Annotation: The Hundred Secret Senses (Chapter 7-12)

Annotation: The Hundred Secret Senses (Chapter 7-12)

    Olivia wants Simon not to think about Elsa so she told about that to Kwan. When it's the Christmas time and family gathering Kwan told about Elsa to Simon. Like Simon should not think about her anymore.`` In chapter 7, it talks about the hundred secret senses means that Kwan using those power to see the Yin world.  What does it mean? it's actually not a select. it is just instinct. After Olivia and Simon married, but their relationship last for seven years. They did not have a child because Simon has problem about his reproductive system. He could not believe that because if he's sick about his system then why Elsa got pregnat and died. After that, it did not get long well so Olivia decided to divorce with him. Kwan suggested not to do because she still believe that they two are the best couples.
     In Chapter 11, Olivia decided to change her last name from Lagunis to Yee. She felt like she does not feel right about her last name.  She got name changed when she was five years old. Kwan said that Yee is not the true last name of their dad. He stole the last name from his college teacher.

"Send to Yin World. Everything with mind and heart together, use hundred secret sense." p(102)

"Secret Sense not really secret. We just call secret because everyone has, only forgotten."p(102) 

PW: (10/12/17): Cover Letter to group

PW: (10/12/17)

I started writing the draft yesterday so I did not put a lot of time to write that. So that, I felt like I did not do well. Also, I kinda felt like I am lost and I did not know how to continue to write. Since, this essay is like narrative but I feel like my essay is not like that. Another thing is my grammar because I did not care about it and I just wrote down what I want to write so I think it is gonna be really bad. So that, I want my teammates to fix my grammar and sentence structures. Also, what should I add more for my essay.

PW: (10/10/2017)

PW:(10/10/2017)

Hello Professor Dan!

   Time passed  by really quick and it is already two months since the school starts. The first week of my semester was so stressful and tired because I did not know what to do and not used to it. Especially, for the Statistics class, I had no idea about what it was about. It was because I did not learn anything about that in High School so it was all new for me. But later, when I started to know about the materials, then I feel better and not stressful as before. I am taking four classes which are English 104/105, Communication class, Statistics and Chinese.  For my other classes, it is okay. Not too hard and not too easy. But for Chinese class, since the units are 5 credit so I had to give more time to prepare for the class. Tomorrow, I have my very first exam for Statistics class, I feel so scared and nervous because the exam worth 20% of my grade so if I did not do good on that, I will get a C even I submitted all my homework on time. And the next class, I have Chinese exam and I think I am ready for it. So after Chinese class,  I need to study for the tomorrow exam and get a good grade. After taking Statistics exam, I need to write the draft for this class. I have not started it yet but I think the idea draft will help me a lot when I write it.

Essay #2: Idea Draft

Essay #2 Idea Draft* tourists culture
1. Describe your selection process. What motivated you to analyze the text you chose? Why is it important to you? Why should your reader care about this analysis; what might you teach them?
    I chose the fishermen's wharf sign in the most attractive place for the tourists. The reason I chose this place because every time when I go to school or come back home, I saw that and it caught me attention because the sign is big and place around there it is a lot of seafood place so make me try seafood there. Also, I think that they are trying to give tourists attention about the place and San Francisco.
2. Describe the Text itself.
       I think it is taken in the summer around the evening time because it is beautiful, sunny and nice. I believe the symbol of crab will grab a lot of attention because it is located in the most busiest area and it's huge.
3. Describe the Contexts.
    The location is between Jefferson Street and Taylor Street. Near this sign, there are a lot of souvenir shops, restaurants and San Francisco Dungeon. Since there are a lot of fun things to do for tourists. Of course, the food, parking fee, souvenir gifts are really expensive however a lot of tourists are still buying it because their culture or beliefs are that gifts or souvenir might save their memories or moments the time they spent in San Francisco. What I think about the community in the San Francisco is specialize just for the tourists. It is because I learned something from my work which also located in the Fishermen's Wharf. That is in that area, there are two different taxes which are 8.5% for the federal SF and another 2.5% for the Fishermen's Wharf.
4. Analyze the authors/ creators of the visual text
     So How is that Fishermen's Wharf become popular in San Francisco? The history behind that is migrants Italian came to the city of the bay and started to invest his businesses in fishing and became successful. Therefore, we can see a lot of Italian seafood restaurants around the Fishermen's Wharf. Another interesting thing about San Francisco Fishermen's Wharf is clam chowder. It is originated from the Europe and it made with whatever seafood. However, as the clam chowder passed all over the world and by the time, it got here to San Francisco, we recreated the original recipe which is eating with sourdoughs. It is how the San Francisco Fishermen's Wharf famous for.
5. Describe what was your reaction to the text? Logic?
        This is a reason why a lot of tourists came to my work place and asked me " Do you know any restaurant has a good clam chowder?" I'm not from San Francisco. However, since I will be living here, I should know this because this is my new home. So I can answer the questions what they asked. The fishermen's wharf sign gives a lot of people think that here in SF has really good seafood place and in my opinion, I think it is true because it is small community and there was history about Italian fishermen what made this community popular and famous to the tourists.

PW: How was your field trip (10/03/17)

How was your "field trip"?

     First, I did not know what to choose for the visual image and it has to be a place in the community. The reason I chose this image because every time when I see this fishermen wharf sign, it reminds me of my first real job. Because every time when I go to work or going back home, I always passed and saw that. The symbol is crab because maybe it is near ocean so they want to tell us like we have really good seafood here.Like "you can't miss this". Also, there is a place where a lot of tourists go there and explore about new things. You can see there are a lot of people walking around in a nice sunny day. 


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Visual Image

- ask tourists about why they are here and where they from

Annotation: The Hundred Secret Senses Chapter(1-6)

Annotation: The Hundred Secret Senses
    Our group think that Kwan will able to see her dead father in the house. But it is not true. In Chapter 1, it is mostly about the relationship between Kwan and Olivia. Olivia's mom is really reliable on Kwan so that she does not need to do anything. Kwan loves to tell about her yin eyes story and how she can see the ghosts. Since Olivia is still young, she told back to her mom what Kwan said. Therefore, Olivia's mom and her new boyfriend thought that Kwan is mentally ill and sent to the mental hospital. Kwan got a treatment like electric shock. After Olivia found out about that, she won't tell anything about Kwan to her mom because she felt guilt about what she had done to Kwan.

"Why does she say over and over again that even if we were not sisters, she would feel this way? Libby-ah, she tells me, I never leave you" p(26)

    In Chapter 2, Kwan talked about how she met with Miss Banner in Changmian. They lived in the Ghost merchant which is like haunted house. By that time, the foreigner persuades Chinese men to participate in believing in Great Peace (God Worshipper). Later, Chinese people are sick of it because they get no longer rice and everyone feels selfish.

"But when there is peace, no one wants to be the same. The rich no longer share. The less rich envy and steal." p(35)

     In Chapter 3 and 4, Kwan keeps telling the story about Miss Banner and how they built up the community called Jesus Worshippers. Miss Banner's husband who is a traitor called General Cape.
   
    In Chapter 5 and 6, it is about the relationship between Olivia and her lover Simon. Olivia crush on Simon however he has a girlfriend called Elza. Later, Simon found out Elza pregnant and she died, he decided to stay with Olivia. But Olivia is blind because of love, she understands Simon as much as she can and that's how they build up their relationship. 

" I never thought that he too would fill my life with ghosts."p(82)