At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age

At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age
外文一 李哲儒 49712052
A super memory club consists of very old elders who have lived past 90 without a trace of dementia. It is a group that can provide much information about lucid brain for researchers who study in preserving mental sharpness. We can find the clue that these elder can be so clearly in mind instead of forgotten memory in not only their genes but also in their routines and daily.
The bridge game is one of the methods these elders keep their mind shape. It forces your brain to think of strategy to win the game and also keep challenging your mind. In another hand, the place bridge game hold provides an appropriate condition for elders to interact with other peers. Researchers believe that mental engagement such as puzzle, poker, and reading may delay the arrival of symptoms of dementia. And social connections, including interaction with friends, may be very important, some suspect. A healthy human in an isolative circumstance many become disoriented and their brains go blank faster.
In my experience, my grandfather is about 80 years old. Though he has much illness, his mind is very clear. I think it is because he likes to play mahjong which is a classic of Chinese culture. On the mahjong table, my grandpa never stop thinking of winning, so he will use his brain a lot to avoid losing, and many of his old friends will get together play with him. People organs will easily become rusty when they get older, so don’t quite to stimulate your brain to have a sharp mind.(261)

Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?

Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work?
Name: Mickey
Number: 49712052

Instead of severe punishment, Portuguese government give drug possessors therapy which is a group consisted of a psychologist, social worker and legal adviser. The effect of this policy is no bad, the number of addicts among all ages have apparently decreased.
Portuguese has the most liberal drug laws in Europe country. It is legal if you posses some amount of drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. The residents of Portugal will feel a little guilty if they are sent to a official treatment by holding addict to drugs, so every data of disadvantages cause by drug abusing decrease for example rates of new HIV infections caused by sharing of dirty needles dropped.
In my opinion, I don’t really agree that drug possession could be legal, because I don’t really believe that people can discipline themselves. Even though many information show that the rate of addicts is decreased, I think is because it is just the beginning when the time goes by there will definitely have some serious problem be triggered by this new policy. However, the soft treatment instead of serious penalties may be a better way to make addicts recover from drugs nightmare. After all, people are animals which have emotion that you may use a proper way to treat them when there are wrong.

Does Facebook Replace Face Time or Enhance It?

Does Facebook Replace Face Time or Enhance It?
外文一 李哲儒 49712052

I have a lot of friends who use the Facebook program to make friends not only in Taiwan but also all around the world, but I’m not one of them. Because I don’t prefer to use a cold-blooded machine to interact with other people, I like in a way which is face to face communication.
I think that things on the internet are not so real that you can’t understand who they really are and what they really do. For instance, when they say they are happy while chatting on the net, but actually they aren’t. It is also easy to be cheated on line, because you don’t know exactly what they intend to do. There are a lot of examples for people to be more aware of this kind of internet friends-making program. We can see so many affairs were triggered, because of been cheated by someone on the net they don’t certainly understand who they are. For example, there is a popular singer in Taiwan who is called Little Pig was cheated for fortunate and also was looked down by the society.
To sum up, in my opinion I don’t quite believe that I can make some real friend in a virtual world, because I think humans are animals which are needed to face to face eyes to eyes contacts. And only by heart and honest, we can get friend that we can trust each other by contact experience forever.

blog(A Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World)

blog(A Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World)


Ziada, a soft revolutionist, may be one of the most important girls among the Muslim world. We all know that it’s hard to make changes in the Muslim world especially females, because of their religious taboo and sexual discrimination. But Ziada has no fear to do the revolution. She published a comic-book and used a TV show which is broadcasted in Muslim world to disseminate her own opinions. And that is why we call soft revolution.
After 911 attacked, we all associate terrorist with Muslim. That is because of their assertive international activities. To change this kind of bad situation, people like Ziada try their best to reform the condition. But it is hard to tries to combine the modern concepts and old Koran rule together. You have to update the outside information without offense the Islam tradition.
The soft revolution includes various categories such as education, politics, economies and society problems. She uses her own voice to arouse the public instead of war. It makes her be more acceptable by common people, after all who want to see thousands of people die. In my opinions, Taiwan should also have some people to stand out and do some revolution especially in economies. In this hard time, people in Taiwan should stop arguing stupid issues such as who is Taiwanese who is Chinese. We have to hand to hand; heart to heart to tide over this international disaster.(237)

blog(India's ultracheap car arrives with load of uncertainties)

