Sunday, February 24, 2013

First reflective Statement


What is this course about?
1)      This course is mainly about academic reading and writing to develop my skills and my strategies of getting the information. Moreover I will edit and proofread drafts with my own words. Marks will be graded from assignments; a portfolio of  in-class work, two projects and vocabulary exercises.

What have I learn so far?
2)      I learns so far how to make an account on my blog; also how to add and edit on blog including posting and summers on my page. In addition to that how to enter the course website and look for more details about the course. Summarizing a paragraph was also a thing that I learned so far. Moreover, I learnt information about how to avoid crocodiles by climbing the tree and a snake does not hear

What do I expect to get from this course?
3)      I expect to learn more skills on summarizing paragraphs  and  how to collect the important  information from the paragraphs without missing any important information

What do I know about Hedley?
4)      Mr. Hedley who came from the Newcastle in the UK is my English teacher. He is a friendly person who is married and having two daughters. He likes to Joke while he is teaching.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Hajj


Muslims go to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for Hajj. Hajj is one of the five Pillars of Islam. Muslims who are in a good condition and able to go can do at least one. Hajj takes six day starting from the 12th month of the Islamic year and people wear white robes dressed called Ihram. Muslims goes to the mosque in Mecca and in the middle of the mosque is the Ka`aba which means cub. Muslims pray five time a day facing Ka`aba . Ka`aba was built by Abraham and his son Ishmaels, contacted of stone blacks. Pilgrims retrace the footsteps of muhsmmed. Before entering mecca man clear themselves and wear white robe, woman also should clean them self, and wear white long robes but uncover their face. Pilgrims perform fiat Tawaf by procession seven times around the ka’ab o first day pilgrims travel to Mina when they stay the night. Nest morning they go to the plain of Arafat. In the evening they go to Muzdalifah where they camp the night. They go back to Mina and throw seven pebbles at their different place. After that they go back to Mecca to perform Tawa’f and sefa and Marwah. Then they return to Mina for three days of prayers and then they and it with a farewell Tawaf around the ka’aba.