Cailin's School Update

Cailin has been THRIVING big time with her Classical Conversation's Challenge B class.

I don't think she'd ever claim math a a favorite subject, but she's doing well with it.  She loves science and is currently working on a physics related science fair project.....oh my another physics guru in the family. During the first 10 weeks of class she learned about different scientist and their works.  Here is a paper she wrote about Michael Faraday which is quite good...and he's quite inspirational too.

Hale, Cailin

Challenge B

Mrs. East

October 3, 2013

The Man Who Changed the World

      Perhaps it was his curiosity to know everything. Perhaps it was his dedication to science and knowledge. Perhaps it was both. Either way, Michal Faraday was a genius. A British chemist and physicist, he grew up with a thirst for knowledge that appeared unquenchable. He was a great scientist. His contributions to society and science were vast. Michal Faraday was a brilliant, curious genius.

      In his childhood, his thirst for knowledge was poorly met. He was born on September 22^nd, 1791 in south London to a family that could not afford a very good education. Faraday only received a basic schooling. When he was thirteen he went to work at a book binder’s shop. Every book he bound he read. Faraday attended four lectures by a chemist of the name of Humphrey Davy. Eagerly, Faraday wrote to the chemist, requesting to be his assistant. Davy declined. Though this strongly disappointed him, he was thrilled when in the next year, Davy requested Faraday to be his assistant. Obviously the chemist had changed his mind. The excited young man agreed to assist Humphrey Davy. Faraday was a great questioner in his youth.

     Michal Faraday was a brilliant scientist. One day, Davy asked Faraday if he would like to adventure on an eighteen month tour of Europe with Davy and his wife. Faraday accepted, of course. They met many influential scientists of the age on their travels, much to Faraday’s excitement. When he had returned home, Faraday continued to assist scientists with their various experiments and doing some of his own. He wrote and published several articles on the world’s current views on electricity. He was, and always had been, extremely interested in electricity, energy, and force. In 1812, while America was fighting bitterly to keep their freedom, he published his works and research on electromagnetic rotation. In 1826 he founded the Royal Institution Friday Evening Discourses and the Christmas Lectures. Known as a great experimenter as well as lecturer, Faraday was becoming more widely known and more popular. He was definitely a brilliant scientist.

      Michal Faraday was very influential on society and science. He discovered the electromagnetic rotation, the principle behind the electric motor. In 1831 he discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator. He gave his name, Faraday, to the ‘farad’, which originally was a unit of electrical  charge. It is now a unit of electrical capacitance. Faraday died on August 25^th, 1867. He was a very influential and admirable scientist.

      Michal Faraday showed the world that you don’t have to be rich to be smart and important in the world’s eyes. In his childhood he questioned everything. He proved to be apt as a scientist. He influenced our society and science. He proved to everyone that you don’t have to be born into a particularly wealthy or special family to be great. He did what he loved, and he did it fantastically. Michal Faraday changed the world of science.

      

Latin was extremely hard for her at first....she wanted to quit it.  Thankfully Mrs. East, her tutor and my dear friend, pushed us both to work through this and she did!  she buckled down and worked hard....very hard.  For one hour each and very day she dutifully worked through her Latin and is now caught up with the rest of the class.  On her last test she got a 99%!!!!!!!  She's doing fabulous!       Logic is getting more difficult, but she's working through it too.  I've been quizzing her on vocabulary (the most difficult part for her).  Between Logic and her Debate class, which right now is researching current event topics and defending a pro or con point of view, she is becoming quite the logical thinker....and debater over my decisions.....hummmm, and to think I'm paying for this. ;) 

Literature is enjoyable.  For this class she reads a book one week and the next week she writes about it.  Below is a paper she wrote based off one of the books....they were to write what would they like to do in the future and to write about how she plans to accomplish it. Considering the goal of being an actor is quite big in her life I thought I'd share this with our future journal family history keeping books.....

Hale, Cailin

Mrs. East

October 31, 2013

Challenge B

The Art of Acting

      What would I, Cailin Elizabeth Hale, wish to work toward for at least two years? The answer to that question is an acting career. I would have to take several steps to achieve my goal, but every worthwhile thing requires hard work. Acting would change my life in ways for good and for bad. The most important part is my joy for acting and doing it in the absolute best way I possibly can.

        I would work for at least two years on becoming an actress. I love to act. When you act, you must effectively be someone you are not. It’s not just playing the person—you have to essentially be them. You must convincingly play personalities that are not your own. Perhaps they are even opposite from your own personality. For example—a very bold person might be asked to play a very shy, quiet character. Acting well takes hard work and a bit of talent. If I had a choice of what to act in, it would be my absolute favorite show, which is Doctor Who. Doctor Who is a British science fiction show by the British Broadcasting Corporation, also known as BBC. Granted, to act in this show it must to still be going in the next seven or eight years. However, BBC has received massive amounts of praise and money for this brilliant sci-fi show. Many people love it. It is also nearing its 50^th anniversary which will be on November 23. Based on this evidence, I have concluded that they will most likely not shut the show down for a while. So if there was something I would (and will) work for at least two years, it would be becoming an actress.

       Despite all this, becoming a professional actress or actor takes work and talent. Most people can act, perhaps not extremely well, but few are genuinely talented, are not overly camera shy, and do not have too much stage fright. Most of the time they must act a lot in their childhood, as this early introduction to drama, the stage, and audiences staring up at you can positively affect their adult career. As I am already acting a lot in my youth, after I become eighteen and go to college, I will probably get an acting major. Working for an acting degree will not only make me a better actress but it will also heighten my chances of being chosen for the roles I desire. After I go to college, providing Doctor Who is still running, I will go to Great Britain where I will act in Doctor Who. So, becoming a professional actor or actress takes time and hard work.

      Acting would change my life in various ways. First off, the reason that I wish to act is not for the publicity. It is for anything but the publicity. I am going to act for the sheer joy of acting. I would probably become somewhat famous, as practically anyone who acts on the screen is. That’s simply part of being an actor or actress. The publicity would honestly just be aggravating and I probably will not enjoy it. However, my love for acting and drama outweighs that, so I do not care. I would also have the problem of making sure whatever I’m acting in is moral and clean. Again, acting is definitely worth it. Obviously acting would change my life in several ways.

       Acting is being someone you are not and presenting them effectively and convincingly. I love to act. There are several things one must do to become a professional actor or actress, though. Continuing on this career path would change my life in many ways. But the joy of acting outweighs all this. Acting is not just for fun or for money—it is an art, much like writing or painting well is. It is the art of acting.

I'm so proud of this girl.  Last year I worried if she would ever reach her scholar phase and take ownership for her education...to take work through the hard work of leaning and not give up when things got too hard.

She did! and continues to do so.  

She's also been working hard to be kinder to Ryan. This is difficult for her, but I love her for wanting to serve our family, Ryan and the Lord is keeping this commandment, to love one another as he has love you.

Giving a presentation on Michal Faraday at the Brame's for our presentation meeting.