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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The Christmas Song

We just learned about the Go Tell It on the Mountain.

Another famous Christmas song is called The Christmas Song, but a lot of people call it Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire.

This was written in 1945 by famous song write Robert Wells, and famous singer Mel Tormé.
One year during a hot summer day in July Mel Tormé was over at his friend Robert Well's house and saw a notepad with some song lyrics about Christmas on it.
It was such a hot day he thought maybe if he helped finish the lyrics and wrote the music, just the thoughts of winter time might help him cool off.

The song that most people know on the radio was sung by famous artist Nat King Cole.


(from: wikipedia - the christmas song)


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Sibyls - Sistine Chapel - Michelangelo

We just learned about Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel painting of the prophets Isaiah, Daniel, Jonah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, and Zechariah.

Another group of 5 prophets that Michelangelo painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling were called Sibyls, a Greek word that means prophetess.
These were people that were said to have told the future of Jesus' coming, but were not in the Bible.

The 5 Sibyls were called the Persian Sibyl, Erythraean Sibyl, Delphic Sibyl, Cumaean Sibyl, and Libyan Sibyl

Each of these prophetesses was from a different land, and told stories that people think were prophecies telling the future about Jesus coming as a savior for the world.


(from: wikipedia - persian sibyl)


(from: wikipedia - erythraean sibyl)


(from: wikipedia - delphic sibyl)


(from: wikipedia - cumaean sibyl)


(from: wikipedia - libyan sibyl)


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Hindi - They are excited

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),
and he is angry is वह क्रोधित है (vah krodhit hai).

Let's learn how to say they are excited.

They - वे (ve) - Sounds like vay - 文A


Excited - उत्साहित (utsaahit)- Sounds like oo-t-sah-hit - 文A


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


All together वे उत्साहित हैं (ve utsaahit hain) - Sounds like vay oo-t-sah-hit hay


(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Wanafurahi

Russian: Они взволнованы (Oni vzvolnovany)

Norwegian: De er begeistret

Greek: Είναι ενθουσιασμένοι

ASL: They are excited

Italian: Sono eccitati

German: Sie sind aufgeregt

Spanish: Ellos estan emocionados

French: Ils sont excité

Computer Audio

We just learned about the Webcam.

Another part of a computer is the Computer Audio.

When computers first were invented, pretty much the only sounds they could make were loud beeps.
Now computers are able to play music, and you can even record sounds on your computer.
To listen to sound, you need either headphones or speakers, and to talk to your computer you need a microphone.

Some people even wear headsets that are combined microphone and headphones, and they can have audio chats with other people almost like a phone call.
Microphones, speakers and headsets come in all shapes and sizes, from huge speakers that can play really loud music, to expensive microphones for recording songs for music artists, to small headsets that people wear while they are working to talk to people on the other side of the world.


(from: wikipedia - headset (audio))


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American Badger

We just learned about the Weasel family of animals called Musteloidea.

One member of this family is the American Badger.

These animals live in North America, all they way from Canada down to Mexico.
They grow to be about 70 centimeters, and weigh about 7 kilograms.
Their fur is mostly grey, with some black and white marks on their face, and a white stripe that goes all the way from their head to their tail.

Badgers are very active animals and they eat lots of smaller animals like rats, snakes, or lizards.
Usually they like to hunt alone, but people have now seen badgers hunting together with coyotes!

Badgers have really long and strong claws, and are great diggers.
Coyotes are realy fast, and can chase down just about any prey.

So the badger and coyote will work together to chase down their prey.
If the animal tries to run away, the coyote will get it.
If it tries to hide in a hole in the ground, the badger will get it.

The coyotes and badgers don't share homes or snuggle together, but they work together to try and hunt up something to eat!


(from: wikipedia - american badger)


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Lateral Nasal Cartilage

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Another part of the nose is the Lateral Nasal Cartilage.

This is a flat triangle shaped cartilage on either side of the nose, that helps give the nose shape and protect the inside of the nose.


(from: wikipedia - lateral nasal cartilage)


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