Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Chapter 6

1. Sue mentioned, "If this is how Saul behaves when a car is blown up,he's going to be useless on the journey."

2. Saul asked, "Where are we going", when they were in the kitchen after his car has blew up.

3. Ruth said, "I think I was right to choose him ..." when she was talking to Sue about Saul.

4. Into the tunnel Peter said, "... when I shut this stone, no one will ever know that it was moved. And Marrs won't bother me."

Chapter 5

1.Ruth wants to save the dolphins because they are enforced y hurted to create music.

Saul thinks that Ruth is crazy because they are in Richmond-England and the dolphins are in Matterhorn-Switzerland.

Sue is a rude person because she ignored Saul all the time.

Sue wants to scan in Saul's eyes to put them into the Music Rooms' memory bank, and he'll be able to walk into the Music Room without problem.

2. Saul will accept what Ruth is asking, because
he saw the dolphins in the Music Room and how they are enforced to create music.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Chapter 4

1.CHARACTER'S PERSONALITIES
SAUL: he was appasionated by the dolphin music and like to write about music
CAROLINE:a young woman that likes the music, enjoy inventing new words but sometimes forgot some things.
DICK LANE:he was a BEATCON special trying to demostrate he was the best.
THE CONTROLLER:an old man in charge of CONTROL,
CAPTAIN MARS:he was a young man, very quick and keen, determined person to do his job as head of BEATCON, cruel to eliminate terrorists and considered evil man for some persons.
RUTH:she was a lively old woman, kindly and decided person.

2. The controller knew that anyone who blocked Marrs disappeared for that reason he said about Saul "I don't think he'll be alive for very much longer".

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Chapter 2

  1. Ruth said: "I'm old enough, dear, to say what I like. And I'm not alone. There are a great many people who don't agree with control.
  2. Ruth said: "... the Education Rooms don't exist. They were created on a computer. But we won't be going to the tunnels, we know how to avoid the police.
  3. Ruth said: "... I know exactly how dangerous this is. They've shot many of my friends already...".
  4. Saul wanted to be back in his room listening to music. he did not want to be here talking to Ruth who suddenly discovered was a terrorist.
  5. When the dolphins are in terrible pain and dying, they sing. just before they die, they make a song that is the most wonderful music.

Chapter 1

  1. Yes, his computer knew Saul's voice and Saul could talk to it if he wanted to.
  2. No there were too many people and too few jobs.
  3. Yes, everyone had to do six months of community work, someone had to look after the old people.
  4. No, he thought that the virtual world is a happy world, and Saul was happy, he enjoyed his work and his life.
  5. No, he had never actually touched Caroline. But virtual virtual touching was fun for Saul.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Types of authority

Weber described three possible sources of the right to command:
TRADITIONAL AUTHORITY
In many societies, people have obeyed those in power because "that is the way it has always been" or has been justified by religious tradition. Authority was handed down from parents to child.
CHARISMATIC AUTHORITY
The followers perceive charismatic leaders as persons with remarkable vision or god's grace. It cannot be transferred to another person.
LEGAL AUTHORITY
These systems derive legitimacy from a set of explicit rules and procedures that spell out the ruler's rights and duties. It specifies procedures by which certain individuals hold offices of power temporarily.

Author: Alex Thio, Sociology, 3rd ed.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

LIFE WAS GOOD
Tuesday 27 may, 2051. 2 p.m. Richmond, England.
Saul Grant has been working on on letters for three hours. His computer knew everything.
Saul Grant was a writer. He was a music critic for the Central England Web Guide. He loved music and writing about music.
Next week he had to stop writing and do six months of community work.
Control made the rules, ruled the web.
Today most new music was written by dolphins. And dolphin music was beautiful. Dolphins could actually write music.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Idioms 6/17


as hungry as a bear
- very hungry


My son was as hungry as a bear when he arrived home from school.



as gentle as a lamb
- very gentle


The teacher is as gentle as a lamb when she explain her classes.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Are you a good listener?

Basic guidelines for better listening:


  1. Looking directly at the person who is speaking shows dynamic interest.

  2. Ask questions to the prospect or customer to get specific information or to learn opinion and feelings.

  3. Don't interrupt, let other people finish their sentences or ideas.

  4. Don't change the subject of the conversation.

  5. Control your emotions, hear the other person's out first then give your own ideas in a controlled manner.

  6. Let your whole being show you are interested in other people and their ideas.

Author: Robert L. Montgomery

My most Embarrassing language moment

My most embarrassing moment was trying to find the river walk at the San Antonio's downtown.
There wasn't any people at this moment on the street, and I walked around five minutes trying to find some body to ask about the river walk.