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...>.<...A Letter for My Character....>.<....

2007-11-12T12:57:00.000-08:00

My favorite character in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is: Hermione Granger.

My opinion about Hermione:

Hermione was very smart and beautiful. She seemed to be the best intelligent witch in comparison with her age. Although she had Muggles' blood, her demonstration showed that she was a real witch. She read almost Wizard's books. With her ability, Harry and Ron was escaped many times in whole " Harry Potter". Hermione was like Harry and Ron. She had a brave heart, fought for the right things and protected for weak people. She's ready to do anything for her best friends.
However, person always has good points and bad points. Hermione, too. She was intelligent, active and scholarly. Because of that dominations, Hermione usually indicated she was the best and forgot people around her. Therefore, the other witches rarely like her. On the other hand, since the year 2 of " Harry Potter", Hermione changed herself a lot in a good way. She didn't try to show she always knows everything. She learned how to respect people around her.
Even though characters in "Harry Potter" were unreal, their lessons taught us about the real world, "The human world". They also taught us about noble things in our lives such as the love of family, the highness of friendship and the fight for truth. Therefore, I really love reading "Harry Potter".

A letter for Hermione:

Dear Hermione,
I'm Nhi who admire you a lot because your personality and talent are outstanding in "Harry Potter". Even though, sometimes your ways to show your ability make people around you feel uncomfortable, that doesn't mean to negate your talent. In most of difficult cases that Harry got were solved by you. Your cleverness are an extraordinary thing with anyone who was in the same age with you. In addition, bravery, frankness and charity that are your good behavior rarely appear in many people. However, you have some weak points that need to repair. It's said sometimes the strength is the weakness. Your intelligence usually makes you pride and that's a problem. Trying to show yourself unnecessary will make people feel fretful. Don't be over pride. If you can do that, you're perfect. When I have read "Harry Potter", you have had some action that you created from your self-depreciation. That will make you regretful when your action was wrong. Hermione, you have both precious gifts from God. This is cleverness and beauty, so you don't have to do something to be satisfiable yourself. In conclusion, you're always my most favorite character in "Harry Potter" for you know how to develop your strength and repair your mistake. I appreciate it. Hopefully, you'll do well anything in your life.
Love,
Nhi.

Novel: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrects"

2007-11-04T21:29:00.000-08:00

Summarize:

After Harry and the Weasleys bought books and some other equipments for the 2nd year. they went to the Hogwarts Express in platform 9 and 3/4 . However, the gateway was closed unusually, so Harry and Ron couldn't go through the wall to take the train. Ron decided to drive his father's flying-car to go to school with Harry on the Muggles' sky. They arrived on a large tree in front of Hogwarts and that tree was attacking them. The strange tree was the Whomping Willow. Because of that accident, they almost would be expelled. Fortunate, thank to Professor Dumbledore, they didn't be expelled. And then, Harry and Ron met Hermione in front of the portrait " Fat Lady", which is seemed the key to go inside the Gryffindor. The next day, in the Gryffindor's breakfast, Ron received a red envelope-howler from his mother. It was terrible with Ron. Next, they learned about the Mandrake which is used to return people who were cursed or petrified; and the cry of them could make someone who heard it will be fatal. Furthermore, Harry and the Quidditch team seemed very busy with lots of practices before "Quidditch Match". They made friend with a poor girl whose name is Myrtle was died on the girl's bathroom in 1st floor. While Harry, Ron and Hermione were talking with Nearly Headless Nick, Harry was hearing a strange voice that Ron and Hermione couldn't hear. It said that "......kill.......time to kill......". Harry told Ron and Hermione to follow the voice but they misunderstood Harry because they couldn't hear any strange voice. No one could hear it except Harry. When they run through the Great Hall to go to the corridor, they saw Mrs Norris, who was the caretaker's cat of Mr Filch, was hanging by her tail. She was stiff like a statue and her eyes were wide and staring. In addition, in the wall, " THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE" was written by blood. At that time, almost students of Hogwarts and professors were coming the corridor. Mr Filch was very angry when he saw his cat was stiff. He thought Harry and his friends did it, he wanted Professor Dumbledore to expel them. However, Dumbledore seemed to know what had happened. Since the unusual warning that was written by blood appeared, Hogwarts had lots of rumors.

My opinion:
I think this chapters that I summarized are very attractive. Although I used to watch that movie, reading Harry Potter is more excited that watching TV. Because the real story in book has more details than the movie. Also, that makes my reading skill be improved. Right now, I'm trying to get what will happen in the next chapters ( I forgot almost the movie for I just understood about 3o% of the movie). In addition, I felt sad and compassionate about the poor death of Myrtle in the girl's bathroom in 1st floor. Everyone always call her " Fat Myrtle, Moaning Myrtle", and she took an appealing death in a restroom.

