Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven - The Eroica Symphony

He was born in Bonn, Germany on the or 17th of December, 1770 and died 26th of March, 1827. Beethoven was famous because he conducted beautiful music even when he was deaf.

It was partly a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.

Beethoven is part of the three Romantic Composers

3. No

a. What composers influenced Beethoven? Did he meet them?

largely influenced by Mozart and Haydn, met Mozart in Vienna at the age of sixteen, gave him first composition lesson after mozart died, Haydn continued to teach him.

b. What was Beethoven like as a person?

He was deaf and had a fatal liver disease.

c. What was there about Beethoven's music that brought the element of romanticism into music?

17/11 What we learned in class today

Today in citizenship, we learned about cliques and boundaries. We learned about how they affected us. Ms Sheila taught us about how we use it in real life. We also learned about why stereotyping and cliques hurtful. A stereotype would be when people sometimes say that all asian people are good at math, but some aren't and it makes them feel abnormal. Cliques sometimes hurt us because, they leave us out and make us feel lonely.

Art 8 10/11

The 2 people I am about to describe are workers. One is tall and one is short. They were wearing blue T-shirts and black jeans. They were making glass cups to drink out of. They were blowing air into it to make it hollow. Then they dip it into water to cool it.

Hsinchu is called the Silicon Valley of Taiwan. The silicon and the gas is what makes Hsinchu famous.

What I've learned in class today

Today in class, I learned the rules, responsibility, duties of being a citizen of a class, neighborhoods, cities, countries, and the world. I learned that the taxes that we pay are for the benefit of the world, but often, the money ends up in the president's pocket.
In class, our rules are :
1. No speaking out of turn
2. Eye contact with the person who's speaking
3. Raise your hand before speaking
4. Ask before you go to the bathroom

God's Children reflection

The people in the movie God's Children, which we watched during Language Arts class, survived by selling the trash they got from the garbage dump. Ever since the landslide that was cause by a big storm, the garbage truck stopped coming and their source of income was cut off. A man that lives in the garbage dump said that he hadn't ate anything in 4 or 5 days. Each family had more than three children and they were very desperate. They had to live in the dump since they couldn't afford real houses. Their houses were made from scrap metal they had found in the dump.

Poverty

Poverty in China is very serious. The people there are hired to work in factories with very low salary. Cause of the low salary, many people don't even have homes to live in. It has been like this since a long time ago. It was because of the low salary. But to be more general, it was because of the large population in China.

Compare and Contrast White Fang

Book:
There is more description in the book than the movie. There is more information about Weedon Scott in the movie than the book. The book is also longer and there are many scenes the book has but the movie does not.

Movie:
There is less information about White Fang's childhood in the movie than the book. In the movie, White Fang does not go to San Fransisco but in the book it does.

Similar:
White Fang is still pretty similar in the movie and the book. The characters in the movie might have different names, but their personality and their actions are similar.

Why do humans like dogs

I don't, so i don't know

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Take a fast shower
Walk to school
Don't use the air conditioner
Don't use the projector
Use recycled paper
Turn off the lights

Mubarak vows to exterminate terrorists

The Egypt president, Mubarak pledges to hunt down those behind the bomb which killed at least 88 people in the resort of Sharm al-Sheikh. Speaking after visiting survivors, he said the attacks only increased Egypt's determination to exterminate terrorism.

Snakes escape on plane

There were twelve 15cm long snakes being flown across Australia. They were found missing from their container when the plane landed in Melbourne and people first thought that they were eaten by the other snakes. But then the people realized that the snakes had escaped and the passengers had to be moved to another plane. An airline spokesmen said, "They're not endangered so a decision was made to fumigate. If these snakes turn up they will be very much dead snakes." The baby snakes, which can grow to about a meter long were being transported in the cargo hold of the aircraft in a bag inside a plastic foam box with air holes.

Da Photo Journal

Tiring morning...
I wake up at about 6:30 each day, I go to my bathroom to take a shower. After that I brush my teeth then I wash my face and prepare to eat breakfast. My breakfast usually consists of oatmeal and a glass of milk. By that time it is around 7:50 and I go outside to take the school bus.
The children in Africa would probably wake up earlier than 6:30 each day, because they have to do chores. Their breakfast would probably be even more plain than oatmeal and a glass of milk. The children in Africa would have to walk to school because they are too poor to pay for the bus or their school doesn’t have a bus.

School time
Class starts with the first block, humanities. There are four blocks each day. We use computer at school everyday to do homework and stuff.
The children in Africa would not have a computer to use because they would rather spend the money on food or daily supplies.

