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Friday, August 13, 2010

What I have learned during LA classes

I have learnt many things during Language Arts Classes. Here are some of the more useful and important ones.

1. Analysis of Poetry
Before we had lessons on analyzing poetry, I did not really like poetry and found it a waste of time.
To me, poetry was also boring and I was uninterested in it. Most poems were strange and difficult to understand. But after we started to analyse poetry in class I have started to appreciate poetry more. I now understand the poems better and have begun to realize their hidden meanings and their message. I also know the many aspects of poetry such as the persona, figurative language such as metaphors, alliteration and onomatopoeia, different types of poems such as limericks and haiku, and how the poet uses rhyming, rhythm, syllables among others to make the poem sound better.

2. Current Affairs and Pass-the-Ball Method
After the Current Affairs sessions, I have become more confident in my speech and I feel that I have acquired better presentation skills. I now can speak louder during presentations and I am not as nervous when I speak up during class. I am also better prepared for projects due to the fact that I know that I have the ability to present better and am more confident.

3. Situational Writing
Situational writing lessons have taught me how to write formal letters better and when to use what kind of letter and the proper format. When I have to write a letter to a teacher for example, this skill comes in handy. If I did not know how to write in the proper formal letter format, the teachers may think that I am being rude.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Analysis of "Snapshotland"

Analysis of 'Snapshotland"
What Title means to you
2. A Place where...
-Pictures are always taken
-Many memories
-Everyone has a camera
-The world is a camera
The whole world is just one still picture
An amusement park

Things that catch your attention
4.
  • Promised Land
  • Koadachrome or sepia
  • The time they first appear
  • Gingham pinafores
  • Permanent delight
  • Never passes out of sight
  • Even if they don't appear later
  • The people are still always there
Features of Language
5.
  1. Smooth Sand: Alliteration
  2. Smile and Smile and Smile: Repitition
  3. Forever...Other: Rhyme
  4. Air...there: Rhyme
  5. Lavender...Ever: Rhyme
Groups of Words
6.
  • Kodachrome, Sepia
  • Sandboys, Sandgirls
  • Forever, always there
  • Never passes out of sight, never stop, nobody, no one
Pattern
7. The whole poem talks about an everlasting world which never ends; words like forever, never stop etc shows this

What the Poem may Mean
8. Heaven; somewhere people go after death; a place where everybody is happy and everything is perfect

Questions
9. a) Persona
b) Spoken to the public in general
c) No emotion
d) It slowly reveals more and more about "Snapshotland" being a heaven
e) Gives snapshotland a happy feeling

Monday, July 19, 2010

Poems

Life is like a Candle:
This is the Compulsory Blog Post on Poetry

Life is like a candle
It burns brightly at the start
Full of passion
And enthusiasm
Illuminating everything from afar

But as its age increases
Its strength decreases
Getting smaller by the hour
The flame dwindling down
Until it is finally snuffed out

Sound Poem:
The ball went "Boing!"
The rubber band went "Poing!"

The car went "Vrooom!"
The bomb went "Booom!"

The dog went "Woof!"
The magician went "Poof!"

The duck went "Quack!"
The hen went "Cluck!"

The chicken went "Peck!"
The bone went "Crack!"

The robin went "Chirp!"
The baby went "Burp!"

Life is like a Credit Card:
You get all the freedom you want
Whatever you need
Whatever you yearn
You can always get it
It does not matter
No one minds
No one cares
No one is there to stop you
But once it reaches
The end of the month
You get the shock of your life
Whatever you had previously done
Now you must pay for
Now it matters
Everyone minds
Everyone cares
Someone will be there to stop you
Then you will start to regret
All the things you had previously done

Poem on Primary School Life:
Secondary School life I may be at now,
but I will never forget Primary
All the fun and games and wow,
there's just too much to say

I had a maths teacher
his name was Mr Goh
he has a funny side to him,
which he will easily enough show

Then there was my Science teacher
she would always frown
and as for the time she did smile...
well that is still unfound

Inventing new sports everyday
Hand tennis, squash and many more
there is just to many to name
of the sports we play

That is my primary school life
which was quite long ago
if I could just go back there
how I miss it so

Monday, July 12, 2010

Brian Jacques' Books

This blog post is dedicated towards explaining the books of Brian Jacques , an author who is most famous for his Redwall series. I have read almost all of his books, and that is why I am conducting research about his books.

