My life is terrible. My parents don't understand anything about me. They try to get me to behave the way people from this country are like, but I am accustomed to the English ways. They think everything I do is rude or disrespectful. I guess my mother, Tambu, and Chido don't understand why I stood up to my father when he beat me. But I swear that he was so mad he was going to kill me that night.
I am very thankful for my new friend Tambu. Even though she doesn't know much about our lifestyle, she is adapting pretty well. I think it is funny to joke with her about the things she doesn't know much about. Even though Tambu I get along well with Tambu, I don't have many other friends. It is hard to be the headmaster's daughter at my school. Sometimes I just wish my family was back in England rather than here.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Reflection
The projects that we just finished were not as difficult as i anticipated. Now that I have finished one layer, I feel confident I can finish the others. The only thing i will adjust for the next layers is how I use my time. For the first one, I didn't really do the assignments early. For the next ones, which I have already started on, I will not procrastinate.
The most useful assignment I have completed are the reading guides for each chapter. The questions help me understand things better, by giving me a reason to go back and reread the sections I was confused about. They also give me an opportunity to write my own questions and examine the chapter throughly. The least useful assignment, because I haven't done many yet, was the Menu. I only think it was the least useful because it did not require any understanding of the book, or knowledge about things we have already learned in English this year.
Reading Times:
Monday: 48 minutes annotating and reading18 pages
Tuesday: 61 minutes annotating and reading 2 pages
Wednesday: 56 minutes annotating and reading 17 pages
Thursday: 45 minutes annotating and reading 17 pages
Total: 210 minutes reading and annotating 74 pages
The most useful assignment I have completed are the reading guides for each chapter. The questions help me understand things better, by giving me a reason to go back and reread the sections I was confused about. They also give me an opportunity to write my own questions and examine the chapter throughly. The least useful assignment, because I haven't done many yet, was the Menu. I only think it was the least useful because it did not require any understanding of the book, or knowledge about things we have already learned in English this year.
Reading Times:
Monday: 48 minutes annotating and reading18 pages
Tuesday: 61 minutes annotating and reading 2 pages
Wednesday: 56 minutes annotating and reading 17 pages
Thursday: 45 minutes annotating and reading 17 pages
Total: 210 minutes reading and annotating 74 pages
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Reading Times
Monday: 29 minutes reading and annotating 13 pages in Nervous Conditions
Tuesday: 34 minutes reading and annotating 15 pages
Wednesday: 22 minutes reading and annotating 10 pages
Thursday: 39 minutes reading and annotating 19 pages
Sunday: 28 minutes reading and annotating 11 pages
Total: 152 minutes reading and annotating 68 pages in Nervous Conditions
Tuesday: 34 minutes reading and annotating 15 pages
Wednesday: 22 minutes reading and annotating 10 pages
Thursday: 39 minutes reading and annotating 19 pages
Sunday: 28 minutes reading and annotating 11 pages
Total: 152 minutes reading and annotating 68 pages in Nervous Conditions
Monday, February 18, 2013
Work Times
Monday: 44 minutes writing paper
Tuesday: 36 minutes reviewing quotes and making sure cited properly
Wednesday: 40 minutes writing and adding works cited
Thursday: 24 minutes revising paper
Total: 154 minutes working on my research paper
Tuesday: 36 minutes reviewing quotes and making sure cited properly
Wednesday: 40 minutes writing and adding works cited
Thursday: 24 minutes revising paper
Total: 154 minutes working on my research paper
Monday, February 4, 2013
Work Times
Monday: 14 minutes on book and 27 minutes writing outline
Tuesday: 19 minutes on book and 38 minutes writing outline
Wednesday: 15 minutes on book and 21 minutes revising outline
Thursday: 22 minutes on book
Total: 70 minutes and 66 pages reading You Have to Stop This, and 86 minutes working on my research paper outline
Monday, January 28, 2013
Research Topic
Paragraph 1: My research topic for this paper is mainly about real versus artificial sugars. My question as of late is : What are the difference between artificial and real sugar and which are safe to eat? So far, I have found some different explanations to what they are and examples of each that are useful for my paper. I have also found some health risks and effects from sugar to humans, and why some artificial sugars that are approved by the FDA can be harmful. I have learned that sugar is basically any substance that consists of sucrose used as sweetener. Artificial sugar is just a type of sugar that is not natural, unlike real sugar. Examples of each include cane sugar, sugar beet, aspartame, and commonly known artificial sugars like Splenda.
Paragraph 2: There is a massive controversy about sugar in this time period. There are debates about whether real or artificial sweeteners are better for you, and about some of the sweeteners that have been approved by the FDA. In my research so far, I have learned several things about sugar that I had not known before. For example, I have learned that sugar is simply any type of caloric sweetener. And artificial sweeteners can be described as any man-made non-caloric sweetened. Even though there are benefits and disadvantages to both types of sugars, it is generally agreed by most sources I have found that the best choice is to avoid sugar in your diet to remain healthy.
Reading Times:
Monday: 18 minutes on book, 36 minutes finding 1 source and annotating
Tuesday: 33 minutes annotating 2 sources
Wednesday: 17 minutes finding and annotating 1 source
Thursday: 15 minutes on book and 48 minutes annotating 2 sources
Sunday: 12 minutes on book
Total: 45 minutes reading You Have to Stop This and 117 minutes on research
Paragraph 2: There is a massive controversy about sugar in this time period. There are debates about whether real or artificial sweeteners are better for you, and about some of the sweeteners that have been approved by the FDA. In my research so far, I have learned several things about sugar that I had not known before. For example, I have learned that sugar is simply any type of caloric sweetener. And artificial sweeteners can be described as any man-made non-caloric sweetened. Even though there are benefits and disadvantages to both types of sugars, it is generally agreed by most sources I have found that the best choice is to avoid sugar in your diet to remain healthy.
Reading Times:
Monday: 18 minutes on book, 36 minutes finding 1 source and annotating
Tuesday: 33 minutes annotating 2 sources
Wednesday: 17 minutes finding and annotating 1 source
Thursday: 15 minutes on book and 48 minutes annotating 2 sources
Sunday: 12 minutes on book
Total: 45 minutes reading You Have to Stop This and 117 minutes on research
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Free Post
On Monday, America celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day, and we didn't have school. Martin Luther King Jr. was affronted several times when he was alive, but still was militant for what he believed. He had a calm demeanor and preached wherever he went. In lower and Middle School, we all provided our erudite on the subject through papers and projects. We know him to have been very adroit around difficult situations and was a leader of the civil rights crusade. Back then, black people were known as pariahs and it was tacit that white people weren't very fond of them and thought of them as raucous. But, thanks to many people like Martin Luther King Jr., it is definitive that the world is not the same as it was back then.
Also, this weekend, Obama was inducted into his second term as president. I didn't watch the inauguration so I am not sure if there were any lapses. This event was a prodigy, because we now have a black president serving fro two terms.
Also, this weekend, Obama was inducted into his second term as president. I didn't watch the inauguration so I am not sure if there were any lapses. This event was a prodigy, because we now have a black president serving fro two terms.
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