The casino being built in Singapore is supposed to be a money-maker and job creator. However, many people have spoken against it. Talk to a parent or adult and get their view on the casino. Listen to the NPR and YouTube offerings and choose one that substantiates your viewpoint and include a quote from it as well. Your blog entry has to be at least 200 words and you must either support the casino or condemn its construction and ultimately the hardships it will cause in Singapore.
Casinos are a place of hardships and destruction. With just one gamble, you can lose everything you have by getting addicted. A long time ago, it was mostly men but now there is a "growing number of women". Gambling can interfere with your career and your marriage(if you are married). Although there are may be new jobs, it will only just hurt more people and cause many people to lose their job, which defeats the whole purpose of the casino. Gamblers will lose a lot of money but some may "lose more that that, losing a year(s) in prison due to stealin" money to satisfy their gambling needs.The money-making part is only short term as when gamblers lose their jobs, they lose their money and the chance to contribute to the economy, then they have lesser and lesser money to gamble which then leads to lesser gain.Even if they win a lot of money, they will just gamble them away causing them to go into a huge debt.As our prime minister said, he/Singapore wants a bigger population, in other words it means that each family must have more children but then if we gamble and gamble, our families will not improve, it will just deteriorate.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Home learning LA lesson 2
Choose a poet by going online to a couple of the internet sites such as Poets.org (Academy of American Poets website) or American Poetry Online. Blog on your favourite poet. Your entry should be approximately 400 words
Carol Muske-Dukes was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1945. She received her M.S. in 1970 from the State University of California at San Francisco. She has taught in the graduate writing programs at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Virginia. She is the founding director of the PhD Program in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California.
An Octave Above Thunder
She began as we huddled, six of us,
in the cellar, raising her voice above
those towering syllables...
Never mind she cried when storm candles
flickered, glass shattered upstairs.
Reciting as if on horseback,
she whipped the meter,
trampling rhyme, reining in the rein
of the air with her left hand as she
stood, the washing machine behind her
stunned on its haunches, not spinning.
She spun the lines around each other,
her gaze fixed. I knew she'd silenced
a cacophony of distractions in her head,
to summon what she owned, rote-bright:
Of man's first disobedience,
and the fruit...
of the flower in a crannied wall
and one clear call...
for the child who'd risen before school assemblies:
eerie Dakota rumble that rolled yet never brought
rain breaking over the podium. Her voice rose,
an octave above thunder:
When I consider how my light is spent--
I thought of her light, poured willy-nilly.
in this dark world and wide: half-blind, blind,
a widening distraction Getting and spending
we lay waste our powers...Different poem, a trick!
Her eyes singled me out as the wind slowed.
Then, reflective, I'd rather be / a Pagan
sucked in a creed outworn / than a dullard
with nothing by heart.
It was midsummer, Minnesota. In the sky,
the Blind Poet blew sideways, his cape spilling
rain. They also serve! she sang, hailing closure
as I stopped hearing her. I did not want to
stand and wait. I loathed nothing so much
as the forbearance now in her voice,
insisting that Beauty was at hand,
but not credible. I considered
how we twisted into ourselves to live.
When the storm stopped, I sat still, listening.
Here were the words of the Blind Poet--
crumpled like wash for the line, to be
dried, pressed flat. Upstairs, someone called
my name. What sense would it ever
make to them, the unread world, the getters and spenders,
if they could not hear what I heard, not feel what I felt
nothing ruined poetry, a voice revived it, extremity.
Like This
Maybe it's not the city you thought
it was. Maybe its flaws, like cracks
in freeway pylons, got bigger, caught
your eye, like swastikas on concrete stacks.
Maybe lately the dull astrologies of End,
Millennium-edge rant about world death
make sense. Look. Messages the dead send
take time to arrive. When the parched breath
of the Owens River Valley guttered out,
real voices bled through the black & white.
The newspaper ad cried, We who are about
to die salute you. Unarmed, uncontrite.
Gladiators: a band of farmers, entrenched.
And how many on the Empire's side recognized
the bitter history of that Bow? Greed drenches
itself in a single element, unsurprised.
