Effective Communicator

Effective Communication is when you talk clearly and loud enough. Being an effective communicator can make your life a lot easier and make other people around you feel better too. Effective communication is important because otherwise nobody will understand you. You can improve your communication skills by talking more, loudly, effectively, and clearly.

UN closer to resolution on Gaza

UN Security Council have overcome its division and is now poised to vote unanimously for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Chances of the resolution being agreed appeared to recede earlier when new disagreements emerged in New York between Arab states and Western powers.
Thirteen days of fighting between Israel and Hamas have left an estimated 765 Palestinians and 14 Israelis dead.

6 years old boy drives himself to school!

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A boy in America missed the school bus, but he wanted to go to school so much that he took his parents car key and tried to drive to school.
He drove about six miles before he crashed, and when he got out, he tried to journey on foot.
The boy told police in Virginia that he didn't want to miss the breakfast or P.E. His parents have been charged with putting him in danger.

Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon

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Israelis and Palestinians have been fighting for two weeks in Gaza over who has the right to live where.
Strangely, Lebanon, which is located on north of Israel, fired at least three rockets to Israeli troops.
It sounds like the Lebanon people are pushing for a peace plan.

Re: What I learned about from the video about the culture of Rome

The Romans kept the Jews as slaves. In the movie, Ben-Hur treat his slave like servants, it may be because Ben-Hur was like a slave himself. The Roman military wore long red capes behind them. I think that the colored feather that was glued to the helm shows how high ranked the person is. Like Ben-Hur's Roman general friend (I don't remember his name) his helm had big fluffy red feather on his helm when the other soldiers had kind of like spiky cut-short style of red sticks? on their head. I thought I also saw that the body plates and the helm was decorated. The materials they used to make those things, I think they are gold, silver and steel.
The part where we stopped watching. When a general or some high ranked guy went on the galley where Ben-Hur was on, I think that was one part of Slavery culture in Ancient Rome. I also think that the Romans were very technologically advanced in more ways because they had fought more battles than most of the countries near by. The galleys they make looks plain on outside but I think it is terrible being at the lowest part of the boat. First one could drown with the boat with the galley was hit by whatever thing, second you could be killed at any moment, third they don't care if one grows sick and die because they can just replace one with another man who has been condemn to death. They also had a guy with two hammer down there also. I think he gives orders on how to row the boat. They had developed some kind of system that tells them when to go fast and slow.
When I continued to watch the video, I found out that sometimes slaves would be given to winner as a gift. In the video Ben-Hur was given to the general, and the general adopted him as his son, which Mr. Carpenter says it would not have happened in the real world. Also when the general went to see the king, he was riding a chariot and wearing golden armor with a golden feathery thing on the helmet. I think that means glory of victory or something like great honor. And this time when I watch the video, I found out that the feathery things are not feathers.
The langauge they speak, I'm sure that it is not English but in the video they made it English to make us understand the thing they speak.
In the video, Ben-Hur's mother and sister was found with Leprocy in the jail room. Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease because of the scientist who discovered the bacillus. Treatment of the Leprosy works the best with using Dapsone. This medicine is currently being used to suppress leprosy, and seldom is leprosy completely removed from the body. Important is to understand it can only be halted using a multi-drug treatment. Leprosy patients are taught to take care of themselves using a kind of visual check if they have significant nerve damage. Withoutthe sensationof pain to identify cuts and bruises, patients must watch themselves constantly or be characterized by multiple leisons. These leisons are acconpanied by sensory loss in the affected areas, which begins in the extremities, toes, and fingertips at the beginning. Leprosy in all ages has been considered one of the more despicable diseases. Its victims have been despised throughout history and kept in sperate places called leper colonies or sanitariums. Even today, most people with leprosy are shunned by thir neighbors and are held at arms length, and it is simply wrong.

Scientists spot new pink iguana!

Scientists found a new species of iguanas. It is being called Rosada iguana because it has rose colored scales. It had been spotted in the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean.
Some lucky park rangers saw one of them back in 1986, but people thought it was a one-off, meaning that it is one extraordinary iguana, and was quickly forgotten.
The scientists estimated about 100 of them and they are listed on endangered species.

What I learned about from the video about the culture of Rome

The Romans kept the Jews as slaves. In the movie, Ben-Hur treat his slave like servants, it may be because Ben-Hur was like a slave himself. The Roman military wore long red capes behind them. I think that the colored feather that was glued to the helm shows how high ranked the person is. Like Ben-Hur's Roman general friend (I don't remember his name) his helm had big fluffy red feather on his helm when the other soldiers had kind of like spiky cut-short style of red sticks? on their head. I thought I also saw that the body plates and the helm was decorated. The materials they used to make those things, I think they are gold, silver and steel.
The part where we stopped watching. When a general or some high ranked guy went on the galley where Ben-Hur was on, I think that was one part of Slavery culture in Ancient Rome. I also think that the Romans were very technologically advanced in more ways because they had fought more battles than most of the countries near by. The galleys they make looks plain on outside but I think it is terrible being at the lowest part of the boat. First one could drown with the boat with the galley was hit by whatever thing, second you could be killed at any moment, third they don't care if one grows sick and die because they can just replace one with another man who has been condemn to death. They also had a guy with two hammer down there also. I think he gives orders on how to row the boat. They had developed some kind of system that tells them when to go fast and slow.

Israeli troops fighting in Gaza

Israeli soldiers and tanks had been sent into Gaza as it tries to stop members of Hamas group from firing rockets at them.
For more than a week, Israeli has been dropping bombs in Gaza, which is home to about 1.5million Palestinians. Israel say the bombing is necessary to protect its people and it won't stop until the rocket attacks stop too.
Nobody is backing down right now, but British Prime Minister Gordan Brown, want Israel and Hamas to end the violence.