Out my Window

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This is a site called "OUT MY WINDOW", which is very interesting.
It's a site that has a lot of documentary films about other people that has diffferent cultures.
We did this activity in our GLPS writing class.
There are total 14 different people here, and I chose Tola for my major assignment ; "compare and contrast essay". By this activity, I got to learn about Tola's culture. I hope you enjoy my essay!^^
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Title : Tola the construction worker & Me
     Do you know the life of a construction worker in Cambodia? Most of you might no know about this very much. Therefore, with the "Out my Window" documentary, I'll write an essay about Tola, who is a construction worker. Tola is living in Cambodia, and he is a construction worker there. This guy is interesting to writing about, because he not only builds a building, but actually lives in it! Also, because the documentary shows out of his window in Cambodia, it was very amusing to explore it. By this activity, I learned that the daily life of other people in other country is very different from mine, even though it has some similarities. From now,  I'm going to write about Tola, and the view outside his window. Then, I will compare Korean culture and daily life to that of Tola's.
     First, I will give you a brief explanation of Tola. Tola is a construction worker that lives and works in a construction building. He sleeps here, and thinks that he's lucky to be here because it provides water, electricy, and a place to sleep. He gets to live here until the buyer moves in. In the start of his construction work, he didn't get to work much, but after a several years of working here, he can work much more and earn more money. Therefore, he feels pride of his job. For him, and others, it's crucial to attract a lot of tourists in order to earn more benefit, and the only thing he can do is "build".

     His view out of his window is very interesting. Many people enjoy leisure times. For instance, young people ride motorbikes and hang out with their friends. He sometimes feel scared for them. Also, he goes out in the park with his friends and see other people excercise. There are a lot of fancy buildings too.

     This is a picture of Samdech Hun Sen Park. For him, this reminds him about the war and life during the Khmer Rougeperiod. He never thought that his country would survive and see the development of the city because the war didn't finish that long ago.        

  

An Ode to my Cellphone

Dear my Cellphone,

You are pink and round, smaller than my hand, with Show and Ever written on it.

I am very thankful for you.

You give me entertainment when I'm bored or stressed, because

you let me play fun games; Cuga and brain game,

You give me friendship, because you connect me with my friends,

making me and my friends close to each other by text messages,

You give me safety and save me from emergency,

when I call my parents if I'm hurt or in danger.

You give me good scores,

for I use your dictionary, calculator, stopwatch.

You give me rememberence of my good memories of the past,

by the Camera that you have inside,

Thank you, my cellphone.

But I sometimes treated you badly.
Sometimes, I dropped you down to the floor in accident,
Were you hurt by this?
Also, when I was angry, I pushed your body so hardly.
I made you tired because I talked on your body with my friend for over 10 minutes, sometimes
30 minutes.
I am really sorry.

But why are you so expensive?
When I talk or text message on your body, it takes a lot of money.
So sometimes, I get in trouble from my mom.
But I think I deserve it due to my harm against you.

Even though you made troubles, you are my best friend, and I will be with you until you get old.
Good bye and thank you, my cellphone!

                                                                                       Your owner, Annie

Writing in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Person Narratives!

♠ First Narrative Writing(Fiction)
Title : A Ghost Duchess


Wednesday, January 18th, 2011

     I opened our room 805 door. My friends and I  came back from the study hall. I was so tired, as I nosebleeded twice today, but I had so many homework to do. My friends were tired, too. Therefore, we immediately brushed our teeth and went to bed. The bed was so soft and comfortable, as if I'm lying on the cloud. Oh, it was very relaxing. I prayed, thanked god, and jumped into my sweet sleep.

     In the dream, there was a sumptuous palace. People were having a feast. On the throne, a duke was sitting with royalty. On the left side of him, a beautiful duchess, with expansive clothes, was sitting too. They laughed happily. In front of them, but lower, there were people toasting the duch and the duchess. They all looked happy. But suddenly, it started to get cold. No, even FREEZING! I shivered. But something was strange. Am I the only one that is shivering? Other people had no reaction to this freezing temperture. What is this?

