Anna the death-defying,
Anna the terror-striking.
Scared the children more than any other,
Whom the children would not have rather.
Simple things like closing windows and doors,
Made the children feel locked in cage doors.
White uniforms and spangling tights,
Imagine her and the tigers having fights.
How they wished her to be a normal nanny,
Their hopes and dreams a many.
She came from the circus,
They could not forget.
Hence they obeyed due to fright and gave respect.
How they wished she was friendly,
Making her sound and not look scary.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes
The poem
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
Answers
1) A lot of Figurative Languages have been used in this poem. "hollered", "It was cold" and "It was high" are hyperbole as they are exaggerated statements. The poet chose to used this kind of figurative language to show how loud he screamed, how cold the water was and how tall the building was. "Life is fine! Fine as wine!" is a metaphor.The poet chose to used it as he is comparing life to wine.
2) I like this poem as it talks about a man, having problems and tries to kill himself by jumping off a tall building and drowning himself in cold water. In the forth paragraph, it showed me how someone can feel after being in love, then getting dumped and how deep it hurts the person. In the end, he realised that his problems were not as bad as dying and thought of how fine life was in "Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!" This poem tells me that life has all the miseries to pull us down but when we want to give up, it gives us power to stand up again. Everything in life has a reason. We have to face the miseries and understand failure to succeed in life.
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.
But it was Cold in that water! It was cold!
I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.
But it was High up there! It was high!
So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love--
But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.
Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!
Answers
1) A lot of Figurative Languages have been used in this poem. "hollered", "It was cold" and "It was high" are hyperbole as they are exaggerated statements. The poet chose to used this kind of figurative language to show how loud he screamed, how cold the water was and how tall the building was. "Life is fine! Fine as wine!" is a metaphor.The poet chose to used it as he is comparing life to wine.
2) I like this poem as it talks about a man, having problems and tries to kill himself by jumping off a tall building and drowning himself in cold water. In the forth paragraph, it showed me how someone can feel after being in love, then getting dumped and how deep it hurts the person. In the end, he realised that his problems were not as bad as dying and thought of how fine life was in "Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!" This poem tells me that life has all the miseries to pull us down but when we want to give up, it gives us power to stand up again. Everything in life has a reason. We have to face the miseries and understand failure to succeed in life.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
10 Differences between Rural Society and Urban Society
1)People in Rural Society receive less educated than people in Urban Society.
2)People in Rural Society receive a lower income than people in Urban Society.
3)People in Rural Society do not have electronics, while people in Urban Society have electronics.
4)People in Rural Society travel on bullock carts, while people in Urban Society travel in buses and cars.
5)Men in Rural Society are treated with higher respect, while people in Urban Society are treated equally.
6)There are higher crime rates in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
7)There are more nature and greenary in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
8)There is less pollution in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
9)It is less noisy in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
10)Rural Society are less populated than Urban Society.
2)People in Rural Society receive a lower income than people in Urban Society.
3)People in Rural Society do not have electronics, while people in Urban Society have electronics.
4)People in Rural Society travel on bullock carts, while people in Urban Society travel in buses and cars.
5)Men in Rural Society are treated with higher respect, while people in Urban Society are treated equally.
6)There are higher crime rates in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
7)There are more nature and greenary in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
8)There is less pollution in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
9)It is less noisy in Rural Society than in Urban Society.
10)Rural Society are less populated than Urban Society.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
10 Similarities between Rural Society and Urban Society
1)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have an education system.
2)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have jobless and poor people.
3)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have cheaters.
4)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have rich people.
5)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have tough jobs.
6)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have kind people.
7)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have people who pick on others.
8)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have sources of income.
9)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have harsh living conditions.
10)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have recreational activities.
2)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have jobless and poor people.
3)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have cheaters.
4)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have rich people.
5)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have tough jobs.
6)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have kind people.
7)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have people who pick on others.
8)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have sources of income.
9)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have harsh living conditions.
10)Both the Rural and Urban Societies have recreational activities.
