Things to do on 9/26

Dear all,

Concerning what's been happening these years, I find it important that we also spend some time talking about this issue, and I hope our concerns are not only shown in this limited two hours. Last year I shared Malala's speech and interview with your seniors, you can also go view them. Here I  am going to share two speeches, by the world-wide known celebrity, Angelina Jolie, and the US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry, and two short essays about the refugee issue (one from Time magazine and will be distributed in class).

In a small nation far away from Europe, we don't seem to have the urgent call to cooperate to receive refugees, but what if the problem becomes unmanageable,
1. are you willing to take in refugees to Taiwan, even to your workplace, your school, and even your home?

2. From what you have seen on TV, what might be your concerns and worries about refugees flooding to our  country?

3. And you can raise your own questions, too.


1. Angelina Jolie on Middle East (Syria)



2. John Kelly spoke in the UN on Syria and a short commentary:

His tone, critical and harsh, tells the UN how incompetent it is to deal with the issues: refugees and wars. "Collectively, what are we going to do to deal with it?
We are not politicians, but what can we do or think about to prepare for this to come to us someday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/23/the-ancient-tragedy-john-kerry-used-to-explain-syria/?postshare=1361474702704231&tid=ss_fb-bottom

3. One more: how about this little boy who wrote Barack Obama and expressed his generosity to take in a boy survived from bombing, losing his family, in Syria?

http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/09/six-year-olds-letter/501203/


Also, I found I enjoyed so much reading your posts (your log 1). The books chosen this year are a lot different from what were read last year. This could help even me to find my next book to read.

What you revealed in your reading history also showed that reading has been gradually wide spread among high schools that most of you have been readers even before you come to this class. I am waiting for a fruitful year of books and reading and insights to unfold!

**reference: Merkel says Germans fulfill refugee duty, now time for EU to act

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-24/merkel-says-germans-fulfill-refugee-duty-now-time-for-eu-to-act