Task 1
Take a look at this picture. What’s your first impression on this young man? Do you know who this is? If you saw him on the street, would you take a second look at him, knowing that he was going to be a big shot?
Deadline: 3/15
- How would you usually judge someone you just met? by his look, his outfit, or his posture? and why?
- Have you misjudged people before?
- This is the first time you are talking to your new e-pals, what’s your 1st impression on your partners in the other school and the other city? Describe your assumptions of them.
- As for the 2nd round of the discussion, you can verify your partners’ assumptions. Also think about the differences/similarities between how you really are and how other people perceive you. Of course, you should also take this opportunity to introduce yourself to your group members.
After looking at the picture, I have no idea who this guy is. But the file of the picture was named "mark zuckerberg", so I search this name on the Internet and find that this young man is the founder of Facebook. I am a little bit surprised because my first impression on him is "an ordinary college student with a friendly smile". He looks so normal that I will never think of him as a big shot.
回覆刪除I usually judge people I first met by their facial expressions. If a person always has a smile on face, I'll want to be closer to her/him. Conversely, I will feel uneasy if someone wears a poker face. However, I always misjudge people by this way of judging a person. For those who are shy with strangers, they can't express themselves well in front of others. So, I think it's better to get to know each other more than to judge a person merely by his appearance.
When it comes to my group members from FJU, I think they are both mysterious. There are no pictures of Ann and Debby, so I can judge them only by their names. At first, I can't tell whether they are boys or girls by their Chinese names, because they both have gender neutral names. Yet, when I see their English name, I know that they are girls.
I have no feelings, if he walks beside me without any glance. At the first sight, I think he is like an IT engineer, a shrewd salesman or a freelancer. Surprisingly, as Elsa proved, I can’t believe that he is a renowned founder of Facebook. But anything is possible. Actually, I like to judge a people by their dressing. It is interesting to look over what decorations their wears and guess what personality can match their dressing style.
回覆刪除As I said, everyone is possible. A bagger might graduate from NTU or a shabby man might work on program design. Of course I always misjudge people through their expression or dressing. In southern of Taiwan, a kind of person we call them “台客” is an exception. In southern Taiwan, I can see many middle-aged men with white-blue slippers and undershirt chewing gum or areca on sidewalk. Much astonishment to me, they always ride a Benz or BMW and swaggeringly show their gold ring or necklace to everybody. At that time, I realize that I can’t be shallow anymore to judge a person by their appearance.
I have no idea what way that other people judge me. Maybe my single-edged eyelids and small eyes make me look dull and clumsy, but it is true actually. Also, I can’t deny that my childish and hilarious behaviors make me a joker in one group. But privately, I am not a funny person at all. Instead of amusing everybody, I would like to leave myself alone immerging in music and think what I never think, sometime. In conclusion, we can’t assume a person’s character by their face or performance in front of groups. Only getting closed to them and feeling their heart can understand their inner world deeply.
Just as Elsa, I think this man might be a college student like us. Maybe he is good at computers, because his hair looks like Mark Zuckerberg. Ha~ha~ This is my first impression, but I don’t know that he is really Mark Zuckerberg. He looks more handsome in the movie.
回覆刪除I always misjudge people, so I don’t like to judge people from their appearances. I have a ridiculous experience that I hated a boy always got the highest scores in my class when the semester began in high school, and then it turned out that he became my boyfriend.
Since I sent my photo late, I share the first impression of most people to me. I am always misjudged, too. My friends’ first impression to me is always quiet, beautiful, and elegant, but this and my actual personality are totally converse. Ha~ha~
I don’t know 振良’s English name, so I just guess what kind of person Elsa is. She looks neutral. She seems to like to help people. She might like something more plain rather than fancy.
I really don’t like to judge people. Especially the way and the face people judge others are very annoying. I have a friend always judge my outfit and makeup. That really sucks!!! The most important is one looks clean or not.
by Debby
He looks a bit familiar to me when I first saw the picture, but I just took him another average face we can see around the streets. However, when Debby told me that he is the founder of the Facebook, I finally realized that the reason why he looked familiar to me is because he often appeared on the mass media in the past few months! If it were not for Debby’s help, he would only be an ordinary college student or a young white-collar to me.
