i slept from 6 to 9 today. it felt good. now, i ahve to study more science. seriously, its hard. well, not that hard. i think i have it memorized already. but just in case, im gonna practice on this blog.
Kingdoms:
Animalia
Plantae
Monerians
Fungi
Protists
The Animal Kingdom
Phylum/Phyla
1. Porifera - Sponges (filter feeder & sessile)
2. Cnideria - 1) polyps - sea anamone 2) medusa - jellyfish 3) corals release calcium carbonate
- all are nematocysts, release darts and stinging cells
3. Platyhelminthes - flatworms
4. Molluks - 1) Bivalvia - clams, oysters, mussels 2) Gastropods - snails, slugs 3) Cephlopods - squids, octopi, cuttlefish
5. Annelioa - segmented worms, highly evolved
6. Echinodermata - pentaradial symmetry - sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers
7. Cordata - 1) Invertebrate - Launcelets, Tunicates (have notocords, which are rigid support structures that protect the dorsal nerve cord) 2) Vertebrate - Agnatha, Osteoicthyes, Condraicthyes, Aves, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians (have spines, vertebrae)
Evolutionary Fitness - the ability to survive and reproduce (pass on genes)
Adaptation - genetic traits / characteristics that increase fitness
Species - a group of organisms that can sucessfully interbreed and produce fertile offspring
The Wallace and Darwin Theory of Evolution
1) Populations increase at an exponential rate
2) In nature, population remain constant
3) There is always a struggle of existence
4) There is always variation within a species
5) Some traits are more favourable than others
6) Those traits survive, reproduce, and pass on genes
Term 3 Blog #56
Monday, April 30, 2007Term 3 Blog #55
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
o wow karen, anne, and i almost finished half of our science project. the one about evolution, i mean. we spent 9 hours on it! that is a loooooooooong time.
2 people said i look "uber different" from when i was in grade 4. does that mean i look prettier or uglier?????? arrgh. i think its uglier tho. i just added a classmate from grade 4 into facebook, and can say he looks uber different too.
Lesson 31: Four Areas of Renewal
Sunday, April 29, 2007Extentions
BODY
My diet is varied and I exercise 30 minutes of day by powerwalking to school and back.
HEART
I like to observe what people are wearing when im outside alone, waiting for a bus or sitting on a bus.
BRAIN
I like to read and do daily blogs.
SOUL
I sometimes meditate / do yoga.
Family Reflections:
Go around and rate each family member on how well you all renew yourselves in the four areas.
Body: Mom & Dad - they eat pretty well, with all varieties of food. but i dont think they exercise enough. 10/10
Heart: My mom observes people too much.she always has negative things to say about people. my dad's just quite about other people. Mom: 8/10 Dad: 7/10
Brain: they dont read much and they dont write journals. my mom's usually so busy making her own clothes. Mom: 8/10 (designing clothing takes brainwork too) Dad: 7/10 (i dont think watching a lot of tv takes brainwork)
Soul: they dont do yoga. 5/10
Term 3 Blog #54 (Multimedia Blog #20)
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
i really really really need to practice the english myth speech. i forgot all about it until today. ahhhh how am i suppsoed to use body language to tell the story? i normally just use words. im not a good story teller to begin with!! Arrrgh arrgh gotta practice. actually, i suck at most presentations if its to a larger audience. i mean, presenting makes me sweat. A LOT. i have a presentation-phobia or something. presenting to one judge is fine with me, but presenting in front of a lot of ppl.....i donno........
Term 3 Blog #53
Friday, April 27, 2007wow karen and i finally finished the socials powerpoint, and we got started on the first 2 sections of chapter 10 on the socials textbook. really, we are far ahead. as for science, she has to leave next week, so we have to get the visual presentation out of the way on sunday. also, about the powerpoint, i've already finished all my research and put all my points in note form. if anne or karen wants my part shortened, i can always illiminate some things.
as for the oil company thing, i still havent asked ms hu whether we need to re-write the stuff...gotta remember to ask her, CANNOT PROCRASTINATE.
Term 3 Blog #52
Thursday, April 26, 2007oooh so tired. i finally found the denfense mechinism for the water hyacinth. i just emailed a vpl librarian and they just gave me a couple of paragraphs to read. easy eh???
im starting to study for science. seriously, how are u supposed to memorize all those words?? porifera, cnideria, platyhelminthes, molluska, pelecypods, gastropods, cephlapods, annelioa, arthropods, echinodermata, cordata...arrgh stupid long tongue-twisting words.
Chapter 10: Exploration and Expansion
Section 1: Voyages of Exploration
Locate:
East Indies: where Jamaica is now, in the Caribbean Sea
West Indies: where Indonesia and Malaysia are now: in between Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
Line of Demarcation: it goes through the Atlantic Ocean and slices Greenland in half
Identify:
Prince Henry the Navigator: a Prince who encouraged the early Portuguese explorations
Bartholomeu Dias: a person who rounded the southern tip of Africa and named it Cape of Storms
Christopher Columbus: a capable sea captain from Genoa who discovered North and South America
Treaty of Tordesillas: The treaty that drew a Line of Demarcation that ran north and south about 1,100 miles
Amerigo Vespucci: an Italian who represented the Medici bank in Spain, undertook several voyages for Spain
Ferdinand Magellan: a captain who led a Spanish sailing expedition that entered the vast Pacific Ocean
Define:
Latitude: lines that showed distance north and south of the equator
Astrolabe: an instrument that measured the positions of stars
Longitude : lines that show the distance east or west of a certain point
List three technical advances that helped make the voyages of exploration possible
The astrolabe that measured the positions of the stars
Sailing vessels that were suited to ocean voyages: Portugese developed the three-masted caravel
Maps were more accurate due to the reports of Marco Polo
Why were the discoveries of Ponce de Leon and Balboa important to Spain?
