Friday, November 7, 2008

PERSONAL GOALS

1. TALK ABOUT ONE GRADE/CREDIT THAT YOU'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS TERM AND
WHY?
In Mathematics because I understand more problems in Math.

2. TALK ABOUT ONE GRADE/CREDIT THAT YOU KNOW YOU COULD HAVE IMPROVED
THIS TERM AND HOW COULD YOU HAVE DONE THIS?
I think it is English.

3. LIST ONE ACADEMIC GOAL YOU HAVE FOR THIS NEXT TERM/SEMESTER.
I want for this next semester to get more credits in the class.

4. LIST TWO OVERALL GOALS YOU HAVE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
My two goals is to learn more English and get my driver's license.

5. LIST ONE GOAL YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CHILD FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
I want for the next six months that my baby star walking and say more words.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS


  • WHY IS IT CELEBRATED? because the people remembering their loves ones and is a tradition for many people.
  • WHEN DOES IT OCCUR ? the festivities of dia de los muertos begin a week before the 1st and 2nd of November.
  • WHERE ARE THE FESTIVITIES HELD? although Dia de los Muertos is recognized all over Mexico special in Oxaca.
  • WHAT DO THE ALTARS LOOK LIKE? the altar is adorned with food,candles,and flowers most commonly marigolds and other things like picture of the person who dead or tequila.
  • WHAT ARE COMPARSAS? the comparsas are when the people make a theatrical performances representing the return of the dead,which take place in various outlying villages.
  • WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ON THE DAY OF THE DEAD? many people go to visit the cemetery to take marigold is most common flower. Many people do food like mole,pan de muerto ,and chocolate.

D.O.L



  1. Juan doesnt know what to be for Halloween ,but the girls think he should be a bumble bee.

2. Connie said,"and Juan, you should be ,Cantinflas it'll be funny!"


1. What city,country,state and continent do you live on?


San Diego ,San Diego,California United Stated ,North America.


1. tie:shoelace::buckie:belt


2. wallpapering:wall::tiling:roof /floor


3. dialing:telephone::writing:letter


+150

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

living in Ancient egypt- holidays and festivals



  • Craftmen Deir el-Medina worked eight days out of every week of ten days.of there were also between 50 and 75 public festivals a year.

  • such as hunting and fishing

  • They might take their older sons with them to teach how to use a throwing- stick or fish.

  • The same god could take different forms and have different name.He could also be shown as a child standing on a crocodile and surrounded by snake,scorpions and other dangerous animals.

  • Festivals were held to honour the gods.

  • Normally only priests were allowed to go inside temples at festival time,so the statues of gods were brought out.

  • Some were carried on portable shrines,others floated in specially built boats.

  • At various points in Eyptian cities and towns special stands were built and decorated.

  • Before a big festival took place there would be days of preparation.

  • Boys would help their fathers to build neighbourhood shrines,

  • girls would help their mothers to decorate them with flowers and offerings of fruit,vegetables and lengths of home-made linen.

  • In the great temple and royal festival,there were many local ones held atville and household shrines.

  • Priests used a special calendar based on the phases of the moom.

  • work out when festivals should be held.

  • most followed the farmer's year.

  • celebrations to mark the ploughing and sowing of the fields.