Write about Dennis Hong – ‘My seven species of robot’

                             

Write about Dennis Hong – ‘My seven species of robot’

I saw interestingly and listened about ‘My seven species of robot’ by Dennis Hong (Won Seo, Hong) from Ted.com. Dennis is man who makes new robots with robot locomotion and mechanism design and is professor at Virginia Tech. In his talk theme ‘My seven species of robot’, he introduces about many kinds of robots which made in him and his students. Most of his many robots are practical and very interesting idea works. Especially, I got an impress from robot Raphael, Hydras, and Darwin. First robot, Raphael is similar to people’s hands. So this robot easily catches many kinds of things. Second robot, Hydras is similar to snake but this robot got an inspiration from people’s arm. So, Hydras simply catches for located things. Third robot is his symbol and very popular to many people. The robot name is Darwin. Darwin continually has been evolved until now. So Darwin 4+ is making in the present time. First type, Darwin 0 which made in 2004 year, was a test work, but this robot made to renovation of humanoid robot. Second type, Darwin 1 which made in 2005 year, was more naturally standing and walking. Third type Darwin 2 which made in 2006 year, was autonomous robot. This robot did not need to remote controller and had artificial intelligence. Dennis and his students with Darwin 2 were challenged in the international robot world cup. After finished to introduction about many kinds of his robots, Dennis explained about his success. Success which he talks to people is first ‘do note to creative information document, second ‘do find to apt ideas and sketch, third ‘make a study with apt ideas, fourth ‘do develop ideas without criticize and limitation’ fifth ‘do make many things for realization of ideas’ sixth ‘do work smart, then do work hard and last ‘don’t forget to have fun’. As a result, I felt through Dennis Hong ‘success easily can’t achieve’ and ‘much effort and thinking or many ideas need for the true success’. Although I could not understand some parts of a talk of Dennis, this time was very beneficial time to me.

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http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dennis_hong_my_seven_species_of_robot.html

Compare In the five people you meet in Heaven + Defending your life

The Book : In the five people you meet in Heaven

The Movie : Defending your life

Compare In the five people you meet in Heaven + Defending your life

Similarity between book and movie is that First, book and movie have valuable lessons, those are influenced on people’s life. The book’s lesson is relation, sacrifice, forgiveness, love and another start. On the other hand the movie’s lesson is ‘do not self-control’, ‘new challenge’, ‘believe by myself’, ‘catch to chance’ and love. Although lessons are some difference, each other have valuable lesson. Second, book and movie get lessons through past. In the book main character meets five people in Heaven. Five people are relationship people with Eddie’s of the past. So, five people through past give to lesson to Eddie and in the movie main character though past judges in Judgment City and get a lesson. Last, book and movie look about valuable love. Although book did not much deal with about love, when relate with movie, book and movie’s similarity about love are ‘Although people’s life were end, their love will be always forever’. So, book and movie look that love is valuable thing in reality and heaven. On the other hand, Difference between book and movie is that First book deals various backgrounds but movie is not. The Book deals various backgrounds about main character’s past in Heaven and gives to lessons. For example the past of Ruby Pier, a battlefield etc. However, the movie’s background is Judgment city which decides to go to the Heaven or this world because the movie through judgment decides whether people go to Heaven or not. Second, Main character’s personality in book and movie is different. For example Miller in the movie was much timidity and coward, so his judge is uneasiness. However, Eddie in the book was strong, brave and did his best work. So their life is some different. Last, the book and movie’s atmosphere is some different. Generally movie’s atmosphere is very humorous and delight mood. However, book’s atmosphere is sometimes exciting especially the war scene and sometimes was melancholy. Anyway, focus of movie or book is that someday people were enlightened though other some accidents.

