Sunday, November 21, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
The Maya
1. 2 problems in my civilization are:
_Their diet was at least 70%: corn -> Their diet was low in protein.
_They burnt forests to grew crops on the burned area for a few years.
2. 2 ways to solve those problems are:
_They should find and raise animals to have more proteins in their diet.
_Did not burn forests and used the other lands.
_Their diet was at least 70%: corn -> Their diet was low in protein.
_They burnt forests to grew crops on the burned area for a few years.
2. 2 ways to solve those problems are:
_They should find and raise animals to have more proteins in their diet.
_Did not burn forests and used the other lands.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Homework for Tuesday, November 2nd
How does advertising influence consumption?
When some companies want to present their cool new stuffs and they always tell us (the customers) all the good things (positives side) about and coming with it. But they never (I think) show the bad side (the negative side) to us. And that is why those products have been covered their real face (things that destroy natural), slowly, slowly, the customers love and buy those more and more to satisfying their needs. For example, if you see a new modern car and than you say: "I love it! Let's buy that car". But that car have to run by fossil fuels than someday that poor car may can't use the run-out fossil fuels (not just your car only!)[Which is the negative].
Do you think citizens are sufficiently informed about the sustainability of our consumption habits? If not, how can we become more informed about sustainability issues?I don't think so but maybe. Just because the citizens are always use buses, cars, even planes; washing and cooking are their needs, too. And someone must stand up and say:"That's enough, my friends". But I think we could use less fossil fuels or use sunlight energy to make products ->sustainability world. That's sound easy but we will see that can we make it or NOT. Beside, maybe companies should tell us a little a bout the bad things (negative sides) about those products, too.
Do you think these advertising techniques influence what you and your friends purchase?Yes, I really do. Because in our heads, good things (that you know as positives side) always attract me to buy it and I think it's happen to my friends, too. We (people) can't help every things that they see (my opinion).
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Migration / Immigration Assessment
My name is Hai and I am 13 years old. I have a cousin, a thirty-year-old immigrant in Germany. Her name is Mai. She left Vietnam in 2003 for Germany to get further studies, which was her pull factor. And what about the push factor? The reason why she wanted to study in another country was that the education systems in her home country were not developed as well as those in other European nations. As soon as she arrived in Germany, she was very nervous about everything new and strange there – new people, strange atmosphere and different languages. After bravely struggling against all these unexpected problems, she finally successful adjusted herself to a new way of life overseas. Eventually, she has settled down her life there with her husband, whom she married three years ago.
Thinking about the past that she went through, she had so many problems with the language, diversities of cultures, customs and racial discrimination, etc… The biggest difficulty she first encountered was the language barrier. Though she had spent two and a half years learning German in her school and at a foreign language center, she found it hard to communicate with foreigners around her. In addition, unforgettable experience she had to overcome was her constant homesickness. She was filled without a parent. Feeling worried and panicked, she burst into tears sitting alone on the plane. The endless homesickness and frequent loneliness sometimes made her become so extremely depressed and hopeless that she almost collapsed. Luckily, she received a fantastic words of encouragement and support from her family, relatives and friends. Spending some time studying and working hard, she managed to survive successfully in a new environment. Besides, living in a new country with a higher level of economy has brought her so many benefits and advantages, such as a better education, more chances of becoming a successful person. As for her own country, if too many people emigrate to Germany, this can cause the fall of population. Besides, she will be able to contribute more to the building and development of her country when she comes back, thanks to the knowledge she has gained from the process of her education.
Thinking about the past that she went through, she had so many problems with the language, diversities of cultures, customs and racial discrimination, etc… The biggest difficulty she first encountered was the language barrier. Though she had spent two and a half years learning German in her school and at a foreign language center, she found it hard to communicate with foreigners around her. In addition, unforgettable experience she had to overcome was her constant homesickness. She was filled without a parent. Feeling worried and panicked, she burst into tears sitting alone on the plane. The endless homesickness and frequent loneliness sometimes made her become so extremely depressed and hopeless that she almost collapsed. Luckily, she received a fantastic words of encouragement and support from her family, relatives and friends. Spending some time studying and working hard, she managed to survive successfully in a new environment. Besides, living in a new country with a higher level of economy has brought her so many benefits and advantages, such as a better education, more chances of becoming a successful person. As for her own country, if too many people emigrate to Germany, this can cause the fall of population. Besides, she will be able to contribute more to the building and development of her country when she comes back, thanks to the knowledge she has gained from the process of her education.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A Message from Mother Nature?
