Monday, October 28, 2019

Journal Blog #4: Telling a Story.

Now we are passing mid-term, and we are turning to you. You are now asked to observe and think about an issue or event or problem that is happening in the world where you live. This will be the theme that inspires the rest of our writing for the term.

As we have discussed in class, a good story needs to address these six simple questions: the who, the what, the where, the when, the why, and the how. Your readers will be looking for the answers to these questions, so it is your job to supply them.

In this journal blog, there are 2 parts. Firstly, describe an issue of local interest. Think of something that is happening that affects the lives of people living there (which may include you), and help the reader know why this matters. Try to draft a headline for your story. Make this post by Friday, midnight.

Remember that even stories of local interest should have resonance for people who don't live there. A good writer can make something far away have personal appeal.

Secondly, read and respond to 2 of your classmates. Explain what you would expect to learn about in their story, and whether or not this would matter to you. Make this post by before Tuesday's class.

Remember to include your ID# in your post. Aj. M

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  1. Not enough parking spot for students and where will the students park their cars?

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    2. Why there is not enough parking space for students?
      Some solutions suggested.
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    4. Why does student need to drive to university? Are there any alternative ways for student to commute to university?

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    5. How should the students express their thoughts to the school authorities?

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  2. Peer pressure has such a big impact on many students, but they have to know what is right or what is wrong.

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    1. Why do students make it such an important deal and put pressure on themselves?
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    2. How are students supposed to differentiate what is good and bad or what is wrong and right?

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  3. Should academic stress be considered as good or bad?

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    1. In what ways could academic stress be considered as good or bad? This would matter to me because i am a student and sometimes it can get difficult.
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  4. Is it a problem for freshman to adapt to the university environment?

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    1. I would expect to know how normally freshmen do to adapt to the environment and is it common in other country or their previous (high school) environment? If they did not joined activities that the university provide such as Rub-nong, would they still are able to adapt in uni or are there other way to adapt in this new environment? It would matter to me because I am also freshmen and I want to know how other's life as a freshmen.
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  6. Lamentably, suspense dust particles are more harmful than what we thought before.

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    1. What exactly is the harm? What did we think before, and how do we know more now?

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  7. What makes many students feel bad, awkward eating alone in public (college), is it true that other people would think that they are friendless or unpopular?

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    1. Why most people think that eating alone means having no friends?
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    2. Why many students have to care how others will think or judge them that they are friendless by just seeing them eating alone once? How can we make that kind of students cling to a quote say that “Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket”?

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  8. Does greenhouse gas really result in global warming? Most people believe and some people do not.

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    1. How to reduce green house gas

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    3. How does green house gas result global warming and why do some people do not believe it? This would matter to me because global warming is a really important issue that we are all facing now.
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    4. How can we find out whether it has results or just a mass hysteria? If it really has result in global warming, how can we make the people that do not believe to realize?

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  9. Racism faced by Thai-Indian in Thailand
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    1. I found this problem– racism– has been overlooked by many people. What Thai-Indian students or other people really think about this issue? This matters to me because I have ever been in this kind of situation before and I understand how they feel.

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  11. How to be "successful" using your own "failure"
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    1. I would expect to find why failing or making mistakes sometimes is important, or why it is okay to “not always” be right.
      This would matter to me because just like everyone else, I face failures too. Knowing how I can use my failures to become successful would surely benefit me.
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    2. I expect to learn the process of how we will change "failure" into "success"
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  12. Thai society judge kids’ ability by “Grades” and “ Degree Certificate”

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    1. Why thai society judge kid's ability by grades and degree certificate?
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    3. How grade effect Thai students on society such as higher education or job when they are graduated

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  15. Intermittent rain causing clogged drains, bringing mosquito breeding source.

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    1. How can we solve the problem?
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    2. Why are the drains getting clogged? What behaviour or reason is causing this problem to the drains?

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  16. Thai Mekong water level reducing is not come from only natural Disaster.

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    2. If it reducing, is it a positively or negatively affect to our society? What are some other factors that reducing the water level?

      This was matter to me because I live near the river that Mekong pass through. As the Mekong river is the longest river in Thailand, so if it has a considerable amount of diseases, it would hazardously affect to Thai’s people.

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  17. 'Water monitor' or scientific name'Varanus Salvator', is the 91st reservation and protection reptile animal of Thailand but why are they leaved free everywhere and make trouble some?

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    1. What kind of trouble are they causing? Is it a problem for people or for the animal?

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  18. Thai parent want they children to study at well- know school than other school.

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    2. I expect to learn from this is how well known school is better than other schools because this issue is important for several thai parents for choosing school
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    3. How well-known schools in Thailand are different from normal schools? Why?
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    4. As this can lead to a discrimination among urban and sub-urban schools?

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  19. The rising of public transportation fees in Thailand.

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    1. Why Thailand rise the public transportation fees. This matter is really important because it might affect many people as well as students
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    2. Does the quality of commuting in Thailand rise as well as the fees?
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    3. I would expect to know how it affect majority of Thai population and Is public transport improved from rising the public transportation fees? It would matter to me because I sometimes take a bus and see nothing changed or improved from rising this fees.
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    4. You may consider to develop this headline and lead a little more.

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    5. What's tge factor that made the fee rises?

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  20. The rate of youth depression has been rising in many countries, especially in the “Land of Smile,” Thailand. Many students are suffering from depression, up to the point where they attempt to commit suicide. Just recently, Thailand has been ranked as high as 32nd in its annual suicide rate. Even with the rate that is high to this extent, many people - including students, parents and teachers – still do not seem to truly understand what depression is. More attention should surely be put into this matter.

    Headline: What’s Behind a Student’s Smile?
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  21. Flood in soi Ban Tang Sin makes many college students have a trouble in their daily life.

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    1. Is there any chance of repairing the road in Soi Ban Tang Sin? This issue is worrying because polluted water is also a consequence of the poor supervision. Its odor bothers me all the time.

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    2. Who supposed to respond this issue?
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  22. Smoking allows students to gain acceptance among others.

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    1. How many people actually makes me friends when they’re in the smoking area?

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    2. Why others who are not smoking can not be accepted in the group?

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    3. What's the rate for smoking people in Thailand among the other country?

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  23. The judgemental on carrier success depend on Education. Is that so?

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    1. What does "carrier success" mean? This is an unclear headline.

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    2. Why the education is significant for the carrier success?

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  24. Is public transportation in Thailand really reliable?

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    1. I would expect to find why the public transportation in Thailand is reliable or unreliable, according to the writer.
      This would matter to me because I frequently use public transportation. Knowing the issue related to it would be useful to me.
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    2. Are there any common problems in Thai public transportation?

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    3. The headline suggests already that it is not. Be careful about the bias being too strong.

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  25. Why the reduction of road accidents still impossible in Thailand.

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    1. What is the most kind of road accident that thailand are faced now?

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    3. I would expect to learn why Thai's road accident is impossible to reduce and several ways to fix this issue.
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    4. What are some of the reasons that cause a road accident to occur? Is it too easy to get a Thai license? Does Thailand has a strict law that adequately makes Thai people beware of being improvident?

      This matters to me because this can tell me how to lower the risk of getting into an road accident.

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  26. The journal blog is now closed. Thank you for your participation. Aj. M

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