Wednesday, May 13, 2009
peom explain
the night (rhyme)
The rhyme can create rhythm for the poem. Rhythm is important to a poem. It can also make the poem sounds like a poem.
ex: Silently slightly without sad (alliteration)
Similar to rhyme, alliteration can create rhythm too. 's' is a soft pronounce letter so that it reveals a bland and mirth atmosphere.
ex: From the vaguely clearly shadow of brighten darken trees ( paradox)
"vaguely" and "clearly" are antonyms. "brighten" and "darken" are antonyms. They seem imposable but the picture is really in this way.
ex: Owls looking ( imagery , symbolize)
Owls is a animal that everyone know so that when people hear the word "owl" they will reveal a vivid figure of this bird in their mind. For most kind of owls prey at night or dawn, they are regarded as the symbol of night, darkness and mystery.
ex: "With moon light the night" and "The night with moon light" (repetition)
This sentence is the beginning and ending of the poem. It describe the situation where the poem created. The repetition impress the feeling while the beginning and ending are not totally same. In this style, the second stanza is looks like the shadow of first one. It's similar to the picture.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Lonely LandA.J.M. Smith
Cedar and jagged fir
uplift sharp barbs
against the gray
and cloud-piled sky;
and in the bay
blown spume and windrift
and thin, bitter spray
snap
at the whirling sky;
and the pine trees
lean one way.
A wild duck calls
to her mate,
and ragged
and passionate tones
stagger and fall,
and recover,
and stagger and fall,
on these stones -
are lost
in the lapping of water
on smooth, flat stones.
This is a beauty
of dissonance,
this resonance
of stony strand,
this smoky cry
curled over a black pine
like a broken
and wind-battered branch
when the wind
bends the tops of the pine
like a broken
and wind-battered branch
when the wind
bends the tops of the pines
and curdles the sky
from the north.
This is the beauty
of strength
broken by strength
and still strong
8. What did you learn in this lesson? Explain in 5-8 sentences
Monday, May 4, 2009
Because it is gigantic and towering sothat it could keep enemy away. It preserved the habitation. It also pretended them from violent wind.
4. Find a picture of Champlain's habitation at Quebec. Explain what you see in 5-8 sentences.
This is a black and white pencil drawing picture of Champlain's habitation at Quebec. The picture reveals three two-stoies buildings with a flag on the roof and deck around second story. The house also contains chimneies. The house is surrounded by water. There are a ditches around buildings.
2. Find a photograph of the St. Lawrence River you like. Explain what you see in the picture in 3-5 sentences.
This photograph seems to be taken when the sun was setting. There are a bridge protuding from the surface of the water. I can see the building with light near the bank of the river far away from the photographer.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Samuel De Champlain 4---------------6
5. Why did he explore? What were his reasons for exploration?
6. How did he explore? What transportation methods did he use ?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Samuel De Champlain 1------------3
1a. Find a picture of Samuel De Champlain. What does he look like? Explain the picture in 5-8 sentences.
He is a fat man with long hair and short neck. His hair is curly and his eyes are wide. He is wearing a black coat with white collar. He has a long and big nose. his moustache is in a funy shape.
1b. Who is he? What is his nationality? What is his background?
3. When did he explore? What was happening during history at this time?
Monday, April 20, 2009
Reflect
I learned some histoiry of exploration of Canada. I learned a few explorer's story. I learned fur trade. I learned the colonization of Canada. I learned that Viking pirate are the frist European arrived America. I learned some vocabulary. I learned how to make a ship.
2. What is the most memorable lesson you remember? (if you weren't here, maybe at another school)
The memorable lesson I remember is the viking ship making classes. I remember it clearly because I can still feel how times wasted during that time. Whole class did nothing but making ships. It could not help me inprove my English anymore. It was not interesting. I lost my time during the lessen so it become the most memorable lessen to me.
3. Think about your life as a student here since September. Have you changed? How?
I did not changed since September, I think. I did chaned nothing. My life as a student here is boring. Nothing special. I did not really lived since September. I just lived oneday and repeat it many times. I did not changed since I am here. I did not changed.
4. What is your goal for yourself by June? What is your plan to study?
I have no goal for myself by June. I have no plan to study. I have never had a plan for study. I usually have no plan. I always do thiings without plan. I usually have no goal. I don't like plans. I don't like goals.
