Through my partner’s presentation, I can identify several examples of how a particular foundational story has been retold, adapted, revisioned and alluded to. In Udit’s presentation, he talks about an Indian story called Mahabharata. He gives examples of how this story has been turned into movies, TV shows, graphic novels and books. Through my partner’s presentation, […]
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Grade 9 Personal Statement
Living in Vietnam as an expat for 14 and a half years has had a huge impact on my life. I am Australian but I was born in Bangkok, Thailand. When I was 2 weeks old I moved to Ho Chi Minh City. Leaving Vietnam and moving to Singapore was really hard for me. I […]
YMCA Service Reflection
Every Friday in seasons 3 and 4 I have participated in a service which meets with kids from the YMCA. For the first few weeks, we came together without the kids so that we could come up with ideas and plan our future sessions. When we had our first session with the kids, we were […]
Macbeth Act 4 – Willing Murderers
What kind of people are willing to undertake such dreadful business as murdering innocent women and children? I think that most of the people who murder innocent people have mental illnesses or have had issues/problems in the past. Sometimes, they don’t know how to control themselves or they want to release their anger and don’t […]
Macbeth Act 2 – Feelings and Mood
Analyse the ways in which Shakespeare evokes contradictory feelings towards his characters. In act 2, Lady Macbeth has convinced Macbeth to kill Duncan. In act 1 she talks about Macbeth “look[ing] so green and pale,” suggesting that he is worried and scared of killing Duncan (1. 7. 37). However, in act 2, Macbeth kills Duncan […]
Macbeth Act 1 – Characterisation
Differentiate between the direct and indirect characterisation Shakespeare uses in order to construct his characters. Shakespeare uses both direct and indirect characterisation to give the audience a clear idea of the characters. Before Macbeth is shown to the audience, the other characters subtly describe some of his characteristics throughout Scenes 1 and 2. This is […]
C3 – Rates and Energetics Test – Reflection
1 Strength: One strength of my test would be understanding and drawing graphs. This is something that I have improved on from my last test. I was able to understand the graphs showing exo/endothermic reactions and I was able to draw a graph showing amount of gas produced at different temperatures. 1 Weakness: One weakness that […]
Mukul Deva – WF
Mukul Deva talked about the process of writing a book. Something that surprised me was when he talked about how the research normally takes longer to do than writing the book. For example, if the book is set in different countries you need to research all the cultures, make sure that the time zones match […]
Christina Lau – WF
Christina Lau’s story was very inspirational. I used to think that being disabled was a struggle and changing your lifestyle because of a disability would be hard but Christina Lau said the opposite. She said that her accident has given her new opportunities in life and she also said that most disabled people have a […]