Online Class Notes (Tibo)

I chose a location Luoyang and my friend told me the pandemic is not severe / It was not affected much by Covid

but I am afraid that in case the pandemic in Luoyang gets severe / gets worse I will be stuck so actually it is still very risky so I canceled  my journey.

Actually recently Netflix have shooted a tv series regarding his story.
->Netflix shot a tv series about his crimes.

I think it is a docufiction to describe about his life and his crimes

I studied sociology so actually we studied a book from a very famous sociologist called Durkheim.

He tried to analyze suicide by casual relationship.
He said suicide will occur while connections between individuals and social groups are fragmented.

it ends with a statement that the theory research cannot be in line with the empirical research. It is a substantial work in the western sociology research. / milestone

Maybe I will go to some exhibitions. I found some interesting ones in little red book.
One is a show about DH.

Actually I have always wanted to go to DH but I can’t find a chance to go there. What a pity, I heard that the frescoes are very famous

there are some repairments of the mural  -> they are restoring the mural.

it describes the relationship for example among the gods and the relationship between gods and the people and it also reveals the gods image and activities. / it depicts the gods’ image

I like mundane paintings. They possess a high value of the art. -> high artistic value

It is a fusion of many countries. It combines Chinese and Indian cultures.
It is a fusion and a melting pot.

Once in a while they try to restore the frescoes with some archaeologists.

in movies grave robbers have to give their loots to the state it is a legal requirement / in Chinese movies grave robbers cannot run away with their loot they need to forfeit what they find to the state

his lawyer disculpated him

The communists are atheists so they don’t allow any magical elements.

if someone shoots a horror story they have to explain it through mental traumas.

Some agencies bet on propaganda movies it is easy to get the approval so they invest in such movies because the profit is high

the political supervision is very popular in many countries. In America they take some steps to regulate Tik tok.

Vocabulary

echo chamber (n) when something keeps coming back and makes you think you are right
Some people live in echo chambers due to the recommendation algorithm of Tik Tok

atheism (n) belief there is no god
It is a book about atheism

atheist (n) someone who doesn’t believe there is a god
Tom is an atheist

materialism (n)tendency to value material possessions higher than spirituality
We live in a materialistic society

melting pot (n) a place where cultures mix
Singapore is a melting pot, there are Chinese people, Indian people and Malaysians

to depict (v) to show by drawing / painting
The mural depicts the victory that ended the war

to disculpate (v) free from charges
He was disculpated

to incriminate (v) make appear guilty
He called Tom right before Tom got killed, it may incriminate him

Presumption of innocence: legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty

unresolved (adj) without a clear conclusion
It is an unresolved murder case

docufiction (n) a movie with real elements and with some fictional parts
They shot a docufiction about a serial killer.

loot (n) things you find or steal (especially in war)
He found a great loot after killing the monster

to loot (v) to steal
They plan to loot many things

to forfeit (v) lose up or give up something
The loser of the match will have to forfeit the right to be the king

archaeologist (n) people who dig the ground to find historical pieces
An Archaeologist found the skeleton of a dinosaur.

to restore (v) bring back to a former state / used about historical buildings / pieces
They are restoring the cathedral so it is closed for a few months

restoration (n)
The piece is not in the museum and

mural (n) a piece of art on a wall
I took a picture of the mural