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The one good thing I could see was that the water was so shallow where the Narwhal went down that, once I broke clear of the ship, I didn't have far to go to reach the surface. It was long enough, though.

By the time I broke the surface, I had almost given up hope, but I found myself in the air and took a huge, gulping gasp. I splashed around, happy just to be alive.

That's when the hand reached down and grabbed me. Before I had a chance to think, I had been hauled into a small boat and dumped there like a load of fish. I opened my eyes and was surprised--and happy--to see Jeremy staring down at me.

"You made it," he said. I nodded.

"Did you get the map?" he asked. I sat up, outraged. "Is that all you can think about?" I demanded. "No. Of course not. But did you get it?"

I pulled the map, now waterlogged, from the folds of my shirt and tossed it to the floor of the boat. Jeremy looked visibly relieved.

"Are you all right?" he asked. "I--I think so," I said. "What happened to...uh, to Diablo?" I shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't see him." There was a pause.

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I am an ordinary kid studying in AISD, but I have unusual and exceptional beliefs unlike any other. I am Athiru who just turned 12. I have travelled all around the world and through out my expedition, I have noticed many similarities between countries. Rich citizens are very popular; however there are poor and people who have low income. I wonder why that is? Well my strongest belief will explain my thinking.

“I believe that this world is unfair”. Most of us are living a comfortable and five-star life, with heated toilet seats, cozy beds, and things like that. But have you ever thought about the people who are less fortunate and don’t even have a house to live in. You might be thinking, “well it their fault that they didn’t go to college and get a job”. But what if they didn’t have money to enter a university. Let me ask you a question, “why do we get to be the people that are living a pleasant life and not them?” We are all the same kind of organisms and we all live in one place, Earth. So why are the resources and human rights not equally distributed among earthlings? you may believe that the world is fair, but from what I see, there are people who are begging and people who have trucks of cash. The world is monstrous and cruel.

I have a strong idea that nature should be treated the way you treat some one you love. Most people like to keep their AC on when they go on short trips so when they come back their house is nice and cool. But do you know how much chemicals get released to the air just by keeping the AC on for an hour? About 3.5 kilowatts. And hundreds of forests get chopped down to construct cities and skyscrapers every year. Trees are the organisms that help us survive; they produce oxygen, the type of air that humans breathe. You may think that cutting a few trees won't do any harm but the way it see it, humans will extinct soon if we don't change our ways. You probably have heard this quote "if you cut down one tree, you have to plant at least 5", and I encourage you to follow it. Small actions such as turning of lights, turning of taps when not in use can make a big difference to the world. Preserving nature and its beauty is our duty, this I believe.

Animals should not be haressed or harmed and should be free. Most of us have pets, which we love and care for. But having pets is like imprisoning them from their natural habitat. And some people kill animals for entertainment. In Kashgar, theres a sport where two roosters fight and one rooster kills the other one. I don't know which crazy guy came up with that idea. Horse raceing is another game which invloves suffering of animals. People whip the horses to go faster. I bet that the horses will slow down with pain. Animals deserve respect and they are not a toy which you can "break" in a few days. Would you like to be put in a cage and be imprisoned for the rest of your life? I hope not but thats how animals feel when they are fenced in. I would hate to see another animal harmed!

Those were my just three strongest beliefs. To tell the truth, I was heart broken when we could only include 3 beliefs in this podcast. However, you probably can guess what type of a person I am. I care for the world and its people, that’s what my beliefs were addressing. In conclusion I think that I am a kind and a caring person.

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">** Assignment #2 - "This I Believe" Essay Review ** __

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Go to the "This I Believe" essay list for <span style="background-color: initial; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Under 18 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">. Browse through the essay choices and choose one that interests you. Listen to it or read the text. On your wiki page, write a review about the essay. Include the title of the essay, a little something about the author and why you chose it. Then describe the person's belief and how/why they have this belief.

= "We’re all different in our own ways" =

By Joshua Yuchasz - Milford, Michigan
“I believe we’re all different in our own ways”. Joshua Yuchasz is a 14-year-old teenager who gets bullied for what he believes in. The bulling just didn’t start at the age of 14; in fact it happened through out his life. However, Joshua believes that it’s the difference between us that deserves respect. What would happen if people were the same? What if every one liked the same food, the same TV shows, the same video games? The world would be lame. It’s the difference that makes us who we are and it’s what makes us unique. There is never a person exactly identical to you in this whole world.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: small;">__** Directions **__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; font-size: small;">On your wiki page, write a paragraph about your personal beliefs. Choose 3-4 personal beliefs. Religion is one personal belief that is very important to many people. However, it is not the only personal belief. What are some of your personal beliefs? In your paragraph, you may certainly include religion as one of your beliefs, but be sure to include others. Be sure to explain why you have or how you developed each belief. You may also wish to add a few images.

