Mother Tongue

I feel now I was Amy Tan's mother, facing the embarrassment using "broken" English. In the influence of my mother tongue, it is difficult to show my sence of humor in another language. And my mother tongue creats border to the ability of comprehending and using specific words.
To some extent, I am ashamed of this limit.
Nevertheless, we do carry a hidden treasure that may make no sence to others deep the roots. My mother tongue provides the most precious treasure of the culture, the language, the characters and the ways of thinking. It is just because I am not familiar enough with the language I am using right now.
In this way, the girls who are fat are no longer ashamed of their shapes but to appreciate their lovely-looking bodies.

Capacity Inventory

Reading
Reading novel_____
Reading magazine_____
Reading news paper_____
Reading textbook_____
Reading play_____
Reading poetry_____
Reading prose_____
Reading biograph_____
Reading essay_____
Reading report_____

Writting
Having wide vocabulary_____
Memorizing new_____
Spelling correctly_____
Using grammar correctly_____
Using simile_____
Clear topic_____
Good hand writting_____
Fast writting_____
Correct format_____
Citing_____

Computer
Typing_____
Using powerpoint_____
Using excel_____
Using photoshop_____
Using MSN_____
Sending email_____
Blogging_____
Using frontpage_____
Making flash_____
Using word_____

Communication
Greeting_____
Self introducting_____
Texting_____
Making phone calls_____
Listening_____
Facial expressing_____
Using body language______
Translating_____
Using idiom_____
Instant massaging_____

Entertainment
Singing_____
Dancing_____
Drawing_____
Watching movie_____
Shopping_____
Watching drama_____
Reading comic book_____
Listening to music_____
Barbecueing_____
Joking_____

Sports
Playing Table tennis_____
Playing tennis_____
Playing badminton_____
Playing football_____
Playing basketball_____
Skating_____
Skiing_____
Playing soccer_____
Playing baseball_____
Swimming_____

Living ability
Cooking_____
Laungry_____
Doing grocery_____
Sewing_____
Washing dishes_____
Making bed_____
Replacing lightbulb_____
Vaccuming_____
Repairing toilet_____
Cleaning the room_____

Association participation
Programming_____
Marketing_____
Fund raising_____
Advertsing_____
Voluntaring_____
Hosting_____
Leadership_____
Enrolling members_____
Running for positions_____
Showing talent_____

Acadamic life
Critical thinking_____
Calcutating_____
Writting paper_____
Doing homework_____
Attending class_____
Setting goal_____
Career planing_____
Previewing_____
Reviewing_____
Taking notes_____

Other
Making up_____
Selling textbook_____
Managing retationship_____
Getting along with roommate_____
Organizing party_____
Driving car_____
Hair cutting_____
Traveling_____
Taking pictures_____
Taking medicine_____

Homework 1

For a long time, the public consider language is a tool that we use to perceive the world. That is, people get to know the world before language forms to express what we know. Language is looked upon as a truck; and knowledge of the world is like goods in storage -- can be loaded on anything besides a truck.
Nevertheless, different culture is a reflection of different language which explains that language impacts how we perceive the world. Language is a kind of creativity. The accuracy and widespread use push us and accelerate the rate of human understanding the world. So we can see how ridiculous it is to look at language as an inflexible tool.
To me, there really exist many examples, I will pick one to talk about here. To learn English well, I read a lot and memorize idioms and slangs. During those process, I found Amricans like to use blonde as a symbol of fool. This makes me learn more about the culture of the country and turns to be new knowledge to me. In this case, language shapes the another meaning of blonde, also shapes the way we think of it.
To sum up, language shapes the way we perceive the world, and what we get to know about the world helf shape language.