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2010-03-10T21:20:00.000-08:00

Tell us how much money you had to begin with ($200, $1000, or $2500) How did it feel to have more or less money than other people in the class? What did you spend the most money on and why? What did you spend the least amount of money one and why?

1.I had $200. I feel bad because the 200 dollars is so much less than another people's. Even the middle class (1000 dollars) is 5 times more than what I had .I spent money on the food , beans veggies and meat. Because the food is a more important item even though we are not rich, but we must have some enjoyment in life and the enjoyment is in eating better. I spent the least amount of money on a radio (50 dollars). Because the radio is the only way that one can know the difference between me and the cave man. I must know something about the world.

How many of you could not afford education? What would your lives be like if you could not go to school?

2.I can’t. If I can’t go to school maybe I would be a farmer or do some jobs that are in the mountains. I am not adding pollution to the world. Maybe I would like to go live the life of self-sufficiency.

What were some of the trade-offs in your decisions and choices? In other words did you have to make certain sacrifices in order to buy other things you needed or wanted? (For example: buying purified water in order to afford to send your children to a better school)How would it feel to have to choose between food and health care?

3.No , because I really don’t have choices. I don’t have the freedom to choose between them because I can’t really pay. For example I cannot afford education the cost is too cost enormous for me.

How many of you have ever been very sick or gone to a hospital or had friends and family who have? What would your life be like now if you had been unable to get medical care?

Yes I have . If I was really this poor ,I will drink much water and rest if I unable to get medical care.

When you were choosing what to buy, did you think about the environmental impact? For those of you in the lowest income range, did you have a choice about the environmental impact you produced? If not, how did it feel to not have a choice??

No.I feel bad, but I don’t have any choice because I am really poor.

The video

2009-01-12T18:31:00.000-08:00

The video of Rome
I think some systems are very strange.
Like people live in holes.
And I don't know what are they doing.
And they have race , and use the life for happiness.

Flu 'will leave classrooms empty'

2009-01-05T03:46:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7810000/newsid_7811000/7811070.stm?ls

After the Christmas holidays, today is the first day back to school for many schools.
However, there are worries that many pupils and teachers will not make to the school because of the flu.
A lot of people have been affected by the illness.
Doctors say that they have had more call-out than ever before.
The classrooms could be left almost empty but doctor's office will be really busy.
Somehow, there is a good news that the worst is almost finish, said the doctors.
Many doctors being called out during this past weeks.
There has been 60% call-outs in the West Midlands of England, and the North West the numbers have increased by 34%.

Car worth £3m found in garage

2009-01-05T03:18:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7800000/n ewsid_7808400/7808436.stm?ls

In Newcastle, there is a very unusual and very expensive car has been found in a garage and it covered by dust.
This car was in the garage for 50 years.
The car owner, Dr Carr died, and his family did not know this car was the Bugatti Type 57S Atalante.
Next month in Paris, this car is going to be sold at auction and it could net them as much as 3 million pounds.
This classic car was made in 1937 and only 16 others like it were built, so it is really rare.
This car was not the only car that Dr Carr left for his family, there were also 2 other classic cars, an Aston Martin and a Jaguar E-type.
Dr Carr's nephew said that the whole family can not believe it, however, they will make sure that the money is shared out among the family.
What a wonderful thing to leave for the rest of family.
The auction house person, James Knight said that "one of the last great barn discoveries".

Fresh wave of rioting hits Greece

2008-12-16T04:46:00.001-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7780000/newsid_7782600/7782662.stm

More then one rioting in Greece in protest.
And one 15 years old teenager had died, named Alexamdros Grigoropoulos.
Eight days ago, this teenager was shot and killed by police in Athens.
In the capital city, the protesters gathered to target the police station where Grigoropoulos was murdered take place.
Regardless the continueing rioting, several peaceful services had been held to remember this teenager.
During the protest, at least 70 people had been hurt in this eight days.
The Greek Prime Minister, Costas Karamanlis had received many phone calls to ask him and the government to quit.
However, Minister Costas Karamanlis states that he will not be controlled by the protestors.

'Worst' ice storm grips America

2008-12-16T04:22:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7780000/newsid_7782500/7782524.stm

There is a big seriously ice storm in the north east America.
More then one million home has no power because of it.
Many houses and schools had been damaged and 4 people havd died.
People described this incident incident is one of the worst ice storm in this 10 years.
Many part of states has declared states of emergency, such as, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and parts of Maine and New York state.
This big freeze will be comtinue and people have to wait longer for the power get back.
The offcials get more help to deal with the ice and the devastation due to the declaring states of emergency.

