Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Inference 101 !

1. I wouldn't eat after that two-year-old if I were you.
Inference: The two-year-old probably did something gross to the food you were
about to eat, or has a cold and you could catch it. Something bad will
happen to you if you eat it because he "I wouldn't" sounds like a
warning!

2. For Valentine’s Day, my fantastic neighbor gave his wife a poem that took him
about two seconds to write. Sheesh.


Inference: My neighbor is not very considerate since he didn't take his time
writing the poem, the text clue that led me to this decision was the
"Sheesh". People usually say "Sheesh" when they are annoyed or
frustrated.

3. A man ran after a retreating bus, waving his briefcase frantically.
Inference: I've never seen a man chasing a bus, but he would be a stupid man to chase after a bus because its very dangerous. The bus could stop and he could run into it or another car could lose control and hit him.

4. If she died, I wouldn’t go to her funeral.
Inference: Im guessing she doesnt like that person or that their feelings are hurt alot so they cant go.
5. Jake almost wished that he hadn’t listened to the radio. He went to the closet
and grabbed his umbrella even though he would feel silly carrying it to the bus
stop on such a sunny morning.


Inference: I think Jake Listened to the radio for weather and people use umbrellea's on rainy days so i think its gonna rain, so he's prepared just in case.

6. Hey! What happened to all the school construction money taken from the
taxpayers? It paid for this toilet the money was flushed down.


Inference: Its meaning is that they wasted their money on something stupid that they could of used something else on useful.
7. As you give a speech in front of a large audience, you realize that people are
laughing behind their hands and pointing to the region below your waist.


Inference: I've seen someone give a speech and their was a little kid that ran on stage and laid by the person giving the speech, so thats pretty funny.
8. No, Honey, I don’t want you to spend a lot of money on my birthday present. Just
having you for a husband is the only gift I need. In fact, I’ll just drive my
old rusty bucket of bolts down to the mall and buy myself a little present. And
if the poor old car doesn't break down, I’ll be back soon.


Inference: The women doesnt want her husband spending all his money on her, so she said if he spends a lot of money on her, she will buy her own present.
9. A woman walks into a hospital clutching her abdomen and cursing out her husband,
who trails behind her carrying a large bag.


Inference: Her water must of broke and her husband was trying to get her to the hospital and got her a bag of clothes.
10. You're driving on the highway, listening to the radio, and a police officer
pulls you over.

Inference: I've been pulled over before and the officer was looking for someone else that had the same car as my moms. Maybe he thought that they were someone else.






Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Montreal Massacre !

On December 6th, 1989, a massacre happened in an engineering class. When Marc Lepine yelled "You're a bunch of feminists. I hate feminists," threatening to kill a room of female and male engineering students. Marc Lepine made the guys and girls seperate, girls on one side and boys on the other. Then he made the men walk out of the classroom, along with the teacher, and lined the girls up one by one and shot them in a row. While shooting them he yelled ''I hate feminists,'' when he was finished with the females, he shot all nine women in the room, killing six. He then moved through corridors, the cafeteria, and another classroom, specifically targeting women to shoot. Then shot himself after killing all 14 women in the École Polytechnique School.


I was surprised to discover that some of the victims lived after the massacre. Nathalie Provost was a victim that got shot and working as a engineer. Marc Lepine shot Natalie Provost in the foot and leg, and a bullet grazed her temple. None of the bullets struck her bones. What I would like to know if there is any other survivors to the massacre.On Nov. 23, 1990, police released a three-page note found in Marc Lepine's pocket the night of the massacre. In it he blamed feminists for his personal failures and listed prominent women he targeted. He also wrote that the military rejected him because of his anti-social behaviour and that his life was now ruined.

Who: Marc Lepine.
What: killed females because he hates feminists.
Where:École Polytechnique School.
When: December 6th, 1989.
Why: Marc Lepine couldnt stand feminists and said its affected his life for seven years.

Victims
  • Geneviève Bergeron (born 1968), civil engineering student
  • Hélène Colgan (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
  • Nathalie Croteau (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
  • Barbara Daigneault (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
  • Anne-Marie Edward (born 1968), chemical engineering student
  • Maud Haviernick (born 1960), materials engineering student
  • Maryse Laganière (born 1964), budget clerk in the École Polytechnique's finance department
  • Maryse Leclair (born 1966), materials engineering student
  • Anne-Marie Lemay (born 1967), mechanical engineering student
  • Sonia Pelletier (born 1961), mechanical engineering student
  • Michèle Richard (born 1968), materials engineering student
  • Annie St-Arneault (born 1966), mechanical engineering student
  • Annie Turcotte (born 1969), materials engineering student
  • Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (born 1958), nursing student



commemorative plaque in polished stone, deeply engraved with in circle with 14 small silver disks distributed around the circle. Inside, and under the university's logo and the legend "In Memoriam" are the names of the 14 victims and the date of the massacre

 In a park, 14 coffin-like benches of pink stone are set in a circle. A higher slanted pink panel is visible in the foreground

Monday, December 5, 2011

Julius Caesar !

The story of Julius Caesar, was a roman general. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed a political alliance that was to dominate Roman politics for several years. On the Ides of March (15 March) of 44 BC, Caesar was due to appear at a session of the Senate. Mark Antony, having vaguely learned of the plot the night before from a terrified  Liberator named Servilius Casca, and fearing the worst, went to head Caesar off. The plotters, however, had anticipated this and, fearing that Antony would come to Caesar's aid, had arranged for Trebonius to intercept him just as he approached the portico of Theatre of Pompey, where the session was to be held, and detain him outside.Ceasar was killed and a big war broke out. From blood bath to being king, its a must see play ! =) ''I came, I saw, I conquered.''-Julius Ceasar.

  • Father Gaius Julius Caesar the Elder




  • Mother Aurelia






  • My class went to Calvin Park, inside of L.C.V.I. To watch a wonderful play about an historic event that happened a long long time ago to be king of Rome. The Grade 7's of Calvin Park put on a wonderful play, the fact that they could remember all their lines in 6 weeks was outstanding to me. The grade 7's of Calvin Park Public School did a wondeerful job of reenacting an historic event from the past. The best thing that caught my eye was their historic clothes, i love how they made the clothing looking like back in the day dresses. They didn't wear modren day clothes, they made their own costumes. Also that they didnt have any footwear on like they did in the past. If i had to give a rate to the whole play i would give a 10-10 ! =)
    ''Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.''- Julius Caesar.