ESL HOMEWORK II

Find 3 words you did not know and write down the definitions
invasion- s instance invading a country or region with an armed force.
refugee- a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape.
interrogated- ask questions of someone, closely.

Who is this artist? Where is he from?
The artist named Wafaa Bilal. He is form Iraq.


What happened to his brother?
His brother died from war, because the American shoot him.
Describe one of his art projects.
His project is called ..and counting, it’s made from tattoo. The project is about the five thousand red doit for the died American solider and hundred doit represent the Iraqi.

Describe what happened to him in Iraq and why he had to flee.
the last trouble he got into the regime of Saddam, it was 1991. At that year, in the fall of that year, the regime came to schools to ask us to volunteer to go to Kuwait and fight. I was one of the students who was. But he was the one, and with other people, who stood and said “No, I don’t believe this. I am not going to volunteer.” And I know, from that moment, I was blacklisted and I had to be on the run.

6. Describe how he mixes art and technology to make his art. He had build a robot and it represent the war. He has build stuff with art like video game and some paint

And at the one end of the room, he moved his bed, his desk. And then, at the other end of the room, he build a robot that has a paintball gun. And the robot could be controlled over the internet by people. And he stripped all the information out of the internet, and the idea here, he didn't want to right away engage people in a political dialogue, which could alienate them, when they know this is about Iraq, they just like "Alright, we don't want to engage" So he stripped it. And he started the idea of this is just a silly game. A guy locking himself in a room. Who doesn't want to shoot? and you could shoot him from anywhere in the world.

He learned about a video game in 2005 called "The night of bush capturing". And apparently, that video game was released by ai-Qaeda. and in the game, it's a first shooter. In the fame, you shoot Americans, and at the end you are face-to-face with President Bush, and you shoot him, you kill hm or could kill you.

ESL Homework

• Tell us how much money you had to begin with ($200, $1000, or $2500) How did it feel to have more or less money than other people in the class? What did you spend the most money on and why? What did you spend the least amount of money one and why?

I had $1000 to spend. I think that if I had more money, I can buy more useful things than others who only had $200. I spent the most money on "Heat/fuel", because if we have food, then we need to cook it. That means we need gas. We won't just EAT that food without cooking it first. Also, if you cook the food, the food has less germs on it. That's why I spent the most money on "Heat/fuel".
I spent the least money on Education, because I think, if you don't get any food, then you'll be hungry. If you get hungry, then it will be hard to concentrate in school. I think school is less important than food or water or heat. If you get to graduate from school that is good, but you can be poor from owing money.

• How many of you could not afford education? What would your lives be like if you could not go to school?

I think only Jacky and I couldn't afford education, because we spent more money on food, water and gas. If we couldn't go to school, then we received less knowledge than others. In the future, we will get less work opportunities than others.

• What were some of the trade-offs in your decisions and choices? In other words did you have to make certain sacrifices in order to buy other things you needed or wanted? (For example: buying purified water in order to afford to send your children to a better school)How would it feel to have to choose between food and health care?

Sometimes, I'll make the decision based on "what I want" first, then I'll make "what I need" after. But I will choose what I need first if I don't have the money for what I want. I choose the beans, vegetables, meat for food, because if you eat healthy, then you will have a lot of energy to do things. If you drink clean water, you won't get diseases. But I think education is not that important as the water and the foods, but I had to choose between food and health care. I think I chose food, because if you eat healthy, then your body has a lot of energy to resist diseases.

• How many of you have ever been very sick or gone to a hospital or had friends and family who have? What would your life be like now if you had been unable to get medical care?

When I was in grade 6th, my brother got a fever. At that time, his body's temperature was 40。C. Everyone in our family, specially my mom, was so nervous, and sent my brother to hospital.

I chose health care that provides hospital services. Because I think if you really get a disease, like fever, or cough, you really need to go to hospital, or it will get worse.

• When you were choosing what to buy, did you think about the environmental impact? For those of you in the lowest income range, did you have a choice about the environmental impact you produced? If not, how did it feel to not have a choice??

I think those people who have the lowest wages, don't have a choice about environmental impacts. Because they don't have money to buy what they need or what they want, so they don't have choice. They'll get things from nature which will effect the environment. But sometimes, the things they use won't cause an the environmental impact. In comparison, the rich people always buy the things they want, and don't think that much about where it comes from and the environmental impacts.

What is lightning? Why does wearing rubber shoes help you during a storm?

What is lightning? Why does wearing rubber shoes help you during a storm?

Lightning is a discharge of atmospheric electricity which is triggered by a buildup of differing charges within a cloud.

because rubber is insulator, and insulator can help us to keep the electric away from the body.
So when you wearing rubber shoes during a storm, you won't get conduct, because rubber shoes can help you keep charged away from your body.

Current Events #2

CNN- Polar bear attack woman at Berlin Zoo.

The polar bear attack the woman in Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon, after she climbs on the fence and jump into it habitat during feeding time. After that, the polar bear bite the woman for several time. After the polar bear bite the woman, police man save that woman as fast as they can, and they send the woman to the hospital.

Current Events #1

Population will reach nine billion when it's 2050.
The scientist says : [ Earth can not reach that much people.]
Before 2050, we have to prepare enough food, water, and tools for the people.
Because the Global warming, the Earth's ground area getting smaller.
But at this time, there are lot and lot people born in this world.

Now, the population in Earth is almost got 70 billion.
The American scientist says America have to improve how to saving the Earth.
To let the American people sign the " Saving Earth sheet', do it faster as we can.

Now. (people)
China -13 billion
India - 11 billion
America - 3 billion
Indonesia - 2 billion

Brazil - 1.9 billion

Taiwan Culture - Bizarre food in Taiwan

In the movie, the guy travel a lot of place in Taipei,
like Shin Lin night market, they taste
- Coffin Bread ( 棺材板) ＊the toast taste oil＊
- Oyster omelette (蚵仔煎) ＊Different Oyster omelette have different sauce＊
-Chicken's Uterus ＊Taste disgusting ＊
-Chicken's Ass
-Chicken's Skin
-Fried Shrimp

The second section they go to the shop, and that shop sell all the expensive
dry food.
-Dry mushroom.
-Shark Fin ( 魚翅 )
- Black bone Chicken ＊Taste good, good for your body＊
-Black bone Chicken's Testicle ＊Taste Disgusting＊

They went to Taipei 101
They eat ::
-Korean BBQ ＊delicious＊
-Blood jello ＊Taste nothing ＊
-明太子 ＊spicy, salty, taste like fishroll ＊

They went to downtown, and went to the tea shop,
they sell all the food that's made from tea.
-drinking tea ＊smell like flowers＊
-pigeon egg
-tea oil noodle

Nitrogen Passport

1. Why didn't everybody go to the same stations in the same order?
Because at first, everybody stand in the different station, and then when each person throw the die, the die won't be the same number as everybody throw. So every time, won't have a lot of people stay in the same station.

2. Did you go to the same station twice? Id so, what does this tell us about cycles?
Yes, at the end, I go to the same station just like start from the beginning. And I think it tell us whenever we go to the different station, at the end it will go back to the same station just like the beginning, so that means it will start all over again.
3. Was there one station that seemed to have a lot of people at it? Why or why not?
No, because it is different when everyone throw the die, there's no specific number for each person, and the reason why is because if some people's first station was in "Animal Waste (Juegan)" and if he throw the die in his 5 station, maybe he will move to different station, but the chance that he throw back to "Animal Waste" was very big.
4. What do you think the point of this activity was?
I think this activity was telling about us, if we are the things, then we will have many travel to many different place, and then at the end we will back just like the beginning, and then start all over again...