Isaac Neuton was born in 1642. He was so small that he could fit in a pot. His father was dead 3months before Neuton was born, and his mother remarried to an old, rich man. So, he had to live with his grandparents and his two servants. When the mother came back, she decided not to raise Neuton like her husband who didn’t have any knowledge. Then she made her son to go to school, but she thought that knowing so much knowledge would be same as knowing no knowledge. As a result she decided to make Neuton to go to school until the middle school.
Neuton went to Kings middle school that was 10km away from his home. Near the school, there was a drugstore and the owner of it was his mother’s friend, so he could stay there and sleep in the drugstore. He was very busy since he went to school. But, the weird thing was that he didn’t have much school work or homework. The reason why he was busy was that he was making so many things in his room in the drugstore. He also helped his mother’s friend’s work in the drugstore. It was interesting for him to see the mother’s friend making drugs by putting so many things in it. At this age, Neuton wasn’t very smart. In the middle school, there were about 80 students and he was always the last. However, it changed after the fight happened. One day, the drugstore owner’s child came to him. That kid wasn’t smart either, but he was 1place higher than Neuton. So the kid looke down upon Neuton and hit him. Neuton was so angry and challenged the kid to fight. Neuton wanted to revenge a lot so he punched and kicked the kid until he surrendered. However, the revenge wasn’t the end so he decided to study hard and beat the kid in studying. As a result, he became the 1st place in Kings middle school.
In 1665, there was a disease called pest, so he had to go back to his hometown. One day, he was sitting under an apple tree and was thinking about moon, earth and other things. Suddenly, an apple fell from the tree. From that time he knew about the gravity and he made a type of math called infinitesimal calculus. Thanks to his plenty of knowledge, he could be a professor. Unfortunately, his class was so difficult and boring so there wasn’t any student in the class he was teaching. When he was over 80, he was undergoing so many diseases and at last, he passed away when he was 84.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
1-TO-1 -THE EARTH- MARGARET.*****
This book is a miracle!! Such a lovely story! I know that I shall be very happy just to read this book over and over untill I die!
This book is about a farmer's life full of struggle, pain and happiness. Farmer Wang Lung marries O-Lan , a lowly servant at the Great House, the residence of the most powerful family in their village.Eventhough she is plain, slow and dumb, she proves to be an excellent wife, hard working and uncomplaining. As time goes on,Wang Lung's household prospers. He buys more land, and O-Lan gives birth to two sons and a daughter. Meanwhile, the Great House begins to decline.
All is well until a drought strikes the town and the resulting famine drives the family to the brink. Desperate, they decided to travel south to a city in search of work. They had heard that there are alot of jobs to do with a goodly price. However, it is hard to find a job and the family survives by begging. They long to return to their farm and to their land, but they have no money for an ox, seeds , and food.
Then there comes a time when the rich are too rich and athe poor are too poor. Many angry mobs are formed, and O-Lan joins a mob looting a mansion. As she had lived in a mansion during her child years, she knew where the treasures are kept. So she is able to retive a bagful of valuable jewels. This windfall allows the family to go home and prosper once more. O-Lan only asks to keep two pearls for herself.
Years passes by. Wang Lung's sons grow up into educated young men- one a celebrated scholar- and he has grown so wealthy that he purchases the Great House. Then, Wang Lung becomes dotty with Lotus , a pretty, young dancer at the local tea house, and makes her his second wife. He begins to find fault with the worn-out O-Lan and gives her pearls to Lotus.
O-Lan is very angry to see another woman in her house and she becomes much more miserable and quiet. Meanwhile she is also becoming quite sick and she knows that her life is going to halt soon.However she wanted to see her second son be married to a girl she liked. On the lad's wedding day, Wang Lung returns the pearls to O-Lan before she dies, exhausted by a hard life.
It seemed like seventh heaven while reading that book. before reading the book, I wondered why the book's name was the good earth. To judge by the title, I thought the book was going to give me a good,long lecture of saving the earthe and on and on. And I was sure that the only thing I had to do is to skim the pages as I had done with 'Catch-22'. However one must never judge a book by it's cover. The story just enveloped me in strange but strong power.
Wang Lung had said that the earth is their savior -their mother-and no one could steal him of his land. That explains it. The title is associated with this statement. Yes, I was delighted with each and every word and I wonder if there are any better writers than this im history!!
This book is about a farmer's life full of struggle, pain and happiness. Farmer Wang Lung marries O-Lan , a lowly servant at the Great House, the residence of the most powerful family in their village.Eventhough she is plain, slow and dumb, she proves to be an excellent wife, hard working and uncomplaining. As time goes on,Wang Lung's household prospers. He buys more land, and O-Lan gives birth to two sons and a daughter. Meanwhile, the Great House begins to decline.
All is well until a drought strikes the town and the resulting famine drives the family to the brink. Desperate, they decided to travel south to a city in search of work. They had heard that there are alot of jobs to do with a goodly price. However, it is hard to find a job and the family survives by begging. They long to return to their farm and to their land, but they have no money for an ox, seeds , and food.
Then there comes a time when the rich are too rich and athe poor are too poor. Many angry mobs are formed, and O-Lan joins a mob looting a mansion. As she had lived in a mansion during her child years, she knew where the treasures are kept. So she is able to retive a bagful of valuable jewels. This windfall allows the family to go home and prosper once more. O-Lan only asks to keep two pearls for herself.
Years passes by. Wang Lung's sons grow up into educated young men- one a celebrated scholar- and he has grown so wealthy that he purchases the Great House. Then, Wang Lung becomes dotty with Lotus , a pretty, young dancer at the local tea house, and makes her his second wife. He begins to find fault with the worn-out O-Lan and gives her pearls to Lotus.
O-Lan is very angry to see another woman in her house and she becomes much more miserable and quiet. Meanwhile she is also becoming quite sick and she knows that her life is going to halt soon.However she wanted to see her second son be married to a girl she liked. On the lad's wedding day, Wang Lung returns the pearls to O-Lan before she dies, exhausted by a hard life.
It seemed like seventh heaven while reading that book. before reading the book, I wondered why the book's name was the good earth. To judge by the title, I thought the book was going to give me a good,long lecture of saving the earthe and on and on. And I was sure that the only thing I had to do is to skim the pages as I had done with 'Catch-22'. However one must never judge a book by it's cover. The story just enveloped me in strange but strong power.
Wang Lung had said that the earth is their savior -their mother-and no one could steal him of his land. That explains it. The title is associated with this statement. Yes, I was delighted with each and every word and I wonder if there are any better writers than this im history!!
Biography Alan
Famed as both aviator and author, Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint-Exupery was born in Lyon, France to an old provincial noble family. Never very interested in traditional education, he later enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts to study architecture. In 1921 he entered military service in a cavalry division but was soon transferred to train as a pilot in the French Air Force. His family and fiancee, the future novelist Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, disapproved of his interest in aviation, so for a time he settled down to an office job in Paris. Saint-Exupery could not let go of his dreams of flight, however, so the couple eventually broke their engagement.
By 1926 St. Exupery was flying again, and he quickly achieved fame as a pioneer of international postal flight. His efforts were considered particularly brave and heroic since, in those days, few if any flight instruments were available to assist pilots. His primary flight route was the Aeropostale between Toulouse and Dakar. Later on, after flight instruments became available, Saint-Exupery complained that pilots who used them were more like accountants than pilots. It was around this time that Saint-Exupery decided to write about his experiences as an aviator. His first story, "L'Aviateur," was published in magazine format, and in 1929 he published his first book, Courrier Sud (Southern Mail). His aviation career continued to grow as well, and also in 1929 he flew the Casablanca/Dakar route and became the director of Cape Juby airfield in Rio de Oro, Morocco. He then moved to South America, where he was appointed director of the Aeroposta Argentina Company. The first of his major works and the winner of the Prix Femina, Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) was published in 1931 and covers his experiences with the Aeropostale. Also that year he married Consuelo Gomez Carillo, a Salvadoran writer and artist. It was a difficult marriage, since Saint-Exupery traveled frequently and conducted a number of extra-marital affairs.
It was on one of those travels far from his wife that he experienced a serious plane crash. The year was 1935, and Saint-Exupery, along with his navigator, Andre Prevot, crashed in the Libyan Sahara desert en route to Saigon. The team was attempting to break a record in order to achieve additional fame as well as earn a prize of 150,000 francs. Both men survived the crash, but landing in the Sahara could have meant a death sentence, nonetheless. They had no idea of their location. According to Saint-Exupery's memoir, Wind, Sand, and Stars, their sole supplies were grapes, one orange, and a ration of wine. However, immediately following his rescue, Saint-Exupery told the press that the men had only a thermos of sweet coffee, chocolate, and a handful of crackers, enough to survive for only one day. They experienced visual and auditory hallucinations and by day three were so dehydrated they ceased to sweat. At last, on day four, a Bedouin discovered them and saved their lives. Saint-Exupery's story, Le Petit Prince, which begins with a pilot being marooned in the desert, is in part a reference to this experience. The story is semi-autobiographical philosophical tale, including social criticism of the adult world.
Saint-Exupery continued to write and to fly until World War II, when he served in the French Air force. Once France fell to the Germans, he went to live in the United States and Canada. He wrote The Little Prince in the 1942. Following his two years living abroad, St. Exupery returned to Europe to fly with the Free French Forces and fight with the Allies in a Mediterranean-based squadron. By now he was 43, older than most military pilots assigned such duties. He suffered a good deal of physical pain at this time, due to old fractures. He was assigned the P-38 Lightning aircraft, described by an officer as "war-weary, non-airworthy craft." St. Exupery's final assignment was to collect intelligence on German troop movements. On the evening of July 31, 1944, he left an airbase in Corsica, and was never seen again. There were a few reported sightings, and an unidentifiable body wearing French colors was found and buried near Toulon. In 1998, a fisherman found a silver identity bracelet bearing the names of Saint-Exupery and his wife Consuelo and his publishers. It was found hooked to a piece of fabric, presumably from his flight suit. In 2000, through the efforts of divers and archaeologists, Saint-Exupery's plane was discovered crashed in the seabed off the coast of Marseille. The location of the crash site and bracelet are less than 80km by sea from there the unidentified French soldier was found and buried in 1944.
He, as a reader of his book, is one my favourite writer. I read Le Petit Prince or the little prince when I was 9 and at that time, it was just a story to me but now, it seems like it has a great meaning in the story that everyone should remember. But the important thing is that I don't like reading!!!!!!
By 1926 St. Exupery was flying again, and he quickly achieved fame as a pioneer of international postal flight. His efforts were considered particularly brave and heroic since, in those days, few if any flight instruments were available to assist pilots. His primary flight route was the Aeropostale between Toulouse and Dakar. Later on, after flight instruments became available, Saint-Exupery complained that pilots who used them were more like accountants than pilots. It was around this time that Saint-Exupery decided to write about his experiences as an aviator. His first story, "L'Aviateur," was published in magazine format, and in 1929 he published his first book, Courrier Sud (Southern Mail). His aviation career continued to grow as well, and also in 1929 he flew the Casablanca/Dakar route and became the director of Cape Juby airfield in Rio de Oro, Morocco. He then moved to South America, where he was appointed director of the Aeroposta Argentina Company. The first of his major works and the winner of the Prix Femina, Vol de Nuit (Night Flight) was published in 1931 and covers his experiences with the Aeropostale. Also that year he married Consuelo Gomez Carillo, a Salvadoran writer and artist. It was a difficult marriage, since Saint-Exupery traveled frequently and conducted a number of extra-marital affairs.
