Choon Yong-ACE Class Report – Oceanography 2
ACE Class Report – Oceanography Part 2Begin: 2/25/2024Finish: 5/12/2024Title: Oceanography 2Exploring Earth’s Final WildernessInstructor: Professor Harold J. TobinUniversity of Wisconsin Why I choose to take this class: To learn more about the ocean. How human interaction and pollution affects it. Understand how the ocean’s affect on climate, ecology, environment and what can we do to […]
Choon Yong-ACE Class Report: Geography Asia
ACE Class Report: Geography Asia.Begin: 12/31/2023Finish: 2/2/2024Title: Geography – AsiaAuthor: The Travel Channel Why I choose to take this class:This is a geography Class about: Bali, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam. This class will broadens my perspective of Asia and improves my analytical and critical thinking skills. What I learned from this class:Bali:Bali is a […]
Robert Jesenik-The Boys in the Boat
Title: The Boys in the Boat“Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest forGold at the 1936 Olympics” Author: David James Brown Date: April 8,2024 One of my dearest friends whom I’ve known since 3rd grade sent me this book, and I’m very grateful he did. Great timing as we’re just heading into the 2024 Summer Olympics, […]
Daniel Jason Harrington-7 MEN-And The Secret To Their Greatness
Introduction: As I journey through my own multi-decade prison sentence and focus on my own personal transformation, which for me now includes helping others do the same, i am often faced with moral decisions. Choices that, though seemingly small at times, either support the Big Picture or not. Most often, almost always these situations require […]
Miguel Venancio-The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander’s book “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age ofColorblindness” has brought to light a national conversation about the US criminal justicesystem and with the racialized social control of the past and perpetuating the legacy of slaveryand Jim Crow laws. She examines how the war on drugs and mass incarceration affects thecommunity […]
Choon Yong-ACE Class Report: Dark Matter, Dark Energy
ACE Class Report: Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The dark side of the universe.Begin: 2/29/2024Finish: 5/16/2024Title: Dark Matter, Dark Energy:The dark side of the universe.Instructor: Professor Sean CarrollCalifornia Institute of Technology. Why I choose to take this class: To Delve into the unknown field in science and cosmology. Especially dark matter and dark energy. What I […]
Georgiana Elizabeth Jones-The Last Days of Socrates
This was such a joy to read! It is a short book, under 200 pages, yet the depth, beauty, and wisdom of this book stand out as a giant. It starts with a view of the Socratic Questioning exercise being used, which was delightful. His second book The Apology was the one that did it […]
Choon Yong-An Introduction to Infectious Disease
Book Report – An Introduction to Infectious Disease.Begin: 11/30/2023Finish: 2/15/2024Title: An Introduction to Infectious DiseaseAuthor: Professor Barry C. FoxUniversity of Wisconsin. Why I Choose to Read This Book: To learn more about infectious disease and their effect on our health. How diseases are transmitted and hoe to prevent them. What I learned from This Book: […]
Douglas Jason Way-7 HABITS ON THE INSIDE
7 HABITS ON THE INSIDEPART I: TO THE CORE Dr. Stephen R. Covey changed my life. Countless people make that same claim and it is no exaggeration. The principles he illuminated in his masterwork, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, are transformational when put into practice. I was fortunate to to be exposed to […]
Choon Yong-An Immense World
Book Report – An Immense WorldBegin: 2/2/2024Finish: 4/4/2024Title: An Immense WorldAuthor: ED Yong Why I Choose to Read This Book: To learn how animals and human senses are used, Their special senses are used to survive in their Umwelt (sensory bubble) or environment. What I learned from this Book: Smells and taste: The side facing […]
