1) According to the timeline, which two innovations are the oldest and when did they exist?

The two innovations that are oldest are the Latte Stones and Agriculture which existed in Early History.

2)What is the importance of Plaza de Espana?

It was chosen to be the location of Spain’s colonial government.

3)List the three catholic churches and the years they were originally built. What is the impact of these churches to the people of Guam?

• Hagatna Cathedral Basilica – It was originally built in 1957
• Saint Joseph church – It was originally built in 1680
• San Dionisio Church – It was originally built in 1939

These churches were some of the first churches built on Guam. They have been reconstructed after typhoons, WWII, etc.

4)What is the impact of the San Antonio Bridge? What changes did it bring after World War II?

It was one of the only structures in Hagatna that survived WWII. Before WWII it connected two of the most populous barrios, which were the San Ignacio and the Bilibic.

5)Name the innovation described in the Malesso Kombento and Inalahan Historic District. What changes do you think the innovation brought to the people of the south?

The innovation described in the two articles would be Ifet wood. It is a wood commonly found in Guam. I think the major impact brought to the people of the south is the cheaper costs to use Ifet instead of wood imported from off-island.

6)Name the innovation described in building the Taleyfac Spanish Bridge. What impact did this innovation have on Guam’s structures?

The innovation described is the masonry of mamposteria. It had an impact on Guam structures because if the buildings weren’t built out of stone they might be blown away by typhoons.

7)What is Fort Soledad’s impact on the Spanish period?Find the name of two other forts on Guam.

It was useful for protecting galleons from Acapulco on their way to Manila from pirates. It was also used to keep Spanish soldiers safe from Guam’s hostilities. Two other forts built on Guam were Fort Santa Agueda and Fort Santa Angel.

8)The Lujan house and Guam Institute had an important impact to the people of Guam in the 1900′s. What is it and what changes did it bring to Guam?

The Lujan house housed the Guam Institute which was the first private school on Guam.

9)What is the impact of the Merlyn G. Cook School? Name the years and who started it.

It was one of the first American schools built on Guam. It was open from 1931 to 1942 when the Japanese re-opened it as Mountain Town School.

10)What do you think was the impact of the Humatak Outdoor Library?

It was the first and only library of its kind. Though no longer used the people of Humatak see it as a monument.

11)Read the WWII section. Find three innovations described in the article. What are the impact and change of these innovations?

One innovation was the American Flag, which kept hope in the people of Guam that the Americans would come back ans save them. Another innovation were the bunkers Chamorros used to hide from the bombings. The aircraft carriers used to transport the planes used in bombing the Japanese occupying Guam.

The Lightbulb

An important innovation im my life is the lightbulb… It provides light in darkened rooms, bathrooms, etc. It is shaped like a pear and of course, it provides light… Warren De la Rue made the first known attempt to produce an incandescent light bulb. In 1820, even though it worked it was not intented for commercial use due to the high cost of platinum used to make the lightbulb. Many scientist were on the road to making practical lightbulbs until Tomas Edison and Joseph Wilson Swan made a lightbulb that could last up to 13.5 hours. The next step was to make a lightbulb that could last even longer. Edison then invented a lightbulb out of bamboo that could last 1200 hours. The lightulb is an important innovation to many people because of its ability to provide light in the darkest of rooms…  Without the lightbulb many people would still be using candles, oil lamps, and the like… The lightbulb though a small detail of our life is a very important innovation for the human race…

Lessons during the break

l. You don’t always get what you want
A. During Christmas
1. I did not get a Xbox 360
2. I did not get a PSP
B. During New Years Eve
1. Alex did not give me as many smokebombs
2. Franz would not stop bothering me
ll. Family time is golden time
A. During Christmas
1. We had fun becuase I got presents
2. We had a great party with my dad’s side of the family
B. Durung New Years Eve
1. We played with fireworks
2. It was fun spending time with my cousins
Journal Entry #10
My first lesson during break was that you don’t always get what you want. On Christmas I did not get a Xbox 360 like I wanted. I also did not get a Play Station Portable. Also on New Years Eve I did not get what I wanted. My cousin Franz would not stop bothering me. Another reason was that Alex did not give me as many smoke bombs as I wanted.

