The Princess and the Pea

1. Who are the main characters in The Princess and the Pea?
The main characaters in the Princes and the Pea, are:

• The Princess, who at first was not thought to be one
• The prince, who couldnt find the proper princess to marry with
• The Queen, who laid a pea under 20 matress, and 20 eider-down beds.
  

2. What is the setting of this story?
The setting of this story, is inside the castle of the prince. it also takes part, in the bedroom that has 20 matress, and 20 eider-down beds. This story is in a city.
3. In a few sentences, summarize the plot of The Princess and the Pea.
This story is a about a prince that couldnt find a princess to marry with. One night there was a storm and a girl knocked the door of the castle, and said that she was a princess. The Queen inmediately went to the bedroom, and putted a pea under 20 matress and 20 eider-down beds. The next morning the princess was asked how she had slept, she answered that terribly. The moment she gave this answer people knwe she was a princess, because of her sensibility. At the end the prince and the princess married.
4. Describe the conflict in this story.
The conflict of this story, is the princess, because she doesnt look like one. To test her, they putted a pea under matresses, and if she was a princess she would not be able to sleep, because she would feel something. The conflict is that norma people wouldnt feel a pea under matresses, because they are so little.
5. How does the conflict come to a resolution?
The resolution of the story is the end, where she says that she slept terrible the past night, and she and the prince finally marry.

Natural Disaster Specialized Dogs

Sofia Terife

Natural Disaster Dogs

The problem that I am discussing is the natural disasters destruction. This problem is caused by nature, but humans do help in making them more constant and stronger. A natural disaster happens because of a disruption of the environment. Human activity, takes part in the frequency and the intensity of each disaster. More people have been displaced by disasters than from war. The people who is at risk is everyone in the planet, because every continent and country can suffer a disaster in anytime, and everything in it might get destroyed. In this problem we could say that everything, even tiny things are at risk.

I chose this problem, because I think that there should be a way to help people who suffer natural disasters all year long. In the country we live in, we have few natural disasters; but, in countries such as Indonesia, people suffer a lot of disasters per year. The destruction provoked by a disaster is massive and many people become homeless after some disasters. There are houses, such as the ones in the US that are made out of wood, and they are not as strong as a house that is made out of brick. Making a house that is strong and can’t fall apart because of a natural disaster may be hard to build, because the proper materials are not cheap, and it takes a lot of time, and people can’t afford loosing time of their jobs, because they are rebuilding their houses.

The world wouldn’t look the same, because as the name of it tells us, it is a Natural Disaster, it happens by nature. We can help the people who have problems such as, problems with water and electricity after a shock and also people’s home after a natural disaster. It is possible that people have problems after a disaster, because of its shock. Or also they might be left homeless, and while they are constructing their house they can be helped.

My invention is a giant dog; the breed may vary depending on the kind of problem a certain family needs help with. These dogs are capable of lifting buildings and houses. They are able to track people under rocks from long distances away. This ability comes from their accurate hearing and sense of smell. These dogs are trained to be careful and to treat people respectfully. In addition, they don’t bite or bark if it is not necessary.

These dogs are bred by a scientist. They are kept in big dog academies, where they are trained to track, search, and lift things without worsening the situation. Each dog has its own spot where it sleeps and eats. The persons who call to report the emergency must give details about the specific problems. Then the person in charge of the kennels presses a button and the dog will immediately know where it has to go, and what its task is. This service is completely free, you don’t need to pay, and we actually have an annual fund raiser outside town, where the dogs model for the people to see them.

The dogs operate with on a combination of instinctual and taught commands. The dogs, as said before, are trained in special dog academies, and know how to do certain things. When the dog is released it already knows where to go, because there is a connection between the phone line and the dogs’ kennels. The good thing is that they know what to do, and they don’t need people there telling them to search.

These dogs will help with the problem of natural disasters, because they help people get out of where they are trapped, and can help them pick up the fallen rocks of their houses. These dogs work together, always, because if a certain person asks for help and their need is multiple, a dog alone can’t do it, so we send another one. These dogs help with the water and electricity collapse after the shocks, they use water energy, they get water from a nearby river, and use a special machine provided by the company.

Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1606874.stm
http://www.ehow.com/about_5526845_causes-natural-disasters.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1492608/Venezuela-mud-slides-of-1999

Natural Disasters Destruction

1. A really big vacuum that sucks the natural disaster in.
2. A giant bubble that protects the city or country that is going to be affected by this disaster.
3. something that helps get water and electricity back
4. A machine that helps re-build buildings, and houses.
5. giant dogs that help people get out if they are under a house.
   

Five Global Problems

1. Child Soldiers: this problem is man made. This problem is affecting mainly the countries population, but also affects everyone in the world... because it might change the way of thinking of people around the world.
   
2. The Criticism of religions: This is man made also. Everyone in the world is affected because of this problems... because people should not criticize other people's religion... because we need to have diversity, and we need to be OK with each others way of thinking... we might not like it, but we should not criticize it.
   
3. Global Warming: this problem is man made. This problem affects the whole world, because we are burning up fossil fuel, and that is preventing that the sunlight outside the atmosphere get out, and that heats up the world... that is why we are having such hot days, and it has changed the climate of each country.
   
4. Global hunger: this problem has a combination of both... man made, and naturally, this is because of the location of each country. This problem affects everyone in the world, because there are countries, for example Zimbabwe that has a government that doesn't care too much about the people in the country... just some months ago there was a cholera problem because of the water being polluted, and the government didn't care, people died, because they didn't give them enough medical support or anything. But at the same time is is a problem of location, because that country is in Africa, and the weather there is really hot, so there has to be problems for growing crops, and food. The people who is afected is the poeple who lives in such countries that have a government that doesnt mind that there are deasises.
   
