Flippo Brunelleschi was once only known as a man with crazy ideas. In Florence, the great Catholic Church was left without its dome for more than a decade; many engineers tried but found it impossible because of its size and weights. But Brunelleschi with his hidden talent, he finished the dome in year 1436 and people started to recognize him as the most talented engineer in Florence.
I believe creative leadership was the most important prompts to Filipo Brunelleschi in building his dome. This is because he proofed his ideas by using eggs. First, he asked others if they can make an egg stand with its tip. Everyone failed. Then, he broke the egg's tip a bit and the egg stood up. If he hasn't done this, people would have not even tried to help him building his dome, because this creative leadership led people trust him and his theory about dome.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Where do new ideas come from?
Where do new ideas come from?
We are lucky to live in the 21st generation where great inventions have already created such as ipods and light bulbs. New ideas lead us to inventions that make our life easier. Then, where do new ideas come from? I think curiosity is what makes us to think about new ideas. Back in the ancient time, people started to cook with fire because they were curious about what fire is. If no one was curious enough to even try to cook food with fire, no one would have realized how useful fire is. Even in these days, people are still curious about how they can make something better. For example, apple just invented ipad because they wanted to make something better than other laptops. To conclude, I think curiosity led new ideas. Until people stop asking themselves and being curious, there will be new ideas, forever.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
My favorite short story from our unit.
Monday September 6th, 2010
Responding to the essential question: What makes a good story?
I think good characterizations makes a good story. In my opinion, "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes has the best characterizations than other shorts stories we read from this unit. Even though it's a short story, Langston Hughes represented Luella and Rogers really well using both indirect and direct characterizations. I really liked the character, Luella who is really brave and also kind, because I think she's the perfect hero type in real life.
Responding to the essential question: What makes a good story?
I think good characterizations makes a good story. In my opinion, "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes has the best characterizations than other shorts stories we read from this unit. Even though it's a short story, Langston Hughes represented Luella and Rogers really well using both indirect and direct characterizations. I really liked the character, Luella who is really brave and also kind, because I think she's the perfect hero type in real life.
Monday, May 31, 2010
This I believe
;lSe Jin Lee Green Class 2010-05-30
This I believe
I’m Korean. In 2009, more than ten celebrities in Korea suicide from Melancholia. I really don’t want to embarrass my country by writing by like this, I chose this as my topic because I want it to stop. Korea is the only country with this issue. There are reasons why Koreans comments bad things about others in Internet. All most all the South Koreans love to sit and use computer. In average, Koreans use computer for 4.4 hours a day. So, naturally people go to website, and view news about celebrates and leave bad comments about them. Even if they don’t know anything about them, even if they don’t really hate them, they write bad comments for fun or to prevent their stress from their school or work.
Starting from 21st century, ever since Internet became really popular in Korea, people lost their mind without realizing that the words they actually say in Internet can hurt others feeling. I was really upset when I heard news that one of my favorite actress suicide last year. The thing that made me more upset was the comments of the news, people were saying things like. “Thanks god you died,” “You deserve to die!” It was shocking, how can people actually say that to others? It’s just amazing how these people who are not even adults sit in a chair with their computer and leaving comments like this. Celebrities are also people like us; we don’t have rights to hurt them. When I become a parent, I will teach my daughter how to use the Internet properly, that words can hurt people.
It’s not only about celebrities, we need to think first before we say any thing to someone, including your close friends, family or even someone you hate. If everyone start to believe in this, many people would be able to live much happier life.
This I believe
I’m Korean. In 2009, more than ten celebrities in Korea suicide from Melancholia. I really don’t want to embarrass my country by writing by like this, I chose this as my topic because I want it to stop. Korea is the only country with this issue. There are reasons why Koreans comments bad things about others in Internet. All most all the South Koreans love to sit and use computer. In average, Koreans use computer for 4.4 hours a day. So, naturally people go to website, and view news about celebrates and leave bad comments about them. Even if they don’t know anything about them, even if they don’t really hate them, they write bad comments for fun or to prevent their stress from their school or work.
