My project
Me adressing the world
Jack Ma's interview (translation)
Fable (translation)
Essay
New Year and Christmas (the celebration)
Essay
National stereotypes
Essay
The bad habit of lying
Flash mob
The way to Aparan's dam
What plastics can become
Video by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Pf_ej4nY8
My taste in music
Playing games as an adult (essay)
Though the whole world
highlights eco problems, I can say that in my community my generation is
ignorant about this question. I believe that environment protection concept
should be brought up from early age. It’s much harder to change one’s attitude,
when this person is already an adult. That’s why I am going to focus on
schoolchildren aged from 6 to 9 and from 10 to 13 years.
There are four secondary
schools in my community; each school will have two age groups. Thus 8 groups
will be enrolled in this project. Each group will consist of 15 members with a
leader/mentor, who will be one of our EcoClub members. Three times a week we
will arrange extra-curricular lessons. These lessons will be within the frame
of non formal education.
The first activity will
be introductory.
It will include cartoon
watching. We will ask the schools to provide us with a room where we will
install our equipment: the screen, video projector and PC. The cartoons will be
informative and will describe our wonderful planet and the harm that people
cause to it. Some of the demonstrated cartoons will be ready-made, others we
will create with our working team. A small discussion must sum up each
watching.
As far as gaming is the
most interesting activity for these age groups, we will choose ,,education
through gaming’’ concept as the second activity. I suggest creating of
environment related quests. For this purpose we need a computer room. The first
level of the game suggests the participants to sort out plastic, metal, paper
and food remains from the pile of garbage and put in the corresponding bin. If
this level is passed successfully, the gamer enters the next level, where
he/she has to choose the next step for recycling of each garbage type (the
options are given). Reaching the third level the gamer is suggested a list of
materials that are used every day though they threaten the environment. The
gamer has to replace harmful materials with recycled ones.
The third activity will
be creative work. Our participants will get the task to collect junk from the
surrounding area and create a piece of work from these unnecessary things.
The first two levels are
educational and the third level is focused on team work that teaches children
to work cooperatively.
At the end of this
course all the participants will be awarded with a badge of a young
ecologist.
Me adressing the world
The humankind is 8.000
years old but it hasn’t gained any wisdom and keeps on harming the environment.
The statistics says, the Earth’s ecosystem has been damaged to 60 percent for
the last 60 years. Approximately 23 billion tons of resources are extracted
from the Earth yearly and it is a continuous practice.
25 percent of coral
reefs have vanished because of water pollution, acidification and illegal
fishing. If it does not stop, we will lose the rest during next 30 years. 4.6
million hectares of forests have either been burnt or cut. One mustn’t be
genius to understand the extent of harm caused to the fauna and flora. It is
sarcastically said that we have created the seventh, Plastic continent. 8
million tons of plastic pollute the ocean and nearby areas yearly. Plastic
waste does not decompose in the ocean and harms different species of fish.
The above mentioned
examples are only the part of evil that we cause to our Planet. Our Planet
suffers from our daily activity not less. We forget to close taps while
brushing our teeth, we neglect switching off home appliances when they are not
in use and etc.
We waste natural
resources carelessly. Let’s consider the issue of electricity generation. Hydroelectric
power stations impact aquatic ecosystem, destroy the wildlife, injure organisms
and make rivers shallow. Thermal power plants pollute the atmosphere with CO2
which is the main greenhouse gas. Nuclear power stations threaten with
radiation. Nevertheless the main nowadays sources are water, fuel and uranium.
Meanwhile there is a successful practice in China to use alternative energy,
install wind power plants and be the leader in this market. Our perspective
should be to replace traditional energy sources by alternative ones. Let’s say,
the average sunshine hours in Dubai are 3.500 per year. Why not to use it as
the main source of energy which will provide the half of the U.A.E. with
electricity.
The last century has
revealed multiple eco problems. The pity is that the humanity addressed them
only when the Earth alarmed. We have to alter energy sources, change the mining
laws, say no to traditional cars and start using green vehicles. We have to
stop using polyethylene and replace it with recycled bags. We have to awaken
people’s consciousness and make waste sorting mandatory.
We have to remember:
there is no another EARTH. Let’s take care of the HOME we live in.
