VIP Class Notes (Nicholas)[S]

Compare Western and East Asian culture, remember to be clear with to whom you’re referring and use the word “whereas” at least one time.

Correct two remaining speaking exercises.

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Vocabulary

epigenetics – above or around the “genes” – all about how we inherit certain behaviors from our ancestors

genetic – gene

“along this line of thinking” – similar to this thinking – related to this thinking

interacted – interacted with

Caucasoid – Negroid – Mongoloid

Caucasian (white person)

Negroid – Negro – (African black people)

Mongoloid – Yellow – Asian

time preference – the ability to mange your time

black sheep – an outcast

positive/negative impact

have a platform – we do not hav influence

Grammar

If you list three things

comma + comma + and

psychology, education, and language

You give your argument + an example or “proof”

I think… + For example

Another thing is this… + such as…

There’s a lot of things that I’m thinking right now, here’s the first one…. + for example you can look at this

Next I would consider…. + because I see these things happening

Here’s my idea + here’s why I think this

Original

I think we created a certain type of living by trying to solve conflicts between people – between each other – and along the history we’ve established a certain set of rules to behave and cooperate with others and that becomes our – part of our culture. the biggest difference overall I think we area ll human the big difrecen is not that big that can make it impssbie for us to work together live together that’s not like the way how it is but can I say for eg the different ways of education – I think Chinese way of training people to become an expert could be something related to individual training – xii ing they call -but western culture they tend to give you more tools and resources and teaching a scientific way they really think into how to make it easier and they research on the education process itself – but in our history we dont – we have philosophers and educators like Confucius he has a great deal of ideas – how to do that they dont make it easy – like Confucius he teach his followers how to behave in society – how to make him or herself a better person – how to help the leaders in the countries to manage his country better – I used to think we dont have a separate subjects not that specific compared to the western its not like our science is developed into psychology education language its not like that but we hav great thinkers who can have it all in his mind and give great suggestions as how to do something.

Corrected

I think we have created a certain type of lifestyle through our efforts to solve conflicts between people – between each other / one another – and throughout history we’ve establish a certain set of rules to govern people’s behavior and cooperate with others and that becomes part of our culture. The differences that separate different cultures really aren’t that big at all. The differences between us don’t make it impossible for us to live and work with each other. But when it comes to education, I do think we are different. I think the Chinese way of training people which is to make every an expert could be something related to individual training – whereas in Western culture they tend to give you more tools and resources and they tend to teach in a scientific way. They really think deeply with regard to how to make learning easier and more accessible; and they research the education process itself – but throughout Chinese history we don’t think this way / we don’t have this approach. For example, we have philosophers and educators like Confuscious who had great ideas on how to do that / accomplishment that like Confucious taught his followers how to behave in society, how to make him or self a better person, how to help the leaders of countries to manage their country better – I used to think we didn’t have a separate subjects  or subjects that were’t  that specific compared to the western system – its not like our science has developed into distinct subjects like psychology education and language its not like that but we have great thinkers who possess all of these different disciplines in his mind and give great suggestions as how to do something.

I think 100% is too much – I think nature weighs more like to than nurture maybe 60 / 40 – if you say nature is more important than naurture than you can lead to conclusion that some people are born to be like this – it means he needs to pay more than people born to be better than him –  i think im saying a comforting lie. im not a scientist I dont know but I want to believe nurture is more important than nature but it seems to me that nature is more important than nurture I have a very smart classmate that makes big money – but he could be affected by his family environment like his parents were divorced and he doesn’t get much attention when he’s growing up – so maybe 60 / 40.

I’ve done something meaningful maybe help / do something bigger not only related to myself and maybe change a certain group of peoples life into a better situation but im not doing that at all – I wish it could be come part of my job so I could do it in professional na influential way – but my job is not like that at all – if I can make someone else life better by day time when I look back at night I will feel a kind of fulfilled. So I hope I can do such j ob the govt will pay me money and then I will save other peoples lives.