The Shining

Today, I saw the movie "The Shining". I wanted to see it a long time ago because I heard it is a classic and I thought "I have to see it"

It's a long movie at 144 minutes.

All action is toward the end. The picture in this notebook entry is of the scene where Jack says "Here's Johnny". I didn't understand why he says Johnny but I read about that and I think it is an interesting piece of trivia.

I like the psychological thrillers but I give it a 8/10.

[Very good. I just made it sound more natural. "Here's Johnny" is one of the most famous lines in American film history. As you probably found out, it is a reference to Johnny Carson, who hosted the 'Tonight Show' in the United States from 1963-1992. Every night he was introduced by Ed McMahon who said, "And now, heeeeeeeere's Johnnnnnnny".]

Why I want to be a neurologist

My name is Quan Wang. My parents gave me the given name Quan because they believe that this name would bless me in becoming a well-rounded person. After three years of training at the number one neurology department of China – the neurology department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital – I now consider myself a high-level clinical neurologist.
I entered the world of neurology in 2013. In fact, the master's program was not the very first time I was charmed by human brain, which is the most mysterious and beautiful of nature's masterpieces. When I was a high school student, my general biology teacher, who was a graduate of neurobiology, taught a lot about the human nervous system, even beyond what was in our textbooks. It was the first time I learned the structure and function of a neuron. Axons, synapses, neurotransmitters and so many amazing things that actually exist in my brain came to life on the the blackboard. The network of neurons looks like a huge palace with countless rooms, and it captivated me from that moment on. However, I love the feeling of wandring in this palace, because the deeper I explore into this palace, the more I know the home of my soul and thoughts.
Maintaining my interest in the human brain, I entered Xiangya Medical School, which was founded by the Yale University Foundation in 1914, to study clinical medicine in 2008. At first, I wanted to be a psychiatrist, but after a conversation with my teacher of anatomy, Dr. Li, I changed my mind. When I told Dr. Li that I wanted to study the human nervous system and might choose psychiatry as my major, he recommended that neurology might be better for me, because neurologists focused on the exact functions of each part of the brain. He told me the story of Broca’s area, and I was excited by this astonishing discovery of neuroscience, and I knew that I was drawn to these mysteries of the human brain. So I spent my entire summer vacation time working in the neurology department before the rotation. [The meaning here is unclear.]

This writer is correct. Fluency means different things to different people. The most suspect is a legalistic definition of fluency that seems to keep the "Fluency in Two Weeks" companies from being sued for false advertising. There are attorneys, in the United States at least, who would be only too happy to split hairs about this concept. "Mr. Johnson, did you or did you not learn to ask directions from the train station to the art gallery fluently in Italian using the Company XYZ program 'Italian in Two Weeks'?" Companies who sell these courses remain in business, so apparently courts accept that low-threshold definition. Whatever the defense attorneys of dubious commercial enterprises may argue, any reasonable person would say such a definition of fluency is absurd.

At the other extreme, 'eloquence' is not the minimum threshold for fluency either. Five-year-olds are generally considered fluent in their native languages but they are far from eloquent. My opinion is that if you can handle most general adult conversations that come up in everyday life with native speakers in past, present and future tenses without communication breakdown or reverting back to your native language, you can claim fluency. Depending on whether you live in the country of the target language or not and the relative difficulty of the language you are learning, I believe a motivated language learner can realistically expect to attain basic fluency in the time range of 1-3 years. Unmotivated language learners can sit through language courses for five years or more and never attain basic fluency.

Keep it fun and do what works best for you.