Chapter 12 Quizzer

1. What does surgeon do with human skeleton after their dead?

There are two steps: cut down and pour off in the process of dealing with human skeleton. The skeleton was cut off by cutting away from the surrounding flesh and meat to separate from the skeleton. Residual meat and sinew are dissolved by boiling the bones in a solution in a few weeks. Before this method applied, people used to the insect based process for human skeleton. That is, fly larvae and carnivorous beetles perform their own scale- down and drawn the shape of cutting down.
2. What are author’s reasons to become a brain donor?

She thinks about the study of mental dysfunction, mental illness since animals do not infect with illness.
3. How do they do with brain donors?
They are maintained to be in flash-frozen before slicing into pieces. The brains are cut in half, one side being sliced and frozen, the other side sliced in formaldehyde.
4. What is Plastination and its procedure to do it?
It is the process of taking organic tissue and replacing the water with a silicone polymer, making creatures turn into a permanent version. Bodies are washed first, and then lay in a stainless tank of acetone filled with the smell of nail polish remover. The acetone turns into gas which is made from a vacuum reducing the internal pressure in a tank, creating the shape of body.

chapter 10+11 Graphic Organizier

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Chapter 9 Vocabulary builder

1.(v) dismiss (200): decide st/sb not important or not worth considering.
2.(v) undertake (200):to door begin st; promise that you will do st.
3.(v) dissipate (201) Formal: gradually disappear and waste.
4. (v) reside (201): to live
5.(adj) ghastly(200): unpleasant and shocking
6. (adj) absurd (200): ridiculous or unreasonable; foolish in an amusing way
7.(adj)aforementioned(201): mention earlier
8.(adj) fortitude (201): bravery over a long time
9.(n) trepidation( 204):Formal : fear and anxiety about what is going to happen
10.(n) noose (199); one end of the rope tied to form circle

chapter 7+8 summarizier

In chapter 7 which named Holy Cadavers deals with confirming the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin by the crucifixion experiments. An experiment, “pounding the nails into the hands and feet of an elfin”, conducted by a surgeon Barbet concluded that there are two strains running from the same sources but different ways, and at different angels. The first comes obliquely upwards and inwards whereas the second one flows slender and meandering. Explaining why blood followed two different parts, he pointed out that Jesus lifted up him and then drooped by his hands which were hanging. Barbet proceeded to experiment a lone arm crucifixion instead of the whole body. He expressed that the nail which forced through the space between two metacarpal heads took its own direction. Theory that addressed by Barbed seemed contrary to Zungie, a medical examiner. Barbet presented ideas that the wound on the back of the hand on the Shroud of Turin came out on the pinkie side while it appears on the thumb side. Zungie discovered that the crucifixion did not influence our breathing rhythms, nor did the blood flow different parts, or rather, wound would have been smeared.
Basically, this chapter exposed a new function of cadavers, not only for common practice such as the effects of bullets on human (chapter 6), but also for proof of holy perceptions.
Chapter 8 named How to Know If You’re Dead is about determination of whether or not it is the truly death, live burial, and the search for the soul . We took a look at a beating cadaver which was defined as a declared brain dead, but tissues and organs were still alive. After the next four hour, kidneys, heart, and livers would give up. Despite the brain death beating cadavers looked rejuvenated inside. We could feel the heat beat of the liver flowing to the aorta, saw the organ plumping and being slippery. , Searching for the location of the soul was a controversy between different beliefs. Egyptians, Pythagonies, and Astute considered heart was the seat for the soul, while Babylonian believed in the liver, Mesopotamian thought of both the heart and liver (intellectual for the heart, emotion for liver). Overall, it is concluded that the soul diffused throughout the body, which does not have a resting place.

