Wen Zhang
Education and Business Consultant for 24 years. assisting Chinese students to study in the UK and other countries. The age ranges from 6 to 35 years old. Also assist Chinese to invest and immigrate
Location Manchester
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The course not only helps me to identify issues of people surrounding but also increase my own awareness of some mental behaviour during the lockdown. Very useful and highly recommend this course!
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If you let your negative emotions go, you will fall into a vicious circle and it will be difficult to extricate yourself.
a. Exercise
Do more aerobic exercises, such as yoga, jogging, swimming, slow walking, etc. Taking part in these exercises can effectively improve your physical health, help reduce stress, and eliminate anxiety.
b. Listen to music
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I joined the future learn and learned a lot of stuff and even wrote my first poem in English. Reading and learning new things can keep us busy. Jot down a timetable and it could pace you in a timely manner.
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The essential is to listen. We might not have a best solution but as long as the person can speak out his or her worries and concerns, it is a very good way forward.
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Clean the room and reorganize the mess. Sharing a bit of cooking experience and skills.
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There are many apps that could simultaneous translation and it is helpful to communicate with people who cannot speak English.
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This course is very useful in teaching us how to identify people who are in need help, risk analysis and the way to help. Excellent!
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As a volunteer, I encountered a few occassions. eg. one woman was crying on the train and there was really nothing I can do but bought her a cup of coffee and sandwich. Listening is more crucial than think out a solution to a stranger.
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A few simple languages such as hello, how are you, thank you etc. spoken in their language can help to comfort the people. The funny pronounciation might make them laugh and divert their attention from the depresssion to something else.
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Listen and respesct and put ourselves into other people's shoes. We need to use our heart and emotion to warm those vulnerable people regardless of their social status, ethical background. In addtion to follow those rules by ourseleves, we should also advocate to let more people be aware of this.
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Do we have a patient form to fill in please? Like the one we have at SJA when going to event.
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As a PFA, I need to be positive, adapt to everything, healthy mentality, and patient. Grounding is one of the skills that I could help the person to transfer his or her internal feeling and emotion to the outside world. Giving recognition and active support.
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It is an excellent course and teaches us the logical way to learn the skills and fundamental knowledge of PFA.
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Just as Dr. Rosmarin from Harvard Medical School said, "social distancing does mean social isolation". We can use phone and zoom meeting to keep in touch with the community. Facebook messenger, Whatsapp and Wechat etc. enable us to see the person and we can use various media such as pictures, images and video to show our care while listening to them. Dr....
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Very useful tips!
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I am not a doctor but my understanding of TCM is that its four essential principles are to look, listen, question and feel the pulse -- four ways of diagnosis. It could be applied to PFA.
Firstly, whether the person is in distress or has a potential disorder, he or she should have uneasy behaviour so that you can identify the person's emotion by observing;... -
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Am I correct to think the reactions to stress initiate from emotion, cognitive and then to social and physical please? Is it like pyramid from bottom emotional stress and get worse to the physical behaviour?
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My intuitive response to the emergency is panic. The quiz surprised me but corrected my misunderstanding.
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I am the volunteer of SJA in both first aider and youth leader. During this pandemic, I got friends and families who are in anxiety and I want to learn how to help them out. Moreover I am interested in doing research about public health. This course will be a fundamental for my further research.
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Education Globalization is concerned with the problems and challenges faced by schools in the context of globalization, and "learning in the context of globalization". When I work on this topic, I will consider the state of primary and secondary education reform in China and schools in social change, including a comparison of social environment changes and...
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Hi. Everyone. I am an Education Consultant as well as an English teacher, based in Manchester but originally come from Beijing China. I tend to learn the challenging issues in the global education from this course.
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Since the twentieth century, mankind has created huge productivity and rich social wealth, greatly increasing the level of human consumption. At the same time, this has caused excessive exploitation of resources and the degradation of the global ecological environment, which threatens the survival of human beings. In the 1950s, under the background of economic...
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1. Protect nature, maintain ecological balance, and achieve harmony between man and nature.
2. Implement energy saving and consumption reduction measures, and fulfill the requirements of the central government for an energy-saving society.
3. To make rational use of development and protection of various resources.
4. Adhere to environmental protection and... -
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The essence of the matter does not lie in the pure economic characteristics of consumerism, but in the changes in living conditions and lifestyles it brings to people, as well as the drive for the construction of individual spiritual evolution. In the world of consumerism, "consumption for me" is the most important thing. This is full of expanded subjective...
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The climate crisis requires us to abandon the core ideology of "free market", restructure the global economy, and even reshape our political system.
