Why did people fear Comets?

A comet appears to be very large bright star with a massive, luminous tail straming out behind it. Such a spectacle is an aw-inspiring sight. Small wonder that our ancestors regarded a comet with fear, believing it to be an evil omen and indication of the wrath of God.

A comet appeared in 1066 just before the Battle of Hasting - the English may well have blamed their defeat by William the Conqueror on the evil influence of the comet. The idea that a comet is a bad omen has taken a long time to die out. A wave of terror convulsed the world at the passage of Halley's comet in APril 1920. Dozen of people committed suicide.

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Jazz Chant

Jazz chant is a poem that use jazz rhythms to illustrate the natural stress and intonation patterns of conversational American English. Jazz Chants provide an innovative and exciting way to improve your student's speaking and listening comprehension skills while reinforcing the language structures of everyday situation.

Here is a sample of a Jazz chant performed by the selected students of the Lupon Vocational High School during the Division Level English Festival held at Manay National High School, Manay, Davao Oriental last January 15, 2009.

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Excel Activity in the Classroom

Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be used for storing, organizing and manipulating data. Among all the Office applications, most students find excel very boring. I tried to search for excel activities online so that students will realize that there is more to what excel can do other than formulas and manipulating data. I found this file, thanks2, wherein students use the photo bucket to fill in the cells with colors. The picture below is the sample I showed to the students. Then I let them make their own design.

In Sheet 2 , I let the students draw a figure in a Excel worksheet using any clipart as their guide. Here are some sample designs made by the fourth year students. This design can be used as a pattern for cross stich.

Noel Cañete

Eden Vitor

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