     I opened my eyes. At first, I was confused, but my mind came back to reality. Oh....of course. It was a dream. But it was stll cold! After a few seconds, I realized that the window was opened all the way, and the curtain fluttered by the cold wind. But who opened the window? I was very curious, but I had to close the window, so I went down the ladder and tried to close the window. However, it stuck. I couldn't close it. I used all my strength, but it still didn't close. While I struggled, I felt some kind of chill on my back. It wasn't due to the cold temperature, but I felt strange. So I turned around....but I shouldn't have..........

     A ghost was standing right beside me and was staring directly at my face. She was a duchess that I saw in my dream, but the difference was that the blood was oozing from her mouth. Even though it was kind of dark, I could see the red blood. It gave me goose bumps. I was so scared. She didn't even move but I realized that she was stretching her hands at me, as if wanting something. I tried to speak, but words didn't come out of my mouth, since my throat was too dry. I looked to the side to call my roommates, but my roommates weren't there. Trying not to be noticed I was moving, I pinched my hand. It hurt. Oh, my, god.......

     Me and the ghost was standing about for 15 minutes. She, without blinking her eyes, stared at me continously. I thought and thought and thought. What does the duchess like? Food? Jewlery? Expensive Clothes? I had an expensive frame that I hanged on the wall. So I gave her that. She moved her hands forward and took it. Then, she flew outside the window, high, high to the sky.....
     Still now, I'm very confused about this....................

♠ Second Narrative writing

Title : A horibble day

     You are a high school student whose taking a big test today. But you woke up at 11 o'clock in the morning. You had to go to school at 8:00 am, but  the alarm clock was broken. You shout angrily and you start to think about how I'm going to take the test. You remember the teacher's words; "If you're late, it's your own fault, and you can't take the test again". Your heart pumps fastly. You make a grimace. You start to cry with a thought that what if you can't go to a good university? Your tear falls down drip by drip. It was a horrible and unlucky day.

♠ Third Narrative writing

Title : Once upon a time...

     Once upon a time, there was a ugly girl named Grace. She had a big face with freckles and her eyes were too small for her big face. In addition to her unlucky appearance, she was an orphan, thus, was very poor. So, she lived in a hut with a nice women who let her live together.

     On the other hand, at the same time, there was a beautiful girl named Sophia who was famous for her beauty. When she walked pass, people was amazed with suprise. Also, since her family was in a high-class, generation to generation, they were fabulously rich. Golds were piled in her house.

     However, their personalities. When Grace saw people, even those who she's unfamiliar, she said hello happily. Even though she was extremely poor, she helped other poor people by giving them bread that was left. But Sophia, was full of pride and thought that she was the best, so she gave hardship to many people.

     Therefore, despite of her ugliness, Grace was loved by everyone, while Sophia was abused harshly by her personality.

     
 "Don't judge one by their outside, but their inside. Outside and Inside are different"

Wacky Web Tales - Apple Suprise!

Apple Surprise

 

December 25th, 2011, Seoul—What was supposed to be a routine apple-picking trip turned into something much more. Annie and Sonia went to Mily Cyrus's farm to pick apples. This was a funny sort of farm! To get to the orchard, they rode on a(n) Jeep driven by Myeoung Bak Lee President! Annie and Sonia went about picking their apples, and they filled two big bags with the most Brown apples they had ever seen.
Suddenly, Kim Yuna happened to ride by on a(n) Lion and offered to turn the apples into a delicious pie, right there in the orchard. Annie and Sonia didn't believe that this was possible, but they agreed. Kim Yuna told them to close their eyes, and before they knew it, the apples were steaming, hot apple pies. Annie and Sonia couldn't believe their eyes! They were so amazed, they ran home and called Korea Herald. When Mily Cyrus was contacted about this matter, a reporter was informed that this “miracle” was “just a really Gorgeous practical joke”!

