WEEK3. NPR:The Teacher Learns A Lesson: Coming Out In Class

VIDEO LINK : http://www.npr.org/2011/06/24/137368356/the-teacher-learns-a-lesson-coming-out-in-class

summary

John Byrne has taught students at Friends Seminary in NY. He was vary strict teacher because he was afraid the students discover he was a gay. But in 1991, he decide to march in the St. Patrick's day parade and then he attended it. But his students knew it, and they accused him at first time. But he did coming out, and then his students became to understand him, and they decided to help him. John Byrne was changed at that day, he could find his aspect of the truth.


TIME : 2:16 / listened 6 times


The reason I chose this video is that..

These day, there are a lot of gays in the world, especially on capital hill. Actually when i saw them at first, I was very surprised and it wasn't make sense. But, over time, my mind was changed. They are not different with normal people, and their loves are also truth things. They also have human rights.


Vocabulary

1. regiment(v) : to manage or treat in a rigid, uniform manner.

2. frightened(adj) : afraid

3. accuse(v) : If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.

History of July 4th

The Declaration of Independence on the History Channel


In the video, I got to know how the U.S can be independence from britain.
The speaker mentioned "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"
On July 4th, 1776, The declaration of Independence was written down by Thomas Jefferson, they seriously required rights of peeple to Britain empire for independece.
finally they get independence.
Until now, American celebrate this day.The day is most important day in the U.S.

Listen it about 40 minutes.

Before i saw this video, i didn't know how the U.S could be indepent from british.
i just enjoied the day that is hollyday without the meaning of independence day.
But now, I get to know about it.


New Vocabulary

1.unalienable(adj) - inalienable

2.declaration(noun) - act of announcing, revealing, or declaring

HI I AM JIYOUNG

Hello guys ~
nice to meet you :D

My name is JiYoung Choi, and i was born in Korea.
I'm 26years old.
My famiily members are father, mother, older sister, older brother in-law and me.

I like to take picture and ilsten music especialy hip-hop music.
My favorite singer is 'The Quiett'. His songs are awsome!!
If you get a chance to listen his songs, you are going to bacome to like the songs.

Also I like to drink some beers.(not!!! too much)

I graduated universiy in Korea, and my major was business administration.
Actually i didn't like my major because it was very difficult to me.


I came here 6months ago.
I'm living on South seattle with my host family.
My host family is nice and kind.
most every weekend I go to somewhere with my host family. They are soooo nice!!!!

I will leave Seattle on December, after that, i want to get good job from the base of English in Korea.
My dream is huge.
i want to have my own big hotel on LasVagas in 20years.
I know, it is impossoble, but my mom always say that "having big dream makes you more strong."
i trust this, and i always try to keep this.

Anyway, really nice to meet you and we will do best in class ~