W7: New law about banishing Homeless

After observing a new law that is recently adopted in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Peter Carlisle by signing a bill that try to remove tents and other large objects that block city sidewalks in Honolulu during daytime. However, it may take up to a year for police to enforce the law actually. It is necessary to make a low for it because the city needs to define clearly the pedestrian use zones. Police officers also need to enforce the law to those homeless people who store their personal items on the sidewalk.

 This new law will be executed a block-by-block, and it based on priority, such as those with most complaints or some areas that were heavily used by pedestrians, according to government’s city estimates, it will clean about 25 blocks in the first year costing about $244,000. Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi, who introduced the bill, said she doesn't think enforcement is an issue, nor that markings need to be on every block.

 I think that the government should have a considered and integrated plan for the homeless, not just banish them from one place to another.

1) Sidewalk (path): Noun. A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road.

   Ex. Some homeless people sleep on the sidewalk.

2) Enforce (force): Verb. To make sure that people obey a particular law or rule.

   Ex. It is the job of the police to enforce the law.

3) Block (street): A group of buildings with streets on all sides.

   Ex. There is a good restaurant on next block.

4) Pedestrian (walker): Noun. A person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle.

   Ex. Hawaii is one of the highest pedestrian accidents states in the U.S.

5) Regulation (rule): Noun. An official rule made by a government or some other authority.

   Ex. There are too many rules and regulations.

W7: the grave problems of solar storm

           In most recent, scientists are trying their best to prevent impacts of solar storms. It is the first time that scientists predict that it is possible for a solar storm to hit our planet, just like how hurricanes can hit a coastline. From the warning, it allows airlines to switch their communication systems, so it will not be affected by the solar storm.
          However, some experts put the prediction of solar storms in question because this is their first prediction about the solar storm’s impact to our planet. One of the scientists, Baker said that the sun is entering another period of solar maximum, and it is expected to have the highest activity in 2013, and the activity matters on Earth because when the sun send out huge sheets of solar wind it can disrupt the magnetic field surrounding our planet. Even though, the solar storms may disrupt everything from GPS to airline communication, and the disturbances can be very costly and dangerous that airlines may need to reroute flights to avoid disconnection from communication between the plane and tower. On the other hand, these disturbances create beautiful auroras above the sky of the North and South Poles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45589793/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/solar-weather-forecasting-vital-sun-gears-wild-ride/


1) Hurricane (storm): Noun. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Ex. Hurricane hits this town every year.

2) Solar wind: Noun. The continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system.
Ex. Solar wind contains flow of charged particles that may affect our electronic devices.

3) Magnetic field: Noun. An area around a magnet or magnetic object, where there is a force that will attract some metals towards it.
Ex. Without magnetic field, you will not be able to locate North or South on a compass.

4) Disturbance (trouble): Noun. Actions that make you stop what you are doing, or that upset the normal state that sth is in/
Ex. Construction had created constant noise, dust and disturbance in the neighborhood.

5) Aurora: Noun. A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole.
Ex. One of the 100 things to do before you die is to see aurora in either North or South Poles.

W6:The king of sharks

It’s a Native American myth from Hawaii. Once upon a time, the king of sharks saw a beautiful girl who was swimming in the sea and he fell in love with her, so he decided to transform himself into a human. He followed her to her village. They married soon, and lived happily together in a house near a waterfall. The king of sharks went swimming in the pool of water beneath the falls for hours everyday. Her wife was curious why he stay long time underneath the water. He told his wife that he was making a place at the bottom of the pool for their son.

                Before the birth of the child, he returned to his people and disappeared. While the child was born, his mother saw a mark on the baby’s back which looked like the mouth of a shark. From that moment on, she realized who her husband had been. After he grew up as a youth, he knew who he was and wanted to protect the fish, so he asked fishermen where they intended to go and go warning the fish.  Therefore, The fishermen caught fewer and fewer fish and the people of the village were growing hungry. Then, they find out who did this and try to kill him. He ran away and dived into the pool, and the people threw big rocks to fill up it. They thought they had killed him. However, his mother believed that he was alive because she knew that her husband had made a place in the pool for their son. It’s a passage to the sea, and her son had joined his place.

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/the_king_of_sharks.html
 

1) Myth (legend): Noun. A story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people

    Ex. Each country has their myth.

2) Underneath (below): Prep. Under or below sth else, especially when it is hidden or covered by the thing on top.

    Ex. Water leaked underneath the sink.

3) Thrill (excite): Verb. A strong feeling of excitement or pleasure.

    Ex. I was thrilled when I won the competition.

4) Gaze (look): Verb. To look steadily at sb/sth for a long time.

    Ex. For hours, he just gazes into wall.

5) Passage (road): Verb. A long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another.

    Ex. Where will this small dark passage lead to?

W6: Ways To Prevent Car Thief

I read an article is called “How To Screw Up a Car Thief’s Day.”  The article teaches you how to prevent car thief and I think that is useful.

First, park your car in a populated area, since thieves prefer to work out of sight of people and electronic recording devices.

Second, take your keys with you, even if you just going into the convenience store, you should turn off your engine and take the keys with you. Even someone stay in the car because we had seemed so many examples in the reality or in the movies such as The Marine talks about how those car thief turn into a kidnapper.

Third, do not hide your keys anywhere within or outside the car, and you should know that thieves know better the places to hide keys than you do.

Fourth, disable your battery if you planned to park for a long period, since thief will not spend time trying to find out the engine problem, you may consider to disable one of the cable wire to your battery if you park your car along the roadside for more than a few days.

Last, you should mark your Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)  to your trunk, doors, sound system components or any pricey parts that thieves are likely to take it with them. It’ll be more possible to find them back with the VIN once they are stolen.

1) Surveillance (observation): Noun. The act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed.

    Ex. Surveillance cameras are recommended to install in stores to prevent shoplifting.

2) Convenient (handy): Adj. The quality of being useful, easy or suitable for sb.

    Ex. Bus pass is convenient for those who take bus regularly.

3) Diagnose (identify): Verb. To say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is.

    Ex. Doctor had diagnosed where your problem is.

4) Apparent (obvious): Adj. Easy to see or understand.

    Ex. It is apparent to tell he is lying.

5) Embed (implant): Verb. To fix sth firmly into a substance or solid object.

    Ex. The bullet embedded itself in the wall.