The Huntington Library Reaction

Visiting The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens was a very impressive and interesting time with me. I was surprised with the beautiful and amazing places over there. It is not only simply a library, but also a huge museum with the world’s collection of a variety sources. That makes the remarkable and unique difference between The Huntington Library and other libraries I have experienced before. The main gate to enter to the library was small, high and quite special like a gate of the castle in a fairy tale story I used to read and imagine. I felt really impressive with this ancient style. There were many visitors visited the library at that time because that was a day of festival flowers and bonsais. They sold and displayed a lot of beautiful trees and flowers in the entrance road. I thought like I was going to enter to a new world. In there, I had the opportunities to visit the main exhibition hall, Dibner Hall of the History of Science and The Art Gallery of a library. My most favorite place was The Art Gallery. It had such wonderful collections of European Art. There were so many famous and original pieces of art which were displayed on the wall. I could not stop looking at these amazing pictures. Then, I was absorbed by the piece of British Art: “Pinkie” (1794) by Thomas Lawrence which is the permanent and unique collection of The Huntington. It was standing out from other pieces in the hall with the elegant and beautiful depiction of Sarah Barrett Moulton who passed at the age of eleven because of her illness. The more attractive places I love were Japanese Garden, Chinese Garden, Desert Garden and Rose Garden. All of Gardens were so incredible and had their own special beauty that attracts people’s attentions. For me, The Huntington Library is a great treasure of the world. If I have a chance I would like to visit this library again. I believe whoever comes there will be completely attracted by such a beautiful places over there.

Should the porn industry get some bailout money?

Under traumatic economy crisis, more than one million people lost their mortgages, and many banks suffered from bankruptcy during year 2008. At the same time, US Congress approved seven hundred billion bailout in order to salvage the industries as well as the banks. Indeed, the bailout, taken out from tax payment of citizens, is a deduction in their retirement; therefore, the money needs to be invested in right places. However, as stated in Times magazine, not only does the porn enterprise but also the central planners, who decide on bailout expenditure in Congress, are asking five billions to support porn companies even though their income is strong. This decision is an absurdity which should be viewed as an injudicious choice.
First and foremost, Porn is erotic entertainment that perverts many people’s minds; that kind of obscenity fantasizes people to waste their money and time on things that are unrealistic and immoral. A lot of people spend time on internet searching for porn instead of doing what they need to do. Thus, most of them loose concentration on daily basis .Moreover, porn can also isolate a person from the community since it is not something he is proud to share with family and friends. As a consequence, he becomes a loner in his own little fantasy world. Porn is not healthy to anyone, especially to juveniles by contaminating their thinking; therefore, it should be forbidden in society.
When approving a bailout, the governor should consider if porn is a need or it is just a temptation. In this major crisis, the money is to provide shelter and food for people and is to invest in businesses that are essential for the growth of the economy. For example, the automobile should have some bailout because transportation is important due to the fact that it tremendously affects on communication. If automobile companies corrupt, other companies will face a lot of problems distributing their products, and many people will frustrated in transporting. Nevertheless, porn is in an opposite situation. The economy does not descend without it. In fact, based on all the drawbacks that it causes in people’s life, it should be restricted, for all the porn addicts will be able to wake up from the fantasy and contribute to the benefit of the society.
Lastly, porn industries’ income was proven to be strong, so what do they need the money for? On CNN news, United States treasury announced that our country is in debt –ten trillion dollars; we, as tax payers, are working hard for this huge incurred liability hence as well as reviving enterprises that are on the edge of bankruptcy, so there is no reason why porn companies are qualified for this bailout. Besides, 5 billions dollars bailout was surprisingly asked by the central planners who are basically the governors instead of the porn consumers. If the consumers are willing to give up porn for their jobs and families, why do the governors demand to support it without rational reason, most notably a stable income?
Overall, not only is porn helpless but it is also harmful to us. As the result, the bailout need to be denied by the Congress to the porn industries; instead, it should be given to high potential investments and projects if we wish to consolidate the stumbling economy.

