Memories Are Never To Be Forgotten

I believe that memories are never forgotten. Memories are the best part of life because they make everybody giggle that's why we should never forget them. Memories are what bring family and friends even closer because with those funny stories we laugh together. When we were living in Belgium our family loved eating berries so during winter we picked our own berries in the backyard so one day we went berry picking. My parents thought I was old enough to control my bladder, but they were wrong. A few minutes later I really needed 'to go' but I couldn't find anyone and I was urging to go so I decided 'to go' on a tree. When I 'went' I was filled of joy and happiness. My parents came to the sound of the crackling of the leaves beneath my feet. They brought a camera and took an embarrassing photo of me while I was doing it. I felt nothing actually because I really did not know what happened to me. Now I still keep this photo and just chuckle to it. Every time I look at that photo I remember what happened like it was just yesterday. When you share a memory or moment that happened in your life or anyone’s life, everyone just laughs to that story even when they do not understand a word about it. Those memories you share will be passed on for years to people you don’t even know and will spread as fast as fire. Memories are very interesting and entertaining because memories just attract to you like magnets attract to the fridge. Everyone wants to listen to it because they are funny, sad or any other emotion you can think of. Sharing memories are like giving money to the poor, it is like giving stray animals a home and it is like giving food to the hungry. When you just see their smile on their face when they hear the story or just when they giggle when they picture it inside their heads. That is why I believe in memories are not ever forgotten. I believe that every moment remembered should be shared with everyone you know. And I believe that every single person in the world has a memory that they will always cherish and never forget. This I believe

Battle of Hastings Game

Game # 1

This game is about the war between King Harold Godwinson and Duke William. In this game you have to control what the army does and what they should do. The part I most enjoyed was the part where the people where making cool fighting noises. I learned that if Harold had been smarter he would have won against William. In the Battle of Hastings Harold had built a shield wall and William had made fake retreats. I think this type of game is a valuable learning experience because it is fun and because it was very historical and the facts were true.

Game # 2

This game is about 1066 and the three claims to the throne. In this game you control your army and play as William, Harold or Harald. The Part I most enjoyed was typing the taunts to the opponent. I learned that the war took a long time to finish and it was very hard to win. In the Battle oof Hastings I learned that Harald was "Killed" by an arrow in the throat and that only 24 ships went back to Norway. This game is good because it is fun and it shows how wars were like.

Catherine Called Birdy

The book 'Catherine Called Birdy' is a historical fiction novel about a teenage girl's frustrating journey written by Karen Cushman. In the book the three main themes are freedom from the church, powerlessness from the family and inequality from men. In the book freedom from the church shows when the church is in power and when most of the days are all feasts for saints. Powerlessness from the family is when Catherine is being taught how to be a girl and when she always has to stay home and when Catherine is forced to be married to Shaggy Beard. The inequality from men was horrible in the middle ages. The inequality from men show that Catherine has no freedom because she is a girl. All in all being a noble girl in the middle ages would have been very frustrating and complicated.

Webquest

Begin the webquest with this website www.ushmm.com/education/forstudents
As soon as you had done that click the link Introduction to Holocaust

Answer these questions while your reading the article

1. When did the holocaust begin?
2. Explain what the holocaust the is?
3. In the aftermath what happens?


Go to the bottom of the page and click on Nazi Camps

4. What were the Nazi Camps used for?

Then go back to Introduction to the Holocaust
After that go to the bottom of the page and click on Ghettos

Read the article

5. Explain the term 'Ghetto'
6. What did the ghettos do to the Jews?
7. Where was the largest Ghetto located?

Go to the bottom and click Final Solution

Read the article

8. What does the term 'Final Solution' mean?
9. When did World War II start?

Go to the bottom and click What is Genocide?

Read the article

10. What is Genocide? Explain it.

"It Is This Powerful Feeling That Draws Me There Again and Again."

Steve McCurry, a well known photographer, born in February 24, 1950 in Philadelphia tries to capture the struggles and joys of humanity. Having won numerous awards McCurry is most famous for the photo of the “Afghan Refugee Girl”. McCurry has written eight books the past years. McCurry has been to many of the civil conflict areas like Beirut, Cambodia and many others. McCurry also tries to portray the different cultures from around the world. Having to sew film in his clothing, McCurry's work is harder than people think it is. His work is a danger to himself. He takes these risks just to make great photography. “If you wait, people will forget your camera and the soul will drift up into view” Steve McCurry









The most shocking photo by McCurry is The Dead Afghan Soldier Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1992. This photo Surprises me because when I first saw it I thought it was just a dummy but after the second time I saw it I figured out it was a real human. Probably McCurry is trying to emphasize the death of many afghan soldiers and how crucial it can be. Looking at the appearance of the person it shows that this could be a soldier because of the bullets hanging on him and the uniform the person is wearing. Under the lake there are 2 gas containers. Those gas containers could be there for a reason. An example of a reason is that he could have died because of those gas containers. Looking at the water of the lake it looks like it might be raining and McCurry shows how sad the death was by also taking the photo during the rain. McCurry shows the depressing emotion by making the things around the person depressing. McCurry really shows how many people are crying because of wars by showing a real soldier killed by war or some other reason. Before reading this picture I thought that this could have just been a fake dummy but after reading the photo thoroughly I realized that this 'dummy' is actually a person.