Most of my beliefs relate to the examples. First of all, I am a Buddhist and I believe in Buddha and reincarnation. We believe that the more good deeds you do, the better the life you will get next birth. However the more "sins" (bad deeds) you do, the more likely you will get a life as an animal. We also believe that harming other organisms is one of the worst sins you could do. And that relates to my next belief. One should treat nature the same way you would treat your parents. Unnecessary killing of animals should not be done. Forest fires should be reduced to the absolute minimum. My next belief is connected to peace. People should help people and we should live united as one. Some doctors in some countries make people do unnecessary operations so that they can get more money. This totally contradictory to the oath that the doctors take. And this isn’t an example of my Belief. My last belief is about discrimination. No one should be discriminated because of his or her race or religion. Everyone should have equal rights and have friend no matter where they come from.

__ ** Assignment #4 - Unit Review ** __ This assignment is to help prepare you for the final assessment. Copy the table into your wiki page. Write what you have learned about each Big Understanding and Essential Question. Support your answer by using examples of activities, lessons, materials, etc. from our unit that helped you to understand the concept/idea better. Can you make any connections to cultural diffusion/interaction today or to yourself?

changes both cultures. ||  || The Chinese traded the fine and luxurious silk on the Silk Road. People from the west of Asia started wearing silk even though it wasn’t a part of their culture. And China got goods from the west and used it even though it wasn’t a part of their culture. Both cultures changed as they traded goods and items between each other. ||  || When the british were controlling Sri Lanka, the national people were forced, by the law, to change their living styles. They couldn't wear their national clothes and the british made most of the Lankans slaves. This is great example of how war changes culture. || cultures come into contact. ||  || Trading was one of the main ways that created cultural diffusion. Due to this interchange of goods, people had to change their customs and the way of life because new items and ideas entered their culture. A good example of the way trading affected cultures would be the life on the Silk Road. People traded goods from their culture for goods from other regions.
 * **Big Understanding/**
 * Essential Question** ||  || **What have I learned about this?**
 * What from the unit helped me to**
 * understand this?** ||  || **Connections to today or to self** ||
 * Interaction between cultures
 * Trade and War are the main ways

War also played a big role in causing cultural diffusion. During the early 1900’s Korea was under the Japanese occupation. The Japanese made tons of new roles affecting the Korean culture. ||  || Trade: My mom sometimes gives presents to some of her bengali friends, and in return, she gets one one back. My mom usually gives presents from our culture and she usually gets a bengali present. Once she got a a muslim book named the Qur'an.

