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Community and Friendship

I was successful as a friend and a team member because I gave ideas which led towards the success of challenges. Also when someone said something I didn’t agree with I let them try because that is what I would want if I were them.  I listened to everyone’s ideas and tried to think which ones would work then as a team we decided.

For example when we did the Marble Luge everybody had an idea and some other team members and I were able to combine some of the ideas to make it work for everybody. When we were doing Hog Call a lot of people wanted to be the person that would move people around and find pairs. I was one of them that wanted to but I decided that I had done enough and should let another team member have a turn. During the maze I told someone the wrong way to step and made my team have to start over. After that I never made that mistake again. If I wasn’t sure where they should go I didn’t try to tell them. I would let someone who knew tell them.

Adorning The Body

Adorning the Body

Charlotte Hook

What were the clothes like in Egypt?

  • The Egyptians clothing is made out of a light simple material called linen.
  • Weavers make linen from plant fibers flax.
  • Men-long cloth wrapped around their body and a plain shirt over their head.
  • Women-long skirts or sleeveless dresses with a shawl or piece of cloth.
  • Wealthy could afford dyes for their clothes yellow and gold colored

Why did Egyptians wear Jewelry and what was it made of?

  • Wore Jewelry for the purpose of it being decorative but also for magical purposes.
  • Pieces of Jewelry worn as amulets or charms, thought to protect wearer.
  • Valuable jewelry was made of gold and semiprecious stones like carnelian, and turquoise.

What are some things that Egyptians did to their hair?

  • Dyed their hair.
  • Used henna which is a red dye made from powdered plant leaves.
  • Others would cut their hair very short or even shave it off.
  • Wealthy people wore elaborate wigs made from human hair.
  • Tied cones of animal fat to their wigs when melted good scent.

Why did Egyptians wear cosmetics?

  • Adorned themselves both for fashion and protection from the weather.
  • Used perfumed oils which softened their hands/ helped it to not burn and crack in the desert climate
  • Outlined their eyes with black kohl which is a substance of lead mixed with water.
  • Made their eyes looked larger and protected them from the glare of the sun.
  • Had antibacterial properties some of these would even help the wearer be protected from diseases.

Image Sources

[Image]http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/virtual_library/nefertari_tomb.html 9-16-15.Web

[Image] http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/ 9-16-15.Web

 

 

 

 

 

My Favorite Seedfolks Character

The character that I chose is Kim. Kim is just a little girl yet she started a whole neighborhood garden from a little square of dirt in a big junkyard. Kim planted her beans and took care of them throughout the winter and they survived even when normally plants die in the winter. Kim never met her father before he passed away, yet she is eager for him to notice her an make him proud. I can relate to Kim because I also want to make my parents proud of me.

Japan

One Place that I would like to visit is Japan. I would like to visit Japan because I am a quarter Japanese and would like to visit a place that is part of who I am. I also have some cousins who live there that I have never met before and I think it would be really cool to see them. In Japan I would like to visit Mount Fuji and try some authentic Japanese cuisine (octopus). I really hope that I can get to visit Japan one day and see my relatives and learn about my culture.Japan