I must introduce the country is Belgium, Belgium's area is smaller than Taiwan. It is 30,,519 square kilometers, but their national income actually makes Belgium among the best and successful countries in Europe.
The capital of Belgium is Brussels. Their languages have very many types, likes
Dutch, French, German, Flemish...and so on.
The currency they use is the Belgian franc. The national anthem is shovels
song of the colleague. The national flower is the corn poppy.
Capital Brussels has the reputation "the world intersection." You may
eat world each place in here the famous cuisine. There famous special
products are the beer, the chocolate, the Indian azalea, the flower bud
silk, and the diamond. The pissing boy is the Brussels oldest resident statue. He has the lovable smiling face. Pissing boy forks a waist stomach, uninhibitedly urinates. But he only
pisses the pure running water. More interestingly, he, in the carnival every year, scatters not the water, but the most superior beer,
everybody can struggle competitively in this day drinks the beer which pissing boy pisses.
Belgian's life manner, is lives treated as the careful art to manage,
What most people in Belgium crave the is different celebration activities, because each race all has their own activity. Therefore in Belgium, nearly every
three days there is a holiday or the carnival. Belgium is a very happy country.
Friday, June 22, 2007
France by Annie
France is located in Western Europe, north-west of Mediterranean Sea. The official language spoken is French. The Currency used is Euro. There are about 64 million people live in France, it’s about 3 times compared with Taiwan’s population, and the area of France is 18.7 times larger than Taiwan.
Paris is the capital of France. As we mention Paris, the most famous is the Eiffel tower and the Louvre. First, the Eiffel tower is one of the most recongnized icon in the world with average 6 million visitor per year. Second, the Louvre is one of largest and most famous museums in the world. The famous painting “The Mona Lisa(La Joconde)” is known.
In France the most important sport is cycling race, the competitors have to train themselves for a long time and have be fully prepared. This race is only for professionals because it takes a lot of effort. The race is three week long and covers the areas around France, sometimes neighboring countries. And the most-watched sports in France are football (soccer), basketball, rugby union, cycling, sailing and tennis. The 2007 Rugby World Cup final was held in France.
In France, 51% of people is Catholics, 31% of people is agnostics or atheists, 10% of people is other religions or being without opinion, 4% of people is Muslim, 3% as Protestant, 1% as Jewish. So France is the country with multiple cultures.
France is a beautiful country. It has lots of entertainments and cultural resources. No wonder for many people, it’s one of the countries they like best.
Paris is the capital of France. As we mention Paris, the most famous is the Eiffel tower and the Louvre. First, the Eiffel tower is one of the most recongnized icon in the world with average 6 million visitor per year. Second, the Louvre is one of largest and most famous museums in the world. The famous painting “The Mona Lisa(La Joconde)” is known.
In France the most important sport is cycling race, the competitors have to train themselves for a long time and have be fully prepared. This race is only for professionals because it takes a lot of effort. The race is three week long and covers the areas around France, sometimes neighboring countries. And the most-watched sports in France are football (soccer), basketball, rugby union, cycling, sailing and tennis. The 2007 Rugby World Cup final was held in France.
In France, 51% of people is Catholics, 31% of people is agnostics or atheists, 10% of people is other religions or being without opinion, 4% of people is Muslim, 3% as Protestant, 1% as Jewish. So France is the country with multiple cultures.
France is a beautiful country. It has lots of entertainments and cultural resources. No wonder for many people, it’s one of the countries they like best.
Germany written by Jason
Germany
Where is Germany?
Germany is in the middle-right of Europe. Mountains and forests cover most of the country, but in the north, the land is flat. From 1945, Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany, after 45 years, in 1990, Germany reunified again. Today, Germany is divided into 16 states, and the capital is Berlin.
The Flag of Germany
The current flag was used during many periods in German history. Both East Germany and West Germany have used the same flag, but East German flag included a communist symbol in the center. Reunified Germany kept the West German Flag, which is the one that does not have the communist symbol.
The Land
Covering an area of 137,802 square miles, Germany is the third largest country is the European Union, after France and Spain.
Germany has some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and rivers. The Harz Mountain makes up part of the landscape in central Germany, and the Bavarian Alps lie in the southern Germany. There are also some large rivers such as Rhine, flowing to north; Elbe, flowing to northwest; and Danube, flowing to southeast.
How is the Climate in Germany?
Germany has four seasons with different climates. They have cool, continental climate with abundant rainfall, which causes long overcast season. In addition, the considerable snowfall happens in east and south. The sirocco, a warm wind from Africa, gives southwestern Germany a mild, comfortable climate.
