Five senses

As you think about your FIVE SENSES, respond to the questions below.

*If you HAD to give up one of your senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell), which would you “give up?” Why?
*Which sense is the MOST IMPORTANT to you? Which one is the least important? Why?
*Another way to look at this: If you could be given a SUPER example of one of your senses (incredibly good eyesight, or superb hearing….), what would you choose? Why?
*A final way to look at this topic: do you personally know anyone who has lost one of his/her senses? Which one? How does this person “cope?”

Five senses

We all use our senses to help us move around and do things, and we always think they are critical and will be with us forever. However, this is not so; senses are still part of your body, and it is your responsibility to take care of them and use them wisely. People can lose them in accidents in many ways, so it is always in dangerous unless you be careful

The sense I think I need the most is my sight, because I tend to rely on what I see and move faster that way. Also, I just love reading, so without sight, I think my life would be so much harder to enjoy or use effectively.
However, if I had to give up a sense, I might choose my hearing, because it already is slightly bad, plus, thanks to my language perception, I think I can understand most of what people try to communicate to me.
Also, if I had a chance to upgrade one of my senses, I would choose sight, so I could see much farther and clearer, like a personal camera zoom. It would also help me move even more faster, because I have a huge view awareness, and can easily perceive slight movements around me from the corner of my eyes; I think I can see about 200 degrees around my head.
To give an example of a person who has lost one or part of their senses, excluding myself, Mr. Ivison could be a nice example. When he was younger, he got hit in the eye, and some fluid leaked out.  Since then, his eyesight has a dark hole in the middle where he had been hit, a painful reminder every time he opens his eyes. He has learned to cope with it by looking or twisting his head slightly so he can see around it, and to him, it is less a nuisance than it could have been.
In conclusion, always be careful with your senses, and never forget that our senses can be used how we like them as long as we take responsibility for them.

AI

---Why is A. I. important?
---Have you ever violated the GSIS A. I. policy? Why did you do it? What happened? How did you feel?
---Have you ever witnessed someone at GSIS violating the A. I. policy? What did you do? How did you feel?
---Have you ever been asked by a friend to violate the A. I. policy? What did you do? How did you feel?
---Why is it difficult to report A. I. violations to a teacher or to Ms. Brown or to Mrs. Martinez or a counselor?

AI

AI involves the act of plagiarism, cheating, and/or receiving unauthorized help from someone else without the knowledge of the teacher. The result is a severe punishment, such as detention, suspension, and even getting expelled. Here are some examples that might violate the AI policy.

When I was in sixth grade, I had a Bible essay on Dwight L. Moody due the next day, and it was very late at night. I decided to do a desperate last minute copy & paste from the Wikipedia page and send it to Mrs. Choe. The day after, Mrs. Choe called me to her office and told me this was plagiarism, though she would be giving me a second chance. She had compared the site with my essay, which were nearly identical. I was very thankful for that warning, and still am.

Another violation could be when someone copies homework. A friend asked me for some answers. Later on, the person who copied and I both got in trouble. Although we didn't get in serious trouble, we still face some consequences. Ever since then, I promised myself not to ever let anyone use my answers again.

It is also possible to be persuaded to violate AI. I was asked a couple times by others to, and I usually reject.  I have been asked so many times that now it is easy to just forget about it, but before, I was constantly worried about myself and how others might react to this. I don't regret anything now, because people shouldn't take advantage of other people (or their ideas/belongings either).That's like stealing an item and saying they created it, like in 'Meet the Robinsons', where the 'Bowler Hat Guy' took 'Wilbur's' 'Memory Scanner' machine and showed it to the patent office, saying and using it as his. That's just completely unjustifiable and mean.

