Messy Room by Shel Silverstein
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door.
His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall.
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or--
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!
Rain by Shel Silverstein
I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head.
I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can't do a handstand--
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--
I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head.
Bear In There by Shel Silverstein
There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire--
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there--
That Polary Bear
In our Fridgitydaire.
Shel Silverstein (1932 - 1999)
A truly unique and multi-faceted artist, Shel Silverstein was a renowned poet, playwright, illustrator, screenwriter, and songwriter. Best known for his immensely popular children’s books including The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and A Light in the Attic, Silverstein has delighted tens of millions of readers around the world, becoming one of the most popular and best-loved children's authors of all time.
Born in Chicago on September 25, 1930, Sheldon Allan Silverstein grew up to attain an enor..
I personally feel that poems of Shel Silverstein is much to a student standard, Even though his poem does not have fabulous vocabulary, but is much more easy to comprehend it and his work show creativity. I also recommend his poem to those who just started poem !
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Emergency IT Lesson 1: Figurative Language
poem - I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
1. I wandered lonely as a cloud
-> This line show the usage of metaphor. It represents a human using clouds, describing it to be alike as the clouds in the sky, lonely.
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
2. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
-> This line show usage of personification
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
3. And dances with the daffodils.
-> This line also show usage of personification. It represents action a human does, like for example, dancing.
4. And then my heart with pleasure fills
-> This line show usage of smaile. The heart with pleasure fills. It shows that the person is happy .
Even though this poem does not really make good use of figurative language, but I still like this poem a lot. To me, the poem seems meaningful. It fully described the feeling of a person who is lonely. It does make reader interested to read on, slowly, it will make the reader have a feel of it. Maybe, some might not get the gist of what I am saying, but slowly, you read through again and again, the feeling will come to you and you will like this poem a lot! Thus, I like this poem as the feeling, the meaning of the poem is demonstrated.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
1. I wandered lonely as a cloud
-> This line show the usage of metaphor. It represents a human using clouds, describing it to be alike as the clouds in the sky, lonely.
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
2. Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
-> This line show usage of personification
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
3. And dances with the daffodils.
-> This line also show usage of personification. It represents action a human does, like for example, dancing.
4. And then my heart with pleasure fills
-> This line show usage of smaile. The heart with pleasure fills. It shows that the person is happy .
Even though this poem does not really make good use of figurative language, but I still like this poem a lot. To me, the poem seems meaningful. It fully described the feeling of a person who is lonely. It does make reader interested to read on, slowly, it will make the reader have a feel of it. Maybe, some might not get the gist of what I am saying, but slowly, you read through again and again, the feeling will come to you and you will like this poem a lot! Thus, I like this poem as the feeling, the meaning of the poem is demonstrated.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
6. Is progress necessarily beneficial for society? Comment. [You can cite evidence from VBTS to support your argument]
Firstly, before I start, I think that the key word here is ‘beneficial’. To me, it means benefiting people the most. So what do you think benefits people more? Having more knowledge, a more technology advanced place for people or a place where people can make a living by planting crops fishing etc.
Secondly, I will like to point out another term ‘Industrialization’. To me, I think that it is related progress. ‘Industrialization’ means to adapt a country or group to industrial methods of production and manufacturing, with all the accompanying social changes, or to be adapted in this way. So if a country progress, the people will have to adapt.
Okay, let me make my stand first. I don’t think that progress is necessarily beneficial for society.
I will use the story ‘village by the sea’ as reference. In Village by the sea, a factory is going to be built somewhere near Hari’s village. I will take this as progressing. It takes up space, whereas it will take up the space for people to plant their crops and make a living there. Yes, I understand it will benefit some people who will be working in the factory in future. But what about those in the village? Have you ever spare a thought for them?
People in the village have very low education level, thus, they can only make a living by doing things that requires sweat, hard work, instead of working in a factory with advanced technology. They will not know how to operate it, thus they will not be employed and jobless. This will results in starvation due to the lack of money to support themselves and their family. So do you think this is beneficial for this people? They are also part of the society. I know building school, educate them to raise their literacy level will work, but the problem is if they have the money to go school? And moreover who will plant the crops in the future?
Thus, I will like to conclude that progress is not necessarily beneficial for society.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
Secondly, I will like to point out another term ‘Industrialization’. To me, I think that it is related progress. ‘Industrialization’ means to adapt a country or group to industrial methods of production and manufacturing, with all the accompanying social changes, or to be adapted in this way. So if a country progress, the people will have to adapt.
Okay, let me make my stand first. I don’t think that progress is necessarily beneficial for society.
I will use the story ‘village by the sea’ as reference. In Village by the sea, a factory is going to be built somewhere near Hari’s village. I will take this as progressing. It takes up space, whereas it will take up the space for people to plant their crops and make a living there. Yes, I understand it will benefit some people who will be working in the factory in future. But what about those in the village? Have you ever spare a thought for them?
