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Karen L. UrateKaren L. UrateGrade XIIGrade XII

11stst POEM: POEM: ADVICE TO THE YOUNGADVICE TO THE YOUNGBy Miriam WaddingtonBy Miriam Waddington

11Keep bees and Keep bees and

grow asparagus,grow asparagus,

Watch the tidesWatch the tides

And listen to theAnd listen to the

Wind instead ofWind instead of

The politiciansThe politicians

Make up your ownMake up your own

Stories and believeStories and believe

Them if you want toThem if you want to

live the good lifelive the good life

Explore while you’re young. Learn as much as you can. A thousand miles begins with one step and so is a great

character; a well-utilized youth starts with learning.

LearningLearning: if you embrace its : if you embrace its wonders and beauty, you will wonders and beauty, you will reap its rewards when the right reap its rewards when the right time comes. time comes. It will be your It will be your strengthstrength; the ; the whole backbonewhole backbone of your being.of your being.


PROVERBS 6:20-21My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching. My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.

Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.




22All rituals All rituals

Are instinctsAre instincts

Never fullyNever fully

Trust themTrust them

Study to Study to

Improve biologyImprove biology

With reason.With reason.


Never rely on myths.Never rely on myths. If you want to know the truth,If you want to know the truth,

researchresearch. . Research unceasingly until you Research unceasingly until you find it.find it. Never give up.Never give up. Truths may not always be Truths may not always be music to your ears. And solutions, the moment you music to your ears. And solutions, the moment you capture it and it starts dancing on the palm of your capture it and it starts dancing on the palm of your

hands, may not be easily done.hands, may not be easily done.

It’s a step-by-step process and sacrifices are It’s a step-by-step process and sacrifices are made. made. If you believeIf you believe, it will be worth it., it will be worth it.



SCIENCESCIENCE

THE DISCOVERY OFTHE DISCOVERY OF THE THE SPHERICAL EARTHSPHERICAL EARTH

Isaiah 40:22

He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

Also known as “The Blue Marble” photo, it is a famous photograph of the earth Also known as “The Blue Marble” photo, it is a famous photograph of the earth taken on December 7, 1972 by Ron Evans, the crew of Apollo 17 spacecraft, on taken on December 7, 1972 by Ron Evans, the crew of Apollo 17 spacecraft, on their route to the moon at a distance of about 29,000 km. It shows the Africa, their route to the moon at a distance of about 29,000 km. It shows the Africa,

Antarctica and Arabian Peninsula.Antarctica and Arabian Peninsula.

Early DevelopmentEarly DevelopmentPythagoras Pythagoras

Early Greek philosophers alluded to a spherical Earth, though Early Greek philosophers alluded to a spherical Earth, though with some ambiguity. This idea influenced with some ambiguity. This idea influenced PythagorasPythagoras (b. 570 (b. 570 BCE), who saw BCE), who saw harmonyharmony in the universe and sought to in the universe and sought to explain it. He reasoned that Earth and the other planets must explain it. He reasoned that Earth and the other planets must be spheres, since the most harmonious be spheres, since the most harmonious geometricgeometric solid form solid form is a is a spheresphere. After the fifth century BCE, no Greek writer of . After the fifth century BCE, no Greek writer of repute thought the world was anything but round.repute thought the world was anything but round.

HerodotusHerodotus

In In The HistoriesThe Histories, written 431 BCE - 425 BCE, , written 431 BCE - 425 BCE, HerodotusHerodotus dismisses a report of the sun observed shining from the dismisses a report of the sun observed shining from the north. This arises when discussing the circumnavigation of north. This arises when discussing the circumnavigation of Africa undertaken c. 615-595 BCE. (Africa undertaken c. 615-595 BCE. (The HistoriesThe Histories, 4.43) His , 4.43) His dismissive comment attests to a widespread ignorance of the dismissive comment attests to a widespread ignorance of the eclipticecliptic's inverted 's inverted declinationdeclination in a in a southern hemispheresouthern hemisphere..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_Herodotus/Book_4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Hemisphere

Plato Plato – PlatoPlato (427 BCE - 347 BCE) travelled to southern (427 BCE - 347 BCE) travelled to southern ItalyItaly to study to study Pythagorean mathematicsPythagorean mathematics. When . When

he returned to he returned to AthensAthens and established his school, Plato also taught his students that Earth was a and established his school, Plato also taught his students that Earth was a sphere. If man could soar high above the clouds, Earth would resemble sphere. If man could soar high above the clouds, Earth would resemble "one of those balls which "one of those balls which have leather coverings in twelve pieces, and is decked with various colours, of which the colours have leather coverings in twelve pieces, and is decked with various colours, of which the colours used by painters on earth are in a manner samples."used by painters on earth are in a manner samples." ( (PhaedoPhaedo, 110b), 110b)

