周二 (8/20) 1.最美的落日 2.不快樂臉書

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最美的落日

Taiwan's Guanshan among world's best sunset spots: CNN

Taipei, Aug. 14 (CNA) Southern Taiwan's Guanshan was chosen by CNN earlier this week as one of the world's most superb sunset spots, the Tourism Bureau said Wednesday.

Guanshan has made the list of best sunset sites because it offers an excellent view of Hengchun Peninsula, a popular tourist spot in the south of the island, CNN said Monday.

"What (Guanshan) has is beautiful hot springs and forests," said the American news network, which has lauded Taiwanese cuisine and townships in previous reports.

The fact that there are no trains or highways on the peninsula, where the 152-meter-high mountain Guanshan sits, has made the area a paradise for sunset watching, CNN said.

Besides Guanshan, CNN listed 11 other remarkable sunset spots across the world, including the Grand Canyon in the U.S., West Lake in China, Phnom Bakheng in Cambodia and Easter Island in Chile.

Questions:

1. Where do you want to travel in Taiwan?

2.In your opinion, where is the most beautiful scenery in Taiwan?

List of beautiful tourist attractions in Taiwan?

3.Where do you think you can see a beautiful sunset?

Do you like sunrise or sunset better? Why?

4.Where are the best tourist spots you want introduce to foreign visitors?

5.Exspet Taiwanese food, what you want to recommend to foreign visitors?

6. What benefits can traveling give?

      中場時間 Brian
2----3分鐘 英文專題報告 Topic: (thinking traps)

 
不快樂的FB

How gossiping with friends on Facebook only makes you glum  By Nick Mcdermott

Scientist claims more time spent of the site the worse you feel

 Study looked at browsing habits of 82 adults with Facebook accounts

Volunteers asked to rate level of life satisfaction at the start and end

Found happiness levels declined the more they used Facebook

It is used by millions of people to stay in touch with friends and family.

But far from brightening their day, Facebook could be making its users more unhappy.

Scientists have found the more time individuals spend on the social networking site, the worse they subsequently feel.

Scientists have found the more time individuals spend on the social networking site Facebook, the worse they subsequently feel 

Scientists have found the more time individuals spend on the social networking site Facebook, the worse they subsequently feel

More than one in three Britons use Facebook every day, with 24 million logging on to share their latest goings on.

‘On the surface, Facebook provides an invaluable resource for fulfilling the basic human need for social connection,’ said lead researchers Dr Ethan Kross, a psychologist at the University of Michigan.

‘But rather than enhance well-being, we found that Facebook use predicts the opposite result - it undermines it.’ Research carried out earlier this year at the University of Chester suggested Facebook friends are no substitute for the real thing.

It found people are happier and laugh 50 per cent more when talking face-to-face with friends or via webcam than when they use social networking sites.

And the current study backed these findings, with participants who had direct interactions with other people feeling better over time.

In contrast, the more individuals used Facebook during the period, the greater the reduction in their life satisfaction levels.

‘This is a result of critical importance because it goes to the very heart of the influence that social networks may have on people’s lives,’ said co-author John Jonides, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Michigan.

Questions:

1. In you opinion, does facebook really make us sad?

Why facebook makes us unhappy?

2. Pros and cons of using facebook?

3. Can facebook improve level of life satisfaction?

4. Can Facebook replace face-to-face conversation?

5. Is facebook making us lonely? Why?or Why not?

6. Can you really trust your facebook friends?

7. Do you think facebook is a waste of time?

How to avoid wasting time on facebook?

最美落日景點，墾丁關山

我們台灣美景再次躍上國際版面 來看看（CNN）網站 推薦全球12個最美落日景點，墾丁關山是其中之一。

其他地點還包括智利復活島、夏威夷 茂宜島、吳哥窟巴肯山、希臘聖托里尼島、美國大峽谷、杜拜、肯亞 馬塞馬拉 國家保護區、及中國西湖等等 都是美不勝收

美研究：臉書用太多　反而不快樂

【綜合報導】美國密西根大學研究顯示，臉書用太多，雖會增加網路社交能力，但是可能越不快樂。
該研究找來82名年輕人進行調查，並在14天時間內，每天隨機發5封簡訊，詢問他們的主觀幸福感。帶領研究團隊的密西根大學社會心理學家克羅斯(Ethan Kross)就說：「表面上，臉書為實現人類社會連結基本需求，帶來寶貴資源。」 、「但我們發現，臉書不但無法讓人更快樂，反而減少幸福感。」
研究結果也顯示，受測者依賴臉書的程度越高，生活滿意度就越差。相反地，若人親身接觸其他人的機會越多，生活滿意度反而較高。