Like strippers, spotlit. Tits and asses
flash red-gold, while jets shriek above.
Rim-shot. History, like a shadow, passes
over a city impervious as a bouncer's shove
to dreams. Images tell you what's imaginable.
Here comes another ton. We bathe in
what's re-routed from the source: a fable
of endless water in a dipper made of tin.
http://www.poemhunter.com
http://poets.org
Carol Muske-Dukes was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1945. She received her M.S. in 1970 from the State University of California at San Francisco. She has taught in the graduate writing programs at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of California at Irvine, and the University of Virginia. She is the founding director of the PhD Program in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California.
An Octave Above Thunder
She began as we huddled, six of us,
in the cellar, raising her voice above
those towering syllables...
Never mind she cried when storm candles
flickered, glass shattered upstairs.
Reciting as if on horseback,
she whipped the meter,
trampling rhyme, reining in the rein
of the air with her left hand as she
stood, the washing machine behind her
stunned on its haunches, not spinning.
She spun the lines around each other,
her gaze fixed. I knew she'd silenced
a cacophony of distractions in her head,
to summon what she owned, rote-bright:
Of man's first disobedience,
and the fruit...
of the flower in a crannied wall
and one clear call...
for the child who'd risen before school assemblies:
eerie Dakota rumble that rolled yet never brought
rain breaking over the podium. Her voice rose,
an octave above thunder:
When I consider how my light is spent--
I thought of her light, poured willy-nilly.
in this dark world and wide: half-blind, blind,
a widening distraction Getting and spending
we lay waste our powers...Different poem, a trick!
Her eyes singled me out as the wind slowed.
Then, reflective, I'd rather be / a Pagan
sucked in a creed outworn / than a dullard
with nothing by heart.
It was midsummer, Minnesota. In the sky,
the Blind Poet blew sideways, his cape spilling
rain. They also serve! she sang, hailing closure
as I stopped hearing her. I did not want to
stand and wait. I loathed nothing so much
as the forbearance now in her voice,
insisting that Beauty was at hand,
but not credible. I considered
how we twisted into ourselves to live.
When the storm stopped, I sat still, listening.
Here were the words of the Blind Poet--
crumpled like wash for the line, to be
dried, pressed flat. Upstairs, someone called
my name. What sense would it ever
make to them, the unread world, the getters and spenders,
if they could not hear what I heard, not feel what I felt
nothing ruined poetry, a voice revived it, extremity.
Like This
Maybe it's not the city you thought
it was. Maybe its flaws, like cracks
in freeway pylons, got bigger, caught
your eye, like swastikas on concrete stacks.
Maybe lately the dull astrologies of End,
Millennium-edge rant about world death
make sense. Look. Messages the dead send
take time to arrive. When the parched breath
of the Owens River Valley guttered out,
real voices bled through the black & white.
The newspaper ad cried, We who are about
to die salute you. Unarmed, uncontrite.
Gladiators: a band of farmers, entrenched.
And how many on the Empire's side recognized
the bitter history of that Bow? Greed drenches
itself in a single element, unsurprised.
Like strippers, spotlit. Tits and asses
flash red-gold, while jets shriek above.
Rim-shot. History, like a shadow, passes
over a city impervious as a bouncer's shove
to dreams. Images tell you what's imaginable.
Here comes another ton. We bathe in
what's re-routed from the source: a fable
of endless water in a dipper made of tin.
http://www.poemhunter.com
http://poets.org
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Home learning LA lesson 1
The Grave Of Shelley by Oscar Wilde
Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed
Gaunt cypress-trees stand round the sun-bleached stone;
Here doth the little night-owl make her throne,
And the slight lizard show his jewelled head.
And, where the chaliced poppies flame to red,
In the still chamber of yon pyramid
Surely some Old-World Sphinx lurks darkly hid,
Grim warder of this pleasaunce of the dead.
Ah! sweet indeed to rest within the womb
Of Earth, great mother of eternal sleep,
But sweeter far for thee a restless tomb
In the blue cavern of an echoing deep,
Or where the tall ships founder in the gloom
Against the rocks of some wave-shattered steep.
