「言語とマスコミ」ではメディアの８つ基本概念を勉強し、それに基づいて CA のニュースビデオを作成し、 Written Task を書き、オーラルの発表もしました。この３つの課題を通してメディアとは様々な媒体を使い情報を多数の人々に向けて発信するもので、メディアはすべて商業的意味を持つため、ビジネスはその媒体を上手く利用し「現実」というものを構成し、視聴者や読者を消費者と位置づけている事が分かりました。 私たちは毎日メディアと関わっている為、メディアの情報が商業化されているか／自分がメディアにどのような影響を受けていて、それが良い／悪い影響かどうかなどを理解した上でメディアと関わる必要があると思いました。 個人的にパート２はたしかに私自身との関わりがあるので、深く勉強をする必要を理解することができました。Written Task とオーラルは上手く書け、発表できたと思いますがニュースビデオに関しては問題が多かったので、そこを反省します。次の単元ではもう少し時間を上手く使いたいと思います。 Continue reading
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Written Task: Where do our words come from?
In the English language, there is a word that describes ”a mild desire, a wish or urge too slight to lead to action” – velleity (which seems very useful), and there is a word for that sudden sensation of falling when you are just getting to sleep – a myoclonic jerk, which we’ve all felt before. Although … Continue reading
Economics – Chapter 12 Practice Questions
5. Use an AD/AS diagram to analyze the likely effects of an increase in interest rates. Interest rate is the opportunity cost of spending money. Increased interest rate generally results in decreased aggregate demand (AD) and the amount of investment in the economy declines because it becomes more expensive to borrow money for firms and … Continue reading
Economics – Chapter 11 Practice Questions
1. Explain the differences between GDP and GNP/GNI as measures of economic activity. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is defined as the total value of all economic production in a country in a given year. GDP measures production within the borders of a country, regardless of who owns the factors of production (FoP), i.e., Ireland’s GDP … Continue reading
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Response
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. In “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, Robert Frost alludes … Continue reading
Bill Bryson’s The Mother Tongue “Where Words Come From” (Chapter 5)
In the English language, there is a word that describes “a mild desire, a wish or urge too slight to lead to action” – velleity (which seems very useful), and there IS a word for that sudden sensation of falling when you are just falling asleep – a myoclonic jerk, which we’ve all felt before. English has … Continue reading
一学期の振り返り
一学期の主な課題は Textual Analysis （解説文）、Written Task 、プレゼンテーションと漢字の勉強でした。私にとって授業中に受ける解説文の試験が一番困難でした。なぜなら、時間の制限がある為文章を読み、解説し、考えをまとめて８０分内に自分の文にするのが大変に感じました。今学期は解説文を時間内に上手く書く練習をして、そこの成績を上げたいと思います。漢字も授業中の解説文になると十分に書けていないので、そこも上達させたいです。今年は IB が始まって求められているものが高いので、自分もそれに合わせて頑張ります。 Continue reading
Fox News Video + Rationale
The learning outcome of this task was to show an understanding of techniques used by news organizations to create bias, as well as how language can be used to create that bias or construct different versions of reality. This was done through creating our own “news item” with an obviously biased point of view. Before … Continue reading
Theory of the Firm Graphs
1. Abnormal Profit The graph above shows a firm’s abnormal profit. In a monopolistic competition, a firm can earn economic profits in the short run. At QE, MC = MR because the firm sets the price of a product at that quantity, charging PE; as much as the demand allows. At QE, the ATC is … Continue reading
“Freeconomics The Free Giveaway” Triple A
1. Explain what is meant by the term “freeconomics”. “Freeconomics” is a new philosophy invented by writer Chris Anderson, and his thesis is that more and more goods and services are being provided for free (such as free music/books online, free cellphones, etc.), and businesses which do not follow this trend will most likely fail. 2. How … Continue reading
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