Take the financial industry in China as an example, it should provide financing for projects for energy conservation, emission reduction and foreign exchange increase, industrial restructuring and technological... -
Faced with the irreversible changes that human society has brought to the earth after entering the "Anthropocene" (Anthropocene), especially climate change, the technological innovations and advancements created by human beings have not eliminated some social and environmental problems while solving some social and environmental problems. Severe challenges...
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The dynamic market is always changing and waiting for no one. If you live in yesterday's framework today, you are about to run into trouble.
If you were very good in your area in the past, it does not mean that you will always be good in the future. If you do not change in time, your position will soon be replaced by someone;
If you were weak in the past, it... -
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Innovation and entrepreneurship have become the strongest driving force for economic and social development。
In today's world, the entire economic structure, economic speed, economic power and development model are facing fundamental changes, and the three major driving wheels of technology, skills and creativity are budding -
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In "Doughnut Economics", Kate summarized seven points to help us fundamentally understand the principles and functions of economics. She teaches us how to break the obsession with economic growth, how to make money, finance, and commerce available to others, and how to tailor a reproducible and reasonably distributed economic system. She first proposed the...
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Since 1990, China has continued to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP, but it is still the country with the most new carbon emissions in the world, and it surpassed the United States as the largest carbon emitter in 2009. Recently, the Chinese government has made a promise that carbon emissions will reach its peak by 2030. So whether China can...
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The SDGs proposed by the United Nations are basically the same as the goal orientation of China’s ecological civilization construction indicator system, but there are still large differences in specific indicators. This requires China to adjust its own conditions and needs in the process of implementing the United Nations SDGs. Give full play to the role of...
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Trump stated in the past three years, they have established a sound immigration system and brought the manufacturing industry back to the United States. Now, the two parties must unite to build the United States into a fully independent and prosperous country: energy independence, manufacturing independence, economic independence, and national border...
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At the 2017 World Economic Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech entitled "Sharing the Responsibility of the Times and Promoting Global Development." He emphasized that we must unswervingly promote economic globalization, guide the trend of economic globalization, adhere to innovation-driven, and create a dynamic growth model; adhere...
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The government can sell massive amounts of renminbi to lower the exchange rate, sell the massive amounts of foreign exchange it receives to domestic residents, and realize the possession of foreign exchange for the people. At home, it is necessary to suppress the GDP growth impulse of local governments at all levels, proceed from the fundamentals of the...
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In summary, the Chinese government should use its strong international and domestic political and economic strength to suppress the rapid growth of per capita nominal GDP at home and abroad, and strive to control the per capita nominal GDP in US dollars below 10,000 US dollars by 2020. In the international arena, an orderly depreciation of the renminbi against...
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These two issues show that the per capita GDP is not linearly related to personal living standards and national competitiveness, and the higher the better. Of course, there are problems with low levels, especially for countries with too low per capita GDP. I want to raise a question worth thinking about. China can increase its per capita GDP to more than...
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2. Does the industry's competitiveness have high per capita GDP? China should be justified, and its industrial competitiveness is very strong, but it happens to be a "counter-example." Looking at many countries whose per capita GDP is much higher than China, I have long discovered that it is not worth mentioning from an industrial perspective. What is the...
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Looking at China's per capita nominal GDP in US dollars, it has rapidly changed from US$962 in 2002 to US$3,315 in 2008, and looking at some strange phenomena at home and abroad, I really think that GDP is absurd. There are mainly two problems:
1. Per capita GDP has more than tripled in six years, but how much better is life? Many people are aware of the... -
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The gap in China is more reflected in the regional gap between the rich and the poor, that is, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are relatively rich, while the northwest and northeast are relatively poor. The gap between the rich and the poor in a single region is not obvious but it is distinctive in a single area of one capitalist society. For example, Detroit...
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Obviously the average living standard of the people and the GDP per capita cannot be equated. "Per capita GDP is an effective tool for people to understand and grasp the macroeconomic performance of a country or region, that is, "per capita GDP", which is often used as an indicator of economic development in development economics and it is one of the most...
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Economic operation has its own laws ~ theoretically, it can achieve its own repair and equilibrium. Since the 1970s and 1980s, there has been a neoliberal movement in Europe and the United States. At that time, it was believed that everything that the government controls the economy was wrong. Only when the market is fully functional, the market will take...
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Of course, China's initial response to covid-19 was not perfect. But few people realize that this is an extremely difficult situation to deal with. China is crossing the river completely by feeling the stones: this virus is new and people know nothing about it. In late January, the severity of the situation began to emerge, and China took decisive action....
