tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78953527722433159212024-03-13T07:12:41.936-07:00The ValtortanThe Valtortan is an educational platform that enables students of Valtorta College to express their viewpoints and take classroom learning to the next level. Students of all classes and teachers are welcome to contribute. We accept articles of various topics and different genres. Please submit your masterpieces to vcwriters@gmail.com.adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-14239803843838049862015-03-24T22:08:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:11:13.381-07:00My Life as a Spider<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hi, I’m a spider. I don’t actually have a name. I’m just a jumping spider…<br /><br />I woke up in the morning. I yawned. I tested my eight legs. What’s for breakfast? I used my eight eyes to look out for food. I tightened my leg muscles and jumped. I flew in the air for a while and landed on sticky soil… the best environment for hunting! <br /> <br />I looked around for food. I thought I heard something and stopped to listen. I stood as still as a stone. I didn’t move a single muscle. Although I couldn’t see it, I could make out what it was by looking at its shape; it was a praying mantis, an adult one. The mantis didn’t seem to notice me.<br /><br />I stealthily jumped on to the grass and carefully stalked the mantis. I tightened my muscles - and leapt! I landed on the mantis and took it by surprise. My front legs pinned it on the grass – and I sank my fangs deep into the mantis’s back. Blood spilled out of the mantis. He cried in pain and struggled frantically. I raised my fangs, but just as I dug them into the mantis’s head, it broke free and sliced its claw through my skin. Pain shot through my body. <br /><br />The mantis stood up, stretched its arms and pinned me back on the grass. I screamed in agony. I couldn’t die here. I thought. I had to fight back!<br /><br />I used my ultimate weapon, stabbing my poison into the mantis’s abdomen in a last ditch effort to survive my ordeal. It fell to the soil. I didn’t wait for it to flip back, and knocked him over. I raised my fangs and tried to stab the mantis again, but missed. The mantis’s menacing claws swiped towards me. Oh no! I t stabbed its claws into my body, I was going to die… <br /><br />Well, I could envisage my end in graphic detail. The mantis froze there. What happened? Oh right! My fangs! They have venom and it was working at last! <br /><br />I didn’t waste my time. I spun a web and moved around and around so the web wrapped around the mantis. Then I dragged the mantis into my cozy home. <br /><br />I ate the mantis from one of the fang marks I had made. I ate half of it and felt really full. Time for a nap. Soon, I drifted off to sleep. Zzzzzzzzz…<br /></span></i>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-26123897624579871712015-03-17T22:34:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:34:28.531-07:00The Story of a Wolfgle<div style="text-align: right;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My name is Chanying, and I’m a wolfgle. Actually, my father is a wolf but my mother is an eagle, so you can imagine that my appearance is very special: I have the head and legs of an eagle, and the body of a wolf. My body is grey. My mouth and teeth are big, so I can eat my favourite food, pork, quickly and easily.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />I was born in mainland China, but when I was two years old the Chinese Government sent me to Hong Kong to kill the people who had joined the Umbrella Movement. My best friend is a wolf called CY…</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br />Once they made me attack the people who were taking part in the Umbrella Movement protests. They gave me tear gas and told me to let it off where all the people were, but I really didn’t want to hurt them, so – I took it back to the police and let it off where they were! The police shot at me and I was hurt, but the protesters saw what I had done and saved me.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My name is Mac. You can call me ‘Mad Mack.’ I’m a lizbat: my father was a bat and my mother was a lizard, but they’re both dead now. After they died I flew to the Amazon jungle; it is so big, so quiet, and I love living here very much. I now live in a nice, dark cave.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />My appearance is very special, and I guess a little scary. In fact I am a lizard, but I have a pair of bat’s wings and I use two legs to walk. So – I can swim, run and fly, and I think I’m the luckiest animal in the world to be able to do that. I love to fly, and climb trees…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />I’m now eight years old; I’m two meters long and I weigh 82 kilos. A few of the native jungle people have seen me. Because they think I am a god they respect me, and they bring food for me every week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />One day something horrible happened: some men from the city with guns came hunting and tried to kill me. At first I thought they had come to give me food, but suddenly they started shooting at me, so I pounced on them and bit them with my razor sharp teeth. Now their bodies are in the river…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Do I like my life in the Amazon jungle? Yes - I think it is really nice; I have the best food brought to me every week and a comfortable place to live, but these days more and more people are coming to the jungle, so maybe in the future I will fly to another place… or maybe I will stay here and ‘play’ with them, as I did with the men from the city...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />Anyway, please remember that if you come to the Amazon, don’t go into any caves – especially if you have a gun!</span>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-87843343254473012242014-11-25T22:45:00.000-08:002015-08-19T22:46:26.863-07:00How to Make New Friends<div style="text-align: right;">
Li Yuen Tung 2A</div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed1T3OFt54/VdVpJ8whgCI/AAAAAAAAAaY/tz1mw258CEM/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aed1T3OFt54/VdVpJ8whgCI/AAAAAAAAAaY/tz1mw258CEM/s1600/images.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We can make new friends by chatting to someone we don’t know. We can talk about some topics that we are both interested in, for example K-pop stars, sports, favourite subjects and songs. If we have things in common we will chat more and so get to know each other better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Also, we can suggest joining some activities together, like basketball or badminton teams, which improve our teamwork skills and let us make more friends; if we join some activity we will have more time to work together and become good friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Apart from chatting and joining activities together, we can also help new friends when they are in need: if they are carrying a lot of books we can offer to help them. If they don’t know how to do their homework, maybe we can help them with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lastly we can study together. For example, we can teach and help each other and revise together before exams. If we know something the other doesn’t we can explain things; show them the steps to solve a problem in maths for instance. We can ask them questions to make sure they understand something.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If we use these methods, I think we can make new friends – even new best friends </span><br />
