Cat's Cradle- THE END!!! ya~~

We finally finished the book of Cat's Cradle today. The ending was like every one dies but the narrator and his fellow; and this is how the narrator keeps writing the book. I personally do not really like the ending of the book, because there are already lots of story which ending up with everyone dies, which is very ridiculous. It is like the ending of Romeo and Juliet; they both die. I would like the story to start with sad, and then end up with happy. I love happy endings!!

Who-What-Where-When-Why

The tittle of the article I have read is called " South Africa Weighs Refugee Camps". Basically, the article was talking about how South Africa government is going to place their refugees safely.
Who: (1)Yusuf Hassan, a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
(2)Muriel Cornelis, a representative in Johannesburg of the Paris-based Doctors Without Borders.
(3)President Thabo Mbeki.
&
(4)All of the South African homeless people.

What: South African government is going to build a camp for refugees, for looking after them, or else they might be killed in the attacks.

Where: South Africa

When: N/A

Why: because The government and UN want to place their refugees in safe.

Cellphone Policy

Yes, I think cellphone should basically be banned in the school. But, in some special uses should not be banned, for examples, taking pictures, listening to music, recording messages( sound and video). Sending texts and talking on cellphone during class should definitely being banned, unless, is an emergency that you must to call your parents to come to school, such as being sick, forgetting to bring essential documents( passwords, and ID cards.) I think one way to avoid cellphones were abused in school is to confiscate the cellphones once the teachers find out students are using in a improper way.

The original article you can read it from : Techlearning

Writing A Story Improvision

I wrote a very story in the last 20 minutes remaining of our Language Arts class today. The story was about putting your perspective of a eighth grader presenting his/her work during our all school gathering.

"Sigh, I felt so dead and sleepy on that day, very tired. And, we had a huge presentation which had to be presented in front of all students and faculties. I'm a person who easily to get nervous. As I was sitting next to the projector, waiting for my turn, my legs started to shake, and all of my veins started to swell. My heart pumped faster than faster as the second passed by. My stomach started feeling down; want to go to bathroom. My armpits started to sweat like a water faucet is unable to turn off.

My classmates had gone, it was my turn. I felt like a judge has adjudicated death penalty to me; and I'm walking on the way to guillotine. I stood there, dozen of the kids were starring at me. I really did not know what to do. I took a deep breathe, and said "Good Morning Everyone..." , Jeeeeez, I could feel my crotch was sweating; it was really hot, even though the thermometer on the air condition show 26 degree. I still felt like having a heatstroke. I think I really had to go to bathroom, but I do not think I really need to, it must be my mind effect. I took a deep breathe again. I started off my presentation. Suddenly, I did not feel nervous anymore. I did not even try to count the students and teachers down there; I treated them as only one or two people were sitting there.

Finally, my presentation was over. I felt like I could finally drop the big rock inside my heart, like the ankle chains had been unlocked by the polices. I started to think, why would I feel that nervous? Did people think I was a joke?.. I did not know. But, I was sure I do not need to do it anymore!"

As I was writing this story, I was thinking I must to clearly describe the nervousness occur in them. I put my self in their shoes. I tried to think of some moments when I was very nervous like almost urinate in my pants, such as facing the exam or big people, playing basketball or baseball as in competitions, and performing drama or music in public. But, I know how it feels after you pass through the all nervous, like dropping a big rock from your heart.

Do's and Don'ts

I read about a paragraph about how to write a fiction techniques now. I've learnt that tell more about summary than a scene, because it is condensed and given readers more highlighted ideas. It becomes easier to let the ideas to get across. And also, it will look more organized. I think after I read these precious tips about writing a fiction. I think I can write a general simple fiction with the tips I've just learnt. I was in Creative Writing class when I was in sophomore. I wrote two fictional stories, but I didn't really use these techniques, therefore, I think I would improve so much after this project. If anyone who would like to read my story, please go see H.I.S LITERARY MAGAZINE 2007!! Thank you all :)

Reflections on Students 2.0

I read a blog entry called "Should an 18 Year Old Really Know What They’re Going to Do For the Rest of Their Life?" It's a blog entry about a girl when she was choosing her career and major as she applying into college. I think it is very true that we must to start thinking our career as we are becoming an adult. I'm turning to 18 this August. It is a unavoidable fact. I've started to think of my career when I was 16. I want to be a businessman in my future; dressing in the suit with ties on Wall Street, New York.

