#15 Good-Bye.

    Essay writing 1 was great time.I had good experience in this class. All Things I learned will be very helpful for me in the near future. Now, I have to study a lot because I have still some final exams.
   The weather is very cold. All you guys, take care and have a great winter vacations. See you, all. .

#13, #14 - MLA / APA citations

Blog Post #13 Assignment - MLA Citation

Power transistor(and other power devices) must dissipate a large amount of internally generated heat. For BJT ppwer transistors, the collector terminal is the critical junction; for this reason, the transistor's case is alwasy connected to to the collector terminal. The case of all power transistors is designed to provide a large contact area between it and an external heat sink. Heat from the transistor flows through the the case to the heat sink and then dissipates in the surrounding air. Heat sinks vary in size, number of fins, and type of material. Their size depends on thhhhe heat dissipation requirement and the maximum ambient temperature in which the transistor is to operate. In high-power applications (a few hundred watts), a cooling may be necessary.(p.428)

Floyd, T. (2005). ELECTRONIC DEVICES. United States of America: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Blog Post #14 Assignment - APA Citation

Rahim Ullah Yusufzai, a Pakistani veteran journalist who interviewed bin Laden

twice in 1998, says the world's most wanted man is still alive and probably

hiding somewhere along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Cho, Jae-hyon. 'Osama bin Laden Alive,' Says Pakistan Expert. 14 Mar. 2010. 6 Dec. 2010

<http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/08/178_62352.html>.

#12 Video games aren't always bad.

                         

     People can gain some advantages from playing video games. Nowadays, many people are interested in it, from children to adults. Although it makes people have fun, there are still people think it's not good. But if people enjoy it moderately, it can cause many benefits. So I'd like to show you the strengths by playing video games.

     The major advantage is relieving stress. People find something amuses them, after a tiring day of work. One of them is the video game. Playing the video game for only an hour or two makes players lessen fatigue. There is no need to restrict them because it's far from game addiction.

     The second advantage is developing the brain. When people play video games, they use their hands to play with listening to the game sound, watching the game graphic, thinking how to play. In other words, They multi-task. It's a good mental discipline as a tool. Also, it's better to play with your friends or family.

     The Third advantage is learning about social aspect. For example, MMORPG(Massively Multiplayer online role playing game) is very popular. It reflects the realities of society such as creating weapons, launching a war. Also, gamers can interact in virtual space. And It's famous for World of Warcraft and EverQuest.

     Playing video games moderately is very helpful for our lives.It helps people promte friendship. Playing video games shouldn't be restrited, but should be recommended that people can enjoy video game culture properly.

#11 Internet game addictions

    

     Recently, some murder cases are often caused by persons who are addicted at internet games. A fews days ago, a middle-school student addicted at internet game killed his mother and committed suicide. Like this, internet games make addicts to devastate their lives and became in serious social problems. As a result, playing internet games much results in harmful effects.

      First, it deteriorates our physical health. There are many diseases caused by playing games for a long time. For example, The person who look at the computer monitor for many hours can suffer from dry eye syndrome. I remember when I addicted at online games. At that time, I was taken with dry eye syndrome so that I was very painful. Whenever I go outside, the disease brought tears to my eye.If you are addicted at games, you also might begin to pruduces such symptoms as anxiety, nervousness, headache. By extention, it can lead to heart attacks.

     Second, it ruins personal relationship with other people in the real world. If you spend much time in playing games, you can't have time to talk to your friends and family. You grew from them and can't get along them. Like this, it took your important thing.

     Third, it makes addicts viloent. The more you play computer game, the more you are easy to become hypersersitive. You start with acting irritated and think only computer games such as the sounds circiling around you.

     Finally, it lowers grades. Nowadays, some students are addicted at computer games. They sleep late, spending their time on computestr games. So they sleep at the classroom during school hours. In consequence of a lack of studying time, they can't get a good grade and they'll be a loser.

     In conclusion, people around addicts should be more intereted in game addict's behavior not to play excessively. Game addictions destroy individual lives. If you are playing computer games more than 2 hours per day, you should reduce time to play computer games not to addict.

#10 An electronic dictionary specialized in Japanese

     Are you studying Japanese now? An electronic dictionary of Casio is specialized in Japanese.if you are majoring japanese, it would be essential for you.
     Most of all, the best function is recognizing handwriting. It's very useful because Japanese consists of chinese symbols called 'Kanji'. It can recognize drawing 'kanji and helps you to search for words quickly.
     Also, it has a voice function. If you want to  know the pronunciation, just push the bottons. Then you can listen to native saying. Japaense pronunciation is not difficult but intonation is kind of tricky. By using this function, you can speak Japanese fluently.

