Tuesday, April 19, 2011

JUSTJHJ 's Diary: Becareful of April 19th and 20th

 Today I have learned about the history of April 19th and 20th from the Law and ethics class of Journalism.

The talking was about something must happened on April 19th and 20th.
I was not totally agreed with this theory, but when I started to research about this, and I heard that an unhappy event today in Emporia, where I live in right now.

Basically, this is the notes historical happened on April 19th, and April 20th is Adolf Hitler's birthday.

Maybe Hitler's birthday is coming in tomorrow? I felt so scared that something happened aournd the world.

Absolutely, there are many bad and good news are going on everyday. But Unfortunately, I realized the back story of Greg Mortenson who is author of  "Three cups of tea" .  Actually, I watched the back story of him today, but the story was on 60 minutes on April 17th.

What a coincident moments the day I heard about the April 19th, 20th stories, the famous book author has been suspected in many questions about his works.

Also, while I am taking care of my assignments I have seen many cops in Emporia are passing by West 6th streets, and then I found a breaking news that Emporian found in dead without knowing the reason for it yet.

Tonight, I am feeling so scared to face with tomorrow but I hope that there will be a good news for tomorrow.!!
And Tonight, I am writing about my feature story on Innerbean cafe in Emporia, Kansas. I hopefully wanted to have creative writing skill for this assignment!! :) This blog will help me to make me as a good writer :)

Good luck for everyday.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Teddy Bear Clinic at Emporia Mall

Teddy Bear Clinic and Health Fair was held on April 16th, Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

This annual event has been shown successful mission, which is educating medical equipments to children and let them have friendly memories with medical tools.

This event had sposored with Newman Regional Health, Emporia Public Library, Local Kiwainis Clubs, and Lyon Country Early Childhood Task Force.


Each child brought their own teddy bears to involve this event, and they got name- tag on their wrest same as their own dolls' wrest. Basically, every experience booth will be like this. Children's doll do first and then children can do withouth fearness. There were an X-RAY booth, which made up with boxes, and children put their own bearn into box. Then the bear got X-RAY sheet which shaped with bear. Or, Nursing studetns from ESU, checked the bear's heart with sthetoscope, and then the children easily let them to check their heartbeat.
Health Promotion major students are explaining the medical instruments to children by showing demonstration with the children's own dolls.

A child is watching the process of X-RAY, the result comes out in sheet of  bear shaped .

Nursing students is checking the heart beat of Rudolph, she looks serious to measure the heart beat.

A teddy bear is being measured the weight.

One child is experiencing to stitching as if the teddy bear is a patient, she got injured  her finger while doing this. But at the end, she successfully accomplished her job professionally. 

Nursing student who volunteered Teddy Bear Clinic today, said "When I checked the bears' heart beat, the kids said: are you really checking the heart beat or just pretending?, so I said  I am checking it!"

There were more many activities; such as, Face Painting, Fire Truck & Ambulance, Safety Education.

Next 15th Teddy Bear Clinic events will be held in every spring, April on Flinthills Mall, and there will be no ticket fee for this.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

International Students in ESU, 2011 Spring

Bee a Busy Hornet, Recycling.

 When I came to America, I really surprised that there are lack of system to re-cycle in U.S.
Most Americans are throwing out their house garbage in one vinyl garbage bag, without sorting with food disposal and other materials; such as, glass, paper, can, etc...

I really want to inform that Americans are need to start their re-cycle habit in their lives.
Compare to Asia countries, American people are unknown with re-cycling benefit. According to Survey in 2010, 61% of Americans are not knowing about re-cycling benefit. Unknowing leads no action.

Here, a group from Theory of Persuastion class in Emporia State Universty presented their own plan to lead people to re-cylce in campus.

This is their main three messages.


1. Raise awareness about the need for recycling on our campus.
2. Support the sorting of food into compost bins in cafeteria
3. Increase participation in aluminum can recycling on campus


<Idea of distributing re-cycling campaign T-shirts.>




They did this presentation on March, 2011 in the class, but I think this is need to be informed people, especially to ESU students and faculties.

Right now, there are re-cycling department exist in ESU campus, but there are no action and lack of advertisement about this department.

