History

Here is some history I have done recently about the Vietnamese War

7-03-12

Background Research:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/psources/index.html

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Questions on Doc. 1:

• How do you know this is a primary source?

I know this is a primary source as at the bottom of the page it says:  Source: Department of State Bulletin, November 15, 1954. This shows that this document is a State document and must be truthful to the original document. Since it is also on this website which claims to only hold primary sources and is a trustworthy site it must be a primary source.

• What are E’s central concerns regarding Vietnam in the after math of the Geneva conference?

The main concerns are that the country is weak as it has been divided into military groups. Also it has been weakened by war. This, I think is worrying to America as it leaves Vietnam open to communist attack from China or Russia.

• Why do hundreds of thousands of” loyal Vietnamese citizens” want to move?

As American aid is not being brought to them, and they cannot stay in the country any longer because of the lack of food and water.

• What “political ideology” is abhorred (hated)?

A non-capitalist government which does not support the wishes of the free people of Vietnam is spoken against by Eisenhower.  Or a foreign ideology which I believe is communism which America abhorred.

• On what grounds is America offering its help?

    On the grounds that the Vietnamese government fight against the communist regime and                                                respond “to the nationalist aspirations of its people” such that capitalism remains strong in the      country.

• Is there an expected return on this offer?

Yes, there is an expectant return on the offer of aid. As America expects that if they give aid then the Vietnamese government will put in the effort in to protect themselves from communist beliefs.

“The Government of the United States expects that this aid will be met by performance on the part of the Government of Vietnam “.

Shadowlands

In religion class today we watched the movie Shadow lands. It was about the life of C.S Lewis, his religious beliefs and losses in life. It was interesting to see the story behind the novel The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Which I read when I was 11 years old. I did not know that C.S Lewis went through such suffering and loss in his life due to the deaths of his mother and wife. 


It really is an interesting movie to watch. As it shows death and grieving in a new and interesting light. And it also reveals reasons behind his much loved writing.




                               

"Swim a Mile With a Smile"

Before the Easter break our year had a talk from Brian Daly about a swim we are doing in aid of Barretstown and Crumlin Hospital. We are taking part in "Swim a Mile" which is in the National Aquatic Centre and is on next Friday.

I have a keen interest in swimming already so I really look forward to this. I also admire Brian and all charity workers as in the talk I learned about the great work Barretstown does to help and support families of sick children and how it gives them a well deserved break and is a happy place to go. And I am very happy to "swim a mile" for this very worthwhile charity!

Heres a link to the swim's website and details

Is mise an mealltóir... Is ainmhí mé.

Dia Dhuit gach duine.

 

Anois i mo rhang gaeilge táimid ag déanamh an dráma. "Phádraigín is ainm dom" é an ainm atá ar an dráma. Tá sé faoi cailín óg agus thug sí drugaí as an mealltóir (is mise an mealltóir). Tá a lán línte agam agus táim ag foghlaim mo línte gach lá. Beidh an dráma ar súil tar éis Cáis  tá mé ar bís agus tá sceitimíní an domhain orm!

 

Tá mo chara Kate ag scríobh faoi an dráma freisin tá "link" anseo ag dul go dtí a blog...

For all those non Irish speaking viewers heres my blog translated:


We are doing a drama at school called "Patricia is my name". Its about a young drug addict who takes drugs from a drug dealer( I play the drug dealer). I have loads of lines to learn and cant wait to perform it after Easter.
 I also provided a link to my friends blog...

Brave Force (forced to be brave!)

Last Wednesday most of our year travelled to Puddenhill, Co. Meath for an assault course. Basically it was a track through fields with pools of mud, hay stacks to jump over, ropes to climb and streams and rivers to swim through. It was freezing cold but I gave it my best shot, yes none of our school came first in the race but we thoroughly enjoyed the day! I arrived home that evening with bruised knees, soaked clothes and both physically and mentally drained. I'm glad I did it as its a personal acheivment I'm proud of.







Heres a link to the Brave Force website:

"Jabba Jabba Jembe!!!"

Last week my class did a drumming class. We learned all about African drumming and the traditions behind the drums.


We also learned about the "drum language", this is a method of understanding the rhythms. Its through vocal noises made to sound like the drum beats like for example, Boom Patta Boom Patta Boom Patta Patta. This tells you the rhythms length and beat, I really like this method of learning music as it is far more memorable and realistic than counting 1, 2, 3 etc. I play the clarinet and learned to play it in the "correct musical" way but learning to count rhythms this way was much better. I enjoyed playing music this fun and rhythmic way!

We played on various different drum types here are some pictures of them...
This is a Jembe drum
https://www.google.ie/se.1.5-1l4l0&gs_l891l2j1q=djembe+drum&oq=dj
This is a kenkeni drum
https://www.google.ie/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source

I really enjoyed this day. Especially learning about the African dances and traditions.

Work Experience...

I spent me week in the K Club kitchen, Straffan. I'm so tired after it, I did loads of work from 9 to 5 every day! I spent me days cooking rashers, chopping cucumbers, carrots, celery and peppers. Shaping pastry and helping to make the salads during service when the chefs were really busy. I enjoyed talking to the chefs, waiters and kitchen porters who passed through the kitchen everyday. It opened my eyes up to how people interact with one another under stressful service situations. On the last day I made a lemon drizzle cake. Now perhaps it didn't work out how I planned it to but I would blame the huge mixers that were about the size of my oven and the fact that the oven was far hotter than any oven I'd used before so my cake came out slightly on the blacker side. But my fellow employees seemed to enjoy it. I really did enjoy this week I spent as it was so different to my first week where I was in an office situation. I don't think that cheffing is the job for me as it is very stressful and it is long and hard hours according to chefs I talked to. However I still had a really great week!