Wednesday, March 25, 2009
I'M FINISHED MY MATH.
I just finished my last math test for the year; Geometry, so I am finished with math for the year. I did 15 pages a day. I am not finished for the year, I still have projects to go.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Elephant Ceremony
Yesterday we went to a ceremony with elephants. The ceremony had drummers and horn players. The horn players were very loud because the horn's were pointing in our faces. The drummers were not as loud. There was elephants and the elephants had gold on them. There were people on the elephants, without holding on to anything, just holding on to the elephants spine. The people on the elephants were waving their arms with some sort of fan.
A Book Report.........
Children Of The Lamp Book Report
In this book report I am going to tell you about 'Children Of The Lamp: The Akhenten Adventure' by P.B. Kerr. It is a book about history and has magic. It is fiction.
The setting of the book is in London, Cairo, and Antarctica. These are real places, however, characters and circumstances are sometimes magical. In Cairo there are pyramids. Cairo is very hot in this book, the temperature is up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Cairo is very busy and has markets and camels. There is a tomb close to Cairo called 'The Tomb Of Akhenten'. The tomb has a blue scorpion that is encrusted with jade. The tomb is brown with a lot of ancient artifacts. There is a lot of sand everywhere in Cairo with palm trees and sand dunes. In London there are museums, and the museums are full of people. The museums have Egyptian artifacts from the 17th century. In the book it is a chilly summer in London. In London there are small buildings and plenty of gardens. Antarctica is snowy, cold, and has ice burgs. Antarctica has seals, walruses and narwhales. The setting of the book is always changing. Each location is very different with different climates.
John and Philippa Gaunt are twins from America. They live in New York. John is 12 years old, and Philippa is ten minutes younger. John has straight brown hair, and he likes to wear black. Philippa has red wavy hair, and she likes to wear pink. They get along pretty well. They live with their parents. They go to school and are in seventh grade.
Nimrod is another character in the story. Nimrod is John and Philippa's uncle. Nimrod likes to wear red. Nimrod lives in London.
Iblis is another character, and he is human. Iblis is the leader of a tribe called the "Ifrit". Iblis has a cobra that bit a boy named Brekeesh on the foot. Iblis is described as handsome and an arrogant-looking Englishman. He has a hooked nose and smallish fair beard. He is described as "smelling strongly of snobbery and snake".
Baksheesh is the son of Hussein Hussaout who is a archeologist. His feet turn blue when he is bitten by the cobra.
Akhenten is a dead Pharaoh. Akhenten has black hair, almond shaped eyes, a long face, thick lips, dropping jaw, long swanlike neck, sloping shoulders, large pot belly with huge thighs. He is ugly. He is the 4th king of Egypt in the 18th century. He is known as the "Hectic Pharaoh". He is not a djinn, instead a magician. Iblis and Akhenten are the twins' enemies from the time they first met.
The theme of this book is that the twins learn that if you get everything you could wish for, you still wouldn't be happy.
The book starts when John and Philippa start their adventure in their house. They name their Rottweiler dogs "Winston" and "Elvis". The dogs were previously named Alan and Neil. They change the names because they don't think Alan and Neil sound like dog names.
Then the twins go to the dentist and the dentist tells them they have wisdom teeth that have to have them taken out. Wisdom teeth are teeth that are supposed to come in later in your life, "when you are wiser". The wisdom teeth make John and Philippa djinn. Djinn is another name for genie.
After this the twins have a dream where they are on a beach with a big building. Nimrod, their uncle, is in the the building and he tells them to come up but there are no stairs. Nimrod conjures a staircase because he is a djinn in real life and in the dream. After they have the dream the twins go to London alone. They go because of the dream. They think they should see Nimrod after the dream.
After they meet Nimrod they go to Cairo with Nimrod to see Iblis and Akhenten, and to find Akhenten's tomb. They encounter Iblis on the way, but Akhenten does not appear in his tomb. After Cairo, the twins and Nimrod go to London again to search for the Sekhem Scepter. The Sekhem Scepter holds 70 ancient djinn that can stop Akhenten's ghost from turning everyone into slaves. The Sekhem Scepter is hidden somewhere in the British Museum. Akhenten appears for the first time in the museum with a baboon ghost and a cobra ghost. At night John, Nimrod, and Philippa come out of a coke bottle that has been left in the museum after closing time. They find Akhenten and Nimrod is bitten by the baboon ghost and becomes trapped in a canopic jar. The twins release the 70 djinn by solving a hieroglyphic puzzle. The djinn capture Akhenten and put him in the jar with Nimrod.
