Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 9:30 PM 0 stares
novel summary
old mother goose and her son jack
A poor boy named Jack lived with his mother, old Mother Goose. One day, old Mother Goose sent Jack to the market to buy a fine goose. On the way, Jack rescued a beautiful young lady from a thief who was trying to steal her mantle. She happened to be the squire’s daughter. Jack fell in love with her and would dream all day of marrying her.
One day, to his surprise, he saw that the goose he had bought, had laid a golden egg. Jack sold the egg at once in the market. Dressed in his finest clothes, he went to the squire’s house to ask him for his daughter’s hand. The squire was enraged and sent him back. But Jack was determined to win her. Every morning the goose laid a golden egg and soon Jack became a very rich man after selling the eggs. He became richer than the squire who at last, gave his consent and accepted Jack as his son-in-law.
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Hello earthlings.
So yeahh, this is my coursework and I'm legitimately sorry if its too long or anything
but i didn't want it to be lack of the important details so..
enjoy!
NOVEL I
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe is the only daughter of a wealthy diamond mine
owner. Captain Crewe has to take care of young Sara Crewe on his own after the
death of his wife. She is left by him at an exclusive London school to be
educated.
Sara has a passion to tell fantasy stories and she's extremely good at it. Captain Crewe promised the head of the girl's home to pay for everything once he comes back to get her after joining the army, telling her to pamper Sara whatever way she can to keep his young daughter happy.
Sara had great manners and respect to everyone, especially
the maids there. The head of the girls' home felt unsatisfied by the way Sara
treated the maids so kindly when she felt those maids didn’t deserve the respect they were given.
One day, Captain Crewe was said to be M.I.A. putting the Head in a rage who assumed he was dead. Her father's business fails, leaving her penniless. As her school bills are unpaid she is set to work as a common maid until everything she owes was paid off. Sara lived in misery being an orphan but yet stayed positive with the future.
When Sara caused trouble, she ran away to the neighbour's
house and coincidentally, her father was there, wrapped in cloth and casts to
heal his wounds. However, he had lost memory but seeing his daughter, memories
slowly came flooding back. Later on, Captain Crewe bought off the girls' home
to provide better hospitality to the children in the future.
VOCAB S
- quaint -attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
- amiability -the quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality.
- woe -great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically).
- desolate -feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
- ignominious -deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.
NOVEL II
Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson
Clean Break by Jacqueline Wilson
Clean Break written by Jacqueline Wilson starts of with Emily (the main character), her half sister Vita and her half brother Maxie receiving presents on Christmas morning. Although her dad is technically only her stepfather, Em and her siblings all love him completely.
Em
overhears a conversation between her mother Julie and her father about him
having an affair. Her father, Frankie; admits that he is cheating on her
mother. Em confronts her father, and he owns up to his cheating, and by the
next morning he has left.
The
children are gutted and they struggle to live without their father. The
children then visit their father at his home of his new partner Sarah whom is
an aspiring actress which is rude, obnoxious and selfish. When the children got
dropped off back home, they rejected father's goodbyes; being angry at him for
his decisions.
When the family travels to London so that Em
could meet up with her favorite author, the family bumps into Frankie. He has
apparently broken up Sarah and found another girlfriend, Hannah.
A
situation occurred where Em runs after for Frankie, falls and breaks her arm
and Dancer; half sister Vita’s reindeer puppet that she had got from last Christmas. Her father stops and takes her
to the hospital.
The
story ends on Christmas Eve, after a year since Frankie has left the family.
Frankie has sent back Dancer to them as a Christmas present. Somebody taps on
the door pretending to be Santa Claus. It turns out that her stepfather has
returned.
VOCAB S
- Thimbleful -a small quantity of liquid, especially alcohol.
- Faffing -Time wasting/feckin' around.
- Spur -a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
- Muffle -wrap or cover for warmth
ARTICLE I
Singing Away Your Troubles
An article that studies how those who sings in a group gets the most benefit.
Choral singers in England, Germany and Australia reported that singing improved their mood and quality of life.