5. Natural disasters destruction: natural. This is a problem that we cannot control of happening, because they happen naturally, and they cannot be controled. They might become intenser or less intense that what they were at first. This affects everyone, because the people who live in such countries that get affected about every month or so. But it also affects the people who lives around the country, or on the other side of the world it concerns them.
   

The best Part Of Me

1. Were you able to successfully complete your original design? Why or why not? I was able to complete the project with the original design, but with some variations. This variations happened, because I was not able to get the pictures with direct sunlight. This happened because my camera broke, and I had to take the pictures with my grandma's camera, and when I took he pictures it was already getting dark, so I had to use the flash.
   
2. How did you manage your resources to complete your project on time? I managed to do this project by using, a camera, my garden, and time. Well, when I was going to take the pictures of the project, my camera was broken, so I had to use another camera, this is how I managed to take the pictures. My, garden, well it is always there, but I kind of had to arrange some of the plants before taking the pictures, because my dog, messes them up, so I had to fix them a little bit. And finally, my time, the day I had to take the pictures, where some days that I had a lot of homework, and was the day before I left for VANAS, so I had to do my bags. Then when I came back from VANAS my camera was broken, so I couldnt take the pictures some days later when I found another camera.
   
3. Describe how you achieved proper subject, lighting, and composition.Well I actually wanted to do this project with direct sunlight, but when I took the pictures I had to use the flash, because i was late and there wasnt too much light. The subject of my picture, is my favorite tree of the garden, because it has beutiful flowers the whole year. The subject of the picture is a banch of the tree that has many flowers, and it is the main object, there isnt anything else in that picture, apart from a little background. Tho composition of this picture is simple, but is pretty. It is simple because there isnt too many things in the picture, it is one subject and nothing else.
   
4. Describe one thing you did successfully in your project. I think that something I did, that was the best thing in my project, was the picture, I liked this picture a lot, because is one of those pictures where you feel really proud of yourself. I think that it is one of the best pictures Ive ever taken, I take pictures oftenly, but this one is the kind of picture I dont take, so, I felt really good, when i saw the result of it.
   
5. If you could change one thing about your project, what would you change? I think that I would change the story of the picture, because I really didn't like it, I think that it could have been better, because I didn't know what to write, so I wrote it like in five minutes, and I really think that I could have improved it, and that I could have made a better story for it.
   

violent video gams and toys

Violent Video Games and Toys

I think that violent video games and toys are teaching kids that violence is just a game. I kind of agree and disagree that banning the video games and toys is right, but at the same time is not. I think that it is right, because when little kids see their older brothers playing those kinds of video games, they think it is right to do those things. On the other hand banning these toys can be bad, because modern day kids –especially boys- like to play games such as paintball, I personally don’t find this game so bad, because you are just shooting paint at each other, and it looks fun. But at the same time it is actually kind of violent, and it is telling kids that even throwing paint at each other it is right. Kids since they are born are taught to respect and to treat each other as they would want to be treated, and by playing this kind of games their parents are just telling them the contrary and that is just wrong.

There is a lot of violence going on in the world, and when little kids are playing games such as the ones that you need hit someone so you can take their car, they are going to learn that violence is correct and that there is nothing wrong with hitting people.

There is just one problem, people actually think and expect that if they have a daughter the girl needs to be all girly and the boy needs to be really boyish, this is a problem, because when the toys companies design toys they design toys such as Barbies and Pollies for girls and little soldiers and cars for boys. And I think t that it is right to have different types of toys for boys and girls. But parents cannot expect kids to be nonviolent when they only like to play violent games, and they give them the game as Christmas presents.

I think that parents who block the violent TV channels to their kids are dumb, because kids need to know what is right and what is wrong. For example, when I was little my mom didn’t let me see the movie Troy, and other really violent movies, but as time passed, she started letting me see more, and more movies, because I grew older, but I when I see those violent movies, I don’t start saying “cool” or things like that when people die. But kids who were introduced to violent games since they were really little and play violent games daily always say “cool” when someone dies.

In conclusion I think that banning them would be wrong because boys would not have fun playing with girl toys, but I can say that the toy companies could produce less violent games, so parents don’t complain.

5 Qualities

The qualities that I would like to show are...
The first one is, that I am a gymnastics lover.
The second one, is that I am a very ecological person, I like to keep the environment clean.
Thirdly is that I am a very studious person.
The fourth is that I am very brave.
Last but not least is that I am a fan of medicine.

I could show the first qualities, by taking a picture of all the gymnastics medals I have won in past years competing with other schools. This picture would be taken in my room, because all of the medals are putted in a cork in my room's wall, there is a window next to it, so if I take the picture, and it is day time, it will have a natural light.
I could show the second quality, by taking a picture, of my garden, because my garden has all sorts of trees, flowers, and animals. This picture would be taken, by me lying on my garden's floor, and taking the picture kind of upwards, the light will obviously be natural, and there will be a lot of birds and little animals on the trees.
The third quality can be showed by taking a picture of my school bag, because it is always full of books. I think that this picture could be taken by opening my school bag, and organizing the books inside so they are neat, and maybe this picture could be taken at night with flash, so it shows that like I am very studious I stay late at night studying.
The fourth quality can be showed by taking a picture of my scars, because I became very brave after getting crashing that class door. This picture can be taken by me, zooming in my camera, so the details of my scars are shown, the light can be natural or artificial.
The last quality can be described in a photo taking a picture of my shirt that says: "Trust me I am going to be a doctor". I would like to take this picture against a white wall, with natural light, because this shirt has a really bright color, so it will look nice with a white wall behind.