     And bettery's life expectancy is very long. It lasts 160 hours with the size of AAA battery. Futhermore, you can use rechargeable batteries. it reduces cost to buy batteries.
     Those functions will be helpful when you travel or talk to native-Japanese speakers or study alone. Don't hesitate to get it. You'll be satisfactory for it. If you want to raise your spec for your job, learning other language would be helpful. Now most of people studying Japanese are using it. This fact proves this dictionary is great. You won't regret. It'll be up your Japanese level.

#9 Japanese Efforts to overcome difficulties for using in English

  English is the most general language for the internation language. All the world deny that fact. Japan realized needs of studying English, belatedly. So they have a plan to use official language in English. Because they want to promote globalization. And then they are planning to extend its business abroad. The major companies of Japan have also policy to use office language in English.
  But their English pronunciation is extremely terrible. Most of Japanese can't communicate with native-English speaker. If they'd like to use Englifh for only economic purposes, they wouldn't be necessary. Their business has been already thriving. They don't need to invest in English.  Do you know that Japanese use the third English? They have their own English. But native-English speakers can't understand their saying. It doesn't look like both Japanese and an Enlgish. It means they create another language. Even though they feel about necessary of using English, they wouldn't  use properly.

#8 The truth about love

     The truth about love is a romantic comedy movie. The main characters are Alice, Archi. Alice has a husband. His name is Sam. Archi has lived alone, since his wife. He lose her wife and he drinks alcohol and send a Valentine's Day card to Alice.Because he has liked Alice long before she get married. Alice and his husband were good couple without any problems. But not much later, Sam cheat on Alice. When she finds out his cheating, she got angry. She goes to Archi and she is comforted by Archi. And then, Alice and his husband divorce. Archi write the letter to Alice before leaving. and he goes for working in Japan. Alice realized that she loved Archi. So she goes to railway station, because She doesn't want him to go away. And they finally reunite. The message of this movie is that you should't cheat on someone.

     Before I watch this movie, I heard Jennifer Love Hewitt appear in this movie. I like her. So I watched this movie, regardless of the content. After watching it, I felt Alice and Archi's love is heartwarming. The scene of meeting again at the station and hugging each other was very beautiful ending. I wished they could live happy together throughout life. This movie is kind of funny, and has some conflicts. It attracted an audience of more than one million people in Korea. If you like Jennifer Love Hewitt, I strongly recommend this movie.

#7 Do you know ouija board?

  It can communicate with evil spirit. It's a wooden board marked with alphabets, numbers, the message of good bye. It answers leading your hands when the participant asks the spirit to some question. But before playing with it,  you must keep the some rules. You aren't supposed to exceed the time limit of 10 minute. If you break it, you may possessed by the spirit. And if you finish the game without the message of good bye from the sprit, most of you result in death. I warm you it's very dangerous game. It depends on your life.

#6 A memory in the festival

     Two weeks ago, I went to the city hall for enjoying the Korean-Japanese festival.  It started from 2005 and was held for the sixth time in Seoul.  Many of Korean and Japanese joined the festival.  Besides, some of foreigners attended it, too.  I think it was a global event.  I was very excited.

     First, I participated in the many eating competition of 'Wanco Soba".  'Wanco Soba" looked like buckwheat noodles.  The rule was eating much for one minutes.  But I didn't make it in the preliminaries.  After the competition end, I had recieved a prize for participation.  That was curry powder.  I was so glad that I really like the curry with various kinds of seafood.

     Next, I had an opportunity to experience the Japanese traditional games.  The 'kendama' looks like a hammer with a ball connected by a string.  How to play is just impaling a ball on the spike.  It's only using one hand.  It looks easy, but it's difficult for me.

     Another was 'darumaotoshi'.  It means falling 'Dhalma'.  It consists of some colored pieces.  I must hit the pieces from bottom to the top by using a small hammer.  The game was like hammering a nail.  It was something different experience.

     Above those, I really enjoyed many things.  I felt enjoyable.  I had an worderful memory through this festival.  This festival will be remembered a long time.  If it's held next year, I would visit this place.

#5 A Robbery Case

     When I was 20 years old, I worked a part-time job.  The company that I worked was very good.  Because I could work after school at night as a office assistant.  In addition, the wage was higher than the same line of work.  So I worked this area for a long time.  During the summer vacation, I used to go work at 9am.  The 3rd day of the summer vacation, I found the company's door had been smashed.  It seemed that somebody kicked the door or broke the door with a hammer.  The door opened and I could come into the office easily.  My boss came in a few minutes and he reported a burglary to the police.  Fortunately, the lost thing is just only one.  It was the main computer. The price was about 2,000,000won.  I was very frightened by the theft.  My boss bought the better main computer.

#4 The tsukiji market

     I've traveled for a few days.  My departure for Tokyo is at dawn, March 13.  When I landed at the haneda airport, The first place I went to is "Tsukikiji" market.  This place is famous for Japan's largest marine market.

