Drop-undead gorgeous

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#13
Date: 01/02/2009
From: Guardian

Drop-undead gorgeous
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/nov/16/twilight-essential-facts)

My Reactions:
This article talked about the introduction of the movie, “Twilight”. And recently my friend and I went to see that movie. It was a story about love between a vampire and a human girl, and the difficulties vampires and human beings would encounter when they wanted to be together. As a vampire, he had to protect his lover from other vampires’ attacks and he himself should tolerate his inner desire to suck his lover’s blood.

I think it is a cool film because without denying, the actor is so handsome and so charming. This movie makes girls all over the world be crazy, according to many English magazines. Because I was crazy about this movie, I read many reports related to it. And every of the reports all said the actor of the movie made the girls who had seen the movie fall in love with him. Now, the actor became so popular overnight just for acting as an affective vampire, and the result was he made every girl love him. He was even elected as the sexiest man of 2008.

In the movie, he just acted as a prince, so gentle, charming, considerate and handsome. Every girl thought him their prince charming. Many girls said on the magazines, “I would love to let him bite me!”Actually, when I finished seeing the movie, I also didn’t care if he bit me and wanted to be a vampire just as he was, so that we could be together forever. However, it was impossible. Alas! (268 words)

Junk Food County

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#12
Date: 12/26/2008
From: Newsweek

Junk Food County
(http://www.newsweek.com/id/76929)

My Reactions:
I think people may prefer to junk food rather than any other things, because they cannot get enough vegetables and fruit from the groceries near to their house. Because the junk food is sold everywhere and is also easy to get from any store, people will buy it if the vegetables and fruit are not available. I think it is a big problem and is needed to be solved as soon as possible. If people cannot get enough nutrition it may do damage to them, especially to the children. Only let children get enough nutrition can them grow up healthily. So, the adults should make good models to their children, not eating junk food and getting some healthy food to the children.

Speaking of junk food, it makes think of my daily life. Because I moved out of our house, I start to learn how to take care of my body. I think it’s hard for me to adapt living by myself because I have to notice what food to eat will benefit my body and always care about whether my ingestion of vegetables and fruit enough or not. Before, I didn’t have to worry about it. But now, I live alone outside so I have to notice what I eat every day. Maybe we cannot just eat some cookies or deserts for meals anymore. I need to pay more attention to my health because my parents said my complexion was not that good as before.(262 words)

Researchers put a microscope on food allergies

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#11
Date: 12/19/2008
From: International Herald Tribune

Researchers put a microscope on food allergies
(http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/09/healthscience/09allergies.php)

My Reactions:
Scientists nowadays still cannot get a clear picture about why people become allergic to something easily recently. The number of the people being allergic to something gets more and more. However, doctors don’t have the answer why it happens.

People nowadays seem more vulnerable to some normal things, such some kinds of fruits and nuts. And even lipstick can make a baby becoming allergic to it. It is horrible. Something we originally thought they had nothing to do with the allergy but now becoming to have much to do with the allergy. Why it happens? Everybody wants to know the answer.

People now are trying hard to find out why people get allergic so easily. They also did some tests and researches, just wanting to know the reason. If they really understand the secrets of allergy, they can help lots of people around the world. People in the world all are eager to get rid of allergy as soon as possible, because allergy really keeps annoying people for a very long time. If someone can save us from allergy, people will appreciate him so much.

I also have allergy. I am allergic to dust. Every time I go to some places with dirty air, I will feel mu nose itchy and have a running nose. It’s so uncomfortable and annoying. I hope the scientists will soon invent some special medicine to heal my allergy. (257 words)

New study tracks the transmissibility of happiness

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#10
Date: 12/12/2008
From: International Herald Tribune

New study tracks the transmissibility of happiness
(http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/04/healthscience/happy.php)

My Reactions:
After I read this article, I knew that one’s happy or not is not all about himself or herself. If people around him don’t be in good mood, he will maybe be influenced by them. So, it’s not the personal business to decide whether you are happy or not. Instead, a person’s happiness has much to do with others, or even some one he don’t know.

Teachers or books always tell us, “Only you can decide to be happy or not.” However, the research told us one’s happiness depends on many people. So, if our friends’ friends feel happy, we will be happy? And the answer is “Maybe”. Much to my surprise is that we may be influenced by people we don’t know. It’s so weird! I never met those people, but they had much to do with my mood and even influenced my life. So, happiness is not a personal thing.

So, after we read this article, we know if we want to help people, the easiest way is to make yourself happy. Because of if you are happy, your happiness can be spread by friends around you to your friends’ friends. And many people will be happy just because of you. And instead, if you feel unhappy, your bad mood will also influence other people’s mood. To make people and yourself feel fine, all you have to do is always be happy. This behavior not only help yourself, but also help others.(266 words)