1. How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
Similes: In the first two sentences, the "Gaunt cypress-trees" are "Like burnt-out torches" around "the sun-bleached stone" which is like "a sick man's bed". This makes it seem that the the trees are enshrouding the 'sun-bleached stone'.
Personification: " the little night owl make her throne" This makes it seem the owl is a queen or king, watching over the 'sun-bleached stone'.
Symbolism: The blue cavern is like the sea, where many have died due to drowning.
2. Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
This poem invokes a somber and mysterious mood. Which gives out a lot of some emotion.
Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed
Gaunt cypress-trees stand round the sun-bleached stone;
Here doth the little night-owl make her throne,
And the slight lizard show his jewelled head.
And, where the chaliced poppies flame to red,
In the still chamber of yon pyramid
Surely some Old-World Sphinx lurks darkly hid,
Grim warder of this pleasaunce of the dead.
Ah! sweet indeed to rest within the womb
Of Earth, great mother of eternal sleep,
But sweeter far for thee a restless tomb
In the blue cavern of an echoing deep,
Or where the tall ships founder in the gloom
Against the rocks of some wave-shattered steep.
1. How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
Similes: In the first two sentences, the "Gaunt cypress-trees" are "Like burnt-out torches" around "the sun-bleached stone" which is like "a sick man's bed". This makes it seem that the the trees are enshrouding the 'sun-bleached stone'.
Personification: " the little night owl make her throne" This makes it seem the owl is a queen or king, watching over the 'sun-bleached stone'.
Symbolism: The blue cavern is like the sea, where many have died due to drowning.
2. Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
This poem invokes a somber and mysterious mood. Which gives out a lot of some emotion.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
My HW
Well, this is my homework for the June Holidays.
First up philosophy;
Q1: "I am lying."True or false?'
If I say that it is false then I would be lying in which case it would be true, but if I say that that It is true that I am lying then it would be false, thus this question can not be answered truthfully in my opinion.
Q2: How do you know that you are not dreaming right now?
Well for starters I don't really know.But then if I was dreaming, would the world not be better(for me)? If I was dreaming wouldn't I be able to choose what i dream to a certain extent? Thus I feel that it is safe to assume that I am not dreaming.
Q3: How do you know who your friends are?
You never know when someone may betray you. You may consider someone your friend but does he/she? For all we know he/she may be a 'spy' waiting for the right moment to stab us in the book. So I say trust them till the day they betray you, for only then will you know. Or you could "trust no one, including yourself."
Q4: Should you criticise people or the opinions they have?
In my opinion we should criticise ourselves before we even attempt to criticise others. Some times it really is the person but sometimes it is their opinion but their opinion comes from them selves. So the root cause is them, people.
Q5: If many people think something is true , is it true?
Some people say that a lie repeated a hundred times is a truth. It leaves a sort of imprint on the face of the earth. People believe in what they want to see, so in certain ways, what they think is true, may be true to them.
First up philosophy;
Q1: "I am lying."True or false?'
If I say that it is false then I would be lying in which case it would be true, but if I say that that It is true that I am lying then it would be false, thus this question can not be answered truthfully in my opinion.
Q2: How do you know that you are not dreaming right now?
Well for starters I don't really know.But then if I was dreaming, would the world not be better(for me)? If I was dreaming wouldn't I be able to choose what i dream to a certain extent? Thus I feel that it is safe to assume that I am not dreaming.
Q3: How do you know who your friends are?
You never know when someone may betray you. You may consider someone your friend but does he/she? For all we know he/she may be a 'spy' waiting for the right moment to stab us in the book. So I say trust them till the day they betray you, for only then will you know. Or you could "trust no one, including yourself."
Q4: Should you criticise people or the opinions they have?
In my opinion we should criticise ourselves before we even attempt to criticise others. Some times it really is the person but sometimes it is their opinion but their opinion comes from them selves. So the root cause is them, people.
Q5: If many people think something is true , is it true?
Some people say that a lie repeated a hundred times is a truth. It leaves a sort of imprint on the face of the earth. People believe in what they want to see, so in certain ways, what they think is true, may be true to them.