Drugs' Consequences

Drug has always been a major social problem in USA as well as around the world. Despite the law, drug use rate, especially among teenagers, is rising up. Bush administration report in 2006 showed that 9.8% of American kids between 12 and 17 years old used illegal drug in USA. Perhaps teenagers are still immature to handle peer pressure or to identify the tremendously devastating outcome of drug use.
American Academic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry mentioned those who came from family abuse background or from depressing life are most likely to obtain drug. When we live in a disturbing or a stressful lives, we become humble for peace. Teenagers, instead of dealing with stress in a right way, depend on drug as if drug is the only way to vanish all the despair in reality. Plus, the additional peer pressure and lack of parental supervision even provoke more opportunities in drugs.
On physical affect, drug addicts suffer from fatigue, lack of enthusiasm and some other damages to brain and internal organs. For example, Steroid harms the hormone system, fertility, liver and heart. Also due to the dysfunctional brain, they decrease their motivation and interest in daily life. The capacity of consciousness declined in maintaining their daily routines which are usually coherent with restlessness, sudden weight change and moodiness. More severe addiction leads to memory loss, depression and sleeping problems; Therefore, addicts are usually hostile to their family and lost concentration on school work. They even have higher risk in violence, sex abuse or pregnancy since their ability of self-control reduces. As the result, in contrast to what the family and the society expect for, they become burdens and criminals not only to people around them but also to themselves. They are criticized and rejected by the society and that is one of the reasons why many teenagers commit suicide at such a young age.
Moreover, drug is a dangerous path leading to terminal illnesses such as HIV. Study showed that nearly 13000 people in USA died from HIV in 2005, especially those who had drug abuse. When mesmerizing by drug, drug addicts lose their alertness. They randomly have sex or use the same needles with HIV positive victims, which are very common ways to receive HIV.
Hence, the best way to stay healthy and alert is avoiding drugs and critically thinking the consequences rather than one-time satisfaction that drug can bring. Parents and the community should create a warm and concerning environment for drug addicts because they need encouragement to rehabilitate and to prolong their lives, not additional stress.

Political issues in Air Talk Show

In the radio show, “ArtTalk show,” Larry Mantle discussed an issue regarding whether or not terrorists should be afforded the same interrogation rights as other alleged criminals. In the AirTalk show, Mantle talked with Richard Parker, a Professor of Criminal Justice at Harvard, and Cully Stimson, a Senior Legal Scholar at the Heritage Foundation. According to AirTalk show, Mantle shares that President Obama is open to limiting Miranda rights for terrorist suspects. Republicans have criticized the administration for reading the Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, and Times Square would-be bomber, Faisal Shahzad, their rights. Richard Parker agrees with the Congress because terrorism is a dangerous crime in the nation and it couldn’t go free. For some safely reasons, Parker believes that the United States government made the right decision because the dangers of terrorism is more dangerous than any other groups of criminals. On the other hand, a lady’s call from the audience represents that the United States government should give Miranda rights to those suspected terrorists because they could be innocent. Moreover, she believes the government should protect the people who are innocent in the suspected terrorism. However, Stimson believes people want to focus on the safety of United States and the people around them. Therefore, the Congress should not give the Miranda rights to those people who are involved with terrorism. In my opinion, the suspected terrorists have the right to remain silent because the innocent people’s lives will be ruined if they don’t have Miranda rights. People who are going to talk are going to talk, and people who are not going to talk, are not going to talk. Therefore, the court needs to find more evidences to prove the suspected terrorists of being guilty. In short, the more terrorists that are proved correctly, the safer the United Stated of America will be. Another political issue on the show AirTalk hosted by Larry Mantle, it discussed about the controversial event whether Elena Kagan is worthy for the selection of Supreme Court. In Larry Mantle’s broadcast, he talked about this issue with his guests: David Savage (Supreme Court Reporter for LA Times), Mark Tushnet (Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School) and James R. Copeland, Director of the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute. On Monday May 10, 2010 President Barack Obama officially nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. She replaced retiring Justice John Paul Stevens’ position and became the Court’s youngest member with the age of fifty. She is considered as the fourth female Supreme Court justice in US history and the third on the Court’s current bench. Playing the important role in the U.S. Government, Ms. Kagan has been received a lot of public opinions about her personal backgrounds. Despite of the fact that she was a former Dean Harvard Law school and a professor of Chicago University Law School, critics claim that she does not have any prior experiences as a judge and the possible charge of sexual harassment. However, according to the reporter David Savage’s opinion, her outstanding academic performance during the past years, she will be a terrific justice in the Supreme Court. He said people inside the Democratic Party know that she is a smart and charming person, easy to get along with people. Therefore, she will be a fairly conventional democrat for all of the most public’ issues. I agree with him that what people actually can do is more important than their personal’s lives. The nomination is nothing to bear with Ms.Kagan’s private life. It is unappreciated to have a negative view about her ability as a Justice when people have not seen her future performance.