<br />adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-11517141640955247622014-05-20T18:30:00.000-07:002014-06-10T18:31:13.895-07:00Blind Love<div style="text-align: right;">
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clerk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His daily repetition of boring
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your hands up!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Five bandits with
scarves tied around their faces rushed into the bank. They were armed with guns
and smashed the door open.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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the counter. “Give us all the money!” he shouted at Ken, who was very scared. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He began to tremble all over, moved back a
step and stepped on someone’s foot. “Aah!” a female employee, Kelly, screamed. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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Ken said. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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replied Kelly, surprised at the bandit’s concern for her. <o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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police arrived. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The five bandits rushed
out of the bank without any money. “What?!” Ken could not believe what had
happened. “They just ran away?”<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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Kelly told Ken that she was going to marry one of the bandits, whose name was
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Is it a good idea for secondary school students to take part time jobs? Two Form 4 students of our school present two opposing views on the topic below.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>Firstly, teenagers who has a part time job can get
some valuable work experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
teenagers have work experience, they won’t have so much pressure when they get
a job in the future as they know how hard work can be. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take my sister Amy as an example, she is
eighteen years old now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she was
sixteen she worked as a sales girl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
was so nervous when she went to work on the first day but as time passed, her
experience increased and she knew how to strike a balance between work and
study. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, having work experience is
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>Moreover, when teenagers have a part time job, they
can earn pocket money, become more independent and less of a financial burden
on their parents, which will make them feel good about themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>Also, when they know how hard it is to make money,
they won’t spend it carelessly, and develop good money management skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>The last reason why I think teenagers taking part
time jobs is a good idea is that having a job is suitable for them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For example opening an online shop with
friends is a good idea for teenagers, as they tend to know the latest trends
and fashions. One possibility would be for th</span></span>em to start an online shop to sell
their chosen goods; this can be quite profitable if well researched and managed,
as there is need to rent a shop and it is quite a relaxing way to do business. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can study and work at the same time,
which is a good balance of the two.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i>In conclusion, I think it is a good idea for
teenagers in Hong Kong to take part time jobs while they are studying at
school. Interference with their studies will be minimal and undertaken in their
free time. They will develop money management skills, gain work experience and
become more financially independent.</i></span></div>
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<i>Firstly, it is true that a teenager who has a part time job can get work experience and earn money, but there are some negative effects to having a part time job. If students work, even if only part time they will concentrate more on the job than their studies. Let's take my friend Ivan as an example. When he was a student, he also had a job, and lost interest in school work. Later, he still worked and he only concentrated on the job because he thought earning money was more important than the school work. He didn’t have enough time to rest so he often slept in his lessons. Then of course his results became worse and worse. Finally he didn't go to school at all.<br /><br />Secondly, when teenagers have a part time job they may meet bad friends in the workplace and develop bad habits. For example, they may start smoking and drinking with their bad friends, and in extreme cases they may even take drugs, which will of course be very bad for their health. Moreover, they will not go to school because they want to avoid their friends who may find out they are taking drugs.<br /><br />The last reason why I think teenagers should not take part time jobs is that they may spend money carelessly because they may think the money is earned easily. Afterwards, they might spend more and more money to buy useless things.<br /><br />In conclusion, I don't think teenagers taking part time jobs is a good idea. It may lead them to lose interest in school work, meet bad friends and develop bad habits. It may also affect their money management skills.</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Wanted: pet sitter<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">‘Easy money!” I thought so I took the job. When I
arrived at the house, a man gave me the keys. He then took his suitcase and
left. I was left alone with Jolly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Just
a monkey,” I thought, “they have those in zoos too.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But you know, monkeys in zoos are locked up.
