Class today started with the news of how most of us were way off on grading our own PWTests. If I am the one who graded 12 points over what the other teacher had graded, I was only doing so because I had confidence in myself. ...yes. uh yeah. I pretty much put higher grade than I would usually get.
Rab today talked about nationality. Should it be based on paper or by blood. I have two passports: One Japanese and one American. The way I spend my day, the way I think, I am a lot more Japanese than American. Actually, by the traditional way of looking at it, I am not American at. Plus, do I look like American? no. Is there American blood in me? nope. I am 100 percent Japanese. If nationality is based on paper, am I both Japanese and American at the same time? Maybe yes but it feels weird for some reason. If nationality is considered as a type of way to label someone, I could perceive it without any trouble. But if it involves something deeper, considering traditions and understanding culture, nationality confuses me.
I have to start on the essay.
Today in class I have mentioned that my essay will be about
[cross-cultural-communication in Business. looking at if there is connection between improvement of cross-cultural-communication and economical recovery]
I have to search a lot to find out what I want to focus on.
Because for right now, I only have vague image of my outline.
waaaaa.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
05-28-10
Okay in this class, we had another 3 visitors.
Rab had shared not-so-biased news websites with us. I was too busy writing them down I did not get to check it out so much. I should better go look at them whenever I have time. I was amazed what sentenceworker can do. However, I found it hard to make a decision where its suggestion is correct or not. hm. oh and the criterion? I have forgotten about it till just now. I have to do it.
I was home in Saitama this weekend. I have lost track of time. I mean, when I'm at home I do nothing but lay around. It was a baad idea to come back home this weekend ha.
Rab had shared not-so-biased news websites with us. I was too busy writing them down I did not get to check it out so much. I should better go look at them whenever I have time. I was amazed what sentenceworker can do. However, I found it hard to make a decision where its suggestion is correct or not. hm. oh and the criterion? I have forgotten about it till just now. I have to do it.
I was home in Saitama this weekend. I have lost track of time. I mean, when I'm at home I do nothing but lay around. It was a baad idea to come back home this weekend ha.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
05-26-10
I missed you today, Rab.
I know everyone else did too.
I am sorry that your son and your mother-in-law had to experience such tragdy. I wish for your mother-in-law to recover quickly.
For the replacement of Rab, Sylvan came to teach us. His lecture was interesting. Those videos and how he explained them were all new to me. And somehow, I felt that the class was shorter than usual days. Maybe it felt short because I was interested in his talk so much that I had forgotten about time. Or maybe it felt shorter because we basically did only one thing. Rab's class feels like it is always busy with a lot of things to do. Whenever I think back at what we had done that day, I recall so many things. So many things that we learned that day.
I am not trying to say that either one is better than the other, but I am just saying that uh yeah we missed you Rab.
I know everyone else did too.
I am sorry that your son and your mother-in-law had to experience such tragdy. I wish for your mother-in-law to recover quickly.
For the replacement of Rab, Sylvan came to teach us. His lecture was interesting. Those videos and how he explained them were all new to me. And somehow, I felt that the class was shorter than usual days. Maybe it felt short because I was interested in his talk so much that I had forgotten about time. Or maybe it felt shorter because we basically did only one thing. Rab's class feels like it is always busy with a lot of things to do. Whenever I think back at what we had done that day, I recall so many things. So many things that we learned that day.
I am not trying to say that either one is better than the other, but I am just saying that uh yeah we missed you Rab.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
05-25-10
I practiced P&D today. I had kept repeating to slow down when I speak, so that everyone could understand what I am trying to say. Maybe I thought about it too much. Because when I was being asked some questions, I was reaaally slow on answering it. ha
Later on we got into groups and wrote a paragraph about Rab's bag which were slanted for and against it.
oh by the way, did you know that I am the best student in Rab's class?
