Reaction Article #12: Santa Claus

Reaction Article #12: Santa Claus
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)

Date: 12/25/2008

From: TIME

According to Claire Suddath in ” Santa Claus” we know that Santa Claus actually has been a Turkish. The world's most famous toymaker has had a diverse career — that's what happens when you stick around for over 1,700 years — and has dabbled in everything from raising the dead to working at the mall.
I think that if there do have Santa Claus in this world. He must feel very boring to do the exactly the same thing, which is making toys for children, over and over again for the pass hundreds of the year. But as he has been a saint, he never complains about. He sill wears a smile on his face and bring happiness to children all around the world. There is a fable that Santa Claus only appears at those who believe he exists. So that’s why as people growing up they don’t have present anymore, because they think Santa Claus is just a fairy tales.
In this muddle and rush world, people easily become more realistic and forger the innocence which keep them feel happy in their childhood. As a matter of fact, I don’t really know the tale of Christmas is true or not. But the most important is the purpose of the story is to remind people that there still hope in this world. Nothing won’t be solved. So just keep yourself hopeful everyday because Santa Claus may protecting you from some where else.

Reaction Article #11: PHOTOS: Cyanide Millipede, Huge Spider Among New

Reaction Article #11: PHOTOS: Cyanide Millipede, Huge Spider Among New SpeciesName: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 12/18/2008
From: National Geographic News
According to Greater Mekong in ” PHOTOS: Cyanide Millipede, Huge Spider Among New Species,” the new specie of giant spider discovered in a large cave in northern Laos is probably the world's largest spider, Heteropoda maxima, has a colossal legspan of up to 12 inches.
There is still many species which haven’t been found by human yet. I think they are really lucky because they wouldn’t be disturbed by human. That is a problem on which we human should have some self-criticism. Though the land on earth has been opened up and developed mostly, some mysteries are hiding. To discover new things are great for rising our horizon, it also will be a big achievement when every specie has been found. Revealing the new species to people all around the world means the protection must be set immediately otherwise what you have done was as the same as pushing it to extinction.
I remember one day when I read the cyclopaedia my mother bought for me. I feel shameful of being a human who would call themselves the greatest specie of this world. Because half of the animal in the cyclopaedia are in danger of extinction and a lot of number of animals were extinct. We always think what we are doing is good for our future. But the truth is, we are consuming the energy on earth. What we really should do is to maintain the original shape of natural beauty.

Reaction Article #10: Dogs Can Feel Envy, Study Suggests

Reaction Article #10: Dogs Can Feel Envy, Study Suggests
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date:12/10/2008
From: National Geographic News

According to Rebecca Carroll in ” Dogs Can Feel Envy, Study Suggests,” this is the first scientific study to find envy in non-primates affirms what many already know: dogs can get jealous. Even if dogs are not as sensitive to inequality as the primates, it is still a breakthrough in the scientific field.

In my opinion, dogs which have been referred to be the best friends of human are now found can be jealous that it can have a really big influence on the interaction between man and this faithful creature. I think it is quite interesting because as you see dogs are actually more emotional than other animal except primates. Some times you even can read they are happy or not through there facial expression. So don’t take dogs to be only a stupid animal pet, they can be envy just as human. I have a example for it, one day I was playing ball with my little cousin, and my dog ‘’Tiger’’ came to us with a baseball in its mouth. It swung its tail in order to attract my attention to play ball with it, but it failed. I was too concentrative with my cousin, so I ignored it. Then it left with depression. That night it didn’t have any responds to me whenever I called his name. I learned a lesson from that experience. Dogs’ have their own temper.

Comparing with dogs, human’s jealousy can cause more serious problems. The biggest resource that human argue or fight against each other is jealousy and envy. That can cause many harm between human relationships. If people could understand how to tolerate others it would be a more beautiful world.(281)

Reaction Article #9: 3/4 of Big Antarctic Penguin Colonies to Disappear?

Reaction Article #9: 3/4 of Big Antarctic Penguin Colonies to Disappear?
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 12/04/2008
From: National Geographic News
According to Ker Thant in ” 3/4 of Big Antarctic Penguin Colonies to Disappear?,” up to 75 percent of major Antarctic penguin colonies may disappear if climate change continues to heat up the continent, according to a recent report. And the reason for the rising temperature is all because human’s activity.
Global warming has been getting more and more serious during these few years. And it is obviously threaten the homeland of penguins. Human always harm the other creatures living in the same earth unconsciously. And penguins fall into victims during this crisis. Killing these cute animals is only a little price that people must pay, the really big deal is the melting ice, which will become a large number of water pouring into the ocean, from Antarctic. And the measure of our land will decrease largely, that’s a very critical problem that we should really think about.
Protecting our beautiful planet is the responsibility of each humankind. Though one man’s power is limited, it can become an unpredictable strength if everyone tries their best to perfect this blue planet. So whenever you are going to consume some un necessary resource just remember that because of your selfish there may be a serious consequence behind the event.