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida and Vasco de Balboa pushed through the steaming jungles of Central America and sighted a vast body of water
What did Magellan set out to find?
Magellan set out to find a western sea route to Asia
What countries sent explorers to seek a northwest passage to Asia?
Spain and Portugal
What areas were explored as a result?
Africa, North America, South America, Central America
Section 2: Profitable Trade with the East
Locate:
Goa: in South-West India
Malacca: on top of the East Indies
Spice Islands: East of the East Indies, north of Australia
Macao: under Canton
Canton: my birthplace!!!! :D:D:D
Nagasaki: south Japan: the place where USA dropped the 2nd atom bomb
Identify:
Affonso de Albuquerque: governor of the Portuguese trading posts
What were the main products Europeans wanted from Asia?Spices, silk, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, porcelain, satin, and nutmeg.
What nations competed for trading rights in Asia?
Dutch, Portugal, Netherlands, England, Portugal, France
What attitude did the rulers of China and Japan have toward European traders?
Regarded the European traders as barbarians.
What policy did China and Japan eventually follow toward foreigners?
They eventually expelled all foreigners.
Egyptian Creation Myth
In the very beginning, there was only chaos, a churning, bubbling water that can burn through your throat in an instant called Nun. And it was out of Nun that everything began. Out of chaos the sun god Ra rose, as he cracked the egg that appeared on the surface of the water. He created a place to stand on, and laid a foundation of Egypt.
Because he wanted to reproduce and have a multitude of living creatures, he formed a physical union with his own fist. He masturbated with his own hand (eww how weird is that?), and ejaculated the seed into his own mouth. Whoosh! The air god Shu was exhaled out of his strangely wide mouth, and Tefnut the goddess of moisture, his wife, was spat out gently.
Ra danced around with joy, carefree and lighthearted. He soon became so happy that he sobbed and sobbed in joy, and out of these tears came us, the human beings whose purpose is to entertain him. But men played about, sticking their tongues out at the gods and flailing about o much that Ra and a council of gods decided that they should be ANNIHILATED.
In order for men to be ANNIHILATED, Ra created Sekhmet to do the ANNIHILATION. She was very capable and ANNIHILATED all but a few humans, when Ra felt sorry for those poor humans, changed his mind, and tricked her into stopping.
Afterwards, Shu and Tefnut gave birth to the Earth god Ged and the Sky god Nut. They fell in love, and married, against Ra’s heated orders. Ra exploded when he heard of their _________ and ordered Shu to separate them. Unfortunately, Nut was already pregnant. Thus, Ra declared that she could not give birth in any month of any year.
Thoth, the god of learning, decided to help them and gambled with the moon for extra sunlight.
“Oh moon, oh moon, please go away so that we could have more sunlight!” he begged.
The result was adding 5 days to the 360-day calendar. On those 5 days, Nut pushed and pushed to give birth to Osiris, Seth, Isis, and Nephthys (quadruplets) successfully.
Osiris became the symbol of good, Seth became the symbol of evil, and Isis and Nephtys became their wives. Osiris and Isis had a son named Horus, who later defeated Seth in a great battle and became king of the earth, or the Pharaoh in other words.
Term 3 Blog #51
Wednesday, April 25, 2007this is my 202nd blog! i should have said the day before yesterday that it was my 200th blog. yay!!! im gonna keep this site until...i donno when, but i intend to keep it for a long time and not switch sites at all.
tmw's my mother's birthday...but in china, today's her birthday. so today, i got a chocolate bar and 4 tulips for her. and an ecard. my mom's 50th birthday. shes half a century old. i wish her another happy half a century. long live the mom! long live the mom!
i think i finished my own part in the science powerpoint. i intend to start on the diarahmma on sunday with karen and anne, but i didnt tell them yet. i really wanna finish it before karen leaves for california. also the speech, i finished writing it yesterday. i'll just edit it tmw...yeah...
Term 3 Blog #50
Tuesday, April 24, 2007wow its the 24th of april already. time flies when im working hard. geez theres so much to do. arrrgh. but i finished.
karen and i wanted to follow orange boy home today, but SOMEBODY was getting in our way. actually, that somebody probably wont read this blog.... anyways, we found his facebook account. karen was ecstatic.
Original vs. Alternated Flight Investigation
Overview:
We wanted to test the difference between the original airplane (from the airplane kit) that we built, and an altered version. In the altered version, we took away the landing gear that got in the way when the plane landed and we made the latter glider stiff instead of the original floppy glider.
Results:
Time of Original vs. Variation
Distance of Original vs. Variation
From this, I concluded that the taking away of the landing gear didn’t affect the distance of flight very much. The landing gear actually helped the plane stop on the ground. When we took the landing gear away, we thought that the plane would glid on the grass more, thus increasing the distance.
Photos:
Original: the pink and blue plane
Altered: the orange plane
Chapter 9: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Section One: New Directions in Science
Identify: Nicolaus Copernicus – a Polish mathematician and astronomer
Tycho Brahe – Danish astronomer from the later 1500’s
Johannes Kepler – an assistant to Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei – an Italian astronomer who used a new magnifying instrument, the telescope
Define: scientific method – using experiments and observations , interpreting the results, and using logic from principles to prove a scientific theory
Law of gravity – three laws developed by Isaac Newton
Why was mathematics important to the scientific method?
