Week 5: Movies or Recordings

My favourite sound recording of 2009 is Alive by the Black Eye Peas. I have downloaded the CD called The End which includes the song Alive, and it was the first time I heard this song when I listened all the songs in the CD. I love this song because it is quite similar to the song My Hump which was a very popular song around 3 years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxfnSqLvd50

Week 4: Magazines

Name of Magazine: Healthy Food Magazine



Concept: This magazine talks about the nutrition of food, calories , fat , etc and introduce the organic food. It gives advice of how to keep fit in a healthy way by providing several recipes of healthy meal.



Readers: Age group- Teenagers to Middle Age

Gender- Female



Competition: HEALTH, Pathos Magazine



Advertisers: Whole Food, Zest-Foods Natural, Farmer's Market Organic Foods, In-Jelly, Tropicana



Articles: 1. 20 Tasty Diabetic-Friendly Recipes
http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10644/slides/12871

2. Heartburn-Easing Foods That Fight GERD
http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10507/slides/12450

3. 7 Surprising Pumpkin Recipes
http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10335/slides/11071

4. Protect your Health With Fresh Garlic
http://living.health.com/2009/08/07/protect-your-heart-with-fresh-garlic/

5. Lose 10 Pounds and Never Feel Hungry
http://diet.health.com/2009/07/03/lose-10-pounds-never-feel-hungry/?xid=ha-diet-recirc-module-link1

Cover: There is a motion photo on the cover, for example, a woman is doing exercises, with words Healthy Food Magazine in sharp green colour. There are some simple description about the articles inside the magazine.

Week 3: Books

1. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K Rowling

This is the first book for the whole section of Harry Potter. I had watched the film when I was in primary and it interested me to read the book. I seldom read books which are not required in school but this book tends me to read more books for interest purpose and I have learned many vocab from this book. Now, I have read the whole section of Harry Potter and this book influence me the most.

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Rowling/dp/B001IAWS88/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255248257&sr=1-3

2. E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial by Melissa Mathison

It was a book that required to read in the reading lesson when I was in primary. It is a science fiction story which is about a boy helps a ET to back home hiding from people. I remember that I even cried when I was reading this book since it is really a touch story that teaches us to cherish everything we have. I can still remember the story clearly even I have read this for nearly 7 years!

http://www.amazon.com/E-T-Extra-Terrestrial-Drew-Barrymore/dp/B001H3OAP0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255250196&sr=1-3

3. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

I read this book when I was in F2. It is about a woman fell in love with a man and they got married, but the second wife discovers that Rebecca, the first wife, is still controlling everyone in the family. At first, I thought that it was difficult for me to understand the story since Rebecca had died already, so how come she was still controlling everyone in the house ? However, when I thought it over, I understand what the writer want to express and enriched my skill of story writing.

http://www.amazon.com/Rebecca-Daphne-Du-Maurier/dp/0380730405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255252414&sr=1-1

Week 2: Media Impact

I would like to purpose a research project on how the violence of dramas or cartoons in the television affects the teenagers. First, I will search for the popular dramas or cartoons that include some violence scenes. Then, I will ask those who have watched them in order to see the effects on their altitudes, thoughts and daily lives. I predict that most of them are affected by the violence dramas or cartoons, but I believe that a small group of them can still identify the real world and the fantasy world clearly, not affected by the violence scenes.