Think about it. Have I caused any trouble? I do not think so. Have I talked back to Rab in a rude way? I have not done that either. I am the student who has never slept or interupted his class. You may, however, have a impression on me that I can not wake up in the morning. Let me ask you a question here. Have I ever came into class after Rab has started talking? Think back at the times when all the girls were late to class after swimming. I was always the first one to come back from the PE. I always sat in down in a chair before Rab went out to get his coffie. In another words, I draw a clear line between study and pleasure. As I have not wasted learning time in ICU and will not do so in the future, I am the Rab's best student.
Later on we got into groups and wrote a paragraph about Rab's bag which were slanted for and against it.
oh by the way, did you know that I am the best student in Rab's class?
Think about it. Have I caused any trouble? I do not think so. Have I talked back to Rab in a rude way? I have not done that either. I am the student who has never slept or interupted his class. You may, however, have a impression on me that I can not wake up in the morning. Let me ask you a question here. Have I ever came into class after Rab has started talking? Think back at the times when all the girls were late to class after swimming. I was always the first one to come back from the PE. I always sat in down in a chair before Rab went out to get his coffie. In another words, I draw a clear line between study and pleasure. As I have not wasted learning time in ICU and will not do so in the future, I am the Rab's best student.
Monday, May 24, 2010
05-24-10
We had another P&D practice. My turn did not come yet, so I have to it on the 25th. With my unique acsent that I have, I have hard time trying to get each word out. When I go up the front, however, I tend to speed up. Then, not only the audience would be confused with what I am saying, but my tounge would get all confused with what its doing. So what I have to do first, is to slooooooow down. Itll probably help me not to panic.
It was interesting to hear other people's topic essays. Rab gives us topics that are so big and broad, each students have research questions from different fields.
yay nice weather today :D
It was interesting to hear other people's topic essays. Rab gives us topics that are so big and broad, each students have research questions from different fields.
yay nice weather today :D
Saturday, May 22, 2010
NISBETT - 7th chapter
The end of this chapter,from page 188, caught my attention. I , and probably many other section mates that spent school years abroad, have been thought to be better in math just because I was Asian. Here, he brings up a question, "why do nonlogical Asians tend to do so much better in math and science than Americans?" Than he gives two reasons. First, they never said that Asians have trouble with formal logic. Second, not only Asians have trouble with the way they concern contradictions but Westerners also causes logical errors. If he admit those two, what happends to his satatement on "nonlogical Asians"? We're not "nonlogical" after all then. I thought this part made his previous argument weak suddenly.
Later on that argument, he saids that Asians think that "everyone, under no circumstances and with enough hard work, can learn to do math." On the other hand, "Americans are inclined to believe that skills are qualities you do or don't have." If this is true why do they study? For me, I studied because I knew studying would let me gain skills in understanding and solving problems. Why would anyone study if they do not think that you can not improve your skills? It sounded nonsence to me.
Later on that argument, he saids that Asians think that "everyone, under no circumstances and with enough hard work, can learn to do math." On the other hand, "Americans are inclined to believe that skills are qualities you do or don't have." If this is true why do they study? For me, I studied because I knew studying would let me gain skills in understanding and solving problems. Why would anyone study if they do not think that you can not improve your skills? It sounded nonsence to me.
05-21-10
When Rab tricked us again with the news of a war, I felt stupid for not knowing it. I felt bad about myself for not watching the news. And when Rab told us that he was only joking, I felt stupid again. Because I did watch news the day before. haha. I believed Rab without any suspection that I brainwashed myself to believe that I did not watched TV that night.
All these years I have tried those stereograms and I was unable to see it right. Yes, I knew I was suppose to do the cross-eye when looking at it. Yes, I knew I should look at it as if I was looking the wall behind it. But I could never see what others were seeing. But it was different today. I saw it the frist time in my life. Well it was not popping out, it was curved in. Who cares I saw it :D
I have not decided the Essay topic. I have to try really hard this weekend ahh.
All these years I have tried those stereograms and I was unable to see it right. Yes, I knew I was suppose to do the cross-eye when looking at it. Yes, I knew I should look at it as if I was looking the wall behind it. But I could never see what others were seeing. But it was different today. I saw it the frist time in my life. Well it was not popping out, it was curved in. Who cares I saw it :D
I have not decided the Essay topic. I have to try really hard this weekend ahh.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
05-19-10
I have always been scared of presentations.
