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Photo Essay

 Have you ever heard about the 'one second a day' project? It's about a project in which a person records one second of his life everyday. However, I am going to change change this project into a 'one picture a day' project. I will show you what pictures I took.

 I took pictures of the camp I am in right now. The camp name is GLPS (Global Leadership Positioning for Students). It is in KMLA (Korean Minjok Leadership Academy) which is a high school in Korea. I specifically took pictures of the buildings in KMLA. The buildings are Dasan, Chungmu, Minjok, gym, futsal field, football field, basketball court, the golf range, and the dormitory.

 The Dasan building

The Dasan building

The Dasan building

 This picture is about the Dasdan building in KMLA. The Dasan building is a three story building (including the attic) and the walls are whitewashed. The Dasan building looks like  an upside down 'L' from the sky.It also has a Korean Traditional roof, a pointed roof covered with ceramic tiles.

 In this building our class (18) learn Math and sometimes go to the computer lab to post blogs during Writing. The Dasan building has almost the exact  same in appearance as the Chungmu building instead of the Dasan building.

 Fun fact: The Dasan building is named after Jung Yak Yong, the Korean scientist.

 The Chungmu building

The Chungmu building

The Chungmu building

 The Chungmu building looks almost exactly the same as the Dasan building. The Chungmu building is located right next to the Dasan building. Which makes it even harder to differentiate between them.

 Our class learn History at the second floor of the Chungmu building. The library is located in there too so it is easy to research historical facts. The library is a counter, four computers, and four printers next to the entrance. If you go farther in the library there  are rows and rows of bookshelves.

 Fun fact: The Chungmu building is named after Lee Sun Shin , the Korean general during the war with the Japanese.

 The English building

The English building

 The English building is a square building with whitewashed walls and a Korean traditional roof that I had explained to you earlier.

 The English building is located next to the Minjok building. Our class go there to learn debate, or mock trial there. There is a computer room at the end where we sometimes go to research or post blogs. Our adviser teacher also teaches there.

 The Minjok building

The Minjok building

 The Minjok building is just like a Korean traditional house. It is located next to the English building. We learn writing with Miss Angela there.

 The Gym/ Futsal field/ Football field/ Basketball court

The football field

The gym

 During dinnertime, we have about two hours of free time. What do we do in that time? We exercise. We go to the gym to play basketball and/or badminton, the futsal and football field to play soccer, and the basketball court to play basketball.

 The gym is a huge building with basketball hoops inside and there is also some lines o the ground. We use the basketball hoops to play basketball and we use the lines on the ground to play badminton.

 The futsal field is small and is made out of fake grass. The football field is approximately the same size as a real football field and is made out of fake grass.

 The basketball court is just two hoops standing side by side.

 The golf range

The golf building

The golf range

The golf range

The golf building

 The golf range has a six story building to hit the balls, and a huge netted area in front of it in order to not let the balls out. The golf building is simply just too far away. It takes 15 minutes just to get there.

 The dormitory

The dormitory I am living in

 The dormitory is a 12 story building with whitewashed walls and a Korean traditional roof. It also has the school name on the side. The basement is used for the boy's laundry. The first floor is used as the lobby, with the principal's office. The 9th floor is used for the girl's laundry. The 11th floor is the study room, and the 12th floor is the cafeteria. The 2-9th floors are all dormitories.

 So that were my pictures that I took every day for a week. The project was fun and I strongly recommend it to you.

Persuasive Writing

Jung Woo Seok
Seoul, Korea
2013/8/5

Dear Governor,

 I am writing this letter because I believe that factory farming should be banned for the good of society. I will give three reasons for this and give statistics to support my opinion.

 The first reason is pollution. Statistics show that livestock cause health problems. Nitrates created by livestock create methemoglobinemia, which can kill infants. The huge amounts of antibiotics (29 million pounds yearly)used in animal feed creates resistant bacteria. Hog farms emit hydrogen sulfide, which can cause brain damage when highly concentrated. It also causes water pollution, In 2011, an Illinois hog farm spilled 200,000 gallon of manure into a creek, killing 110,000 fish. Ammonia, a toxic form of nitrogen, is released as gas during waste disposal. It can cause algal blooms and kills fish.