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周六 (8/17)1感恩讓您快樂 2英文片語 3新聞討論

  8/17周六聚會 本周六 8/17聚會 時間: 6:30pm~9:00pm
地點: 快提café  新北市板橋區文化路一段387巷10號

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討論流程:
session1.為甚麼感恩讓您快樂?
session2.英文片語
session3.新聞討論
 

1.為甚麼感恩讓您快樂?

Why Living a Life of Gratitude Can Make You Happy by Leo Babauta.

 “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart

Many days, I try to humble myself and hold a 2-minute gratitude session. I simply sit or kneel, with no distractions, close my eyes, and think about what I’m grateful for and who I’m grateful for.

I don’t do it every day, but let me tell you, on the days I do it, it makes me very happy.

Why should that be? Why should the simple act of thinking about who and what I’m grateful for make such a big difference in my life?

Just a few reasons:

 •Because it reminds you of the positive things in your life. It makes you happy about the people in your life, whether they’re loved ones or just a stranger you met who was kind to you in some ways.

 •Because it turns bad things into good things. Having problems at work? Be grateful you have work. Be grateful you have challenges, and that life isn’t boring. Be grateful that you can learn from these challenges. Be thankful they make you a stronger person.

 •Because it reminds you of what’s important. It’s hard to complain about the little things when you give thanks that your children are alive and healthy. It’s hard to get stressed out over paying bills when you are grateful there is a roof over your head.

 •Because it reminds you to thank others. I’ll talk about this more below, but the simple act of saying “thank you” to someone can make a big difference in that person’s life. Calling them, emailing them, stopping by to say thank you … just taking that minute out of your life to tell them why you are grateful toward them is important to them. People like being appreciated for who they are and what they do. It costs you little, but makes someone else happy. And making someone else happy will make you happy.

What do I give thanks for, privately, in my little gratitude session? It varies every day. I thank all the readers of this site, for the encouragement you have given me, for the donations you’ve made that have made me that much closer to realizing my dreams, for the criticism you’ve given that has made this site better … for the time you’ve given me, just reading the articles when you have the chance.

I thank my loved ones, for all they do to me. I thank strangers who’ve shown me little acts of kindness. I thank God, for the life he’s given me. I thank people around the world for the things they’ve done to make the world better. I thank myself, for things that I’ve done (it’s important to recognize your own accomplishments).
Questions:
1. What are the benefits of gratitude?
2. Why saying 'thank you' is very important?

3. What makes you happy?

4. How to thank someone?
5. How often do you say thank you?
6. Are you willing to help other people?

7. Why some people are ungrateful?
  英文片語
2.胡亂瞎買

   Buy a pig in a poke

Buy a pig in a poke的典故。它來自一個滑頭的人耍弄別人的一個故事。這個人說他的口袋裡有一頭小肥豬要出賣，而買主居然笨得不看一眼就買下了，回到家打開袋子，才發現原來裡面裝的是隻貓。

Buy a pig in a poke 胡亂瞎買

---Fig. to buy something without looking inside first.

Examples:

1. If you don't get a good look at the engine of a used car before you buy it, you'll wind up buying a pig in a poke.

2. I just took the salesman's word that this camera worked. I guess I bought a pig in a poke.

a pig in a poke

---something that you buy or accept without first seeing it or knowing what it is like, with the result that it might not be what you want

Examples:

1. Clothes from a catalogue are a pig in a poke. You can't feel the quality of the fabric or know if the clothes will fit.

