Children of blood and bone: Chapter 59

 “How will me coming back to Lagos solve any of that?” I ask. “As we speak, your father calls for my head!”

“My father’s scared.” Inan shakes his head. “He’s misguided, but his fear is justified. All the monarchy’s ever seen is the destruction maji can bring. They’ve never experienced anything like this.” He gestures to the camp, face alight with so much hope his smile practically glows in the darkness. “Zulaikha created this in one moon, and there are already more diviners in Lagos than anywhere else in Orïsha. Just imagine what we could accomplish with the resources of the monarchy behind us.”

This reminds me of the time it takes to trust people again. As we can tell the royals are scared of what the Maji can do because in the past the Maji has caused harm but now they are good and just want to be free and be able to use magic for good. I think this will turn out perfect as long as the Maji use their magic for good and don't use it against people.

Children of blood and bone: Chapter 56 response

 We zip through the crowd while celebrants thrust and shimmy by our sides. Though part of me wants to cry, I crane my neck to take in the crowd, craving their joy, their life.

The children of Orïsha dance like there’s no tomorrow, each step praising the gods. Their mouths glorify the rapture of liberation, their hearts sing the Yoruba songs of freedom. My ears dance at the words of my language, words I once thought I’d never hear outside my head. They seem to light up the air with their delight.
It’s like the whole world can breathe again.

This reminds me of the time I went to a lights show in town and there was so much joy in the air and there were so many people coming together and singing and dancing, it's so beautiful.

Social Studies easy: technology and change

Technology and change: Rome

Over the last few weeks in social studies we have been working in groups about different time periods and the technological advancements that they had.

 Question: Explain a technology period you have studied and what some of the important inventions were in this period.

Throughout the Rome time period there were a few technological advancements. Some of the inventions were Aqueducts, roads and Rome baths. The invention of these times are still seen today in everyday life.

An Important advancement in the Rome period was the Aqueducts. Aqueducts were invented around 312BC. Aqueducts are important because they help keep drinking water free from human waste and keep other contaminants out of the water. They also transported fresh and clean water to highly populated areas. So without the aqueducts there would not have been freshwater available to small communities. 

Another advantage of the Romans were their roads. The Roman roads were made around 312BC. Their roads were important because they connected communities and cities, without them the Romans wouldn't  have conquered and held onto all of their territories and land. They also provide hundreds of today's routes in europe.

Without the Romans roads even life in europe today would be difficult.

The last important invention was the Roman Baths. The Roman baths were invented around 33BC. They provided a place where people of all classes and backgrounds could come together and socialize, get clean and bond. Although the baths were inspired by the ancient greeks they are commonly known for being a roman thing.

Without the roman baths the lower classes would not have been able to clean them selfs in sanitary conditions.

The roman era showed many technological advancements. These inventions were Aqueducts, Roman roads and Roman Baths, without them life would've been much more difficult. All of the inventions are seen around the world in today's times and are still very important.

Children of blood and bone: chapter 45

 “Your people, your guards. They’re nothing more than killers, rapists and thieves. The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear.”

This sadly reminds me of how some countries are, that their police systems are just as bad a everyday criminals and that they break their own laws everyday. It also reminds me of the police brutality going on everywhere and all the protects and movements that are happening .

Children of blood and bone: chapter 43

Now it takes everything to gain control. No matter how hard I fight, the risk of feeling Zélie’s pain lingers. A constant and growing threat.

A message I take from this is that Inan is so afraid of zelie seeing that he knows his kingdom is corrupt and that what they are doing is wrong, that his father is a bad guy.

My past 6 weeks in art.

 Learning Objective: In art over the last 6 weeks we have been learning about different painting techniques. These techniques that we have worked on are working with different textures (ex. scrunched up paper towels, bits of cardboard, torn off bits of paper and big paint brushes), We have been mixing different oils (ex. cooking oil, Retarder) and also using techniques like blending and layering. 

In my art work I tried to step out of my comfort zone of keeping everything very neat and tidy. So over the past 6 weeks I have just been putting my paint brush on the paper and go for it.

This was slightly challenging for me because it was way out of my comfort zone with just going for it, as a result of just going crazy I don't love all my art work but I still see it as development in my art.

Here are the pictures of the art techniques that our teacher asked us to use for our own art.

If anybody has any feedback or tips please leave a comment and let me know:)

Children of blood and bone: chapter 22.

  I pause for a moment, aghast at the number of them filling the narrow path. Before today, I caught only glimpses of the laborers brought in to staff the palace—always pleasant, clean, groomed to Mother’s satisfaction. Like Binta, I thought they lived simple lives, safe within the palace walls. I never considered where they came from, where else they might have ended up,

“Skies…” It’s almost too hard to bear the sight. Mostly diviners, the laborers outnumber the villagers by hordes, dressed in nothing but tattered rags. Their dark skin blisters under the scorching sun, marred by the dirt and sand seemingly burned into their beings. Each is hardly more than a walking skeleton. 

A real life situation this could be compared to is people who live in lower areas, you see what they look like at school or work but you never consider where they could from or what life is like in there homes.

What I wonder is if later on in the book this changes, if the laborers get to live in better conditions and get better clothes.