Monday, May 25, 2009
The end of the beginning; 1st semester over in approximately 72h 40min
Well for starters, to those that actually check my blog for updates, I am sory to dissapoint you. Anyway today I will be doing a blog prompt about my first semester in school, the + and - points, interesting points and future plans for the next semester.
For the last erm... 20+ weeks, I have experienced something close to horror... I know that its fun making new friends, meeting new teachers, learning new stuff(maybe not) well you get my point. But i miss my old friends from p1-6, my old teachers(maybe not) and the memories i made just linger in my brain, forgotton over time. Few people treat me as a friend, I have been ostricized by many people in the Schools I have studied. I have well the good thing is that ... what good thing? the good things pale into comparision with the bad things around.Ah well... Anyway for thsoe that do not know, I have performed twice in front of a large congregation of people. Yes I am in choir, many of my classmates think it is a soft option and its very slack, well there is some truth to it. Although we practice around twice a week on a normal week, we have performed alot over the 1st semester. Anyway my future plans.. well I basically hope to survive and meet my ex-classmates again and again. Carpe Diem, I am finishing up my post, expect more from me during the June holidays. Stuff like Philo and Book reviews.
This is to be edited more, I am running out of time. :)
For the last erm... 20+ weeks, I have experienced something close to horror... I know that its fun making new friends, meeting new teachers, learning new stuff(maybe not) well you get my point. But i miss my old friends from p1-6, my old teachers(maybe not) and the memories i made just linger in my brain, forgotton over time. Few people treat me as a friend, I have been ostricized by many people in the Schools I have studied. I have well the good thing is that ... what good thing? the good things pale into comparision with the bad things around.Ah well... Anyway for thsoe that do not know, I have performed twice in front of a large congregation of people. Yes I am in choir, many of my classmates think it is a soft option and its very slack, well there is some truth to it. Although we practice around twice a week on a normal week, we have performed alot over the 1st semester. Anyway my future plans.. well I basically hope to survive and meet my ex-classmates again and again. Carpe Diem, I am finishing up my post, expect more from me during the June holidays. Stuff like Philo and Book reviews.
This is to be edited more, I am running out of time. :)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
WOW
What a day... To day we just discovered that we have a Math test on a Wednesday. I wonder why teachers like the day Wednesday... So far I have a CL, LA, LSS and Math on a Wednesday this term.Yeah well anyway I just thought of some random stuff;Napping At Sunrise. In case you did not know my new nickname is Nap. It does not really have a meaning behind it but I think it is posh and spiffy.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
NAPFA
Yes. Today was my 2.4 km run. It was so tiring... I was the last(expected). And I failed. This means I need a retest.Anyway Today's blog prompts:
1 What is utopia?To you what elements constitute a utopia?
I think that a utopia is a wonderful place and a safe haven. Examples would be no work, a lot of games etc.To me a utopia can be anything it just depends on the current need(s). Like say... when I am stranded on a desert isle, my ideal utopia would be a lush island with water and food.So i guess the main elements would be very comfortable, food, drinks and fun.
2Great Leaders.
The great leader who I am going to touch on is Admiral Horatio Nelson. He is most famous for winning the battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Nelson was zealous, patriotic, courageous and dutiful. I particularly remember him for his mini-speech before the battle of Trafalgar."England confides that every man will do his duty" This was said before the battle which was against all odds as the french had 33 ships while the British had only 27 ships. sadly to say, he was also could at times be vain, insecure and overly anxious for recognition. I read a book about him once it was very interesting and I think that among all of my favorite History characters, Admiral Horatio Nelson is my favorite.
1 What is utopia?To you what elements constitute a utopia?
I think that a utopia is a wonderful place and a safe haven. Examples would be no work, a lot of games etc.To me a utopia can be anything it just depends on the current need(s). Like say... when I am stranded on a desert isle, my ideal utopia would be a lush island with water and food.So i guess the main elements would be very comfortable, food, drinks and fun.
2Great Leaders.
