Wednesday, March 30, 2011
How Does Ethnocentricity Cause Conflict?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Julius Caesar Duet
In this scene, Calpurnia tries to persuade Caesar not to go Senate house because of her nightmare about Caesar's downfall. Calpurnia thinks her nightmare is a foreshadowing of Caesar's death. She begs Caesar to stay at home for the protection.
This scene is significant because Calpurnia's nightmare is a foreshadowing of Caesar's assassination from the conspirators. It makes the story more dramatic. Also, this scene shows Caesar's public self and his private self. When Caesar and Calpurnia are talking, Caesar pretends not to be afraid. The quotation "Caesar shall go forth," demonstrates Caesar's public self. However, when Calpurnia explained her nightmare about Caesar's assassination, he suddenely decided to stay at home. This shows that Caesar is afraid that he might be murdered. Then he says that he is staying at home to plead Calpurnia not that Caesar is afraid of her nightmare. This scene helps readers to think more about Caesar's character and the relationship between Calpurnia's dream and Caesar's death. It also shows the relationship between Calpurnia and Caesar that while Calpurnia does consider about Caesar, he looks down at her and does not admi what she is saying.
Nor heaven nor earth have been at peace to-night:
Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out,
'Help, ho! they murder Caesar!' Who's within?
CALPURNIA
What mean you, Caesar? think you to walk forth?
You shall not stir out of your house to-day.
CAESAR
Caesar shall forth: the things that threaten'd me
Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanished.
CALPURNIA
Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,
Yet now they fright me. There is one within,
Besides the things that we have heard and seen,
Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch.
A lioness hath whelped in the streets;
And graves have yawn'd, and yielded up their dead;
Fierce fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,
In ranks and squadrons and right form of war,
Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol;
The noise of battle hurtled in the air,
Horses did neigh, and dying men did groan,
And ghosts did shriek and squeal about the streets.
O Caesar! these things are beyond all use,
And I do fear them.
CAESAR
What can be avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods?
Yet Caesar shall go forth; for these predictions
Are to the world in general as to Caesar.
CALPURNIA
When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
CAESAR
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard.
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
CAESAR
The gods do this in shame of cowardice:
Caesar should be a beast without a heart,
If he should stay at home to-day for fear.
No, Caesar shall not: danger knows full well
That Caesar is more dangerous than he:
We are two lions litter'd in one day,
And I the elder and more terrible:
And Caesar shall go forth.
CALPURNIA
Alas, my lord,
Your wisdom is consumed in confidence.
Do not go forth to-day: call it my fear
That keeps you in the house, and not your own.
We'll send Mark Antony to the senate-house:
And he shall say you are not well to-day:
Let me, upon my knee, prevail in this.
CAESAR
Mark Antony shall say I am not well,
And, for thy humour, I will stay at home.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Learning Profile-K
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Arts mirror
The painting, 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolas Tulp' was drawn oil on canvus by the Renaissance artists, Rembrandt, in 1632. This painting demonstrates the group of people who are studying and dissecting corpse and discovering about human facts. This piece of art is indicate of rediscovery and new knowledge of Renaissance. In the painting, Dr Nicolas Tulp is teaching a group of people about the dissection and interesting facts about the human body. This shows that people in Renaissance looked for many new discoveries and interesting knowledge and inquired more about the world. Many people started questioning about how the bodies of human look like and how the anatomy works. Therefore, people began dissecting dead bodies after being permitted by the Churches. They explored many scientific techiniques and new knowledges from dissection of dead bodies which led people to high development of new knowledges such as medicines. People in the Renaissance also pursued realism of paintings. There is In the painting, dead bodies and expression of people were drown with more details. Also, shadows on men's clothes and anatomical drawing make a painting realistic. In the Renaissance, people began patronizing talented and skilled artists to develop their country. All the artists drew paintings with realism and anatomical techiniques. They brought attention from people and formed rivalry between city-states. Arts reflect the situation of that time period. It illustrates how people lived and what people were aiming for in their society with new artistic techiniques and varied subjects.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Driving Forces of the Renaissance
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Dear Mom and Dad
Welcome to Student Led Conference! I am really glad that you came to see my work. I am going to share with you how I have worked and improved throughout the year. My goal this year was to learn enthusiastically and collaborate constructively. This binder contains many activities from different classes. This conference will be held for 30 minutes. You can also discuss with other teachers.
In About Learning section, there are SLR’s which are the learning target of ISKL. Those are 'learn enthusiastically', 'reason critically', 'collaborate contructively', 'live ethically', 'communicate effectively' and 'think cretively'. I have strived to accomplish all SLR’s this year. I divided my activities by different subjects. Also, there is Multiple Intelligence that was done in trimester 1. It tells me which type of person I am.
For each subject, I have organized the activities that I have done throughout this year. I have completed many lap activities and take home exam for the science. I also wrote the reflections on those. In math class, there were many quizzes and tests for each topic. Some quizzes were nicely done, and some I failed. After taking those quizzes and tests, I reflected myself so I could find out what was wrong with me. From each reflection, I could know how I can hand in work differently as before.
As I explained to you, my portfolio contains variety of activities. You will know how far I have improved this year compare with last year. Thank you for coming to student led conference and I hope that you figure out what activities that teachers let us finish and how I have completed those works nicely. Thank you.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Object Writing
My owner threw me to her friend again. She will never understand how I feel and the behavior that she is doing right now is torturing me. I am aching so much as though I just had a car accident and being stepped under the truck. Unfortunately, she throws me everyday whenever she gets pissed. What have I done to her? Only thing I have been working so hard was to keep her stationery safely. If she treats me badly, she should not have bought me in the store. OK, well, I was too furious. Be patient.
Oh no, I can't be calm and quiet like a sheep! Readers, do not ever think that I am complaining too much. My owner starts to draw some weird-looking creatures on me. Furthermore, it is now being smudged. Please stop drawing on me! It's extremely ticklish. You are not being responsible for your object. I am not a piece of paper. Don't you think that I am a container of your stationery? In fact, I was really beautiful. Yet, my owner will never know how I used to look like. I am perfectly ruined.
I think my owner just stopped drawing things on me. Finally, I got a free time! She never touches me when she is taking tests or doing something very important. Only thing I do in this time is to count my precious pencils and pens. Let me check. Oh my god! She lost one of my babies again. That pink pen had been staying with me only for three weeks! My owner always makes me despondent. The pink pen was the most gorgeous and colorful pen that I have ever seen! After school, she may hop to the store and stuff me like a turkey. She loves to purchase new things. It's such a waste of money! Don't be panic. Let's think in a optimistic way. I lost some weight because of the gorgeous pink pen which is really good for me.
It seems like 1 hour passed. It's really quiet. I have been carried in her bag hearing the whistle of wind. Oh this is sweet! Nobody will draw some ridiculous things on me or lose one of my precious stationery. Although I will be tortured again when my owner get back to home, (her sister chews me every single day. I am not a chewing gum!) I will enjoy this time.