Reflection.

When I came to the YoungHoon Elementary school, I was really nurvise.The school was really big and it was like an palace. It was big and the color was really beutiful.And.. now?? I need to get out of this school because of the 1st graders are comming. And it makes me really sad..

In this 1 year, I was really fun.Every freinds were all kind, and every time they smile at me..Even though that they were a boys, they were all kind and they made me happy and fun.If  I was sad and had a trouble in the house and I came to the school, I felt it was more  better than the house.The time was moving sh fast.

Now I ame 1st grader of the middle school, and I am happy that I am middle school. In middle school, I want to be more better. I knew that I will be better because my teacher’s were so nice to teach me, but I am little scared. You know. The D-Day(gradurate day.) is 17th. And now.. it is 4th…

Ghana history

Medieval Ghana (4th – 13th Century):The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa.^[8] It was controlled by Sundiata in 1240 AD, and absorbed into the larger Mali Empire. (Mali Empire reached its peak of success under Mansa Musa around 1307.) Around 1235, a Muslim leader named Sundiata united warring tribes. He then brought neighboring states under his rule to create the Mali empire.Its capital city was called Kumbi-Saleh.

Map of Ghana

Geographically, the old Ghana was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north of the present Ghana, and occupied the area between Rivers Senegal and Niger.

Some inhabitants of present Ghana have ancestors linked with the medieval Ghana. This can be traced down to the Mande and Voltaic people of Northern Ghana–Mamprussi, Dagomba and the Gonja.^{[citation needed]} Anecdotal evidence connected the Akans to this Empire. The evidence lies in names like Danso shared by the Akans of present Ghana and Mandikas of Senegal/Gambia who have strong links with the Empire. Ghana was also the site of the Empire of Ashanti, which was perhaps the most advanced black state in sub-Sahara Africa.^{[citation needed]} It is said that at its peak, the King of Ashanti could field 500,000 troops.

Up until March 1957, Ghana was known to much of the world as the Gold Coast. The Portuguese, who came to Ghana in the 15th Century, found so much gold between the rivers Ankobra and the Volta that they named the place Mina – meaning Mine.^{[citation needed]} The Gold Coast was later adopted by English colonists. The French, impressed with the trinkets worn by the coastal people, named the area to the west “Cote d’Ivoire,” or Ivory Coast.

Elmina Castle

In 1481, King John II of Portugal commissioned Diogo d’Azambuja to build Elmina Castle, which was completed the next year. Their aim was to trade in gold, ivory and slaves, consolidating their burgeoning power in the region.

By 1598, the Dutch had joined them, and built forts at Komenda and Kormantsi. In 1637, they captured Elmina Castle from the Portuguese and Axim in 1642 (Fort St Anthony). Other European traders joined in by the mid 17th century, largely English, Danes and Swedes. The coastline was dotted by more than 30 forts and castles built by Dutch, British and Danish merchants. The Gold Coast became the highest concentration of European military architecture outside of Europe.^{[citation needed]} By the latter part of the 19th century, the Dutch and the British were the only traders left,^{[citation needed]} and after the Dutch withdrew in 1874, Britain made the Gold Coast a protectorate.

For most of central sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural expansion marked the period before 500. Farming began earliest on the southern tips of the Sahara, eventually giving rise to village settlements. Toward the end of the classical era, larger regional kingdoms had formed in West Africa, one of which was the Kingdom of Ghana, north of what is today the nation of Ghana. After its fall at the beginning of the 13th century, Akan migrants moved southward then founded several nation-states including the first great Akan empire of the Bono, which is now known as the Brong Ahafo region in Ghana. Later Akan groups such as the Ashanti federation and Fante states are thought to possibly have roots in the original Bono settlement at Bono manso. Much of the area was united under the Empire of Ashanti by the 16th century. The Ashanti government operated first as a loose network and eventually as a centralized kingdom with an advanced, highly-specialized bureaucracy centered in Kumasi.

The first contact between the Ghanaian peoples, the Fantes on the coastal area and Europeans occurred in 1482. The Portuguese first landed at Elmina, a coastal city inhabited by the Fanti nation-state in 1482. During the next few centuries parts of the area were controlled by British, Portuguese, and Scandinavian powers, with the British ultimately prevailing. These nation-states maintained varying alliances with the colonial powers and each other, which resulted in the 1806 Ashanti-Fante War, as well as an ongoing struggle by the Empire of Ashanti against the British. Moves toward regional de-colonization began in 1946, and the area’s first constitution was promulgated in 1951.

Formed from the merger of the British colony Gold Coast, The Empire of Ashanti and the British Togoland trust territory by a UN sponsored plebiscite, Ghana became the first democratic sub-Sahara country in colonial Africa to gain its independence in 1957. Kwame Nkrumah,LIE founder and first president of the modern Ghanaian state, was not only an African anti-colonial leader but also one with a dream of a united Africa which would not drift into neo-colonialism. He was the first African head of state to espouse Pan-Africanism, an idea he came into contact with during his studies at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania (United States), at the time when Marcus Garvey was becoming famous for his “Back to Africa Movement.” He merged the dreams of both Marcus Garvey and the celebrated African-American scholar W.E.B. Du Bois into the formation of the modern day Ghana. Ghana’s principles of freedom and justice, equity and free education for all, irrespective of ethnic background, religion or creed, borrow from Kwame Nkrumah’s implementation of Pan-Africanism.

