Game

What is the first thing that pops on your mind when you see the word “game”? When I think about game, I would think of something fun and interesting. The story we read was totally different. The story is serious and deadly. The two men underground seemed like a game observed or played by other people. The two men had keys on them; they needed to turn the keys simultaneously to launch the missile. The guys behaved strangely because they were stuck in there for 133 days. If I am stuck in there for 133 days, I probably will shoot myself first. I got to do something, or else I would be really bored. Shotwell in the story was tempted to shot the missile or shoot the narrator. If it is me, I might also do that. Though the story is kind of creepy and hard to understand, but the meaning of the story is interesting.

The girl who wouldn’t talk

“The girl who wouldn’t talk” is a pretty good story. I really liked it. I think the girl does not because of the cultural difference. She might just be a really shy girl. The narrator is also an American-Chinese girl; she wanted to fit in with her American classmates. But she saw herself on the girl and she does not want to see it. So, she kept pushing the girl to talk. I think in every environment, we could always find a special girl just like the silent girl. Those girls or boys are just shy to contact with people. If me, I would walk up to him or her and ask them if they need helps. Everyone has a fear side, the narrator didn’t say it but she showed it on the silent girl. The fear is the side everyone wants to hide, but it will always appeal in some ways.

How does humidity affect evaporation?

        Science fair has finally ended. I would not to worry about it anymore. Although I do not think I did my best on this experiment this time, I still did put effort in it.

My science fair topic was about water saving. My research question was how does humidity affect evaporation? Basically, I set three cups with 150 milliliters of water in them. I set one of the cups outside the balcony. The other one is the bathroom. The third one was set in a room with a dehumidifier. I observed them over three days. I found out the cup I set in the room with the running dehumidifier worked the best. The water decreased the most compare to the one in the bathroom. The one in the bathroom did not work well I think it was because whenever we take showers, the water vapor would appear in the cup. The water in the cup would only increase than decrease. The main point of my experiment was to suggest use dehumidifier more because it could reduce the use of water during summers.

Article Review --- Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits

    

Studying method is the most important thing in learning. We don’t just memorize all the equations or materials the day before the test. We should keep repeating the material day after days. We could save the information in our brain longer than the information we shoved in the day before the test. Give ourselves a good environment to study. I prefer to study in a quiet room alone because I won’t get distracted. I’m not a study machine. I would need to study couple days or even weeks before the test. I study the materials teachers taught me on the day. I study them because the lectures teachers gave were still fresh in my mind. I could ‘get them out’ easily. I think finding personal study method could really help you with learning.

Movie Report --- Living Longer, Living Better- The Fountain of Youth

      Why do people all want to live until they are 100 years old or even beyond that? I personally think that living to 100 years old is a burden. I think it is a burden because someone would need to take care of me. That might cause a burden to them too. People might lose patience with me. But, in the video, it really did point out something important. That is exercise! I think exercise is very important to our health. Actually, I’m a person who doesn’t like to exercise. I think exercise is very tiring. From this video, I learnt that if I exercise half an hour a day, I could keep my body healthy and prevent diseases. Another way to keep healthy is diet. Don’t be scared to eat something that might make you fat. Your body does need to contain some fat. Eat food that could keep you in good shape, and avoid junk food. I really think our bodies are profound. Keeping we healthy and young have so many secrets that people did not realize. Our bodies are like clocks that never stop working. It goes the way it is, it may get distracted by our bad habits. So, I would keep in mind, no matter how tired I am to exercise, I should still do it. I want to keep in good shape!

Story Review --- The Devil and Tom Walker

    “The Devil and Tom Walker” is written by Washington Irving. The mood of the story is melancholy and dark. Tom Walker is a greedy person. His wife is a tall termagant, fierce of temper, loud of tongue, and strong of arm. One day Tom was walking home in the inlet. He meets the devil. Tom was not frightened by him because he had heard the stories about the devil. The devil made a treaty with him. The devil wants him to open a broker’s ship in Boston. The trade with the devil is the money. Tom got rich when he opens the shop. The funniest thing is that Tom becomes a strict church member after he opens the shop. Everyone is scared of devil, even Tom does. A land jobber begged Tom to grant a few months’ indulgence. But Tom kept reject him. Finally, Tom is irritated and said, “Devil take me if I have made a farthing.” The devil came right at his door and took him away.

Story Review --- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

        “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story. I think this story is quite interesting. My favorite part was when Dr. Heidegger put the dead flower in the Fountain of Youth, and it comes back to life again. That was miraculous! When the four guests saw the miracle, they wanted Dr. Heidegger to give them some the “water”. They took the drink and felt young again. They were dancing around the room. They could not believe the images in front of them, because they were too happy. The Fountain of Youth spilled all over the floor. They realized they returned to the reality. The four guests did not learn any lesson from the experiment, but Dr. Heidegger did. He learned that life moves on and it will never turn back. You can not go back to change any sins you made.