Assumption-something you think is true although you have no proof.
Attacking-to deliberately uses physical violence against someone.
Blurry-to become difficult to see or make something difficult to see.
Boycott-to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting.
Dimensional-the size of something, especially when this is given as its length, height, and width.
Dynamic-the way in which things or people behave, react, and affect each other.
Eyestrain-a pain you feel in your eyes
Industry-the people and organizations that work in industry.
Overlapped-the amount by which two things activities
Phenomenon-something or someone that is very unusual because of a rare quality or ability that they have.
Projected-to make the picture of a film, photograph appear in a larger form on a screen.
Technical-connected with practical knowledge, skills, or methods, especially in industrial or scientific work.
1000719 Scary Movie 4 Movie Review-Michael
Scary Movie 4 is the fourth in the Scary Movie series which is directed by David Zucker. The main actors are Anna Faris, Regina Hall, and Craig Bierko. The plot of this comedy movie is very funny. The screen writer, Craig Mazin, takes scenes from many different scary movies and mixes them up, resulting in a hilarious film. I think one thing that could make this movie better would be filming in 3D. It would help improve the theatrical use of the lighting and special effects.
The story is about Cindy Campbell, a girl who goes to take care of an old woman in her scary old home. At one point in the movie, Cindy and other supporting actors find themselves stuck in a bathroom with toilet shaped “venus fly traps” around their necks. Not only is it funny to see toilet seats around their neck, it is also clearly spoofing Saw 2’s venus fly trap scene. Another scene borrowed from the Saw series, this time Saw 1, is when supporting actors Dr. Phil and Shaqille O’Neal find their ankles chained in a bathroom. They have to leave the room in two minutes or the room will be filled with nerve gas, and then they will die. This always makes me laugh because after they realize they have to cut off their own legs to get out, they wind up cutting off the wrong legs!
I think Scary Movie 4 would be much improved with the use of 3D filming. Some of the scenes are a little dark, and having the feeling of being in the room would be more scary. Also, when the special effects moments come, like the Tripod aliens jumping out of the road, it would be even more funny to have them jumping out at my face. Overall, I think the movie is really worth seeing and recommend it for all audiences of an appropriate age.
2011年7月21日 星期四
2011年7月14日 星期四
1000715 Youtube-Michael
1000715 Youtube-Michael
1. What things can people do on Youtube?
We can share some movies, concerts, and TV shows on Youtube, get some information we might know by watching videos, and we can also post a comment by the video! We can listen to music by using Youtube and see the latest songs on Youtube.
2. What experiences do you have on using Youtube?
I saw Max posted some of his own made videos on Youtube, and I was very excited. Even only a few people watched it, but it was still very good for us. I also have and experience of watching Billboard and some funny movies on Youtube. Every week Max and I will see Billboard on Youtube to see the top fifty songs on the Billboard. Some of the songs are very popular everyone likes them a lot.
3. What things can Youtube help on homework?
Youtube also has a lot of resource to use. There a lot people who share their lessons to everyone and let people to see it. I have use Youtube to see MIT’s physic class which is teaching Newton’s three laws of motion which is very interesting. I also watched some teachers teaching junior high school’s lessons which are very useful.
4. What kind of conveniece when using Youtube to entertain yourself
We can see some concerts on Youtube, and some movies and music too, so we don’t need to see movies, concerts or buy some CD’s anymore! It is also very convenient to use Youtube because it is very easy to control we don’t have to search for a long time.
5. What videos would you share on Youtube?
I think I will share some funny jokes, funny movies, songs, and some games video. I want to share my things to everyone to let them see it. Maybe someone will give me some suggestions and tell me how to make it better and more popular.
1. What things can people do on Youtube?
We can share some movies, concerts, and TV shows on Youtube, get some information we might know by watching videos, and we can also post a comment by the video! We can listen to music by using Youtube and see the latest songs on Youtube.
2. What experiences do you have on using Youtube?
I saw Max posted some of his own made videos on Youtube, and I was very excited. Even only a few people watched it, but it was still very good for us. I also have and experience of watching Billboard and some funny movies on Youtube. Every week Max and I will see Billboard on Youtube to see the top fifty songs on the Billboard. Some of the songs are very popular everyone likes them a lot.
3. What things can Youtube help on homework?
Youtube also has a lot of resource to use. There a lot people who share their lessons to everyone and let people to see it. I have use Youtube to see MIT’s physic class which is teaching Newton’s three laws of motion which is very interesting. I also watched some teachers teaching junior high school’s lessons which are very useful.
4. What kind of conveniece when using Youtube to entertain yourself
We can see some concerts on Youtube, and some movies and music too, so we don’t need to see movies, concerts or buy some CD’s anymore! It is also very convenient to use Youtube because it is very easy to control we don’t have to search for a long time.
