corporal punishment in school

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgOzv6nA3eU
  Kawthar  :( very sad....

My brother said,"you have to post it" ^_^

 The Ant and The Ladybug

One beautiful and shining day , there were two insects in the forest. An Ant and a Ladybug. The Ladybug was boastful and very proud of itself. It said jeeringly," why are you so serious? enjoy your time walking and gossiping with your friends , enjoy your life." The Ant replied , " no, this is your character, not mine, you should keep your advice for yourself." The Ladybug said angrily , "you are hostile and useless." The Ant said calmly , "listen my dear , I am really peaceful and co-operative , I like to work a day and night with a large group , I carry food for long distances until I reach home. I never give up even if I need to climb a mountain or enter a hole to find food." The Ladybug interrupted , "but you are black and disgusting . " The Ant replied , "no , I am really beautiful , my color is royal black and I shine like stars in the dark sky." Suddenly, the Ant said, " now I want to kiss you." When the Ladybug came to receive a kiss, the Ant bit the Ladybug! That caused a little pain for the Ladybug , but it learned a lesson that it should be careful and it shouldn't trust anyone.



Ayat Al-salem...^_^

Here is a fun video about climate change

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXntPfWi8H0 

Our Carbon Footprint

Here is a site to calculate your carbon footprint

http://www.conservation.org/act/live_green/carboncalc/Pages/default.aspx?gclid=CMSurobu368CFaImtAodI2JZvQ

If you want to offset your carbon emissions....

http://www.treeswaterpeople.org/support/support_carbon.htm?gclid=CO3Ytt3t368CFUUx3wodaztLDg 

the largest lake in Saudi Arabia dried because climate change

kawthar :(

We will be in bad situation  if we don't  try to slow climate change  .

                                                                      

wedding traditions from around the world

http://www.formalbride.com/wedding_traditions.htm

This link will help you to learn about wedding traditions from around the world .

 Ayat :)

Voluntary Simplicity

Voluntary Simplicity

http://www. choosingvoluntarysimplicity. com/ 

http://simplicitycollective. com/start-here/what-is- voluntary-simplicity-2

The Amish

Amish

·         http://www.fourhourworkweek. com/blog/2008/07/15/escaping- the-amish-part-1/

·         http://www.ericlmorris.info/ eslnews/?p=1264

·         http://prezi.com/rpv-0xz_ob09/ the-amish/

·         http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_ video_quiz_intermediate.php? id=8776

The Boduy

An animistic tribe dwelling high in the abundant hills of western Java lives oblivious to the world economic crisis. Estimated to include somewhere between 5,000-8,000 people, the Baduy are an anomaly. While their tribal lands are located only 75 miles from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the Baduy live in almost total seclusion from the modern world, observing customs that forbid soap, wearing shoes and driving vehicles.



Within a 20 square mile area in the shadow of Mt. Kendeng, the Baduy people cling to their reclusive lifestyle despite the temptations of the modern world that so closely surrounds them.



The Baduy, along with many others in western Java, speak an archaic version of Sudanese. Their beliefs are a blend of ancient Hinduism and animism. The tribe believes their homeland of Pancer Bumi is the center of the world, and that they were the first people on the planet who must follow stringent rules to prevent disaster from striking.

Renowned for their mystical powers, Baduy leaders, known as pu’un, conduct rituals in a clandestine place called Arca Domas.  The secret spot is surrounded by megaliths to please ancestral spirits and gods.

While their way of life appears primitive, experts who have studied the tribe’s farming methods say they are well adjusted to their environment. For instance, metal hoes are forbidden when cultivating rice in order to prevent soil erosion.

Nevertheless, the strict rules under which the Baduy live often seem to make their lives hard.  Among the things forbidden are glass, alcohol, footwear, formal education, diverting water and rearing four-legged animals.

"There is no education. Going to the field is an education for them," said University of Indonesia anthropologist Boedhihartono, who has studied the Baduy for years.

Their society is divided into an outer zone of villages and an inner area of just three villages. Those who break the rules are banished to the outer region and must wear black, while the roughly 40 families in the sacred inner zone dress in white and follow the Baduy traditions much more strictly.



The villages are tranquil habitats, suffering none of the noise and pollution from motorbikes and buses common in most parts of Indonesia.

However, it is difficult to maintain isolation from the modern world, and the use of forbidden money has sometimes replaced bartering with the outside world.