    

     Actually, I wanted to watch the tuna auction.  But I'm afraid I couldn't see that.  Because I arrived late.   People riding something seemed so busy.  So I was busy avoiding something like motors.  The motors were so numerous, speedy.  I want to warn people going to there to be careful. The motors were really really fast. I was so scared!

    And I went to the japanese seafood restaurant.  The name was "daiwasushi".  Despite early moring, the line was long.  After waiting for 1 hour, I could enter into this place.  When I came inside, the waiter welcomed me with saying "iratshaimese".  And she gave a warm grean tea to me and took an order.  I ordered set menu.  The price was 3500 yen.  It was a litte expensive but it's worth at that price.

   

     The sushi chef created sushi in front of me and gave to me and I ate it.  He continued to creating sushi and giving to me one by one for a period of time.  Whenever he gives sushi to me, he explained about what it is.  The visitor next to me realized I'm korean and said "annyeonghaseyo" to me.    

    

     The sushi was smooth, a litte spicy.  Especially, The 'Uni'of sushi smelled weet and tasted the saltiness.  I was impressed by this tasty.    

     The weather was warmer than Korea.  Korea was still cold but it was already spring in Japan.  I felt so good to breathe a fresh air.  And there were some places full of bicycles.  I could easily see those places.

     Now I miss this place.  Whenever it comes to mind, I often see the pictures I took.  If I had a chance to travel abroad again, I want to Osaka in Japan.

#3 My Chuseok 2010

     This year, most of people will have a long holiday because of golden week.  It is very blessed.  It's a chance that it rarely comes.  But in the meantime, there are some people that doesn't make good use of their time.  Some people take a trip or stay home alone.  But I think all the families have to gather and talk to each other on that day.  Because they hardly have time to put them together in the same place.  So I'll go to the grandmother's home and meet some relatives and eat some delicious foods.

     Now I'm expecting to come that day as soon as possible.  Because I miss my nephews so much.  One is "Yong-won".  He is a shy boy.  But I could become close naturally because I enjoyed playing kite flying with him.  The other is "Hyun-kyung" that is "Yong-won's younger sister.  Just looking at her, it makes me feel happy.  So I'm waiting for meeting them.

     On the other hand, I have to write resume.  Because I'm a senior.  Both of enjoying Chuseok and writting a resume will be possible because of long holiday.  Also, all of my friends are looking for a job.  Getting a job is the most important thing for me.  But I belive I can get a job soon.  I'm very happy to have long holiday.  I wish all of you have a pleasant chuseok.

#2 A Lovely Girl

    The person that I want to inroduce is a singer in Korea, "younha".  At an early age, she debuted in Japan. "Houkiboshi" of her 2th single album reached number 12 in the oricon chart.  Thanks to this, she got the nickname "the comet of the oricon". "Houkiboshi" means "the comet".

    The reasons why I admire her are a few of things.  She debuted at an early age and gained huge popularity in a foreign country.  In spite of tender age, I respect the thing that she realized her dream.  And she was very wonderful when she appeared in "PopJam" that is music broadcasting.    

    Also, she is a brilliant talker.  I have watched TV show program appeared with "younha".  She was very kind, cheerful, cute.  Most of all, she had got consideration for others.  She is just not only very popular but also very mature.  Whenever I think of her, I reflect on myself what I'm doing.

    I'll follow the example of her.  I want to be a person who has a good ability and humility.

Who am I?

    My name is Myeong-Chan Lee.  I've been living in Seoul since birth. The university is not far from my home.  It took me less than  30 minutes to commute by the subway.  The subway is so comfortable that I just can't help dozing off sitting back.  Especially when that I take the subway in the morning.  Sometimes as I run into my friend in the subway, I exchange greetings and talk with my friend.  So I love the subway.

    My major is electronic engineering and I'm a senior.  So I'm working on the project to graduate from university.  The subject of my graduation work is developing application module that measuring the unmanned aerial vehicle's position.  It's very difficult for implementing 3D-View with "openGL".  The cost of the materilas is approximately 200,000won.  I'll do my best to pass the project and I'll get a job before graduation.  If possible, I'd like to get a job near my home.  I don't want to live alone away from my family.

    I like to playing piano in my free time.  But my piano can't play anymore because a few of the keys of the piano are broken down.  So I'll buy the better one than the thing that I have later.  Also, I like to learning japanese.  For that reason, I enjoy listening to JPOP and watching Japanese drama.  So I like "shena ringo" that is a singer in japan and I enjoy singing her songs.  The most impresive drama that I've watched is "A liter of tears".  "Sawajiri Erika", the heroine was cream up perormance dying of disease.

    I hope to improve my writing skills through essay writing 1 class and I want everyone that attend this class to get a good grade.