Karyn

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Day 2: **__ Soundscape __**

Today, we started our day by splitting into our different groups and going to our different classes. We, Group C, started off by heading to the ICT lab for our Soundscape lesson with Dr. Martin. We were designing a soundscape with the different sounds that we had recorded around the school and on the field trip that we had yesterday. Before we created a soundscape, we first had to learn about the software which we were going to use. The software was called Audacity. In Audacity, we could change the tempo and speed of a certain song or story etc. We could also put add an echo into the song or cut parts that we do not like out. It was a very fun and educational lesson that we had there!

__ **EXPO** __ After the interesting soundscape lesson, we got down to some business that had to do with the Expo. We learnt about the expo 2010 and we also had to do a powerpoint presentation about the Expo and present it infront of the whole class. Some things we learnt about the 2010 expo is:

- The main theme is "Better City Better Life" and it is representing a common wish that the whole world has to have a better life and better environments to live in. - The emblem and the mascot of the 2010 expo - how the different country's pavillions look like. We not only learnt about the 2010 expo but we also learnt about the other World Expos around the world. We learnt that the 2012 Expo will be held in Yeosu, Korea and the 2015 expo will be held in Milan, Italy.

It was a very interesting lesson I had about the Expo and I learnt a lot more about this event after the 3 hour-lesson.

To [|learn more about the Expo], click on the link

Day 3: Day 4: __** Development **__

MEDC and LEDC.......do you know what these 2 abbreviations mean? Well, this is one of the most important things we had to know in todays Development lesson. I have learnt that MEDC is More Economically developed country and LEDC stands for Less Economically developed country. I have also learnt that the countries in the Northern Hemisphere is usually MEDC while the countries in the Southern Hemisphere is LEDC. Although this is a main rule, there is an exception made for Australia. China is a developing country and we have also learnt about the benefits of its development so far, the disadvantages and the reasons on why China is developed.


 * __ Migrant Life in Shanghai __**

Working in a construction site, mining, fishing, leaving your family for a long period of time, not having any support after work, long working hours 7 days a week.........Have you ever thought of having a life like that? Well, this is a life that a Migrant worker in Shanghai has. I'm sure that the first question everybody will have is"Aren't they stressed and tired?" The answer is yes, these migrant workers work to get enough money to support their family and the only luxury they have to solve their problem of being stressed is to smoke a cigarette. Some migrant workers smoke up to 60 cigarettes a day just to relieve their stress! Can u believe that? There's even more to that! After trying to resolve their stress problem, as they dream of getting into their nice cozy bed after a long day's work, they return to a home that is made of materials that we call trash. For their roofs, it is just made out of thick plastic to keep them out of the rain. For their bed, they might even have to share it with a few other people! Terrible life isn't it? This is what I learnt throughout the Migrant worker lesson and I definitely know how lucky I am compared to them!

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