(Please respond to three in a comment by 11/1/11.)
5. Interpret the underlying meaning of the Chinese legend of the "carp that swims upriver and leaps over waterfalls and becomes a dragon... (which) symbolize(s) wisdom and the power to rule... the highest authority in any society" (pages 210, 225). Is there a moral, or lesson about life, in this legend?
7. What evidence might be used from the assigned chapters to support the principle that one lie leads to another lie, as expressed in the following stanza from a poem by Francis Duggan:
One lie leads to another lie that always is the case
Your first lie for deception and your second to save face
And when you are faced with the truth the truth you will deny
And to lie to you comes easy so you tell another lie.
Your first lie for deception and your second to save face
And when you are faced with the truth the truth you will deny
And to lie to you comes easy so you tell another lie.
9. Investigate Froebel blocks. What do you know about them from information on page 220, as well as from other research that you undertake?
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You also need to read pages 243-277 for next Friday, November 4th.
Question 10:
The message on page 237 is:We are sure fish is valuable.Why were Ms.Hussey and Mr.Dare in Asian wing.SOMETHING WRONG.
Question 4:
I think Tommy asked for the baby monitors because one of them are going to sneak into the Robie House and if one of them gets caught the person inside the Robie House they speak into the monitor for backup.
Question 8:
Something you can conclude about Wright's character is that he has a lot of persaverance. He never gives up on his dream. And if someone insults him or tries to put him down e ignores them and moves on.
question 6.Petra shows compassion to Tommy by by comforting him while he's depressed about losing the japanese talisman that was mr.wright since he was about to sell it to save the robie house.
question 4.I think Tommy got his old baby moniters so when he's somewhere else he would take one and leave one in his bedroom to see if the mysterious thief would come back to look for something else so next time if that happened to Tommy again he would be prepared and race back home and catch the theif who had stolen the talisman.
question 8.I think i can conclude that Frank Loyde Wright was a very exceptional man to some very good people around the world he had some tragic times because he was married and divorsed three times and a women he loved very much was mudered along with her children so i think that wright was very sad at times.He never gave up and he was very happy knowing that the house he had bulit he had saved it twice so i think that he died knowing that he had done many great things by thinking out of the box and making homes people would never believe of living in their lifetime.
Question 3
On page 228 it sato the says:Tommy raced to the kitchen , grabbed a plastic food container,sloshed a bottle of water in to it,and raced back.That tells me Goldman has extreame value to Tommy.
ok already did it
2. I think it is a coded message so people in the future can see it.
4.So he can hear things in other rooms where he's not.
5.It is a lesson about life because you must work hard to achieve your goals.
Question 4
I think Tommy took the baby monitors to put inside the Robie house to hear what the black figure is talking about.
Question 10
We are sure fish is valuable.Why were ms hussey and mr dare in asian wing?Some thing wrong.
LAG:
I like your comment that Tommy wants the baby monitors so that "he can hear things in other rooms where he's not"--kind of like an invisible man.
#8: If FLW Was alive I belive he and Tommy would be great friends.
#9: The blocks were origionaly made for learning arcitecture. FLW got some at About 9.
#10: "We are sure the fish is valuble. Why were Ms Hussey and Mr Dare in asian wing? Something wrong.
Question 2:
I think "the invisible something" FLW left behind was the book "The Invisible Man". When Mrs. Sharpe found the book maybe FLW sent the little girl in her story so Mrs. Sharpe would see her and uncover the book. Then Petra would find it as a clue to help solve the mystery.
Question 4:
I think Tommy asked his mom for the baby monitors because it was after the break in. The talisman was gone from Goldmans bowl and Tommy wanted to hear him if anything went wrong. Tommy wanted to keep him safe.
Question 10:
Petra is thinking really hard and that somthing is wrong. She thinks she might have the puzzle almost finished. Also I think that Petra thinks Mr. Dare and maybe Mrs. Hussey have something to do with the whole thing.