 The second reason is because meat produced from factory farms is of lower quality than ordinary meat. When the cows get slaughtered they are covered in manure, and the farms and slaughterhouses doesn't clean the manure very well. Eventually causing some of the manure to go into our meat which we eat. Also, meats from grass fed cows and free range animals are much more leaner and significantly higher in omega 3 than their factory farmed counterparts.

 The third reason is because of cruelty to animals. Animals are fed and sprayed huge amounts of antibiotics, and caged and cramped in tiny places. Chickens, turkeys, and ducks' beaks are removed to reduce cannibalism in factory farms caused by stress.

 As you can see, factory farming should be banned for the good of society. Based on my arguments, I hope you will consider my point of view. Factory farming should be banned.

 Sincerely,
 Jung Woo Seok

Sources

 http://www.ndrc.org/water/pollution/ffarms.asp
http://www.brianbrookshire.com/free-range-vs-factory-farm-meat/#sthash.wh3XwtJh.dpuf
 http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-animals-and-factory-farms

Gallery

A pig farm

A chicken farm

A cow farm

Barbarians at the Gate

 On a stormy night, a man named Robert Jordan is staring across the ocean looking at a country named Albion. Chuckling at what this country will soon become.

 A few years ago, Robert Jordan called Cod Slyfox, the leader of the Thieves, Hiccup Horrendous Haddok the Third, ruled of the Vikings, Jack Sparrow, the leader of the Pirates, and Esio, the leader of the Assassins.

                   

 Robert Jordan suggested that they should make an alliance and attack Albion. They were eager to make an alliance because it will make them virtually invincible, but they argued about the terms and conditions of the alliance. For example, Hiccup's suggestion to use dragons in the war was rejected because it gave too much power to Hiccup and the Vikings.

 Finally, an agreement was reached, the tactics were discussed before every battle and would be judged by Robert Jordan, and the spoils of war divided by how many people died during combat in that group. For example, if 40 Vikings, 30 thieves, 10 pirates, and 20 assassins were killed during combat, 40% of the spoils to the Vikings, 30% of the spoils to the thieves and so on and so forth. The official name for the alliance became the Barbarian Alliance.

 With the alliance made, Robert Jordan suggested that they should prepare for three years and then sail for Albion, so they prepared.

                                                                <Three years later>

 Now as they sailed for Albion, Robert Jordan started to think about what the Barbarian Alliance is up against.

 The Albion Army is composed of ordinary Soldiers that are known for their discipline, which probably comes from the  influence of Captain Scott, Elite Soldiers trained by Commander Cody, archers trained and led by the infamous Robin Hood, spear-men led by Captain Rex, and sailors commanded by Admiral Albert.

 The cities of Albion were easy to conquer. All except one, London. The capital of Albion, with towering walls and powerful defenses, it gave a huge advantage to the defenders. Robert Jordan guessed that the fight will go down to London.

 Robert was right. The Barbarian Alliance easily conquered the other cities of Albion. As both sides gathered up their forces and prepared for in London, the leaders gathered around to discuss a battle strategy. Hiccup suggested that they should use dragons to fly over the walls. Esio suggested that they should assassinate the leaders of Albion. On the conditions of giving the assassins 80% of the spoils of war. The Vikings suggested that they should surround London and lay siege to the castle. It was Robert Jordan who had to make the decision. You will have to make the decision. What will you do?

                                                                   Boring Ending      
                                                       

                                            
                                                                  Expensive Ending

                                                                       Epic Ending

                                         <<<Gallery>>>

<- Cod Slyfox,

the Thieves leader.

                     

<- Hiccup, leader of the Vikings.

<- Jack Sparrow, the leader of the Pirates.

Robert Jordan, leader of the Barbarian Alliance. ->

The Princess Bride

Most of you will have heard about the movie 'The Princess Bride'. I have recently watched that movie and I am going to write a movie review about it.

'The Princess Bride' was made in 1987, directed by Rob Reiner. It was filmed in Ireland and England. The genre of this story is romance, adventure, and comedy.