Cholera claims lives in Zimbabwe

2008-12-02T03:49:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7760000/newsid_7760000/7760002.stm

There disease is called cholera and more than 400 people have died in Zimbabwe because of it.
And hundreds of people have left the country.
Cholera is spread by drinking water. And there is no clean water to drink in this country's capital.
The health system does not work efficiently and there have been many problems in Zimbabwe.
In fact, cholera is not a difficult to treat, but not enough medicine in Zimbabwe.
Although this has been a problem for years, but this time is the worst since 2000.
The main cause of this problem is the restrictions placed on what the country is allowed to buy, which is sanctions.
A lot of countries, that is including the UK, do not really like and support Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, and others try to force him to give up his role as Zimbabwe's leader by the sanctions in place.

Hope for stranded Thai tourists

2008-12-02T03:27:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7750000/n ewsid_7757900/7757914.stm

There is a protest taking place in Bangkok, Thailand.
Those protesters had took control of 2 airports, and the airports had to shut down.
Because of the shut down, there were many tourists stuck in Thailand.
About 40 airplanes had took off from Bangkok, but without any passengers on board.
The planes were headed to other airports to pick up stranded people.
Because of the protest, there were thousands of passengers been stuck in Thailand for a week.
What did those protrsters want? They want the government to resign.
There was a deal had been agreed to let 88 planes left Suvarnabhumi Airport.
And some governments were arranging special flights to get their people home.
Because of this incident, had very bad influence to the holiday business, they think that the number of people planning to go to Thailand would drop 50% in 2009.
However, this incident was not the only one protest, there were thousands of people who think the government was doing a good job, marched through Bangkok to show their support.

The language art =3=

2008-11-24T04:16:00.000-08:00

http://members.tripod.com/neca/Haiku.htm

A crowhas settled on a bare branch--autumn evening
old pond--a frog jumps inthe sound of water
summer grass--all that's left of warrior's dreams

Why I choice the poem , because I think it is a nice poem. It sounds very calm.
Why I think it is nice, because I like the comfortable environment and the poem describe it.
There are too many disputations among our society already, everyone have their own battle to fight, sometimes even selfish reasons.
I hate war, everyone hate war, too. All we need is peace and harmonious. This would be my dream, a calm and peaceful around the world. Just like this poem.

Man sets up home in airport

2008-11-24T03:29:00.000-08:00

Hiroshi's become a bit of a celebrity in Mexico!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7740000/newsid_7745400/7745452.stm

This Japanese man, named Hiroshi Nohara flew in Mexico from Tokyo 3 months ago.

He has return ticket to go back to Japan, but he stays in the terminal and never left.

The airport restaurants and passengers give him free food and drink to survive and sleep in a chair.

During Hiroshi Nohara's day, he just sit around and chatting, also signing autographs for tourists.

Hiroshi Nohara said that he does not know when he will leave.

In fact, he said that there is not really any reason for his stay in the airport. If there is a reason, he would only say that he wanted to breathe the air of Mexico at the airport.

The airport worker Silvia Toro said that he just sits here and eats. He is here all day long, and he is a calm man.

Obama offers old rival a new job

2008-11-24T03:16:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7740000/newsid_7743500/7743582.stm

The next new President of United State, Barack Obama has offers old rival, Hillary Clinton a new job.
Obama is moving into the White House in January 2009.
American newspapers reported, that Obama has offers Mrs. Clinton an very important job in his government.
If Mrs. Clinton accepts the offer, she will become secretary of state, this job is to looking after America's relationship with ither countries.
This offer is not confirm yet, but it is on track.
Moreover, many expects think that some sort of deals already have been done between these two.
There are 4,000 offical government job need to be fill by the January 2009 and Obama needs to decide.
Before the President election, those two candidates had campaigned against each other, because they were both wish to be picked my the Democrats party.
Finally, Obama was choosen by the Democrats, and on 4th of November, he became the first black president of United States.

News...Strong earthquake hits Pakistan

2008-10-30T04:56:00.000-07:00

- Because of this strong earthquake, more than 100 people have died and lots of people have been injured in south-western Pakistan.
- This earthquake happened in 45 miles north of Quetta at around 11 c’clock on this Tuesday.
- People had been running from their home because many mud-made houses were collapsed.
- After the earthquake, people sat fire to keep them warm.
- Army soldiers helped people and tried to discover how the damage was.
- Mayor of the town of Ziarat, Dilawer Khan said 2 areas in his district had been “seriously hit”.
- Government would try to help these people as much as they could.
- There were so many earthquake happened in Pakistan, in 2005, more than 73,000 people were killed and many more seriously injured.

