China Reopen parts of Tibet to Tourists

BEIJING — China said Monday it plans to reopen Tibet to foreign tourists next week, in a sign of Beijing’s growing confidence after several sensitive anniversaries passed without any major disturbances. Tibetan areas sealed off to foreign visitors last year following antigovernment protests and a massive security clampdown will reopen April 5, said a spokesman for the Tibetan regional government’s tourism administration. China requires foreigners to obtain special permission to visit Tibet and routinely bars them from all ethnically Tibetan areas of the country during sensitive periods.

Now , the people can learn and experience that part of history Of Tibet now that it’s reopened. But they have to respect it.

Vocab 3/24

Serene – calm, peaceful

1. We camped in a serene quiet camp sight for the week.

Commiserate - to sympathize with someone

2.It was hard not to cry when i was commismerating with the family who lost their daughter.

Forage -To search for food

3.The hungry boy was foraging through the fridge looking for a snack.

Pandemonium – Wild excitement, chaos

4.We walked through the crazy loud concert , it was complete pandemonium everywhere we turned.

Bliss – Extreme joy

5.She was in utter bliss when she was proposed to the love of her life.

Red Meat is Hazardous to Your Health 3/23

According to studies , Americans eat more red meat that their doctors suggest when they aren’t supposed to . This can lead to an earlier death than they would normally would have. So eat less red meat and live longer!

Vocab

Bedlam – Extreme confusion or disorganization

1.We were in complete bedlam when she gave us a pop quiz on a chapter we hadn’t learned yet.

Somber – Gloomy, sad, serious

2.He was in such a somber mood , when he found out his fish died.

Mundane – Common, ordinary

3.It was just another mundane monday , where the usual routine took placce at school.

Oblivion – Forgetfulness, lacking awareness

4.She was in a complete state of oblivion when her car was missing from where she parked it !

Perpetual – Continual, continuous, without end

5.The man’s speech was perpetual , going on and on for hours.

Benedict visits Africa for first time as Pope

The pope goes to Africa to promote peace  reconcile and help reduce corruption also give support especially during this economic crisis occurring around the globe .

The pope starts his two-nation tour in Cameroon, where he will visit charities, meet Muslim leaders and attend a gathering of bishops trying to chart the Church’s role in bettering Africans’ lives.

How Nice Of Him

Vocab

Modicum:a moderate or small amount

1.He hasn’t even a modicum of common sense in his body.

Nonentity: a person or thing of no importance

2.We threw away all the nonentities we didn’t need.

Amass: to come together; assemble

3.They all amassed into a huge crowd.

Extricate: to free or release from entanglement; disengage

4.He extricated her from the rope he had tied her up with.

Paucity: smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness

5.She had a paucity amount of pens , that she couldn’t give one to everyone that needed one.

Instead of Living in a Home; A Motel Room

Victims (families) of the recession are being majorly affected.Some are even living in garages besides Motel Rooms across America. Most are recieving none to little public aid. One family a news crew interviewed is living in one motel room with 4 children. It’s hard these days! Be thankful for what you have.

California Supreme Court appears likely to uphold gay marriage ban (Article 2/17)

 This article is useful and interestting because its stating updates on the infamous Propostion 8 . It went through Californias Supreme Court today in San Franisco . Also giving information how the Courts do not decide the fate of Prop 8 ; and today it would be going against last years Supreme Court decision. But it is up to voters and legislatures to make the final saying in this . My opinion is they say it might go against the Constitution ; i think its their right and their choice to marry whoever they’d like if theyre in love . So they should aknowledge it.

Vocab 2/17

Emollient:having the power of softening or relaxing

1.He was given some emollient medication to calm down his seizure.

Enmity:a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred

2.I enmity doing chores , especially the deadful washing dishes chore.

Fracas:A noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel

3.We got involved into a huge fracas involving the whole school.

Macabre:gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

4.Last night we were watching such a macabre movie , it was so gruesome i almost vommited.

Meliorate:to make better; improve

I meliorated my grades by studying for tests and raising my scores.

Vocab 2/10/09

Erratic:irregular; changeable , having no certain course.

1.His erratic behavior left us on edge, not knowing what he would do next.

Flagrant:notorious; scandalous

2.She’s known for her flagrant outfits , shocking everyone at get togethers.

Grievance: a complaint or resentment

3.You could notice her grievance for him , how she hated to be near him or hear him voice.

Indelible: that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed

4.I’ve made some indelible mistakes in my past that i cannot take away or change, but learn from.

Loathe:to feel disgust or intense hate for

5.We as students, loathe waking up Monday mornings for school.