1/ What is the main point of article ?
The main point is the global warming make monsoon,drought,wildfire,...But somebody say that they can not proof.
2/ List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, look up the definitions, write them out using your own words.
monsoon:wind system very hot but sometimes very cold
drought: dry and hot, due to no rain
wildfire: big fire,spread very fast
3/ What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?
The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time.
4/ What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?
Drought
Flood
Storm
Hail
Continuous rain
5/ What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?
I have had the Drought experience before.When I went to Ha Noi for visit my family ,and it was dry and There was no rain all the time from day after day.
6/ What does the word “perception” mean?
Perception is an opinion,how you understand or view something.
7/ What is your “perception” of global climate change?
The Global Climate is now go down because the people do not protect it.A lot of people destroy the forest and there are a lot of CO2 come out everyday.Many people has waste electric.For me, every people have to save the world right now.
The main point is the global warming make monsoon,drought,wildfire,...But somebody say that they can not proof.
2/ List four vocabulary words that you do not recognize or understand, look up the definitions, write them out using your own words.
monsoon:wind system very hot but sometimes very cold
drought: dry and hot, due to no rain
wildfire: big fire,spread very fast
3/ What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?
The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere behaves over relatively long periods of time.
4/ What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?
Drought
Flood
Storm
Hail
Continuous rain
5/ What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?
I have had the Drought experience before.When I went to Ha Noi for visit my family ,and it was dry and There was no rain all the time from day after day.
6/ What does the word “perception” mean?
Perception is an opinion,how you understand or view something.
7/ What is your “perception” of global climate change?
The Global Climate is now go down because the people do not protect it.A lot of people destroy the forest and there are a lot of CO2 come out everyday.Many people has waste electric.For me, every people have to save the world right now.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Peaceable Planet
The Peaceable Planet has two countries. They are The West and The East. The West’s main village is Happiness. The East’s main village is Peace. The Peace’s position is between eighty degrees and forty degrees,zero degree and twenty degrees North, near the equator. The Happiness’s positionis between one hundred and forty degrees and one hundred and sixty degrees, forty degrees South and sixty degrees South.
Both The West And ‘s people and the East’s Peaple use the same language to alternating current, exchange things and trade. Almost people in two countries has come and live in the main villages alots, because of the abundant food, wood and water. The people also enjoy living near the sea that has fish zones, lakes, high area.
In their life, the houses that they live in usually make by the wood from the forest, but sometimes, they use up the holes from the mountains. They use the woods as lights to hunt at night and fired food to eat. They also make lots of things by rocks that they find in the mountains. The water of the lake is the most important thing that they receive from the nature. Every villages has their own lake so they don’t have to use the other villages’s lakes .
In the past, they built a lot of cities and the capitals. But now, they just made the villages and the main villages. The villages that they made always big and beautiful. The villages that they made also advantageous, too. The mountains that near the villages has been created for many million years ago.
The place that has largest forest near the Peace. Because it is near the equator so it very warm and advantageous to grow. The Peaceable Planet also has the biggest lake that near the Happiness beacause sometimes they has a lot of rains. There is a big zone of mountains in the West, too.
Both The West And ‘s people and the East’s Peaple use the same language to alternating current, exchange things and trade. Almost people in two countries has come and live in the main villages alots, because of the abundant food, wood and water. The people also enjoy living near the sea that has fish zones, lakes, high area.
In their life, the houses that they live in usually make by the wood from the forest, but sometimes, they use up the holes from the mountains. They use the woods as lights to hunt at night and fired food to eat. They also make lots of things by rocks that they find in the mountains. The water of the lake is the most important thing that they receive from the nature. Every villages has their own lake so they don’t have to use the other villages’s lakes .
In the past, they built a lot of cities and the capitals. But now, they just made the villages and the main villages. The villages that they made always big and beautiful. The villages that they made also advantageous, too. The mountains that near the villages has been created for many million years ago.
The place that has largest forest near the Peace. Because it is near the equator so it very warm and advantageous to grow. The Peaceable Planet also has the biggest lake that near the Happiness beacause sometimes they has a lot of rains. There is a big zone of mountains in the West, too.
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