It was on one of those travels far from his wife that he experienced a serious plane crash. The year was 1935, and Saint-Exupery, along with his navigator, Andre Prevot, crashed in the Libyan Sahara desert en route to Saigon. The team was attempting to break a record in order to achieve additional fame as well as earn a prize of 150,000 francs. Both men survived the crash, but landing in the Sahara could have meant a death sentence, nonetheless. They had no idea of their location. According to Saint-Exupery's memoir, Wind, Sand, and Stars, their sole supplies were grapes, one orange, and a ration of wine. However, immediately following his rescue, Saint-Exupery told the press that the men had only a thermos of sweet coffee, chocolate, and a handful of crackers, enough to survive for only one day. They experienced visual and auditory hallucinations and by day three were so dehydrated they ceased to sweat. At last, on day four, a Bedouin discovered them and saved their lives. Saint-Exupery's story, Le Petit Prince, which begins with a pilot being marooned in the desert, is in part a reference to this experience. The story is semi-autobiographical philosophical tale, including social criticism of the adult world.
Saint-Exupery continued to write and to fly until World War II, when he served in the French Air force. Once France fell to the Germans, he went to live in the United States and Canada. He wrote The Little Prince in the 1942. Following his two years living abroad, St. Exupery returned to Europe to fly with the Free French Forces and fight with the Allies in a Mediterranean-based squadron. By now he was 43, older than most military pilots assigned such duties. He suffered a good deal of physical pain at this time, due to old fractures. He was assigned the P-38 Lightning aircraft, described by an officer as "war-weary, non-airworthy craft." St. Exupery's final assignment was to collect intelligence on German troop movements. On the evening of July 31, 1944, he left an airbase in Corsica, and was never seen again. There were a few reported sightings, and an unidentifiable body wearing French colors was found and buried near Toulon. In 1998, a fisherman found a silver identity bracelet bearing the names of Saint-Exupery and his wife Consuelo and his publishers. It was found hooked to a piece of fabric, presumably from his flight suit. In 2000, through the efforts of divers and archaeologists, Saint-Exupery's plane was discovered crashed in the seabed off the coast of Marseille. The location of the crash site and bracelet are less than 80km by sea from there the unidentified French soldier was found and buried in 1944.
He, as a reader of his book, is one my favourite writer. I read Le Petit Prince or the little prince when I was 9 and at that time, it was just a story to me but now, it seems like it has a great meaning in the story that everyone should remember. But the important thing is that I don't like reading!!!!!!
News and Views -Divided families from North, South Korea meet after six decades - Alan
Relatives divided since 1953 reunited for the first time Saturday at a South Korean-built tourism resort in North Korea amid tensions between the two sides. Elderly men in suits and women in traditional Korean silk hanbok dresses sat at numbered tables in a large restaurant, Many burst into tears; some sat, spoke and exchanged photographs; others simply looked bewildered as they clutched hands and stared into faces unseen for six decades. The relatives have been separated from since the 1950-53 Korean War.
In Seoul, the scenes at a tourism resort at Mount Kumgang played on TV at a press room. "We have held a memorial service for you every year," South Korean Yi Jong-sool told his North Korean elder brother, Yi Jong-ryeol, 90. "I can't believe you are alive." The oldest of the South Koreans, Kim Lye-jong, 96, bear-hugged her North Korean daughter, Woo Jong-hye, 71.
Goh Yoon-sob, 81, from North Korea met his son Koh Bae-il, 63, from the South; the two were separated when the son was three years old. The men clutched hands and exchanged photographs. The son appeared speechless as his father spoke to him. "Our mother was waiting for you, but she died last year," South Korean Yi Yun told his older brother Yi Hwa-chun, 81. "If only she had lived one more year ..."
Four South Korean soldiers, initially believed killed in action in North Korea, were alive. They met their family members from the South. Some 436 South Koreans, ranging in age from 12 to 96, met 97 family members from North Korea. But some planned reunions did not go ahead; some relatives had died in the past few days, while others were too ill or fragile to attend.
The meetings, which stretch over three days, will be bittersweet; the chances of any of the divided family members meeting again are slim. The tragedy of the divided families dates to the 1950-1953 Korean War, when the Cold War's division of the peninsula into two nations became permanent. Amid fighting, millions of Koreans became refugees -- either fleeing the violence or fearing political reprisals from one side or the other. In winter of 1950, an estimated 650,000 refugees fled North Korea when United Nations forces retreated in the face of a surprise Chinese offensive.
There is no direct telephone or mail contact between the two Koreas, but some families in the South have managed to broker surreptitious voice and written contact with their relatives in the North in recent years, as North Korea's border with China has become more permeable and illegal cell phones have penetrated the insulated state. Some 80,000 South Koreans have registered with their government to join one of the infrequent reunions, but 40,000 people are believed to have passed away or given up hope, according to the South's Ministry of Unification. Numbers north of the Korean demilitarized zone are unknown.
The first family reunions took place following a landmark summit between the two Koreas in 2000. Since then, 17,100 people representing 3,500 families have been reunited on 17 separate occasions. Seoul has been keen to make the reunions a regular event. But in recent talks on the matter, the North has demanded 500,000 metric tons of rice and 300,000 metric tons of fertilizer to make the meetings a monthly event.
The event comes amid tense inter-Korean relations. The North continues to deny any involvement in the sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 26 sailors. Seoul, citing an international investigation, accuses Pyongyang of a torpedo attack. On Friday, the day before the reunions were due to begin, North Korean troops fired two bullets at a South Korean guard post. Southern soldiers returned three rounds, and are demanding an explanation via the United Nations' Military Armistice Commission. But the incident has not affected the reunions.
It is really, actually super good thing to meet the families that you haven't seen for more than a half century. Everyone would be very pleased but I think that it is really strange and not understandable that North Korea and "wanting" something like food and fertilizer. It has to be an event that make people happy, not just a trade between North and South. So in my case, I think that the North Korea is just doing this event because they have nothing and there are no way to get the money or food so they just simply want the money and food. We can see how North Korea has been doing things. I think, at least from now on, they have to spend their time and mony to recover their economy and open their country to the others. I believe that it is the way that they have to be.
In Seoul, the scenes at a tourism resort at Mount Kumgang played on TV at a press room. "We have held a memorial service for you every year," South Korean Yi Jong-sool told his North Korean elder brother, Yi Jong-ryeol, 90. "I can't believe you are alive." The oldest of the South Koreans, Kim Lye-jong, 96, bear-hugged her North Korean daughter, Woo Jong-hye, 71.
Goh Yoon-sob, 81, from North Korea met his son Koh Bae-il, 63, from the South; the two were separated when the son was three years old. The men clutched hands and exchanged photographs. The son appeared speechless as his father spoke to him. "Our mother was waiting for you, but she died last year," South Korean Yi Yun told his older brother Yi Hwa-chun, 81. "If only she had lived one more year ..."
Four South Korean soldiers, initially believed killed in action in North Korea, were alive. They met their family members from the South. Some 436 South Koreans, ranging in age from 12 to 96, met 97 family members from North Korea. But some planned reunions did not go ahead; some relatives had died in the past few days, while others were too ill or fragile to attend.
The meetings, which stretch over three days, will be bittersweet; the chances of any of the divided family members meeting again are slim. The tragedy of the divided families dates to the 1950-1953 Korean War, when the Cold War's division of the peninsula into two nations became permanent. Amid fighting, millions of Koreans became refugees -- either fleeing the violence or fearing political reprisals from one side or the other. In winter of 1950, an estimated 650,000 refugees fled North Korea when United Nations forces retreated in the face of a surprise Chinese offensive.
There is no direct telephone or mail contact between the two Koreas, but some families in the South have managed to broker surreptitious voice and written contact with their relatives in the North in recent years, as North Korea's border with China has become more permeable and illegal cell phones have penetrated the insulated state. Some 80,000 South Koreans have registered with their government to join one of the infrequent reunions, but 40,000 people are believed to have passed away or given up hope, according to the South's Ministry of Unification. Numbers north of the Korean demilitarized zone are unknown.
The first family reunions took place following a landmark summit between the two Koreas in 2000. Since then, 17,100 people representing 3,500 families have been reunited on 17 separate occasions. Seoul has been keen to make the reunions a regular event. But in recent talks on the matter, the North has demanded 500,000 metric tons of rice and 300,000 metric tons of fertilizer to make the meetings a monthly event.
The event comes amid tense inter-Korean relations. The North continues to deny any involvement in the sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 26 sailors. Seoul, citing an international investigation, accuses Pyongyang of a torpedo attack. On Friday, the day before the reunions were due to begin, North Korean troops fired two bullets at a South Korean guard post. Southern soldiers returned three rounds, and are demanding an explanation via the United Nations' Military Armistice Commission. But the incident has not affected the reunions.
It is really, actually super good thing to meet the families that you haven't seen for more than a half century. Everyone would be very pleased but I think that it is really strange and not understandable that North Korea and "wanting" something like food and fertilizer. It has to be an event that make people happy, not just a trade between North and South. So in my case, I think that the North Korea is just doing this event because they have nothing and there are no way to get the money or food so they just simply want the money and food. We can see how North Korea has been doing things. I think, at least from now on, they have to spend their time and mony to recover their economy and open their country to the others. I believe that it is the way that they have to be.
NEWS AND VIEWS -PURTIN DAUGHTER MARRIES KOREAN?-MARGARET***
It appears the most powerful man in Russia will soon be getting a South Korean son-in-law.
News is spreading quikly. It is known that The second daughter of putin and a korean man-who works in samsung company-had been dating each other from 2006. And now, as they grew fond of eachother,(according to press reports) Putin's youngest daughter, Ekaterina Vladmirovna Putina , 23, will soon announce her marriage to a 25-year-old son of a retired Korean admiral who worked at the South Korean Embassy in Moscow as a military attache in the late 1990s.
According to sources, the couple met in July 1997 at a dance party at an international school in Russia. After the admiral’s term in Russia ended and his son left Russia, the couple’s love continued and the Russian girl visited Korea during the World Cup in June 2002.And interestingly, they had also known each other from childhood, when the man was about eleven years old.
In my opinion, this couple can be seen as the perfect example to show that korea had developed numerously during the past few years. Even just about ten years ago, Russia and Korea was enemies, as the russians supported the North koreans during the war and we were helped by the Americans. So it was just impossible imagine a russian girl, to marry a korean. Howevere, time had flown by and the hard feelings had become solid history. Nowadays , russians respect our countrie's fast develpment. And it is known that the second daughter of putin sad that she would want to work in a korean bussiness market.Also, if the two couple get married, it will help Our country and Russia to be alliances. THIS would really help our economy to thrive as Russia could be a wonderful help for us. So, it can be said that people are waiting for news-and some are impatient to hear it!!