Result shows that singing releases a hormone that indicates a sense of bonding and security. It is also found that amateur singer were happier after a singing lesson.
VOCAB S
- Provisional -arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
- Indicates -point out; show.
- Survey -look closely at or examine (someone or something).
ARTICLE II
Don't Judge a Book....
An article about writer, Bethany Phillips; who've spent countless hours on public transport traveling to and from campus.
An article about writer, Bethany Phillips; who've spent countless hours on public transport traveling to and from campus.
On the way home one evening, she sat in the train carriage, hoping her ride would end soon as she spends it alone with a bearded, bulky looking man in a cap and a black Biker's T-Shirt.
At the next stop, the carriage doors open and a young businessman entered the train. The bearded Biker suddenly stood up and bolted for the exit.The writer quickly reached out for bag and held it in her lap.
The Biker reappears in the carriage and calmly walks toward the businessman, holding out a mobile phone ''Excuse me,'' he said. ''You left this on the seat on the platform.''
The writer then resolved to never judge someone based on their appearance.
VOCAB S
- Thickset -(of a person or animal) heavily or solidly built; stocky.
- Austere -having a plain and unadorned appearance
Sunday, December 28, 2014 @ 1:30 PM 0 stares
Assalamulaikum, how y'all doing?
so this my work and my first time ever blogging!
I'm not so good writing in English so excuse my mistakes.
as you know it is a summary so, what was written here is my summary
even though it is short but here it is ;
so this my work and my first time ever blogging!
I'm not so good writing in English so excuse my mistakes.
as you know it is a summary so, what was written here is my summary
even though it is short but here it is ;
The Program by Suzanne Young
I’ve read a science-fiction novel written by Suzanne
Young. This novel is about a couple named Sloane and James who always hold back
their grief and avoid themselves from crying in public because a single drop of
tears will lead them to The Program. But James’s bestfriend commit suicide and
left a terrible impact on James and Sloane. James was committed to The Program
and after some time Sloane also committed to it. They forgot everything, they
are completely stranger now. But they fall in love again and tried their best
to get out from The Program area with the help of Realm.
vocab from "The Program"
now for the second post from me and it is an article not a novel
- dissipate - to (cause to ) gradually disappear or waste
- alacrity - eagerness
- arrogate - to take without justification
- enmity - ill will ; hatred ; hostility
- haughty - proud , arrogant
now for the second post from me and it is an article not a novel
"When Friendship Change"
I've read an article with the title "when friendship change". This article tell me about things that can change our friendship and give us some tips on how to work out our friendship after being apart. This article also tell me how life changed our friendship in a blink of an eye especially in this gadjet era. Also stated in the article that friendship can and will change in this time of our lives. The unsettling and sad feeling when our friendship start to pull apart. But no matter what it is possible to maintain our friendships as we changed and grow.
vocab from this article :
- immobillize = to stop something or someone from moving.
- contending = to say something is true or is a fact
- faltering = to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop
- fizzling = to gradually end
now lets go to my third summary
"Fresh-Brewed Coffee May Hold Hidden Health Benefit"
As what I've stated at the title this article is about hidden health benefit from coffee. Some people said that coffee is not good for our health despite of the caffeine contain in it. But fresh-brewed coffee may forms potent antioxidants, similar to vitamin C or E which are believed to help prevent cancer. Takayuki Shibamoto, based on his preliminary study stated that the antioxidants in a cup of coffee might be equal to the amount found in three oranges. But the smell only isn't enough so possibly healthy chemicals are detectable in coffee's aroma, they escaped rapidly into the air.Shibamoto said that the coffee should be drink in about 20 minutes after it is brewed.
vocab that I've learned :
- preliminary - coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it.
- beguiling - interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted
Finally the last one (YEAH!!)
The Treatment by Suzanne Young
This novel tell us about the journey of Sloane and James after they ran from The Program to regain their memories. James and Sloane are on the run from The Program. But they are not out of danger. Huge pieces of their memories are still missing. Sloane was supplied with a pill that will help to regain her memories back but there's only one dose of it and she decided she wont take the pill. Escaping with a group of people they don't even know whom and they have to find who they can trust. They went through many up and down until the end before they finally find the happiness.
vocab I've learned:
- bauble - a piece of bright but cheap jewelery
- palpable - so obvious that it can be seen or known.