The great leader who I am going to touch on is Admiral Horatio Nelson. He is most famous for winning the battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Nelson was zealous, patriotic, courageous and dutiful. I particularly remember him for his mini-speech before the battle of Trafalgar."England confides that every man will do his duty" This was said before the battle which was against all odds as the french had 33 ships while the British had only 27 ships. sadly to say, he was also could at times be vain, insecure and overly anxious for recognition. I read a book about him once it was very interesting and I think that among all of my favorite History characters, Admiral Horatio Nelson is my favorite.
Friday, March 20, 2009
The Lottery
Q5 What can we learn from this story?
This story is very real. We grow up doing something so it becomes a habit but we do not know the true meaning behind it.In the story the lottery was held to stone the "lucky" person. Nowadays, this does not happen but some variations do take place. Some people, buy whatever that is new regardless of whether they need it. They just buy it, no reason for it.
This story is very real. We grow up doing something so it becomes a habit but we do not know the true meaning behind it.In the story the lottery was held to stone the "lucky" person. Nowadays, this does not happen but some variations do take place. Some people, buy whatever that is new regardless of whether they need it. They just buy it, no reason for it.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Reunion
Today I went to my friends house we had a lot of fun. We watched a movie and went to the park. At the park we played freeze and melt/ Ice and Water, Girls catching boys. To my dismay none of the girls were bothering to catch me so I 'melted' a lot of my friends. We also played computer games and boardgames there and I stayed there for around 9h!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Camp!
Today was the last day of my 3 day 2 night camp. I went to the campsite( Sarimbun Scout Camp)for my p5 camp.I had a great time and the food was extremely good.I slept in a dorm and Xian Da was sleeping above me. However I pity the Joel, Wei Ron and a unnamed person as their beds are very near Philmann's bed. Apparently he was lolwuting and kicking the beds so Joel, Wei Ron and the unnamed person could not sleep well. Philmann was slacking a lot during area cleaning he did so little work. I was assigned to clean a toilet with him and Keeve.I emptied a lot of soap into a toliet bowl and after a while it was fresh smelling!
Anyway three cheers for the Student Leaders and our Trainer.
Anyway three cheers for the Student Leaders and our Trainer.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Interesting!
Have you ever wanted to be a ninja? Throwing objects silently? Well all you need is a pack of cards! Cards although hard to control when throwing are very fun to fool around with.
The 'ninja' is me. This was taken in my friend's house during a party last year during the December holidays.I was chucking the cards around while my friends was 'chasing' me(He was acting as a pirate cardiologist). The only girl there was well... amazed? Words fail me.There is a second part to the video.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Dragonball Evolution
I am sure that many of you have heard or seen about the Movie Dragon Ball Evolution. Well the media is comparing Dragon Ball with Street Fighter. In my opinion, I think that street fighter is better.Sure they may not have the flashy moves But they still are better. Street Fighter is not that well-known to the young people so many of the young people would be wondering what I am talking about. Street Fighter is a very old game that dates back to the late 1980's.Look at Ryu (the protagonist of Street Fighter) his skill hadouken(ha-du-ken) is a single small fireball but its effect varies greatly depending on how it is applied.Dragon Ball may be old but its newer versions Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT are still being shown.I would say that Dragon Ball is more popular but Street Fighter is much, much . much more better.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
ANGLES
Yesterday there was a speech contest in my school, you make a speech about a topic.It was very good. One of the judges had to scold(not a good thing). I really wanted to compete but i did not... but we still won the CUP!When I was making making my speech in class, the whole class was laughing I have know idea why...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Blog prompt-Recycling proposal
Recycling is very important, without recycling, we would already be covered in waste.
Recycling is economically/environmentally friendly, it
Recycling is economically/environmentally friendly, it
- saves a lot of energy
- reduces the amount of trees cut
- reduces carbon dioxide levels
- saves cost
- makes everybody happy
Friday, February 20, 2009
DS FUN!
Megaman Starforce 3 is coming!
In June...(I think)
MUST GET IT!
Anyway, i have a DS I have a lot of games, and i like those fighting , adventure,real-time, breeding(some) games!My all time favorite is Final Fantasy.I used to play on my Brother's GBA SP
but now it exploded!(just kidding)I have Megaman Starforce 2 and i found it quite nice, in fact i found most of the Megaman/Rockman games nice.My all time favourite megaman game(two actually) are Megaman Zero and Megman ZX Advent. You can say that i don't have a life but it makes no difference to me.