News...Space tourist comes back to Earth

2008-10-30T04:54:00.000-07:00

- This American called Richard Garriott had a chance to travel out of space for 10 days.
- He spent 17million pounds for this special trip.
- He joined astronauts and on board Russian Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft.
- During this life-time adventure, he learned how the earth changed by taking many photos.
- His father, Owen Garriott also had a chance to go out of space 35 years ago.
- Owen Garriott also taken a lot of photos for 2 months from the Skylab space station back in 1973.

Another News

2008-10-27T05:31:00.000-07:00

In China Daline city , a young lady's leather bag got stole.
The lady's leather bag got stole when she fitting up the shoes.
Later, the young lady barrow the cellphone from the friends , and send the massage , the contain
"Please return my bag , ID card and the Smart card, you can keep the cell phone and money"
The young lady worry the thief will took her cards (8-9cards) , and the ID card was very complicated to apply for.
Then the thief send back the massage "Obedience is better than politeness"
And tell the location and return the required stuffs.

The miracle was happened !

News

2008-10-27T05:12:00.000-07:00

The working depression.
The haircut got harder and harder.
The hundreds cheap store got more and more.
But the traditional stores continuously got out of business.
Just for the Tainan , the out of business stores 10 per month.
The people said "Compass on last year , the business decrease 50%.

News....

2008-10-16T04:57:00.000-07:00

The California big accident
The California got forest fire.
2 people die , and 12,000 people must remove from their home in northern of Los Angles.
More than 1,000 firefighters rescuing in this incident.
The master of state Arnold Schwarzenegger have announced the state emergency.
October to February will be the most wildfire dangerous times.

News.....

2008-10-16T04:27:00.000-07:00

The Britain's new strategy
The Britain set up the new system.
The System is about the new database for telephone and email.
The system 's major is for the police.
That could that police got more detailed information , then it will be more easy to catch terrorists and crime.
But there also got many civil liberty groups opposite immediately.
So the government still discussing about the strategy.

Which is more dense?

2008-10-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Which is more dense ?
A stack of 5 NT or a stack of 20 NT ?

5Nt , because the 5 NT had smaller volume , so the stack of 5 NT 's interval had more small

Science Project

2008-10-03T04:25:00.000-07:00

I don't think that matter can be disappear.
Because most of sthe tuff were formed from matters.
If the matters disappear,then we can't survive anymore.
Cause the human depends on those matters too much.
Futher more, we just from the matters.
By the neutral angle , the matters could be disappear , because when the matters disappear , everything disappear, but something are not formed from matters , they can exist , the new era will be started.
Then the universe will be change , the things are start of something new.
And just like the Cainozoic organism and Proterozoic organism changed.

News......

2008-10-02T04:57:00.000-07:00

In U.S.A
There's a rich guy named Steve Fossett
He is a millionaire.
He also good at airplane.
After he travel cross Nevada and California , then he doesn't appear anymore, doesn't have any news about him.
Few days ago , a hiker found his document , pilot provement money clothes, and these things are found on the pine needles.
The founder took all stuff to the police , and the police immediately seach , finally found a piece of the plane.
Then afterward the goverment announce him dead.

Before he die , he had already broken world records more than one hungreds records.

News.....

2008-09-29T08:04:00.000-07:00

Today there's a helicopter fall
The imformation said , because the weather was very terrible , huge fog.
There's 5 people in , and 4 people died , 1 save.
This accident is the eighth sky accident in the year , and these accident 's died people already got 30 people
From 1990 , the America plane accident wise lots , the main cause is many country regions close the emergency ward , and more and more old people, therefore the helicopter remedy business increase lots from a day and day.

About the helicopter , it called 2 times before the accident, the helicopter already got a injured person , the helicpoter original idea is get the person to the nearly hospital , but the fog is too terrible , so change to the nearest "Anderloe air force base" , when it ganna landed , but the fog still very big, can't difference the evironment , so they use radio to ask for help , but this is the last time of conversation , because then the helocopter fall from the base 4.8km.

The people : 1 expert driver , 1 random madical person , 1 emergency remedy expert , 1 car accident injured person , 1 accident injured person (SAVE)

Los Angeles train accident

2008-09-15T09:03:00.000-07:00

September 12th
There's a big accident
the convey train and normal train hit
25people die
135people injured

why student blog?

2008-09-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

Student blog , usually they use to express their mood and mind (In Taiwan)
In His, student blog is kind of asignment , so sometimes student blog just for older.
But sometimes student blog for share some information news and knowledge or new explore for the contribition of world, so blog can be fun interesting and it might be very rule.
It is a interesting stuff doesnt it?