Starting from 21st century, ever since Internet became really popular in Korea, people lost their mind without realizing that the words they actually say in Internet can hurt others feeling. I was really upset when I heard news that one of my favorite actress suicide last year. The thing that made me more upset was the comments of the news, people were saying things like. “Thanks god you died,” “You deserve to die!” It was shocking, how can people actually say that to others? It’s just amazing how these people who are not even adults sit in a chair with their computer and leaving comments like this. Celebrities are also people like us; we don’t have rights to hurt them. When I become a parent, I will teach my daughter how to use the Internet properly, that words can hurt people.
It’s not only about celebrities, we need to think first before we say any thing to someone, including your close friends, family or even someone you hate. If everyone start to believe in this, many people would be able to live much happier life.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Answers to the Battle of Hastings Game
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/hastings/index_embed.shtml
This game is called "The Battle of Hastings Game". The setting of the game is 14,October, 1066 at Hastings in England. It is based one the actual event. To play the game,first you have to choose which you want to play the game as. You can choose either Duke William of Normany or Harold Godwinson. As you play the game, you have to choose your movements in order to win the battle, but if you choose wrong one, you will lose the game.
The thing I enjoyed about this game is that you can easily win the game if you know about the actual event, the Battle of Hastings well. Also, it's a very historical and educational game, I learned a lot of things after playing this game. First, I learned that winning a battle needs good stratigies and plans, without using them, you will end up with death. Also, I learned that I need to study more about the Battle of Hastings because I was really struggling with the game.
During the battle of Hastings, the English used 'shield wall' to block the Saxons. The Normans broke the English 'shield wall' with many attempt of attacks and trick retreats. While fighting, some one screamed, "King William is dead!". The Saxons chased them, but then they found out that King William was alive. The Normans knights turned and attacked. At last when Harold died, victory came to William.
I think this type of game is valuable learning experience because you can check if you know enough about the event.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy
April 14th 2010
The historical fiction book, 'Catherine Called Birdy' by Karen Cushma is a journey of a noble's teenage daughter's hard life in middle age. Three of the main themes in the book are gender equality, medicine and family freedom. In page 141 and 142, Catherine says that there are many male saints who are bishops, popes, missonaries and other jobs while female saints are mostly just someone's mom or someone who's refusting to marry some powerfull pagan. This proves that gender equality is the theme of the book, because it tells that men could do whatever they wanted and most women couldn't even choose a job they wished to be. In page 155, Catherine's mom is sick for over 3 days while pregnant, she already lost her 5 babies which shows clearly that they didn't have proper medicines in Middle ages. In page 137, Catherine's father tells her that she will be quite,agreedable,and obedient and marry the pig. This proves the lack of family freedom where she gets force to marry. Catherine didn't have any freedom or opportunity to choose the person to marry. To sum up, the life in middle age was extremly frustrating especially for being a noble girl.
Link: http://www.frontiernet.net/~mblow/images/Birdy%20images/birdy%20book%20cover.jpg
April 14th 2010
The historical fiction book, 'Catherine Called Birdy' by Karen Cushma is a journey of a noble's teenage daughter's hard life in middle age. Three of the main themes in the book are gender equality, medicine and family freedom. In page 141 and 142, Catherine says that there are many male saints who are bishops, popes, missonaries and other jobs while female saints are mostly just someone's mom or someone who's refusting to marry some powerfull pagan. This proves that gender equality is the theme of the book, because it tells that men could do whatever they wanted and most women couldn't even choose a job they wished to be. In page 155, Catherine's mom is sick for over 3 days while pregnant, she already lost her 5 babies which shows clearly that they didn't have proper medicines in Middle ages. In page 137, Catherine's father tells her that she will be quite,agreedable,and obedient and marry the pig. This proves the lack of family freedom where she gets force to marry. Catherine didn't have any freedom or opportunity to choose the person to marry. To sum up, the life in middle age was extremly frustrating especially for being a noble girl.