5. What videos would you share on Youtube?
I think I will share some funny jokes, funny movies, songs, and some games video. I want to share my things to everyone to let them see it. Maybe someone will give me some suggestions and tell me how to make it better and more popular.
2011年6月3日 星期五
1000603 Wicked Spring Weather-Michael
Wicked Spring Weather
Severe storm systems sweep across the south-central region of the U.S.
BY VICKIE AN
A deadly storm system continued to sweep through the nation's midsection on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and injuries in several states. Pounding rain, flash flooding and strong winds damaged dozens of homes and toppled trees. The violent storm killed 173 people across five states.
JEFF ROBERSON—AP
Jason Byram carries his 4-year-old daughter, Shelby Daves, out of a rescue boat on April 26, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Many residents had to be evacuated on Monday after heavy rains caused dangerous flooding.
This round of wild weather comes just one day after a powerful storm system killed 11 people in Arkansas and Mississippi. On Monday, a tornado ripped through the town of Vilonia, Arkansas, in Faulkner County. The twister flattened homes, sent cars flying and tore down power lines. "It snapped overhead poles like they were toothpicks," said Faulkner County spokesman Stephan Hawks. "It was a heck of a little tornado."
A Season of Twisters
Much of the South was still struggling to pick up the pieces caused by flooding and earlier twisters when the latest series of storms struck on Tuesday. According to the Weather Channel, more than 290 confirmed tornadoes—and counting—have touched down in the U.S. in April. The number shatters the previous record, set in 1974, of 267 tornadoes in the same month.
The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings in the region on Tuesday. Officials in Alabama reported two suspected tornadoes in Marshall County, near Birmingham. According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, at least one twister had hit between the small towns of Edom and Van, in East Texas.
"You could see lumber and stuff swirling in it," said resident Rhonda Modesitt, 45. She and her 15-year-old son had watched the tornado spin toward their apartment. "You could hear it coming through and then it got really still."
On April 22, a twister slammed Lambert Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, causing severe damage and chaos. The airport was closed after the tornado hit, but is now operating at near full capacity again. It was one of five twisters to hit Eastern Missouri on Friday.
The storm system is set to head east across the nation this week, affecting states from New York to Georgia.
1000603 Wicked Spring Weather-Michael
Tornadoes are terrible things. They can destroy a lot of places and things. Storms are also terrible. They can bring a lot of rain, floods and even mudslides. These disasters can cause us to death so it is better to have less of these disaster happen. The violent, big storm killed 173 people during it goes across five states in America. A lot of place in America is getting in the wild weather. Such as tornado, which comes in spring they can suck up a lot of thing and bring them to a distance away where they were before. In April, there are more than two hundred and ninty tornadoes touch down in the U.S. So Americans are used to have a lot of tornadoes in the spring.
Severe storm systems sweep across the south-central region of the U.S.
BY VICKIE AN
A deadly storm system continued to sweep through the nation's midsection on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and injuries in several states. Pounding rain, flash flooding and strong winds damaged dozens of homes and toppled trees. The violent storm killed 173 people across five states.
JEFF ROBERSON—AP
Jason Byram carries his 4-year-old daughter, Shelby Daves, out of a rescue boat on April 26, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Many residents had to be evacuated on Monday after heavy rains caused dangerous flooding.
This round of wild weather comes just one day after a powerful storm system killed 11 people in Arkansas and Mississippi. On Monday, a tornado ripped through the town of Vilonia, Arkansas, in Faulkner County. The twister flattened homes, sent cars flying and tore down power lines. "It snapped overhead poles like they were toothpicks," said Faulkner County spokesman Stephan Hawks. "It was a heck of a little tornado."
A Season of Twisters
Much of the South was still struggling to pick up the pieces caused by flooding and earlier twisters when the latest series of storms struck on Tuesday. According to the Weather Channel, more than 290 confirmed tornadoes—and counting—have touched down in the U.S. in April. The number shatters the previous record, set in 1974, of 267 tornadoes in the same month.
The National Weather Service issued several tornado warnings in the region on Tuesday. Officials in Alabama reported two suspected tornadoes in Marshall County, near Birmingham. According to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, at least one twister had hit between the small towns of Edom and Van, in East Texas.
"You could see lumber and stuff swirling in it," said resident Rhonda Modesitt, 45. She and her 15-year-old son had watched the tornado spin toward their apartment. "You could hear it coming through and then it got really still."
On April 22, a twister slammed Lambert Airport in St. Louis, Missouri, causing severe damage and chaos. The airport was closed after the tornado hit, but is now operating at near full capacity again. It was one of five twisters to hit Eastern Missouri on Friday.
The storm system is set to head east across the nation this week, affecting states from New York to Georgia.