After this happens in the museum the twins go to Antarctica to freeze Akhenten who is trapped in the canopic jar with Nimrod. A canopic jar is a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body. To get to Antarctica they travel by plane. After Akhenten is frozen along with Nimrod, a polar bear arrives and comes close to eating John and Philippa. Then John has a idea. The idea is to wear space suits and rescue Nimrod from Akhenten. The reason John chose space suits is because space suits can keep them from freezing in the jar when they go in the jar.
They manage to release Nimrod. After they release him they all go to London and Nimrod sends them back home on an airplane. He thinks their parents missed them.
Throughout the book they go through challenges like defeating Iblis in Cairo, and Akhenten in Antarctica. At home John and Philppa tell their family everything that happened. Their parents feel relieved that John and Philppa are alright.
I liked the book because I like Egypt, Antarctica, and magic. There are all of those in the book. I liked Egypt because I like pyramids. I like pyramids because of the tunnels that run through them. I like Antarctica because it snows there all year. I already knew things about Antarctica and Egypt and I learned more from 'Children Of The Lamp.' I recommend this book to fiction readers who also like history and magic.
In this book report I am going to tell you about 'Children Of The Lamp: The Akhenten Adventure' by P.B. Kerr. It is a book about history and has magic. It is fiction.
The setting of the book is in London, Cairo, and Antarctica. These are real places, however, characters and circumstances are sometimes magical. In Cairo there are pyramids. Cairo is very hot in this book, the temperature is up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Cairo is very busy and has markets and camels. There is a tomb close to Cairo called 'The Tomb Of Akhenten'. The tomb has a blue scorpion that is encrusted with jade. The tomb is brown with a lot of ancient artifacts. There is a lot of sand everywhere in Cairo with palm trees and sand dunes. In London there are museums, and the museums are full of people. The museums have Egyptian artifacts from the 17th century. In the book it is a chilly summer in London. In London there are small buildings and plenty of gardens. Antarctica is snowy, cold, and has ice burgs. Antarctica has seals, walruses and narwhales. The setting of the book is always changing. Each location is very different with different climates.
John and Philippa Gaunt are twins from America. They live in New York. John is 12 years old, and Philippa is ten minutes younger. John has straight brown hair, and he likes to wear black. Philippa has red wavy hair, and she likes to wear pink. They get along pretty well. They live with their parents. They go to school and are in seventh grade.
Nimrod is another character in the story. Nimrod is John and Philippa's uncle. Nimrod likes to wear red. Nimrod lives in London.
Iblis is another character, and he is human. Iblis is the leader of a tribe called the "Ifrit". Iblis has a cobra that bit a boy named Brekeesh on the foot. Iblis is described as handsome and an arrogant-looking Englishman. He has a hooked nose and smallish fair beard. He is described as "smelling strongly of snobbery and snake".
Baksheesh is the son of Hussein Hussaout who is a archeologist. His feet turn blue when he is bitten by the cobra.
Akhenten is a dead Pharaoh. Akhenten has black hair, almond shaped eyes, a long face, thick lips, dropping jaw, long swanlike neck, sloping shoulders, large pot belly with huge thighs. He is ugly. He is the 4th king of Egypt in the 18th century. He is known as the "Hectic Pharaoh". He is not a djinn, instead a magician. Iblis and Akhenten are the twins' enemies from the time they first met.
The theme of this book is that the twins learn that if you get everything you could wish for, you still wouldn't be happy.
The book starts when John and Philippa start their adventure in their house. They name their Rottweiler dogs "Winston" and "Elvis". The dogs were previously named Alan and Neil. They change the names because they don't think Alan and Neil sound like dog names.
Then the twins go to the dentist and the dentist tells them they have wisdom teeth that have to have them taken out. Wisdom teeth are teeth that are supposed to come in later in your life, "when you are wiser". The wisdom teeth make John and Philippa djinn. Djinn is another name for genie.
After this the twins have a dream where they are on a beach with a big building. Nimrod, their uncle, is in the the building and he tells them to come up but there are no stairs. Nimrod conjures a staircase because he is a djinn in real life and in the dream. After they have the dream the twins go to London alone. They go because of the dream. They think they should see Nimrod after the dream.
