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Renaissance Test

2010-01-21T17:18:00.000-08:00

1. What historical event (the fall of a civilization) took place in 395 AD to usher in the middle ages?
Fall of Rome

2. What was society and culture generally like in the middle ages?
Not many people know how to read and write, people are usually very poor and very rich.
3. Renaissance means _______Rebirth________.

4. What was being brought back during this time?
Greeks and Rome ideals
Define:
5. Contraposto
Paint the shape or the curve of human body
6. Chiaroscuro
Paint dark and light like shadow
7. The painter of the Mona Lisa was ______Da Vinci__________

8. The man who sculpted the Pieta and the Sistine Chapel was _____Michelangelo____

9. What is different about Renaissance painting compared to painting during the Dark Ages?
No contraposto and no chiaroscuro
10. What is meant by the concept of "Humanism?"
People are perfect and good

NY times article

2010-01-19T05:40:00.000-08:00

I read a story is Life, this story is about a guy he live in Haiti. Haiti is a place that is really poor. The country that is too poor donkeys and horses are staring a die. The city is out of control and the traffic helpless. One day there is a woman. She is going to have a baby on the street and the people help the woman. They carry her to the hospital and safe the woman and her baby. This story tells me this country is really poor but the people over there are really kind. Haiti had a earthquake and the many people die over there, I think we should help them. The people over there all have good heart and every people are special. We should help them and they also have right the live. People in the world all have to help each other because we all are same creature.

The 19th Century (1800-1899) and the Age of Romanticism

2009-12-08T04:53:00.001-08:00

Claude Debussy

Essential Questions (all students answer these questions)

1. What is Romanticism? (It has many definitions, and is many things.)
Romanticism is a kind of thinking or movement starting from the second half of the 18th century. It is a style that can be found in art, music, and literature. It focuses on intuition, imagination, and feelings.

2. How does your subject fit into the world of Romanticism (their work, their life)
Claude Debussy lived in the Romanticism period. When I listen to his music I feel he put a lot of imagination and feelings in his music. I can imagine a picture when I listen to his music. For example, when I listen to one of his pieces called ?Clair de lune,? I think it is really romantic and peaceful.

3. Are there elements or aspects of your subject that are not romantic in nature?
Some people said Debussy?s music style is impressionism, but he said that he was trying to do something different and it shouldn?t be labeled as ?impressionism? or ?romanticism?.

Claude Debussy and Impressionism

1. What was "impressionism" in painting?
Impressionism in painting is include visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on light, ordinary subject matter, the inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience.

2. How did Debussy try to relate music to painting?
Debussy is trying to let people have a feeling about the a picture when they listen to music.

3. Do you believe he was successful? Why?
He become a famous composer, because when people listen to music people will have a special feeling and make people relax.

School boundaries

2009-11-16T17:30:00.000-08:00

In citizenship class, I learn about boundaries and stereotype. People in every place have different type of culture. So we have many different boundaries in school. Like language, culture, how is look... Someone will feel hurt about it, so even have boundaries we still have show our respect.

Glass factory

2009-11-09T23:11:00.000-08:00

Art
(glass factory)
11/10
Look like workers
They are wearing gloves and mask.
They are team working
some people are burning something
some people are control the machine

Because here has a lot of silicons
so we can make a lot of glass.

Citizenship class

2009-11-09T17:18:00.000-08:00

Today, we learn about citizenship and we also talk about how to be a good citizen at home, school, city and country.
Why you have to be a good citizen
When you have to be a good citizen

We talk about class rules kind of like
"no talking out of turn"
"sit up, pay attention"
"Respect"
"no eating in class"
" look at the person who is talking"

Art

2009-02-19T22:56:00.000-08:00

We watch a movie last class. that movie is cool, I saw a lot thing is cool and spacial have the egg make with the rock at anywhere at the beach or at the mountain. that man make a lot art but tell us
sometime he also folding mistake or the art can't done it.

Life after people

2009-01-22T18:59:00.000-08:00

What would it be like if everybody suddenly disappeared except people in Taiwan? For example, what do Taiwese people import from other coutries?
I think Taiwanese will try to move to other country, and people will be fighting for the land. And there will be no order and friendship anymore.

Slavery Today

2009-01-08T03:39:00.000-08:00

Slavery continues in different forms in almost every country in the world. People have different ideas on what is considered slavery. for example workers in low-wage jobs or inhumane working conditions. However modern-day slaves differ from these workers because they are forced to work under the threat of extreme violence.
A BBC program called Slavery Today explores some of the places where slavery is still common and takes a look at the fastest growing problem in modern slavery: trafficking people into the West.

My school goal for 2009

2009-01-05T16:26:00.000-08:00

Ｍy school goal for 2009:
1. I want to improve my English grammar and my English reading.
2. I can do all my work on time.

My holiday break

2009-01-05T16:11:00.000-08:00

My holiday break:
One thing I did over break was sleep well, I spend 10~14 hour for sleep each day.
Another thing I did over break was play a lot sometime play video game or play with friend.

Research Reflecttion and the Magic School Bus

2008-12-15T18:33:00.000-08:00

Research Reflection:
For the past month we have been researching body systems on our own

One good thing about doing this ways can help us know the thing clearly.

One bad thing about doing this ways is take too much time.

I think Mrs. Smith planned this way can help us learn for own self

One suggestion I have for Mrs. Smith is

Another suggestion I have for Mrs. smith is

Summary Magic School Bus
The class go in to the Arnold digestive system and show us the digestive system. first they go in to mouth, mouth let the food in to small

Woolworths starts closing down

2008-12-11T03:52:00.000-08:00

Woolworths is closing down and they have 813 store in UK, About 30,000 people work for Woolworths, which owes banks and other businesses about £385m.

