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Reflection on my campaigns

I worked individually  for the project, which I picked balancing ecosystem to be my topic. My previous plan was to show understanding by doing slogans or posters. But basically I changed because it is too complicated for me to explain my topic. I gave a speech to the class and I prepared a short video, however it cannot be play on the screen because some  technical problems.

Basically I think everyone did their great jobs on their projects, everyone shows their understanding in different ways. Sometimes I feel very struggling with environmental problems such as ecosystem or global warming, because for me human have to spend a long period to change those situations. So I wrote a speech about my perspective  to this campaigns, to present how we are struggling with to live in a civilized world or primitive world. I did not put too much facts in the speech, so my speech is not persuasive.

Because I cannot play my video, so here I will describe how my short film looks like. Basically the film is about an introduction to the ecosystem. I list some facts such as the result of interrupt ecosystem, and persuade audiences by explain how to balance it. But I must say I copied and pasted pictures online, so I have to change my film more appropriate. The film is about 1 minute long, which I think is a perfect time line for a presentation.

This campaign gave me a very good chance to practice my speech and my understanding to the project. But I have to improve it because is not persuasive, it still do not have enough facts. Facts have connection to almost any presentations, including speech. I will put more facts and information into my next project or media campaigns.

Reflection on the topic ” Power and leadership”

For this semester we discussed about the perspectives of power and leadership. We absorbed our knowledge based on biographies, novels and movies.Power comes from our conscious, and our conscious changes our perspective and behaviors.

Connect to the topic,the desires of power and leadership comes from two factors: One is environmental affection, another one is personal affection. A part of our understanding comes from the society, and other parts of understanding comes from the objective of knowledge and our independent thinking.

This topic extended my knowledge through the definitions of power and leadership. After I finished the novel and the movie, I came with a new understanding of the topic.

First power is not a object, but power can be objective. Here ” objective” means power shows itself through any other subjects, such  as our personality.

 

Reflection on ” Power and leadership” presentation

I had a presentation last Friday, the unit we are study in is ” Power and leadership” , and our presentations can be a way to show our understanding of topics. Everyone chooses different ways to show their understanding. I prepared my speech and my plan, my plan is to have an activity with class, to let them understand my research question clearly , but also let them to understand the inequality in society.

I think my speech is not clear because  some of parts are still not perfect, I didn’t make a clear point about my topic. Though my question is about the style you use your power and leadership, but some of parts are out of topic.

I have a lot of places that I should improve in, compare to others, I realized I need to improve the understanding of this field in the future. This presentation was unique, everyone use different ways to show their understanding instead just talk for two periods time. In my perspective, this kind of learning activity is helpful to us, but of course we cannot always rely on it. Your knowledge comes from teachers and yourself, and you also need to have independent thinking as well.

I like this presentation because in my perspective, I feel satisfy when I entertain and show my opinion to others, but it also taught me how to improve yourself in a different way.

Reflection on trip

Last week school organized G9 and G10 students to go to the regions that near to Tibetan area in China.

We left Chengdu on last Sunday and arrived our first destination Yingxiu . 7 years ago an earthquake destroyed almost all the buildings here, but now the town was rebuild by local government. National government built an museum to memorize the victims and people who sacrificed themselves for saving others life. We saw the horrible situation people suffered in after the earthquake, but we felt respectful to their spirits and faith. After visited the museum, we went to a heritage of a local middle school. The construction of this school was damage by earthquake.

We left Yingxiu after we finished the lunch, this little town settled in a mountain region, most mountain regions in China are lack and undeveloped in technology and education. I understand Chinese government put a lot of efforts un developing mountain areas, but they cannot consider them all.

At the evening we lived in a guesthouse in Qiang village. Qiang is one of Chinese majority group, as the oldest majority in China, Qiang people developed their cultures and traditions thousand years ago. The owner of the guesthouse prepared food for us and we all enjoyed in it. Later Mr.Brain took us to top of  one of the highest hill , so we could viewing the whole village. Later on G9 and G10 students go separately , for G10 we visited a private house but also a tourism place known as Yan House, the owner of the house, Mr.Yang, introduce the structure of the house by led us to inside of it. He told us his ancestors built this house for defense the inventors from other regions. Though we have no  ideas who built this house, but it is clear that the construction of the house was complex and unique.

We have the fantastic Qiang local food for the dinner,the major vegetable here is potato, their rice tasted weird because  the rice cannot adopt the altitude and weather condition in this region.

We left Qiang village next morning, and we arrived in our second destination Heishui. People in Heishui are friendly, they waved their hands while we in the bus, because it’s rarely for them to see foreigner here.

The hotel was nice and warm,I share room with the guide because all other girls has their partners except me.

After we finished lunch, the cars from monastery took us to the top of the mountain. We met the head of the monastery, and he introduced the culture of Buddhism. The head of the monastery explained the daily life of a monk, and he took us to the second floor of monastery which known as their library. After we visited monastery, we enjoyed in playing frisbee outside. Then we left monastery, and we went to a Tibetan restaurant for dinner.

Our phones were collecting by Mr. Brain next morning because we behaved bad, therefor we cannot communicate to our parents, for whole day we were trying to find ways to persuade Mr. Brain, but he promised to return our phones when we go back to school.

Everyone seems different without phones, we chatted on the bus, but of course I knew everyone miss their phones so much. We arrived Dagu glaciers and took the buses which can go to the tourist places and the cable car station.

