5 comments
1- John is a person that has smoked a lot and has had 2 wives before.
2- He wanted to write a book and tried to collect material.
3- This man seems very poor but the way he explains himself.
4- He is a religous man first he was a christian and now a bokononist
5- He tells people about his religion even in his work and one time he got fired
4 questions
1- Why would john talk to people about his religon and then get fired?
2- What was johns motivations to change religon, and two reliogns that are very different?
3- Does john have any family , why doesnt he mention them ?
4- Did the atomic bomb affect the people he was with?
3 vocabulary
1-Bokononists - Bokonon, a character in the novel, is the founder of the religion. He was born Lionel Boyd Johnson. "Bokonon" was the way the natives of San Lorenzo, the fictional Caribbean island where the shipwrecked Johnson started his religion, pronounced his family name.
2-karass - a cloak or rug of animal skins used in southern Africa.
3-sinookas
2 literary terms
1- simily " she belived that God liked people in sailboatsmuch better then he liked people in motor boats "
1 Overview
1- jhon is talking about how is his life and how it has changed over that last few years . and he also starts talking about that atomic bomb and how it affected people .
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
2- The Hot Topic 5/4/3/2/1
5 comments
-I didnt know that the snoe attacts more the sunlight so it male the earth to cool down
-The greenhouse gasses affect the changes in the enviornment
-The animals are being a big part of this problem because they are dieing
- We are just expirenceing a third degree of a percentage
- changes in rainfall is the beginning of the problem
4 questions
-Is there any way to change or stop useing greenhouse gasses?
- Is there any way that the animals can adapt to the enviorment?
-Can we help the animals with this heat even though it just satrting?
-Is there any signals that we can see?
3 vocabulary
-areosols - A substance, such as paint, detergent, or insecticide, packaged under pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as a spray of fine particles
-pollutants - Something that pollutes, especially a waste material that contaminates air, soil, or water.
-troposphere - The lowest region of the atmosphere between the earth's surface and the tropopause, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude.
1 overview
-This mentions the what is affecting the enviornment to change and that its by humans influences but but also its the natural enviroment
-I didnt know that the snoe attacts more the sunlight so it male the earth to cool down
-The greenhouse gasses affect the changes in the enviornment
-The animals are being a big part of this problem because they are dieing
- We are just expirenceing a third degree of a percentage
- changes in rainfall is the beginning of the problem
4 questions
-Is there any way to change or stop useing greenhouse gasses?
- Is there any way that the animals can adapt to the enviorment?
-Can we help the animals with this heat even though it just satrting?
-Is there any signals that we can see?
3 vocabulary
-areosols - A substance, such as paint, detergent, or insecticide, packaged under pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as a spray of fine particles
-pollutants - Something that pollutes, especially a waste material that contaminates air, soil, or water.
-troposphere - The lowest region of the atmosphere between the earth's surface and the tropopause, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude.
1 overview
-This mentions the what is affecting the enviornment to change and that its by humans influences but but also its the natural enviroment
1-The Hot Topic 5/4/3/2/1
5 comments
- I didn’t know that before in the past the equator was with ice and not as hot.
- I never knew that Antarctica could have been a topical environment.
- To determine the temperature its hard because it changes over the years and over the places. So they need to record it for a long time to determine it.
- In 1939 it was when the first signal that the earth was getting warmer.
- In 1910to the 1940temputers rose by about 0.6F…which is a signal that the temperature is rising
4 questions
- Can it be possible that the equator will turn into ice again?
- Will this environment change affect us in the future in the economically?
- have there been any temperature change lately?
- Why do the same places change temperature in different years?
3 vocabulary
- flurries-a light, brief shower of snow.
- unequivocal -not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation
- impurities- the quality or state of being impure
2 literary terms
-allusion - earth, the in-between “goldilocks” planet is supposed to be just right.
1 overview
-The temperature has changed dramatically and is going to affect someday. The temperature of the same places have increased its temperature.
- I didn’t know that before in the past the equator was with ice and not as hot.
- I never knew that Antarctica could have been a topical environment.
- To determine the temperature its hard because it changes over the years and over the places. So they need to record it for a long time to determine it.
- In 1939 it was when the first signal that the earth was getting warmer.
- In 1910to the 1940temputers rose by about 0.6F…which is a signal that the temperature is rising
4 questions
- Can it be possible that the equator will turn into ice again?
- Will this environment change affect us in the future in the economically?
- have there been any temperature change lately?