War: There was a war between the southern part of India and Sri Lanka. Due to this treacherous war, many new rules and safety restrictions were made in Sri Lanka. For example, you had to stay indoor for a specific time, when people expected to have a bomb blast. And there was a rapid increase in the cost of products because lots of money was used to buy weapons to end the war. || cultures? ||  || I n the book When Name Was Keoko, Linda Sue Park explains the Japanese culture very well. Their national tree is the cherry tree. One of their languages is Kanji, a very hard language to write. These are some the characteristics that helps identify Japanese people. ||  || People in Sri Lanka have their own way of living. We have different characteristics of civilization, which makes us unique. We have taste bud tingling foods, which I personally love. We have our own language, Sinhalese. And I love playing our native games such as cricket, volleyball, rugby etc. These are only a few of the characteristics that make you understand that I am from Sri Lanka. || take place? ||  || Cultural diffusion takes place when two or more groups of people interact and come into contact sharing their ideas of living with one another. This can happen in many ways, through war, trade, communication, sharing of ideas etc. Events that happened on the Silk Road are good examples of cultural diffusion. The Chinese got many goods and items such as different plants, glassware, spices and many more which were either unknown to the Chinese or they didn’t know how to make it. And they wore of kept as antiques in their houses even though it wasn't a part of their culture. ||  || Since we are living in Bangladesh, we don’t get to celebrate our festivals, as we would do if we were in Sri Lanka. We don’t go to Buddhist temples that often. We don’t have a holiday on full moon nights. And I do miss playing some of our national games. However, we are enjoying the life here at Bangladesh. Succulent Bengali national foods make my mouth water. I love their national clothing. And I am starting to learn their native language so that I can speak with the Bengalis’. || of diffusion? ||  || Trading in the Silk Road caused lots of cultural diffusion. As lots of people wanted the fine silk made in China, cultures changed. People wore silk clothes even though it was not a part of their culture. Not only did people change their clothing but, Buddhism was first introduced to China during the time of the Silk Road. The Korean culture was changed due to the occupation of the Japanese. The Japanese made new laws during their residence in Korea, which affected the Korean culture. ||  || Buddhism officially started in India, where Buddha was born. But it spread throughout Asia, into China, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and many other places. So that’s how I am a Buddhist, because I was born in Sri Lanka. And do you know that even though Buddhism off in India, Hinduism is India’s official religion. || interact in positive, neutral, and negative ways? ||  || Positive: Mexico in the 1500’s had almost no transportation. But the Spaniards brought horses, cattle, and sheep. The use of horses spread rapidly and soon many American Indians were using horses for transportation or other important things.
 * What is culture? ||  || The characteristics of civilization followed by a group or a society of people. These include: food, recreation, values, customs, type of tools used, government, type of shelter, family, the way of education etc. ||   || In my culture we believe in the religion Buddhism. And we celebrate many festivals, which include: Vesak, full moon, New Year etc. We wear white sarong and a white shirt for those festivals. ||
 * How do people identify with their
 * How does cultural diffusion
 * What are some historical examples
 * How do people from different cultures

Neutral: China shipped and traded silk to the west. And in return the west traded some other magnificent goods such as glassware, perfumes, plants etc. to China.

Negative: The occupation of the Japanese in Korea affected and causes cultural diffusion in many negative ways. The Koreans were forced to change their way of life into the Japanese culture. ||  || Negative: The occupation of the British when Sri Lanka was young influenced my culture in a negative way. They took over the government and forced our culture to diffuse. We had to play their games instead of the native Sri Lankan games. And they there were a time when it was compulsory for all Sri Lankans to be slaves. Then they change our mouth-watering foods to British foods. || = =

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__ <range type="comment" id="405792644_2">Rise of the Civilization Unit REFLECTION</range id="405792644_2"> __
<range type="comment" id="405792644_1">We learned lots of things in this unit.</range id="405792644_1"> One of the first things we learned was about hominids. It was about how their life was like and what techniques and tools they used to survive. Today, in our modern world, we still use some of their techniques to survive. They were the first to invent farming, and that technique helps us maintain a stable food supply. You know that most of the vegetables and meat you buy from the supermarket comes from a farm. Hominids also were the first invent fire. We use fire to cook food and keep our selfs warm in the winters. Right after we learned about hominids, we started to study about the Sumarians and their city-states. The Sumarains had a hard time controlling the water supply so they designed dams to block the city-state from flooding. If we didn't have dams in the modern world today, then rivers water and ocean water will wipe out many houses and many deaths will occur. Finally, we learned about different civilizations. My civilization was the first to invent a calendar system. Without the calendar we wouldn't be able to keep track of time. The Mayans also inovated a cement. We use the cement to build tall and strong buildings that can resist most natural disasters. These are just a few objects our ancestors designed. I don't know about you but, I think our ancestors have a gigantic impact on the modern world today.