In highschool, yes we did have few practices on being confident in front of everyone. However no one really told me how to do this. What Rab had taught us today was something really easy. I am not saying that I managed to speak while I made eye contact to everyone, I sucked at that. But each points Rab had made were easy and everyone has to agree on that. "Good morning""Thank you all for coming"etc.. All I have to do now is get used to that. Now I know what to do and what to practice before hand wherenever I have to give a presentation.
Thank you Yuji for the document.
I will comment on it as soon as I have time.
In highschool, yes we did have few practices on being confident in front of everyone. However no one really told me how to do this. What Rab had taught us today was something really easy. I am not saying that I managed to speak while I made eye contact to everyone, I sucked at that. But each points Rab had made were easy and everyone has to agree on that. "Good morning""Thank you all for coming"etc.. All I have to do now is get used to that. Now I know what to do and what to practice before hand wherenever I have to give a presentation.
Thank you Yuji for the document.
I will comment on it as soon as I have time.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
05-18-2010
What I realized today was that I tend to look down when someone is "angry" with me. I had no clue that Rab was winking to us while he was walking around. I tried to recall what he was doing but I could only remember his voice. That means I automatically closed my eyes on the nonverbal communication.
Well another psychological test that we took today, I was not really impressed by the results. It was interesting. I have to agree on that. Especially Tomoaki's mother. Anyway, on yesterday's test, we actually imagined a color, an animal, water, and a white room to answer those adjectives. However, in today's test, we only drew what Rab had told us to write. As I drawing and thinking about the balanced usage of the paper, I wanted Rab to tell us how may pictures we have to draw on that paper. This means that what had effected my drawing was not how I thought about those things (myself, mother, father,etc) deep down but it was the ideal picture with balanced drawing. So, I think today's test was much less realiable compared to yesterdays'.
Ah Fisher.
Well another psychological test that we took today, I was not really impressed by the results. It was interesting. I have to agree on that. Especially Tomoaki's mother. Anyway, on yesterday's test, we actually imagined a color, an animal, water, and a white room to answer those adjectives. However, in today's test, we only drew what Rab had told us to write. As I drawing and thinking about the balanced usage of the paper, I wanted Rab to tell us how may pictures we have to draw on that paper. This means that what had effected my drawing was not how I thought about those things (myself, mother, father,etc) deep down but it was the ideal picture with balanced drawing. So, I think today's test was much less realiable compared to yesterdays'.
Ah Fisher.
Monday, May 17, 2010
05-15-2010
In today's NP lecture, which started at 10:00, I counted 5 CB students coming in late. And that is only the ones I saw comming in. Ha what a wonderful ELP section we have here :D Oh yes I was few minutes late too sorry.
I was little surprised at how Rab was in hurry today. He always seemed to not care about time but just focus on what he thinks is important and what he wants to talk about. Anyway, first half of the class, I could not come up with words that would fit for the given phrases. It was obvious that I was in little panic for not being able to get the answeres. I mean, you all heard Rab say "Gentleman is a noun, you would want to say gentle". Yes that was me. I could not help it. When I write the word Gentle, -man just automatically follows it.
Latter half was fun like everyone else have said. However, I was not satisfied with the result as much as everyone else did. Especially the one with water, resembling sex and love, I thought it was unreliable. My answer to it was PUDDLE - SAFE DIRTY MUDDY HUMID DARK SHALLOW. haha. What I want to state is that if it was not "water" that was representing "sex and love", I would have had different adjectives. The reason I chose puddle was because I am the type of person who does not want to go near the water. In a puddle you can not drawn. It is safe to be around. haha. I just wanted to mention this because I thought I was the rare case which the object being questioned actually effected the result.
oh the retreat?
I woke up that morning.
Ready to head to school with my stuff being all packed.
But my clock.
Somehow it played a trick on me.
Those hands of the clock was pointing to 10:13
I jumped up and called the school.