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Sixty years ago, China was a very poor country, with an average per capita income of only US$150, and was marked as extremely poor by the World Bank. However, in just 40 years, the global income level has basically stagnated, China's income level has increased substantially, more than 10 times the previous level. More than 740 million people have been lifted...
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The development of economics includes quality and quantity. When it is a the lower increase eg. from 1 to 2 million, the plane flies smoothly. It will be in a challenging situation if it boots from 1 billion to 10 billion. The economics is concerned with environment, finance, population and whether the growth is sacrificing natural resources which are limited...
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His notes addressed why water is being privatised
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I can find the answers to the above questions. However my question is how I can put my own opinion into it and how to evaluate my assessment please?
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The 3rd one is the most relevant and the 2nd is least relevant.
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1.The Push for Privatisation is useful and it provides the background information as well as the involvement from world bank.
2.The Tanzania experience is a good example to demonstrate how it worked as a case study.
3The Adverse Social Consequences of Privatisation illustrates how water privatisation influences the community and its impact -
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We need to reconsider prosperity with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
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The items GDP measure changes from time to time. 21st century will be hi-tech period and the consumption will vary from the basic food and daily necessities decades ago to AI services, travel to other planets and quality health care etc in the next generation.
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Because water privatisation is a debate topic in the community and it could grasp both the writer and reader's interests. Furthermore, water is a be-all and end-all in our daily lives and it is part of environmental protection series.
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Modern irrigation techniques are more efficiency than THE traditional ones.
Poor diet can lead to a number of healthy problems.(NO IDEA)
After 3 weeks the average high HEIGHT of the plants increased by 12.6 centimetres.
Sells SALES of ice-cream usually increase significantly in the summer.
The danger of driving too fastly FAST in urban areas was...
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Why does the world bank attempt to advocate water privatisation in the south of the earth?
What if the world bank ignore the water privatisation policy in global south?
To what extent will the world bank endeavour to promote water privatisation in the global south? -
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How are the ageing problems formed?
Comparison of ageing problems between developed and underdeveloped country. -
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As far as I am concerned, prosperity refers to the booming economy. eg. China has experienced 70 years economic development, from a very poor country to GDP USD10,000 per head.
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Flourishing
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I join this course and hopefully I can communicate with people from other countries to discuss about the prosperity, political and economic views. This is a multi-discipline course and it covers a wider range of knowledge. I am raring to go!
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Sports is my cup of tea, in addition to it, I also favor music.
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When I heard the song "Memories Bring Back", I was mesmerized by this song. I feel like walking on air and going with a flow.
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She made a few grammar mistakes at the first attempt. At the improved one, she used a handful of adv which really boost the content.
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crack up, get somebody's nerves, go spare, let rip, chess off, chuff to bits
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1.I come from Beijing, the capital of China. It actually has been the capital of three consecutive dynasties in China. Located in north, Beijing is the hot spot and Chinese people's favourite place for holiday and education.
2. Beijing is a bustling and metropolitan city and has a population of 20 million. One of the most interesting part is half of the... -
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She has improved influency, not much pauses and repetitions. Obviously she is more confident than the previous one.
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Having living in the UK for about 20 years, I am imitating British accent.
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My weakness is synonyms. If I were in a test situation, the first word will come out with the most frequently used. eg. even I memorize how to use "I acquire" instead of "I study", "I go spare" instead of "angry", the instinct impulsively will drive me to speak the most familiar words.
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Hi. Everyone. I am Wen Zhang and want to become an IELTS speaking teacher and so I join this course to learn some skills. I am based in Manchester UK.
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Why is academic writing style important for university study?
Because academic writing is more scientific knowledge and readers are more convinced by the evidence-based statement. It is not like the jokes or casual talks on the newspaper or magazine, the writer needs to pay great priority to the content, resources and analysis. -
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The IELTS writing uses more formal languages than that of magazines or newspapers. It is less formal than the academy writing with no references. But I think it is a good way to start to prepare for the academy writing after enrolling in the university.
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"analysing questions and issues clearly and precisely" is the key point. I need to understand what the questions are about and then analyze it in a systematic and logic way. To address the issues and then identify the solutions are the decent way to write an academic essay.
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How do you work out your story? Will you write it down or just create in your mind please?
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Wen Zhang replied to Siobhan McHugh
Podcast is very new to me and I am more learning this new concept rather than creating a programme by myself. I am based in Manchester UK and my plan is to do online teaching such as English literature and poems, introduce British culture and education in both English and Chinese to Chinese students through Youtube or other audio media. This course has...
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Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much for this wonderful course! The tutor has inspired and encouraged us. The students are also terrific to share and comment! It is a fantastic experience and I will highly recommend this to my friends!
