주제 공지 [9/3] Superstition

[Ricky]

Superstition

Superstition has been in use to see what day might be good for moving, wedding ceremony and starting business. Besides we can see today’s fortune in the newspaper and on the Internet.
Some Korean parents go to a fortuneteller before their son/daughter marriage and want to know whether their spouse will be suitable for marital affinity or not.

[Questions]

1. Do you believe in horoscope or fortuneteller’s words? Would you tell us the reason why you believe or not?

2. Have you ever checked or seen today’s fortune in the newspaper or on the Internet?

1) If so, what is the reason for?
2) And how do you feel when it says your luck is bad or good?

3. Sometimes you can find instructions for getting out of your misfortune from today’s fortune and it is written you must follow it. Will you do that? For example, “ Go to west and you will meet a good chance.”

4. If a fortuneteller tells that you and your girl/boy friend don’t go along together, will you break up?

5. If your parents are strongly against your marriage with your fiancée because she/he is not suitable for marital affinity, are you willing to marry her/him?

6. Do you think superstition really effects changes in our life? Agree or not.

The Effect of Birth Order on Personality

First-borns, especially first-born sons, like to be described as successful, conscientious and tough-minded. They are natural leaders who tend to gravitate toward jobs where these qualities are useful: bishop, general, dean, chief executive officer, supervisor, king. First-borns like any kind of job where the word first, head, senior or chief is part of the title. An inordinate number of prime ministers, presidents and dictators are first-born sons.

Is it any surprise in a world owned and operated by eldest boys that we don"t hear much about the flip side of the first-born: little adjectives like controlling, conventional, vengeful? Some people would say that first-borns are not much given to ever admitting mistakes or trying new things.

Neither do we hear a lot about the many attributes of middle or youngest children. Middle children, given short shrift by elder siblings as lacking ambition, are adept at mediation and innovation. They often hold families together socially or emotionally. They possess a gift for empathy. This is no wonder since they get lots of practice at being boss and being bossed.

Later children score higher on measures of creativity, and are more popular with other kids. And youngest siblings, while maligned for being indulged, have an aptitude for carving out a comfy niche for themselves in the family.

In that niche, little sisters form a cozily subversive subset. Little sisters must be as persistent as mosquitoes. Little sisters don"t usually get to steer the boat, sit up front, get the top bunk or be a sixer in Brownies. Being a little sister of a big sister is a special kind of torment. My own sister was almost a teenager when I was born and, therefore, was serene and secure in her superiority. As to my brother, who"s two years older, I have come to understand that he was only trying to teach me courage when he pushed me down the hill on the bike with no brakes.

1. What is your birth order in your family and are you satisfied in your birth order? Do you think it affects your personality ?

2. Do you think the first-born son should take care of his parents ?
(Let"s discuss about the obligations about the first-born sons.)

3. Are you going to consider about the birth order when you choose your spouse?
(There are some youngsters who are reluctant to marry a first-born son or a first-born daughter, especially first-born son.)

4. Do your parents advise you not to marry a first-born son, or a girl?
(Tell us about you and your parent"s prejudice about the birth order. Parents sometimes may show their favoritism to a certain child)

5. Do you know, or did you hear any cases around you that the first-born son or a daughter became famous or rich since they are the eldest ?

[영어이야기클럽에서 펌]

[i am tak]

토요일에 뵙겠습니다 ^^

[꼬마낭자]

처음이지만 저도 참석할께요..

[사랑하라]

앗!! 회장님이시다 ㅋ 토욜날 뵙겠습니다*^^*

[칙촉남]

토요일에 수업 끝나고 바로 참석하도록 하겠습니다.

[유례없는 농띠]

이번주 참석 합니다~ 근데 한시간쯤 늦을 것 같습니다~~

[크레이지혀니]

저두 이번 꼭 참석 하겠습니다 ~

[Clark]

저는 이번주 일욜에 기사셤이 있어서리... 결석~.

[제이미]

이번주 참석 합니다~ 근데 한시간쯤 먼저 가야 할것 같습니다~~(농띠 따라하기~^^)

[이무기]

토욜날 뵈요~

[이정진]

이번주에 참석하게쑴돠~^^; 오프라인은 처음예요..히히

[Meg쪼이]

신입생입니다.영어 잘 못하지만 용기내 갈테니 잘부택합니다

[rei ayanami]

글엄 내 가면 언니 없겠네요~ 근디 그기 우째 날따라하는 거래요? (농띠)

[우민영]

저두 가요~ 오늘도 잘 부탁합니다~!!

[Travis]

저도 이번엔 꼭 참석하겠습니다~ ^^