Friday, May 20, 2011

Amazing Grace






Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come;
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
and Grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me.
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
When we've been here ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we've first begun.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.


Wednesday, May 18, 2011

#1: Self-Introduction (revise)

I'm Sarah. In my life, I like to enjoy the moment. Sometimes, I like to read books, listen to music, watch the movie, go travel and enjoy foods. In short term, I will practice my writing skill and second language Japanese. I expect I own able to promote language ability. Welcome to my blogger. As you can see some learning English tools and sharing.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Sonnet 73 William Shakespeare

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.



from William Shakespeare

#8:Personal comment about OCW


    The MIT open courseware is a free online ware. You can get what you need in this website. The website courses are useful and convenient; therefore it let us get more resources. It can help us achieve we own target. In addition, it has some exercise and exam for us to do. In fact, it is a good teaching websites, and able to share others. In teaching part, it has free radio, notes, teaching method, teaching tools and so on. It is free offer some resources, and let us understand knowledge. It increase internet teaching learning and promote we learn effect. However, we able to learn on online and save time go to cream school. As the same get more learn courses.

    In MIT website, you can download video, review and review course. To me, I select about foreign languages and literatures course. It call “Visualizing Cultures.” This course offers an amazing collection of images and commentary about Commodore Perry and the opening of Japan. Visualizing Cultures looks at "cultures" in the broadest sense, including cultures of war, racism, nationalism, propaganda and atrocity. Moreover, I able to understand cultures easily. Culture describe history process.

    Although, MIT are convenient and useful website. It is solve some people question and help user able to free learning. Not only courses is abundant but also many video and exerciese supply everyone learning. The important is to learn English online is a joyful. You will get more experience and learned property. 

Friday, May 6, 2011

#7:BBC Learning English ( Ask a question)

Message1. by Sarah
Hello,
I have a question about the difference between of scene and site?
ex: Until 1972, all efforts by the two nations to curb the nuclear-arms race had foundered on one point: US insistence on the right to make on-site inspections of the Soviet strategic arsenal and Russia's refusal.

( From BBC teacher)

A 'site' is a specific place. This could be the site occupied by a building, or something much larger or smaller.

The word 'scene' is used to mean 'location'. In this sense it is not the place, but the location where some event takes place.

For example, in the theatre the actors 'act' on the stage. The stage is the 'site' where the 'scene' takes place. The stage is the location of the scene.

In other contexts, the 'scene' is the general location of the action or event - this may be restricted to only part of any specific 'site'. For example, if someone is murdered in the bedroom of their home the 'site' of the murder is the bedroom - but the 'scene' of the crime will probably be considered to be much larger by the police. They will define a much larger area as the 'scene of the crime' because they want to include all the area that could contain 'clues'. The scene could be the whole house, its garden and any other buildings, and an area around the house.

The point being made in your example text is that the US insists on actually going to the 'site' to make the inspection. There cannot be an inspection of, for example, documents relating to activity at the site, or remote sensing of the site. Going to the site means, of course, going into the country - and in the 70s there was simply too much suspicion of the 'real' motive.

In my option, the BBC  is good website, I able to solve my English question.
To me,  post on some question, the bbc teacher give meaning and example.
It's convenient and helpful.