President Michael R. Lane written a letter to vice president to urge the re-cycling program in ESU campus. In this letter, October 27th, 2009,  he mentioned that " This committee affords an opportunity to make a unique contribution, not only the University, but to our broader environment as well "

While one of the member of this group, Samantha Norris, interviewed them and said that " the member of re-cycle department asked us to help them to promote this re-cycling campaign in ESU and they would like to get our group's idea"

There are no re-cycle bins in the building of Vissel Hall, King Hall, Roosebelt Hall, and Beach Hall. It costs money to replace it. But if ESU students' effort to re-cycle in campus, this problem could fix while collecting donations to help ESU re-cylcing program.

Studying English with Drama series.



 I have two major in English and Journalism, and I always have been wondering  how to develop English skill, especially listening and speaking.

 Because it is the most important part before  you live in U.S. Now, here is very fun tips to study English effectively.

 My suggestion is Using DVD!!!

Not only you can experience American culture, but also you can see what is real conversation, out of boring text book.
Past over 10 years, most Asian schools have been focusing to teach grammar, vocabulary, and reading skill. However,  right now the most important thing is how much you can communicate with Native speakers. Also it's important that how much are you enjoying to study English to improve your English skill. This method will lead students to try to study hard. That is why this DVD is really good device to improve students' motivation to study English.

Friends: Season 1-10 (40 DVD Box Set) 
First of all, we need to choose what kind of DVD are you going to watch and learn.
There are very interesting drama and movies in America, but you should choose based on family story; such as, "Desperate Housewives", "Friends", "No Ordinary Family", or  "Gossipgirl".
Those are very easy to follow up the story.

 You may want to watch another more exciting stories; for example, "Sex and the City"," Bones", "House","CSI" etc.. However, those series are using very expert words which will not much connect with real life. If you start to know understanding the family drama first, then you may try to watch those criminal or medical drama later.


Second of all, How are you going to watch drama effectively for studying English.
Here is the experience that I have experienced for several years. This is the good way to follow up the story.

 1.Watching drama with subtitle with you own language.


 2. Watching drama with English subtitle.


3. Watching drama without subtitle.


4. Repeat again and again!!!


If you follow this guide, I am sure your speaking and listening skill in English will be better than now and more effective way to communicate with foreigners.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Blog Power

 As you know, we cannot live this society without Internet. It is really hard thing to seperate with you and computer. Absolutely, if you are considering about the third developed countreis' situation this words cannot work for it. However, what i want to say is base on our society, which is manging with economics and people, lives that based on Internet. We cannot ignore internet and other electric devices.

Recently, I learned about the Facebook effect, and I realized that social network; such as,YouTube and Facebook are really important device to PR yourself to the world.

These websites are not only give a spce for entertaining, but also give people opportunity to appeal their own ideas and tips on specific field.

Recently, Blair Fowler had intervew with Teen Vogue magazine.

Blair Fowler and Elle Fowler, who has 58million subscriber from YouTube. They are both have own Blog.
They have been uploading many beauty tutorials for 2 years, They are from Tennessee and moved to Los Angeles, so they could extend their field in Hollywood.


I think this is very important thing for Journalism students, who need to practice to communicate with netizens through the social networks. Basically, we are facing with many information, so not only stay with deliver to inform story but also you can be a speaker who can tell the story to people. Using social network is necessary merit to get a successful Journalism life.





WongFuGroupSmall
Wongfu Producction members, their well made videos has been very popular and now they have their own film production company.


Here is a blogger who made over $50k via blog writing.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

50 anniversary, Human in the space for 108 minutes





There are a lot of special option for today. It is 50th anniversay of Yuri Gagarin's space trip.
He succeeded to trip in the space for 108minutes for the first time in the history of space.

Monday, April 11, 2011

2011 Sleep in a box


Emporia Rescue Mission team had speech in the yard of DIDDE
Catholic Campus Center before start Sleep-in-a- box campaign.

This huge robot made up with boxes, and has a ESU logo in the middle of the chest. This robot made effort to get attention from emporia residents, what ESU students are doing here.
                      


              Have you slept in a box? Here, Emporia State University students were sleeping in the box from April, 8th 4: 30 p.m. to 10th Sunday, 10:30 a.m. This campaign was held to fundraise homeless in Emporia.
There were three main group, AKA, DIDDE STUCO, and CIRCLE K. These group made up their group houses and some students were promoting homeless rescue mission in the corner of ESU campus. They were collecting changes from drivers, most people were very supportive to help this mission.