After they meet Nimrod they go to Cairo with Nimrod to see Iblis and Akhenten, and to find Akhenten's tomb. They encounter Iblis on the way, but Akhenten does not appear in his tomb. After Cairo, the twins and Nimrod go to London again to search for the Sekhem Scepter. The Sekhem Scepter holds 70 ancient djinn that can stop Akhenten's ghost from turning everyone into slaves. The Sekhem Scepter is hidden somewhere in the British Museum. Akhenten appears for the first time in the museum with a baboon ghost and a cobra ghost. At night John, Nimrod, and Philippa come out of a coke bottle that has been left in the museum after closing time. They find Akhenten and Nimrod is bitten by the baboon ghost and becomes trapped in a canopic jar. The twins release the 70 djinn by solving a hieroglyphic puzzle. The djinn capture Akhenten and put him in the jar with Nimrod.
After this happens in the museum the twins go to Antarctica to freeze Akhenten who is trapped in the canopic jar with Nimrod. A canopic jar is a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails from an embalmed body. To get to Antarctica they travel by plane. After Akhenten is frozen along with Nimrod, a polar bear arrives and comes close to eating John and Philippa. Then John has a idea. The idea is to wear space suits and rescue Nimrod from Akhenten. The reason John chose space suits is because space suits can keep them from freezing in the jar when they go in the jar.
They manage to release Nimrod. After they release him they all go to London and Nimrod sends them back home on an airplane. He thinks their parents missed them.
Throughout the book they go through challenges like defeating Iblis in Cairo, and Akhenten in Antarctica. At home John and Philppa tell their family everything that happened. Their parents feel relieved that John and Philppa are alright.
I liked the book because I like Egypt, Antarctica, and magic. There are all of those in the book. I liked Egypt because I like pyramids. I like pyramids because of the tunnels that run through them. I like Antarctica because it snows there all year. I already knew things about Antarctica and Egypt and I learned more from 'Children Of The Lamp.' I recommend this book to fiction readers who also like history and magic.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Gandhi Project
Mohondos Karamchand Gandhi Project
Mahatma Gandhi was a major leader of Indian independence. He was a spiritual and political leader in India. He was the pioneer of 'Satyagraha' , which means resistance to tyranny through civil disobedience. In other words, to resist the oppressive and cruel government by not listening or obeying the laws of the government. This was Gandhi's peaceful way of protesting. He called Satyagraha his "non-violent weapon".
Gandhi was born in Porbander, Gujarat in 1869, on October 2nd. Gandhi's birthday is now a national holiday for Indians. It is known as Gandhi Jayanti. He was a Hindu. His mother's name was Pulitibal, and father, Karamchand. Karamchand had 4 wives. 3 of them died in childbirth. Pulitibal was the only survivor. Gandhi did not have any siblings, or half siblings. Mahatma is not part of Gandhi's name, but a title given to him by the Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, when Gandhi got his reputation. Mahatma means " Great Soul". His real name was Mohondos Karamchand Gandhi. At the age of thirteen Gandhi married fourteen-year-old Kasturba Malhilah in an arranged marriage made by their parents. Mohondos Gandhi and Katurba had four male children. Hanilal was born in 1888. Manilal was born in 1892. Ramdas was born in 1897. Devdas was born in 1900. They had another child but he died only a few days after birth. At the age of 19 Gandhi went to London to train as a barrister. He was very shy so he would have been afraid in court and wouldn't have been a very good lawyer. Before he went to London he made a vow to his mother not to drink alcohol, eat meat, or be promiscuous. In London he joined the Vegetarian Society. He could not stomach his land-lady's cabbage and mutton. He was happy in London.
After Gandhi got his degree he went to South Africa. In South Africa Indians didn't have civil rights. In South Africa he was treated like he was inferior because he was Indian. One day in South Africa, Gandhi was denied a seat on a train by the racist, caucasian driver just because Gandhi wasn't caucasian. Gandhi sued the Railroad Company and won. The South Africans threw Gandhi in jail many times because he was protesting Indian's rights by using Satyagraha. He realized by doing Satyagraha in South Africa that it might also be used to free India from the British rule. Because of Gandhi, the Indians in South Africa probably saw how they could make a change to not be discriminated against. He believed in 'ahimsa' which means non-violence.
The British ruled from 1858 to 1947. When the British were ruling India Indians were discriminated against. Gandhi thought that Indians shouldn't be treated like slaves. When he came back from India he started to gather peasants, farmers, and urban laborers to protest against the British.
Gandhi had many beliefs on how you should live. Gandhi's belief was that you should never tell lies. He lived in a self-sufficient community. He was a vegetarian. He took fasts, meaning he did not eat for as long as 2 months at a time. Gandhi fasted to protest. He thought that you should make your own clothes, because that made you self-sufficient. Satyagraha spread through India at lightning speed, gathering millions of followers throughout the country. More and more people protested because Gandhi told others to do the same. There was need for that to happen so that they could make the British leave. Indians in public office resigned and children were removed from government schools. Streets were blocked by squatting Indians who refused to rise even when beaten. They were protesting for the British to leave India.
