Big Foot Discussion Questions

1. What do you think about Bigfoot in China and America? Does he really exist?

I heard about him, but never read or did any research on that. Anyway, I don't believe he exists.

2. What do you think Bigfoot is like? Is he half man and half animal? Is that possible?

My personal opinion is, that he is an animal.

3. If Bigfoot doesn't exist, do you think people are making stories? How could so many people lie about it?

When I was a child, thought seeing a lot of different things that not exists, because my friends saw them. I think the same happens to those people.

4. Should we be scared of Bigfoot if he truly does exist? What do you think Bigfoot thinks about us?

I don't know what wild animals think about people in general. I think we are enemies for them.

5. Is looking for Bigfoot a waste of time? Is there any value in making contact with him?

I don't think that it is waste of time for people who believe in them. I wouldn't use my spare time for trying to find some proof about their existing. Everyone choose where and how to use their time.

6. What other unusual sightings exist in China? Have you ever seen anything strange in China?

I have never been in China. But I'd love to visit. In China exist UFO's, Lake Tianchi Monster

7. What other unusual sightings do you know about from around the world? Loch Ness Monster, UFO's, etc.

Mermaids, vampires, werewolves, Mothman and etc.

8. Would you ever spend anytime looking for Bigfoot? Why or why not?

I don't believe in Bigfoot and wouldn't waste my time finding it.

Week Eight

Who was the most influential person in your life? How did this person make you want to become better?

As i write in one of my post before, the most influential person in my life is definitely my grandfather. First of all i caring the same name like him. In my country is tradition that children when get born getting name from grandparents if they was a good persons, about name deciding families with their best man (godfather).

Why my grandfather was so influential person in my life? First of all you have to know how life story and then you will understand. I will try to explain little bit of his life.

Everything starting when we was younger, his family wasn't so rich, like whole country who just came out from WW2 (his grandfather died in this war). He just finish 4 grade of elementary school, but this didn't stop him to became very smart and intelligent person. He get married very young, and then he went out of his parents house and start to live alone with his wife, my grandmother. Long period they live like subtenants till they buy first house. My grandfather work so hard for his first house, he work for one wealthier man from town as a servant for more than one year, 24 hours. After this he start to work in rural cooperatives and his life really begin, he buy some fields, and he began to work in agriculture. Soon, they bought new house, where i still live. My grandparent was very smart to make money and to manage with them. Also my grandmother helping him a lot about everything.

He also suffered to had a car accident and almost died. But fortunately he survive and get healed and continue his life path. He's stories about travel to Italy and Trieste to buy some needs for agriculture without knowing any other language beside Serbian, or that he drove cattle two days in another city on his feet, and finally did not sell anything and had to return, or how he selling watermelons in Osijek, Croatian city, before the Civil war began, are just some of the stories that waiting to be told on some another time…

All i can do is try to be at least as my grandfather used to be…

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Viewing Worksheet

What happens to Andy Dufresne and Red?

Andy and Red met in prison. Later they became friends.

What do we learn of Andy and Red's characters?

Andy’s character appears to be good hearted, which is why we believe in his innocence. Red is narrator of the story, contraband smuggler in the prison. With helping to each other they become best friends. What I learned is that doesn't matter whatever you did in the past you still can find true friend in unusual place.

What do we learn of the nature of the prison? Give examples.

The Shawshank prison grounds as a dark, dreary, and unpleasant place. This casts a shadow over the prison and creates a gloomy and rather lifeless atmosphere to it, establishing a depressing environment.

What does Andy endure in the first few years? Be accurate and specific.

In the first few years of his stay, he is beaten and sexually assaulted by other prisoners. He does not break down, reads his Bible in his cell and confidently walks by himself.

What does the library represent to Andy? Think about time, education, friends, music and hope.

The library represents freedom outside the walls of Shawshank. A bright window for the imagination that looks out to the world beyond the fences and barbed wire. Andy's dream for a library was to give all of the inmates a chance to escape their bondage for a while, a chance to be, at least for a brief time, free men once again.

Identify a scene where music is important. Explain how it is used and to what effect.