I read on : 148 pages.

...::T_T::...Encyclopedia : History of World War II...::T_T::...

2007-10-28T19:41:00.000-07:00

My research explains about the World War II. Specifically, the chapter " Asia between the War" shows us the tension of Asia in WWII.

General Encyclopedia:

Name of Enc. : History of World War II
Year of Publication: 2004
Volume : 1
Summarize:

WWII was the largest direful destruction and the lasted war which used atomic bomb in the human history. WWII, which was begun from 1939 and ended in 1945, killed over 56 million people (60% were civilians) with main reasons are famine, pretermission, sickness and noncombatants. Its affection wasn’t like WWI, WWII not only affected on Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, but also in East Asia and Pacific Ocean region.

In it, Germany and Japanese, which were two strongest forces, were known as well as two colonies has the largest genocide between times. There were lots of victims who suffered in Nazi death camps of Germany including Russia, China, Poland, 6 million people of Europe’s Jew were died in Holocaust, Europe’s gypsies and homosexual.

WWII was been to burst out when Germany attacked Poland on Sept 1^st, 1939 and ended at Sept 2^nd 1945 with a compact was signed by Japanese foreign minister with America.

Also, the expansiveness of

America

’s economy, technology…. was larger than before. Because of the trial and the use atomic bomb of

America

in WWII, that gave lots of advantages for

America

’s development after the war.

2. Subject Encyclopedia:

Name of Encyclopedia: Asia between the War
Year of Publication: 2004
Pages: 98-115
Summarize:

Introduction:

When WWI was ended, most of European authority was bended to Asian arena. America controlled over Philippines. However, the apogee of Western in Asia was passed. 1900-1901, the Boxers Rebellion was the largest revolution against Western. Moreover, no new Asia rebel released from European’s hand.

At 1918, two kinds of region: the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and British Raj (India) were two greatest victicms.

Japanese won Russia in 1904-1905 is the 1^st victory in the modern history of Asia and European’s power.

The British Raj from 18^th century:

Before 1914, Indian saw the world through British eyes. At that time, there were 2 greatest powers: British and Russia. Besides that, the world was divided 2 kinds: the 1^st thing was “The Civilization” involved Europe, West and India. The 2^nd thing was “The Primitiveness” of the rest of the world. In addition, the czars of Russia were collapsed and a new world power was appeared: the United States with its president: Woodrow Wilson.

1918, British coped with Indian self- government. After WWI, 2 great events were created: “Legislation by British Imperial Government” and “Amritsar Massacre”. By that time, a new character appeared: Mohandas Gandhi organized “March to the Sea” from Ahmedabad to Dandi in 1930.

Indonesia and the Life of Philippine:

Indonesia, which is the largest country in South Asia, is an archipelago involved other 3000 islands in Pacific with total area are 3,200m² miles. The main revenue of Indo was cultivation and export. Indo was affected by the Dutch (region). The Dutch's support gave Indonesian some good improvements, and encouraged for the People’s Council.

Sarekat Islam, which called Muslem Society, was an origination that was made in Java in 1912 and had about 1 million members of WWI in 1918. The Sarekat Islam was the 1^st political organization of Indonesian.

Philippine, which located in the north of Indonesia, was the colony of the U.S from the war with Spain 1898 like Cuba. Cultivating sugar plantation and rice were the heart of Philippine’s economy. However, their produces were come to U.S market easily without their acceptation and fair society. At 1916, U.S promised they would improve Filipino’s life, but nothing's happened.

3. Comparison:

In my opinion, I love to discover about rebellions and destruction of the Imperialisms. However, the combatants and life of Asia is interesting, too. That makes me know more than information about Asia power. Through Asia, we can see the carnage of European and Western arena. Comparing general viewpoints of the countries in continents and auricular viewpoints of Asia showed us lots of differences: Because of the noncombatant and weakness of the feudal governments in Asia, that created the perfect chances for the capitalisms and fascisms invaded.

