2009年3月20日 星期五

Assignment 5

1.
No, but I try it after I read the book. It is pretty cool and useful. The picture is clear and easy to search the location, even provide the information.

2.
Poor seats: row 1 C and D and all seats in row 26.

The seats in row 26 are too close to the galley and lavatory and due to the curvature of the plane the seat may be tighter. The seats in row 1 C and D have very restricted legroom and even do not have floor storage for these seats during takeoff and landing.

3.
A. It an easy way to transfer money. Pretty cool, just use cell phone to connect the account and send your money to others.

B. No, it makes me feel not real and lose the sense of safety. I would rather go to ATM to withdraw money.

4.
A. My FICO scores are estimated to be between: 685-735.
The FICO score is what leaders use to determine whether or not to give you a loan and what interest they will charge you if they do decide to give you a loan.

B. No.

5.
A. Mrs. Doris Moncada is the mother of four children and all of them are 100% dependent on them for their educational and nutritional needs. She runs a general store. She wants the loan to have a bigger business. She wants to remodel her house so that the business can be larger and attend to more customers.

B. Florentina has a business selling sweets at a small school in the city of Juliaca. But she suffers quite a bit every time it rains and she has to hurry to guard her things. She hopes to have a store where she can sell her sweets and other products to increase her wages and thus have a worthy life.

2009年3月13日 星期五

Assignment 4

1.
Luck
False - Casinos pump extra oxygen onto the gaming floors during the early-morning hours to keep tired patrons from heading off to bed.

Food
False!! - Roast fetus is the latest gourmet food in Taiwan.

2.
In my opinion, I think this the way to prevent corruption and clarify the account. Disclose the data seems more fair and just.

3.
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. It makes more files for numbers of people to download them.

BitTorrent makes user’s computer in on the job of sharing the files. When you download n the file, you also uploading the part you already downloaded to other users.

4.
Good question, I and Ricky went to Chicago and Philadelphia. Chicago is good. It’s a beautiful city, especially for the night view. I watched a NBA game there and ate the famous deep dish pizza. I had a great time there. But Chicago is still cold. Philadelphia is a historical place. I visit the Independence Hall and Liberty Bell. I think I got more idea about the American history. There are two famous cheese steak restaurants, which the location is pretty close. So I decide to eat both of them and I think the cheese steaks are both delicious. To sum up, I had a great spring break : )