Summary/Paraphrase Practice

Cafazzo, D. (2009, March 27th). Baby sign: parents can communicate with babies by teaching them sign language. The Wenatchee World. Retrieved March 29th, 2009 from http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090327/FAM/703279984/0/ARTS12?Baby-sign--Parents-can-communicate-early-with-babies-by-teaching-them-sign-language.

This article talks about the sign of babis which they can us to communicate with their parents. Cafazzo stated that by teaching the babies sign languages, the babies can show their parents what they want by signs when they can not speak. And Bellingham educator who helped pioneer the use of sign language with hearing babies two decades ago. Cafazzo also claimed How children who are too young to speak learn to sign ( Topic 4). After reading this article, if I have a child, I wil try to teach them baby sign. Baby signs can not only help me to understand my babies bu also make contribution to babies` future.

Sources

I list my first reference as follow:

Eadie, T. & Morley, R. (2003) ‘Crime, Justice and Punishment’ in Baldock, J. et al (eds) Social Policy (3 rd edn.) Oxford: Oxford University Press.

They pointed the characteristics of the underaged boys. These characteristics are also the the reason why juvenile delinquency is getting more and more popular among young men. It is helpful for me, because in my research I will talk about two trends of juvenile deliquency, and being a male phenomenon is a trend at the right time. This resource can help me to explain why and make it easily understand for readers.

Thank you for all

I have studied in CSU Fullerton for more than 6 months. Here I met a lot of nice guys who make me feel vey lucky.

From last semester, I was in Intermediate Section 5. Some of them had transfer to another schools, so I do not want to express my gratitude of them in this area becasue they can not see. Sometimes we need not say everything out just keep all the things in mind.

To my crazy buddies in advanced section 3 class. Congraduation to us. Finally we finish a fantastic whole semester. I do have a great time with all of you. Thank you for your help.

Sunny, my dear Korean sister, you are so nice that makes me feel you are one of my family member. Your hardworking has inspirited me a lot, maybe you do not know about that. Every time I asked you some questions, you always answered me patiently and tried your best to explain. You always give me the warm feeling like a big sister.

Mai, the feeling you give me is the same as Sunny. You guys are all so kind. You are always happy to help others and want us to learn more. You never refuse my resorts. Thank you for your Office 2007, it helps me a lot. Wherever I see you, I feel very warm and amiable.

Patty, your are a suddenness for me. Sometimes I will think why we can be friends, that is a kind of crazy. Finally I got the answer, you have a charming personality. I like your bright and cheerful disposition. I feel very lucky to be your friend. Take care of yourself, do not sit up late any more. It is really bad for your body. You know, you are not strong as me.... hehe.....

Christin, you must have the same sense with each other. I still can remeber the first time we met each other. We have so many things in common which make us like old friends.... I admire your good grammer,hehe... Thank you for giving me information about my major. Let`s keep in touch. Don`t forget we are craft brother, hehe ....

Ryoko, you are another role model for me in our class. You always study very hard that makes me think all Japanese work very hard like you. You always fervidly say hello to me. You are always full of energy which can make me feel powerful, too. Hope you can keep this good habit and I am pretty sure you will have a wonderful future.

Richel and Kachina, I learn what confidence is from you two. You are always confidence to express yourselves. That is very hard for me to feel confident to do one thing. Richel I always think that how you can travel so many place in a limited time. You know, I also suprised how you can know so much about America especially the musics... It seems that you can remeber all the lyrics.......

Omar, even though you are a second entrance student and we do not have too much time to study together. I feel very enjoyable to talk with you. You do not care my poor English and when I do not know a word you always explain it without impatience and complaint. You are really a nice people. Bless you!

Tony and Zhang Zhen. I am sorry, Zhang Zhen. I can not spell your English name. You are not easy to be seen in our class.... I do not know too much about you two, but I like your voice and the way you speak English. Atending more classes, amigo, it is very necessary. Good luck, my dear countrymen!!

I feel regretful that I do not have more chances to know you, Kurt and Anna. Even though we do not know each other very well, still I can feel your intelligence. Moving on and I am pretty sure that you will be successful in America. To Kurt, if I have said anything ill-suited, please forgive me and hope you can understand. I really hope I did not do anything make you feel uncomfortbale ...

