Lit circle post #5

Without a free mind courage does not mean anything because a person who's mind is being controlled has no concept of what courage even means.When a person does not know the real meaning of courage there is no point of having courage. Knights fight because they want to stand out from everyone for having courage, that is being able to face danger or difficulty with no fear at all. They think it is courageous because that is what has happen told by the tripods because the caps. But the tripods have told them to do certain things which makes people feel courageous and at the same the tripods tell them to do it. I would also say that the man who killed the bear is a man that has no doubt he is courageous to the village but that is not the full it does not mean much if it is not your personality. I would bet that he is scared of tripods then he would not be courageous.

To be called courageous you need to have certain things you need to be able to set challenges for yourself so that you could be come known as a courageous person. For example Shrek the prince had to show he was courageous by going to slay the dragon and get the princes. They know what courage is but to us it does not mean anything because they have a mind that is controlled. So in my point of view I think that they are just people that are in a cartoon because they think that they are real. They have had that information kept from them so it is not mean anything. I have noticed all problems they have or unfair things that I noticed goes back to caps they are the reason why this life ids not worth it if your capped.

White Mountains Blogpost #3

I think that the tripods are able to control this human race because they are able to keep information from them. Also they are able to control the thoughts of te humans and that prevents them from thinking about things that they don't want them to. They also take away all types of technology which stops them from wondering abou thing that they should not be thinking about. I also say that the tripods are much bigger and strong and also are very advanced compered to what we used to be.

Will is disappointed that eloise,Comte and Comtesse are capped and he probably wanted them to come with him to White Mountains. When Will first met Eloise he liked her and when he saw her one of the first thing he looked at was to see if she was capped. I think that Eloise will always on Will's mind even when he goes to white Mountains. I also say that he feels comfortable in church even though Eloise Is capped.

In the book Will feels kind of scared because he is going to be capped after going on such a long journey from staying from capping. He reached out for her turban to see her cap and it fell off and she said nothing then looked at him angry started speaking firmly but quietly.Will think that she is the person for him and he want her to come with but she is capped and she is staying here. She also is turning into a women soon so she has to stay. but she does have fling for because she saved him from getting into a lot of trouble.

Blog post white Mountains #2

I think that Bean pole would be able to help because he is very smart and he also knows the land very well. If they didn't have beanpole with them they might not make it to White Mountains. Beanpole is also very smart and that means that he can use his mental abilities get them to White Mountains faster and safer. He could also help them with the language in case they get capture or comforted by someone. I also say that beanpole could benefit the group by his size because he is small and can slip throw narrow places.

Bean pole could also find out ways for them to move faster like when he got them onto that carriage. I also think that he finds grenades and he find some stuff about the thing that is protect them and the grenade could help them they got in trouble with that are strong. Beanpole is a smart person so he can make a lot of thing that has not been made yet. He has had a lot time to think to himself about science and what he is able to discover. So I think that beanpole is a benefit to the group because of how smart he is and also that he has grown up in this his whole life.

Reflection of Lit circle

I think that will is simular to me in the ways I am about to tell you. First I think will like me because he does not like to do things that he doesn't want to do. I think that he has that attitude because he is will to run away and never come back because he does not want to get capped. This would also make him brave because he is will to run away with no to help him but a map. I also think that he is adventurous like me because he like going down to a place where no one can do anything to him and jack and him hunt for food. He also is questioning and I know this because he is always asking questions.

He also is simular to me in a way that if he see's something unusual he would not stop try to see what makes that things unusual. I also think in that way for example I would see something and wonder bout and try and find out why it is unusual. I also can relate to him in a way that he can be very angry if he wants to but usually he doesn't get angry. He also has a problem sharing with people he doesn't like I am like that if someone has done something bad to me I find it hard to get over it. For example I hate sharing anything with my brother because a lot of the time he is trying to beat me up.

City Connections Reflections

I am going to reflect on my work of the most recent Topic.

I believe that I did well in giving a lot of information about what and why they would go there and why those type of people. I made sure to tell what resources they from that country and also if the people that were originally what them too come or not to come. I also explained what resources they had so that they could trade or sell to other countries. I think that I choose some good pictures that supported what I was saying in my presentation. I explained my notes in the detail so that there could be a full understanding of the history and economy of my country. I also found out which part of the Island was good to have a army base.

I thought that I showed the main rivers and that show's where most people would be staying.

I should have made a better introduction for my presentation and made it a bit more intriguing to the people listening. I could have also Included more facts about how the natural resource was found there helped the economy grow. I should have given more information about the races and religions that populated the country of Trinidad. I should have included a little bit more about which types of business do best in the country of Trinidad. I could have design my presentation better and make it intriguing to others. I could add something good to put at the end of my presentation.

I had to use a loud and clear voices so that everyone who was listening would be able hear loudly and clearly. I had to also stay still so that people would not become distracted from my presentation. I also prevented my self from forgetting what I needed to say so that the people listening could hear me. I learned from other people's presentations that the cities that they have lived in had a natural resource. I also learned that a lot of their cities were able to ship things out and have thing be shipped in. I noticed that the cities they lived in had some sort of protection from hills.

