2009年5月2日星期六
Academic Showcase
Art 10 Group Project
April 24, 2009, playing badminton at the gym of Nan Shida with Nelly, Winona, Doria and Sima.
Mandarin 10
P.E. 10
April 24, 2009, playing badminton at the gym of Nan Shida with Nelly, Winona, Doria and Sima.Art 10
Planning 10
Science 10
Math 10
Social Studies 10
English 10
Religious Service
On March 29, 2009, I went to St Paul’s Church, Nanjing, it was on 396 Taiping Road, Nanjing 210002, and I went there with Doria, Sima, Nelly and Winona. We arrived there at about 10 o’clock. I knew a little about religion by books and movies, but I had never been to church, so I decided to experience the church.
Firstly, the glee club sang the prelude: The Lord is in His Temple. But I could not understand well. Secondly, Abba let us call to worship; it was similar to Chinese juration, thirdly, many people read hymn: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me. They read tidily. Then Abba read the responsive reading for us, there were many people staying at the church, but no one said anything when Abba was reading, they all respected God, I could feel the spirit of the religion. The scripture had a comparison. Old Testament: Jeremiah, Reader: This is the word of the Lord; All: Thanks be to God; New Testament: John, Reader: The Gospel of the Christ; All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ. However, the Apostles ’ Creed always made me feel uncomfortable, it always encouraged us to believe God, but I knew a little about God, so I couldn’t accept him comfortably. There were still many programs, I liked the hymn called Jesus, I Come. I could sing a part of the hymn.
In all, I liked the experience, because it made me know more about religion. However, I found it was boring; it always let us read and read, it seldom encouraged us to do, I just sat at the church and listened. But I would not rebel the religion, I still hoped that God could bless I.
Firstly, the glee club sang the prelude: The Lord is in His Temple. But I could not understand well. Secondly, Abba let us call to worship; it was similar to Chinese juration, thirdly, many people read hymn: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me. They read tidily. Then Abba read the responsive reading for us, there were many people staying at the church, but no one said anything when Abba was reading, they all respected God, I could feel the spirit of the religion. The scripture had a comparison. Old Testament: Jeremiah, Reader: This is the word of the Lord; All: Thanks be to God; New Testament: John, Reader: The Gospel of the Christ; All: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ. However, the Apostles ’ Creed always made me feel uncomfortable, it always encouraged us to believe God, but I knew a little about God, so I couldn’t accept him comfortably. There were still many programs, I liked the hymn called Jesus, I Come. I could sing a part of the hymn.
In all, I liked the experience, because it made me know more about religion. However, I found it was boring; it always let us read and read, it seldom encouraged us to do, I just sat at the church and listened. But I would not rebel the religion, I still hoped that God could bless I.
Go to a Performance
On December 19, 2008, I went to watch a drama called “Taming of the Shrew”, it was on at the auditorium of our school, the actors and the actresses were the students of GCA.
I went to watch the drama with my classmates; they were Doria, Nelly, Winona and Sima. We arrived there at 6 o’clock, but the drama would be on at 7 o’clock, so we waited there. After I entered GCA, it was my first time to watch a long drama acted by students of GCA, I felt excited about the drama, so I decided to watch it.
The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a drunken tinker named Sly is tricked into thinking he is a nobleman by a mischievous Lord. The Lord has a play performed for Sly's amusement with a primary and sub-plot. The main plot depicts the courting of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate, and eponymous shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments - the "taming" - until she is an obedient bride. The sub-plot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's less intractable sister, Bianca.
I liked the drama, because it was really interesting, the actors and actresses act very well. There were many changes in the drama and the story line was attractive, it always took me into the story, so I thought the drama was exciting.
In all, I was satisfied with the drama, I was proud of GCA students; I thought we would do better in the future!
I went to watch the drama with my classmates; they were Doria, Nelly, Winona and Sima. We arrived there at 6 o’clock, but the drama would be on at 7 o’clock, so we waited there. After I entered GCA, it was my first time to watch a long drama acted by students of GCA, I felt excited about the drama, so I decided to watch it.
The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a drunken tinker named Sly is tricked into thinking he is a nobleman by a mischievous Lord. The Lord has a play performed for Sly's amusement with a primary and sub-plot. The main plot depicts the courting of Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate, and eponymous shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship but Petruchio tempers her with various psychological torments - the "taming" - until she is an obedient bride. The sub-plot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's less intractable sister, Bianca.