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Whether it is reading or writing a poem, it needs more specific observation and enables us to care more details in life. In a modern society today, people are just rush in and out and busily pass-by, poem could slow us down to appreciate life and people. I am thinking to combine the poem and painting together.
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It is an exciting day that I created my first poem in my life and post it at Padlet Wall. Thank you so much for this wonderful course and opportunity!
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I enjoy providing feedback since I need to read the poem carefully and indulge myself into the poem and feel it. Then the patterns could be analyzed in terms of alliteration, personification, metaphor etc.
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How do you get your books published please?
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I just modified my poem and submit it as an assignment. Thanks a lot!
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Thanks a lot for your encouragement!
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Terrace house is made of red bricks
Curtains veil windows
Cars are motionless, lying for two months
Occasionally roaring during quarantineTrepidation, Frustration,
When will be the end of isolation?
Emancipation, Liberation,
Desperate to go jogging in lakeside gardenThis is my first draft and the ever first poem. Haha!
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The red bricks composed of blocks of terrace house, curtains veil each window. Cars are motionless lying for nearly 2 months now. Chimneys erect upright with antenna.
Fear: a sense of emotion of worrying, afraid, dreadful
Desperate: an eagerness of attempting something,
Anxiety: a sense of impatience, longing for
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The game is very interesting and inspiring. It will be very useful to teach students when first start to poem. I can imagine a galaxy of teenagers in one classroom will be excited to play this game and create a fantastic poem!
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A cup of milk tea with black pearl is attractive to most students. During this lockdown, I cannot find the original sweet potato flour to make the pearl. I searched from internet and found out the red beans could be a very good alternative. I boiled a precious red tea and added milk, using the long stewed bean mince to do the pearl which turned out to be a...
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I never dare to write a poem before and it will be a challenge for me! However I found more inspired when I travel. The scenery, atmosphere, people are all inspirations for me to be creative!
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The course is great! It motivates me to write down my feeling about the poem and also learn the ways how to appreciate it. I enjoy the video and it is great to hear what other students' thinking and ideas.
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I looked up “Patagonia” in the dictionary and now understand its meaning. The first impression is that it might be an adventure poem or descriptive writing about the beautiful place. However when I read the stanzas, I can feel the a few people-“us” who were trapped in the sinister sea where intends to swallow these “us”. They were struggling to escape from...
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I feel the same with other students about the last two lines. The previous stanzas displays her coarse occurrence which might have led to her aching mood. As I read through the stanzas, I can really touch her adventure in Patagonia in which she met the challenge and desperate to move out of the uneven wave and island. Probably the experience has moulded a deep...
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I feel it natural for the poet to write to YOU. She was in a harsh situation and feels like talking to someone else who might experience the same or even talk to herself as a YOU.
I feel YOU as me a reader. She needs someone to share her tough life or loneliness, or speaks it out rather than swallowing everything by her own. From the psychological point of... -
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The poem uses the first pronoun to attract the readers inside it. It is irregular rhyme that has unveil the perplex in her mind. Repetition is used such as TILL in “till the waves had bored themselves to sleep, till the last clinging barnacles growing worried in the hush, had paddled off in tiny coracles till those restless birds,…”, again the syntax here is...
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I cannot feel the loneliness and sadness. I just feel the poet is a stupendous and stamina woman who wishes to step out of the tough situation. She used personification such as "the waves had bored themselves to sleep" to unravel her tolerance. It usually takes ages for the wave to fall into sleep and become calm. This articulates how she put up with...
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The poem expressed the poet’s desperate feeling. It seems that she was once trapped in the roaring sea and struggled to escape from the dangerous situation. She was surrounded by the pattered gulls and the waves bellowing. I just feel her eagerness but patient to be out of the tough atmosphere and even wish I could give her a hand. When I first read the poem,...
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I feel like entering the Aquarium, shuffling along the passage, with the blue sky on the left side and the azure sea on the right side. I can hear gulls babbling and burbbling and birds chirping, barnacles clinging beneath the island corner edge. Not sure why I am in such a place, is it a dream or an adventure?
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The most impressed room in my mind is the Tai He Dian inside Forbidden City in Beijing. It is a massive room with the aim of the Emperor holding pivotal meetings, probably 64 square metres length and 50 square metres wide. The atmosphere is solemn and people could recall the magnificent ceremony in Ming and Qing Dynasty. Incense burners are around the huge...
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I read Emily's "Bird" and I imagine it inside a large warehouse where many birds, chicks, puppies are around. It is square-shaped with the arch topped pillar and has an open door and the domestic animals could shuffle in and out. The atmosphere is harsh but more family-oriented where the animals could enjoy the freedom and the host is taking care of them in a...
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Thanks for sharing!