The Redwall Adventures

  • Redwall
  • Mossflower
  • Mattimeo
  • Mariel of Redwall
  • Salamandastron
  • Martin the Warrior
  • The Bellmaker
  • Outcast of Redwall
  • The Pearls of Lutra
  • The Long Patrol
  • Marlfox
  • The Legend of Luke
  • Lord Brocktree
  • The Taggerung (The only one which I have not read)
  • Triss
  • Loamhedge
  • Rakkety Tam
  • High Rhulain
  • Eulalia!
  • Doomwyte
  • The Sable Queen

Redwall Picture Books

  • The Great Redwall Feast
  • A Redwall Winter's Tale
  • The Redwall Cookbook

Adaptations of Redwall

  • Redwall Graphic Novel
  • Redwall: The Legend of Redwall Abbey (An Opera)
Redwall Non fiction
  • Redwall Map and the Redwall Riddler
  • Redwall Abbey
  • Friend and Foe

Tribes of Redwall
This series contains a wealth of information on the different types of animals in the Redwall books
  • Badgers
  • Otters
  • Mice
  • Hares
  • Squirrels

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman is based on the folklore legend of the Flying Dutchman, a phantom ship cursed to roam the seas for all eternity

  • Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
  • The Angel's Command
  • Voyage of Slaves

Urso Brunov

Urso Brunov is a series of picturebooks about a tribe of tiny bears, called the Brunov.

  • The Tale of Urso Brunov: Little Father of All Bears
  • Urso Brunov and the White Emperor

Other Works

Brian has also worked on a number of other projects, such as:

  • Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales; a collection of campfire stories
  • The Ribbajack: And Other Curious Yarns; six short horror and suspense stories
  • Songs from Redwall; 47 songs from the various Redwall stories

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Two Good Thieves-Thoughts about Book


This June Holidays, I read the book "Two Good Thieves" by Daniel Finn. In brief, the book is about two thieves, who, as the cover says, are good. They are Demi and Baz. They steal from people for a woman called Fay. Then, they steal a priceless ring from a very important woman, and this results in them being caught up in a conspiracy that risks their lives. I feel that this book is similar to Village by the Sea in a number of ways. Firstly, the theme of contrast between the rich and the poor. Demi and Baz live in a slum called the Barrio, which is a dangerous place to be. You have to be tough to survive. A few train stops ahead, and you will reach the luxury of a sprawling city, with shopping centers and huge mansions. At the end of the book, the entire Barrio gets destroyed, to be changed into a whole new, clean office block. When the son of the police captain pays a visit upon Demi and Baz, there is an instantly noticeable difference between the three people. Two are ragged, scruffy children, while the other is a smart young man, prim and proper.
But, what I am most intrigued by is the corruption and treachery present in the entire city. It is a dog-eat-dog world, where you either be strong and live, or be weak and die. Demi and Baz are prime examples; being so poor that they are forced to turn to stealing to earn their keep. Overall, I feel that this book is great, comparable to Village by the Sea.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Lesson 1.My Favorite Poem and its use of figurative language

Touched by An Angel by Maya Angelou
We, unaccustomed to courage
exiles from delight
live coiled in shells of loneliness
until love leaves its high holy temple
and comes into our sight
to liberate us into life.

Love arrives
and in its train come ecstasies
old memories of pleasure
ancient histories of pain.
Yet if we are bold,
love strikes away the chains of fear
from our souls.

We are weaned from our timidity
In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all we are
and will ever be.
Yet it is only love
which sets us free.

1.Figurative Language;
coiled in shells of loneliness
love leaves its high holy temple
chains of fear
All of these are personification figurative language
The poet chose to use this type of figurative language as for number 1 and 3, it is used to emphasize on the greatness or severity of loneliness and fear. It is also used to express the high and mighty home of love and how awe-inspiring it is, which is the case in number 2.