2. Never buy a pig in the poke.

3.新聞討論

Buddhist charity promotes 'ghost month' as joyous time (By Christie Chen)

Taipei, Aug. 14 (CNA) While "ghost month" is traditionally linked to danger and misfortune, a Buddhist charity group has been trying to change that perception by promoting the period as a joyous and auspicious time. The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation said Wednesday it plans to hold over 900 prayer meetings at home and abroad from the end of July to the end of August to "communicate positive thoughts" and dispel the myths associated with ghost month. At 12 of the prayer meetings, Taiwanese opera companies will perform Buddhist tales to convey positive messages to the public, said the foundation, which has been holding such gatherings for many years. Ghost month, observed during the seventh month on the lunar calendar, is being marked from Aug. 7 to Sept. 4 this year. People usually avoid activities such as swimming, traveling or going out after dark during ghost month, as it is believed that spirits are abroad and on the lookout for souls to capture. The Buddhist charity, however, believes that the seventh month on the lunar calendar is in fact a joyful time. The 15th day of that month marked the end of an annual summer retreat for Buddha's disciples when he was alive, the charity said. On the retreat, the disciples would meditate and lead a conscientious life, Tzu Chi said, urging the public to do away with the negative thoughts associated with the month. In 2012, the foundation organized about 4,000 activities around the world to celebrate ghost month, attracting the participation of over 280,000 people.

周五(8/16) 1人際關係 2.惡妻/惡夫/惡男女友

請注意原聚會點  改至地點: 快提café 
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(另周六8/17文章在下方)
 (另8/17周六聚會文章在下方)

  

人際關係

Tips for Improving Social Interaction   (By Tim Bryce)

1. ENGAGE IN A CONVERSATION

People have a natural curiosity as to what you are all about. The best way to communicate this is to engage in simple conversation. Some people are naturally shy and tend to withdraw from such discourse. If one person is not willing to start a conversation, another should take the initiative simply by asking the other, "How are you?" or "What do you think?"

2. VOLUNTEER

Many people prefer to sit back and watch as others perform the work. Volunteering your time or skills may add an additional burden but it tells others you believe in them and are willing to help out. Such an expression also makes it easy for you to solicit support when you are in need of help.

3. ASK FOR ADVICE

Too often people are too proud (or too stubborn) to ask for directions in our journey through life. But asking for advice from a colleague accomplishes two things: first, you might get the answer you seek, and; second, it says to the person you trust and respect their opinion. By confiding in an individual, the advisor becomes concerned with your best interests. This leads to mutual trust and respect between people.

4. BE COURTEOUS

Your manners and how you interact with others says a lot about a person's character. Basic courtesy means you are socially well adjusted. No, I am not suggesting everyone turns into a "Miss Manners," but attention to basic courtesy can improve your image with others. 

5. BE HONEST

The linchpin to good interpersonal relations is trust. Regardless of our form of discourse, nothing builds trust better than honesty, the basic building block of confidence. Having an honest character conveys an image that you are dependable, that your word is your bond, and you can be trusted to do the right thing. But your reputation can be shattered overnight if you are caught in a lie. Therefore, don't falsify or mislead. If you do not know an answer, do not fabricate one, but make every attempt to find the answer elsewhere.

 Questions:

1. How to improve your social skills

Ways to improve social interaction?

2. How to communicate well with people?

How to speak well and confidently?

3. Whom do you ask for advice?

Are you willing ask for opinion from others?

4. Why is it good to be honest?

Supporting reasons on why it is good to be honest.?

5. Do you trust your friends?

6. How to get your friends to trust you?

 惡妻/惡夫/惡男女友
情人節變調 妻鬧跳樓討禮物

女子怪丈夫沒送情人節禮物，負氣坐在窗邊鬧跳樓
情人節有收到禮物嗎？沒有禮物! 那準備---跳-----   Billy 覺得這則新聞有趣  來聊聊吧
 
How Do I Handle a Difficult Wife? (Eminent leaders)
handling difficult woman What else does a woman want? “I just bought her a car, did the registration in her name and paid six-month salary to a driver who takes her everywhere. Before this, she gets a monthly allowance of N10,000 (that’s not the housekeeping allowance, which is N40,000 per month). I get her clothes and jewellery anytime I travel or from mobile merchants in my office. But, kike is never pleased,” stated Jude, 38 and father of three.

“She is one of the nastiest women on earth. She is so ungrateful and never sees any good in whatever I do. The only moment she is nice is when I give her money or a gift. She would nag about imaginary women I date, coupled with her hostility to my family members.