In June...(I think)
MUST GET IT!
Anyway, i have a DS I have a lot of games, and i like those fighting , adventure,real-time, breeding(some) games!My all time favorite is Final Fantasy.I used to play on my Brother's GBA SP
but now it exploded!(just kidding)I have Megaman Starforce 2 and i found it quite nice, in fact i found most of the Megaman/Rockman games nice.My all time favourite megaman game(two actually) are Megaman Zero and Megman ZX Advent. You can say that i don't have a life but it makes no difference to me.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
School life.
I dislike Mondays and Wednesdays the most.Tuesdays and Thursdays are my favorite.Monday is the start of the week and Wednesdays is my longest day(In my Opinion).Today i went to the discovery center, apart from running out of water everything else was okay.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Flowers for Algernon- a Blog prompt (ACE)- a transscript.
ME: Good evening Miss Kinnian I am an interviewer coming from HBS news. I would like to interview you about the Algernon-Gordon experiment, as many viewers want to know what are your thoughts as you play a major role.
Miss Kinnian: Most certainly but it is very tragic.
Me: ok. Firstly what are your thoughts about the Algernon-Gordon experiment?
Miss Kinnian: I feel that Dr Strauss and Dr Nemur should have cared more for Algernon and Charlie. As a teacher it is sad to see your students disappear or fail to accomplish something they deserve I also think that Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss should have done more research before conducting the experiment on Algernon. Despite the fact that Algernon is a lab rat it is still very cruel.
Me: Agreed. Now secondly, what do you think the outcome for the Algernon-Gordon experiment should have been?
Miss Kinnian: I think that Charlie should have remained smart as he worked so hard. In spite of the fact that he was arrogant for a short time, he turned over a new leaf to try and help the mentally-challenged people as he knew that he was the only one to have lived in both worlds and thus be the only one to be able help them, After he started losing his intellect, he started to get moody and began forgetting what he had learnt. On the time when I went to visit him I knew he chased me out because he did not want me to feel sad for him or feel bad, but I still feel very sad as it is partially my fault as I suggested that he should go for the experiment.
Me: Very sad indeed. Now for the third question do you think it was worth it for Charlie or/and Algernon to go through the experiment?
Miss Kinnian: It would have been more worth it if Algernon did not die so fast or Charlie losing his memory after the experiment as for Algernon it is wasting his life and for Charlie it is wasting his time and effort to study and learn. I think that Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss should have told Charlie all the implications and been more kind and not treat Algernon and Charlie as some lab rats.
Me: I am sure many of the viewers would sympathize with you. Next do you think that Charlie should have left New York?
Miss Kinnian: If I was in his shoes, I would also have left but as someone else I feel that what he did was heart wrenching he should have continued to work hard with us supporting him in spite of the fact that he had lost his memory of all that he learnt. In the eyes of Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss, he is of no use, but in my eyes he is someone whom cannot be replaced.
Me: Finally to wrap things up, if you were in Charlie’s shoes would you still undergo the experiment?
Miss Kinnian: If I were Charlie I would undergo the experiment, as it was his one and only desire to be smart. He thought that being smart would make him happier. So he wanted to be smart at any cause.
Me: Thank you Miss Kinnian you have been extremely helpful.
Miss Kinnian: Ok.
Miss Kinnian: Most certainly but it is very tragic.
Me: ok. Firstly what are your thoughts about the Algernon-Gordon experiment?
Miss Kinnian: I feel that Dr Strauss and Dr Nemur should have cared more for Algernon and Charlie. As a teacher it is sad to see your students disappear or fail to accomplish something they deserve I also think that Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss should have done more research before conducting the experiment on Algernon. Despite the fact that Algernon is a lab rat it is still very cruel.
Me: Agreed. Now secondly, what do you think the outcome for the Algernon-Gordon experiment should have been?
