A day with Michael Jackson

Gunnesboskolan News Post

Issue #4 year 1982

A day with Michael Jackson

It was a foggy morning in New York. I had lined up to make a regular old interview with Mr. Michael Jackson about the huge success of his recent album, ”Thriller”, a fact which can not have escaped anyone’s notice at the time of writing. But what i got was far from a regular old interview. 

I was unlucky to have booked the last shift for the interview… or so i thought. After what felt like days waiting in line I finally met with Mr. Jackson. He was very pleased about how well received his new album was, but because of what happened next, that’s all i remember of the actual interview. 

I was just about to pack up and leave when Mr. Jackson told me he had scheduled a music video recording within a few hours and he was wondering if i wanted to come with him. And so, i was on a private jet to hollywood. On board the plane, we were served huge luxurious meals and we discussed recent events and what he had planned for the future. In the studio i got to see the whole recording process first-hand. I even learned some of Michael’s new moves that he planned to use for a later music video. There was one in particular that caught my eye. I told him it looked kind of like when an astronaut walks on the moon, and he seemed quite amused with the idea. So  after that, i got a flight and a limousine ride bach to my hotel and last thing he agreed to sign the article, which i will be sending back to Sweden.

Blog post about music

• What is your favorite song? Why?

I don't listen actively to music. I might hear something on the radio or something that someone else plays with their phone, but I don't listen to music in my free time. Therefore, I don't have any favorite song that I listen to over and over. 

• Who is your favorite artist? Why?

Since i don't look up the music I hear myself, I often don't know who is the artist behind the song. I also don't listen to music through albums and I don't keep up with the latest releases from famous artists. Therefore, I can't say that i have a favorite artist. 

• Has your taste in music changed since you were in the seventh grade? If so, in what way and why?

Again, I don't really listen to my own sort of music. The music I hear the most is of course the currently popular, mainstream music, so that has changed slightly over time. There are good and bad songs in all sorts of music, and I wouldn't limit myself to just one or a few genres. What i can tell you though, is that the music that is popular right now among the people that i spend most of my time with, like at school, is mostly not to my liking.

• Do you listen to the lyrics (låttexter)? Are they important? Why/Why not?

The lyrics are an important part of music, so yes, i do try to listen to them sometimes. If i'm busy with something else while listening, though, it might be harder to focus on the lyrics. The lyrics are important because they deliver most of the message that the artist wants to convey with the music, and they often work together with the melody to make up the whole impression of the music. However if the lyris are cryptic and make little sense to me, or are just dumb, they may not be as interesting. 

Just sixteen: an interview with my mom

Sammanfattning av Goldings inspelning om Flugornas herre

Golding vill inte kommentera spekulationerna om varför han skrev Flugornas herre. Han säger att han inte vet om det är sant eller inte. För honom är anledningen att han ville utforska vad som verkligen skulle hända om ett gäng pojkar strandades på en öde ö, något som var ett vanligt tema för engelska barnböcker som han inte fann realistiska. Det finns inte med några flickor på ön eftersom han inte vill att boken ska handla om sex, som han tycker är oviktigt.

Sammanfattning - celldelning

Det finns två sätt som celler kan dela sig på. Det ena (och vanligaste) är vanlig celldelning där de nya cellerna blir identiska till cellen som de kommer ifrån. Det andra sättet är reduktionsdelning, där de nya cellerna bara får hälften så många kromosomer som modercellen.

När en cell delar sig på det vanliga sättet måste kromosomerna fördubblas i antal innan delningen så att båda dottercellerna får lika rätt mängd kromosomer. DNA-molekylerna drar också ihop sig, vilket gör att de blir synliga i mikroskop. Sedan löses cellkärnan upp och kromosomerna flyter ut i två grupper som ska bli de nya cellkärnorna. Cellen börjar mer och mer likna två celler i stället för en och det bildas två nya cellkärnor vid kromosomerna. Till slut lossnar cellerna från varandra och det har skapats två nya celler, identiska till den cell som de gjordes av.

Om cellen var en del av en vävnad ökar vävnaden i storlek medan om den var en encellig organism ökar dessa i antal. Det finns dock vissa vävnader, till exempel skelettmusklerna, som väzer genom att cellerna blir större i stället för att de delar sig.

Könscellerna (spermier och ägg) bildas genom reduktionsdelning. De är den enda sortens celler som bildas på det här sättet. Reduktionsdelning innebär att kromosomerna inte dubbleras innan cellen delar sig, alltså får de nya cellerna hälften så många kromosomer. I människans fall har könscellerna 23 kromosomer eftersom de härstammar från celler med 46 kromosomer. När en spermie och en eggcell sedan smälter samman bildas en ny cell med 46 kromosomer.

Pluggkoden avsnitt 2

Nämner programmet samma strategier som vi arbetar med på svenskan?
Ja, i programmet använder de strategin att förutspå innehållet i en bok innan man börjar läsa.

Finns det ytterligare några användbara tips?
Ja. Man kan tillexempel stänga av all musik och andra saker i bakgrunden medan man gör sin läxa, så går det fortare.

Growth Mindset - Season Two

Clip no. 1

1. The dip is when you're stuck on a challenge. You may feel like you can't do it or that you should just quit. The dip is something normal that happens to most people.

2. You could encounter a dip in any situation where you're taking on a new challenge, for example when you're working on a hard school project.

3. The dip can make you feel down and want to give up. To stay positive you can remind yourself that it happens to everyone and start finding a way to exit the dip.

Clip no. 2

1. You should stop for a moment and reflect on why you made the mistake and try to learn as much as possible from it. This way you won't have to repeat the mistake and you may get a better understanding of what you're doing.

2. If you always stop to reflect, you will start getting better and better. you will learn from every mistake, which will make your neurons connect and make you better at it.

3. You can escape the dip if you keep trying and stop to reflect on your mistakes.

Clip no. 3

1. Escaping the dip feels good. Working becomes fun again, and you feel like you're starting to make progress on your project again. Of course you can have more than one dip on one project.

2. Instead of comparing yourself to others, you can focus on improving yourself and setting up your own goals.

3. He means that when you fail, you have an opportunity to learn from your mistake and to get better at whatever you are trying to do.