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lock with the key, so anxious was I to get it back into the house.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“You…
you sit there!” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was furious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looks like the monkey wasn’t trained to
listen to people. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see, the pet
owner’s house had fancy lights like chandeliers, and I could see why some
lights were out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The monkey almost
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Get
down now!” I was shouting like a barbarian or something, shouting up at “King
Kong”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this time he listened, though
he landed on my head and gave me a few scratches to my face. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, I noticed something on my head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was poop. He<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> had pooped</i> on my head!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I just yelled like a maniac. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked
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the monkey and almost kicked him - but I wouldn’t do that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a last resort, I saw a banana, and threw it
at him like a boomerang. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guess what, he
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I put a <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">bunch</span><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">of
bananas next to Jolly and left. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I left
the keys under the “Welcome!” rug at the door. Not easy money, for sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today hadn’t been ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jolly’</i> at all! <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-46669341201934835012014-03-11T23:21:00.000-07:002014-03-26T19:07:23.206-07:00Growing Pains and Gains<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ashley’s birthday party was over. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very late when Constance left for home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she arrived, her parents were in the
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Why are you so late? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
nearly twelve o'clock! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t get any
call from Ashley’s home! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where have you
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Mum, I'm so tired. Maybe let's talk in the morning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had better go to bed now. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good Night.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Constance yawned and pretended to be very
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Mum, I've said goodnight," Constance replied in an impatient
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Sorry, Constance, I don’t think I can let you go out at night
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"Why dad? What have I done wrong? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FINE! You're so annoying!" Constance started
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and trembled with fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was about to scream, when the dark shadow moved
towards her. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A girl with a friendly
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night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She seldom went to school. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Constance's bosom friend, Leah, was worried
about her. She called Constance many times but every time she phoned her,
Constance’s phone was switched off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
left a voice message reminding Constance not to take drugs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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believe her eyes, Constance was lying on the street! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She phoned the school counsellor, Mrs Leung,
and they took Constance to hospital at once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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been extremely stupid. She felt sorry for her parents and apologised to them,
and finally she regained a good relationship with them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really thanked her bosom friend Leah for the
emergency help and realised that every teenager has problems; she had gained a valuable
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</span>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-86168907129663343022014-03-04T19:10:00.000-08:002014-03-11T19:12:12.155-07:00The Hands Resist Him<div style="text-align: right;">
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Museum of Art and several masterpieces had been damaged, so Patrick Ip, a
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David were on their way to there to investigate further. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a cloudy morning; as they arrived, a gust
of chilly wind blew the huge banner hanging high at the top of the entrance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It swung as if it were welcoming them.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></div>
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table were on display, and burn marks could be seen on all of them - except the
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front of an opaque door. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Behind the
door, numerous tiny hands were pushing against it. No facial expression could
be seen on the children. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most
horrible thing was that when studied closely, it became apparent that they had
been painted with no eyes!</em></span></span></div>
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haunted,’ a middle-aged woman murmured as she approached the two detectives, a
distracted smile on her face. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nonetheless,
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hours after the museum had closed, but then something astonishing happened,
just when the digital clock struck midnight. The brightly shining spotlights
dimmed, and the “Hands Resist Him” painting suddenly vibrated, electricity
arcing like live snakes through the other paintings, leaving scorch marks on
each of them. One, two, three… four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
an instant the four valuable pictures burst into flames, a billion dollars had