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www.eduplace.com/tales/
This is a website that I used for making tales.
It is very interesting, so I recommend you try it!
It will give you a big smile on your face!^^

My life in GLPS!

    







←『KMLA 』





     Hello, guys! From the beginning of January, I stayed in GLPS(Global Leadership Program for Students) camp, in KMLA. Before I came here, I was very nervous, but I was looking forward to staying in Minsa highschool, or KMLA. It's because My future dream is to go in and graduate KMLA.


     On Sunday, the first day of GLPS, my mom, granparents, and my sister came with me. We said good-byes and parted. When I stepped inside my room, 805, all of my roommates were already there. I was late. Together, we greeted each other and talked. At first, we were awkward, but later, we became close.^^


     In the first week, it was hard to adjust. The schedule was too busy, and the environment was uneasy, too. I wanted to go home at this time....^^;;; On Monday and Tuesday, we took the "Level-up Test", and on Wednesday, the result came out. Thank god! I got in the intensive, specifically class 24, which is the highest of elementary school students. I was very happy and satisfied.


     In the second week, I adjusted very well. I had fun with my friends and the classes were interesting. We mainly had Writing, History, Math, and Debate class. Even though we didn't have some fun subjects such as PE, music, PI, it was still fun. I liked the Writing class the best! Mr. Garrioch told us to write as much as we can, including the topics he gave us, which is what I'm doing^^

     Today is the Third Week!^^ I'm having a good time^^

Diamonte Poems - Nature & Human, Angel & Satan

 

Nature and Human

     Nature,

     Beautiful, Charming

  Cycles, Flows, Gives refreshment

  Trees, Fresh Air, Houses, Artificial

     Walk, Talk, Harms nature

   Think, Civilized

   Human

  

     

Angel and Satan

   Angel,

   Heaven, Virutous

   Forgive, Fly, Encourage good behavior

   God, Good-hearted people, Devil, Sins

   Encourage bad behavior, Tempt, Harm

     Malicious, Evil

   Satan

Reflective Essay - "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring" movie

     In the film, "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring", a monk and his young student come out. They live together in a house on the lake. While they spend their days, the monk teaches his young student a lesson by his mistakes. They young boy tied a fish, a frog, and a snake with a rock for fun, and the monk saw that scene. Therefore, they night when the boy was sleeping, the monk did the same thing to the boy. He tied the boy with a thick rope and a big rock. Next morning, the monk ordered him to untie the animals, but most of them were dead. By this, the boy regretted his behaviors and cried. By this discipline, I think the monk is trying to teach him two lessons; "You will get paid for your bad behaviors" and "You should respect nature as if it's yourself". Also, I believe that the monk's discipline is efficient enough for the boy to reflect.
     In my opinion, I think the monk is trying to teach his young student that "You will get paid for your bad behaviors". It's because the monk did the same thing to the boy, as the boy did to the animals. By this event, the boy was paid harshly for his faults by getting tied. In my experience, I also got this lesson from my parents before. When I had many Hershey chocolates, I gave one each to my family members, but not my sister, because we had a big fight. My parents saw it as if she knows everything, like the monk in the movie. Later, when we went to the Ice-cream shop, she bought everyone an icecream exept me. Temporarily, I felt angry and disappointed, but later, I realized my fault and learned a lesson that I will get paid for my bad behaviors.
     Another lesson that I think he's trying to teach is, "You should respect nature as if it's yourself". It's because when the boy treated nature(animals) badly and disrespected them, the monk disciplined him. Likewise, I had an experience similar to this. When I was young, our family went hiking. While I was hiking, I ate some chips and it was annoying to bring the trash home. Therefore, I just threw it in the mountains. Again, my parents witnessed it and I got in big trouble. I learned a lesson that I should respect nature.
     I think that the discipline of the monk is well-done. By doing the same thing as the boy did to the animals, the boy regretted and learned a lesson. If he just scolded and spanked the boy, he would have not understood his faults, but feel resentment against his master. For this reason, I think the monk is very intelligent in teaching students. Furthermore, when I was watching the movie, I was very curious about the monk. There was only one boat on the lake, and the monk was on his small backyard. However, when the boy went to the forest by riding the boat alone, the monk was there, too. I think he had some magical powers such as flying.
     To conclude, when I thought about my own experience, I think that the lesson that the monk is trying to teach are; "You will get paid for your bad behaviors" and "You should respect nature as if it's yourself". Also, I think that the discipline of the monk is well-done.