Link: http://www.frontiernet.net/~mblow/images/Birdy%20images/birdy%20book%20cover.jpg
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Mystery Bag Reflection
Mystery Bags Reflection
Report on the possible Owner
The owner of this bag is most likely a female because there are perfume, lip gloss and the mirror inside the bag. She could be from a country where pounds are used, because one of her book has a tag with $ sign. She might be a tourist in Hong Kong because she had a Hong Kong map and tooth paste and brush for travelers in her bag. Maybe she has kid or kids to give Chinese animal books or she is someone who is learning Chinese. There is a photo of heart with number 10 on it, which is made of flowers. Photo seems like it’s for anniversary picture, so maybe this person has 10 years of marriage. By looking at lip gloss, mirror and earrings, this person likes to look good. Anti-inflammatory tells that this person has a throat problem. This person might be a person who really cares about if they smell good because there is perfume and peppermint gum in the bag. Fendi card tells me that this person might be a rich person because Fendi is very expensive. Pink Highlighter tells me that this person likes to be organized. Button tells me that she’s very extra-cautious.
Report on the possible Owner
The owner of this bag is most likely a female because there are perfume, lip gloss and the mirror inside the bag. She could be from a country where pounds are used, because one of her book has a tag with $ sign. She might be a tourist in Hong Kong because she had a Hong Kong map and tooth paste and brush for travelers in her bag. Maybe she has kid or kids to give Chinese animal books or she is someone who is learning Chinese. There is a photo of heart with number 10 on it, which is made of flowers. Photo seems like it’s for anniversary picture, so maybe this person has 10 years of marriage. By looking at lip gloss, mirror and earrings, this person likes to look good. Anti-inflammatory tells that this person has a throat problem. This person might be a person who really cares about if they smell good because there is perfume and peppermint gum in the bag. Fendi card tells me that this person might be a rich person because Fendi is very expensive. Pink Highlighter tells me that this person likes to be organized. Button tells me that she’s very extra-cautious.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Does the boy in the striped pyjamas deal with the sensitive subject of the Holocaust in an appropriate way?
Se Jin Lee March 5th
Green class
Does the boy in the striped pyjamas deal with the sensitive subject of the Holocaust in an appropriate way?
No, I think the book, 'The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas' doesn't deal with the Holocaust, because John Boyne used a Nazi's point of view. Even though it was a good choice because it didn't make the whole book complicated with fears and horror, I thought Bruno wasn't that serious about what was happening in Germany. Everything that happened was translated to more like 9 years old boy's eyes. Surely, the Holocaust was more serious that when Bruno felt after moving to Outwith. In the real history, people didn't really suffer because of loneliness(well some people did but..) It was all about surviving! food and death. Maybe it would have deal with the subject more in an appropriate way if the author wrote the book in Shumel's point of view. For example, in the first chapter everything was basically about having to move into a new house, it would have been more interesting if John Boyne wrote about Shumel getting into the concentration camp. To add up, I didn't like the face he wrote the book as a Nazi's son's point of view, a Jew's point of view would have really deal it with the reality, showing more fears and horrors.
Green class
Does the boy in the striped pyjamas deal with the sensitive subject of the Holocaust in an appropriate way?
No, I think the book, 'The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas' doesn't deal with the Holocaust, because John Boyne used a Nazi's point of view. Even though it was a good choice because it didn't make the whole book complicated with fears and horror, I thought Bruno wasn't that serious about what was happening in Germany. Everything that happened was translated to more like 9 years old boy's eyes. Surely, the Holocaust was more serious that when Bruno felt after moving to Outwith. In the real history, people didn't really suffer because of loneliness(well some people did but..) It was all about surviving! food and death. Maybe it would have deal with the subject more in an appropriate way if the author wrote the book in Shumel's point of view. For example, in the first chapter everything was basically about having to move into a new house, it would have been more interesting if John Boyne wrote about Shumel getting into the concentration camp. To add up, I didn't like the face he wrote the book as a Nazi's son's point of view, a Jew's point of view would have really deal it with the reality, showing more fears and horrors.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Web Quest
March 3rd Se Jin Lee Partner: Imaran
1) How did Hitler gain power and convince other nations to help him?