Who? Woolworths.
What? Woolworths is closing down.
When? December 11.
Why? They owe too much money.
Where? UK

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7770000/newsid_7776800/7776807.stm

Cat's crimes get owner in a flap

2008-12-11T03:27:00.000-08:00

The cat's name is Frankie and the cat's owner is Julie Bishop, they leave in Swindon. The Frankie always steal the toys from other pet or the store.

Who? The Frankie and his owner.
What? Frankie is stealing dozen of toys from other pet or store.
When? December 11.
Why? The cat steal toys for fun.
Where? Swindon.

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7770000/newsid_7775400/7775498.stm

Zoo poo used to grow fruit & veg

2008-12-10T16:39:00.000-08:00

Twycross Zoo has about 1,000 animals, which produce about 800 tonnes of poo every year - that's about the same weight as 160 elephants!

But now, instead of sending the muck to landfill, they've got a machine which can turn the poo into compost.

The compost's used on crops to feed the animals, then the cycle starts again!

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7770000/newsid_7774800/7774807.stm

Methods of Setting Goals

2008-11-13T00:51:00.000-08:00

1. Consider the importance of your goals
2. Consider the amount of time each goal will take
3. Consider the time you have to spend
4. Consider the flexibility of your goals
5. Consider the long term impact

Links:
http://empowersu.com/articles/motivational/setting-priorities.html
http://www.studygs.net/schedule/goals.htm

Obama and Taiwan

2008-11-11T04:34:00.000-08:00

Who? Obama
Where? Taiwan
When ? November 3
What? If China attack Taiwan, then US will defend Taiwan
Why? Because US policy is based on Taiwan Relations Act
Link:
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425822/2254385

Time Management Tips

2008-11-10T04:45:00.000-08:00

Strategies

(1)

Make a schedule and reviews every week

Do the most important thing first

Link:

http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm

(2)

Don't set goals too high

Make a list "to do"

Link:

http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learning/study-skills/

(3)

Make a A-B-C list

A-most important work

B-important, but you don't need to do first

C- not really important

Link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management

Boy finds cheetah in back garden

2008-10-31T05:12:00.000-07:00

A nine-year-old boy call toby in Cambridgeshire found a cheetah in back garden, when he was playing with his bike. He was shocked and ran indoors immediately, while cheetah was jumping on his bike and tearing up the seat.(see the picture below)

Actualy, the cheetah is not wild, and it is bred up by Hamerton zoo, near by toby's house. So why it showed up in back garden of the house? Because the electronic fence in the zoo was broken and let the cheetah escaped from the zoo. Luckily, the cheetah is friendly to the people so Toby didn't get hurt.

Now the cheetah had been captured back to zoo and the broken electric fence had been repaired.

Who? Toby and cheetah

What? Cheetah is up in the toby's back garden

When? Thursday October 30 2008

Why? Because zoo's electric fence was borken.

Where? Cambridgeshire

link:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7700000/newsid_7700100/7700191.stm

Strong earthquake hits Pakistan

2008-10-31T04:32:00.000-07:00

This week, the strong earthquake hit Pakistan and caused big damage to the country. More than 100 people have died and more have been injured in this natural disaster. Moreover, many people have no house to live in because hundreds of houses made from mud collapsed, so they are now living on the street.

Army soldiers and helicopters have been sent in to the areas hit by the quake to try and help the people affected, and to find out how bad the damage is.

Who? Pakistani.
What? Earthquake happened, measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale.
When? Tuesday October 28 2008.
Where? Pakistan.

Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7690000/newsid_7696700/7696772.stm

2008-10-26T18:11:00.000-07:00

Where can I find information? What are the best resources to start with?
I think the Google search is better because Google search is a huge engine for all world, so I think you can get more resources or get more resources faster.

1 Japanese, 2 Americans win Nobel chemistry prize!!

2008-10-08T06:04:00.000-07:00

Japan's Osamu Shimomura and Americans Martin Chalfie and Roger Tsien won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says they shared the prize for the discovery and development of GFP, which was first seen in jellyfish. The protein is a widely used laboratory tool to illuminate processes in living organisms, such as development of brain cells or the spread of cancer cells.

Shimomura first isolated GFP from a jellyfish found off the west coast of North America and discovered that it glowed bright green under ultraviolet light.

In the 1990s, Chalfie showed GFP's value "as a luminous genetic tag," while Tsien contributed "to our general understanding of how GFP fluoresces," the academy said in its citation.

It said that their work has enabled "scientists to follow several different biological processes at the same time."

That means that researchers have been able to use GFP to track nerve cell damage from Alzheimer's disease or see how insulin-producing beta-cells are created in the pancreas of a growing embryo.

"In one spectacular experiment, researchers succeeded in tagging different nerve cells in the brain of a mouse with a kaleidoscope of colors," the citation said.

Palin makes Obama terrorist claim

2008-10-05T04:13:00.000-07:00

US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has accused the Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, of associating with terrorists.

She said he had been "palling around" with an ex-member of US-based militant group Weather Underground, which opposed the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

Mr Obama once served on a charity board with a member of the group, but he has denounced its activities.

A Democratic spokesman accused the Republicans of gutter politics.

"What's clear is that John McCain and Sarah Palin would rather spend their time tearing down Barack Obama than laying out a plan to build up our economy," Hari Sevugan said.

Commentators say Mrs Palin's attack forms part of a broader Republican strategy to attack Mr Obama's character.