2.Why I like it;
It expresses a lot about how we are trapped by the troubles of the world such as fear and loneliness and how it causes us to be deprived of joy and happiness. But then love, in its high exalted position, will eventually come down and save us all. This fits the expression "Love triumphs over all" and shows how great love can be. It also shows that when love comes, it brings about fond memories and happy times. It also can pull us up from our despair and help us in times of need. Thus, I like this poem as it tells us how when love comes, joyfulness will soon follow.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Village by the Sea- Special Qualities of Hari and Lila and Characteristics of and Adventure Story

Here are the Special Qualities of Hari and Lila:
Hari
-Able to Adapt
-Strength of Character
-Positive
-Not Fussy
-Courageous
-Inquisitive
-Lucky
-Determined
-Persevering
-Hardworking
-Strong-willed
-Resilient

Lila
-Inquisitive
-Calm
-Courageous
-Hardworking
-Persevering
-Lucky
-Thrifty
-Does not complain
-Optimistic
-Caring
-Spiritual
-Not affected by problems
-Takes Charge
-Responsible
-Pragmatic
-Down-to-Earth

Here are the Characteristics of an Adventure Story:
Protagonist
-Saves someone
-Faces problems
-Has thoughts and feelings

Adventure
-Unexpected
-Action-Packed

Events
-Vivid detail
-Not mundane

Story
-Longer
-Exciting
-Suspense
-Twists
-Heightened Reality

Village by the Sea-Urbanization

We discussed in groups the potential effects of urbanization in Thul in Village by the Sea. Below are our answers and my further explanations.

1.Environmental Effects
Soil Effects
Soil Erosion
-Trees are cut down to make way for the factory. Without the roots to hold the soil together, wind and rain move large amounts of soil around, causing soil erosion.
-Soil erosion also causes danger to aquatic life in Thul. The soil may be moved inside the ponds, which causes it to become cloudy. Sunlight cannot reach the aquatic plants and they thus die. Aquatic animals also die because plants provide the necessary food and oxygen for the animals to survive.
-Soil erosion causes landslides, putting the people of Thul and their fields, livestock and homes in great danger.

Infertile Soil
-With the coming of the factory, the soil will get insufficient nutrients and will be infertile.
-Farmers cannot plant crops anymore and cannot earn a living.

Death of Soil Microbes

Air Effects
Sulphur Dioxide, Amonia and Dust in the Air
-These are pollutants and are released from the factory

High PSI
-High amounts of pollutants polluting the air.

Water Effects
Harmful Chemicals in Water such as Organic Mercury
-Discharged by the factory
Sub Effects:
-Death of Marine Life
-Poisoning of Marine Life and to the people who eat them

2.Social Effects
Villagers
No place to live
-Factory destroys their homes and takes up their land

Lose Money
-Cannot farm and fish anymore

Shortage of Jobs
-Jobs in the factory not offered to the villagers, and cannot farm and fish

Poisoned by the fish poisoned by the harmful chemicals in the water

Bombayites
Poisoned by the fish poisoned by the harmful chemicals in the water

Pollutes Bombay
-Bombay already extremely polluted
-Cannot stand anymore pollution

Overpopulation
-Villagers coming to Bombay to make a living and live
-Bombay already packed with people

Health Problems
-Villagers unhygienic
-Villagers bring in diseases

3.Light Pollution Problem
Stars not visible
-Actually were visible
-Bright lights of factory prevents the stars form being seen
-Must have been a beautiful sight which cannot be seen anymore

Harm Eyes
-Villagers not used to the glare of the lights

Peace in Village Disrupted
-Bustling Hub replaces peaceful village
-Lights and Sounds everyday disturbing