= __<range type="comment" id="386038094_1">Boy of the Painted Cave Table</range id="386038094_1">__ = Copy the heading above and following table on to your own wiki page and fill in the information for all the chapters. __**Chapter Summaries**__ ||<  ||= __**Vocab Word(s),**__ __**Page #**__ __**& Meaning**__ ||<  ||= __**A Descriptive Phrase**__ __**You Liked, Page #, and Why**__ __**You Liked it**__ ||<  ||= __**My Reaction/Comments/**__ __**Connections to this Chapter (Maximum of two sentences)**__ || Reaction- I was very terrified about the end of the chapter, where Tao is going to enter the forbidden place. I had to even move from where I was reading (my room) to my parents room. || a small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it. ||<  ||< **"Tao looked at this old woman whose eyes were still young and green like the willow leaves",** page 46: The author described Kala's eyes very well, I could imagine the bright green eyes Tao was looking at. Comments: I thought chapter 3 and 4 had many intense moments. I thought these 2 chapters were really interesting and the author used a lot of details to explain different scenes so, the reader can picture the things that are happening. || rigidly upright or straight. a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. ||<  ||< **"He stood there looking at Tao, a fearful look in his yellow eyes",** page 52: I could imagine Tao's eyes full of fear, starring at ram. I was really scared when Garth asked from Tao about the place where he hunt, thinking that he would talk about the forbiddened place. || cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object. the floor of a fireplace. a grayish wild horse that was formerly common in eastern Europe and western Asia, exterminated in 1919<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. ||<  ||< **"A ray of hope sparkled in his eyes",** page 69: I could imagine his eyes, huge, with spakly spots all over his eyes, like shiny blue stars in the night. Reactions: It was interesting during the conversation between Tao and Graybeard. || an angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms. green with grass or other rich vegetation<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. a mainly brown and gray finch with a reddish breast and forehead<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. an Asian antelope that has a distinctive convex snout with the nostrils opening downward, living in herds on the cold steppes<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. tender, juicy, and tasty<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. ||<  ||< **"The open valley was a sea of waving grass and yellow leaves",** page 82: The author gave a very clear picture of the grass and the trees. Comments- these two chapters are my favorite two chapters so far in the book because it was so intense || make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow. a narrow strip of leather or other material. a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are widely kept in large ponds. a short stiff hair, typically one of those on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a plant<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. ||<  ||< **"Tao watched the golden eagles soaring on the warm updrafts, their eyes searching for rabbits and marmots",** page 99: I can imagine bringht yellow eagles fiying high in circles, searching for food. Comments: I think the author had to do a bit of research to find how the mixed colours in the past, to write these two chapters. ||, ||<  || **Ptarmigan,** page 115: a northern grouse of mountainous and Arctic regions, with feathered legs and feet and plumage that typically changes to white in winter<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. follow (someone or something) in order to catch or attack it. an ornamental cloth covering hung or held up over something. having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance. a circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool. an evergreen shrub or small tree that bears berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic cones or foliage<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. open resistance; bold disobedience. lacking physical strength. ||<  ||< **"The hunters moved like leopard cats, slowly closing the circle",** page 116: the author used a simile, which is comparing to the leopards. At the very end of chapter 13, I felt very scared thinking that Tao will be harmed by the clan as he took help from a "evil spirit" to hunt. || waste time; be slow strange and frightening succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing) seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury sully, mar, or spoil
 * = __**Chapters**__ ||<  ||= __**One or Two Sentence**__
 * = **1** ||<  ||< Tao forgot the rabbit and had to hunt for another one. ||<   ||< **taboo,** page 15: something in a culture that is not allowed or unacceptable ||<   ||< **"lumbering shapes of the mountains-that-walk, the mammoths"**, page 16: This phrase gives me a very clear image in my mind of the true size of the mammoths. ||<   ||< This was a good introduction to Tao and his desire to be a cave painter and how he is questioning the taboo. ||
 * = **2** ||  || Tao takes acorns out of a hole in a tree to eat. Later on in the day, Tao meets the small wolf, he takes off a silver bone off it's jaws and that's why the poor thing couldn't eat. ||   || **Kestrel,** page 25: a small falcon that hovers with rapidly beating its wings while searching for prey.
 * Marmots,** page 31: a heavily built, gregarious, borrowing rodent of both Eurasia and North America typically living in a mountainous country. ||  || **"He set them afire and threw on more sticks and logs until the yellow tongues of flame licked high into the darkness",** page 25: This phrase helps me picture the yellow tongues of flame in my mind. ||   || Connections- My sisters nicknames is Kala, which is the name of the woman who takes care of Tao.
 * = **3 & 4** ||<  ||< Tao and ram (the small wolfdog) cought 5 rabbits in the Slough, he gave one to ram and took the rest to the clan. In the clan tao asks information about his parents from Kala, so she talks about Tao's mother, Verda, and what she made. ||<   ||< **Lemmings,** page 41: a small, short-tailed, thickset found in the Arctic Tundra.
 * Impudence,** page 43: not showing due respect for another person.
 * Tussocks,** page 39:
 * "He looked up at the overhanging cliffs and saw the Endless Flame burning bright in front of the entrance to Big Cave",** page 43: I can imagine a long, bright red colour flaming bright in front of a big entrance to a Huge cave. ||<  ||< Reactions: When Tao was asking Kala about the slough, she said that a bad thing happened there so, I was really anxious to know what the bad thing is.
 * = **5 & 6** ||<  ||< Garth asks Tao where he gets the food he brings to the clan, Tao lies and says the spruce forest the place. Later, In the Slough, next to the lake Tao meets an old man named Graybeard, who is a chose one, and is here to draw the Secret Cavern. ||<   ||< **Quenching,** page 53: extinguish.