gone up in smoke! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eyes of the two
children in the painting remained hollow and murky, as if silently observing
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covered her mouth with her hands, trying to conceal her terror. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patrick managed to keep calm, but he felt his
skin crawl, especially when a blast of chill wind blown out by the air
conditioner went down his back, raising goosebumps on his flesh. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all fell into silence, none of them
daring to be the first to comment on what they had just witnessed.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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again, ‘In the rumour I told you about, those two children will come out from
the picture at night and play tricks! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
must have burnt the pictures and caused all those things to happen!’ she
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didn’t believe in anything supernatural, at least he didn’t want to, and
certainly not before his investigative instincts as a detective had been tested.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He turned around and walked towards the
now dead canvases. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David followed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Patrick studied the paintings in great detail,
almost as if he were an art restorer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
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the security system’, she warned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘They
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breathed a sigh of relief for having been warned and escaping almost certain
electrocution, the same fate as the very things he was examining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He welcomed the thought of being warm again
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electricity and find person who designed it. I would like to have a talk with
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after the security system had been turned off. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, to their disappointment, nothing untoward
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unobtrusively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He leant close to his
head and whispered to him to leave and run a check on Hussein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He kept talking to Hussein, whose replies got
more and more confused and contradictory; the hunter had nearly caught his
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the exhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘As our theme is horror
in this exhibition, we have paintings related to horrible topics, so they are “Sin”,
“Death” and “The Devil”, “St Michael Defeats the Devils”, “Building the Devil’s
Bridge”, and finally, “Satan Before the Lord,” said Susan, enumerating all the
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fanatic will neither approve of nor allow the existence of the devil, even in
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deduction. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Devils cannot be allowed to
exist, so I deliberately connected the wires to those pictures in order to
cause a short circuit. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They burnt when
the security system was turned on at night, when I was out of sight, out of
mind. The lord will bless me for my deed,’ he choked, a crazy smile on his
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closed.’ Patrick grinned at David as he spoke, watching the delusional criminal
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is a student exchange scheme for Hong Kong citizens who are under 18. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eligible applicants can apply to go to the
country of their choice, such as England, Japan, the USA or France - you name
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in March every year. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be a good
chance for young people to explore other cities, as this fantastic plan is sponsored
by the government. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the expenses of
successful applicants would be covered by the government. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This festival provides chances for us to learn
more about the cultures of the other countries. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students could see new things and learn new
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13th November Wednesday<br /><br />Today was my school picnic day. Last night I was so excited that I didn't sleep well.<br /><br />The weather was bad this morning. It was rainy. Although it was not raining too hard, it made me feel sad. We travelled by coach to Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village. On the coach many students talked about what they would do when they arrived there. Some students listened to music and read books. They all wanted to arrive there quickly!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">When we arrived at Wu Kwai Sha Youth Village, we all went to the Activity Room to listen to the rules. Then we went out to enjoy our picnic. First we played 'Running Man' in the football court. We kept running all the time and enjoyed this game very much. It gave us a good time! However, it rained for a long time too. Soon we went to the canteen for lunch. After lunch, the weather was fine. We were happy and played another game together.<br /><br />The happy time was over soon. We had to go back home. We took photos together. It was the first time we had a picnic in our secondary school and it was a success. I hope next year I will have a picnic like this again!</span> </span>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-66101796182726435492013-11-26T06:08:00.000-08:002014-01-14T20:48:37.005-08:00My Life at Secondary School <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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My name is Melody So. I'm twelve years old and L live in Sheung Shui with my family. I have a younger sister . She is studying at Tai Po Market Public School. My mum is a teacher and my father is a driver. I have a lot of hobbies such as high jump, badminton and Chinese painting. I do them every week.<br /><br />I started secondary school this year. My new school is called Valtorta College. But I think it is small. There are five blocks of buildings. They are classrooms, special rooms and the hall. My favoruite subjects are P.E. and science. I think they are interesting. I want to learn more about science and P.E. We usually do P.E. in the playground. Sometimes the boys would use the playground for P.E. so we would use the hall. I don't think my school has a good canteen. The canteen is small and hot. The food is not good. My classmates always say the best food at the canteen is cup noodles! There are lots of clubs to join at my school but I just joined the Badminton Club, Red Cross and the Library Club.