The main threats the tribe faces are from outsiders trying to plunder their land, he said, and proselytizing by some Muslim groups.

The Baduy have not been immune to all outside influences, such as circumcision, which is in keeping with local Muslim practices.

Historically, the Baduy have been left to their own devices by colonizers from the Dutch to the Japanese, although authorities have at times tried to include the tribe in mainstream society.

When Indonesia’s long-time powerful president Suharto tried to impose development on the Baduy during the 1980s, the tribe sent an emissary to plead to be left alone.  A deeply superstitious man with a weakness for Javanese mysticism, Suharto conceded and made arrangements for the Baduy to establish their own territory to protect them from outside influence
Source: redOrbit (http://s.tt/161UG)
 kawthar :)

Medical Technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7siYKFFZXfA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH5P7vXN6No

http://www.mycahs.colostate.edu/Michael.DeMiranda/MedTechPrimer6.0.pdf 

Ayat :)

We all love Bedtime stories - Spidy :)

 Hope I could tell this story to a child one day ,,  :)

         

       One fine day, a baby spider named " Spidy " was exploring the forest. He was moving happily from one flower to another, until he saw a beautiful dragonfly flying around yellow flowers. " Wow ! you have beautiful wings,"said Spidy."you also can fly anywhere , surely all insects would like to be a dragonfly." "Oh, hello little spider," the dragonfly replied."what's your name and why you are here?" "My name is Spidy , and I'm here because I love to learn new things and meet new friends. But now I want to fly just like you." said Spidy."You might hurt yourself. Don't do that!" said the dragonfly."Don't worry,  I'll be fine,"replied Spidy.

        Then he climbed the highest sunflower in the forest in order to jump and fly. Unfortunately, he almost died when he did that. Spidy felt very sad, so he went to a stinky swamp and wept all day.

 

        The next morning, and while Spidy was sitting near the swamp, he noticed the dragonfly trying so hard to get up from the ground. Spidy quickly went to the dragonfly to help her. It turned out that her wings were very weak because a child grabbed her wings badly. Spidy realized that he had to find a doctor as fast as possible, so he ran fast to his neighbor and screamed, " Dr. Bee , Dr. Bee !"

 

        Spidy and Dr. Bee, they both managed to help the dragonfly. " Because of you I can fly again" said the dragonfly. "You should be proud of yourself, no matter who you are, every insect is unique on its way."

* I'm not that good at drawing cartoons :)

Written by : Hajer Ali

Metamorphosis

Amazing videos,enjoy watching them :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8zkFtmyl8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qwdS3KGqb0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUeM8MbaIk&feature=related

Ayat

please,follow this link.It is useful and interesting (:

http://easttennesseewildflowers.com/presentations/Metamorphosis_Ladybug.pdf

Ayat

Text and video of Kafka’s Metamorphosis

 http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/metamorphosis/

Metamorphosis

Insects - Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis refers to the way that insects develop, grow, and change form. Metamorphosis actually means "change". There are two types of metamorphosis--incomplete and complete.

Incomplete Metamorphosis

About 12% of all insects go through incomplete metamorphosis. Incomplete metamorphosis has 3 stages.

·       Egg - A female insect lays eggs. These eggs are often covered by an egg case which protects the eggs and holds them together.

·       Nymph - The eggs hatch into nymphs. Nymphs looks like small adults, but usually don't have wings. Insect nymphs eat the same food that the adult insect eats. Nymphs shed or molt their exoskeletons (outer casings made up of a hard substance called chitin) and replace them with larger ones several times as they grow. Most nymphs molt 4-8 times.

·       Adult - The insects stop molting when they reach their adult size. By this time, they have also grown wings.

Complete Metamorphosis

About 88% of all insects go through complete metamorphosis. Complete metamorphosis has 4 stages:

·       Egg - A female insects lays eggs.

·       Larva - Larvae hatch from the eggs. They do not look like adult insects. They usually have a worm-like shape. Caterpillers, maggots, and grubs are all just the larval stages of insects. Larvae molt their skin several times and they grow slightly larger.

·       Pupa - Larvae make cocoons around themselves. Larvae don't eat while they're inside their cocoons. Their bodies develop into an adult shape with wings, legs, internal organs, etc. This change takes anywhere from 4 days to many months.