Friday, April 16, 2010

Online Learning Week- Urbanization has arrived in Thul

In the small village of Thul, on the west coast of India, urbanization has arrived! The normally sleepy fishing village, located away 14km from the bustling civilization of Bombay now getting a fresh new look as a whole city of factories are being built there. Factories, housing colonies, bus depots, shopping centers... there are just too many to be counted! It is the new Thul-Vaishet fertilizer complex! Tens of thousands tons of fertilizer will be made and sent all over India. This could bring a new wave of revolution to Thul! Many of the villagers, especially the boys who do not want to fish with their fathers, are excited at the prospect of finding new jobs. “It is better to have a job, to earn daily wages. And then there are all the other benefits-free lunch in the canteen, a doctor to see you if you are unwell, paid holidays-that’s’ the life!” said Ramu, a boy looking forward to the jobs available in the factories. Even though he has no experience of working in factories, he thinks he can learn.
But not everyone is happy. Ardakar, a villager, has led a group of other villagers to Mantralaya to protest to Chief Minister Sahib. He is quoted as saying “We have come to tell the government we don’t want the miserable sums of money they are offering us-our land is too valuable. We are not going to be turned into slaves working in their factories, we have always worked and lived independently and been our own masters.” They have started a petition and are giving it to Chief Minister Sahib, hoping that it will make them change his mind.So will the factory continued to be built, and will it bring benefits or harm to the village and its villagers? This remains to be seen in the near future.

Online Learning Week- Piece of Music suitable for a Scene in Village by the Sea

I chose the song- Chaotic World by the Ambassadors as my piece of music suitable for a scene in Village by the Sea. It expresses chaos that is displayed when Hari's father comes home from his toddy drinking with his friends. They were very rowdy and created chaos everywhere. Please click on the link to view it.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Online Learning Week- Indian Recipes

Difference of Indian Recipes
Chapatti and Roti Prata:
Roti Prata
- Thick, flat, round, dough
- Made with wheat flour, sugar, salt and water
- Fried with ghee.
- Cooked on a flat or slightly concave iron griddle called a tawa.
- Staple accompaniment to other foods, can be spread with ghee or yoghurt, used as a scoop, or rolled up with a filling.
Chapatti
- A type of Roti or Indian bread eaten in South Asia and East Africa.
- Made from dough of Atta flour in a microwave oven for five to ten seconds.
- Often, chapattis are brushed with ghee.
- Variations include replacing part of the wheat flour with pearl millet or maize or flour.
Chapattis are usually eaten with cooked dal (lentil soup) or vegetable (Indian curry) dishes, and pieces of the chapatti are used to wrap around and pick up each bite of the cooked dish.

Jalebi and You Tiao
Jalebi
- Sugar-dipped and Orange
- Pretzel shaped, made by deep frying batter in oil and soaking it in sugar syrup
- Something which is included in the regular diet of all the people born with a sweet tooth.

You Tiao
- Breadsticks fried in pairs (two sticks stuck together).
- Cut it into small chunks or just eat it as it is
- One of the most versatile and widely-consumed Chinese food
- A very popular Chinese-style breakfast, usually served with hot soya milk;
- Also great with chicken rice porridge or plain rice porridge, and complements the Chinese spare-rib soup (just like croutons).



Recipe for Jalebi
Ingredients
• 2 cups All purpose flour (maida)
• 11/2 tbsp. fine grained semolina or rice flour
• 1/4th tsp. baking powder
• 2 tbsp curd (plain yogurt)
• 11/4th cups warm water
• 1/2 tsp. saffron threads, slowly dry-roasted and powdered
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 2/3rd cups water
• 1/2 tsp green cardamom seeds powder
• 11/2 tbsp. kewra water or rose water
• Ghee or vegetable oil for frying
Method
• Mix the flour, semolina or rice flour, baking powder, curd and 3/4th cup of the water in a bowl (preferably a ceramic bowl). Mix well with a whisk.
• Mix well and then add remaining water and 1/8th tsp. of saffron powder, and whisk until smooth.
• Set aside for about 2 hours to ferment.
• Whisk thoroughly before use.
• Prepare string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water. Just before the syrup is ready add saffron and cardamom powder.
• Heat oil in a kadhai. Pour the batter in a steady stream (or coconut shell with a hole) into the kadhai to form coils. Make a few at a time.
• Deep fry them until they are golden and crisp all over but not brown.
• Remove from the kadhai and drain on kitchen paper and immerse in the syrup.
• Leave for at least 4-5 minutes so that they soak the syrup.
• Take them out of syrup and serve hot.
Recipe for Chapatti
• 1 cup wheat flour (or 1/2 white +1/2 whole wheat)
• 1/ 2 cup Water