Jack Ma's interview (translation)
-Շատ լավ։
Մեկ հարց
էլ լսենք
WhiteRealityTV-ից. Խնդրեմ, հարցրեք։
-Ողջույն, իմ
անունը Պաբլո
է, Կոստա
Րիկայից եմ։
Տալով ձեր
տեսանկյունը հոգատարության
և հավատարմության
վերաբերյալ, ինչ
եք դուք
անում ինքնախնամքին
ուղղված և
ինչպես է
դա դրսևորվում
ձեր ընկերությունում։ Օրինակ՝
տեսնում եք
Ձեր աշխատակցին՝
քնած կամ
ուրիշ այդպիսի
հիմար իրավիճակում։
Ի՞նչ մոտեցում
ցույց կտաք
այդ դեպքում։
-Բախտս բերել
է, որ
ես ունեմ
18 համահիմնադիր և
նրանց մեծ
մասն իմ
աշակերտներն են։
Երբ իմ
բնակարանում ես
ասացի նրանց
իմ երազանքը,նպատակը, մի
զվարճալի բան
առաջարկեցի. Ալիբաբայի
առաջին ֆոտոապարատի
վաճառքի մեկնարկի
հետ տեսանկարահանել
մեր բոլոր
հանդիպումները։ Այս
քայլով մարդկանց
հնարավորություն էինք
տալիս ուսումնասիրել
մեր ձախողման
կամ հաջողության
պատճատները՝ գործը
ավարտին հասցնելուն
պես։ Առաջին
տեսահոլովակը նկարահանեցինք
հենց առաջին
հանդիպման ընթացքում,
որը տևեց
երկու ժամ։
Իմ երկժամյա
խոսքից հետո
բոլոր զարմացել
և հոգնել
էին, կարծես
շոկի մեջ
լինեին։ Ինձ
նայում էին՝
հարցնելով. -Սա
այն է,
ինչ դու
ուզու՞մ ես։-
Ես պատասխանում էի՝
այո։
Ես առաջինն էի,
ով տեխնոլոգիաների
մասին ոչինչ
չգիտեր։ Ես
կարծում եմ,
որ մարդ
ոչ թե
պետք է
անեն ինչ
իմանա, այլ
պիտի իր
կողքին ունենա
ավելի խելացի
մարդիկ։ Ես
միշտ փորձում
գտնել մարդկանց,ովքեր, օրինակ,
համակարգչային գիտելիքներ
ավելի շատ
ունեն, քան
ես, հաշվում
են ավելի
լավ, քան
ես։ Ես
այնքան շատ
խելացի մարդ
գտա, որ
իմ գործը
դարձքվ նրանց
բոլորի միասնական
աշխատանքի հաստատումն
ու հեշտացումը։
Երբ խելացիները
աշխատում են
փոխհամագործակցելով, նևանց
նպատակը ավելի
մոտ է
դառնում։ Հիմանրները
հեշտ են
միմյանց հետ
աշխատում, խելացիները՝
ոչ։ Հիմարները
աշխատում են
միասին, բայց
չեն հավատում
իրենց նպատակին
և գաղափարին։
-Մենք՝ մարդիկ,
միշտ դուրսն
ենք նայում,
չենք զննում
մեր ներսը։
Եթե դու
քեզ չես
քննում,զննում
քո ներաշխարհը,
ապա չես
լինի իմաստուն։
Եթե իմաստուն
չլինես, չես
իմանա, թե
ինչ չես
ուզում և
ինչը պետքական
չէ։ Այսօր
մարդ արարածը
ստանում է
ավելին, քան
ակնկալում էր
ունենալ։ Այսպիսով՝
շրջակա միջավայրի
աղտոտման և
շատ ու
շատ այլ
խնդիրների պատճառն
է հանդիսանում
մարդու ագահ
դառնալը։ Մարդիկ
շատ ժամանակ
վստահում են
իրենց դիմացիններին
նաև այն
պատճառով, որ
դիմացինները իրենց
ավելի լավ
են ճանաչում։
Ռոբոտները շուտով
կտիրեն աշխարհին,
քանի որ
նրանք նկատում
են այն
ամենը, ինչ
կատարվում է
շրջակա միջավայրում։
Չինական փիլիսոփայությունը հիմնված
է մարդու
ներսը վերլուծելու
և ինքնադաստիարակության վրա։
Եթե մարդ
առաջինը վերլուծի
իր քայլերը,
ապա չի
նկատի դիմացինի
բացասական կողմերը
և ուշադրություն
կդարձնի միայն
դրականին։ Եթե
մենք չսկսենք
կոնկրետ քայլեր
ձեռնարկել, ապա
բոլոր վաստակած
գումարները կծախսենք
մեր երեխաների
և թոռների
բուժմանը ուղղված՝
հիվանդանոցների վրա։
Այսպիսով եկեք
կարգի հրավիրենք
ամենը. մեր
սիրտը, աշխարհայացը,
հավատը և
կրոնը։ Ես
կարծում եմ,
որ սա
պետք է
լինի մեր
և մատաղ
սերնդի նպատակն
ու ուղղվածությունը։ Սա
այն է,
ինչի վրա
հետագա 30 տարիների
ընթացքում պիտի
կենտրոնացած լինի
մեր կրթական
համակարգը։
-Մեկ հարց,
խնդրեմ-։
-Շնորհակալություն։ Ես
ցանկանում եմ
իմանալ, թե
ինչպես եք
դուք ձեզ
մոտիվացնում, ինչ
շարժառիթներ ունեք։
Նաև երկրորդ
հարցս. քանի
ժամ եք
դուք քնում։
Ես հասկանում
եմ, որ
ձեր գործերը
ղեկավարելու համար
հարկավոր են
ութ աչք
:D, նաև լսել եմ
տարբեր վարկածներ,
բայց ճիշտ
պատասխանը ցանկանում
եմ հենց
ձեզնից լսել։-
Ինչպե՞ս եմ ես
մոտիվացնում իմ
աշխատակիցներին։ Ես
նախ գտնում
եմ այնպիսի
մարդկանց, ովքեր
մոբիլ են
և կարողանում
են խրախուսել
ինքներն իրենց,
քանի որ
ոչ ակտիվ,
պասիվ մարդուն
խրախուսել և
մոտիվացնել ուղղակի
հնարավոր չէ։
Ես ունեմ
65.000 աշխատակից, նրանք խմբով
աշխատելիս խրախուսում
են միմյանց
և լրացնում
բացերը։ Նվազագույնը
կարող եմ
ասել, որ
նրանց և
իմ փոխհարաբերությունը, իմ
ղեկավարման ձևը
և առաջնորդի
որակները՝ այ
սրանք են,
որ ինչ-որ բան
են փոխում
աշխատողներիս մեջ։
Նրանք պետք
է լինեն
դրական, պետք
է իմանան
իրենց կոլեգայի
խնդիրը, օգնեն
լուծել, քանի
որ ես
իվիճակի չեմ
բոլորինն անգիր
իմանալ, և
ցավոք, չունեմ
դրա ֆիզիկական
հնարավորությունը։ Երբ
դուք այցելեք
մեր հանդիպումները,
կզարմանաք, քանի
որ ընդհանրապես
նման չեն
չինական այլ
ընկերությունների հանդիպումներին։ Բոսսը
ասում է՝
աշխատողները լսում,
ոչ, այսպես
չէ։ Մեր
սենյակը նման
է ռազմի
դաշտի. մենք
որոշումներ ենք
կայացնում տարբեր
բղավոցների միջից,
քանի որ
ամեն մեկը
բարձրաձայնում է
իր կարծիքը։
Անցնենք մյուս
հարցին։ Որքա՞ն
եմ քնում։
Ես քնում
եմ ո՛չ
շատ կարճ,
բայց ո՛չ
էլ բավական։
Նաև շատ
քիչ եմ
ուտում, ուտում
եմ միայն
հատուկ ընտրված
բաներ։ Վերջին
ժամանակներուն ես
սկսել եմ
չափից շատ
մտածել։ Բախտի
բերմամբ հիմա
ունեմ շատ
լավ թիմ,
ում ասում
եմ իմ
բոլոր գաղափարները։
Իմը խոսելն
է, նրանցը՝
անելը։
-Շնորհակալություն մեզ հետ լինելու համար, մեր ժամանակը չի բավականեցնում լսելու բոլոր հարցերը, բայց Դուք կարող եք միանալ պարոն Մայի մյուս դասերին՝ առևտրի վերաբերյալ, ուղղված երիտասարդությանը։
-Շնորհակալություն մեզ հետ լինելու համար, մեր ժամանակը չի բավականեցնում լսելու բոլոր հարցերը, բայց Դուք կարող եք միանալ պարոն Մայի մյուս դասերին՝ առևտրի վերաբերյալ, ուղղված երիտասարդությանը։
Աղբյուրը: http://newmag.am/2018/jack-ma/
Fable (translation)
Փոս փորողն ինքն է ընկնում իր փոսի մեջ