About Fusion Jazz Band, T-Square and Casiopea in Jae Sung’s blog

T-Square

Casiopea

Today, I had the first chance to visit blog of my classmates. So, I continually looked blog of my classmates for a few minutes. Some classmate’s blog post was not many post, on the other hand other classmate’s blog post was many post. Among many classmates blog, I was interested in Jae Sung’s blog. Especially, I read about Fusion Jazz Band, T-Square and Casiopea, I interestedly read his blog post because this blog post was about musician and actually I was also interested in Fusion music genre. Jae Sung looked so like T-Square and Casiopea because their music was impressed by his play. So, I more wanted to know about them, I simply researched about them. Casiopea was a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki joined the group, leaving Hidehiko out of Casiopea. The group debuted with the self-titled album Casiopea in 1979, featuring Randy Brecker and Michael Brecker as guest musicians. In 1980, Takashi was replaced by Akira Jimbo. Casiopea has released over 35 albums to date in both Japan and the United States and T-Square is also a Japanese jazz fusion band that was formed in 1978. Its most successful lineup included guitarist Masahiro Andoh, bassist Mitsuru Sutoh, saxophonist, flutist and EWI player Takeshi Itoh, keyboardist Hirotaka Izumi, and drummer Hiroyuki Noritake. They are known for songs such as Truth, Japanese Soul Brothers, Takarajima, and Omens of Love among others. Only difference between two bands is various instruments. T-Square more used instrument then Casiopea. Among many their music, especially Dandelion Hill of T-Square used to advertisement music, Frankly speaking, although they were very famous musicians, I did not know about their existence, through Jae Sung I became to know about new genre music and was interested in them. Also taking this opportunity, I will meet with such their music.

My Idea of Heaven

“My Idea of Heaven”

I think about idea of Heaven that Heaven is holy place because Heaven goes to people who granted to kindness to poor people or dedicated to society through good works etc and bad people can’t go to Heaven if they did not change his mind. I have been believed existence of Heaven from when I was young. My parents always taught and said to me, when I helped to poor people, gave to kindness and did not bad thing, I certainly went to Heaven. So, when I did wrong or bad mistake, I always regretted and worried. Although I did not see to Heaven, I believe Heaven’s existence until Now. Heaven is holy and like Utopia. When people lived, they always lived good and kind or diligent and honest, God will present to Heaven to them. Although their life was unhappy on the Earth, after then they went to Heaven, they always will have happy life forever in Heaven. So, for go to Heaven when I am on the Earth I will always diligently and honestly live. Heaven always exists in all people’s mind during people live on the Earth. I always believe this existence too.

About "Butterfly in the Amazon" effect

About “Butterfly in the Amazon” effect

Generally, most people know that “Butterfly in the Amazon” effect or shortly Butterfly effect. This is science theory that Butterfly’s wing conduct in Brazil makes to occur to tornado in Texas of the United States. Atmospheric scholar of the United States, Edward Lorentz found this theory during meteorological observation in 1961. After then this theory became base of Chaos Theory in physics. First of all, when people explained about this situation, people used a seagull instead of a butterfly, but after then changed to a butterfly instead of a seagull for to express to poetic. This imaginational situation is sensitive dependence from first condition. This mean could not explain to existing physics. As a result, this is to express that small changes produce big changes. Today, Butterfly effect has a stronger power in global period. For example, a flow of information is very fast because of a digital and the mess media revolution. So, tiny changes of a corner in a global village very quickly spread to the world. Ultimately, a main point of butterfly effect is “When start to any things, difference of very small quantity makes very big difference in result.”

About the Trojan War worth (Fixed Version)

Was the Trojan War worth it?

