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Critical Reflection Being in ES1102 for about 10 weeks, I have learned many things from Mr. Brad. This is the most interesting English class I have attended, mainly because the way the lessons have been conducted, the American English and there is no comprehension exercises for the entire course. Our class was divided into five different blogging groups. Fortunately, I have three nice ladies with me and they really helped me a lot. I can still remember that our first block assignment was an introduction of ourselves and the English learning journey. Later in the tutorial class, Brad picked up some and started analyze them by asking us that what are the errors in those passages. That part really gave me a very deep impression, because during my high school and junior college time, my teachers never like Brad, who emphasizes the English grammar so much and so detailed. Even there is really a minor error, he would still point out. In the following weeks, once we posted the as...

The population size of China was 1.344 billion in 2012; 1.155 billion mobile-phones were sold in China in that year (“Global mobile statistics 2013”). By doing a simple calculation, about 85.9% of the entire population owned the mobile-phones. This number convincingly proves that the proliferation of the technology is unprecedentedly fast in today’s world. It is also undeniable that such technology has provided great convenience to the human being, but meanwhile, millions of tons of electronic wastes are generated, which contribute to the environmental pollution and human health issues significantly. Therefore, the Chinese government needs to take some actions to ameliorate such condition. Wastson (2013), stated that according to United Nations’ data, about 70% of electronic wastes globally generated ended up in China. Guiyu, one of the town in Guangdong province. It has been a major hub for the disposal of e-waste. This problem seems to be getting more and more severe whi...

a.  Description of a situation Globalization contributed to the rapid development of Singapore, especially in the field of technology. Recently, many new smart phone were released, for instance, iPhone 5s/c, Samsung Note 3.  The insufficient  store from retailers shows that many people have brought the new phones.  Each year between 20-50 million tons of e-waste is generated worldwide. (  http://www.iop.org/news/11/may/page_51103.html   ) b.  Identification of a problem Globalization > Rapid development of  technology > Consumers heavily rely on electronic devices> Increase in electronic waste  Electronic waste  > water, soil pollution >  adverse effects on human health, such as inflammation and oxidative stress – precursors to cardiovascular disease, DNA damage and possibly cancer. c.  Description of a solution Recycle Panasonic leads e-waste recycling program in Singapore ( ht...

In the article “The Double Edge of Globalization”, Chanda (2007) mentioned that people around the world are able to get the information related to the environmental issues immediately with “the instantaneous transmission of news and image”. In my opinion, there is no denying that the Internet can help to raise people's awareness of the negative impacts, which global warming brings to us, but, I cannot see any apparent evidences, which show that people are taking action to ameliorate the environment. One of the biggest environmental issues is the use of plastics. Tons of plastics are produced and used every day. Even though the frequency of natural disasters increased and the global warming has become more severe in the past few years, people’s behavior remains unchanged. For example, when people go shopping, they still prefer using the plastic bags to pack their purchased items even after governments have already emphasized this many times and encouraged customers to use t...

Reader’s Response In the article “The Double Edge of Globalization”, Chanda (2007) states some positive and negative impacts of globalization and gives a few suggested methods to minimize the negative effects, which globalization brings to us. Chanda mentioned in the article, “the instantaneous transmission of news and images”, meaning that people around world are able to get the information related to the environmental issues immediately. There is no denying that the Internet can help to raise people's awareness of the negative impacts, which global warming brings to us, but, there is no apparent evidences to show that people are taking action to ameliorate the environment. One of biggest environmental issues is the use of plastics. Tons of plastics are produced and used every day. Even though the frequency of natural disasters increased and the global warming became more severe in the past few years, people’s behavior remains unchanged. For example, when people go f...

There is no denying that the Internet can help to raise people's awareness of the negative impacts, which global warming brings to us, but, there is no apparent evidences to show that people are taking action to ameliorate the environment .

Globalization makes our life more convenient, but we should not neglect the negative impacts it brings to us; governments and countries should work together to eradicate them.