Qualities to be Successful (Revised)_“Gotta Dance” by Jackson Jodie Davis

Everyone possesses different qualities but a successful individual requires certain ‘must have’ traits which undoubtedly vary from person to person. An entrepreneur must be competitive, highly motivated and energetic; while an artist should be creative, talented and passionate. No matter what occupation people, determination, having strong self-confidence and being hard-working are the most fundamental and essential qualities required in order to succeed.
There are opinion about the importance of determination is in leading to success in a world full of opinions and judgments from others and many unforeseen obstacles. In a story named “Gotta Dance” by Jackson Jodie Davis, the main character, Katie, keeps on pursuing her dream of dancing even when almost everyone in her family disapproves of the idea. Without the family’s support, the chance for her to attend lessons seems impossible. Nevertheless, by watching tapes and keeping practicing enthusiastically, she learns all her moves in secret. At last, after having her dancing skills mastered, she confidently decides to perform on stage and that is the period during which she gets extremely criticized by her family members. Ignoring all the family’s comments, she works hard at what she desires and achieves her dream. What if she was persuaded by her relatives? If so, there would be neither a wonderful performance nor an once-in-a-lifetime offer from the theatre. And above all, there would be no such thing as great accomplishment in Katie’s life. Stories of unfortunate children who have to abandon their dreams because of their parents’ disapproval still occur nowadays. Undoubtedly, the first key factor is the financial support from which most children are depended on their parents for tuition fees and living expenses. Secondly, children are used to the idea that their work must be highly valued, particularly by their parents or family relatives. Without that mental support, people often find themselves lacking of will. Return to the “Gotta Dance” story, ever since childhood, Katie had witnessed how the path of her brother, Mutt, had been completely planned out by others. Abandoning his dream and living out his life by default, he had no chance to feel accomplished. In contrast, on her road to success Katie had faced all discouraging obstacles but still persisted in pursuing her goal and refused to give up. Therefore, whether people want to succeed in business, to become an expert in their career fields, to master an art, all require a strong will, along a determination mind. Without this quality, most of today successful people would not accomplish their goals.
No matter where people come from, no matter how difficult their lives are, hard work is an indispensable quality which leads to success and separates successful people from others. In other words, regardless of your nationality, religion, family background or social status, it is the willingness to invest time and effort that separates successful people from others. A typical example is in a movie named Mad Hot Ballroom which is about a dancing competition between eleven-year-old students from New York public schools. At the beginning, coming from impoverished families, these young children have neither ideas about nor interests in ballroom dancing. However, with the help of instructors and lots of hard work, they gradually become talented like any young professional dancers. Some people might argue that there always will be limitations for people from lower classes in becoming successful in this society despite their effort. For example, a child of a poor worker, who lives in a slum area, will never have an opportunity to achieve as much as the noble classes’ children who attend private schools. Even with all these barriers, everyone always has chances on the way to achieve their goals by working hard.
Human instinct is to have desires, to pursue dreams and to achieve goals. The secret ingredient to attaining this overall success lies in personal improvement which subsequently leads to the development of our society today. In order to do so, acquiring these three qualities mentioned previously should be a person’s first steps on the golden journey to achievements.

Solutions for Obesity

Obesity is an issue that has been accused for many years. Nowadays more and more American adults and children are getting faster and faster because they eat high caloric food. Furthermore, obesity is a serious problem that can cause diseases such as heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, diabetes, and cancer. Moreover, the obesity has been affecting a high percentage of Americans. Therefore, American people should find the solutions for obesity to avoid a disease. As for me, I am a thin person, and I definitely know the approaches to avoid fat and keep healthy. There are many positive ways to solve the obesity. Specifically, having a healthy diet, participating some physical activities, keeping a happy mood in daily life, and making an individual long-term plan to overcome obesity.
If you eat more fruit or vegetables, you can have a healthier diet. In the United States, many people prefer to have fast food because it is easily available, and relatively cheap. However, some of the fast food contains high calories and fat and less nutrition. According to the Los Angeles Time, some food nutritionists state that there are many vitamins and nutrition in fruit such as apples, watermelons, etc. Moreover, some vegetables like cucumber, tomatoes, etc., they also offer necessary vitamins and nutrition for your body. When I was a child, I was a little bit fat. I didn’t care about how dangerous fast food was. I just absolutely knew it was delicious for me. At that time, my mother said to me, “Don’t eat too much fast food, or you will get fat.” I ignored my mother’s warning, and ate at least one hamburger a day. Finally, I was getting bigger and bigger, until I realized that I gained 20 pounds in one month. And then, I changed my diet into more fruit and vegetables. No more burgers or fried cook. After that, I got back to my healthy weight. Therefore, don’t eat too much, because fast food is the first step to weight loss.
Moreover, having a good diet is not good enough to overcome obesity, it is much better to get some physical activities. One of the most popular exercises I recommended is yoga. Yoga is a good activity, especially for girls. However, there are different types of yoga, it depends on the type of yoga you select and how frequency you practice it. For example, couple yoga works with couples to develop their love in relationship. In order to lose weight, you had better to choose a type of yoga called BikramYoga, in which it asks for a warm room to practice. While you practice Bikram Yoga, you feel sweating so this brings the fat out of your body. Once you decide to practice Bikram Yoga, you must do vigorous ninety minutes yoga class per week. I believe you will see the outcome in a month.. However, I think they can find spare time to do yoga when they have rest at home because yoga just need a quiet and small room to practice. Hence, yoga could be a good choice to overcome obesity.
In short, there are many different suggestions for the overcome and stop against obesity. As far as I am concerned, adding more fruit and vegetables instead of fast food in your diet is a good way to keep healthy. Moreover, taking some good exercise after work is a good suggestion for those office workers who sit all day in a room. Furthermore, in order to get more effective solutions, those obese people who try to plan their individual long-term plans should have a happy mood in mind. Only in these ways can American people beat the obesity in the end.

