Sometimes violence can be justified.
Disagree. If somebody does something bad to you and you react with violence then that would only make the other person react to you with violence then your going to have to react back with violence and there is never any end. The only time it might be justified is in self defence, but even then it's better not to.
It's easier to make friends with someone very much like yourself, than someone who is very different than you.
Agree. Chances are if there's somebody like you, you will have the same interests and therefore you can do things together. If you speak the same language then you know what they're talking about. People who come from different classes might not get on well.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Petros from Dali
Petros from Dali was sitting under the Eiffel Tower. Things weren't looking good. He had no money, he was getting cold, and wet, and had nowhere to go. None of his paintings had sold, all the tourists were passing him by. He had come all the way from Cyprus for nothing. He was a failure. He was going to have to go home with nothing to show for himself.
He'd been in Paris for months now. But he hadn't managed to find a job and was forced to live in a cardboard box on the streets. He would walk up and down the Champs Elysees looking through the windows of Dior and Chanel and wishing his own fashion designs would be as famous as these.
As he was sitting there looking gloomy and feeling sorry for himself, a most elegant man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He had shiny silver grey hair, tied back and a huge cape hanging off his shoulders. As he was about to sweep past he suddenly stopped and swirled around and stared at Petros's paintings.
"Oh magnifique!" He exclaimed. He introduced himself as Jacques and invited him to his studio. There he took his designs and gave them to the seamstresses and told them to make them up. These designs made a lot of money but Jacques only paid Petros a measly salary. When Petros realized what was going on, he confronted him.
"I took you out of the gutter and fave you a roof over your head and this is how you thank me? You're not getting anything."
Petros left the studio and rented a little attic somewhere. There he designed a collection under the name of Pierre Dali. He took it to the biggest department store. To his surprise they loved it and placed a big order. Before he knew it, all the most fashionable ladies in town wanted to buy his clothes. He couldn't make them fast enough and there was a waiting list a mile long. He even decided to branch out and make his own perfume called Dalicious. The perfume made him a millionaire and he lived happily ever after living the good life.
He'd been in Paris for months now. But he hadn't managed to find a job and was forced to live in a cardboard box on the streets. He would walk up and down the Champs Elysees looking through the windows of Dior and Chanel and wishing his own fashion designs would be as famous as these.
As he was sitting there looking gloomy and feeling sorry for himself, a most elegant man suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He had shiny silver grey hair, tied back and a huge cape hanging off his shoulders. As he was about to sweep past he suddenly stopped and swirled around and stared at Petros's paintings.
"Oh magnifique!" He exclaimed. He introduced himself as Jacques and invited him to his studio. There he took his designs and gave them to the seamstresses and told them to make them up. These designs made a lot of money but Jacques only paid Petros a measly salary. When Petros realized what was going on, he confronted him.
"I took you out of the gutter and fave you a roof over your head and this is how you thank me? You're not getting anything."
Petros left the studio and rented a little attic somewhere. There he designed a collection under the name of Pierre Dali. He took it to the biggest department store. To his surprise they loved it and placed a big order. Before he knew it, all the most fashionable ladies in town wanted to buy his clothes. He couldn't make them fast enough and there was a waiting list a mile long. He even decided to branch out and make his own perfume called Dalicious. The perfume made him a millionaire and he lived happily ever after living the good life.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Taste Of Salt Ending
Hope helps the people of Haiti get a good governemnt and makes Father Aristid become a good ruler.
Jeremie's hopeful too. So she decides to stay by Djos side. After all, the university could wait a while. There's things she has to do here still. Every day she comes and visits Djo and tells him about what's happening in Haiti with the new government and what they're doing.
But hope doesn't help Djo very much. His wounds get worse and he falls into a coma. Nothing that the doctors do can help and he dies.
After that Jeremie decides there's nothing left for her to do in Haiti. She gets on a plane and flies to France to strat a new life.