Chapter 6 (Quizzer)

1. Why do people use large caliber bullets?
This is because they are efficient. With large caliber bullets, cattle dropped to the ground after three or four shots while small ones even failed after ten shots.
2. What is the difference between human and animals when they are being shot?
Falling to the ground depends on the state of human’s mind whereas animals do not know what means to be shot.
3. Why do people fall to the ground after being shot?
It is because impulses from massive pains are transmitted to the region of the brain named reticular activating system. Then, RAS sent those signals to the leg muscles and made them feel deteriorate. This led people easy to fall down.
4. What is the purpose of cadavers joining the army?
Cadavers seem useful since they provide understandings of “firing into dead bodies for the purpose of teaching the effects of gunshots in war.” In addition, body armor vests were designed to thwart munitions at people’s chest needs stiffs for experiments.

chapter 4+ 5 Graphic Organizer

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Chapter 3 Vocabulary Builder

1. (adj)Transparent(pg 65) subject /sustance is transparent-> see it clearly; clealy or easy to understand.
2. Sodden (70): extremly wet
3.Cloying(70): sickly wet
4. Lingering(71): last long time
5. Feign(64): pretend to feel something usually with an emotion.
6.Engress(66): a means/place of going out, an exit
7.Dummy(88) : a large model of human
8.Concussion (89): temporary damage to the brain caused by a fall or hit on the head or by violent shaking
9.revulsion(69) a strong, sudden feeling that somthing unpleasant
10.rejuvenate(80): make someone feelor look young, and energetic again.

Stiff summary chapter 1+2

Chapter 1+2
The first chapter names “a head is terrible thing to waste.” It addresses a practice on human heads by plastic surgeons. Mary Roach, the author of the book, went to a Southern university medical centre to observe a facial anatomy and a face-lift refresher course. The basic step to deal with human‘s heads is to be placed them in roasting pans, putting in the center of a lavender plastic cloth. Theresa is a woman whose job is to set up the seminar. Besides her, Yvonne is in charge of sawing off the head. With a facial anatomy, surgeons “elevate the skin in a subcutaneous plane from lateral to medial.” As doing it, surgeons do not feel sick because they think heads as rubber Halloween masks, but they do not relish it. Nonetheless, they value the chance to practice on human heads. Taking over the face-lift refresher course is a woman named Marilena Marignani. She divides skin layers into four sections, separating, repositioning, and then suturing them. The second chapter is about crimes of anatomy. The author stops by an anatomy lab to observe students working with stiffs and experiencing their feelings. They feel bad, but they produce attached to dead people. They name their cadavers and grow feelings of missing them when the course finishes. However, students are cautious in term of gratitude and respect because sometimes students make fun of their cadavers. The author also explains the enlargement of crime. It is due to the expansion of private medical schools in eighteenth and nineteenth century, while the number of cadavers does not boost. This results in lacking cadavers which processes to the growth of criminals. Burke and Hare are examples who sell corpses to generate their own income. They kill a guest by both pressing a pillow to the face and using the body weight laying down on the guest’s body. It is estimated that they do it fifteen times. Besides killing people, other mean applied to earn a living is digging up graves of the dead people. Overall, the demand of anatomy for cadavers causes the increase in crime.
Written by Anh Phuong Cao

Death and Dying

I have not thought much about death since I am 19 years old. At the age of people who are dealing with stress from college, death is far away from the sky. I experienced death from one of my neighbor. I was shocked since he is a female peer, living next door. I did not think that he would complete his life so soon, at the age of 17. He had a motorcycle accident when he was in a motorcycle competition with a group of friends. This competition was illegal since he and some of his friends are under age and also it was concealed from his parents. He passed away in the early morning around 5 am, right after the accidents befell on him.At that time, his parents was sleeping, who did not think that their son was in hospital, having an opportunity to see him before he left.When I knew this story, I became speechless. I would not see him anymore. He was young and so inspirational.He left the life before his parents. However, I hope he may rest in peace and continue a new life in a new location. We are always looking forward to him.

Music Playlist ( part 2/2)

My classmate did really well at making references about my play list. I was glad that they recognize the theme of my play list. These songs are important to me because every time I listen to them, I feel comfortable and they seem to suit with my feelings. I usually listen to them via the Internet.My mix say about me that I am considerably affected love. My music choices reflect not so much my sense of self and the subculture I am belong to. That is, it goes well with my feelings at that time, but does not describe so much about my self. For example, I like to stay alone to think about my self. I like to solve problems by my self , but likely to receive help without asking other people. I relish sport. I think they would learn about me was that the gratitude of the love from parents. They should not learn about me that I am introvert, not expressing myself to surrounding people.My list indicate the love between people and people. They are people who can support and motivate others to action. I did not well interpreting my classmate's list of songs. I thought it was a male. Instead, it was a female. I guess that because the play list has a strong melody and is not beautifully handwritten.

