act 4 and 5

Act Four, Scene One

1. What does the Duke believe Antonio intends to do? (Black Pg. 147, Blue Pg.85) 
2. What does Shylock intend to do? kill Antonio but ends up saying he'll take that money
3. Finish this quote that tells us why, ‘You’ll ask me why I rather choose to have a weight of carrion flesh, than to receive three thousand ducats. I’ll not answer that, but to say it is my humor, is it answered?’ (Black Pg. 149, Blue Pg.86) 
4. What two loopholes does Portia find in the wording of the contract? (Black Pg. 165-167, Blue Pg.95-96) no blood and it cant be more or less than a pound shylock would be kill too
5. Shylock now has to pay penalties. Complete this quotes that tell us what the penalties are: ‘I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it, For half thy wealth, it is Antonio, the other half comes to the general state’ (Black Pg. 169, Blue Pg.97) 
6. Are the penalties fair? Why/why not.
7. How do Lorenzo and Jessica gain by the result?
8. What reward has Portia claimed and why is this significant?

Portia tells Shylock ‘The quality of mercy is not strained’. How does she try to persuade Shylock to show mercy, how much mercy is she willing to show him ((Black Pg. 157-159, Blue Pg.91-92) 

Act Four, Scene Two

1. What invitation does Portia refuse and why?
2. What does Nerissa plan to get, why do you think this is important?
3. Do you admire Portia after these scenes, or do you find her actions cruel. Use examples to support your thinking. i find her actions cruel "Sir i would speak with you. ill see if i can get my husbands ring which i did make him swear to keep forever."

Shylock Character Study #2

Shylock makes his last appearance in A4S1

• How does he behave when he thinks he is winning?
• Is his behaviour what you expected of him based on the story so far, look carefully at his one-ine answers, as well as at his longer speeches. Look too at his reply to Gratiano L 139-142.
• Why do lines 40-46 offer a particularly chilling comparison. What is Shylock saying. Compare L67.
• How does Shylock react when he becomes the victim? he cry's

Act Five, Scene One

1. Why do Lorenzo and Jessica remind each of the stories of classical lovers?  (Black Pg. 183-185, p.182 gives specific examples, Blue Pg.107-108) 
2. What are Portia's feelings as she approaches the house?  (Black Pg. 189, Blue Pg.105) 
3. What is the first argument to break out? ‘’By yonder moon I swear you do me wrong, In faith I gave it to the judges clerk’ (Black Pg. 193, Blue Pg.107) 
4. How do Gratiano and Bassanio try to justify parting with the rings, are they successful?  (Black Pg. 193-197, Blue Pg.108-110) .... no
5. Was Bassanio right to give away the ring, give reasons for your thinking. no because Portia was the dressed up as the judge the same one that ask for bassanios ring
6. Complete this quote to show the effect these arguments have on Antonio?  ‘I once did lend my body for his wealth, … I dare be bound again, my soul upon the forfeit that your lord will never more break faith advisedly’ (Black Pg. 199, Blue Pg 111)
7. Portia and Nerissa have the rings. What does this prove to Antonio, Gratiano and  Bassanio? Hint- Who were they in the court? (Black Pg. 201, Blue Pg 111) the judges

astronimy Studies

Phases of the moon

• New moon:  looks like the moon went bye-bye
• Waxing crescent: when the light takes more than it should and leaves a crescent shape
• First-quarter: like the third quarter  it is half light and half dark 
• Waxing gibbous: when the light takes over the darkness of the moon
• Full moon: the full white moon.
• Third-quarter: like the first quarter  it is half light and half dark 
• Waning crescent:
• Dark moon:

Moon’s impact on all earth tides

High tides and low tides are caused by the moon. The moon's gravitational pull generates something called the tidal force. The tidal force causes Earth—and its water—to bulge out on the side closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon. These bulges of water are high tides.

What is a solar and lunar eclipse:

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, and the Earth's shadow obscures the moon or a portion of it. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking all or a portion of the Sun. An eclipse can be total, partial, or annular.

What is our sun made up of?

Our sun is made up of:

1. Hydrogen
2. Helium
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon
5. Oxegen
6. Neon
7. Iron
8. Silicon
9. Magnesium
10. Sulphur

The planets order:

mercury-venus-Earth-Mars-jupiter-Saturn-uranus-neptune

Mercury: A big ball of stone and rocks (pretty much another Moon)

Venus: second brightest planet and was named afterromn god of  LOVE AND BEAUTY.

Earth: how to describe- once was beauty now a reck and doom of a planet. (pretty much a living HELL)

Mars: Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second smallest planet in the solar system. Named after the Roman god of war, Mars is also often described as the “Red Planet” due to its reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere composed primarily of carbon dioxide. Equatorial Diameter: 6,792 km it's also famous for its red eye.