Prefixes Worksheet
Re-
-Again/ back to
Refurnish
-To provide or supply again
Refurbish
-To renovate
Reuse
-To employ for some purpose/ put into service again
Restore
-To bring back to a former, original or normal condition
Recover
-To heal again or anew
Rebound
-To bound or spring back from force of impact
-To recover from discouragement
Redouble
-To double/ make twice as great
Recondition
-To restore to a good or satisfactory condition/ repair/ make over
Regain
-To get again
-To succeed in reaching again/ get back to
Rearrange
-To place in proper/ desired/ convenient order/ adjust properly
1. He recovered from his ill health.
2. The students rearranged their tables and chairs.
3. Tim reused the piece of paper as he was environmentally friendly.
4. The ball rebounded away from the board.
5. He redoubled his efforts and finally scored full marks in his test.
6. He regained his energy after resting for a while.
7. Tiger Woods restored his status as the Golfing Champion.
8. He refurbished his apartment.
9. He refurnished his shop.
10. Thorough safety checks are carried on every reconditioned stair lifts.
-Again/ back to
Refurnish
-To provide or supply again
Refurbish
-To renovate
Reuse
-To employ for some purpose/ put into service again
Restore
-To bring back to a former, original or normal condition
Recover
-To heal again or anew
Rebound
-To bound or spring back from force of impact
-To recover from discouragement
Redouble
-To double/ make twice as great
Recondition
-To restore to a good or satisfactory condition/ repair/ make over
Regain
-To get again
-To succeed in reaching again/ get back to
Rearrange
-To place in proper/ desired/ convenient order/ adjust properly
1. He recovered from his ill health.
2. The students rearranged their tables and chairs.
3. Tim reused the piece of paper as he was environmentally friendly.
4. The ball rebounded away from the board.
5. He redoubled his efforts and finally scored full marks in his test.
6. He regained his energy after resting for a while.
7. Tiger Woods restored his status as the Golfing Champion.
8. He refurbished his apartment.
9. He refurnished his shop.
10. Thorough safety checks are carried on every reconditioned stair lifts.
Village By The Sea Questions
Question B. What parts of the book are ignored in the fairy tale pattern?
Answer:The parts of the story where Hari leaves his home and goes to Bombay to find work, where he meets Jagu, Mr Panwallah and other people and the part where he earns some money and returns home to Thul and decides to start a watch mending shop and a poultry farm.
Question C. The Village by the Sea has also been described as an adventure story. How far do you agree with this description? Why?
Answer:I agree that Village By the Sea is described as an adventure story as it is about how Hari, who initially goes to Bombay to protest, and decides to stay there to find work. He faces many hardships and meets different types of people. Later, he gets to work in a restaurant and a watch mending shop called "Ding Dong Watchworks". In the end, he earns enough money to go home and start a business. The story is also about Lila, a surrogate mother, who takes care of her family back in the village. Her dog, Pinto, has just died and Hari had left in a boat to Bombay, which leaves her back at the village with only her sick mother, drunk father and Kamal and Bela. She receives help from the De Silva, who sent her mother to the hospital for medication and treatment. They also gave Lila a job, which earned some money. In the end, her father stop drinking toddy and her mother was cured of her illness.
Answer:The parts of the story where Hari leaves his home and goes to Bombay to find work, where he meets Jagu, Mr Panwallah and other people and the part where he earns some money and returns home to Thul and decides to start a watch mending shop and a poultry farm.
Question C. The Village by the Sea has also been described as an adventure story. How far do you agree with this description? Why?
Answer:I agree that Village By the Sea is described as an adventure story as it is about how Hari, who initially goes to Bombay to protest, and decides to stay there to find work. He faces many hardships and meets different types of people. Later, he gets to work in a restaurant and a watch mending shop called "Ding Dong Watchworks". In the end, he earns enough money to go home and start a business. The story is also about Lila, a surrogate mother, who takes care of her family back in the village. Her dog, Pinto, has just died and Hari had left in a boat to Bombay, which leaves her back at the village with only her sick mother, drunk father and Kamal and Bela. She receives help from the De Silva, who sent her mother to the hospital for medication and treatment. They also gave Lila a job, which earned some money. In the end, her father stop drinking toddy and her mother was cured of her illness.
Fairy Tale Pattern-Cinderella
Protagonist in unhappy situation==>Cinderella was forced to do all the household chores that her evil stepmother gave her and had to listen to every request of her stepsisters. She was also treated very badly by them.
The situation worsens==>One day, the King decided to have a ball for his son, the Prince,to find a wife. Everyone in the Kingdom was invited, however Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters did not allow her to go and made her do more chores.
Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature==>Cinderella's fairy godmother took pity on her and appeared in front of her.Cinderella told her fairy godmother her troubles and that she wanted to dance with the prince. The fairy godmother immediately cast a spell and changed a pumpkin into a carriage, Cinderella's cat into a butler and her torn shirt into a beautiful gown. However, the spell would only last until midnight.
Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation==>When she was dancing with the Prince, she suddenly realised that the time was going to reach midnight. As she did not want the Prince to see her in her tattered and torn shirt and leave a bad impression, she hurriedly ran back to her carriage and was driven back to her stepmother's house. She had accidentally dropped a glass slipper when she was running down the steps. The Prince found the slipper and went around the kingdom to fit the slipper into the girls' feet, to find out which girl did he dance with at the ball. In the end, he found out the Cinderella was the one and they lived happily ever after.