News is spreading quikly. It is known that The second daughter of putin and a korean man-who works in samsung company-had been dating each other from 2006. And now, as they grew fond of eachother,(according to press reports) Putin's youngest daughter, Ekaterina Vladmirovna Putina , 23, will soon announce her marriage to a 25-year-old son of a retired Korean admiral who worked at the South Korean Embassy in Moscow as a military attache in the late 1990s.
According to sources, the couple met in July 1997 at a dance party at an international school in Russia. After the admiral’s term in Russia ended and his son left Russia, the couple’s love continued and the Russian girl visited Korea during the World Cup in June 2002.And interestingly, they had also known each other from childhood, when the man was about eleven years old.
In my opinion, this couple can be seen as the perfect example to show that korea had developed numerously during the past few years. Even just about ten years ago, Russia and Korea was enemies, as the russians supported the North koreans during the war and we were helped by the Americans. So it was just impossible imagine a russian girl, to marry a korean. Howevere, time had flown by and the hard feelings had become solid history. Nowadays , russians respect our countrie's fast develpment. And it is known that the second daughter of putin sad that she would want to work in a korean bussiness market.Also, if the two couple get married, it will help Our country and Russia to be alliances. THIS would really help our economy to thrive as Russia could be a wonderful help for us. So, it can be said that people are waiting for news-and some are impatient to hear it!!
biography-Lina
Helen Keller, was born in 1880 in Alabama in USA. At age of just 18months, she lost both her sight and her hearing.Later, this illness claimed her ability to speak as well. Helen grew up to become an unruly child who threw terrible tantrums out of her stressed,she became completely uncontrollable.
Her parents tried to get help from different doctors but no one could think of a method to control this "wild animal" And finally the Kellen family met Anne Sullivan.
Anne Sullivan came to Helen's house to teach Helen to get her learn how to control her feelings. When they had the first meal tougher first Anne Sullivan taught Helen how to use spoon,fork,and knife. Then they moved into a cottage with Helen and continued teaching her. Because Helen could not speak they created codes to understand each other the first famous word was "water".That word influenced Helen's Life as a writer.
When Helen grew up, she wrote seven books in total. Even thaugh she couldn't hear or see anything she had courage and confidant to persue her future and life. And that inspired many people in life.
Personally I'm so surprised that she ended up being a writer! I mean if I were her I would jut be a person who doesn't know why to live and have no future and no confidant. But Helen Keller became a famous writer and in 1962 there was a even a movie about her life.
Okay so basically I am so surprised!!!!
Her parents tried to get help from different doctors but no one could think of a method to control this "wild animal" And finally the Kellen family met Anne Sullivan.
Anne Sullivan came to Helen's house to teach Helen to get her learn how to control her feelings. When they had the first meal tougher first Anne Sullivan taught Helen how to use spoon,fork,and knife. Then they moved into a cottage with Helen and continued teaching her. Because Helen could not speak they created codes to understand each other the first famous word was "water".That word influenced Helen's Life as a writer.
When Helen grew up, she wrote seven books in total. Even thaugh she couldn't hear or see anything she had courage and confidant to persue her future and life. And that inspired many people in life.
Personally I'm so surprised that she ended up being a writer! I mean if I were her I would jut be a person who doesn't know why to live and have no future and no confidant. But Helen Keller became a famous writer and in 1962 there was a even a movie about her life.
Okay so basically I am so surprised!!!!
BIOGRAPHY- MILTON HERSHEY AMD HIS CANDY BARS-MARGARET****
Many pwople likes chocolate- some just adore it. So if you are a chocolate lover, you may be farmiliar with this name. The cereator of all the canybars put in to millions of mouths- yes, it's Milton HERSHEY. You've probably seen his name on thousands of candy bars. However it is likly that you probably do not know all the different ways he tried to make life more sweeter and enjoyable for others.
Milton Hershey was born in a small town named Derry Church, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1857. Hershey didn't have a 'perfect' childhood as most people referred to. As his father had no permanent job, he moved around a lot as a kid. While living and growing up in a various places, he meets nice people and he dearly wants to please them and to make them happy. He eventually learned that they liked to drink or eat sweet things, just for the pleasure for it's flavour.
Hershey was also not able to afford good education. As he was always movinf schools, texts didn't bother him at all! However, instead of history ,mathmatics and all the study stuff, he learned and listen to a great deal of canybars. Following his dreams to be a celebrated candy -maker, he,at the age of 15, went to work for a candy maker in Lancaster.
Whenever he was given a chance, he tried to open up his own candy factory. After several failures, Hershey was finally able to start his first successful candy business.He called it LANCASTER CARAMEL COMPANY. As history says,he first did it by making caramels, not by his famous chocolate. It is known that Hershey only began to make chocolate to use with his caramels. He started the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894. His chocolate was so popular that he had to sell his caramel business to keep control of his bursting incomes. Trying to spread out his luck further out, he created more chocolate delights. Hershey's Kisses rolled off the production lines in 1907. The Hershey bar with almonds soon followed. And those sweet treats are still popular today. All available in all stalks.
As much as he liked candy, Hershey wanted to help people too. In his hometown he built a factory in 1903. Then Hershey moved his entire company there in 1905. The community renamed the town after him in 1906. Hershey and his wife, Catherine, even started a special school for orphan boys in the town. Today the school, now open to girls, continues to give young people in need a free education. Hershey also set up a foundation to help fund education and community activities in the town. He died there on October 13, 1945.
I think of hershey as a man full of ideas and creativeness. Without those skills, how could he have made this lovely creation?Personally I like chocolate. There is nothing in the world to please me better than a stick of choc. I therefore praise our hero, the mightist of all, the king of all cany-makers, Hershey!! HIP HIP HORRAY!!
Milton Hershey was born in a small town named Derry Church, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1857. Hershey didn't have a 'perfect' childhood as most people referred to. As his father had no permanent job, he moved around a lot as a kid. While living and growing up in a various places, he meets nice people and he dearly wants to please them and to make them happy. He eventually learned that they liked to drink or eat sweet things, just for the pleasure for it's flavour.
Hershey was also not able to afford good education. As he was always movinf schools, texts didn't bother him at all! However, instead of history ,mathmatics and all the study stuff, he learned and listen to a great deal of canybars. Following his dreams to be a celebrated candy -maker, he,at the age of 15, went to work for a candy maker in Lancaster.
Whenever he was given a chance, he tried to open up his own candy factory. After several failures, Hershey was finally able to start his first successful candy business.He called it LANCASTER CARAMEL COMPANY. As history says,he first did it by making caramels, not by his famous chocolate. It is known that Hershey only began to make chocolate to use with his caramels. He started the Hershey Chocolate Company in 1894. His chocolate was so popular that he had to sell his caramel business to keep control of his bursting incomes. Trying to spread out his luck further out, he created more chocolate delights. Hershey's Kisses rolled off the production lines in 1907. The Hershey bar with almonds soon followed. And those sweet treats are still popular today. All available in all stalks.
As much as he liked candy, Hershey wanted to help people too. In his hometown he built a factory in 1903. Then Hershey moved his entire company there in 1905. The community renamed the town after him in 1906. Hershey and his wife, Catherine, even started a special school for orphan boys in the town. Today the school, now open to girls, continues to give young people in need a free education. Hershey also set up a foundation to help fund education and community activities in the town. He died there on October 13, 1945.
I think of hershey as a man full of ideas and creativeness. Without those skills, how could he have made this lovely creation?Personally I like chocolate. There is nothing in the world to please me better than a stick of choc. I therefore praise our hero, the mightist of all, the king of all cany-makers, Hershey!! HIP HIP HORRAY!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR -MAGGIE-****
William knew how to gamble up words to new phrases.
He knew what would captivate his audiences and to lead him to his door of fame. William Shakespear was truly a man gifted from god.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. As all real old famous people are, his exact birth date is a bit of a mystery, like many aspects of Shakespeare's life. While the exact date wasn't recorded, it has been commonly accepted as April 23. William was not poor, as his father was a glove maker and an important man in the town. His father wanted shakespear to have education and be a important man one day, so Shakespeare attended school for a time and it is thought that some of his studies were classical poetry, plays, and history -which later inspired his plays.
It is believed that Shakespeare left school around the age of fourteen, which was not uncommon at the time. He was a full grown man full of passion for literature. He traveled, always witha book under his arm and wrote down any ideas that came to his head. While moving around, he met Anne Hathawy by his friends.
He married Anne in 1582 when he was eighteen years old. After saying their vows, the couple moved to their house where-the place is unknown-was surrounded with all sorts of trees. With Anne along to give him joy and happiness, shakespear noted this time as the 'visit to early heaven'. The following year they had a daughter named Susanna. The Shakespeare family grew again in 1585 with the birth of twins named Hamnet and Judith.
Nothing is known for certain about what Shakespeare did between 1585 and 1592. There are stories that he joined a theatrical company or that he worked as a schoolteacher. Whatever the case, Shakespeare had become known as a dramatist and an actor in London by 1592. Some of his early works include Titus Andronicus and The Two Gentleman of Verona.
Shakespear had just begun to clim a mountain of succes when a deadly outbreak of a disease known as "the plague"broke out. Hundreds and thousandes people died and terrified the people. As it was known to spread better n gatherings, it forced many theatres to close their doors in the early 1590s. Shakesoear's also closed down and everyone fled. Shortly thereafter, in 1593, Shakespeare had his first work, the narrative poem entitled Venus and Adonis.
When the theaters reopened in 1594 ,Shakespeare returned to the stage as part of a troupe called Lord Chamberlain's Men (later the King's Men). He stayed with this group as a dramatist, an actor, and a part-owner for many years. In 1599, the company built the Globe, a theater near London. There, Shakespeare wrote some of his greatest tragic and comedic works around this time. He created Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth as well as Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure there. His works where a great hit and the the theaters which performed his plays were always crowded with thousands of people streching their neck to see thier hero, their god, the man who composed these miraculous plays. Shakespeare's works were so popular that even Queen Elizabeth I of England had them performed for her.
In his later years, Shakespeare , seeking fo peacefulness,returned home to Stratford-upon-Avon around 1610 to 1613. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Since his death, there has been some speculation whether he really wrote all of the plays himself or they were written by a group of people. Some have even questioned whether he really existed at all. The mysteries surrounding Shakespeare may never be solved, but there is no arguing about the lasting impact of the plays and poems attributed to him.
I personally like the plays he wrote-they are like written articals about heaven. But I don't like the author, thats what the problem is.
To see what little recorded things about shakspear, he sounds like a loneard or something. I think that good plays comes out of joyful hearts full of emotion. That's what Shakespear didn't had, but he did without it, that's for sure. His a wirdo I guess. Sorry if I offended any body, but it's my view and I have the right to say it.
He knew what would captivate his audiences and to lead him to his door of fame. William Shakespear was truly a man gifted from god.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. As all real old famous people are, his exact birth date is a bit of a mystery, like many aspects of Shakespeare's life. While the exact date wasn't recorded, it has been commonly accepted as April 23. William was not poor, as his father was a glove maker and an important man in the town. His father wanted shakespear to have education and be a important man one day, so Shakespeare attended school for a time and it is thought that some of his studies were classical poetry, plays, and history -which later inspired his plays.
It is believed that Shakespeare left school around the age of fourteen, which was not uncommon at the time. He was a full grown man full of passion for literature. He traveled, always witha book under his arm and wrote down any ideas that came to his head. While moving around, he met Anne Hathawy by his friends.
