Post #4

Observation about international airport

First of all, I have to say that I had a totally different object for my observational essay besides this one. However, after I looked all of those questions for post #4, I couldn’t find anything that considering with my object. So I decided to choose another topic which is easier to find other resources to support and much more closer to our lives.
Couple days ago, my dad and I were searching airplane ticket for my mom and my sister to go back China on March. By the way, I have looked at several different international airport official websites, such as DIA (Denver International Airport), Shanghai International Airport, and Hong Kong International Airport.
By my researching, I discovered those airports not only provide multiple air routes for global passengers, but also different kinds of services inside of the airports, such as Hong Kong international airport has provided Shyplaza shopping, dinning, and entertainment services, such as bookstores, liquor & tobacco, health & beauty, personal care, money exchange, bank service, and even shoe shine service.
“Capacity, capacity, capacity. Whether it is airfield, passenger or cargo facilities, Denver International Airport has room to grow. Situated on 34,000 acres or 53 square miles, DIA is one of the largest airports in the world. From the expansive and beautiful Jeppesen Terminal to Colorado second largest Public art display, Denver International Airport is renowned for aesthetics, aviation safety, customer satisfaction and passenger convenience. At 11 years old, it is the nation sixth-busiest airport and the 11th-busiest in the world.” This is what shows on the DIA’s website. All the numbers give us strong evidences about what the DIA has represented about our country.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is the youngest airport in my home country China. Also, it was the airport I flied from four years ago when I came to United States. And it will also be the first place where my mom will arrive in China on March. On the Pudong’s website, there are lots of details for passengers, such as services locations, airport locations, city maps, and city weather searches.
Therefore, I have also discovered different airports also represent their countries and cultures. The most interesting example is Hong Kong International Airport, if you understand Hong Kong’s history, you could discover that western culture has merged into Hong Kong culture or even Asian culture. There are lots of factors you can find out just by looking at its website.
I think everyone has some sort of experiences about flight, especially for the people, like me, have to fly all the way through Pacific Ocean (just want to tell you how far it is, kind of hard to describe the distance), spend at least 20 hours in the plane. The safety and the quality of the flight would be the first two things I would concern about.
As I mentioned, “sky ride” has become one of the most important transportations for each one of us. As my audience, they might want to know what are the features about those different airports, what are the differences between them, what are the comments between them, furthermore, what are the specialties for each one of them.

Post # 3

“War is over”

My dear friends, have we ever thought about what “war” truly means? Have we ever thought about what a “peaceful world” means to the people who might die anytime under gunfire or violence?

Death is another explanation for “war”; tears are the factors behind it.

“An eye for an eye will make us all blind.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi

“So this is Christmas, what have you done?...” John Lennon has described a special Christmas to the listeners. It leads us to a world which is filled with violence, fire, and death. At the beginning of the video, there are pairs of pure eyes were looking at the camera. I was touched even at the beginning of the video, especially with John Lennon’s tone as the background music.

A young boy is sitting in the hospital’s bed; his eyes are filled with fears: not only about what he just went through, also what going to happen in the unknown future. His left hand is clasping his dad’s who still has tears on the face......
An old father is crying without control, his son just died in the fire......
Hundreds of people are running, there is a tank unit behind them......
There are countless dead bodies are still lying on the side of streets. A dad who still has his baby in arm is one of them......
A little boy gives a “peace” sign to the camera when he is in the military truck.....
Two boys are playing in a meadowland which is filled with mines......
A lady is putting a flower at where her husband was died......
This entire video considers to the aspects of the victims during wars. Like what John Lennon sings in the song “another year is over”, the people who posted this video has the goal to tell the audiences “war is over” by saying “another year is over”. Also, by having the aid of Christmas, the most important holiday, to set the topic off.
These are just some episodes in the war, but it also shows us a different side of life. A totally dissimilar underworld than where we live. Like what Mahatma Gandhi said at the end of the video: “An eye for an eye will make us all blind.” We always say “the eye is the mind window”, what the “window” has showed for us is the darkness of the world.
“War” is still a sensitive topic for us. But living in a peace world，little by little, we might already forgot what violence world could be, especially for the young generations like us, “War” is something we haven’t been through. We always complain about how discontented we feel about our lives, such and such, however, we haven’t realized there are some people who don’t even have a place to live, who might die anytime under fire, who might lost their family in a split second, who don’t even know where they will be tomorrow.
My dear friend, please understand how grateful to live in a peaceful world if you are touched by looking at those pure eyes. Also, please pray for them for having a happy Christmas and happy life.

"War Is Over" Happy Christmas --by John Lennon



PS: Watching this video clip on the computer is unlike than watching it on the television. It’s because you have the chance to repeat it over and over. Furthermore, you can have your own decisions about what you want to watch. As well as more freedom than watching the television.