It is used to prove scientific theories rather than using logic.
Give two reasons why scholars challenged the ideas of Copernicus
He proved Ptolemy wrong, and the whole of human knowledge would become uncertain if he was right.
What did Galileo’s observations through the telescope reveal?
He revealed that the moon had an imperfect surface with mountains and spots.
How did Newton think the universe worked?
Newton saw the universe as a huge, well-regulated machine that worked according to definite laws of nature, such as the law of gravity.
Describe one way each of the following contributed to medical knowledge:
Paracelsus produced distilled liquid used as medicine
Andreas Vesalius prevented infection by pouring boiling oil on wounds
Ambrose Pare developed technique for stitching wounds
William Harvey an Englishman who studied the circulation of the blood through arteries and veins.
Section 2: Enlightenment Thinkers
Identify:
Thomas Hobbes – An English Philosopher who thought that if people were left alone, they would constantly fight among themselves.
John Locke – English Philosopher who had a more optimistic view of human nature
Montesquieu – worked for government, born to a noble family
Voltaire – French – spent life arguing about religious toleration and freedom of thought.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – Swiss philosophe who believed that humans were good
Define:
Philosophe – writers and thinkers who expanded on Locke’s idea of natural rights
Physiorat – a group of philosophes who searched for the natural laws to explain economics.
Free market – a market in which all goods can be bought and sold without restraint
What kind of government did Hobbes support?
A government with a established order and society and one where the ruler has absolute power.
According to Locke, when did people have a right to rebel?
When the ruler is a tyrant, or when he or she broke the contract.
Describe three concerns of the philosophes.
They argued about religious toleration, condemned wars or religion, and strict censorship.
Why did Montesquieu support a government system with checks and balances?
So that no branch of government could dominate another.
Who did Voltaire think should govern?
Voltaire thought that it should be a monarch who studied the science of government and protected the basic rights of people.
What did Rousseau mean by the “general will?”
The decision of the majority.
Section Three: Impact of the Enlightenment
Identify:
Denis Diderot : Philosophe from Paris, and one of the most successful spokesman of the enlightenment.
Joseph II
Son of mother Theresa
Johann Sebastian Bach
Clavichord, Organ composer from the Baroque, who died in 1750.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Child prodigy who died at 39, played violin and piano.
Define: salon- informal gatherings that wealthy women held
What subjects did Diderot’s Encyclopedia emphasize the most?
It was devoted mostly on space, science and technology.
Describe three reforms introduced by enlightened monarchs
Banned the use of torture, equaled rights to Jews, and limited the power of the Catholic Church.
Chapter Overview:
Recalling Facts:
1. Denis Diderot: philosopher who edited the Encyclopedia.
2. John Locke: philosopher who thought society corrupted people
3. William Harvey: physician who studied the circulation of the blood.
4. Sir Isaac Newton: English mathematician who developed law of gravity
5. Nicolaus Copernicus: Polish astronomer who said the earth revolved around the sun
6. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: composer who began writing music before age five
7. Jean Jacques Rousseau: philosopher who thought society corrupted people
8. Galileo Galilei: astronomer who used a telescope to observe sunspots and the moons of Jupiter
Chapter Checkup
What was the basis of scientific thought during the Middle Ages?
They used logic rather than mathematical reasoning.
Why did scholars begin to questions traditional scientific views after 1200?
They conducted experiments, used mathematical reasoning and used scientific method.
How did Copernicus help develop the scientific method?
He used mathematical calculations to prove Ptolemy wrong.
How did Galileo make so many enemies?
He declared heavenly bodies were imperfect and changing.
How did they get their revenge?
They commenced the Catholic Church to forbid Galileo from defending his ideas by condemning the teachings of Copernicus
Why did Galileo give in to the Inquisition?
He did it to avoid death.
How did Newton’s work help change people’s view of the universe?
He saw the universe as a huge, well-regulated machine that worked according to definite laws of nature, such as the law of gravity.
What other effects did his work have?
Navigators and mapmakers used his mathematics to make more precise charts.
How were the ideas of Hobbes and Locke similar
They agreed the purpose of government was to establish order in society.
How were they different?
Hobbes thought that humans were bad in nature that they need a powerful ruler. Locke had more optimistic views of human nature.
What social and economic changes did the philosophes want?
They thought censorship was dangerous and encouraged education to be free ignorance, prejudice, and superstition.
Did they achieve any of their goals during the 1700s? Explain.
Their religious hopes went down but their secular music and scientific hopes went up.
Describe how each of the following helped spread Enlightenment ideas;
The Encyclopedia
Because the Encyclopedia was banned, people read the ideas of the Encyclopedia even more.
Learned societies
People influenced each other and they learnt stuff from each other. Thus, less ignorance in the society was achieved.
Salons
Women gathered around and discussed smart stuff, thus less ignorance in the society was achieved.
For Further Thought
Analyzing a Quotation
Leonardo da Vinci wrote “No human investigation can be called true science without passing through mathematical tests.”
How was this view reflected in the Scientific Revolution?
It reflects the scientific revolution because the mirror reflected it.
‘Why do you think scholars such as Newton had such confidence in mathematics?
‘Cuz GOD WILLS IT!
Relating Past to Present
List three developments of the Scientific Revolution. What have been the long-term consequences of each?
