Wednesday, September 22, 2010

What is it?

This is a tool that has been used for thousands of years. Write a three paragraph essay describing it. The first paragraph should describe what it looks like. The second paragraph should describe what it is used for. The third paragraph should tell a story about the object. Do not feel like you have to figure out what it is "for real". Make up whatever you would like, but make sure that it makes sense in terms of what the object looks like. Post your paragraph as a comment by Thursday, September 23 at 10pm. ALSO, read the writing of the person who posted just before you (if you are first, you may come back and ream whomever's you like), and be prepared to talk to them in class about it.

8 comments:

  1. This is object is called the slide press. It is gold and bronze. It has a handle and a long flat bottom as the surface. It weighs about 8 pounds and on the end of the handle it is the face of gorilla. Attached to the handle it has a small holder hanging from it. The bottom is rapped in a black material to keep it from breaking.
    This slide press is used for removing wrinkles out of clothes. It is used to take the wrinkles out of all linens. It also is used to mark animals for sheep herders. Some people used it in the kitcen to press down dough and other foods.
    Back in the ancient times there was a king named "King Gorilla". He hosted a royal ball, and back in those times everyones clothes were wrinkled cause they washed them by handand let them air dry. The King was getting his clothes ready for the ball and all of his linens were wrinkled and he was tired of it so he set the press on the fire and then began to iron out the wrinkles. When he got to the ball all of the people began to notice that he had creases and his linens were nice and smooth. He began sharing his secret with the people and then the trend began, and that is how the gorilla got put on the slide press.

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  2. This is object is called the slide press. It is gold and bronze. It has a handle and a long flat bottom as the surface. It weighs about 8 pounds and on the end of the handle it is the face of gorilla. Attached to the handle it has a small holder hanging from it. The bottom is rapped in a black material to keep it from breaking.

    This slide press is used for removing wrinkles out of clothes. It is used to take the wrinkles out of all linens. It also is used to mark animals for sheep herders. Some people used it in the kitcen to press down dough and other foods.

    Back in the ancient times there was a king named "King Gorilla". He hosted a royal ball, and back in those times everyones clothes were wrinkled cause they washed them by handand let them air dry. The King was getting his clothes ready for the ball and all of his linens were wrinkled and he was tired of it so he set the press on the fire and then began to iron out the wrinkles. When he got to the ball all of the people began to notice that he had creases and his linens were nice and smooth. He began sharing his secret with the people and then the trend began, and that is how the gorilla got put on the slide press.

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  3. This is an ancient tool used by the late Germans of our time. This tool was a nutcracker and smasher known as the Soshae Cracker .The tool was as strong as a pick-up truck. It was made of medal and wood. The medal part was a silver coat like a smoky gray.The wooden part was like a wet sandy color. It has a cofee black smashing handle. The tool has the face of a lion from Germany known as King Soshae on it.

    This object is used for cracking nuts. You simply place the nuts in the round area and lift the handle to crack the nut. It is also used for smashing and scooping. The round area can also be used as a scooper. In order to scoop things with the medal cracker you must tilt the object downwards holding the handle to scoop.

    The Soshae Cracker has been used for over 100 years. This cracker was founded by Soshae the lion himself. Soshae was living in the wild forest in Germany searching for food. On his journey searching of food he dug up this object. A man name John Rip a wild animal catcher came across Soshae to rescue him. Not knowing what Soshae was doing he realizes that the lion had found something. John then does reasearch and figured what the object was he then published that Soshae should be used and should be sold in stores. After capturing the lion, John gave the lion the name Soshae.To give the lion his reconition he name the object the Soshae Cracker. This object has made John Rip one of the richest men in the world. Still today the Soshae Cracker is still being sold

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  4. Mary Idakwoji...