 * Crevices,** page 55: a narrow opening.
 * Peevishly,** page 57: easily irritated.
 * Erect,** page 60:
 * Lithe,** page 60: thin, supple, and grateful.
 * Spruce,** page 62: a widespread coniferous tree that has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, ans Christmas trees.
 * Awe,** page 65:
 * "The sun had not yet set behind the hills, and the golden shafts of light streamed in through the cave entrance",** page 59: The author is using a lot of details to describe the sunset, so the reader can picture it in his head.
 * "It was an old man thin and grunt, with squint creases at the corners of his deep blue eyes",** page 64: The author used a lot of details to describe the old man. ||<  ||< Reactions: It was really intense when Tao and ram were being chased by the clan.
 * = **7 & 8** ||<  ||< This chapters was mainly about a coversation between Tao and Graybeard. He asks about taboos' and how to become a chosen one. ||<   ||< **Shaman,** page 70:a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, esp. among some peoples of northern Asia and North America.
 * Birch,** page 74: A slender, fast-growing tree that has a thin bark and bears catkins.
 * Engraved,** page 75:
 * Hearth,** page 79:
 * Tarpans,** page 79:
 * "Tears filled his eyes, and he spoked in a choked voice",** page 71, I can imagine Tao's face looking really sad, and drops of salty tears falling down his reddish cheeks.
 * "Graybeard swung his hand over the drawing, his eyes shining again as he drew the legs, the feet and the trunk, using short strokes to show the hair and fur",** page 76, I can imagine a mammoth, very hairy and very tall and strong.
 * "He held it in his palm of his hand and it glistened in the sunlight like silver fire",** page 78, the author is comparing the shining stone to a sliver fire. The author used a simile.
 * "Others began to dance, their ivory amulets and bone bracelets jiggling and flashing in the firelight",** page 80, the author used this phrase to show the dancing. ||<  ||< Comments: The Author used a lot of descriptive phrases so that the readers had an fun time imagining scenes with great details.
 * = **9 & 10** ||<  ||< Graybeard comes to rest at Tao's place for the night. Then, later the next day Tao almost gets killed by a Mountain-that-walk (a mammoth), but ram comes to the rescue and saves Tao's life. ||<   ||< **Leggings,** page 82: tight-fitting stretch pants worn by women and children<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">.
 * Quarrel,** page 84:
 * Verdant,** page 91:
 * Linnets,** page 91:
 * Saiga,** page 91:
 * Succlent,**page 93:
 * "Heavy bodied, thick shouldered and sturdy, Saxon looked like a huge black monster standing in the middle of the plains",** page 83: I can imagine a muscular Saxon in the middle of a bright green grass.
 * "He cringed at the sight of the flashing white horns and he saw the angry fire burning in the dark, piercng eyes",** page 84: I can feel the anger inside the Saxon.
 * "It was was an old, weathered hand, gnaled and wrinkled",** page 86: I can imagine a hand with crocked fingers and with white hair all over them.
 * "Her great shaggy head hung over him, sharp, curving tusks glistened in glistened in the sunlight",** page 96: I can imagine a gigantic mammoth, staring at Tao ||<  ||< Reactions- It was really intense when the mammoth was going to step on Tao, I thought he was going to die.
 * = **11 & 12** ||<  ||< In these two chapters, Tao was thought by graybeard about painting - mixing colours and how to make your hand go freely to make your paintings beautiful. ||<   || **Poultice,** page 99: a soft, moist mass of material, typically of plant material or flour, applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.
 * Beckoning,** page 100:
 * Thong,** page 100:
 * Carp,** page 106:
 * Bristles,** page 111:
 * "One afternoon as Tao was coming back from the slough with Ram, he looked up to see a rainbow of colours rippling across the white cliffs",** page 99-100: I can imagine a bright couloured rainbow in a bright blue sky.
 * "He took out on of the shiny red nuts and held it up in his thin fingers",** page 102, I can imagine a juicy, ripe, chestnut in graybeards wrinkled hand.
 * "The old man coughed and passed a shaky hand across his brow",** page 109: I can imagine a old man with white beard, falling sick.
 * "He saw his mammothbegin to breathe as he filled in the eye and the waving trunk",** page 112: The author used personification because a picture can't breathe. ||<  ||< Reactions: It was really interesting, the way they mixed colours using different parts from animals and using the different colours from Earth.
 * = **13 & 14** ||<  ||< Ram tries to catch a deer in fron t of the clan, however, he fail to do so. When he goes to hide from the clan because of his failure, ram find himself hiding with the mountain people. Ram, I hope, is going to be un harmed because Tao comes to his rescue.
 * Scourge,** page 117: a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
 * Pursuers,** page 119:
 * Canopy,** page 121:
 * Rakish,** page 121:
 * Eddies,** page 123:
 * Junipers,** page 125:
 * Defiance,** page 125:
 * Feeble,** page 127:
 * "Tall and chest brown, she was the leader of the herd, and her black liquid eyes were alert, searching for danger",** page 116: I can imagine an alert full grown doe.
 * "He looked back and saw the tounges of yellow flame licking up into the sky",** page 119: I can imagine a long orangish-yellow flame swaving high above the forest trees.
 * "He could hear them talking and wading through the shallow water, studing the tracks of the wolf dog on the bank",** page 122: I can imagine a group of people, with their feet on the shallow water, talking about the footsteps on the river bank. ||<  ||< Reactions: When I was in the part where ram was going to kill a deer in front of the clan to show off his hunting skills, my heart was pounding rapidly, thinking that he would fail to catch the deer.
 * = **15 & 16** ||<  ||< Graybeard is too sick to paint in the Secret Cavern, so he want Tao to paint in the cave and to become a chosen one, to do that Graybeard has a plan: Tao will paint in the Secret Cavern, while Graybeard will take the clan in side the Secret Cavern to show Tao's capabilities to paint. When Tao was busy painting in the cave, the clan arrives, everything didn't go as planed. Gray beard is not with the clan and Volt and Garth accuse Tao that he killed the Shaman. He tries to explain that he is inoccent, but the truth can only be found out with Tao facing the scared bull, the Saxon! ||<   ||< **Tallow,** page 131: a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">.
 * Dawdlin,** page 134:
 * Eerie,** page 134:
 * Abrupt,** page 135: sudden and unexpected
 * Penetrate,** page 137:
 * Vengeful,** page 141:
 * Livid,** page 141: furiously angry
 * Defiled,** page 141:

