“Alcatraz Island” is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. It was used as a military stockade and later as a maximum security prison. Now, it’s open to visitors and is one of Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s most popular destinations. It’s listed as a National Historic Landmark. A collection of unique photographs which historically document it showed that it was also an occupational place for American Indians at the beginning of the 70’s and the end of the 60’s, in the 20th century. Therefore, visitors to the island can not only explore the remnants of the prison, but can also learn about the Indians’ occupation.
Alcatraz Island is offering a close-up look at a historic and infamous federal prison long off-limits to the public. The main point for prisoners was that no one has ever escaped from Alcatraz, and no one ever will. This depends on its unique geographic location; it is plagued by barren ground, little vegetation and surrounding water that churned with swift currents. It was established as a lighthouse to guide ships through the Golden Gate, but it is obviously not a lighthouse for prisoners. As a successful model, Alcatraz Island abandoned the function of a jail, and it turned to the revolution of types, which is to become to a historic museum. There are too many stories and magical things that go along with it. I’m interested in the trip, of visitors who go to Alcatraz Island, if I have a chance.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Monday, February 19, 2007
Weblog Assignment #3
"Phishing " is a new kind of crime in which ID thieves trick people into providing their Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, PIN number, mother's maiden names, and other personal information by pretending to be someone they are not. The website gave us a lot of information and advice about "Phishing". There are several ways to protect consumers from getting in trouble. We should watch out for "phishy" emails; we'd better just only open email attachments if we're expecting them and know what they contain. Beside situations about email, we shouldn't click on links that ask for personal informaiton, and do the same for pop-up screens, protect our computer with spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and a firewall, and keep them updated reqularty.
"Phishing" has become common in a few years; it has been given attention because os the serious density of informaiton, and the injury caused to many people. We should know more that "phishing" happens not only on the Internet, but exists also in our daytime lives. Phishing can also happen by phone; seeking jobs requires that we be careful; in addition, if someone contacts us and says we've been victim of fraud, werify the person's identify before provide personal informaiton. It sounds horrible, but it's true, the thieves are around us preparing to trick us. I've had a similar case that happened last year. When I searched for a video, a pop-up screen that said:" Congratulations!" you have won $50,000. Please type your name and your account number in order to get the money. Fortunately, I felt strange, because I've never done anything about the money, so I'm not fooled; now we know it is sign that something is "phishy".
"Phishing" has become common in a few years; it has been given attention because os the serious density of informaiton, and the injury caused to many people. We should know more that "phishing" happens not only on the Internet, but exists also in our daytime lives. Phishing can also happen by phone; seeking jobs requires that we be careful; in addition, if someone contacts us and says we've been victim of fraud, werify the person's identify before provide personal informaiton. It sounds horrible, but it's true, the thieves are around us preparing to trick us. I've had a similar case that happened last year. When I searched for a video, a pop-up screen that said:" Congratulations!" you have won $50,000. Please type your name and your account number in order to get the money. Fortunately, I felt strange, because I've never done anything about the money, so I'm not fooled; now we know it is sign that something is "phishy".
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The First True Love
In "Snowing On Cedars", the first ture love for Ishmael and Hatsue happens in Chapter 7 and Chapter 12. The story about pure love is like other classical love stories, but the period of the love is different from other kinds of fairy tales. Even though Ishmael and Hatsue have been connected for many years, they haven't ever been together in public, so I can say it is a tragedy. They fell in love when they were 14-years old, and spent the happiest time of their lives together, for Ishmael at least. As Japanese airforce bombed Pearl Harbor, and then the US goverment announced that Japanese-Americans on the island had to move, the loves had to be separated.
They could not be together just because of their different orgins; just because they have different colors of hair, skin, and eyes, and just because people saw them as different kinds. It's unfair. Ishmael has so much kindness in his heart. Who can imagine the enormous shock to them when they are force to be separated, even if they didn't have a memory about appearing in public as lovers. If they can marry several years later, the guy might not have such negative thoughts about the world, possibly. I still remember the last sentence from Chapter 12:" Twelve years later she would still see him this way, standing at the edge of the strawberry fields beneath the over of the silent cedars, a goodlooking boy with one arm held out, as if ask her to come back (Page 46,47). The emotional words touch me .I have to say the author has depicted the guy sucessful. Let's pay more attention to what will happen the next between the ex-lovers and the trail.