Jeremie's hopeful too. So she decides to stay by Djos side. After all, the university could wait a while. There's things she has to do here still. Every day she comes and visits Djo and tells him about what's happening in Haiti with the new government and what they're doing.
But hope doesn't help Djo very much. His wounds get worse and he falls into a coma. Nothing that the doctors do can help and he dies.
After that Jeremie decides there's nothing left for her to do in Haiti. She gets on a plane and flies to France to strat a new life.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Film Critique
The Eye is a horror movie. It's about a woman who has an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world.
It stars Jessica Alba who plays a part of a woman, Sydney Wells, who has been blind since the age of 5 and undergoes a cornea transplant. But when the bandages come off she sees all kinds of strange things and thinks she’s going mad. For example she sees dead people and grim reapers because for some reason the person whose eyes they belonged to before saw these things as well.
Apart from Jessica Alba none of the other actors are well known. I think her acting was effective because I believed that all these things were really happening to her and was absolutely petrified sitting underneath my seat. However, what I didn’t believe is how come she could hear the ghosts as well as see them just because of her eye transplant. That didn’t make sense.
As all horror movies this film has you sitting on the edge of your seat. However, if, like me, you don’t like to feel constantly nervous then you would be well advised not to go and watch it.
The special effects in the movie made all the visions that she was seeing seem real and each time they appeared, they jumped out at you. This was further exaggerated by the music.
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui
Stars: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Black Sheep News: Cyprus cows contribute to global warming
The European Union yesterday accused Cyprus of increasing greenhouse gases because its cows produce too much methane.
“A herd of cows chewing grass will release 25 cc of methane gas into the atmosphere”, EU Health Commissioner said. “That’s twice as much as any power station, and Cyprus lets its cows roam free”.Speaking at a farmers meeting, he recommend that Cyprus cows should first be put onto a low fibre diet including mashed potatoes, yoghurt and spaghetti.
Moreover, scientists confirmed that cow control was a positive development which should give humanity more time to self destruct using other popular methods.
President Christofias said he would help the environment by refraining from public speaking for a week. “This should go a long way towards cutting emissions”, he said. “The international community should be grateful to us”.
“Meanwhile we can now go back to worrying about the financial crisis, or whether Britney Speers should be committed to a loony bin or not", he added.
Biography
Coco Chanel was smart, chic and ahead of her time. She designed clothes that changed the way women looked and how they looked at themselves.
She was born in 1883 in a poorhouse. When she was 12 her mother died of tuberculosis and her father ran off, so she was raised in an orphanage. There she learnt to sew and when she left made a living out of making hats. Then she met and had an affair with a French millionaire playboy who taught her the good life. She then dumped him, after opening her eyes, as she said, and took up with his best friend who was supposed to be the love of her life Arthur Capel. He financed her business and helped her become successful. She almost married one of the richest men in Europe, the Duke of Westminster and when she didn't, her explanation was, "There have been several Duchesses of Westminster. There is only one Chanel."
Coco Chanel's stylish, elegant designs revolutionized fashion. She used elements of male clothing and made it into female clothing, freeing women from the uncomfortable dressed they had to wear in the 19th century. The women she designed for was like herself - independent, successful, with lots of personality, style, and confidence.
She became famous for designing the Chanel suit, which consisted of a knee-length skirt with a matching boxy jacket made of woven wool with black trim and gold buttons. She also invented the little black dress for both evening and day. It was strapless, backless and more than a little risqué, but became very popular and still is today. She also introduced elaborate costume jewellery especially strings of pearls and a bag with golden handles. But what made her a millionaire was the perfume Chanel No. 5, which became the number-one selling perfume in the world and the first perfume to bear a designer's name. Its Art Deco bottle is on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. As she said, "this perfume is not just beautiful and fragrant. It contains my blood and sweat and a million broken dreams."
Coco closed her fashion business during World War II as she thought it was inappropriate, and moved into the Ritz hotel in Paris. During the Nazi occupation she had an affair with a German officer who arranged for her to remain in the hotel, for which she was criticised. Later she moved to the French Riviera and then to Switzerland but came back in 1954 when she started her business again, becoming just as successful as she was in the beginning.