And that is how my retreat ended.
I was little surprised at how Rab was in hurry today. He always seemed to not care about time but just focus on what he thinks is important and what he wants to talk about. Anyway, first half of the class, I could not come up with words that would fit for the given phrases. It was obvious that I was in little panic for not being able to get the answeres. I mean, you all heard Rab say "Gentleman is a noun, you would want to say gentle". Yes that was me. I could not help it. When I write the word Gentle, -man just automatically follows it.
Latter half was fun like everyone else have said. However, I was not satisfied with the result as much as everyone else did. Especially the one with water, resembling sex and love, I thought it was unreliable. My answer to it was PUDDLE - SAFE DIRTY MUDDY HUMID DARK SHALLOW. haha. What I want to state is that if it was not "water" that was representing "sex and love", I would have had different adjectives. The reason I chose puddle was because I am the type of person who does not want to go near the water. In a puddle you can not drawn. It is safe to be around. haha. I just wanted to mention this because I thought I was the rare case which the object being questioned actually effected the result.
oh the retreat?
I woke up that morning.
Ready to head to school with my stuff being all packed.
But my clock.
Somehow it played a trick on me.
Those hands of the clock was pointing to 10:13
I jumped up and called the school.
And that is how my retreat ended.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
NISBETT - 6th chapter
I just found it funny when Nisbett repeats "once again" on page 139. one again we can talk about the difference. once again lets talk about Westerners and Easterners.
page- what I picked - according to Nisbett, I am more of a ..
141 - Cow and Grass - Easterner
143 - Group 2 - Westerner
145 ???? (Easterner??)
146 - ( 2 ) - Westerner
147 - ( 2 ) - Westerner
The second pictures, which were flowers, I picked Group 2. This time according to Nisbett, I chose the one which Americans would pick. Because I picked group 2 concerning the straight stem just like Nisbett has explained, I can not understand why someone would pick group 1. In the book, Nisbett just says that the target object resemble group 1 more and that it is easy to see why Koreans would pick group 1. However I can not see how the target and group 1 share the family resemblance.
Anyway, I did the questions myself as I read the book. It turned out that I have more westerner charactoristics than easterner's. This was surprising because I grew up in Japan. Even when I was in United States, I always thought I had different ways of interpretting things. Well I could be wrong on that. Maybe strong image of myself being Asian made me feel that way. However, when I looked at the persentage of result on those questions, the way Nisbett interpreted the tendency sounds unreliable. For example, the question with flowers says that Koreans chose Group 1 60 % of the times. 60 %. If the question was asked to a another group of Korean, that persentage could go other way around. 60 % is too close to 50%, which tells us that it could go whichever way, depending on who you ask.
page- what I picked - according to Nisbett, I am more of a ..
141 - Cow and Grass - Easterner
143 - Group 2 - Westerner
145 ???? (Easterner??)
146 - ( 2 ) - Westerner
147 - ( 2 ) - Westerner
The second pictures, which were flowers, I picked Group 2. This time according to Nisbett, I chose the one which Americans would pick. Because I picked group 2 concerning the straight stem just like Nisbett has explained, I can not understand why someone would pick group 1. In the book, Nisbett just says that the target object resemble group 1 more and that it is easy to see why Koreans would pick group 1. However I can not see how the target and group 1 share the family resemblance.
Anyway, I did the questions myself as I read the book. It turned out that I have more westerner charactoristics than easterner's. This was surprising because I grew up in Japan. Even when I was in United States, I always thought I had different ways of interpretting things. Well I could be wrong on that. Maybe strong image of myself being Asian made me feel that way. However, when I looked at the persentage of result on those questions, the way Nisbett interpreted the tendency sounds unreliable. For example, the question with flowers says that Koreans chose Group 1 60 % of the times. 60 %. If the question was asked to a another group of Korean, that persentage could go other way around. 60 % is too close to 50%, which tells us that it could go whichever way, depending on who you ask.
Friday, May 14, 2010
NISBETT - 5th chapter
Reading the 5th chapter, I think i have found one of the fallacies being made. "Non sequitur"-"linking two or more ideas that in face have no logical connection."