1000603 Wicked Spring Weather-Michael
Tornadoes are terrible things. They can destroy a lot of places and things. Storms are also terrible. They can bring a lot of rain, floods and even mudslides. These disasters can cause us to death so it is better to have less of these disaster happen. The violent, big storm killed 173 people during it goes across five states in America. A lot of place in America is getting in the wild weather. Such as tornado, which comes in spring they can suck up a lot of thing and bring them to a distance away where they were before. In April, there are more than two hundred and ninty tornadoes touch down in the U.S. So Americans are used to have a lot of tornadoes in the spring.
2011年5月27日 星期五
1000527 A Terrible Twister –Michael
A Terrible Twister
After a devastating tornado, the people of Joplin, Missouri, pick up the pieces
By Suzanne Zimbler
On Sunday evening, a powerful tornado tore through the town of Joplin, Missouri, creating a devastating path of destruction. Twenty minutes before the tornado touched down, warning sirens sounded, and residents scrambled to find cover or leave town. But for many, 20 minutes was not enough time.
MARIO TAMA—GETTY IMAGES
People struggle to salvage items from homes ripped apart by Sunday's tornado.
The tornado touched down at around 6:00 p.m. It destroyed thousands of homes and business, injured 750 people and killed at least 122 people. Three days later, as residents start to pick up the pieces, the search for missing victims continues. "We are still in search-and-rescue mode," said Mark Rohr, Joplin's city manager.
A Mighty Tornado
Sunday's tornado was the country's eighth deadliest since record-keeping began in 1840. The National Weather Service said the twister was an EF5, the highest rating possible on a scale of tornado power and intensity.
Bill Davis, the lead forecaster on a National Weather Service team, said that only an unusually powerful tornado could destroy so many sturdy buildings, including a hospital, a bank and a Pepsi bottling plant. "Numerous well-built residential homes were basically leveled," he said.
The Road to Recovery
With four school buildings destroyed, class has been cancelled for all Joplin students for the rest of the school year. But officials have vowed to be ready for the new school year to begin on August 17, as scheduled.
JULIE DENESHA—GETTY IMAGES
Rescuers are traveling from house to house, searching for survivors.
The district is working to determine which buildings can be used. Some Joplin students may be sent to attend school in other districts. "We definitely have a deadline, and we're looking to make that happen," Superintendent C.J. Huff told The Joplin Globe.
As Joplin residents turned their attention to recovery efforts, violent weather struck the Midwest again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tornados tore through parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas, killing at least 14 people.
With so many communities devastated by the recent twisters, many wonder how they can lend a hand. The American Red Cross has set up a donation page that allows you to give directly to tornado relief. For more information, visit www.redcross.org.
1000527 A Terrible Twister –Michael
Tornadoes are terrible disasters if they come they will destroy a lot of things. In America there are lots of tornadoes hitting people they often destroy everything. What is a tornado? A tornado is a dagerous, violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. People often call them as twister, tornado or cyclone. The tornado often has a destructive power which sucks everything up in the sky until the tornado vanish. When the tornado disappear all the things that the tornado sucks up will fall down to the ground. People are afraid of the tornado because the tornado might destroy their houses and farms they can also cause death. Even more when a tornado sweeps over a place you will need to spend a lot of time rebuilding the things back to normal. The tornado which striked Joplin, Missouri had destoyed four schools. It let the class cancelled for the rest of the years. So children have to study in other school or study by themselves. So tornadoes are very terrible.
After a devastating tornado, the people of Joplin, Missouri, pick up the pieces
By Suzanne Zimbler
On Sunday evening, a powerful tornado tore through the town of Joplin, Missouri, creating a devastating path of destruction. Twenty minutes before the tornado touched down, warning sirens sounded, and residents scrambled to find cover or leave town. But for many, 20 minutes was not enough time.
MARIO TAMA—GETTY IMAGES
People struggle to salvage items from homes ripped apart by Sunday's tornado.
The tornado touched down at around 6:00 p.m. It destroyed thousands of homes and business, injured 750 people and killed at least 122 people. Three days later, as residents start to pick up the pieces, the search for missing victims continues. "We are still in search-and-rescue mode," said Mark Rohr, Joplin's city manager.
A Mighty Tornado
Sunday's tornado was the country's eighth deadliest since record-keeping began in 1840. The National Weather Service said the twister was an EF5, the highest rating possible on a scale of tornado power and intensity.
Bill Davis, the lead forecaster on a National Weather Service team, said that only an unusually powerful tornado could destroy so many sturdy buildings, including a hospital, a bank and a Pepsi bottling plant. "Numerous well-built residential homes were basically leveled," he said.
The Road to Recovery
With four school buildings destroyed, class has been cancelled for all Joplin students for the rest of the school year. But officials have vowed to be ready for the new school year to begin on August 17, as scheduled.
JULIE DENESHA—GETTY IMAGES
Rescuers are traveling from house to house, searching for survivors.
