Monday, June 18, 2007

A slide show

Today i learned how to create a slide show. I will change the pictures at home and I will record my voice onto each picture.
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Answer The Questions

Answer the questions:
1. What triggered the ban?
After a moddle dide druing a show in South Americk.

2. What is BMI?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI is a reliable indicator of body fatness for people. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but research has shown that BMI correlates to direct measures of body fat, such as underwater weighing and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).1, 2 BMI can be considered an alternative for direct measures of body fat. Additionally, BMI is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight categories that may lead to health problems.
3. What BMI should a model have to be allowed to participate in fashion parades in Spain?
Above 18 BMI.

4. What’s the average height, weight and BMI of a runway model?
The average height is 5’9”, the weight is 110 lbs and BMI is 16.

5. What are arguments for and against?
The arguments are for criteria of BMI and ban. Many models have complained that this ban discriminates against those who are naturally thin, so they don’t sign up.

6, check the meanings :gaunt – excessively thin and angular. Emaciated-extremely thin and weak. Wan-pallid and tired looking.

7, how can you calculate someone’s BMI?
Formula: weight (kg) / [height (m)]2
With the metric system, the formula for BMI is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Since height is commonly measured in centimeters, divide height in centimeters by 100 to obtain height in meters.
Example: Weight = 68 kg, Height = 165 cm (1.65 m)
Calculation: 68 /(1.65)2 = 24.98

In my opinion fashion show is a public activity, it has aroused people to following do something, so we need healthy moddles but moddles of gaunt, emaciated and wan,thry are not healthy.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Eat Healthily

Hot Chips Cause Cancer:
A newly suspected substance, acrylamide is found in French fries. Acrylamide is used to make plastics and dyes, how is it getting into chips? Many scientists believe it has something to do with the cooking process. In tests McDonald’s chips had the highest level of the chemical, but the McDonald’s spokesperson said it is safe food.

Take-away Food May Damage Eyes:
Researchers of Japan found that eye sight can be damaged by eating a lot of monosodium glutamate (MSG). MSG is commonly used to enhance the flavour of food. It is often used in Chinese take away. Scientists are quick to point out that we would have to eat very large amounts of MSG to suffer eye damage.

I believe scientist’s opinion that the hot chips and MSG are dangerous to our body. I think if you don’t want to get hurt you must avoid eating these kind of food.

Monday, May 7, 2007

The Great Wall

The Great Wall is a spectacular building in China. Also it is one of the most famous sights in the world.

The Great Wall looks like a long dark grey silk ribbon inserted into the land if you see it from sky. It is 50000 kilometers long and it made of soil, bricks and rocks.

The Great Wall was used by the emperor to resist the enemy’s invasion. Now it has became a stunning sightseeing tourist attraction.

The Great Wall started being built in 550 BC. It is the world legacy of China, it is a world tlentage site, listed by unesco in 1987. It shows the Chinese national spirit of diligence, fortitude and wisdom... so it is important to China!

Sunday, April 29, 2007

The Queen

The Queen is a narrative movie base on a true story. It seems revisits Britain following the death of Diana and the many things that happened in then...

On 31st August 1997 Princess Diana died in an accident in Paris. It startled all over the world. Most British people demanded for an overt display of mourning to grieve over her. But HM Elizabeth II and her family didn’t do anything and stayed inside of the palace. So public was very angry and started to oppose the royal family. It was a serious matter to the new Prime Minister Tony Blair; he knew that he must find a way to reconnect the royal family with the British public. He persuaded the Queen to mended the relationship of the royal family and the public. Finally the Queen changed her mind and held a ceremonious funeral for Diana. Altogether "The Queen" displays the conflicts between tradition and modern, royal family and common people ...

Helen Mirren acts as the queen and she has won the best actress Oscar in 2007. Stephen Frears is the director. The film has won the Golden Globe Award.

Monday, April 23, 2007

The city of Perth

Perth is the capital of Western Australia and it is in the South –west
corner of Australia.

There are about 1.34million people living in the Perth metropolitan area, and
most of them live in suburbs.

Perth is one of sunniest cities in the world and there is an average 8 hours of
sunshine per day. The climate is warm to hot in summer, which means the average temperature is 29 degrees daytime, 17 degree at night; cool and wet in winter, which means its average temperature is 18 degrees daytime, 9 degrees at night.

Industries in Perth include tourism, grape growing and wine making as well as many mines in Perth, like opals, gold, diamonds…

Perth is the cultural centre of Western Australia; there are 4 universities where the student population is very large. Also Perth has several museums and art galleries.

Most of the city is flat; there are many kilometers of cycle track, many people cycle around city on the weekends. Perth has many clean, beautiful beaches; you can swim surf boat and fish in there. People are very friendly and relaxed; they love outdoors, sun, water.

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital city of the state of Victoria and it sits the south-eastern area of Australia . The large and wide Yarra River is like a green streamer which runs through the city centre, many cafes are along the bank of the Yarra River, and it presents an enthralling scene.

Melbourne has a population of 3345000 people, they consist of many backgrounds which means there are many Chinese, Vietnamese, Greeks, Italians in there. The main language is English, but many residents of some suburbs speak their own language like Vietnamese or Chinese, therefore English is their 2nd language. So Melbourne is a very multicultural city.

The climate of Melbourne is common, in summer the average temperature is 21-35 degrees; in winter the minimum is 2-3 degrees. But sometimes there could be four seasons in one day, which means the temperature changes quickly. The winter is often
very cold, even though snow is not very common.

The main industries in Melbourne are car manufacture and clothing manufacture.
But the clothing industry has been decreasing as imports from China have increased in recent years.

Melbourne is the music and arts centre of Australia, there are many clubs and bars are resounded with music. There are lots of art galleries, museums in there.Melbourne has many places to visit. There is a very interesting zoo which means most of Australia’s famous animals, birds are settled in there. Like most cities of Australia, Melbourne has some very beautiful and clean beaches but the water is cooler than Sydney’s. The Crown Casino in the city centre is very large and modern; the Melbourne Cricket Ground is very famous... many tourists are magnetized in Melbourne.

Also Melbourne is a large port, many ships visit each day. Melbourne has a large public transport system that includies trains, buses and electric trams in city centre, especially the tickets are very cheap, it easy for people to go out. If you are a gastronome you will find much delicious food from around the world in Melbourne.