- trigger - part of a gun that you pull when you shoot
- jittery - nervous
- impudent - casually rude,insolent
The End
Assalamualaikum and GOOD BYE!
Assalamualaikum and GOOD BYE!
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Assalammualaikum,
Ssup? Vas happenin' y'all?
This is Aishah and these are my courseworks.
Have fun reading mate.
ARTICLE (I)
Julia Gillard (Prime Minister)
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is a former Australian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia, and the Australian Labor Party leader from 2010 to 2013. She was the first woman to hold either position.
Gillard was born in Barry, Wales, and migrated with her family to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1966, attending Mitchan Demonstration School and Unley High School In 1982, she moved to Melbourne, Victoria. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws in 1986. In 1987, Gillard joined the law firm Slater & Gordon, specialising in industrial law, before entering politics.
Gillard was first elected to the House of Representatives at the 1998 federel election for the seat of Lalor Following the 2001 federel election she was elected to the Shadow Cabinet and was given the portfolio of Population and Immigration. In 2003, she took on responsibility for both Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs and Health. In December 2006, when Kevin Rudd was elected as Labor Leader and became Leader of Opposition, Gillard was elected unopposed as his deputy.
Vocabs;
- migrated // move from one part of something to another.
- elected // choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
- unopposed // unchallenged.
ARTICLE (II)
John Green (Author)
John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author of young adult fiction, Youtube Video Blogger (vlogger), historian and creator of online educational videos. He won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska, and his most recent novel, The Fault In Our Stars debuted at number 1 on The New York Best Time Sellers list in January 2012.The 2014 film adaptation opened at #1 at the box office. In 2014 Green was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Aside from being a novelist, Green is also well known for his YouTube ventures. In 2007 he launched the VlogBrothers channel with his brother, Hank Green. Since then, John and Hank have launched events such as Project for Awesome and Vidcon and created a total of 11 online series including Crash Course, an educational channel teaching literature, history, and science.
Vocabs;
- debuted // (of a new product) be launched.
- influential // having great influence on someone or something.
- launched // start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise).
NOVEL (I)
Title: Sworn To Silence.
A young boy, an abusive priest and a buried truth.
‘After a little while he called the other boy over. Did the same to him. I heard everything. Father Smyth was a priest, a good man … But I knew that some rule had been broken’
Brendan was an eleven-year-old altar boy when he first met Father Smyth. When the abuse began, he didn’t know what to do – surely he should trust a priest? But he knew he wasn’t the only victim, and his worst nightmare was that his sisters would be next.
It was three years before he plucked up the courage to tell another priest. An inquiry was quickly called, in which Brendan was sworn to secrecy. But the abuse didn’t stop. Instead, Father Smyth continued to prey on other children for two more decades until he was finally convicted, in the 1990s, of over 130 counts of child sexual abuse.
This shocking memoir tells how, for years, a priest’s abuse was ignored by the Catholic Church – and how one brave small boy stood up for justice.
Vocabs from "Sworn To Silence"
- plucked // quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
- sowrn // determined to remain in the role or condition specified.
- secrecy // the action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.
- convicted // declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
NOVEL (II)
Title: Breaking Night.
Abandoned. Alone. Only she had the strength to survive.
In the vein of The Glass Castle, Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard.
Liz Murray was born into a world without hope. Her father was a drug addict, and her mother was in and out of mental institutions. By the age of fifteen, she herself was homeless.
It was only then Liz realized that, unless she changed her own life radically, she was headed the same way as her parents. And so, using every ounce of her strength and determination, she steered herself towards a better future - and in so doing achieved something remarkable.
Vocabs from "Breaking Night"
- stunning // extremely impressive or attractive.
- taunted // provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks.
- unraveled // investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling).
- scrape // drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.
- foraging // obtain (food or provisions) by searching.
- indomitable // impossible to subdue or defeat.
