Vacation

My favorite vacation activity is a camping in the forest. Almost every weekend I go camping with my friends or family because I think this is more interesting and effective rest than others. While camping we stay in a tent or Mongolian traditional home and cook a meal, especially barbeque on the fire and feel beautiful nature. If we stay at near the coast of river, I like to listen to the sound of the river while looking at the sky because at this time, I almost forget all my stresses and just I feel like I am a free bird and imagine of flying. Also, in the night everyone enjoys camping, like sitting around a camp fire and telling funny stories. In summer, I prefer to go to the forest and river, but in winter, I always go to the mountain to ski or play with new snow. After camping, I really feel tired and sleep like a baby, but it does not mean bad; that means I just throw away all my stresses and next day of camping I feel fresh. We call it “hit by wind.” That’s why this is my favorite vacation.

Being alone

Mostly, I don’t have a time to be alone or enjoy my free time because I have been pretty busy since I was in high school, especially in medical university. When I have a free time, I like to hang out with my friends and my family. However, sometimes I really want to be alone when I am extremely tired or I want to be by myself. During this time, I do everything whatever I want to do, because no one tells me what I have to do. If I want to be alone, I prefer to stay at home all days and watch my favorite movies and eat snacks without carrying how much calories they contain. Actually, I like making an off day in rainy or cold day, even though I have a work, I really do not like to go out and just stay on the bed all days. I think it is good relaxing. Also, another reason of being alone is I have a time to think about me, such as what I did, what I need to do next because sometimes I can not know do I do right or wrong. On the other hand, I think how to care my family and friends by surprising them suddenly. When I am busy, I truly can not care them, and they always complain about I do not have a time to hang out with them and help them. Maybe that sound seems as I am selfish, but that time is very important moment to successfully complete my education. Even though being alone is good time to be by myself, I really can not be alone for a long time, because we are social animal and always want to be with someone.

FE #5

Election

The American presidential election has just finished and almost all of the Americans are satisfied with the result because they were waiting for a new president who could change unsuccessful economics, politics and stop the war. I read tons of information about the American election and candidates in the class. In the beginning I had no idea about that and I did not understand what was going on, because the American president election seemed to me pretty complicated and it took long time, about 21 months of campaigning. Moreover, the rules of election are a little bit different from my country’s president election. After the result, when people knew who won, most all people in Carbondale went to out and celebrated. Gathering and celebrating was not only in Carbondale, also a half million people gathered in Chicago to see Obama’s speech. That moment was very exciting, even though it was not my business, because the American people were very proud their nationality, and they were an extremely optimistic. In my personality I really like Obama; that’s why I am happy for him. Also, I’m pretty glad to see the big historical event in America. 

My dream of charity

If someone asks what my dream is, I can tell them my imagination or anything about my future and goal. I have had being a big dream since I was child – helping poor children in my country. When I was child I saw some children living like a dog, maybe worst than some of dogs. Also, the children who are suffered by poverty are not only in my country but also around the world. I really want to help them as much as I can. I know it is not easy to do it but doing or making a real is better than just dreaming. However helping means not supply them with food and clothes just couple times; that means to lead them to nice future and prevent from new homeless children. For doing it, I have to obtain good education through studying abroad and to find a way which is more useful for helping them and I have to be strong to cope with many problems. Moreover, I can not do it by myself so I need a help from other people who has same opinion as me and government. In contrast, I am afraid of giving up my dream because of any reasons, such as sometimes when I have a problem, I think that if I can not help to myself, how will I help to other people. Also, I am not rich, so I will be probably faced with money problem. However when I see like kind of children, I really want to help them because it is not their wrong; they did not choose that kind of life. My dream is every child in the world is happy with their parents, if it is possible…

We can solve a problem

Summary and Response #2

In “Fishermen go after protected sea lions” the author talks about competitions between sea lions and salmon; and that between fishermen and sea lions, because the fishermen are upset that sea lions feast on salmon at the Dam at the Columbia River. For this reason, some fishermen have shot the protected sea lions and some of the fishermen have already been fined because of the shooting. According to the article, the impatient fishermen are extremely disappointed in the sea lions and they think that the declining of salmon growth is dependent on them. However, A small percent of sea lion’s population eat just a small percent of salmon, which is hooked by fishermen at the Dam. So, we can understand that sea lions are not a serious reason for depletion of salmon.

