March 2012
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November 2011
2 posts
Media imposes great impact on election
Who would have imagined that the presidential election nowadays relies so heavily upon the emerging social media?
Year back, all the candidates announced their presidential candidacy by public speech. Now they may post their announcements on Facebook,Twitter or Youtube.
The media, especially social media and the Internet,has never changed the face of presidential election in such an...
People are just not into you, Sen.Rick
After following Rick Santorum for over these months, I realize that this man is really having a tough time catching up other candidates during the 2012 Presidential Election. Even he himself has acknowledged “We’re at the back of the pack”. In the recent major poll he still placed seventh of eight GOP candidates—and he has been in this place for a rather long time. Compared to the other...
October 2011
6 posts
“Don’t let the noise of other people’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.”
– Steve Jobs
Steve Great Jobs →
Girls' Day
For women, they have “Women’s Day”.
For girls in our university back in China, we have “Girls’ Day”.
We don’t know who actually created this but it is quite interesting that in tradition, boys are supposed to do ‘something’ on this special day. They will come up to girls’ dorm to do some cleaning or buy food for girls at night. In...
Just can't live without, this gadget.
Since the day it was born,it has unquestionably become a part of our lives. And yes, it has profoundly changed our daily lives—it makes contact easier and the society smaller because we can make calls so convenient and social networking so easy to access. In today’s world,all we have to do is just have a smartphone and the apps could help us do everything that we can’t even...
It's important to always be on time--for class!
For me, the biggest issue for coming to class on time is to show respect for the teacher. Professor goes into the classroom ahead of time and begins the class on time so students who just sit there have no reason to be late for class. Being punctual is always about respect for others. Second, the beginning and the end of the class is most important since teachers would give important...
September 2011
11 posts
As far as I know, Troy Davis’s case is one of the longest and most controversial cases in America. Till the day he was executed there still was not enough evidence for police to convict his crime. But the fact was, even the highest court in America wanted him die. In a wave of global protest, even with the objection from former president Carter, he was reported to be executed by lethal injection...
When the little “diversity bake sale” offering pastry prices based on race and gender comes out it definitely will spark strong controversy and outrage among the public.
Obviously the bake sale is a discriminatory act, there’s no doubt for it. Although that sales group defends themselves just trying to raise awareness on new legislation that may pass to allow universities to select applicants...
Procrastination is a habit, a habit that will be detrimental to anyone who has it. It will leave bad impression for others if you miss the time for business meetings or appointments, which will be really detrimental to you and your work. Procrastinators don’t pay bills or finish their work on time; they miss opportunities for buying tickets for movies or games; they cannot catch the last bus...
Shenzhen, a city I live in and proud of.
I miss my city a lot since I came here.I love the little quiet town here, and the campus actually, but I still miss my hometown. Unlike here, it is a very modern and economically developed city with convenient transportation and lots of malls to shop around.
Shenzhen is located in the southern part of China, a coastal city next to Hong Kong (thanks to its economic influence on SZ actually). It...
10th Year Memorial of 911
Can’t believe it has been 10 years already since 911 happened in 2001. Time passes real quick. But no matter how time flies, we should never forget the history and the lessons it brought to us. Terrorism still exists, and it has grown,spread since 911.
A lot of critics say 911 has changed the world we live in—Americans sent out troops to Middle Asia and caused lots of casualties,...
PR lesson of controversy on Woods
Not until the car accident happened, Tiger Woods haven’t said anything about his affairs ahead of time—so his silence sparked controversy on himself. And yes, he should have said something earlier so that the result of all his gossips and scandals would not spread like this.
From a PR perspective, the last thing you want is the controversy to get ahead of you. The bottom line is, at least you...
My first time went to church in America. Though I...
My first American Labor Day
This is my first time to have a Labor Day holiday in America and China also has one,too. Labor Day falls in September here but it’s on the first day of May back in China.It’s always good for people(especially students) to take a day or two to get away from the work and study,and have a nice, good rest or enjoy happy family time. Holidays always provide the chance for the family...
Hurricane,again
Six years after Katrina, another devastating hurricane swept across America. This time, with a beautiful name again, it is Hurricane Irene. Strong as Katrina, Irene destroyed roads, paralyzed the whole transportation system, caused death tolls and led to high economic losses. But compared to Bush’s leadership period back then, Obama’s government did a much better job this time. Death toll is...
Something About Me
My Chinese name is Xinyue Mai, which I know, is hard for many Americans to pronounce. But I am still glad that there is someone loves my name. I am a junior student major in marketing. I come from the southest part of China, a modern city called Shenzhen. It’s a nice and beautiful coastal city and its economy is boosting rapidly these years. My personal love is playing sports(tennis, basketball)...