When you read a book, or listen to a piece of music, you are transported beyond the boundaries of your own little world, and you experience the visions of others in all of their human variations. When Andy plays the music over the tannoy, everyone stops what they're doing and for a few minutes they're free men in their minds.

Using evidence from the film, explain the following peoples characteristics and say why they are important:

• Warden Norton - chief of the prison. He portrays himself as a strict Christian, but this is most likely a facade to maintain a good public image. He has no problem with ordering Captain Byron Hadley to beat any inmate that interrupts him with his nightstick.
• Brooks - Brooks has been a prisoner at Shawshank prison for over 50 years. The peaceful old man who feeds birds and tends to the library. He is as a mentor for the others.
• Tommy - he was brought to prison on robbery charges. He told to Andy that his old prison-mate killed his wife.
• Captain Hadley - Hadley was a harsh prison guard who repeatedly beat inmates, in some cases so badly that they died. He saved Andy from the Sisters because Andy was useful to Hadley and Warden with finance advices.
• Other Secondary Characters:

Bogs Diamond - the head of "The Sisters" gang and a prison rapist.
Heywood - is a member of Red's gang who are long sentence serving convicts.

What happens at the end of the film? What message does it send to society?

The two main characters achieve their freedom and live happily ever after.

Week Six

Is there anything in your past that you would like to change? 

Would you change it if you could?

This is very difficult topic because we have to remember the past and to search deep to find what we would like to change if we could. When i search in my past i'm not really sure if i want to change something or not. Because you know how is one saying, don't look what's behind you, but remember the way that you crossed, to be who you are. So i think the same like this proverb. But since i have to speak about something in the past that i would like to change if i can, i can find something. This can be my wish to travel all around world, but i didn't travel at all when i was younger, i started recently to travel.

Now is question why is like this? I'm not really hundred per cent sure why is like this, but lets go step by step. When i was younger my country Yugoslavia, now Serbia, was passing trough transition and trough very bad time. When i was born it was Civil war in my country, in 1999. my country was bombed, in 2006. one part of country (Montenegro) get independence, and again in 2008. other part of country get independence too (Kosovo). In fact, Kosovo break away without consent of my country and with help of other countries, but this is topic for some another day. Anyway, very hard situation and first of all no enough money was one of the reason and the biggest reason. Another reason can be, all of my friends didn't really like to travel so i didn't had with who to travel.

On the end i start to travel, i collect some money, travel to USA, and then i worked on student exchange program, make something and travel all around USA, trough Route 66, started in NYC, trough Cleveland, Chicago, Sent Luis, Oklahoma, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Also i lived in state of Maine and Ogunquit city and Florida and Miami Beach. When i come back from USA, I also travel in a lot of European cities like Paris, Rome, Prague, and countries with visit more cities like Hungary, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Montenegro, Bosnia, etc.

If i can change something in past i will travel more when i was kid. But even this is not that bad right?

Week five

Have you ever been involved in some serious wrongdoing? What lesson did you learn from the experience?

Once a upon a time i was involved in some wrongdoing when i was a kid. I mean this isn't so much  serious wrongdoing but it was little bit wrong. One of my best friend and me wanted to go to our capital city in Serbia, Belgrade to watch football game of my favorite football club, Red Star.

When i ask my father to go on the game, he of course refuse because of few reason, first i was young and never go by myself, it was very dangerous to go alone, and game is finishing very late so he is worry how i will come back. So his answer was no. Do you think that this stop me? Since that mistakes is a natural part of life. Of course this didn't stop me, the only problem was that we didn't had enough money, but when we collect we had enough to buy game tickets and maybe for some drinks. So how we will get there, i ask my friend, he say me no problem, we can hitchhike.

Ok, lets do this, we decide. We meet each other and go to to walk in direction of our capital city and hitchhike. Previously i said my parent that i will spend night at friends house, he say the same. In begin nobody stop but on the end stop a big truck. When door was open in truck sitting a guy with mustache and he speak some strange language i think he was from Turkey. We decide to enter to truck because we need to come on time for game. Guy was totally normal and drop off us on entrance of city. Only was scary thing to drive with him in truck and he didn't speak our language, but we survive. We take a bus and go to game.

