#topic 3

[yamcha-thelonewolf]

🕳️That time when Yamcha could have changed his fate...

Guys, I've always loved this moment. It's pretty funny for many reasons. This is the second time Goku has introduced his bizarre rush attack, the Rock, Scissors 'N' Paper tecnhique, but what amuses me most is the way Yamcha goes through it.

🪨✂️📃 ジャン拳

Dragon Ball, ep. 5, “Yamcha the Desert Bandit”

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies.

It's soooo hilarious to see Yamcha slam into the wall as if he were a ball and then crashing to the ground. As we can see, this iconic scene has been replayed several times, but I must admit that in the manga it's even more epic. Just because it gives sense to the nonsense.

Dragon Ball, Ch. 8, “One, Two, Yamcha-Cha”

Yeah, you saw it right. Yamcha not only slammed into the fourth wall of the manga, but he even broke it! I mean, Goku put his strength into it for sure, but how the hell tough does Yamcha have to be to smash such an important barrier?

Well, I think it's one of my favorite gag. And I also think that maybe our Yamcha should have taken advantage of it by using that hole to get away from Dragon Ball and thus escape from his sad destiny in this story...

...naah, just kidding! Or maybe not? I wonder if he would have been more successful if he had ended up in the Sailor Moon manga... 😸

[possiblylearningswedish]

Example sentences/questions

Hej, Hur är det? - Tack, det är bra Hur kommer du till universitetet? - Jag cyklar Är Maria här i dag? - Nej, hon är hemma Var är Eva och Ricardo? - De är på stan Jobbar Simon? - Naj, han studerar datakunskap Var är Magnus? - Han är på banken’ Varför kommer inte Anna? - Hon pratar i telefon Vad gör pappa? - Han tittar på tv Var är mamma? - Hon är på jobbet Hur kommer du hit? - Jag tar tunnelbanan (underground)

Jag heter Elin Jag kommer från Umeå Jag läser engalska på universitetet Vi är 50 studenter i min grupp I kursen har vi kontakt med studenter i England Nästan varje dag chatter vi (varje - each) Det är roligt Ibland skypar vi också (sometimes we also skype) Vi pratar om kulturen i England och i Sverige Det är intressant

Jag heter Nathalie Durand Jag kommer från Paris i Frankrike Nu bor jag i Sverige Jag har fått ett stipendium för att studera i Uppsala (har fått ett stipendium - recieved a scholarship) På universtetet här läser jag sociologi och svenska Svenska är svårt men roligt Alla studenter i kursen har en svensk tandempartner (tandempartner - language exchange partner) Min tandempartner heter Lina och bor också i Uppsala Kursen i sociologi är mycket internationell På lektionen talar läraren engelska (lektion - lesson) Att bo i Sverige är spannande Jag lär mig mycket on svensk kultur

Hej då! Hej! Vi ses i morgon. Nej, det gör vi inte. Jag åker till malmö i morgon. Där bor Lina och är min kusin. Jag kommer tillbaka på Söndag. Okej, då ses vi på Måndag. Ja, det gör vi.

Hej, det är Johan! Är Martin där? Ja, vänta ett tag Hallå Hej, det är Johan! Hej Johan! Du, det är fotboll på tv i kväll. Sverige spelar mot Tyskland. Ja, just det. Ska du titta? Ja, här ska alla titta tillsammans. Du kan komma hit. Köpenhamn ligger inte i Sverige. Det ligger i Danmark. Det snöar inte i Stockholm på sommaren. Det snöar på vintern. Sverige är inte större än Spanien, Tvörtom, Spanien är större än Sverige. Barack Obama kommer inte från Sverige. Han kommer från USA. Sverige har inte vänstertrafik (left-hand traffic). Sverige har högertrafik (right-hand traffic). Man betalar inter med euro i Sverge. Man betalar med kronor. ABBA kommer inter från Schweiz. De kommer från Sverige. Svenska flaggan är inte vit och röd. Den är blå och gul. Sverige ligger inter öster on Finland. Det ligger väster om Finland. And that pretty much wraps up Topic 3. I have tried to add in the missing words from the word list in here (I didn’t add them in the vocab list as I don’t believe I will ever see them again after this topic).

