In my class we are reading a book called Call It Courage. In this book there is a boy who is afraid of a lot of things so he leaves to go and build courage. So in this blog post I will share with you a time where I had to show courage.
This summer I went to El paso, Texas,U.S.A. While I was in El paso there was a bully in the neighborhood where my cousin lived. This person had been around El paso for a while and he was mean to every body. So one day me and my cousin decided to play soccer together and the bully, Jack, came over to where we were and asked if he could join the game. My cousin told me, "That's not such a good idea." but I ignored him any way.
Half way into the came more kids come and join the game. Then out of no where Jack says, "Do they have to play?" and I said to him, "I don't see why they can't play." So as we play the game my cousin and I ended up winning and then Jack said, "You cheated!" and then my team and Jacks team said, "How?" Then Jack made up all of these reasons why we cheated when every one knew that both teams played fairly.
He went on and on and finally every one was saying that no one cheated, and that he should just accept that he lost. That's when Jack lost his cool he started call people cheaters and that every one else but him is a show off. Then he got to the point to where he was trying to provoke people to fight by swearing at them and insulting them by how they looked and other things about them.
I was done sitting around and letting the other kids get bullied like that. I was afraid of him because he was older and stronger than me but I finally decided that it had to be done. I went strait through that crowd of children and I said these exact words to Jack.
"JACK! YOU NEED TO STOP BEING A JERK TO THOSE KIDS! JUST BECAUSE YOU LOST DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO BE MEAN AND INSULT THESE KIDS! YOU NEED TO START SHOWING SOME RESPECT TO THESE KIDS AND YOU OWE THEM AN APOLOGY! DO YOU UNDER STAND ME JACK!" He replied by saying " Why should I apologise to them they're the ones who are mean to me." I was so mad that I said, "JACK, YOUR THE ONE BEING MEAN TO THEM! YOUR THE ONE INSULTING THEM!"
Finally he cracked. "Fine I'll apologise." Jack said. After he apologised I told him, "Jack don't ever come back here unless you have changed you behavior. Do I make myself clear." "Fine." he said. With that he left back to his house.
For me that experience took a huge amount of courage because he was older that me and stronger too. It also took courage because I had to stand up for people who I didn't even know and they were all older so I was scared of them too. So because of that incedent I am not afriad of anybody anymore. That is my best memory of how I had courage and what I did with that courage.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
What do artifacts tell us about early humans lifes?
Artifacts can tell a lot about early humans lives, like what they did, how they lived or memories that they had. The main thing that tells us how the early humans lived is their art work.
To know how they did their art first we need to know what are the tools that they used. Here is a list of the tools and the way I think the early humans might have used them. The tools are rocks of different colors that could be used to draw either thick or thin lines, berries that could be used for color in art, and a flat rock that is probably the paint brush for the berries. We have learned from these tools that the early humans knew how to use art. This is actually what the tools were actually used for. The rocks are actually for grinding in to minerals. Then the minerals are mixed with animal fat to make different colors for the art work, And the flat rock is actually a sculpting tool.
An example of a piece of art that describes how the early humans lived is a cave painting of animals. In the picture there is a bull in the center and there are horses all around the bull. This might be a painting to help the early humans remember where a good place to hunt is. It could also be to help them remember a hunt that they went on. What scientist think the painting is actually drawn for worshiping spirits. They also believe that the painting was also to capture spirits of the animals that they drew. Finally the scientist believe that the picture was used in a ritual of ceremony. All of this proves that the early humans believed in spirits.
Finally a piece of art that the early humans made that I think describes the early humans is their clay sculptures. Their clay sculpture are made out of clay and when you look at it it looks like it is wet. I think that it may be used as a child's toy back then. I thought it was a toy but scientist think that it is used for a becoming of age ceremony. scientist also think that it may be to show which clan owned the cave. This proves that the early humans lived in clans and groups.
As you see here art can tell us a lot about how people lived. Even though art tells us a lot about early humans there is still many more things that we don't know. So one day I hope we finally figure out all there is to know about early humans.
To know how they did their art first we need to know what are the tools that they used. Here is a list of the tools and the way I think the early humans might have used them. The tools are rocks of different colors that could be used to draw either thick or thin lines, berries that could be used for color in art, and a flat rock that is probably the paint brush for the berries. We have learned from these tools that the early humans knew how to use art. This is actually what the tools were actually used for. The rocks are actually for grinding in to minerals. Then the minerals are mixed with animal fat to make different colors for the art work, And the flat rock is actually a sculpting tool.
An example of a piece of art that describes how the early humans lived is a cave painting of animals. In the picture there is a bull in the center and there are horses all around the bull. This might be a painting to help the early humans remember where a good place to hunt is. It could also be to help them remember a hunt that they went on. What scientist think the painting is actually drawn for worshiping spirits. They also believe that the painting was also to capture spirits of the animals that they drew. Finally the scientist believe that the picture was used in a ritual of ceremony. All of this proves that the early humans believed in spirits.
Finally a piece of art that the early humans made that I think describes the early humans is their clay sculptures. Their clay sculpture are made out of clay and when you look at it it looks like it is wet. I think that it may be used as a child's toy back then. I thought it was a toy but scientist think that it is used for a becoming of age ceremony. scientist also think that it may be to show which clan owned the cave. This proves that the early humans lived in clans and groups.
As you see here art can tell us a lot about how people lived. Even though art tells us a lot about early humans there is still many more things that we don't know. So one day I hope we finally figure out all there is to know about early humans.
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