5. What are you most proud of in school since September? Have you done your best?
I have nothing to be proud of myself in school since September. I have not done my best. I have nothing to be proud of myself because I have not done my best. I have not done my best because I have nothing to be proud of myself in school. I have nothing to be proud of myself because I have not done my best and I have not done my best because I have nothing to be proud of myself in school. I have nothing to be proud of myself in school since September because I have not done my best which is the result of I have nothing to be proud of myself in school since September. I have not done my best becuase I have nothing to be proud of myself in school since September which is the reason of I have not done my best.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Exploration can create conflict and misunderstanding
___Alexander the great was one of the most successful king of Macedon. Macedon was a small city-state of ancient Greeks, seems it would never be notable until the war made by Alexander. he conquered Persia Egypt but failed at India. Alexander was the son of Philip 2 and ascended to the Macedonian throne when his father been killed. He began his conquer in the spring of 334 BC. The first country he invated is Persia, a large contry in Middle East ruled by Darius 3. Persian army had a great advntage ofthe total number of soidrer, thirty thousand men. Alexander and his army defeated the enemy and, according to tradition, lost only 110 men. Darius 3 fled and abandoning his mother, wife, and children. He also promised that he would like to gige half of his country to Alexander if he stop the war but Alexander refused this idea for he wanted whole Persia.
___Alexander also conquered Syria , Phoenicia and many countries include Egypt where the priest of the temple told him that he was a son of Zeus Ammon. Alexander continued his pursuit of Darius while when he finally caught up to him, he was killed by his satra. Alexander gave Darius a royal funeral even he was Alexander's enemy. Then, Alexander killed the satra and became the king of Persia at last.
___Alexander was failed in the war of India because this country used elephant during the war and Alexander had never seen this kind of animal before. He returnd to his hometown and died in the spring of 324.
____Alexander's invasion was a great exploration of Eatern countries. Though it was a diaster to the Eastern people and its violent made lots of damage, it stimulated the comunication between Greek and Middle East.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Northwest passage
1. If the maps around you showed the existence of the Northwest Passage, would you believe it? Why?
Maybe I will believe it if the map showed the existence of the Northwest Passage. Though people are unlikely to get to China though America travel by the surface of the Earth either land or water, they can, instead, achieve it by passing though air, nothing can stop it.
2. If you were John Cabot and someone told you the Northwest Passage didn't exist. What would you say? What would you feel? How would you react?
If I am John Cabot I will angry if someone told me that the Northwest Passage didn't exist. I will also feel preposterous to the idea and taunt that person who told me this stuff. I won't change my goal.
3. Find a map by Humphrey Gilbert from 1582. What do you see in the picture? Explain.
Humphrey Gilbert is a English explorer. He believe Northwest passage is exist. He drew it on to the map.
4. Why did the Northwest Passage suit the goals (agenda) of the Eurpean explorers and monarchs?
The explorers want to find a short way to China. The monarchs want to get money from Asia. If the explorers find Northwest Passage they would become famase.
5. Feedback loops help us to see reality as a system. Can you think of an example of a feedback loop from your own life? Look at page 225 of your textbook to help you.
ex: people die because of disease, disease increase because of there are many died body.
6. What did you learn so far about explorers and the colonization of Canada?
I have learned that Canada had once colonizd by Europe. learned the history of some explorers. Jacques Cartier give me deep impression. He was a French explorer who traveled to Canada three times. He took the chief to France in his second voyage.
Fale of Earth and Universe
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Reason to suppot that Earth is flat
2. With all this turbulence and motion, if the world were round, the oceans should all fall "down" into the sky, leaving the planet dry and barren, and the atmosphere would simply float away. Why, just look at the moon.
3. there are rivers that flow for hundreds of miles towards the level of the sea without falling more than a few feet — notably, the Nile , which, in a thousand miles, falls but a foot. A level expanse of this extent is quite incompatible with the idea of the Earth's 'convexity'"; and that an aeronaut at the highest possible altitude will see what appears to be a concave surface "this being exactly what is to be expected of a surface that is truly level, since it is the nature of level surfaces to appear to rise to a level with the eye of the observer".
4. If it is a sphere, the surface of a large body of water must be curved. The Johnsons have checked the surfaces of Lake Tahoe and the Salton Sea (a shallow salt lake in southern California near the Mexican border) without detecting any curvature."
5. The planetary bodies above the Earth revolve above it, thereby causing sunrise and sunset to occur .
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Flat Earth Picture
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Puppy show
Exploration is important to a counyry
Exploring new land or continent is important to a country especially in olden times. The discovery of America Continent is a suitable example. Though it had been independent and grew into several large coutries, it had been colony of European countries and brings them great benefit. The first European people arrived there, despite of Vikings, is Columbus and his men. Columbus, the Spanish navigator who blame fames of his discovery of America, sail out to find a way to legendary Asia and regarded the continent he found as Asia all his life. Even though the land is not Asia, and there is no diamond or gold full of ground, the discovery still give Europe great treasure and began a colony for a long time until American countries separated from Europe.
