School e-learning day 3 assignment

The Son is in Secondary School by Affran Sa'at

My badge has a Latin motto
Hope for the future
The future is hope
Or something

At times black crows try to interrupt
When we sing the National Anthem

It is difficult to maintain
The whiteness of my shoes
Especially on Wednesdays

I must admit there is something quite special
About the bare thighs of hardworking scouts

The Malay chauffeurs
Who wait for my schoolmates
Sit on the car park kerb
Telling jokes to one another

Seven to the power of five is unreasonable

On Chinese New Year
Mrs Lee dressed up
In a sarong kebaya
And sang Bengawan Solo

The capital of Singapore is Singapore

My best friend did a heroic thing once
Shaded all A's
For his Chinese Language
Multiple-choice paper

In our annual yearbook
There is a photograph of me

Pushing a wheelchair and smiling
They caught me
At the exact moment

When my eyes were actually closed

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I find that the reader is thinking about his/her old school life wrote this poem in a rather passive tone. The is no signs of any happy nor negative feelings in his poem. Well, I cannot say much about the poet's feelings because there is insuficiant information in the poem.
Reading of old school times, makes me quite happy when I think about all the fun we had. But despite all, I stiil feel sad because allowed my years as a primary school student pass by so quickly.


A little poem made by ME:
Sing the patriotic nation song,
Standing under the scorching sun;
As crows flying high above preying on us;
To bring food home for their sons.

We lay on the grassy field,
While hungry ant scurry on to us;
We stand up quickly and fled,
As ants bite into our flesh.

In the canteen filled with vender,
We fight our way through hundreds of fellow hunters;
We shove and pushed eliminating the competitors,
As we go in search of a prey to eat.

All silence in the deadly jail,
Students sit there being prisoners of study;
When the saviour ringing of the final bell,
freed student stamped home to relax and play.

School e-learning day 2 assignment

My favourite poet:Willam Shakespear

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I choose this particular poet because he is particular more well-known to me than any other poet. As he is one of those well-known and deceased people who are still known widely amongst the people of today. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.

I believe that William as a man of such great poetry writing must have be very creative and had a vivid imagination. I believe that he has experienced some special thoughts or moments in his life for him to create these wonderful poetry.

William Skakespear has a very interesting early adulthood as he got married at the age of 18 to a 26 year-old relative. His marriage was to Anne Hathaway who is a relative to William and bore him 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy. The twin boy of the younger daughter died in his boyhood.

Between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an actor, writer, and part owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, where he died three years later. Few records of Shakespeare's private life survive, and there has been considerable speculation about such matters as his physical appearance, sexuality, religious beliefs, and whether the works attributed to him were written by others.

Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613.[4] His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. In 1623, two of his former theatrical colleagues published the First Folio, a collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeare's.

William shakespears's poems:
1)Blow, blow, thou winter wind
2)Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes
3)Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!


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School e-learning day 1 assignment

A Fairy Song by William Shakespeare

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Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough fire!
I do wander everywhere,
Swifter than the moon's sphere;
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
To dew her orbs upon the green;
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see;
Those be rubies, fairy favours;
In those freckles live their savours;
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.


How are the figurative language used in the poem?
Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?

The poet has used the figurative language:
"Anaphora" = was used in the first 4 line was lend more emphasis in the poem.
"hyperbole" = was used in the 6th line to evoke strong feelings or to create a
strong impression of how fast he was moving as well as in the 8th
line express how large the cwslips are.
"personofication"= was used in line 14th, the last one, to make the cowslips
seem more lively.

I like this poem because it is short and yet it is relaxing to read. It's meaning is quite easily understood and it was write by a famous poet-William Shakespear.

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Holiday Assignment. Blog Prompt No 4.

Which part of Vllage by the Sea do you like the best?
State your reasons.(150-200 words)

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I like the ending part of the story the best because it is a happy ending. I find the book to be sad with one misadventure after another. The fairy tale ending brings the story to a happy close.

The story ends with Hari returning home to Thul from Bombay. He was reunited with his sisters and parents. Hari’s father was no longer drinking and his mother was recovering from her illness. The family reunion took place on Diwali. Everybody rejoiced as they celebrated the Festival of Lights together.

The family was reunited on Diwali, the Festival of Lights, which in India is a very auspicious day. Like Mr Panwallah said it is the best day in the whole year. It marks a new beginning for Hari and his family. With Hari’s hard earned money and plans for the future, the family can look forward to a better life and a more secure future.