The Trojan War was worth it because Greek’s development, great psychological world of Grecians about love, and a great tactics of Grecians for win. First, I think that through the Trojan War, Greek became development more and more, because before the Trojan War, many Ionia countries which are areas of present Syria, Lebanon, had supremacy of the East Mediterranean and many counties of Greek in the Balkan Peninsula which just started to growth, challenged about this supremacy. Moreover, Each Greek cities before the Trojan War each could not get out of the level of self – sufficiency at most. As a result, many Greek countries which were the center of Athena or other capitals won the Trojan War. Second, I believe that through the Trojan War value of Grecians about love was a more important than war, because for instance Paris, He already knew to occur to war but he tried to dangerous war for to get a loved sweetheart. This mean was that then Grecians thought that love of men and women was a more valuable and important than war. Although many people were killed in the Trojan War, Grecians thought that it was not important. They were that love was the first value. I always think that it is very interesting. Last, in my opinion, through the Trojan War, I felt to a great tactics of Grecians for win. For example, the Trojan horse was representative example. Grecians pretended to back in the Trojan War and they were near Tenedos Island. Sinon said that the Trojan War was a sacrifice for Athena who made the Troy castle to impregnability, so the Trojan horse was entered in the Troy castle then on the night Grecian soldiers who hid in the Trojan horse came out and attacked to Troy. As a result, Troy was destroyed to Greek. This tactics was simple but I thought that if this tactics were not, Greeks did not may exist. In my conclusion, the Troy war made Greek stronger than before the war, become to know to Grecian’s a great love more than the war and become to know again about Grecian’s great tactics for the Troy war.

Apr.30/2010 : Have a good pastime in Santa Monica pier

Have a good pastime in Santa Monica pier.

On Friday afternoon, I went to Santa Monica pier with Level 2 classmates and summer, Jason in my class. I liked to walk around various places for solved my stress, Today I just came for relax to my boring mind too. I arrived in advance in Santa Monica pier before meeting time one hour. Actually, when I had a time, I often have been visited in Santa Monica pier. Santa Monica beach was crowded with many visitors and Santa Monica citizens or other city citizens day by day especially weekend because Santa Monica beach was one of the very famous places in Santa Monica. Today also many people visited in Santa Monica beach. Santa Monica pier was center of many beaches, centering around Santa Monica pier the coastline was continually connected like Venice beach and Marina del ray in South, Topanga and Maribu beach was continued in North. Today was sunny day however wind was very strong, so not only I but also other people lost control of their bodies because of strong blowing wind. On the basis of entrance, near Santa Monica pier, some restaurants located on pier right side and pier left side became display many pictures about history of Santa Monica beach and pier and an amusement park also located near Santa Monica pier this park name was Pacific Park and opened 1996 year. Although this amusement park was a smaller then other play park, many children used to this amusement park. When I entered in pier, sun was a stronger then before I entered in pier and wind also strong too. In this condition, many fishermen enjoyed fishing and we took visiting commemoration pictures on a point of Santa Monica pier. After took memory pictures, we went to take a lunch near Santa Monica broad way. Time fast flowed, so soon my watch pointed to four half o’clock. Most classmates came back in Santa Monica and I went to home with Sang Jeon. I did not see many things because I often came to Santa Monica beach. I had a good time and did pastime after a long time in this place.

About the Trojan War worth

Was the Trojan War worth it?

The Trojan War worth is standard which proves to growth of Greeks place. In a nutshell about summary of the Trojan War worth, the Trojan War made supremacy of the East Mediterranean to Grecians as a short time and this war became the beginning of Greek and Asia War as a long time. The Trojan War in real history disputed that many countries of the Greek Peninsula which struggled for the East Mediterranean dominance and many Ionia countries which existed to the center around Troy. In this period, many Ionia countries which are areas of present Syria, Lebanon, had supremacy of the East Mediterranean and many countries of Greek in the Balkan Peninsula which just started to growth, challenged about this supremacy. As a result, many Greek countries which were the center of Athena or other capitals, won the Trojan War. Each Greek cities before the Trojan War could not get out of the level of self - sufficiency at most. However, Many Grecians had confidence through win of the Trojan War and then they became development more and more.

Give 3 example from the book to explain in a paragraph about Mary Lou

Kind of girl gives 3 examples from the book to explain in a paragraph, minimum 8 sentences.

