Tong+W.

Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?


 * What __really__ makes up your identity?


 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?


 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?


 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?


 * What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it?


 * Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them?

Phase II: Sense of Place

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Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you. Of course they are.For instance,I was get injured one day,I still need took bus to school,I met an aging man.To my surprise,although he was aging.But he kept leaving away from his seat.and let me sit there. on another occasionally,In airport,A worker help me to found the way to check in.
 * Does a scenic picture represent the beauty you believe that your town has?
 * Beijing,i was city born and city bred.In my opinion,The "summer palace"which is the most impressive to me.Especially during the spring day i visited. it sort of paradise. I always got picinc in the garden.in order to relaxing.
 * Does a picture of a group of people represent and show a warmth and friendliness that your town has?
 * Does a statue or building convey the feeling of history that makes your place important and unique?
 * Yes.The PaiYun Palace which is in the Summer Palace is my favorite building.It was made up by many small buildings. It was made by Chinese ancient emperor. Usually, it was used to relax for royal people
 * Is there a cultural event that represents the values of your home location?
 * I'm not sure if the Olympic games belongs to the cultural event. When the Olympic games was held in beijing, the basketball gym was built in WuKeSong which nears my home.

What are your initial thoughts about how your image addresses the questions above? Later, you will be working with the members of your group to create a travel package that includes visits to each group member's home location (see Phase II)

I just thought about things and the place about these questions and try to espress all the thought in my own words.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? The biggest issue I think is the population. There is so many people especially outlanders in Beijing. Can you imagine that there is only 1 in 4 Beijing local people here. Due to the population, there is so many cars here,so there is always a lot of traffic jams on the road. Sometimes we cannot even move on the road for 1 to 2 hours.

What can you do to be address the issue? As a student, when I face to this issue, I just want to advice the goverment to control the population and arrest so many outlanders to move into Beijing. I'm not mad at them. I think they don't have to come here because their citys have lots of places for them to live. There is really so many people here.

What is the global impact of your local issue? If some foreign friends or leaders come here, they will feel uncomfortable because there is so crowded. They will say "China is not good. I cannot stand here beacause I cannot even move in the crowd." I dont hope that happens.

Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues