The Amazing Race: Comments
1, How to start an Amazing Race:
Teams stand at the starting line and when the host says “Go”; teams get their clues and backpacks and get into one of the marked cars. Fun is coming when you have to beat the other teams. At each leg the clues tell that you must fly to another country. But you don’t worry about money problems, because that the start of each leg, the host will give you some money. The clues lead you to another clue box and get the next clue. Your clue sometimes will show a Detour, a Road Block, or a Fast Forward. Some clue boxes have Yield signs or Intersection signs. When you get to the Pit Stop, the host will tell you what place you are, and the host will take a person to the Pit Stop. The first team to arrive will get something special. The last team to arrive, I’m sorry, you will be eliminated from the race, or you will have bad news (just like no money on the next leg or no clothes, except you are wearing) but you are not eliminated. After teams get to the pit stop, they will have 12 hours of rest. Race continues until only three teams left, and the first team to arrive to the finish line, the team wins the race and gets
$1000000 dollars!
2, How to start a Amazing Race (myself)
I would do that but I need to use a Monopoly set. Before I start, I need to take out the checkers. I will also make a chart to keep track what place the checkers are. The race starts when the checkers go one by one. The target is to go around one lap on the board, and to beat the other checkers. There can’t possibly be any Detour or Road Blocks, even there aren’t any Yield and Intersection and, there even aren’t any clue boxes! The last checker arrives the go sign on the board will be eliminated or not eliminated from the race. Race continues until only three checkers left, and the first checker to arrive to the finish line, the checker wins the race! This race probably will take 10 days to finish the race.
3, Questions about the Amazing Race
What’s a Detour?
A detour is 2 tasks that teams will to decide which task the teams do.
The team will do what the task says and when the team had done your task, the team will receive the next clue.
What’s a Road Block?
A Road Block is a task but only one person per team could do. The player needs to do exactly the same as the task says and get the next clue.
What’s a Fast Forward?
A Fast Forward could only occur twice in an Amazing Race game. The first team to get the Fast Forward clue will get to challenge. The team will do some dangerous things. And when they succeed, the team will skip all tasks and go to the pit stop!
What’s a Yield?
A Yield is players decide if they want or not want to yield. If they want to yield, they need to choose a team’s picture. The team that arrives and the picture is the same, they have to stop 1 hour.
What’s an Intersection?
An Intersection is to work with another team. The teams work until a clue says separate.
4, other things
1. If you didn’t do a Detour or a Road Block correctly, you will have a penalty (30 minutes). If you didn’t get a clue, the host will let you take the clue, then check in the pit stop. You will get a 4-hour penalty if you failed to do a Road Block!
2. The number of teams on every season is different. Just like Seasons 3&4 has 12 teams on the race, and season 8 has 10 teams. The other seasons have 11 teams.
3. Penalties when you come last on the non-elimination were different. Some seasons are no money and no clothes (except you are wearing). Others are like if the next pit stop you didn’t get in first; you will have a penalty (30 minutes).
5, Common websites:
Summary:
The Amazing Race
http://www.tv.com/the-amazing-race/show/6686/episode_guide.html?season=0&tag=season_dropdown;dropdown;12
Videos:
Amazing Race 9 Finale
http://tw.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Amazing+Race&search_type
2009/08/22
The Amazing Race
2009/08/18
Bowling
August 18, 2009
Bowling
By Max
At August 16th, I, my brother and my mom and dad went to play bowling at Shoushan bowling center. For the first time I play bowling in Shoushan bowling center, I learned a lot of things at bowling.
Bowling is a kind of ball sport, and tests your skill, and you need to do the right position to master it.
First, if you want to play bowling, you need to pay 50 dollars for each game. Ex: We play 4 games first, so we pay 200 dollars. Also, the people will tell you which lane you can play.
Then, because you need to wear bowling shoes to play, so you need to know your foot size, and someone will give you that size of shoes. Then you can play! I know that Dexter shoes are the best because they can slide and it’s beautiful! Forget about the old rental shoes.
You need to pick the right ball for bowling. If the ball is too heavy, it can hurt you. The bowling balls are 8-16 pounds heavy. This time, I get the 8 pound ball (about 3.6 kg).
