Monday, November 16, 2009

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*Thrilled*

-to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion.
-It looks thrilled but dangerous.

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*Counselor*


-a person who counsels; adviser.
-I talked with counselor last week because of my private problem.

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*Tempted*


-makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
-He tried to tempt her with his smiling face.

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*Defiantly*

-characterized by defiance.
-The girl's attitude was defiantly.

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*Energetic*


-powerful in action or effect.
-She likes running.I think she is an very energetic woman.

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*Annoyance*

-the feeling of being annoyed.
-Spam mail is an annoyance.So she is very angry.

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*Dormitories*


-a building, as at a college, containing a number of private rooms for residents.
-My domitory is the newest building.

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*Amazed*

-surprised.

-The cat was amazed because he saw a pretty cat.

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*Effort*

-try very hard to do it.
-I made an effort to get a good grade.

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*Midterm*

-the middle or halfway point of a term
-My midterm grades are very low.

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*Differ*

-unlike each other in some way.

-Two pictures are not the same.It deffers.

Chapter 10- Racism - Case Study Report.

ⅰ.Statement of the Problem.
Francine Drake is a sophomore student in her University.She is an very independent and extrovert girl.One day,Tony and Joe visited her house and they hanged out together.However,while they were hang out,some american students teased them.They were angry so they went to the dean and campus police to report,but they didn't solve their problems.They were angry about racism.



ⅱ.Suggestions of possible solutions.A.They have to ignore the students.
B.They have to argue and fight with the students.
C.They have to break up.


ⅲ.Evaliation of possible solutions.
A.advantages:If they ignore the students,they will not tease them anymore.
disadvantages:The students will fed up with teasing Francine and Tony because thwy ignore the students,so the students will find other students who they want to tease and then the students will bother other students.

B.advantages:If they fight with the students strongly,they will afraid of Tony and Francine.And then they will stop teasing them.
disadvantages:The students are very bad and dangerous people.So if they try to fight with the students,they will get a dangerous situations and the students will bother them more.

C.advantages:If they break their relationship,nobody tease and bother them.So they will be able to spend their time more comfortable.
disadvantages:It is too short time to break up their relationship.Even though some students tease them,Francine and Tony have to overcome it.The power of love is strong.

ⅳ.Selection of a solution.
A:Ignoring is the best way i think.If they try to argue with the students,that make them more interesting.That is the things that the students can feel very fun.If they keep ignore them,the srudents will not bother them.

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*Stereotype*
-a fixed general image or set of characteristics.

-"Women cannot drive a car well." This sentence is one of the stereotypes.

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*Stammer*



-to speak with involuntary breaks and pauses.

-I tend to stammer when i speak English.

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*Strict*

-must always be obeyed completely.

-My grandmother was strict.She always wanted me to study hard.

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*Homesick*

-sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.

-After traveling for a month, I began to feel homesick.

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*Miscommunication*

To communicate mistakenly, unclearly, or inadequately.

The differences in attitudes can cause a lot of miscommunications.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Chapter3- Roommate Relations -Case Study Report.

ⅰ.Statement of the problem.Maria Franchino is from Venezuela.Now,she is studying in America University.She had a roommate.Her name is Jennifer Robertson.When Maria met Jennifer first,she thought Jennifer is a very good roommate but Jennifer had a bad habbit that bring her boyfriend in their room and she didn't clean the room.So Maria got a stress of these reasons.

ⅱ.Suggestion of possible solutions.A-Maria has to tell to Jennifer directly.She can suggest the limit time which she can bring her boyfriend.
B-Maria can tell to the main staff of her dorm.
C-Maria has to ignore them.

ⅲ.Evaluation of possible solutions.
A-advantage:If they make the time rule,Maria doesn't have to get stress.
disadvantage:If she tell to Jennifer about the time rule,Jennifer and her boyfriend will be very displeased.So their relationship will be bad.

B-advantage:The main staff in the dorm will be able to help her.The staff can order to Jennifer and the staff can move her to other rooms or dorms.
disadvantage:To interference the third person in their prblem is not good solution.This way also will be able to make their relationship badly.

