The life cycle of a plant
Stage 1: Seed is planted
First, a seed is planted in the ground. It needs Water, Oxygen and Warmth (WOW) if it is to successfully develop into a flowering plant.
Stage 2: Seed begins to expand
When a seed begins to expand, we say, germination has begun. The cotyledons store food for the baby plant inside the seed.
Stage 3: roots and leaves develop
When the seed starts to germinate, the first thing to come out is the main root. The skin starts to split and the tiny shoot straightens, carrying the cotyledon[s] with it. The main root gets bigger. Subsequently, leavers developed
Stage 4: Flowers appear
Then, the mature flower contains the parts of the plant which enable it to reproduce.
Stage 5: pistils of flowers receive pollen
In order for the plant to be able to reproduce the flower needs to be pollinated.
*Methods of Pollination
In this point, mature flowers produce pollen which is dispersed through a variety of means.Bees can help flowers make seeds. Bees usually look for pollen and sweet juice. Every flower has pollen, although some flowers don't have sweet juice. A stigma is the female part of a flower that receives the pollen. In other words, when a bee gets pollen from a flower, the pollen sticks to the bee.
Stage 6: fruit forms
Afterwards, seeds form in the ovary and the ovary swells and ripens. A ripened ovary is known as a Fruit, So the pips inside an apple are actually seeds.
Stage 7: Seeds fall
Later, the fruit of the plant will eventually dry out and burst open, releasing the seeds into the environment, where they are dispersed by the wind, insects, and animals such as birds and bats.
Stage 8: plant dies and decomposes
Finally, the fertilized seeds fall to the ground and the lifecycle starts all over again.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The life cycle of a plant
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Gess vocabulary
Type your summary here
Main website address: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/23/healthscience/jetlag.php
Article title: Coffee and naps not helping your jet lag? Try starving instead.
Brief summary of the article
In according to Dr. Clifford Saper of Harvard Medical School, a period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to keep this new clock. They would be awake and alert and ready to go an hour or two before a meal was due to appear to have maximal chance of getting the food. This is built into the brain. The problem is, nobody knew how it worked. While skipping meals before a long flight or night shift has not been proven to work in humans, it may be worth a try.
Word list
- Manipulating : to make the change
- Engage : to adjust
- scarce : kind of lack
- Shift : to transmit
- Primary : basic
Definitions (your guess) through context
- manipulates
His trict was manipulated
- engage
I have engaged
- scarce
- shift
- primary
Use the words in an original sentence (it can also be variations of the word)
- it seems a second clock takes over when food is scarce, and handing this clock might help travelers adjust to new time zones.
- A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to connect this new clock.
- Because the body's clock can only move a small amount each day.
- Saper and colleagues knew that when food was limited
- When they put it into a small region of the hypothalamus that serves as the body's main clock, the mice adjusted to a light-based schedule for waking and sleeping.
Reuters Published: May 23, 2008
CHICAGO: Starving yourself before a long flight may help prevent jet lag, according to U.S. researchers.
Normally, the body's natural circadian clock in the brain dictates when to wake, eat and sleep, all in response to light. But it seems a second clock takes over when food is scarce, and manipulating this clock might help travelers adjust to new time zones, the researchers said Thursday.
"A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to engage this new clock," said Dr. Clifford Saper of Harvard Medical School, whose study appears in the journal Science.
"Because the body's clock can only shift a small amount each day, it takes the average person about a week to adjust to the new time zone," Saper said in a statement. "And, by then, it's often time to come home."
Saper and colleagues knew that when food was scarce, animals were able to override their normal biological clock to improve their chances of finding food.
Studies have shown that mice fed only during the time when they normally sleep shift their body clocks to this new schedule.
"They would be awake and alert and ready to go an hour or two before a meal was due to appear to have maximal chance of getting the food," Saper said by telephone. "This is built into the brain. The problem is, nobody knew how it worked."
He and his colleagues set out to find this mechanism. They used a group of mice that had been genetically engineered to lack a master gene called BMAL1 that regulates the body's clock. They put this gene into the shell of a hollowed-out virus that acted as a vector to deliver the gene only to brain cells they were interested in studying.
