Notes!

-Alfred the Great- Had the anglo and the saxons is how we got Anglo-saxon.
-Edward the Confessor- He had no direct air.
- Battle of Hasteins-
-Edward's brother in law is who the people wanted. And other people belived that they was not brother related. Edward and William was going to duke it out and William won and thats how he got the name William the conqueror. he was first to collect the sensers. Domsday book is where the put all the taxes. Then later was called Doomsday book.
- He starts to collect taxes.
-Henry the first was a push over leader.
-Thomas Becket was Henry the seconds best friend. They got in this argument and Thomas Becket said " I wish he would just die," Henry the seconds knights was standing outseide listening the their conversation and they over heard that and they followed Thomas to church and stabbed him to death and it was also Christmas eve.
-King John wanted to tax everybody. People got really ticked off and meet at 12:15 at Runningmeen.
-Magna Carta  became a cornersstone of constitutional goverment rule by law.
-John promised not to take property without paying for it, not to sell, refuse or delay justice. Meant that he the king had to obey the law or face revolt and overthrow. It also made the law supreme power in England.

Book Project Facts!

Lindsey Crowther:
1.language spoken in Bosnia is Cherpian.
2.Children books are usually about
3.Toys are not made well, they usually have something sticking out of them.
4.There is no pre-school or kindergarden.
5.One of the tourist attactions are old town.

Shania Pennington:
1.Language is Spanish.
2.They play alot of games that we play today (as in sports.)
3.Goverment is Republic.
4.They do weaving and Mexican art.
5.Their schooling is the same as it is here.

Faith Cline: Brazil.
1.Capital is Brazila.
2.It is the only place in South America that does not speak spanish.
3. Children in Brazil like to play outside or checkers.
4. Goverment is Presidential, Republic, Democrats.
5. School runs for Febuary to December and they usually wear uniforms.

Caleb Hawkins:
1.Language is English.
2.A game called burger.
3.Their goverment is Democracy.
4.National food is salsa.
5.Schools are the same as they are here.

Mark Hill: Greece.
1.Chilren play with dolls.
2.Goverment is Demoracy and Republics.
3.Little elves pray upon children until January 6th.
4.1975 Greece becomes Repbulic.
5.Flag is blue and white striped with a cross to the side.

John T. spain
1.A lot of nursery ryhmes.
2.Watch t.v and do sports.
3.Won world cup in 2011.
4.Primamry schools are 7-12 years of age.
5.1492 Jews were expelled from Spain.

Hannah Gregg:
1.They speak Portuguese.
2.10,760,305= population.
3.Fly Ladybug Fly- children's book
4.Parliamentary democracy
5. Children write to Jesus instead of Santa on Christmas

Haley Truman: Switzerland
1.Swedish is the language.
2.Albert Steffan- famous poet and play writer
3.Rag Dolls and building blocks are common toys.
4.Most children go to public schools.
5. Indepence Day is on June 6th.

Samantha Mason:Morrocco
1. Official language is Arabic.
2. Alphabet has 28 letters.
3. Most poems are religious.
4.Attend high school for 3 years.
5. Start teaching French in third grade.

Madori Elmore: Germany
1.The main language is German.
2.Famous toy is a thumb toy.
3. Federal Parliamentary Republic.
4. Eat cabbage rolls.
5. Call Christmas Saint Nicholas Day.

Krista Robinson:
1. Native Language is English
2. Use the same nursery rhymes.
3. Has a parliamentary democracy
4.Eat alot of fish.
5. Their Independence Day is November 30th.

Taylor Talbott:
1.No Native Language.
2. Most children stories are about life, sadness and happiness.
3. Have to pay to attend school
4. There are 700 primary schools.
5. Has many beaches.

Raychel Fitzwater
1. Language is Italian.
2. Toys are alot like here
3. Republic.
4. Use alot of things that they grow.
5. They have to go to school from ages 5-16.

Claudius.

     Claudius was born August 10 BC a to 13 October AD 54. He was an emperor form 41 to 54. He had two older siblings Germanicus and Livlla. Claudius worked on his history with the civil wars. His mother and grandmother put a stop to it.
     Claudius took several steps to legamtize his rule against potential usurpers. He adopted the name Caesar and the name still carried great weight with the populace but then he dropped it and went with Nero. He had switched his name plenty of times before he actually decided on one. He was the first Emperor who resorted to bribery which means to secure army loyalty.He remained grateful and issuing coins with tributes.
     In 43, Claudius sent Aulus Plautius with four legions to Britian. Britons were used in the capture of Cmaulodnum. The Senate granted him a trimph fo rhis efforts . Britian was an attarctive target for Rome. It was attractive because of it's wealth.
     Suetonius said that Cladius was extraordinarily fond of games. When Claudius had power he instituted games to be held in honor of his father.Claudius fought a killer whale which was trapped in the harbor and Piny the Elder was there to witness it. He rebilt Pompey's Theaer after the fire had destroyed it.
     Claudius was murdered by poison which ws eather on a feather or a mushroom. Some also say that hsi doctor was the reasoning fo rhis death he was known for doing this to people. After his death amny changes were done to rome. Claudius' temple was left unfnished after only some of hte foundation had been laid down which was eventually the site was overtaen by Nero's Golden Horse. He made a real difference in Rome after his death.