He married Anne in 1582 when he was eighteen years old. After saying their vows, the couple moved to their house where-the place is unknown-was surrounded with all sorts of trees. With Anne along to give him joy and happiness, shakespear noted this time as the 'visit to early heaven'. The following year they had a daughter named Susanna. The Shakespeare family grew again in 1585 with the birth of twins named Hamnet and Judith.
Nothing is known for certain about what Shakespeare did between 1585 and 1592. There are stories that he joined a theatrical company or that he worked as a schoolteacher. Whatever the case, Shakespeare had become known as a dramatist and an actor in London by 1592. Some of his early works include Titus Andronicus and The Two Gentleman of Verona.
Shakespear had just begun to clim a mountain of succes when a deadly outbreak of a disease known as "the plague"broke out. Hundreds and thousandes people died and terrified the people. As it was known to spread better n gatherings, it forced many theatres to close their doors in the early 1590s. Shakesoear's also closed down and everyone fled. Shortly thereafter, in 1593, Shakespeare had his first work, the narrative poem entitled Venus and Adonis.
When the theaters reopened in 1594 ,Shakespeare returned to the stage as part of a troupe called Lord Chamberlain's Men (later the King's Men). He stayed with this group as a dramatist, an actor, and a part-owner for many years. In 1599, the company built the Globe, a theater near London. There, Shakespeare wrote some of his greatest tragic and comedic works around this time. He created Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth as well as Twelfth Night and Measure for Measure there. His works where a great hit and the the theaters which performed his plays were always crowded with thousands of people streching their neck to see thier hero, their god, the man who composed these miraculous plays. Shakespeare's works were so popular that even Queen Elizabeth I of England had them performed for her.
In his later years, Shakespeare , seeking fo peacefulness,returned home to Stratford-upon-Avon around 1610 to 1613. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. Since his death, there has been some speculation whether he really wrote all of the plays himself or they were written by a group of people. Some have even questioned whether he really existed at all. The mysteries surrounding Shakespeare may never be solved, but there is no arguing about the lasting impact of the plays and poems attributed to him.
I personally like the plays he wrote-they are like written articals about heaven. But I don't like the author, thats what the problem is.
To see what little recorded things about shakspear, he sounds like a loneard or something. I think that good plays comes out of joyful hearts full of emotion. That's what Shakespear didn't had, but he did without it, that's for sure. His a wirdo I guess. Sorry if I offended any body, but it's my view and I have the right to say it.
Can you live without Television? (Jordan)
Televisions are used every day in our lives. We watch them to get information and news, watch movies, and watching some famous competitions such as Olympics and World cup. I think that it would be so important to get news about what kinds of things are going on in the world. Actually I think that people must know about the things happening outside because it would be comfortable. For example, last year there was a serial killer who killed so many people. If people didn't know about him, they could have gotten injured from the criminal. However, there are also some bad news shown in televisions such as game programs. As a result I think there can be two teams divided about this topic depending on people's view.
Firstly, some people would think that televisions give us a lot of benefits. They probably think that those intellectual programs such as documentary are giving people lots of knowledge and information. I don't think that that is wrong idea because it is not false that I learned a lot of things by watching a documentary long time ago. Unfortunately, I can' remember what it was about right now, but I'm sure that at that time I was very glad to know a new information. In addition, I think isn't too bad to watch Olympics and World cup. Those are performed as entertainments. It is important to have some enjoyable time, not only just working every day! So I think that some people can't live without televisions.
On the other hand, there would be people who can live without televisions. Perhaps, they would think that that information can be found in many other better ways than in televisions. They would think that watching televisions are just time wasting. Plus, there are lots of disadvantages of watching televisions. It can decrease people's eye sights and it makes people foolish and unfriendly. For instance, if people start watching television and concentrate on it, it is hard to stop watching it. Threrefore, they wouldn't be able to stop watching that can make them to be foolish. They can be unfriendly since they don't communicate with people a lot when they only watch televisions. The time of communication between people would reduce. In conclusion, some people might be able to live without televisions, but I think I can't.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
CAN I LIVE WITHOUT TELEVISION? HUH,-MARGARET-
Can you live without television? Well, I can . So no doubt that you can.
Well, if to say logically, people can survive with just three simple elements- food, water and air- the three most crucial things in life. Only that we are always striving to reach more things that would help lighten up things a bit. So we add a house, some clothes, and some furnitures. However, even though we have a roof over our heads and a simple set of furnitures , us humans never stop to please our needs. To satisfy our over piling expectations, the power of science and technology have helped us each install a computer , a flat -screen-TV, a washing machine, a printer and so on and on.
Every single human being can live without television. All of us know it, though we are embarrassed of our daily routine which includes hours and hours and torrents of hours occupied with that big lump of metal, television. And the most irritatingly of all, these people gives out silly excuses saying that the world is changing and that television is very crucial to there lives as informers, so the conclusion is that people can't live without television- it is so obvious- so what is the point of asking such a question?
Yes, the world is changing, but it haven't changed the television, and its watchers. While giving out excuses, have they ever thought about what they do as the reaction of television? For example , there was a man who always after work would sit on his couch and watch hockey, baseball, soccer and whatever on the television called 'sports'. Now that the world has changed , did the television and the man also changed? No, they haven't. the man is still there watching and watching , while the television's screen is bursting with entertainment, sports, dramas and all sorts of for-break-time-things , with only one or two of really knowledgeable programmes . And this is just the case of thousands of people- including children.
We can live without television, and if you still deny it, take a look of the people living in Africa, IT, and all the homes without television. So if to say in your aspect, the dwellers there are not human? We all can live without television. Terribly sorry if offending your precious darling, but it's a fact. so you BETTER BELIEVE IT. SO THERE.
Well, if to say logically, people can survive with just three simple elements- food, water and air- the three most crucial things in life. Only that we are always striving to reach more things that would help lighten up things a bit. So we add a house, some clothes, and some furnitures. However, even though we have a roof over our heads and a simple set of furnitures , us humans never stop to please our needs. To satisfy our over piling expectations, the power of science and technology have helped us each install a computer , a flat -screen-TV, a washing machine, a printer and so on and on.
Every single human being can live without television. All of us know it, though we are embarrassed of our daily routine which includes hours and hours and torrents of hours occupied with that big lump of metal, television. And the most irritatingly of all, these people gives out silly excuses saying that the world is changing and that television is very crucial to there lives as informers, so the conclusion is that people can't live without television- it is so obvious- so what is the point of asking such a question?
Yes, the world is changing, but it haven't changed the television, and its watchers. While giving out excuses, have they ever thought about what they do as the reaction of television? For example , there was a man who always after work would sit on his couch and watch hockey, baseball, soccer and whatever on the television called 'sports'. Now that the world has changed , did the television and the man also changed? No, they haven't. the man is still there watching and watching , while the television's screen is bursting with entertainment, sports, dramas and all sorts of for-break-time-things , with only one or two of really knowledgeable programmes . And this is just the case of thousands of people- including children.
We can live without television, and if you still deny it, take a look of the people living in Africa, IT, and all the homes without television. So if to say in your aspect, the dwellers there are not human? We all can live without television. Terribly sorry if offending your precious darling, but it's a fact. so you BETTER BELIEVE IT. SO THERE.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Trapped Miners Finally Rescued (Jordan)
Thirty three miners were trapped underground in San José, Chile, in August 5. At last, they were rescued after two months. Those miners were 2070 feet under the ground while theyr were still alive. Reports reported that the miners would be rescued after christmas. However, all the peole tried very hard to rescue the miners who were trapped underground. As a result they succeeded months earlier than the schedule. The first first miner of thirty three was pulled in a capsule through the hole for rescue. His familly, workers, and Chile President were greeting him aboveground. Their eyesights were accustomed to the darkness since they were in the darkness for so long time. So one of U.S companies made those miners special sunglasses. Those miners, I think, are very lucky to survive for 2months while they are in underground. If I were one of those miners, I would just have fainted or have died. I think those miners are mysterious.
Catch-22 -Joshua-
Finally! I read this entire book, Catch-22. It was both fun and boring, depending on the plots that took place. But it was quite impressive, because it was illustrating an individual's mind during one of the harshest years in the whole time. It was exiting to see the people’s reaction to the things that they have to do. It was very interesting.
Captain Yossarian is in the hospital, even though he is not sick. He doesn’t want to go to war, as well as his friends. He is a bombardier captain at catch-22. He likes to be in the hospital with no worries. But, he eventually is forced to go into war again. Yossarian thinks that everyone in trying to kill him, and each other. This shows us the cruelty of war. Yossarian has only one objective; surviving from the mad war. However, Colonel Cathcart increases the missions he has to accomplish. He can’t excuse himself from the missions because of the oath he swear. Still, he fights well and becomes a hero. He accomplishes his mission well.
I think there are some advices this story gives us. The first one is that war is tragedy and gives many people unfortunate, and even though they don’t want it. The second advice is to approve the reality, and do the best you can do there. I thought that if I was Captain Yossarini, I would have been eager to be in the hospital until the war ends. But still, he ran into war and fought bravely. This was a good story to read. I hope no more wars occure.
Captain Yossarian is in the hospital, even though he is not sick. He doesn’t want to go to war, as well as his friends. He is a bombardier captain at catch-22. He likes to be in the hospital with no worries. But, he eventually is forced to go into war again. Yossarian thinks that everyone in trying to kill him, and each other. This shows us the cruelty of war. Yossarian has only one objective; surviving from the mad war. However, Colonel Cathcart increases the missions he has to accomplish. He can’t excuse himself from the missions because of the oath he swear. Still, he fights well and becomes a hero. He accomplishes his mission well.
I think there are some advices this story gives us. The first one is that war is tragedy and gives many people unfortunate, and even though they don’t want it. The second advice is to approve the reality, and do the best you can do there. I thought that if I was Captain Yossarini, I would have been eager to be in the hospital until the war ends. But still, he ran into war and fought bravely. This was a good story to read. I hope no more wars occure.
Biography - Alllllllan
Christened as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in the small river town of Florida, Missouri, just 200 miles from Indian Territory. The sixth child of John Marshall Clemens and Jane Lampton, Twain lived in Florida, Missouri until the age of four, at which time his family relocated to Hannibal in hopes of improving their living situation.
In his youth, Twain was a mischievous boy. Though he was plagued by poor health in his early years, by age nine he had already learned to smoke, led a small band of pranksters, and had developed an aversion to school. Twain's formal schooling ended after age 12, because his father passed away in March of that year. He became an apprentice in a printer's shop and then worked under his brother, Orion, at the Hannibal Journal, where he quickly became saturated in the newspaper trade. Rising to the role of sub-editor, Twain indulged in the frontier humor that flourished in journalism at the time: tall tales, satirical pranks, and jokes.
Under the apprenticeship of Horace Bixby, pilot of the Paul Jones, Mark Twain became a licensed river pilot at the age of 24. Earning a high salary navigating the river waters, Twain was entertained by his work, and enjoyed his traveling lifestyle. In 1861, with the beginning of the Civil War, Twain's piloting days came to an end.