Michael, I think I needn`t to say anything about you. The only thing I want to say is I really really feel delighted to know you and I treasure all time we five spent together. I take our friendship as a God-given-gift...

Last but not least, my best professor Sean. It is very hard to pronuce your name. Michael always laughs at my pronuciation of your name which makes me angry and shy... You are really a responsible tutor, and we can learn a lot from your class. You know, I always talk with Xena that how useful your class is. You are one of the best teachers I have ever met. Thank you for your help! Can I ask your questions after I trasfer? God bless you and your wife. Hope your family will be more and more beatific....

You all are my sweet memry in Fullerton. Even though we will not contact with each other in the future, I will leave a pace in my heart for you. Do not forget me....

Good luck, everyone!!!

Harvest Season

At the begining of this semester, my level evelated a lot from intermediate section 5 to advanced section 3. I felt so stressful to study with you guys.

I am so lucky that I can meet you guys, who are very friendly and warmhearted. I felt my English improved a lot, especially vacablories. I do not know how to deascribe this kind of progress. You know, sometimes I complained with others that I couldn`t feel any achievement with my English but degeneracy. My father once told me that advancement is always invisible. Even though you can not find it really exsist. As a result, before I wrote this journal, I think over what I got this semester then I found I really got a great many intangible property, maybe just myself can feel it. I am so sorry that I can not share it with you, my dear friends.

I will transfer to PCC next semester. There is no language study any more, and I will go to university classes directly. I do feel scrared if I can not follow them then I couldn`t pass them. I feel very stressful. I have no choice but moving on so that I prefer to face all challenges with smiles. I will take another languge course during the summer vacation. Hope I can make a big progress, even though that is impossible... Anyway, good luck with you and me!

This is a harvest season. Just look back carefully, you may find every step is full of meaningful progress, no matter it is big or small ... Bravely go ahead, and do not be afraid of future challenges....

Busy world

There are 24 countries and variety kinds of views in the the film "Baraka", which means Blessing", but the one impress me most is the scene of the busy traffic and walkers.

The scene focus on a traffic cross. They speed up the tape then everything moves much more quickly than normal. You can clearly see how a day of this cross pass by. I feel very delighted to see the way they used to describe how busy a city is. Every moment there are a lot of people or cars waiting for their turn to go, and this group left but others comes, team by team, no ending....

One day, one corner, there are so many people passing by. Everyone and everything is busy which makes me think that I am just a small piece and I have to do something to show my existence, or I will be out. Probably you will feel I am so blue about this, not really. When I saw this scene, there is a thing just slipped my mind.

When I was in middle school, I failed in an important exam. I felt very gloomy and it seems that my sky was falling down... I sat in a corner of our campus. There were a great many students walking by hastily, like the view of this movie. Suddently I comprehended that I need to stand up. No matter how dismal I am, the world still moves and nothing will stop for me ... ...

After that, every time I see this kind of busy scene I will think of this. In fact, it always remind me to "stand up" all the time.....

Quote of Confucius

As a Chinese, not everyone knows all the quotes of Confucius` but two or three of them at least. We learned his quotes from middle school. "Find a job that you love doing and you will never have to work a day in your life." is one of his most famous quote.

This quote tells us if you enjoy your job will feel very happy and enjoy in it instead of complaining. Confucius is persuading us to find out what we love and catch it. Personally, I think not everone can find a job as their imagin the same as life. Not everything in our life is perfect, and most of the bad things we have to face and solve them. As a result, we need a good measure of equanimity. "Try to love what you have", that is what I believe. Maybe I am a lazy people, so I do not want to seek what I want. Usually I love enjoy "now". Before I always complained, so it was rainy days all the time. As time goes by, I learn a lot.....