<br /><br />One of my friends is Kathy Yip. She is twelve. Her mum is a housewife. She's sporty. She loves swimming. She likes drawing too. She can draw beautiful pictures. She swims every day so she doesn't any more time to join school clubs. I want her to join Red Cross with me. But she says she needs to go swimming every day so she doesn't have time to join it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went to a swimming gala organized by the Tai Po & North District Secondary Schools Area Committee at the 7thand 9th October. These days were important days for the participants of this competition. Everyone wants to get a medal, or a better time.<br /><br />I participated in the 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke and 4x50m medley relay.<br /><br />On the first day, I got the eighth runner-up for 100m breaststroke and I also got the eighth runner-up in 200m breaststroke.<br /><br />My team of 4x50m medley relay came last in that race. I felt very disappointed about not having any prizes.<br /><br />Also, I went to another swimming gala organized by YMCA. It was on the first October. I called some of my friends to the swimming gala and I took part in the 50m breaststroke, 50m butterfly, 100m individual mix, 4x50medley relay and 4x50 freestyle relay. However, when I finished swimming breaststroke and butterfly, I was really tired and did not join the individual mix, and there was another reason: I had to finish two relays afterwards!<br /><br />After a fierce battle, I won two silver medals with my team. I was very happy, and overjoyed, after I got the medals. I have participated in this swimming gala for four years and this was my first time to get the relay medals!</span></div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-51900710272783295482013-11-05T05:52:00.000-08:002014-01-14T20:51:48.718-08:00Top Three Most Important Words in the English Language<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery><w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>2</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery><w:DocumentKind>DocumentNotSpecified</w:DocumentKind><w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>7.8</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Compatibility></w:Compatibility><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">One of the most important words in the English Language is <i>mother</i>. This word is important because all mothers in the world love their children and take good care of them. The love from a mother is warm and is everything in the world. My mother gave birth to me and looked after me but she left my father and I many years ago. She is going to marry another man now. I felt happy for her because she has found the man she loves so much but I also feel sad. I don't know why. I just feel sad and want to cry. Anyway, I love my mother and she loves me too. My mother is important to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial';"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Another most important word in the English Language is <i>holiday</i>. This word is important because holiday is the only day the I can relax and go out with my friends. In the summer holidays this year, I went to Cheung Chau with my friends but not my parents. The trip was fun and happy. We played together and knew each other more. We cooked together, went to the beach and slept together. We </span><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">also bathed together! That was embarrassing! Our relationship is closer after this trip. If we didn't have a holiday, friends wouldn't have this kind of chance to get closer. </span></span><br />
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The last most important word in the English language is art. I like art and I'm studying art now. This word is important because art is the most beautiful thing in the world. It is colourful and beautiful. Everything can be art: pictures, photos, words, buildings and music. I have liked drawing anime since I was ten years old and that was because my friends love drawing and I started to love to use lines and dots to tell people my feelings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When lunchtime comes in VC, most people quickly grab their wallets, phones and rush out to restaurants with friends. After they have left, a minority of students, including me, stay in school for lunch. Not many people know what it is like to spend the lunchtime here in VC and I’m going to tell you about it.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the bell rings, I go to the school gates and take my home-cooked lunch from my maid. Then, I have lunch beside the covered playground with some friends. They’re not my best friends but our friendship has grown by having lunch together every weekday. We chat about everything while we eat, which, unlike people who go out for lunch, we don’t have our smartphones keeping us from chatting. Although the food is less tasty than restaurant food, it is healthier.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">After having lunch, I walk back to my classroom. There are usually one or two diligent students reading books whenever I come back. I write down the homework on the blackboard, as it is my duty to do so. Then I walk around the school.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The corridors at this time are always so quiet and peaceful with only occasional shouts coming from the basketball court. There is usually no chance throughout the day to look around the school so now it is a great time; it lets me know more about the school campus and makes me feel closer to the school too.<br /><br /> I peer down the corridor and I see students coming back from lunch. My classmates also come back one by one and I go back to my classroom to frolic with them. We usually play Chinese chess or go behind the computer chair to watch what the user of the computer is doing at that moment. More and more classmates come back gradually and the bell rings not long after that.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although my lunchtime experience may sound boring, it is actually more unusual than the typical restaurant lunch experience. Moreover, it helps to develop friendship as people who go out for lunch usually play with their smartphones and don’t talk much. Also, the peacefulness of the school allows me to think more clearly. So this is my lunchtime in Valtorta !</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I represented rich men in the past, now I was thrown into a dirty, dark drawer. Nowadays, there are a lot of different mobile phones which have a lot of functions. Their master can use them to play games and send messages. Although I also have games, messages in my system, I am too old-fashioned. Last year, I met a new mobile phone which was the most famous model in the world---iphone. He told me why no teens use me. It is because I can’t take photos; the monitor isn’t big enough and the most important thing is I am not a smart phone.