People and Lifestyle
About 81 million People live in Germany. Most of their ancestors came from other parts of the Western Europe, such as Turkish, Italian, Greek, Polish, and the former Yugoslavia. About seven million immigrants live in Germany. Many originally came form other European countries and form Asia. The city of Frankfurt has the largest immigrant population.
Religion
Freedom of religion is strictly protected in Germany. About 28 million people are members of the Lutheran Church, and about 30 million belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Church Members pay a tax to the government to help support the work of the chruch. Islam is Germany’s largest minority religion.
Education
All students attend school together until the fifth grade, when they are tested and divided to different schools according to the results. The short-course secondary school, Hauptschule (HOWPT-Shool-uh) trains pupils for jobs in trade and industry. The Realshule (ray-AHL-shool-uh) prepares students for mid-level jobs. And the high school, (Gymnasium) (gim-NAH-zee-oom) prepares students for a university and executive-level jobs.
All German children must attend school for at least nine years. Gymnasium students go to school for thirteen years
Arts in Germany
Germany has done many things to the arts, and Germans describe themselves as a Kulturvolk, or “the people of culture.”
There are many great composers in Germany, for example: Bach, Brahms, Handel, Beethoven, and Schumann.
Festivals in Germany
The biggest festival in Germany is the Karneval. It takes place at the end of January or the beginning of February. In these days, people of all ages will be dressed up in bright costumes, face painted, and dance on the streets. It’s time for everyone to have fun.
Officially, Karnaval begins in November, but nothing much really happens until January or Febuary. That’s when the signs of the festival can be seen all over Germany.
The Food in Germany
Germans love good food. The main meal is often served in the middle of the day. Dinner are usually lighter meals. It includes bread, cold cuts, cheese, and salad. In the late afternoon, people eat pretzels and cakes with coffee or tea. In addition, children enjoys hot chocolate or juice.
Potatoes, sauerkraut (a pickled cabbage), and apple strudel (a dessert made with apples , raisins, and round almonds) are delicious German foods.
The Specialty of Germany
There are many specialty in Germany, such us trotter, German sausage, German bread, chocolates, Munich beer, Berry selection , etc. In addition, Germany is also famous for the manufacture of clocks, such as coo coo clocks.
Castles all over Germany
There are many castles on Burgenstra ße in Germany, such as Heidelberg, Rothenburg od der Tauber, Nürnberg, Kaiserburg, Schwurgerichtssaal 600, ,,, and many other more.
Heidelberg is a place where many writers write Romantic stories, in addition it’s a wonderful place for honeymoon. The Alte Bruücke which means old bridge in Germany, has been rebuilt into a stone bridge in 1789 to 1788.
Philosophers of Germany
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx are the co-founder of modern Communist theory.
Arthur Schopenhauer is the founder of the non- rationalism philosophy.
Immanuel Kant is the pioneer of Classical idealism. He wrote Critique of Pure Reason, Confessions, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaph ysics (1783), Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and Critique of Judgment (1790).
Friedrich W. Nietzsche is a Idealism philosopher. The book Nietzsche wrote, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, was adapted into a orchestra by Richard Strauss.
Karl Heinrich Marx is the founder of Marxism.
Albert Einstein is a physicist. His most famous theory is Theory of relativity. Because of the contribution in physics, so he won the Nobel physics prize in 1921.
Conclusion
I think Germany is a good country. It has a long and rich history, nice people, large land, and beautiful scenery…etc. So I wish to go there and other Europe Country in the future.
Where is Germany?
Germany is in the middle-right of Europe. Mountains and forests cover most of the country, but in the north, the land is flat. From 1945, Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany, after 45 years, in 1990, Germany reunified again. Today, Germany is divided into 16 states, and the capital is Berlin.
The Flag of Germany
The current flag was used during many periods in German history. Both East Germany and West Germany have used the same flag, but East German flag included a communist symbol in the center. Reunified Germany kept the West German Flag, which is the one that does not have the communist symbol.
The Land
Covering an area of 137,802 square miles, Germany is the third largest country is the European Union, after France and Spain.
Germany has some of the world’s most beautiful mountains and rivers. The Harz Mountain makes up part of the landscape in central Germany, and the Bavarian Alps lie in the southern Germany. There are also some large rivers such as Rhine, flowing to north; Elbe, flowing to northwest; and Danube, flowing to southeast.
How is the Climate in Germany?
