ‘Alexander Hamilton’ and ‘Thomas Jefferson’. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas had their similarities and differences, but it was their differences, that contributed to the emergence of [...]

Korean vs. American Schools

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

Korean
 

Studying Subjects

Government chooses what kinds of subjects that students should learn in their grade. Math, science, history, and language. The major subjects are very challenging.

Goal of learning

Korean students’ life goal is going to the college. There are limited space in college for students and there are a lot of students in Korea. Therefore it creates [...]