Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Assignment for WED

1. I think pilot needs more than one language. For example, if pilot spoke only one language, it should be problem because pilot is international job. They have to handle airplane to forigne airport and get some permit from it to land. At that time, they need to speak English to communicate each other, so that is why they need to speak more than one language.

2. As for me, it is good to study. My major is Linguistic Philosophy. Several languages help me to understand complicated topic. For example, if I need to understand "criterion", Greek can help me to understand more deeply. According to etimology, that is originally greek words, and it should be provide depth of knowledge. I believe it is good for students to study specific subject.

3. I think it really depends on personal aptitude. As for me, when I was in Germany, I was a proffessor assistant. At that time, I got a poor salary, but I was happy because it gave me opportunities to study and teach, so I think it does not matter really. Just do what I want to do is the most important thing when I have to determine it.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Assignment for Wed

1. Casals have pretty positive attitude about his life and age. As for him, age means just numbers. There is no difference between old and young. Usually, most of seniors feel so depressed when they feel they are too old to do something; however, he just belive age could not change his life, and he wants to do what he want to do and be. That's it!

2. As for him, retirement means "end." I totally agree with his opinion. For example, people are very active while they are working, but after their retirement, they usually change to be old so fast because they loss their zest or purpose. Therefore, it is not appropriate to person, and people should do their job without restriction.

3. Sea is one of the greatest nature in the earth. As we know, compare to other creatures the only thing that makes us diffrent is to know perfection. People are not perfect, but they know what the perfect is, so most of us desire to be a perfect. Some of them try to find it in a religion, and the others try it in our nature. Nothing is same, and we can change and trenscend as well. I think sea means to him like that.