Gandhi ended Untouchability which had been a tradition in India. Castes are hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by ranks of ritual purity or pollution and of social status. The top are touchables and the bottom of the caste system are untouchables. He tried to raise the status of the untouchables who every one avoided. He gave the untouchables the name "Harijin" which means "Children Of God". Gandhi took a fast for 3 weeks to protest against untouchability.
He became leader of the National Congress Party in 1934. He started some campaigns for Indian Independence, expanding women's rights, poverty and building friendship between the religions. In 1922 he declared to the British to Quit India. In 1930 he led a 400km Dandi Salt March from Ahembad to the Arabian Sea. The Salt March was about the salt-tax, that prevented Indian people to get sea-salt from the ocean. It was a law the British made. Gandhi thought that the Indians should be able to get salt from the ocean, this is why Gandhi started the Salt March.
The Boer War was between India, South Africa, and Britain from 1880 to 1881. Gandhi commanded a Red Cross, which is a humanitarian organization that helps millions of people each year prevent, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. In 1910 he founded Tolstoy Farm. Tolstoy Farm was in Phoenix, and he set up little colonies to share his ideals with people. He is the national symbol of a free India, because he made the British leave India in 1947. He made the British leave by protesting against them using satyagraha. Gandhi went to jail because of his protests against the British in 1944. While he was in jail, his wife and secretary died. The British were soon forced to release him because Gandhi got a bad case of Malaria, and the British didn't want him to die in jail. Quit India was announced for the British to leave India in August 1947. On the 15th of August, 1947 the British left India.
Gandhi was deeply suspicious of the Muslim League. The Muslim League was a political party that led to the creation of Pakistan. Gandhi viewed the Muslim League as a precursor to Partition. Partition means that India and Pakistan were the same country, but got divided into India and Pakistan during Partition. The major religion that stayed in India were the Hindus, and some Hindus came down from the area that became Pakistan. The Muslims went to Pakistan. There was conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims. 5,000 people were killed in the conflict. It was a violent transition. Gandhi fasted for the last time to bring peace to the war between the Muslims and the Hindus.
Gandhi was killed on the 30th of January, 1948. He was 78 years old. He was killed by 3 pistol shots from Nauthraum Godse while taking his nightly walk. The reason Nauthraum shot him was because Nauthraum had links to the extremist Mahabatra Aluf, who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India. Nauthraum was executed after Gandhi's death. Gandhi's ashes were put in urns which ended up all over the world.
After his death Prime Minister Jawahalal Nehru said "Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere, and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more. Perhaps I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country."
Mahatma Gandhi was a major leader of Indian independence. He was a spiritual and political leader in India. He was the pioneer of 'Satyagraha' , which means resistance to tyranny through civil disobedience. In other words, to resist the oppressive and cruel government by not listening or obeying the laws of the government. This was Gandhi's peaceful way of protesting. He called Satyagraha his "non-violent weapon".
Gandhi was born in Porbander, Gujarat in 1869, on October 2nd. Gandhi's birthday is now a national holiday for Indians. It is known as Gandhi Jayanti. He was a Hindu. His mother's name was Pulitibal, and father, Karamchand. Karamchand had 4 wives. 3 of them died in childbirth. Pulitibal was the only survivor. Gandhi did not have any siblings, or half siblings. Mahatma is not part of Gandhi's name, but a title given to him by the Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore, when Gandhi got his reputation. Mahatma means " Great Soul". His real name was Mohondos Karamchand Gandhi. At the age of thirteen Gandhi married fourteen-year-old Kasturba Malhilah in an arranged marriage made by their parents. Mohondos Gandhi and Katurba had four male children. Hanilal was born in 1888. Manilal was born in 1892. Ramdas was born in 1897. Devdas was born in 1900. They had another child but he died only a few days after birth. At the age of 19 Gandhi went to London to train as a barrister. He was very shy so he would have been afraid in court and wouldn't have been a very good lawyer. Before he went to London he made a vow to his mother not to drink alcohol, eat meat, or be promiscuous. In London he joined the Vegetarian Society. He could not stomach his land-lady's cabbage and mutton. He was happy in London.