How to deal with a difficult husband? (Circle of Moms)

My husband is difficult. He is a glass half empty person and has very high standards for everyone. As a result, he is often criticizing and disappointed in me.

He also feels that I take advantage of him financially.

I make a point to always say "thank you" when he buys us dinner or really, anything. He often has a victimized attitude. No matter how much I tell him how I appreciate him, it never seems to be enough.

How to Deal With a Demanding Girlfriend?(By Chelsea )

A demanding girlfriend comes in many forms. She could demand undivided attention at all times, or she could be jealous and materialistic among other flaws that lend to a demanding attitude. This character flaw is a hard one to get over, so knowing how to deal with a demanding girlfriend gives you the ability to decide whether or not she's really the right girl for you.

How to Deal With a Difficult Boyfriend? (By Katie O'Gorman)

Even if you are the most patient of people, dealing with a difficult boyfriend can push you to your limits. While it is normal, even healthy, to fight in relationships, it is also important to ward off trouble before it starts. Learn how to maintain composure and read your boyfriend's feelings before they spiral out of control. Relationships are a two-way street, and both parties need to work toward finding common ground.

Questions:

extra:

Do you think it is important to give expensive gifts?

How to select special  gifts for lovers ?

1. How do you handle a difficult wife? Or a difficult husband?

(image you were marrieed)

2. How to deal with a demanding girlfriend/ boyfriend?

3. How to deal with a difficult boyfriend/ grifriend?

4. What is the best way to get rid of your girlfriend/boyfriend?

5. Ways to tell she'll make a bad wife/husband?

How to pick the right wife/ the right husband?

6. Is your girlfriend material?

How to deal with a material grifriend ?

情人節變調 妻鬧跳樓討禮物【潘姵如、陳冠宇、塗豐駿╱台北報導】

杜姓女子怪丈夫沒送情人節禮物，負氣坐在窗邊鬧跳樓，警消獲報在下方架設大型氣墊。

情人節有收到禮物嗎？北市一名新婚嬌妻，不滿上周她過生日及今天七夕情人節，丈夫只帶她出門吃飯，抱怨都沒有送禮物，丈夫老羞成怒吼道：「就沒有錢是要怎樣？」夫妻倆大吵一架後，妻子竟負氣爬上四樓樓梯間窗戶，雙腳朝外哭著鬧跳樓，幸僵持半小時後，警方趁機將她拉下，丈夫也無奈：「都已經帶她去吃飯慶祝了，這樣還不夠嗎？」 

警方調查，鬧跳樓的杜姓妻子（二十三歲，服務業）與當酒商業務的丈夫（二十四歲）相識三年多，去年九月結婚後，小倆口在林森北路租屋，還養了兩隻寵物狗，因妻子還有九萬元債務，家庭支出多靠丈夫的月薪兩萬八千元支撐，妻子昨被拉下送醫後，丈夫一度氣得拒絕探視，怒說：「幹，我這麼辛苦工作是為了誰！」妻子則是情緒激動須施打鎮定劑。

諮商心理師林萃芬指出，男女的大腦結構不同，男性較無法一心多用，因此婚後可能專心於工作打拼，而忽略妻子的情緒，女性則在經營家庭生活外，仍渴望被關心呵護的感覺，妻子應該是藉由節日，表達被丈夫忽略的不滿情緒。

杜女丈夫向警方說，上周一妻子過生日時，他特地向公司請假，帶她去餐廳吃飯，前晚兩人為提前慶祝七夕情人節，他打算帶妻子出門吃飯，就在他穿鞋準備外出時，見妻子動作慢吞吞，催促她：「還不快來穿鞋！」妻子走向玄關卻又突然回頭，倒頭躺回床上說要睡覺，他氣問：「妳現在是怎樣？」妻子則怒說過生日只吃飯沒送禮，情人節又敷衍比照辦理。

 

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讀書會地點公告

周二 周五 周六
地點公佈在最新文章中, 請看清楚再前往喲!

今夏高溫, 請多喝水!!

