Factory Game Day 2

Wow. The second day in 'The Factory Game' was really different than the first. All we really did for Day 1 was sit around gluing and coloring pieces of paper, calmly. But for the second day, it was pretty much chaos. People were yelling and running around. Gluing, Coloring and cutting as fast as they could. We were in such a rush that someone eventually had to draw in a smiley face on one of our little pigs, to get it on the board... I guess the activity showed us a day at a factory back then, and what I was like to be in an assembly line. But personally, even though the second day was pretty hectic and crazy. I liked Day 2 =) .

Factory Game Day 1

Making the toy for my 'younger siblings' birthday was interesting. There was a certain amount of pieces I could use to make my toy, and most of them were all the same thing. Either circles or ovals. Though I guess there was a lot of possibilities of what you could make out of the pieces of paper. Animals, or some creative design. I suppose there wasn't much materials because back then people couldn't afford fancy stuff, and only simple things too. Overall i thought it was pretty interesting to see what other designs other people came up with.

Roller Coaster

I sat there, nervous yet with a hint of excitement, as the roller coaster went clunk, clunk, clunk as it crept up to the top of the path. I sat, waiting to see exactly how steep this coaster was. As I saw the ride up slowly stopping, I clutched to the bar tighter, and tighter, and my body became as stiff as stone. Then, for a brief moment, long enough for me to realize we were about to drop, we suddenly fell down the track with a swoosh in an instant. The cart, zipped down and around the track like a hungry wild animal chasing for its food. That instant the wind slapped my face, and frightened screams pierced through the air. As the cart vibrated, we approached the loop. My fingers tightened around the bar, again, squeezing it so hard my knuckles were turning white, and my heart beat out jagged beats. And with my eyes set on the taunting loop, we dashed for it, instantly upside down.
But as quick as it happened, it ended just as quick. The cart abruptly came to a halt, and I started breathing normally. My muscles relaxed and I knew it was safe to let go of the bar--that I was holding onto for my life.

Mother Necessity

“Necessity is the mother of invention" I think this phrase means that whatever we need in life, or whatever is necessary, we'll be able to invent it. Another meaning it has is that whatever we will need in life; someone will be able to make it. Its like Mother 'Necessity' will give birth to new inventions.
1) Cell Phones...how would we live without that? They came after the telephone created -by Alexander Graham Bell. We have a faster way to communicate when we're anywhere but home. Before, if you were out somewhere you wouldn’t be able to contact people without getting to a phone booth.
2) Planes were invented by the Wright Brothers because we needed a faster way to travel from different countries separated by long distances. Before that people would have to go by ship, or could just not get to wherever they wanted.
3) And then the radio. We can listen to music in the car wherever we go. As long as we can get the signal in range...But its another form of entertainment for us.

How Do I Learn Best??

I think I learn best when things are taught through fun games or group activities. I think its a pretty effective way of getting the facts through to me. Or if not through games/activities then visual presentations, like PowerPoint’s or so. The main points usually stick in my head, and the smaller details too--and the way its presented catches my attention. And if the subject is taught through a lecture, I can pick up the main idea of it--but not the smaller sub-details-and I'll get bored pretty easily....I think id learn more affectively in class if we did more things visually.

Quarter 1 Feedback/Goals

What were two highlights from the first week of school?
Two Highlights for me on the first week of school would probably be:
1) Seeing everybody (My friends and all) again after the summer vacation.
2) Getting good classes and electives.

What was your first impression of Humanities?
My first impression of Humanities was that it was going to be pretty hard, because, well, its 8th grade, but I also thought it would be pretty interesting because most of the kids last year enjoyed humanities and the books they read--So I had a feeling I probably would too.

What are two goals you have for Humanities this quarter?
One of my goals for humanities this quarter is to use better descriptive language--When I'm explaining something. And if im writing as a certain persons point of view, then to really get into the characters shoes so that my writing can be realistic.
My second goal for this quarter is to get all of my homework done on time (probably on the day its assigned--or start it on that day), so that i wont have to do it all the next day.

My Hood

Ok, so there’s a lot of different people that I consider in my 'hood'. There’s Fiona and Maneet, my buddies from England. We laugh a lot, all the time. Then there’s Priya, who I just kind of hang out with most of the time. Tara, or as I like to call her GT... are in quite a few classes together and usually like to complain about the homework. Mainly on math homework and the tests. Then there’s Nikaya and Sami who are just plain hyper and loud. Though one day Sami and I will one day take over the world-Staring with Japan...Min Kyung and 'Shin' are pretty quiet, but helpful when it comes to asking for help on homework. =). Min Kyung's my spanish buddy!! hahah. But we do help each other out a lot when we can.So there’s my—‘Gang’