S ||<  ||< **"Even as Graybeard spoke, Tao could feel a cold chill creep up the back of his neck",** page 132: I can imagine Tao feeling a little nervous and scared as Graybeards words were spoken. Comments: chapter 16 ends in a climax (the action suddenly stops at the end of the chapter). || punishment inflicted or retribution exacted for an injury or wrong<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">. I was shocked that Volt was Tao's father, because of all the mean things Volt had done to Tao. ||
 * "Slouched over, coughing badly, he disappered in to the dark oak wood forest",** page 133: I can imagine a old man slowly limping into the darkness.
 * "A dank, musty odor filled the air, the trickling sound of dripping water echoed throughout the tunnel",** page 135: With this descriptive phrase, I can feel the emptyness of the cave.
 * "He swung his arm freely, sketching in the massive shoulders, the thick chest and the muscular body",** page 140: I can imagine Tao drawing a very detailed Longhorn. ||<  ||< Reactions: When Tao's light was no more, I felt scared thing that some beast would eliminate him as he was blind in the darkness.
 * = **17 & 18** ||<  ||< Tao faced the Saxon and successfully defeated it in battle using the shine stone. The sprits are pleased and Tao is consider a Chosen One. ||<   ||< **Ominous,** page 148: giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
 * Loomed,** page 150: appear as a shadowy form, esp. one that is large or threatening.
 * Frenzy,** page 150: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.
 * Enraged,** page 150: very angry; furious.
 * Vengeance,** page 151:
 * Churning,** page 152: a machine or container in which butter is made by agitating milk or cream<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">.
 * Twinge,** page 155: a sudden, sharp localized pain.
 * Pygmy,** page 156: a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia<span class="gp tg_df" style="font-size: medium;">.
 * Verdant,** page 157: (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation. ||<  ||< **"Tao put his bound hands up to his forehead colsed his eyes as the words stabbed like a knife",** page 146: the author used personification because humans stab, not words.
 * "The heavy muscles rippledunder his shiny blackhide as he trotted to the foot of the rock",** page 148: I can imagine the humongous the Saxon is having.
 * "Once more Saxon lowered his head, flecks of white foam drooling from his mouth and nostrils",** page 149: I can feel the anger the Saxon is having.
 * "Now more enranged than ever, Saxon turned, Stringe foam dripping from his black lips",** page 150: I can imagine a fearce Saxon, Drooling, ready to finish Tao for ever.
 * "Tao moved toward him, flashing the brilliant light across his face",** page 151: I can imagine the Saxon hating the light, just like a vampire hates it too.
 * "Then he came back, head down, hooves pounding, shaking the Earth",** page 151: I can imagine the Saxon not giving up and wanting more.
 * "The great bull wavered, then stoped as if facing a wall of fire,** page 151: The Saxon is starting to give up and Tao is winning the battle.
 * "Trembling with rage, Saxon pawed the ground and jabbed his horns into the dirt",** page 151: I can feel the Saxon is losing confidence and is losing the battle.
 * "She was a tall, fair women", he said. like a young birch tree,** page 154: The author used a simile to describe Tao's mother.
 * "He remembered all this and he felt a dull, aching emptyness in his heart",** page 157: I can feel Tao is feeling very sad, and almost going to cry.
 * "They walked across the verdant sea of waving grass, past the wondering herds of horses and antelopes, and headed for the river",** page 157-158: I can imagine the waving grass across the valley and the sparkling bright blue water in the river. ||<  ||< Reactions: The battle between Tao and Saxon was most intense, I thought that Tao's life was at it's end, but I was wrong.
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WELCOME TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT Directions: Now that we are finished with our personality cubes, I would like you to reflect on your own cube. Please answer the following questions clearly and in complete sentences **on your own wiki page**.