Music Playlist ( part 1/2)

The soundtrack is described to belong to a woman. This is because a lot of songs talks about relationship and women think about that subject. Moreover, it is due to my handwriting. I am described as introvert because I want people to understand me , but I keep to myself. He(she) thought that I would mostly found studying, hanging with friends, and watching a chick flick. I wear jeans,printed T-shirt, and a zip hoodie over. I like to listen music, DDR, read books, and hang out with friends. I and he( she) both wish we were in a relationship right now.I was said to belong to bio club, book club, and volunteering.I am mentioned as a person to possess a small scruffy dog. Because most of songs pertain to love, I was depicted to want in a relationship. He( she ) considers being friends with me because I am a good person to talk about relationship problems

Music

Iforgot to upload music paper on blog yesterday, but I uploaded on D2L by duedate. It was funny that yesternight I was reminded of uploading the paper on the bog because of dreams.Thus, I do it today.


ARI HERSTAND
On Friday night at 8pm in the Cabin, Ari Seth Herstand gave a performance as the special guest for the 40 years celebration of the Cabin. Even though it was a solo stage, he emerged as a full band, delivering an extraordinary show to his audience. It was fortunate for me to have a chance to attend this live music event. He encouraged dynamism and enthusiasm in the audience and connected them, all of us together enjoying the music. However, I was not impressed by his obsession, soft voice, and band’s structure.
Actually, it was an interesting solo show. When I came, I was stunned by the number of people attending the event. All of the tables in the Cabin were filled by a crowd of his fans, even in the hallway, and while some people were seated, some of them stood up in order to not lose the opportunity to see and cheer their icon. With curly hair and comfortable clothes, Ari Herstand charmingly appeared and performed seven songs (“Last day”, “float by on”, etc.) He played with many different instruments including the acoustic guitar, trumpet, tambourine, piano, and harmonica. Even though the dark room was filled with the smell of popcorn, the audience attentively focused on his performance. They clapped their hands and sang sweet melodies such as “bomp barom bomp bao bumb but ta ra rao rao,” along with him. During the break, he told jokes to make the atmosphere warmer, more pleasant, and friendlier. The audience was really excited, instantaneously responding to the jokes. They pleasantly chatted with him as if they were best friends. Thus, Ari Herstand had a power to connect to the audience.
Currently, Ari Herstand has released two albums: Baby Eyes and Whispering Endearment. The genre in those albums mainly included folk, hip hop, jazz, and acoustic. In terms of lyrics, he wrote about memories and experiences of travels within the United States, and the feelings of love and loss of love that arose from his soul and the bottom of his heart. Genuine and real sensations in the lyrics made the audience move, melting our hearts. His fans were serenely seated and avidly and admiringly gazed at him, even ignoring the surrounding people’s movement. Moreover, he stole many girls’ hearts. A lot of girls waited for him after the show, when they immediately stood in a long line in order to talk face to face with him. They certainly did not forget to shake hands, hug, take pictures and obtain his signature on the posters and his albums. It took me about thirty minutes to wait for him in order to conduct the interview. Overall, those constant and real emotions depicted in the lyrics actively impressed the audience. However, the descriptions of the topics were beyond that. He illustrated a melancholic relationship with his girl friend by using provocative words. Lyrics that Ari Herstand poured out became more sexual, “The pillow loses volume below you/ I move to give it life, the blanket has now fallen all on you/ blanket serve one purpose and I am nervous/ I will never find one that keeps me warm/ I have fooled my brain into thinking blankets change with each new owner they find.” Therefore, he seemed to suffer too much obsession with sex.
Nonetheless, people cannot deny the musical abilities of Ari Herstand. Those abilities started to blossom during his childhood. Throughout the interview, I had a glimpse of part of his amazing childhood. Passion, curiosity, and excitement motivated him to learn different kinds of instruments. He taught himself by listening music of Ingrid Michael, Meiko, and Coldplay, Ari Herstand said. He started to play piano at 3 years old, continued to learn trumpet, and at the age of 14, he picked up guitar. Because of his love of music, he chose to major in music when he entered McNally Smith School in St Paul. Surprisingly, he stopped college after one year and was determined to become a performer.
Even though Ari Herstand was skillful at condensing emotions and interweaving different sounds, he did not possess a strong voice. His voice was so sweet, soft and tender like gyros (well seasoned beef-lamb) that he could not succeed in generating high notes for a long time. It became worse when he sang gently and mildly while the music was so loud, noisy, and powerful. Therefore, it was hard for me to hear his voice.
An especially remarkable aspect that everybody always noticed in his solo stage, which was unique for Ari Herstand, was using the loop pedal. This tool allowed him to intertwine different sounds from different instruments including the acoustic guitar, trumpet, tambourine, harmonica, string sounds and beat boxing, delivering a lively, energetic, and vigorous show. Furthermore, because of this technology, sounds were repeated. Ari Herstand started with one instrument and it kept playing with the support of the loop pedal. Following the example, he did the same thing with another instrument. Different repetitive sounds from different instruments were built on the top of each other. As a result, the audience could enjoy different layers of music, producing inspirational and moving music.
With the advance of technology, the loop pedal helped him convey striking performances. Ari Herstand was not bothered by having to collect other members for the band. Instead, he could complete shows by himself and did not have to share profits with other members. Consequently, if any singer cannot seek musicians who match the music style of the band but still wants to generate more capital, the loop pedal is an effective and secure method.
In conclusion, even though I did not like his obsession, weak voice, and lack of other band members, I still enjoyed the show. He brought not only inspiration, stimulation, and happiness for audience but also interaction between the singer and his fans. We also should praise for his talents and nonstop efforts of tailoring his show on his own. I will definitely come to his show next year. Finally, I hope his live DVD of the performance in St. Olaf University will acquire success.


