Memorial to Kwame Nkrumah in Accra.

The leader of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was overthrown by a military coup in 1966. It has been argued that this was supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency;^[9][10] that assertion remains generally unproven. A series of subsequent coups ended with the ascension to power of Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1981. These changes resulted in the suspension of the constitution in 1981 and the banning of political parties. A new constitution, restoring multi-party politics, was promulgated in 1992, and Rawlings was elected as president in the free and fair elections of that year and again won the elections 1996 to serve his second term. The constitution prohibited him from running for a third term. John Agyekum Kufuor, the current president, is now serving his second term, which ends in 2008 where another election will be held to elect a new president. 2007 marked Ghana’s Golden Jubilee, celebrating fifty years of independence since 6 March 1957.

The first man who traviled the space.

Dannis Tito, who is 60 years old, was the first space tourist in 2001. He went to the space for an 8 day in the International Space Station.

For Mr. Tito, a former of NASA employee, he said that that was a 40 years dream. But first, NASA didn’t agree because he was not really studyed and learend about TRAVILING the space.

So he went to the Russia. The space authorities in Moscow agreed to take him. But that time his ticket was null and void after his original destination, the Mir Space Station, was error and fell back to Earth earlier this year. He was then went to flight with a Soyuz supply mission to the International Space Station.

Reflection of my pencilcase…

   This is my pencilcase. When I nade this pencilcase, first I thought it will be easy and fun. And of course it was fun and interesting. It was nice at all. But one thing it was hard to make it. That was taking an ours.  I changed my pencilcase and also a whole things(Bule print, counting money, and the pencilcase!!!! ).

    I had 2 pinches on my hand. It was very outch. The blood was comming out. We call that a hero srach.  As you know, many people did very well so I thought that my one was the worst!. It was very nice. So fun and so fine. WHen I have a time, I want to try making the pencilcase again.

pencilcase

First, my pencilcase is made up by an blue jean so that it is very strong . It can hold the pencils and pens nicely, and it not spoil any pencils or pens. Second, my pencilcase has a sticky paper so it is also strong to hold the pencils and pens titly.  And my pencilcase has some poket so that the poket can hold a small and tiny things like post it or an eraser. Third, my pencilcase is made up by blue jean so the design is little similar to the blue jean. The pencilcase has a jean roap so it looks more like an blue jean. And that roap holds the pencilcase more titly. And there is some botton so that we can hold the roap on the botton.  The pencilcase is slim so we can take to every where and also, it is the pencilcase that how we can put the pencilcase in another  way so it is little new.

(It is 5500 won~)

Pencilcase

First, my pencilcase is made up by an blue jean so that it is very strong . It can hold the pencils and pens nicely, and it not spoil any pencils or pens. Second, my pencilcase has a sticky paper so it is also strong to hold the pencils and pens titly.  And my pencilcase has some poket so that the poket can hold a small and tiny things like post it or an eraser. Third, my pencilcase is made up by blue jean so the design is little similar to the blue jean. The pencilcase has a jean roap so it looks more like an blue jean. And that roap holds the pencilcase more titly. And there is some botton so that we can hold the roap on the botton.  The pencilcase is slim so we can take to every where and also, it is the pencilcase that how we can put the pencilcase in another  way so it is little new.

(It is 5500 won~)

Pencilcase

Hello, today I will talk about my pencilcase. First, my pencilcase is made of some poket of blue jean.

It is very strong and it deosn’t get broken. And it deosn’t spoil out any pencils or pens. And second, my pencilcase has mini poket that, that can hold the small things in it. like post it or an eraser.

also, It is stick with bond so it don’t get fell out, and it pinched for when the bond get off.

Third, my pencilcase is designed by blue jeans poket so it is looks like an blue jean. Also, it has a jean rope and that is a passion to look like an blue jean. And there is an botton that hold the rope, and when you hold the rope with the botton, it hold the pencilcase to be not get open well.

(it is 5500won~)

Inventor, Randice-Lisa Altschul creates the world’s first disposable cell phone.

DICKSON, EARLE
Bandages for wounds had been around since ancient times, but an easy-to-use dressing with an adhesive was invented by Earle Dickson (a cotton buyer at the Johnson & Johnson company). Dickson perfected the BAND-AID® in 1920, making a small, sterile adhesive bandage for home use. Dickson invented the BAND-AID® for his wife, who had many kitchen accidents and needed an easy-to-use wound dressing. Dickson was rewarded by the Johnson & Johnson company by being made a vice president of the company.                                   

Welcome back!!

Welcome bck every one.

Did you gyes had a great summer vacation??

 I had a fun, nice and cool summer vacation!!.

It is very nice to see you guys back.

 If you had a time, can you guys tell me your cool summer vacation for me  please?? (In the comment.)

I am very glad to see you. Arn’t you guys are??

Let’s have an great nice semester.

The last semmester in “YOUNGHOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!!!!”

July 15.

I will make an event for my mother and father.That event is for the “Mother and Father’s day.” I will make an cake in my hand and I will make 1000 of crane for their happy. And also, I will blow up  50 of balloons, so That the balloon makes our house more happiness. I will wirte a card for each of them that I an very thankyou at them. They will be happy, and I will take a candle and I will put them like an heart shape, and I will put the rose leafs. Then they will sit on their, and I will give them a wine. I will turn off the light for them.They will be happy. I like this dy for my parents!!!.