Blog#3

Name: Wei Cao (Kevin)

January 31, 2017

ENG 100

Dr. Vince Fitzgerald

Blog#3

    To be honest, it’s my first time to read this kind of philosophical book. When I was young, I believe that I can’t understand the meaning of life, or in other words, I didn’t understand what life about is. However, when I first read a little bit about this book Man’s Search for Meaning, some little words and some little education in this book are like opening the door to a brand new world.

    The points which left the deepest impression for me is three ways people find meaningful lives. First, is “creating a work or doing a deed;” second is “by experiencing something or encountering someone;” third is “by the attitude we take toward unavoidable suffering.”(P111) The first one, it’s the easiest one to positioning one’s life meaning called success. When people get success in their job or their life, they may clearly feel their value; they find the meaning of their life in some specific areas. The second one is little hard for me to understand, but in this book, the author use loves to explain it. Love not only can make two people willing to be open to each other and reveal our true selves but also can promote the people’s work enthusiasm and inspire their potential. The third one is to face the setbacks; I want to say a real phenomenon that more and more teenage lack the necessary frustration endurance, and always be negative, even commit suicide with some extreme manners.  If it’s human nature to avoid suffering and pain, why does Jesus tell us to expect it? Facing the suffering can make people achieve sublimation.

    It’s too early for me to finding life meaning, but I believe teenager, who observe life carefully, can find the wonders of life. Keep a good state of mind, and full with energy can help the teenager to search for life meaning.

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Blog#2 Trader Joe’s

 Name: Wei Cao (Kevin)

January 29, 2017

ENG 100

Dr. Vince Fitzgerald

Blog#2

In China, we have a Chinese proverb which says “Food is of vital importance to human beings.” Dietary is the most necessary material base for their existence and social development. That’s the reason that goes to food market become the part of daily life for most people. I go to Trader Joe’s food market every week, in my opinion, Trader Joe’s food market is markedly different from the other supermarket. It’s not only the place for the local people’s daily needs but also include their culture in this market’s design and the environment.

If you went to the Trader Joe’s market before, you might be attracted by the mass-tone moves performative and the whole room. The delicate color can be paired with early autumn tones and that it looks fabulous with the counter of log color. The original wood color gives us a nostalgic vibe. However, it also gives us a novel feeling because most of the population live in the cities, they used to huge tall buildings of steel and stone. A row of the counter of log color full of fresh fruits and vegetables has always captured the imagination, which people live in the countryside, eat delicious fruit when hungry, and have a rest in the fields when tired. There also have many items on the wall include a few pictures, a plant, inspirational posters or paintings, and any other mementos that make people feel good.

To sum up, all of these designs are the wisdom of artists. Light yellow is the main color with log color as the background, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The decoration of the walls like the nature of lazy life, the Trader Joe’s food market wants to tell us to be happy every day.