Put our in a large bowl with half the water. Blend the two together until it holds. Beat and knead well until it forms a compact ball. Knead dough until it is smooth and elastic. Set aside for 30 minutes. Knead and divide dough into 4 to 6 parts. Roll each ball into a circle about 1/2 cm thick.
Heat an ungreased skillet (tava). Put chapati on it, and let it cook for about 1 minute (The top should just start to look dry and small bubbles should just start to form). Turn and cook the second side for 2 3 minutes until small bubbles form. Turn again and cook the rst side pressed lightly with a towel. It should puff. Serve warm.

Online Learning Week- Comic Strip on Village by the Sea






I am doing a comic strip on Hari's visit to Jagu's house. My drawing by using the paint application on the computer is not very good so don't blame me.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Explanation for why I wrote that ending for 'The Lady or The Tiger'

Why did I write that ending for 'The Lady or The Tiger'? Actually, it is quite simple. The princess may be semi-barbaric, but she still loves the prince. If you are cruel, but you have great feelings towards someone, would you still kill that person. No one would, although there have been cases of people killing others close to them like friends and family members, but that was only the case when there was bad blood between them or they had no real feelings towards them. There was definitely no bad blood or lack of feelings between the princess and her lover. Anyway, she was a princess with lots of power, and could use her authority to prevent the marriage. I also wrote that actually, both doors contained tigers. The king may have been bored with constant punishment and may have wanted something new. He was probably waiting for someone to commit such a horrendous crime that he could use that method, and considered a stranger loving his daughter a crime of that sort. He possibly wanted to entertain the crowd and see every ones' reaction, especially the princess's lover's one. That would have been entertaining for the king but I could not just end of the story like that so the lover had to be smart to avoid death.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Naturalistic IT Home Learning Blog- Recipe for Lamb



                 


                   







                                          Lamb Shank
    Ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 meaty lamb shanks (1 1/4 pounds or roughly 560 grams), fat trimmed if necessary
Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
2 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 large celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 bottle (750 ml) dry red wine
One (15-ounce or roughly 425 grams) can crushed tomatoes
1.5 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
Three (3-inch-long) strips of orange zest
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/4 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided

Procedure
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (roughly 162 degrees C).
Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high
Add the lamb shanks
Season with salt and pepper
Cook over moderate heat until well browned all over, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
Transfer shanks to a large roasting pan and pour off the fat.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil
Add the garlic, onions, carrots, and celery; cook over moderate heat until softened, about 10 minutes.
Add the wine, bring to a boil over moderately high heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, orange zest, oregano, and 2 tablespoons of the parsley; start boiling.
Pour mixture over the lamb and cover with foil.
Bake in the oven for about 3 hours, or until lamb shanks are very tender.
Remove from oven.
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F ( roughly 176 degrees C).
Transfer lamb shanks to a large, deep baking dish, cover with aluminium foil and keep warm
Pour sauce and vegetables into a large saucepan, discarding the strips of orange zest.
Simmer sauce over medium heat, skimming the surface occasionally, until richly flavoured, about 15 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and pour it over the lamb shanks.
Cover the dish of lamb shanks with foil and bake for about 10 minutes, or until they are heated through.
Set a lamb shank on each plate and spoon some of the sauce over and alongside.
Garnish with the remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley and serve.