C-advantage:She has to stand for it.If Jennifer and her boyfriend come to the room,Maria can go outside and spend time with her friend.
disadvantage:If she endure it continuance,she can get lots of stress and she will be able to want to go back her country.

ⅳ.Selection of a solutions.
B: They can't solve this problem without the third person.Someone has to tell to Jennifer and warn to her.Jennifer didn't recognize to bring her boufriend makes Maria very stressful.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Chapter 4- Time Management-Case study report.

ⅰ.Statement of the problem.
Rejesh is usually late in class.Because of his lateness,his teacher is angry but rejesh cannot understand about lateness.He was confusing and annoying different punctuality between his country and America university.

ⅱSuggestion of possible solution.
A.Rejesh has to be on time everyday.
B.If he is late,teacher should give a penalty to him.
C.Teacher has to announce to rejesh's parents about his lateness.


ⅲ.Evaluation of possible solutions.
A.He will be able to get good grades.
B.Because penalty is a serious problem to him, he will be on time everyday.
C.If this problem is announced to his parents, it will be a big problem so he will follow teacher's notice well.

ⅳ.Selection of a solution.
C-If teacher tells to rejesh's parents, they will shocked and they will scold rejesh.
Parents will disappointed with him and they will tell their disappointing feeling.So maybe Rejesh is also shocked and he will obey the school's rule.

Chapter 12- Culture Shock - Case Study Report.

I.Statement of the problem.
Dita feels very hard because she cannot catch up her new college life in America.Her English skills are nat good and she doesn't like American foods.

ⅱ.Suggestion of possible solution
A.She has to go back to Indonesia
B.She has to look for a tutor in her University.
C.She has to visit counseling office and then shs can consult with counselor.

ⅲ.Evaluation of possible solutions.
A.advantage-IF she goes back to Indonesia,she will not ger stress.
disadvantage-She cannot get a chance to study in America and cannot get a scholarship.

B.advantage- If she gets an English tutor,her English skills will be improve.
disadvantage- The tutor cannot take care og her because toter is a student.Also during study time,maybe they get a chat together.

C.advantage-Counselor will help her problems and worries.She is stressful about culture shock so while she consult with counselor,she can feel comfortable.
disadvantage-Counselor can understand her problems and feelings but the counselor cannot feel sympathy deeply.

ⅳ.Selection of a solutions.

C- I think it is the best way.Counselor cannot understand all her feelings but the counselor can advice to her and it will make her comfortable.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Animal house - Film Analysis Report.


Title of Film: Animal House.
Director of Film: John Landis
Date: 1978
Actors: Tom Hulce(Larry Kroger), Stephen Furst(Kent Dorfman), James Daughton(Greg),Karen allen(Katy),James woddoes(Robert Hoover),Tim Matheson(Eric), Bruce Mcgill(D-day)
Type of Film: Comedy, Romance

Summary

This movie shows that like a battle of two rival fraternity clubs. There were two fraternity clubs. One club name is Delta House and another club name is Omega house. Delta students were troublemaker and Omega house students were elegant and gentle. Delta students enjoyed toga party, stealing, alcohol and road trip. For these reasons, Dean wormer who is a rector of that college didn't like Delta students and he decided to expel them. He made that plan with Omege students. However, Delta students also made a big plan in Home Coming Day. During the parade show, Delta students were ruined that parade.

Relation to Case study.
We can find common things between this movie and Maria.
In this movie, American students were not conservative to deal with sexual issues.It is also not a big problem to Jenny.However, it can be very unfamilar and weird things to some students who were from other country.

Reaction to Film.

This movie was the best movie i've ever seen in American culture.Especially, i really liked Eric.He was very handsome and gor a leadership.Most students in delta house were trouble maker.They looked like kids but i liked their humaor and jokes.Through this movie, i could know about real University life of Amerecan students.
Anyway, it was very good movie and it gave me lots of laugh.