I liked the drama, because it was really interesting, the actors and actresses act very well. There were many changes in the drama and the story line was attractive, it always took me into the story, so I thought the drama was exciting.
In all, I was satisfied with the drama, I was proud of GCA students; I thought we would do better in the future!
Participate in a Service Activity organized by a GCA teacher
On Saturday morning, I was arranged in a group to study cooking, our teacher was French, she taught us to cook muffins, and the muffins always were eaten on Christmas Day. I had never eaten them before.
Firstly, we needed to prepare 4 or 6 bananas, 4 eggs, 160g butter (with salt), 140g dark brown sugar, 300g flow, 2 packets of yeast and chocolate. These materials could make 10 or 12 muffins.
Before cooking, just heat the oven (220°). In a big bowl, mix the butter and the sugar, then add the eggs and smashed bananas, mix again. Finally, add the flow and the yeast, keep on stirring. When we worked here, we all thought the product was disgusting, the color was unpleasant. So I began to worry about that. Then keep some butter to put in the bottom of the muffins ran. Add a layer of the mixture inside, and before adding the other one, just put a lot of chocolate in the middle. And put inside the oven. We had finished the program, I was expectant. We waited and waited. At last, our French teacher sent a muffin to each of us. Even though the program was disgusting, but the muffin was quite delicious! I liked it very much!
I thought cooking was interesting and meaningful, because we needed to prepare the materials by ourselves; the time we worked together was funny, too! The experience could help us to understand cookers, it could help us to grow up, too!
Firstly, we needed to prepare 4 or 6 bananas, 4 eggs, 160g butter (with salt), 140g dark brown sugar, 300g flow, 2 packets of yeast and chocolate. These materials could make 10 or 12 muffins.
Before cooking, just heat the oven (220°). In a big bowl, mix the butter and the sugar, then add the eggs and smashed bananas, mix again. Finally, add the flow and the yeast, keep on stirring. When we worked here, we all thought the product was disgusting, the color was unpleasant. So I began to worry about that. Then keep some butter to put in the bottom of the muffins ran. Add a layer of the mixture inside, and before adding the other one, just put a lot of chocolate in the middle. And put inside the oven. We had finished the program, I was expectant. We waited and waited. At last, our French teacher sent a muffin to each of us. Even though the program was disgusting, but the muffin was quite delicious! I liked it very much!
I thought cooking was interesting and meaningful, because we needed to prepare the materials by ourselves; the time we worked together was funny, too! The experience could help us to understand cookers, it could help us to grow up, too!
Volunteer/Work Experience
On April 30, 2009, I went to old people’s home to do 10 hours’ volunteer work, I had my grandparents, and I liked to talk to them, so I thought I could work well at old people’s home. This time I still worked with Nelly.
When Nelly and I arrived at old people’s home, the leader arranged us to take care of old people of the second floor, when we stood on the second floor, we saw an old woman sitting on the wheelchair, she was hard to move. We looked at each other, we both wanted to help her, but we were shy to do this, it was my first time to work at the old people’s home, I still felt a little bit nervous even though the old people all looked kind. But finally, we walked to the old woman, because the old woman was too helpless, we felt pitiful about her. We introduced ourselves to the old woman, and then we helped her to move, we talked to her and enjoyed the sunshine at the same time, we kept smiling the whole way. By talking to the old woman, we knew about her life, she was tragic, her son seldom visited her, she felt lonely for staying at old people’s home. So Nelly and I told jokes to her, we sang songs for the old woman, we chat with each other, we just hoped the old woman would not feel painful because of loneliness. When we saw her smiling, we both felt relaxed, too! We were happy to help the old woman.
After sending the old woman to her bedroom, we continue to work, we found there were many old people like the old woman, and they all needed care, so we talked to them, we told them something interesting happened at our school, we tried our best to answer their questions, some of them were too old to move, they were look forward to seeing the view outside, so Nelly and I used cell phone to take photos of the scenes around the old people’s home, we showed these photos to the old people, they were very satisfied. We helped them to sun clothes, clean the bedrooms, we also played games with the old people; they all enjoyed the time with us. We didn’t feel tired at all, because we helped many old people.
