This week was a hectic one. Filled with tests and lots of practicing and revision. This week, surprisingly we had 4 students from China who came to our class to interact with us. 2 were boys and 2 were girls. It was something special for our class as we had never had any visitors in our class. The China students sat with us for all the lessons for the day, they even participated in our english class where we supposed to analyse a poem. The students were quite friendly and even helped us in our discussion. At the end of the day, when the China students had to leave, our class had gladly sent them off with a smile. I wonder when we will have new visitors in our class. All in all, I feel that this was a good experience for all of us in 1o3. This not only tested how good we are in communicating in chinese but also gave us the chance to practice how to host a visitor. I guess this wont be the 1st time I will be doing this, but I am happy that we got to do it with the class.
Yours Sincerely,
Wei Jin :D
Friday, August 6, 2010
Pride and Prejudice
Book Review 3#
Pride and Prejudice
This is one of the most meaningful and romantic books, I have ever read.This is a classic romance, with all the misunderstandings that characterize a romance with its twists. Since the novel is 200 years old Elizabeth seems unreal today at times in the novel. During Austen's era women's choices were limited. Elizabeth is very opinionated and would have made well of herself no matter what station she finally had chosen.
At times the language seems wordy and hard to follow. Yet stick with it. It's not modern brief language. It reflects the language and pace of the era. Pride and Prejudice stands all tests of time. Enjoy!
This is the summary of the book:
Elizabeth Bennet is one of five daughters, a plight that her father bears as best he can with common sense and a general disinterest in the silliness of his daughters. Elizabeth is his favorite because of her level-headed approach to life when his own wife's greatest concern is getting her daughters married off to well-established gentlemen. Only Jane, Elizabeth's older sister, is nearly as sensible and practical as Elizabeth, but Jane is also the beauty of the family, and therefore, Mrs. Bennet's highest hope for a good match.
When Mr. Bingley, a young gentleman of London, takes a country estate near to the Bennet's home, Mrs. Bennet begins her match-making schemes without any trace of subtlety or dignity. Despite Mrs. Bennet's embarassing interference, Mr. Bingley and Jane become fond of one another. Mr. Darcy, who has accompanied Bingley to the country, begins his acquaintance with Elizabeth, her family, and their neighbors with smug condescension and proud distaste for the all of the country people. Elizabeth, learning of his dislike, makes it a point to match his disgust with her own venom. She also hears from a soldier that she has a fondness for that Darcy has misused the man. Without thinking through the story, Elizabeth immediately seizes upon it as another, more concrete reason to hate Mr. Darcy. She contradicts and argues with Darcy each time they meet, but somewhere along the way he begins to like Elizabeth.
When Bingley leaves the countryside suddenly and makes no attempts to contact Jane anymore, the young woman is heartbroken. Elizabeth, who had thought well of Bingley, believes that there is something amiss in the way that he left Jane in the lurch. Only when Elizabeth goes to visit her friend at the estate of Darcy's aunt does the mystery begin to unfold. After several encounters with Mr. Darcy while visiting her friend, Elizabeth is shocked when Darcy proposes to her. Elizabeth refuses him and questions him about the way that he misused her soldier friend and his undoubted role in the way that Bingley abandoned Jane. Darcy writes a letter to explain himself, and Elizabeth is embarrassed to learn that she had been mislead about Darcy's character. Had she known the truth, she would have loved Darcy as he loved her. Darcy leaves that part of the country before she can sort out her feelings and make amends with him. Then she meets him again when she is touring the gardens of his estate with her aunt and uncle. Darcy treats her with kindness and she believes he may still love her, but before anything can be done about it, she learns that one of her younger sisters has shacked up with the very soldier who mislead Elizabeth and the rest of her family about Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth returns home immediately.
When the indignity of her sister's shot-gun wedding is straightened out, Elizabeth is surprised that Darcy returns to the country with Bingley. She expected that the shame of her sister's actions had ruined any chances of a relationship with Mr. Darcy, or Jane and Bingley. Elizabeth learns from her aunt that Darcy did a great part to help get her younger sister properly married to the infamous soldier. Jane and Bingley sort out the misunderstanding that drove him away before and get engaged. Then Elizabeth and Darcy work out their misunderstandings and agree to marry.