It is very easy to tell a people if he loves his job or not. See what is upon him, blue sky or dark cloud. My magic job maybe can never come true. I have already given up. I wanted to be a fashion designer, not for human beings but for pet. I wanted to own a medium-sized shop, then I could design and do some clothes for the pets by myselves. Everyday I sat in my lovely store, listened music and designed, not too many customers. I do not want too much money but a cozy life. Maybe someday I can meet my Mr. Right in my shop..... Then it will be a love story not the real life. My sister always says there are so some many impractical things in my mind. In fact, I know real life is real life, that is the reason why I gave it up without regrets. I am enjoying what I have now and I am always good at it.

"Try to enjoy youself", that is the only thing I want to say.....

Please, my dear parents!

Dear daddy and mommy,

I love you so much! I know what you do are all good for me. I feel so thankful for what you have given to me, and I also want to share my ideas with you!

I know you want me to do everything expediently so that you want to buy me a car. I feel so grateful for this, but I really think I do not need a car.

To begin with, a car costs a lot. Dear mother and father, I am a adult right now, but I do not have a job. I can not earn money by myself but spending a lot of your money. I feel so sorry about this. You know, I love shopping. I have spent a great many money so that I do not want to spend any more on a car.

Secondly, I want to get closed to you. If I do not have a car, you have to pick me up so that I can see you every week. I really like this. I feel very fortunate about this. If I have a car, I have to drive by myself without you guys. Even though I can see you at home, still you all need work everyday so that I can just see you at night. On the other hand, if you picked me up everyday, I can have more time with you. I do feel we get closed when we are in the car and we can share our happiness together.

At last but not least, I do not trust myself. You know, I am not independent enough. I do not want you lose me very soon. I think you are the same, you love me so much!

From what I have stated above, you may find what I want to say that I do not want you buy me a car. Hope you can understand me.



Ryoko, Anna, Michael

To be independent

I have received a lot of advise, but the best one among I have had is

given by my father. He told me to be an independent girl.


I am not an independent person. When I do something, I always want

to rely on someone else, not really rely, just want to have a mate. I was

afraid of doing a thing just by myself. One day, my father talked with

me seriousely. He taught me that no one can always stay with me, and

if I am always like that, that will make him disappointed and so on...


After that, he did a set of things to make me independent, such as kick

me off from home, study in another city just by myself and so on, but

not everything worked. As a result, one day he suddenly told me to

study abroad. I am sure that learning how to be independent must be

one of the most important reasons why he sent me here.


Now I am learning how to be independent. Scarlett, who is the heroine

in "Gone with the wind", is my idol right now. To be an adult is my

short-term goal ... ...

Read: Mai and Kachina

My Reaserch --- Envy

This is my first time to write a research. I have never worte a research

even in Chinese. I got the topic by accident.


It seems that envy insists among girls widely. I am really curious about

why girls are easy to be envy. There are not to much information in

Wikipedia. This topic seems so academic that I have to find another

wedsit to get more information. Maybe it is a little hard to write a

research in this topic. Someone advised me to change an easy topic

or a topic about my major. But personally, this is my first time to do

a research, so I prefer a topic which I am interested in.


I hope I can finish it favourably, and the same as everyone in our

composition class. God bless us!




Read: Royoko, Rachel

American ... ... Food

America is a big country, but if you wanna find some American style food

is a little difficult and the most famouse one is fast food.


No matter how many calories it has, I still love it very much! If let my

friends and I choose some American food, probly fast food is the only

thing we can think of. It is different from our hometown. There are a lot

of different kinds of fast food restraunts, such as Weddy`s, Denny`s,

In-N-Out, Burger King.... ...


Which one do you like better? I have a survey of our international

students` favourite fast food. The top two are In-N-Out and Carl's Jr.

The reasons are very interesting. One of the reasons is you can just find

them in US. Someone motioned that they a nice memory in the fast-food

restaurant. I guess he met his first girlfriend there… French fries and

double-cheese burgers are wildly chosen by them as their favourite

dishes. Here is a little warm tip. When you eat fast food , you had better

notice the calories, because it is easy to get fat.


I know nowadays people have a trend that they prefer healthy food better,

but not all the healthy food has good tasty. Sometimes eat some fast food

is a kind of relax, but nmot too much. Try to find your favourite and enjoy

it. That will be full of fun, expect eating too much.


Micheal, Rachel

My Past Pessimism Life

I was a pessimism person, in fact, I should use is. But I am trying my

best to chang.