Work Cited

Ari Herstand Whispering Endearments. “Lyrics: Whispering Endearments.” < http:/ /www.ariherstand.com/lyrics.php>. 03 Mar, 2009. 08 Mar, 2009.
Herstand, Ari. Personal Interview. 07 Mar, 2009.

The picture of the sculpture

I forgot to attach sculpture, and now I had it.

added information

The first professor realizes that there are more and more students with designer clothes coming to class, and also number of students smoking is reduced. The second professor mentioned that more and more students have laptop and headphone around . They somehow less pay attentition the lecture, but overall their performance of the subject is the same.

Ethnology, learning the uinversity

Ethnology
1. I asked 5 people where they prefer to study and what their study habits. The first one, she likes to study in the Asian lounge. She does not mind studying in the place where it is quiet or people are talking. The second one, she likes to study in the library 5th floor. She studies in the completely silent. The third one, she usually studies in her room or in the Davies Center. She also likes silence. The fourth one, he studies in the study lounge with relaxing music. The last one, she studies in the silent room.
2. Two major differences between Spain’s education system and the UWEC education system are the freedom in the class selection, and also there is a soccer team here.
3. XF means unofficial withdraw. It affects you because it is computed as F.
4. Speak with 2 professors. This part is missing because of still waiting for a professor that one of our group members would like to interview.
5. This sculpture means that people from many places in the world can unite, communicate, and interact with each other. Eau Claire is one of the destinations that connect people.
6. Blugold is the embodiment of a certain spirit. Some people said it was a mythical bird that it was embodiment of school spirit. The mascot that a UWEC student created is not adequate. I think it should not be created too abstract (certain spirit but not specify which kind of spirit). In my opinion, it could be books which embody the diligence and curiosity.
7. In conclusion, from this exercise I can draw that Eau Claire campus culture: people are really friendly. I love people here so much. They like to communicate, speak, and talk with people from other countries. They like to discover different cultures, norms, and traditions. I am an international student and I feel very comfortable living here. To students, the important thing is that they have fun, playing, talking with friends, discovering and learning new things. Also, if they study, they will usually study in the silence. To professors, the important things are that students accomplish homework, as well as improve their social life.
I did not know all members of my group’s blog, so I could not disagree or agree with the responses of someone in my group and consensus on what UWEC culture with them.

