To learn more about humanism today, here is an article for you: https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/atheism/types/humanism.shtml
To learn more about humanism in the renaissance, here is an article for you: https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195399301/obo-9780195399301-0002.xml
Leon Zhu
September 29, 2020
The Aged Mother
The Aged Mother is a story that, on the outside, is a story about the compassion between the son and his mother. But there is more to that. On the inside, the story is about how old people have more wisdom. On paragraph 7, the mother thought up of a brilliant idea of making a knot of ashes with a straw rope. This means that with more experience, you tend to think better, be more cautious, and more mature in thinking about ideas and plans. The son thought and thought, but could not find a good way to combat the order given by the emperor because he did not have the wisdom and experience of his mother. Another example is when the emperor himself, at the end of the story, said that: “With a crown of snow, there cometh a wisdom.” (Basho 2). This saying means that with a crown of snow, or with a head of old white hair, will come a wisdom only obtainable with age and experience. Also, when the son was climbing the mountain, the mother had noticed that the son was hurrying up the mountain without care. Immediately, the mother thought about how the son would get back down. This means that the mother knows about the dangers of the mountain and can think ahead of time. Thus, the mother tore sticks from trees and bushes to make a ‘path’ that the son could follow to get back down. Again, an example of how older people who have more experience think better. With lots of evidence saying that the fact that older people tend to have more wisdom, it is irrefutable that my claim is incorrect.
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The conflict in this story involves Amy Tan being conflicted about the culture her family grew up with or the culture she grew up with. I would say this is an internal conflict as she is not fighting anyone or anything on the outside world. In the story, when Amy’s mother declared that her family would be having dinner with Robert’s family, Amy had a breakdown. In her head, she thought to herself, ‘what would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What terrible disappointment would Robert feel upon seeing not a roasted Turkey but sweet potatoes?’ This example shows Amy being very afraid of what would happen when Robert finds out about her culture. Because of this, I decided to include words such as ‘terrible disappointment’ and ‘wanted to disappear.’ Along with the words, I also added images to improve upon my poem. Since the story‘s climax revolves around food on the outside, I decided to draw a bowl with chopsticks, a fish, and a shrimp. All of those drawings and words represent the embarrassment Amy feels and the conflict between American and Chinese cultures. I feel that reflects the conflict in ‘Fish Cheeks’ well.
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On march 13th, I was tasked with an assignment that I think is rather fun. The task is this: your partner and you tell each other about your favorite foods, and tell each other about how it might be ruined. You then have to design a product that solves your partner’s problem. For me, here is my design process.
Design:
I first had to sketch out a design, and I came up with something like this:
I planned to make this out of cardboard some tape, and hot glue.
Production:
I first took out a cardboard box and cut it into many pieces. I then glued it together into a box without the front and top. I then attached a platform near then top, around 3 cm from the top of the box. Then, I built the tube for the water to come down. I had to put the reservoir on the top, and I then put on the roof of the box. I added the control panel last.
Complications:
I had a few complications during the production of my invention.
– The reservoir was going to be too small if I put it on the inside of the machine. So, I had to put it on the outside.
– the tubing would collapse without any support if the glue was not dry or had too much weight on it, I learned that the hard way.
– Some of the cardboard half a centimeter off, so I had to recut.
Feedback:
my partner posted this on my invention:
“Really creative making pipe thing inside the box.”
A) Describe how you feel and act when your mental health is thriving in the Green Zone. (Don’t just say ‘normal’ – what does that look like? What does it feel like?)
I can control myself to stop at any time, any I can communicate with others while using technology without any problems.
B) What are some tech habits and strategies that are keeping you thriving in the Green Zone? Describe them in detail. Also include people who help you with this. How else does using technology have a positive effect on your well-being?
If I was to ever wonder away from the green zone, I would force myself to stop, and sit in my room reading a book. Once I feel like that I am back in the green zone, I come out again. Usually no one helps me with this. Sometimes technology doesn’t throw me into a pothole, and instead has a positive effect on me. When I am not in the green zone for some other reason than technology, I sometimes look towards video games to bring me back into the green zone.
C) Think about your tech use and habits (social media and/or gaming and/or E-learning). What are the triggers/challenges that take you out of thriving in the Green Zone and into the unsettled/struggling feelings of the Yellow/Orange Zones? Use what you know about the brain, sleep and the effects of tech on mental health as you answer this question.
When nothing goes my way and someone is trying to talk to me. I had one of those moments yesterday when I tried a whole 2 hours trying to get a mod installed on Minecraft. All of it wasn’t working, and my brother came to me trying to tell me something. Luckily I controlled myself and told him to go away calmly. Constantly losing in gaming does not bother me, as I am very used to losing(I am not a very good gamer, even though I have played video games for more than 7 years now).
D) Describe how you feel and act when you are unsettled or struggling in the Yellow/Orange Zones.
when something just isn’t going your way, you feel like trying to punch a brick wall, because no matter how hard you try, you can’t break it.
E) What are some strategies that you have used to help you get back to the Green Zone? Describe a time when you have used it. Or, if you currently don’t have any strategies, think about the Mindfulness strategies from the previous post. Describe a time when you could have used one of those strategies or habits and how it would have made you feel. Also include people who could help you with this.
My strategy is to sit in my room and read a book. It takes my attention away from whatever is happening, and I get back to the green zone in no time.
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