When game was finish it was little bit before midnight so we can't do hitchhike now, its too dangerous. So we decide to go on train, but we didn't had money. We enter to train and conductor come to us when time come and ask us for tickets. We didn't had money or tickets so he ask us to go out on next station. When train almost arrive on next station we decide to go to restroom and lock a door and to stay there till our station. This plan work out and when we arrive to our station we go out but conductor saw us and yelled on us. But it was too late we arrived.

From that day i learn lesson that is not good to try to do things and not pay and laying our parents. 

Crop Circles

Crop Circles who made them?

Crop circles first began cropping up in the 1970s, sparking claims that they were created by extraterrestrials. Although two men came forward in 1991 and said that they had created the patterns as a UFO hoax, they did not take responsibility for all of the crop circles, leading some people to believe that perhaps something paranormal is also responsible for the strange spheres. While scientists know paranormal forces have nothing to do with crop circles, the patterns are intriguing, with some scientists trying to figure out exactly how they are made​​.

This one is very old picture of crop circles from 17. century and this is definitely made by devil.

This one is made by aliens, because is too big that human being can make this for just a one night and that nobody can notice this.

This massive 780-foot (238 meters) crop circle appeared in 2001 in the remote area of Milk Hill in Wiltshire, England. The elaborate design is composed of 409 circles that form a pattern called a double, or six-sided, triskelion, which is a motif consisting of three interlocking spirals.

This one is made by Big foot. It only make sense! These circles are used as their dinner tables. Have you ever seen a Bigfoot eat? Have you ever seen a Crop Circle made? I am totally on to this!

Week four

Outgoing/Vacation with family

I will today speak of one time when i went with my family on a Agricultural fair in Novi Sad, second biggest city in my country.

Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad is the leading trade fair in the field of agribusiness in the Western Balkans and Southeastern Europe. In seven days of the Fair meet and connect manufacturers, retailers, professionals, scientists, politicians, business delegations and representatives of the media and visitors from all areas of social and economic sectors.

Going to Agricultural fair for my family is like standard family thing where my family going every year in month may. This is not just regular Agricultural fair, this is much more there than fair. On fair you can see so many things, starting of new mechanical products for the field, like new tractors, agricultural machinery, equipment and parts thereof, different food and drink, livestock, machinery and equipment for the food industry, vegetable product and petrochemicals, dedicated facilities and processing plants, processing and storage of crop production, packaging, agro innovation in agriculture and everything else what is in relation to the agriculture.

The most funnies thing was when i watch for the first time alive horse racing. Which is include: Skipping an obstacle: horse and rider jump over cellular barriers. The attractiveness of this discipline stunned me. So now I understand why this discipline has contributed to this being the most common equestrian sport in the world. Also acrobatics on the horse that combines horseback riding, gymnastics and acrobatics. While horse counters in a circle, an athlete that performs gymnastic program.

Every year when i went on the the fair i see something new and something interesting. I think this year will be again some new innovation in agriculture to see it.

Till next time...

Amelia Earhart Webquest Worksheet

Answers:
1. 1897.
2. These are turbulent, difficult years for Amelia and her family
3. 1928. She was first women pilot to fly as a passanger across the atlantic ocean
4. Economic boom
5. At state fair, she was 10 years old
6. Her father get the job in Malasiya
7. 1/9/1921 Amelia has her first lesson with Neta Snook
8. Amelia passes her flying license tests given by National Aeronautical
9. 33
10. When she was at 10.000 feet on june 17-18 1928
11. 2/7/1931 married to George P. Potman
12. 1930. Womens air derby
13. Great depression
14. 1927.
15. 1933.
16. A new twine engine plain
17. Begin fly around world
18. 1928.
19. 3/17/1937
20. Newland Island

Mystery

Mystery

In the house of family James (Jane and Jones) was dawned usually morning. Jane preparing apple pie and had to feed the cat. But the oven ring and the pie was ready. She put pie on window to get cold. Her husband in garage preparing project for work, their kid Peter playing some games in house on the computer. In that moment postman ring the bell, Jane come to open door, and take a mail, when she come back pie wasn't there.