I also learned that family time can be considered golden time. On Christmas we had fun becuase I got to play with my cousins, William, Tiana, Tristan, and Zoey. I also went to an awesome party with an Elmo theme, becuase it was my baby sister’s 1st birthday party. We held the party at my dad’s sister’s house. During New Year’s Eve we played with fireworks. It was fun spending time with my cousins playing Halo 3, Gears of War 2, and Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.

Some steps to taking a good photo may include using the focus and using the flash. You may use the autofocus to let the camera lens focus automatically. The aspect ratio is the dimension of an image from horizontal to vertical. You can use the hot shoe to connect the flash and let your picture seem bright. You can use the digital zoom to get pictures that seem you took them closely.

The depth of field lets you emphasize on the subject of the photo by making the backround blurry and the subject of the photo easy to see. One thing you can try and avoid is making a backlit photo, which makes the subject of the photo heavily lit from behind. A backlit photo generally causes it to be under exposed. A contrast photo is a photo with a measure of rate or change of brightness if a photo. A photo with high contrast is brightly lit while a photo with low contrast is poorly lit. There are other ways to make good photos but these are just some.

On my survey I chose 4 questions. The 1st question was what is your name. The 2nd question was how old are you. The 3rd question was how do you think your life is. The last question was what is your gender.

I chose the first question because Mrs.Carino informed us to put it. I chose the 2nd question because I wanted to know how old the people who were answering are. The 3rd question I chose just to see if they liked their lives or not so that is why I put superb.. Something I found interesting was that most people are 12 and that Richie is older than my grandpa, who is very old… I really think that is wierd…..

The student who probably had the most interesting survey would have to be Richie… For one reason he said he is older than my grandpa… WHY IS HE STILL IN SCHOOL?????? The other reason is because he said he was a female….. WEIRD…..   XD…. Here is his or her link.It should be listed in blue. Richie boy or girl?

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On halloween our activity was the halloween dance. I did not go to the Halloween dance. I watched a movie called Transformers. It was not very fun….. Nathaniel and jason were watching the movie also. We watched the movie in room 48 with our Reading teacher Mrs.Salas. There were probably 15 students or more.

We stayed  there for about a good hour or so watching Transformers. when we had to go back to homeroom Mrs.Rose told us to go back to room 48. I asked Angelo what he thought about the dance and he said, ‘ It was lame because the DJ left and came back when school was almost OVER!!!!!!!

My favorite birthday was my 10th birthday.  My mom woke me up and yelled out ” Happy Birthday”!. My mom told me to get ready for school because it was a friday. At schhol I got ba few Happy Birthday’s from my Friends and classmates. We then went to class. I had a lot of fun at recess with Izzy, Riche, Reuben, Jay Michael,mand Jay patrick.

After school in the night I got a present from my mom and dad. It  was a game. I think it was kingdom hearts 2. I stayed up playing all night. I had a lot of fun. I got tired sometime in the night so I brushed my teeth, took a shower and went to bed. : )

My partners name is Jason. He owns a DS. Jason mainly spends his free time playing basketball. The team Jason is in are the 7A griffins at Untalan Middle school. He has 2 dogs and a cat. Jason writes with his left hand.

Jason’ birthday is on August 6th 1996. Jasons favorite teacher is Mr.Gomez. Jason’s nationality is filipino. Jason wet to Cheif Brodie for elemantary school.Jason’s family owns 3 cars. Jason only has 1 computer.

Hi! My name is Anthony. I go to Luis P. Untalan Middle School. I am in the 6A Cheetahs. My nationality is half Korean and half Chammoro. I live on Guam. I went to Juan M. Guerrero elementary school for kinder garden to 5th grade. I am 12 years old. My birthday is on October 10, 1996. I like to draw, play games, and sleep.

I live in Dededo. My friends include Richie and Reuben. I have 8 periods at Untalan Middle School. One of my periods include Gate. Gate is my 1st period. So I usually start the day off with Gate. My favorite things are anime, manga and sleep