Reaction Article #8: PHOTOS: Pacific Shipwrecks Potentially Toxic Timebombs

Reaction Article #8: PHOTOS: Pacific Shipwrecks Potentially Toxic Timebombs
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 11/28/2008
From: National Geographic News

According to David Doubilet in ” PHOTOS: Pacific Shipwrecks Potentially Toxic Timebombs,” shipwrecks lie submerged in the Pacific Ocean may cause some toxic substance which would harm the ocean.
Encased in coral, host to abundant sea life, and popular among scuba-loving tourists, some of these shipwrecks also contain noxious cargo including oil, diesel, gasoline, chemicals, and even unexploded ordnance. These were things that would cause serious damage to the ocean. Many ocean creatures would become extinct, and the environment would be contaminated critically. Most of the shipwrecks can be traced back to the world war 2 when many American ships were be blow up by Japanese booming airplanes. Those ship were all loaded strong ammunition and full of energy gas which were pretty dangerous. In order to avoid this kind of harm, many countries have some policy to deal with it. Though shipwrecks are now covered by the coral, the problem they have are still some thing we have to pay much attention on it.
This article reminds me that few years ago there has many oil ships crashed the carol and sank into the ocean around Kenting. It cost the government several days to clean out the stinking and sticky oil floating on the water. Many carol died in this event, and government implement a policy to preserve the carol. This kind of incident may be a accident, but still many ocean polluted cases were done on purpose by human. I think it is really important for our people to know we only have one earth which if we don’t protect it well we must be very regretful.(269)

Reaction Article #7: SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Earth Mosaic,

Reaction Article #7: SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Earth Mosaic, Exoplanet, More
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 11/21/2008
From: National Geographic News
According to Alex Altman in ” SPACE PHOTOS THIS WEEK: Earth Mosaic, Exoplanet, More,” there is a lot of photos about the outer space. And a Space shuttle Endeavour was launched on November 14 2008 to give some supplies for the space station to implement a mission called "Extreme Home Improvements" by Nasa.
To go out side the earth is my future dream when I was little. This project is to improve the space station environment in order to make people in the station have a better live. Beside that, I think it is also a kind of experiment to test the great technology of new equipment. Astronauts will use the delivery to convert the space station from a three-bedroom, one-bathroom home into a five-bedroom, two-bath estate. Because there will be more room in the station, the spacemen number can be increased, and that is a good step for the future research and explore in outer space.
There are many movies about outer space. It seems that it will be a trend which people may takes every activity in the space in the future. But why humanity should move out the earth is a important question that we have to pay attention on. One of the reason, in my own opinion, may be that human destroy the nature and ruin the environment by their own hand so that there isn’t any place people can live on the earth. May be high technology makes peoples lives more convenient but the consequence will cause a serious problem. So a in addition to enjoy the modern equipment we have to protect our pretty earth.(271)

Reaction Article #6: Eminem: The way I am

Reaction Article #6: Eminem: The way I am
Name: Mickey lee(49712052)
Date: 11/082008
From: Time

My reaction:
According to Alex Altman in ”Eminem: The way I am,” in this article the popular rapper of America, Eminem, have some introduction to his insistence on pursuing speak out what he thought about all the chaos of this society. Though his life is tough and he didn’t grow up in a illustrious family background, instead a impoverished one, he still try his best to reach the goal, and he finally did it.
Eminem is one of my most loved pop singers. Every time I hear his songs I feel quite indebted as if it were received in person. Maybe a lot of adults think that he is nothing but a bigoted, stupid, cultureless riffraff. But you cannot but admit that his lyrics really indicate the disadvantage of this world. Though there is a lot of filthy language in his creation, what I think is that’s his word, that’s how he speaks to show the perspective of the common people. Some of his songs are about families, some are about politics, and some are about gangsters, all of them are the issue that we should care about. As a rap singer Eminem not only become the authoritativeness of hip hop world but also let some governmental officials pay much attention to the illness of the reality world.
Eminem’s persistence makes me associate with a Taiwan pop singer, Jay, who also follows his own steps ignoring the malicious criticisms. Many famous people didn’t get much support in the beginning. People thought they are ridiculous, not decent just because they didn’t follow the modern trend. But usually when they success, they will become one of the influences on earth. I respect them a lot. Because I am also a person who has his own opinions and wants to make innovation in dancing domain.
With their precedents, I won’t give up pursing my own goal.(312)