After returning home to Hannibal, Twain learned that military companies were being organized to assist Governor Jackson, and he enlisted as a Confederate soldier. Within a short period, he abandoned the cause, deserted the military, and along with thousands of other men avoiding the draft, moved West. On his way to Nevada, Twain's primary intentions were to strike it rich mining for silver and gold. After realizing the impossibility of this dream, Twain once again picked up his pen and began to write.
In March of 1872, Twain's daughter Susan Olivia was born, and the family appeared prosperous. Unfortunately, Langdon soon came down with Diphtheria and died. Twain was torn apart by his son's death, and blamed himself. Moreover, Roughing It was only mildly successful, which added to the family's hardships.
After traveling to Europe for a lecture series, Twain experienced a turning point in his career. Twain's newest novel, The Gilded Age, was published in 1873. The novel is about the 1800s era of corruption and exploitation at the expense of public welfare.
After the broad success of The Gilded Age, Twain began a period of concentrated writing. In 1880, Jean was born. By the time Twain reached age fifty, he was already considered a successful writer and businessman. His popularity sky-rocketed with the publications of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Prince and the Pauper (1882), and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). By 1885, Twain was considered one the greatest character writers in the literary community.
Twain died on April 21, 1910, having survived his children Langdon, Susan and Jean as well as his wife, Olivia. In his lifetime, he became a distinguished member of the literati, and was honored by Yale, the University of Missouri, and Oxford with literary degrees. With his death, many volumes of his letters, articles, and fables were published, including: The Letters of Quintas Curtius Snodgrass; Simon Wheeler, Detective; The Works of Mark Twain: What is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings; and Mark Twain's Notebooks and Journals. Perhaps more than any other classic American writer, Mark Twain is seen as a phenomenal author, but also as a personality that defined an era.
What I really like about him is that he wrote my favourite book "The adventure of Huckleberry Finn" It is my favourite book because once I had to write a book report and I did this book, predicting that I will get B. But Surprisingly, I got A+++! So, it became my favourite book. And Mr.H, can we please do this kind of book (The adventure of Huckleberry Finn)? I like the adventure book!!!
In his youth, Twain was a mischievous boy. Though he was plagued by poor health in his early years, by age nine he had already learned to smoke, led a small band of pranksters, and had developed an aversion to school. Twain's formal schooling ended after age 12, because his father passed away in March of that year. He became an apprentice in a printer's shop and then worked under his brother, Orion, at the Hannibal Journal, where he quickly became saturated in the newspaper trade. Rising to the role of sub-editor, Twain indulged in the frontier humor that flourished in journalism at the time: tall tales, satirical pranks, and jokes.
Under the apprenticeship of Horace Bixby, pilot of the Paul Jones, Mark Twain became a licensed river pilot at the age of 24. Earning a high salary navigating the river waters, Twain was entertained by his work, and enjoyed his traveling lifestyle. In 1861, with the beginning of the Civil War, Twain's piloting days came to an end.
After returning home to Hannibal, Twain learned that military companies were being organized to assist Governor Jackson, and he enlisted as a Confederate soldier. Within a short period, he abandoned the cause, deserted the military, and along with thousands of other men avoiding the draft, moved West. On his way to Nevada, Twain's primary intentions were to strike it rich mining for silver and gold. After realizing the impossibility of this dream, Twain once again picked up his pen and began to write.
In March of 1872, Twain's daughter Susan Olivia was born, and the family appeared prosperous. Unfortunately, Langdon soon came down with Diphtheria and died. Twain was torn apart by his son's death, and blamed himself. Moreover, Roughing It was only mildly successful, which added to the family's hardships.
After traveling to Europe for a lecture series, Twain experienced a turning point in his career. Twain's newest novel, The Gilded Age, was published in 1873. The novel is about the 1800s era of corruption and exploitation at the expense of public welfare.
After the broad success of The Gilded Age, Twain began a period of concentrated writing. In 1880, Jean was born. By the time Twain reached age fifty, he was already considered a successful writer and businessman. His popularity sky-rocketed with the publications of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Prince and the Pauper (1882), and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). By 1885, Twain was considered one the greatest character writers in the literary community.
Twain died on April 21, 1910, having survived his children Langdon, Susan and Jean as well as his wife, Olivia. In his lifetime, he became a distinguished member of the literati, and was honored by Yale, the University of Missouri, and Oxford with literary degrees. With his death, many volumes of his letters, articles, and fables were published, including: The Letters of Quintas Curtius Snodgrass; Simon Wheeler, Detective; The Works of Mark Twain: What is Man? and Other Philosophical Writings; and Mark Twain's Notebooks and Journals. Perhaps more than any other classic American writer, Mark Twain is seen as a phenomenal author, but also as a personality that defined an era.
What I really like about him is that he wrote my favourite book "The adventure of Huckleberry Finn" It is my favourite book because once I had to write a book report and I did this book, predicting that I will get B. But Surprisingly, I got A+++! So, it became my favourite book. And Mr.H, can we please do this kind of book (The adventure of Huckleberry Finn)? I like the adventure book!!!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Can you live without TV - Alaaaaan
Nowdays, the world is changing, no actually it has been already changed. Now, we are using the computers, smart phones...... and television is taking a lot of part that probably it is the best way to get the information and to do in the free time.
I am quite sure that everyone thought about this question before, "Will it be avaliable to live without T,V?" A lot of people, especially adults, will say "No I can't" or "Probably not" because now, it is one way to get the information or the world's news and it is probably one way to be happy for them. But I think it is possible to live without television.
Probably, I am the one who watch the television most here. I usually watch it every night, before I go to sleep. However, I know that nowdays, I am not watching television everyday, but sometimes chatting with my Canadian friends by using the "IPod". I think that it is one of the reason that it is possible to live without television. Even though we don't watch television, we can just use our phone of ipod to watch a television.
"After 5 years, the time that we watch television will decrease but we will use the 'new technology' more"
This is what Bill Gates said. He predicted that later on, we will use the new technology things rather that the television. And I agree with that. When we are watching television, we have to wait until the thing that you want comes out. however, it would be easy if you just click and watch a T,V show on the youtube.
As I wrote, some people are using the computer to get the information and those who use it that way, they probably need to watch T,V everyday, but not now. It is also associated with the technology too. As everyone knows, people are using the smart phones more and more. And if you turn it on and just click some buttons, the news will just pop out and it would be faster than just waiting for the news on the T,V,.
In my case, even though I really like watching T,V, now I have the phone, ipod, nintendo..... I think it is more than enough. the reason that I am watching television is just to spend time but I now know that it is better to play with the phone and ipod. Also, to tell the truth, everything like television and computers in the "want" category, not in "need"'s. So it means that when our parents or grandparents were a child, they didn't had those but it seemed like they were really happy. They lived without those, why can't we?
I am quite sure that everyone thought about this question before, "Will it be avaliable to live without T,V?" A lot of people, especially adults, will say "No I can't" or "Probably not" because now, it is one way to get the information or the world's news and it is probably one way to be happy for them. But I think it is possible to live without television.
Probably, I am the one who watch the television most here. I usually watch it every night, before I go to sleep. However, I know that nowdays, I am not watching television everyday, but sometimes chatting with my Canadian friends by using the "IPod". I think that it is one of the reason that it is possible to live without television. Even though we don't watch television, we can just use our phone of ipod to watch a television.
"After 5 years, the time that we watch television will decrease but we will use the 'new technology' more"
This is what Bill Gates said. He predicted that later on, we will use the new technology things rather that the television. And I agree with that. When we are watching television, we have to wait until the thing that you want comes out. however, it would be easy if you just click and watch a T,V show on the youtube.
As I wrote, some people are using the computer to get the information and those who use it that way, they probably need to watch T,V everyday, but not now. It is also associated with the technology too. As everyone knows, people are using the smart phones more and more. And if you turn it on and just click some buttons, the news will just pop out and it would be faster than just waiting for the news on the T,V,.
In my case, even though I really like watching T,V, now I have the phone, ipod, nintendo..... I think it is more than enough. the reason that I am watching television is just to spend time but I now know that it is better to play with the phone and ipod. Also, to tell the truth, everything like television and computers in the "want" category, not in "need"'s. So it means that when our parents or grandparents were a child, they didn't had those but it seemed like they were really happy. They lived without those, why can't we?
J.K.Rowling-Lina:)
The book lover's in the whole world will know Joanne Kathleen would be.
she was born on July 31,1965 in England. During the age six he knew she had a power to write.
The idea of a book Harry Potter was during 1990s.She then went to work on the story.Her mother died in the same year that she started to write her novel. Harry Potter's challenges
he had faced after his parents passed away was the thing that she wrote how her family got heart broken when her mother died.After her mother had died she went at Exeter University to study French.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling kept writing even after she moved to Portugal to teach English.
While there, she married to Portuguese Journalist Jorge Arantes. The couple had a daughter and later divorced she became extremely poor. And struggle with money she still wrote her stories.
And the novel that she was writing was Harry Potter.After she had success , people says that Joanne Kathleen has more money than Queen Elizabeth 2!!! She married Neil Murat in 2001and the couple has two children together. Now they are living happily.
she was born on July 31,1965 in England. During the age six he knew she had a power to write.
The idea of a book Harry Potter was during 1990s.She then went to work on the story.Her mother died in the same year that she started to write her novel. Harry Potter's challenges
he had faced after his parents passed away was the thing that she wrote how her family got heart broken when her mother died.After her mother had died she went at Exeter University to study French.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling kept writing even after she moved to Portugal to teach English.
While there, she married to Portuguese Journalist Jorge Arantes. The couple had a daughter and later divorced she became extremely poor. And struggle with money she still wrote her stories.
And the novel that she was writing was Harry Potter.After she had success , people says that Joanne Kathleen has more money than Queen Elizabeth 2!!! She married Neil Murat in 2001and the couple has two children together. Now they are living happily.
Can you live without Television-Lina^^
Every time people ask me if can I live without a television I had alwalys said ''YES'' but now I changed my mind.^^
Telvision Telvision Telvison! I think WE don't need television in our lives(as I mention before), because the world is changing!!!
First of all if you watch too much television can brings better relations with television and give us a bad relationship and give bad impressions with outdoor activities. If you watch too much television you can't get fresh air. And that equals your lungs won't be that happy. I mean don't you want to be healthy???
As I mention in the beginging THE WORLD IS CHANGING! These days people are looking at iphones computers and all those technologicy stuffs.And people are busy busy busy!!! like for students there are so many academys and tutors that you can't even breath and what time will we watch televisions
???? And for adults the econemy is the trouble! SO they have to WORK WORK WORK!
SO these were the reasons.
And plus more if you starts to watch television you alwalys feels like your tube is whispering and coxing you to watch your favorite show. That causes makes our grades bady bad bad!!!
OH! and the very important thing is that if you watch too much television or tubes in a short distance your eye sights will turn bad.For an example like me!:(
Many parents finds out their chid or children starts to act strangly and one of the reasons were too much tubes!!!! For an example my brother loves TV but my brother can't find the diffrence of the real world and the "fake world" and once after watching his favorite show he tried to fly and KABOOM! My brother got hurt. now if I think carefully he watched a show about a bird boasting her wings and blah blah blah.
So basically I'm saying you can get dangerous if you watch too much TV(like my brother).And physically it makes us feel iritate about outdoor activities.
