http://alexh.learnerblogs.org There you shall remain, even if your image fades. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:42:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey there Mr. R.  You told me to write this casually, but the problem is I don’t know if I can do that. Here I go anyway. As you already know, fairly well, I have to put in words my growth and opinions from through out this whole year. I ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/06/05/untitled/ A traditional fairytale about twelve young princesses who's new dancing shoes are magically worn through every morning and their father has no clue how. He poses a challenge; any prince who can find out why this is can have any one of his daughter's hand in marriage. Many try but ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/05/09/the-twelve-dancing-princesses/ This quarter, we studied both the academic side of poetry and also the more personal views. We both read and wrote poetry of our own, which we then consolidated into a book and displayed them at our own poetry night. Where we also read out loud a poem of choice. ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/29/poerty/ I had trouble with "The fringed curtains of thine eyes advence and say what thou seest yond." and "How? The best? What wert thou if the King of Naples heard thee?" If anyone could help me with these that would be great. A few lines that i translated were "No, wench, ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/26/translations/ Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. She went to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley. She only attended this school for one year, when she returned home. She remained here for the rest of her life and rarely left. She also had very few visitors. When ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/07/emily-dickinson/ Monday February 12, 2007. Baghdad, Iraq experienced three bombs which killed seventy-four people and wounded one hundred seventy. People were crowed together celebrating the anniversary for the 2006 bombings at the Golden Mosque when two car bombs went off in Shorja Market. Killing sixty-three people and wounding one hundred fifty. The ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/02/12/baghdad-bombings-2007/ Why can’t you see me? This tortured being behind the mask Where lights fades to black You find me pouring crimson betrayal Why don’t they understand? These pitiful pretenders Underestimating the power Disbelief leading to my end Why won’t they listen? Arrogance blinding Opinions lashing Never fully understanding Why should they stop? Suffocating me in their lies Cutting me into pieces I cry for them ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/31/why/ Writing Part of English Final Assessment Project 1. How are symbols, images, and sounds and other conventions used in visual media? 2. What are the ways in which image-makers carefully construct meaning? 3. How are techniques used in visual media to influence or appeal to a particular audience? 1. Symbols are everywhere. Our world, ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/23/23/ Hey there! My name is Alex and I am from Houston, Texas. Which, just in case you didn’t know, is in the US. I am thirteen years old. I live in an international community and I absolutely love it. I love to dance, sing, and animals. My favorite color ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/23/18/ Team Members: Before you begin, you must understand the interests and focus of your team members. This means you need to be able to analyze the information by taking the role of all of these specialists. Define and describe the following: Anthropologist – A person who studies anthropology, which is the ... http://alexh.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/12/15/