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//Boy of the painted cav//e

September 28,2006 Tejeda,Joanna I am good at singing. When I am singing I feel relaxed because I let out my feelings If people would let me sing I would be less shy.

october 3, 2006 chapter #1 1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more 1.) wolf dog won't eat but is starving 2.)Tao loves art but it's taboo 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict 1.) i think that Tao is going to feed the wolf dog and the wolf dog won't starve again. 2.) i think Tao is going to go inthe cave and draw something different. Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? Tao helped the wolf dog with the bone stuck in his mouth he went in the slough 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? Tao and Ram learned how to hunt together

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? That he is going to hunt by himself

3.)Write a good paragraph from Volt's perspective.How do you feel about Tao actions & decision? i think that Tao is lazy i believe that i did good telling Tao to not only eat the food but to hunt the food i may seem like i big in on supersition but i am like because i was raised this way that's the reason why i do not want him to go to the slough!

october 12,2006 chapter 8 I think they should ligilize the people that cross the border beacause some of poeple have thier cildren here.It would be sad to seperate there chapter 11 october 18,2006 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? yes because teacher always teach you knew things or build on what you know and greybeard has down that. Also because Greybeard has belived in Tao. Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

The book i am reading uglies and pretties, april 11 2007

Tejeda, Joanna June 7,2007 Period4/5

The Maurya empire was from 324 to 185 BCE. Their name was created because the founder of the Maurya empire mom’s name was Mura. The founder was Channdragupta .The biggest accomplishment was unifying India. This was an accomplishment because India is very big. Also because they were the first natives to unify. Before unifying Indiair Chandragupta divided India into small kingdoms. The Maurya empire were friends with Greece, Malaya, Mesopatamia, and Persia. In the Maurya enpire they used slaves, labors, and prisoners to work in farms. He was born around 340 BCE. Chandragupta Maurya was sold into slavery. His owner gave him a education. When he was older he worked as a teacher in Takshila University. Then he served in the Mecedonian army he meet Alexander the great. Alexander inspired him to become a king. After Alexander died he had control of Punjab. After he had control of Punjab he expanded his empire. Chandragupta was the founder of the Maurya empire. Another great accomplishment was that he made the capital of Patana a beautiful city. Changupta thought he was more a emperor than a king. He conquered India, Baghdad, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. He had a very powerful army To make sure his army stayed in line and not doing the wrong thing. He would have spies to see if they were doing the right thing. Chandragupta would also torue them keep them working. The army would fight with each other. Chandragupta had a bad a habit of wasting his money. Chandragopta died as a ascetic. He died in the bhadrabuhu cave. Bindusara Maurya was born in 320 BC. He ruled form 298 to 272 BC. Bandusara was son of Chandragupta. His mother was a woman named Durdhara. He had two sons named Ashoka better known as Ashoka the great and Suseema. Suseema had revolved aganst his father. He revolved aganst his farher because he did not like the idea of war elephants. Bindusara had defeated 16 states. He died in 272 or 268 BCE. People know very little about him because he is a mystery. He is a mystery because there is very little records about him. The Maurya empire was known for it’s empire because the army was larges army and most powerful in ancient India. Two years after Alexander’s death the Maurya empire had a bloody war. They had this war because Chandragupta and his army were trying to overthrow the Nada dynasty. In the beginning in the war his army use to be young men. Later his army he had 9,000 elephants and 700,000 men. Chandragupta was trying to expand in the southern parts of India. Then later then he conqured the nourthen parts of India. There was also a Kanlinga war. In the Kanlinga war it was all about peace.