They made us smarter.
Expressing an Opinion
The philosophes were confident of human progress. They believed that life could be improved.
What events and developments of the time do you think contributed to this attitude?
Birthdayz, New Years, Easter, Holidays, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism….etc.
Do you think people today still believe in progress? Explain.
Yes because their crazy @_@
Applying Information
Joseph II was an enlightened monarch and an absolute ruler. Yet he could not greatly improve the lives of his people. Why do you think this was true?
Cuz he is stupid.
Developing Basic Skills
1.
Hobbes
Absolute Monarchs
Believed that people would fight among themselves constantly if left alone
Locke
Government was responsible for protecting the rights of humans, but their power should be limited
Believed people were basically reasonable and would cooperate with each other
Montesquieu
Thought that the legislature should make the laws, the executive should enforce laws, and indiciary should interpret the laws
Believed that the government could carefully balance powers equally
Voltaire
Strong, enlightened monarch
Believed that a monarch who studied the science of government would protect the basic rights of the people
Rousseau
Believed there should not be a monarch
Believed that people could make contract with each other, not with ruler
a) I think Locke’s idea was most democratic
b) I think Hobbe’s ideas were least democratic
c) Rousseau was concerned with individual rights
d) I think Locke’s idea was most like the government in Canada.
Term 3 Blog #49
Monday, April 23, 2007well, it turns out that the barbellus project wasnt due today. its gonna be due on friday. ah well, we finished it 4 days ahead of time, good for us! now, we have to finish our freshwater powerpoint. and the oil company brochure. i forgot to ask ms hu whether we just copy the information out of website directly or reword it. i also have no idea how to do financial information...gotta ask ms hu that.
Term 3 Blog #48
Sunday, April 22, 2007well, today, i finished my barbellus investigation that was due tmw. and it turns out that i did my math homework last summer, and i kept the notebook, so i dont need to do it now. haha. i just hope i remember the stuff, cuz i might be in trouble when theres a daily test.
i also did a little bit of my oil company brochure. i just copied everything off the website except the financial information. i have no idea how to do that yet.
well, homework that i have to finish still--
Science - Oil Company Stock Market Brochure
- Freshwater Ecosystems research & powerpoint & diarahmma
Socials - powerpoint on shakespeare - 13 more slides
Chinese - essay of what i enjoy doing
Piano - Czarney 299 study number 10
- Waltz (op. posth. 70, no. 20) composed by Frederic Chopin
- June Barcarole (op. 37a, no. 6) composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- scales
ooh i feel awful. ive been feeling awful in the past few days. im not sick, its just that im so sad...
Term 3 Blog #47 (Multimedia Blog #19)
Saturday, April 21, 2007well, i took french, piano, and chinese today. piano wasnt that bad actually, cuz my teacher said i improved during the month that she was away. OBVIOUSLY. i'll be stupid if i didnt. the chinese exam wasnt that bad. at least, i dont think i made any mistakes, apart from the essay. but im usually sure i didnt make any mistakes on a test, but i end up getting at least 5 wrong.
since this is a multimedia blog, im gonna add a picture of a water hyacinth. very pretty isnt it?? very invasive tho...
Term 3 Blog #46
Friday, April 20, 2007OMG sympascho came to churchill today. TO VISIT JOY!! yah!! im so happy for joy!!! <3 joy and sympascho sitting on a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!!! sympascho coming for joy is soo sweet!! too bad i didnt see shorty *twitch twitch, seisure*. i am so upset! i thought it was only sympascho who was there, but it turns out shorty was wondering outside. u have no idea how sad i am. i put "i have recently died, and i am now withering away" into my msn message. ziran got worried and asked me whether i wanted to suicide. HAHAHAHAHA AS IF!! i would NEVER EVER EVER EVER IN ALL MY LIVING LIFE/WILL SUICIDE. NEVER OKAY??? IM NOT STUPID, UNLIKE U DIMWITS WHO THINK I WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO SUCIDE. *sticks tong out*
the science marks came up. i got 83.3. not bad. i'll get an A if i work a tiny bit harder. and i will. i will definately get that A. but the oil company brochure is so confusing!!! i have no idea how a stoke market works. better read it up or something. ask vivian or karen. vivian already told me a lot tho. thank you vivian!! u were a huge help. thank you so much.
Term 3 Blog #45
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
oooh i feel miserable. THREE SCIENCE PROJECTS! THREE!!! and theres a socials powerpoint, which karen and i didnt start on yet. but its just that science is sooo hard on us? why us??? WHY????
HMM
A Knight's Tale Anarchisms: Clothing
Thursday, April 19, 2007in "A Knight's Tale", Joycelyn was wearing modern dresses made of silk/linen. An example of a real renaissance dress would look like this:
There would normally be a iron corset under their dress and have lace all over.
Lesson 30: Personal Renewal
Extensions
1) Read the following story and respond on the lines below how this story can be related to keeping ourselves fit in all areas of life.
You are walking through the woods one day and come upon a lumberjack who's furiously working at cutting fallen trees into logs. You notice that he's having a very difficult time of it. It seems to you that the chain on his chainsaw has become so dull that the saw barely cuts at all.
You ask him why he doesn't sharpen his chain. He replies, "I've got to get these logs cut. I can't take the time to sharpen my saw."The man didn't realize that if he'd just taken a few minutes to sharpen his tool, cutting through the tree trunks would have required much less of his time and energy.