Germany has four seasons with different climates. They have cool, continental climate with abundant rainfall, which causes long overcast season. In addition, the considerable snowfall happens in east and south. The sirocco, a warm wind from Africa, gives southwestern Germany a mild, comfortable climate.
People and Lifestyle
About 81 million People live in Germany. Most of their ancestors came from other parts of the Western Europe, such as Turkish, Italian, Greek, Polish, and the former Yugoslavia. About seven million immigrants live in Germany. Many originally came form other European countries and form Asia. The city of Frankfurt has the largest immigrant population.
Religion
Freedom of religion is strictly protected in Germany. About 28 million people are members of the Lutheran Church, and about 30 million belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Church Members pay a tax to the government to help support the work of the chruch. Islam is Germany’s largest minority religion.
Education
All students attend school together until the fifth grade, when they are tested and divided to different schools according to the results. The short-course secondary school, Hauptschule (HOWPT-Shool-uh) trains pupils for jobs in trade and industry. The Realshule (ray-AHL-shool-uh) prepares students for mid-level jobs. And the high school, (Gymnasium) (gim-NAH-zee-oom) prepares students for a university and executive-level jobs.
All German children must attend school for at least nine years. Gymnasium students go to school for thirteen years
Arts in Germany
Germany has done many things to the arts, and Germans describe themselves as a Kulturvolk, or “the people of culture.”
There are many great composers in Germany, for example: Bach, Brahms, Handel, Beethoven, and Schumann.
Festivals in Germany
The biggest festival in Germany is the Karneval. It takes place at the end of January or the beginning of February. In these days, people of all ages will be dressed up in bright costumes, face painted, and dance on the streets. It’s time for everyone to have fun.
Officially, Karnaval begins in November, but nothing much really happens until January or Febuary. That’s when the signs of the festival can be seen all over Germany.
The Food in Germany
Germans love good food. The main meal is often served in the middle of the day. Dinner are usually lighter meals. It includes bread, cold cuts, cheese, and salad. In the late afternoon, people eat pretzels and cakes with coffee or tea. In addition, children enjoys hot chocolate or juice.
Potatoes, sauerkraut (a pickled cabbage), and apple strudel (a dessert made with apples , raisins, and round almonds) are delicious German foods.
The Specialty of Germany
There are many specialty in Germany, such us trotter, German sausage, German bread, chocolates, Munich beer, Berry selection , etc. In addition, Germany is also famous for the manufacture of clocks, such as coo coo clocks.
Castles all over Germany
There are many castles on Burgenstra ße in Germany, such as Heidelberg, Rothenburg od der Tauber, Nürnberg, Kaiserburg, Schwurgerichtssaal 600, ,,, and many other more.
Heidelberg is a place where many writers write Romantic stories, in addition it’s a wonderful place for honeymoon. The Alte Bruücke which means old bridge in Germany, has been rebuilt into a stone bridge in 1789 to 1788.
Philosophers of Germany
Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx are the co-founder of modern Communist theory.
Arthur Schopenhauer is the founder of the non- rationalism philosophy.
Immanuel Kant is the pioneer of Classical idealism. He wrote Critique of Pure Reason, Confessions, Prolegomena to Any Future Metaph ysics (1783), Critique of Practical Reason (1788), and Critique of Judgment (1790).
Friedrich W. Nietzsche is a Idealism philosopher. The book Nietzsche wrote, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, was adapted into a orchestra by Richard Strauss.
Karl Heinrich Marx is the founder of Marxism.
Albert Einstein is a physicist. His most famous theory is Theory of relativity. Because of the contribution in physics, so he won the Nobel physics prize in 1921.
Conclusion
I think Germany is a good country. It has a long and rich history, nice people, large land, and beautiful scenery…etc. So I wish to go there and other Europe Country in the future.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
The Moon Festival by Wendy
The Moon Festival is a very important festival in China. We always have a family reunion. We eat the moon cakes and pomelos. There are also many stories about Moon Festival in China. They’re very interesting. I like it very much. The following are the Moon Festival’s stories.
(1) Chang E and The Moon
In antiquity China, there were ten suns in the world. It was very hot that the crops died, and there were also many people dead. At that time, there was a famous marksman. His name was Hou I. He was too angry that he shot down nine suns, so there is only one sun now. The people were very thankful, so let him be a king.
But he was a tyrant, and then everyone were very anguished.
