Friday, May 29, 2009

What is a Headache?

Reading Comprehension:
1. Headaches occur because the brain feels pain.
True.
2)
Which of the following would be classified as a primary headache?
All of the above.
3)
Which of the following symptoms may accompany a migraine?
Throbbing pain.
4)
Which type of headache affects mostly men?
Tension headaches.
5)
Which type of headaches can be a sign of a serious medical condition?
Ice cream.
6)
Which of the following is not a cause of tension headaches?
Lack of sleep
7)Which type of headache may be an inherited condition?
None of the above.
8)
A secondary headache occurs on its own and has no underlying cause.
False.

Writing: Research over-the-counter pain relievers. How do they work? What are the side effects of these medications? Which of these pain relievers do you think is best? Why?


Over the counter pain medications aren't all the same. All pain medications must have a label that describing how the medication works and how to use it softly. The description can help you decide which pain medication is right for you. The best pain medication is aspirin. It's good for muscle aches and pains and Minor aches.



Vocabulary
Only one small candle relieved the gloom.
As soon as he saw the broken window he began to look for the culprit.
Whenever the ship started to move i felt like vomiting.
We guaranteed to cure all ailments in all cases.
Aspirin also is a critical role in heart disease prevention by thinning the blood for people at risk for heart attack.
Girls and boys write and produce their own plays.
I specializes in Near Eastern history.
I was feeling nauseous in the middle of class.
Swallowed the insults and kept on working.
Men suffer most from the next type of primary headache.
They come on suddenly and are very painful.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Rachel Carson, Founder of the Environmental Movement

Reading Comprehension:

1)Rachel Carson's book warned people about:
The need for the Environmental Protection Agency.
2)
What is the name of Rachel Carson's book?
Silent Spring.
3. Rachel's book was written in a hurry and contained incorrect statements.
False.
4)
Rachel Carson's book made no difference; DDT is still being widely used.
False.
5)
Chemical companies attacked Rachel's book and said she was a troublemaker.
True.
6)
Rachel Carson was recognized for her contribution to the Earth by:
Being awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomBeing awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
7) What does the word "posthumously" mean in paragraph 8?
Occurring after someone's death.
8)
Rachel's book showed that all living things are:
Connected.
9)
You can infer that:
Rachel Carson wrote her book to help animals, people, and the Earth.
10)Rachel Carson lived a long life and became very rich and famous.
False.


Writing: Is there something you are concerned about that is going on in the world? What would you tell people about this subject? Why do you want to tell them this?

I am concerned about the financial crisis. When the crisis start many people lost there jobs, and now they can't find another job. Big business companies were closed, banks were closed, hospitals, stores. This days bad news are everywhere on television, the internet. People had to know what's going on the world.




Vocabulary (definitions and sentences):
PUBLICATION is a copy of a printed work offered for distribution.
It Published when new content or new issues become available.
SPRINGTIME is the season of growth.
My sister will gradulat until the spring of next year.
PLANET Earth is the beginning and ending of every life.
Every 3.5 second child DIED from hunger.
Millions of people are dieing form CANCER.
It can be HARMFUL to your school grades if you ask other people to do your homework.
I BORN in Armenian.
All the COMMITTEE members have put in a lot of hard work to ensure smooth running.
I caught off FAIRS my guard .
Chemical companies say that Rachel's was a TROUBLEMAKER.
In olympics the CLAIM a record in the high jump.
The city BANNED council billboards on most streets.
Yesterday i SPRAYED the wall with paint.
They PRESERVE the forest and the lakes.
He feared the RALLIES of their troops for a counterattack.
Rachel wanted to protect the NATURAL world.
CHEMICAL companies attacked Rachel work.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

By Pieter Brueghel

In picture i see a man seated next to the bagpipe wears a peacock feather in his hat, a symbol of vanity and pride. The occasion for the peasants’ revelry is a saint’s day, but the dancers turn their backs on the church. It firmly framed by the village houses, seems to be diagonally divided through the middle. The group of drinkers around the table contrasts with the vigorous movement of the dancers in the right foreground, echoed by the couples further back.



The Dance

William Carlos Williams

In Brueghel's great picture, The Kermess,
the dancers go round, they go round and
around, the squeal and the blare and the
tweedle of bagpipes, a bugle and fiddles
tipping their bellies (round as the thick-
sided glasses whose wash they impound)
their hips and their bellies off balance
to turn them. Kicking and rolling
about the Fair Grounds, swinging their butts, those
shanks must be sound to bear up under such
rollicking measures, prance as they dance
in Brueghel's great picture, The Kermess.


The pome describe how they are dancing. That they are going around and around.