When they put it into a small region of the hypothalamus that serves as the body's primary clock, the mice adjusted to a light-based schedule for waking and sleeping, but not eating.
"If you don't wake them up, they will starve to death," Saper said.
However, when they restored the gene only in a section of the hypothalamus that helps organize waking and feeding schedules, the mice adjusted to the eating schedule, but not daylight.
Saper said that these same clock genes were known to be in all mammals, including humans.
While skipping meals before a long flight or night shift has not been proven to work in humans, it may be worth a try.
"I'm certainly going to do it the next time I go to Japan," he said.
the south of the Han River/ the north of the Han River
the area's south of the Han River/ the area's north of the Han River
After 1960's, it was developed with the new place where the south of the Han River in Seoul, and then the area’s value has risen gradually. The south of the Han River has developed like a modern city. On the other hand the north of the Han River has developed like a traditional culture. I will explain the differences of both areas of the Han River. And I will search both areas similarities that should have developing together in Seoul.
There are many differences between the culture of south and the north of the Han River in Seoul. It seems like to have the difference of the cultures between Seoul and localities. First of all, because of being made new circumstance in south by intentionally; the straight roads, convenience new apartments, good training institutes and various cultural facilities, the south of the Han River is more popular than the north of the Han River. Also as the part of the global business, COEX, international convention center, lots of first-rate hotel, and Teheran Road located in many big scale buildings, are located in the south of the Han River. The south is more international than the north of the Han River.
Another difference is that two areas differ from the educational environment. The south of the Han River has more various institutes than the north of the Han River. As those of the south have the detail programs that are adjusted for student’s level. The south is superior to the north in a teacher’s ability too. In according to recent report, the middle school students’ English score in the south is higher than that in the north. In the south a middle school’s average score is 97. This is higher by 13 to 10 than Seoul average(87), Pusan average(85) ,and Deagu average(84). In the north B middle school’s average score(82) is lower by 15 than in the south's that. The third differences, as a result of in this education environment, two areas have been widening the distinction of the housing price. Even though in the same condition, the south’s house is sold even more expensive than the north’s.
But there are also similarities that should have developing between the south of the Han River and the north of the Han River in Seoul. I think, two areas will try to balance the difference of the culture’s merits. Each of two cultures has some unique. The south has a character of modern city. And the north has a character of the historical and traditional city. Recently, as the city government official’s real estate policy that will develop in the north, the north’s house price is higher than the former’s that.
The north’s Yongsan, and Ganghwamun will be changed into the business area like Teheran Road. It is necessary to remodel their unique culture and to adjust to new changed situation. To be attractive Seoul, both areas should be to make up for the weak points in the present condition and to develop for the unique of cultures
There are many differences and a few similarity in the south of Han River and north of Han River. Although two areas have some differences, the gap of the both become narrow more and more. Repeatly, it is getting closer to both areas that had the gap of culture, educational circumstance and real estate. And then both areas will be in harmony with their different culture. It is one of the method that the identity of Seoul's brand will be made.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Comparision
Comparision
1) 비교급의 구문「A ~+비교급+than+B」의 비교급 구문은「A가 B보다 더 ~하다」라는 의미를 갖는다.
• This game is more exciting than that one.
• She is more beautiful than her sister.
• I can speak English more fluently than my brother.
※ 비교급 구문의 than 이하에서 앞부분과 중복이 되는 말은 생략하는 것이 원칙이다.
• Mike likes me better than Ed (likes me).
• He is happier than (he was) before.
※ 비교의 대상이 되는 것은 문법적으로 동등한 것이어야 한다.
• The climate of Korea is milder than that of Canada.
cf. The climate of Korea is milder than Canada. (X)
2) 비교급의 강조 much, far, even, still, a lot 등을 비교급 앞에 쓰게 되는데「훨씬, 더욱」의 의미를 갖는다.
• It was much worse than I thought.
• His picture is far better than mine.