Physical: hes forcing himself to cut the wood even though it's not possible
Mental: he thinks that if he takes the time to sharpen his saw, then he wouldn't have enough time to cut down the trees
Spiritual: he keeps encouraging himself to finish cutting
Social/Emotional: he's frustrated
Family Reflections
What does your family do to renew and refresh the health of your relationships? Plan an outing or a family fun night.
My family likes to do things together such as swimming, skating, and going on an outing trip.
A Family Fun Night:
I want to gather around our living room and play chess with my mom this sunday night, after dinner. My dad could help me play, since he always does :D
Lesson 29: Synergy in Action (Part 2)
Extensions
Draw TEAM
Family Reflections:
How can members of your family help you achieve better results in school?
They can encourage me to get more sleep instead of studying through the night so that i wouldnt be tired on the day of my test. They can also give me advice on my homework and play tennis with me in the tennis court.
Term 3 Blog #44
Wednesday, April 18, 2007this evening, karen and i went to watch the play that was performing in the school. i forgot the name tho. it was really good. i liked the grandfather the best cuz he was so straightforeward.
arrrgh i cant find my lead case!!!! I NEED LEAD FOR SCHOOL. without it, i'll die and go straight to hell. ahhhh
Term 3 Blog #43
Tuesday, April 17, 2007im at karen's house right now, using her computer to write my blog :D:D we played mario for a while...and shes now eating a banana, almonds, cranberries, noodles and peanuts together. and i am now looking at a disorientated, naked doll in front of her lap top.
Karen writing:
peanuts are good. they taste like garlic. Wendy is trying to bang into the wall but she is not succeeding...nvm she just banged into the wall. She is turning around in circles on my armchair/swively chair. SHE IS COKOO! cokoo cokoo
me writing:
I AM SOO NOT COKOO its u who has a naked twisted doll in front of ur computer.
A Knight's Tale Anarchisms
Monday, April 16, 2007there was music at the beginning of "We Will Rock You"
Joycelyn's hair was dyed with gold streaks in different parts of the movie
The London Eye and the Eiffel Tower can be seen from above
the dancing in the middle of the movie gradually turned to modern dancing with modern music
King Edward wasn't named the Black Prince until after his death
Term 3 Blog #42
Sunday, April 15, 2007karen and anne went to do the vancouver sun walk with me today. anne and fred came to my door right at 7:32, and i didnt wake up yet cuz my alarm clock was set to off @!!!! i just rushed and got ready in 5 minutes.
soo we walked the vancouver sun run. and talked. my foot hurt so much afterwards. actually, my ankle. neither my calves nor theighs hurt at all.
karen and i lost anne after the last 10 meters cuz we sprinted that last 10 meters. that sounds so repeatative... we went inside bc place stadium and ate food :D:D we didnt eat that much tho. afterwards, we decided to go to metrotown and try on expensive clothing. some shops we went to were lululemon, tna, aritzia, jacob, la vie en rose, claire's, and (something) on the wall. we spent most of our time in clairs trying on earings tho. the clipons are really nice, but cuz i can get real piercings, i'll get my mom to buy real earings. im too lazy to get them myself. actually, i'll probably drag my parents to metrotown next week if they already bought their new car.
Term 3 Blog #41 (Multimedia Blog #18)
Saturday, April 14, 2007i didnt win an award :'( im so sad. joy and nolan both got awards. even david got an award! arrgh. well now, im curious as to what steven and jason (anson's brother) got. yup. now i shall go to bed and mourn about not getting anything. oh its a multimedia blog :D. i'll put up a picture of jason and steven:
Term 3 Blog #40
Friday, April 13th, 2007
we went on the science fair tour today. it was sort of boring, i suppsoe. but guess who i saw there?? my french school classmate fro mwest poiont grey!! his name's david. yahh..
Term 3 Blog #39
Thursday, April 12, 2007oooooh no i think i messed up my presentation at the regional fairs. the first person went back home sick. i gave the second judge an overview instead of a detailed version. then i gave the third judge a really detailed version but he kept on asking questions that i cant answer. ii reaaly messed it up.
Term 3 Blog #38
Wednesday, April 11, 2007UH HUH OH YEAH I DID IT I DID IT...blah blah
I FINISHED MY SCIENCE CHEAT SHEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so happy. and i crammed my writing in it too. i even practiced my science fair presentation. i think i'll better practice more, but i think i will be able to remember what i said last time.
sooo things i have left to do: chinese exam--MEMORIZE!! synthesizing and evaluating is not something u need to do on a chinese exam since the teacher gives out the answers and all we have to do is memorize. actually, memorizing chinese is hard. for me that is. well, memorizing chinese is easy for my parents but memorizing english is not.
anothing thing left to do--PLAY PIANO. im so dead for piano. my teacher's been away for 3 weeks and i still havent finished playing the scales. i still have to polish up my A major (haha so easy but still polishing it up), and E major (easy again haha). and the study from Czarney (is that how to spell his name?) Study book 299 (well, im not sure about the number, but it was 2 hundred something). and that repertoire by tchaikovsky.... i really like the repertoire (called June Bride--Barcarolle), and i played it at least 100 times. actually, maybe not, but i play it quite fluently already.
another thing to do: Japanese!! memorize lesson and Katakana. I slacked off with memorizing Katakana and as a result, i have to memorize 15 characters. actually, its not that bad, but i need to noe them without thinking for 2 seconds or more.
hhmm what shall i wear the the science fair?? im gonna wear a dress on saturday cuz its the awards ceremony, but tmw is the judging. ahhh i donno!!!! i'll think about it tmw morning.
oooh no theres the english in-class essay tmw. i dont wanna do it. i suck at english now. if i want an A, i'll really better do well on this essay. well, im 2.5 percent from an A right now, but theres still 3 months left of term 3. oh wow i cant believe its gonna be summer in 3 months. how quickly grade 8 went by!! actually, grade 7 went by faster, but still! im another year older..another year wiser!! (im thinking of the theme for "All Grown Up")
oh this long blog is to compensate for the "not the time to do this" blog i wrote yesterday. i really was so busy yesterday, u have no idea.