McCurry's themes are usually the same. They are usually about the struggles of humanity, the joys of humanity and the cultures around the world. I think the themes he works on are fabulous because they show lots of power to the viewer. I’ve learned that photography is a tough job and you also have to use the background and the foreground as a clue to what the photo really means. Photography can bring about change to everyone by changing and viewing from a different perspective and to see the sorrow or the happiness of people’s lives. What makes a great photo is a good background, good surroundings to match the emotion, to use good colors, to use good angles and to show good meaning to the photo. A photo that lasts and endures is a photo that you are still trying to figure out the meaning. To analyze a photo you have to look at the positive and negative space, then you look at the foreground and the background of the photo, after that you describe the lines and then you just look that the photographer emphasizes something. Before McCurry I thought pictures are not worth a thousand words but after admiring his work I managed to understand these quotes. His work reflects a journey by capturing his journey around the world and the moments he will always remember.

Jason's Quest on The Golde Fleece

What events in the story of Jason and the Argonauts do you believe to be factual? Support your answer with evidence.

The journey of the Golden Fleece was a complicating one. Jason and his crew embark on a journey that is impossible to achieve. The quest was to obtain the golden fleece. Many now are struggling to know if Jason's quest was reality and not fiction.

One factual evidence is that there is a mountain called Mt. Pelion. Mt. Pelion was the homeland of the great hero Jason. Mt. Pelion has been actually discovered and is actually a real place.

*!!!My Name!!!*

I have always wondered why people like teachers think my name is so hard to pronounce. My name is as simple as it looks. Every time people say my name, it sounds like a jest. A jest that is so irritating and antagonizing, for me at least. I just really wanted a better name until I looked up what my name meant. My name actually meant "Noble Woman"... Yah right. More like funny or weird would do but NOBLE WOMAN! What were they thinking!? The name suits someone who is noble, which is definitely not me. Before i was even born my mom did no know what name to choose from but personaly I think the name AMELINA (her favorite singer) wouldn't fit me. She went with Nur Izzati instead. She actually adored the name. I know that some people who live in the western part of the Earth are wondering - what type of name is that? Is it a name from space or something? - But I still like it. Nur Izzati is mostly common in South East Asia. Every single morning i still wonder why my parents called me Nur Izzati and not Amelina. I would have wanted a name more like Rose or Pinky but Nur Izzati will always be freaky and funny in her own words at least.

Common Elements in Creation Myths

Some people wonder why creation myths have endured for a long time. There are three common elements in creation myths. First of all most creation myths included people who were made up of mud, soil or sometimes clay. Secondly creation myths were about cosmic eggs coming from nowhere. Lastly in many creation myths they explain how people and the environment around them was created. Many places around the world include people who were made up of clay like in the Mayan and African creation myth. Cosmic eggs were in some creation myths like in Phan Ku. How was the the entire world created. In a Mayan myth gods created us so we can worship the. In Phan Ku he created the world with his bare hands and body parts. Creation myths have been around for centuries and people still believe in them. Creation myths are usually about cultures. religions or in the topography of where the people lived in.

Why I Chose This Painting

I chose this painting because it represents a journey by having nothing and strugling through life. By trying to survive without having anything. Keep on going no matter how hard it is and to try your best to achieve. This painting represents a lot in a journey the struggle, the difficulty and the achieveing. That is why i chose this painting. It is relevant in a journey and beautiful to look at.

Kelong

Kelong a beautiful place to fish in the middle of the deep blue ocean. It is located near Pulau Sibu in Johor, Malaysia. It is the best place to fish in my opinion. It is big and it is made out of wood. It may be a little dangerous but the food and the service are great. There are comfortable beds to sleep on and you can sleep or fish anytime you want to unless there is an activity planned for us.

The best thing that happened there was when I caught an alligator gar. It was the smallest but at least I caught one. It was about 75 cm long and it was the color silver and blue. It had sharp teeth with big fins. It was one of my proudest days of my life.I was really excited to take a picture of it and show it to my parents.