I am not a lucky guy. Life always plays jokes on me. When I was early

youth,I was full of ambition. But life changing makes me like a stupid

clown. From middle school, I lost my confidence, passion, of course

include optimism. I started to be afraid of everything. Whenever I fall

in trouble, the worst scene will be firstly found by me. And then, I

will be under cloud for a long time. It seem that there are a lot of

rain in my life ... ...


"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees

the opportunity in every difficulty." I know this for a long time, but I

cannot agree with it completely. I am a pessimist and I also can see

opportunity in difficulty. The problem is I am afraid. Abusolutely I know

after the difficulty there are more opportunities, but I just feel fear

that I cannot go out from the troubles.


I believe that problems make me strong. Even though I am still around by

bad luck, I can face them bravely now. I think that is progresses. The

time that I feel helpless is getting less, and I begin to know how to

cover myself.


I am not the little chicken any more ... ...

Xena and I

I am not a person who is good at making friends. I always feel shy to

talk with others. Before I came here, I was really worried about this.

But I am so lucky that I met Xena. In fact, we are not the same kind

of people,but not completely different.


She is outgoing and likes to make new friends. That is the things I

always can not do very well. What is more, she is full of knowlege.

She can speak four langusges. That is what I want, but I can not do

that. I have learned a lot from her. I take her as my idol.


Comparing with her, I am just a stupid girl. I have all the

characteristics that she doesn`t like, such as stupid, no fashion,

childish and so on. She is also suprised why we can be good friends.

Actually, I am also suprised, but I am suprise why I am so luck that

I can meet her. You know, I am always the underdaog who is surrounding

by bad luck.



Ryoko and Sunny

My Superpower

I am a daydreaming girl. I am always in a visional world. One of my

dreaming parts is about my superpower.


To be a people who can change things, like a magician, is my favourite.

That is so cool to do that. I will not tell anyone about this, and do

everything on the sneak, like spiderman, especially for lover. You can

imagine how suprise your couple will be, when he or she knows that you

are the hero. That will be full of fun.


And then when I feel tired of doing this or I wanna live as common with

my sweetheart, I will give my power to another guy to continue protecting

the world. At last, Like all the fairy tales, the princess and the prince

had a happy life. The new superman keeps fighting against with evil ......


Patty and Royuko

What do you want me to convey?

I had seen a lion in a poor zoo. You can not imagine how wretched its situation is.

It seem that the lion just has bone, there is no meet on its body. There are not too

many tourists, so the zoo can not afford its daily meals. What an old forest king!

No more ambition, no more ferity,it just stayed like a rabbit, waitting for a simple

meal.Of course you can imagine that how much complaint it will say, if the lion

could speak. That is tearful, so I do not want to talk about the poor animals.


Instead I would like to talk about my dog, if she could speak. She is a rough

Collie, an her name is Lulu. My brother always trains her grimly with violence. I

think if she could speak, she will complaine about my brother`s severity. But that

is not the things she most would like say ... ... When I do not feel happy or I am

in trouble, I always like to grouse to her. Sometimes if I am really angry, I

will "ravage" her or go outside for a walk for 4 or 5 hours. She is not good at

runing, so you can inference that how forlorn she was! But I also share my happiness

with her. It seems better... ...


From what I have stated abouve, you may safely get the result that Lulu will say a

lot of bad words about me, if she could speak. So it is better that she can not

speak! I know that is so selfish, but I have no choice. She should keep my secret!



Sunny, Patty

The song

I am not good at music. Tell you a funny story. When I was 6 years old, my mother wanted me

to have some fortes. So she sent me to the music class to learn how to sing. Unfortunately, from

that time, I started to go off-tone ... ....


Becase I can not sing very well. I do not listen music too much. But by accident I heard a song in

my sister`s car, I got into the song. That is a Chinese song, "No cry". I like the lyric, " Not

allowed to cry, I do not want loaded poor innocent.... ..." Maby it is a little same as my situation,

so after going back home, I found it and listened it again and again. Till now I also listen it a lot.