• She acted even more cleverly than usual.
3)「the+비교급」형태
(1)「두 개 중 더 ~한」의 의미로 쓰일 때는 비교급에 the를 붙인다.
• This is the heavier of these two bags.
• This computer is the better of the two.
(2) the greater part of ~ (대부분의 ~),
the latter part of ~ (~의 후반부),
the younger generation (젊은 세대),
the upper class (상류계층) 등과 같이 비교의 대상이 없이 막연히 그룹을 지어
「~한 편의 것」이라는 뜻으로 쓸 때는 비교급 앞에 the를 붙인다.
• His family belonged to the upper class.
• The latter part of his play was so boring.
(3)「the+비교급」의 형태로 쓰이는 관용적 표현들
◎ as + 원급 + as ∼
• EX)Yu-mi is as tall as Mi-na.
• EX)I run fast. + In-ho runs fast, too.
→ I run as fast as In-ho.
※as ∼ as의 부정문은
EX)She is as old as Yu-mi. → She is not as old as Yu-mi.
EX)I study as hard as Tom. → I don't study as hard as Tom.
◎ one of the ＋ 최상급 ＋ 복수명사 <가장 ∼한 중의 하나>
• Seoul is one of the largest cities in the world.
◎ 비교급 ＋ than any other ＋ 단수명사 = 최상급
• She is taller than any other girl in her class.
• = She is the tallest girl in her class
◎ the+비교급, the+비교급 (~하면 할수록 더 ~하다)
• The more, the better.
• The higher we climb, the colder it becomes.
• The more we know about him, the better we can understand his novels.
◎ all the+비교급+for/because of = so much the+비교급+for/because
• I love her all the more for her beauty.
• I like him all the better because of his honesty.
◎ not more than(기껏해야, =at most)
• not less than(적어도 ∼이상, =at least),
• no more than(겨우, =only),
• no less than(∼만큼, =as much as)
※not은 강한 부정어이다.
• She is very poor; she has not more than $500.
• She is very rich; she has not less than $500.
• He gave me no more than $500.
• He gave me no less than $500.
◎ no longer(더 이상 ∼아니다, =no more)
• cf.not longer(길이가 더 길지 않다)
• He is no longer a young man.
라틴계 비교급 : superior to / inferior to / senior to / junior to
• He is superior to me in English
Saturday, May 17, 2008
If I have no child
If I have no child
In Korea, an ordinary married woman who have to care her child and to work in office need time to use for herself and for her husband. They should take care of their child every day. So they are tied down at home and in the office, even though their husband’s help. Most of woman have the more responsibilites than their husband. Woman’s life is all covered with their child. 
It would be luxurious and reasonable to imagine returning to the time before having a baby. 
Without a child, in particular, woman’s daily routine would be very different. In my case, without the child, some raining morning, it would have the time to drink coffee without any interrupting. This would enjoy the romantic mood with my husband. Also, every morning, I would jog nearby my house to do well in my health. In special day, I would make a match of with my husband’s suit. All of this would gain to me the time for myself.
In my office, I would accept a special project without any anxiety when a boss asks me to carry it out. Because of lack of time, I often rejected the special project. Addition to, when I finish my work, I would do not worried about my home. And after work, I would have an appointment with my colleague or my friends freely.
Preparing dinner would have together. And I would talk about a lot of the interest. If I need the time to study in English or job concern’s study, I would study an institute until late. On special night, I would enjoy drink a wine with my husband under the candlelight at a romantic restaurant. And in a weekend, I would travel without any preparations. I would use the money to the trip on abroad with my husband instead of wasting the cost of child’s education.
On the whole, life would be romantic and luxurious like a movie because I would do not care of my child. Without a child, I would consider about my life and my husband life rather than child’s future, education, health, etc. It would be possible get well my life and my husband life.
About mobile phone(rewriting)
Rewriting
Because time changes rapidly, people want to know new information more and faster. Mobile phone is a useful device that they can use anywhere and anytime.