By working for the old people, I think we should care more about old people, we should not leave them at the old people’s home, they don’t want money, they don’t want a good environment to live, they just want attention, they hope that they can see their children’s faces every day. Before doing the volunteer, I cannot know about my grandparents’ feelings, but now, I know that if I refuse to talk to them, they will be lonely and sad, because they love me deeply and they need me. However, when you chat with old people, you need to pay attention to the skills, they are too old to hear you clearly, so you should be patient, if you don’t want to repeat your words, and they will be hurt by you. I think if we pay more attention to the old people, the sadness and loneliness will be less and less.
When Nelly and I arrived at old people’s home, the leader arranged us to take care of old people of the second floor, when we stood on the second floor, we saw an old woman sitting on the wheelchair, she was hard to move. We looked at each other, we both wanted to help her, but we were shy to do this, it was my first time to work at the old people’s home, I still felt a little bit nervous even though the old people all looked kind. But finally, we walked to the old woman, because the old woman was too helpless, we felt pitiful about her. We introduced ourselves to the old woman, and then we helped her to move, we talked to her and enjoyed the sunshine at the same time, we kept smiling the whole way. By talking to the old woman, we knew about her life, she was tragic, her son seldom visited her, she felt lonely for staying at old people’s home. So Nelly and I told jokes to her, we sang songs for the old woman, we chat with each other, we just hoped the old woman would not feel painful because of loneliness. When we saw her smiling, we both felt relaxed, too! We were happy to help the old woman.
After sending the old woman to her bedroom, we continue to work, we found there were many old people like the old woman, and they all needed care, so we talked to them, we told them something interesting happened at our school, we tried our best to answer their questions, some of them were too old to move, they were look forward to seeing the view outside, so Nelly and I used cell phone to take photos of the scenes around the old people’s home, we showed these photos to the old people, they were very satisfied. We helped them to sun clothes, clean the bedrooms, we also played games with the old people; they all enjoyed the time with us. We didn’t feel tired at all, because we helped many old people.
By working for the old people, I think we should care more about old people, we should not leave them at the old people’s home, they don’t want money, they don’t want a good environment to live, they just want attention, they hope that they can see their children’s faces every day. Before doing the volunteer, I cannot know about my grandparents’ feelings, but now, I know that if I refuse to talk to them, they will be lonely and sad, because they love me deeply and they need me. However, when you chat with old people, you need to pay attention to the skills, they are too old to hear you clearly, so you should be patient, if you don’t want to repeat your words, and they will be hurt by you. I think if we pay more attention to the old people, the sadness and loneliness will be less and less.
2009年3月15日星期日
Go to an Exhibition by yourself (or with your friends /family)
On March 8, I went to Nanjing Museum with Nelly, Doria and Winona. We arrived there at half past nine; we decided to visit china and jade, because we thought china and jade were the symbol of china, they represented Chinese long history.
We entered the exhibition, the exhibition was large, and there are many kinds of old Chinas and jades, I was interested in them. Jade began to be secularized in the Song Dynasty, and this trend became clearer in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The development made Chinese jade stepped into a new stage. There was a Ruyi in Gold Lacquer in the exhibition, it attacked my attention, and the Ruyi in Gold Lacquer was produced in Qing Dynasty, A.D. 1644-1911. It was very valuable, it represented Chinese culture, and it was exquisite and noble, it showed old China to people. At that time, the piece of artwork was very great, it could be preserved until now, and I thought that was not easy. The patterns of the artwork were delicate; I liked the piece of artwork very much.
I visited many artworks, at the end of the exhibition I felt very excited because I thought the exhibition was quite meaningful, it could make us know more about our history, I liked the exhibition. It showed our country’s special culture, it let me know Chinese art was quite worthy, we needed to learn more about China and respected Chinese culture, and we needed to confirm China!
We entered the exhibition, the exhibition was large, and there are many kinds of old Chinas and jades, I was interested in them. Jade began to be secularized in the Song Dynasty, and this trend became clearer in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The development made Chinese jade stepped into a new stage. There was a Ruyi in Gold Lacquer in the exhibition, it attacked my attention, and the Ruyi in Gold Lacquer was produced in Qing Dynasty, A.D. 1644-1911. It was very valuable, it represented Chinese culture, and it was exquisite and noble, it showed old China to people. At that time, the piece of artwork was very great, it could be preserved until now, and I thought that was not easy. The patterns of the artwork were delicate; I liked the piece of artwork very much.