Chapter 8: The Renaissance and Reformation
Section One: Spirit of the Renaissance
1) Lorenzzo de Medici- A skilled architect from the powerful Medici family
Francesco Petrarch- An early renaissance humanist from Florence who lived from 1304-1375.
Niccolo Machiavelli- A diplomat mat and government official from Florence dedicated to Lorenzzo de Medici.
Baldassare Castiglione- A person who wrote the Prince as a handbook which stated Italian laws.
2) How did the wealth of the Italian states encourage the spirit of the Renaissance?
In the late Renaissance the Italian merchants and economy flourished and they flourished more and more like a snowball.
3) a) What subjects were made up in the humanities? Grammar, rhetorics, poetry and history
b) According to the Renaissance what was the purpose of education? They thought it was the way to become a well-rounded individual. Only with full education could a person have a good life.
4) How did scholars try to find errors in the ancient manuscripts?
They compared copies of the same works to find mistakes, to find where the mistakes were made.
5) What advice did Machiavelli give to the rulers?
He recommended advised rulers to use a combination of cunning, diplomacy, and ruthlessness.
6) According to Castiglione, what was the ideal Renaissance person?
Someone who had broad education in many different areas, and to learn music, and be witty.
7) Name one way the Renaissance in northern Europe differs from that of Italy.
Northern Europe and Spain worshipped Christianity more.
Section Two: Art and Literature of the Renaissance
1) Identify:
Donatello- A sculptor from Italy.
Brunelleschi - an architect who rejected medieval Gothic architecture and revived classical styles1
Leonardo da Vinci- Achieved Renaissance goal and tried many things and excelled in all.
Michelangelo- Hes a musician, architect, sculptor, poet, and painter.
Raphael- Skillful painter who was influenced by both Michelangelo and Leonardo.
Jan van Eyck- An artist who liked to paint realistically.
Pieter Bruegel- Another Flemish artist who liked to paint peasants working in peasant landscapes.
Albrecht Durer- A German artist who traveled to Italy to study techniques of the Italian masters.
Boccaccio- Italian writer who contributed to Renaissance literature.
Rabelais- A French writer who fulfilled the ideal Renaissance idea.
Cervantes- A leading Renaissance writer in Spain
Shakespeare- A famous English playwright and poet.
Eramus- Dutch scholar and priest who lead Christian humanists.
Sir Thomas More- English scholar and states man who thought literature should serve Christian goals.
2) How was Donatello’s David different from Medieval sculpture?
It was free standing to be admired from all sides.
3) Describe two techniques that affected Renaissance art.
There were shadings of dark and light to add feelings of space, and there were rules of perspective to give paintings a more realistic look
4) How did artists of northern Europe differ from Italian artists?
The northern European artists were less influenced by classical styles than the contemporaries in Italy.
5) a/b) Why did Erasmus criticize the church?
He criticized the Church for emphasizing the pomp and rituals rather than the teachings of Jesus.
Section Three: Changing Patterns of Life
1) Identify: Johann Gutenburg- He invented a metal alloy which is used in the final step of painting.
2) How did the introduction of printing affect the spread of ideas?
Books were produced faster and were less expensive, and ideas spread rapidly.
3) Describe black death’s affect on farming. Farmers had to produce more profitable foods, because the demand for wheats and grains fell.
4) Give three examples of works women did outside of home: They ran their own small businesses, selling hand work, and stuff they gardened, they had central roles in governing cities, and they translated writings.
Section Four: Beginnings of the Protestant Reformation
1) Identify: Martin Luther- A German monk who sparked a movement to split the Catholic Church.
Johann Tetzel- A monk who was actively selling indulgences near the University of Wittenberg.
Peace of Augsburg-The peace of Augsburg did not end disputes between Catholics and Protestants.
Protestant Reformation- reformers who broke away from the Catholic Church and were winning followers across Europe.
Section Five: Further Challenges to the Catholic Church
1) Identify: Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, Huguenot, John Knox, Anabaptist, Book of Common Prayer, Ignatius Loyola, Jesuits, Index
Ulrich Zwingli – a priest and admirer of Erasmus who taught in the Swiss city of Zurich
John Calvin – the person who led one of the best-organized Protestant movements in the Swiss cities of Basel and Geneva.
Huguenot – French Calvinists who were powerful in southern France.
John Knox – a person who took the new faith to Scotland.
Anabaptist – a group of people who argued that infants could not be baptized as members of a church because they were too young to understand the Christian faith.
Book of Common Prayer – the book that Protestant bishops issued which outlined the official rituals and prayers for the Anglican services
Ignatius Loyola – a person who formed the society of Jesus, a group of dedicated missionaries
Jesuits – Loyola's followers who swore absolute obiedience to the pope
Index - a list of forbidden books published by the Catholic CHurch
2) Define: predestination
the idea that god has chosen who will be saved and who will be condemned.
