Languages--Chinese
I watched episode 43 of Travel in Chinese. This episode dealt with asking for directions, and specifically asking about bus and subway stations.
Articles:
I read several Wall Street Journal articles about the financial crisis in Europe. The new government in Greece is trying to come up with a plan that will allow them to continue to receive aid without having to make so many cuts that will make the people mad. I definitely think the main problem with Greece is that what the people want is very important, when I don't think that should be the case. If they want to get anything done, they'll have to go against what the people really want, since what they want isn't helping the situation at all.
Another article was about a Dutch politician who has started criticizing the Euro zone and the European Union. He says that they should withdraw from the European Union and stop using the euro as currency. Unfortunately for him, most of the Dutch seem to still be pretty pro-European so this plan probably won't be put into action.
Philosophy:
I read about Dewey's "theories of the good" in the Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He believed that the difference between the apparent and real good is in the valuing we do on impulse and after we've had time to think about the situation. This makes me think about Kant, who believed that motive played a big role in morality. In the case of Dewey's philosophy, I would think that what we do on impulse is a better indicator of our true nature than what we do once we've thought about it. Dewey also believed that boiling it down to the concept of "pleasure vs. pain" involves looking at what the cause of the pleasure and pain is.
Internships:
I looked up Engineer Support jobs and internships at Qualcomm. There aren't as many as there are for other engineering areas
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