US COllege Students Don't Learn Core Skills: Study

美國大學生沒有學到的核心能力 

http://ctld.ntu.edu.tw/_epaper/news_detail.php?nid=190 

http://www.medindia.net/news/US-College-Students-Dont-Learn-Core-Skills-Study-79842-1.htm 

口紅效應(Lipstick Effect)

是指美國1930年代經濟大恐慌時期，人們消費能力有限，買不起高級消費品，消費者會轉而購買價錢較低的奢侈品（主要應是指非日用品），此時口紅的銷量反而上升。

I. story (theme, clima, conflict, resolution)

II. figurative language

III. reflection

Manchester by the Sea (2017)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4034228/

Up in the Air (2009)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/?ref_=nv_sr_1

God helps those who help themselves.