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1. In commercials, food ads always look delicious. For example the french fries sold in KFC fast food restaurant. In the ads they look very tasty and fresh. But sometimes in real life the french fries are soft and not very crunchy. They exaggerate the food to make people buy their food.


2. I think we citizens are not informed about our consumption habits. For now citizens think the food is good and can fill them up. But what they don't know is that in the next five years in you are addicted to greasy foods, you will be obese, and some major functions of your body can not live with the fat. If you eat too much sugar you will get diabetes. In the commercials and ads, they shoe a beautiful and thin women or men, eating their food. But if it is in real life, you will be obese in the future.


3. Yes, i think the advertisement techniques will change my way of buying things. For example if there are new pair of Shoes. And Megan Fox are wearing them, with their new songs. If there were a boring person advertising this, i would change the channel or not care to look. the ad must be eye catching, and something we would like to hear, and lots of  colors. 


- Kristine Nguyen ♥

Migration ♥

It was the end of 5^th grade, the end of my life. A few more weeks until my mommy dropped my daddy and me off at Baltimore Washington International Airport. My dad’s lifelong dream was to go back to his home country and teach.  The movement consisted for me was push factor, but for my dad it was pull factor. I remembered it was August 7^th, 2008 the day I migrated to Vietnam. Moving to Vietnam is an example of an external migration.  My daddy always taught me to follow my dreams no matter what comes in my way. For the past ten years of my life, my dad helped me follow my dreams, and goals. He helped me believe in myself when I couldn’t. It was my turn to help my dad; it was one of my goals to make my dad happy, and to believe in him when he gave up.

                I went to Saigon South International School, the classes were different. Dance class wasn’t a regular middle school class. Some teachers were from England and Australia. They’re accent was hard to understand because I have an American accent. Overall the differences, I learnt a lot of useful things in Vietnam. I respected people who were less unfortunate than me. I learnt that money don’t grow on trees. After one year at SSIS I transferred to American International School. A place where true friends are made and dreams come true.  In Silver Spring, Maryland my neighborhood at night was very peaceful, but in Vietnam every night I hear people yelling and singing from a distance. Every weekend my family would have family get together at local parks; it was peaceful and contains lots fresh air. Vietnam has very dirty air, and their parks smell like pee. But if I didn’t move to Vietnam I would be spending money like crazy, and I wouldn’t take care of all my luxuries, such as laptop, phone, and iPod. 




Made With Lots of Love,
Kristine Nguyen ♥

                

I ♥ The Earth

• What is the main point of this article?

- I think the main point of this article is to show what is causing global warming or climate change. The extreme weathers that has been occurring in the past year.

• Vocabulary 

- Uprooting- Verb- To pull out

- Reluctant- Adjective- Not willing

- Skeptics- Noun- A person who ask questions

- Dust- Noun- Dry Stuff

• What is the difference between “weather” and “climate”?

- The difference is that weather is what is happening everyday, and climate is the temperature that is happening in a period of time.

• What are the examples listed in the article of “extreme weather”?

- Flooding in Pakistan, Heat waves in Russia.

• What experiences have you had with “extreme weather”?

- Once there was a Tornado in Maryland, last summer. Maryland does not usually have any tornadoes.

• What does the word “perception” mean? 

- Perception- Noun- A way of thinking

• What is your “perception” of global climate change?

- I think global climate change is when a lot of people disrespect the earth, and what it has done to us for us to live and breathe. 

Peacetopia

One of the location on my map is located 20 degrees north and 30 degrees east. There is large whirlpool in that Lake. When you toss something in, it never will be found. Never. The Peacetian scientist believe that it might be a entrance to another world. People who want to die jump into the whirlpool, which i believe is crazy.




In 3014 Peacetian Peace Believers or the PPB. Has traveled around the world to influence world peace, they have been to Rainbowtiton and Shareapore. The have visited Evildor but they refused any PPB in their country.



The Peacetian are so peaceful that they don't want to harness the Peacetopia Earth. They have done many things to keep they earth clean, which is to live in tipi. Tipis are made out of grass, famous traveler from a different world Lovatine. There is also a magical wishing cave, where you can wish any resource you desire.



The Flyrina Forest is full of surprises. It has all kinds of animals from big to small. Here we have flying pigs, and oinking birds. There are trees that are tall as the Everest. And trees that are short as ants. Many Peacetains come to relax and think. It was voted the most relaxing place in Peacetopia.