The situation worsens==>One day, the King decided to have a ball for his son, the Prince,to find a wife. Everyone in the Kingdom was invited, however Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters did not allow her to go and made her do more chores.
Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature==>Cinderella's fairy godmother took pity on her and appeared in front of her.Cinderella told her fairy godmother her troubles and that she wanted to dance with the prince. The fairy godmother immediately cast a spell and changed a pumpkin into a carriage, Cinderella's cat into a butler and her torn shirt into a beautiful gown. However, the spell would only last until midnight.
Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation==>When she was dancing with the Prince, she suddenly realised that the time was going to reach midnight. As she did not want the Prince to see her in her tattered and torn shirt and leave a bad impression, she hurriedly ran back to her carriage and was driven back to her stepmother's house. She had accidentally dropped a glass slipper when she was running down the steps. The Prince found the slipper and went around the kingdom to fit the slipper into the girls' feet, to find out which girl did he dance with at the ball. In the end, he found out the Cinderella was the one and they lived happily ever after.
Fairy Tale Pattern-Village by The Sea
Protagonist in a unhappy situation==>Hari's father was addicted to toddy and his mother had fallen ill. As a result, Hari and Lila has to become the surrogate father and surrogate mother to work and to do the household chores and take care of Bela and Kamal.
The situation worsens==>The factory was going to be built up and would take up the space of the farmlands and cause pollution. One of the three Khanekar brothers also demanded that Hari's father return him his money, borrowed by Hari's father to buy toddy. He also poisoned Pinto, their family dog.
Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature==>The watchman at the Seabird, Hira Lal, brought him to Jagu's restaurant to work. He was also offered a job as a watch mender from Mr Panwallah, who owned "Ding Dong Watchworks". He was offered some money to buy a postcard to write on and send it home to his family.
Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation==>Mr Panwallah gives him some money to return home and he finds out that his father was not a drunkard anymore and that his mother had recovered from her illness.
The situation worsens==>The factory was going to be built up and would take up the space of the farmlands and cause pollution. One of the three Khanekar brothers also demanded that Hari's father return him his money, borrowed by Hari's father to buy toddy. He also poisoned Pinto, their family dog.
Protagonist receives unexpected help, usually of a magical nature==>The watchman at the Seabird, Hira Lal, brought him to Jagu's restaurant to work. He was also offered a job as a watch mender from Mr Panwallah, who owned "Ding Dong Watchworks". He was offered some money to buy a postcard to write on and send it home to his family.
Protagonist is rescued from initial unhappy situation==>Mr Panwallah gives him some money to return home and he finds out that his father was not a drunkard anymore and that his mother had recovered from her illness.
The Amish
Philosophy
The Amish are a Protestant anti-modernist religious group founded in the 1690s by Jakob Ammann. Ammann was able to attract followers from among the Mennonites in Switzerland, Holland and Germany-in an attempt to conserve some of the early traditions of Mennonites. In the early 1700s they began to immigrate to the United States where their communities thrived.
Today, Amish live in rural areas, refuse to use electricity and other modern things, and dress very plainly. In addition with trying to live as close as possibly to the ways of members of the early Christian church, the Amish also follow a practice introduced by Ammann known as "shunning". If a member of the group fails to follow the rules, they are to be ostracized by everyone in the group, including family, children and their spouse.
Education
The Amish believe strongly in education, but only provide formal education through the eighth grade and only in their own private schools (one-room schools). The Amish are exempt from state compulsory attendance beyond the eighth grade based on religious principles, the result of a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. One-room Amish schools are private institutions, operated by Amish parents. Schooling concentrates on the basic reading, writing, math and geography, along with vocational training and socialization in Amish history and values. Education is also a big part of home life, with farming and homemaking skills considered an important part of an Amish child's upbringing.
Over the years, studies of academic achievement have found that Amish schoolchildren often fared better on standardized tests than their public school counterparts. This finding shocked professional teachers, who scoffed at the idea that a teacher with an eighth grade education, operating in a one room schoolhouse devoid of electricity and heat could teach more effectively than highly technological school districts. In reality, the reasons for Amish schools' success are related to the fact that they do not have such highly technological equipment, and must rely on human and community power. Amish schools actually serve to strengthen and perpetuate that power by teaching the importance of community to their children. In doing so, the school provides students with not only factual knowledge, but also a firm understanding of societal values as taught by the teacher, strengthened by student interaction, and as shown by the community.