Now I am learning enjoying songs. Personally, I like the lyrical and soft songs. That kind of songs
makes me relax, even though it is a little sentimental. I am enjoying this now, and mabey shortly
I can accept the heavy metal music.

Mai, Sunny, Patty!

Seasons

Pleasant spring, hot summer, the hearty autumn and cold winter in China formed a charming

four seasons.

I was borned in summer. Based on reason, I should like summer , or the opposite, winter. But

on the contrary , I had collaposed of heat strok three times, when I joined in the collective

activities in high school. What is more, cold makes me sleep, like the hibernating animal. As a

result, I prefer spring and automn better. So totally in China, I can just enjoy myself for

6 months.

From what I have stated, you may know that I am satisfied with the weather in California,

expect for the dry atmosphere what makes my skin hurt badly. Personally I think, enjoying the

seasons that you like is a kind of eudaemonia. I am so lucky ... ...



Read the essays of Sunny, Ryoko, Patty, Rachel, and Mai.

My Phobia

Dogs are always taken as a kind of phobia, I really want to against injustice for them but I can`t,

even though they are cute. Because I also have fears that I can not overcome, mabey others do

not think that should be a kind of fear.

I do hate things that are very sharp just in front of my eyes. Owing to my rich imagination, that

can make me crazy! When the incisive stuffs are in sight, such as penpoint the most familiar one

that I am afraid of, I will envisage it was in my eye. And then you can conceive of the bloody

image. That is really bloodcurdling, right?

You can`t imagine how I get this sort of phobia. Once I kept my mother company to do

dacupuncture when I was mabey 8 years old, I heard a lady told the acupuncturist that she was

always afaid of sharpe things and wanted him to heip her. And then I started to fancy why she

was afraid of that, and I was so stupid that I used the pen to experiment unpon myself.

Unfortunately, when I got back home, I found I became the second one ... ...

How softheaded I was at that time. Till now, I still can not face my fears. My dear amigos, I

have told you my phobia, please, please do not use sharp things pointing to me. Or I will bite

you ...


Already read Sunny`s and Patty`s.

American Traffic V.S. Chinese

Taking 15 or half an hour or even 45 minutes waiting for bus makes people out of mind here.

The same as taxi, you can`t stop a taxi on the street. If you want to take a taxi, make sure you

have a taxi driver`s phone number! I guess that is the biggest difference of transpertantion

system between USA and China.

The raboit public traffic leads almost everyone owns a car in U.S., because no one wants to spend

time on unnecessary waiting. As a result, it is ordinary to find a American family with 4 or 5 cars.

And that also makes a mass of air contamination.

On the coutrary, because of the huge population, our government trys to solve the traffic

congestion problems and the pollution. Therefore, they make the public traffic convenient. Public
bus is about every 3, 5 minutes, and taxis can be found evereywhere. What is more? In China,

the private cars should pay more to the government every year. And it is really a difficult job to

get a driver licence.

Every coin has two sides, I don`t think the express public transportation is propitious to develop

our car industry. And the American way is also a kind of relax and enjoyable in life ... ...



Already read : Sunny, Ryoko, Tony, Han, Rachel, Mai

My Introduction

Hello, everyone,

Nice to meet you, my dear classmates and teachers. Next I`d like to introduce myself to you. My name is Liu Baichen. I come from China. If you feel hard to pronunce my Chinese name, you can also call me Elaine. I am also called by my English name.

I have been lived in USA for nearly 4 months. And I really have a great time here. During the 4 moths, I tried to travel as much as I can. Personally, I wanna advice everyone who wants to travel some places closed to natural that Grand Canyon is a perfect choose. I hope mabey someday we can go travel together. I am sure that will be full of fun .. .. ..

This semester, my level changed a lot, from Intermiate Section 5 to Advance Section 3. That poses me a lot of pressure. You can not imagine how difficult the first week is to me, not only because of the harder courses but also the laxity in the vacation. But I will try my best to catch up with others.

I do hope, in the future, we can learn each other and help each other. At last, I wish everyone can have a great harvest in ALP and enjoy himself in USA!


Love from,

Baichen Liu

I have already read the Blogs of Sunny, Ryoko, Phuong, Han, Patty, Rachel, and Michael.