After a speech from the Emporia Rescue Mission, volunteers followed the leader of ERM, to see how ERM people are living. ERM has located in right next to the kiwik shop on Merchant street. This house is made up with dark yellow paint, and had three floors. The leader of this team had lead volunteers to the first floor, and there was a kitchen and a chapel. They have been provide food for free from local communities and there is a rule in this house. "We have a chapel from 7p.m. to 8p.m. every wedseday. If they miss the chapel time, we kick off the person from this house without any exusion. This is a small promise that they had to keep in mind. We are very strict about this." said  the leader of this house. And then people moved to second floor, there was people's bedrooms which was really old metal 2 layer bed, but people are not complain about that they are comfortable that they have a room for  every night to sleep and have a family in this house while learning about Jesus' love. At the third floor, they were another room for people and the half of the room was used  a gym for the constuctions who has to make up their own strength to be able to work. Everything in this house was pretty much calm and peaceful like the other family  houses. Also the leader mentioned that "We are pretty much calmful and we are haveing peaceful days."

Everything in this campaign could have completed thanks to Emporia people's voulunteers. Every meals were supporting form emporia residents, or stores; such as, Subway, Joshs's fish, and few other donut stores. There were many voulunteers, but the free Subway ticket were given to those who were stay over one night in a sleep in a box. Since the first night of this campaign, had a heavy windy and rainy days, the volunteer had to have a bad days to sleep in a box. In the morning, they were hurry to fix up their box houses and put the vinil cover on the top to protect from another rainy day.


A student who live in Sweet Box, were sleeping in the box in the morning of second day, Saturday 9 a.m.
A house from AKA group, which had been strongly standing for a night, April 9th Saturday morning.

Volunteers for the rescue homeless in Emporia.


This campaign will be held in next spring semester, and for this 2011year, Sleep-in-a-Box raised $2,931.28 for the Emporia Rescue Mission this weekend, and  9,565 pennies left.

-Photo and written by Hyunjeong Jin


Thursday, April 7, 2011

S.O.S from Japan to save 20k hungers for 14days




 Mayor of Minamisoma City in Japan uploaded video on YouTube to ask global volunteer for helping 20,000 residents, who are starving for fourteen days in their house without any grocery shopping under the order of government after tsunami and earthquake.


Netizen on the YouTube, who watched this video, commented about the Japan government's ineffective action which can lead people to hungry. 


One of the netisen, jsrh111210, said that


 "What are they trying to do?
Abandon their own people because they're contaminated?Can't they just move all these people into one area at least. "

"what good does it do to "stay indoors" ?!!!? What an extremely sad situation. If I could help I would!" commented by SpiritGirlSF

Many comments for this video are keep uploading for helping the situation of Japan, and people are very offensive about Japan gorvernment's action, but most comments are more hopeful to fix this problem. 


This video has uploaded on March 26, and The New York Times published about this video on date of April,7,2011. As result, the citizen of Minamisoma city has been passing  twelve days more while waiting support from the world until now.


This is the first lead of The New York Times.
"It was a desperate plea for help, spoken into a small digital camcorder by the mayor of this seemingly forsaken city, and posted on the Internet like a bottle tossed into a digital sea."

 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/07/world/asia/07plea.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=JAPANISE%20CITY&st=cse

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Blooming in Emporia!

                                                  
                           The flowers along with the road to the enter of the house, how pretty little things !
It will remove your stress which you had from the work, and let you have nice and comfortable relax time in home.

 This day, there were many people who was exercising out side. Couple are riding a bicycle around Emporia State University.


Around ESU campus, there is a building is called, The Villas, and the office of The Villas held a party outside. Most residents are made up with ESU students, and they were having a time with summer and exercising, such as swimming, volleyball, and hang around with neighborhood.


There were many chance to see many neighborhood in Emporia. This was the first time for me to see many people outside with the wonderful weather, even the seniors were going out side and had a time with their grand children or their old friends.






                Few days ago from today April 2, 2011, “Emporia in bloom” flag could not prove the spring weather, since it has been chilly and rainy. However, this first Saturday of April, the weather was over 60F, and the sky was so blue and clear without any clouds on it. People could see that spring is coming. Around 9 o’clock, Emporia people woke up early and take care of their own yard and smiling on their face while watching on pretty little flowers on their own yard. Some people wearing short sleeves shirts and pants, walked out with their dogs. Most drivers were wearing shiny sunglasses to protect their eyes from the strong sunshine. For a few days later Emporia will be rainy and cloudy again. It’s time to get out of the house and feel the spring  weather and happy moment with your lovely people.
Photo and writen by Hyunjeong Jin