Մի աղքատ և ծեր ճգնավոր կար։ Գյուղացիները սովոր էին նրան ամեն օր ողորմության գումար տալ, սակայն ճգնավորը միշտ կիսվում էր իր սննդով՝ մուրացկանների և կարիքավորների հետ։Մի օր նա հասավ մի ծեր կնոջ տան մոտ։ Այդ կինը շատ դաժան և ագահ էր։ Ճգնավորը կնոջից ողորմություն մուրաց, և կինը տվեց հնացած ուտելիք։ Հաջորդ օրը ճգնավորը կրկին գնաց կնոջ տուն՝ ուտելիքի հույսով։ Կինը ուտելիք տվեց, բայց սիրտն էլ հետը գնաց։ Երրորդ օրը՝ տեսնելով աղքատին տան առջև՝ կինը նյարդայնացավ և թույնն ու բրինձը խառնելուց հետո՝ տվեց աղքատին։ Աղքատը հասավ իր խրճիթ և պատրաստվում էր արդեն ուտել, երբ մի երիտասարդ տղա մոտեցավ և ասաց, որ քաղցած է և ուտելու ինչ որ բան խնդրեց։ Ճգնավորը նրան տվեց իր ամբողջ բրինձը։ Երիտասարդը կերավ այդ թունավորված բրինձը, և ի զարմանս ճգնավորի՝ նա միանգամից մահացավ։ Այդ երիտասարդը ծեր կնոջ որդին էր, ով վերադառնում էր երկար ճանապարհորդությունից։ Այսպիսով՝ այս չար կնոջ մտադրությունները հանգեցրին իր միակ որդու կորստին։
Essay
New Year and Christmas (the celebration)
New Year, my favorite holiday, is one of the most
solemnized days worldwide. The
day is formed by different customs and traditions. Each culture
celebrates this holiday in its own unique way.
People who are fond of enjoyment start to prepare for
the holiday at least one month in advance. The preparation begins by purchasing gifts, decorating
houses, and making new costumes.
Obviously, the holiday would not be
complete without the symbol of the New Year- New Year tree. the unique tree
having million small needles and staying green throughout the year.
The New Year Tree, which is one of the exciting things
for kids and adults, is the object that you can see in every house during the winter
holidays. The whole family takes part in decorating the tree with toys, candies
and different colorful lights. Children consider the tree to be mysterious,
because Santa Claus hides the presents under it. Children hope that Santa
Claus, an old man with white beard and red fur coat, already hid the presents
there. But the old man is punctual and kids are unable to see the presents
before the midnight.
Right before the New Year, the whole city gets a new
life and starts looking like an ant-hill. People all around you are hurrying,
carrying New Year trees, presents, groceries or just walking around and looking
at the holiday craziness. The entire city is beautifully decorated with lights
in a variety of different colors hanging all over buildings.
Armenians are working the whole year for earning and
saving enough money to celebrate the New Year properly. Decorations of the
holiday table are baked turkey and pork leg as well as dolma and barbeque. The
Christmas is not less important than the New Year, but Armenians do not treat
to this holiday as they should. We are Christians and the birth of our God and
Savior must be celebrated better than other common holidays.
Interesting facts about the New Year
1.
The earliest known New Year celebrations were in
Mesopotamia and date back to 2000 B.C.
2.
The Gregorian calendar, which marks January 1st as the
New Year, is adopted by the Roman Catholic Church.
3.
Chinese New Year is celebrated the second full moon
after the winter solstice.
4.
Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. Apples and
honey are traditionally eaten.
In ancient Rome the New Year
began on March 1st.Essay
National stereotypes
A nation is a
group of people who share common history and usually a language and usually,
but not always, live in the same area. Culture can be described as our everyday
life: how we communicate, what makes us happy and said. It also includes our
language, religion, traditions, behavior, way of life – in other words, what we
do each day. People that belong to various nations may differ and they always
differ from one another.
Most people on
earth have no idea about Armenia, not even stereotypes.
That said, the
biggest mistaken assumption I see: Armenians == Armenia. Not so. Armenians
are, at this point, spread all over the world. Most of us have
their roots in places in historic Armenia that are now parts of other
modern countries. Others
have lived in other countries for a few centuries. So the modern
Republic of Armenia, successor state to Soviet Armenia, does not represent them
nor do they represent it. Our Armenia is a very small country in terms of
territory and in terms of population - 2M people. Most Armenians have never
visited it and will never visit it.
Here are some true facts about Armenia:
— Armenia has a solid software sector and startup
ecosystem.
— Armenia has a few climactic zones but all are really
cold in the winter.
— Modern Armenia is new but Yerevan is older than
Rome.
— There are flights between Yerevan and Istanbul every
day.
— Armenia is much poorer and more corrupt than it
should be.
— Armenia is very very safe.
The Germans are regarded as scientifically-minded and
industrious, they're always considered solid, intelligent and mathematical. And, for instance, Israeli are believed
to be mercenary, industrious, shrewd, loyal to family, religious. There is a
big amount of examples we can list about national character of different
people. Proving the difference of the national stereotypes I want to compare
Russian and English nations. There are a lot of features that vary. The
Russians are industrious, tough, brave, progressive and suspicious. They are
always considered to be nationalistic, over - patriotic (because of this reason
they're good soldiers), we are willing to respect opinion of other people.