Serve with garlic mashed potatoes

Source: http://whatscookingamerica.net/LambOssoBucoForTwo.htm, Food and Wine Magazine



                                    Description of Leg of Lamb
   
Roasted Leg of Lamb:
Calories- 162
Total Fat in Grams- 6.6
Saturated Fat in Grams- 2.4
Cholesterol in Milligrams- 76
Protein in Grams- 24

One serving of cooked lamb is equal to 3 ounces and is about the size of a deck of cards.
An average 3-ounce serving of lamb contains about 176 calories, which is comparable to many other types of red meat and poultry.
Lamb is a great source of protein and essential vitamins and minerals.
A regular 3-ounce serving averages about 43% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of protein. It also averages 74% of the RDA of vitamin B-12, 30% of the zinc, 30% of the niacin, 17% of the iron, and 15% of the riboflavin.
In addition to this, the correct ratio of all 8 of the essential amino acids is contained in lamb meat.
Only about 36% of the fat in lamb is saturated. The remainder of the fat is in the healthier forms of monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.
The leanest cuts of lamb have an average of 70 to 80 mg. of cholesterol.
A full leg of lamb is often cut into two pieces: the shank (lower) end is less meaty and tougher than the sirloin (or upper) half, which is usually more expensive and bonier.
A lamb center roast contains the leg bone (femur), the inside (top) round, the bottom round, and the knuckle with the shank and the sirloin removed.
Part of Animal: Lamb leg, one of the five primal cuts, consists of the rear legs of the lamb containing the sirloin, top round, bottom round, shank, and knuckle.
Characteristics: Leg of lamb is generally tender, though it is made up of different muscles.
The shank end will be tougher, and can be used for braising or grinding
Boneless is easier to carve but takes longer to roast and won’t be quite as juicy.
The fell, the thin parchment-like membrane that covers the muscles in the leg and other parts, should always be removed.

Should allow about 3/4 pound per person; for boneless leg of lamb allow about 1/2 pound per person.
Storage: Store whole leg of lamb up to 3 days refrigerated; up to 4 days if marinated.


Source: http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--516/lamb-nutritional-facts.asp, http://www.chow.com/ingredients/212
   


Methods to Breeding Lamb
1.Care for the Sheep
Kept in paddocks; in pens or in a barn.
In cold climates, sheep may need shelter if they are freshly shorn or have baby lambs.
Sheep need fresh water from troughs or ponds, except if there is enough moisture in the grass to satisfy them much of the time.
Upon being weaned from ewe's milk, they eat hay, grains and grasses.
Sheep are active grazers
Usually given feed twice a day from troughs or are allowed to graze in a pasture.
Most comfortable when the temperature is moderate
Fans may be needed for fresh air if sheep are kept in barns during hot weather.
Keep the correct ratio of male to female sheep, selecting traits for breeding, and controlling under-/over-breeding based on the size and genetic diversity of the flock.
Arrange for all the ewes in a mob to give birth (the lambing season) within a period of a few weeks. As ewes sometimes fail to bond with newborn lambs, especially after delivering twins or triplets, it is important to minimize disturbances during this period.
Have the ewes give birth in "lambing sheds"; essentially a barn (sometimes a temporary structure erected in the pasture) with individual pens for each ewe and her offspring.

2.Nutrition and Management
Five factors that affect the nutritional needs of the ewe before they give birth:
1. Age
2. Size and body weight
3. Body condition (amount of body fat)
4. Stage of production (maintenance, gestation, or lactation).
5. Level of production (how much milk, how many fetuses are carried, etc.)
Health status, activity level, weather, and other environmental factors may also influence nutritional requirements and management.
Ewe lambs require special nutritional consideration during all stages of production.
In addition to the requirements for pregnancy and lactation, ewe lambs also require additional nutrition as
1.They have not yet reached mature body size and are still growing.
2.Ewe lambs consume less feed per day than mature ewes of the same body weight.
Should not be bred until they achieve approximately 70 percent of their mature size
At the same time, care should be taken not to overfeed replacement ewe lambs.
Replacement ewe lambs should be fed separately than market lambs or ram lambs being fed for market.
Pregnant and lactating ewe lambs should be kept separate from mature ewes.
Ewe lambs that are forced to run with the ewe flock will lose weight in late gestation and lactation.


3.Choosing of Ewes and Rams
Select ewe lamb replacements born as twins or born as singles from younger ewes and producing higher milk yields than the average milk yield of the flock
Ewe lambs that fail to breed in the same breeding season with other ewe lambs should also be culled.
Rams with limited fertility, suffering from lameness or any chronic respiratory disease should be replaced with young rams.
Rams should be sheared before each mating season, drenched and dipped and vaccinated . Regular trimming of feet and horns should be carried out.