- He gave many German people a job, pride. Basically, he brainwashed them.
2)What does the holocaust mean?
- The holocaust means to burn, representing the horrible event that happened during the World War 2 in German, where they killed Jews and people they didn’t want and burnt them.
3)When was the first concentration camp built and used?
- January, 1993
4) What did the meaning Ghetto meant back then?
- A place or area where Nazis sent Jews until they were ready to sent to extermination camps.
5) What kind of people were Hitler targeting?
- People who he believe to have dirty blood in German, who disturbed them to make German a country with pure blood people.
6) Name 3 killing centers?
- Chelmno, Aushwiz-Birkenau and Lublin/ Majdanek.
7) What do you see in this picture? Go to this link and look at the first picture: Killing Centers
- I see many hairbrushes, which is very sad because they belong to Jews in
Poland who were probably killed.
8) How did other countries such as France, England, America etc. response to this murders/execution?
- First they didn’t do anything because they were scared of German and felt tired after having too much suffer after World War 1. But, when they realized that it will really make a problem if Hitler gets Russia, they all fought against Nazis.
9) What does the word "Aryanization" mean?
- Aryanization is the process that Nazis did in order to reduced the number of Jewish-owned businesses during April 1933 to April 1938 in Germany by about two-thirds.
10) Why did Hitler decide to kill Jews and everyone who was not "perfect"?
- because Hitler wanted German to be a perfect country, with people with pure blood.
1) How did Hitler gain power and convince other nations to help him?
- He gave many German people a job, pride. Basically, he brainwashed them.
2)What does the holocaust mean?
- The holocaust means to burn, representing the horrible event that happened during the World War 2 in German, where they killed Jews and people they didn’t want and burnt them.
3)When was the first concentration camp built and used?
- January, 1993
4) What did the meaning Ghetto meant back then?
- A place or area where Nazis sent Jews until they were ready to sent to extermination camps.
5) What kind of people were Hitler targeting?
- People who he believe to have dirty blood in German, who disturbed them to make German a country with pure blood people.
6) Name 3 killing centers?
- Chelmno, Aushwiz-Birkenau and Lublin/ Majdanek.
7) What do you see in this picture? Go to this link and look at the first picture: Killing Centers
- I see many hairbrushes, which is very sad because they belong to Jews in
Poland who were probably killed.
8) How did other countries such as France, England, America etc. response to this murders/execution?
- First they didn’t do anything because they were scared of German and felt tired after having too much suffer after World War 1. But, when they realized that it will really make a problem if Hitler gets Russia, they all fought against Nazis.
9) What does the word "Aryanization" mean?
- Aryanization is the process that Nazis did in order to reduced the number of Jewish-owned businesses during April 1933 to April 1938 in Germany by about two-thirds.
10) Why did Hitler decide to kill Jews and everyone who was not "perfect"?
- because Hitler wanted German to be a perfect country, with people with pure blood.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Holocaust 10 questions
You can find all the answers from this site.
http://www.ushmm.org/
10 questions
1) What does antisemitism means?
2) What is Holocaust and when did it happen?
3) What were the purposes for Holocaust?
4) How was Jews' life before the Holocaust?
5) Which countries in Europe had the most Jews in the world? and what does that tell you?
6) Was Hitler a good speaker? What did he promised to get selected as German's leader?
7) What is the "Night of Broken Glass"?
8) What did the Nazi do at the end of the war to kill the prisoners?
from this link,
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005175
answer these questions.
9) Describe how you will feel if you were not a Jew and you see this picture.