Mary Lou is a warm – hearted girl to her neighbor. Mary Lou was intimate neighbor with Mr. and Mrs. Furtz. One day suddenly Mr. Furtz was dead by disease, when Mrs. Furtz was in deep grief, Mary Lou shared to sorrow with Mrs. Furtz. Mary Lou is girl who has a real friend. Mary Lou has a best friend Beth Ann Bartel. Although they are very different characters, they were not fights and shared everything. Mary Lou’s family is big family and she really loves her family. Sometimes she quarreled with her family about Carl Ray who is her cousin, but when Dennis who was Mary Lou’s first younger brother was hurt, she really worried about him and played with her brothers.

Apr.18/2010 : Spring Break - LACMA Museum

Went to the LACMA museum

Apr/18/2010

Today, I went to the LACMA which was the biggest art museum in Los Angeles. LACMA’s full name was Los Angeles Country Museum of Art. LACMA’s feature was what art work of other countries became display. Among seven buildings, four buildings were exhibition places. First, I went to the Anmanson building. This building consisted of many kinds of European contemporary art works. Especially, I got an impression from Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. My next visiting place was the Hammer building. I felt familiar and like my hometown in this place, because the Hammer building displayed many species of the Korean art works. And then I went to the pavilion for Japanese art center located besides the Hammer building. I first saw Japanese art works and some kinds were similar to the Korean, other kinds were different features. So, this watching refreshed my mind. My last visiting was the Broad contemporary art museum. This place displayed many kinds of interesting and grotesque art works. After I watched for three hours in the museum, I joyfully went to home.

Apr.17/2010 : Spring Break - USC (University of Southern California)

Went to music major buildings in USC

Apr/17/2010

Today, I went to USC (University of Southern California). I preferred USC to other universities USC was one of many universities which preferred to transfer to me. This university was my first degree school. I had been known that music majors of USC was very famous and applied to many students. Furthermore, USC was one of many top rank universities in the United States. In the west states universities, USC was one of the most preferred universities, many students applied or transferred to USC from our college (Santa Monica College). USC located in Vermont and middle of Jefferson and Exposition Blvd. The school was not bid and was similar to ordinary universities size in South Korea. Above all, my visiting focus went to music faculty buildings, so I leaved to that place. Music major buildings were composed of four buildings, each structure differed to functions. Actually, first I imagined that building was a big size, but there was differed to my imagination. However, when I was heard to music which played to students, I was very happy and I really hoped to transfer in USC.

Apr.16/2010 : Spring Break - The Guitar Center

Felt happy in the Guitar center in Pico Blvd

Apr/16/2010

Today, I went to the Guitar center near Pico Blvd and Westwood Blvd. Recently, when I had some time, I composed my music. However, I felt to lack sounds of my music, so I had been interested in sound equipments a long time ago, today accidently I found this shop and I visited. The shop composed of two floors and first floor sold about music composition programs, music keyboards, synthesizers, all about percussion instruments and many sound equipments. Second floor sold about guitars (Electric guitar, Electric bass guitar and Classic guitar etc.). Especially, I got an impression that all things in this shop was a cheaper than South Korea’s things. When I start regular music composing, I will buy some sound equipment. There will help to me. However, first of all I will learn and study about MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) only so I will be can use to digital sound equipment. For more thirty times, I really watched and touched many kinds of instrumentals in this shop. When I have some time, I will often visit this sound equipment shop.

Apr.15/2010 : Spring Break - Anaheim and the Unites States Train

Anaheim and had a first time to took the United States train

Apr/15/2010

Today, I had a good time in Anaheim with my friend. My friend George lived in Anaheim, he picked up to me. He introduced to me about Anaheim especially I interested that Disney land located in Anaheim. I wanted to go to Disney land, but I did not enough to money because Disney land’s cost was so expensive. So, after we finished eating food, he wanted to me around Anaheim. Anaheim took forty minute to go by car from Los Angeles. Anaheim was a quieter city than Los Angeles and security was a safer than Los Angeles. So, actually excepted Disney land, Anaheim was boring and lacked playing places. When I came back in Los Angeles, I took a train. It was my first time to take a train. One way cost to go to Los Angeles was 9.50 dollars. I waited train for two hours in Fullerton Station. Train arrived at 11:30 A.M. The train consisted of two floors, seat was wide and free seat. I thought that American train was a slower than South Korean train, but American train was a more comfortable than South Korean train. Today, I had special two experiences in another place out of Los Angeles.