Before mobile phone is used widely, people send the personal message by the beeper. The beeper gives from a one-way to a one-way text service even though a portable device. It is rarely used today. Recently, the world’s major company of mobile phones is Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc.
First of all, mobile phone has many functions that people need. Needless to call, It can send messages and to receive, to take a picture, to listen to the music or other mp3 file, to play game, to find internet information, to schedule arrangement, to service bank’ affair, to pay the bus fare and to find their kid’s location. The mobile phone has functions of various electronic devices: telephone, camera, video, MP3, electronic dictionary, calculator, clock, game machine, GPS, etc
It is also possible that a mobile phone has useful functions. The mobile phone has the convenient function to multitasking anytime and anywhere. In my case, mobile is a part of my life. I wake up to hear mobile alum and to confirm today’s memo in it. And then when I go to work, I listen to the music or English through my mobile in the subway. Sometimes, I check my child’s location to know where he is. Without the mobile phone, my life style would be very confused. . Even though it has many useful functions, some people are worried about the security. So it have security device like a personal identification number to reduce the anxiety about losing personal information.
The mobile phone can communicate easily anytime and anywhere. It is as small and portable device as to handle in one hand. According to their taste, the shape and color of mobile phone has changed and verified. It has the shape of the folder, the slide, PDA, the touch screen, even the watch, etc. And it has various colors to can be satisfied with a lot of people’s taste. Also it is a flat and has a small screen to watch the TV to call video seeing the partner’s face.
Nowdays mobile phone is necessary for crowded modern people. Furthermore, the useful mobile is getting more convenient and variety in function than now by peoples’ need.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Active/Passive
Active/Passive forms
They destroyed the buliding.
>The buliding was destroyed.
The news surprised me.
>I was surprsed by the news.
Somebody cleans this room every day.
>This room is cleaned every day.
How do people learn languages?
>How are languages learned?
People warned us not to go out alone.
>We were warned not to go out alone.
Somebody is using the computer at the moment.
> The computer is being used at moment.
They have built a new hospital near the airport.
> A new hospital has been built near the airport.
We gave the police the information.
> The police were given the information.
>The information was given to the police.
I enjoyed taking the children to the zoo.
> The children enjoyed being taken to the zoo.
They saw him climbing over the fence.
> He was seen climbing over the fence.
His colleagues started to respect Tim.
>Tim started to be respected
Thursday, May 15, 2008
If I were
If I were
1. audio, mobile phone, hair dryer, computer,
2. If I were man, I would join the amy.
3. If I were a silgle, I would have the time just for my self.
4. If I were a ankerwoman like Barbara Ann Walters, I would talk to many people in formal on TV. 
5. If I were a bird like Ficedula parva albicilla, I would fly to anywhere and see the world on the sky.
Ficedula parva albicilla
Diane Sawer
Hall of Fame
Life is short, Just do it
Barbara Ann Walters
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
homestay benefit
homestay benefit
First, Homestay can have an instant network.
During staying foreigner's , we are familiar with host's family, their neighbor,and their relatives.
Because Homestay' family have many relationship, we give a chance to meet many foreigners easily without trying any effect.
Also we have a roommate in same space. We communicate with our roommate about different life, culture and other things.
Due to homestay, we meet to many foreigners without any intention every day for 24 hours.
If we maintain good relation, we will get advance the relation from an instant network to close friendships.
Security and the knowledge that you will always be looked after as though you are part of the family
•The ability to practice your English language with your host family and their children
•Learn Western culture and understand a new way of life
•Be sure that your host family will also help with study patterns and assistance in finding information for your school projects
•Should you become sick or ill, your host family is there to assist you
•Take part in normal everyday activities with your host family such as shopping, sports, visits and excursions
•Be secure that you will have regular substantial and nourishing meals every day
•Communicative English competence and higher education skills at University
•Independent thinking
•Considered decision making
• Cross-cultural understanding and flexibility
Monday, May 12, 2008
The World Ceramic Exposition
The World Ceramic Exposition
The World Ceramic Exposition
The World Ceramic Exposition Foundation (WOCEF) was founded for the purpose of pioneering new fronts for ceramic art in the 21st century, as well as providing a basis for the Icheon, Gwangju and Yeoju regions to grow and develop into the centers of the international ceramic community
Sunday, May 11, 2008
About mobile phone
Mobile phone is a useful device that they can use anywhere, anytime.
