Monday, July 19, 2010

Faranak's Writing

Dear Sue,
I have a question about how to take exams in U.S., what is important, concepts or mnemonics?
In Iran, Some of professors give an exam and just student who can memorize better or read a lot lessons can give good a mark and it is wrong.
Last term, I had a proffessor who give marks with different methods. Our final exam was open book and that was just one question. The exam take for about 4 hours and take one hour and half to understand the question and after proffessor guidnace we could almost understand what question is.
Indeed, He wanted us to design new thing rather than use the mnemonic and student who understand good can solve the question.
at the end, we must complete a project which it was a calculator,It was hard for us. For the proffessor what important was how much we learn from the project(saying this sentense is difficult, I think I have a lot of mistakes, please say me errors). Some student couldn't display any things on a little LCD but he said: "Don't worry, it isn't important, I want you learn and you almost give completely mark."
I think understanding more important than memorizing and this method is very effective and useful.
Take care, Faranak.

Love, Pasternak's way

Yes Sue, The way odds were against him and people like him, he should have left Russia. But here is a piece from the film where Zhivago has realised that the right thing for him to do is to leave Lara. To me Lara depicts Russia: just see how Camerovsky, Strelnikov and Zhivago all love her in their own special ways and why.

Lara: Yes my darling, do as best.

Zhivago: I'm not coming back.

Lara watching him with tearful eyes says, "I understand." Zhivago asks again: "Do you understand?" With eyes soaked in tears, she can't say yes to this question and only nodds. Zhivago emphasizes: "But never, Lara. Do you understand?" Lara nods again and then comes Zhivago's last and most difficult question: "Do you believe me?" And Lara says no.

Just as Russia never believed that Pasternak would ever leave her. Zhivago, Strelnikov and Camerovsky all die in the end and in their own special ways. Future belongs to Yuri's child.

Pasternak never left Russia to accept the Nobel prize. Perhaps it was because he knew that if he had done so he would have never had a chance to return.

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