2016年4月25日 星期一

Post-course Assessment of New Literacies


Where does MH370 go?




Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to Beijing Capital International Airport in China. The aircraft last made voice contact with air traffic control at 01:19 MYT, 8 March when it was over the South China Sea, less than an hour after takeoff. It disappeared from air traffic controllers' radar screens at 01:22 MYT. Malaysian military radar continued to track the aircraft as it deviated westwards from its planned flight path and crossed the Malay Peninsula. It left the range of Malaysian military radar at 02:22 while over the Andaman Sea, 200 nautical miles (370 km) north-west of Penang in north-western Malaysia. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, was carrying 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 nations.


On 29 July 2015, aircraft debris was found on a beach in Saint-André, on Réunion. It was transported to Toulouse, for examination. On 2 August, Malaysian officials confirmed that the object was a flaperon from a Boeing 777 aircraft and that the verification was made. Three days later, the Prime Minister of Malaysia announced that the discovered flaperon was confirmed to be from Flight 370; French officials announced that serial numbers found on the flaperon link it "with certainty" to Flight 370.

As we know that, there is no confirmed news received from the aircraft. It is impossible for the flight to land on anywhere. Also, aircraft debris was found and confirmed to be part of the missing aircraft. Since the officials concluded that the airliner's last position before it disappeared was in the Southern Indian Ocean. As there were no places there where it could have landed, So it is very likely that the plane have crashed into the sea.



Map of south-east Asia that shows the southern tip of Vietnam in the upper right (northeast), Malay Peninsula (southern part of Thailand, part of Malaysia, and Singapore), upper part of Sumatra island, most of the Gulf of Thailand, south-western part of the South China Sea, Strait of Malacca, and part of the Andaman Sea. The flight path of Flight 370 is shown in red, going from KLIA (lower centre) on a straight path north-east, then (in the upper right side) turning to the right before making a sharp turn left and flies in a path that resembles a wide "V" shape (about a 120–130° angle) and ends in the upper left side. Labels note where the last ACARS message was sent just before Flight 370 crossed from Malaysia into the South China Sea, last contact was made by secondary radar before the aircraft turned right, and where final detection by military radar was made at the point where the path ends.
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Literacies Project - Academic Literacies (Post-assessment)

1. Ethics of 'designer babies'
human genome --> decoded in 2003, DNA sequence has become a popular research area.
Couples can choose desirable traits for their children
Genetic control can be done to improve humankind.
Antenatal genetic selection is unwise.


Seems that antenatal genetic control can be used to treat certain diseases.
achieved by screening the genetic makeup.
Help children with specified traits.


Serious ethical concerns.
1. social inequality.
only the affluent will be able to afford the huge expense.


2. freedom and worth of an individual would be diminished,
depriving their children of choice and autonomy
 children will be living a life designed by their parents, rather than own will.


3. endless competition in creating the 'perfect' huamn being.
what is cobnsidered good at present would become just average in the future.
people can't be stopped for wanting the perfect babies.


Conclusion --> morally unacceptable
using technology to manipulate the 'natural order' would lead to undesirable consequences.


2. It is an augumentative essay.


3. It starts with an introduction, followed by arguments that support the technologies and discussion on the ethical problems concerned. It ends with a brief conclusion.


4. Signposting phrases are used, e.g. however, another concern, also, to conclude.


5. The writer stands against this design.


6. The designer babies will give rise to social inequality, diminishing freedom and worth of individuals as well as rndless competition for 'perfect babies'.


7. The counter argument is that the gwenetic control can help control undesirable diseases. Peopel can also decide attributes of their children such as appearance, personality and intelligence.


8. I agree with the writer. People will lose characteristics if everybody is designed and made perfect. We will thin and act in the same way.








Part B
Feng Shui is a Chinese system which people follow in the layout of their homes or offices so as to bring themselves happiness, health and wealth. It is a set of rules about different arrangements in an environment to enhance a balance of yin (shady side) and yang (sunny side) and the acumulation of qi (energy). following the rules promotes well-being of the people in that environment. There are Feng Shui mastters to advise people what to do. Thiose properties located in undesirable locations may result in a lower market price.
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