Chanel died in the Ritz hotel in 1971 at the age of 87. By that time she was so famous that everybody knew her as Coco. Her fashion house still continues today run by German designer, Karl Lagerfeld, who has turned the company into an even bigger business than it was before.
She was born in 1883 in a poorhouse. When she was 12 her mother died of tuberculosis and her father ran off, so she was raised in an orphanage. There she learnt to sew and when she left made a living out of making hats. Then she met and had an affair with a French millionaire playboy who taught her the good life. She then dumped him, after opening her eyes, as she said, and took up with his best friend who was supposed to be the love of her life Arthur Capel. He financed her business and helped her become successful. She almost married one of the richest men in Europe, the Duke of Westminster and when she didn't, her explanation was, "There have been several Duchesses of Westminster. There is only one Chanel."
Coco Chanel's stylish, elegant designs revolutionized fashion. She used elements of male clothing and made it into female clothing, freeing women from the uncomfortable dressed they had to wear in the 19th century. The women she designed for was like herself - independent, successful, with lots of personality, style, and confidence.
She became famous for designing the Chanel suit, which consisted of a knee-length skirt with a matching boxy jacket made of woven wool with black trim and gold buttons. She also invented the little black dress for both evening and day. It was strapless, backless and more than a little risqué, but became very popular and still is today. She also introduced elaborate costume jewellery especially strings of pearls and a bag with golden handles. But what made her a millionaire was the perfume Chanel No. 5, which became the number-one selling perfume in the world and the first perfume to bear a designer's name. Its Art Deco bottle is on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. As she said, "this perfume is not just beautiful and fragrant. It contains my blood and sweat and a million broken dreams."
Coco closed her fashion business during World War II as she thought it was inappropriate, and moved into the Ritz hotel in Paris. During the Nazi occupation she had an affair with a German officer who arranged for her to remain in the hotel, for which she was criticised. Later she moved to the French Riviera and then to Switzerland but came back in 1954 when she started her business again, becoming just as successful as she was in the beginning.
Chanel died in the Ritz hotel in 1971 at the age of 87. By that time she was so famous that everybody knew her as Coco. Her fashion house still continues today run by German designer, Karl Lagerfeld, who has turned the company into an even bigger business than it was before.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Anticipation Guide Response
- Politics and political problems are a subject for adults to deal with
I disagree. I think young people should also know about political problems because its important for us to know what is going on in the world around us as it will help us later on. For example it is important for me to know who to vote for when i am older because the people who are elected decide on the laws that control how we live.
- All stories can have a happy ending if those involved work towards it.
I disagree. Sometimes no matter how hard you work for something that you want to happen, things go wrong and don't go according to plan.
- Literacy (being able to read) is a form of freedom.
I agree because being able to read alot of doors open up for you in life. Imagine not being able to read all the stuff on the internet! You would miss out on a lot of opportunities.
- Civilizations without a written language cannot document history
I both agree and disagree. I agree that you need to document history and you need a language in order to do that. But you could use technology to record the human voice instead of writing it down.
I disagree. I think young people should also know about political problems because its important for us to know what is going on in the world around us as it will help us later on. For example it is important for me to know who to vote for when i am older because the people who are elected decide on the laws that control how we live.
- All stories can have a happy ending if those involved work towards it.
I disagree. Sometimes no matter how hard you work for something that you want to happen, things go wrong and don't go according to plan.
- Literacy (being able to read) is a form of freedom.
I agree because being able to read alot of doors open up for you in life. Imagine not being able to read all the stuff on the internet! You would miss out on a lot of opportunities.
- Civilizations without a written language cannot document history
I both agree and disagree. I agree that you need to document history and you need a language in order to do that. But you could use technology to record the human voice instead of writing it down.