Dreadlocked heartthrob voted off 'Idol'

2008-05-08T05:13:00.000-07:00

Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time.

Jason Castro started strong on "American Idol," but faltered in recent weeks.

The dreadlocked heartthrob was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday as the show narrowed the competition to three finalists: David Cook, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado.
Castro, 20, from Rockwall, Texas, started off strong in the show's seventh season but lost momentum in recent weeks. He gave weaker performances, and flubbed the lyrics to Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" on Tuesday's performance show.
Cowell predicted Castro's gaffe could spell the end of him. "Jason, I'd pack your suitcase," Cowell told the singer. Watch Castro forget words to song »
Castro took his fate in stride and didn't wipe the ever-present grin off his expansive face after learning the result.
Earlier in Wednesday's show, he told host Ryan Seacrest: "I think it's just getting tough for me. I think my inexperience is coming in."
Castro said this week he tried to pick songs he knew -- "Mr Tambourine Man" and Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" -- and yet he "screwed it up."
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After Castro's cover of "I Shot the Sheriff," a less-than-impressed Cowell said: "I don't know what you're thinking!"
Castro replied: "I'm thinking, Bob Marley!"
Castro had his share of spacey moments while he was in the running, like when a viewer asked Wednesday what the contestants' biggest challenges were in the competition. Castro answered: "Just the brain being dead."
The program also featured performances by Maroon 5 and "Idol" alum Bo Bice.

RECATION:

"American Idol" is a very popular TV show in the United States. We have a similar show in Taiwan as well called "星光大道" (xing guang da dao; Walk of Fame) which I watch regularly. I believe that all the contestants are very brave and not afraid to achieve their dreams. Some of them are doing great but some of them are not as good as they expected, just like Jason Castro who started strong on "American Idol," but faltered in recent weeks. However, I wish them all the best luck, hard work will pay eventually.

Africa

2008-04-27T09:12:00.000-07:00

"Tribal violence spirals in Kenya," screams the front page banner in the International Herald Tribune. "Kenya plunges into interethnic violence," says Le Monde.

But headlines can be misleading.

It is certainly true that the post-electoral violence in Kenya has taken on a tribal character.

Members of the incumbent (and controversially re-installed) President Mwai Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe have been pitted against other smaller tribes.

Thousands of people have fled their homes

But that is only part of the story.

A more complete headline might be: "Tribal differences in Kenya, normally accepted peacefully, are exploited by politicians hungry for power who can manipulate poverty-stricken population."

But headlines are not really headlines when they are written like that - and few would criticise the international newspapers for their pithy style.

The ethnic and political violence in Kenya has renewed debate about whether multi-party democracy can be successful in an African context where ethnic loyalties are strong.

I think its so cruel, it just a occur recently , I can't believe i didnt knew anything about it.

Recently.......News

2008-04-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

Taiwan's new president was published. Blue one won. The amount 's 7xx vs 5xx . Green lose.
So cool New president will start at 5/20 or something.....

Africa researching

2008-04-07T07:54:00.000-07:00

I found some information about Africa.All of information was from my last text book and internet. I dislike Africa.Because I thought there are full of beggars in the street.Actually's not.
But not really rich.The Africa was the continent make of many country.Very cool!It really good for you to research.

Recently life

2008-04-07T07:40:00.000-07:00

There's spring vacation before.Very enjoy.But.....Its so short.I hope I have more vacation.
I have practice basketball with long time. And I explore I'm not really that hate it.
I go on my messger every day,but Alex always bother me,I'm really annoyed. So I almost never go online in last week.One day I had play basketball with Kevin Chi.And met my old classmates.
That day, Kevin Chi always missing, then we blame to each other.But we didnt argue.Then my composition's done.

Language art

2008-03-20T04:40:00.000-07:00

Today had a Language art class, its very freedom , but some of people should complete a.....sheet or something , including me..and Alex.
Mr.Perkims still be nice to everyone , I think Language art class was fantastic , I like it so much,
The language art was a good class.
Today I imagery I'm the old man all of the class,then I can right something about The old man and the sea.
I think that I am very arduous to completed it.
When I finished my homework , the class was the end.
And I carry my bag .
And start to face my another adventure-Math....

Science

2008-03-10T17:52:00.000-07:00

Today is a nice day , the time's over and over , I 'm waiting for science class , the top of the relaxing class ; science, although is it too free, or Mr.Moro overly kind , but the main idea is this is a good class. Yo! the sunshiny is dropped on my body , I feel so worm and think the world was so good , and that was the greatness event's expecting I feel I can handle the future in the second and alike I got brave from everything.I am already to face all the class.Including science.