http://jeds.learnerblogs.org A place of inspiring, but largely and regretfully tedious and inconspicious writing. Enjoy! Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:54:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 8th Grade Reflective Journal Throughout my school year in MKIS, I have learned many things that have improved many aspects of my life. This essay will be covering some important factors that I have improved on, such as my personal growth, and two ESLR’s that I have best done on. First and ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/06/05/reflective-journal/ Television Commercials In my opinion, I think that today’s generation of young adults are highly influenced by television commercials. The reason why people buy expensive phones, clothing and other fancy products is because commercials persuade people like us to think that without this product, you won’t be popular or classy. Our ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/05/10/taking-a-look-through-different-lenses/ Reflective Journal We are reaching the end of the school year and our English class is coming to an end. Sooner or later we will be in high school, and I have a feeling that life in 9th grade was going to be a lot harder than we think it is. ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/04/27/reflection-on-the-poetry-unit/ Biography Dylan Thomas was born in Wales, 1914. He was a neurotic, sickly child who always preferred to read on his own. He excelled in English, so this made him neglect other subjects, then he dropped out of school when he was sixteen years old. He published his first book when ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/06/dylan-thomas/ Today’s issue of global warming is becoming more serious everyday because many people are not concerned about the world and the danger it’s in. And because of our carelessness, the next generation of children will not be able to see the beauty of the earth. To understand how global warming is ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/03/05/global-warming-hazards/ Iran was expanding its Uranium Enrichment Programme, so the UN members are discussing on this topic. And Iran also denies that they are making nuclear weapons but they are doing this for peace, energy-making purposes. It seems that they could not come to an agreement because they Iran could not ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/02/23/iran-uranium-enrichment/ Hi, my name is Jed and I’m from Mr. R’s English class. I was born in Sabah, Malaysia, 1993. I’m thirteen years old and the oldest sibling in my family. I have to younger brothers, whose names are Tommy and Jonathan. They can get on your nerves in less than ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/19/my-lifes-story/ General Questions How are symbols, images, and sounds and other conventions used in visual media? Symbols, images, sounds, and other conventions are used in visual media to increase the emotional feelings in the audience. These include making them cry, feel jubilant, or utterly irritated. Conventions are usually used together in synchronization. They ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2007/01/15/anne-frank-project-write-up/ Step 1: Where did the Aztecs originally live? What prompted them to relocate? Where did they end up and why? Chose an artifact, which you feel best, represents this event. Support your choice. The Aztecs originally derived from Aztlan, somewhere in North West Mexico. The neighboring tribes thought they were just too ... http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/14/social-studies/ Coming soon!! http://jeds.learnerblogs.org/2006/12/12/blogs-taking-over-the-school/