Time to go home
After school, the school bus takes me home at about 5:15 PM. The ride home is boring and I can’t do anything. I usually arrive back at my house around 5:40.
Children in Africa would have to rush home to do chores for their family.
Homework
Everyday, once I get home, I go to my study and do homework. I usually spend one hour doing homework unless the teacher assigned us to do more than one hour of work.
Children in Africa would have to hurry to do their homework because they have to do their chores. Sometimes they might not have 1 whole hour to do homework.
Wonderful food
I eat dinner at around 6:30 PM and I eat until 7:00 PM. Sometimes my parents take me out to a restaurant to eat dinner.
The people in Africa would not have the money to eat such nice food. Their food would be more plain cause of their poorness.

Book worm
After dinner, I mess around and read if I have anything to read. Sometimes I get really bored and go chat with my friends. I love to listen to music and when I am at home, I usually have my music on.
Reading books or listening to music would be impossible for people in Africa. They simply have to much chores to do that.

Time for bed...
I sleep at around 10 everyday. My parents don’t like me staying up to late because they always say that it’s bad for your health and that you won’t get enough sleep so that you can’t pay attention in class the next day.
Children in Africa would have to sleep later than 10 everyday because they have so much chores to do.

Culture of the two stories

First Story:
They believe that you can talk to animals and that they can help you.
They have to leave their home to discover the outer world.

Second Story:
It is common there to hit children.
You should listen to the advice adults give you.
The stories they tell give morals so the child can learn.

Third Story:
The colors in the fairy tale could be transported.
The stories they tell gives you a moral to learn from.

Was King Tut Murdered?

Two months after scientists scanned King Tut's mummy, they discovered no evidence whether King Tut was murdered or not.

Kids killed in US plane crash

Children are thought to be among 14 people killed when a plane crashed into a cemetery in Montana in America. The small plane was bringing people from California to the state of Montana for a skiing holiday. Seven of those killed were children. The pilot had been planning to land at a different airport, but changed his destination at some point. The plane came down in a cemetery, around 150m from the airport it was heading towards in the town of Butte.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7950000/newsid_7958500/7958563.stm

Kenbrena Social Class

Some groups are probably jealous to other groups or just hate each other. It's also possible that it is because of racism.

None of the groups remind me of me or my family.

Were Scientists Fair?

No I do not think they were fair just because he wasn't a geologist. What he had was evidence but all they could see was that he was a meteorologist not a geologist. He knew what he was saying when he presented his theory and his evidence, but they just couldn't accept that it could be possible to move whole continents.

Policeman killed in UK

Constable Stephen Paul Carroll, 48, from County Down, was shot as he got out of a police car at housing estate in Craigavon on Monday night. A group known as the Continuity IRA, which wants Northern Ireland to be a part of a united Ireland and not part of the UK, says it was responsible. The attack comes just two days after two soldiers were killed in Antrim.

What is geography?

Right now I'm in Taiwan Hsinchu City, Zhough Zun Rd. 626 alley. I am at 24˚49'09.23"N 120˚57'21.60"E. I am in my house's study at fourth floor. My house is about a 30 mins drive to school.

Physical means the landscapes or the land features. Human means man made stuff like buildings or stuff. Lastly cultural is humans interacting with geography.

People wear different clothes at different places like when your in somewhere cold, you wear heavy clothing. We need the environment for everything, food, shelter etc.

Movement is like a chain reaction. This thing happens that causes another thing to happen.

Formal means a city where people work. Not really a place to go for vacation. Perceptual means people from all places around the world go there and there are a lot of different languages in the region.

Resources

Capital resources:
Any asset used in the production of products or services like hiring people.

Human resources:
The division of a company that is focused on activities relating to employees.

Natural resources:
Resources occurring in nature that can be used to create wealth.

Big Winner

Warning the following information is completely boring, nerdy, and fake.

Day 1
Dear Diary,

Hi. My name is Urworstnightmare. I am a thief that likes to steal stuff. I am a empty headed fool. I waste all my money on the lottery.
Each day, whatever money I have, I go buy lottery with it. I was hoping that I could win more money with it. Like I said, I was a fool for wasting money to gain money. Today, I didn't win anything as usual so I said to myself, hard luck let's try again tomorrow.

Day 2
Dear Diary,
Today, I'm gonna go try my luck again. I went to the lottery stand. I bought a ticket. I checked the numbers. OMG I *The following information is unappropriate for little kiddies* WON. I couldn't believe it and I won 9 trillion £!!

Day 3
Dear Diary,
Today I went to the lottery again and I used up all my money and I lost it all har har har.