Recently, to change the time rapidly, people want to know the more and faster new information. Mobile phone is a useful device that they can use anywhere, anytime.
First of all, mobile phone is gathered conveniently what to need. There are many uses of mobile phone. To say nothing of a call, it is to send messages and to receive, to take a picture, to listen to the music or other mp3 file, to play game, to find internet information, to schedule arrangement, to service bank’ 
affair, to pay the bus fare, to find their kid’s location. The mobile phone mixed up various electronic manufacture; telephone, camera, video, MP3, electronic dictionary, calculator, clock, game machine, GPS, etc.
It is also possible that the mobile phone get to effect conveniently, easy and safety. First, the mobile phone has the efficiency to multitasking anytime, anywhere. In my case, it identifies the mobile with me. I wake up to hear mobile alum and to confirm today’s memo in it. And then when I go to work, I listen to some music or an English expression by my mobile in the subway. Sometimes, I check my child’s location to know what to happen. Without the mobile phone, my life style would be very confused. Second, the mobile phone can communicate easily anytime, anywhere. It is as small and portable device as to handle in one hand. Even though have many useful, lots of people are worried about the security. Third, it have security device like a personal identification number to can reduce the anxiety about personal information’s loss. 
According to their taste, the shape of mobile phone has changed. It has the shape of the folder, the slide, PDA, the touch screen, even the watch, etc. And it has various colors to can be satisfied with a lot of people’s taste. Also it is a flat and has a small screen to watch the TV to call video seeing the partner’s face.
Before mobile phone is used widely, people send the personal message by the beeper. The beeper gives from a one-way to a one-way text service even though a portable device. It is rarely used today. Recently, the world’s major company of mobile phones is Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, etc.
Nowdays mobile phone is necessary for modern people crowded schedule of life. And it is getting more convenient and variety in function than now.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
preliminary writing
Cancer
*definition
1 [C or U] a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often causing death:
2 [C] a harmful activity that spreads quickly:
Drug abuse is a cancer which is destroying our society.
3.noun [C or U]
the fourth sign of the zodiac, relating to the period from 22 June to 22 July and represented by a crab, or a person born during this period
* view of the doctor
What is cancer?
Cancer is a disease of cells. It is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread).
Cancer is also called malignancy. A cancerous growth or tumor is sometimes referred to as a malignant growth or tumor. A non-malignant growth or tumor is referred to as benign. Benign tumors are not cancer.
Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100 different and distinctive diseases. Cancer is NOT contagious.
Cancer can involve any tissue of the body and have many different forms in each body area. Most cancers are named for the type of cell or organ in which they start. If a cancer spreads (metastasizes), the new tumor bears the same name as the original (primary) tumor.
Cancer is the Latin word for crab. The ancients used the word to mean a malignancy, doubtless because of the crab-like tenacity a malignant tumor sometimes seems to show in grasping the tissues it invades. Cancer may also be called malignancy, a malignant tumor, or a neoplasm (literally, a new growth).
=Signs and symptoms
Roughly, cancer symptoms can be divided into three groups:
1)Local symptoms: unusual lumps or swelling (tumor), hemorrhage (bleeding), pain and/or ulceration. Compression of surrounding tissues may cause symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing the eyes and skin).
Symptoms of metastasis (spreading): enlarged lymph nodes, cough and hemoptysis, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), bone pain, fracture of affected bones and neurological symptoms. Although advanced cancer may cause pain, it is often not the first symptom.
Systemic symptoms: weight loss, poor appetite, fatigue and cachexia (wasting), excessive sweating (night sweats), anemia and specific paraneoplastic phenomena, i.e. specific conditions that are due to an active cancer, such as thrombosis or hormonal changes.