Hm... that's strange she said. She ask husband, Peter, even postman who was now next door, but everyone has alibi. But then she remember that cut wasn't fed, everything was clear. Cat eat all, wow, she must be very hungry. 

Next time she will first fed a cat and then make a pie.

Week Three

Describe one of your grandparents

This time i will try to describe one of my grandparent, what he accomplished in life and my wish to be like him. Also i have the same name like my grandfather which i get from fathers best man.

My grandfather is also my idol because of many reason. He is very perspicacious, hard worker, always reasonable, and someone on who you can trust and you can believe, he will be always there to support and help you. He is right now 77 years old, but he still have cheerful spirit and sense of humor.

I would like even to mention his cheeks, which they are all up. From laughter his wrinkles going on up, not on down as usually. When i was a kid, and when i sleep bad or i have bad dream, i always come to his bed, he always know how to calm me down and to say me some story to make me easier to sleep.

He achieved a lot of thing in his life. For me he is even greater man, especially when i know the story that he and my grandmother started from zero and make everything for normal life. He had many problem in life when they was younger, but they together pass all barriers and they was successful on the end.

Still now, when he is older, he can easily work for two person, yep, for two, his spirit is still very young. He is as well all the time helping everyone. Since that he living in village and he have farm, who ever come to his home, he will first ask if you are hungry or thirsty and he will offer you first to try Serbian national drink "Rakija" and after that you have to eat homemade and organic food, even if you are not hungry. Rakija is something like plum Brandy but very strong.

I really like my grandfather because he have strong personality and i would like to be like him.

Discussion about Ghoust

1.       Do you believe in ghost?
Perhaps, this is the most mystery example, because a lot of people claim to have seen ghost. I think that it could be true.

2.       Do you believe that dead people come back to life as ghosts?
I think that sometimes they cannot leave, but it’s only a matter of time, they will be able to do it and they never return.

3.       Would you talk to a ghost?
No, I would not it.

4.       Do you know any good stories about ghosts?
Yes, I know a lot of histories of people claim to know any ghost.

5.       Do you know anyone who has said that they have seen a ghost?
Yes, I know a friend. She told me about her experience.

6.       Have you ever come in contact with a ghost?
No, I have never been in contact with anyone.

7.       If one of your friends told you they had seen a ghost, would you believe him/her?

a.       Why/Why not?

I prefer to keep a neutral position, because it’s a mystery and it can be true or not. Maybe it’s true for my friend.

8.       What is the scariest ghost story you know?
My friend’s history, it is about a ghost who was inside of her aunt, and she lived this situation.

9.       Is there an area where you live (park, house, etc.) that is known to be haunted?
If so, what is the story or legend that makes people believe this area is haunted? Have you ever visited this place?
Yes, my older school. In this place can hear horrible sounds in at night. But I didn’t hear anything. But I have never visited this place at night.

10.   Do you believe that houses can be haunted? Have you ever been to one?
I think that there are mystery things and that they are difficult to explain.

Week Two

Describe an important social event that you took part in

One more story about my favorite football club Red Star. This was on the game for qualification for European League Champions, when my club played with Italian famous football club Milan, and i went with my best friend. But this time i didn't buy tickets early like before, so when i went to box office they closed, because no tickets any more was available to purchase. I was so mad. But my friend who come with me tell me we can try to buy on street. Its probably somebody who have an extra one.

And on the end i find it for very much more expensive price then it was on box office. Something like 4x more expensive. But i didn't care for price, for me the most important thing was to attend on that game.This time i bough game ticket for right side of stadium. It was so important game, it was rematch, since that my team lose first game in Italian city Milano 1 against 0. I was hopping that we my club can catch up. 