____Newland means new world where has numerous recourses .When Cabot first arrived Canada, he was surprised by the cod which they must never seen in Europe. He noticed immediately that it's a valuable food resource and also the importance of American continent. Cartier, a voyage man and explorer, sail to Canada for tree times and set up the colony to Canada. During his first voyage, he had a conflict between the native people and kidnaps the chief's two son. At last the chief agree that his son would be taken to France under the promise of sending back them with lots of European goods. Cartier did send back them on his seconds voyage to Canada. He had already got many things from Canada while he was not satisfied with that. He wanted to show the valuable and magic of Canada to the French king so he takes the chief who could tell how rich Canada was to the king by heself. It really did, bring rich resources to them.
___Trading is an important part of exploration. Exploration can give trading more kinds of goods and, in the other hand, trading stimulate the exploration of new product. There was a time when fur trading was every prevail between Canada and European. Fur resource in clued many species of animal and the fur from beavers occupied important number of them. Beaver hat was popular in that period. The requirement made many kinds of beaver hat. Each kind has its own feature and adventure. The fur trading is on the base of exploration.
___Exploration is important to a country; it can bring wealth to it. Exploration is every where either in past or today. it involve science, geography, history and nature. Every thing can be explored. Every project or object has the requirement of being discoverd even if it seems to be simple and usual.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Exploration is impoetant to a country
Exlporing newland or continent is important to a country especially in olden times. The discovery of America Continent is a suitable example. Though it had been independent and grew into several large coutries,it had been colony of Eurpean countries and bring them great benefit.
The frist Eurpean people arrived there,despite of Vikings,is Columbus and his men. Columbus,the Spanish navigator who bame famas of his discovery of America,sail out to find a way to legendary Asia and regarded the continent he found as Asia all his life. Eventhough the land is not Asia,and there is nodiamond or gold full of ground, the discovery still give Europe great treasure and began a colony for a long time until American countries seperated from Europe.
Newland means new world where has numorous resourses .When Cabot frist arrived Canada , he was surprised by the cod which they must never seen in Europe. He noticed immediately that it's a valuable food resource and also the importance of American continent. Cartier, a voyage man and explorer, sail to Canada for tree times and sset up the colony to Canada. during his first voyage, he had a conflict between the native people and kidnap the chief's two son. At last the chief agree that his son would be taken to France under the promise of sending back them with lots of European goods. Cartier did send back them on his secons voyage to Canada. He had already got much things from Canada while he was not satisefied with that. He wanted to show the valueble and magic of Canada to the French king so he take the chief who could tell how rich Canada was to th king by heself.it really did, bring rich rescources to them.
Trading is an imporrtant part of exploration. exploration can give trading more kinds of goods and, in the other hand, trading stimulate the exploration of new product. There was a time when fur trading was vevery prevail between Canada and Eurpean. Fur resource in clude many species of animal and the fur from beavers occupyed important number of them. Beaver hat was popular in that period. the requirement made many kinds of beaverhat. Each kind has it's own feature and adventture. the fur trading is on the base of exploration.
expolration is important to a country, it can bring wealth to it.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Trought of video 2 of Cartier
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Exploration of Canada
Fur Trade Exchanging place
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
fur trade area
Monday, March 23, 2009
fur trade
There are two major beaver pelt:coat beaver and parchment. Coat beaver pelt is that the inner side were scraped and rubbed with animal marrow, then sewn the pelt into robes. After several months of wear, the long guard hairs fell out, their roots loosened by the scraping, and the skins became oiled and pliable. Parchment pelt were sun dried immetiately after skinning. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000621
Sunday, March 22, 2009
bold words
scurvy 坏血病
immunity 免疫
Sieur lord
pyrites 硫化铁矿
treachery 反叛
In one of the archipelago, scurvy is prevalent.The sieur told settler to eat pyrites,the immunity.But it was no effect so the settlers cause a treachery.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Donnacona
tinking of the video1
literary essay
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
fact of Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier set sail for his first voyage at 1534,under a commission from the king, hoping to discover a western passage to the wealthy markets of Asia.Start on May 10,he exployed part of Newfoundland and crew slaughtered around 1000 bird.He sencountered the native people and kidnapped chief's two sons.Donnacona,the chief, at last agreed that they could be taken, under the condition that they return with European goods to trade.Cartier also began to build diplomatic relations with the natives and back to France in September 1534.
Cartier set out his second voyage on May 19,1535.He and his men decided to spend winter at there.Scurvy brock out caused lots of people died.Cartier learned from one of the chief's son who had kidnapped by Cartier that a concoction made from a tree known as annedda would cure scurvy. this saves 85 Frenchmen.When Cartier returned France,he took the Chief with him sothat he might personally tell the tale of a country further north, called the "Kingdom of Saguenay".
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
in 1496 Cabot set out with only one ship to search for Hy-Brazil, a mythical island said to lie somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. but he was forced to return because of disputes with the crew.
on the second voyage,he landed at Newfoundland on June 24, 1497.