I grip the ball with the thumb, index finger and middle finger. But I think my bowling ball grip is wrong, after I noticed that guy at the video grips his ball with the thumb, middle finger and ring finger. I also know the grip for a spinning ball is with the middle finger and the ring finger, but not the THUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the bowling lane, you can see 7 arrows and 10 dots. I also know that one arrow equals 5 boards, so it goes 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 for right-handers, and the opposite for left-handers. For right-handers, you aim the bowling ball to the second arrow from the right, and you need to hit the 1 and 3 pin to get a strike. Left-handers aim the second arrow from the left, and hit the 1 pin and 2 pin to get a strike.
I also know how to score for bowling. Here’s the scoring.
l If you didn’t hit all ten pins after two balls, you get depending with how many pins you hit. Ex: If you hit 8 pins, you score 8 points.
If you get a spare (means hit all ten pins after two balls), you get 11+how many pins you hit after the first ball. Ex: If you hit 7 pins at the first ball, you get 18 points when you get a spare.
l If you get a strike, you get 30 points.
l There are 3 balls at the tenth round, but only you get a strike at the first ball. If you didn’t get a strike, you can only throw 2 balls.
l The highest point in bowling is 300 points, but only you get twelve strikes at a row.
I think bowling is fun, because it only takes 20-30 minutes to play, and I am happy to see the pins being hit. So I wish to play again.
Bowling
By Max
At August 16th, I, my brother and my mom and dad went to play bowling at Shoushan bowling center. For the first time I play bowling in Shoushan bowling center, I learned a lot of things at bowling.
Bowling is a kind of ball sport, and tests your skill, and you need to do the right position to master it.
First, if you want to play bowling, you need to pay 50 dollars for each game. Ex: We play 4 games first, so we pay 200 dollars. Also, the people will tell you which lane you can play.
Then, because you need to wear bowling shoes to play, so you need to know your foot size, and someone will give you that size of shoes. Then you can play! I know that Dexter shoes are the best because they can slide and it’s beautiful! Forget about the old rental shoes.
You need to pick the right ball for bowling. If the ball is too heavy, it can hurt you. The bowling balls are 8-16 pounds heavy. This time, I get the 8 pound ball (about 3.6 kg).
I grip the ball with the thumb, index finger and middle finger. But I think my bowling ball grip is wrong, after I noticed that guy at the video grips his ball with the thumb, middle finger and ring finger. I also know the grip for a spinning ball is with the middle finger and the ring finger, but not the THUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the bowling lane, you can see 7 arrows and 10 dots. I also know that one arrow equals 5 boards, so it goes 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 for right-handers, and the opposite for left-handers. For right-handers, you aim the bowling ball to the second arrow from the right, and you need to hit the 1 and 3 pin to get a strike. Left-handers aim the second arrow from the left, and hit the 1 pin and 2 pin to get a strike.
I also know how to score for bowling. Here’s the scoring.
l If you didn’t hit all ten pins after two balls, you get depending with how many pins you hit. Ex: If you hit 8 pins, you score 8 points.
If you get a spare (means hit all ten pins after two balls), you get 11+how many pins you hit after the first ball. Ex: If you hit 7 pins at the first ball, you get 18 points when you get a spare.
l If you get a strike, you get 30 points.
l There are 3 balls at the tenth round, but only you get a strike at the first ball. If you didn’t get a strike, you can only throw 2 balls.
l The highest point in bowling is 300 points, but only you get twelve strikes at a row.
I think bowling is fun, because it only takes 20-30 minutes to play, and I am happy to see the pins being hit. So I wish to play again.
2009/08/15
Leonardo da Vinci
August 15, 2009
Leonardo da Vinci
By Max
Leonardo da Vinci is a famous person in about 550 years ago. When he was born, he is a genius for many things whenever he tried it. But he was the best to draw and paint. He drew many beautiful pictures, and some of them were still kept in the museums in France. He also was an inventor but he didn’t invent any things. He drew many kinds of things that take people, but he didn’t make it real, so someone invented it after Leonardo’s death.
Leonardo did many jobs during his life, and he is a master of many things. I hope many people now can thank Leonardo for his beautiful paintings.
