We learned about Bangkok. It is the capital of Thailand. It means city of angels. There are 7 million people in it. It is also known as Krongfep.
There are 5 approved religions in China.
We read a poem about a toad today. It was weird. In Southeast Asia has an average of 393 per square mile.
A pagoda is a Buddhist shrine.
I only had four subjects today: Verse, Science Questions, Test 7 in math and writing a essay. The essay was pretty easy. So was the math test. All of it was easy. After my Journal Mom had me do an oral report on an experience I had.
I finished school at, like, 11:40 today. I had a hard thing of math in which I had to learn to calculate distances in algebra. I did two preps for two essays today. One is about digestion. I did not learn much today. In fact other than math all I did was review things I already know.
I did hardly anything today. I learned about a new math formula. I did some workbooks. I had an abbreviated day of school.
Two Russian government controlled TV stations accidentally broadcasted government nuclear secrets. Footage was later deleted.
The Presidential Press Secretary says he knows of no plans to punish the responsible party. Obviously they plan to prevent such things from happening again.
The footage was taken during a defense meeting called by the President.
We are reading Job, Elaphaz spoke today. He asked Job if he was Cain.
We read about rice. In some countries the words rice, eat and eat rice are the same. You have to have a lot of rice for it to be a source of protein. Brown rice and white rice are from the same plant, just brown rice still has it’s husk on. Javanaca rice is from Indonesia. The US exports rice.
A half grown baby is called fetus.
Carbohydrates are found mostly in plants. I did not know that peas are a main source of them.
We started Case for Christ today. We learned about Phnom Penh. It means hill of a woman named Penh. Penh was woman who found a Buddha in one of the rivers around the city and made a shrine for it. It is the capital of Cambodia. They allow more worship than they used to because it used to be Communist. The UN threw over that government in the 90’s. It is in Southeast Asia.
There are a lot of tin and gem mines in Southeast Asia.
A hiccup is a gasp of air forced in by your body then your epiglottis stopping it. A yawn is actually for keeping awake. When you have shallow breathing it triggers your body to fall asleep. When you are you have a yawn to stop it.
We read a poem about weeds. In 100 Gateway Cities we learned about the capital of Laos. It means City of Sandalwood.
Deciduous means falling in Greek. Molar means millstone.
When plaque hardens it is called tarter, I thought is was the other way around.
Moses Tucker Real Estate wants to replicate their River Market success with the 3.5 acre neighborhood they just purchased. It has lots of “grit” that they say they want to keep.
It’s meant to develop it’s own reputation and not be under the shadow of it’s model. The construction chief thinks the area will start a rebuilding frenzy in the area surrounding it.