OKAY I confess I LOVE TV but PERSONALLY!!!! BUT I AT LEAST KNOW THAT TELEVISION IS BAD FOR ME^^:)
Telvision Telvision Telvison! I think WE don't need television in our lives(as I mention before), because the world is changing!!!
First of all if you watch too much television can brings better relations with television and give us a bad relationship and give bad impressions with outdoor activities. If you watch too much television you can't get fresh air. And that equals your lungs won't be that happy. I mean don't you want to be healthy???
As I mention in the beginging THE WORLD IS CHANGING! These days people are looking at iphones computers and all those technologicy stuffs.And people are busy busy busy!!! like for students there are so many academys and tutors that you can't even breath and what time will we watch televisions
???? And for adults the econemy is the trouble! SO they have to WORK WORK WORK!
SO these were the reasons.
And plus more if you starts to watch television you alwalys feels like your tube is whispering and coxing you to watch your favorite show. That causes makes our grades bady bad bad!!!
OH! and the very important thing is that if you watch too much television or tubes in a short distance your eye sights will turn bad.For an example like me!:(
Many parents finds out their chid or children starts to act strangly and one of the reasons were too much tubes!!!! For an example my brother loves TV but my brother can't find the diffrence of the real world and the "fake world" and once after watching his favorite show he tried to fly and KABOOM! My brother got hurt. now if I think carefully he watched a show about a bird boasting her wings and blah blah blah.
So basically I'm saying you can get dangerous if you watch too much TV(like my brother).And physically it makes us feel iritate about outdoor activities.
OKAY I confess I LOVE TV but PERSONALLY!!!! BUT I AT LEAST KNOW THAT TELEVISION IS BAD FOR ME^^:)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Albert Einstein - Lina
Albert Einstein was born at Wattenberg, Germany on March 14 1879.He was mathematical, physicist and known for theory of relativity,is considered the world's greatest and best scientist.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
Albert Einstein - Lina
Albert Einstein was born at Wattenberg, Germany on March 14 1879.He was mathematical, physicist and known for theory of relativity,is considered the world's greatest and best scientist.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
Albert Einstein - Lina
Albert Einstein was born at Wattenberg, Germany on March 14 1879.He was mathematical, physicist and known for theory of relativity,is considered the world's greatest and best scientist.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
After world war 2 Einstein was leading figure in the world Goverment Movement, he was offered the presidency of the state of Israel, which he declined, and collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
Albert Einstein - Lina
Albert Einstein was born at Wattenberg, Germany on March 14 1879.He was mathematical, physicist and known for theory of relativity,is considered the world's greatest and best scientist.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
But the thing is that when Albert was young he hated school,with its rigid teaching methods.Even though he was young he was very good at math and liked to play his violin, influenced by his mother who was a pianist.When Albert was 15 he left his school because he didn't liked the teaching methods by his teachers.
When he was age of 23, he started have a job as a technical examiner at Bern. Enough to marry his wife.
Albert Einstein was well known as who thought of E = MC2. He attract many people and got a novel prize in physics in 1921. He died in 1955, age of 76.
A Seperate Peace Alan
Gene Forrester, the protagonist, returns to his old prep school, Devon, fifteen years after he graduated to visit two places he regards as "fearful sites": a flight of marble stairs and a tree by the river. First, he examines the stairs and notices that they are made of very hard marble. He then trudges through the mud to the tree. The tree brings back memories of Gene's time as a student at Devon. In 1942, he was 16 years old and living at Devon with his best friend and roommate, Phineas. At the time, World War II is taking place.
Gene and Finny, despite being polar opposites in personality, become fast friends at Devon: Gene's quiet, introverted intellectual personality complements Finny's more extroverted, carefree, athletic demeanor. One of Finny's ideas during Gene's "Sarcastic Summer of 1942" is to create a "Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session", with Gene and himself as charter members. Finny creates a rite of initiation by having members jump into the Devon River from a large, high tree. He also creates a game called "blitzball" that has no winner.
Following their period of intense friendship was a period of intense one-sided animosity during which Gene strives to out-do Finny academically. This animosity culminates when, as Finny and Gene are about to jump off the tree, Finny falls out of the tree and shatters his leg when Gene deliberately shakes the branch they were both standing on. Because of his "accident", Finny learns from the doctor that he will never again be able to compete in sports which are most dear to him. Gene reveals to Finny that he caused Finny's fall. At first Finny does not believe him and afterward feels extremely hurt.
In the end, Gene is confronted about the "accident" by Brinker Hadley, who accuses Gene of trying to kill Finny. This confrontation ends with Finny falling down a flight of stairs, and again breaking the leg he had shattered before. Finny dies during the operation to set the bone. The doctor surmises that Finny died when bone marrow entered the blood stream, because his heart suddenly stopped during the surgery. Gene doesn't cry over Finny, but learns much from how he lived his life, stating that when Finny died, he took his anger with him. In Finny's death, Gene could finally come to terms with himself.
Personally, really seriously, I didn't like this book. But probably it was the book that is really helpful to me because my mother forced me to study and I said that I am reading the book. So I almost finished the book yesterday and it took 1~2 hours.
Also I think that this book is really 'not my style'. It is not adventurous, no humur....... I want to read the kids' book, not these kind of books!
Gene and Finny, despite being polar opposites in personality, become fast friends at Devon: Gene's quiet, introverted intellectual personality complements Finny's more extroverted, carefree, athletic demeanor. One of Finny's ideas during Gene's "Sarcastic Summer of 1942" is to create a "Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session", with Gene and himself as charter members. Finny creates a rite of initiation by having members jump into the Devon River from a large, high tree. He also creates a game called "blitzball" that has no winner.
Following their period of intense friendship was a period of intense one-sided animosity during which Gene strives to out-do Finny academically. This animosity culminates when, as Finny and Gene are about to jump off the tree, Finny falls out of the tree and shatters his leg when Gene deliberately shakes the branch they were both standing on. Because of his "accident", Finny learns from the doctor that he will never again be able to compete in sports which are most dear to him. Gene reveals to Finny that he caused Finny's fall. At first Finny does not believe him and afterward feels extremely hurt.
In the end, Gene is confronted about the "accident" by Brinker Hadley, who accuses Gene of trying to kill Finny. This confrontation ends with Finny falling down a flight of stairs, and again breaking the leg he had shattered before. Finny dies during the operation to set the bone. The doctor surmises that Finny died when bone marrow entered the blood stream, because his heart suddenly stopped during the surgery. Gene doesn't cry over Finny, but learns much from how he lived his life, stating that when Finny died, he took his anger with him. In Finny's death, Gene could finally come to terms with himself.
Personally, really seriously, I didn't like this book. But probably it was the book that is really helpful to me because my mother forced me to study and I said that I am reading the book. So I almost finished the book yesterday and it took 1~2 hours.
Also I think that this book is really 'not my style'. It is not adventurous, no humur....... I want to read the kids' book, not these kind of books!
Disaster in Hungary Alan
The Hungarian government made an urgent request to the European Union for help in the cleanup effort after a reservoir holding industrial waste burst earlier in the week. The government wants expert assistance in three villages left covered by the toxic red sludge after the accident Monday, the official news agency MTI reported. Meanwhile, the sludge from an aluminum plant reached the Danube, Europe's second largest river, on Thursday as emergency officials worked to contain as much of the leak as possible.
"It is a huge tragedy for the whole country," said Anna Nagy, a Hungarian Disaster Management offical. "We love the Danube, we're very proud of the Danube and we tried to protect it."
Hungary needs time to calculate the cost of the disaster, saying that the government's first response had been to try to save lives and clean homes. Tibor Dobson, a top disaster management official, told CNN that the sludge which flowed from an aluminum plant reservoir that burst on Monday is less dangerous than it was when it spilled. Officials believe pH levels have dropped to within an acceptable range, making the river safe, Dobson said. They are monitoring the Danube for sign of toxicity, such as dying fish. Nagy said pH levels had fallen to 9.1. That's more alkaline than neutral, which is 7 on the scale, but much less than it was originally, at 13, the Catastrophic Protection Unit said Thursday. Emergency workers were pouring plaster and fertilizers in hopes it would bind with the sludge and counter its alkalinity. The exact chemical composition of the sludge has not been revealed, but aluminum processing normally involves compounds that include cyanide, cadmium and chromium.
The environmental disaster which occurred nearly 100 miles west of Budapest near the town of Ajka has killed two children, ages 1 and 3, an elderly woman and a 35-year-old man whose SUV overturned in the sludge. About 250 people have been evacuated from their homes, said Gyorgi Tottos, a spokeswoman for Hungary's Catastrophe Protection Unit. The reservoir has since been repaired and the flow from the pool halted. But the material that flowed out of the reservoir continues to pose a threat. The plant received an operating permit in 2006, he said. The European Commission is studying a copy of the permit and sees nothing wrong with the paperwork so far, he added. The aluminum factory has said it will pay for the victims' funerals.
It has property and liability insurance, insurer Allianz Hungaria Biztosito told CNN, but would not say how much. Residents were advised not to eat produce from gardens that were covered when the dam burst. It was not clear when residents evacuated from affected areas in the villages of Kolontar, Devecser and Somlovasarhely would be able to return home. The long-term consequences of the leak were also unclear. In some villages, police with guns patrolled some of the villages to keep looters at bay. A state of emergency has been declared in three counties, the State Secretariat of Governmental Communications said.
I saw this news a few weeks ago too on the TV. At first, when I was just listening, I thought that there was a flood in Hungary but when I actually looked at it, it was the flood that has "red toxic". I felt really upset and I really wanted to help them but I changed my mind. I think the reason that they are having this serious problem is because they just leave the red toxic. Usually, if there is a sewage, the government sent it to 'sewage disposal facilities' and purify it. However, they didn't do that and they are having this serious problem. Probably it costs much money and longer time. I think it is just 'To cover the well after the child has been drowned in it.'
"It is a huge tragedy for the whole country," said Anna Nagy, a Hungarian Disaster Management offical. "We love the Danube, we're very proud of the Danube and we tried to protect it."
Hungary needs time to calculate the cost of the disaster, saying that the government's first response had been to try to save lives and clean homes. Tibor Dobson, a top disaster management official, told CNN that the sludge which flowed from an aluminum plant reservoir that burst on Monday is less dangerous than it was when it spilled. Officials believe pH levels have dropped to within an acceptable range, making the river safe, Dobson said. They are monitoring the Danube for sign of toxicity, such as dying fish. Nagy said pH levels had fallen to 9.1. That's more alkaline than neutral, which is 7 on the scale, but much less than it was originally, at 13, the Catastrophic Protection Unit said Thursday. Emergency workers were pouring plaster and fertilizers in hopes it would bind with the sludge and counter its alkalinity. The exact chemical composition of the sludge has not been revealed, but aluminum processing normally involves compounds that include cyanide, cadmium and chromium.
