When rong rong lee started teaching mandarin to American Students back in the 1980s, scenes like this were rare. But as china has become a Major Economic power, interest in its language has grown dramatically. I think their ability to converse fluently in mandarin will serve them incredibly well, in a variety of ways going forward. I knew that when i grew up, like, chinese would be, like, a good thing to just have in my tool belt, i guess, for when applying for jobs and stuff like that. Learning mandarin not only prepares you for the future, it proves you can take on a big challenge. All languages require you to pronounce words correctly. But mandarin goes further. You also need to pronounce them with the correct tone. Theres first tone, second tone, third tone, and fourth tone, and those are all unique ways to pronounce a word. So, you can put together a sentence thats like ma, ma, ma, mand that means mom scolded the numb horse. Its the same word. If you dont pronounce the tone correc
Kendra Muller, a civil rights attorney who works at Disability Rights California, the nation’s largest non-profit disability rights firm, graduated from Brigham Young University in 2019 in neuropsychology. Muller currently assists in providing intersectional legal analysis to advocate for underserved communities. They serve on the San Diego County Bar Association’s disability committee, help disabled.
nothing more thrilling than being picked as prom queen. but one prom queen in utah discovered an even bigger thrill. she gave her crown to another student. it s another story of selfless maturity which makes this our favorite story of the da day. we ll go to our affiliate with more. i didn t really know i was going to get it. it was kind of a surprise. reporter: over the weekend, kendra muller was named prom queen of her school. according to students and teachers at her high school, no one was more deserving. she is a happy girl. she never looks upset. she has a sparkle. reporter: but kendra, paralyzed in a freak accident a couple years ago, decided to give up her crown to special needs student amanda bellman. i was, of course, i was honored and happy, but i always felt, like, amanda would be even more happy and more honored to get it. reporter: so that s exactly what she did.
i was so happy, yeah, it was really good. i went to amanda and gave her a hug, she was like growing, she was so happy. reporter: a generous and kind act that not only touched amanda but everyone else. as a mom, that was just really touching. that someone of kendra s age would give that title up. and she really knows what life is about, to truly serve someone else. it was also an act that did not surprise anyone who knows ken da. it would be really hard for me to do, i don t think i can do that, but i was not surprised that kendra would do that for amanda at all. reporter: kendra says it wasn t a difficult decision, just a decision to look out for others. if it is in my power to make somebody happy, then why not make somebody happy? nice girls rule. that is the greatest story. so inspiring. i love it. more news next, including the
see what s new at projectluna.com it is the morning s big story. breaking news in the search for malaysian flight 370. aircraft are on the way to try to locate them. abc news has a team in australia, the closest big city to this search. nicki batese is joining us, what s the latest? reporter: the latest here on the ground in perth, one of the lieutenant commanders who was in direct touch with the poseidon who sent out the search today. they just arrived to the area within the hour and radar hit a significant size, which is raising their hope that is this could potentially, this debris could potentially be the plane. okay. and so, nicki, what is the next step from here? reporter: from here, the aircraft will collect photo evidence of any debris that they find to bring it back to the ground. and at that point, look at the photographs and confirm whether or not this is the missing flight. and then the australian rcc will coordinate a recovery of evidence and a