Finally, when people see an AI being performed, they should report it to teachers like Ms. Brown or our class teachers, but many students don't. Sometimes students see others plagiarizing (and even more off-task), showing that many people don't care. It's not because they don't trust the teachers, but they don't trust themselves enough. They might think that their friend might hate them. We try to stick up for one another, to put it simply. However, we still shouldn't copy. Let’s stop, peoples! :)

Korean Culture Week

October 11-12, 2010
Korean Culture Week Reflections

*What was the best or most memorable part of Korean Culture Week? Explain why.
*What was the least memorable part of Korean Culture Week? Why do you think so? Do you have any suggestions for improving Korean Culture Week?
*What do you love most about Korean culture?
*Although most students at GSIS are Korean and it is important to celebrate Korean culture, do you think that we should also be celebrating other cultures since we are an international school? How do you think we can celebrate other cultures? Give some practical suggestions.

Last week we had our Korean Culture Week, where we experienced a very limited aspect of Korean Culture, and had more fun than learning (except maybe some of the teachers). It was nearly the exact same as last year, which made it just as boring, except the performances, which were slightly better than I thought (orchestra/band, dances/music performances, a video about Korea, and the teacher fashion show), which were the only things I though was the best out of everything, but it didn’t really generate to effect of a culture week at all. I especially wanted to fly the kites to try to beat my old record, which was last year, where I somehow flew my kite higher than the gym building with some help from John Kim. However, we somehow skipped kite flying, which was pretty horrible. I know there was limited time, but it didn’t always have to be grouped by homerooms; maybe groups that chose where to go before, so they would go to such stations as they wanted, with some teacher supervision. Also, better direction signs, like on the wall behind the water faucets; our homeroom got lost more than once. Finally, apparently PTA moms were all limited in the pancake making, because my mom worked overtime due to some accident. It all looked almost hastily prepared.

Couldn’t we celebrate our cultures as well? Like a special Christmas season (or do we have one already?) or are very own anniversary and for other countries (4th July for US). And maybe celebrate other sorts of games as well? And speaking of competitions, we could have a special jamboree between all schools for cultural games, like ‘kicking shuttlecock’ (제기차기) competitions. I don’t especially admire Korean culture, so for people who don’t, we could try these kinds of things to show them at least some aspect of Korea.

Other than that, it was fun enough to enjoy. Thank you for that week!

Seasons

October 13, 2010
Seasons

*What is your favorite season of the year? Why?

*What is your least favorite season? Why?

*One theory is that people’s favorite season is the
season in which they were born (when their birthday
is). Do you agree? Why/why not?

*Most tourist information and many informational
videos about Korea mention (repeatedly) that Korea
has “four distinct seasons.” Why do you think that this
one fact is so strongly promoted? Why are four seasons
a “big deal” in Korea?

Seasons

The four seasons of the year are spring, summer , fall, and winter, and the months are set accordingly. March to around May is for spring, June to August for summer, September to November for fall, and finally December to February for a normal winter season. Spring is when rain and flowers suddenly increase in amount, and if the sun starts to get longer and hotter usually means the beginning of summer. After that, when leaves turn into orange/red/yellow and fall and a chilly wind starts to set in tells you it is time for fall. Finally, when the days and nights get cloudy and freezing, and snowflakes start to spiral down from the heavens above, either piling on top of each other nonstop, until it is more than two feet high, you know that winter has really set in. All seasons have their identifying characteristics. What do you like about these characteristics?

My favorite season is fall, because it feels just right. It is warm and cool, never burning or freezing necessarily. It feels like the best time for sports (sweating plus cool day feels much better than running in a blistering hot sun). Accordingly, my least favorite is spring, mainly because of all the allergies possible to get, and not just that, asthma is the worst match as well. Certain attributes can also be harmful, and people with serious asthma attacks probably know this much better than me.
There are many different stories and myths surrounding the seasons, and a big theory is that the season someone is born will favorite that season. However, this does not seem appropriate in all cases, because while Kevin (L) was born in December and likes winter, I was born in March but hate spring. However, Kevin and I both make more body heat than normal people; thus we sweat much more. We both like cooler seasons, probably because it is cooler. Thus, I think the liking depends on how we think and how our body acts.
Some countries may try to prove its distinct characteristics, like Korea, which always tries to show different aspects of the culture in several ways. Especially if Korea wants tourists to come and see how their country has a huge variety for each season.
Without seasons, it could be better and worse, but we do, so we have learned to cope with them. Every season comes with a new mission for everyone!