My History Presentation - Pope Hadrian I

In Mr. Urban's history class, we did history presentation. I presented about Pope Hadrian, the leader of the Roman Catholics. It's pretty long, but I hope you enjoy!^^

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     Hello, everyone. My name is Annie or Yeryn. I'm going to present my topic, Pope Hadrian the first, who was the leader of the Roman Catholics. I will first tell you about the role Pope Hadrian played in the movie, and how he was born. Then, I will explain his relationship with King Charlemagne, and what he did. After that's done, I'll tell you about his character and my opinion about him. Before I start my main speech, I'll remind you that Pope Hadrian is also called, Pope Adrian.

     In the movie, Pope Hadrian actsas a religious advisor of King Charlemagne, and is shown mild and heldup high. We can assume from the movie that Pope Hadrian and Charlemagne shared clso relationship with each other because when Charlemagne got the message that Pope Hadrian was dead, his face became stiff with sadness and shock.

     According to Wikipedia with the title, "Pope Adrian I", he started ruling on Febuary 1, 772 and stopped ruling and died on December 25, 795. The birthdate of Pope Hadrian isn't clear. He was a Roman, son of Theodore, and belongedto the noble family of Colonna. In other words, he was born as an aristocrat.

     I also searched in the "Papal Books", which is a search engine. It stated that he was elected as a pope with the support of the Frankish party at Rome. He got another help from the Franks. Once, the territories ruled by the popes were invaded and seized by the Lombards King, Desderious. But as a pope, Adrian got help fromt he Frankish King Charlemagne to defeat Desderious. Because of the help, he remained faithful to the Frankish alliance, and became really close with Charlemagne. It is also said that when he died, due to the nobles of the Church who disagreed with him, he was buried in the Batican and Charlemagne wept bitterly on the death of him. He had always thought of him as a father. For instance, in an epitaph written by Charlemagne, he styles Adrian as"Father". This is seen at the door of Vatican.

     According to Catholic Encyclopedia which title is "Pope Adrian I", some of the things that he did were baptizing Peppin and annointing himas the king of Italy. He also crowned Louis, who is Charles's son. He created 185 bishops, 24 priests, and 7 deacons. Moreover, he governed his state with firm and skillful hands, and restored many of the ancient aqueducts of Rome. The reign of Adrian was longer than that of any pope fromSaint Peter. He reigned for 23 years.

     Pope Adrian's character is that he always took ancient discipline, forgiving the guilty. Because he was very desirous of saving life, under his authority, no prisoner ever suffered torture. Also, he was very charitable that he expended 2580 pounds of gold and 907 pounds of silver upon the Vatican Church. Therefore, he symbolized the medieval ideal of church and state.

     Now I will tell you how I think of Pope Adrian. My opinion about Pope Adrian's character is both good and bad. Firstly, with the evidence that he was very desirous for saving life, and was charitable, I think he is a generous, love-hearted pope. I want to put him as my role model and follow his characterof loving lives with no greedin his heart. When everybody behaves like him, I think the world will turn out to be full of peace and love. Even though it's hard to be generous to all people including enemies, we should at least try to be like him. On the other hand, like there's no people who is perfect, I think he might have done bad things, too. Even though the history marks him as the greatest pope, historians might have eliminated some negative information about him because he was very powerful at that time. Also, it's over a thousand years from now. This is similar to when the winner of the war writes the history positively about them. Thus, I think that he might have had some flaws in his personality.