Thats the end of my english courseworks during the 2k14 holidays.
Sincerely, Aishah.
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I can't type in English well so, I am really sorry if this post makes you laugh really hard or smirk.
FIRST SUMMARY
FIRST SUMMARY
Assalamualaikum and hello. I was searching for the best articles during this holidays and I had found two articles which attracted my attention.
The first article talk about a man who known as Daniel Bryan Napier. Maybe some of you know him because he did the most unexplained crime by killing a a 15-years-old girl in Shreveport. He was the last person legally executed in LA. He was also involved in the similar killing of a girl named Mary Phagan. He also known as Fred Lockhart in papers back then. The state of Louisiana has death certificates with both names. He was one of the scariest and the wanted murder back in 1953.
The vocabs that I've learned are;
- lynched ; a group of people killing someone without a legal trial
- executed; put a plan, order or course of action into effect
- speculated; Invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss
SECOND SUMMARY
The second article I've read is about Sweden Appoints First Muslim Minister. In Stockholm, there is a 27-years old Bosnian Muslim who has been named the new Swedish minister of education, setting a role model for young and active muslim. Named as Aida Hadzialic was set as the new new cabinet as the new Upper Secondary School and Adult Education Initiative in Sweden. Born in 1987 in Foca, Bosnia, she is now
the youngest person ever to serve as a minister in Sweden. She has been knowing the difficult at the age of 5 years old. Starting from that she really working hard for her future and know she proving it.
The vocabs are ;
- cabinet ;the committee of senior ministers responsible for controlling government policy
- residency; The fact of living in a place
- ethnic ; Relating to national and cultural origins
- refugees ; A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
FIRST NOVEL
This Harry Potter novel is a series of seven fantasy novels written by J.K Rowling. The series chronicles The series chronicles the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter the titular character, and his friends. They are the student of Hogwart School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who aims to become immortal, conquer the wizarding world, subjugate non-magical people, and destroy all those who stand in his way, especially Harry Potter.
The vocabs are;
- subjugate ; Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest
- chronicles ; (what I'd found I don't know if this is true) The name of two books of the Bible,
- quest ; A long search for something
- titular ; Holding a purely formal position or title of any real authority
- arc ; the development or resolution of the narrative or principal theme:
- immortal ; living forever, never dying or decaying
The second novel is about a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider
named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the
farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur
in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live. Wilbur wants to save its friendship with Charlotte.
The vocabs I found are ;
- slaughtered ; The killing of animals for food.
- persuade ; Cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument
YASSSS, THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAD FINISHED THIS WORKS BECAUSE ALL OF YOU MADE ME FELT INSECURE AND I FINISHED THIS, YES. HAPPY FIVE-DAYS-MORE HOLIDAYS!!!
cc-wan masturina
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I’ve read an article about a father of algebra, Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khawarizmi. He was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer geographer and a scholar in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. He developed the concept of algorithm in mathematic. He also contribute in medieval geography. He was corrected Ptolemy’s research in geography about the Earth, using his own original findings that are entitled as Surah al-Ard.(the shape of the earth). Al-Khwarizmi improved the theory and construction of sundials. His sundial was universal and could be observed from anywhere on the Earth. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi being remembered as one of the most seminal scientific minds of early Islamic culture.
Vocab that I’ve learned in this article are:-
Confined: keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
Predecessor: a person who held a job or office before the current holder.
Alidade: a sighting device or pointer for determining directions or measuring angles
Medieval: relating to the Middle Ages, very old-fashioned or outdated.
Cornerstone: an important quality or feature on which something is based.
The second article is:-
The art of forgiveness
Vocab that I’ve learned in this article are:-
Condoning: approve or sanction, especially reluctantly. accept or forgive (behaviour considered wrong or offensive).
Reconciliation: make or show to be compatible, make someone accept (a disagreeable thing).
Grudge: a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
Healing: make or become sound or healthy again.
