Crossing the Seas: A Diary of My Thoughts

by Yuehai Xiao


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 10/9/2012

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 328
ISBN : 9781477276075
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 328
ISBN : 9781477276068

About the Book

"We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." --- Plato

Even after Dr. Martin Luther King was shot, his dreams are still alive and have been passed to the next generation to pursue freedom, democracy, equality, justice, peace, and prosperity. Thanks to his wake-up call and pains-taking efforts, modern society is much more open-minded and tolerant towards differences.

A good leader should be a good reader; A good reader can become a good leader. Reading minds can be as challenging as reading books. This book documents the author Yuehai's book reading experience and his reflections upon politics, higher education, society, and pop culture …etc. as well as his mind reading experience. It is a collection of his posts on his blog and on Facebook, where he has been sharing his thoughts and interacting with top political and business leaders, celebrities, and scholars in America, Europe, and Asia, implicitly and explicitly during the past two years (Sept.2010 through Sept.2012).

It seems that his Facebook posts might have inspired lots of creative celebrities who produced stunning songs, movies, and TV shows. Here are some of those songs:
"Born this way",
"The Edge of Glory",
"Hair",
"You and I",
"Government Hooker",
"Princess Die","
Princess High",
"So Happy I Could Die",
"Bloody Mary",
"Highway Unicorn"--- by Lady Gaga
"I Love You This Big" by Scotty McCreery
"Brighter Than the Sun" by Colbie Caillat
"I Wanna Go" by Brittney Spears
"Options" by Gomez
"Firework" by Katy Perry
"Love You Like a Love Song" by Selina Gomez
"Year of 4" "I Was Here" by Beyonce
"Red" by Taylor Swift
"Princess of China" by Coldplay
"International Love" by Pit Bull
"Mr. Know-It-All",
"Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson
"Mr. President " by Coco Jambo
WE CAN BE ANYTHING by Apl.de.ap
"I Am Your Leader" by Nicki Minaj
"Triumph" by Mariah Carey
"Give Your Heart A Break" ,
"Sky Scraper" by Demi Lovato
"My Hair Song" by Rhett & Link
"There's A Place For Us" by Carrie Underwood
"One Thing" ,
"Take Me Home" by One Direction
"Let Go" , "Chasing Satellite" by Tomas Fiss
"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
"Chasing the Sun"
"Gold Forever"
"Glad You Came" (director X) by The Wanted
"Your Body" by Christina Aguilera
"Somebody to Love""Turn to You" "As Long as You Love Me"
"Believe""Boyfriend" "Dr.Bieber"
"Beauty and A Beat" by Justin Bieber... among others.

Some interesting titles of movies and TV shows : The King’s Speech, The Master, Ink Master, Magic Mike, Dr. Who, The Who, The Paper Boy, Killing Them Softly, The Voice, Captain America, Captain China, Captain Planet, The Dictator, The Hunger Game, The Man with Iron Fists, A Gifted Man, Think Like a Man, Master Class, Big Brother, Under-Covered Boss, Train the Dragon…and so forth.

Others: Tedx, SpaceX, MITx, Harvardx, Milk X, X-box, Master Chief...

Six Harvard Law School professors and six ideas worth spreading, in "60 Minutes" www.law.harvard.edu


About the Author

Yuehai (Mike) Xiao, a native of Guangdong Province of China, is a 5th year Ph.D. student of New York University (NYU). His research and teaching interests are mainly concerned with Academic Writing, Applied Linguistics, and Cognitive Psychology. Yuehai has taught English composition and academic reading and writing at both undergraduate and graduate levels in China, Macau, and the USA.

His research articles appear in a number of international-refereed journals including TESL-EJ, Reflections on English Language Teaching, System, Asian EFL Journal, and Journal of English for Academic Purposes, with a few more submissions under review. Furthermore, he has been serving as a member on the Board of Reviewers of TESL-EJ, an international-refereed academic journal hosted by University of California, Berkeley for over six years. In addition, he has presented about 30 research papers and conducted many workshops at national and international conferences in the USA. He also achieved near perfect scores on the GRE, the TOEFL, and the TOEIC. Previously, he was awarded full scholarship from NYU, tuition scholarship from Columbia University, and Macau Foundation Research Grant. His Email is: yx269@nyu.edu

After he was born, his parents named him "Yuehai" (pronounced as "your ad high"), which means "crossing the seas". Later, he did cross the seas and came to the US for his Master's and Ph.D. studies. Furthermore, he tries not to be confined by his little box but to think outside of it. In his studies, he always makes every effort to cross the seas of different disciplines such as composition, psychology, education, linguistics, translation, and communication...etc. In his life, he also endeavors to cross the seas of different cultures, ethnic groups, countries, perspectives, parties, and people. Are these coincidences or predestined?