Reflection

What?

Last Tuesday we went to Richmond public library to give presentations about our countries. I was with Hanmack as a group with a man his name is John Richardson and his 4 years old son “Noah” and a guy his name is Brandon Gilmore. Brandon is a student in VCU studying business and he also works in the library. And he is my friend know.

So what? 

First I was with Hanmack and Brandon when I gave my presentation about marriage after 5 minutes John and Noah came and I started over to give to all. They were so active with my topic and they asked to many questions about my presentation. After that Hanmack started to give his presentation about Korea foods.

 Now what?

 It was good experience and I enjoyed going to the library. I see it as affective way in learning English and it gave the chance to be a friend with American student..

Meredith Burris Pruitt, North Carolina Teacher, Allegedly Used Students To Sell Drugs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/03/meredith-burris-pruitt-teacher-arrested-for-using-students-to-sell-drugs_n_1400135.html

1. What make her to do this and she is a teacher?

2. Should the school take the responsibilities of what their teacher did?

3. What are the signs that you can tell if someone is addicted to drugs such as cocaine?

4. Is it possible to become addicted to drugs even if you have tried it only one time?

5. What are the differences between drug addicted person and non-addicted person?

6. How are alcohol and drug addiction different?

Abdulrahman Almahoudi

Rescued Dog Bites News Anchor on Live TV

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/rescued-dog-bites-news-anchor-on-live-tv/

1. Why did people rescued the dog and brought him to the news, but whe

n they rescue people in same situations they don’t bring them to news interview?

2. Why did the dog bites a human after the human rescued him?

3. Do you think that the dog deserve to be rescued after he bite her or not?

4. Why do you think the dog bites her ?

5. Do you think every country care about these cases or they not?How about your country?

6. Why do the government still allowed these kind of dogs to be as a pet but they are predator dogs?

- Vocabulary Words

1. Bargained means an agreement between parties settling what each shall give and take or perform and receive in a transaction.

2. Affiliate means o attach or unite on terms of fellowship or to bring into close association or connection.

3. Segment means one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided.

4. Anchor means broadcaster or interviewer.

Abdulrahman Almahoudi

A. John Tyler.

B. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler#.22His_Accidency.22

C. Factual Questions:

1. When did John Tyler born?

He was born in March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862.

2. In what he were known?

He was the tenth president of the united states (1841 - 1845).

3. where he was born?

He was born in Charles City County, VA

4. From which school did he graduated?

John Tyler the younger entered the grammar school of the College of William and Mary, at Williamsburg, in 1802, and graduated in 1807.

News HW

“Marijuana affects blood vessels”.

Story Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4244489.stm

1. In your opinion is the marijuana can be used as a medicine or just for fun?

2. Do you think it’s right to make the marijuana legal or it should be illegal?

3. In your opinion what is the effects of using the marijuana?

4. What can the marijuana do for the people in communication? Does it make them communicate more or it doesn’t?

5. The marijuana is legal in 14 states as medicine and in the other states its still illegal so why do you think its still illegal in the other states?

Vocabulary Words:

1. “Sophisticated” means Having acquired worldly knowledge or refinement.

2. “Abstinence” means the act or practice of refraining from some action or from the use of something.

3. ”Abnormality” means The condition of not being normal. 

4. “Consequence” means Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition.

Abdulrahman,

Ten Open-Ended Questions:

 Educational Architecture:

 http://educationportal.com/education_needed_for_architecture.html

 1. What is your favorite building in style and design in Richmond?

 2. What is the most thing you don’t like in VCU buildings?

3. If you decided to study Architecture which university you will choose?

 Sports In Richmond: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/

1. What are the chances for VCU Rams to win the Champions this year?

2. What are the real reasons for why did VCU Rams hit the finals last Year? Is it because of the players or the coach shaka Smart?

Hollywood Cemetery: http://hollywoodcemetery.org/

1. Do you know which presidents are buried in this cemetery?

2. When did Hollywood cemetery crated or established?

A version of CSI:  http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/index.html

1. What does investigators do at the crime scene?

2. What is the worst crime did you ever heard about in Richmond?

A topic of your choice:

 1. Why there are so many divorces in these days?

2. Do you think technology make people communicate with each other better or worst?

Topic: From Drug Dealing To Diploma, A Teen’s Struggle

New Vocabulary words:

1. Drop out: “a student who withdraws from high school after having reached the legal age to do so”.

2. Overwhelmingly: “to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse”.

3. Devastating: “to destroy the feelings”.

4. Menacing: “something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc”.

5. Boot camp: “a camp for training recruits”.

6. Perception: “a knowledge”.

7. Illusion: “An unreal image”.

Questions:

1. Why does the government put these kids in jail and they have another ways to discipline them?

2. Why the government doesn’t afford for them real jobs to have better life beside putting them in jail?

3. Why the government allow for these corners grouping?

4. When putting them in jail, is it enough to make them stop dealing in drugs?

5. After they get out from jail what are their chances to have jobs and who will accept them with their records?

Story Link: http://www.npr.org/2011/07/25/138540864/from-drug-dealing-to-diploma-a-teens-struggle

6. Why the government do not put these kids in treatment centers after they are in jail or before they go to jail or even while they are jail? 

Saudi Arabia is a great country because of the treatment that people do with each other and how they are friendly and how they like to invite each other in their home for dinner, or launch.

Other thing is how is my country donate for other countries such as Lebanon, Moroco, and how did my country helped Somalia famine. And the war between kuwait and Iraq.