The district is working to determine which buildings can be used. Some Joplin students may be sent to attend school in other districts. "We definitely have a deadline, and we're looking to make that happen," Superintendent C.J. Huff told The Joplin Globe.
As Joplin residents turned their attention to recovery efforts, violent weather struck the Midwest again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tornados tore through parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas, killing at least 14 people.
With so many communities devastated by the recent twisters, many wonder how they can lend a hand. The American Red Cross has set up a donation page that allows you to give directly to tornado relief. For more information, visit www.redcross.org.
1000527 A Terrible Twister –Michael
Tornadoes are terrible disasters if they come they will destroy a lot of things. In America there are lots of tornadoes hitting people they often destroy everything. What is a tornado? A tornado is a dagerous, violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. People often call them as twister, tornado or cyclone. The tornado often has a destructive power which sucks everything up in the sky until the tornado vanish. When the tornado disappear all the things that the tornado sucks up will fall down to the ground. People are afraid of the tornado because the tornado might destroy their houses and farms they can also cause death. Even more when a tornado sweeps over a place you will need to spend a lot of time rebuilding the things back to normal. The tornado which striked Joplin, Missouri had destoyed four schools. It let the class cancelled for the rest of the years. So children have to study in other school or study by themselves. So tornadoes are very terrible.
2011年1月29日 星期六
1000129 大學學測作文-Michael
1000129 大學學測作文-Michael
There was fancy ball, which everyone needed to wear a mask and fancy costumes. There was a young man called, Johnny he was looking at a pretty girl. The girl who was called Ann also saw Johnny, and then all of a sudden they saw each other and fell in love. Johnny asked where Ann lived and he also wanted her cell phone number. The next day, Johnny went to Ann’s place with his lovely yellow guitar. He stood outside of Ann’s house and started to sing a lovely song. Just then, a man opened the window and yelled at him, “What the hell are doing at there? Are you making some noise? You are disturbing us! If you don’t leave I’ll take a bazooka and shoot you!” Johnny was frighten but he didn’t give up to see Ann. He yelled, “Ann, I am Johnny please come down and see me!” Then Ann came down, she said, “Johnny, I really love you but I am a lesbian!” Johnny was so shock that he said, “Actually, I am a girl” and then he took off his mask. So Johnny and Ann lived together happily forever!
2011年1月21日 星期五
1000121 Traditional Chinese New Year Fun with Trendy New Twist-Michael
1000121 Traditional Chinese New Year Fun with Trendy New Twist-Michael
The Lunar Chinese New Year is one of our traditional cultures. It is very special because a lot of foreign countries don’t have this holiday. During the Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, people will go to buy a lot of New Year goods, give others red envelope, cleaning the house, and putting up the Spring Festival couplets. We also eat New Year’s Meal, on that day families get together and have a feast together. Every dish has a meaning for it. I think Chinese New Year has a great meaning for me not only because I can get a lot of red envelopes but also means that I am older and I need to have more responsibility. So Chinese New Year is very important to our life.
The Lunar Chinese New Year is one of our traditional cultures. It is very special because a lot of foreign countries don’t have this holiday. During the Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, people will go to buy a lot of New Year goods, give others red envelope, cleaning the house, and putting up the Spring Festival couplets. We also eat New Year’s Meal, on that day families get together and have a feast together. Every dish has a meaning for it. I think Chinese New Year has a great meaning for me not only because I can get a lot of red envelopes but also means that I am older and I need to have more responsibility. So Chinese New Year is very important to our life.
2011年1月7日 星期五
1000107 Taiwan’s Tea Culture-Michael
1000107 Taiwan’s Tea Culture-Michael
Tea has been an important part of the Taiwan culture. From green tea and oolong tea to bubble tea and pearl milk tea, the tea culture has been existed for a long time. Tea is very important to Taiwanese people. Why Taiwanese people like tea? Taiwan’s climate and geography makes a good place to grow tea. So people started to grow tea since 1970. Tea was a good thing at that time because people can sell tea to other countries and make money by selling them. Nowadays, people open a lot of tea shops these tea shops have a lot of different tea like black tea, green tea, pearl milk tea and others too. I think Taiwan’s tea culture is something that is very special so I think people should keep this culture and make it better.
Tea has been an important part of the Taiwan culture. From green tea and oolong tea to bubble tea and pearl milk tea, the tea culture has been existed for a long time. Tea is very important to Taiwanese people. Why Taiwanese people like tea? Taiwan’s climate and geography makes a good place to grow tea. So people started to grow tea since 1970. Tea was a good thing at that time because people can sell tea to other countries and make money by selling them. Nowadays, people open a lot of tea shops these tea shops have a lot of different tea like black tea, green tea, pearl milk tea and others too. I think Taiwan’s tea culture is something that is very special so I think people should keep this culture and make it better.
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