Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A Hero of Mine
There have been so many great individuals and heroes throughout our history, but by looking at sheer impact, Norman Borlaug has to be included in any conversation. He was a geneticist who travelled to many countries, such as Mexico, India, and China. Mr. Borlaug's experiments with food crops resulted in strains that were resistant to insects and disease. These strains were much more productive as well, with so much more grains per acre being produced. His work was applauded for saving the lives of up to one billion people all over the world and he went on to win many prestigous awards including the Nobel Peace Prize. A human being can do just about anything, but that won't be possible if he starves to death. Norman Borlaug's work paved the way for farmers and scientists to feed the people of the world, and that is what makes him a hero in my book.
Monday, March 14, 2011
All About Jung Tae
Hi everybody!
I'm Jung Tae, and I will be a classmate of yours for this semester. I hope we can share some frank and interesting ideas and thoughts with each other on these blogs. Now, with the pleasantries out of the way, let me introduce myself.
For those of you that I did not have a chance to speak with during the last class, I am a senior and am wrapping up the final year of my studies in English Lit. I really enjoy reading and sharing my opinions with other people, so I am very happy with my major. I do need a lot of work with writing, but that's what our class is for right?
My strengths in food is that I basically love all cuisines and styles. Well, all that I have experienced anyways. I have never had African or South American foods so I can't say anything about that. I never do refuse food that I have never tried, so sooner or later I will know if I like those styles or not. I do have some weaknesses in that I cannot stand carrots in all of its forms. I really hate it, and according to my parents I did ever since I was little, so it must be in my DNA.
Below is a picture of me that I took today. I usually don't dress as nice as this so you guys are lucky.
I'm Jung Tae, and I will be a classmate of yours for this semester. I hope we can share some frank and interesting ideas and thoughts with each other on these blogs. Now, with the pleasantries out of the way, let me introduce myself.
For those of you that I did not have a chance to speak with during the last class, I am a senior and am wrapping up the final year of my studies in English Lit. I really enjoy reading and sharing my opinions with other people, so I am very happy with my major. I do need a lot of work with writing, but that's what our class is for right?
My strengths in food is that I basically love all cuisines and styles. Well, all that I have experienced anyways. I have never had African or South American foods so I can't say anything about that. I never do refuse food that I have never tried, so sooner or later I will know if I like those styles or not. I do have some weaknesses in that I cannot stand carrots in all of its forms. I really hate it, and according to my parents I did ever since I was little, so it must be in my DNA.
Below is a picture of me that I took today. I usually don't dress as nice as this so you guys are lucky.
Well that's about it. I will see you guys tomorrow.
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