Olympic Flame

If you are a new student in Eau Claire and still confused about a local place with affordable prices to fill your stomach and you would like to eat authentic and appetizing food, Olympic Flame is truly an ideal destination for you. It is located on 2920 London Road. My friends Shelby, Taylor, Ben and I had a chance to visit Olympic Flame, eating bona fide Greek food. Even though my initial notion of this restaurant had not been nice, I became interested in this restaurant after hearing about the chef’s stories, as well as experiencing the intertwining features of atmosphere and tasty and healthy food.
Since this was the first time I went to Olympic Flame I was really excited to taste Greek food. However, my first impression of this restaurant was not very positive. The restaurant was relatively quite small-only one long table which would have seated ten people and the other tables were for four or two people. In fact, only two tables were filled by clients when we arrived there. Therefore, I felt the pace of this restaurant was less hectic than other restaurants such as Shanghai Bistro or Tokyo restaurant. This atmosphere became more cheerless and gloomy because of the Greek music. It was supposed to be special and extraordinary since this was the first time I listened to it. Nonetheless, due to a slow melody it seemed to be a sad song, making me feel uninspired, tedious, and unenthusiastic. Another factor that also caused me to be disappointed was limited food offered on the menu. It just consisted of Greek food: Gyros sandwich, Gyros dinner, salads, and baklava beside the classical American food of burgers, hotdogs, and fish and chicken sandwiches. This restricted me to choices of Greek food. As a result of the small place, sad music, and limited number of dishes, my expectations of the restaurant gradually were diminished.
However, chatting with the chef generated back a lot of pleasure and excitement for me. He welcomed me with open and friendly conversation. He expressed to me the secret of how to make gyros stand out. They included their spices and the cooking method. For spices, he expressed that they are garlic and oregano sauces. Also, to demonstrate the cooking method, he used cool and nice gestures about how to cook gyros. It was a great experience to observe a live cooking performance. Our amiable and genial talk was finally continued by the chef’s stories about establishing his restaurant. The story was launched by the desire of a young man strive to seek fortune for himself in a new land. He went overseas to America and began working in a restaurant in Madison where his foundation of cooking was formed. This helped him gain valuable experience in cooking procedures. Therefore, he ventured to open a restaurant himself though there were a lot of intricate tasks and impediment ahead of him. He chose the location in Water Street. Since this area was small his restaurant was moved to London Street, which people have now known and noticed. He also started hiring employees and one of them was his daughter. She was like a representative of the family who could give support as well as cheer- fully helping her father with his nonstop efforts. Although duties were still endless, he continued to search for businesses that provided meat for gyros. This job was both complicated but also crucial because it affected the notoriety achievement. With a lot of effort, he found the company in Chicago that supplies gyros without a delivery payment. It was a good deal and news for his business. Overall, the more we conversed with each other, the more I was interested and admired him for his life story.
Furthermore, I was engrossed by a warm, nice, and dainty atmosphere that Olympic Flame embraced. Even though the room was quite small with sad music, but you would feel comfortable, cozy, and relaxed here because of enthusiastic and sincere wait-staffs. By decorating with yellow, flower- shaped lights and artificial plants, Olympic Flame created peaceful, calm, serene, and natural feelings for me. It is especially suitable for a couple or family who loves nature, does not like to be bothered by others, and enjoys a family or couple atmosphere.
Not only the atmosphere, but also the food, gyros, was authentic. Since I did not have many choices and much experience in choosing food here, I asked a waitress about the menu, posing the question about which food stood out there. With no doubt, she responded to me that it was the gyros. Because I could only eat small portion, she recommended me to opt for the gyros sandwich. Gyros sandwiches are one kind of Greek sandwich which are made of well seasoned beef-lamb, tomatoes, onions in a cucumber and garlic sauce, wrapped in warmed grilled pita bread. With a blend of contrasting colors (black, white, and red) the gyros sandwich seemed to be more scrumptious and tasty. Moreover, this sandwich was a product of unique and special combination: hot-served, flavorsome beef and lamb, a palatable sauce, a strong taste of white onion, and cool veggies.
As I experienced each ingredient, I felt the texture. The meat was soft and tender, veggie was fresh; a sauce was cool and watery, melting in my mouth which was compared to the feeling of taking a shower from a waterfall. Besides the feeling of the food in my mouth, my other sense, my eyes, were somewhat affected. Because of a strong taste of raw onions, my eyes were watery. This gave me new memories of crying while enjoying the appetizing Greek food. On top of the atmosphere, feelings, food combination, and texture was another feature of gyros, which gave me unforgettable memories-nutritional value. Most of the ingredients were fresh and diverse. They retained natural flavors of beef, lamb, garlic, onion, and tomatoes, which provided carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein necessary for a healthy body. Therefore, gyros sandwiches are nutritious and wholesome food for your body.
In conclusion, Olympic Flame is a good place for everybody to eat. Despite of not good impression at first glance, the restaurant will give you beautiful memories: interesting stories from the chef; a warm, friendly, and tranquil ambiance; and healthy and flavorful food with low prices ($5-$12). Personally, I like the restaurant and I will come here often when I have free time. Thus, I highly recommend this place for students who really love authentic food at a low cost.