[kgreathousewriting]

When

When will we move on? When will it stop hurting? When does it get easier? When will I feel whole again? When will my family support me? When will things change for the better? Will it be too late? Or will it be at just the right moment? Moving on is always the hardest part in life. Whether it be from a job you really enjoy, a relationship you thought would last forever, a loved one who has passed, a still born baby or a car accident that took someone’s life. Some things in life are never able to be moved on from, however they do get a little bit easier to handle. That job you really enjoyed wasn’t the job that was meant for you. There will be one that shows up in the future where you never really WORK again. That relationship that you thought was going to last, wasn’t intended to last, but to teach you a lesson on something you may have been lacking. That loved one you lost, no matter the circumstances, it was their time. We fight and kick and scream when we lose them young, because it isn’t fair. They didn’t get  to fulfill everything in their lives. They didn’t get to watch their baby grow up. They never got to marry the man or woman they fell in love with. They didn’t get to graduate college. They just didn’t get enough time. You’re absolutely right. They didn’t, but as unfair as it is for us, it was their time. The stillborn baby that passed, its the worst pain any mother and father could ever feel. No one ever deserves that. You grew that little life. This isn’t something you will ever FORGET, however it does get a little easier. Never right away. It takes YEARS, and everything will feel empty for awhile, but in time, WHEN it’s time, it will get easier. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing ever happens that wasn’t meant to happen. Some things never stop hurting. Some things families will never support. Sometimes that empty feeling never fully goes away. Change happens when you do something out of your comfort zone. Find something you want to change and go for it. I am rooting for you and your accomplishments. Things always seem to fall into place when we least expect it.

[material-culture-lab-book]

These two photos both use colour but in very different ways. The photo of me was taken in a pictorialist style which tries to create photographs that look like paintings. It is blurred and uses a small range of soft colours.

While the photo of me is preoccupied more with capturing an image that looks like an oil painting the portrait of the young punks appears to be attempting to capture their likeness and thus uses brighter lighting and creates a clearer photo.

[projectcanadalynx]

Digestive Anatomy and Physiology

Stevens, C. E. (1977).

The Canada lynx is an obligate carnivore and thus, consumes solely other animal species. The digestive anatomy is very similar to that of the domestic cat as they are both from the Felidae family, as with all species under this category. They are a monogastric and non-ruminant animal, possessing a simple stomach that is physiologically and biochemically similar to that of humans. Digestion is divided into four main stages: ingestion and mastication of food in the mouth, physical and chemical digestion in the stomach, enzymatic digestion and absorption of proteins, carbohydrates and fats in the small intestine, and water absorption and waste storage in the large intestine. There is minimal microbial fermentation occurring since plant material is absent from the diet. This explains the very small and non-functional cecum in carnivores and most omnivores.

Alcaide, M. (2012).

Digestion begins with prehension. The lynx catches their prey with their canines and breaks it down to smaller pieces using their premolars and molars. In the mouth area, there are salivary glands that release saliva to begin carbohydrate breakdown with salivary amylase. This process moistens the food and creates a bolus that then gets pushed to the back of the mouth and down the esophagus. The journey is aided by peristaltic contractions into the stomach. In this compartment, pepsin and hydrochloric acid is present to chemically digest protein. Further breakdown takes place in the small intestine. Where enzymes and bile target protein and fats to prepare for absorption. Villi, or small finger-like protrusions, increase the surface area of the small intestine to enhance absorption. The pancreas produces enzymes including insulin for the breakdown and uptake of carbohydrates which also gets absorbed in the small intestine. Finally, the large intestine handles the absorption of water and remaining nutrients that were left behind. Excess material that the body cannot use is stored at the end of the gastrointestinal tract in the rectum to be excreted. This includes plant components such as cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Carnivores do not have the enzymes and adequate microbes in their gut to digest them unlike a monogastric ruminant.

[multiculturalliteraturestuff]

What are social norms?

Societal norms (sometimes referred to as “mores”) are unwritten/unspoken but widely known and accepted behaviors in a group setting.

Norms can change over time as behaviors become more accepted

Norms vary from culture to culture, by gender, or between countries

Norms provide order and predictability that is necessary to keep many parts of society, like businesses and communities, going

Norms in multicultural literature

In Sealed Off, the people stuck inside the tram during the air raid drill start to abandon norms after becoming more comfortable in their surroundings. Although nothing life changing happens, some of the people on the tram leave the situation with a different understanding of others than they had before.

