Science and Shamanism and Language

http://newdimensions.org/exploring-the-intersection-between-science-and-shamanism-with-claude-poncelet/

http://www.shamanwithin.net/

Excerpt from Terry Stocker's short story "Essence":

In “Stoned Aliens” Judy examined the use of five words people, mostly Americans, used that had derived meanings from public use. It actaully all started in her childhood when her father would talk about “poisonous” mushrooms,” which was a label given many mushrooms, including psilocybin mushrooms, which are not poisonous at all. Her father gathered wild mushrooms for the family’s consumption, and he would show her in books how the concept of poisonous had shifted over time and finally the label for psilocybin mushrooms changed from poisonous to hallucinogenic, but still the impact on the public mind was that most mushrooms are poisonous. 

Nearly everyone she went to high school with would look at the mushrooms her family ate and call them poisonous. She often thought to herself, how can anyone think inky caps (Coprinopsis atramentaria) are poisonous? Every year on the Synder campus and adjoining neighborhoods, after a good rain, Judy would gather them, about 40 pounds a year. That amounted to at least $400 worth of free food and delicious food at that. 

Unit 14 Immigration

Immigrant  이민                  

Migrant 이주자                     

Vilify천하게하다                                Nationality국적  

Ethnicity인종

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0709/070930-immigration.html

Summarize an article

What is the title?

When and where was it published?

What is the main idea?

What are some supporting facts?

What is the opposing argument?

http://esldiscussions.com/i/immigration.html

IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1)	What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘immigration’?
2)	Is immigration good or bad?
3)	Is immigration an issue in your country?
4)	Do you think immigration has been successful in the USA?
5)	What do you think of the European Union’s idea of its Blue Card (similar to the USA’s Green Card)?
6)	Would you like a blue card or a green card?
7)	When do you think immigration became a social issue?
8)	Would you like to live and work in another country?
9)	Do you think immigrants get a raw deal in the countries they live in?
10)	Is illegal immigration a problem where you live?

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IMMIGRATION DISCUSSION

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1)	Do you have a positive or negative image of immigration?
2)	What rules on immigration would you like your country to have?
3)	What would happen to the world’s population if all immigration laws ended?
4)	Would you report an illegal immigrant to the police?
5)	What are the benefits of immigration?
6)	Do you think immigration helps us all understand each other better?
7)	What world country do you think is most opposed to immigration?
8)	Do you think immigrants should pass a test based on the language and culture of the country they want to live in?
9)	Has immigration around the world been successful?
10)	Does immigration mean creating cosmopolitan societies?

Sample summary from article on p.62
The article, “Save Our Beloved Nation, Shingistan” was written by B.A.Ware and appeared in “Impact Issues 3”, 2009. His main idea is that immigration is aproblem, and people from Kushtonya need to be deported. He says that there are too many of them. Also, they are very different. Finally, they arebecoming citizens and changing the country. He believes there should be strict laws and they should be sent back.

Midterm Study Guide Honors English

Be prepared to talk about:

Your opinion of Korean shamanism/mudang
Another country would like to live in
Culture shock for foreigners in Korea
What did you want to be when you were a child?
Your opinion on immigration
Would you date your boss?

The midterm will be a 5 minute interview.
The best way to get a HIGH SCORE is to answer 1 or 2 questions thoroughly.
SPEAK as much as you can!!!

You will be graded on the following rubric:

PREPARATION (effort, has thought about the topics)	1	2	3	4
UNDERSTANDABLE ( Pronunciation, Clarity, Volume)	1	2	3	4
LANGUAGE (Grammar/Vocabulary)	1	2	3	4
THESIS (Presents a clear point of view)	1	2	3	4
PRESENCE  (confident, natural, body language)	1	2	3	4

Unit 12 Culture Shock

Hassle 혼전                Open-minded편견이없는             Diversify 다양 화             Relocate 재배치        Vast광대 한

Sexual Harassment

Inappropriate  부적당 한      Dilemma 진퇴 양난                  Harassment 괴롭힘              Mandate 위임       declare   선언

http://thegrandnarrative.com/2011/01/11/korea-sexual-harassment/

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20130610-428819.html

Ask your partner the question. Write down their answer. Work together to make complete sentences.

1.

Imagine that a friend confides in you that he or she has been a victim of sexual harassment. What would you say to your friend? What would you tell your friend to do about the harassment?

2.

Suppose a boy repeatedly tells a girl, in public, that she has a great figure. While at first the girl is flattered, when he keeps talking about her figure publicly, she becomes increasingly uncomfortable. Do you think she has reason to feel uncomfortable? Is this an example of sexual harassment or positive attention? In Korean culture, do you think it is easy to confuse the two? Give reasons to support your ideas.

3.

Do you think there is a relationship between self-esteem and sexual harassment? Do you think people with low self-esteem would be more likely to be the harasser, the victim, or both? Give facts to support your ideas.

From a survey in Singapore

54% (272) had experienced some form of workplace sexual harassment.

27% of the 272 respondents experienced harassment by their colleague, while 17% were harassed by their superior.

79% of the victims are women; 21% were men.

12% had received threats of termination if they did no comply with the requests of the sexual harassers.

- See more at: http://www.aware.org.sg/ati/wsh-site/14-statistics/#sthash.XbHavqYo.dpuf

From A UN website:

• Between 40 and 50 percent of women in European Union countries experience unwanted sexual advances, physical contact or other forms of sexual harassment at work.
• Across Asia, studies in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea show that 30 to 40 percent of women suffer workplace sexual harassment.
• In Nairobi, 20 percent of women have been sexually harassed at work or school.
• In the United States, 83 percent of girls aged 12 to 16 experienced some form of sexual harassment in public schools. http://www.endvawnow.org/en/articles/299-fast-facts-statistics-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-.html

English Conversation 2 Final Study Guide

For Multiple Choice Fill-in-the-Blank

blame, promote, prevent, regulate, disability, worn out, threaten, replace, cage, veterinarian

Write a Sentence: legal, compare

grammar-present continuous

Be able to discuss (about 2 sentences):
online shopping
professional athletes using drugs
living long
future jobs lost to technology
what wouldn't you eat?

Be able to discuss one of the following in a paragraph:
online shopping
cheating
longevity
animal rights

The Lady Bug and Shamanism

http://samedi.livejournal.com/352949.html