http://marie08.learnerblogs.org "Art is an expression of who we are" - Kim Cattrall Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:31:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are some examples of propaganda: This is an example of bandwagon because it says to catch the wave, drink coke, like everyone else. (source) I'm not sure what this is an example of, just thought it was kind of funny. (Source coming up!) I'm not really sure about this one either, because it ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/26/propaganda/ Mrs. H gave us this quote and a few questions to answer. "The past is never dead, it's not even past." What does this quote mean to you? I think it's saying that what happened in the past can always happen again, either if it's good or bad. The past is not dead, ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/24/journal-entry-3/ Mrs. H asked us to answer these questions about The Wave and post them on our blogs. Laurie has noticed that non-wave members are being bullied into The Wave. Have you ever been forced to join something against your will? I don't think I've ever been forced into anything I didn't want to. ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/17/journal-entry-2/ We just started reading The Wave and because Mr. R was absent Mrs. D put up the following questions for us to answer. David tries to convince Laurie to forget the events that took place in Nazi Germany; "Forget about it. It happened once and the world ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/05/journal-entry-1/ We talked about a lot of stuff this week, and well, I guess it was pretty interesting. We watched a movie called Did You Ever Wonder and it talked about how we are polluting our Earth and using it too fast, and how school kids are starting to find school boring ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/01/this-week-in-class/ [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/TmFi2snLr7o" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] I love this song, How To Save a Life, by The Fray. It reminds me of something I've tried before; losing a friend. But I don't want to get further into that, because who knows who will read this. Oh well, if you want to know more ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/27/30-seconds-to-mars/ I'd love you guys to check out my website where I post my pictures. I love taking pictures, and I'm hoping to be a photographer when I grow up. Hope you'll enjoy it. http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/27/art-photography/ I just found this quote here, by Henry Ward Beecher, and I really like it. "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/26/art/ We talked about why writing is important and we and Mr. R, came up with these four reasons: communication, expression, reflection, and thinking. Trough writing you can communicate with people and talk with them and tell them about problems or good things in the world. You can also express your feelings, ideas ... http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/20/today-in-class/ This is some of the scenery we would encounter during Week Without Walls. http://marie08.learnerblogs.org/2008/02/18/pictures/