Question#2:
I think "the invisible something"FLW left behind is the invisible thing that blew Calder's pentominoes over , the voice that said "stay and play! or stay away!" and the samething that Calder and Petra saw in the Robie house.
Question#4:
I think Tommy asked his mom for the baby monitors so if there was another break in he could hear what the "person"said or did and he could call the police if Tommy had the other monitor.
Question#10;
The message is "WE ARE SURE FISH IS VALUABLE.WHY WERE MS.HUSSEY AND MR.DARE IN ASIAN WING?SOMETHING WRONG.Petra is thinking alot about the whole thing.She is thinking that Ms.Hussey and Mr.Dare are involved with the whole "stealing fish" thing.
Question#8 Wright was stubborn and selfish, but even though he wasn't popular he had stuck to what he believed in
Question#1 Balliet is talking about the way they sit or stand and when they do, they often form some type of triangle. They sat several seats apart, forming a awkward scalene triangle.
( Pg. 214 )
Question#6 Petra showed compassion towards Tommy when she heard that his house had been robbed and Goldman had almost died.
Question #8: I can conclude that Wright is a very determined person because he was always determined to make the people happy and willing to save the Robie house.
Question #3:The evidence I found was that when Tommy's apartment was robbed the first thing he checked on was Goldman the goldfish.You could hear the concerned tone in Tommy's voice.
Question #9:Some of the Frobel Blocks resembled pentominoes.Mr.Wright, just like Calder, used the Frbel blocks to make words and to see things in a different way.
4. TOMMY MIGHT PUT ONE OF THE MONITORS IN THE ROBIE HOUSE SO HE CAN HEAR WHAT THE HOUSE SAYS.
3. The value of goldman is that when tommy bought him a new fish bowl.
and that when he saw goldman on the ground he rushed and saved him
question#1-yes the author uses triangles a lot in the story, one way the author uses a triangle is when they are on the train and sitting in a messed up a scalene triangle
question#8-some things you learn about wright's character is that he is tough in a good way,tragic life,one time poor, selfish, and stubborn.
#5-the carp simbolizes wisdom and the power to rule
BUBBLES!!!!!!!! and Gummy Bear:
What is happening in the friendship when the three kids sit in the shape of the scalene triangle? Are they getting along? Is there conflict between them? Was there a time when they formed an equilateral triangle?
1: in the book the scalene triangle was used on the train when petra tommy and calder where siting in diffrent spots making the triangle.
3: well when tommy came home to a break in he went straight to find goldman the fish.
6: well petra kind to tommy when he lost the fish that was really important.
7: one lie that i know of is tommys lie with the fish, because he told it that he found it at the Robie house when really he found it at the chinese garden or somthing like that.
8: well there are lots of things like he determind, stubord, creative, unique, cares for kids, ect.
The reason I think that the author used triangles to decribe the way that Calder, Petra, and Tommy were sitting on page 214 is because this book uses geometry and shapes so it would make sense to use a shape to describe the way that the kids were sitting on the train.
I think that Petra is showing compassion to Tommy because they need to work together to help solve a way to save the Robie House and save their friendship! They know that they need to work together because Tommy could be a great help by finding things, Petra could be a great help with clues and words, and Calder could also be a great help because he is very good with shapes.
Froebel blocks are basically "play toys" that were used to educate and entertain children by letting their minds think diiferetly by building and playing with the blocks. Frank Lloyd Wright at age 9 used Froebel blocks to help his mind see things differently, that is why and how he became such a great achitect.
The Chinese legend that the carp that swims upriver and leaps over waterfalls and becomes a dragon which symblizes wisdom and to rule. Frank Lloyd Wright was like the carp, putting all of his effort into architecture and finally when he reached a point where he couldnt "swim" any further he leaped up and became a "dragon" or he became the greatest architect he could be and had all the wisdom from all of his experience with achitecture and since his goal was to not have a house like a box. So, if you really think about it Frank Lloyd Wright was the ruler of the box.
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