People in the village have very low education level, thus, they can only make a living by doing things that requires sweat, hard work, instead of working in a factory with advanced technology. They will not know how to operate it, thus they will not be employed and jobless. This will results in starvation due to the lack of money to support themselves and their family. So do you think this is beneficial for this people? They are also part of the society. I know building school, educate them to raise their literacy level will work, but the problem is if they have the money to go school? And moreover who will plant the crops in the future?
Thus, I will like to conclude that progress is not necessarily beneficial for society.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
7. The seriousness of H1N1. Comments?
As you know, H1N1 is spreading around the world and it kills. Don’t you think it is scary? And a very serious matter?
Firstly, let me define the term ‘H1N1’. H1N1 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus. H1N1 has mutated into various strains including the Spanish Flu strain. Let me tell you something more interesting. The 2009 swine flu outbreak is an epidemic of a new strain of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 identified in April 2009. It was thought to be a mutation (reassortment) of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine).[51] A June 5th update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that “69 countries have officially reported 21,940 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 125 deaths.”]
125 deaths! Every imagined that? Its really getting on everyone’s nerves. Thus, H1N1 is a very serious, dangerous kind of virus. It causes threat to many lives, including ourselves. Even though Singapore is quite safe, the government has also take careful precaution, but we also have a part to play to keep the people around us and ourselves safe, right?
So some tips here which you can follow.
1. Take your temperature regularly.
2. If you are feeling unwell, do see the doctor at once. Do not take it lightly.
3. Try not to share personal things such as towels, toothbrush etc.
4. Avoid crowded places.
5. Unless necessary, try to stay in Singapore.
6. AND MORE! Do search for more
Now you see the seriousness of H1N1, the number of precaution needed to be taken by one and the number of death it causes. So I advice you not to take H1N1 lightly!
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
Firstly, let me define the term ‘H1N1’. H1N1 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus. H1N1 has mutated into various strains including the Spanish Flu strain. Let me tell you something more interesting. The 2009 swine flu outbreak is an epidemic of a new strain of Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 identified in April 2009. It was thought to be a mutation (reassortment) of four known strains of influenza A virus subtype H1N1: one endemic in humans, one endemic in birds, and two endemic in pigs (swine).[51] A June 5th update by the U.N.'s World Health Organization (WHO) states that “69 countries have officially reported 21,940 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 125 deaths.”]
125 deaths! Every imagined that? Its really getting on everyone’s nerves. Thus, H1N1 is a very serious, dangerous kind of virus. It causes threat to many lives, including ourselves. Even though Singapore is quite safe, the government has also take careful precaution, but we also have a part to play to keep the people around us and ourselves safe, right?
So some tips here which you can follow.
1. Take your temperature regularly.
2. If you are feeling unwell, do see the doctor at once. Do not take it lightly.
3. Try not to share personal things such as towels, toothbrush etc.
4. Avoid crowded places.
5. Unless necessary, try to stay in Singapore.
6. AND MORE! Do search for more
Now you see the seriousness of H1N1, the number of precaution needed to be taken by one and the number of death it causes. So I advice you not to take H1N1 lightly!
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
5．Who is you favorite/least character in village by the sea? State your reasons.
So who do you think is my favorite character or least favorite character?
My favorite character is Hari.
My least favorite character is Hari’s father.
Managed to guess correctly? If yes, congratulation. If not, try harder next time.
Okay, allow me to elaborate.
Favorite character - The reason why I like Hari is because I can feel that he is a guy, a brave child who faces the fact, who knows how to think maturely. He accepted the fate of his- living in dysfunctional family. He worked hard for his family, to support his two other sis and his mother, most importantly, to clear his wastrel dad debts. I think if it was others, they will just keep blaming the god, blame the god for giving them such a bad life. But Hari did not really blame people, instead, he think of ways to earn more money for the family, thinking of ways to make his family get out of the state of poverty.
Least favorite character- The reason the father is the least favorite character to me is because he only get himself drunk daily, get himself into debts instead of doing what he should do- taking up the responsibility of a husband, a father , work for the family and take care of the family. This results in Lila and Hira to take up their parent’s role as their mother was too sick to work. Naturally, I treat this character the least favorite character in village by the sea because he is a person who does not have a sense of responsibility and a good for nothing person.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
My favorite character is Hari.
My least favorite character is Hari’s father.
Managed to guess correctly? If yes, congratulation. If not, try harder next time.
Okay, allow me to elaborate.