Rocky horror show

Wow, last week on Friday, I with my classmate went to see the Rocky horror show. Before that time, I was excited to see this show because I heard it had been weird and dreadful. Therefore, I would like to confirm how weird this show displays. It was late (11:45pm), but this could not reduce the interest and passion that many people posssed. They wore sexy clothes in mainly black and red color. I sat with my friends for a while to wait my classmate came. Despite of the sleeping my eyes couldnot close because of my attention to their faces, clothes, and actions. Sitting for a long time, but I did not see my classmates. I and my friends decided to go inside, settling down. More and more people were coming, wearing fancy, flirtatous and hot designs. They took picture with sexual and arousing postures, revealing skinships even they have the same sex. As expected, the show began with a round of applause. Mainly, the show was musical, exposing sexual actions which was followed by a live performing. People enjoyed it by following each action which made me think that they were addictive to this movie. I could not imagine that their individualism was extremely vigousrously. Should I show mine tooooooooooo?

Savers

Last week, my professor assigned us to buy any unusual items that we normally do not wear. On Saturday, I went to Savers to purchase an odd thing. At first glance, my attention to wigs was called, but they did not fit my head. Therefore, I decided not to buy them. Instead, I bought a white ribbon made by a wig. When I sported it, I looked cool and felt comfortable in the new hair, wearing what I want and not to be forced by complying with etiquette. That also made me look funny and different because I changed a little bit of my physical appearance, portraying a new image. The wig transformed me, revealing my individuality and characteristics. This really made me stand out among other people. On Monday, I wore it outside of my classes and some people did not notice me because they walked pass me. They did not see that half of my hair was black and the other was white. Some others stared and scrutinized me from my head to my toes. I was not certain about their perceptions, negative or positive, but definitely my new hairdo seemed to draw attention. Maybe they thought that I was out-of-style, old-fashioned, or too conservative.

Practice food

Food
I had a leisurely time cooking and eating dinner with my friends. It was a superb and fascinating moment for us to get together to cheer up for a new semester. A lot of luscious foods and drinks were served as a strong adhesive to connect us. A table was carefully prepared with clean forks, spoons, and knives and a white cloth. In the center of the table, chopsticks stood out by being shaped as a fancy paper fan. We started the meal with an appetizer, enjoying fresh spring rolls which are made of shrimp, dill, parsley, and cilantro. The raw materials are skillfully wrapped in rice sheets in order to dip in a fish sauce, which was smelly. For the main dish, we ate a yummy beef mixed with mushrooms, fresh asparagus, and soft salmon. The dish that elicited emotions and memories was the beef with mushrooms. That was a miscellany of the tastily rich mushrooms which were fried with butter and green onions and grilled beef which was marinated in red wine, meat tenderizer, parsley, and garlic powder. To enhance the flavor of the beef, we made a sauce which included cream style horse radish, mayonnaise, sour cream, and Worcestershire Sauce. We enjoyed it so much that we finished all the meat. There were also various choices of drinks. We could choose water, orange juice, lemonade, or wine. In a yellow and romantic light, we closely talked, sharing stories about each other. More than at any other time, we apprehended challenges that each of us had to face. We finished the party in a warm atmosphere with a scrumptious dessert, custard pie with cool whip. The pie was creamy, mushy, and tasty, evoking wonderful experiences for each of us.