4. 10 Terms:

The Main Reasons of World War II.
The Division of Two Parts in the World: the Allies and the Axis.
Sept 1st 1939, Germany invaded Poland....the beginning of the war.
Dec 7th 1941, Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor of American.
The Allies involved America, British and Russia. Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan joined to the Axis.
America military manumitted Paris in Aug 25th 1944.
In Aug 6th-9th 1945, two atomic bombs: B-29 Enola Gay Superfortress was dropped on Hiroshima and B-29 Bockscar was dropped on Nagasaki, destroyed two city of Japan.
That action which was mentioned was the revenge of America for Japan (Pearl Harbor).
Sept 2nd 1945, Japanese foreign minister signed a document to surrender without proviso.
WWII was ended with Allies victory. America and Russia became superpowers and the Cold War was begun for next 45 years.

5. Resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/liberation/?gclid=CN2BgafHuI8CFQt0YAod1g-bag
http://www.world-war-2.info/
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm

..::='.'=::..."Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets"...::='.'=::...

2007-10-20T19:14:00.000-07:00

Summary:
On the chapter 1, it talks about the imprisonable life of Harry during the summer break of Hogwarts and his worst 12th birthday. He couldn't let his owl fly. He had to keep silent during the dinner between Uncle Vernon and his cooperators ( Mr and Mrs Mason) like Harry not there. And then, on chapter 2, Harry was warned that he would be dangerous if he came back to Hogwarts by Dobby, who is a house-elf of the Malfoys. However, Harry didn't agree with Dobby's advice. At the chapter 3 &4, Ron and his twins brother George and Fred drove their father's flying car to escape Harry from the Dursleys. They came back to Ron's house and enjoyed breakfast with Mr and Mrs Weasley. They went to Diagon Alley to buy new books for their studing at Hogwarts. Harry & Ron met Hermione there. Also they had an unexpected meeting with Draco and Lucius Malfoy.

My opinion:
I really love to reading Harry Potter.....It makes me feel excited to discover about a wizard's world.....In addition, reading Harry Potter is very helpful......Through this story, I can learn lots of things about our real life, friendship. Also we can improve our personality through characters of this book. For example, Hermione, who is very smart, was been hate by every students at Hogwarts. Because she tried to show she was the best. However, she changed a lot at "Harry Potter ( Year 2 )"......I strongly recommend for everyone to read "Harry Potter" because of benefits that I mentioned.

Pages that I read: 64

Article 1 :" Microsoft Introduces New Business Services"

2007-10-07T21:11:00.000-07:00

"Microsoft Online"
Company articulates broad strategy for "software plus services"
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=btoffice01&date=20071001&query
=Microsoft+introduces+new+business+services

Summary:

This article talked about the new services of the Microsoft, which named " Microsoft Online". This services will use the same things, such as Xbox Live, Windows Live and Office Live to manage on the focus of the consumers and they can provide for Microsoft a more stable source of revenue. For example, Office Live Workspace let the workers share and access documents like Word, Excel or other powerhouse applications. " The fast-follower strategy" is the name which David Smith, who is an analyst, called for the new services. Comparing with Google Apps, both of them ( Google Apps and Office Live Workspace ) are free and supported by advertising.
Microsoft's going to begin aggressively marketing some of server-software products like Exchange, an online service. Microsoft Online will also compass other offerings for businesses of changing sizes. They're responding to the consumers' desire and demand. Unlike IBM, which is a huge business but not on-demand, Microsoft depends on consumers' demand as a service, paid on a subscription basis.
Finally, the actual demand from businesses for the new services is being determined.

My opinion:
This article said Microsoft was searching about new services. I think although any competitions between the companies usually makes the outlet is unbalanced, the last results is that companies just want their consumers profitable, and them too. I'm waiting for the new services of Microsoft because I'm also a inveterate guest.

wHat i'vE dOnE..LK

2007-10-01T21:01:00.001-07:00

This's my favorite song...

The Introduction about Myself

2007-10-01T16:05:00.000-07:00

Hi! This is the 1st time I create a blog for studying. Actually, I don't think I like writing a English blog. It's so boring. However, that's good for my English improvement. OK. My 1st post is my introduction of myself. Firstly, let's talk about my personality(Note:I hate this part). "She's quite, boring"...I think they talked about someone, but not me. "Out-going, funny, talkative" are the adjectives what my friends comment about myself. In addition, I love watching cartoons and eating ice-cream when it's raining. Studying abroad is my parent's idea. They want me to have a bright future. They tried their best for me. Therefore, I'm not gonna make them disappointed. When I came here, I felt a little happy and homesick. I was happy because I made my parents be proud of me, yet i missed my family and my friends so much. On the other hand, I was so lucky because my roommates are kind, funny people. Thanks to them, my homesick was decreased. They took care of me like a little sister. Although living far away my family is very hard with me, that makes me more confident, grown-up, independent.

That's a little about myself. Thanks for enjoying my blog.