The environmental disaster which occurred nearly 100 miles west of Budapest near the town of Ajka has killed two children, ages 1 and 3, an elderly woman and a 35-year-old man whose SUV overturned in the sludge. About 250 people have been evacuated from their homes, said Gyorgi Tottos, a spokeswoman for Hungary's Catastrophe Protection Unit. The reservoir has since been repaired and the flow from the pool halted. But the material that flowed out of the reservoir continues to pose a threat. The plant received an operating permit in 2006, he said. The European Commission is studying a copy of the permit and sees nothing wrong with the paperwork so far, he added. The aluminum factory has said it will pay for the victims' funerals.
It has property and liability insurance, insurer Allianz Hungaria Biztosito told CNN, but would not say how much. Residents were advised not to eat produce from gardens that were covered when the dam burst. It was not clear when residents evacuated from affected areas in the villages of Kolontar, Devecser and Somlovasarhely would be able to return home. The long-term consequences of the leak were also unclear. In some villages, police with guns patrolled some of the villages to keep looters at bay. A state of emergency has been declared in three counties, the State Secretariat of Governmental Communications said.
I saw this news a few weeks ago too on the TV. At first, when I was just listening, I thought that there was a flood in Hungary but when I actually looked at it, it was the flood that has "red toxic". I felt really upset and I really wanted to help them but I changed my mind. I think the reason that they are having this serious problem is because they just leave the red toxic. Usually, if there is a sewage, the government sent it to 'sewage disposal facilities' and purify it. However, they didn't do that and they are having this serious problem. Probably it costs much money and longer time. I think it is just 'To cover the well after the child has been drowned in it.'
Benjamin Banneker : Self taught genius Alan
Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731. He grew up on the family farm. Around town it was known as "Bannaky Springs" due to the fresh water springs on the land. Bannaky used ditches and little dams to control the water from the springs for irrigation. His work was so reliable that the Bannaky's crops flourished even in dry spells. The family of free blacks raised good tobacco crops all the time.
In 1753, when Banneker was twenty-one, a remarkable thing happened: he saw a patent watch. The watch belonged to a man named Josef Levi. Banneker was absolutely fascinated with the watch. He had never seen anything like it. So, Levi gave Banneker his watch. This was to change his life. Banneker took the watch apart to see how it worked. He carved similar watch pieces out of wood and made a clock of his own, the first striking clock to be made completely in America. Banneker's clock was so precise it struck every hour, on the hour, for forty years. His work on the clock led him to repair watches, clocks and sundials. His career as an inventure, astronomer, and mathematician was just beginning.
I think the reason that he could a do all of these things are because of the efford of his grandmother and . Molly, Banneker's grandmother, taught him and his brothers to read, using her Bible as a lesson book because there was no school in the valley for the boys to attend. Then one summer, a Quaker, school teacher, came to live in the valley. He set up a school for boys. Benjamin Bannaky attended this school. The schoolmaster changed the spelling of his name to Banneker. At school he learned to write and do simple arithmetic, now we called it math.
In 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the capital of the United States. The lawmakers decided to build a new city in the Districtn of Columbia and make it the capital. President George Washington appointed Benneker to help the designer, Pierre L'Enfant, created a very complew set of plans for the city. It had many parts that had to be measured exackly. The city was designed in the shape of a diamond. The Washington Monument was at the center of the daimond. Streets spread out from several circles and formed patterns. But before the plans were finished, L'Enfant was fired. He took al the plans when he left. Banneker amazed everyone by remembering all the plans and drawing them abain. This saved the U,S, government the time and cost of a new design. But I think the most important thing is that Washington d,c, is the beautiful city it is today.
It is so amazing that most African Americans at the time had a very little education so he studied books on mathmetisc and map making. he also read books about the stars and how they moved across the sky. He borrowed a special instrunment from a friend to study the moon and stars through the hole he cut in the roof of his house. (It was good to make a hole but I think it is a little stupid.)
After he began publishing books called almanacs with information about the stars, the weather, and other topics. And that was really amazing too. 'How could he forcast the weather?' that's what I tought. Anyway as a resultof these popular books, Banneker became famous throughout the Untied States and as far away as France and England.
Although Banneker studied and recorded his results until he died, he stopped publishing his Almanac due to poor sales. Banneker died on Sunday, October 26, 1806. In 1980 The U,S, postal service creatd the Banjamin Banneker stamp to honor him and remind us all of the work he did.
What I just like about him is that he had so good memories and he was so intelligent and creative. Probably the reason that he could remember all the plans are because he made the plan almost all by him self and he even taught himself when he was young.
In 1753, when Banneker was twenty-one, a remarkable thing happened: he saw a patent watch. The watch belonged to a man named Josef Levi. Banneker was absolutely fascinated with the watch. He had never seen anything like it. So, Levi gave Banneker his watch. This was to change his life. Banneker took the watch apart to see how it worked. He carved similar watch pieces out of wood and made a clock of his own, the first striking clock to be made completely in America. Banneker's clock was so precise it struck every hour, on the hour, for forty years. His work on the clock led him to repair watches, clocks and sundials. His career as an inventure, astronomer, and mathematician was just beginning.
I think the reason that he could a do all of these things are because of the efford of his grandmother and . Molly, Banneker's grandmother, taught him and his brothers to read, using her Bible as a lesson book because there was no school in the valley for the boys to attend. Then one summer, a Quaker, school teacher, came to live in the valley. He set up a school for boys. Benjamin Bannaky attended this school. The schoolmaster changed the spelling of his name to Banneker. At school he learned to write and do simple arithmetic, now we called it math.
In 1790, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the capital of the United States. The lawmakers decided to build a new city in the Districtn of Columbia and make it the capital. President George Washington appointed Benneker to help the designer, Pierre L'Enfant, created a very complew set of plans for the city. It had many parts that had to be measured exackly. The city was designed in the shape of a diamond. The Washington Monument was at the center of the daimond. Streets spread out from several circles and formed patterns. But before the plans were finished, L'Enfant was fired. He took al the plans when he left. Banneker amazed everyone by remembering all the plans and drawing them abain. This saved the U,S, government the time and cost of a new design. But I think the most important thing is that Washington d,c, is the beautiful city it is today.
It is so amazing that most African Americans at the time had a very little education so he studied books on mathmetisc and map making. he also read books about the stars and how they moved across the sky. He borrowed a special instrunment from a friend to study the moon and stars through the hole he cut in the roof of his house. (It was good to make a hole but I think it is a little stupid.)
After he began publishing books called almanacs with information about the stars, the weather, and other topics. And that was really amazing too. 'How could he forcast the weather?' that's what I tought. Anyway as a resultof these popular books, Banneker became famous throughout the Untied States and as far away as France and England.
Although Banneker studied and recorded his results until he died, he stopped publishing his Almanac due to poor sales. Banneker died on Sunday, October 26, 1806. In 1980 The U,S, postal service creatd the Banjamin Banneker stamp to honor him and remind us all of the work he did.
What I just like about him is that he had so good memories and he was so intelligent and creative. Probably the reason that he could remember all the plans are because he made the plan almost all by him self and he even taught himself when he was young.
SIXTY-SIX DAYS UNDERGROUND. -MARGARET-****
Ever thought of being trapped underground, isolated from the out side for sixty -six days? It may be thought as impossible, but that was what exactly happened to the unfortunate miners.
It has been sixty-six days since the tragic crash and the thirty three miners trapped in there, 700m below the ground. They're not dead but alive, breathing. All of them patiently waiting, craving to go out on the surface and to be with their families and friends again. If it had not been for the small hole between the surface and the ground, all of the miners would have been dead and now are decomposing. But there was a hole and the miners have been in contact with the outside world through the hole which sends them food, water, supplies and necessities. And finally today, the miners will be given their chance to escape the suffocating ground and into free air by the same hole that kept them living.
After hearing the news of possibilities, anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers cried out in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine in Chile where 33 men have been trapped since August 5. Sixty-five days after the mine's collapse, officials on Saturday announced that the drill reached the miners as sirens blasted through the mine site to signal the achievement. But the moment of pure happiness was shadowed by the fact that it may take hours ― possibly days ― of hard work and tough decisions before any of the miners can be pulled to safety.
Still, the family members ran downhill, overjoyed, carrying Chilean flags, and a man who is a relative of a miner told CNN "I feel happiness. I feel tranquil -the fear is now gone, and they are coming back!" However the job would not be finished even after all the miners were taken out. In those terrible conditions way below the ground, the miners have been exposed to too many germs and illnesses. The miners will have to stay in the hospital for a while and to get regular check-ups.
When I first read the article I was sure that the people were trying to find the miners corpse. Who on earth could survive under ground for 66 days? If anyone could THAT should be on the Guinness record not on the news. But as I gradually began to read about the hole and the rescue plans, I was fascinated by everyone's patience. I pictured myself in a dark hole under ground with nothing but the clothes on my back, I was sure that I‘ll go insane. I really look up to the thirty three miners who had endured through the rough days being held captive under ground. People say that the hole had saved them, but I think the different way. Of corse food is crucial to survive , but I believe that it was their strong will to live on, their strong faith that had saved them all. That's what I think, that's all.
It has been sixty-six days since the tragic crash and the thirty three miners trapped in there, 700m below the ground. They're not dead but alive, breathing. All of them patiently waiting, craving to go out on the surface and to be with their families and friends again. If it had not been for the small hole between the surface and the ground, all of the miners would have been dead and now are decomposing. But there was a hole and the miners have been in contact with the outside world through the hole which sends them food, water, supplies and necessities. And finally today, the miners will be given their chance to escape the suffocating ground and into free air by the same hole that kept them living.
After hearing the news of possibilities, anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers cried out in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine in Chile where 33 men have been trapped since August 5. Sixty-five days after the mine's collapse, officials on Saturday announced that the drill reached the miners as sirens blasted through the mine site to signal the achievement. But the moment of pure happiness was shadowed by the fact that it may take hours ― possibly days ― of hard work and tough decisions before any of the miners can be pulled to safety.
Still, the family members ran downhill, overjoyed, carrying Chilean flags, and a man who is a relative of a miner told CNN "I feel happiness. I feel tranquil -the fear is now gone, and they are coming back!" However the job would not be finished even after all the miners were taken out. In those terrible conditions way below the ground, the miners have been exposed to too many germs and illnesses. The miners will have to stay in the hospital for a while and to get regular check-ups.
When I first read the article I was sure that the people were trying to find the miners corpse. Who on earth could survive under ground for 66 days? If anyone could THAT should be on the Guinness record not on the news. But as I gradually began to read about the hole and the rescue plans, I was fascinated by everyone's patience. I pictured myself in a dark hole under ground with nothing but the clothes on my back, I was sure that I‘ll go insane. I really look up to the thirty three miners who had endured through the rough days being held captive under ground. People say that the hole had saved them, but I think the different way. Of corse food is crucial to survive , but I believe that it was their strong will to live on, their strong faith that had saved them all. That's what I think, that's all.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
THE GREAT MAGICIAN, HARRY HOUDINI -MARGARET-(BIOGRAPHY)
Harry Houdini is one of the most celebrated magician in the twentith centry, a person who was gifted one of god's tricks.
I had seen his photo here and there again, and in all of them he looked rather stern and miserable, making me to compare him with my school's dicipline master. He looked liked a compelete loneard. However he, with all of his firece looks, would have, and must have once started out as a little baby like all of us. In fact, before being titled as the great Houdini, he was actually a common, care-free young boy named Ehrich Weisz.