·       Adult - Inside the cocoon, the larvae change into adults. After a period of time, the adult breaks out of the cocoon. 

Madagascar : The Magical Island

     This is my first English assay I ever wrote in my life , I'm extremely excited to share it with you.
Thanks to my teacher , Ms Dania who helped me by correcting my mistakes.

       Madagascar is one of the most unique islands in the world. It is also the fourth largest island in the world, located in the Indian ocean near the coast of the Africa continent. Even though I enjoy working on my scientific researches of Madagascar, I am concerned about the environment of Madagascar. I think we should preserve Madagascar from tourism companies, who care only about making money.

       Madagascar is home to a vast array of over 90% of plants and animals that many of them can't be found anywhere else on the earth. And when tourism companies cut wide areas of trees in order to build hotels and rest homes for tourists, the number of very rare trees will decrease (pic 1 ), also animals like birds and lemurs (pic 2 ). The rainy season in Madagascar is not enough to restore its ecosystem.

        The natural beauty of Madagascar is endanger. In the long run, there will be harsh consequences for this unique island. Cutting trees and sending huge number of tourists to Madagascar probably won't help the environment. Even though the impact is not clear now, the government should take this problem seriously, otherwise people won't be able to see those scenic landscapes in the future.

(pic1)

(pic2)

Because it's a beautiful island, a whole animation movie was inspired from Madagascar. starting with the name and along to its characters and scenes .

Want to know more about Madagascar ?

 Then you should surf YouTube immediately, Here is a link to start :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fohKuTZwRg&feature=related

written by : Hajer Ali

PLEASE WATCH

Please view these videos to prepare yourselves for Unit 5 writing topic.


Writing prompt prep:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fXFg-O0ClA&feature=email
Eco-tourism: elephants in Sri Lanka

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DKqivqiu_A
Eco-tourism: Jordan & Middle East

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7PLyGXCbvY&feature=email
Interviews: What is eco-tourism?

A Way to Save a Paradise

      As a part of an ecotourism travel agency, I have arranged many trips to Lebanon for customers. Lebanon is a perfect destination because of its splendid cedar. Other than being the symbol of the Cedar revolution and being displayed on the flag of Lebanon, the cedar of Lebanon is a fragile environment that I believe tourists should be allowed to see.
      From my point of view, ecotourism is helping the Lebanon cedar in many ways. For instance, ecotourism provides financial support for two sides, the locals and the conservation of the cedar. Also, the environmental awareness of the tourists will increase when they see the unique beauty of the cedar and that will make them want to learn more about it and they might try to preserve it in their own way. Moreover, ecotourism discourages the construction of hotels which can be destructive to the cedar.
      The Lebanon cedar is one obvious example of the beauty of Lebanon and even though it is delicate, I think there are many ways to conserve it. One way to support the Lebanon cedar is to encourage the ecotourism in Lebanon because I believe that tourists are capable of preserving this paradise.

Antarctica Two Months Tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maBLH4qGvbQ

So interesting video about the fragile environment :)

By:Zahra Al-Hajji

glacier vs iceberg

Icebergs and glaciers are both enormous masses of snow, built up over the years through natural processes. However, they are both different from each other in form and structure, as well process of formation. Glaciers are formed over continual deposition of snow at a place where it does not melt. When a chunk of this glacier breaks off and floats in the water, it is known as an iceberg.

Comparison chart

	Glacier	Iceberg
Size:	Larger	Smaller
Exposure:	Entirely above water level	10% above water level
Formation:	Incessant deposition of snow	Breaking off from glacier
Variants:	Limited	Several
Location:	Valleys and polar regions	Fresh or sea water beds

Glacier:

	Iceberg

kawthar :) 

Ecotourism opinion essay

Search the Internet and find out more about ecotourism in a country of
your choice? Write a three paragraph opinion essay about how
ecotourism effects the country or region. Write from the point of view of a
tourist, scientist/environmentalist or a travel agent.

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
Introduces your topic
Includes a thesis statement that states the main idea of the essay


BODYStarts with a clear topic sentence and supporting details. The details
can be reasons, facts, examples and explanations.

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
Restates the main idea expressed in your thesis statement.

What Is A Difference Between A Glacier And An Iceberg?