Speaking about
Englishmen I may note that they're reserved, tradition-loving, courteous,
honest, extremely nationalistic and etc. To my mind, they have a specific sense
of humor. They say that they can't understand our jokes and anecdotes not only
because of the different meanings of the words, but because of their humor is
more delicate. Looking at these features of the Russians and the Englishmen it
is not hard to mark out the differences. The Englishmen are reserved, but the
Russians are open-hearted and communicative. The Englishmen are
tradition-loving and the Russians, to my mind, don't keep their traditions in
such a degree. There is a great majority of factors that influence the nations
stereotype and its people's character. People that live in the southern
countries have less problems than those who live in the North and because of
this they're more cheerful and artistic. The history also has a great influence
on the national character. The peoples in Asia are revengeful because their
forefathers often were at war with others. In Africa many countries were
colonies of the Great Britain, Holland, Spain and so on and they (Africans)
were the slaves and because of this they're still hard-working and industrious.
The National Character exists. It is not a myth, it's a reality. But the
National Character doesn't describe the character of every person, it describes
the character of people of nation in general. Every person has its own
character, but according to the person's belonging to some nation many traits
of character are similar and these features may be explained as the national
character.
Essay
The bad habit of lying
Lying is a
negative habit which is easily influenced by people so as to either get away
with something or to keep things on an even keel. There are some people who are
pathological liars. They lie for anything and everything. On the other hand,
there are people who lie occasionally to escape guilt. Whatever the case, lying
is not a healthy habit and it is something which has been taught to us since
childhood by our parents to be wrong. People who lie are conscious of the fact
that they are lying and this makes them even guiltier.
Causes of
Telling Lies:
There are many
reasons why people tell lies. The primary reason is to escape guilt. People lie
to others so that the blame which is on their head shifts to that of the other
person. By this, people try to get away with the guilt which they have actually
committed. Another reason why people lie is when they come under pressure.
The pressure
that is pushed upon them often makes them lie. For instance, a teenager who
craves for acceptance in his social circle will go to the extent of lying about
his personal things so as to remain part of the group. Another cause for lying
is to avoid an unpleasant situation which could be avoided by simply lying.
Consequences of
Telling Lies:
Lying has many
effects on both the person who is lying and to the person who is being lied to.
Lying is falsely saying something to someone when one knows that it is not the
truth. Thus, by lying, one is misleading the other person who might suffer some
injury or harm in the process. Sometimes, lying might also lead to the actual
blame being shifted upon another person who is completely innocent and might
not even be aware of the situation.
This causes
unnecessary prejudice and inconvenience. Lying also has psychological effect on
the person who lies. Such a person always remains nervous because of his guilt.
That person tends to take hasty decisions and remain distracted almost all the
time.
How to Overcome
the Habit of Telling Lies?
The habit of
telling lies can be overcome by self-restraint. An individual can exercise
self-restraint so that whenever he feels like lying, he stops himself from
doing so and tells the truth. Also, another way to stop lying is by trying to
not indulge in any negative activities which might later push us to lie to
others. One must always understand that lies always affect the people close by.
It might also lead to hurt or injury to others. Thus, the aforementioned
factors should stop the person from lying.
Conclusion:
Thus, there are
many negative effects of telling lies. It is important that an individual
understands the consequences of lying and thereby stops to do the same. This
would help make him a better individual and person in the society.
Flash mob
9-12-րդ դասարաններ
I. Հաղորդակցման ընթացքում
շատ հաճախ
են գործածվում
պայման արտահայտող
նախադասությունները: Անգլերենում
դրանք երեք
տիպի են
լինում.
Առաջին տիպ. Եթե
կարդաս այս
նամակը, կհասկանաս
ամեն ինչ:
If you read this letter, you will understand
everything.
Երկրորդ տիպ. Եթե կարդայիր այս նամակը, կհասկանայիր ամեն ինչ:
If you read (անցյալ ժամանակ) this letter, you would understand
everything.
Երրորդ տիպ. Եթե կարդացած լինեիր այս նամակը երեկ, հասկացած կլինեիր ամեն ինչ:
If you had read this letter yesterday, you would have
understood everything.
Complete these sentences.
If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to
school.
If Catalonia becomes an independent country, the Europian
Union will be disappointed.
If money grew on trees, the forests would have
taken the 70% of the land.
If everyone was telepathic, no words would have been
used since the Creation.
If all the peoples were peaceful, the world would have
been 360o different. . (people-մարդիկ, peoples-ժողովուրդներ)
If you had come earlier, you would have heard a ridiculous
story.
They would have seen you, if you had come earlier.
II. «Երանի տալը» անգլերեն`I wish I were in
Denmark now. Երանի ես հիմա Դանիայում լինեի:
Հետաքրքիր է, որ այս դեպքում անցյալ ժամանակն է գործածվում «հիմա, վաղը, հաջորդ տարի…» ներկա և ապագա ցույց տվող բառերի հետ, իսկ «to
be» բայն էլ «were» ձևով է գործածվում բոլոր դեմքերի համար գրական անգլերենում: Հնարավոր է նաև «was»
ձևը խոսակցական լեզվում:
Երանի տվեք այս իրավիճակներում.
Օրինակ՝ I want to give up smoking. Ձևափոխում ենք այսպես՝ I
wish I gave up smoking.
I love her but she never notices me. I love her and I
wish she noticed me.
I can’t get a visa to the USA. I wish I could get a
visa to the USA.
German grammar is so hard. I wish German grammar wasn’t
so hard.
I never win the jack pot with a lottery ticket. I wish
I won the jack pot with a lottery ticket.
III. Do you believe in these predictions? Դու հավատու՞մ ես այս կանխատեսումներին:
Justify your opinions with a few sentences. Պատճառաբանեք ձեր կարծիքը մի քանի նախադասությամբ:
Computers will take over the world.
The world is developing rapidly and after some time
computers will take it over. The whole medicine, transport, household items,
construction and etc. will be done by robots or will be automatic. I think it is going to
harm than giving a use.
Time travel will be possible.