You are invited to Dinner at Dusk, be at my house before dusk. When: November 30,2011
Dress nice :)
Guest list:
Secunda Bibey
Claudia Wildman
Rufina Mason
Marcus Harris
Cornilus
Decima Strawder
Albina Truman
Quintia Ware
Appia Elmore

Seven Courses

                                              Starters

Course 1: Greek Salad, rough Country salad of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers,green peppers,crumbly feta cheese and plump kalamata olives.
Course 2: Caesaer Salad with any side that you please, romaine lettuce,croutons, garlic cloves, lemon juice, pepper,egg yolks  and worecestershire sauce.

            Main Dish
Course 3:Shrimp with tomato and feta, marrying the flavors of sauteed shrimp with tomatos and feta cheese.
Course 4: Greek style baked Fish, a great Greek fish dinner.
Course 5: Beef Vegtible Soup, unmistakable flavor of sweet Trahana, a fine grain pasta made from semolina and milk.

                          Deserts
Course 6: Backlava and Ice Cream, and amazing combination. Backlava are sweet honey bread with nuts.
Course 7:Watermelon and Feta, if you like sweet and salty then this is perfect for you. Sweet watermelon with salty feta.

Education week.

   I will be doing Mexico on my International Education Week. Their education is just about the same as ours. They have a High School, Junior High and a Primary school. Primary Schools go from first grade to sixth grade. The ages are usually six to twelve. Half a day is spent in Spanish and the other half of a day in either English or French. Junior High School "middle school". Junior High is grades seventh through nineth. Ages twelve through fifteen and they are taught Physics, Chemistery and World History. High School is grades tenth through twelveth ages fifteen through eighteen. It consists three years of education, divided into six semesters. In those six semesters they do Physical Sciences ( electricty, chemistery, biology) or Social Sciences ( commerce, philosophy, law). The term preparatonoa is most commonly used for institutions that offer a three year education program that "prepares" the student with a general knowledge to contiue studying at a university. Higher Education usually follows the United States education model. So their collages or univerites are just like ours. They have to have a four year bacholor degree, two year masters degree and a three year doctoral degree. Undergraduate studies normally last four years. They do creidts like they do here. You have to have four creidts of English, three math creidts,three social studies, one physical education,one communication creidt and eight elective units.Their grading scale is about the same depending in how the teacher likes to grade is how the use it. 10 is excellent, 9 very good, 8 good, 7 average, 6 sufficient and 0-5.9 is pretty much a fail. But other teachers may like the grading scale that we have. There is noing differnt about the way they are taught there than they are here.

Christmas in Mexico

                                                Capirotada

This dessert is full of texture and flavor. Topped with whipped cream, it is absolutley decadent and rich with flavors of pecans and brown sugar.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups stale Mexican bread cut into large chunks
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 3 cones of piloncillo (or 2 cups brown sugar)
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon anise seeds
• 2/3 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup raisins soaked in warm water to soften
• 2 large, or 3 small apples, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 cup queso fresco crumbled
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 egg yolks
• 4 cups milk
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup sherry

Preparation:

Melt the butter over medium heat in a large saute pan. Fry the bread pieces until golden. In a small saucepan, combine water, anise seeds, piloncillo and cinnamon stick. Boil gently until the liquid becomes syrupy, about 6 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine apples, pecans, raisins, zest and cheese. Sprinkle cloves and cinnamon over the top of the fruit mixture and toss to incorporate. Add in bread and carefully fold all ingredients together.
Pour half of the bread mixture into a large, buttered baking dish and pour half of the syrup over it. Add the remaining bread mixture and the remaining syrup.
Bake for 35 minutes in an oven pre-heated to 350 degrees.
Beat egg yoks until foamy and smooth. Add in milk, salt and 1/4 cup sherry. Combine until smooth. Pour over partially cooked bread and bake for another 35 minutes or until top is golden.

  5 facts
- It's a celebration of he Natvity, birthday of the Lord Jesus
-La Posada, which is a religious procession that reenacts the search for shelter by Joseph and Mary before the birth of Jesus. People go hose to house with pictures of Joseph and Mary.
- Santa Claus is predominant, but the red suit is represented in the tradional flower.
-Mexican childrean recive gifts by busting open a clay pinata.
- mexicans attend a midnight mass service which is called la Misa Del Gallo ot  "the rooter's mass," and at the mass  the sing lullabis to Jesus.