I visited many artworks, at the end of the exhibition I felt very excited because I thought the exhibition was quite meaningful, it could make us know more about our history, I liked the exhibition. It showed our country’s special culture, it let me know Chinese art was quite worthy, we needed to learn more about China and respected Chinese culture, and we needed to confirm China!
2009年2月6日星期五
Physical Activity
Physical activity is very important; I want to be healthier, so I decide to do physical activities during the holiday. I like playing badminton, I let my grandfather play badminton with me, he often exercises, he is a very healthy elder, and my grandfather is used to running every morning, so I run with my grandfather though I don’t like running at the start.
During the holiday, every morning, I woke up at 7 o’clock, and then my grandfather and I began to go running. In the morning, the weather was a little cold, I was afraid of going out, but my grandfather said:” If you are afraid of such a minor problem, you will not be healthy forever!” Then my grandfather opened the gate and began to run, I looked at Grandfather's back and thought, after a while, I ran out and followed my grandfather. We were running along the street, there were few people on the street. I wanted a fit body, so when I was tired, I encouraged myself not to give up. When we ran for some time, I felt very hot, so I thought running was a good exercise. When we came back, I drank much water, I felt energetic though I was tired during the running. I made up my mind to run with my grandfather every morning. Little by little, I was no longer running so tired.
Every night, my grandfather and I went to indoor badminton court, we played badminton to exercise. I liked playing badminton and I thought I played it very well, so I was excited. My grandfather seldom played badminton, so he always lost to me, then, he told me to play badminton with others in the indoor badminton court, he wanted to have a break. I looked around the indoor badminton court, I found a girl, her age and my age is almost, she was sitting on the chair, I walked to her and said:”Excuse me, can you play badminton with me?” The girl looked at me and smiled, and then she picked up the badminton racket, she said:” Of course” So we began to play badminton, she was good at it, she played more wonderfully than me, upon that, I asked her some skills, she was a kind girl, she answered all my questions, so every time, when I play badminton in the indoor badminton court, if I saw her, I always played with her, she helped me to play badminton well. We made friends. When I were playing badminton, I must run around, jump and pay attention to the badminton, it would help me to exercise though it would waste my energy, too! However, after playing badminton, you would be more energetic.
My fitness goal is to make my body fitter, don’t fall sick. Running and playing badminton can give much energy, the two activities can help me achieve the goal, and I think I will keep on exercising though I had finished the 10 hours’ physical activity. As an athlete, during running and playing badminton, I learn that if we don’t pay, there would be no return. Exercising is tired, but after exercising you will be healthier, you will not be afraid of illness.
During the holiday, every morning, I woke up at 7 o’clock, and then my grandfather and I began to go running. In the morning, the weather was a little cold, I was afraid of going out, but my grandfather said:” If you are afraid of such a minor problem, you will not be healthy forever!” Then my grandfather opened the gate and began to run, I looked at Grandfather's back and thought, after a while, I ran out and followed my grandfather. We were running along the street, there were few people on the street. I wanted a fit body, so when I was tired, I encouraged myself not to give up. When we ran for some time, I felt very hot, so I thought running was a good exercise. When we came back, I drank much water, I felt energetic though I was tired during the running. I made up my mind to run with my grandfather every morning. Little by little, I was no longer running so tired.
Every night, my grandfather and I went to indoor badminton court, we played badminton to exercise. I liked playing badminton and I thought I played it very well, so I was excited. My grandfather seldom played badminton, so he always lost to me, then, he told me to play badminton with others in the indoor badminton court, he wanted to have a break. I looked around the indoor badminton court, I found a girl, her age and my age is almost, she was sitting on the chair, I walked to her and said:”Excuse me, can you play badminton with me?” The girl looked at me and smiled, and then she picked up the badminton racket, she said:” Of course” So we began to play badminton, she was good at it, she played more wonderfully than me, upon that, I asked her some skills, she was a kind girl, she answered all my questions, so every time, when I play badminton in the indoor badminton court, if I saw her, I always played with her, she helped me to play badminton well. We made friends. When I were playing badminton, I must run around, jump and pay attention to the badminton, it would help me to exercise though it would waste my energy, too! However, after playing badminton, you would be more energetic.