4.The Lambs
Clean water should be available at all times.
A loose salt should be available at all times
Concentrates should not exceed 75% of the ration.
Never change feed suddenly. It is best if fed the same feeds throughout the feeding period.
The lamb should be fed the same time each day.
Never skip a feeding.

5.Methods
Hand Breeding
Sources:
Wikipedia,
http://www.apsc.vt.edu/Extension/Shepherds_Symposium/Greiner-Pelzer_Sheep_Symp_proceedings_2003.pdf , ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/x6542e/x6542e07.pdf

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Lady or the Tiger Ending




As the man walked towards the door on the right he stopped at the top of the door. he took a deep breath and put his hand on the door knob of the right door. Just as he was about to turn the door knob, he hesitated. He looked at the princess and then as he stared into her eyes, he was hit with the sudden realisation of the princess's feelings. He glanced at the right door, then at the left. Previously he had been so confident and sure of himself, now he was hesitant. He knew the princess loved him, but he had no idea if her love for him would override her feeling of hate and anger if he got married to the lady. Did she think that if she could have him. no one could? For the first time, he was starting to distrust the princess. She shot him an injured look, as if to say, why don't you trust me? Upon taking note of that, his mind was made up. He was taking no chances. He leaned against the wall, put his hands on both door knobs, and pulled. In this position, the doors would shield him from the tiger, but still allow him to see. The crowd gasped at this audacious From the left door, a ferocious tiger shot out. He was just thinking happily that the princess truly loved him when from the right door, another tiger burst out, snarling and baring its teeth. The crowd gasped one more time. Wild thoughts raced through his head and in grief, he thought the princess had set it all up. Then he noticed the expression of horror on her face. She screamed "NO!!!!!!!" Fortunately, when the tigers saw each other, they howled and slashed and attacked each other, kicking up a cloud of dust. When it settled, it was seen that both creatures had died, pools of blood surrounding them. When the crowd recovered, they booed and jeered at the devious king. Even his own daughter began to hit him repeatedly. Obviously what the king had planned as a major crowd pleaser turned out to be his ruin. He thus had no choice but to pardon the princess's lover. Reunited once more, the man smiled and explained why he had opened two doors, wanting to take no chances. The princess laughed and said, " I love you too much for that.Any way, if you really got married, there is still something called divorce!"


The True End

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Lamb to the Slaughter



Today we watched Lamb to the Slaughter at LT3. Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story by Roald Dahl, which was turned into a show by Alfred Hitchcock. There was a stark difference between the story and the show. Firstly, in the show,the policemen were smarter, they asked more questions and even suspected Mary Maloney of committing the crime. Secondly, we found out what the 'news' was. Thirdly, some of the words said were different.

Actually, Roald Dahl rewrote some parts of the story to fit the show. He even told us what happened to Mary Maloney in the end. ( Although she was not caught for killing Patrick, she tried to kill her second husband the same way.I wonder why... Unfortunately, or rather fortunately, her husband was forgetful and had forgotten to plug in the freezer, thus the meat was as soft as jelly and did not kill him. I think he is sure glad that he was forgetful! Kind of ironic don't you think ) 

I feel that Patrick Maloney only had himself to blame for his death. His wife was six months pregnant and then he suddenly tells her that he is leaving her and that he loves someone else. On top of that, he is uncaring and insensitive towards her, even after he told her the shocking news. But whatever the circumstances, manslaughter is still a crime and Mary Maloney should be prosecuted, regardless of whether she is pregnant or not.

But I have to admit that she is quick-witted as she was able to deceive the police on the spot and without any prior planning. She even managed to make the police dispose of the evidence themselves ( although they did it unwittingly)

The Real Video

The Real Lamb to the Slaughter Video, as posted by Mr Lundberg on Facebook

Lamb to The Slaughter


Friday, January 29, 2010

Lamb to the Slaughter

Lamb to the Slaughter, Diary Entry of Mary Maloney, Homework by Mr Lundberg

Dear Diary,

Whew! The policemen finally left my house! It has been over three hours since they came. I have to admit that I am pretty proud of myself, making them eat the evidence. That must be a first! That comment by one of them( I am not sure who) was so funny, I could not help giggling! I hope that they did not hear me.(The comment was that the murder weapon was probably right under their noses. It was!)