Leonardo da Vinci
By Max
Leonardo da Vinci is a famous person in about 550 years ago. When he was born, he is a genius for many things whenever he tried it. But he was the best to draw and paint. He drew many beautiful pictures, and some of them were still kept in the museums in France. He also was an inventor but he didn’t invent any things. He drew many kinds of things that take people, but he didn’t make it real, so someone invented it after Leonardo’s death.
Leonardo did many jobs during his life, and he is a master of many things. I hope many people now can thank Leonardo for his beautiful paintings.
2009/08/14
Baseball
August 14, 2009
Baseball
By Max
Baseball is a good sport to play with a bat and a ball. Even it is not as widely popular as soccer, many Americans and some other countries still like to play it.
Baseball, which is introduced in the 19th century, only a few players can play at a time. But now since it was been known by many countries, they start to play it too. Now many teams play in their countries baseball league, but many people still don’t know how to play. After baseball became popular, they also introduced softball and amateur ball, which girls and kids and teenagers play, and let baseball more popular.
I hope that many more people can love baseball, and see the professional players hit the ball very hard, and we can cheer when getting a home run!
Baseball
By Max
Baseball is a good sport to play with a bat and a ball. Even it is not as widely popular as soccer, many Americans and some other countries still like to play it.
Baseball, which is introduced in the 19th century, only a few players can play at a time. But now since it was been known by many countries, they start to play it too. Now many teams play in their countries baseball league, but many people still don’t know how to play. After baseball became popular, they also introduced softball and amateur ball, which girls and kids and teenagers play, and let baseball more popular.
I hope that many more people can love baseball, and see the professional players hit the ball very hard, and we can cheer when getting a home run!
Math
August 14, 2009
Math
By Max
After I see this article, I wonder why many people hates math the most. Solving math problems is very interesting, but why many people want to be as lazy to use calculators to solve problems?
Math is a good subject at school, but why many people hate it? I know their feelings, but math classes cannot be cancelled. Math can help you get smarter, and you can think logically when you answer math problems. But with the people who don’t learn math? They will get low scores, and without math they couldn’t go to a good school. So even if you hate math, you still must answer math questions, because without math, you can’t be a smart person when you get older!
Math
By Max
After I see this article, I wonder why many people hates math the most. Solving math problems is very interesting, but why many people want to be as lazy to use calculators to solve problems?
Math is a good subject at school, but why many people hate it? I know their feelings, but math classes cannot be cancelled. Math can help you get smarter, and you can think logically when you answer math problems. But with the people who don’t learn math? They will get low scores, and without math they couldn’t go to a good school. So even if you hate math, you still must answer math questions, because without math, you can’t be a smart person when you get older!
2009/08/13
The Korean War
August 13, 2009
Korean War
By Max
The Korean War happened at 1950 and many people died in the war. The North and South were fighting. Many countries help the South, and the Chinese helped the North. After this war, the north and south of Korea were separated. I hope that North and South Korea can help each other in peace. I hope that the people in the North and South will work together so there will be no war anymore for Korea.
Korean War
By Max
The Korean War happened at 1950 and many people died in the war. The North and South were fighting. Many countries help the South, and the Chinese helped the North. After this war, the north and south of Korea were separated. I hope that North and South Korea can help each other in peace. I hope that the people in the North and South will work together so there will be no war anymore for Korea.
Christmas
August 13, 2009
Christmas
By Max
Christmas is a great holiday in the end of the year. At Christmas, people make pine trees with bright lights, and other decorations. Then they have a great feast with many good foods. At night, the hang their stockings and may sing a song. When they sleep, there is always a Santa Claus (who doesn’t really exist) to put presents in the stockings, and under the pine tree. At the next day, people were happy because they got their things that they want. So that’s why it is a great holiday. I wish to get presents at Christmas too!
Christmas
By Max
Christmas is a great holiday in the end of the year. At Christmas, people make pine trees with bright lights, and other decorations. Then they have a great feast with many good foods. At night, the hang their stockings and may sing a song. When they sleep, there is always a Santa Claus (who doesn’t really exist) to put presents in the stockings, and under the pine tree. At the next day, people were happy because they got their things that they want. So that’s why it is a great holiday. I wish to get presents at Christmas too!
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