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周五(8/9) 1.受辱!怎麼辦? 2.鬼月禁忌

 周五(8/9) 1.受辱!怎麼辦? 2.鬼月禁忌
請注意周五原聚會點  改至地點: 快提café 
新北市板橋區文化路一段387巷10號
(沿著新埔捷運站1號出口左方向前走約100公尺 經過新埔郵局看到康是美 從信義房屋旁的巷子進入) 連絡電話: 0976217450   Billy

 受辱!怎麼辦?

Do you feel bad when someone insults you? (webanswers.com)

Do you feel bad when someone says something mean to you?

I think most people feel bad when they have been insulted because, deep down inside, they wonder if there isn't some validity to what was said. If someone tells you that you look like you got dressed in a dark closet, you wonder if you really do look that bad. If someone tells you, you are dumb as a doorknob, you begin to wonder if you really are stupid.

I try not to let insults affect me too much. I sure get angry, though, when I see other people being insulted, especially children. It particularly bothers when the insults are directed at something the person can't change or their physical attributes.

When I was a kid, my sister hurled some insults at me that were terribly hurtful. I don't remember what was said but to this day I remember how I felt.

I escaped outside and hid behind the walnut tree and just sobbed. I also remember promising myself I would never saying anything to her, or anyone else, that would hurt their feelings the way mine had just been hurt. As a direct result, I have always been very cautious about what I say to people, especially in anger.

I do think most people who drip sarcasm and sling insults are trying to disguise their own insecurities and/or inadequacies. That's how bullies are made. Bullies don't just vanish after childhood, either. Some never change and carry those traits right on into adulthood. I know many adults I would classify as bullies.

Questions:

1. How to cope with insults?

2. How to respond when someone insults you?

3. Can you ignore insults? Can you tolerate insults?

4. What to do when someone swears at you?

5. Can you tolerate when a friend curses at you?

6. How to hold anger when one insults you?

 

鬼月禁忌

Hungry Ghost Festival Taboo (anythingbeautiful.blogspot.tw)

The 7th lunar month or more commonly known as the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival is normally regarded as not an auspicious time of the year. In the Taoist Chinese community, weddings and engagements do not take place during this month. House-moving is also out of the question. Buying property or a vehicle or even buying a bed is avoided.

These don'ts are more specific to the Hungry Ghost month..

  1. No Swimming. Swimming is taboo in the 7th month. Camping trips and jungle trekking are to be avoided as well.

  2. No staying out late. Best to be home by 9pm. For small children, keep them off the streets especially street corners before nightfall.

 3. The word "ghost" is never uttered so as not to offend them as it sounds crude. They are normally referred to as "buddies" or "brothers" whose local equivalent is "ho heng tai" in Cantonese or "ho hia ti" in Hokkien.

4. Do not occupy any of the front-row seats at the Ko Tai performance. They are meant for the unseen guests.

 5. Do not wear red during the Hungry Ghost Festival month as spirits/ghosts are attracted to red, so avoid anything red, including underwear.

 6. Stay away from drugs and alcohol. It is easier for spirits to take over those who are intoxicated. Staying alert at all times makes it difficult for a spell to be cast on you. This one is commonsense.

 7. Avoid cutting your hair, shaving, going out or hanging clothes outside at night or leave clothes outside. Not quite practical for shaving, I guess.

8. If you are outside, no singing and whistling as these actions are said to attract spirits.

 9. Don't answer to your name when you are out walking on your own at night. Likewise, don't call anyone by name at night in the open.

 10. From young, boys (and girls alike) are often reminded not to pee anywhere they like. If one needs to go badly, one needs to cup one's hands together as in prayer and mutter an apology at the same time requesting spirits (buddies) in the vicinity to move aside.

 11. Keep away from walls as it is believed that spirits like sticking to walls. You don't want to go under a tree at night either.

 12. Good to leave the forehead exposed as it is believed that the light from the forehead can ward off evil spirits.

Questions:

1. What do you think about ghost festival?

2. What do you think about ghost month taboos?

3. Do you know any other Taiwanese taboos?

4. Can you tell us ghost stories, superstitions about ghosts?

5. Are you superstitious? Why or why not?

6. Above all, what ghost month taboos you believe most? Why?

7. What are the things you considered as inauspicious?

  

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周二(8/6) 1.利他主義2.新聞影響情緒

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感謝各位好朋友熱情出席相挺    也希望您多引薦好友加入 
 

利他主義

Altruism
It's a story that's deeply unsettled millions in China: footage of a two-year-old girl hit by a van and left bleeding in the street by passersby, footage too graphic to be shown. The entire accident is caught on camera. The driver pauses after hitting the child, his back wheels seen resting on her for over a second. Within two minutes, three people pass two-year-old Wang Yue by. The first walks around the badly injured toddler completely. Others look at her before moving off.

