Monday, December 7, 2009
How did Marie Antoinette become queen of France?
She was now the Queen of France, and ever since the revolutionaries wanted to get rid of their monarchs to start a republic, vicious rumors had spread about her and she was seen as the cause of the great dept that France was in, the revolutionaries, therefore, decided not only to kill the King of France, but also his wife, Marie Antoinette. Not only that, but she was extremely mean towards peasants. She said that if they were having troubles, "let them eat cake!" which basically meant she didnt really care about their situation money wise or didnt know about it.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Who was Marie Antoinette?
Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria.She was the youngest and most beautiful daughter of Francis Stephen I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of France. She married the crown prince of France in 1770. Four years later she became queen when her husband was crowned King Louis XVI.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Confucianism (World Studies project)
The religion that I decided to write about is Confucianism I've never heard this religion before we started studying them it may not be a popular religion in the United States but I'm guessing that over where China is that it's very popular. This religion
Founder:
The founder of Confucianism is Confucius; Confucius was born in a poor family in the year 551 B.C., and he was born in the state of Lu. His original name was K'ung Ch'iu. Confucius was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China; Confucius' philosophy was a moral and political one. It was founded on the belief that heaven and earth coexist in harmony and balanced strength while maintaining dynamism. He died in 479 B.C. at the age of 72.
Followers:
Confucianism, an ancient Chinese way of thought that has spread through much of East Asia; such as, Japan and Korea. About 0.09% (6,111,056 people) follows Confucianism.
Sacred Texts:
Some sacred texts that people of Confucianism are the Confucian Analects (Lun Yü), Great Learning (Ta Hsüeh), Doctrine Of The Mean (Chung Yung), Shu Ching or 'The Book of Historical Records.’ Shih Ching or 'The Book of Odes.’ I Ching or 'The Book of Changes.’ Li Ki Part I; Li Ki Part II or 'The Book of Rites.’ Hsiao Ching or ' The Book of Filial Piety.'
Holidays:
The holiday that Confucianism celebrates is September 28, Confucius' birthday that means that this year was the 2560th anniversary of Confucius' birthday. There is also the Coming-of-age ceremony the ceremony was organized to celebrate the coming-of-age of young people who have turned 20 this year or are going to turn 20 this year and to increase their awareness about the responsibilities of adulthood.
Rituals:
The rituals of Confucianism are filled by the practices of Chinese religion, Taoism, and Buddhism. Some of their rituals or practices are birth, death, marriage, mantras and meditation.
Clothing:
Hierarchy/Organization :
The organization of Confucianism are ruler to ruler, father to sun, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, friend to friend. There hierarchy is similar to Hinduisms caste system.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
What are there clicks in high school?
There are "clicks" in high school mainly because people in elementary start noticing the people that they relate to and can be themselves around and as this progresses to middle school it gets more noticeable and there are clicks like the preps, geeks, jocks, goths, emo, scene kids, and pretty much these all come from people when they judge people to much and think just because they wear black and a lot of makeup that they are weird and you might judge them to fast and if you would have got to know them they might have been really nice. This is a site that a person is talking about a "click" and whom they need for a project, the people that she needs would be called "the geeks" and you can also see the other people’s comments one person says
" The group you speak of sounds like “the invisibles”. They’re not cool, they’re not outcasts, and unless they do something scarily stupid, no one pays them much mind. They are often found in bands, but not as band geeks, art classes, but not artists, sports teams, but not as jocks, and work after school, which excludes them from getting heavily involved in any of the above. They can be found in yearbooks, but usually as background people. They are often forgotten in naming members of clubs. Hope this helps!"
See this person already labels them or that group of people I mean sometimes it can be bad when you label groups in a way that people say it in a mean or rude demeaning way, but it is sometimes okay if you use the group names as describing them but not mean.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
How to Survive Your Freshman Year.
I have just read a blog about how to survive your freshman year in high school It gives some good tips about what you should accomplish and what you should stay away from such as a part that I read and thought was funny, "We all send the occasional text message during class, but avoid, at all costs, eagle eyes of a teacher. Some teachers may only warn you, some may take your phone for the period, and some may even hang onto it for the whole day. Don’t let this happen to you!" The reason I thought that this was funny is that it's true and we do all do it sometimes at least, and if you do this I suggest put your phone on vibrate or silent. It also explains that you need to make friends with everyone that's what I try to do this year I have already make lots of new friends, and don't get scared throughout your high school years if you lose some friends because you'll just make new ones to fill them in and you also might come to start talking to them again.