Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

Hyperbole: Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow

Personification: peppermint wind

Metaphor: chalk white arrows

simile: grass grows soft and white

Symbolism: smoke blows back

the "termly reflections" on LA

Well, although the term has not really (officially) the end of the term yet, but I think that it will be a good time to write this as the last lesson is tomorrow. (technically)

In this term, I feel that I have learnt many things, not just English, but also computer skills. An example would be when the teacher was absent for a week because his daughter had to go for a surgery. He told us to do 4 tasks, while he was gone, on the computer and to post it in our blog. I learnt how to put pictures in a blog ( although it was not a complete success), but I still managed to post 1 picture.

In the online blog posts, I also learnt how to put a video in a blog. I am proud to say that I successfully made 2 videos in my blog.

Well, that is what I learnt in term 2

Reflections on the previous literature test

I am so happy today. Why you may ask, the reason is extremely simple: I got pretty good results for the literature test. English has always been my worst subject ever since Primary school. Every time I had a test, English would be the one with the lowest grades on it. Even in my PSLE, I got A* for all the subjects except English.

But this literature test has proved me wrong. I got a relatively good result of 18 out of the total of 25 marks. That is a very good result, according to my usual standards. I actually thought I would fail but no, I got 18 out of 25!

Of course, this would not have happened without the help of my teacher, Mr Lundberg, and my helpful friends who taught me in times of need. So now I would like to thank all of you .

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URBANISATION COMES TO THUL

Factories are arriving in this once very simple and primitive country and it seems that the locals are not happy about this recent news. Many villages protested and according to the villages, some even came to Bombay. Miss Lila said:" My brother left for Bombay to look for a job and left us when I needed him the most. However, I can understand his grief and sorrow of being unable to live our childhood as a normal child. After all, he was thinking of the family's welfare."

According to Lila, the villagers were happy when they heard that the factories were going to be built as they thought that the owners of the factories would be hiring them but when they knew that it was all a lie, they were furious and protested.

The arrival of the new factories to this primitive place has caused a flurry of activities in the village of Thul. Some of the villagers are still blinded by the lie of employment of them in the factories while some are protesting wildly against the arrival of the factories.

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ingredients for the chapati:

•2 cups self raising flour

•1/2 tsp baking powder

•1 cup yogurt

•Vegetable/canola/sunflower cooking oil for deep frying

•1 cup sugar

•Few strands saffron

•1/4 tsp cardamom powder

•2 drops orange food colour

•2 tbsps rose water

steps:

1. Small portions of the dough are rolled out into discs much like a Mexican tortilla, using a rolling pin

2.The rolled-out dough is thrown on the preheated dry skillet and cooked on both sides

3. In some regions it is only partly cooked on the skillet, and then put directly on a high flame, which makes it blow up like a balloon.

4.the top of a chapati is slathered with butter or ghee

5.A piece of chapati is torn off and used to pick up the meat or vegetable dish(es) that make the meal

6.It is folded into a sort of loose cone and used as a scoop to eat the more liquid dishes at a meal like dal.