Peter Singer: There were other people who walked past Wang Yue, and a second van ran over her legs before a street cleaner raised the alarm. She was rushed to hospital, but it was too late. She died.

I wonder how many of you, looking at that, said to yourselves just now, "I would not have done that. I would have stopped to help." Raise your hands if that thought occurred to you.

As I thought, that's most of you. And I believe you. I'm sure you're right. But before you give yourself too much credit, look at this. UNICEF reports that in 2011, 6.9 million children under five died from preventable, poverty-related diseases. UNICEF thinks that that's good news because the figure has been steadily coming down from 12 million in 1990. That is good. But still, 6.9 million is 19,000 children dying every day. Does it really matter that we're not walking past them in the street? Does it really matter that they're far away? I don't think it does make a morally relevant difference. The fact that they're not right in front of us, the fact, of course, that they're of a different nationality or race, none of that seems morally relevant to me. What is really important is, can we reduce that death toll? Can we save some of those 19,000 children dying every day?

And the answer is, yes we can. Each of us spends money on things that we do not really need. You can think what your own habit is, whether it's a new car, a vacation or just something like buying bottled water when the water that comes out of the tap is perfectly safe to drink. You could take the money you're spending on those unnecessary things and give it to this organization, the Against Malaria Foundation, which would take the money you had given and use it to buy nets like this one to protect children like this one, and we know reliably that if we provide nets, they're used, and they reduce the number of children dying from malaria, just one of the many preventable diseases that are responsible for some of those 19,000 children dying every day.

 

Questions:

1. What would you do if you see this poor girl victim?

2. What should you do if you witness a car crash?

What to do if you see someone injured in a car accident?

How to help accident victims?

3. What can you do to help someone who is going to die?

4. Are you willing to help a complete stranger?

How to help others?

5. How to stop being selfish and start being altruistic?

Why people become estranged?

6. Any experience of saving people?

7. Are you willing donate 10% of your income to charities?

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Cheer up, here’s the good news (By Annie Makoff )

This morning when I woke up, the sun was shining and I felt good – optimistic, energetic and eager to see what the day would bring. Over breakfast, I turned the radio on. Yet another ageing celebrity had been arrested for sexual offences. There was more bad news on the economy. I picked up a newspaper later. A 15-year-old boy had been stabbed to death. Homelessness is on the rise. Global warming; NHS cuts; another food scandal – by the time I started work, I felt defeated, exhausted and depressed.
I don’t want to stick my head in the sand, but isn’t it tempting to just turn off?
Absolutely, says clinical psychologist Dr Cecilia d’Felice. She believes that going on a ‘bad news diet’ – restricting the amount of news you expose yourself to – can protect your mood, and also enable you to look at the bigger picture in a clearer, more emotionally balanced way.  ‘We are so influenced by the media and its portrayal of global events that it influences how we take personal bad news,’ she explains.‘Being saturated with bad news on an almost hourly basis can make our own world feel out of control. It can make us reactive rather than reflective.’
The problem, says social psychologist Dr Sandra Wheatley, is that our brains are wired to zoom in on bad news, and to give it undue precedence. ‘At an evolutionary level, bad news shows us what we need to react and attend to so we can protect ourselves. That’s why people are more comfortable considering the negative rather than the positive. Even statistics, when they are reported, tend to focus on the negative.’

Questions:

1. What are factors that influence your mood?

   Does news influence your mood?

How news affects your mood?

2. How a bad mood affects your working performance?

3. How to stop the small things from affecting your mood?

4. What do you do when your in a bad mood?

How do you cheer yourself up from a bad mood?

5. Do you think that the current media is full of negative news

6. Do you think we are deeply influenced by media?

What are the negative and positive aspects of media?

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