The Doveland region is where peace was created and believed in. In this large area, the people speak Domo. Domo is the only word that is spoken, the Peacetian understand each other by the pitch of the word. Aple Mountain Range protects the capital, Birdy. The Flyrina Forest is also there too. Come visit Doveland, an adventure you will never forget.

Study Guide

4 different jobs being a geographer
-Land Surveyor - a person who measure the land
-Climatologist - help businesses find the best time for their operations
-Urban Planner - a person who creates plans for developing and improving part of a city
-Location Analyst - a person who studies an area to find the best location for a client
-Cartographer - a person who creates map.

3 most important maps
-Political map - Maps that show the countries' borders
-Physical map - Maps that show the characteristic and elevation of an area
-Thematic map - Maps that are based on a theme.

Needed tools to be a geographer
-Compasses
-Maps
-GPS (Global Positioning System) - a system that uses a network of Earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint location
-GIS - (Geographic Information Systems) - a computer or Internet-based mapping technology


Five themes of geography
-Location - the exact position that has a specific latitude and longitude
-Movements - understanding of transfer goods, ideas, people from one place to another
-Place - a geographical term that describes the physical and human characteristic of a location
-Human/Environment Interaction - 
-Regions - an area where it has the same properties or characteristics.


Six essential elements
-Human System - where people lived & their uses of resources
-Physical System - how changes in the earth's surface impact living things
-World of Spatial Term - space where a place is located and its physical relationship to other places, people, and environments.
-Uses of geography 
-Places and Regions
-Environment and Society


Vocabulary
-Geography - the studies of people, places, and environment
-Environment - physical surrounding of a location
-Map - the representation of an area.
     

What I learnt from the family tree project

I learnt a lot from the family tree project because I never knew that in had a Jewish grandfather on my mom's side. My mom doesn't talk about him much. He left my mom when she was little because of his religion. He didn't want to leave but, he must marry another person who believes in the same religion with him. Religion. Now he lives in California, He is the father of his church. I have never meet my grandfather, and i plan not to because he is living his life fine without knowing he has a granddaughter. But i always wonder is he does know I'm living and breathing. 

I also learnt that my step-grandfather on my dad's can speak very well Chinese. He use to go to school in China. He lived there for two months but he speaks like he lived there for years. It was good that he went to school there because he wouldn't have meet my grandma. Here how the story goes. 

My grandfather was back from China. He was walking on the streets in the District of Columbia. He saw my grandma, he thought she was Chinese, but she turned out to be Vietnamese. He walked to her, to show off his Chinese skills, but my grandma didn't understand him. But he still fell in live with her, because she was so beautiful, and smelled like flowers. That is how my my grandfather and grandmother meet.     

A Place I've Been To

   One of the places I have been to, is Skyline Caverns located in Front Royal, Virginia. Front Royal is a small city in the western part of Virginia, which is close to West Virginia border. It is about two hours from my house. This town is consisted of mostly farmers. Skyline Caverns is one of the biggest natural caves in Virginia. This beautiful cave was found in 1937 by a geologist named Walter S. Amos. Now the caverns is the most visited in Virginia.

   There three physical characteristic of Skyline Caverns. First characteristic of the cave is the crystals growing on the walls and ceiling in the cave. If you break a piece, you must pay a fine which is 15,000 dollars, or go to jail. The second characteristic of the cave is the mirror lake, this lake has the reflection of the ceiling. The Third characteristic is the natural formation of the rocks in the cavern. Some of the rocks formations are in form of animal like, such as and eagle, a duck chasing a turtle, and even a T-Rex.

   Two human/environment interactions of the cavern. One of the two human/environment interaction is, the founders of the cavern remodeled the place for visitors, to see the wonders of the cave. The national park service protects the caves by enforce strict laws prohibited visitors tampering with the crystals.


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Intro

HOLA EVERYONE! I'm Kristine and I'm going to be 13 this year. I was born in Maryland on the east coast of the United States. I have been to almost every state on the east coast, and some on the west. I have been living in Vietnam for three years now, I hardly believe that. I've thought I would regret living here, but i have meet such great friends. I think living here is an experience I'll never forget. I've studied in AIS since last year and I really love being here. I have such weird and awesome friends and they're always there for me when I've got problems.  I love to hang out with them to watch movies, or to go shopping, like any other groups of friends. Most importantly I love them.

I'm pretty funny, but also lazy about doing my homework. I have family of four. With my mom, dad, brother, and of course me. I have to try hard to get good grades, but usually I get OK grades but I'm proud that I've got and next time I'll do better.

This is my second year in AIS and hopefully I'll get to stay for ninth grade also. Some of my friends are leaving this year so I will miss them so.