Miss Kinnian: I think that Charlie should have remained smart as he worked so hard. In spite of the fact that he was arrogant for a short time, he turned over a new leaf to try and help the mentally-challenged people as he knew that he was the only one to have lived in both worlds and thus be the only one to be able help them, After he started losing his intellect, he started to get moody and began forgetting what he had learnt. On the time when I went to visit him I knew he chased me out because he did not want me to feel sad for him or feel bad, but I still feel very sad as it is partially my fault as I suggested that he should go for the experiment.
Me: Very sad indeed. Now for the third question do you think it was worth it for Charlie or/and Algernon to go through the experiment?
Miss Kinnian: It would have been more worth it if Algernon did not die so fast or Charlie losing his memory after the experiment as for Algernon it is wasting his life and for Charlie it is wasting his time and effort to study and learn. I think that Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss should have told Charlie all the implications and been more kind and not treat Algernon and Charlie as some lab rats.
Me: I am sure many of the viewers would sympathize with you. Next do you think that Charlie should have left New York?
Miss Kinnian: If I was in his shoes, I would also have left but as someone else I feel that what he did was heart wrenching he should have continued to work hard with us supporting him in spite of the fact that he had lost his memory of all that he learnt. In the eyes of Dr Nemur and Dr Strauss, he is of no use, but in my eyes he is someone whom cannot be replaced.
Me: Finally to wrap things up, if you were in Charlie’s shoes would you still undergo the experiment?
Miss Kinnian: If I were Charlie I would undergo the experiment, as it was his one and only desire to be smart. He thought that being smart would make him happier. So he wanted to be smart at any cause.
Me: Thank you Miss Kinnian you have been extremely helpful.
Miss Kinnian: Ok.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Go PUBLIC!- a speech
Hello boys and girls!I am Matthew Siew, president of the Activist's club.You may know why i am here but i will still tell you. I am here to discuss major environmental issues. The main issue is GLOBAL WARMING. I am sure many of you have heard about it. It is something like microwaving the world .
Number one Cars:
UV rays cause:
Number one Cars:
- believe it or not but with so many cars in Singapore, there are many traffic jams.
- this leads to wastage of oil and air pollution
- this can be solved by riding in the car only when need to,
- you can walk to school if the school is nearby, you can also ride a bus or bicycle.
- Riding a bus reduces the amount of oil per person and is much cheaper
- riding a bicycle cost nothing at oil but remember to observe safety rules.
- air conditioning releases CFCs into the air
- these disintegrate and form a layer in the air
- the earth warms up bit by bit and the icecaps melt
- you can use a fan instead of the air-conditioner
- using a fan consumes lesser energy and money.
UV rays cause:
- Skin cancer
- Damage to crops and
- Blindness
The Taximan's Story-blog prompt
The Taximan's story is about a taximan lamenting about the students.
1)What is the irony in the story?
I have found two:
I think it is very realistic but seeing as there is now a crackdown on drugs it may be harder to get the drugs for consumption.
4)What do you think of this taximan?do you feel sympathy for him?
I think he is very street-smart but can over-react. I sympathise with him because his own daughter let him down(even though this happens frequently) when he had pinned such high hopes on her.
5)Do you agree with his lamenting?
Yes in a way. Teens are becoming more and more rebellious but this in a way is better for it lets them find out the consequences the hard way.
6)What about the other characters in the story?Do you sympathy for them?
Yes i sympathize with every single one of the characters in the book including Lay Choo.She may have not know the consquences of what she did and only jumped on the backwaggon
1)What is the irony in the story?
I have found two:
- Even though he disliked the girls on the streets wearing skimpy clothes, they are a source of great income to him.
- Even though he disliked the girls on the streets wearing skimpy clothes, his daughter,Lay Choo, was like one of them.
- Trust-Lay Choo betrayed her parents trust and this led to her getting beaten by her father.
- Irony-see question 1
- Isolation-after getting dragged of the streets, Lay Choo was isolated from her friends.
- Generation gap-The taximan could not understand why the new generation of people took drugs and made love to each other)
I think it is very realistic but seeing as there is now a crackdown on drugs it may be harder to get the drugs for consumption.
4)What do you think of this taximan?do you feel sympathy for him?
I think he is very street-smart but can over-react. I sympathise with him because his own daughter let him down(even though this happens frequently) when he had pinned such high hopes on her.