Actually, I am quite relieved that they finally left. Although that was a 'perfect crime', master criminals still get caught. My alibi was perfect, had them baffled completely! Luckily I rehearsed my role, otherwise they would have suspected something,especially if I appeared nervous when I talked to Sam,the grocer.
I still don't know why I killed Patrick. Its just that we were still in the early stages of our marriage and I was(and still am) six months pregnant.He came home and suddenly said that he did not love me any more as he had just turned gay. That is very insensitive. You don't just suddenly turn gay over night! I think it was just because he did not love me any more and needed an excuse to divorce me. What drove me to breaking point was his comment just before he died. That was extremely insensitive. I am sure anyone else in my shoes would have done the same thing. But I have no regrets about killing him, its his own fault that he died.

Mary Maloney


I could not find the actual one so please look at the list of edited ones if you want to :)
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Its kind of ironic when my middle name is also Patrick, its like saying I killed myself!

Monday, January 18, 2010

What Smart Am I?



According to the website, I am.....

Mainly Naturalistic Smart! 17 Points
Second is Kinaesthetic Smart! 16 Points
Third is Interpersonal Smart! 15 Points
Jointly Fourth are Visual/Spatial and Intra personal Smart! 14 Points
Tying for Sixth Place are Musical,Linguistic and Logical Smart! 11 Points

Actually I feel that this test should contain a wider variety of questions as I felt that it did not address some issues. For example,I expected to be mainly Linguistic Smart as I like to read and write a lot. A possible reason that I am not Linguistic Smart in this test may be that there was no question about whether I liked to read. Another drawback of this questionnaire is that some of the questions asked if you LIKE doing this or doing that. You may be good at something but you may not like it, just like many students doing well in their studies but disliking them. I am sure that the majority of pupils who performed well in PSLE dislike studying.But overall it is still a useful questionnaire as it helps you to find out how you learn best and what you are good at.

In my opinion,we,as students of Hwa Chong,should be all rounded. We should have a balance between being Naturalistic,Kinaesthetic and Musical Smart(Group 1),Visual/Spatial,Linguistic and Logical Smart(Group 2) and Interpersonal and Intra personal Smart(Group 3)

Friday, January 15, 2010

Plagiarism





Plagiarize: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own /use (another's production) without crediting the source
: to commit literary theft /present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarizing

I feel plagiarism should not be condoned as when someone writes an article, he puts a lot of hard work into it. When we blatantly copy someone's work, it is as good as cheating as all we need to do is find the information and then copy it. Imagine the person taking so much time to write the essay, and for us to instantly copy it and hand it in as our own. How would the author feel? And if that happens to us, how will we feel? The intended use if the essay is for people to refer to the information and understand the topic. Plagiarizing is the same as stealing, just that it is over the internet. People seem to think that since it is over the internet which has a vast array of information ,it is harder for the teachers to find out as compared to the times where you had to copy your essays from books. Actually, with the introduction of the internet, teachers can ‘google’ the essay or use websites such as ‘Essay Rater’ to find out whether a student has plagiarized. So although it has become easier to plagiarize, it has also become easier for teachers to check for plagiarism! But when we write essays, it is imperative that we need some information, so it may be necessary to copy. In that case, we should always cite sources and not copy too much. As Mr. Lundberg said, when in doubt, cite sources. Also, we should use programs like ‘Essay Rater‘(http://www.essayrater.com/ ) or ‘Write Check (http://writecheck.turnitin.com/static/home.html?gclid=CNnshNTpp58CFYItpAodHBla1A ) to ensure that we do not unintentionally plagiarize. All in all, just don't plagiarize!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbAcQcDTxdo

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http://bitsnbytesoflife.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/a-meeting-with-plagiarism/
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