I could have presented with a more clear voice that would have helped people stay more focused on my presentation. I could have aimed my voice more at the crowd so the would hear me better. I should have also memorized my presentation better so that I could tell my presentation with more detail. I needed to use more expressions when I was presenting to the class. I could also use gestures so the people I am presenting to are intrigued to presentation and under stand well. I could have improved my word use and it would have been a more understandable.

So this is my Reflection on this unit of the reasons for why people moved there.

                                     Profile K

I learn best when I am moving and learning like when listening to music or moving around. I also learn better when I don't focus on the details and I don't pay much attention to thing that are not related to me in anyway. I am a visual learner and use three dimension perspectives and emotional elements to learn. When I am relaxed and easily communicate the details and sequence of information when talking or when writing. I don't follow things step by step I may start what it is going to look like when the project or thing is done. After imaging happens I start to do seem like what's going to happen. I tend to do free continue movement when relaxed when I am under stress I move with caution or clumsiness and feel stuck. When I am stressed out or anxious I may have difficulty saying what I am want to say, hearing properly or remembering what is being taught. I often see the big picture but sometimes don't know how to start a task. My biggest challenge may be to piece the information together so that it makes sense. I have an eye that scan's from left to right and have a problem reading English well.

I understand best when being shown something threw movement as seeing how things works help me understand clearly. For me to understand best I need to get a clear idea of the big picture and it helps when I can relate to the work that I am doing. I learn and memorize thing's better when it is explained in imagery Image to work with. When I go through the day with the right amount of sleep, the right amount of food and the right amount of time to myself. I need to be relaxed more often so that I learn better and a problem I have is putting pieces of information and being able to put them together logical matter for me to read. I also will have to practice reading because my dominant eye is left and that means that I would feel better reading from left to right and that is the opposite that I am suppose to read. When I under stress I feel clumsy stuck and I move around with caution and also lose my temper.

I think I need to make changes in my life that will me a more successful learner. I know the things in my everyday life that can affect me as a learner and I need to take steps to putting things in place that will make me a more successful learner. One of the easiest thrashing for me to tackle first would be my eating and sleeping habits. . I need to get adequate sleep or I will become grumpy and frustrated. I need to get at least 8 hours of sleep at night.........no more late TV nights. I also need to eat healthy and regularly. I also need to have a lot more patience with myself and understand my learning weaknesses and make a conscious effort to deal with on a daily basis. Helps calm and make plans on how to tackle any problems.

I want teachers to understand that even though I seem to always be playing around sometimes it is because I can't focus. I get really frustrated and the only way I can feel good is by letting off some steam. I hope that my teachers and I can find some way of putting together some plans that will help me find some better ways of dealing with my problems. Just writing this blog helps me think of ways of dealing with my focusing problems. I also want my teacher's to know these things about me so that they know what is best for me example what is a better place in the room for me to be sitting at. I hope that my teacher's learn my profile well so they have better chance seeing what I am capable of doing and what I am not capable of doing. Also they could know what things I need to practice on to be a better student.

New year Resolution

This New Year I am going to try and work towards reminding myself to do my work as soon as I get it and not save it till the last minute. This will help me make fewer mistakes because as I often save all my work for one night and am not be able to finish it all. Sometimes I will forget about doing work and suddenly I will remember that I have to finish some work and I’ll have to rush to finish the work. I should put reminders up and that will make sure that I don't forget about the work that I have done. I could just immediately start working on it so that there is no chance I don't forget about it. When I get home I start my work on the same day that it is assigned or work on most of it and then work on it the next day for a while. Another good reason to start your homework as soon as you gets it so that if you need help to finish the work and there is someone to help you.

Another goal for me is to stay more organized so that I don't lose any of my worksheets or anything that is important. Being organized also helps me be prepared for class so that I don't waste time looking for supplies. I could also try and remember to use my planner more often so that I know what work I have to do in advanced. I could also use more detail so that I don't miss anything and know all the details.  Another way to prevent myself from loosing papers is to keep my locker clean so I don't lose anything. I could also make sure that I organize my folder so that I don't lose any important folder.

For my Christmas holiday I went to Trinidad and Tobago and I stayed In Trinidad for the first week and met up with my family and watch movies in the theater. I was kind of jetlagged so I got caught up with the time zone and the first week was relaxed week. The second week my grandfather rented a house in Tobago and I was on the beach for a week with all my relatives. My father’s parents also live on Tobago and my uncle, aunt and cousin were also there too and my grandmother had a big new year’s dinner with everyone that I knew. The first day we went to the beach and rode jet skies and played sports with my family on the beach.

The rest of the week we swam in our pool a lot at the house we were staying and the pool was so big that the babies could play safely. We went to a many of the popular beaches but the swimming was not too good because the wave's on the beaches were too big . Even though it was very rough I stayed and played in the shallow water for the whole time and everyone else sat down and looked at the sun setting. We had to do our family pictures and as we had all our family even my family from Canada, USA and from Australia. The third week I visited all my old friends and people that I haven't seen in a long time. I also used up all the fireworks left from new years.