Pollution

I finished all my tests for this term. At first, I felt giddy with joy, as always.
But, after a while, you would find yourself feeling very bored as you suddenly have nothing to do with all the free time.
Feeling bored today, I went to YouTube and watched National Geographic.
I was struck by how bad pollution is in Earth now.
Pollution is the trigger button for almost all environmental problems such as global warming. Yet, though many of us are aware of the issue, we act as though we are oblivious and unaware of the matter. People still throw rubbish everywhere despite heavy fines implemented, factories still release poisonous chemicals into rivers despite many warnings, and trees are cut down ruthlessly regardless of the implications of doing so.
Take for example, global warming as one of the consequences of pollution. Global warming may be a short word, but its implications are huge. With increasing temperatures, weather would become more violent as Earth tries to balance out the increasing heat on Earth. Properties will be destroyed, lives will be taken away.
One could really see how serious pollution is now when one see that even scientists decide that we will move to other planets one day.
I hope you enjoy the show!

IT home learning

Who would you want to be friends with in the novel? Explain.
I would want to be friends with Atticus Finch.
I would want to be friends with Atticus Finch as he was a democratic person. He treated everybody with due respect, regardless of the person's skin colour, race, or religion, and opposed towards prejudice towards the blacks. I think this is important as it shows that Atticus Finch treated people fairly and judged people only according to their deeds I would not not want a person who treated people or me unfairly. Furthermore, with an unfair person as a friend, my image would be potrayed as if I was an unfair person too.
I would want to be friends with Atticus Finch as he was also a polite and friendly person. He always greeted Mrs. Dubose when coming back from work. Despite Mrs Dubose constant insults towards Atticus, Atticus never retorted Mrs Dubose and remained gracious the whole time. This shows that Atticus was a friendly and polite person. I find it much easier to talk to a polite and friendly person compared to a rude and bad tempered person. Friendships between me and and Atticus would last long. Hence, I would want to be friends with Atticus Finch.
Atticus Finch was also determined to admire the good while understanding and forgiving the bad. Atticus Once told Scout that a person has both good and bad qualities, and that she had to step into a person's shoes to understand the person. Atticus shows he was an understanding person here. I would like to be friends with Atticus as I wished for a friend that would understand that I have bad qualities and forgive my bad qualities.
In conclusion, I would like to be friends with Atticus.

IT home learning

Design an obituary for Mrs. Dubose

Reading

I love reading.
I love reading, not just any types of books, but in particular Chinese and English novels.
Many would ask, novels are novels, why the need to categorise it to Chinese and English in particular?
People who never read any of the two languages of novels will never understand the difference between the two.
I feel that it is important to understand the cultures behind the two languages, namely the western culture and the Chinese culture because it helps the understanding of the novels when reading them.
I prefer reading thrillers when reading English novels. I like the cracking paced action, the adrenalin rush, the ruthless turn of events, but I would never read a Chinese thriller fiction. One of the features of western culture is its focus on science and technology. The west was the first to invent computers, steam power, telephone… That is the reason why I like reading English thriller fiction. The story would often be filled with exciting and surprising facts, together with the action, it would make an enjoyable read for me.
But when reading Chinese novels, I prefer reading the family drama genre. The Chinese are peace loving people. When we looked at China’s history, rarely does China had the notion to invade other countries(except during the Spring and Autumn period and the warring states period, when China was divided into many independent states, which eventually got conquered by the Qin state, forming the Qin dynasty); conflicts that happen are usually internal conflicts. The Chinese are often too engrossed in their affairs to bother about war. The Chinese lists filial piety as the most important value that all Chinese should uphold, showing that the Chinese are peace loving and does not like causing arguments. That is always why I like to read about the family drama genre when reading Chinese novels. I like to see the characters when they struggle through life with conflicting values that they learn such as the need to be the universal, the same with others as compared the currently promoted value of being unique and having one own way of thinking.
Reading is enjoyable, yet one should know how choose the correct types of books when reading.

Multiple Intelligence test

If you have not done your learning profile/ style assessment last year, please go to the following link to find out more about your learning profile/ style. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/questions/choose_lang.cfm Post your learning profile on your blog and write in no less than 100 words the implications or what you feel about the Multiple Intelligence test.

Learning Profile Result (Highest to lowest)
1. Intrapersonal
2. Linguistic/logical
3. Naturalistic
4. Visual /Spatial/Naturalistic
5. Kinaestheic
6. Musical/Interpersonal
The Multiple Intelligence test gave me much insight on my learning style. Hence, I will be better informed and will be able plan my learning activities better according to my learning style.
I would be able know what are my weaknesses and strength. My strength, such as “intrapersonal”, can be used when studying for tests and exams; my weaknesses, such as musical and interpersonal, should be spent time on developing, so that I will be a multi-sided intelligent person.
According to http://www.mypersonality.info/multiple-intelligences/intrapersonal/, an intrapersonal person is:
· Introverted
· Prefers working alone
· Philosophical
· Self-aware
· Perfectionist
· Often think of self employment
· Enjoys journaling
· Intuitive
· Independent
· Spends time thinking and reflecting
· Likes learning about self
Based on this report, I will:
· Study alone. I enjoy working alone. I will not do well studying in a team as I do not like to socialize.
· Continue to spend some time a day thinking and reflecting. Reflecting on past events allows me to evaluate my performance on those events. Based on my performance, I can then decide on the amount of practice I need to improve or at least maintain my standard of my performance.
Musical /interpersonal being my weakness, I will avoid learning styles involving musicality and interpersonal as I will not be able work well with it.
I hope with this information, I will be able to study better.