The Origin of Seasons Quickwrite p.654

Seasons are sections of a year that are indicated by their weather and light amounts. They depend on the time of year and the location of the planet and its angle to the sun to determine what season it is. The northern and southern hemisphere have exact opposite seasons at same times. For instance, while in the northern hemisphere we might have summer, down there in New Zealand for instance, it is probably winter. Our seasons are also split into 4 parts, each taking 3 months. The seasons in my area are basically rainy in the spring, typhoons and slightly rainy but most of the time hot in summer, slightly cold and windy in winter and somewhat cool in autumn. There is in fact one thing I don’t really know why about seasons which is why they are split into 4 seasons, not 6 or even 7. 

TED Talk 1-Billy Collins 5 Poem Animations

The poem animations by Billy Collins were not what I expected. I expected them to be like anime style and programmed with actions like CGI I still think it’s cool. With the narrator’s words and the pictures combined together, the imagery from the poems have been doubled or even tripled. The poem created a vivid image in my mind and it seemed very real. The animations seem very entertaining and changed the idea that poetry is very boring. His style seems very unique. For some reason, I liked all of his poem animations. They helped me visualize and understand the author’s point of view. His poem about the dead made me wonder if it was and it was the same with the mice about the country poem. The Budapest poem allowed me to see what the troubles were with writing and how the pen seemed to “dance” from the author’s hands. However, my favorite was ForgetFullNess because I could easily relate to it. 

Fame

Advantages	Disadvantages
Gets a lot of money	At an extremely slight risk of being targeted by a murderer
Can possibly get more money from ads.	You have no privacy.
Get special priorities: (special restaurants, hotels, etc.)	People comment on every tiny thing you do. (You get judged by every action and those actions can be subject to extreme scrutiny.
Get to meet other very famous or special people.	Is harder than before to get back to old friends since everywhere you go you’re being followed.

Haiku

Haiku is a type of poem that was adapted by the Japanese. Haiku is supposed to be invented in the 17th century by a Zen Buddhist. It is normally very short and is strictly constructed upon on the seventeen syllables of the poem. There are three lines and it goes with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the next, and five in the last or third line again. They’re normally written in present tense and include extremely vivid details and explain about nature or about normal and daily situations. Haiku topics are generally uncomplicated and easy to understand. They normally don’t use metaphors and similes.

Here is a normal Haiku talking about a computer crashing:
Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

Here is another Haiku poem but about nature:
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
This poem was by Bashu Matsuo, one of the first great poets of Haiku.

Late-Cultural Differences

Across the world, there are many different countries that have their own types of etiquette, beliefs, and “respects”. However, one thing we do may offend another and what other people do may offend us and everyday, many innocent people unknowingly insult and offend other people. There are many examples of these. For instance, in Taiwan, it is very common to use chopsticks and redip them into the food which is shared by everyone. However, to an American who was probably never experienced this would probably be disgusted. Another example could be shown with betlenut women. To most people in Taiwan, these women are by far prostitutes and instead ways to “attract” beetle nut buyers. However, to a normal foreigner, he/she would most likely be quite shocked by it and be greatly disturbed. Finally, even in the way people talk could make others uncomfortable. In China, many people talk roughly but it may seem normal but to normal Westerners, they may see it as if the Chinese person has something against them.

Description of Fake Genetically Combined Animal

Log Journal of Dr. Howard Y.
Date: February 13, 2012

The genetically combined animal of the Badgephant has been very aggressive. It is the offspring of a male elephant and a female badger. With the combination, the animal has been extremely aggressive, hostile to any scientists that enter its habitat. So far, all five scientists have had their legs and arms torn off by the Badgephant. It is about the size of a skinny greyhound. It is very fast with two long tusks protruding from its forehead. The long legs enable it to catch its prey very fast. Oh yes, something to mention. The Badgephant is unlike its parents, a carnivore. The long tusks enable the Badgephant to slam itself into his prey and quickly sink its teeth into the prey and also ripping out flesh and basically, tearing the victim to pieces. The Badgephant has an amazing rate of growth, around 3 inches a day.

Vocab. MashUp

This is a mashup of Remember Me.