3) a) Why did Calvin believe people should lead good lives?
he said people should live good lives to show that God has chosen them for salvation
b) To what parts of Europe did Calvinism spread?
It spread to the Netherlands ,France, Scotland, and England.
4) a) Why did Henry VIII of England quarrel with the pope?
Henry VIII had many wives, which the CHurch was against.
b) What religious policy did Elizabeth I follow?
Elizabeth I enforced reforms that Protestant CHurch and the Catholic Church could accept.
5) Describe one action of the Council of Trent
THe council of Trent responded to Protestant attacks.
6) a) By 1600, what parts of Europe were mainly Protestant?
England, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
b) What areas remained mainly Catholic?
Spain, France, Italy, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland
Term 3 Blog #36
Monday, April 09, 2007noooo last day of the easter holidays!!! i fell as if im gonna cry. its gonna be a busy 2 weeks ahead. thursdsay, friday, saturday: science fair. sunday: vancouver sun run, next friday: science test, next week or this week sometime...:math test. tmw: french test. ooh darn forgot about french test. i'll take a few minutes to review :D:D
i really should have done this picture on yesterday's multimedia blog:
oh i look ugly, but who cares?? to compensate for my ugly picture, here is a better (cuter :D)picture of me :
Term 3 Blog #35
Sunday, April 08, 2007ooooooohh im bored now. i finished science..but i still have to memorize it all. ah well, too lazy.
i finally succeeded in burning lee jun ki movies and dramas onto DVDs, tho, for My Girl, its all messed up. well, its the file's fault, not the burning's fault, cuz the moves were perfectly alright.
my mom and i read "huan zhu ge ge" together tonight. its funny, i really wish the drama was uploaded onto youtube or something. im gonna relax tmw tho, cuz my parents wont be home. now, here are the things that i need to finish during the week:
1) memorize Science (for the science test on chapters 7 and 8)
2) memorize Chinese (for the test the week after next week)
3) play violin (for the test on Symphony in E Minor on tuesday)
4) play piano, especially the studeis (my piano teacher is coming back this week. noooo)
5) do more math everyday (cuz i think i need to stay ahead)
ooh and today, my parents looked at this car called honda fit. i really want it!! they're gonna get the luxury version, i think. i'll prefer the sport version (but i really dont noe the difference), but luxury is really quite something. u can fold down the back seats so that it'll all be empty in the back!! ooh i forgot to tell u, its a hatchback!! and they're gonna get a 2007 model too!! actually, they haven't decided, but i think they are. if they're not, i'll be sad (but i wont show it, cuz its their money they're using).
Term 3 Blog #34 (Multimedia Blog #17)
Saturday, April 07, 2007ooh multimedia blog day..heh heh
i burned a dvd of "fly daddy fly" and "the king and the clown" so that i can watch it on the tv. yay gooo lee jun ki!! i wonder whether my cousin has seen his movie.
well...today was a boring day. my dad was out for most of the day, looking at cars. my mom was busy with her hobby: making clothes. i was...bored. well, i did some science and chinese, watched some tv, but i was mainly bored.
Term 3 Blog #34
Friday, April 06, 2007ooh my legs are like jelly...i gotta sleep. it was my first time watching bleach on a real TV for a very long time tho. it was good.
Lesson 28: Synergy in Action (Part 1)
Extentions
1) Work out a "want" list with someone else for an agreement that you're trying to reach with someone. Then, make a list of possible "third alternative" solutions that would be good for both parties.
Issue:
Their "want" list
the car has to be blue
has to be Ford
has to have a CD-player
has to be 2002 or newer
My "want" list
the car has to be silver
has to be Toyota
has to have air conditioning
has to be 2004 or newer
Their "don't want" list
1. They don’t want a van
2. They don’t want a Toyota
My "don't want" list
I don’t want a van
I don’t want a ford
Third alternatives
The car could be black or red
It could be Honda
I could have both air conditioning and a CD-player
It could be 2003 and newer
It could be a normal small car
Family Reflections
Are there any unresolved issues in your home that could use some synergy? Walk through the steps to synergy or see if you can come to a solution that makes everyone happy.
The issue is listed above. My parents had a car crash and are now debating about what kind of car to get next. I don't mind a Ford, but I would personally rather a Honda or a Toyota.
Lesson 27: Synergy Action Plans
Extentions:
CRITICIZING
This car does not play CDs.
COMPLAINING
This car does not have air conditioning.
COMPARING
That car has both air conditioning and the ability to play CDs.
COMPETING
That car is more of my preference than this car.
Family Refections
Choose a recent decision you and your family made that had everyone's input. Did you synergize or compromise?
We mostly compromised. The car my mom wanted to buy was a Ford Focus, but my dad wanted to get a Toyota Camry. All I wanted was a car with good air-conditioning and audio equipment. My dad and my mom settled for whatever car seems more durable when they buy it.
Term 3 Blog #33
Thursday, April 05, 2007wow theres a nolan fan group in facebook. weird eh??? i added a picture of nolan in there. actually, i think i have 2 pictures of nolan. one from the science fair (district), and one for the granville island field trip in the beginning of the year.
I want to write one sentence per blog in chinese, english, japanese, and french.
李俊基真得是很可爱阿!!
イジギ は とても かわいい です!!
Awww truely cute.
Term 3 Blog #32
Wednesday, April 04, 2007OMG IM SO TIRED. JE SUIS FATIQUE. aaaaaahhh. eyes drooping.
my god! my eyes are so heavy!
mon dieu! mes yeux sont tres lourd!
