A Celebration of Teachers

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Chapters 4-5 Analyzing Reasons Processes
In these two chapters, you are invited to learn
to analyze the reasons or causes, as well as
processes of some stories and realities that you
may have encountered. Follow the guidelines and
examples provided, and learn to write short
articles based on the topics and samples provided
to you both in the textbook and in the class. For
example, try to recall and analyze why you
respect a certain teacher of yours so much. In
the meantime, try to analyze why the celebrities
mentioned the PPT are so well respected. Is there
one around you? This approach to writing based on
analyzing is essential to you.
A Celebration of Teachers
The teacher who did the most to make me what
I am today is Mr./ Ms./Ms./Dr. _______, an
unforgettable person I have been obliged to.
Reasons Why do you respect Mr./ Ms./Ms./Dr.
_______? Reasons 1. Example/s. Reasons
2. Example/s. Reasons 3. Example/s. Conclusi
on Without the help and support () of Mr./
Ms./Ms./Dr. _______, I would/might/could have
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Check your rewritten version of the Final Exam
Composition
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Turn to Page 72 My Hero/Heroine
President Ronald Reagan presented Mother Teresa
with the Medal of Freedom, 1985.
Mother Teresa's Home for the Dying in Calcutta.
(Mother Teresa, the Final Verdict, 2003.
Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II in Holy See,
1983
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University
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Check news about Mr. Jackie Chan on Taipei Times,
P, 5, March 28, 2008 Australian PM embarks on
big overseas trip. With it is the photo in which
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Jackie Chan posed
for the opening of Jackie Chan Science Center.
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Burmese Heroine Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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Stephen William Hawking was born on 8 January
1942 (300 years after the death of Galileo) in
Oxford, England. His parents' house was in north
London, but during the second world war Oxford
was considered a safer place to have babies. When
he was eight, his family moved to St Albans, a
town about 20 miles north of London. At eleven
Stephen went to St Albans School, and then on to
University College, Oxford, his father's old
college. Stephen wanted to do Mathematics,
although his father would have preferred
medicine. Mathematics was not available at
University College, so he did Physics instead.
After three years and not very much work he was
awarded a first class honours degree in Natural
Science.
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A Person I Admire (Pat Feb. 29, 2008) When
I was an elementary school student, I liked to
watch English teaching programs on TV. One day, I
turned to the channel which Ms. Ruby Hsu was
teaching on, and I learned English with her. It
(?) was interesting and (attracting) fascinating.
From then on, I was fond of English. And being an
excellent English teacher has been my dream
because of her. She is a person I admire and
respect. She is my role model. Ms. Ruby Hsu
is a beautiful (Too general. Be specific.) lady.
She stands about five point five feet tall and
weighs average. She has long hair, bend eyebrows,
and sparkling eyes. She is also an energetic
woman who is always full of energy and wears
smiles on her face. Ruby didnt grow up in a
big city. Her family was not rich (when) during
(she was in) her childhood. Unlike many people
who could afford to go to cram schools, she
(only) could only study by herself. However, she
was not depressed. She knew that she loved
English and that she should study harder and
harder. She believed Practice makes perfect. As
long as she practiced more than others, she must
be the best. Thus, she (empowered) enhanced her
English (abilities) proficiency of every aspect
by reading books, magazines, and newspapers,
watching English TV programs and movies, and
listening to the broadcast on the radio. Also,
Ruby never gave up any opportunity to train
herself. She participated in lots of
competitions no matter they belonged to
recitation, speech, or drama. Moreover, during
(the) her university life, she had once been a
public interpreter for several times. And she did
marvelously well on her English (United) Joint
Entrance Examination. Her (grades were) score was
the second highest among all students in the
country. Ruby is a great English teacher.
She teaches very well (Too general). She always
tells her students not to be afraid of English
even though they dont like it. She encourages
them by asserting that they have to be brave to
try mistakes and never give up. She expects each
student of hers may be (?) able to be confident
and vital (WD?) as she when learning, and to
study hard all the time. Furthermore, Ruby
instructs (WD) plenty of methods of learning
English. Those skills are knacks which she
created by her own or by her learning experiences
when she was a student. They were the fruits of
her wisdom which would help students. In
conclusion, Ms. Ruby Hsu is really a wonderful
(instructor) English teacher, and a special
woman. Although she is about forty years old, she
is still as enthusiastic as any young person. She
has such zeal in teaching English. I learn from
her to be ardent. I hope I can keep going,
learning with all my heart, and build up my
confidence. I wish myself to (WD/Gram) be an
admirable English teacher as she achieves in the
future.
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Spare Sun Yat-sen's legacy By Li Chen-ching/
Wednesday, Feb 07, 2007, Page 8, Taipei Times
As the debate over the planned revision of
history textbooks for high schools continues, it
is unfathomable that the recognized status of Sun
Yat-sen (???) as the founding father of the
nation could be nullified. As mentioned in your
newspaper, Premier Su Tseng-chang (???) rightly
said that the planned revision of high school
history books is aimed at teaching students "to
know our own nation and its history" ("Su defends
planned textbook changes," Feb. 1, page 3).
And yet, while Su technically supported Minister
of Education Tu Cheng-sheng's (???) decision to
drop the reference to Sun as the "father of the
nation," the vast majority of the intelligentsia
perceive that there could be political
implications to the revision. With his political
openness, broad knowledge and understanding of
international education, Su should not allow his
judgment to be swayed by politics. I fully
endorse Su's contention that all Taiwanese should
care about our homeland. This is why and how in
the past 50 years the nation has managed to
become a globally recognized high-tech power.
The title Taiwan has earned as one of the "Four
Little Dragons" is the accomplishment of the
Taiwanese people and has come about because of
the joint effort from every sector, regardless of
birthplace or political affiliation. Aside
from the lengthy list of industrial and economic
developments over the past several decades, the
nation's democratization is the accomplishment
that Taiwanese can be most proud of, despite all
of its imperfections. All these successes were
derived from, or are compatible with, the early
national reconstruction draft laid out by Sun.
As a medical scientist educated at Honolulu's
Iolani School, Sun set an example for us to
follow in the areas of internationalization,
democracy and even economic policy, all of which
are needed for developing a harmonious society.
This reality should not be ignored despite the
current ideological conflict between China and
Taiwan. Bearing this in mind, Sun's legacy should
not be sacrificed. Instead of rewriting
history, the government should urgently work to
reinvigorate the nation's international
competitiveness by shoring up the education
system, enhancing general knowledge and promoting
compassion for all. To offset the nation's rapid
loss of international competitiveness resulting
from the poor functioning of the executive and
legislative branches, the Ministry of Education
should focus on education and the need of the
younger generation to develop a passion for
diverse areas of knowledge, foreign languages,
international affairs and morality. The
dispute over whether to drop Sun from history
texts is merely a reflection of political
ignorance or personal bigotry and has no
justification from an educational point of view.
Li Chen-chingTaipei
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Recalling the founding of The United Nations
San Francisco Conference
Analyzing Strategy
San Francisco City Hall, venue of The San
Francisco Conference, May 1945
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Should Taiwan adopt the Referendum on entering
the UN?
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The San Francisco conference, 1945 for UN
Harry S. Truman spoke to The San Francisco
Conference
ROC attended The San Francisco conference, 1945
for UN
UN Peace Pledge, 1945
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Public Speaking Debate March 17, 2008 (SHU)
How Debate Works