- Why do the same places change temperature in different years?
3 vocabulary
- flurries-a light, brief shower of snow.
- unequivocal -not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation
- impurities- the quality or state of being impure
2 literary terms
-allusion - earth, the in-between “goldilocks” planet is supposed to be just right.
1 overview
-The temperature has changed dramatically and is going to affect someday. The temperature of the same places have increased its temperature.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
1- A History of Western Music
5 comments
1- One of the first types of music came form catholic churches
2- Music was showed by dancing and miming
3- The music change the way people live, art and also education
4- The music instruments were used roman by the first A.D
5- The Greek had a special way to read the music but over the time it became less complicated
4 Questions
1- Did the first instrument affect the way people see music?
2- Will music be part of a routine in people‘s lives?
3- How will the roman people read the music in ordered to play it in church?
4- Was it hard for the people to read the notes?
3 vocabulary
1- effeminate- (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy
2- inevitably- unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
3- enharmonic- having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation, as G sharp and A flat.
2 literary Terms
1- Imagery- the author provided a picture so we can see how the Romans read the music, he also explain how they did it and when
1 Overview
1- music started by singing dancing and doing special ceremonies in the Christian churches is was about the first A.D. By this music starting in church it changed how the people saw music and can also be prorated in a different way. By the time change the music was developing and instead of people memorizing the made a way so they can read and not do any mistakes.
1- One of the first types of music came form catholic churches
2- Music was showed by dancing and miming
3- The music change the way people live, art and also education
4- The music instruments were used roman by the first A.D
5- The Greek had a special way to read the music but over the time it became less complicated
4 Questions
1- Did the first instrument affect the way people see music?
2- Will music be part of a routine in people‘s lives?
3- How will the roman people read the music in ordered to play it in church?
4- Was it hard for the people to read the notes?
3 vocabulary
1- effeminate- (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy
2- inevitably- unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
3- enharmonic- having the same pitch in the tempered scale but written in different notation, as G sharp and A flat.
2 literary Terms
1- Imagery- the author provided a picture so we can see how the Romans read the music, he also explain how they did it and when
1 Overview
1- music started by singing dancing and doing special ceremonies in the Christian churches is was about the first A.D. By this music starting in church it changed how the people saw music and can also be prorated in a different way. By the time change the music was developing and instead of people memorizing the made a way so they can read and not do any mistakes.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
10- Anne Frank 5/4/3/2/1
5 comments
1- its so funny that the thirteen year old born asked everyone in the house how was he born and everyone told him a silly story , the people that told him the silly story didn’t know that he knew about sexual intercourse.
2- I would also feel bad if they thought that my religion was really bad.
3- I feel bad for Mr. van Hoeven because he got arrested because he was hiding some Jews in his house.
4- I have notice that butter to them is really important and its melting
5-I cant believe the day has come maybe this day they can come out and be free at last
4 Questions
1- Why would peter’s mom be mad about cutting peter’s hair?
2- Why would people be so mean and think bad about another religion?
3- What would happen if the butter is all gone?
4- What would happen if the war would not go as planed?
3 Vocabulary
1-Heroism-the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine: He showed great heroism in battle
2- Sanatorium- a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders
3-Meager- deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest
2 Literary Terms
1-Metaphor- “She tore down the stairs like a tornado”
1 Overview
1-Many people ask questions in the secret Annex and don't get the right answer. The Germans and other places are declaring war, many people (Germans) were thinking worst and worst about their religion.
1- its so funny that the thirteen year old born asked everyone in the house how was he born and everyone told him a silly story , the people that told him the silly story didn’t know that he knew about sexual intercourse.
2- I would also feel bad if they thought that my religion was really bad.
3- I feel bad for Mr. van Hoeven because he got arrested because he was hiding some Jews in his house.
4- I have notice that butter to them is really important and its melting
5-I cant believe the day has come maybe this day they can come out and be free at last
4 Questions
1- Why would peter’s mom be mad about cutting peter’s hair?
2- Why would people be so mean and think bad about another religion?
3- What would happen if the butter is all gone?
4- What would happen if the war would not go as planed?
3 Vocabulary
1-Heroism-the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine: He showed great heroism in battle
2- Sanatorium- a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders
3-Meager- deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest
2 Literary Terms
1-Metaphor- “She tore down the stairs like a tornado”
1 Overview
1-Many people ask questions in the secret Annex and don't get the right answer. The Germans and other places are declaring war, many people (Germans) were thinking worst and worst about their religion.