On page120, it happends. Nisbett explains about the resault he has found by asking Koreans and Americans about personality and situation. He discribes that "Koreans thought that personalities are more subject to change the Americans did." Watch closely to what happends next. He connects the that fact to their traditional way of fiewing the world. Western regarding the world as static and Eastern regarding as constantly changing.
I do not see how their view on personality can directly connect to how they view the world. There is not enough explaining of how those two connects. That idea suddenly appears in the paragraph and left without being treated as an issue.
I think everyone is halfway back to ICU by now.
I have so many things to regret.
But it is too late now.
Im looking forward to hear what all happend over there :D
On page120, it happends. Nisbett explains about the resault he has found by asking Koreans and Americans about personality and situation. He discribes that "Koreans thought that personalities are more subject to change the Americans did." Watch closely to what happends next. He connects the that fact to their traditional way of fiewing the world. Western regarding the world as static and Eastern regarding as constantly changing.
I do not see how their view on personality can directly connect to how they view the world. There is not enough explaining of how those two connects. That idea suddenly appears in the paragraph and left without being treated as an issue.
I think everyone is halfway back to ICU by now.
I have so many things to regret.
But it is too late now.
Im looking forward to hear what all happend over there :D
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
05-12-10
When Rab said he was only joking after mentioning that the monbukagakushou lady came to see the laziest people alive, I only thought he latter half of it was joke. I did not think monbukagakushou was a joke too.
We used Little Brown Hand book again. Remembering all those labels of why written statements were wrong, would make me fall asleep. I have to make sure I understand them and be able to tell the difference. The news article we used to discuss in the group was interesting. It was interesting because topic was not special but rather ordinary. I have read those kind of articles and heard those types of arguments and never thought deeply enough to realize that it was a red herring.
We used Little Brown Hand book again. Remembering all those labels of why written statements were wrong, would make me fall asleep. I have to make sure I understand them and be able to tell the difference. The news article we used to discuss in the group was interesting. It was interesting because topic was not special but rather ordinary. I have read those kind of articles and heard those types of arguments and never thought deeply enough to realize that it was a red herring.
05-11-10
Howdie yall. Its time for posting a blog!
Today's class was intresting then the usual classes. Of course, the main reason was because that lady from Monbukagakushou had joined with us for the day. There were not much difference but I believe everyone was working and concentrating to the class slightly harder then the other days. Even Rab seemed to be exicted to have a visitor in our class. I was afraid of that lady but I think it was a nice stimulation for us.
Anyway, todays discussion felt like we were solving a puzzle, which was interesting. Although I could not get the answer by myself for most of them, It made me give "ahhh"s and "ohhh"s when Rab explained it to us. Especially when I heard the reason why women who are Muslim has to cover their whole body, I felt like I had a light bulb turning on above my head.
Oh if any of you go to Guutara with CB students,
say that you belong to a group named "CB"
when Miki Tomoya Naoko and I went there today,
they told us that we would get discounts if we collect enough points.
I think all you have to do is tell them that you are one of the "CB"
and they will keep up the points for us.
Today's class was intresting then the usual classes. Of course, the main reason was because that lady from Monbukagakushou had joined with us for the day. There were not much difference but I believe everyone was working and concentrating to the class slightly harder then the other days. Even Rab seemed to be exicted to have a visitor in our class. I was afraid of that lady but I think it was a nice stimulation for us.
Anyway, todays discussion felt like we were solving a puzzle, which was interesting. Although I could not get the answer by myself for most of them, It made me give "ahhh"s and "ohhh"s when Rab explained it to us. Especially when I heard the reason why women who are Muslim has to cover their whole body, I felt like I had a light bulb turning on above my head.
Oh if any of you go to Guutara with CB students,
say that you belong to a group named "CB"
when Miki Tomoya Naoko and I went there today,
they told us that we would get discounts if we collect enough points.
I think all you have to do is tell them that you are one of the "CB"
and they will keep up the points for us.