回覆刪除Like Elsa and 振良 said, it is automatic for me to judge people from their appearance when we first meet. However, the serious judgment comes from the way they talk. I am willing to get along with people who don’t talk too much, or speak self-centered words. I don’t know whether my judgment is accurate or not. At least in the first impression, this kind of people makes me feel comfortable.
I think Elsa and 振良 are all nice people. Also, from their responses I think they are logical and thoughtful people as well. However, just like Debby said, I don’t like to judge people, neither. To me, if I feel comfortable in a relationship with others, no matter who she/he is or how they look, they are people worth making friends with.
Ann
It seems that we all have similar impression on Mark Zuckerberg at the first sight. I think it proves that judging a person by his/her appearance is too superficial. Like Debby said, she once had a bad impression on her boyfriend. I think it is important to get along with people we are not familiar with. Though I can't do it very well, I am trying.
回覆刪除Now I want to share my first impression on Ken (If I remember right, it's 振良's English name). At first sight, Ken seems to have a gentle manner and he is a little bit shy. Whenever I see him, he always has a smile on his face, and says hi to me. Actually, I like to make friends with introverted people. Since I am an introvert as well, it makes me feel uneasy when talking to an extrovert.
Debby is right; I look neutral in appearance. But I don't think I am good at helping people, because I have a lot of troubles myself; I'm a careless person. Well, I think I am pretty nice to people, but I always wear a poker face, so others always think that I'm a serious person and hard to get close to. Yet, if get to know me more, I am a funny person, I think.
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回覆刪除I am sorry that I took a wrong order in task1. Therefore I decided to describe my feelings to my FJU partners deeply. I guess Debby is a dull but sensitive girl like me.In her picture, she looked at somewhere with her big round eyes in gloom. Not sure what she was thinking about but the only thing I can imagine is that something must upset or bother her. Perhaps, she is a capricious girl whose mood changes like weather. As for Ann, your picture is too dark to figure out your personality. The one thing can be inferred from your photo is that you tend to leave yourself alone and immerge in your inner world.
回覆刪除Oh, it is nice of you Elsa to call me gentleman. I think keeping a smile on face and saying hello to people who are not familiar with is a key to open a new friend’s heart. Indeed, as you Elsa said, I am not an outgoing boy. Instead, I always feel embarrassed and stutter some unclear words in front of people. Sometimes, when I feel blue, I would rather feel my own pains than share my sadness with friends. Maybe I am a moody boy too. Despite my changeable mood, it is my pleasure to have good teamwork with you Elsa as well as FJU partners anyway.
Wow~ Nobody said that I am dull. Ha~ha~ Everyone always comments me that I am talkative and noisy. But Ken had a right guess: I am very changeable. Ha~ha~
回覆刪除Ok~ so let me introduce myself. I am Debby Lin. I like to listen to music, read, watch movies, and go shopping. I am a Gemini, so I am very changeable. I am happy now, but maybe next moment I will be angry or sad. If I want to talk, I will be very talkative and noisy; if I don’t want to talk, I will be very silent and everyone may think I am unhappy, but this condition seldom happens.
I like to watch movies, romantic movies, comedies, action movies, except horrible movies. I don’t why people like to spend the money being frightened by watching the ghosts, zombies, and some movies about killing people. I think maybe in some way I am very sensitive, because I always weep after I watch romantic movies. Recently I just watched the Time Traveler’s Wife, and I kept crying. This is a very touching movie. I sincerely recommend it.
My dream is that I hope I can graduate soon. My dreams are always different every day. Ha~ha~ I hope I can get rid of all the papers and presentation and make money and buy lots of clothing. This is today’s dream. Ha~ha~
Debby
First I need to tell Ken that the photo you saw is not my photo, haha. She is my classmate whose English name is Ann, too. However she’s called Tong-Ann and I’m called only Ann. I emailed my picture to CCU TA but he (she?) hasn’t uploaded it yet.
回覆刪除Sorry for your confusion.
Debby is very talkative indeed but I don’t think you are noisy haha! Actually I think you are very interesting, warm, and worth chatting with!
All three of you talk about changeable moods, and I think being sentimental or emotional is natural. At least I believe that we are people who are true to our feelings.
I laughed when I saw Debby’s dream!!!!
Because my dream is same with yours, too. HAHA. If I can pass all the credits this semester, then I can graduate on time.