India's ultracheap car arrives with load of uncertainties

The cheapest car is sold in India’s market. It will definitely give the vehicles’ markets a big struck. Even though the cars have been invited for many years ago, it is still a hard job for normal people to buy one. Because its expense price, seldom people can pay the vehicles’ bill at once. Most of them will grant a loan. But now if you leave in India you can buy a car easily.
For most of the people living in India will glad about this news. They would like to sell their motorbike to buy the cheapest car. But to my surprise, there is no any equipment that normal car have. There’s no stereo, Supplemental Restraint System, burglarproof lock and even the air conditioner wouldn’t be found in the car. That is definitely can’t be accepted by me. But Indian seems that they don’t regard that as a big deal. They prefer driving a car without anything than riding a motorcycle or walking. For me it is just like a motorbike with a shield that you don’t need to worry about the raining day.
Though it is the cheapest car in the world, its security is dumped. It can’t stand any little colliding. According to some research, it will be crushed to an iron junk by simple ram to another car. But it is not a spot we should pick on, because it is the cheapest car in the world. What consumer should to is to estimate what you really need. And watch out if you are driving this car.
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BLOG (A Web Awash in Liquor Ads, Promoting Moderation )

In my opinion, I’m surprised that the vodka company uses such a different method to merchandise their products. Their secret to make consumers feel interested in their goods is to expound the both pros and cons of alcohol instead of some exaggerated fake advantage that most of the liquor seller only used to promote their alcoholic products. It is consumers that will sense less commercial behaviors than before and become more willing to accept their goods. In order to won the consumers’ heart, the company emphasizes that they are not using the way that like mother’s sermon but like a girlfriends’ care. And to make the most efficient propaganda, they put the campaigns not only on the products them self but also on the internet
Now days almost every generation will surf the internet. Internets, which can have a big influence on people, become a part of our life. Who understand the importance of the internets who can find the shortcut to success. Government will love this kind of ideas too, because they don’t need to spend a lot of time and money on how to tell people not to drink too much in a simplificative and casual sentences
Everybody likes to drink beer and wine. Just be cautious and responsible to yourself. After all the alcoholic sellers won’t take the responsibility to your behaviors after you are drunk, it is you who will pay a lot if you don’t know how to drink appropriately. So take a look on these kinds of campaigns next time then you can enjoy your wine.(262)

Reaction Article #13: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Reaction Article #13: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 01/08/2008
From: National Geographic News
According to Roy Toft in”Madagascar Hissing Cockroach” he introduced a kind of gross cockroaches from the island of Madagascar. These cockroaches are shiny brown and oval-shaped, with no wings and a single pair of antennae. A small colony of hissing cockroaches can eat a large carrot in a single day
Every one hearing the name of cockroaches will feel very monstrous. But cockroaches can be a sign of dirty which means if you see cockroaches appear at your house very often you must have something filthy which may be a feast to cockroaches. I hate cockroaches too, especially the flying one. When I saw the photo on the website, it reminded me my childhood. There is a cockroach as large as my thumb flying behind me and chasing me. I was so frighten that I ran away at a speed which nobody can imagine. But something strange happened no matter how fast I ran, no matter where I went it can always find me and catch up with me. Finally I was trapped in a corner of my room. Seeing that it was getting closer and closer, my heart pumped faster and faster. While I was ready to accept the kiss of the cockroach, my mom appeared and slaughtered it with her slippers. After this horrible experience I became a fearless cockroaches terminator. Next time when you find a cockroach approaching to you, I will appear at next second and save you with my slippers.