Monday, May 10, 2010
05-10-10
Another sentence was written on the board for us to find assuptions today. The last assumption, the most important one as Rab said, I could not find myself. The first time Rab explained to us that we should not include assumptions in our thesis statement, I thought it was impossible. Every ideas or suggestion would include assumptions. I baiscally had given up on try to think of a thesis statement that has no assumptions. However, I learned today that some assumptions are valid depending on the reader. Now it is understandable and I can try to avoid invalid assumptions. And evidence. And opening sentence. And uh conclusion. And uhhh.
I regret leaving LBH at in my room today.
I will read them tonight.
I regret leaving LBH at in my room today.
I will read them tonight.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
NISBETT - 4th chapter
The impression that this book talks about differences between eastern and western repeatedly has not changed yet. Indeed that is the topic of this book, but I felt like I was reading the samething over and over. However, 4th chapter interested me more compared to the first 2 chapters. I hope it will get interesting as we read to the end. If so, I would have enough vitality to read the first part of the book agian.
The reason this book seems more appeal to me is those data and researches Nisbett uses to convince the reader. It had caught my eye first at the end of chapter 3. I looked in the back of the book and found where the sourse was. I would like to check on "A cross-linguistic study of early word meaning" by Imai and Genter as soon as I get a chance. Anyway, in chapter 4, the strategies used to find the tendency of eastern and western was interesting. Maybe they are standerd way of investigating, but it was new to me. However, I was wondering if those results of showing the pictures actually connect to the fact that Japanese pay more attention to environment than Americans. I am not trying to say that Japanese do not pay attention, but it seems like a different thing when it is in a picture and it is in a real life. After watching those video of protesting and discussion on why Japanese do not protest, I get the impression of westerners taking action concerning their enviroment but not Japanese.
The reason this book seems more appeal to me is those data and researches Nisbett uses to convince the reader. It had caught my eye first at the end of chapter 3. I looked in the back of the book and found where the sourse was. I would like to check on "A cross-linguistic study of early word meaning" by Imai and Genter as soon as I get a chance. Anyway, in chapter 4, the strategies used to find the tendency of eastern and western was interesting. Maybe they are standerd way of investigating, but it was new to me. However, I was wondering if those results of showing the pictures actually connect to the fact that Japanese pay more attention to environment than Americans. I am not trying to say that Japanese do not pay attention, but it seems like a different thing when it is in a picture and it is in a real life. After watching those video of protesting and discussion on why Japanese do not protest, I get the impression of westerners taking action concerning their enviroment but not Japanese.
05-07-2010
wow wow wow.
hey hey hey.
what the #('&$'"# are you doing.
the whole time I was watching that video, those words and sentence went around my head repeatedly. I know I have said before that I would be too much of a chicken to stand up for anything. Well, with all those vidoes Rab lets us watch, I think I am starting to think differently. Just look at them. I thought police were suppose to protect citizens. Maybe it was just me, I had the wrong idea about police. Nah nah. That is just crazy. What surprised me the most was that those police were harming the protesters like it was a matter of course.
well PWT practice was uh yeah interesting.
I will be ready bye the 21st PWT.
hey hey hey.
what the #('&$'"# are you doing.
the whole time I was watching that video, those words and sentence went around my head repeatedly. I know I have said before that I would be too much of a chicken to stand up for anything. Well, with all those vidoes Rab lets us watch, I think I am starting to think differently. Just look at them. I thought police were suppose to protect citizens. Maybe it was just me, I had the wrong idea about police. Nah nah. That is just crazy. What surprised me the most was that those police were harming the protesters like it was a matter of course.
well PWT practice was uh yeah interesting.
I will be ready bye the 21st PWT.
Monday, May 3, 2010
NISBETT - 3rd chapter
okay I'm falling behind a little. gotta catch up.