The second I read was called "The Well of Inspiration" It talks about how the inspiration is important to her as a writer. When her inspiration came on her writing, she was able to prove everyone that she could make her goal.

Newton to Dr. Hoenikkers

My dad is a geek. He doesn’t even know what outside of the world looks like. He concentrates on his works more than anything else. He spends more time desk than on his dinner table. One day, I brought him to beach. He does not want to go. He still wants to keep working on his new research. I persuade him for like the whole morning. He finally came out with me. On the way, our car dies. We both went off the car to fix. I opened the engine lids, trying to fix it. But my dad yelled at me. “No,” he yelled at me “Let me fix it! You do not know anything about fixing a car. You’re just a kid!” He spent another hour of fixing the car, and drove it to the beach. Eventually, we arrive the beach.

"Cat's Cradle" Reading Circle- Part 1

Today was my first time to read a book as in "literal circle". I've never done this; dividing jobs for each person to read a book. It was actually quite fun. My job was to do research on the vocabularies. There was one word, "Nobel Prize", grabbed my attention after the reading circle. Mr. Carpenter brought up a idea said The reason why Nobel established this prize is because he felt regretful after the invention of gun powder. This is very similar to the Manhattan's Project, because people who were participated, actually also felt regretful after bombing Hiroshima. There was also another foreshadowing on the first page. The narrator called himself "Jonah". It is a Christian name. I haven't really finished researching on the name, and making connections. But I will update it as soon as I find out. :)

Tibet

Tibet Protest Timeline
A timeline of Tibetan protests-CNN.com

Writing Practice~ Focus on "Voice"

Task : describing how to open the laptop, power up and open Safari.

"To be honored, to stand in front, and speak with all of you, It is my pleasure. Half centuries ago, when there were no internet, no one even knows how to use a computer. But now, things have change. In the modern Technological Era, I have a dream. I hope all of you go to buy a Taiwanese laptop. I have a dream. I hope all of you use your left arm to open the screen of the laptop. I have a dream. I hope all of you raise up your right index finger with me, point at the sun, then push the power bottom on the laptop. I have the dream. I hope you'll have tolerance and patience waiting for the turn-on process with me. I have a dream. I hope your mouse is movable then,click on the Safari image on the desktop. I think we could do this. We must to be together. We must to unite. I hope my dream will come true someday! "

Can you guess whose voice is it???
= )
Answer is down here: Martin Luther King Jr.
please high light the words...

Reading Practice~ Focusing on "Voice"

Practice number one- I read a story called "The Alien Encounter". It was written by Kirby Belle. I found out the ending of the story was a little bit confusing, but the beginning was very interesting; it grabbed my attention. By reading the first paragraph, I am able to figure out the author must be very romantic, because he used a lot of adjectives to describe the sights. For example, “The Street was bathed in a ghostly light." However, from the ending, the author sounded a little rush. In general, the story was exciting, can not hold to read the ending. The author's mind must be very fantastic and creative.

Practice number two- I was laughing when I read this story called "The Lady By The Pond". It was written by Robert Copple. I think this author would probably be a teenager. I was so fascinated in the middle where he described how the woman looked like, and I also can feel the same way as author when the woman disappeared. I like this story. It reflects how boys are like when they got a cruse on a girl in the first sight!

Why Do We Blog?

These are notes I took from the article of Why Do We Blog?
These are the four reasons I agree

Reason 1. Let your voice to be heard.

Reason 2. Making connections around the world. Socialized!!

Reason 3. "But blog writing is like going off for a walk with no predetermined finish time or route, sometimes the walk is through the fields, sometimes along the streets." It's easier than writing, because you can type without thinking, very free.

Reason 4. It's faster and easier to get feedbacks from the readers. It might be corrections of grammar errors. And sharing ideas, the way of thinking. Punditry!!!