An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. -Anatole France
Monday, March 28, 2011
Rabbit Proof Fence 2
Throughout the movie, I notice that reluctant Australians were just trying to 'help' the Aboriginal Australians. However, it turned out to hurt the little children's feelings. Molly finally ran away from the camp, but Mr. Nevile look after the 3 little girls for a month and it is weird that Mr.Nevile even cared about 3 girls who ran away month ago. However, after Molly became a women and had 2 babies, she had to go back to the camp. It shows that the reluctant Australians were just focusing on getting rid of the Aboriginal Australians. The reluctant Australians should apologize to the Aboriginal because they have kidnapped their children, and also they have separated their family. It doesn't mean that every single reluctant Australians were mean, in the movie, there were some kind people, so the mean people should follow the kind and treat the Aboriginals kindly.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Rabbit Proof Fence- Molly
In the movie, Rabbit Proof Fence', Molly is a very clever but a non-heroic girl. After she was moved to the camp, she tried to run away from the camp with her friends. She knew that there would be a seeker behind her, so she leave some false evidence behind her, which will confuse the seeker. However, it might lead her and her friends to the danger. She might think that it is what heroes do, but in real life, it is really dangerous to do such a thing.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Colonization-Ethnocentricity
How did the ethnocentricity of the British and the First Australians cause conflict between the two groups?
When British began colonizing, they thought that they were better than Australians. They thought that they had the best culture. British wanted the Australians to follow what they were doing. However, the first Australians wanted to keep their culture. British forced them to follow, and it started to cause the fights between the two groups. The British taught Bennelong, one of the Australians, to be one of them, but unfortunately, Bennelong couldn't stay being part of English, so he went back to his culture. British than put more force to the Australians, and started to take over the land. It eventually cause the conflict between the two groups.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Julius Caesar-Duet Acting
Calpurnia is begging Caesar to not go to the Capitol. They are at their house and this occurs on the morning of the Ides of March, which is the day the soothsayer had warned Caesar. The night before, there had been strange omens in a terrible storm and Calpurnia is also concerned and frightened by her dream of Ceasar's death (fountain of blood).
What mean you, Caesar? think you to walk forth?CAESAR
You shall not stir out of your house to-day.
Caesar shall forth: the things that threaten'd meCALPURNIA
Ne'er look'd but on my back; when they shall see
The face of Caesar, they are vanished.
Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,CAESAR
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.
What can be avoidedCALPURNIA
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.
When beggars die, there are no comets seen;CAESAR
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;Servant
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.Re-enter Servant
What say the augurers?
They would not have you to stir forth to-day.CAESAR
Plucking the entrails of an offering forth,
They could not find a heart within the beast.
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.
Significant
This passage shows Caesar's personalities. Even though his wife, Calpurnia told him not to leave the house, he refused her, and said that he is not a coward, who is afraid of Calpurnia's dream. It also shows Caesar's public and private self. Caesar decided to stay at his home, because he gets convinced by the omens, which shows he was little concerned about it. But when he is out, in public, he shows that he is very powerful and the great leader.
Monday, January 24, 2011
How Do I Learn Best?
Today, we found out our own dominance factor. My profile was 'L', who have difficulty when they're under-stressed.
I learn best when I have a good condition because, if I'm not, I usually get stressed out easily, so I don't start, or finish my work. I also do best when I spend my time in a quite place, where I can think and study. If I stay in a distracting room, I can't focus well in my assignments. I also work best when I walk around while I'm working. However, my parents think that I'm not studying, if I walk around, so it is hard for me to concentrate. I also need to maintain my condition. It always has to be relaxed because if not, I won't be able to do anything.
I think I need to control my emotions because that's what my parents always told me and I always feel that I should. I can't complete my work when I can't control my emotion. I think I also need to do some activities to help me. For example, I should do the 'lazy 8', and also blink while doing something that make my eyes tired, or write and drawing with non-dominant hand.
The strategies that would help me to learn are, to sit quite myself and do whatever I can do because I can focus and do everything when I'm in a quite place. I think I should do something art related, such as music, drawing because those activities will make my feelings calm. My strategies are to keep my feeling high and calm.
I would like my teacheres to know this about me is that I can't learn anything when I'm really stressed. It happens when I have so many homework and tuitions. I always finish my homework before I have dinner because after dinner, it is my own time to keep my emotion calm and happy. So, I can't have so many homework.
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