Pride and Prejudice
This is one of the most meaningful and romantic books, I have ever read.This is a classic romance, with all the misunderstandings that characterize a romance with its twists. Since the novel is 200 years old Elizabeth seems unreal today at times in the novel. During Austen's era women's choices were limited. Elizabeth is very opinionated and would have made well of herself no matter what station she finally had chosen.
At times the language seems wordy and hard to follow. Yet stick with it. It's not modern brief language. It reflects the language and pace of the era. Pride and Prejudice stands all tests of time. Enjoy!
This is the summary of the book:
Elizabeth Bennet is one of five daughters, a plight that her father bears as best he can with common sense and a general disinterest in the silliness of his daughters. Elizabeth is his favorite because of her level-headed approach to life when his own wife's greatest concern is getting her daughters married off to well-established gentlemen. Only Jane, Elizabeth's older sister, is nearly as sensible and practical as Elizabeth, but Jane is also the beauty of the family, and therefore, Mrs. Bennet's highest hope for a good match.
When Mr. Bingley, a young gentleman of London, takes a country estate near to the Bennet's home, Mrs. Bennet begins her match-making schemes without any trace of subtlety or dignity. Despite Mrs. Bennet's embarassing interference, Mr. Bingley and Jane become fond of one another. Mr. Darcy, who has accompanied Bingley to the country, begins his acquaintance with Elizabeth, her family, and their neighbors with smug condescension and proud distaste for the all of the country people. Elizabeth, learning of his dislike, makes it a point to match his disgust with her own venom. She also hears from a soldier that she has a fondness for that Darcy has misused the man. Without thinking through the story, Elizabeth immediately seizes upon it as another, more concrete reason to hate Mr. Darcy. She contradicts and argues with Darcy each time they meet, but somewhere along the way he begins to like Elizabeth.
When Bingley leaves the countryside suddenly and makes no attempts to contact Jane anymore, the young woman is heartbroken. Elizabeth, who had thought well of Bingley, believes that there is something amiss in the way that he left Jane in the lurch. Only when Elizabeth goes to visit her friend at the estate of Darcy's aunt does the mystery begin to unfold. After several encounters with Mr. Darcy while visiting her friend, Elizabeth is shocked when Darcy proposes to her. Elizabeth refuses him and questions him about the way that he misused her soldier friend and his undoubted role in the way that Bingley abandoned Jane. Darcy writes a letter to explain himself, and Elizabeth is embarrassed to learn that she had been mislead about Darcy's character. Had she known the truth, she would have loved Darcy as he loved her. Darcy leaves that part of the country before she can sort out her feelings and make amends with him. Then she meets him again when she is touring the gardens of his estate with her aunt and uncle. Darcy treats her with kindness and she believes he may still love her, but before anything can be done about it, she learns that one of her younger sisters has shacked up with the very soldier who mislead Elizabeth and the rest of her family about Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth returns home immediately.
When the indignity of her sister's shot-gun wedding is straightened out, Elizabeth is surprised that Darcy returns to the country with Bingley. She expected that the shame of her sister's actions had ruined any chances of a relationship with Mr. Darcy, or Jane and Bingley. Elizabeth learns from her aunt that Darcy did a great part to help get her younger sister properly married to the infamous soldier. Jane and Bingley sort out the misunderstanding that drove him away before and get engaged. Then Elizabeth and Darcy work out their misunderstandings and agree to marry.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Book Review 2#
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In my opinion, the plot of the story is the most interesting part of the book. I feel that Tom is a very unique character. He is playful and troublesome, however the special thing is that beneath the surface he is actually a down to earth, good boy.
This is the summary of the book:
Thomas Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly, his half-brother, Sid, also known as Sidney, and cousin Mary, in St Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him a large marble for the privilege of doing his work. He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize. He loses much of his glory when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the first two Disciples were David and Goliath.