They could not be together just because of their different orgins; just because they have different colors of hair, skin, and eyes, and just because people saw them as different kinds. It's unfair. Ishmael has so much kindness in his heart. Who can imagine the enormous shock to them when they are force to be separated, even if they didn't have a memory about appearing in public as lovers. If they can marry several years later, the guy might not have such negative thoughts about the world, possibly. I still remember the last sentence from Chapter 12:" Twelve years later she would still see him this way, standing at the edge of the strawberry fields beneath the over of the silent cedars, a goodlooking boy with one arm held out, as if ask her to come back (Page 46,47). The emotional words touch me .I have to say the author has depicted the guy sucessful. Let's pay more attention to what will happen the next between the ex-lovers and the trail.
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Weblog Assignment #2
" Center on Wrongful Convictions " showed some official statistics of Illinois wrongful convictions in the twentieth century center by Northwestern University School of Law. The parentheses included 100 innocent persons who had punishment beacuse of merder or rape. Following the name we can see their years of arrest, years of exoneration (or years of release if it occurred before the exoneration), the principal crime charged, and the sentence. Juile Rea Harper was an example of wrongful convictions in the recent years. She was acquitted by a jury in Clinton County, July 26, 2006, of the 1997 murder of her 10-year-old son with no demonstrable motive. At last, because of an audio recording of Sells, the real murder, Juile has been proven innocent.
The article on the website shakes me up that there are so many innocent people who have to be in jail or have to accept the punishment that shouldn't be part of their lives. Juile Rea Harper was sad enough from losing her son, but what was worse, she was put in jail wrongly and wasted about 10 years in jail.Who can tell her about the consequences, if police officers cannot catch the real hatchet man? The almost 100 instance means that the society's secruity system is not perfect. As the science and technology is developing all the time, there are more and more methods that can help police to figure out ctiminals, using things such fringerprints, study of handwriting, lie detectors, and DNA. There will be a lot fewer innocent people who are jailed wrongly in the not-too-distant future.
The article on the website shakes me up that there are so many innocent people who have to be in jail or have to accept the punishment that shouldn't be part of their lives. Juile Rea Harper was sad enough from losing her son, but what was worse, she was put in jail wrongly and wasted about 10 years in jail.Who can tell her about the consequences, if police officers cannot catch the real hatchet man? The almost 100 instance means that the society's secruity system is not perfect. As the science and technology is developing all the time, there are more and more methods that can help police to figure out ctiminals, using things such fringerprints, study of handwriting, lie detectors, and DNA. There will be a lot fewer innocent people who are jailed wrongly in the not-too-distant future.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Dangerous!
" The World's Most Dangerous Locations " was written by Dakota Smith. It's a list that shows us the ten most dangerous places for travelers. They are Brazil, Russia, Africa, Israel, Iraq, North Korea, Serbia, Sri Lanka and the U.S. Most of them are in Asia, Africa and America; There's no country from Europe and Oceania. Always the situations of these dangerous countries are in the war, confusion, or radical. For example, Iraq became more and more famous through media in recent years because of the war, Sri Lanka was bold as full of rebal groups, and North Korea has the redical communism as people know.
This list is useful and practical for travelers, and the opinion is impersonal. First most of them are developing countries except Russia and the U.S. Evidence is that economy is the fundamental reason that plays an important role to make these countries dangerous. Next, countries such as Israel and Iraq are the birthplaces of kinds of religious. It is a big problem if a part of people have different belief in that places. In addition, politics is a reason cannot be ignored. North Korea is communist like China and Cuba, but why North Korea more dangerous than the other two countries? I think the differences are between regularity and redicalness. So if we prepare to travel in these countries that are mentioned above, we need to think about it more.
This list is useful and practical for travelers, and the opinion is impersonal. First most of them are developing countries except Russia and the U.S. Evidence is that economy is the fundamental reason that plays an important role to make these countries dangerous. Next, countries such as Israel and Iraq are the birthplaces of kinds of religious. It is a big problem if a part of people have different belief in that places. In addition, politics is a reason cannot be ignored. North Korea is communist like China and Cuba, but why North Korea more dangerous than the other two countries? I think the differences are between regularity and redicalness. So if we prepare to travel in these countries that are mentioned above, we need to think about it more.
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