http://natat.edublogs.org ~I <3 Chocolate and Instant Noodles Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:38:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rule #1: Change yourself."You must be the change you want to see in the world.” A quote made famous by Gandhi, who lead India back to independence from the British in 1947, using only words and peace. In this post, Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World by Hendrik Edberg, the ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/06/04/10-simple-ways-to-change-the-world/ 50 ways to be successful in life 1). Determination             2). Courage 3). Honesty 4). Positivity 5). Caring 6). Understanding 7). Enjoyment 8). Happiness 9). Giving 10). Loving 11). Fairness 12). Hope 13). Lively 14). Easy-going 15). Peaceable 16). Encouraging 17). Mellow 18). Agreeable 19). Friendliness 20). Learn 21). Accept 22). Compassion 23). Trust 24). Try 25). Generosity 26). Appreciate 27). Relax 28). Loyalty 29). Satisfaction 30). Contentment 31). Observe 32). Listen 33). Forgiving 34). Dream 35). Moving On 36). Achieve 37). Sympathetic 38). Independence 39). Respect 40). Tolerate 41). Perseverance 42). ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/28/ways-to-be-successful-in-life/ Throughout this year, I think that the quality of my writing improved a lot since the beginning of 7th grade.  At the beginning of the year, my writing had too many unnecessary words and was all disorganised. My friend, who I think is a pretty good writer had helped me ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/26/personal-writing-qualities/ Although I haven't been posting Connected World posts in a long time, this time I found something worthwhile to write about. The post I'm writing about, Students building a future for Romanian orphanage takes place in Romania, Eastern Europe and is written by Thomas312 on May 19 2009 at 4:30 pm, local time. There ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/21/connected-world-6-students-supporting-romanian-orphanage/ 7th grade, of course, is going to be harder than 6th grade. There is more homework to be done in a limited amount of time and less free time to do other activities that appeals to your liking.  At the beginning of the year, when I had just become a 7th ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/21/advice-to-new-7th-graders/ She watched as the waves gently roll towards her, colliding agaisnt land spreading its foamy self across the shore, then touching the edge of her toes. The ocean seems to go on forever, she thinks, even when you sail to the end of the horizon it seems that you're still ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/19/part-ii-of-character-workshop/ After reading some blog posts from our class, I realized that many people wrote about the internet how it has an impact on their lives rather than their childhood memories of reading. From reading the posts I think that nowadays, students tend to go on the internet for entertainment more ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/childhood-reading/ Ever since school started using the internet to help with our academic learning and educational purposes, I started going on the internet and browsing websites as well. It started when my third grade teacher showed us an online math game website. After I started playing games on that site, I ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/05/08/the-internet-and-how-it%e2%80%99s-influenced-me/ Red Scarf Girl by Jiang Ji-Li Something that I’ve observed unusual is because in the author’s time, everyone was loyal to Chairman Mao even if it killed them. Jiang Ji-Li was also a unique character in the book, because of the way she had changed since Chairman Mao launched The Cultural ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/04/24/red-scarf-girl-lit-circle-book-reading-reflection/ For this week, it was required to search for articles about your region or topic on http://www.topix.com/. I choose an article on my topic, human rights about a girl from a Muslim background killed by her own father for violating their families requirements for clothing in St. Petersburg. The article, Muslim dad ... http://natat.edublogs.org/2009/04/23/connected-world-5/