10) List 3 reasons why this picture is very racist
1.
2.
3.
http://www.ushmm.org/
10 questions
1) What does antisemitism means?
2) What is Holocaust and when did it happen?
3) What were the purposes for Holocaust?
4) How was Jews' life before the Holocaust?
5) Which countries in Europe had the most Jews in the world? and what does that tell you?
6) Was Hitler a good speaker? What did he promised to get selected as German's leader?
7) What is the "Night of Broken Glass"?
8) What did the Nazi do at the end of the war to kill the prisoners?
from this link,
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005175
answer these questions.
9) Describe how you will feel if you were not a Jew and you see this picture.
10) List 3 reasons why this picture is very racist
1.
2.
3.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Assignment band blog posting VOID
Part1.
ISKL's mission statement:
"The International School of Kuala Lumpur provides an exceptional education that (silence) challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen."
I think adding a silence after the word, 'that' creates the best tension. When you add a void after the word, 'that' audience will get curious and question about what's going to be said. Because when you only say that and doesn't really say what 'that' is, it really makes people want to know what that actually is. Also, audience will wait for the speaker to complete the sentence which will also create interesting feelings.
Part 2
Composers can create tension by suddenly changing the mood of music, using different instruments for melody and using minor scales. Composers can release by going back to the same mood,instruments before he created the tension.
ISKL's mission statement:
"The International School of Kuala Lumpur provides an exceptional education that (silence) challenges each student to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge and understanding to become a highly successful, spirited, socially responsible global citizen."
I think adding a silence after the word, 'that' creates the best tension. When you add a void after the word, 'that' audience will get curious and question about what's going to be said. Because when you only say that and doesn't really say what 'that' is, it really makes people want to know what that actually is. Also, audience will wait for the speaker to complete the sentence which will also create interesting feelings.
Part 2
Composers can create tension by suddenly changing the mood of music, using different instruments for melody and using minor scales. Composers can release by going back to the same mood,instruments before he created the tension.
Part 3
Answers of the Story
1) I would call this story 'The Black Box', because the black box is very important in this story. And I'm not sure why but i feel that the black box is making a void, making me wonder who's going to get the lottery.
2) I thought lottery was always good thing. I thought they would have a really big celebration for the person who won the lottery. but i was wrong, the lottery wasn't a good thing at all. They stoned Tessie(who won the lottery) It was really surprising.
3) I really wanted to open it, I was curious about the ending of the story. Then I started to wonder why teachers are doing this to us. This whole thing was about the void. Not letting us open this paper until 5 pm didn't made any changes, nothing would have gone wrong if somebody opened it earlier, but I knew that teachers wanted to make us question and wonder. I think this part was another void in this assignment.
4) I felt really nervous, and wanted to get a paper with a black dot, because way back then, I thought a paper with a black dot was a good thing. Unfortunately I got a paper without a dot. To be honest, I opened it on bus, since nobody was looking.(sorry) because I was full of curiosity and couldn't handle it anymore.
5) It was interesting, how the author keep saying black, black and black. Cause usually black represents bad things. I think they're voids, really make me curious. like for black paper, I get curious who's going to get it.
6) The end of story was really shocking, gave me all the answers. I was really confused why Mrs.Hutchinson keep saying 'this isn't fair'. but then I realized why.
7) No, my prediction wasn't correct at all. But I think the author wants my prediction to be wrong, because that's how he created this so interesting, by building all the elements and then at the end he had changed it upside down.
8) If there were titles, and less of void it would have been easy for me to predict the ending. but if it was easy to predict the ending, I wouldn't have died to read the story.
9) Because voids always make people question. If people start to question they will think more deeply, maybe the story might get popular then.
