Friday, November 30, 2012

American Culture Final Thoughts


    In he American culture class, we discussed lots of different topics. First, I really admire American heroes. Those heroes who I have seen on the movies were fascinating. They encourage me a lot. Spiderman teaches me that the importance of listening to our conscience. Batman teaches me keep going even when the going is very tough. Second, I also like Billy Holiday and Norah Jones. When I drove the car, I have heard their songs on the radio but that time I even didn’t know who they were. Fortunately, I could read their life story and could listen to their music again. Third interesting topic for me is art. I really enjoyed Ansel Adams’ works. He is landscape photographer in twentieth century. He made up photography into a recognized shape of art. That was amazing. I really like learning those topics with my classmates. My classmates and I are from different countries. We have different point of view on those topics but we really enjoyed discussing them together. Additionally, we have a greatest teacher Louise.
   
    The American class has various aspects of American society. I learned many academic terms in different subjects such as art, music, business, etc. Those terms are helpful for academic reading. Most interesting topic for me is business while I really do not like politics. I also learned writing structure. I used the structure to write those subjects and posted them on the blog to share with my classmates. Honestly, I do not like the blog, but I learned numerous useful academic materials in this class.

Friday, November 9, 2012

American culture class


    Superheroes have inherently advantageous qualities and good accomplishments. Iron man is very self-confident. He teaches us that violent can not keep peace. Spider man is smart. He teaches us that the importance of listening to our conscience. Batman is tough. He teaches us keep going even when the going is very tough. Those heroes have same accomplishments. They save people when they are in danger. They also stop the crimes as well. Though we don’t have abilities and achievements, we learn lots of benefits form them.

Friday, November 2, 2012

American Culture Class: Superheroes

    In American culture class we discussed the American idea of superheroes. There are many famous super heroes in American such as, Batman, Spiderman, and Iron man. We read an excerpt form the book ‘superheroes and philosophy’ by Jeph Loeb and Tom Morris. Many people believe that stories of superheroes embody our deepest hopes and fears. People also feel that superheroes help us deal with our worst nightmares. Every superhero has superpower, such as the ability to fly, to leap over tall buildings or to develop human abilities to superhuman level. According to the Greek philosopher, Plato, he believed that good is inherently attractive and that is why superhero stories have been popular for so long. For instance, superheroes can remind us of the significance of self-discipline, self-sacrifice, and using our lives for something good and noble. Moreover, when we confront adversity in our lives, we are inclined to give up easily, but superheroes show us how to face the difficulty. For example, Batman teaches us keep going even when the going is very tough. I really like stories of superheroes that inspire me a lot.