Tom falls in love with Rebecca Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get “engaged” to him. Their love is ruined when she learns that Tom has been engaged to another girl before: Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, to the graveyard at night to try out a “cure” for warts. At the graveyard, they witness the murder of young Dr. Robinson by a part-Native American “half-breed”, Injun Joe. Scared, Tom and Huck run away in the process dropping the previously obtained marble, and swear a blood oath not to tell anyone what they have seen. Injun Joe blames his companion, Muff Potter, a hapless drunk, for the crime. Potter is wrongfully arrested, and Tom's anxiety and guilt begin to grow. Tom, Huck and their friend Joe Harper run away to an island on the Mississippi, in order to "become pirates". While frolicking around and enjoying their new-found freedom, the boys become aware that the community is sounding the river for their bodies. Tom sneaks back home one night to observe the commotion. After a brief moment of remorse at the suffering of his loved ones, Tom is struck by the idea of appearing at his funeral and surprising everyone. He persuades Joe and Huck to do the same. Their return is met with great rejoicing, and they become the envy and admiration of all their friends.
Back in school, Tom gets himself back in Becky's favour after he nobly accepts the blame for a book that she has torn. Soon Muff Potter's trial begins, and Tom, overcome by guilt, testifies against Injun Joe. Potter is acquitted, but Injun Joe flees the courtroom through a window. Tom and Huck witness him, disguised as a deaf and dumb Spaniard, finding a box of gold with his partner and Huck begins to shadow Injun Joe every night, watching for an opportunity to nab the gold. Meanwhile, Tom goes on a picnic to McDougal's Cave with Becky and their classmates. That same night, Huck sees Injun Joe and his partner making off with a box. He follows and overhears their plans to attack the Widow Douglas, a kind resident of St. Petersburg. By running to fetch help, Huck forestalls the violence and becomes an anonymous hero.
Tom and Becky get lost in the cave, and their absence is not discovered until the following morning. The men of the town begin to search for them, but to no avail. Tom and Becky run out of food and candles and begin to weaken. The horror of the situation increases when Tom, looking for a way out of the cave, happens upon Injun Joe, who is using the cave as a hideout. At the sight of Tom, Injun Joe flees. Eventually, just as the searchers are giving up, Tom finds a way out. The town celebrates, and Becky's father, Judge Thatcher seals up the main entrance with an iron door. After a week Injun Joe, trapped inside, starves causing him to die. Injun Joe's partner accidentally drowns trying to escape.
A week later, Tom takes Huck to the cave via the new entrance Tom has found and they find the box of gold, the proceeds of which are invested for them. The Widow Douglas adopts Huck, and, when Huck attempts to escape civilized life, Tom promises him that if he returns to the widow, he can join Tom's robber band. Reluctantly, Huck agrees.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In my opinion, the plot of the story is the most interesting part of the book. I feel that Tom is a very unique character. He is playful and troublesome, however the special thing is that beneath the surface he is actually a down to earth, good boy.
This is the summary of the book:
Thomas Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly, his half-brother, Sid, also known as Sidney, and cousin Mary, in St Petersburg, Missouri. After playing hooky from school on Friday and dirtying his clothes in a fight, Tom is made to whitewash the fence as punishment on Saturday. At first, Tom is disappointed by having to forfeit his day off. However, he soon cleverly persuades his friends to trade him a large marble for the privilege of doing his work. He trades these treasures for tickets given out in Sunday school for memorizing Bible verses and uses the tickets to claim a Bible as a prize. He loses much of his glory when, in response to a question to show off his knowledge, he incorrectly answers that the first two Disciples were David and Goliath.
Tom falls in love with Rebecca Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get “engaged” to him. Their love is ruined when she learns that Tom has been engaged to another girl before: Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, to the graveyard at night to try out a “cure” for warts. At the graveyard, they witness the murder of young Dr. Robinson by a part-Native American “half-breed”, Injun Joe. Scared, Tom and Huck run away in the process dropping the previously obtained marble, and swear a blood oath not to tell anyone what they have seen. Injun Joe blames his companion, Muff Potter, a hapless drunk, for the crime. Potter is wrongfully arrested, and Tom's anxiety and guilt begin to grow. Tom, Huck and their friend Joe Harper run away to an island on the Mississippi, in order to "become pirates". While frolicking around and enjoying their new-found freedom, the boys become aware that the community is sounding the river for their bodies. Tom sneaks back home one night to observe the commotion. After a brief moment of remorse at the suffering of his loved ones, Tom is struck by the idea of appearing at his funeral and surprising everyone. He persuades Joe and Huck to do the same. Their return is met with great rejoicing, and they become the envy and admiration of all their friends.