Apr.14/2010 : Spring Break - 99 Cents Market in Whilsher

Visited 99 cents market in Whisher Blvd

Apr/14/2010

Today, finally I passed a driver written test, I saved much time because the driver written test quickly finished. So, actually I made a plan to go to the LACMA museum, but when I arrived in the museum, the museum closed. So, I asked to a museum staff, she said to me “All public museums did not open on Wednesday” Ultimately, I went back, accidently I looked at 99 cents store. This store was very interesting because all things in the store only sold 99 cents. Moreover, I could save much money, because this store was a cheaper than other supermarkets. I had been known that this style market only existed in South Korea. I bought diet coke, strawberry soda, four bottles of water and rented a DVD, 2012. Even though, I wanted to buy many things, I was not enough to money. So, if I will visit this supermarket again, I will buy more many things. Actually, I really needed to many things, but I could not buy them because generally the cost of Los Angeles was so expensive. Today, I had a useful experience in 99 cents supermarket beside Whilsher Blvd in Los Angeles.

Apr.13/2010 : Spring Break - DMV in Santa Monica

A first driver written test in Santa Monica DMV

Apr/13/2010

Today was the day which took a driver written test in Santa Monica DMV. Originally, I wanted to take a driver written test on last Tuesday. However, that day came many people in Santa Monica DMV, so I made appointment on today, April.13. Today, many people were in DMV, but this day was a less than last Tuesday. I arrived in DMV at two P.M and then I received a waiting ticket. I waited for one hour, because many people also waited for themselves turns. Finally, my turn came, I registered and got a basic eye test then I took a picture. Although the picture did not satisfy to me, I took a driver written test in that way. I easily understood to test subjects because all test subjects composed by the Korean languages. If I chose a more six wrong answers, I was no pass a test. However, I chose seven wrong answers. I was no pass, but I was two chances, I decided to take a driver written test again. Most people easily passed on the other hand I was shame because I did not pass at a stroke.

Apr.12/2010 : Spring Break - Second day in Mpark4 Movie Theater

Second day in the Mpark4 movie theater

Apr/12/2010

Today, I went to the Mpark4 movie theater again. I watched to the American movie yesterday, so I wanted to watch the Korean movie and I solved to my wish today. ‘Secret reunion’ was the movie name which watched to me. There were many people in the Mpark4. Although most people visited with their family or friends, Singular people also were some existences. The movie was about the North Korean man and the South Korean man story. Sometimes this movie saw great action moreover it made a deep impression on me. This movie was very fun and today, I saw an American person in the theater. He also watched to a movie alone. So I first told to him and we became a good friend. His name was George, he was an older ten than me. He was man who liked and interested in Korean culture. I explained to him about the Korean movie and I took a dinner with him in the Korean barbeque restaurant. Actually, I needed to make more many other country friends, so today I thought that I got a chance which was very nice experience to speak English.

Apr.11/2010 : Spring Break - First day in Mpark4 Movie Theater

First day in the Mpark4 movie theater

Apr/11/2010

Today, I went to a movie theater. Actually, I always had been wished going to a movie theater and recently I really wanted to watch, because interesting many movies opened in theater. There was the Mpark4 movie theater, where I had gone. The Mpark4 was like Korean movie theater style, because not only the American movie but also the Korean movie opened. The Mpark4 movie theater consisted of four auditoriums and was some convenience institutions. First, I watched to American movie, ‘Crash of the Titans’ This Movie which was recently opened was blockbuster movie, so I had been waited for a long time before the movie premiere. Principal background of the movie was Perseus and Medusa story in the Greek mythology. Not only story but also action and computer graphic motion were very exciting to me. Moreover, running time also was adequate amount. So, I could more and more concentrate in this movie for showing time. After the movie was finished, I was impressed by the movie. If I will have a time, I will want to watch this movie again and I will go here on next time.

