Haiti earthquake

Haiti, one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world, was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, at 16:53 local time. The earthquake was followed by twelve aftershocks which were all greater than magnitude 5.0. Since Haiti was poor to begin with, the damages wrought by the earthquake were enormous. Many people lost their loved ones. An estimated three million people were affected by the earthquake. 230 000 people are dead, an estimated 300 000 people are injured, and an estimated 1000 000 are homeless. Many countries responded by sending aid in the form of funds and rescue teams. There are also many countries raising funds or offering land to help Haiti recover. Despite all these efforts, it would certainly still take a few years for Haiti to recover from this catastrophe, so I urge you to do whatever you can to help Haiti, like donating money.

Questions for The Lottery discussion

Question 1.Should tradition override relationships?
No. Relationships are more important than tradition.
Question 2.Do the villagers feel remorse for killing Mrs Hutchinson?Why?
No, they do not.The villagers tried to take as many stones as they could for stoning Mrs Hutchinson.
Question 3.How do I view the community in The Lottery?
I view the community as religious and barbaric as they place tradition over relationships and they actually enjoy stoning people.
Question 4.What is the significance of the characters' names?
Summer is usually associated with happiness so when Mr Summers conducts the lottery, it seems quite contradictory.
Question 5.What is the significance of the village being portrayed as a typical close-knit mid western American community?
It tells readers that this can happen even in typical close-knit communities in advanced countries.

Scarlet Ibis

Scarlet Ibis is a story about the relationship between two brothers. The elder brother is normal, but the younger brother is handicapped. The story starts and ends in the clove of seasons.The first paragraph is all about nature and sets the tone for the whole story. It gives the readers a sense of death. The next three paragraphs introduce Doodle, the younger brother and what happened when he was born. Doodle was a disappointment to the whole family and everyone thought that he would almost certaintly die, except for Aunt Nicey, who was nice, as her name suggests. The next paragraph talk about the narrator planning to kill Doodle as he could not bear a brother that was not "all there".But, when Doodle grinned at the narrator, he felt that Doodle was all there and didn't kill him.The next paragraph is about Doodle learning to crawl. At first, the family put Doodle on his stomach and pushed him to learn to crawl, although the doctor said not to as it could kill him, which seemed like they wanted him to die. But, Doodle survived the experience and learnt to crawl backwards.The next paragraphs are about the narrator renaming Doodle and having to pull him around in a go-cart as he could not walk. Then the narrator brought Doodle to Old Woman's Swamp and showed him the beauty of nature. Doodle cried. The following few paragraphs are about them having fun in the Old Woman's Swamp and the narrator's cruelty towards Doodle because of love. The family not throwing the mahogany casket away seems to symbolise that death lurks in the backgound and is catching up to Doodle.In the next few paragraphs, Doodle finally learns to walk. The whole family is delighted. Then, the narrator and Doodle starts telling stories to each other. The narrator's stories were pointless but Doodle expresses his wants through his stories. The following paragraphs are of the training programme that the narrator had set up for Doodle and the scarlet ibis arriving. The sacrlet ibis represents Doodle as both were pushed to their own limits and dies. In the end, The narrator finally admits defeat and ran away from Doodle  as he could not bear defeat. Doodle tries to catch up but fails. When the narrator finally went back for Doodle, he finds that Doodle had died. The narrator cries but it was no use. Doodle was pushed by other people throughout his whole life, but in the end, he dies due to him pushing himself over his own limits.

AAP homework

The camera angles used in this advertisement are medium shot and long shot. The medium shot is of a rice cooker. It is used to show the consumers that if they bought that kind of rice cooker, they can attend a free cooking class. The long shot is of the delicious looking food in the background. It is used to show the consumers that if they attend the free cooking class, they can learn to cook this kind of delicious looking food. After looking at this advertisement, consumers who bought that kind of rice cooker will be eager to join the cooking class as they will feel that by joining the cooking class, they will also be able to cook the delicious looking food.

Language arts online lesson

Dear Miss Kinnian,
         Talk to Charlie and try to convince him to come out of his room. If it really doesn't work, get another close friend to talk to him. When he finally comes out of his room and consents to speak to you, talk to him about his problem.Try to motivate him and make him realize that it is not good for him to keep locking himself and his problems away. Instead, he should try to face his problems bravely and deal effectively with them. At this crucial moment, you should not leave him. Instead, as a friend, you should stay by him and support him. You should also motivate him by occasionally praising him on how well he is doing and coping with his problems. If he ever feels like giving up, help him by suggesting possible solutions. Try to help him to adapt to his new situation. Make a list of the things he wants to do and after completing a goal, cancel it. After completing his goals, bring him out to relax before he starts on another new goal. Also help him to start socializing and make more friends. Try not to upset him as he is emotionally dependent on you and others around him. Your comments are very important to him. When Charlie is no longer dependent on you, he would have become a completely different person from what he was originally. He would have friends and can cope with his troubles effectively.Good luck to you.

Multiple intelligence test

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