    This tool looks like an image of a crocodile head being stucked into a flat surface.The rounded part with a handle is, as a receiver awaiting things coming out of the opened mouth of the image.It is being supported by an iron stand to hold it into position.This made the object to look like a walking reptile seaching for food.
    The tool is used for grinding or cracking natural resources. They are being placed on the flat surface of the object, then slide the materials into the inner object by raising the bottom handle and the materials are processed.Finally, the products are collected from the rounded opening part of the object.
    Once upon a time, there was an object made from a bronze and gold which was used to reduced the stress of the ancient people.This tool was made in such a way that the head is shaped into a crocodile image and when a stranger comes in, at first sight, fear gripped him or her.The colour of the object is golden brown, therefore, people are attracted to it and they make use of it to serve the purpose of reducing their stress in that era.

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  5. the object that is before your eyes looks like a golden sword without the blade. the round part on the left end is for wrist support; the middle is of course the handle; and the right end is the part of the sword that was broke off. this sword was the most expensive and priceless sword ever known to man.

    if known how to use the sword you could take down any man beast or monster ever. there is special uses for it that may either wound or kill the person that is threatening you. the special thing about this sword is that it can only be used to defend the owner of it and nothing else,. it wont work if you try to attack or sneak up on anyone even if they are trying to attack you after that they must always react first.

    long ago there was this man that was the owner of the real sword before it was broke. he would always pray special powers over it to make the sword strentghen, and God would help him strentghen it and himself as long as he never used it for evil. he went on and on getting more powerful by the day, and he gained money by being the protecter over powerful peaople. this old wise man gained very wealthy and started to become greedy. he wanted to kill to further his riches so he attacked the queen of the country and all the gaurds. as he attempted his first swing on a gaurd the sword broke and became weaker and the man was stabbed to death by all her protecters. that is why the sword is broken and because there has been no one as wise as the man who failed it will never reach its tru powers of protection

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  6. This object looks like a pipe that may have been used before the common era. It was molded out of bronze to look as if the head of a turtle is peeking out of the end of a log. On the bottom is a knife that is used for chopping tobacco or other natural smokeable goods. :0)
    It is said to have been used during family gatherings and on friday nights with friends after walking miles from bathing at the watering hole. It has been said that this pipe has been the conversation piece of many afternoons usually smoking and the laughing at the little turtle head on the front i don't find it to be that funny of an image. idk

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  7. The object above is called the the golden scoop. The golden scoop is a gold object with a animal shape head on the left side.The bottom of the object is a silver iron that has incraved symbols on the right side.In the middle of the two irons there are threads of string wrap around the two irons that make the two irons connect with one another.On the left side of the golden scoop theres a circle iron thats silver.
    The golden scoop was use for rituals. when one of the countrys people would die they would use the golden scoop to bring there love one back to life. They would use the golden scoop to hit the person in the throat that was sacraficing there life to bring there love one back. In order to bring there love one back the person that was sacraficing there life had to shed blood on the animal shape figure that was located on the left side of the golden scoop.
    One day there was this young man that missed his grandmother dearly. He always said he would do anything to get her back. Then one day his sister told him about the golden scoop and what is was known for doing. He told his sister that he wanted to try it but he didnt want to sacrafice his life so she said she would do it but he would he would have to sacrafice his life to bring her back after he spent enough time with there grandmother. So his sister sacrafice his life and they use the golden scoop. They use the golden scoop and hit his sister in the throat until she shed her blood on the animal that was located on the left side of the golden scoop. Then his grandmother who was deceased,appeared while his sister who had just sacrafice her life layed on the ground dead.

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  8. This tool was made by hand it is very bulky and shiny. The curves are round and the edges are smoothly sanded. A gold handle sits on top of a silver plate which resembles a reed of a band instrument. The two parts seem to be wrapped together by some brown wire. At the top of the handle there is a face of an unknown animal sculpted on the end.
    This tool is used to iron. The silver flat piece at the bottom heats up. the circular piece hanging on the side holds a candle which is the source of heat for the iron. This is the first trial to create an iron. Also there was much thought put into this idea, it was unsuccessful. this idea was thrown out and they developers started over.
    The first attempt to use this iron was very unsuccessful. The inventors did not realize that the entire iron would heat up and burn the users hands. Mr. Toby, the first customer at Mr. John's convience store sued them for 1 million dollars and he spent all of his fortune to create a new improved version of the iron.

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