My fitness goal is to make my body fitter, don’t fall sick. Running and playing badminton can give much energy, the two activities can help me achieve the goal, and I think I will keep on exercising though I had finished the 10 hours’ physical activity. As an athlete, during running and playing badminton, I learn that if we don’t pay, there would be no return. Exercising is tired, but after exercising you will be healthier, you will not be afraid of illness.
School Club/Organization
I am a member of Roller Skating Club, I like the activity, and we go to Gu Lou Square every Friday and two-day weekend. Our club leader is an active and kind girl; we all get along with her, our teacher is very strict but he teaches well, so we always have happy Fridays and two-day weekends.
I never played roller skating before, when I joined the club, in the beginning, I didn’t know how to play it at all. Teacher let me wear Inline Hockey Skates to walk, I tried my best to do it, but I could not balance myself, I always fell over myself, I felt painful! Teacher taught me some skills; he said that I should let my body pitch; my feet should walk ahead and my body should follow my feet’s movement to move, it sounded easy but if you were a beginner, you would feel hard. But I did not give up, I paid attention to the skills, I did the best I could to do it well. When I fell down, our members helped me up and encouraged me; our leader told me her methods. I smiled at them, I felt energetic at that time. I think helping each other and uniting as one are the club’s strengths. With the help of teacher and members, I made great progress.
Our club is a sport club, it is one of the reasons I choose the club. I always fall ill, I need exercise, but most sport, such as running, playing soccer, playing volleyball, etc. I don’t like them, so I exercise little. Going roller skating is my hobby; it can help me to change the health of my body, too! So, joining Roller Skating Club is a double benefit by adding things.
At the beginning of the term, we had few things to do, so we arrived at Gu Lou Square on time every Friday and two-day weekend. Little by little, we had many projects and presentations to do. Our free time was less and less, so we began to make default, at the start, we felt sorry about that, we promised that when we had free time, we made sure to join in club activities! However, because we had not exercised for a long time, we became lazy, when we really had free time, we didn’t want to go roller skating to practice, and we wanted to relax. The teacher was strict, we did want to be scolded and we didn’t want to fell over ourselves again, so we always found various reasons to make default. I was sure I liked going roller skating, but I also wanted to have a break after studying the whole week. I think indolence is the club’s weaknesses. I think we will do our best to improve the weaknesses in the future.
Anyway, since I joined Roller Skating Club, I learned a lot of truth. When we work in a group, we must unite and help each other; whether to do anything, we must persevere and not give up halfway; when we decided to do one thing, we will strive to do it well.
I never played roller skating before, when I joined the club, in the beginning, I didn’t know how to play it at all. Teacher let me wear Inline Hockey Skates to walk, I tried my best to do it, but I could not balance myself, I always fell over myself, I felt painful! Teacher taught me some skills; he said that I should let my body pitch; my feet should walk ahead and my body should follow my feet’s movement to move, it sounded easy but if you were a beginner, you would feel hard. But I did not give up, I paid attention to the skills, I did the best I could to do it well. When I fell down, our members helped me up and encouraged me; our leader told me her methods. I smiled at them, I felt energetic at that time. I think helping each other and uniting as one are the club’s strengths. With the help of teacher and members, I made great progress.
Our club is a sport club, it is one of the reasons I choose the club. I always fall ill, I need exercise, but most sport, such as running, playing soccer, playing volleyball, etc. I don’t like them, so I exercise little. Going roller skating is my hobby; it can help me to change the health of my body, too! So, joining Roller Skating Club is a double benefit by adding things.
At the beginning of the term, we had few things to do, so we arrived at Gu Lou Square on time every Friday and two-day weekend. Little by little, we had many projects and presentations to do. Our free time was less and less, so we began to make default, at the start, we felt sorry about that, we promised that when we had free time, we made sure to join in club activities! However, because we had not exercised for a long time, we became lazy, when we really had free time, we didn’t want to go roller skating to practice, and we wanted to relax. The teacher was strict, we did want to be scolded and we didn’t want to fell over ourselves again, so we always found various reasons to make default. I was sure I liked going roller skating, but I also wanted to have a break after studying the whole week. I think indolence is the club’s weaknesses. I think we will do our best to improve the weaknesses in the future.
Anyway, since I joined Roller Skating Club, I learned a lot of truth. When we work in a group, we must unite and help each other; whether to do anything, we must persevere and not give up halfway; when we decided to do one thing, we will strive to do it well.
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