The Globe April 2011
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ESL DEPARTMENT APRIL 2011 Pasadena City College High-tech Electronics By: Yawen Karmen Situ (ESL 33B) Having high-tech electronics, especially an Apple product, such as iphone, ipad, ipod, or Mac-book, nowadays seems to be a trend. Almost everyone has one of those fashion- able electronics, and they seem to be must-have accessories. Most students on campus can do many cool things with these electronics, such as playing games, surfing the internet, chatting with friends, and listening to music. Students who already have high-tech electronics still want to have better electronics when they come out. Students who do not have these latest electronics want to get one very badly. In fact, these high-tech electronics have both positive and negative effects on students. Advanced electronics make students lose their focus in classes. For example, students play games on their iphones/ipods in class, as a result, making them absent-minded. Games and music on iphones/ipods/ipads could be a huge distraction to students during and after classes, causing them to miss the important parts of lectures. Moreover, most students are sometimes not satis- fied with what they have and always want better products so they can show off to their classmates. As a result, this trend creates a somewhat negative competition for commodities among students. Students potentially can spend a lot of money buying electron- ics that harm them academically if not used properly. Continued on page 6... INSIDE THIS ISSUE: HIGH-TECH ELECTRONICS 1 & 6 SAGGING PANTS TREND- 1 & 7 Sagging Pants Trend -A Sound of Protest SOUND OF PROTEST By: Mirhamid Salek (ESL 33B) MOVING AWAY 2 PURPOSE OF EDUCATION 3 In ancient point of view about life, ness about standard tra- days, people wore and even mental situation. ditions. This new cloth- SUMMER IN CUBA 4 clothes because they In addition, dressing has ing trend is called wanted to protect them- been a sign of protest “sagging pants”. Regard- IRANIAN NEW YEAR (NOWRUZ) 2&3&4 selves from the cold against social and tradi- less of efficacy and capa- weather. From those tional limitations in the bility of “sagging pants”, A PROFESSIONAL IMMIGRANT 5 days, a couple of func- society, like what hippies some of the young peo- PROVERBS, SAYING GOODBYE tions have gradually did in the 1960‟s. Nowa- ple try to complain and PROVERBS AROUND THE WORLD 5 been added to the primi- days, it seems that a spe- fight against the laws, by tive usage of wearing cial style of dressing is choosing this style. SAYING GOODBYE 5 clothes. Clothing has promoted in the U.S. by The origin of shown some aspects youth, mostly African “sagging pants” comes PCC CHANGES MY LIFE 6 about people, such as Americans, that shows a from the idea that people belonging to a social kind of anger about their who are interested in (continued on page 7…) LOVING FROM A DISTANCE 7 & 8 class, level of literacy, conditions and unaware- THE GLOBE PAGE 2 Moving away is hard, and it be bad, but some might be good. Instead of is going to be harder if we are not judging these opinions about moving, make prepared. Some people who prefer to the best out of them. Therefore, discussion is stay rather than to move are usually important. the ones who are not ready. Because The last thing we need is to prepare ourselves moving is such a big decision, there is mentally and physically. Physically means we some preparation that we can do in have to be in good condition and healthy when it is time to make order to be ready. the decision of moving away. Delaying the decision when one is First, set up a plan before sick is a good thing because nobody can think right when he/she deciding to move away. Do not wait is not 100% healthy and in good until the last minute to make a deci- condition. In addition, mentally sion because people usually make a means we have to prepare our Moving Away bad decision when they are in a rush. mind for the worst thing that By:Antonius Tambunan (ESL 33B) For example, you know you will be could happen when we decide to moving to a new place within a few move. It is very rare that some- months, so you should do some re- thing bad might happen, but we search about the place you are mov- still need to consider this case. In ing to. Find out who you are going to general, physical and mental move in with, or what kind of trans- preparations help to start a new portation that you are going to use. If beginning. you cannot do all that in one day and In conclusion, these make the decision, then you should preparations should help us to get ready before deciding to move forget about moving away. away. We have to do some research, discuss it with someone Another preparation that we who already had the experience, and most important, prepare can do is to talk about it with some- ourselves physically and mentally. Even though some people one or family who already had the still think that moving away is hard, these preparations should experience. Listen to their opinions or come in handy. point of views about moving away. Some of the opinions might Iranian New Year (Nowruz) By: Imelda Esmaeili Instructor: Melissa Michelson Nowruz is the name for the Persian New These countries are: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Year. According to the Iranian calendar, Nowruz in Iran, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Farsi means “new day” and is the beginning of a new Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. year, which starts with the first day of spring. Nowruz People in Iran celebrate the Nowruz to the usually occurs on March 21, but sometimes on March fullest, and they start their celebration in Esfand, which 22 or 23. is the last month of the Iranian calendar. Nowruz is originally known as a Zoroastrian Iranians start cleaning their homes and start festival, and the holiest of them all. It is also believed visiting one another starting from the oldest person in that Nowruz was created by Zoroaster himself. Zoro- the family, relatives and friends. These visits are the aster was the main prophet in Iran before Islam. most important tradition they have for Nowruz. The In the ancient times, the Iranian Empire was visits are short, around 30 minutes, because we have to very vast. Therefore, Nowruz is still celebrated in visit many people in a few many different countries and is a holiday for them. days. Continued on page 3... PAGE 3 ESL DEPARTMENT PURPOSE OF EDUCATION By: Yung Chan (ESL 33B) Instructor: Jorge Ribeiro The purpose of students, who should not be the important part when are studying in colleges or in universi- it comes to deciding our future career, ties, is to explore their interests in dif- because not everything can be bought ferent career areas and to get as much with money. However, we should look for a major experience as possible before they enter Some parents want their chil- that is interesting to ourselves. First, if the working world. However, many dren to study the majors or pursue the we choose a major that we love to students tend to be influenced by their career they want their children to, be- study, we will be concentrating and parents and materialistic concepts, so cause the parents believe that it will be focusing on classes because we love they take action toward their future by better for their children. However, that what we are studying. Secondly, if categorizing whether their major or concept is not necessary true. There is a later on in our life, we find a job that career allows them to earn a lot of friend of mine, who is an international interests us, we will enjoy working on money or be accepted by other people student. His major was mechanical our job everyday and earn money at the such as their friends and parents rather engineering. However, his parents did same time. than choose a career based on their own not agree with the major he chose. Every one of us should have interests or what they enjoy doing. An They thought that he should major in our own choice to reach our future. We education should be based on the indi- Economics because it suits him better. should find a major with our own inter- vidual‟s will rather than the parents‟ The next day, my friend came and told ests instead of getting influenced by desires, a high paying career or even me he was upset with his parents‟ deci- our parents or today‟s world. A friend what our social life suggests. sion, but then he could not go against of mine, whose name is Gu Wen, was Students who choose their his parent‟s words. Parents should try the valedictorian of the Pasadena City future career by focusing mostly on the to understand what their children want College graduation in 2009. He once earnings of the jobs are influenced by to become in their future instead of told me that we should follow our today‟s world, which often relies on forcing them to go against their own dream in choosing our major . He told money for a living. With technology will. me not to change my major because of advancement and invention every day, The major we choose in col- what my friends or my parents want. such as the latest cell phone model and lege has a huge impact in our future There is something unique in each of us the latest laptop, it suggests most of the life.