Apr.10/2010 : Spring Break - West Pavilion Department Store

West Pavilion department store

Apr/10/2010

Today, I went to the West Pavilion department store. The West Pavilion was only one and big department store in our street. When my mother stayed in my homestay for three weeks, sometimes we had a time, we went to shopping at the West Pavilion department store. However, I went to this place alone today. Frankly speaking, The West Pavilion department store was not a smaller than other department store. The West Pavilion was three floor building including below floor. Below floor mainly sold about men, first floor primarily displayed about women, men and women shoes, bags, fancy items etc. Lastly Second floor sold various things moreover a small post office and bank located in this floor. Honestly, I really wanted to buy many things, however generally, the West Pavilion department store’s things were expensive, so I just watched inside department store and took a picture to many things. Although, I could not buy anything today, because I did not enough money to buy many things, I will buy my favorite things on next visiting. However, I had a happy time in the West Pavilion department store.

Apr.9/2010 : Spring Break - Barnes & Noble Bookstore

Barnes & Noble
Apr/9/2010

Today was beginning of the spring vacation. After I finished lunch, I went to the bookstore near Westwood. Sometimes I visited to this bookstore for watching but today, I went to the bookstore for buying a book. The bookstore name was Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble is the biggest bookstore company in the United States. I bought a book about health and fitness and made a membership card. Most Barnes & Noble bookstores had similar commons. First, Booksellers are wide and build to two or three floor, so numerous books display in bookstore. Second, Convenience institution, especially café was in bookstore. So, not only I but also most people comfortably read a book with coffee or drink. Last, Barnes & Noble provides membership card system. Membership card was much benefit to many people. Although you pay to money for joining membership, after you join to membership, you receive much discount benefit. Membership joining saves your much money because most selling books in the United States were so expensive. I also joined to membership, because of these systems. Today, I knew and experienced many things in Barnes & Noble. Sometimes if I have a time, I will visit and buy a book in this bookstore.

Apr.4/2010 : Had a good hiking time in Griffith Park

Had a good hiking time in Griffith Park

Emilio who was teacher in my class sometimes gave an interesting homework on weekend. So, recently I always had a chance to take a new place trip on weekend. This weekend wrote down a description of my impression about hiking in Canyon on print and upload blog, this weekend assignment also was interested in me. So, Jin Wook (Bear), Jae Sung, Sun Min and me already had been made an appointment to meet for going to hike in Whilsher Blvd and Western Ave until 11:00 P.M on today (Sunday). On Sunday, Windy was much blow and sky was some cloudy weather. Today I late woke up in the morning, so I fast readied to go and took a bus. When I arrived in Whilsher Blvd and Western Ave, Time was 11:15 P.M. I call Jin Wook, luckily he also readied to go now. So, I was some felt relived. After quarter minute, Jae Sung arrived, so we waited for Jin Wook. Finally, Jin Wook reached with Sun Min in Western Ave on 12:00 P.M. So we went toward Griffith Park. Griffith Park located in Crystal Springs Drive in Los Angeles. We quickly reached in this place. When we arrived in park, above all widespread spectacle of Los Angeles was very impressed on the top of park. By the way when I got to this place, I late knew any fact. Actually, Griffith Park was place which I visited with my parents before two month. So, today was 2nd visiting in this place, but when I was 1st visiting with my parents, weather was a finer than 2nd visiting. Anyway, we went to Griffith Park hiking road then hiked on this place. Refreshing air, beautiful flowers, trees, silent forest road and walking many people fascinated to me. Moreover, there existed observatory in Griffith Park. When weather is fine and see spectacle on the top, it is very wonderful. However, today was cloudy and some foggy. If weather was also wonderful, those might the best harmony. We took a many pictures and watched a many things for first hour then we came back. Although we had a short time in Griffith Park, I was refreshing in my mind.