In Diary of a Madman, the main character and narrator fears that cannibalism is being normalized in his village despite it being taboo, and that he is set to be the next victim. Although the cannibalism in the story is imagined by the main character, it is used in the story by the author to represent how social norms are affecting his people.

For teachers

Students likely are familiar with common social norms in your culture, country, and society, but are unlikely to have also considered how negative things can be normalized through traditionalism.

After discussing traditions we usually don’t consider the root of (trick-or-treating and carving pumpkins at Halloween, for example), students can read stories about things that are normally taboo, like murder, being normalized by cultural tradition or state sanctioning

Many students are familiar with The Hunger Games, where murder that is normally a crime has been deemed as necessary for the traditional rites that keep the powerful in control of the country. This can be connected to Shirley Jackson’s short story The Lottery, in which a sacrificial murder is tradition in a town that believes that it is necessary for a good harvest. After reading, the students can connect how negative acts can become normalized and how powerful norms are.

[possiblylearningswedish]

Word list for Topic 3: The first day, part 2.

Ett centrum (centrumet, centrum, centrumen) - Center inte mycket - Not much Bara - Only Hon - She Han - He En partner (partnern, parter, partnerna) - Partner Ett jobb (jobbet, jobb, jobben) - Job Typiskt - Typical En polis (polisen, poliser, poliserna) - Police En ambulans (ambulansen, ambulanser, ambulanserna) - ambulance Till exempel - For example Ringer (ringde, har ringt, att ringa, ring!) - Call För att - Because Intressant - Intresting Brasilien - Brasil En månad (månaden, månader, månaderna) - Month Augusti - August Var ligger X? - Where is X located? Cirka - About, approximately Studier - Studies Varke - Every Trivs (trivdes, har trivts, att trivas, trivs!) - Enjoy Nederländerna - The Netherlands Ekonomi - Economics När fyller du år? - When is your birthday Mars - March En förälder (föräldern, födäldrar, föräldrarna) - Parent Stannar (stannade, her stannat, att stanna, stanna!) - Stay Cyklar (cyklade, har cyklat, att cykla, cykla!) - cycle I dag - Today Hemma - At home På stan - In town Jobbar (jobbade, har jobbat, att jobba, jobba!) - Work Datakunskap - Computer science En bank (banken, banker, bankerna) - Bank Pratar (pratade, har pratat, att prata, prata!) - Speak Tittar (tittade, har tittat, att titta, titta!) - Watch På jobbet - At work Hit - here En student (studenten, studenter, studenterna) - Student En grupp (gruppen, grupper, grupperna) - Group Med - With England - England Chattar (chattade, har chattat, att chatta, chatta!) - Chat Nästan - Almost Roligt - Fun Också - Also får (fick, har fått, att få, -) - Receive Svårt - Difficult En lärare (läraren, lärare, lärarna) - Teacher Spännande - Exciting Lär sig (lärde sig, har lärt sig, att lära sig, -) - Learn I morgon - Tomorrow Gör (gjorde, har gjort, att göra, gör) - Do Åker (åkte, har åkt, att åka, åk!) - Go, Travel Där - There En Kusin (kusinen, kusiner, kusinerna) - Cousin Tillbaka - Back En Söndag (söndagen, söndagar, söndagarna) - Sunday En måndag (måndagen, måndagar, måndagarna) - Monday Väntar (väntade, har väntat, att vänta, vänta!) - Wait Vänta ett tag - Wait a while I kväll - Tonight, this evening Tyskland - Germany Spelar (spelade, har spelat, att spela, spela!) - Play Här - Here Tillsammans - Together Alla - All Det snöar - It’s snowing På sommeren - In summer På vintern - In winter Större än - Larger than Spanien - Spain Tvärtom - On the contrary Betalar (betalade, har betalat, att betala, betala!) - Pay Schweiz - Switzerland En flagga (flaggan, flaggor, flaggorna) - Flag Vit - White Röd - Red Blå - Blue Gul - Yellow Öster om - East of Väster om - West of Finnaly got the the end of the list! And come the weekend, once I have done the example questions/statment, Topic 3 will be wrapped up =]