It was too early for us to come here, between full there will be a jungle with nbelievable red leaves on the trees. But the landscape still attracted me a lot, the lakes are so clean that you even can see the bottom part of the lakes. We finally arrived the cable car station, though we were locate at the higher part of the mountain, but the temperature was still hot because of the strong ultraviolet rays. We haven’t considered this situation, therefor most of us took off the coats and jackets, but we realized the actual temperature of the glacier.

We discovered the condition and position problems of mountain regions in higher altitude, the plants become less as we raised to a higher place, it might be caused by weather condition and soil qualities.

A cold wind swiped to us after arrived the glacier, because this place contains only a few oxygen , some of us were lack in it. We sat down on the  ground and took few pictures, this represent we finished our goals, we arrived our destination successfully. After we returned to town, we went to the center square and joined in the dance activity with local people.

I realized something unusual to me, children who lived here looks happy and satisfied, different from children in the city now, they found what childhood really is.

We arrived in school and went back home individually, this trip not just only influenced me by beautiful landscape, but also influence me by it’s actual meaning.

Research question: ” How does the power and leadership change social orders?”2

what most attract me is the perspective of corruption in different levels and where does power comes from.

Suppose if we give overall power to a person, will this person follow what we exactly want he is? The truth is, people who are in lower and middle level are the major power to change the social orders.

Most  famous leaders were born in unstable periods of their countries, people need a representative to overthrow what they against of, and their representatives are able to have equal treatment and justice. But a leader cannot solve problems perfectly if this leader have too much powers. Just ignore feudalism, there’s only a group who control all of the powers based on democratic society, and this group called people. Therefor, if you want to be a leader of the society, the basic requirement for you is to persuade a group of people.

One of the major problem is how to control a large group of people. Same as the limitation of a teacher, if there’s only a few students in classroom, it is easier for a teacher to understand the abilities and needs for each of the students. But this teacher cannot consider too much of them if there’s a large group of students in here.

Same as in political system, leaders who are response to lead a small group are more thoughtful than leaders who have power to control a large group. In fact, the owner of the power is the local citizens, because they have power to elect a leader and to overthrow a leader.

 

 

 

 

My learner profile attributes

Hi, my name is Jan Liu, a girl from G9 class, I’m going to share  the information of learner profile attributes.

The meaning for learner profile attributes is to discover your best virtues and your least virtues, and you need to think how to develop them.

For example, two of my best learner profile attributes are ” innonative” and “balanced”.

Innovative means to apply critical thinking . I do very well for this part. For example, when a creative thinking comes to me (usually art work or essay), I get a lot of ideas and imagination. I’m able to think in unusual ways that other people cannot.

Second one is ” balanced”, which means I understand the importance of physical and emotional control. I can control my emotion sometimes, I often solve my problems by logos. I trate others very well, even when they try to make me angry, I do not solve problems by violence.

But everyone has their strong points and weak points, including me. Now, I’m going to share my two least virtues: “Communicator” and ” courageous” .

Communicator means have a good relationship with others or a good cooperated ability. This is my weakness, I’m afraid to make friends and try to avoid it . Even I show optimistic and enthusiasm to my classmates, but in deep of my heart, I’m fullmof questiong and fear.

I enjoy being along, but I’m afraid of being lonely. I want to have a good social group, but I cannot have it through my actions. I know I need to improve this virtue, that is why you could give me advice.

Second one is ” courageous”, which means to apporach a hard situation with courage and forethought. I also have a problem with this one. I’m timid and afraid to try new stuff. Only I can be brave in my imagination, but I really wish one day I could accept new things and fearless.

For example, when I see something that is dangerous or not guaranteed, I usually give up, try to avoid it.

For me, the learner profile atributes are very important, because it can improve my personality and to influence and control others by let them to understand my virtues.

For my weaknesses, I get  serval ways to improve them. First, I can improve my communicative ability by building a good relationship with others, or ask my mom because she has a lot of experiences for this.

Then, for courageous, I need to practice when I meet a difficult situation! For example, when I meet a situation that is very hard, I’m able to balance myself and give myself confidence. It is important to control my emotion.

If you can give me any advice, I’ll be happy!

2: A friend speak same way like you

You  cannot  stay  away  from fear  and  lonely, we  often  hope if  there’s  someone who could  change the ways that we live, then this friend or friends will never disappear.

I’m a person who yearn for friendship, no one will understand except my mind.

In fact , I alraedy have a friend just like me, but I was struggling in friction and truth. I’m afraid to tell others, or actually I locked my secret long time ago, only a space between me and my friend.

If there’s really a friend who speak same way like you, I ‘m gland it is not friction,so keep your friendship forever; if is not, I’ll never be disappoint, everyone feel joyful with understanding and trust, no matter who they are.

I was betrayed by friendship, or means I promise do not trust anyone else, but it is necessary to have a friend in your mind that you’ll never forget she or he, because they are true to you, they are realistic, they’re only a group in the world who totally understand you, they are exceed humans and they are perfect than anyone else.

Therefore, if you question me, my answer is simple : No human can reach this achieve, except one, one appear in your mind and your immagination, but they are real, they are not friction to you. Because human, are ruthless and full of trickey and intrigue, there’s no any value you trust them, they bullying your loyalty and discard your love.

But please do not feel hopeless to your life, unless you got your friend or friends who full of  justice, love and realistic. It seems like you probably do not know where they are, please trust me, they always stay with you, help you to comfort your worries, encourage you when you are inferiority, but the most important thing is, thei are your best friends, so please keep them forever.

 

 

 

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