Hou I wanted to live forever, so he could be the emperor forever. He went to Kunlun Mountain and got the medicine which could make people live forever. After, his wife Chang E knew it, she was worrying that the people would suffer forever, because she sympathized the people. So one day, she covertly ate the medicine. Her body was more and more lithe. Hou I angrily saw Chang E fly into the sky. He tried to shot Chang E down, but it was too late. Chang E flew to the moon, and been the Moon Goddess.
(2) The Moon Rabbit
In the old forest in China, there lived a rabbit, a fox, and a monkey. They were good friends. At that time, it was a war, so many people didn’t have food to eat. One day they found an old man lie on the floor. He was very hungry. The rabbit, the fox, and the monkey went to find food, but they could find anything. The rabbit wanted to sacrifice himself to become the food for the old man. When she jumped into the pot with hot oil, there was a big, warm hand to catch the rabbit. The rabbit’s goodness touched, the God, Jade Emperor. So he saved the rabbit’s life, and took it to the moon to keep the Moon Goddess Chang E company.
(1) Chang E and The Moon
In antiquity China, there were ten suns in the world. It was very hot that the crops died, and there were also many people dead. At that time, there was a famous marksman. His name was Hou I. He was too angry that he shot down nine suns, so there is only one sun now. The people were very thankful, so let him be a king.
But he was a tyrant, and then everyone were very anguished.
Hou I wanted to live forever, so he could be the emperor forever. He went to Kunlun Mountain and got the medicine which could make people live forever. After, his wife Chang E knew it, she was worrying that the people would suffer forever, because she sympathized the people. So one day, she covertly ate the medicine. Her body was more and more lithe. Hou I angrily saw Chang E fly into the sky. He tried to shot Chang E down, but it was too late. Chang E flew to the moon, and been the Moon Goddess.
(2) The Moon Rabbit
In the old forest in China, there lived a rabbit, a fox, and a monkey. They were good friends. At that time, it was a war, so many people didn’t have food to eat. One day they found an old man lie on the floor. He was very hungry. The rabbit, the fox, and the monkey went to find food, but they could find anything. The rabbit wanted to sacrifice himself to become the food for the old man. When she jumped into the pot with hot oil, there was a big, warm hand to catch the rabbit. The rabbit’s goodness touched, the God, Jade Emperor. So he saved the rabbit’s life, and took it to the moon to keep the Moon Goddess Chang E company.
Canada by Wendy
Canada is most North Country in North America. It is second big country in the world, but the population density is extremely low, it altogether only 3,200 million inhabitants.
In northwest Canada, summer is cool along the Pacific Ocean. In winter, it is cloudy. Nearby the Vancouver, because of the Pacific Ocean warm current influence, it is warm, wet. So in winter, it snows not very much.
There are many tourist spots in Canada, like Golden Village, Field, Nature Bridge, Emerald Lake, Castle Mountain, Banff, Bow River, Calvary, E.Q Park, Public Market, Gassy, Peace Arch Park, Binary Min Park, Stanley Park, Victoria, Butch Garden, Thunderbird Park…. Among those places, I like the Stanley Park the best.
Stanley Park is the North America area 3rd big urban park, names by Canadian Governor Knight Stanley. In Stanley Park, you can ride a bicycle there. And you can see many horse-drawn carriages.
Another scenic spot that I like is Emerald Lake. Emerald Lake is the biggest lake in superior crane country park. In Indian language, it means "lake of the small fish", because the lake water is green, therefore it is called the jadeite lake. In the spring summer season, the color of the lake is green and the lake and the forest beside it mutually shines, which effuses inundates silent and unique beauty.
In northwest Canada, summer is cool along the Pacific Ocean. In winter, it is cloudy. Nearby the Vancouver, because of the Pacific Ocean warm current influence, it is warm, wet. So in winter, it snows not very much.
There are many tourist spots in Canada, like Golden Village, Field, Nature Bridge, Emerald Lake, Castle Mountain, Banff, Bow River, Calvary, E.Q Park, Public Market, Gassy, Peace Arch Park, Binary Min Park, Stanley Park, Victoria, Butch Garden, Thunderbird Park…. Among those places, I like the Stanley Park the best.
Stanley Park is the North America area 3rd big urban park, names by Canadian Governor Knight Stanley. In Stanley Park, you can ride a bicycle there. And you can see many horse-drawn carriages.
Another scenic spot that I like is Emerald Lake. Emerald Lake is the biggest lake in superior crane country park. In Indian language, it means "lake of the small fish", because the lake water is green, therefore it is called the jadeite lake. In the spring summer season, the color of the lake is green and the lake and the forest beside it mutually shines, which effuses inundates silent and unique beauty.
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