Brunelleschi's Virtuosity

I believe most prompted Brunelleschi to succeed in the construction of his masterpiece is virtuosity. Using creative leadership, Brunelleschi showed many of the famous architectures and the magistrate his designs of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. He was able to accomplish by his technical skill, fluency and Creativity. Also, he found a way to not let the rain water leak from the roof. Besides that, he discovered a skill that doesn’t allow the dome to fall in the inside of the dome. In order to construct the dome, he was able to think something no one else had ever done before, and to redefine architecture and engineering of Roman Empire. He was also gifted with special knowledge of or interest in art and architecture. The actions and decisions of people effect change greatly, take a look at Brunelleschi’s dome. If money had not been provide to Brunelleschi, the dome will never be standing. Also, Florence will not be same as today. “In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the experts mind there are few.” Suzuki Shunryu. She says that new ideas come from your basic knowledge.

Where do new ideas come from?

For me, new ideas come from imagination. Because imagination allows you to think of new ideas. All the famous invention came form inventors. Thomas Edison who wanted a new source of energy instead of fire. Then, he invented electricity to made everyone's life better. Also, the Wright brothers wanted a transportation that is faster than train and cars. So, they wanted invented airplane. In conclusion, I think new ideas come form everyone's imagination.

My favorite short story

In the short stories unit, I have read 3 stories, The Sniper, Lamb to the slaughter and Thank you ma'am. The stories are all good. But, my favorite short stories is Lamb to the slaughter. Because of the interesting plot. Also, I love how Mary Maloney calculates the whole crime scene. Besides that, my favorite part of the story is when she feed the lamb to the police.

MY NAME (Chung Yoo Joon)

Many names have their own different meanings. I would like to explain about the meaning behind my name especially my first name. My full name is Chung Yoo Joon. I'm coming from South Korea. My first name is 'Chung'. In South Korea, the first name does not have any meaning as it is used generally among Koreans. However, my second and third name their own meaning. My second name which is 'Yoo' means "I have everything which is good". My last name which is ‘Joon’ represents my character that is “high, tall and mighty”. I like my name very much because of the good meaning which is represented behind my name. At one point of time, I wanted to change my name. I remember when I was five years old, I want to change my name to ‘Shin Chan’. He is one of the famous Japanese comic characters because he is funny and a trouble maker to everyone. Nobody has ever teased my first name because most of my Korean friends have the same surname as me. However, my friends always make fun of the rest of my name. They would give names such as “You Jun” as “Yoo” has the same pronunciation as the English Pronouns “you”. Apart from that, I have another friend whose name is called “Jun”. My last name which is “Joon” has the same pronunciation as “Jun”. My friend would also tease my name such as “Yoo Chun” which is very funny because “Chun” in Cantonese language means stupid and dumb. I don’t have a nickname because most of the time, both my family and friends would like to call me as Yoo Joon. I have two names such as Yoo Joon and Yoo Sung. The last name Sung means intelligent and smart. Since my father wanted me to grow healthily and free from all sicknesses, he prefer me to be called Yoo Joon instead of Yoo Sung. This is all about my name.

The journey of my book (Theseus)

The book that I'm reading is called Theseus. I will tell you about the story. Theseus is the son of king Aegeus. King Aegeus is the king of Athens. This is how Theseus was born. King Aegeus wanted a son. He wanted a son to be his heir. So he went to find Oracle. He asked Oracle would I have a son. Oracle said go find the sorceress Medea in Corinth and she will give you the magic power. When he find her, she gave him the magic and said, " When next time you hold a woman in your arms, she will bear you a son," He thanked her. It is a long journey from Corinth to Athens. So he spent a night in his old friend's house in the village of Troezen. When he was talking to his old friend he accidentally touched a women called Aethra. So Aethra bore Theseus. When Theseus was 16, he killed Periphetes the bronze club man. When Aethra saw his actions, she gave him a sword and a pair of sandals. She said go find your father in Athens. So on his journey he also killed the Crommyonian boar. He finally arrived to Athens and met his father. In Athens, he also killed the blue cow that is the pet of Poseidon. So Athens is in cursed now.

Introduction to the 7 grade teachers

Hi my name is YooJoon Chung. You can call me Yoo Joon. I've been in ISKL for one year. Before I came here I was at a Chinese school near my house. I am going up to 7 grade. Also, I am going up to ESL 4. I am a Korean. I will do my best. But sometimes, I am talkative. I also want to improve on my subjects.

Spring Break Reflection

The spring break is a good holiday for me. I had a great time.


During the holiday day, I woke up at 8:30a.m. Only I were in the house because my sisters all went to the school. Also my mom went to her restaurant. I enjoyed my free in the morning.I watched TV and other shows. In the afternoon my mom was back from her restaurant. So I have to study and do my homework.After dinner, I watched my favourite show "Tom and Jerry". Then I went to sleep.

Every day were the same until thursday and friday...

On thursday my mom promised to took me to the KLCC Aquarium. I was very happy to visit there. In the afternoon, We had lunch in the aquarium. After lunch, we bought Our tickets and we went inside. In the aquarium, there are many sea ceatures example like shraks, sea turtle and more. My mom and I saw a 10 meter high fish tank. I also saw an electical eel. The electical eel is a size of my arm and it swimed very slow. We also saw the world's biggest fresh water fish. The fish is about 4 meter long and it swims very slowly. After explore the sea creatures, we went into the tunnel and there were many kinds of fishes. There were many diffenrent colors of fishes example like purple, blue, yellow, green and more.I saw a shark that was about 1.6meters long and has three layers of teeth. I also saw clown fis h which is a very famous fish. The clown fish was famous because the fish is from 'Finding Nemo'. We saw a green sea turtle, It was like a meter long and it's shell was green in color. After explore the tunnel, We saw the suberdivers feeding the sea turtles and manta ray. The suberdivers are amazing. They are not afraid of the sharks and also they also bought a bucket of foods for the sea creatures. When we walked out my mom bought me an ice-cream. It was the best day I never had. I wish I can go again in the weekends.

Also on friday, my sister and I went to the Sunway shoping mall . I was very happy about it. When we arrived at Sunway, I saw a huge sphinx and also a huge sculpture of a egyption people outside of the entarance. When we entered, there was a lot of shops for example like were you buy cloths, pants, watch, accesories and more. First, we went down floor to ice skating, My sister and I bought the ticket and went in. My sister put her bag in to a locker while I am getting my skating shoe on. When my sister was done we went in to the ice ring. At first I almost fell every time I move my legs. But after an hour, I finally can balance myself and skate. When we were done skating, My sister went shopping while I went to bought some cookies for myself. After an hour, my sister called my mom to pick us up. I had a lot of fun.