He was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. When he was four years old, he moved to the United States with his family. Being the youngest of seven siblings, he was bold and liked to perform infront of other people. As the children grew older and the family got financially better, Houdini's family later moved to New York City where harry began doing his famous magic tricks in the early 1890s. It was his career, which had also caused him to change his name for something more suitable and attracting for an magician-Harry Houdini. His last name is in honor of a French magician he admired and given him the passion to do magic-Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin.
Not long after he started his magic act, Houdini was introuduced to a singer and dancer Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner. He felt attracted by her strong, passionate voice and her natural, but majestic movements. Wilhelmina also was interested in Harry and his careear, so the two got married in 1894 and she became Houdini's assistant while performing on stage.
Harry wanted improve his talent by giving it a couple of stages ,starting from the simple ones. For example, some of his early tricks involved escaping from handcuffs or having he and Bess switch places inside a locked box. But it still awed his audiences ,and when he became married, the stage was much more delightful than ever with his wife performing together. They traveled around together, all over the world, delighting audiences in the United States and Europe with Houdini's magical stunts.
Over the years, his act got more complicated. He escaped from jail cells and locked crates. Already handcuffed, Houdini had himself sealed inside a milk can filled with water-then he made a great escape. One of his most popular feats was called the Houdini Upside Down act. For the act, Houdini was lowered into a glass booth filled with water with his feet secured to the lid of the booth. Audience members watched anxiously as the great magician (hanging upside down) tried to get himself free and out of the booth.
What I truly like about Harry above all the other magicians, is that, in addition to magic, Houdini had many other interests. He was different from all the other magicians who only concentrated on magic and never had the time to experience anything else. Harry on the other hand, liked to fly planes and wrote several books. In some of these books, Houdini shared some of his secrets and the tricks behind other magicians' acts as well. He also acted in several films and even started his own film company in 1920. Also, among his friends were Sherlock Holmes writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and popular comedian Buster Keaton.
Houdini died peacefully at the age of 52 on Halloween night, October 31 in 1926. Even though he was not living on earth any more, he wasn't quite gone. Thousands and milllions of people remember him in their memories, recalling the thrilling moments of magic. The man who thrilled his fans with such stunning feats of daring and skill had left behind many mysteries as to how he performed some of his acts. His work has also inspired countless other magicians, including David Copperfield, Criss Angel, and David -Blaine.
Harry houdini is still living in the history of magic, roaming the field.
God be praised, the end.
I had seen his photo here and there again, and in all of them he looked rather stern and miserable, making me to compare him with my school's dicipline master. He looked liked a compelete loneard. However he, with all of his firece looks, would have, and must have once started out as a little baby like all of us. In fact, before being titled as the great Houdini, he was actually a common, care-free young boy named Ehrich Weisz.
He was born on March 24, 1874, in Budapest, Hungary. When he was four years old, he moved to the United States with his family. Being the youngest of seven siblings, he was bold and liked to perform infront of other people. As the children grew older and the family got financially better, Houdini's family later moved to New York City where harry began doing his famous magic tricks in the early 1890s. It was his career, which had also caused him to change his name for something more suitable and attracting for an magician-Harry Houdini. His last name is in honor of a French magician he admired and given him the passion to do magic-Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin.
Not long after he started his magic act, Houdini was introuduced to a singer and dancer Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner. He felt attracted by her strong, passionate voice and her natural, but majestic movements. Wilhelmina also was interested in Harry and his careear, so the two got married in 1894 and she became Houdini's assistant while performing on stage.
Harry wanted improve his talent by giving it a couple of stages ,starting from the simple ones. For example, some of his early tricks involved escaping from handcuffs or having he and Bess switch places inside a locked box. But it still awed his audiences ,and when he became married, the stage was much more delightful than ever with his wife performing together. They traveled around together, all over the world, delighting audiences in the United States and Europe with Houdini's magical stunts.
Over the years, his act got more complicated. He escaped from jail cells and locked crates. Already handcuffed, Houdini had himself sealed inside a milk can filled with water-then he made a great escape. One of his most popular feats was called the Houdini Upside Down act. For the act, Houdini was lowered into a glass booth filled with water with his feet secured to the lid of the booth. Audience members watched anxiously as the great magician (hanging upside down) tried to get himself free and out of the booth.
What I truly like about Harry above all the other magicians, is that, in addition to magic, Houdini had many other interests. He was different from all the other magicians who only concentrated on magic and never had the time to experience anything else. Harry on the other hand, liked to fly planes and wrote several books. In some of these books, Houdini shared some of his secrets and the tricks behind other magicians' acts as well. He also acted in several films and even started his own film company in 1920. Also, among his friends were Sherlock Holmes writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and popular comedian Buster Keaton.
Houdini died peacefully at the age of 52 on Halloween night, October 31 in 1926. Even though he was not living on earth any more, he wasn't quite gone. Thousands and milllions of people remember him in their memories, recalling the thrilling moments of magic. The man who thrilled his fans with such stunning feats of daring and skill had left behind many mysteries as to how he performed some of his acts. His work has also inspired countless other magicians, including David Copperfield, Criss Angel, and David -Blaine.
Harry houdini is still living in the history of magic, roaming the field.
God be praised, the end.
A seperate peace - Lina
Finally! Finally! Finally! I finish the book !
A Sperate Peace is a novel about two boy's lives and how they evolve during the course of world war2.
The main characters are, Phineas and Finny. Phineas is very athletic person. He seems to be good at every single sports.But actually compare to his body he is very freindly person, so basically Phineas is freindly and out going kind of person.
Finny is a competitiv person who alwalys tries to do what other people can not even look up to.
Even thaugh he is not smart he is very active, kind and freindly person.Also he has the method to be a leader and he makes a club and make memebers and do all sorts of extreme stuffs.As I mention before Finny is a friendly person even thaugh Gene broke his leg he never hit him back.After Finny dies after breaking his legs, Phineas look up to Finny all times.After Finny dies the world lost a great person.
Personally I didn't really like the book but the strange thing is I was so into the book!It was a funky, mystery,and a total curiosity!There was some sad moments but it was very nice because I like the parts how authour express his thinking and worte in the book.
If I was was the the aothour and writing this book I whould put some of humurs and funny stuffs to it. I know that these are not those kinds of book but when I was reading this book I hoped it whould at least has humur but I was hoping to much. Some parts were BORING.
In my opinion this book SHOULD NOT be the book that I should like but the aothour made me to get in to the book! Really!
A Sperate Peace is a novel about two boy's lives and how they evolve during the course of world war2.
The main characters are, Phineas and Finny. Phineas is very athletic person. He seems to be good at every single sports.But actually compare to his body he is very freindly person, so basically Phineas is freindly and out going kind of person.
Finny is a competitiv person who alwalys tries to do what other people can not even look up to.
Even thaugh he is not smart he is very active, kind and freindly person.Also he has the method to be a leader and he makes a club and make memebers and do all sorts of extreme stuffs.As I mention before Finny is a friendly person even thaugh Gene broke his leg he never hit him back.After Finny dies after breaking his legs, Phineas look up to Finny all times.After Finny dies the world lost a great person.
Personally I didn't really like the book but the strange thing is I was so into the book!It was a funky, mystery,and a total curiosity!There was some sad moments but it was very nice because I like the parts how authour express his thinking and worte in the book.
If I was was the the aothour and writing this book I whould put some of humurs and funny stuffs to it. I know that these are not those kinds of book but when I was reading this book I hoped it whould at least has humur but I was hoping to much. Some parts were BORING.
In my opinion this book SHOULD NOT be the book that I should like but the aothour made me to get in to the book! Really!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
After Reading "The Importance of being Earnest and Other Plays" -Joshua-
I finally read the book "The Importance of being Earnest and Other Plays". This book was quite boring because it was written about a subjet I didn't really is interested, nor like to read from. But still, I finished the book.
There were three stories in there: "Lady Windmere's Fan", "An Ideal Husband", and "The Importance of being Earnest". I thought they were pretty much similar, because they were talking about the same subject. I decided to talk about the first play, "Lady Windmere's Fan".
Lady Windmere hears from one of the women that her husband, Lord Windmere, seems to be cheating on her, and that everyone in the town knows that. Lady Windmere is shocked, and finds out that herhusband have been using tons of money to that woman. But then, Lord Windmere comes and tells Lady Windmere to invite the woman to her party, which will be held that evening. Lady Windmere refuses, but her husband invites the woman. It seems as if there's a secret between Lord Windmere and the woman.
So that night, people came to the Windmere's house, to attend to the birthday ball. Mrs. Erlynne, the woman who Lord Windmere visited, was there, too. She was beautifully dressed and was well talking. She mostly danced with Lord Windmere, and Lady Windmere got really mad. And then Lady Windmere discovers that Lord Darlington was truely loving her, and she hesitated. Eventually she left the house, living a letter to Lord Windmere. But then, Mrs. Erlnne finds and reads the letter, she was horrified by what she have done. Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. She sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save Lady Windermere's marriage. But she did return Lady Windmere back, and kept the whole thing secret. Meanwhile, Mrs. Erlynne has another secret with Lord Windmere. Mrs. Erlynne, was in fact Lady Windmere's mother, who was told to be dead when Lady Windmere was young. That was why Lord Windmere was keep meeting Mrs. Erlynne, and spending money to take care of her. But they make this all a secret, and Mrs. Erlynne leaves peacefully, fixing the troubles.
This story gave me an advise. I thought that I shouldn't suspect others unless there is no other explanation to be given. Also, I thought that I should understand others. I'm glad that this story ended happily.
There were three stories in there: "Lady Windmere's Fan", "An Ideal Husband", and "The Importance of being Earnest". I thought they were pretty much similar, because they were talking about the same subject. I decided to talk about the first play, "Lady Windmere's Fan".
Lady Windmere hears from one of the women that her husband, Lord Windmere, seems to be cheating on her, and that everyone in the town knows that. Lady Windmere is shocked, and finds out that herhusband have been using tons of money to that woman. But then, Lord Windmere comes and tells Lady Windmere to invite the woman to her party, which will be held that evening. Lady Windmere refuses, but her husband invites the woman. It seems as if there's a secret between Lord Windmere and the woman.
So that night, people came to the Windmere's house, to attend to the birthday ball. Mrs. Erlynne, the woman who Lord Windmere visited, was there, too. She was beautifully dressed and was well talking. She mostly danced with Lord Windmere, and Lady Windmere got really mad. And then Lady Windmere discovers that Lord Darlington was truely loving her, and she hesitated. Eventually she left the house, living a letter to Lord Windmere. But then, Mrs. Erlnne finds and reads the letter, she was horrified by what she have done. Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. She sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save Lady Windermere's marriage. But she did return Lady Windmere back, and kept the whole thing secret. Meanwhile, Mrs. Erlynne has another secret with Lord Windmere. Mrs. Erlynne, was in fact Lady Windmere's mother, who was told to be dead when Lady Windmere was young. That was why Lord Windmere was keep meeting Mrs. Erlynne, and spending money to take care of her. But they make this all a secret, and Mrs. Erlynne leaves peacefully, fixing the troubles.
This story gave me an advise. I thought that I shouldn't suspect others unless there is no other explanation to be given. Also, I thought that I should understand others. I'm glad that this story ended happily.
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