2008年6月19日 星期四

Assignment~Pie Chart of My Life


Assess the balance in your life by creating a pictorial representation of your life. Using a pie chart you can easily see if your priorities in life are being met.
10% Personal time to be alone by myself.
5% Leisure includes recreation. I could probably stand to get a little more recreation in!
5% Social is spending time with my friends and talking about gossip.
55% Business time is primarily devoted to my work.
25% School time is sitting in classrooms and trying to improve my English.
Of course, it’s not just going to slide in neatly. Some categories will need to adjust more than others. There’s only so much time in a day, and my family comes first. However, it’s important not to lose site of making personal time for yourself. It’s important that I not only achieve work life balance, but also balance in my time spent away from work.

2008年6月15日 星期日

Assignment~Classification of wine

Most the people only divide wine into red wine and white wine. And actually wine can be classified in three major categories: table wines, sparkling wines, and fortified wines. Table wines, also called still or natural wines, are consumed mostly with food, they tend to compliment the meal. Sparkling wines, for example champagne is distinguishable by its effervescence and is drunk for the most part on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, and during the holidays. Fortified wines, such as sherry or vermouth, are most commonly drunk before or after meals and it is also frequently used in cooking.

Table wines are further classified by color, as red, white, or rosy; and by character, as sweet or dry. Red wines are made from the skins of dark grapes. White wines may be made from green grapes or from dark grapes, but with white wine the grape skins and pressed juice do not come into contact unlike red wine. True rosy wines are the products of dark grapes; their skins remain in contact with the juice only until it has turned into a pale pink.

Now that you are familiar with the three most famous typesof wines: table wine, sparkling wine, and fortified wines,perhaps the next time you are out grocery shopping you canpick out the right bottle for that perfect occasion.