What Child Is This?

We just learned about the Christmas song called The Christmas Song, also known as Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.

Another famous Christmas song is What Child Is This?.

The words for this song were written in Great Britain in 1865 by William Chatterton Dix.
Long ago Chatteron got very sick for a long time and almost died.
While he was recovering he spent most of his time reading the Bible and writing poetry about Jesus.

Six years after he wrote it, someone put the poem to music.
The music for the song comes from an old tune called "Greensleeves", which was a song about a woman who wore a shirt with green sleeves.

In the lyrics for the song, it asks about who the child Jesus, and talks about the shepherds and wise men who came to see the baby Jesus.


(from: wikipedia - what child is this?)


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David Slaying Goliath - Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo

We just learned about Michelangelo's Sistine chapel painting of the Sibyls.

Another famous part of Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine chapel is David Slaying Goliath.

On the four corners of the ceiling are stories from the Bible about heroes that helped save Israel.

The painting of David shows him standing over Goliath holding a sword.
In the old testament story, Goliath was a giant that everyone was afraid of, and David was a small shepherd boy who wasn't afraid of Goliath because he had faith in God.
Even though he was just a young boy, he beat Goliath in battle.


(from: wikipedia - sistine chapel ceiling)


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Hindi - We are surprised

We just learned that in Hindi I am happy is म्हानै खुशी होई (mhaanai khushee hoee),
you are sad is आप दुखी हैं (aap dukhee hain),
he is angry is वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai), and they are excited is वे उत्साहित हैं (ve utsaahit hain).

Let's learn how to say we are surprised.

We - हम (ham) - Sounds like hah-m - 文A


Surprised - हैरान (hairaan)- Sounds like hay-drah-n - 文A


Are - हैं (hain)- Sounds like hay - 文A


All together हम हैरान हैं (ham hairaan hain) - Sounds like hah-m hay-drah-n hay-n


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Tunashangaa

Russian: Мы удивлены (My udivleny)

Norwegian: Vi er overrasket

Greek: Είναι έκπληκτοι (Eínai ékpliktoi)

ASL: We are surprised

German: Wir sind begeistert

Spanish: Estamos sorprendido

French: Nous sommes surpris

Computer Printer

We just learned about the Computer Audio.

Another part of a computer is the Computer Printer.

The first types of printers were very loud, and had big rolls of paper that had to be separated after printing.
These days printers can be wireless, you can print from your phone or computer, and they can print anything from a normal piece of paper to a picture.

The ink for a printer is called toner, and comes in small cases called cartridges that have to be replaced when they get empty.




(from: wikipedia - printer (computing))


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Honey Badger

We just learned about the American Badger.

Another type of animal in the same family is the Honey Badger.

These animals weigh about 15 kilograms, are about 28 centimeters tall and 70 centimeters long.
They have a long body, short legs, sharp claws, and thick skin that is very loose.
Their fur is black, with a big white stripe on the back kind of like a skunk.

Even though honey badgers are not that big, they are very ferocious, and will even attack bigger animals like lions and hyenas.
Honey badgers eat just about anything for food.
Using their strong arms and big claws they will dig up beehives, lift up rocks to find snakes, rip bark from trees for bugs, or dig in holes for rabbits.
With their thick loose fur, they aren't even hurt by porcupine quills, snake bites, bee stings or bites from other animals.
When they get their food they eat up every bit, even the bones, shells, feathers, and fur!


(from: wikipedia - honey badger)


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Major Alar Cartilage

We just learned about the Lateral Nasal Cartilage.

Another part of the nose is the Major Alar Cartilage, also called the greater alar cartilage or lower lateral cartilage.

This is another thin piece of cartilage that helps form the shape of the nose.
The major alar cartilage makes the upper outside part of the nostril, and also bends around at the tip of the nose and makes part of the inside part of the nostril right at the middle.


(from: wikipedia - major alar cartilage)


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Saint Kitts and Nevis

We just learned about the country of Grenada

Let's learn a little about the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis!

This country is made up of two islands in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico.
It is about 261 square kilometers, and about 52,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak English or Creole.


(from: wikipedia - saint kitts and nevis)

The flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis is green and red, with a black and yellow stripe in the middle with two stars on it.
Green is for the land, red is for freedom, yellow is for sunshine, black is for the people, and the stars are for the two islands.

(from: wikipedia - flag of saint kitts and nevis)

To eat in this country you might have goat water stew, which is made of goat, breadfruit, papaya and dumplings.


(from: wikipedia - culture of saint kitts and nevis)

Visiting this country you might go see Nevis Peak, one of the active volcanoes in the country.

(from: wikipedia - nevis peak)

There is an old fortress built in 1689 on St. Kitts named Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park.

(from: wikipedia - brimstone hill fortress national park)


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