Work
Agriculture has always been a major part of the Amish lifestyle. Believing that practical knowledge, hard work and long hours are the marvels that make farm life fruitful, the Amish practice impressive levels of thrift and self-sufficiency. Farming provides a seedbed for nurturing strong families in the values of hard work, frugality, responsibility, simplicity and family cooperation. Horses are also trademark identities of the Amish and their farming, used to plow, cultivate and harvest crops. Tractors are commonly used on Amish farms, but only for power around the barn - to blow silage to the top of large silos, power feed grinders, spin ventilating fans and the like, but are not used for field work. Wagons, corn planters, plows and sprayers are permitted on the fields to increase productivity, as long as they are adapted for horse-drawn use.
Recreation
The Amish women have been making quilts since 1800. Most of the time a lot of women get together and make quilts. These women do it for relaxation and to socialize with each other. It is also a time to get together and catch up on gossip.However in the 1900-2000, they do it for an income,which has turned into a business. Many Amish women have also set up shops in their home for the family’s income. On the yards of their homes, some of them have signs that says: Quilts sold here, no Sunday sale.
My Opinion
I feel that they are Eco-friendly and are helping by not further polluting the Earth. Other communities should learn their culture so that there will be less production of green-house gases. However, the pleasures that we have will be gone. So there will be no Television, no Computer and games, no Hand phones and no electronic game machines. Worst of all, we will be unable to message each other using emails and can only use post.
The Amish are a Protestant anti-modernist religious group founded in the 1690s by Jakob Ammann. Ammann was able to attract followers from among the Mennonites in Switzerland, Holland and Germany-in an attempt to conserve some of the early traditions of Mennonites. In the early 1700s they began to immigrate to the United States where their communities thrived.
Today, Amish live in rural areas, refuse to use electricity and other modern things, and dress very plainly. In addition with trying to live as close as possibly to the ways of members of the early Christian church, the Amish also follow a practice introduced by Ammann known as "shunning". If a member of the group fails to follow the rules, they are to be ostracized by everyone in the group, including family, children and their spouse.
Education
The Amish believe strongly in education, but only provide formal education through the eighth grade and only in their own private schools (one-room schools). The Amish are exempt from state compulsory attendance beyond the eighth grade based on religious principles, the result of a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. One-room Amish schools are private institutions, operated by Amish parents. Schooling concentrates on the basic reading, writing, math and geography, along with vocational training and socialization in Amish history and values. Education is also a big part of home life, with farming and homemaking skills considered an important part of an Amish child's upbringing.
Over the years, studies of academic achievement have found that Amish schoolchildren often fared better on standardized tests than their public school counterparts. This finding shocked professional teachers, who scoffed at the idea that a teacher with an eighth grade education, operating in a one room schoolhouse devoid of electricity and heat could teach more effectively than highly technological school districts. In reality, the reasons for Amish schools' success are related to the fact that they do not have such highly technological equipment, and must rely on human and community power. Amish schools actually serve to strengthen and perpetuate that power by teaching the importance of community to their children. In doing so, the school provides students with not only factual knowledge, but also a firm understanding of societal values as taught by the teacher, strengthened by student interaction, and as shown by the community.
Work
Agriculture has always been a major part of the Amish lifestyle. Believing that practical knowledge, hard work and long hours are the marvels that make farm life fruitful, the Amish practice impressive levels of thrift and self-sufficiency. Farming provides a seedbed for nurturing strong families in the values of hard work, frugality, responsibility, simplicity and family cooperation. Horses are also trademark identities of the Amish and their farming, used to plow, cultivate and harvest crops. Tractors are commonly used on Amish farms, but only for power around the barn - to blow silage to the top of large silos, power feed grinders, spin ventilating fans and the like, but are not used for field work. Wagons, corn planters, plows and sprayers are permitted on the fields to increase productivity, as long as they are adapted for horse-drawn use.
Recreation
The Amish women have been making quilts since 1800. Most of the time a lot of women get together and make quilts. These women do it for relaxation and to socialize with each other. It is also a time to get together and catch up on gossip.However in the 1900-2000, they do it for an income,which has turned into a business. Many Amish women have also set up shops in their home for the family’s income. On the yards of their homes, some of them have signs that says: Quilts sold here, no Sunday sale.
My Opinion
I feel that they are Eco-friendly and are helping by not further polluting the Earth. Other communities should learn their culture so that there will be less production of green-house gases. However, the pleasures that we have will be gone. So there will be no Television, no Computer and games, no Hand phones and no electronic game machines. Worst of all, we will be unable to message each other using emails and can only use post.
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