Glacier are huge mass of moving ice .glaciers are formed on the high mountains and on high latitudes .the reason fro forming on the high altitude is, because the rate of snowfall is much higher than the melting rate of snow on the hilly and mountainous regions. There are four types of glaciers which are alpine, piedmont, icecap and continental .they formed according to the topography and climatic regions.

Icebergs are masses of fresh water ice or that's broken from glaciers or from the huge slab of permanent ice which floats on water, oceans or in lakes. The reason of ice floating is that it is less dense then the water. Iceberg can be so large. The largest iceberg ever observed was 335 kilometers long and 97 kilometers wide, which is the size of Belgium. They are of different sizes and shapes depending on the area of origin and their age. They exist in different forms as rounded, irregular and tabular in form. Icebergs were first known by mariners and explorer, sealer who hunted their prey in arctic and Antarctic water. From the beginning of 20th century now it's used as a plat form for scientific researchers


 http://www.blurtit.com/q956571.html

    Ayat

Antarctica

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Antarctica:

      is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km² (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents.^[6] Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland.^[7] The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent. Only cold-adapted organisms survive there, including many types of algae, animals (for example mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades), bacteria, fungi, plants, and protista. Vegetation where it occurs is tundra.
Although myths and speculation about a Terra Australis ("Southern Land") date back to antiquity, the first confirmed sighting of the continent is commonly accepted to have occurred in 1820 by the Russian expedition of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev on Vostok and Mirny. The continent, however, remained largely neglected for the rest of the 19th century because of its hostile environment, lack of resources, and isolation. The Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1959 by 12 countries; to date, 49 countries have signed the treaty. The treaty prohibits military activities and mineral mining, prohibits nuclear explosions and nuclear waste disposal, supports scientific research, and protects the continent's ecozone. Ongoing experiments are conducted by more than 4,000 scientists from many nations.

Gender Differences in Language Use

This is another link I'd like to dhow you :)
Ayat

http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/faculty/pennebaker/reprints/NewmanSexDif2007.pdf

10-big-differences-between-mens-and-womens-brains

http://www.mastersofhealthcare.com/blog/2009/

Gender and Language

Write a paragraph about one of the topics below.

1.Do men and women learn differently? Should students be taught in
single gender classrooms?

2. How do men and women use language differently? Does they way men
and women speak affect their identity?

Future Homes

Examples of How The Houses Will Be in The Future :

Living Tomorrow: house of the future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DJr8QwgLEA


South Korea's home of the future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mxocMgUrvo


Belgium Company's Future Home Displays Comforts of Tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA43G17hy50&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLA5FA64D7EC3DDE98


Sony House of the Future: Select Reviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmD9S_PoKpA&feature=relmfu


I hope you'll enjoy
Tuqa

More Future Homes – Affordable and durable houses for the third-world and eco-friendly construction for a sustainable future

Green House System Earth - Sheltered Housing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE8DZQjBb3k&feature=related

Dome Home disaster and third world housing solution www.dingley-dell.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0amRMIhuxFg&feature=related

Global Village Shelter; 20 Meter Assembly (no sound)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnORQpv5Okg

Monolithic Ecoshell Slide Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtUs_DGxQAQ&feature=related

ShelterBox - Large scale distribution in Haiti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQpMZUoirA&feature=related

Links to articles

Global Village Shelters

http://www.gvshelters.com/

Monolithic Dome Homes

http://www.monolithic.com/

British Antarctica Survey – natural environment research council

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/research_stations/halley/halleyvi/

aphorism vs proverb

Summary

1.   An aphorism is instructive in nature when compared to proverbs. On the contrary, proverbs are witty statements or observances.

2.   Unlike proverbs aphorisms may state a general observation or a general truth. Proverb can be termed as small statements that state a common wisdom or truth.  

3.   Unlike aphorism, proverbs can be defined as sayings that are short and concrete.

4.   Proverbs have another category known as a preverb or anti verb, which is not found in aphorisms.

5.   When compared to proverbs, aphorisms are more informative.

6.   Aphorisms may also come with repeated words and phrases or two parts with similar grammatical structure.  Proverbs are generally taken out from cultures or transferred but aphorisms are statements of observations.

7.   Proverbs are used more in our daily life than aphorisms.

Read more: Difference Between Aphorism and Proverb | Difference Between | Aphorism vs Proverb http://www.differencebetween.net/language/difference-between-aphorism-and-proverb/#ixzz1nDAryJiw