I know of a common thing
We see it everyday
It has not two
But four legs
Yet it cannot move
It might be made of
Wood, mahogany, glass
And I am even using one right now!
The answer is : TABLE (HIGHLIGHT THE SPACE TO SEE THE ANSWER)
Monday, July 27, 2009
A ???
I know of a common thing
We see it everyday
It has not two
But four legs
Yet it cannot move
It might be made of
Wood, mahogany, glass
And I am even using one right now!
The answer is : TABLE (HIGHLIGHT THE SPACE TO SEE THE ANSWER)
Friday, July 3, 2009
Reflection
7. Congratulations you're done. I would just ask for your assistance with one final matter-- your first blog entry for term 3. This is a first-time experience for teachers and students, working online for one week. In order to help us refine the process will you please do a blog entry of (the usual) 200 words in which you address
Reflections on E-Learning:i) Overall did you put in more hours per day with E-Learning or a regular school day with homework?
ii) Were you able to complete the Language Arts assignments in about an hour each or did they take longer?
iii)Which assignment(s) did you like the best and which one(s) did you like the least? Explain why.
iv)My suggestions to make E-Learning better are...
v) A general reflection on how you feel the week went. Please share your honest opinion as ALL feedback is critical at this time.
Well, i spent more time doing homework as compared to e-learning. This is because we can choose when to do our work. For example, we can do tomorrow's work today! Even though I took a longer time than one hour to do each assignment, i still had enough time for i took a headstart and started doing at Sunday!
The assignment I liked most would be the first one. This is because it was the most meaningful out of the six assignments. It was also quite easy to do. The one i disliked the most would be the fifth one. This is because the assignment was boring and not as meaningful as the rest. It only asked us to compare the stories and the poems.
I feel that for e-learning, the teachers should post less homework or easier ones. This is because if there is very often a lack of time to complete our work and we had to use our half and our break to do work. Even that is not enough, that is why today i am still doing my blog entries! However, overall, i prefer doing e-learning than going to school. When we do e-learning, we can enjoy the comfort of our home.
Lesson 6: Compulsory Blog Entry
2.The casino being built in Singapore is supposed to be a money-maker and job creator. However, many people have spoken against it. Talk to a parent or adult and get their view on the casino. Listen to the NPR and YouTube offerings and choose one that substantiates your viewpoint and include a quote from it as well. Your blog entry has to be at least 200 words and you must either support the casino or condemn its construction and ultimately the hardships it will cause in Singapore.
I personally feel that there should not be a casino in Singapore. Having a casino in Singapore might be a bad influence and ruin Singapore reputation. For example, people might think that Singapore supports gambling for they had build a casino. This is not the case and Singapore is merely using the casino to earn more money and create more jobs for locals.
It is also quite puzzling to me as to why the government do not encourage Singaporeans to patronise the casino and only allow tourists to come. This means that the government did not want Singaporeans to gamble. In a way, this is good for it shows the government care for the locals. Then why did they build a casino in the first place, and in Singapore too? The point is that they only want tourists to come and gamble and not locals. However, does this means that gambling will not be detrimental to the tourists? As a matter of fact, it willl still be!
Well, gambling is detrimental to everyone. It is also inevitable that some Singaporeans would come to the casino to gamble. All the hard effort the government spent on anti-gambling would be wasted. So, why build the casino at all? Of course it will boost Singapore's tourism and create more jobs, but is it fair in the expense of "harming" some people so as to do this? I don't think so...
I personally feel that there should not be a casino in Singapore. Having a casino in Singapore might be a bad influence and ruin Singapore reputation. For example, people might think that Singapore supports gambling for they had build a casino. This is not the case and Singapore is merely using the casino to earn more money and create more jobs for locals.
It is also quite puzzling to me as to why the government do not encourage Singaporeans to patronise the casino and only allow tourists to come. This means that the government did not want Singaporeans to gamble. In a way, this is good for it shows the government care for the locals. Then why did they build a casino in the first place, and in Singapore too? The point is that they only want tourists to come and gamble and not locals. However, does this means that gambling will not be detrimental to the tourists? As a matter of fact, it willl still be!
Well, gambling is detrimental to everyone. It is also inevitable that some Singaporeans would come to the casino to gamble. All the hard effort the government spent on anti-gambling would be wasted. So, why build the casino at all? Of course it will boost Singapore's tourism and create more jobs, but is it fair in the expense of "harming" some people so as to do this? I don't think so...