• Is debate like a game, difficult at first? How
  can it become easy?

Ans With practice.
In a sense debate is also a game, difficult at
first, but one that becomes easier with constant
practice and voluntary learning from various and
diverse sources .The year of 2008 has provided
such a good chance globally.
Kennedy-Nixon Debate, 1960.

• What are the crucial problem areas to be
  debated in Taiwan in 2008 2010?
• Resolution? (P. 13)

Clinton - Obama Debate, 2008.

• Referendum on entering the UN
• Bracing for the challenges of energy crisis
  worldwide
• Coping with the challenges of international
  competitiveness

Ma Hsieh Debate, Feb. 24, 2008
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US Economy Weakens Remittances of Latin American
Emigrants Mar. 21, 2008 (LAgence
France-Presse,AFP??? ) The weakening US
economy and dollar are already having direct
impact on Latin America, where millions of people
rely on remittances from relatives in the United
States. According to a study released this
month by the multilateral investment fund of the
Inter-American Development Bank, Latin American
emigrants sent some 66.5 billion dollars back
home last year. Although that was seven
percent higher than the previous year, it was the
lowest rate in seven years. Mexico is the
biggest recipient of the remittances to Latin
America, accounting for more than a third of the
total. But in 2007 the inflow of Mexico grew a
meager one percent. The money being sent is
a vital pillar of the economy, being the main
source of foreign exchange after oil revenue and
accounting for 2.8 percent of gross domestic
product. Brazil, Latin Americas biggest
economy, is also feeling the impact. Remittance
fell four percent last year compared with 2006,
to 7.1 billion dollars.
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Analyzing Reasons (Pp. 91 - 94)
Venezuela
According to a study released this month by the
multilateral investment fund of the
Inter-American Development Bank, Latin American
emigrants sent some 66.5 billion dollars back
home last year. (Mar. 21, 2008 (LAgence
France-Presse,AFP??? )
1. Why do the Latin American immigrants send
so much money home? 2. Which country is the
biggest recipient of the remittances to Latin
America? 3. How do the remittances help the Latin
American countries?
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Turn to P. 92 for more exercises.
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The Reason why Dr. Ma Ying-jeou claimed the
landslide victory in the 2008 presidential
election

• There are diverse causes for Dr. Ma Ying-jeou
  to win the landslide/decisive/absolute victory in
  the 2008 presidential election on March 22, 2008.
  One of the striking factors is that
  __________________________________.
• For eight years under the ruling of the
  Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan
  ________________________________________.
• Since DPP took power eight years ago (in 2000),
  ____________.
• Others