Best of the Week : Born into Brothels

This week was little relaxing but tight week. We watched a documentary about the kids born in the Brothels. It's a personal thought, but I thought they looked unhappy and born in the one of the worst place in the earth. But the kids actually born in Brothels, they live happily everyday. Even happier than me. Also in the worst place, their photography skill is the best. I was really surprised by how they express themselves with the camera. My older brother is an amateur photographer and I usually not see the good photographs often, and he said that's normal. But in the documentary, all their picture was good. The each pictures have meaning of it, and each of them has the unique style of photograph. It was very interesting to see the other side of the world. I saw many documentaries about North Korea, China, and Africa but this one was the saddest documentary I have ever seen. Because, the kids never get to dream about what they want to be and can't get educations even though they want it, but they are satisfy by their situation. I was thank that I am the 2% of the world that could get the electric accesses, water, foods, best educations, and Internet. At the same time, I was embarrassed by how I always complained about things and some of those are the dreams of the kids in the other side of the world.

Metacognition: QE essay

Ok, it's ok to be honest here. Even though we finished the book and the final test, I still don't get the book. But, I learned a lot and thought about the book a lot when I write QE essay. The last three chapters are the QE essay questions are based on. So I read many times as I could, and try to recall the previous chapter those relate to the last three chapters. I found many things when I prepared for the test. First thing was Marianne used metaphors over and over and over again through out the book. Train, the sound, and she used the same word repeated many times. i thought it was cool. Second, she connects the stories those are not supposed to connect to each other. What I mean by that is, the film making story, the Edward and Clara's story, Marianne's father's story, and to herself. They seem like they don't have commons, but thinking more deep to it, it's all connected somehow. It made me more fall into the reading. Lastly, she wrote so many beutiful passages. As I read the book, I was surprised by how her word choices were very interesting and thoughtful. So the flow of the book was really calm and smooth. (but not easy to read).

Doing the QE essay, I thought many times about the same thing to make sure that is Marianne is trying to say here. But the answers were mostly the open end question. Preparing the test with Hannah, I learned many things and it was good time for me to compare my thoughts to her and what I have been missed, she filled me up with lots of new ideas. It was a great time. Again, I don't really get this book but through QE essay, I learned how to think the opposite side of the things really are. And the Shadow Cather was an interesting book that I really enjoyed reading it.

Blogging Around

I visited Hannah Roh and Yesenia's blog and posted comments
First, Hannah wrote about her vertical listening skill we learned in class and I wrote to her,

Hannah, I agree with you. When Mr.Allen taught us to vertical listen, I could hear the different side of the music. Also it helped me to improve my listening. And I was the familiar with the song Maple Leaf Rag too but when I applied the vertical listening, it became totally different song. I guess we all had the same experiences. But when I tried to block the melody part and hearing the bass part, it was hard for me. I like how you connect your music experience and the vertical listining.

Yesenia wrote about the article Pass me the Plate Mr. Feynmen, with connecting to the future and colleges.

Dasom Lee said...
Yesenia, you wrote so good! I really agree on the part where many of us don't know what to do in future. It is very important to us to know where we are going. And people who know what they want to do and know where to go, will have more successful life than those who don't. My parents want me to do something will make lots of money instead of not what I want to do. Your writing had inspired me to think what will make my life more fun and good. I think you did really good job with connecting the future and college mean to senior to the feynman story.

While I am doing this blogs, I read many people's thoughts and all of them were good.