Time travel won't be possible, because there are a lot of
physical rules that technology can not deny and close eyes at. Time travel is
something that should be only inside science fiction books, because there will
be no use to try accomplishing it.
Diseases will be eliminated and people will live more
than 200 years.
Diseases won't be eliminated because there will always
be one disaster that will harm the humankind. The scholars can only try to stop
some of them, but vanishing them is impossible.
The way to Aparan's dam
The dam of Aparan is situated in the center of Aparan
region, between villages Kuchak, Eghipatroosh and former Astvatsenkal, at the
bottom of Qasax River. The damb was built from 1962 to 1967. The area is 7,9km2,
total amount water is 91 milion m3, water throughput is 218 m3 per
second. The floor is from ground, height is 50 meters, lenght is 200 meters. The
damb is fed from Qasax River, Lusagyoogh, Vardenis, Ttudjur, Eghipatroosh,
Quchak small rivers and atmospheric rains. The dam is being frozen every
winter. The dam water is used for Ejmiadzin's and Ashtarak's nearby areas
irregation. Few species of fish and crayfish are bred in Aparan' dam.
Villages Qasax and Zovuni were in the place of today's dam. Villagers were
moved to Yerevan and nearby areas of the capital. Good luck to our group of
students and teachers who are going to visit the dam soon.
What plastics can become
Video by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Pf_ej4nY8
My taste in music
“Music expresses
that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” -Viktor
Hugo
Some people prefer listening to hard rock, some people
prefer listening to rap, jazz, gospel or country, but I am fond of classical
music. I think that classical music is the combination of all music categories.
Among dozens of worldwide known and famous composers my favorite is Dmitriy
Shostakovich.
Dmitriy Dmitrievich Shostakovich was born on 25th
of September 1906 and finished his life way on the 9th of August 1975.
He was a Russian pianist and composer of the Soviet period. He is regarded as
one of the major composers of the 20th century. Shostakovich
achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Soviet chief
of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult
relationship with the government. A polystylist, Shostakovich developed a
hybrid voice, combining a variety of different musical techniques into his
works. His music is characterized by sharp contrasts, elements of the grotesque,
and ambivalent tonality; the composer was also heavily influenced by the neo-classical style
pioneered by Igor Stravinsky, and (especially in his symphonies) by the
late Romanticism associated with Gustav Mahler. Shostakovich's orchestral
works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His chamber output
includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two piano trios,
and two pieces for string octet. His solo piano works include two sonatas,
an early set of preludes, and a later set of 24 preludes and fugues.
Other works include three operas, several song cycles, ballets,
and a substantial quantity of film music; especially well known is The
Second Waltz, Op. 99, music to the film The First Echelon (1955–1956),
as well as the suites of music composed for The Gadfly.
My favorite work of Shostakovich is The Second Waltz, because
it has taken a part in the film based on my favorite novel The Gadfly. The Suite
for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 was written in 1938 for the newly founded State Jazz
Orchestra of Victor Knushevitsky, and was premiered on 28 November 1938 in
Moscow (Moscow Radio) by the State Jazz Orchestra. The score was lost during World
War II, but a piano score of the work was rediscovered in 1999 by Manashir
Yakubov. Three movements of the suite were reconstructed and orchestrated by Gerard
McBurney, and were premiered at a London Promenade Concert in 2000.
The Suite, in
its reconstructed form, consists of the following movements:
1. Scherzo
2. Lullaby
3. Serenade
Until recently,
another eight-movement Suite by Shostakovich had been misidentified and
recorded as the second Jazz Suite. This work is now correctly known as
the Suite for Variety Orchestra (post-1956), from which the
"Waltz No. 2" was made famous by the soundtrack to Stanley
Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, and which has become associated with the Jazz
Suite No. 2.
In my opinion, in this music the Russian spirit is
heard: nostalgia and melancholy, hoping, dreaming, kindness, innocence and
trustfulness, a great power, irresistible will and courage that will never
stop.
I highly recommend you to
listen The Second Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rY7fpzNC0
Also I really appriciate
Andre Rieu’s cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vauo4o-ExoY
Playing games as an adult (essay)
I do strongly
support the idea that playing games is important for adults.It is useful and
fun,too.It is one of the most important ways to cope with the problems of
business and daily life.There are several benefits of playing games for
adults.First,playing games creates leisure time that every adult must have to
lessen the stress of business life.Its another benefit is that It can improve
reflex,intelligence or health depending on the kind of the game ,and it also
gives pleasure to the adults as well as children.
As we know today business life is a place full of stress. People
generally come to their homes being tired and irritated. Therefore, every
individual adult must create leisure times to forget the daily life's problems
and to feel relieved. So, playing some kinds of games can help them to have
free, without stress, times and to relax. Parents also, by this way, can make a
better communication with their children by playing some games such as
backgammon, chess, puzzles or computer games. Children gain self-confidence due
to this relationship with their parents, too. It certainly is a notable point
of playing games referring to a family life. Consequently, playing games alone
or with their families gives support adults to preserve their health, to lessen
their stresses and to deal with business problems.
Games for adults can also increase the mood of the player
and make happy, but it can be backwards too. Games help adults to relax and
feel better. There are a lot of types of games that may make the player
nervous, stressed and angry, so I recommend playing more calm and passive
games, not shooters or arcade races. As for me playing a game should take not
more than half an hour per day, because spending more time means you are in
dependence.
Last but not
least i wish to say that playing games is important for adults as well as all
human beings.It is useful,necessary,enjoyable and educational.Since
life,itself,is a game in which the players are we,it is unavoidable to spend
time without playing games at any age.
Translation
Advanced forms
of life existed on earth at least 3.55 billion years ago. In rocks of that age,
fossilized imprints have been found of bacteria that look uncannily like
cyanobacteria, the most highly evolved photosynthetic organisms present in the
world today. Carbon deposits enriched in the lighter carbon-12 isotope over the
heavier carbon-13 isotope—a sign of biological carbon assimilation—attest to an
even older age. On the other hand, it is believed that our young planet, still
in the throes of volcanic eruptions and battered by falling comets and
asteroids, remained inhospitable to life for about half a billion years after
its birth, together with the rest of the solar system, some 4.55 billion years
ago. This leaves a window of perhaps 200-300 million years for the appearance
of life on earth.