9- Anne Frank 5/4/3/2/1
5 Comments
1- I fell bad that Hanneli feels this way she feels bad about being in the secret Annex.
2- Hanneli compares being in the secret Annex as hell but if he goes to the camp I would agree with her if she said it was hell.
3- I can see that Anne is such a nice friend and only wants the best for them because she even prayed for her.
4- I feel bad for Anne because she was sick and she couldn’t even cough or sneeze.
5- I never new that staying in some place for a long time would cause frustration and wanting that they wanted to go outside.
4 Questions
1- Why does Anne pry for Hanneli a lot does she feel bad for her?
2- Why did everyone get a shoe and do things with it?
3- What will happen if the people heard her cough when she was sick?
4- Why would people go their and visit them in the secret Annex?
3 Vocabulary
1- Condolences- Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief
2- Garbled- to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort: to garble a quotation
3- Beseeching- to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
2 Literary Terms
1- Direct characterization- “ decorated with cutouts and bows made of pink and blue carbon paper”
2- Simile- “our food lies heavily in our stomachs”
1 Overview
1- Anne feels bad for hanneli because she doesn’t like being in the Annex like most people their including Anne, Anne gets very sick and its really hard for her to be sick and live in the secret Annex, And many people go and visit her in the secret Annex.
1- I fell bad that Hanneli feels this way she feels bad about being in the secret Annex.
2- Hanneli compares being in the secret Annex as hell but if he goes to the camp I would agree with her if she said it was hell.
3- I can see that Anne is such a nice friend and only wants the best for them because she even prayed for her.
4- I feel bad for Anne because she was sick and she couldn’t even cough or sneeze.
5- I never new that staying in some place for a long time would cause frustration and wanting that they wanted to go outside.
4 Questions
1- Why does Anne pry for Hanneli a lot does she feel bad for her?
2- Why did everyone get a shoe and do things with it?
3- What will happen if the people heard her cough when she was sick?
4- Why would people go their and visit them in the secret Annex?
3 Vocabulary
1- Condolences- Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief
2- Garbled- to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort: to garble a quotation
3- Beseeching- to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
2 Literary Terms
1- Direct characterization- “ decorated with cutouts and bows made of pink and blue carbon paper”
2- Simile- “our food lies heavily in our stomachs”
1 Overview
1- Anne feels bad for hanneli because she doesn’t like being in the Annex like most people their including Anne, Anne gets very sick and its really hard for her to be sick and live in the secret Annex, And many people go and visit her in the secret Annex.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
8- Anne Frank 5/4/3/2/1
5 Comments
1- I cant believe they found two hundred people in North Amsterdam
2- I don’t know why people need coupons’ to buy things.
3- So the people that live in the secret Annex don’t have hot showers or baths
4-The way that Anne writes in her journal is how you will normally talk to a person.
5- there are many things that Anne will like to be doing and so dose everyone else
4 Questions
1- Why would people throw bombs and then kill so may people?
2- Why do people need coupons is it to define the Jews and the German?
3- would everything end before the Germans find them?
4- Will it get much better because the army from many places are joining including to Italians
3 Vocabulary
1-harangue- a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering
2- forlornly- desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
3- smoldering- To burn with little smoke and no flame
2 Literary Terms
1- The hospital are bursting into streams
1 Overview
1- Many people I North Amsterdam died because of the fact that the Germans through bombs at them, Anne and her family wants to do the things that they used to do before. The army has joined in to try to protect the Jews and let them free
1- I cant believe they found two hundred people in North Amsterdam
2- I don’t know why people need coupons’ to buy things.
3- So the people that live in the secret Annex don’t have hot showers or baths
4-The way that Anne writes in her journal is how you will normally talk to a person.
5- there are many things that Anne will like to be doing and so dose everyone else
4 Questions
1- Why would people throw bombs and then kill so may people?
2- Why do people need coupons is it to define the Jews and the German?
3- would everything end before the Germans find them?
4- Will it get much better because the army from many places are joining including to Italians
3 Vocabulary
1-harangue- a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered before a public gathering
2- forlornly- desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
3- smoldering- To burn with little smoke and no flame
2 Literary Terms
1- The hospital are bursting into streams
1 Overview
1- Many people I North Amsterdam died because of the fact that the Germans through bombs at them, Anne and her family wants to do the things that they used to do before. The army has joined in to try to protect the Jews and let them free
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