Favorite character - The reason why I like Hari is because I can feel that he is a guy, a brave child who faces the fact, who knows how to think maturely. He accepted the fate of his- living in dysfunctional family. He worked hard for his family, to support his two other sis and his mother, most importantly, to clear his wastrel dad debts. I think if it was others, they will just keep blaming the god, blame the god for giving them such a bad life. But Hari did not really blame people, instead, he think of ways to earn more money for the family, thinking of ways to make his family get out of the state of poverty.
Least favorite character- The reason the father is the least favorite character to me is because he only get himself drunk daily, get himself into debts instead of doing what he should do- taking up the responsibility of a husband, a father , work for the family and take care of the family. This results in Lila and Hira to take up their parent’s role as their mother was too sick to work. Naturally, I treat this character the least favorite character in village by the sea because he is a person who does not have a sense of responsibility and a good for nothing person.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
4. Which part of village by the sea do you like best? State your reasons.
For me, I like the part when pinto’s death took place in the story. This happened due to the father’s debt. I like this part because I find it rather saddening and touching. Allow me to introduce you the character’s character at that point first.
Father – He was a good-for-nothing drunkard who got himself into debts and had to rely on his children to pay off for him.
Mother – Down with serious illness.
Hari and Lila – Childrens of the father and mother, who work very hard to support the family.
The reason why I like this part the most is because it really touched me and I find it rather saddening. An innocent life is lost due to a wastrel who only get himself drunk daily and get himself into debts. The dog is innocent, but in the end, it lost its life. After all, it still have a life. It should be treated equally. Instead, it was killed by the debt collector. If the father wasn’t a drunkard, if the father will pick himself and work, if the father doesn’t get himself into debts, the dog would not die.
This really saddens me and make me feel touched.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
Father – He was a good-for-nothing drunkard who got himself into debts and had to rely on his children to pay off for him.
Mother – Down with serious illness.
Hari and Lila – Childrens of the father and mother, who work very hard to support the family.
The reason why I like this part the most is because it really touched me and I find it rather saddening. An innocent life is lost due to a wastrel who only get himself drunk daily and get himself into debts. The dog is innocent, but in the end, it lost its life. After all, it still have a life. It should be treated equally. Instead, it was killed by the debt collector. If the father wasn’t a drunkard, if the father will pick himself and work, if the father doesn’t get himself into debts, the dog would not die.
This really saddens me and make me feel touched.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
3．I rather be the city rat than the country rat. Comment
Firstly, I will like to say I disagree with the sentence.
Let me introduce you the meaning of this sentence first. I think that city rat refer to the people that are living in the city, where the technology are advanced, with better facilities.(e.g. Big buildings, better health care). In the opposite, I think that country rat is people who live in villages, towns, normally located at the border of the country, where technology are not advanced and experiencing slower lives.
As you know, the world is developing with advanced technology. These often takes place in the city of the country, thus, they will have more knowledge of the latest technology as compared to those that live at the border of the country. But those that mean that those that people that are living in the city have a better life?
Since I disagree with the sentence, I will voice out my opinion. I know it may or may not sound logical, but it still what I think after all. Even though city rat will have more knowledge, but they will have to work very hard to survive in the highly competitive place. This will cause a lot of stress and may make one lose the meaning living in this world.
Based on my experience- I have a grandmother living in a small ‘village’ in Malaysia. I often go back and visit her. If time allows, me and my family will stay for a period. As compared to Singapore (a developed country with quite advanced country), the live there are much more slower. The people there might not be able as knowledgeable as me, but I think that they do not have to face as my stress as me. And I find that their lives are rather relaxing. This is my point of view. I know some of you might not agree to what I say, but different people have different view.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
Let me introduce you the meaning of this sentence first. I think that city rat refer to the people that are living in the city, where the technology are advanced, with better facilities.(e.g. Big buildings, better health care). In the opposite, I think that country rat is people who live in villages, towns, normally located at the border of the country, where technology are not advanced and experiencing slower lives.
As you know, the world is developing with advanced technology. These often takes place in the city of the country, thus, they will have more knowledge of the latest technology as compared to those that live at the border of the country. But those that mean that those that people that are living in the city have a better life?
Since I disagree with the sentence, I will voice out my opinion. I know it may or may not sound logical, but it still what I think after all. Even though city rat will have more knowledge, but they will have to work very hard to survive in the highly competitive place. This will cause a lot of stress and may make one lose the meaning living in this world.
Based on my experience- I have a grandmother living in a small ‘village’ in Malaysia. I often go back and visit her. If time allows, me and my family will stay for a period. As compared to Singapore (a developed country with quite advanced country), the live there are much more slower. The people there might not be able as knowledgeable as me, but I think that they do not have to face as my stress as me. And I find that their lives are rather relaxing. This is my point of view. I know some of you might not agree to what I say, but different people have different view.
Feel free to comment if you disagree or agree with me. Anyway, thank you for reading and I will appreciate a lot if you could leave your valuable comment. Thanks!
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