Distance from Sun: 227.9 million km

Orbital period: 687 days

Length of day: 1d 0h 37m

Gravity: 3.711 m/s²

Moons: Phobos, Deimos

Jupiter:

• Jupiter Is Massive: 
• Jupiter Cannot Become A Star: 
• Jupiter Is The Fastest Spinning Planet In The Solar System: 
• The Clouds On Jupiter Are Only 50 km Thick: 
• The Great Red Spot Has Been Around For A Long Time:
• Jupiter Has Rings: 
• Jupiter's Magnetic Field Is 14 Times Stronger Than Earth's: 
• Jupiter Has 67 Moons:

Saturn: is famous for the most visible Ring.

Saturn is one of the gas giants.

Saturn is an evil planet it has cold shards of ice stones and rocks in the belt ring.

Uranus:

Neptune:  

• It takes Neptune 164.8 Earth years to orbit the Sun. On 11 July 2011, Neptune completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1846.
• Neptune was discovered by Jean Joseph Le Verrier. The planet was not known to ancient civilizations because it is not visible to the naked eye. The planet was initially called Le Verrier after its discoverer. This name, however, was quickly abandoned and the name Neptune was chosen instead.
• Neptune is the Roman God of the Sea. In Greek, Neptune is called Poseidon.
• Neptune has the second-largest gravity of any planet in the solar system – second only to Jupiter.
• The orbit path of Neptune is approximately 30 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. This means it is around 30 times the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
• The largest Neptunian moon, Triton, was discovered just 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered.
• Neptune has a storm similar the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. It is commonly known as the Great Dark Spot and is roughly the size of Earth.
• Neptune also has a second storm called the Small Dark Spot. This storm is around the same size as Earth’s moon.
• Neptune spins very quickly on its axis. The planets equatorial clouds take 18 hours to complete one rotation. The reason this happens is that Neptune does not have a solid body.
• Only one spacecraft, the Voyager 2, has flown past Neptune. It happened in 1989 and captured the first close-up images of the Neptunian system. It took 246 minutes – four hours and six minutes – for signals from Voyager 2 to reach back to Earth.
• The climate on Neptune is extremely active. In its upper atmosphere, large storms sweep across it and high-speed solar winds track around the planet at up to 1,340 km per second. The largest storm was the Great Dark Spot in 1989 which lasted for around five years.
• Like the other outer planets, Neptune has a ring system, though its rings are very faint. They are most likely made up of ice particles and grains of dust with a carbon-based substance coating them.
• Neptune has 14 known moons. The largest of these moons is Titan – a frozen world which spits out particles of nitrogen ice and dust from below its surface. It is believed that Titan was caught by the immense gravitational pull of Neptune and is regarded as one of the coldest worlds in our solar system.
• Neptune has an average surface temperature of -214°C – approximately -353°F.

Did we really land on the moon 

NASA LAND ON MOON AND PLACE FLAG STERN IN GROUND HOLDING FLAG. 

Ethics of space travel: book space is very large it has infinite area and new is discovered a lot

Deforestation

Key Question 1: What is the environmental/social sustainability issue? 

Deforestation is when companies cut down a lot of trees.  This can be for a lot of different reasons.

Key Question 2:  What factors have caused this issue? 

The need for oils such as essential oils ( lavender, peppermint, tea tree oil, patchouli, and eucalyptus)
Palm oil is used in many products from food, to make up and even soap.
This is huge for deforestation in the amazon.  Sometimes they cut down trees to make space to
build buildings or factories . 

Key Question 3:  What will happen if this issue continues to degrade? 

If this continues there will be no more forests  to clean the worlds air supply and generate oxygen,
and the animals will lose their habit and will die.  Orangutans are very badly affected animal that is losing
their homes. There will be less materials for making paper etc.  Deforestation causes slips on hillsides
because there are no trees to absorb the rain and hold the land together with its roots, and it affects the
natural ecosystem and waterways.

Key Question 4: What are the possible solutions to this issue (either being currently done or could be
done)?  

plant trees or cut down less trees Plant a Tree where you can.  Use less paper at home and at work.
Buy recycled products and then recycle them again. Read the labels. Support the products of companies
that are trying to stop deforestation. It’s all about business. If you don’t buy it, they won't sell it.
Buy only what you need.
Don’t use Palm Oil or products with Palm Oil. 

Conclusion

 I learned that because of companies are a big cause of deforestation as “every minute a forest the size of 20 foot ball fields is cut down” because of deforestation lots of animals lose homes and have nowhere to go and are dying. There are lots of ways to help stop deforestation starting with the most common stop using palm oil and recycle.

Goals for the week.

Goals for the week.

My goal for the week is to finish all of my English work on time and to finish my homework.

My last goal: My goal for this week is to always sit in my seating plan and to stay focused in class.
did i complete this goal: yes i stayed focused and i did sit in my seating plan most of the time but its okay because i was a expert.