Monday, September 22, 2008
In a trance with trance
Trance is cool. It’s different from other music because it combines different styles. DJ Tiesto is the one DJ I listen to the most on my playlist.
DJ Tiesto is a Dutch trance DJ and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes. On Sunday he was in Cyprus where he held a live concert at Eleftheria stadium. He is the first DJ to play live on stage at the Olympic Games at the 2004 opening ceremony in Athens. In 2008 he received a Grammy Award. He also worked for charity and collaborated with Giorgio Armani who designed a t-shirt with his name on it which he sold for charity. In 2001 he broke a world record by drinking 31 cans of Red Bull in 24 hours but afterwards he said he would never do that again.
He was always interested in music as a kid and started working as a DJ at parties. Then he started working at clubs and became more and more popular until eventually he became the first DJ to play on his own in front of an audience.
Trance has been described as “classical melodies with jungle rhythms”. It is often played in night clubs and holiday resorts like Ibiza. It is supposed to be chill out music rather than energetic music.
Tiesto is one of the main producers and remixers of trance. Trance helped Tiesto become famous when he started making mixed compilations, something nobody else did at the time. His “Magik series” helped him shoot to fame.
DJ Tiesto is a Dutch trance DJ and record producer. He has become one of the world's most famous people in the trance and electronic dance music scenes. On Sunday he was in Cyprus where he held a live concert at Eleftheria stadium. He is the first DJ to play live on stage at the Olympic Games at the 2004 opening ceremony in Athens. In 2008 he received a Grammy Award. He also worked for charity and collaborated with Giorgio Armani who designed a t-shirt with his name on it which he sold for charity. In 2001 he broke a world record by drinking 31 cans of Red Bull in 24 hours but afterwards he said he would never do that again.
He was always interested in music as a kid and started working as a DJ at parties. Then he started working at clubs and became more and more popular until eventually he became the first DJ to play on his own in front of an audience.
Trance has been described as “classical melodies with jungle rhythms”. It is often played in night clubs and holiday resorts like Ibiza. It is supposed to be chill out music rather than energetic music.
Tiesto is one of the main producers and remixers of trance. Trance helped Tiesto become famous when he started making mixed compilations, something nobody else did at the time. His “Magik series” helped him shoot to fame.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
A Summer To Remember
Mr. White had an itch. He tried not to think about it but it kept on coming back to the front of his mind. Eventually he could take it no more. He packed his bags and jumped on the first plane to Vegas. "I feel lucky!" He said to himself. "The stars are on my side, I can feel it". Before he knew it he was sitting at a table in a posh casino laying out his chips. "Place your bets" said the croupier. Mr. White put all his money on red and watched the roulette wheel spin. "It's red!" Mr. White pocketed all his money and went out on the town to celebrate. He had booked himself a limo, went to the best show in town, bought everybody a drink, and stayed in the presidential suite of the best hotel. The next day he decided to go back and get some more money. Unfortunately this time he lost everything. He had to go home with his tail between his legs, having lost all the money. Too embarrassed to go back to his home town, he took a job as far away from Texas as he possibly could. Which is why he ended up at the AISC, giving us this wonderful assignment.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Uniquely Me
I'm 13 and I'm from Cyprus. I live in Nicosia with my mom and my dad and my brother, who comes and goes from all over the world but is now unfortunately in the army. I also have a half brother who lives in England with his mom. I've been all over the world, following my brother who plays tennis. I've been to England, Switzerland, Italy, France, and America. I'm not that into music, but when it comes to it, I hate rock and metal. I love fashion and drawing and I recently discovered I have a talent for designing clothes
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Tell Tale Heart
Edgar Allen Poe is spooky. The first one was the best because he was the one that wrote it, and he's a master story teller, and he knows how to build up tension. It starts off with him telling you that he's not really mad, but by the end of it he shows you that he really is mad. The second one was the worst. If i hadn't seen the first one, i wouldnt have understood it at all. As for the last one, it made me laugh but it was a bit mad and frantic.
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