Կյանքի տարբեր ձևերը աշխարհի վրա գոյություն ունեին դեռ 3.55 միլիարդ տարի առաջ։ Այդ դարաշրջանի քարերի վրա հայտնաբերվել են բակտերիայի քարացած հետքեր,բակտերիան շատ խիստ նման էր ցիանոբակտերիաների,որոնք մինչ օրս համարվում են ամենաշատ ֆոտոզինթեզ անող օրգանիզմներ։ Ածխաջրերի որոշ նստվածք 13 իզոտոպից իջել է ավելի ցածր՝ 12 իզոտոպի,որը ածխածնի բիոլոգիական ասիմիլյացիայի հետևանք է,որն իր հերթին Երկրագնդի ավելի հին լինելու մասին նշան է։ Մյուս կողմից՝ մարդիկ հավատում են,որ մեր երիտասարդ, հրաբխերից տանջված և երկնաքարերով ծեծված մոլորակը կյանքի նկատմամբ եղել է ոչ բարեհամբույր՝ մոտավորապես 500.000.000
տարի, իր ստեղծումից ի վեր։ Ամբողջ արեգակնային համակարգի հետ միասին՝4.55 միլիարդ տարի։ Այս ամենը թողնում է 200.000.000-ից 300.000.000 տարի՝ կյանքի առաջացման համար։
Do athletes and entertainers deserve their high salaries?
Everyone knows that famous athletes and entertainers
earn high salaries, but the thing is if they deserve it or not. Let’s firstly
find out what’s their aim and everyday activity, then we will be able to
discuss if they are worth their salaries .
Athletes are sportsmen who devote their life and
energy to sports and work hard to introduce and represent their country in
foreign republics. Getting high positions in international championships athletes
become the pride of their country and make a positive impression on foreign
people, so this way they might increase the level of interest to their country
and exponent of tourism's development. Besides, they make their country famous
all over the world. I think that athletes and sportsmen in general do deserve
high salaries.
Now let's turn to entertainers. Entertainers earn more
money than athletes, but I think it is not fair. I don't consider most of entertainers
to be serious and hardworking, because you need nothing to be an entertainer,
no higher education or strong internal values needed. Actors are to be highly
educated, but I don't consider them to be entertainers, as for me they are
artists. Entertainers just help people to spend their leisure time in joy (there are
some exceptions).
So by the above stated thoughts, I
claim that athletes are precious gems of a nation, and they should be garnished
by high salaries.
P.S.
Doctors and teachers are worth getting more money than
athletes or entertainers.
Should boys and girls study in separate classes?
Of course not. Boys and girls must attend the same
school and learn in same classes. Boys do have their advantages, girls either.
Girls stimulate boys to study better, be more careful and behave
goodly(?)(there are some exceptions :D).
It is true that exists differences between boys and
girls, but these are not so important to make that they attend school separate
or study in different classes. In
the past, children were separated in genders to go to school for some Christian
morality that nowadays does not exist. In my opinion, friendship between boys
and girls should exist and be promoted by our schools, as well as teaching that
they are equal. In addition, children learn since they are babies how they
should behave, so to accept that women and men can work alongside they must
start the sooner, the best.
All in all, a friendship is more complicate to do in the adulthood that in the
childhood. Therefore, it is better to put them together at school in order to
make them capable of a friendship. They will be able to play together and to
see each other as people and not as woman or man
Furthermore, both girls and boys must learn from each other. Because girls and
boys do not have the same point of view sometimes, so they can learn how the
world is through another mentality. I mean, girls are more sensitive and boys
usually are ruder, so boys could improve their modals and girls to be more savage.
Finally, working alongside might teach them that the other gender is not
something to be scary about. In the past, men saw woman as a myth because they
did not use to be together at school or the playground. Then, when they grew
up, men saw women as strangers, as somebody different. For example, in the past
schools taught different subjects to men and women, so women to be a housewife
whereas men were taught to be the worker, who brought the money to home.
To sum up, nowadays our society evolved to consider both women and men equals,
so in my opinion, it is a lack of time to separate again girls and boys. In
addition, they can learn different behaviors or point of views that will be
enriched them. Separate by genders in a policy from the past that is not worthy
in the present.
P.S.
I am sure that no real friendship between a boy and a
girl could exist.
My experience of internet shopping
To tell the truth- I have never bought anything from
internet,but I can tell you a common opinion. Online shopping is
the most recent phenomenon in the Armenian online space. Men and women of all ages visit shopping
websites regularly and buy the necessaries of life.
Many people make
their daily purchases online. Today, there are online shops even of grocers.
Rice, pulse, oil, and stationary goods are also bought online. The online
grocery stores also sell fruits, vegetables, potato, onions, bread, butter,
etc.
There are online
shopping websites that sell toys, paper, exercise books etc.
There are shopping websites to buy
products for babies. They
sell almost everything that a kid may ever need.
The most
important advantage of online shopping is that we can compare the prices of
various items across several eCommerce website. In this way, we are assured the
best deal.
The online
electronic stores sell various electronic products at competitive prices. We
can buy mobile phones, televisions, refrigerators from the convenience of our
home.
Most of the
leading online shopping website allows the customers to pay cash on delivery of
the products. Hence, the risk of online money transfer gets
mitigated.
Though the internet shopping is much cheaper than real
life, I appreciate going malls and supermarkets with my family.
The Armenian Community in Germany
Armenians in Germany are ethnic Armenians living
within the modern republic of Germany. Like much of the Armenian
diaspora, most Armenians immigrated to Germany after the Armenian Genocide of
1915. Others came later, fleeing conflicts in places like Iran, Azerbaijan and Lebanon.
Another influx came fleeing nationalist persecution in Turkey.
After World War II, many Soviet Armenians, former POWs in
particular, fled to the American occupied areas of Germany. While many traveled
on, some settled in the country, providing a base for later asylum-seekers.
The first Armenian organization was the Armenian
Colony of Berlin, established in 1923. By 1975, Armenian associations
would be established in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich.