Earth balloon

Earth Balloon

In social studies we are looking at sustainability. We did a small activity where we had a balloon that we had blown up and we got asked a bunch of questions and depending on our answers depends on whether we let air in or let it out. Our balloon ended up being quite small. We then had some questions to answer  

1. What happened to your earth?

It grew a little and shunk a little. It ended up being a small earth/balloon

2. Why did this happen?

Because we are kinda sustainable but not fully 

3. What could we do to stop that from happening? Or make it continue?

Break the bad habits we have and make new better ones 

4. What is one thing we could do to change our behavior?

Use both sides of paper, turn off a light as you leave the room.

blog post sci

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Lately in science we have been learning about botany and cells. Cells are very small things that can't be seen without a microscope. They are the basic building blocks of plants and animals, but plant and animal cells are different.

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act 3 the Merchant of Venice

Act Three, Scene One

1. Why does Shylock assume Solanio and Salerio know that Jessica’s ran away?because there Christians
2. Complete this quote to suggests Antonios second misfortune: 

Salerio: Do you hear whether Antonio have had any loss at sea or no? Shylock: There I have another bad match, a bankrupt. (Black Pg. 95, Blue Pg.63)

3. Who has been looking for Lorenzo and Jessica? (Black Pg. 97, Blue Pg.64) Shylock and tubal

Where do Shylock and Tubal arrange to meet and with what purpose? ‘I will go Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue’ (Black Pg. 99, Blue Pg.66)

Act Three, Scene Two

1. Why does Portia want Bassanio to delay his choice? so that if he chose wrong they would have spent time together.

2. Complete this quote ‘I pray you tarry:, pause a day or two before you hazard, for in choosing wrong I lose your company’ (Black Pg. 105, Blue Pg.66)

3. What makes Bassanio choose lead over the silver and gold caskets? Finish this quote, ‘Thou meagre lead which rather threatenest than dost promise aught, thy paleness moves me more than eloquence, and here choose I’ (Black Pg. 111, Blue Pg.69)

4. Complete Portia’s speech that tells us the expected roles of a woman in marriage. ‘Myself and what is mine, to you and yours is now converted’ (Black Pg. 113, Blue Pg.71)

5. What does the above quote mean? it means that women are treated like property when married
6. What did Gratiano’s and Nerissa’s wish to marry depend on? (Black Pg. 116-7, Blue Pg.72-3) if bassanio was to marry they would marry as well
7. How does Portia know that the letter contains bad news? (Black Pg. 119, Blue Pg.72-3) because bassanio turned pale
8. What help does Portia offer straightaway? (Black Pg. 123, Blue Pg.76)
   double the amount then triple
9. Why do we not expect this help to be successful?
10. Do you think Portia would still be in love with Bassanio if she knew he had lied about his wealth? yes because she loves him

Act Three, Scene Three:

1. Antonio is now convinced that he knows the reason for Shylock’s insistence on claiming his bond. Finish the quote that tells us this, ‘He seeks my life, for reasons I know well, I oft deliver from his forfeitures many that have at times made moan to me; therefore he hates me’ (Black Pg. 129, Blue Pg.77) 
2. Why can the Duke not ‘deny the course of law’ according to Antonio? because he it will impeach the justice of the stack.
3. Why does Antonio seem resigned to his fate? What two important realizations is this based on? ...
4. Do you think Antonio’s feelings towards Bassanio have changed since the beginning, why? yes because now he...
5. Finish this quote ‘Pray God Bassanio come to see me pay his debt, and then I care not’ (Black Pg. 131, Blue Pg.78) 
6. Shylock refuses to consider the idea of Mercy, but demands Justice. Is true justice possible in this case? ...

Act Three, Scene Four

1. Finish this quote that shows Lorenzo’s opinion of Antonio? ‘But if you knew of whom you show this honor, how true a gentleman you send relief’ (Black Pg. 131, Blue Pg.78) 
2. What does Portia tell Lorenzo she intends to do? (Black Pg. 133, Blue Pg.79) dress up like a paper boy? or that she wants to be a nun
3. What does she ask Lorenzo and Jessica to do for her and why? to look after the house when she is gone because...
4. Why do Portia and Nerissa intend to travel dressed as men? so that no one will recognize them.
5. Finish this quote which shows how Portia describes the behaviour and attitudes of young men. ‘Like a fine bragging youth, and tell quaint lies, how honorable ladies fell sick and died’ (Black Pg. 135, Blue Pg.81) 
6. Does it seem likely that Portia is going to follow the expected behaviour of a wife? ... no?

Act Three, Scene Five

1. In his jokey conversation with Jessica, why is Launcelot against the conversion of Jews to Christianity?
2. What is Jessica’s opinion of Portia?