Terry Cooke Presentation to Upper School Assembly, The William Penn Charter School (Philadelphia, PA) January 5th, 2010

1. How to Say ‘Green’ in Chinese(and why you need to know) Terry Cooke January 5, 2011 Penn Charter

2. Question 1 Among people living today, which Philadelphian is the most famous in China? Brian Roberts Allen Iverson Mayor Nutter Dr. Dog

3. Question 2 According to Chinese traditional culture, there is a code of absolute right and wrong defined by an ‘external law giver’ ? (such as the Ten Commandments, or Torah, or Koran in West) True False

4. Question 3 When using a computer, Chinese character input is accomplished via …? Roman letters Codes on the keyboard which represent ‘fragments’ of the character A ‘made-up’ alphabet which can reproduce the sound of the spoken character All of the above None of the above

5. Question 4 The U.S. currently has 9 cities with a population over 1 million. China currently has how many cities with a population over 1 million? 25 106 221 339

6. Question 5 China overtook the US in 2010 to become the largest single carbon-emitter in the world. At current rates of growth, when will China’s carbon emissions equal today’s level of carbon emissions for the entire world? 2030 2050 2085 Not projected to happen

7. Question 6 Of the 52 nuclear power plants either under construction or in planning stage in the U.S. and China, what percentage are located in China? Less than 50% 75% 85% More than 95%

8. 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes (Hans Rosling)

9. China’s Water Problem

10. From Old to New in 20 Years

11. Swimming Pool in Sichuan

12. “Electronic Waste Village” Guiyu, Guangdong

13. Bicycling/Recycling

14. Framing the Question

15. Answers Most famous Philadelphian in China? Traditional China has code of absolute moral right and wrong from a law giver? When using a computer, Chinese type character input is done by? How many cities with a population over 1 million does China have? When would China’s carbon emissions equal today’s level for the whole world? What percentage of nuclear plants – planned or under construction -- are in China?

16. Questions?

17. How do you say ‘Green’ in Chinese? (Part One)

18. How do you say ‘Green’ in Chinese? (Part Two) 环境保 环境保

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