Chapter 3 had me concentrated on the reading better than 1st and 2nd chapter did. However, I feel like I'm being too critical when I read this book. Everytime Nisbett expalins about how Asians are or how Asians think, I go "phss yeah right". I read with disbelief, and I do that with no reason to it. Maybe it's similar to the situation where you make fun of what you own but you get mad if someone else makes fun of it. Do you know what I'm talking about? For example, a guy would be talking about his girl. He would complain how she doen't cook, how she makes him do everything, and that she is spoiled girl. However, when his friend explains that girl to another person just like he did, he would say "you're not allowed to say those stuff about her!". Yeah. Then, you'll know he was just NOROKEing. Okay I got off topic, but its just like that when Nisbett talks about Asia. I sometimes do say that asian people concern more about what other people think, and what their position are in a group. But when Nisbett talks, who is 100 percent a westerner and has evidences on asia only from polls he took from asian, I just want to say "you dont know enough about Asia to talk like that". hm.
well okay chapter 3. ha. Nisbett compares how Asia and Westerners today concern about independence and interdependence. From the sub-title (or however you call them) that saids "The Non-Westeern Self" on page 48, we can easily tell that Nisbett is comparing Asia to Western, and not the other way around. Western is a standard for him. He gives a lot of examples situation to explain about Asia. But it made me laugh when he said "Japanese weren't being masochistic". (p56) After reading his repeated explanation about how Asians are, who would think that the reason hard work of Japanese after failure is their masochistic behaivor? I do not think he need to add that sentence.
Chapter 3 had me concentrated on the reading better than 1st and 2nd chapter did. However, I feel like I'm being too critical when I read this book. Everytime Nisbett expalins about how Asians are or how Asians think, I go "phss yeah right". I read with disbelief, and I do that with no reason to it. Maybe it's similar to the situation where you make fun of what you own but you get mad if someone else makes fun of it. Do you know what I'm talking about? For example, a guy would be talking about his girl. He would complain how she doen't cook, how she makes him do everything, and that she is spoiled girl. However, when his friend explains that girl to another person just like he did, he would say "you're not allowed to say those stuff about her!". Yeah. Then, you'll know he was just NOROKEing. Okay I got off topic, but its just like that when Nisbett talks about Asia. I sometimes do say that asian people concern more about what other people think, and what their position are in a group. But when Nisbett talks, who is 100 percent a westerner and has evidences on asia only from polls he took from asian, I just want to say "you dont know enough about Asia to talk like that". hm.
well okay chapter 3. ha. Nisbett compares how Asia and Westerners today concern about independence and interdependence. From the sub-title (or however you call them) that saids "The Non-Westeern Self" on page 48, we can easily tell that Nisbett is comparing Asia to Western, and not the other way around. Western is a standard for him. He gives a lot of examples situation to explain about Asia. But it made me laugh when he said "Japanese weren't being masochistic". (p56) After reading his repeated explanation about how Asians are, who would think that the reason hard work of Japanese after failure is their masochistic behaivor? I do not think he need to add that sentence.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
04-30-2010
Essay. Essay. Essay.
Editing section-mates' essay and working on my own, I got reaaaally tired of it. Yes I went crazy. I want to say thanx to those of you that didnt just ignore me when I started jumping around. Some even fooled around with me too. Especially Fumika, haha thanks.
Would you do this or that this or that.
I didnt raise my hand to any of the question Rab had asked us. I just cant imagine myself actually standing up for the rights, knowing that I would get hurt in some way. I would like to believe that I will do something if the government changed the law and we all had to join army. But thinking about facing death when protesting, I might be too much of a chicken to be fighting for myself. hm. This is something sad to admit but I know how I am. hm.
Editing section-mates' essay and working on my own, I got reaaaally tired of it. Yes I went crazy. I want to say thanx to those of you that didnt just ignore me when I started jumping around. Some even fooled around with me too. Especially Fumika, haha thanks.
Would you do this or that this or that.
I didnt raise my hand to any of the question Rab had asked us. I just cant imagine myself actually standing up for the rights, knowing that I would get hurt in some way. I would like to believe that I will do something if the government changed the law and we all had to join army. But thinking about facing death when protesting, I might be too much of a chicken to be fighting for myself. hm. This is something sad to admit but I know how I am. hm.
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