Click here to view the Yutube website for John Lennon- Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

Post #2

To understand the content fully, we need to get into deeper about the website. To be clarifying about the website depends on what details we will get and how well we know about it.
First of all, “who” considers the people who would visit the website. The who of the context can be the people who are interested in Rolex watches or to be knowledgeable about the world most famous watch brand. Since the price of Rolex is upper than other brands, buying a Rolex watch has become a signature of wealth. In addition, Rolex’s website has given us an official place to get to know about Rolex – the growth of Rolex, the design of Rolex, also the history of Rolex. Although Rolex is a expensive product for most of us, but the Rolex website visitor can be through all different levels and generations.
Secondly, the designer of Rolex website has done a great job by creating such a website. It has humanized Rolex into our lives considering with all other world events, as well as the nobility and luxury facts that has already adhered to the Rolex watches. Different icons on the top separate the website into different sections. Each part has a short video attaches with it; they represent the main point of each section. The “Timeline” has caught my attention most. This is a great connection between Rolex and the development of the world: a product and our lives. When you click on “Rolex affiliates”, there is a list of all the nations that has Rolex affiliate. You can click on any country in the list, it will show you the locations of those Rolex affiliate.
In addition, Rolex website introduces to you about Rolex, the quality, symbol, and history. In other hand, this is the only promotion that Rolex uses for advertising. It’s rarely to see any other kinds of advertisements besides supporting sports and other events in several fields. But most of us know about Rolex, the close relationship between Rolex and wealth.
All in all, you will find something you would never discovered about Rolex by visiting the website. Reviewing all the famous artists and sport players also is a great part on the site.

There is also other websites that have the same kind of website elements with Rolex, such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Lancome.

PS: respond for the question 1.
How does the medium of blogging & other forms of web-based writing differ from that of traditional print/paper-based writing?
Using blogging& web-based writing is a good way to publish your thoughts. It has substituted the limit of paper-based writing. Also it has been giving me a positive environment for writing practicing. I feel more freely about writing and more comfortable about writing. Using blogging is also good for environment protection. We wouldn’t have to print them out by using papers.

Post # 1

Rolex – a signature of high quality, status, position, even our lives.

click here to view Rolex's official website

“Rolex has a philanthropic tradition of supporting exceptional talent quality and achievement. The Rolex institute aims at sharing the recognition of individuals who, contribution to the world in which we live.”
“Sophisticated testing and quality control procedures are carried out at every stage of the process, from the moment a new design leaves the drawing board through to final quality certification.”
(www.rolex.com/en)
Rolex has persisted high quality products, and humanize their products with the real world. It has got deep into people’s mind about its brand. The official Rolex website also gives me a strong impression which has gathered all the elements and features about Rolex.
As an international brand, there are different languages options for you to choose when the first time you open it up, such as English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.
Forest green background has made to be a distinct color of Rolex’s yellow crown sign. As a high price level product, nobility and luxury are the first thoughts you would have about Rolex and Rolex website.
The center of the site is the most popular and famous Rolex watch – The Oyster Perpetual. It’s the best example to represent Rolex brand.
On the top of the website, you can click on different icons, such as “collections”, “world of Rolex”, “ambassadors”, “sport& culture” and “the Rolex institute”. The most impression that Rolex website has given to me is the timeline. (Click on “world of Rolex”, then “timeline”) There is a page called “A Century of achievement”, you can click on any year’s icon then you can see the world events for the particular year and the events for Rolex. In my opinion, this is a successful way to tell the website visitors that Rolex has growing by the development of the world. Example, in the year of 1908, it tells you the history about the creation of Rolex watches. “Wilsdorf registers a brand name with which to sign his creations – Rolex. Easy to pronounce in any European language, it is short enough to tastefully feature on the dial of a watch.”
Also, in ‘Sport& culture”, you will know the Rolex support top sporting and cultural events all over the world. It is present at more than 150 events in the realms of golf, yachting, tennis, equestrian tournaments, motor sport and the arts.
Therefore, on the center of the “Ambassadors”, there is a short paragraph says : In 1927, a young woman named Mercedes Gleitze swam through the icy waters of the English channel. On her wrist was a Rolex Oyster. It marked the beginning of a long tradition: the linking of Rolex watches with exceptional individuals. At the time, promotion was limited to advertising and the idea of associating a watch with human exploit was revolutionary. On the top there are different people who have done successful achievements in their lives through different fields. At that point, as an advertising promotion, they all have a same comment which is participating in the growth of Rolex.
Although Rolex is a high pricing product which has beyond the level that most of us could feel comfortable to afford, but in other hand, by looking at Rolex’s website, you definitely will have a strong impression about the world development by the growth Rolex. It’s not only a famous brand watch, but also a sprit that has participated in our human lives.