Chủ Nhật, 21 tháng 9, 2008
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Chủ Nhật, 24 tháng 8, 2008
Thứ Sáu, 22 tháng 8, 2008
Thứ Hai, 18 tháng 8, 2008
Thứ Năm, 14 tháng 8, 2008
My sister
My sister name is Tam.She's six-teen years old. She is very tall , have a little ears and she was fat too.She like to play online game and she was very lazy.She always watch movie and her favorite color is black and pink. She always shout at me if i don't do right for her. And I knew she have a mobile phone. I hate her very much and I wish I can Have a nice sister ,too
My bestf riend
Thứ Tư, 13 tháng 8, 2008
American Native tribes : Cuna people
The Cuna are mostly found in eastern Panama and parts of Colombia. Modern observers have divided cunas into the Mainland or Mountain Cuna, and the San Blas Cuna. T
he two groups have very little contact with each other. The Mountain group didn't give emphasis to outside contacts so they are relatively unstudied. But their common language, Cuna identifies them. Cuna language has been classified within the Macro- Chibchan phylum as one of the Central American languages of the Eastern Chibchan group.
The Cuna have had long historical contact with Europeans like the Spanish. The Spanish arrived in the early 1500's. A period of deculturation and decimation began due to the arrival of the Spanish. A large number of Cuna died due to war and European diseases. The Cuna aligned themselves with Panama when they became independent from Spain. Reconstructions show that the Cuna had a mixed subsistence strategy based on horticulture, collecting, hunting and fishing and that they preferred to live along inland waterways. The Cuna religious system has a direct relationship with their medical system as various magico-religious are practiced by chanters, cursers, and seers. Some of the people even specialize in epidemics.
Cuna economy is mostly based of horticulture, trade, migratory work, fishing, hunting and collecting. They usually hunt for tapirs, agoutis, monkeys, deer, birds, peccaries, and iguanas. They are expert at using blowguns, spears, shotguns, bow and arrow and pits. Hunting has declined in its importance as men have diverted their activities to slash-and-burn farming, which was formerly a female activity. The major crops are plantains, corn, yarm, sweet potatoes, rice, sugarcane, sweet manioc, avocados, coconuts and several other tropical fruits. They also trade crops to earn money. They depend on the mainland for their supply of water. The modern economy of Cuna is becoming cash oriented.
Cuna villages exhibit structural similarities though they vary in size and degree of modernization. The household is the basic unit, and is usually comprised of a matrilocal extended family. The oldest man is the head of the household; he is most commonly the father or father-in-law of the other people in the household. When the household head dies he may be succeeded by the oldest surviving male. It can also happen that after the death, the household may split into several independent units.
Marriage is usually arranged and there are restrictions against marriage to close relatives. Most of the marriages takes place between people of the same economic class. Divorces are also permitted. Polygyny is uncommon and is mostly confined to the wealthy. In the past, infanticide, especially of albino infants was practiced. Cuna women are expert in making Mola (a kind of carpet usually made by hand). The applique process referred to as “reverse applique” is used in making Mola. Adults and children consider Mola a fun project. There is even a Mola Cooperative today which was formed by three hundred Cuna women in 1964. This cooperative mainly helps to market the Molas.
red kangaroo
Description
A member of the macropod family, the Red Kangaroo is the
largest living marsupial. Males can be as tall as two metres and weigh up to 198 pounds (90kg). The female is smaller and a blue-grey color. She is usually called the 'blue flier'.
The Red Kangaroo has long distinctive ears, powerful back legs with long feet and a long thick muscular tail. Its front legs are smaller. The female has a pocket of skin called a pouch on the lower part of her stomach to carry her young.
Kangaroos hop instead of walking or running, and except when swimming, can only move both their hind feet together.
Their long heavy tail is used to counterbalance the top part of their body when moving and as a prop when sitting or fighting. Their smaller front legs give them slight support when they bend down to graze or move slowly along the ground.
When moving quickly they tuck their front legs under their chest. The Red Kangaroo hops on its powerful back legs at speeds up to 37 miles per hour (60km).
Habitat
Kangaroos are found only in Australia. The Red Kangaroo can go without water for a long time, so it can live in the inland desert, grassland, mallee and mulga areas Kangaroos usually stay in one location, but when there's a drought they can travel up to 112 miles (180km) looking for food.
Diet
Living in the drier areas, Red Kangaroos eat grass, leaves and tree bark. If they can find enough green grass they can go without drinking water for a long time.
Habits & Biology
Kangaroos are sociable and move in groups of 10-12 up to 100. There is usually one dominant male in the group. He will fight outsiders and younger males trying to take over the group.
Kangaroos fight by standing on their rear legs and attacking with their front legs. They can also balance their whole body on their strong tail, lift their back legs off the ground and hit out with the sharp claws of their rear feet.
When grazing together they are always on the lookout for danger and will warn others in the group by stamping their feet. This is a sign for young joeys to hop back into the pouch.
When a kangaroo is born it is blind and has no fur. The 3/4 of an inch long (2cm) Joey takes three minute to climb, without help, through the fur on its mother's belly into the her pouch. Once inside, the Joey clamps onto one of her four teats and sucks her milk. For the first four months it doesn't let go of the teat. Once it has a covering of fur the young Joey leaves the pouch for short exploring trips. The Joey stays out for longer periods returning only for milk, until it becomes independent.
Thứ Hai, 11 tháng 8, 2008
My brain storm
+Beautiful:
_Tower
_Villa
_Valley
_Niagara Falls
_Cars
_Field
+Food:
_Sushi Bar
_M.C
_K.F.C
+People:
_Good
_Kind
_funny
_Bad
My weekend
Hi my name is Tom. My weekend was wonderful.In the morning,i woke up early.Then I went out with my mom to go to play tennis.At 7:00, I and my mom return home. We were tired but have a lot of fun. Later, I took a shower because it was very hot.At 8.00 , I played video game for 5 hour.It was great ,too.Later I ate my lunch ,it was beefsteak. I love beefsteak. At 1:00 , I slept for an hour. It was cool ,too. In the afternoon, I studied for 2 hours . It was great ,too.At 7:00 , I played my favorite sports tennis . It is a coolest sports I ever played. At 10:00, I returned home. I was very tired . Then I took another shower because it very hot ,too. Later , I went to bed and have a nice slept, too. I love my weekend, It's a best weekend I ever have. I wish I can do that again.
Chủ Nhật, 20 tháng 7, 2008
Viet Nam
My country is Viet Nam. It has S shape. It is devided into three parts: the North, the Middle and the South. Ha Noi, the capital is in the North. There are mountains and hills in the Middle. However, the South has a lot of rivers and it produ
ces rice to export.
My name is Tom
Hi, my name is Tom. I am 11 years old. My hairs is black and I have a little ears , and my favorite color is yellow. I like to play tennis and table tennis . And I like to eat meat ,cake and brown rice. I am a normal student , and my score is not good ,too. And I want to have a friend like to play tennis . And my favorite movie is Naruto and the Mummy.And I hate to take a picture , too