5)Do you agree with his lamenting?
Yes in a way. Teens are becoming more and more rebellious but this in a way is better for it lets them find out the consequences the hard way.
6)What about the other characters in the story?Do you sympathy for them?
Yes i sympathize with every single one of the characters in the book including Lay Choo.She may have not know the consquences of what she did and only jumped on the backwaggon
Monday, February 2, 2009
Age and experience-blog prompt.
With age comes experience this is shown many examples.Most people say that old people should be at home, but as the old people have experience, they tend to make less mistakes as they are experienced. Even though everyone makes mistakes, people in their 20s or low 30s tend to make more as they are less experienced.Experience has to be earned.Old people can pass on the knowledge they have to the future generations.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A New invention - blog prompt
I am sure that many of you have different ways of learning, i myself am a physical learner. You see, scientists have devoloped an emulator that helps different people learn better and faster. For the verbal students they hear what the lessons is about at a high volume and the audio is witty.For the visual learners they can see texts in front of them which are automatically scrolled. For the physical learners they undergo a simulation which teaches them everything they know. Each pupil has his or her own private emulator, so the noters for each person is different and is easy for the students to view. The teachers now have a more relaxed job as work is also submitted and auto corrected by the teacher version of the emulator. The teacher just needs to review the work and send it back to the students. Many students remarked on how easy lessons were now and due to the fact that they can cover more in a faster time, the pupils get to learn more and after the exams they can have more fun.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Socratic Questions
Socratic questions were questions Socrates asked his pupils. they were asked to challenge accuracy and completeness of thinking in a way that acts to move people towards their ultimate goal.
The questions clarified, probed assumptions , probed accuracy in thinking, probed relevance in thinking, probed depth in thinking and asked questions about the questions.
When Socrates questioned his pupils at first they were annoyed but after that they were delighted to be asked the questions.
The questions clarified, probed assumptions , probed accuracy in thinking, probed relevance in thinking, probed depth in thinking and asked questions about the questions.
When Socrates questioned his pupils at first they were annoyed but after that they were delighted to be asked the questions.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Silver Workforce- A speech
Dear sirs and madams.
I am here to tell you about the advantages of hiring us older people. many of you think that we older people are less efficient than the young people. That may be true but unlike younger people we have more integrity and are less likely to cheat on the company.
Old people have worked before and are wise and have experience and can give advice to the younger people on many different matters some old people may know many helpful skills to help their new companies .
Secondly when old people work with the public they are more able to understand the customer. the old people then are able to provide better service to the customers.
Thirdly, old people are more positive in their work and are dedicated to their jobs. They will take pride in their achievements and you will be satisfied with their work.
The benifits of old workers far outweigh their negative sides and do not forget one day everyone including you will be old workers.
I am here to tell you about the advantages of hiring us older people. many of you think that we older people are less efficient than the young people. That may be true but unlike younger people we have more integrity and are less likely to cheat on the company.
Old people have worked before and are wise and have experience and can give advice to the younger people on many different matters some old people may know many helpful skills to help their new companies .
Secondly when old people work with the public they are more able to understand the customer. the old people then are able to provide better service to the customers.
Thirdly, old people are more positive in their work and are dedicated to their jobs. They will take pride in their achievements and you will be satisfied with their work.
The benifits of old workers far outweigh their negative sides and do not forget one day everyone including you will be old workers.
Monday, January 12, 2009
New beginnin.
this is the first post of this blog. i will do my utmost to keep this blog alive.
thanks to chin kee yong for the above creed
This is my potato. There are many like it but this one is mine. My potato is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my potato. My potato, without me is useless. Without my potato, I am useless. I must widen my girth true. I must be fatter than any enemy who is trying to out-fat me. I must potato him before he potatoes me.My potato and myself know that what counts in this war is not the pounds we weigh, the noise of our fart, nor the mess we make. We know that it is the fat that counts. We will fatten up...My potato is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weakness, its strength, its flesh, its buds, its skin and its heart. I will keep my potato clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will...
Before God I swear this creed. My potato and myself are the defenders of my honor. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is mine and there is no enemy, but Peace.thanks to chin kee yong for the above creed
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