Back in school, Tom gets himself back in Becky's favour after he nobly accepts the blame for a book that she has torn. Soon Muff Potter's trial begins, and Tom, overcome by guilt, testifies against Injun Joe. Potter is acquitted, but Injun Joe flees the courtroom through a window. Tom and Huck witness him, disguised as a deaf and dumb Spaniard, finding a box of gold with his partner and Huck begins to shadow Injun Joe every night, watching for an opportunity to nab the gold. Meanwhile, Tom goes on a picnic to McDougal's Cave with Becky and their classmates. That same night, Huck sees Injun Joe and his partner making off with a box. He follows and overhears their plans to attack the Widow Douglas, a kind resident of St. Petersburg. By running to fetch help, Huck forestalls the violence and becomes an anonymous hero.
Tom and Becky get lost in the cave, and their absence is not discovered until the following morning. The men of the town begin to search for them, but to no avail. Tom and Becky run out of food and candles and begin to weaken. The horror of the situation increases when Tom, looking for a way out of the cave, happens upon Injun Joe, who is using the cave as a hideout. At the sight of Tom, Injun Joe flees. Eventually, just as the searchers are giving up, Tom finds a way out. The town celebrates, and Becky's father, Judge Thatcher seals up the main entrance with an iron door. After a week Injun Joe, trapped inside, starves causing him to die. Injun Joe's partner accidentally drowns trying to escape.
A week later, Tom takes Huck to the cave via the new entrance Tom has found and they find the box of gold, the proceeds of which are invested for them. The Widow Douglas adopts Huck, and, when Huck attempts to escape civilized life, Tom promises him that if he returns to the widow, he can join Tom's robber band. Reluctantly, Huck agrees.
Kidnapped!
Book Review #1
KIDNAPPED
Overall, I find the book very interesting and full of action. However, some parts of the book especially during dialogues, Robert Louis Stevenson uses 18th Century Scottish which is sometimes hard to comprehend.
This is basically a summary of the whole book:
David has just become orphaned when his father pasted away. He lost his mother some time earlier and now, he finds himself alone. David embarks on a journey to the House of Shaws, the home of his uncle, Ebenezer. When he arrives, Ebenezer is not happy to see David. He even makes an attempt to kill his young nephew. It is then David learns that he is the heir to the House of Shaws and is, in reality a wealthy man. Unfortunately, Ebenezer has other plans. He takes David to the port and sells him to Captain Hoseason, who plans on reselling David in America at a profit. David is kept prisoner in the brig of the schooner Covenant. During their voyage to America, the Covenant collides with a small French vessel. The only survivor of the French ship is Alan Breck. Alan is taken aboard the Covenant, where he pays the captain a large sum of money to take him to France.
David, who now has become the cabin boy, overhears several of the crew discussing plans to kill Breck and steal his money. David immediately informs Breck and the two forge an alliance. Alan and David barricade themselves in the ship’s hold and battle the attacking crewmembers. After a fight, several of the crew have been killed and Captain Hoseason is injured. The Captain has no choice but to release both David and Alan and take them ashore.
On their way to shore, the vessel is caught in a violent storm and both Alan and David fall overboard. They separate and make their way to shore. David’s adventure then continues on the Scottish highlands. David and Alan witness the assassination of Red Fox, a powerful local leader. The two companions are blamed for the murder and are forced to flee the English authorities who are frantically searching for them. Eventually, David and Alan arrive at the House of Shaws, where David gains his rightful inheritance. David becomes a wealthy man and parts ways with Alan, who continues on to France.
KIDNAPPED
Overall, I find the book very interesting and full of action. However, some parts of the book especially during dialogues, Robert Louis Stevenson uses 18th Century Scottish which is sometimes hard to comprehend.
