2008年6月11日 星期三

Grahps and Charts







Introduction :
The graph shows the stress levels of working women and men in a day. The pie chart shows the factors that contributing in stress of working people .

Comment :
As can be seen for the graph , by the largest percentage of th stress level in particular time periods compares with any other time , women is at 7PM-9PM and men is at 3PM-5PM . In fact , women accounted for as much as 72% of the time periods , and men accounted for 70% . On the other hand , women accounted at 11AM-1PM for 52% is least , and men accounted at 5AM-7AM .

As can be seen for the pie chart , the largest percentage of the factors affecting stress is promotion . The promotion accounted for as much as 45% of the affecting stress and the contiuous upgrade of knowledge accounted for only 5% of the total .

2008年6月2日 星期一

Classification : Bicycles

Bicycle is a popular activity and exercise in Taiwan nowadays . It shows around the parks , roads and outdoors on weekends . Bicycles can be classified in many different ways: by function, by number of riders, by general construction, by gearing or by means of propulsion. The more common types include road bickes, racing bickes , mountain bickes, touring bickes, folding bikes and electric bickes .

Road bicycle is a bicycle designed for use primarily on roads, as opposed to off-road terrain. Sometimes it is used as a synonym for the more specific racing bicycle. In general road bicycles have drop handlebars and multiple gears, although there are single and fixed gear varieties.


Racing bicycle is designed for road bicycle racing , speed, and include road, time trial, and track bicycles. They are fast and have lightweight frames and components. It have drop handlebars to allow for an aerodynamic riding position, narrow high-pressure tires for minimal rolling resistance and gears.


Mountain bicycle is designed for off-road cycling, and include other sub-types of off-road bicycles . All mountain bicycles feature sturdy, highly durable frames and wheels, wide-gauge treaded tyres, and cross-wise handlebars to help the rider resist sudden jolts .



Touring bicycle is designed for bicycle touring and long journeys. They are durable and comfortable, capable of transporting baggage, and may feature any type of gearing system.



Folding bicycle is a type of bicycle that incorporates a number of hinges or joints, which may be lockable, that permit it to be folded into a more compact size. Their major advantage is that they can be folded up and taken on public transport and into buildings .



Electric bicycles are usually powered by electric motors or small internal combustion engines.


The bicycle has had a considerable effect on human society, in both the cultural and industrial realms. In its early years, bicycle construction drew on pre-existing technologies, and more recently, bicycle technology has contributed both to old and new areas. As the gasoline has been raising , some people even use bicycle to go to work instead of driving . Some environmentalists encourge riding bicycle to reduce air pollution and protect green environment . However , bicycle is a good exercise for everyone whatever in any type .

2008年4月10日 星期四

Cause and effect of going on a diet

Diet is not a strange word anymore . Most of women stay with this sentence all the time ," I am on a diet " . Even some elementary schools open a diet class to help those children who are overweight and need to go on a diet .However, it causes many reasons when people want to diet and how it influnce our life .

Some people don't have a good idea about eating , they skip breakfast and don't have enough time for lunch until they treat themselves a big meal on dinner after work . It is not a correct concept of diet but it has become a common situation . Eating too much greasy , salty and sweet also cause body diseases . Addition people don't doing exercise regularly and don't eating on time that why it is easy to gain a fat . Using a good way on a diet is also an important thing . Some people trust the diet pill can lose the weight . However it does work or not but it is not a good way for our health .

I had an experience about diet . I gained 10kg when I was staying in Canada . The life in Western country is boring at night . It is very common having a party and eating out every night for international students . However, the happy time was until the time when I couldn't wear any of my jeans and I realized I should go on a diet , and stop eating too much . I tried to make some light food for myself and exercised regularly . When the weight went down I became more confident and felt comfortable with my body .Until now, as I watch my photos which I was overweight . It seems to remind of me : Keep you in a good shape !


" Roma was not build in a day "

2008年3月3日 星期一

Advantage Of Yoga

Yoga is a popular exercise nowadays . It comes from India and has several thousand history .
Why it has become so popular ? There are the some necessary advantages for our bodies and health .
Yoga practices improves flexibility , for example it minimizes the injury danger as stretching aides lengthen and tighten muscles . Yoga also helps ours in sustaining balance , the majority of people , especially as they began to get older , begin to have problems with balance , which can cause major injuries to falls . By owning a better sense of balance , we can walk more dexterously and safely . Yoga can tone our muscles , all muscles get strengthened by practicing yoga , like muscles strengthening can boost our vitality and sufferance . The stress and pressure of our daily lives can lead to serious illness and disease if left unchecked . A regular yoga practice calms the body and mind , make you more healthy and get away with stress .

2008年1月12日 星期六

Starbucks

Starbucks is the largest coffee company in the world .The company is named from Starbuck, Captain Ahab's first mate in the book Moby-Dick . It is a multinational coffee and coffeehouse chain company based in the United States . Starbucks sells hot and cold drinks, snacks and coffee beans . Through its division with Hear Music brand , so the company also markets books , music and film . Starbucks brand 's ice cream and coffee are also sold at grocery stores like the store 7-11 in Taiwan .
The original Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, in 1970 by three partners : English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker. The first store is located in downtwon Pike Place Market in Seattle . They were inspired by Alfred Peet who is a owner of the Peet's coffee company, they purchased green coffee beans from him and then began buying directly from growers .
In 1971, Starbucks had six stores and just sold beans . In 1987 , Starbucks' chairman, Howard Schultz bought it and was saying they will convert the Diedrich coffee and Coffee People locations to Starbucks stores. Nowadays Starbucks operated locations worldwide to more than 6ooo in 30 countries . They aim to eventually operate 40,000 retail stores worldwide and their collective desire to act like a small company.

The original logo "twin-tailed mermaid"