Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#3
Date: 04/10/2009

My Reactions:
Every time I think about the Muslims, I always consider them very conservative and follow their guidelines very strictly. After the outbreak of 9/11, what the make me feel is only outrage, violence and clue. From 9/11 on, many people think upon the Muslims as irrational people, and are afraid of having connections with them, for people are scared to be killed by them.

However, there are some new ideas issued by another different group of the Muslims. They use softer and gentler way to teach the next generation to understand and decipher the Koran in another different aspect, which is also one part of the soft revolution. The soft revolution also promotes women’s right. In the ancient times, women did not have their own rights, and they were thought as one part of the men. With the soft revolution, women are taught to fight for their own rights, their own goals of lives.

I think it is very good to see the Muslims’ changes because what they have done before was unbearable. Some Muslims are taught to use the vigorous means to honor their god, such as killing innocent people of the enemy country but also killing themselves at the same time, which is wrong. However, there are still lots of blind people who are encouraged to do such stupid behaviors by some vigorous activists. I think it’s time that someone has to stand up and tells the Muslims what is wrong and right, or they will keep making our world and lives in great unknown danger. Good changes in the Muslim world are what people all over the world would like to see.(285 words)

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#2
Date: 03/27/2009

My Reactions:
I have heard some news about this kind of very cheap cars. I think it is a good idea to think up manufacturing cheaper cars for people. For most people, they would prefer having cars of their own, rather than riding motorcycles or taking massive transportations to work, for driving cars is safer and more convenient. However, generally speaking, cars are not some kinds of cheap stuffs in most people’s recognitions. Instead, people have to save their money for a very long time, and maybe they also have to borrow a large amount of money from banks; what causes the situations happening is due to the high price of cars. However, with the birth of the new kind of cheap cars, almost every person can afford one car. It not only helps the people, but also helps the economics of the country.

With some many advantages of this kind of car, the most appealing reason for why people want to buy is its low price. However, some people think the cars are so cheap that there may be something with them. People think cars cannot be with good qualities but with such low prices. They also think this kind of car is not safer, for its low price and very small size. However, they are just people’s speculations, and all we can do now is to wait until the day the car start to be sold.

If the car is really with so many advantages and cheap and safe, I also want one, too!(264 words)

Name: Jane Liu (49712038)
Reaction Article#1
Date: 03/013/2009

My Reactions:
Almost every person knows that drink too much alcohol will do harm to one’s body, but still there are lots of people keeping drinking excessively. So now, some people think up a way to recommend people not to drink that much, but drink responsibly.

Through the suggestions printed on almost everywhere people might see, they want to influence those who drink too much little by little. With gentler and kinder tone, maybe people who drink too much will feel more comfortable to see the cautious signs and furthermore, follow by the guidelines.

I think it is a good idea to ask people not to drink excessively in a kinder way, because sometimes people will not want to listen to others’ advice if they are forced to. The tone of these signs is just like a teacher reminding the students to do something or not to do. As for me, I also don’t like others ask me to do something in a forcible tone. Instead, if people want me to do them a favor in a gentle tone, I think I would love to help them out. People always prefer to be treated politely and kindly.

However, I also wonder if the signs can really work. Because many people will not notice what was written on the bottles of alcohol, they just drink them over and throw the bottles away. I think few people will truly keep the cautious signs in mind. In my opinion, I think although it is a good idea to use the different way to recommend people not to drink too much, the result might not be so good as we considered initially.(286 words)