The End

My Holidays

For one of my holiday I went to a city in California, America which was at Los Angeles. It is both, formal and perceptual. It is formal mainly because it is a city where people work. Not really a place to go for vacation. It is perceptual because people from all places around the world go there and there are a lot of different languages in the region.

Isolating the Variable

During today's Science Class, we tested our boats that we made out of 3 sheets of paper, 3 straws, and a meter of tape. We were assigned to make a boat that could withstand as many weights as possible. The weights were meant to be students crossing a "moat" which was actually our school fish pond. We were "supposed" to be attacked by chocolate missiles that would turn us into chocolate popsicles if we were shot.We all used the same materials, the same weights and the same water levels without any currents. Only the design of the boat was tested, for everything else was the same.

The uncontrolled variable of the assignment was being able to design whatever container you want. This did affect the outcome of the project because it differed in how many "students" could fit on the boat and whether the boat could withstand the weight.

Blog questions: Money

1) How would you change if you had a lot of money? Would your personality be different?

2) Would you ever take a risk to reach a goal?

3) Would you ever hurt members of your family just so you could be accepted by your friends?




1) I would not change. I will keep all the money at home. In case the bank freezes my account. My personality will not be different.

2) Yes I will. I will risk everything. Without involving other people. I will even risk my life.

3) No never. Even if it means being a loner for the rest of my life. Unless its the kind like my mom picking me up and me being late for my friends. I would never hurt my family physically.

The People, Yes

The poem The People, Yes is full of nonsense except for the last part.

Puzzles and Drift

During our Science class last week, we were given pieces of paper that were cut from a large piece. We were supposed to fit them together and make a one whole sheet of paper. The second day, we had to make it out of newspapers.

We learned in class so far that Alfred Wegener (I think that's how its spelt and pronounced vegener) had a theory about continental drift which is the moving of continents. Earth is actually a huge puzzle and the tectonic plates are the puzzle pieces. The tectonic plates move so the continents that are part of the huge tectonic plates also moves.

Basically I explained how the paper puzzle assignment was related to tectonic plates in the second paragraph.

To the badminton court

I start from my house, then walk right. You'll see a lot of greens there. You walk for about 5 meters and then turn left. You will see a narrow alley that would lead to a big metal gate. Walking down the alley you will pass buy many houses that are all look very similar. After you walk to the gate, turn left again and walk for one whole block. You will past a few restaurants and a gas station. After that, take two left turns and you will enter another alley. Walk down and you will see the badminton court.

Around the world in two day

Our Hums teacher, Mr. Carpenter, gave us an assignment to fly him around the world and cross the equator twice. (Not Literally)

We will start from Taipei Song San Airport and fly to Los Angeles for a 11 hour flight. Then we wander around in the streets of Los Angeles.

Second, take a flight to Villarrica Volcano in South America for a 9 hour flight. Hike around there for a couple of hours. Take a bus to Villarrica and take a break there at a hotel.

Third, take a flight to Maseru in South Africa

The Old Sea and the Man... Say Goodbye to fishy haha

Today during Language Arts class, our teacher, Mr. Laffin made us do a blog post of a question on The Old Man and the Sea. My question was, "What would you do if you were the old man?" I would just cut the fish up and eat it.

Where is the Art Room of HIS

Absolute Location:
24˚ 47' 47" North
120˚ 56' 34" East

Relative:
Go E for 10 m
Go down the stairs for 20m
Go 3m S
Go 15m W
Open the Door
Welcome to the Art Room

Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants and phenomena.

Submarine SMASH Day Reflection

First of all, let me tell you what SMASH day is. Our Science teacher, Mrs Smith, told us that smash is a day when we spend the entire class making something. We were split into groups and we were given a goal to reach before the end of the class. Do you remember when I last blogged about the paper tower thing? Where we tried to build a paper tower that could withstand 50 grams? Well that was also like SMASH day, but it was during Advisory so Mrs Smith said it doesn't count.

Whatever back on topic, Mrs. Smith told us to summarize what we did that day and here it is. This Monday, during Science class, we tried to build a periscope. Our goal was to be able to use the periscope and without having our heads above the table, look what was inside a cardboard box that was on the table. We were given one cardboard box, 10 sheets of paper, 1 meter of tape, four "magic" mirrors (according to Mrs. Smith), and whatever you find on them. My group did not bother to use the paper and only used 2 of the mirrors.