1. What did you enjoy most about making the cube? I liked making the "T" that will be folded into a box. I also liked making my favorites and hobbies page.

2. What was the most difficult part about making the cube? The most difficult part about making the cube was getting the paragraphs' grammar understandable

3. What would you do differently if you were to do a similar project again? Don't glue anything to the box until you are done with all the sides of the box because you can colour after you stick

4. Which life skill (time management, independence, organization, etc.) do you think you practiced while you made this cube? **Explain** how you practiced it. I practiced time management because we had a limited time to complete the box.

__<range type="comment" id="379954372_1">Assignment 1- Flight Reflection</range id="379954372_1">__
 * Directions:** Now that we are finished our flight simulation, I would like you to reflect on what we did. **On your wiki page**, please answer the following questions in **complete** and **detailed** sentences.
 * 1) Did you feel like you were in a race? Why or why not? I didn't feel like I was race because I was too focused in my own work either writing the diary, writing the flight plan or piloting. But towards the end of the race, I felt really tensed thinking we would lose. j
 * 2) Did you and other team members agree on what to do? Why or why not? Give an example of one agreement or disagreement. Agreements- We agreed upon the distances between cities. We also agreed upon choosing who will play what role (pilot, co-pilot, navigator). Disagreements- We disagreed upon the making the flight name for our group. We also disagreed upon which destination we should fly to. m
 * 3) What parts of the flight activity were the most challenging? Why? It was challenging to make the fight plan because if you made a slight mistake in the calculations, your team would have to go back, find the mistake and then come to check again. l
 * 4) If you were going to do a similar team activity again, what would you change? I would want us to chose our own teams because we might do a better job with that person. I would also change the amount of miles the bunny plane can fly to 500 miles maximum per flight, so, it would be more intense. f
 * 5) Name two life skills (e.g. teamwork, problem solving, time management, independence, organization, communication, etc. ) you worked on during this flight simulation. For **each** life skill you chose, give an example of how you worked on it during your flight simulation experience. Teamwork- We showed teamwork when we helped each other with their jobs. For example, we all helped the navigator write the flight plan. Organization- We organized the times we should come online to check the diary. Independence- We were independent while doing our jobs and getting them done so the other person could check your work. Communication- We communicated among each other when we got confused about what time the pilot or the navigator should check the co-pilot's diary by sending mails through our gmail accounts.