Presently, there are about 35,000 naturalized
Armenians and 15,000 asylum-seeking Armenians living in Germany today. Their
population is concentrated in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, many of which
are Armenian asylum-seekers from Armenia, for whom the Armenian
Church provides services, baptisms, Bible readings and community support.
The Diocese of Germany bears all the costs of supporting Armenians from
post-Soviet Armenia and regards this service as part of its mission.
Also about Germany's treatment to Armenian Genocide.
While the German parliament has adopted a
resolution that recognizes the "organized expulsion and destruction of the
Armenians", and states that "numerous independent historians,
parliaments and international organizations" have recognized the event
as genocide, the resolution does not state such itself. The resolution also
contains an apology for Germany's role in the Genocide (The German Monarchy was
an ally of Ottoman Turkey during World War I, and did not
intervene despite ample evidence of a policy of extermination) and calls on
Turkey to examine its role in the ethnic cleansing.
This resolution is deemed significant due to the
comparatively large number of Turkish nationals living in Germany.
Christmas and New Year in my country: Armenia
Christmas and New Year are the most important and long-awaited
holidays in the whole year. I am Armenian and celebrate Christmas when the
Apostolic church does, on the 6th of January. On this day it also celebrates
the Epiphany (which means the revelation that Jesus was God's son).
Epiphany is now mainly the time Churches remember the Visit of the Wise Men to
Jesus; but some Churches, like the Armenian Apostolic Church, also celebrate
the Baptism of Jesus (when he started his adult ministry) on Epiphany. Some
Armenians fast (don't eat anything) in the week before Christmas. The Christmas
Eve meal is called khetum 'Խթում'. It often includes dishes such as
rice, fish, nevik 'նուիկ' (green chard and chick peas) and
yogurt/wheat soup called tanabur 'թանապուր'. Desserts includes dried fruits
and nuts, including rojik (whole shelled walnuts threaded on a string and
encased in grape jelly), bastukh (a paper-like dessert made of grape jelly,
cornstarch and flour). This lighter menu is designed to ease the stomach off
the week-long fast and prepare it for the rather more substantial Christmas Day
dinner. Children take presents of fruits, nuts, and other candies to older
relatives.
Santa Claus Gaghant
Baba / Kaghand Papa traditionally comes on New Year's Eve (December 31st)
because Christmas Day itself is thought of as more of a religious holiday in
Armenia.
At the beginning of December a big Christmas Tree (Tonatsar)
is put up in Republic Square in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia,my country.
Favorite and
traditional Holiday foods in Armenia include Anooshaboor (Armenian Christmas
Pudding), Khozee bood (glazed ham) and dried fruits. Every house is
ready with lots of sweets because anyone might knock on the door and come in
for a party!
I am looking forward to celebrating New Year and
Christmas, because at this part of the year our everyday life becomes magical
and fabuluos.
A better town for teenagers
Before answering the above ''question'', I would like
us to find out what is appreciated by teenagers.
Every teenager has a hobby, and obviously spents his/her
leisure time on it. It means, that the government of The Perfect City has to
make every condition for a teen to develop hobby skills.
Clubs, gyms, sport centers and entertainment buildings
have to be opened too, to increase the level of off-line teenage life and
upgrade the health of current generation.
Libraries and book stores are irrevocable parts
of ‘’Must be’’, to fill the gap between gadgets and books. Books are necessary
to provide the unstoppable work of alternative and tactic thinking.
Access to internet for nonsense has to be decreased
for 70 percent, so the web network will be used for extra knowledge.
A number of approximately free schools and
universities have to be added to educational system, to motivate teenagers
study hard and get sensible results, besides, for getting a serious position.
There will be no opportunity to establish an
independent town just for teenagers, but there will always be an opportunity to
change something in our city to better.
Universities can
teach maturity. They can teach teenagers how to be adults, and that means to
function outside a clique or a tribe. ‘’Russell Smith’’
Pocket money: essay
Nearly every teenager has it's own pocket money. Some of them work for earning it and some ask their parents to leave them for school lunch. Both examples are normal and must not be explained why ,and so on. If a teenager works and earns money, it doesn't mean that he/she totally values it. One must not spend his pocket money in unnesseccary things, because it is nonsene, and in future one is going to face strong problems.
Want to tell you my case: my parents leave me an x amount of money for my everyday school lunch, it is enough for me, but I don't spend the whole,because I recognize, that saving a few amount of money from my everyday pocket money, I'm not going to ask my parents for money in the end of the week, by the reason of my and my friend's cinema going. Besides, our 24 hours are sudden, and one is not able to insure me, that I'm not going to need having a little amount of money in my pocket, because my mom would call and ask me of buying a piece of bread for the evening. Every teenager must value the money starting from these young years,because nowdays World depends on it and will punish the one, who won't be able to earn money and use it nesseccerely, with poorness.
Want to tell you my case: my parents leave me an x amount of money for my everyday school lunch, it is enough for me, but I don't spend the whole,because I recognize, that saving a few amount of money from my everyday pocket money, I'm not going to ask my parents for money in the end of the week, by the reason of my and my friend's cinema going. Besides, our 24 hours are sudden, and one is not able to insure me, that I'm not going to need having a little amount of money in my pocket, because my mom would call and ask me of buying a piece of bread for the evening. Every teenager must value the money starting from these young years,because nowdays World depends on it and will punish the one, who won't be able to earn money and use it nesseccerely, with poorness.
Benjamin Franklin once has said these words, I agree with him: “A Penny Saved
is a Penny Earned”:
Teenage charity: essay
Charity is
charity. The act of giving to charity is a wonderful expression of
selflessness. Some give to charity completely of free will. Others might be a
little farther motivated by some kind of small incentive or reward. All the
donations of food, clothes or money all go to that charity anyway. Why does it
matter if there is any inventible or not. In fact why not commend those
teachers and those public television stations because if those incentives
hadn’t been offered then the people who gave based on the reward wouldn’t have
given at all.
Students in high school are at an impressionable age. If students develop the
practice of giving to charity while they’re still young then that behavior or
practice will stay with them the rest their life, and in hindsight improving
society greatly.