There was a really sick experience when we dissected a fish. There was this one fish called a "Bata fish". It's forehead looks like the bottom of a shoe. We dissect it and asked if we could eat. Mr Peavy said that we wouldn't want to eat it. When we finished dissecting it we saw all this poo coming out of the fish. I think that's why we wouldn't want to eat it.

It was an experience I could remember. We dissected fish, we fished, we went to the beach and we fished on a boat. Sure there are a few ups and downs but it still was a fun experience for me and many others.

New Year's Eve

It was new year's eve. So loud and so shocking. We had bought KFC to eat with our old friends from Cuba. We had arrived to their hotel to eat and celebrate with them and watch the fireworks near their hotel Mandirin Court hotel. We ate right before the fireworks blew up in the sky. We we were all on the roof so we could see the fireworks clearly. We suddenly looked down at it was really scary. My older brother was scared as well to see the distance so he went back down to the hotel room. We took a video of it and slept over there. When it was in the morning my brother had a stomache ache and went to the bathroom more than 5 times. It always happens every new year.

Going to Melaka!

Today I am on my way to Melaka. I am staying there with my Auntie for 1 night. I am packing and getting ready for the best trip alone. My brothers did not wanted to follow us so it will be so quite without them around. My mom had already said goodbye to me many times. I will sure miss her and Ithink she will sure miss me even though it is just one night. My dad said nothing except to behave and never go anywhere unless you ask your auntie. I am leaving soon but I do not know when. My little brother had run to me a squezed me as tight as he could. My older brother just said bye and ran upstairs. I hope this trip is going to be a blast! Bye! I shouted to everyone. Bye! Now here I go!

Hurry Up Chicken!

Pak Pak Pak pak. Paak. Noooooooooooooooo!

I'll tell you how it all happened. It was a saturday night with chickens around and outside my house. they were my pets though. People were quietly sleeping except for me. The chicken were really peaceful in their pen. I was watching a scary movie about chicken. When I heard cries of the chicken Ithought it was just the movie so I kept watching the movie. When the Chicken movie was finished I went outside to feed food to my four chicken. Suddenly I saw three dogs fleeing through the hole and the chicken dead. All their guts were sticking out. Anyway Icried for days but I got over it.My guards were looking for more chicken. I had to move on. I did and that was how it all happened.

A Totally New Invention

Shoes have been important to use for many years. They are used to keep your feet warrm. They also protect your feet from getting cuts or bruises. They keep your feet clean, so whenever you enter the house or somewhere really important your feet won't make the house dirty.

No one knows who invented the first shoe. Egyptians were the first civilized people to use shoes. Also, Mesopotamians wore a type of soft shoe. Scientists think that ancient humans may have worn some type of leather tied to there foot. Shoes were first warn 40,000 to 25,000.

There are many types of shoes like boots, tennis shoes, cleets, jumping shoes and MP3 player shoes. Boots are usually used for the cold weather or snow. Jumping shoes are usually used for Basketball. Tennis shoes are used for tennis and other sports. MP3 shoes are used for jogging because you can listen to music. There are many shoes but no matter what type of shoe you have you are lucky because your feet have protection.

Poor Animals

Dear people of earth,
Today we listened to a representative of the SPCA. Her name was Joshinta Johnson. The SPCA help the animals and nurture them. The representative presented a slide show about what the 6 pillars of the SPCA were. She even showed us some pictures of the animals that have been hurt or injured. We all had a couple of questions but i didn't have any . In our school now a teacher had made up an after school activity on the SPCA and the community service. I was really interested and signed up. i feel really helpful to help the SPCA. some kids in our school even do themselves. I really would like to help or adopt animals from the SPCA. I feel really sad about those animals. If you have any ideas of fundraisers or to raise a lot of money please comment. WELL BYE. WRITE TO YOU ALL SOON ENOUGH.

BYE

A Girl From a Different World

What's up people,
My name is Izzati but people call me Izzy. I 'll tell you what I like to do, I really love sports for example soccer, basketball, tennis, volleyball and hockey. I also love the colors green, red, blue, gold and purple. Anyway I love to eat chocolate, candy and food of course. i really dislike boring movies, boring books an other boring stuff. My hobby is to play basketball, soccer and writing blogs like this one. I made the title of my blog like this because I am a girl that is ten and in sixth grade( I skipped second grade) and sometimes a girl really gets mad all the time like me so now you get why I named the blog like that. I go in an international school. The title of my piece of writing that you are reading now really suits me a lot because I am different compared to you and other people. sometimes I like to play pranks but not really mean ones. I like playing the guitar. I really love dolphins because they are so friendly and easy to love. Most importantly I love... my family except my older mean brother. My best friends are Sophia and Sarah.

Please comment this blog. I'll write to you all soon.
Sincerely Izzati