What is education?

Education is learning of skills that prepare us for the future.
Education is important because we will depend on the knowledge we have in the future to be independent in the world and to have a good life. I think that our partner school's definition is not the complete idea of education.

Death Poem

Death

DEATH is a road our dearest friends have gone;

Why with such leaders, fear to say, "Lead on?"

Its gate repels, lest it too soon be tried,

But turns in balm on the immortal side.

Mothers have passed it: fathers, children; men

Whose like we look not to behold again;

Women that smiled away their loving breath;

Soft is the travelling on the road to death!

But guilt has passed it? men not fit to die?

O, hush -- for He that made us all is by!

Human we're all -- all men, all born of mothers;

All our own selves in the worn-out shape of others;

Our used, and oh, be sure, not to be ill-used brothers!

James Leigh Hunt

the sugar plum tree

The Sugar-Plum Tree

HAVE you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree?

'Tis a marvel of great renown!

It blooms on the shore of the Lollypop Sea

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town;

The fruit that it bears is so wondrously sweet

(As those who have tasted it say)

That good little children have only to eat

Of that fruit to be happy next day.

When you've got to the tree, you would have a hard time

To capture the fruit which I sing;

The tree is so tall that no person could climb

To the boughs where the sugar-plums swing!

But up in that tree sits a chocolate cat,

And a ginger bread dog prowls below-

And this is the way you contrive to get at

Those sugar-plums tempting you so:

You say but the word to that gingerbread dog

And he barks with such a terrible zest

That the chocolate cat is at once all agog,

As her swelling proportions attest.

And the chocolate cat goes covorting around

From this leafy limb unto that,

And the sugar-plums tumble, of course, to the ground-

Hurray for that chocolate cat!

There are marshmallows, gumdrops, and peppermint canes

With striping of scarlet and gold,

And you carry away of the treasure that rains,

As much as your apron can hold!

So come, little child, cuddle closer to me

In your dainty white nightcap and gown,

And I'll rock you away to the Sugar-Plum Tree

In the garden of Shut-Eye Town.

Eugene Field

The elements of poetry are imagery, sound, voice and form. The form in this poetry is very neat. Each sentence isn't on one row but several rows. I don't think that this poem is metaphor or a simile. It doesn't really compare the Sugar Plum Tree with anything. It is a story about the tree and what happened when some kids wanted some sugar plum. And there was a chocolate cat and a gingerbread dog who helped them to get sugar plum.
There is rhyming in the poem. I think that this poem is like, not does not express any serious emotions. This poem describes me because i think that this poem has alot of imagination and i like fantasy-ish stuff.

Ancient Greece and Rome: Task B. 2

What were the classes in ancient Greece?
In Greece, the people were split in to two groups, slaves and free people. Slaves don't have no legal rights and were labourers or servants. Some slaves are prisoners from wars. As the society developed, the free people group split into two groups, metic and citizens. The citizens are people who were born with athen parents. They were the most powerful group and were able to take part of the government of Polis. The citizens were expected to be government officials and take part of the jury after the service in the army. The metics had to pay tax and could never have the rights of a citizens. The classes only apply to men. The womens took their social classes from their husband or partners.
source: http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Culture/
what were the classes in ancient rome?
The upper classes were senetorial classes. The people from the senetorial classes must have at least one ancestor that was a consul. The next class in the upper class is the equestrian class. Anybody could be enrolled to this as long as they have a specific amount of wealth.
In the lower classes were the commons. The latins were also a class. they were born in Italy but not a full citizen of rome. The next class were the foreigners. They were people who lived in the Roman territories. Freedpeople were the slaves who had been freed.Freedpeople have low social status and were probably poor. the last class were the slaves. Slaves were a property of their owners. Some of them were allowed to have savings and buy their freedom later.
source:http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/socialclass.html
What did the ancient greeks do to practice their religion?
The greeks practiced their religion by prayers, meals and storytelling. this would be more private and family religion practice. The public aspect of practicing religion would be towards altars and hearths. they would sacrifice on the altars. Animals are butchered and cooked to be served and eaten. Prayers are also part of this religion. Sometimes they would put statues of what they desired.
source:http://www.fjkluth.com/religion.html
What did the ancient romans do to practice their religion?
The romans believed that if they pleased their gods, the gods would reward them. But if the romans angered or upset them, they would be punished severely. there were five important posts in the ancient rome religion. the first one was pontiffs. Pontiffs advise the chief magistrate and was in charged of making the calenders. Haruspex were priest who were thought highly by the people. His job was to tell the future. Auspices were to tell if the gods approved of the government actions. Flamens were priest who conduct different types of sacrifices. The Vestal Virgins look after the sacred fire of vestal. They make sure that it keeps on burning.
source:http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/Romans/Bass/index.html
What were the products that show the greeks creativity?
Some of the things that the greeks made were the temple of Apollo, the temple of Athena and more. One of the things that represent the greeks creativity was poetry and literature, like Illiad and Odyssey. The ancient greeks also made beautiful sculptures.