Ideal Lover

Ideal Lover
Once upon a time there were three beautiful triplets: Cinderella, Gabriella, and Pricilla. Everything about them was perfect: beautiful eyes and hair, figures like angels, and wealthy parents. But, these sisters were more than just skin deep. They were humble with their fortune, had a volunteering spirit, and had compassion for the poor and needy.
The sisters were best of friends. However, they had very different personalities and very separated friend groups. In fact, the girls hardly associated with each other while at school. Cinderella was tall with long blond hair. She had everything going for her including being the top of the pyramid and dating the star quarterback of the football team, Gerry. Gabriella had dirty brown hair and was average in every since of the word, except for her intelligence. Gabriella was the section leader of the speech and debate team and was dating the captain of the math team, Peter. Not to be forgotten, the youngest of the three, by ninety-two seconds, was Pricilla. Pricilla was the spitfire of the family. She had blazing orange hair and loved nothing more than art, music, and making a statement. Pricilla’s boyfriend, Charlie, was also very creative.
It was late November when tragedy struck the sisters. Within hours Cinderella fell from the top of her cheerleading pyramid and broke her leg, Gabriella got rejected form being admitted to Harvard, and Pricilla was awarded last place at the national art show. While the sisters were experiencing this heartache their boyfriends were blessed with success. Within the same day as the girls’ troubles, Gerry lead the football team to victory at state, Peter got a full ride to Yale, and Charlie won the first place ribbon and $10,000 at an art show. Because of the competitive nature of each person all three couples decided it would be best to take a long break.
Not being in a relationship was something very new to all six individuals. It gave them the chance to step outside their comfort zones and interact with other social groups. In fact, on that same day Charlie, the creative one, saw Cinderella sitting all by herself watching her squad practice. He went over to her and drew a picture on her cast. This was just the thing she needed to cheer her up. Gerry, the athlete, was not doing well in his calculus class. He decided to approach Gabriella to help him raise his grade. There was an instant connection between them. Also, on that same day, Peter, the intellectual, went to the school’s art gallery and fell in love with one of Pricilla’s paintings. The art brought them together.
That night, the sisters were astounded by the irony of the situation. They had all fallen in love with each other’s ex-boyfriends. The next day all six of them got together to try to understand how everyone was feeling about the situation. They all were very excited that they were able to break the social norms of high school and meet their other opposite and complementing half.
The unity the new couples transcended into unity of the whole school. Because of the three sisters, there was no more division among social groups from that point on.
The End.

Curiosity

Curiosity is an indispensable factor in human’s life, navigating us to the success. Friedman gives us an equation: CQ+PQ > IQ (Curiosity Quotient plus Passion Quotient is more important than Intelligence Quotient) to enhance our curiosity, as well as carry out our passion. Over the last two weeks I took three tests online and gained experience: for IQ, PQ, they were both shorter than I expected. I thought it was filled with details and complication but it was interesting to know my IQ, PQ; for CQ, the structure which seems long, including 240 questions, find the situation quite opposite. Sometimes I was confused about the meaning of questions because they are closely related. Moreover, my answers depended on certain circumstances. It is believed that people make use of education to satisfy the curiosity. By taking more classes, I think that I can boost my curiosity. I always wanted to know more about computer so that I attend IS. Even though I have not got much experience, this class seems amusing to me. To indentify and pursue my passion, I am willing to discover more information about the subject that I care. Also, there are more classes which meet my need both satisfy my curiosity and implement my passion. If I have to take a class or an assignment that I am neither curious nor passion about, I will try to create them by finding some information more meaningful and fascinating. In other words, I attempt to connect what I learn and what I like. To get through those classes and assignments, the industry, diligence, and perseverance assist me complete the tasks. Hope, optimism, future-mindedness, creativity, ingenuity, and originality are strengths to help me succeed in classes that I have less a passionate interest in.

Introduction

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My name is phuong anh. You can call me Isabel. My blog name is Isabel penguin because penguin is cute and lovely. Thus, I love penguin.

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