This movie is about a book that a grandfather reads to his grandson. The characters are Buttercup, a princess, Westley, the lover of Buttercup, Prince Humperdinck, the prince, Fezzik, the giant, Indigo, the Spanish swordsman, Vizzini, the smart man, Miracle Max, and Count Rugen, the six fingered man.

The story goes like this.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Buttercup, and a farmboy called Westley who worked for Buttercup. They loved each other. Westley went on a sea voyage to gain his fortune and marry Buttercup. However, Westley goes missing for 5 years.

                                                  -5 years later-

Buttercup is engaged to Prince Humperdinck but gets abducted by three men, Fezzik, Indigo, and Vizzini. The three men were spotted by a man in black (not MIB, the movie) and were chased by him. The three men tried to hide from the man in black by climbing the Cliffs of Insanity, but when the man in black followed, one of the men, Indigo the Spanish swordsman, was left behind to finish him off. When Indigo was defeated, he said "I am searching for a man with six fingers on his right hand. He killed my father. Then, when the remaining two men, Fezzik and Vizzini, knew that Indigo was defeated, they leave Fezzik behind to ambush the man in black. Fezzik the Giant was defeated in a wrestling game (WOW). Finally, Vizzini was defeated in a battle of wits.

The man in black takes Buttercup into the fireswamp and reveals himself as... Westley! In the fireswamp they endure ROUS(Rodents Of Unusual Size), lightning sand(quicksand), and sudden fires that start up that occasionally occur in the swamp. However, he was caught by Prince Humperdinck and was tortured until he was almost dead in the Pit of Despair by Count Rugen. Fezzik and Indigo save Westley by taking him to Miracle Max, who makes a miracle happen. But there is one twist, Westley was paralysed. Even with Westley paralysed, they stormed the castle and rescued Buttercup. Indigo got his revenge on the man he was looking for. Who was Count Rugen. The person who tortured Westley.

                                             The Princess Bride - trailer

It was a very good movie, with appropriate amounts of action, thriller, and drama. I liked that the movie is 'told' by a boy's grandfather reading a book. I also liked that when Westley woke, he was paralyzed. It gave a nice twist to the story.

By watching this movie I learned three things. One, always have faith. Two, true love always prevails. Three, the qualities of leaders. Leaders should have faith, courage, and be headstrong.

So that was my movie review of 'The Princess Bride'. Thank you for reading, and please comment.

My 30-day challenge

 Our writing teacher, miss Angela, told us to make 3 goals that we can accomplish in 30 days, or a month. The conditions were that the goals must be SMART, specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound. These are the three goals that I think meet the conditions, and what I will do to achieve these goals.

 My first goal is to finish the math book that I have brought with me. It is super hard and thick. I will take advantage of my time, and by doing so I will complete one chapter a day. How am I going to make the most of my time? I will work on my math book during mealtimes.

 You are probably thinking 'What about recess?' Well, I am going to use recess for other things. I will use my recess to read English books. My goal is to read at least 20 pages a day (The more the better).

 If I am using all my spare time studying, what will I do to keep myself fit? I will always run to class if we are changing buildings, and usually go by the stair(under the circumstances, I'm not going down to get the laundry and go straight up to eat dinner). I will also play soccer at dinnertime if I think the self-study time will be enough to meet my quota and do my homework as well.

 So these are the goals for the GLPS camp. This is my first 30-day challenge and I hope it becomes a habit. Thank you for reading, please comment.

Presentation by Matt Cutts: try something new for 30 days

       URL: http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days.html

SELF - INTRODUCTION: Three hints

 Hi, my name is Jung woo seok, also known as Josh. I would like to tell you about myself.

 Can you make a guess? I will tell you three hints.

 The first hit is, cows, pigs, and chickens. Do you know what that means? I like MEAT! I like all kinds of meat that are in the hint, beef, pork, and chicken.

 The second hint is a pig's bladder. Can you guess? Do you know what that means? Soccer! The original soccer ball was a pig's bladder. Soccer is my hobby.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_l26I2HUC4

 The umber 14 is my final hint. Do you know what it means? It's my age! I was born in the year 2000.

 Thank you for reading this very memorable first post on this blog. Please comment.