I personally love to read stories with fairy tale endings because it gives a nice and securing closure to a story where the protagonists encountered all sorts of obstacles.

(183 words)

Holiday Assignment. Blog Prompt No 5.

Who is your favourite/least favourite character in Vllage by the Sea?
State your reasons.(150-200 words)

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My favourite character in “Village by the Sea” is Mr Panwallah because he is a kind, selfless and generous man who was Hari’s benefactor in Bombay.

He is a watch mender by trade who works in a shop near the restaurant where Hari worked in Bombay. Mr Panwallah befriended the young, lonely and homesick Hari. He gave Hari moral support when he was down and feeling confused.

He also taught Hari the skill of watch mending, one that Hari would use later. Mr Panwallah influenced Hari to think of the future by opening Hari’s encaged mind to the infinite possibilities that he could do with his new skills and money when he is back in Thul. Mr Panwallah cared for Hari as if he was his own son. They enjoyed happy moments together like the time they went to celebrate Coconut Day.

He looked after his welfare and made Hari feel like the child he really was. When Mr Panwallah was sick and did not open his shop, Hari was worried and visited him.
It could be said that Mr Panwallah is the father that Hari never had and Hari was the son Mr Panwallah wished he had.

I wish I had a benefactor like Mr Panwallah.

(207 words)

Holiday Assignment. Blog Prompt No 1.

Confessions of a junk food lover.(150-200 words)

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Crispy crisps, tasty fried keropok, mouth-watering burgers, French fries, chocolates, refreshing sodas…… I just love them. They’re so tasty and delicious. I find it so hard to resist the temptation.

I can eat a big bag of LAYS chips in one go. My favourite is barbeque flavour. I also enjoy devouring keropok, prawn crackers or fish crackers. My favourite crackers are those fried by my mother. They are the tastiest because she fries them in olive oil. I love that Mushroom-Swiss Burger from Burger King and the Double Cheese Burger from Mc Donald. The French fries from Mc Donald are the best especially when eaten hot. When the weather is hot like it is nowadays, it is so refreshing to have a nice cold Sprite.

I know that eating junk food is a bad habit but I can’t help it. It is a good thing that I exercise a lot otherwise I would be very fat. I don’t know how I started to love junk food because my parents are health conscious.

Hopefully in a few years, I will outgrow this bad habit. That would make my parents happy.
(189 words)

Holiday Assignment. Blog Prompt No 3.

I’d rather be a city rat than a country rat.Comment.(150-200 words)

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I’d rather be a city rat than a country rat.I don’t agree with the above statement. I would rather be a country rat for the following reasons.

Once, I visited my cousins in the city. The place was very crowded and my city cousins lived in damp, cold and cramped lodgings. It was not so great to sleep there. Foods were plentiful but not as fresh as those from the country. We were always on the look-out for those hungry alley cats and humans who tried to kill us. Those adrenaline rushes are bad for one’s health and no wonder I had high blood pressure and palpitations there. The air was so polluted that I found it very hard to breathe. Boy, was I glad to return to the good old country side!!!

The country on the other is nothing like the city. It is so peaceful and there are vast farm land. You don’t have to be always on the lookout for gigantic feet to trample all over you. Food is fresh and tasty. The air is pure and clean. My warm and cosy home is under the root of a big tree where I can live comfortably. Give me the country any time.

(205 words)

Holiday Assignment. Blog Prompt No 7. Your Blog Prompt:

My first school NCC Camp.(150-200 words)

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Last week, I attended my first NCC camp organised by the Sec 4 Seniors. It was held at Hwa Chong High School from the 5th to the 7th June. The attendance was compulsory and a necessity for our promotion to a private.

On the first day we did a 12-km brisk walk and my feet still has blisters that have not fully recovered. I am amazed that I was able to stay awake during the night watch that lasted for 3 hours.

I enjoyed one activity the most. It was known as the “War Games”. We were divided into 2 armies. The objective of the game was to take the opponent’s flag back to our “home ground”. My team lost. What a shame.

The camp was tough but enjoyable and was a good experience for me. It was a test of our endurance. I must say that despite all, the camp was fun and gave me a chance to get to know my seniors better. I had a fruitful experience and felt what it was like to be a soldier in training.

I enjoyed the camp although I did not get promoted. I look forward to the next one.

(199 words)