Game starts great, my team was good and start to attack from begin. Atmosphere on stadium was incredible. This thing can be seen maybe one time in life. Stadium who have chairs for 55.000 people was so crowded and have so much people there, that you feel there is more than 70.000 people. And i was on the part of stadium where was Red Star fans, popularly called "Delije". Situation was that i 2 people stand on 1 chair. But it was worth to come and to see this even. Even because on the end it wasn't pass so good for my club. Whole stadium was covered with smoke from the torch. And everybody singing songs to support players on field.

As i said, game start good for our team, but unfortunately for my team Milan score so early. On the field you can see the different in class even if my team played with hart. Milan was so strong for my team they scored one more time, and there was no chance any more for my team to pass to Champions League after 20 years. In the final moments of the game, our player Djokic score for us to alleviate defeat. Final result on the end was 2-1 for Milan. 

So sorry Red Star, next time more luck...

Week One

Terrifying experience

My terrifying experience when i were a young is is the day when i go first time to football game where why favorite football club playing. My football club is Red Star from my country, Serbia. That nice day, my favorite club playing with football club Zemun in Serbian Championship Prva Liga. 

Why is this was important for me? My love for this club come from my father who is also big fan of Red Star. When i was very young he used to speak me about his adventures on football games. So my younger brother and me decide one time to go together.

We prepare everything scarfs, football jersey (in US is soccer jersey), we buy tickets day before (we didn't want to wait in long line on game day), etc. So what comes wrong when everything was fine?

My brother and me buy tickets for part of stadium where was supporters and fans from football club Zemun, not from my favorite one Red Star. Since that fans in my country is totally different than in US, and in my country they can be very violent if you where shirt, scarf or something else from other football club not from their favorite one.

When i realize what i do and where i am, omg that was so terrifying. It was good thing that i bring regular jacket with me, just in case if would me cold. Whole game i wearing jacket closed up to the neck. It was so hot, and i sweating all game. All the time one of my eye was watching game while the other eye watch Zemun's fans. I was so scare that they will see some part of my under shirt and that they will figure out that i not support their club. The worst thing was when my club score goal for victory from penalty kick, scorer was Nemanja Vidic, one of the best defender player in world, i can't even celebrate. I just continue to seating like nothing happen and watch Zemun's Fans how they was sad.

Since then, i learned to read before any purchase i make.

Risk Discussion & Health: Accidents and Emergencies

Risk Discussion

1. Would life be boring without risk?

I think life is more interesting when you take risk. It makes life more colorful. Makes you seek for something more.

2. Are risk-takers more successful in life?

Think good before taking it, think that Yes!!! "Who don't risk, those don't drink champagne" :)

3. Do you think life is riskier today than it was 50 years ago?

More things were invented (machines, cars, and i.e.). Have to take a bigger risk in business, because of big rivalry. So Yes.

4. What is risk management? Have you ever applied it in your life?

I think resources have to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.

I've never applied for one.

5. What risks have you taken that have gone wrong, and which have worked?

Everything is risk, even this my risk to come to study in USA. The new place for me. The place that I didn't know a lot and didn't have any friends or family

6. Have you ever taken a risk with money and it paid off?

I do, didn't worked out. Next time will be better i hope so.

7. If you invested money, would you be cautious and spread your risks, or be adventurous and invest in high-risk investments?

I'm not the person who gives the money that easy to someone else.

8. How do the risks in our life change as we move through childhood to old age?

I think we are more careful and wise when we get older

9. Do you live in a town that is risky to live in?

Chicago is big risk but it doesn't matter where you live or what you do.

10. Do you need to take risks to be better at English?

Yes. Don't have to be afraid to ask questions, try to communicate. Even if you think that won't be able to learn it - take a risk and will be surprised.

Health: Accidents and Emergencies

Practice B:

1. scar

2. first aid kit

3. cast

4. plaster

5. blood donor

6. stitches

7. sling

8. faint

9. bruise

10. sprain

11. crutches

Practice D:

1. Pain

a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain

2. Hurt

to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.

3. Injure

to cause bodily injury to, he was badly hurt in the accident.

4. Ache

 to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: his whole body ached.

5. Treat

to deal with (a disease, patient, etc.) in order to relieve or cure.

6. Cure

a method or course of remedial treatment, as for disease.

7. Heal

to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.