Thursday, April 19, 2007
Quintissence
The quintissencial soccer ball. This soccer ball is unlike any other. It is plain, simple, original, yet it has that sense of beauty that cannot be explained. The black and white pattern shows so much within the game. The kind of spin put on the ball, how fast the spin is, etc. There are those fancy yellow and blue soccer balls and those balls with lots of design, but that is not of quality. This quintissencial soccer ball has been used for decades and represents soccer. This telstar design was introduced by Adidas, making this ball the official ball of the 1970 and 1974 World Cup held in Mexico and West Germany. This ball looks so comfortable, so soft, seems like you could control it with so much ease and fluency. This is the soccer ball amongst soccer balls, the King, the Master of all soccer.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
lit circle post
As you can see, Malaria is hard to detect once you get it, and once you get it, since it is in your bloodstream, it is theoretically impossible to get rid of it.
Also, I thought the Mamba Snake interested everyone, so I also have researched that. Green mambas are found only in Africa. Their neurotoxin is injected into their prey through their fangs. Dendrotoxin is a strong convulsant. a convulsant causes convulsions, which are just involuntary contractions of the muscle, which explains Ruth May's reaction to the bite of the Mamba Snake. I hope this helped people's understanding.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Lit Circle Post
Paragrpah analysis
This paragraph is very important. This really speaks up about what the Americans think in Congo and how they're so different from each other. What Tata Ndu says is very true and is wise. If we follow what the white people do and only use 2 stones, the pot cannot balance and will fall, however in the Congo where everyone's vote matters, the pot can stay balanced and can stabilize the country. They will talk it out until it is properly been decided on. This is just like what Nathan thinks. He thinks that as long as he has authority, he can run things his way just as he has done ever since he first came, and make things better for this country. However, in church Jesus was voted out 56-11, majority rules, and Nathan lost in his own game. This is important because this is why Leah lost all respect for Nathan and totally disobeys his orders and does not care whatsoever what he may think or do. Nathan still does not understand that the Congo is different and the game is not his. He doesn't have home court advantage. The Congolese know how to play their game in their own field. Leah obviously understands that and has gotten over what America was like and has learned to live with what is offered here. Nathan on the other hand is totally stubborn and reads the bible and follows its ways literally, still believing that that is the key to success.
It's Egg Hunting season
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Poison wood
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
SAT practice essay
SAT Practice Essay
I believe that it is important for schools to help students to understand moral issues and social issues. Schools don’t teach students just to get them through high school and college. School educators help students succeed in life as a whole.
On one hand, it is very important to teach them math, English, and social studies skills. Doing that opens up a lot of doors for students which may or may not lead them to college. For most people, college helps them to further extend their success into getting a job which is a general goal for many of us students. There is that law that says everyone must pass the standardized test, and in that certain sense, it is extremely crucial to teach the correct subjects.
But when will you ever need to solve a math problem and solve for “x”? The students will be knowledgeable in many ways, but everyone makes many choices everyday, especially through out high school: to go to class or to cut it, drugs, sex, etc. If you look on the other hand, you can clearly see where moral choices and social issues are critical. For example, every school such as ours teaches the effect of drugs, sex, etc. But just teaching the mere facts just doesn’t cut it. Schools say what is right and what is wrong, but some students do it anyway. For most of them, the outcome wasn’t so great. Moral choices are for students to make, but should definitely be taught by educators.
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