Every symptom in the above list can be caused by a variety of conditions (a list of which is referred to as the differential diagnosis). Cancer may be a common or uncommon cause of each item.
Signs and symptoms
Roughly, cancer symptoms can be divided into three groups:
2)Local symptoms: unusual lumps or swelling (tumor), hemorrhage (bleeding), pain and/or ulceration. Compression of surrounding tissues may cause symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing the eyes and skin).
Symptoms of metastasis (spreading): enlarged lymph nodes, cough and hemoptysis, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), bone pain, fracture of affected bones and neurological symptoms. Although advanced cancer may cause pain, it is often not the first symptom.
3)Systemic symptoms: weight loss, poor appetite, fatigue and cachexia (wasting), excessive sweating (night sweats), anemia and specific paraneoplastic phenomena, i.e. specific conditions that are due to an active cancer, such as thrombosis or hormonal changes.
Every symptom in the above list can be caused by a variety of conditions (a list of which is referred to as the differential diagnosis). Cancer may be a common or uncommon cause of each item.
* view of the patient
* view of the young child whosee father is dying of cancer
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Friday, May 2, 2008
Last weekend
Kenny's wedding ceremonyLast weekend, I had special experience. I attended to my English teacher, Kenny's wedding ceremony; Korea traditional wedding is attractive spectacle to me.
It was strange weather. In the morning, it was sunny day, But before the ceremony just start, it was raining. and then during the ceremony it was heavy raining. Marvelously, as soon as the ceremony it was clear sky. Oh, dear!
In my oppinion, as to be grown up well the plants in the spring, it is need sufficent water. Therefore, this ceremony was blessed and the bride and groom will be happy forever. Even though it was a heavy rain during the ceremony, all of people including the Kenny and his wife delighted all the time in wedding ceremony.
Koean traditional cecemony was complex in order and interesting.
Briefly put in order the ceremony.
The ceremony started the Korean traditional percussion quartet,"Samulnori" to celebrate and add to it.And then both of mother light a candle on the wedding table. Later on the order, Kenny entered riding in a sedan chair with hidden his face the back of the fan. After entrances of Kenny, beautiful bride entered hidden her hands back of traditional fabric.
First, the groom walked to the east side of the wedding table. Then the bride walked to the west end.
The bride and groom then faced each other across the wedding table. The helpers washed the hands of the bride and groom. The washing of their hands symbolized cleansing themselves for the ceremony.
With the aid of her helpers, the bride bowed twice to the groom. With the aid of his helpers, the groom bowed back once to the bride. The bride then bowed two more times to the groom, who bowed back once more. They finished by kneeling down and facing each other. The bowing represented the promise of commitment to each other.
Second, this part of the ceremony had two main variations, due to regional differences. The first variation had the couple drinking from the same cup, with their assistants passing it back and forth between bride and groom. The second variation had them drinking from separate halves of a gourd. The drinking signified the destiny of the new husband and wife, as well as their harmony together. Using two halves of the same gourd further symbolized that the bride and groom each made up one half and only together could they be considered whole.
Third, as soon as the congratulator shouted the well wishing remark;" Pray to make a living well and to have 12 babies", Kenny's friend let fly the chickens.
A male and female chicken (one wrapped in a blue cloth, the other in a red one) sit on or under the wedding table. One meaning is the symbolism associated between roosters and the morning. The crowing of the rooster marked the beginning of the day, a bright, fresh start, just like the marriage should be. The crowing of the rooster also told the evil spirits that day was coming and they had to disappear. The rooster in the wedding ceremony marks a hope that evil spirits will go away and not trouble the new couple.A secondary meaning represents the hopes that the couple will have many children, very important in a traditional agrarian society. As productive chickens made many eggs, thus should the new bride produce many children.
Finally, the groom and bride joined together and bowed three times: once to their parents, once to their ancestors, and once to the guests.
After bowed, the groom and bride had walking on the unfolded carpet in the middle of the ceremony. The same time, all of congratulator throw some rices and red-bean to pray for the groom and bride future(IT IS VERY INTERESTING).