This is basically a summary of the whole book:
David has just become orphaned when his father pasted away. He lost his mother some time earlier and now, he finds himself alone. David embarks on a journey to the House of Shaws, the home of his uncle, Ebenezer. When he arrives, Ebenezer is not happy to see David. He even makes an attempt to kill his young nephew. It is then David learns that he is the heir to the House of Shaws and is, in reality a wealthy man. Unfortunately, Ebenezer has other plans. He takes David to the port and sells him to Captain Hoseason, who plans on reselling David in America at a profit. David is kept prisoner in the brig of the schooner Covenant. During their voyage to America, the Covenant collides with a small French vessel. The only survivor of the French ship is Alan Breck. Alan is taken aboard the Covenant, where he pays the captain a large sum of money to take him to France.
David, who now has become the cabin boy, overhears several of the crew discussing plans to kill Breck and steal his money. David immediately informs Breck and the two forge an alliance. Alan and David barricade themselves in the ship’s hold and battle the attacking crewmembers. After a fight, several of the crew have been killed and Captain Hoseason is injured. The Captain has no choice but to release both David and Alan and take them ashore.
On their way to shore, the vessel is caught in a violent storm and both Alan and David fall overboard. They separate and make their way to shore. David’s adventure then continues on the Scottish highlands. David and Alan witness the assassination of Red Fox, a powerful local leader. The two companions are blamed for the murder and are forced to flee the English authorities who are frantically searching for them. Eventually, David and Alan arrive at the House of Shaws, where David gains his rightful inheritance. David becomes a wealthy man and parts ways with Alan, who continues on to France.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Sabbitical Week
The most surprising thing about my sabbitical is that on the last day, the teacher-in-charge intended for us to do a "amazing race" thing which was for us to find a certain place and take a picture of it. BUT... IT RAINED!!! And the teacher did not have a wet-weather plan and eventually took us to WATCH A MOVIE, SHREK 4!!!Most of us were so surprised and delighted.
Write again soon,
Wei Jin
Write again soon,
Wei Jin
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
More about my sabbitical week
So, on the first day of sabbitical week, we had some ice breaker game where we were split into groups which consist of at least 1 sec4 and sec3. Surprisingly, in my sabbitical, the vice-president of the high school council, Nicholas Chuan, was in it. And coincidentally, he was in my group!!! Awed at the presence of the VICE-PRESIDENT of the high school council, I tried my best to be on my BEST behaviour. After the games, we then were brief on the schedule for the rest of the days. Which consists going to places such as Singapore Philatelic Museum, Boat Quay, Asian Civilisation museum, etc. Well, that was pretty much the summary of the first day of my sabbitical!
Cheers,
Wei Jin
Cheers,
Wei Jin
Monday, May 24, 2010
My First Poem!
Here is my poem:
Primary School
The place where friends were everything
The place where I spent most of my life in
The place where recess was most important
The place where I could be myself
My first was spent trying to make friends
My last was spent trying to leave friends
My primary school life ended just like that
Always wondered why could'nt it been longer
It started out just as a milestone of my life
Yet it ended like it was the end of the world
Life is full of ups and downs
The trick is to enjoy the ups
And endure the downs
My life in primary school has taught me alot
But the one thing a never forgot is
You only treasure something
After you have lost it
Thanks for reading,
Wei Jin
Primary School
The place where friends were everything
The place where I spent most of my life in
The place where recess was most important
The place where I could be myself
My first was spent trying to make friends
My last was spent trying to leave friends
My primary school life ended just like that
Always wondered why could'nt it been longer
It started out just as a milestone of my life
Yet it ended like it was the end of the world
Life is full of ups and downs
The trick is to enjoy the ups
And endure the downs
My life in primary school has taught me alot
But the one thing a never forgot is
You only treasure something
After you have lost it
Thanks for reading,
Wei Jin
Home Learning Class 2 LA
Hey all, so I am suppose to share with you all a analysis of a poem. Here is my analysis of this poem:
The Son is in Secondary School by Affian Sa’at
My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something
At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem
It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays
I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts
The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another
Seven to the power of five is unreasonable
On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo
The capital of Singapore is Singapore
My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A’s
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper
In our annual yearbook
There is a photograph of me
Pushing a wheelchair and smiling
They caught me
At the exact moment
When my eyes were actually closed
The first few lines of the poem describes the writer's new school and motto and that he was proud of his new school. The next few lines tells us that during the national anthem, the writer oftenly looks at his shoes and not sing the naational anthem.