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Five years ago, my master wanted to recycle me, so she took me out and put me in her pocket. When she was driving to the recycle store, there was a car behind her and hit her car and pushed it into a speeding train. She was dragged along for above half a mile.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was terrified but she managed to make a call with her mobile phone. However, she forgot to bring her mobile phone ( the new one ). After 30 seconds, she realize she had brought me to recycle, so she took me out immediately and used me to dial 911. This was the first time she had used me in 10 years! I felt extremely happy that time. I still feel happy now because I have saved her life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-24729335788660591602013-07-02T06:08:00.000-07:002013-10-24T06:09:49.447-07:00Pressure of Teenagers<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Do you have pressure? If yes, where does your pressure come from? Do you know the definition of pressure? If no, let me tell you now. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Pressure is a kind of psychological problem. If you get pressure, you may feel sad, depressed or even get clinical depression. Is there any pressure around teenagers? From my point of view, there is. But where does the pressure com from? I am going to present this to all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">First, I would like to talk about a news article which I have read recently. There are five cases of teenage suicide within two months, which I think is a serious problem. After reading this article, I deemed that the main reason why teenagers attempted suicide, is their poor relationship with parents. All of the teenagers who committed suicide were born to a broken family. It means that family is very important to teenagers. Some of the teenagers may think that they don’t need to rely on their parents any more because no matter what they say, their parents cannot help them. Therefore, pressure builds up gradually and they think they don’t have any way to release it. Finally, they believe suicide is the only solution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Secondly, the education system in <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place> is also the one of the reasons why teenagers get pressure. It is because the academic result affects the future of a student a lot. If they don’t work hard now, they need to work much harder when they join the work force. For instance, nowadays, the most important examination in <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place> is the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE). The report card of this examination will affect your future. So everybody works very hard to attain a better result. The pressure therefore builds up. I have experienced an academic pressure too. Experiencing the academic pressure made me feel anxious. I always thought that no matter how hard-working I was, I would still not get a good result. I had lost courage before and wanted to give up. But finally I thought that if I really worked hard, I would be able to attain a good result too. Although there is a harsh education system, we can still handle it if we work hard enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Last but not least, I think that everyone has pressure. Therefore, the most important way to handle our pressure is to relax. We can do more exercise and listen to some music to release our pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-77519811013231458792013-05-07T01:47:00.004-07:002014-03-11T18:49:01.838-07:00A Mobile Phone Story <div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week, I was bought by my owner. She was a young woman, about twenty years old. When she took me home, she started to play with me immediately. She downloaded a lot of apps and games on me, such as whatsapp and candy crush which are the most popular apps and games in town. She played the games whenever she was free. But she always used whatsapp to message others and never called them. I was very sad. I am a mobile phone. My main function is calling other people but my owner never uses this function. Moreover, she never took care of me. When she ended a game, she just threw me somewhere, such as sofa, desk or even on the ground. So, I was very upset. However, she always decorated me with a beautiful case, with some stickers. This was the only thing that made me happy.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luckily, a student, Linda, took me home two weeks later. She was a good owner. She took care of me. She put me in a comfortable place. She didn’t change her phone frequently and I have been used by her for two years. Nowadays, I am getting older and older. Some of my functions don’t work. Linda bought a new phone, but she didn’t throw me away. She put me into a box and I live there forever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-79271456274984100522013-05-07T01:42:00.001-07:002014-01-14T21:04:23.480-08:00The Importance of Mythology<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First of all, mythology colours our history and makes it more appealing to study. If myths hadn't existed, history would be dull and bland. The ancients recorded their experiences in the form of myths - stories created in their own imagination which also gave them satisfaction. </span><br />
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-86849102813647600532013-04-18T02:07:00.005-07:002013-04-18T02:07:56.975-07:00An exchange program experience<div style="background: white; line-height: 18pt; margin: auto 0cm; text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: '新細明體','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-fareast;">In this program, there were people from Korea, Germany, mainland China and also The United States. They tried to share their experience of their own countries, and have fun with us. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were given an introduction to education in their countries, and played fun games like rock-paper-scissors. There was also group discussion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: '新細明體','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-fareast;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: '新細明體','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-fareast;">I strongly recommend students to think deeply about education. