Reading Journal #6 Going Home to Work

Article is on a paper, I will shou you at class. 

 

SUMMARY:

Helene McQuade spend a lot of time driving to her office.After she had a kid she was trying to 

work at home.Nowadays people can work anywhere,not just at their office,such as telecommuting 

can have their own schedule to arrange their time.As the result,they will have more time to stay with 

their family.,but  sometimes they will feel isolated when they work at home. In some jobs,they may 

not allow to work at home,they have to stay in their working place. Employers can not allow people 

to work at home because they think the work efficiency will getting down. If the employers accept 

their staff to work at home, the company will have many advantages.Finally, telecommuting will let 

the society better. Working at home is the new way to think.At least, it will be less pollution.

REFLECTION:

 I think the benefits of telecommuting is great. Because if more people work at home, there will be fewer cars on the highways.There will be less gasolin used and less polution.

THINGS LEARNED:

new words:
telecommut------distance job

flexible-------able to flex; able to bend easily

nonetheless------despite anything to the contrary

Reading Journal #5 "Iron Supplements Fight Fatigue in Women"

Article link: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/iron-supplements-fight-fatigue-in-women/?ref=health

 

SUMMARY:

The French researchers surveyed 198 aged 18 to 53 period of women complain fatigue, and is healthy. Through the research survey, women some unexplained fatigue, because of the lack of iron caused.

REFLECTION:
The woman is the most prone to iron deficiency phenomenon, iron for fitness is very important. If the iron intake is insufficient, iron deficiency affect human health, pale, dizziness, lack of power, etc. Women can eat more contain iron rich foods, such as lean meat, chicken, soybean, fortified cereals, etc.

THINGS LEARNED:

new words:
supplement------textual matter that is added onto a publication,usually at the end.
fatigue-------temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from head physical
ferritin------a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver spleen;it's one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body.

Reading Journal #4 "Predicting Earthquakes"

SUMMARY:

Earthquake research is happening all over the world. A major earthquake occurs in Tokai roughly every century. Scientists believe that "per-slip"theory can help predict earthquakes. Data supportig "per-slip"theory was found in Parkfield. So efforts to predict when an earthquake will happen.

REFLECTION:

Although the earthquake is still to come fully can predict it. But before the earthquake there is some sign of earth. May 12, 2008 China wenchuan earthquake happened. When situation is deadly. After the earthquake, some earthquake experts tell people observe some slight change. They make people vigilant and prevent earthquake bring people on economic and physical damage.

Human senses can directly perceive to earthquake precursor. More common are: well water shot up steep fall, color change stale, and turn spend bubbling, temperature lift, and water in a sudden change in the flow, the animals of the abnormal behavior, the imminent before the sound and the light, etc.

So when people see these slight change to alert see if that is the earthquake precursor.

THINGS LEARNED:

new words:
random------lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
precise-------sharply exact or accurate or delimited
laboratory------a workplace for the conduct of scientific research