University Experience Comparison Assignment

I visited the Foxdale resident 3 weeks ago, and I interviewed Mr. Karl, one of the residents of the Foxdale. When I was asking him about what the most impressive historical event in his life, he answered that it was the world war2. Therefore, I began to search about the involvement of this war for the students, and I wanted to know how the students' involvement has changed since those days. As a result, I recognized that there are a difference and a similarity between now and those days on two points which are the college scene and the students’ opinion.

First, there were several strange scenes in the Penn State at that time. Especially, it is impressive for me that there are a lot of military men and events during the World War2. In the article “La Vie 1944-1945-1946” (1946) describes the scene which is the back of Old main filled in military students. Furthermore, it also describes military events such as marching and practicing for military in the campus. On the other hand, I have seen several military students every day, but I have never seen a scene which is filled in military students on campus. In addition, I have also never seen the some military activities on campus.

However, there is a similarity of the student’s opinion to the war in both ages. In the article “’Keep Out Of War’ Demanded By Collegian In National Poll” (1941) claims that the 59% of students against to an outbreak of the war. Therefore, young students had a negative opinion to the war. Interesting enough, this kind of tendency is seen in two thousands. According to Birch (2002) says in his article, “many Americans begin to build a movement against the U.S. government’s coming war in Iraq”. In this way, the young students in both ages have a similar opinion to the war.

In conclusion, there are difference of college scene between 1940’s and 2000’s about the war. The war events fitted into the students’ surrounding in 1940’s more than now. However, the students both of ages have a mind which opposes to the war and aspires to the peace. I think that this fact is noteworthy and amazing.

Reference

THE WAR YEARS (1946). University Park, Pa.  La Vie 1944-1945-1946, 46-49.

“Keep Out Of War” Demanded By Collegians In National Poll (1941, March 25). THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, 2.
Jonah, B. (2002, November 14). Understand the last major anti-war movement. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, 9.

Extensive reading#8

In this chapter, the author explains about "Ku Klux Klan” in order to proof how the KKK is like a group of real-state agents. The explanations describes about their history from origin which is after Civil War to the modern period, their reforms which caused by the WW, and their headquoters which are located in Atlanta. Then, he mentions about Stetson Kennedy, an opponent to Ku Klux Klan, and he mentions to Kennedy’s undercover to Ku klux Klan. At the end, he also touches to their money flow.

Foxdale Reaction Post

1. How did this trip compare to the expectations you had before we went?

• Before: I had no confidence to talk elder person because I thought that they might use difficult   vocabulary.
• After: They listen my speaking kindly and also their speaking was very polite. There were no slangs. Topic was interesting!

2. What did you enjoy?  What was challenging?

• I could know the USA care house very well.
• I could challenge to talk little bit difficult topics.

 3.  What advice do you have for future IECP students taking a trip similar to this one?

• To prepare something fun activities which elder people can participate.

Field trip! Oral comunication class.

1. You wrote about your expectations for the trip before we went.  Now that we have gone, what was similar to and what was different from your expectations?

 

• Similar point: Everyone is pure and so nice!
• Different point: They can read books more better and fluent than my expectation.

2. Compare this elementary school to others you have seen.  What was similar and what was different?

(Comparing the kindergarten my country’s kindergarten)

• Similar point: There are some separated classes, and they can enjoy with a lot of toys and books.
• Different point: The playing field is bigger than my country kindergarten, and a teacher is more emotional than my country.

3. What recommendations do you have for IECP students who go on trips like this in the future?

• When  IECP students introduce themselves, they should prepare some attractive things about their country.  

 

In this chapter, the author tries to explain from Paul Heldman’s experiment about a payment of Bagel what is caused to mankind by everyone's cheating. His experiment is that he analyses the successful rate of collecting bagel's fee on self service in some companies' office, and he tries to show which company is likely to commit white collar crime. As a result, he has succeeded in detecting proneness of the rate which is calculated from each year, each company and each personality.

Extensive reading #6

"So the 7-7 wrestler,based in past outcomes, was expected to win just less than half the time. this makes sense; their records in this tournament indicate that the 8-6 wrestler is slightly better. But in actuality, the wrestler on bubble won almost eight out of ten matches against his 8-6 opponent. Wrestlers on the bubble also do astonishingly well against 9-5 opponents.” (Pg.41 Para3)

When I read this part, it made me surprised. I know this sumo's problem which was caused by bout-rigging in 2011, but I have never seen a person who try to analyze clue by using such a statistics. This analysis has persuasive, so I had to convinced the fact again. However, I have been to their training center for sightseeing, and I saw that wrestlers worked hard. Therefore, I want to believe that some wrestlers do clean matches, and I wish the sumo will be improved.

21 questions (Oral-communication 3B)

1. What is your name?
   
2. Where are you from?
   
3. What was your dream in childhood?
   
4. How long have you lived in here?
   
5. Is this first time live in here?
   
6. What is your plan after IECP?
   
7. Why do you chose this plan after IECP?
   
8. Do you want to study same major after IECP
   
9. If you are planning to apply PSU, what are you preparing?
   
10. What is your major?
    
11. Why did you select this major?
    
12. What is the most interesting point in your major?
    
13. What is the current issue in your academic area?
    
14. What do you think about the issue?
    
15. What have you studied in your major?
    
16. So, what kind of point is most interesting in your major?
    
17. What is your foresight in the future in your academic area?
    
18. Who is the most admirable person in your area?
    
19. If you will apply a job in the future, do you want to work in US?
    
20. What kind of vocation do you want to apply?
    
21. What do you feel about difference between your country university
    and PSU?