Aristotle Aristotle – When a ship is at the horizon its lower part is invisible due to Earth's curvature. This was one of When a ship is at the horizon its lower part is invisible due to Earth's curvature. This was one of

the first arguments favoring a round-Earth model.the first arguments favoring a round-Earth model.– Aristotle (384 BCE - 322 BCE) was Plato's prize student and Aristotle (384 BCE - 322 BCE) was Plato's prize student and "the mind of the school.""the mind of the school." Aristotle Aristotle

observed observed "there are stars seen in Egypt and [...] Cyprus which are not seen in the northerly "there are stars seen in Egypt and [...] Cyprus which are not seen in the northerly regions."regions." Since this could only happen on a curved surface, he too believed Earth was a sphere Since this could only happen on a curved surface, he too believed Earth was a sphere "of no great size, for otherwise the effect of so slight a change of place would not be quickly "of no great size, for otherwise the effect of so slight a change of place would not be quickly apparent."apparent." ( (De caeloDe caelo, 298a2-10), 298a2-10)

– Aristotle provided physical and observational arguments supporting the idea of a spherical Earth: Aristotle provided physical and observational arguments supporting the idea of a spherical Earth:

1.1. Every portion of the Earth tends toward the center until by compression and convergence Every portion of the Earth tends toward the center until by compression and convergence they form a sphere. (they form a sphere. (De caeloDe caelo, 297a9-21) , 297a9-21)

2.2. Travelers going south see southern constellations rise higher above the horizon; and Travelers going south see southern constellations rise higher above the horizon; and

3.3. The shadow of Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse is round. (The shadow of Earth on the Moon during a lunar eclipse is round. (De caeloDe caelo, 297b31-, 297b31-298a10) 298a10)

– The concepts of symmetry, equilibrium and cyclic repetition permeated Aristotle's work. In his The concepts of symmetry, equilibrium and cyclic repetition permeated Aristotle's work. In his MeteorologyMeteorology he divided the world into five climatic zones: two temperate areas separated by a he divided the world into five climatic zones: two temperate areas separated by a torrid zone near the equator, and two cold inhospitable regions, torrid zone near the equator, and two cold inhospitable regions, "one near our upper or northern "one near our upper or northern pole and the other near the ... southern pole,"pole and the other near the ... southern pole," both impenetrable and girdled with ice both impenetrable and girdled with ice ((MeteorologicaMeteorologica, 362a31-35). Although no humans could survive in the frigid zones, inhabitants in , 362a31-35). Although no humans could survive in the frigid zones, inhabitants in the southern temperate regions could exist.the southern temperate regions could exist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth

Early DevelopmentEarly Development

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_mathematics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Phaedo

MATTHEW 7:7MATTHEW 7:7

"Ask and it will be given to "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be knock and the door will be

opened to you.”opened to you.”

33Digging trenchesDigging trenches

For asparagusFor asparagus

Is good for theIs good for the

Muscles andMuscles and

Waiting for theWaiting for the

Plants to settlePlants to settle

Teaches patienceTeaches patience

To those who areTo those who are

Usually in too Usually in too

Much of a hurry.Much of a hurry.



Be what you want to be. Never underestimate the value of hard work. Its success may not seem visible at the beginning but remain patient; wait a little more and you will see the satisfying shape of a job well-done.


The effects of patience does not only give youcharacter but also hones your skills in usingbody and mind. It elevates in you.

2 CORINTHIANS 6:4-62 CORINTHIANS 6:4-6Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; and in sincere love;

44There is a moralityThere is a morality

In bee-keepingIn bee-keeping

It teaches howIt teaches how

Not to be afraidNot to be afraid

Of the bee swarmOf the bee swarm

It teaches howIt teaches how

Not to be afraid ofNot to be afraid of

Finding new placesFinding new places

And building themAnd building them

All over again.All over again.


Live life to its fullest.Live life to its fullest. Make Make the most of your capabilities and the most of your capabilities and break free from your fears.break free from your fears.

Worry and fear are obstacles to Worry and fear are obstacles to the path of mind which one must the path of mind which one must learn to overcome. learn to overcome. Break it.Break it. Tear it.Tear it. And reach your And reach your destination. destination.


““What defines us is how well we rise after falling.”What defines us is how well we rise after falling.” - Old Man in Maid in Manhattan


““Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”- Dead father of Hillary Duff in Cinderella Story

The night I lost youThe night I lost yousomeone pointed me towardssomeone pointed me towardsthe Five Stages of Grief.the Five Stages of Grief.Go that way, they said,Go that way, they said,it’s easy, like learning to climbit’s easy, like learning to climbstairs after the amputation.stairs after the amputation.And so I climbed.And so I climbed.DenialDenial was first. was first.I sat down at breakfastI sat down at breakfastcarefully setting the tablecarefully setting the tablefor two. I passed you the toast—for two. I passed you the toast—you sat there. I passedyou sat there. I passedyou the paper—you hidyou the paper—you hidbehind it.behind it.