Then the writer goes on and tells us that he is a scout.Next , he talks about the well-to-do students in his school who have chauffeurs.Lastly, he says that :The capital of Singapore is Singapore. He feels that Singapore is a very small country as it is so small that it is its own city.
The Son is in Secondary School by Affian Sa’at
My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something
At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem
It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays
I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts
The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another
Seven to the power of five is unreasonable
On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo
The capital of Singapore is Singapore
My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A’s
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper
In our annual yearbook
There is a photograph of me
Pushing a wheelchair and smiling
They caught me
At the exact moment
When my eyes were actually closed
The first few lines of the poem describes the writer's new school and motto and that he was proud of his new school. The next few lines tells us that during the national anthem, the writer oftenly looks at his shoes and not sing the naational anthem.
Then the writer goes on and tells us that he is a scout.Next , he talks about the well-to-do students in his school who have chauffeurs.Lastly, he says that :The capital of Singapore is Singapore. He feels that Singapore is a very small country as it is so small that it is its own city.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
SABBITICAL WEEK!
It is already the fourth day of sabbitical week and i am already having so much fun.
i bidded for a sabbitical called' fieldtrips come alive!' which was categorised under the subject integrated humanties which is history.So, on the first day we had a brieffing on our activities for the whole week and some icebreaker games too. By the way, it is a sabbitical for sec1 to 4.tell you more about my sabbitical soon!!!
Cheers,
Wei Jin
i bidded for a sabbitical called' fieldtrips come alive!' which was categorised under the subject integrated humanties which is history.So, on the first day we had a brieffing on our activities for the whole week and some icebreaker games too. By the way, it is a sabbitical for sec1 to 4.tell you more about my sabbitical soon!!!
Cheers,
Wei Jin
Thursday, May 13, 2010
June Holidays
Sorry people for not posting for a while.But now since the June holidays are near.I will be posting more often!Tomorrow is our sports meet and sad to say i will not be taking part. But i will still cheer on my classmates who are taking part.
Talk to you guys later,
Wei Jin
Talk to you guys later,
Wei Jin
Sunday, February 28, 2010
My E-learning LA Homework -Interpersonal
Interpersonal
Conduct an interview with a friend(not from HCI) or family member. Find out his/her opinions about crime and punishment or the necessity to communicate in a relationship. Record the interview or write out the interview transcript.
I interviewed my father and this is what he said:
Crime:
Do something inappropriate, usually wrong to:
Individual eg. Lying to, cheating, slander, abuse, assault and murder
Group eg discrimination abilities or race
Country eg public order
Public property eg damage, theft
Private property eg damage, theft
Companies eg theft, misrepresentation
Punishment
Imposition of something, usually unpleasant in response to wrong doing
Prevention eg educate and encourage correct behaviour
Enforcement eg fines, jail or death
Difficulty lies determining the seriousness of the crime and the effects of it, which dictates the appropriate punishment.
Conduct an interview with a friend(not from HCI) or family member. Find out his/her opinions about crime and punishment or the necessity to communicate in a relationship. Record the interview or write out the interview transcript.
I interviewed my father and this is what he said:
Crime:
Do something inappropriate, usually wrong to:
Individual eg. Lying to, cheating, slander, abuse, assault and murder
Group eg discrimination abilities or race
Country eg public order
Public property eg damage, theft
Private property eg damage, theft
Companies eg theft, misrepresentation
Punishment
Imposition of something, usually unpleasant in response to wrong doing
Prevention eg educate and encourage correct behaviour
Enforcement eg fines, jail or death
Difficulty lies determining the seriousness of the crime and the effects of it, which dictates the appropriate punishment.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Comparison between Lamb to the Slaughter and The Way up to heaven.
Both stories deal with the idea of "the perfect crime" committed by a woman. But whereas Mrs Maloney's act of striking her husband dead is not premeditated, the twinkle-eyed middle-aged landlady had done same thing twice before and is "at it" again. She is definitely lost her mind whereas Mrs Maloney just seems to have momentarily lost control. However, Mrs Maloney giggles while the policemen are discussing the eventual murder weapon "right under their noses,"revealing the perverse side to her personality. She also keeps her cool directly after the murder, going to the store and getting things for supper, even a desert, "to please" Patrick (and to offer herself an alibi). Her deliberation and calculation are somehow incoherent with her sentimental and romantic nature. This paradox adds to the complexity and "scariness" of the character.