After Gandhi got his degree he went to South Africa. In South Africa Indians didn't have civil rights. In South Africa he was treated like he was inferior because he was Indian. One day in South Africa, Gandhi was denied a seat on a train by the racist, caucasian driver just because Gandhi wasn't caucasian. Gandhi sued the Railroad Company and won. The South Africans threw Gandhi in jail many times because he was protesting Indian's rights by using Satyagraha. He realized by doing Satyagraha in South Africa that it might also be used to free India from the British rule. Because of Gandhi, the Indians in South Africa probably saw how they could make a change to not be discriminated against. He believed in 'ahimsa' which means non-violence.
The British ruled from 1858 to 1947. When the British were ruling India Indians were discriminated against. Gandhi thought that Indians shouldn't be treated like slaves. When he came back from India he started to gather peasants, farmers, and urban laborers to protest against the British.
Gandhi had many beliefs on how you should live. Gandhi's belief was that you should never tell lies. He lived in a self-sufficient community. He was a vegetarian. He took fasts, meaning he did not eat for as long as 2 months at a time. Gandhi fasted to protest. He thought that you should make your own clothes, because that made you self-sufficient. Satyagraha spread through India at lightning speed, gathering millions of followers throughout the country. More and more people protested because Gandhi told others to do the same. There was need for that to happen so that they could make the British leave. Indians in public office resigned and children were removed from government schools. Streets were blocked by squatting Indians who refused to rise even when beaten. They were protesting for the British to leave India.
Gandhi ended Untouchability which had been a tradition in India. Castes are hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by ranks of ritual purity or pollution and of social status. The top are touchables and the bottom of the caste system are untouchables. He tried to raise the status of the untouchables who every one avoided. He gave the untouchables the name "Harijin" which means "Children Of God". Gandhi took a fast for 3 weeks to protest against untouchability.
He became leader of the National Congress Party in 1934. He started some campaigns for Indian Independence, expanding women's rights, poverty and building friendship between the religions. In 1922 he declared to the British to Quit India. In 1930 he led a 400km Dandi Salt March from Ahembad to the Arabian Sea. The Salt March was about the salt-tax, that prevented Indian people to get sea-salt from the ocean. It was a law the British made. Gandhi thought that the Indians should be able to get salt from the ocean, this is why Gandhi started the Salt March.
The Boer War was between India, South Africa, and Britain from 1880 to 1881. Gandhi commanded a Red Cross, which is a humanitarian organization that helps millions of people each year prevent, prepare for, and cope with emergencies. In 1910 he founded Tolstoy Farm. Tolstoy Farm was in Phoenix, and he set up little colonies to share his ideals with people. He is the national symbol of a free India, because he made the British leave India in 1947. He made the British leave by protesting against them using satyagraha. Gandhi went to jail because of his protests against the British in 1944. While he was in jail, his wife and secretary died. The British were soon forced to release him because Gandhi got a bad case of Malaria, and the British didn't want him to die in jail. Quit India was announced for the British to leave India in August 1947. On the 15th of August, 1947 the British left India.
Gandhi was deeply suspicious of the Muslim League. The Muslim League was a political party that led to the creation of Pakistan. Gandhi viewed the Muslim League as a precursor to Partition. Partition means that India and Pakistan were the same country, but got divided into India and Pakistan during Partition. The major religion that stayed in India were the Hindus, and some Hindus came down from the area that became Pakistan. The Muslims went to Pakistan. There was conflict between the Hindus and the Muslims. 5,000 people were killed in the conflict. It was a violent transition. Gandhi fasted for the last time to bring peace to the war between the Muslims and the Hindus.
Gandhi was killed on the 30th of January, 1948. He was 78 years old. He was killed by 3 pistol shots from Nauthraum Godse while taking his nightly walk. The reason Nauthraum shot him was because Nauthraum had links to the extremist Mahabatra Aluf, who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India. Nauthraum was executed after Gandhi's death. Gandhi's ashes were put in urns which ended up all over the world.
After his death Prime Minister Jawahalal Nehru said "Friends and comrades, the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere, and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more. Perhaps I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country."
Things in our life here
It seems like every Sunday we go with Rajesh and his daughter Varsha on The Quest For Crab. The quest takes place in either Vypeen Island or Wellington Island. Once we had to go to nine or ten shops before we found any crab. Once my brother Isaac threw up, but luckily not in the car ( told us this before it happened ). Some of the crabs were as big as the hand, others were huge. It's really funny, we still have our Christmas decorations up. Now I can go up to the mini-stores on Ponoth Road ( pronunced Po-knot ) and say "Milka", "Curda" (yogurt), and Wellum which means water. The timed power outs have not been going out for a while. It usally goes out between 7:oo and 10:00. I'm almost finished my math book and I've finished my notebook. Isaac is reading and doing very well in math.
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