Next Mrs. Smith told us to reflect on what we did. In our group, which was Victor, Andrew, and me, we first made a model of the periscope, we used the cardboard box to make it hold, but it turned really ugly but it was usable. Next we had to solidify our model for it was falling apart. We used a long strip of tape that we found on the cardboard box and we used that to hold the two sides from opening. We did not model it to like a real periscope, but it worked just as well and it was easier to make. We had two mirrors on the end of the box, and we basically just used the cardboard box for most of it.

Lastly we had to give tips and suggestions to those of you that might have to do this later on in your lives, which is not really likely. Well here it is, firstly, you should make a model out of the box, and then improve it. Secondly, you have to remember to tape the mirrors tightly to the cardboard so it won't fall, which was exactly what happened on our first try. Don't make it fancy or anything, just make sure it worked, because some of the other groups made it too fancy and in the end, they just gave up.

Why is Where Important

Where you are is important because, if you are at somewhere hot, you would wear light T-shirts. You would drink cool drinks to cool yourself off. Where is important, because you have to change your everything in order to adapt to the environment.

The 3 religions

The 3 main religions of Middle East are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Christianity:
The Christianity God is Jesus Christ, who was believed to be God's son. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as Abrahamic religion, it began as a Jewish group at the eastern Mediterranean.

Judaism:
It is represented between the Children of Israel and God. It is the first monotheistic religion, which means that they only worship one god.

Islam:
Islam is also a monotheistic religion. Islam is the world's second largest religion today.

Moral to the Old Man and the Sea

I think that the moral of this story is that the battle between man and nature, and how each side sometimes wins or loses. One of Santiago's main traits were patience and persistence. Despite going 85 days without catching a fish, he never gives up, nor does he ever complain.

People clueless about geography

Researchers found one in three people thought Mount Everest, in Nepal, was actually in the Swiss Alps or the UK. And half of all those asked didn't know the Nile in Egypt is widely thought to be the world's longest river. Our local knowledge isn't any better - lots of people think their most visited local landmark is the local DIY shop!

Talk about your luckiest moment

My luckiest moment was when I escaped a car crash when I was 6. I was riding my bike around my neighborhood when I rode to the center of the road. Luckily the cars missed me and there were no accidents. I guess that sometimes I am very lucky.

Mirror Image

I see myself staring back at me.

Hit the Jackpot

If I won £10,000,000 in the lottery, I would give half of it to the Save the World Charity, because it is the only charity I know.

Effective Communicator

Victor, my friend from Grade 7, is a effective communicator, he is really good at making speeches but he hates going in front of everyone. I have never seen Victor panic on stage before. He is always well prepared unlike me, because I usually don't practice at home, but I bet he does.

Welcome to Earth, Population:5

What if someday, a horde of asteroids rained down on Earth. The whole world died, but Taiwan was spared luckily. Everyone else disappeared of the face of Earth. There were a few hundred people left on Earth, but they fought for food and resources so in the end only the strongest of the people survived. Five people were left and they decided to travel to other countries. Maybe it was coincident, but there were only five continents that they could live on. So the men had one continent for each person. The people built automatic robots to hunt and farm for them, each person had to trade to each other to survive, because there were things they could not grow or hunt. They were too busy to fly all the way over because they had to manage the robots in case the robots went haywire. So they sent planes with set destinations. The people managed survive for a 26 years, but then the robots did went haywire and killed them all.

FA Cup win for holders Pompey

England striker Peter Crouch scored the first goal of the match at Ashton Gate, the Robins' home ground.

And Niko Kranjcar added the second with two minutes left, making the final score 2-0 to Pompey.

Meanwhile, Premier League bottom club, West Brom, also made it through to the fourth round, beating Peterborough 2-0.

Jay Simpson opened the scoring in the 18th minute, with Paul Robinson later doubling West Brom's lead.

Afterwards boss Tony Mowbray said: "Maybe Jay Simpson's quality and ability to score goals like he did tonight will help us in the Premier League.

"We saw at The Hawthorns how well Peterborough can play but I don't think they reached those heights tonight," he added.

Free footie campaign gathers pace

As more and more people are being careful with their cash, clubs across the UK are noticing lots of empty seats in their grounds on match days.

A politician in Scotland want to tackle the problem by giving thousands of kids free entry to matches.

And Scotland's sports minister is backing the plan.

MSP Frank McAveety has been campaigning for the idea to be brought in since December.

He thinks it would be a good way to attract new fans at little cost to the clubs.

The idea's already got the support of some Scottish clubs and players.

Former Scotland star and Hearts' captain Gary Mackay agrees that it would be a good way of getting kids involved in sport early on.

"Supporters are the lifeblood of the game and the earlier youngsters get involved the quicker they get the bug and become lifelong supporters," he said.