What is a historian? There are many different definitions of a historian. It really depends on how you look think of it. What the dictionary says about historian is: An expert in or student of history, especially that of a particular period.

One thing that is very important to record or remember about history is technology. Technology plays a very important role in history. Without technology, we probably can’t remember. Technology can store things and media in certain things like computers, recorders, etc.

In the generations project we had to interview 3 people. We had to interview your grandparents, your dad, and you. These 3 people are like the 3 different generations. This can be an example of what a historian does. The historian collects information from different generations and compares them. Historians do many many things in their job. Usually it is very difficult to gather information and research. They have to examine things and information very careful to do their job right.

In my opinion, Copyright does damage creativity by a mile. I think this because it makes the options limited for the person who would like to make something and I think this affects a persons creativity. Creativity is mainly about the things that you make yourself but creativity becomes better if you take ideas from other people which are pretty good. I think that if copyright didn’t exist, there would be many popular videos in youtube and many very creative works.

Copyright is both good and bad for different people. Copyright is good because the people who make songs or movies usually don’t want people to take their ideas because they want the work to be credited to them. If you make something of your own and someone steals it, you would be very mad and you would feel like other people thinks its that persons work but it actually isn’t. The only downfall to copyright is (like I said above) hinders creativity. It gives you limited options to creativity, which is quite sad. Creativity should be free and to do whatever it wants.

In conclusion, I think Copyright should exist but should be brought down a few levels because currently, Copyright is too strict about people’s work. If I were a DJ or a professional mashup maker and to be shown the limited amount of options I have, I would be very mad and sad and I would be protesting about Copyright laws. So my answer to this question (Does copyright hinder or cultivate creativity?) in simple is: Copyright hinders creativity by a mile.

Reflection

Did you achieve them?
I think I achieved some of my goals from last year. It was very difficult to follow my goals throughout the year. But I managed to listen to my goals. I think I did my best to complete my goals. But eventually, I didn’t complete most of them. I think that I should use my goals from last year to this year so I could keep on practicing. In conclusion, I think it was hard to complete it very easily. It was very difficult.

Why or why not?
The goals that I picked were very hard and I think I should have made them easier. The goals were a bit too strict to listen to. I think I should focus on 1 goal at a time so then I could achieve everything. It was a very hard job to do.

1. Revise. I think that revision is a very good thing to do. It is very important for tests and oral tests etc. Without revision I could fail a test or get a very low score. I think this is a big challenge for me.

2. Last Minute. I usually do things at the last minute which is really bad because I can rush through them and that can affect my score. If I don’t do things at the last minute than I won’t have to rush and it won’t affect my grades.

3. Focus. I always have to focus in class and this is a very important thing I should do. Focusing in class is very important. I should also sit far away from people who can distract me.

I used this poem because I thought it goes into the idea of enjoying what you have even though it may not seem much. When I first read this poem I was amazed at how well she made the poem with a repetition. This really influences me because it tells me to be blessed in the things you have or do, because one day it will be otherwise.

    “My Life” is a great poem that mainly focuses about two living things. Wenderoth makes the poem very sad and good at the same time. The author makes the atmosphere feel sad and melancholy. There isn’t any alliterations in this poem because this poem is mainly a story. This poem didn’t show many poetic devices which probably makes the poem less interesting and “good”. When Wenderoth said “a silence is coming” she means that between the two, there isn’t going to be a good future between them. This is a very good way of saying that something is going to change. It’s like a couple divorcing or breaking up. This poem is basically saying that not everything can be perfect between two people or things. There sometimes is a breaking point. Overall this story is very touching and is a very good poem for people who like sad poems about two living things.

Here is the poem:

Somehow it got into my room.
I found it, and it was, naturally, trapped.
It was nothing more than a frightened animal.
Since then I raised it up.
I kept it for myself, kept it in my room,
kept it for its own good.
I named the animal, My Life.
I found food for it and fed it with my bare hands.
I let it into my bed, let it breathe in my sleep.
And the animal, in my love, my constant care,
grew up to be strong, and capable of many clever tricks.
One day, quite recently,
I was running my hand over the animal’s side
and I came to understand
that it could very easily kill me.
I realized, further, that it would kill me.
This is why it exists, why I raised it.
Since then I have not known what to do.
I stopped feeding it,
only to find that its growth
has nothing to do with food.
I stopped cleaning it
and found that it cleans itself.
I stopped singing it to sleep
and found that it falls asleep faster without my song.
I don’t know what to do.
I no longer make My Life do tricks.
I leave the animal alone
and, for now, it leaves me alone, too.
I have nothing to say, nothing to do.
Between My Life and me,
a silence is coming.
Together, we will not get through this.

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On day 1 I didn’t leave any trash or rubbish in the environment. I have done good to take care of the environment around me. I picked up some pet bottles which were lying on the ground in the camp site and while we were hiking. Some teachers also asked me to pick up some bottles and trash on the ground. I haven’t done anything bad to the environment on this day and I think I did well.

Day 2

During the day I have come across some bottles lying on the ground and I have picked them up. I thing I have littered in my tent, but later on my friends took the trash away.

Day 3

This day I went kayaking and unfortunately I have come across some floating bottles and trash in the river. I haven’t picked them up because I was a bit far away.

Day 4

I went mountain biking and I have seen some people leave some bottle behind when we took a break. I picked them up and threw them in the garbage. I didn’t really see anything else that is wrong with the environment.

Day 5

I didn’t see anything wrong with the environment but while we were going with a bus back to the airport, I saw some people cutting trees which I thought wasn’t good. That was really all I saw today.

1. Woke up quickly and had breakfast quickly.

2. Cleaned our rooms and cleaned futons.

3. Packed our bags and belongings.

4. Said bye to hotel.

5. Went with bus to airport.

6. Went through baggage claim…etc.

7. Boarded the plane and lift off.

8. Arrived at airport at 3:30pm at Airport.

9. Said bye to everyone and went home with my dad bringing me, Rishi and Geva.

10. Arrived at house.

1. Woke up and had breakfast.

2. Changed, brushed and went to bus to go to NAC.

3. Went water rafting first and then mountain biking.

4. Mountain biked half way to NAC then took a bus to NAC.

5. Waited for other group and had dinner.

6. Took bus back to hotel.

7. Went to g room and wrote in diaries.

8. Showed some skits of some groups. I was with Geva, Jamie and Rishi. We showed a parody of Gangnam Style.

9. Watched Eragon.

10. Slept halfway through the movie and decided to go to bed.

1. Woke up and had breakfast.

2. Changed and went with a bus and went to NAC (Niseko Adventure Center)

3. Divided into two groups Group A and Group B.

4. Group A went to water rafting and mountain biking.

5. Group B went to kayaking and hiking. I was in Group B.

6. Group B first went to kayaking. Hiking was canceled due to rain.

7. Went back to NAC and waited for other group to arrive at NAC.

8. Had dinner.

9. Went back to hotel with a bus.

10. Went to g room and wrote in diaries.

11. Changed, brushed and went to bed.