As for me charity is not just donating money or food,
charity is donating your love, tolerance, kindness and knowledge to one, who needs
it much more than thousand dollars. Every one of us has a soul, which needs
care, help and sometimes a warm hug, to make our physical body become
prosperous, useful and hopeful.
Want to end my essay with Martin Luther King Jr.'s words:
“Every man must
decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the
darkness of destructive selfishness.”
Scouting movement: my opinion
Scouting or the Scout Movement is a
movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and
spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a
strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills. During the first half of the
twentieth century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups for
boys (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Rover Scout) and, in 1910, a new
organization, Girl Guides, was created for girls (Brownie Guide, Girl
Guide and Girl Scout, Ranger Guide).
It is one of several worldwide youth organizations. Also there is an association of scouts in Armenia which was founded in 1912 and was registered in World Organization of Scout Movement in 1997. In my opinion scouting was useful, interesting and obvious for the 1900-1990 generation, because there was a little access to web at that time, so the scouting was one of the best ways to teach the generation love the nature, take care for each other and gain survival and social skills. As for me such movement is not actual for this new generation, because the internet has already replaced it and every kind of skill is able to be found in web. I am not a member of scouting organization, but I travel a lot with my school and feel much more better.
It is one of several worldwide youth organizations. Also there is an association of scouts in Armenia which was founded in 1912 and was registered in World Organization of Scout Movement in 1997. In my opinion scouting was useful, interesting and obvious for the 1900-1990 generation, because there was a little access to web at that time, so the scouting was one of the best ways to teach the generation love the nature, take care for each other and gain survival and social skills. As for me such movement is not actual for this new generation, because the internet has already replaced it and every kind of skill is able to be found in web. I am not a member of scouting organization, but I travel a lot with my school and feel much more better.
Armenian cuisine
I am Armenian and respect our traditions. When it’s
time to introduce my country aboard, firstly I speak about our mountains,
especially Ararat, our religious and highest mountain. And of course, our cognac
has its own position and has to be spoken about. Armenian most famous cognac
brand is Ararat (taken from our mount), which is spread all over the world.
Kofta is one traditional dish of Armenia, her pride and, perhaps,
is one of her business cards. Kofta is a certain kind of meatballs. Kofta is
known since the days of the Ottoman Empire and with the course of history,
kofta acquired its own characteristics.
Khashlama is a dish cooked with meat, mostly lamb
with vegetables. And the meat should always be on the bone to khashlama be more
tasty.
Aris or wheat
porridge with chicken is another Armenian dish. Most often it is served to the
table at the weekend, when the house full of relatives and guests and you enjoy
the dish together.
Baklama and Gata are
Armenian sweet desserts. Baklama is spread all over the world, but there is a
special recipe from Goris. Honey and chopped walnuts are the main additions of
it. There is no an exact recipe of Armenian Gata, because every region has its
own. Gata is sweet dessert, what’s main component
is khoriz.
Of course there are national Khorovats, Dolma and
Bread with Jengyal, but I prefered up-highlighted dishes, which are more
familliar to my city Yerevan.
E-mail to my friend.
Dear David,
Thank you for your recent letter. It is so wonderful to hear from you! I am very glad
that you had a good vacation.
As for me, I also spent a wonderful vacation. First,
I lived with
my parents in the garden. The weather was hot and I swam a lot with
my friends. We played soccer and rode bicycles.
And in August we went to Cyprus with my parents. It
is a large island in the Mediterranean
with a wonderful climate. We swam in the sea and were lying in the shade
of huge eucalyptus trees. We traveled along the mountain paths and played tennis.
Anyway, it was a memorable summer.
How did your academic year begin? Are there newcomers in
your class? Any new subjects?
I’m sorry, I have to go to the sports section.
All the best!
Mikayel.
Hello mr. president. I would like to ask you a couple
of questions. What do you think a modern country need for development and being the
first in the world?
What is your experience as a president? What hints may
you give to teens, who want to reach what you already have had.
What is your opinion,
is it better to be respected among people, or to be rich, but also
disrespected among country?
Thank you very much for the interview, it was a pleasent
one. Wish you good luck and strenght in leading our country.
Hottest news from
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also known as China's richest village, celebrates its 50th anniversary with the
inauguration of a massive 328-meters (1,076 feet) high skyscraper that screams
for attention from its lowly skyline.
For me, the big failing of the multiuniverse theory is
that a universe possesses an immense energy. How can a single quantum event
possibly split off another universe without having to create that amount of
energy? And if you posit that the split divides the energy of the
original universe between the branches, then eventually the energies of the
branches will drop to close to zero. Which makes no sense at all. If you assume
the energy after a split is shared between universes, then a perturbation in
the energy in one universe should be detectable in another universe. We have no
such evidence.
So multiverse theory seems self-defeating.
So multiverse theory seems self-defeating.
My way of communication
My way of communication is very common. I use cellphone
to communicate with my family members, but I use online messeges to tell
something to my friends. I use cellphone to communicate with my family,because
they are dear to me and I tell them some information immidietly and get my answer
like very fast. When I talk to them, I feel their presence and enjoy the
moment,because I meet them only in the morning and in the
evening. Cellphones are very important, 'coz every moment, when you
need something, or you are in danger, cellphone helps you to call a help or
just to check out an information, for example, is yur sister already at home or does she need
something. Messeges are important, because you are able to tell an information
to like ten people at one time. I use both, but I think, that the best way of
communication is sitting nearby and discussing a topic in open air.
How fish communicate
Some fish species can make audible sounds like clicks
or croaks but most fish communicate with body language. Certain species will
flare out their gill plates the same way a cat would raise the hair on their
back. They try to make themselves look bigger and more intimidating to scare
away another fish from their territory or when they are defending their young.
Some fish will turn their body sideways to appear larger if they are challenged
by another fish, while another tactic is to grab another fish by the lips.
Sometimes they will wrestle this way and even may tear off the lip of another
fish during a fight. Some fish will "lip lock" to test each other if
they may be a breeding pair. If they both "tough out" the fight then
they know they are both strong enough to raise young together. Another way fish
communicate is to "color up". Their normal coloring may appear dull
or pale, but when they fight or breed, often the colors get really strong and
vibrant.
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