第二份英文作業/2019.02.11-2019.06.30/丁禾

2019.02.11~2019.02.17

新聞

1. Land Mines Block Saudi-Led Assault in Yemen, Killing Civilians
2. The English Voice of ISIS Comes Out of the Shadows
3. Karl Marx’s Tomb in London Is Splashed With Red Paint
4. Tiger Found in Abandoned House by Person Who Just Wanted to Smoke Pot
5. Vatican’s Secret Rules for Catholic Priests Who Have Children
6. Karl Lagerfeld, Border Wall, Vatican: Your Tuesday Briefing
7. Murders of Religious Minorities in India Go Unpunished, Report Finds

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1. 7 common questions about workplace romance | The Way We Work, a TED
2. The beginning of the universe for beginners
3. Why do we cry? The three types of tears
4. What is consciousness?
5. Why do whales sing?
6. Why you should care about whale poo
7. The sexual deception of orchids

2019.02.18~2019.02.24

新聞

1. The Celebrity Tortoise Breakup That Rocked the World
2. Donald Trump, Shamima Begum, Karl Lagerfeld: Your Wednesday Briefing
3. Russians, Feeling Poor and Protesting Garbage, Suffer Winter Blues
4. In Beijing, a Communist Funeral for an Inconvenient Critic
5. Vatican, Jussie Smollett, Hoda Muthana: Your Thursday Briefing
6. Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’
7. Chinese Girl Finds a Way Out of Tedious Homework: Make a Robot Do It
8. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? Scientists Camouflaged Horses to Find Out
9. In the Catholic Church’s Homeland, Clerical Abuse Is Barely a Scandal
10. For Yemen Child Soldiers, a Refuge Mixes Play With Saudi Propaganda
11. Michael Cohen, Robert Kraft, R. Kelly: Your Friday Evening Briefing
12. ISIS Cases Raise a Question: What Does It Mean to Be Stateless?

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1. Why are blue whales so enormous?
2. Why don't poisonous animals poison themselves?
3. Shakespearean dating tips
4. This Is How Short Your Life Is.
5. The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain
6. How do ocean currents work? - Jennifer Verduin
7. The mystery of motion sickness
8. What is love? - Brad Troeger
9. How to choose your news - Damon Brown
10. What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu is a prominent Epigeneticist. She works at laboratories funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Being a transgender woman, she is often asked that how she determines that she is female? Dr. Karrisa couldn't answer the question at her young age, so she decided to use her profession to explore the topic. After decades of researching, her team found the mechanism of gender formation. During the third month of pregnancy, human embryos' genitals develop into either female or male, while their brains start to differ from the opposite gender during the sixth month of pregnancy. Affected by both external and internal factors, some embryos may develop brains that have different features from their genitals' gender, which just like Dr. Karissa herself.

At the end of the speech, Dr. Karrisa mentioned struggles of being a transgender woman. When she was young, she was often mocked by her colleagues, and her works were often discredited. She called on other LGBT people to seek help when they suffered from depression. She said that she hoped everyone could accept their true self.

2019.02.25~2019.03.03

新聞

1. The World’s Largest Bee Is Not Extinct
2. Sleepless Flies Lived Long Lives. Why Not Us?
3. The Police Were Called for Help. They Arrested Her Instead
4. Have Dark Forces Been Messing With the Cosmos?
5. North Korea, India, Chicago: Your Tuesday Briefing
6. Where Kale Is King (at Least, When It’s Stewed in Schmaltz and Bacon)
7. ‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet
8. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump, Pakistan: Your Wednesday Briefing
9. This May Be the World’s Deadliest Job. But There’s ‘No Choice Except to Join.’
10. The X-rays Revealed Something Unusual: Mummified Body Parts
11. Humpback Whale Washes Ashore in Amazon River, Baffling Scientists in Brazil
12. Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You’d Think
13. North Korea, Michael Cohen, Israel: Your Thursday Briefing

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1. The genius of Mendeleev’s periodic table
2. How wolves can alter the course of rivers
3. NATURE | Wolves Hunting Buffalo | Cold Warriors: Wolves and Buffalo | PBS
4. How education helped me rewrite my life
5. https://ed.ted.com/featured/xC6cEbLC
6. An unsung hero of the civil rights movement
7. Why pencil is perfect?

My philosophy for a happy life

Sam Berns was a seventeen-year-old teenager when he gave his speech at TED. He had a rare genetic disorder called Progeria, which causes people aging at their young age. The specific symptoms includes limmited growth, loss hair, abnormal skin, and cardiovascular problems. Sam had lived a hard live. He often got sick and spent days in the hospital. He was also forrbidened to attend many sports activity. However, Sam had no intention to talk about his suffering; he wanted to tell people that he was happy. There were many obstacle in his life, but he just put them behind him. He only focused on things that made him happy. He liked music, so he learned how to play drums, atteneded school band and made new songs. He made many friends in the band, who were always encouraging. His family was also supportive. Sam said that he never felt less worthy than others because the people surrounded him never looked down at him. Also, even he was in bad condition, he always looked forward and believed tomarrow will be better. Sam passed away after a month he gave his speech, but his philosophy for a happy life will continue to encourage people all over the world.