There is a very interesting question to point out that if sea lions endanger to the salmon, why have they coexisted for thousands of years? Also, why were the salmon populations reduced haphazardly after the dam was built? According to the questions, all sea lions do not have to be responsible for these dead salmon. In truth, the construction of dams were a serious reason for depleting the salmon population, because the habitat of salmon were changed by the dams, and the salmon reservoirs behind the dams attract sea lions. The first consequence of dams is that the salmon have lost their habitat and they have started to spawn in waters closer to sea. For this reason, more than a half percent of baby salmon die. The second negative consequence is that dams inspire to the sea lions to feast on the salmon.

There are two agreements to solve that problem, which is how to save the sea lion and the salmon. Some people agree that they should kill small percent of sea lion population for keeping a balance between the sea lion and the salmon, because they think that the sea lions are responsible for salmon deaths. On the other side, some people totally disagree with that opinion because they think those dams are leading to salmon deaths. In my view, the solution of that problem is to eliminate the dams in the Snake River. If those dams can be eliminated, the salmon will have their habitat restored and they will come back. Also, it probably can reduce the salmon baby’s deaths. Another advantage of eliminating the dams is that the risk of salmon deaths would be reduced, when they pass through the dams.

In conclusion, that problem is very complicated to solve, because the problem is a kind of cycle connection among the involved parties. That means, the protected sea lions feast on the protected salmon, and for this reason the protected sea lion is endangered by fishermen, who hook the salmon to supply their living. Therefore, if experts of the protection act do not want to kill the sea lions; and on the other hand the fishermen want to prevent the extinction of salmon, they should focus on eliminating those dams. That solution will probably work for all of them.

 Reference:

Frazier, J. ( 2007). Fisherman go after protected sea lions. USA TODAY. Retrieved October 29, 2008, from http:// usatoday.printtis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=F

 

The haunted barn

 Last week, CESL had a trip and it was postponed because of bad weather. However, after canceling the trip, the weather was very nice and everyone who planned to go was upset. For me, i really do not want to stay at home on such an interesting day, and i went to the haunted barn, because some of my friends said "it is very interesting." That barn is in Marion, and actually, it was very funny more than scary. I have never been in a scary place, even though i know a similar kind of place in my hometown. I thought i would cry because of being scared, but I almost cried because of teasing my friends. After that we went to the Pinch and i met with my friends and they wore costume. I had a very hard time recognizing them because they really could change their appearance. At this, i felt it was somewhat strange situation, because most people were drunk and they were really emotional. That's why i felt that place and stayed at my place. Next day, I heard about some people who always destroyed something and made a problem on this day in Carbondale.

Halloween

Today is Halloween day and I had a CESL party in Faner. Actually, the Halloween day started last week and I have really enjoyed it because I celebrated the Halloween day first time in America. In my country we also celebrate the Halloween day, therefore I am familiar with it. However, I have noticed some differences between American Halloween day and Mongolian Halloween day. In America, that day is very popular and people are very exiting to wear a costume because that day is a big chance of being who you are and who or what you want to be. I think the American girls like dressing up very sexy and guys binge on drinking an alcohol. That’s why some bars are closed in the Halloween day in Carbondale because a binge drinking leads to violent crime, especially when no one can know who they are. Also, according to the tradition of the Halloween day, children knock the door and take a candy corn and chocolate home to home. I think that is very dangerous for their health because a blood sugar will be increased by tons of candy and chocolate. Maybe, it is one of the reasons of more than half population of Americans has a high blood sugar, because it inspires children to eat a lot of sugar. The most interesting thing of Halloween is a pumpkin and almost everyone or every family carves the pumpkin, whatever they want. In my country, we do not carve the pumpkin and we do not dress up like Americans. In Halloween day, we always make a joke with our friends by giving them a scare and we go to the party or disco bar. Also, we have a Mascara party. If I want to go to that party, I must to dress up like the 13-16th century ladies dress and wear very nice mask. The Mascara party is very elegant and luxury, because it always organizes in most expensive palace and famous people participate. Anyway, it does not matter how to celebrate the Halloween day; I am just wondering why people celebrate the dead day.