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Here American students exchange cultural topics relative to
holidays, personal experiences, dating, love and everyday social
life. Writers shared their topics and interacted
with peers from the Arab World.
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By knowing the different ethnic backgrounds, weather
changes, and knowing the variety of cultures, can
give you a wide sense of how other humans the same
as you live.
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By knowing how others live in this world today, you
can have a wider understanding and a bigger
knowledge of how to pursue life. I've traveled
abroad a couple of different places. Spain, London,
and Ethiopia. For me, the trips were a learning
experience and an adventure. It was a time for me to
see other cultures and reflect on them.
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Traveling
is one of the most things I enjoy doing. I traveled
to many countries just to explore different
cultures. Living in a different culture than yours
does not only expand your knowledge and
understanding of others life, but It helps you
understand your own culture. It helps you to view
things differently than before.
--Bulgarians,
especially in comparison to certain other culture
groups, tend to smile and talk easily with others
even if they are strangers. For example, people
waiting in lines (i.e. in the post office or in the
grocery store) often strike up a conversation with
each other. They may even disclose personal
information in encounters with strangers whom they
will never see again.
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are three most important values that I have learnt
from my parents, they are: keep my own traditional
Chinese values, be a generous person and believe in
God. I consider these three as the most important
values that I must hold because my parents have
always taught me to never loose my culture and
traditions, to be a charitable person and to never
loose faith in God.
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US, on the other hand, has tried to help countries
overcome their past values and show them the meaning
of freedom. Since Infinite Justice started in
October of 2001, countries are beginning to
understand why Americans are so proud of our
freedom. Most people only live in the confidents of
their own world. Going to work, school, hanging out,
and themselves is the world they know best and
refuse to see the real picture. I sometimes wonder
why my country tries to help people who just want to
see us die. After seeing the Afghan people rejoice
in their streets and listening to music, I can see
why we help them.
--Ok
this is a sentence that says a lot about how the US
Government and some Americans view third world
countries. Read it again and think about it. If this
sentence says anything it says that the American
government want people to live only under their
rules, their values and their definition of freedom.
This is what your government stands for: “My way or
the highway”. And if you don’t live the American way
of life, you’re regarded as an uncivilized country.
First, I don’t even think that it’s tempting to live
according to your definition of Freedom. Second,
trust me “the past values” the US is trying so hard
to make us overcome are still there. They are not
past values they are “present” values that are
rooted in our culture.
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agree with
you that the internet is needed for modern society
to thrive, and is a large technological
communication source. I really liked how you talked
more about the internet than the writing online
project, because it shows your understanding of
communication across the globe. It also supports
your main points and highlights your ability to
branch out from one topic to another in your
writing. Great Job!!! I love writing emails to all
of my friends, who are scattered across the U.S. at
different colleges. The internet really enables us
to keep in touch with each other. Your concluding
paragraph sums up your essay quite nicely, and the
Chinese proverb is very true
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Writing
online is a great way to communicate with all
different kinds of people at all different levels of
writing, I agree. Not only do we get to share our
opinions with others, but we also get to express an
interest in something that we may have never
realized we were interested in. The internet is also
a great way to keep the lines of communication open
between friends and family.
I have been writing for a long time, ever since i
could hold a pencil, and now with the internet,
anybody can write about anything to anyone- it's
great!
--Thanks
for allowing me to read your writing, I enjoyed it a
lot, and I wish you the best of luck! If you need
any further help, email me back and I would love to
speak with you!
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I understood why you
think writing online benefits students as a form of peer response.
I was wondering why you chose to include the advantages of the
internet in general and learning how to use the internet. Is there
any way that you could elaborate on these ideas to make a better
connection to the idea of online writing? Maybe one way to do this
is to explain why the internet and knowledge on how to use it are
needed to utilize writing online. You have a really good basis to
elaborate on. Your grasp of the English language in general is
fairly strong. There were a few grammatical errors, but overall
the essay was easily understood. Feel free to ask your online
collaborator how to put into words the ideas that you want to say.
I know that it is hard to always express your ideas in a foreign
language, but you're doing a great job.
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I like the part where you talk about how
the Internet provides communication with people all over the
world. I love to write emails to my friends that I am unable to
see due to distance, but because of the Internet I am able to
communicate with them whenever I want to.
I really like your use of vocabulary in parts of the essay (scope,
accustomed encouraged) , I found it hard to believe at times that
English is your second language. I also found the part where you
speak of "traveling around the world in minutes with the
Internet", this is a strong descriptive sentence.
--When
I first read your essay I saw a progression of time as you
described how language evolved from speech, to written text, to
print, and then to the internet. We've all probably experienced
all these varities of writing. I liked this way of starting the
essay-you don't go right to your main point, which is that the
internet is a key aspect of writing, but you lead the reader up to
that point. Also, you acknowledge that people may feel shy about
doing this type of writing, which helps to aleve any stress a
person may have. Your ideas were fluid and I was able to easily
read the essay from start to finish. I do this it would be
interesting to incorporate more specific examples of your own
transition in writing. What have been your experiences of working
in different mediums, such as orally, on paper and then on the
internet? You could work these into the first part of your essay.
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Writing on line also has
some disadvantages . these disadvantages are that writing on line
is difficult for the person who does not know how to use computer
or for the person who has not a computer at home ,but this problem
can be solved by learning how to use computer and going to
internet café .some people ,particularly girls are too shy to
write on line because people all over the world will read their
essays
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