10) a) No titles makes me wonder what this story is basically about.
b) No ending makes me wonder what the ending is, even make me guess the ending.
c) I don't get this one.
d)Mystery paper makes me wonder what is the lottery, who's going to get it
They all made me question and wonder.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
A good picture makes us curious and makes us want to know more” - Steve McCurry
Se Jin Lee January 18, 2010
One of the greatest photographers, Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia, 1950. He graduated the College of Arts and Architecture at the Pennsylvania State University. He became famous with his photography, which captures human struggle and joy. McCurry takes his risky journeys around the world to take good pictures in countries like Pakistan. He also has won several awards. One of his photography,the Afghan girl is chosen as the most magnificent photos in the world. He also was a writer, he wrote nine books. In many of his photos, he captured civil conflicts during Iran- Iraq War. The main themes of his photo are sadness and suffering
“A good picture makes us curious and makes us want to know more” – Steve McCurry
Among those amazing photos in Steve McCurry's blog, this photo which was taken at Kuwait, 1991 during a war by Steve McCurry had captured my attention. There is a dead body in foreground and a tank in the background. I also can see a small fire way back in the foreground. When I first saw this picture, the face of the dead body really caught my eyes. He really focused on the face; it’s hard to recognize, except its terrible facial expression which really tells me how cruelly this person has been killed. The dead body seems like a soldier’s, burned during the explosion. He used color to tell the mood of the picture. Every thing except the fire is black, representing the death, sadness and suffering. Even the color red of fire is emphasizing the explosion, maybe the color of hell. I think McCurry is trying to emphasize that wars only leads to death in this photo. Just like he said, if man kinds don’t stop the wars, mankind will die because of the wars.
“Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face.”
Steve McCurry’s photos are great, because he uses colors, positions, balance, size and others to warn us that if you take away human rights from some people, they will suffer and die. His photos also makes us realize what is happening outside. I think his photos will last forever, because he captures all the sadness and suffering during human's histories. And histories will last forever in our heart, especially histories that made us suffer. I thought that I was reading a history book when I went throw his photos, though it was much interesting than a history book, it captured a lots of historical events, moods. Steve McCurry is just amazing! I hope he keeps taking more of these amazing photos, so people can realize the reality, the people who are suffering without some rights and that we got to help them.
One of the greatest photographers, Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia, 1950. He graduated the College of Arts and Architecture at the Pennsylvania State University. He became famous with his photography, which captures human struggle and joy. McCurry takes his risky journeys around the world to take good pictures in countries like Pakistan. He also has won several awards. One of his photography,the Afghan girl is chosen as the most magnificent photos in the world. He also was a writer, he wrote nine books. In many of his photos, he captured civil conflicts during Iran- Iraq War. The main themes of his photo are sadness and suffering
“A good picture makes us curious and makes us want to know more” – Steve McCurry
Among those amazing photos in Steve McCurry's blog, this photo which was taken at Kuwait, 1991 during a war by Steve McCurry had captured my attention. There is a dead body in foreground and a tank in the background. I also can see a small fire way back in the foreground. When I first saw this picture, the face of the dead body really caught my eyes. He really focused on the face; it’s hard to recognize, except its terrible facial expression which really tells me how cruelly this person has been killed. The dead body seems like a soldier’s, burned during the explosion. He used color to tell the mood of the picture. Every thing except the fire is black, representing the death, sadness and suffering. Even the color red of fire is emphasizing the explosion, maybe the color of hell. I think McCurry is trying to emphasize that wars only leads to death in this photo. Just like he said, if man kinds don’t stop the wars, mankind will die because of the wars.
“Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face.”
Steve McCurry’s photos are great, because he uses colors, positions, balance, size and others to warn us that if you take away human rights from some people, they will suffer and die. His photos also makes us realize what is happening outside. I think his photos will last forever, because he captures all the sadness and suffering during human's histories. And histories will last forever in our heart, especially histories that made us suffer. I thought that I was reading a history book when I went throw his photos, though it was much interesting than a history book, it captured a lots of historical events, moods. Steve McCurry is just amazing! I hope he keeps taking more of these amazing photos, so people can realize the reality, the people who are suffering without some rights and that we got to help them.
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