source:http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/
http://history-world.org/greek_art.htm
What were the products that the ancient rome did to show their creativity?
The Romans had paintings, architectures, mosaic and sculptures were the major forms of creativity of the romans. Coins, pottery and more were considered to be minor forms of the roman creativity. The Severan Tondo, Boscoreale, and Bust of Antinuos were some of the artwork created by the Romans.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_art
What sports/games did the Greeks enjoy?
The Greeks enjoyed weightlifting, discus, javelin, boxing, wrestling,running, long jumping and chariot racing.
source:http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Greecesports1.html
What were the sports that the Romans enjoyed?
Some of the sport and games that the Romans enjoyed were the Roman Ball, roman checkers, chess, backgammon, tic-tac-toe, gladiators and chariot racing.
source:http://www.tqnyc.org/2005/NYC051950//jaredromesportsandgames.htm
How were the Greeks organized into groups?
They were organized into groups based on wealth or just finishing education.
source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece
How were the Romans organized in to groups?
The Romans were organized into groups by posts and jobs.

Japan whaling fleet leave port

The first ship in the Japan whaling fleet has left for Antarctica. Japan goes on two whale hunts per year. The officials say that the whale hunt was for scientific study. Shigeki Tanaka said "We are doing a legal survey based on International Whaling Commission rules.", he is from the Japanese Fisheries Agencies. The anti whale-hunters thought that the Japanese were more interested in selling the meat for food, killing whales for meat was banned in 1986.
Anti whale killers and whale hunters often bump into each other at sea, and is more likely at this time of the year. The anti whale hunters said that they will do their best to disrupt the hunt.
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7730000/newsid_7734200/7734253.stm

Pirate captured supertanker

The Somali pirates have seized an oil tanker called Sirius Star. The Sirius Star was said to be the biggest tanker seized in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Kenya. The Sirius Star was carrying 2 million barrels of oil that worth over 50 million dollars. The tanker is moving towards a port in Somalia. The pirates are negotiating what they want before they give it back.
Off the coast of Somalia, piracy was common. They often want money in exchange of safe release of the crew and the ship. But the latest capture was unusual because it was so far from the Somalia coast.

The elements in poetry

the elements of poetry are form, voice, sound, imagery. the new colossus had stanzas. It was arranged neatly into short rows of sentences. It isn't split into verses. The poem wasn't read aloud by the writer. i dont think that the new colossus had a rhythm but the words rhymed.
The first sentence of the poem was " Not like the brazen giant of greek fame.", i thought that this part might be simile. It might be simile because it uses the like or as to compare the statue of liberty to the greek god Helios. The rest of the poem would be metaphor. Metaphors are also comparison without using like or as.

Ancient Greece and Rome: Task B.

How did the ancient Greek people make their living?
Fisherman and country folk provided food such as fish and olives. Farmers raised pigs and cows. City people sell and make goods such as leather goods, and pots.
What were the people's belief about the gods, the soul, life and death?
The ancient Greek people believed that the gods and goddesses had the power over nature and the events and the power to control the future.they believed that the gods and the goddesses lived on Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. There were 12 main gods and goddesses. Zeus , was the king of gods and goddesses. Hera was the goddesses of marriage and childbirth. Athena was the goddesses of art, wisdom and war. Aphrodite was the goddesses of love and beauty. Hermes was the messenger of the gods and the protector of travelers. Ares, the god of war. Hestia, goddesses of hearth and family. Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquake, horses and bulls. Apollo, god of sun and music and poetry. Artemis, the goddesses of moon, hunting and protector of girls. Hephaestus, god of fire and metal work. Demeter, goddesses of crops.
What do people do to practice their religion?
Sick people made sacrifices in the temples hoping to be cured as they slept.
What do the people express their creativity?
the ancient Greek people express their creativity by making sculptures, beautiful temples and theaters. the greeks were smart people.
what sports do people do?
The Greeks did long jump, running, throwing the discus, wrestling and javelin during the Olympics. The Olympics were held in honor of Zeus.

Ancient Greece and Rome

What do government do?
Government make sure that the people obey the laws and rules. They also provide health care and education. Local government take care of the roads and transportation. They collect tax.
How did democracy get started?
Democracy started in ancient Greece. I think then in America, they developed and became a democracy country and the countries saw the freedom they were offered and started to go for democracy.
What does it mean to be a civilization?
Civilization is human society, culture of a particular area. so we are part of a civilization because we are part of a human society and the culture of that area.

Language Arts: Culture

Culture is the way of how people live. I am part of the Chinese culture. You can be in many culture because the way you do things can be done in mixed culture way. Nobody had false assumptions about my culture. Culture is the way you dress, the language you speak and how you celebrate. Identity is like your existence, your name.

Language Arts: The New Colossus

The statue of liberty is different from the harsh god, Helios, because in the greek culture, the people kill for entertainment. And the lady of liberty is different from Helios. Emma Lazarus described the statue of liberty as a mighty women and the torch in her hand has lightning in it. And she is the mother of the people who were exiled. She welcomes people. She tells America to keep their history. She tells the world that she will except those who seek better lives, and those who could not be accepted in the Old World. The statue of liberty would lift her torch beside a door to those who seek a place to stay.