わたし の そら! わたし の め は とても おもい です!
我的天阿! 我的眼睛很重阿!
haha i love doing this. im so proud :D. but i still dont noe chinese, french, and japanese to its entirety. well, in chinese, i can come up with any kind of sentences i was as long as i noe the words, but i still cant read 30%-40% of the words in a novel and i usually forget how to say/write the words even when i noe them. as for french, i can't make up any kind of sentence...only the ones that ive been taught. i noe, probably, only 5% of french. maybe less even...and for japanese, i noe even less. but im learning!! technically, in those phrases above, it should be "eyelids" instead of "eyes". but i dont noe how to say that in japanese. :'( well, i can always check it up.
ooh i found something that the snob doesnt noe that i noe! japanese!! i bet he doesnt noe japanese other than konichiwa, sayonara, and arigato [gozaimasu]. or maybe he noes ohayo [gozaimasu] , oyasumi [nasai], and shitsurei [shimasu] as well...those are quite common. do u noe them?? oh do u noe why i put part of the word in brackets?? if u dont, i bet the snob doesnt. well anyways, why am i trying to find something im better at than the snob??? i dont even like him. its _______ who should be doing this.
The Knight's Tale Mistakes
Clothing
Jocelyn wore clothing with modern style and material. Women’s clothes in Paris during the middle ages were usually ankle-length, with wide sleeves to the elbow, and were slipped on over the head. There were wide bands of bright colours edging the sleeves, hem, and collar line. There may also be woven bands of wool sewn on, or large areas with lots of embroidery.
Jocelyn wore dresses that were more like evening gowns that snugly fit her bodyline. They looked like they were made of silk, which was hard to get during the middle ages.
Term 3 Blog #31
Tuesday, April 03, 2007ooh daaarn i forgot shorty's birthday was last thursday...march 30th. arrgh. w/e. HE TURNED FOURTEEN!! HURRAY!!! i dont suppose he knew i remembered his birthday. hehe
my parents are now looking at new cars since ICBC reported "total loss" in our car crash. noooo. hmm what to say?
im not having as much fun as last year. there was camp last year, those water fights, and my sleepover. that was soo fun. particularly camp. i remember taking amy's teddy bear and saying "watcha doing" to the ppl going into the washroom (our window faced the washrooms). people would glare at us like we were mental or just ignore us altogether. i think some people in my cabin were uncomfortable with it, but i found it particularly amusing.
well, this year, the most fun i had was going to other ppl's houses to do group work, but instead of doing work, goofing off. that was fun too..
well, its 10:19.
Good night
Bonsoir
晚安
おやすみ
Term 3 Blog #30
Monday, April 02, 2007yay collaborative time tmw!!
oh theres a guy in my PE class called jonah. in his facebook status, he wrote "jonah is licking his testicles and its tastes weird." i mean, what kind of sick minded guy would write that??? and guess what michelle YIM wrote? what does it taste like? and he said: vinegar and salt. URGH SICK MINDED.
well, anyways, science is due tmw. im gonna look it over. bye.
Term 3 Blog #29
Sunday, April 1st, 2007
10:00 AM--did science lab with Karen
1:00 PM--went to amy's house to do french
4:00 PM--went to karen's house to do english project with joy and michelle
9:00 PM--went to mcdonald's to eat with karen
10:00 PM--arrived back at house
very busy day. but fun. my parents were so angry at me cuz i came back home so late. i mean, on saturday, i got back home at midnight. today, i got back home at 10:00. they ahve the right to be mad at me.
its april fools. karen really fooled some people. for example, she said "alliance burned down" to one of her french classmates. he got all exited and said "sweet". hahaha. and she tried tricking me by saying she liked yan. as if!
Lesson 26: Synergize
HANDOUT
1) Write down an important issue that you, your community, your school, or your family is facing right now. Maybe it's bullying at school, a dress code, or a community issue.
Issue/problem:
My family is facing the issue of speaking English properly.
Organize a group of four or five people to discuss the issue you chose. Individually, think of ways to improve or change the problem.
1. Fill in the thought bubbles below with the different solutions each of you come up with.
I can speak English with them
They can watch English TV shows
They can go out more and talk to different people in English
They can go to a community centre and practice their English with random people
2. Use your imagination to brainstorm new ideas.
They can speak English to each other.
3. Together decide which solution will make the biggest difference. Write your group's idea in the solution box
Me speaking English to them on a daily basis makes the biggest difference.
Family Refelctions
Is there anyone in your extended family that you could get along with better? What can you do to start making things better between the two of you?
I can talk more with my grandmothers. I don't usually talk to my grandmother on my father's side, and I'll like to talk to her more often. One problem is, I'll have to be more fluent in Mandarin. I suppose I can phone her and practice my mandarin with her.
Term 3 Blog #28 (Multimedia Blog #16)
NOT
but they did have a car crash...they bumped into, guess wat, A POLE. so there was no opposite party to accuse of crashing into us. i mean, i suppose we can sue the pole for popping out of nowhere, but imagine how hard the judges will laugh. anyways, the car stopped moving after the crash and we're gonna have to buy a new car now. uurgh. we just bought this car 3 months ago.
karen, joy, michelle, and i did some english yesterday at michelle's hosue. u can NOT believe how much clothes michelle has!! they are so pretty too...
we did a bit of english, but mostly got distracted by other topics. we stayed until midnight and went back. i wanted to sleepover tho.
LEE JUN KI!!!! he looks frustrated.