Direct and Indirect way in Speech

Speaking is a day to day activity. Japanese Language has many annoying rules in conversations, making Japanese people forced to conceal the truth when they have conversations. In Japan, there are words and phrases that women cannot say because there is a rule that says women are supposed to talk indirectly in conversations. There are two ways to talk, one is the direct way, and the other is the indirect way. In other words, people who tell you what they really think is the direct way, or those who are polite, but leave you wondering how they really feel is the indirect way. Some people prefer the direct way to talk because it is easier to express their ideas. On the other hand, people using the indirect way to talk believe it is not as easy to offend others. However, I don’t agree with the indirect way of conversing. A direct way is better rather than an indirect way, because the direct way in conversations is not only an easier way to express ideas clearly, but also it makes people become of more an honest person and can become more easily trusted. Different countries use indirect ways to talk, especially, in Asian cultures.
In Japan, many people, especially for women, may think twice about what they are going to say when dealing with their classmates or colleagues. There is a little difference between women and men in conversations. Women’s language is much more indirect than men’s. It is not fair for a woman, once she tells the truth people don’t like to hear, she is considered to be rude or uneducated. On the other hand, in the United States, everyone can speak in a direct way because they don’t want to make the conversation so complicated, and confuse people on what they really think. I believe in the United States, women talk in a more direct way, and it’s normal, no one will think she is rude. For example, in an American party, if a man is interested in a woman, he will show his love to her directly without hesitation. And also, if the woman hates it, she absolutely has the right to reject directly. As far as I am concerned, I am sure that it is much more comfortable to express my ideas clearly and directly when I have any kinds of conversations. It can make the conversation easier to understand, and we never get lost in the conversation. People may not get trust if they always use the indirect way to conceal the truth. On the contrary, in the United States, we are allowed to talk directly, so everyone doesn’t have to pretend, we can trust our people. While Japanese people talk indirectly and cannot ask a word when they get lost in the streets, American people are more direct to talk and can even say “What’s up, man!” to strangers when walking by. As for me, I still cannot forget the first day when I went to college. On that day, I couldn’t find my classroom, and I felt nervous, and then I asked for the help from the strange schoolmates. I was lucky; everyone liked to help me because they heard my direct way to ask for help. Therefore, if we begin talking in an indirect way, everyone may choose silence to reply to a stranger because it is protective for him or her. However, life would be boring and suspicious around us. Hence, if we change the indirect into a direct way, showing our ideas in honesty, we will have peaceful and lovely lives around us. The argument from Chinese people would be that talking in a direct way is not mature. For example, when the office employee want to raise their salaries, it is better to have an indirect way to talk with the boss otherwise the situation will get worse. However, we have to know that maturity has nothing to do with the way you talk in a direct way or not. Actually, in the United States, everyone wanting to talk directly doesn’t mean that they are not mature. It is because they don’t have so many rules and rituals in cultural history. As we all know, America is an immigrant and a young country, so women don’t have the rule that makes people talk indirectly. I believe America develops faster than any other countries because everyone can show their ideas directly, so no matter what the idea is, it always helpful for the development of the country.
In short, the direct way is better than the indirect way when people have their conversations. There are many benefits when we choose to use a direct way of talking, for example, we get trusted and we also can easily express our mind. As we talked above, we know that the way people choose to talk depends on different cultures and countries. Mostly, in Asian countries such as Japan and China, they would like to choose an indirect way to talk because it is polite and not offending. However, in the western culture, especially for the United States, people would like to choose direct ways to talk because it is understood and outstanding. What if Japan and China, change their talking style? They would get many benefits. I believe only in the direct way can people have a wonderful life in the future.