History Homework (Lesson 2 on 23-1-2008) (29-1-2008) (Tuesday)

Michelangelo was an example of Renaissance men. It can prove it from his work. He made many famous painting. One of it is the dome of St. Peter’s cathedral in Rome. This had a great influence on the architectural style of builders in later times.

And the other example is Leonardo da Vinci. He made two masterpieces during his lifetime. One of it is ‘The Mona Lisa’. In his painting, he developed a new painting style. Artists of his time usually used a white background three-dimensional effect in the painting. As a result, the chief object looked sharper and more realistic. This new painting style influenced the artists at the time and in later time.

The Renaissance men have the new style in their painting. The topic of their paint is open. And the artists showed their thought of themselves and the society in their painting. But the artists in Meddle Ages painted their painting almost around the religion in their society.

Script (Yau Ma Tei Theatre) (22-1-2008) (Tuesday)

Script

Bear: Hi, Teddy! Ai~ what is this building in this photo?
Teddy: This building is The Yau Ma Tei Theatre.
Bear: The Yau Ma Tei Theatre? Is it in Yau Ma Tei?
Teddy: Yes, of course it is in Yau Ma Tei!
Bear: Oh! The building looks really old and small.
Teddy: Yes, you’re right. It’s very aged.
Bear: Then, how old is it?
Teddy: It is eighty-two years old.
Bear: Wow! It is older than me!
Teddy: Do you want to have a visit?
Bear: Yes, of course. I want to visit it!
Teddy: OK! Then, let’s go now.
Teddy & Bear: One! Two! Three!
Teddy: Here is The Yau Ma Tei Theatre.
Bear: Wow! It’s tinier than nowadays’ theatres.
Teddy: Yes! Actually, The Yau Ma Tei Theatre, once the largest theatre
in Kowloon, it is located in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. It is classified as
"Grade II Historic Building". I think it is a very rare building
in Hong Kong.
Bear: Why do you think that it is a rare building?
Teddy: Because The Yau Ma Tei Theatre is the only remaining
pre-World War theatre in Kowloon.
Bear: Oh! I see. Then, let’s have a film inside the theatre!
Teddy: Oh! You can’t have a film even you can’t go inside! Because the theatre
closed on July 31, 1998.
Bear: Oh! It’s a pity. But why it closed? What makes it closed?
Teddy: Because it gradually lost customers to newer theatre in later time.
Bear: I know the reason why it seems dirty. Because nobody used it and no one
clean up it.
Bear: Do you know how many seats inside the theatre? Do you know the free
about the tickets? Do you know will the theatre open again? Do you know
can we eat and drink inside? Do you know more information about the
theatre?
Teddy: Oh! You have too many questions to ask me. I am confused!
Group 6: Peggy (3) Jessica (6)
Nathania (17) Samuela (18)

History Homework (Lesson 1 on 16-1-2008) (The hierarchy of medieval society and Hong Kong) (22-1-2008)(Tuesday)

Our power structure fundamentally is the same with the medieval society. We still have a hierarchy. But our hierarchy divides more detail. They must obey to the law like the medieval society and there are fairer to everyone than the medieval society.

The Chief Executive(the king in the Medieval society) is the head of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The second are the secretaries of Departments(the knights in the Medieval society):
Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang Ying-yen, GBS, JP,
Financial Secretary, Mr John Tsang Chun-wah, JP,
Secretary for Justice, Mr Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP.
And the last is Citizens (the peasants in the Medieval society) are in the lowest class of the power structure. But they also can give suggestion to the government.

Dragonwings(18-1-2008)

At the age of eight, Moon Shadow is sent to live in a strange land, halfway across the world, with the father he has never met. What do you think it would feel like to abandon everything familiar for the completely unknown? Can you share a similar experience?

I will feel scare and lone. I will want to go home. May be I will be crazy.
I have a similar experience. It was happened in a supermarket when I was small. In that time I came to a supermarket with my mother, which is the first time I go there. I still remembered that I walked in front of my mother but after a few second, I turned around my head but I did not see my mother. And I could not find her. Then I cried but soon my mother found me and I stopped crying. In the time of I lost my mother, I felt scare and lone but now I have a mobile phone so I will not scare.