Offender: cause to feel hurt, be displeasing , commit an illegal act
This story is about Lou and her mum, Anna. They never stay at one place because of Anna’s standing habit. Both of them are close to each other and usually walk around the street together. Lou always see a man with a raincoat eyeing them each time they were in the streets. When Anna realized the existence of that man, Anna run away to London. Lou wonder who was that man and Anna said that was her office mate that always bothered her. When Lou took out her clothes from the luggage, she found her father’s photo. She remembered about her father who had died in a war. One day, the frame fell and broke into a piece. She took the photo and was shocked because the photo only a piece cut from a magazine. Now she know that Anna was a liar as well as a thief. She felt very curious about Anna and decided to find another evident about Anna and she found many things. Anna’s real name is Jill Peterson and Anna kidnapped her from her real mum. She felt disappointed. Anna realized that Lou was very since then. She felt something was wrong but she knew no answers to her questions because Lou always nodded. Lou felt guilty for the mistake done and decided to leave home to find her real parents. On the other hand, she is cared regarding their acceptance. In her surprise, Sally welcome her with a big smile and Anna came along later made her feeling weird. Lastly, Lou knew the truth that her father still alive and her real mum is Anna. She also knew that her father always beat her mum that made her lived him. Lou felt sorry and hug Anna while asking for forgiveness. They live happily ever after.
Vocab from this novel are:-
Adamant: refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind
Grudge: a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury.
Healing: make or become sound or healthy again.
Offender: cause to feel hurt, be displeasing , commit an illegal act
NOVEL SUMMARY
Novel:- Hidden child
Thief. Real. Fake?
This story is about Lou and her mum, Anna. They never stay at one place because of Anna’s standing habit. Both of them are close to each other and usually walk around the street together. Lou always see a man with a raincoat eyeing them each time they were in the streets. When Anna realized the existence of that man, Anna run away to London. Lou wonder who was that man and Anna said that was her office mate that always bothered her. When Lou took out her clothes from the luggage, she found her father’s photo. She remembered about her father who had died in a war. One day, the frame fell and broke into a piece. She took the photo and was shocked because the photo only a piece cut from a magazine. Now she know that Anna was a liar as well as a thief. She felt very curious about Anna and decided to find another evident about Anna and she found many things. Anna’s real name is Jill Peterson and Anna kidnapped her from her real mum. She felt disappointed. Anna realized that Lou was very since then. She felt something was wrong but she knew no answers to her questions because Lou always nodded. Lou felt guilty for the mistake done and decided to leave home to find her real parents. On the other hand, she is cared regarding their acceptance. In her surprise, Sally welcome her with a big smile and Anna came along later made her feeling weird. Lastly, Lou knew the truth that her father still alive and her real mum is Anna. She also knew that her father always beat her mum that made her lived him. Lou felt sorry and hug Anna while asking for forgiveness. They live happily ever after.
Vocab from this novel are:-
Adamant: refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind
Mournful: feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief
Debris: scattered rubbish or remains( loose natural material)
Beckoned: make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow
Guffawed: a loud and boisterous laugh
next novel,
Novel:- New York Valentine
New York City Or London?
This story is about Annie Valentine who had her own TV show “How Not To Shop”. She got a call from her business partner, Svetlana about a problem with the ‘Perfect Dress’ and ask her for helped. But she refuse the offer because of her job. Something happened with the TV show, when it’s suddenly dumped by the channel without warning. She felt down. Annie remembered about the problem (Perfect Dress) and knew she has to do what she can to help out. However, she need to leave her husband and her h a twin babies while she fly to NYC with her teenage daughter, Lana . After the problem had almost done, she got a news that her husband, Ed was having a big problem and needed her to settle the problem. She went back to London and solve it smoothly. And now, she got a new TV programme “How To Be Fabulous” and being a well-known TV presenter.
Vocab that I’ve in this novel are:-
Scoured: clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing, typically with an abrasive or detergent
Unfazed: not disconcerted or perturbed
Scalping: the skin covering the top and back of the head.
Compulsive: irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling.
Caviare: the pickled roe of sturgeon or other large fish, eaten as a delicacy.
thank you,
Nur Ainul Hanie Binti Mohamad Hasan