Stories with a Common theme.
Among the 3 stories,"Lamb to the Slaughter", "Male Child" and "Love".I prefer Lamb to the slaughter the most.It captures my attention as :
-It starts off like a normal day for the Maloneys and Mr Maloney just came back from work as a detective.
-Mary Maloney seems delighted that her husband has returned and offers his some food.However,her her husband seems to be giving her the cold shoulder and is on the verge of confessing something to his wife.
-Mary tries to avoid her husband from trying to tell her something.She offers him food and even though he does not want it, she still give it to him.
-After being told about his suggestion for a divorce,Mary keeps her cool and pretends that nothing ever happened.
-Unfortunately,when Mr Maloney was about to go out,she loses her cool and whack her husband to death with a leg of lamb.
-She then covered up her misdeed and reported her husband's death to the police.
-The ending of the story was the most interesting part.She fed the detectives the evidence,the leg of lamb.
-At the end,she giggled when the detective said that the evidence could be right under their noses and got away with killing her husband.
-It starts off like a normal day for the Maloneys and Mr Maloney just came back from work as a detective.
-Mary Maloney seems delighted that her husband has returned and offers his some food.However,her her husband seems to be giving her the cold shoulder and is on the verge of confessing something to his wife.
-Mary tries to avoid her husband from trying to tell her something.She offers him food and even though he does not want it, she still give it to him.
-After being told about his suggestion for a divorce,Mary keeps her cool and pretends that nothing ever happened.
-Unfortunately,when Mr Maloney was about to go out,she loses her cool and whack her husband to death with a leg of lamb.
-She then covered up her misdeed and reported her husband's death to the police.
-The ending of the story was the most interesting part.She fed the detectives the evidence,the leg of lamb.
-At the end,she giggled when the detective said that the evidence could be right under their noses and got away with killing her husband.
Friday, February 5, 2010
School Starts!
School started a long time ago but I have not told you about it yet. I am in 1o3 , the O stands for Ortus. It is a consortium in my school.My class is like the best class ever, it consists of 34 students all over Singapore.My Form teacher is Mrs Anuradha, Chinese teacher is 黄老师, Mathematics teacher is Mrs Chang, Science teacher is Mr Low, Integrated Humanities teacher is Mr Balan, Infocomm Studies Teacher is Mr Cheong, Music teacher is Mr Tan , Art teacher is 郭老师and my PE teacher is Mr Wang.I will be blogging more about my school in time to come.
Regards,
Wei Jin
Regards,
Wei Jin
Saturday, January 30, 2010
2nd Day of SOO10
The second was something like the first but we did CCA trials and more cheering. Most of us did the CCA trials but some of us were DSA students so we did not get to try some of the CCAs.I felt that they should have let us try even though we already have a CCA.I got to try the long putt,the trials involves the group members to throw the baseball as far as they could. Surprisingly,I had been shortlisted, however I did not really want to go for the 2nd round of trials as I felt that if I had 2 CCA,I would not be able to cope with my studies.
Friday, January 15, 2010
My First Day of SOO10!
My first day of orientation was a hectic one. When I got to HCI,we were brought to the Kah Kee Hall. Out of the blue, the Organising Team started 'bombing' us.'Bombing'is a game,in order to win the game you have to continue 'bombing' other groups to win. 'Bombing' is this:Your group name/your name bomb(3x)to (another group) bomb.It was kind of confusing at first but when on second day most my group members were already used to it. I was from Group 9,which was the group which eventually won the overall award.After the introduction,we went to classrooms to play some icebreakers.My buddies were Jay and Seong Jin.Our group consist of around 20 people. The first game was Hello,next was Honey,I love you which was hilarious.1 person had to be 'man' and ask everyone :Honey,do you love me? in a very funny way to make the person laugh so that he could be the next 'man'.The rest of the day was mostly cheers practices and games to know more about each other
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