22ndnd POEM: POEM: THE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEFTHE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF

By Linda PastanBy Linda Pastan

AngerAnger seemed more familiar. seemed more familiar.I burned the toast, snatchedI burned the toast, snatchedthe paper and read the headlines myself.the paper and read the headlines myself.But they mentioned your departure,But they mentioned your departure,and so I moved on toand so I moved on toBargainingBargaining. What could I exchange. What could I exchangefor you? The silencefor you? The silenceafter storms? My typing fingers?after storms? My typing fingers?Before I could decide, Before I could decide, DepressionDepressioncame puffing up, a poor relationcame puffing up, a poor relationits suitcase tied togetherits suitcase tied togetherwith string. In the suitcasewith string. In the suitcasewere bandages for the eyeswere bandages for the eyesand bottles of sleep. I slidand bottles of sleep. I slidall the way down the stairsall the way down the stairsfeeling nothing.feeling nothing.



And all the time And all the time HopeHopeflashed on and offflashed on and offin defective neon.in defective neon.HopeHope was a signpost pointing was a signpost pointingstraight in the air.straight in the air.HopeHope was my uncle’s middle name, was my uncle’s middle name,he died of it.he died of it.After a year I am still climbing,After a year I am still climbing,though my feet slipthough my feet slipon your stone face.on your stone face.The treelineThe treelinehas long since disappeared;has long since disappeared;green is a colorgreen is a colorI have forgotten.I have forgotten.But now i see what I am climbingBut now i see what I am climbingtowards: towards: AcceptanceAcceptancewritten in capital letters,written in capital letters,a special headline:a special headline:AcceptanceAcceptance,,its name is in lights. its name is in lights.



I struggle on,I struggle on,waving and shouting.waving and shouting.Below, my whole life spreads it surf,Below, my whole life spreads it surf,all the landscapes I’ve ever knownall the landscapes I’ve ever knownor dreamed of. Belowor dreamed of. Belowa fish jumps: the pulsea fish jumps: the pulsein your neck.in your neck.AcceptanceAcceptance. I finally. I finallyreach it.reach it.But something is wrong.But something is wrong.Grief is a circular staircase.Grief is a circular staircase.I have lost you.I have lost you.



The Stages of GriefThe Stages of Grief::1.1. Denial: Not accepting your situation as it is. Denial: Not accepting your situation as it is.

Disbelief can be used as another term. If you Disbelief can be used as another term. If you are in denial, you are not being true to yourself. are in denial, you are not being true to yourself. There is no way of getting over something There is no way of getting over something without going through it. We must face it and without going through it. We must face it and not hide from it. We must be brave to accept not hide from it. We must be brave to accept the reality or else, we will not be able to move the reality or else, we will not be able to move on.on.





The Stages of GriefThe Stages of Grief::2.2. Anger: The urge to fight back for what Anger: The urge to fight back for what

has been lost. Anger also blames others has been lost. Anger also blames others for things that they are not responsible for things that they are not responsible for to let the pain out. Anger should not for to let the pain out. Anger should not get the best of you or let it win control get the best of you or let it win control over your mind. It is a destructive factor over your mind. It is a destructive factor that ruins people. Jealousy leads to anger that ruins people. Jealousy leads to anger as well; they are both poisonous.as well; they are both poisonous.





The Stages of GriefThe Stages of Grief::

3. Bargaining: Negotiating, begging or 3. Bargaining: Negotiating, begging or wishing for someone to stay/come wishing for someone to stay/come back. It is also associated with back. It is also associated with praying to God before a loss takes praying to God before a loss takes place, thinking that doing so will place, thinking that doing so will change His will. change His will.





The Stages of GriefThe Stages of Grief::4. Depression: Strong emotions of sadness, 4. Depression: Strong emotions of sadness,

frustration, hopelessness, mourning, self-pity frustration, hopelessness, mourning, self-pity and numbness. Depression can also be a and numbness. Depression can also be a cause of suicide for many people. Mourning cause of suicide for many people. Mourning once in a while can be considered healthy but once in a while can be considered healthy but letting it take away the melodies of our lives letting it take away the melodies of our lives is the same as being dead. Loss, pain and is the same as being dead. Loss, pain and failure are present in all the walks of life and failure are present in all the walks of life and we should learn how to rise whenever we fall. we should learn how to rise whenever we fall.





The Stages of GriefThe Stages of Grief::

5. Acceptance: Realization of the truth. 5. Acceptance: Realization of the truth. It is one step closer to healing. It is one step closer to healing. Accepting things as they are will help Accepting things as they are will help you move on towards your life and you move on towards your life and forget the unpleasant things of your forget the unpleasant things of your past.past.





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