     This is the end of my presentation. I'll organize what I just presented. First, I told you that in the movie, Pope Adrian acted as a religious advisor of Charlemagne and I told you about his family backround. Then, I explained, his relationship with Charlemagne was very close, and what he did. I also told you about his good character and that I think of him as neutral, not good but not bad.

     I hope you enjoyed my presentation about Pope Hadrian. Thank you all for listening to my speech.

Viral Video - "Charlie Bit my Finger!"

This video's title is "Charlie Bit my Finger", and this is a viral video.
I'm going to write a mini-essay about this video.
I hope you enjoy!^^
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Title : Viral Video - "Charlie Bit my Finger!"


     Have you ever saw humorous videos like this? These kinds of videos that many people watch is called, "Viral Video". Viral Video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites and email. This video about "Charlie Bit my Finger" is a viral video, too.
     In this video, two boys come out. The older boy's name is Harry, and the baby's name is Charlie, as Harry mentions in the video. Harry is now 7years old, and Charlie is now 4 3/4 years old. Their parents posted this video on youtube, because they were being very fun. 
     The biggest reason I think people like this video is because it's very humorous. The older boy(his name is Harry) keeps repeating "Hey~~Charlie Bit my finger!" and Charlie responds by laughing. I think that these two boys are so cute. Another reason is that it shows their brotherly relationship; affection and love between them. Even though Charlie bit Harry's finger, Harry smiles because he knows Charlie is someone that is very close to him. Especially, the part that Charlie is on his brother's lap gives me an impression. Thus, I think that this became a viral video because of humor and love inside.
     I think that this viral video is totally positive. It's  because this gives good humor to people and shows the relationship of young brothers.
     To conclude, I think this video became viral due to its humor and brotherly love. Also, it gives us a lesson; "In between Brothers, there's love"

Writing Chain : "Bullying Must be Stopped!" by Class 24

    

Hi Everyone! This essay is the "Writing Chain" we did in class 24.

By this "Writing Chain" activity, I learned that each people's writing style and perspective is different.

There were some parts that didn't make any sense, but I edited it.^^

Our classmates wrote it with nice organization, so I thank them very much.

By the way, we should re~ally stop bullying! You'll know why if you read my essay.

OK! Have a great time reading my essay!

THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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     Bullying must be stopped. Nowadays, in school, many kids are bullying one kid. Even though the bullies feel fun by doingit, the kids who are getting bullied feel terrible and sad. There are several reasons why bullying must be stopped, and there are some ways to prevent it.

     First, when the students bully one student, they'll feel hurt and they'll think that they ae useless. Then they think that they should die, and suffers from depression. This leads to suiciding. According to Cheong-Yea-dan, an engine for School bullying, found out that students who were going to suicide or thought about it was 15.8%. Therefore, to save one's ife, bullying must be put an end.

     Second, by getting bullied, the students can have mental problem. When the students bully a particular student, they bully by hitting or swearing at the student,  and that student gets a mental problem such as mental agony.

     Third, bullying affects the student's societal relatinoships and their future. Students or children who got bullied might think like this; "If I get out, I will get bullied again." As a result, they can't be active in society and cannot enjoy social life. That is why people who were once bullied suffer getting a job, or making friends. Therefore, this affects their future, too.

     Lastly, if bullying increases across the whole country, our country will be quoted; "Scary Country", "Dangerous Country", or other negetive names. Thus, bullying affects our country in a negative way.

     Then, what are the ways to stop bullying? To stop bullying, we must find out who the bullies are and punish them strongly so that they won't do it again, such as thinking chair, calling the parents, or removing them to other schools. Another way to stop bullting is educating he children well. We should tell all of the students to think about how they'll feel if they're getting bulied. They will be alone with no friends, and will be afraid to go to their school or any place she can be bullied. They also should tell them the bad effects of bullying. That'll give them a lesson, and we might get a result that nobody bullies others.

     In conclusion, bullying should be stopped in the reason that it negatively affects people. Also, by the ways on the top, we should make a society that is quoted; "Society with no bullying, but PEACE"

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