Poem
2. In The Green Clothes, green is the color of envy, greed and money! This poem is thematically similar to Paper. Even though the poem takes place at a roulette wheel the gamblers from the short story and the poem have similar experiences. Explain how tips, dry lips, and all that was spent in vain could apply to the short story Paper.
The tips would represent Tay Soon's initial earnings. Dry lips would represent all the stress on Tay Soon after the stock market crashed and he had lost all his money. All that was spent in vain would represent all his life savings were lost when the stock market crashed and his dream house was finished as he failed to sell his stocks, and only had "paper money". He eventually loses his life as well due to the stress and thus, "paper money" could only buy a paper house, which was also burned in the end.
3. Ah Boh in Lottery has about one dollar, there’s a “blind man,” the number 13 and ultimately zero dollars to bet. These last examples are taken from One-Dollar Gambler. Show how they also relate to Ah Boh.
The "blind man" represents Ah Boh, for he did not know if he will win or lose in the lottery. The number 13 represents his unluckiness. It also relates to her superstitions regarding gambling. Zero dollars to bet would mean that Ah Boh had gambled all her money eventually and was left with zero dollars.
The tips would represent Tay Soon's initial earnings. Dry lips would represent all the stress on Tay Soon after the stock market crashed and he had lost all his money. All that was spent in vain would represent all his life savings were lost when the stock market crashed and his dream house was finished as he failed to sell his stocks, and only had "paper money". He eventually loses his life as well due to the stress and thus, "paper money" could only buy a paper house, which was also burned in the end.
3. Ah Boh in Lottery has about one dollar, there’s a “blind man,” the number 13 and ultimately zero dollars to bet. These last examples are taken from One-Dollar Gambler. Show how they also relate to Ah Boh.
The "blind man" represents Ah Boh, for he did not know if he will win or lose in the lottery. The number 13 represents his unluckiness. It also relates to her superstitions regarding gambling. Zero dollars to bet would mean that Ah Boh had gambled all her money eventually and was left with zero dollars.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Gambling~EDITED~
Little Ironies(Paper)
In the Paper, the irony of the story is "paper gains, paper house". When we buy stocks, the gains made is called paper gains for it the "money" is only on the certificate until we sell it to get real money. Thus, for when Tay Soon started buying stocks and gained money, he did not sell it and wanted even more. As a result, his dream house was also made of paper.
Stock is also like gambling, for it depends on your luck whether the stock prices increase or decrease. And once you start it, you cannot stop it.
The Rocking Horse Winner
The ultimate fault is himself. Paul had probably died from some sort of feverish exhaustion. He spent so much time riding the horse, and being obsessed about making money and being lucky for his mother, that he physically wore himself down. He didn't sleep or eat enough, and overexerted himself on the rocking horse. Thus, he died because of his own fault, for he had a choice to stop all these and did all these out of his own will. It was mainly because of his greed, or materialism that killed little Paul. His mother constantly sought out more and more money. Paul already sense that she "could not love" him, so, in his mind, he thinks that if he can be lucky, and make money, then she will love him. His desire to be loved was spurred on by her materialistic greed. Even when he does win money for her, it does no good. It in fact was detrimental to her, greed, she longed for more money. Even some might say it was her fault, but Tom in the end had the most power to stop what he was doing.
In the Paper, the irony of the story is "paper gains, paper house". When we buy stocks, the gains made is called paper gains for it the "money" is only on the certificate until we sell it to get real money. Thus, for when Tay Soon started buying stocks and gained money, he did not sell it and wanted even more. As a result, his dream house was also made of paper.
Stock is also like gambling, for it depends on your luck whether the stock prices increase or decrease. And once you start it, you cannot stop it.
The Rocking Horse Winner
The ultimate fault is himself. Paul had probably died from some sort of feverish exhaustion. He spent so much time riding the horse, and being obsessed about making money and being lucky for his mother, that he physically wore himself down. He didn't sleep or eat enough, and overexerted himself on the rocking horse. Thus, he died because of his own fault, for he had a choice to stop all these and did all these out of his own will. It was mainly because of his greed, or materialism that killed little Paul. His mother constantly sought out more and more money. Paul already sense that she "could not love" him, so, in his mind, he thinks that if he can be lucky, and make money, then she will love him. His desire to be loved was spurred on by her materialistic greed. Even when he does win money for her, it does no good. It in fact was detrimental to her, greed, she longed for more money. Even some might say it was her fault, but Tom in the end had the most power to stop what he was doing.
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