As a frequent traveller, I never thought I’m capable of making such a rookie mistake–being rejected to board my flight to Hamburg because it has a layover in Poland, a Schengen country as Germany, one day ahead of my visa entry date, even though I will arrive in Hamburg by the first day I am allowed to […]
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What’s on My Mind During 12 Hours Layover
Posted: 31st August 2015 by Jiang Helen in 8000公里之外, 新闻与政治0
Media, Plz Stop Oversimplifying a Complex Issue and Disserving the Public Understanding
Posted: 27th June 2015 by Jiang Helen in The Other F Word, 新闻与政治Today the U.S. Supreme Court held in Obergefell v. Hodge (the complete opinion can be read here; the oral arguments here) that marriage is a fundamental right of individual and should be extended to gay couples. This decision on the first sight is a landmark victory for LGBT group in America. As much as I […]
萨达姆今天被判处了死刑. 伊拉克的法律规定: 年满70就不允许判处死刑, 就在他70岁的前一天, 他被执行绞刑. 可恨的一个人, 可悲的一个人 生前的风光, 死前的固执, 垂死的挣扎. 他没死时, 我咬牙切齿希望他死掉, 而当他真正死了, 我又感到这个世界的不安. 这就是萨达姆, 死前让人畏惧, 死后让人迷陷. 他是反人类的"先锋", 又是发动战争的"天才". 他就这样死了, 我甚至可以想象他被绞时的执拗, 和那僵硬的脖颈. 我暗想美国的得意, 在这样的事态下, 谁能看出孰是孰非? 萨达姆的死, 从任何角度说, 都是历史必然, 反正人都会死, 只不过他死的方式, 难看了点. 死了一个常常挑起战争的人, 就会换来世界的和平吗? 手腕, 就在于此.