Friday, November 26, 2010

3 teens who spent 50 days adrift in the Pacific reach Fiji

who: Three teenage boys

what: Reach Fiji

when: Friday

why: Rescued by fisherman

were:Fiji-sounth pacific

How: Can a fishing trader

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Animal farm chapter 10

        My opinion of the book after we finished reading Animal Farm is that it was a fantastic read. I thought it was very interesting how the pigs slowly changed more and more into human beings. I personally like the idea of talking animals. It was very suspenseful because I wanted to read that the animals were slowly getting suspicious of the pigs. I also liked it because in truth us human beings are like the pigs, like our intelligence,us humans are smarter then any other creature on earth and we take advantage of it by abusing all the other creatures and doing what ever we want. Humans also tend to be greedy like how the pigs kept reducing the animals rations and the pigs ate like kings, not to mention that the pigs got to drink whiskey which only humans drink whiskey so basiclly the pigs always had luxury and the animals were like slaves. So to sum it up the pigs went on a huge power trip when they were in charge of the whole rebellion.

         My only question is what happened when the animals saw the pigs at the poker game with the humans?

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Animal farm chapter 9

1.Boxers real ambition was to see the windmill built before he passed on.

2.Boxer sustained his injury because he wanted to work harder and get the windmill done.

3. Boxers fate was being put in a van and taken to the knackers instead of being took to a veterinarian.

4. To make the animals feel better squealer said that the van had said horse slaughter and was property of the knackers but was bought by the veterinary surgeon who had not yet painted the old name out.

5. The pigs bought another case of whiskey and i think the pigs got the money by giving boxer to the horse slaughter.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Animal farm chapter 8

ecstasies- intense joy or delight.
  Ex: my family was in ecstasies because we were going on vacation.

flogged-beat with a wip or a stick. Ex: The farmers flogged there horses.

tidings-information about recent and important events. 'These tidings swept through the town quickly."

gander-Gander is slang for an inquisitive look. 'take a gander at that!"
lamentation:a crys of sorrow and grief. Ex: "there grandma has passed away and  the childrens lamentation filled the room."



        

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Animal farm chapter 6

1.How did the animals break the boulders?
  A: The animals broke the boulders by caring it to the top of the hill and letting them fall from the top.It is a slow, laborious process.This would usually take a whole day.

2.Do you think snowball is the one who destroyed the windmill?Why do you think that?

A:I think snow ball didn't destroy the windmill because there was a harsh gale the night when the windmill was destroyed and i think the gale knocked it down.There may have been pig tracks leading to the hedge where snowball was last seen, but i think napoleon made those tracks because he thinks snowball is his enemy and rival and is trying to make everyone else  agree.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Animal farm chapter 4

1.Pigeons were sent out to tell the other animals about the rebellion.

2.The two farms are called Foxwood and Pinchfield.

3.The humans returned to the farm to recapture the farm.

4.One sheep and a stable-lad from Foxwood were killed.Snowball was wounded.

5.Snowball was rewarded Animal hero,first class because he showed bravery and he lead the animals to victory.

Animal Farm chapter 3

1.  The harvest was a big success since the animals knew how to do most things.

2.The pigs directed and supervised the others.

3.Boxers motto is: "I will work harder!"

4..Benjamin was unchanged after the rebellion.

5. Snowball teached the maxim "four leg good,Two legs bad!" to the sheep.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Animal farm chapter 2

1.Three nights after his speech major died.

2.Snowball and napoleon were emerging as leaders. Snowball is quicker in speech and more inventive and a more vivacious pig then Napoleon. Napoleon  is a fierce looking pig and is very large and the only Berkshire on the farm.Hes not much of a talker but with a reputation of getting his own way.

3.They called old majors teachings Animalism.

4.The mysterious place Moses was talking about is Sugercandy Mountain.

5.The farms name was Manor Farm the the animals changed it to Animal Farm.

6.The seven commandments are: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.Whatever goes upon four legs,or has wings,is a friend.No animal shall wear clothes.No animal shall sleep in a bed.No animal shall drink alcohol.No animal shall kill any other animal.All animals are equal.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Animal farm

1.The setting of the story is on a farm.

2. Boxer does not have first-rate intelligence,has the strength of two horses pulled together, is respected for his steadiness and for his tremendous powers of work.

3.Benjamin would say that god given him a tail to keep off the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no til and no flies.

4.Clover helps by singing with the other animals.

5. Major says that the main reason that that animals have miserable lives is because of the humans.

6.His prediction was that there going to kill boxer when he got old.

7.The decision was that wild animals are comrades.

8."Beasts of England'

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Lightning Rod

1. During the dialogue between Raquel and the computer, Raquel had the power because he could decide if he wanted to read the message or not or he could have walked away, or even turn off the computer.

2. Raquel objects to the responsibility given to her because she thinks its to much information and she has a life(school,computer games,watching T.V). I believe that Raquel will not be able to ignore the responsibility because she probably be learning it all without her even knowing it. Raquel will probably never forget this experience with the computer so she might listen and follow through on her responsibility.

3. Making inferences and asking questions made me understand the plot and what exactly the dialogue between the computer and Raquel meant and how this could affect Raquel's future.