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regarding national education, there are 4 phrases to define a nation. Power Distance (PDI), Individualism (IDV), Uncertainty Avoidance (UAI) and Masculinity (MAS). These 4 phrases encapsulate how the people of a nation or country live. For example, Hong Kong is a place with high power distance or masculinity but low uncertainty avoidance and individualism. That basically means Hong Kong people like to stick to rules and be less different from their friends, as that could lead to a lot of pressure on individuals.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">God created this wonderful world in seven days. I think I could do something remarkable in my last seven days too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">Only seven days left? No, you are wrong to think of it like that. In fact, I STILL HAVE seven days. I would make a Bucket List for myself... before I kicked the bucket! I would make the best use of the time and try to make those days the most wonderful moments in my life, and so leave this world without any <span style="background: #fbfbfb; color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">regrets</span>. In those seven days, I would meet the people that I most care about, hate most, and try doing things that I have always longed to do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">There are many things I want to do before my life ends. Life is full of hope and miracles; in a way it’s sad to know that I only have seven days left, but I would set myself goals to achieve in the time I had left. To live, instead of to escape. Have I found JOY in my life and has my life created JOY in the lives of others</span><span style="font-family: '新細明體','serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">These questions will be the last ones in my life; I hope I can find the right answers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">I would not waste a second in those seven days. I would hope to make the best use of time left to do the things that I want to do. I should thank God that I STILL have seven days for that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">The first thing that I would do is to catch up with my good friends. I would invite them to my house and have a farewell party. I would hope I could meet all of them and share the happiness of being friends with them in my life. I would spend a whole day with them, recalling the memories of when we met, and share their hopes and dream. I would hope they would have good memories of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">Secondly, I would visit the people who I hate most. Maybe you think I am crazy to say that. Why should I visit them? They once did something really bad to me - why should I visit them at the end of my life? For revenge? No, this is all about forgiving. “But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.” Mark 11:26. Hatred is painful indeed. Perhaps they did something bad to me, but I don’t think I should continue to hate them anymore as I knowingly approach death. All of us do bad things in the course of our lives, so why not forgive them? If I carry the hatred<span style="color: red;"> </span>to heaven, I will not be happy and free. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I forgive them, they will feel relief too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">Life is too short. There are lots of things I want to do in my life but not many that I can achieve now. In the last seven days of my life, I may not be able to do something really big, like travel around the world, but if I needed to choose, I would do some crazy things which I have never done in my life, such as bungee jump, get drunk, spend all my money and party until my last morning without any regret. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: large;">At the end of the seventh day, I would stay in bed, and have my family and best friends around me, singing to me. That would help me leave this world peacefully, for the next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Firstly, I think love is the most essential factor in my life. Without love, I would not be happy even if I were a billionaire. Therefore, if I had seven days left to live I would spend time with my family and friends, since we always focus on our studies or careers in our daily life, so we have closer relationships with our work than our families. This would also be the right time to escape from modern city life and explore the beauty of nature. I would go hiking with my family and friends for relaxation and spiritual renewal. Without any electronic devices we could refresh our minds, and breathe in fresh air. It would be a rare chance for us to find happiness in nature instead of thinking of our wealth and other mundane matters. I am sure hiking would be a great way for us to be happy together.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Secondly, I would secretly make an album for my family. I would compile photos taken when we travelled around the world. Also, I would write something beside the photos to express my love and thanks for their care. I hope they would treat this album as a treasure and remember my smiles and the time they spent with me. I don’t want them to be upset because of my death. I would want to let them know my life was beautiful, since their love and care filled it with happiness. I would want them to feel that we were together even after I had left this world, and that they therefore did not need to miss me.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last but not least, I would donate all my savings to charity. It would be useless for me to keep my money when I had left this world. Although I don’t admire rich people who donate millions of dollars for show and just to avoid taxes, I would want to make the little contribution to the world that I could, and help people in need. This would be the best and most meaningful way to use my money. I would hope my little contribution could improve the lives of some and help them have a better future.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Life is never too short if we have lived joyfully. The value of life is not built on how much we have, but how much love we have had - and given. If I had seven days left to live in this world, I would not feel bitter, but grasp my last chance to enjoy life with those I love. I would smile and say goodbye to the beautiful world I have been privileged to spend time in, and wait until the day I would meet my family and friends again one day, in the hereafter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last month, our school held the 35<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony. Students of Form three to six attended the ceremony.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First, our school supervisor, the principal, some teachers and some members from the SA, held a ribbon cutting ceremony. Each of them held a part of the ribbon with colourful ballons. Then, the students showed a video in which all students had taken part in. It was the count-down video. They invited some teachers and students to say ‘Happy Birthday To VC!’ They even found a popular singer for the video. She was a student in our school in the past. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After that, the performances of the Kick-off Ceremony started. All of them were in a story about truth and friendship told by an old man to her daughter. We had a shadow puppet show. The show was about a war in ancient China. The students used traditional Chinese musical instruments to play the music. The show looked very professional too.The story was quite funny and interesting.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then, the dance club performed a jazz dance. At first, they danced with some blub lights smoothly. The atmosphere was peaceful and silent. Then, the music changed to a Christmas song. The dancing started to get faster and more joyfully. Finally, they performed to the pop song from a Korean pop star, PSY. They got lots of claps because of that song!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Next, the campus TV played a stop motion animation acted by the Form five and six students. It was about two boys who changed themselves into a car for a fight. The video were made from many photos. Then, using the computer, the photos were joined together in the timeline to form a video. It took a lot of time to take photos and produce the video although it just lasted a few minutes. It was</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> the highlight in the ceremony too. They got many howls and claps. The participants looked delighted and interested.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Finally, the school choir performed some songs and the parents and guests started to leave the hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This Kick-off Ceremony was a great success. It didn’t just to celebrate our school’s birthday, it also gave a chance for students to show off their talents.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last month, our school held its 35<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony. A lot of students performed in the ceremony and the performances were wonderful.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First, we had a ribbon cutting ceremony. We invited our principal, and some teachers to cut the ribbon and start our ceremony. After that, we watched a video which was made by Campus TV. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Students from each class stood on the playground forming the shape of a number. This video showed that students in our school are very united.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then, our school wind band performed three pieces. They did a good job and everyone in the audience enjoyed listening to the music. Next, we watched a shadow puppet show, which was about a war. It was very exciting and everyone clapped after the performance. The show was fantastic.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After that, the members of the dancing club performed. They danced to some pop music from Korea. The highlight of the ceremony was the stop-motion animation. In the video, things floated in the air and dolls could move anywhere by themselves. This video was very interesting and the maker of this video was creative.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Members of the audience howled with laughter after they watched the video; the atmosphere was very good.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, the ceremony ended. Everyone left with a smiling face because they had watched such a wonderful show.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: 新細明體;"></span><br />adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06850998372238947879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895352772243315921.post-72056897072543766112013-02-05T00:17:00.000-08:002013-03-05T00:26:42.912-08:00A memorable anniversary kick-off ceremony<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: right;">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nne-phM6-nU/UQeQEphG41I/AAAAAAAAAM4/lwBRrNq3s-Q/s1600/35555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 160px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 148px;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nne-phM6-nU/UQeQEphG41I/AAAAAAAAAM4/lwBRrNq3s-Q/s1600/35555.jpg" ea="true" height="200" width="198" /></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">21<sup>st</sup> December 2012 was Valtorta College's 35<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Kick-off Ceremony. All students and teachers were glad on that day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The starting time of the ceremony was 9:20 a.m. Some parents were invited to attend it too. At the beginning of the ceremony, our school supervisor and guests held a ribbon cutting ceremony, which symbolized the start of the celebration. After cutting the ribbon, the screen above the stage showed a count-down slide of 10, 9, 8... and then the program started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The audience all took a breath in anticipation of the performances to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">First, the school orchestra performed three songs. They had trained hard before the ceremony. It was great! Then, the second performance was a shadow puppet show, which is a form of traditional Chinese entertainment. A story about Chinese history was told; it was interesting. After that, the dance club performed a jazz dance. Their dancing was beautiful and stylish, and their costumes were very attractive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Altogether, it was a very festive atmosphere. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed the music as it was a Christmas song, combined with a popular Korean song “Gangnam Style” to form a medley. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As for the birthday greetings, many schoolmates, teachers and even the pop star, Kay Tse said “Happy Birthday” to our school. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Then, Campus TV showed a touching and meaningful video which linked all the performances up. Next, the magic club performed an amazing show which for me was the highlight of the ceremony. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of us were in a 'hyper' mood. We enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere very much. However, of course the ceremony came to an end after all those amazing performances, and all students, teachers and guests clapped loudly. The 35<sup>th</sup> anniversary ceremony ended in a burst of prolonged applause. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt;">We really did appreciate the excellent show! Thanks to all of the performers for their hard work preparing for it, and the excellent teamwork of all the students involved! I look forward to seeing our successful 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary ceremony! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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