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 * 1: I am very good at drawing.


 * 2 : When I draw I feel relieved of stress and I feel calm.


 * 3 :If i couldn't draw I would feel depressed,sad and I would NOT feel like myself.

Boy of the Painted Cave: #1 The boy's conflicts were that he was not allowed to do what he loved,to paint.It was taboo.His dream was to go to the Big cave,but he was not a chosen one.He had a foot that was deformed too,that wasn't much help. I think that Tao will open up a new way of things to his clan like drawing and they will see it is no taboo.They will accept him for who he is and he might end up as a chosen one too.


 * 1) 2 The main part in chapter 2 is when Tao helped the wolf get the bone out of its upper jaw.Another main part was when Tao went to a pond and possibly found an evil spirit.

per.4/5 Valladares,Vilma
 * 1) October 04,2006

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 * 1) 1 Tao and Ram learn to hunt together.


 * 1) 2 Tao decides to hunt alone.


 * 1) 3 I am Volt the proud leader of the our clan.I can tell you alot about Tao.He is a very stubborn boyHe always has to think differently and he disobeys.As I try to tell him How to hunt properly he does not listen and always ignores my words.He is not like us at all.This boy does atleast try,but he is indeed a dreamer.He also does alolt of taboo.I beleive that he will never learn to follow our clans ways of life.He can dream about becoming a Chosen One,but with that foot of his and his character I beleive that for him, acheiving that goal is impossible.

Valladares, Vilma Period 04/05 May 06, 2007

Ancient Seals of Mohenjo-Daro

One of the most mysterious, strange, and complex artifacts found in the Indus Valley were the little square seals found in both Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa. Archeologists still have yet to discover what they specifically mean. The inscriptions, pictographs, and what they were used for still remain a mystery. Some of our unanswered questions are: What were they used for and what does it mean? Although finding the answers is a lot of work, archeologist can still manage to accomplish this mission. One of the locations where the seals were found is the ancient civilization of Mohenjo-Daro. Along time ago when this city flourished it was an important city. Mohenjo-Daro existed from 2500 BC to 2000 BC. It was at its heights during the 2500 BC. Unfortunately for unknown reasons, the city collapsed. No one knows what happened to this civilization. Thousands of years later in the ruins of this town, which resided next to the Indus River, in the year 1922, R.D. Banarjee carried out an excavation. They stopped in 1927 and then in 1950 Sir Mortimer Wheeler did some small excavations. During these time periods many things were discovered. Some of the things found were weights, beads, and statues, but the most magnificent and mysterious artifact found there were the ancient seals. The seals were square and made of baked soapstone. On the seals were animals and odd symbols that could have been letters. Archeologists suggest that these “letters” were a very early form of writing. No one has been, so far, able to read the inscriptions on these seals. Decipherments have been proposed, but the scientific community at large did not accept. The seals were written right to left. Some seals feature characters in yoga like position. Others have animals such as tigers, fish, crocodiles, and bulls. It is possible that the animals and the characters stand for gods, but were they used religiously? The city is 4000 years old, so it can become pretty difficult to answer these questions. Archeologists believe merchants to label their goods used it. Some of the pictographs on the seals are also labeled on pots. Another theory is if it was used for economics, or as money. One of the first publications of the seals of Moenjo-Daro’s neighboring city Harappa, was in1873, a drawing form of the seals by Alexander Cunningham. I wonder what he thought the seals were used for. My guess would be religion. Many of the seals had loops on the backside. Maybe the ancient people who owned them wore the seals to ward off evil spirits. Another addition to my belief of why the seals were used for religious purposes is that they include images of objects used in rituals. A good question to think about is what if these ancient people used the seals for all of these purposes and not just one? I believe it is something to keeping mind. I would like to conclude by stating that with my highest hopes that all these questions of the ancient Indian past will come to answers and that the questions of the seals too get solved soon enough. In this hot and dry climate nestled by the Indus river, the ancient civilization of Mohenjo-Daro probably has what we are looking for: the answer to the fall of the city. Hopefully archeologists unlock the meaning of the ancient seals and uncover the truth to the mysteries of Mohenjo-Daro, the amazing civilization that flourished 4000 years ago.

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