Term 3 Week 10 Learning Log

This week, our class was having a full dress rehersal.It did not started out well as all the group including us did not bring the costume and set decoration materials.We were all scolded by Mr Chua for it.But still the show has to go on. My group is the third group to do the performance. We waited for the other two group to finished while we were outside rehersing the Romeo & Juliet play.Then our turn came.

In my opinion the group and myself the director is still not ready for the real performance as lot of things are unorganised.Chasing after some of them for their work is not easy.There will excuses for not coming to practices.The last thing I hate about is when a person makes an empty promise.

Term 3 Week 9 Learning Log

On Monday we had a literature. We had a relieved teacher.
On Thursday our class had a lesson.Mr Chau showed us this picture and asked us to do 2 inferences about it.
My first inference was that "the vulture is waiting for the child to die in order to feed on it.".
My second inference was that "the child was so thin that he or she cannot even walked but had to crawled to the food-aid-station."
Kevin Carter took this photo.He was actually waiting for the vulture to spread its wings but failed and just took this shot.What had stunned me the most was that he did not helped the Sudanese toddler.His reason was simply to take the picture but it was wrong to just leave the girl liked that. The young girl was in total misery.

Term 3 Week 8 Learning Log

The is the map for Niger.This the about the article that we studied about and had to answered question for homework.Niger is a place where they faced the issues such as famine a a few years ago and it is still NOW.The people there are calling for emergency appeal to help the children.

Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world and has very few natural resources.Half the country's population - faced moderate to severe food shortages as erratic rains severely affected crop production. Families raising children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS or other causes.Families in which the head of the family is a woman.Families raising children who are physically or mentally handicapped.the medical treatment of conditions caused by malnourishment, the implementation of a system of food banks that encourages self-sufficiency in times of hardship and prevents the explosion of food prices in times of shortages, and the fight against soil degradation in the region of Tahoua.Children at risk of being abandoned by their families due to the famine.

Term 3 Week 7 Learning Log

The week we continued learning about "The Mighty Mandarin". "The Mighty Mandarin" himself is not a merciful person we had rehearsal.Mr Chua gave us a worksheet that is to be finished in class. It is about what mood is it for the five character who said their dialogues. We had to chose who was the character.How was the dialogue said and mood.Why did the character said it liked this.
The mighty mandarin is related to the world wide problem and that is famine.Behind the comical aspects there is a serious issues as i had mention above famine.People living in countries such as Africa, China, North Korea and so on.

There is a variety of factors that famine happen:

1. drought and other difficult weather conditions in many of the affected countries, bringing low harvests and driving up the price of food .
2. the debilitating impact of HIV/AIDS, which leaves those infected less able to stave off the ravages of hunger and weakens local farming systems by killing off millions of Africa's most productive farmers
3. inadequate economic policies, especially in agriculture, which in many affected countries have brought too little investment in farming inputs, rural infrastructure or essential social services -- problems compounded by the poor prices African farm exports fetch on the world market.

Term 3 Week 6 Learning Log

This week our class learn about "The Mighty Mandarin".We are learning about scene 1 and scene 2 for this play.There are a lot of character.There is seven main ones at all different times. the characters are:
1)Fu-servant of the Mandarin
2)Wu-another servant
3)Li Ling-a poor peaseant
4)Ching, Chang, Chung-his sons
5)Min-his daughter
6)Sung-the Mandarin
7)Shang-a young man
and soldiers and other servants of the Mandarin, if desired.

This play is about the slaves facing a famine.This whole family is suffering in starvation.

Term 3 Week 5 Learning Log

For this week, our class learned more about scene 3 of "Are You Lonesome Tonight". For this scene we go back to the Older Presley and Redhead. Older Presley was talking to himself as he was all alone. He said he got lucky for fulfilling his Mama wishes for chandeliers to be put in evry room. Elvis took his Mama down to the riverside where Jesse(twin brother)was buried with the biggest monument made of marble gold letters. He was talking to Jesse as he had no more love ones that cared about him. Jesse will always be in Elvis heart even though he was dead. His car blew up a week after tells me that Elvis does not really treasures his possession properly. The way he treats his car is exactly like how he treats his own relationships. Redhead was honestly .1million dollar questions. WHY??, HOW??, WHO?? , WOW!!!
Metaphor:comparing speed for the car and space shuttle
-Cadillac blew up a week later doing a hundred and five
-Cape Carnival(The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA) sent out an alert.
"There was pain as Elvis took his drugs". I believed his reason for taking the drugs was not because of pain but mostly because he just wants to feed his addiction. Is it right or wrong? People who are treating are having withdrawal symptoms called cold turkey where they are to lock themselves up.
The pain of no love ones to be there for you always is really sad. Why did he joined the US army? Do you all think that he will serve his country. What a minute, lets REMEMBER something he was at that point of time a singer/performer. Maybe
Red head was at the doorway when he said he was in pain. Elvis was remembering his Mama. He did had the chance to beat his mother side for the last time or throughout. He had to perform at the US army because of commitment. He cannot be at his mother` side as a faithful son. This was the dilemma he faced during that day.

Reflection:
He was treating a lot of things in his life like trash. I said this because he did not treasure them and seem to be throwing his own happiness, love ones all away. I would say this is a waste. He did not appreciate Redhead at all even though she tried her best to help him. He even wishes her get lost, ill. She really comforted Elvis when he had a breakdown remembering about his precious Mama. He was torn between being a faithful son and a commitment to his career as a singer/performer. I honestly fell very sad for him to end up liked who was. A lot of people are still his faithful fans even after he was dead and knew what was the cause of death. El did not really believed in himself

Term 3 Week 5 Learning Log