St. Patrick's Day

On march 17, Saint Patrick, he’s one of the patron sants in Ireland, is celebrated.

The St. Patrick's Day custom came to America in 1737.
That was the first year St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in Boston.

Here are some informations of a famous custom:

Going Green

It literally means the color green wearing it, drinking it, and eating it. The greener the better, even including dyeing the rivers green! For over 40 years, the city of Chicago has dyed the Chicago River green. The city uses a vegetable dye that starts off orange but with some Leprechaun magic, it turns green in time for St. Partick's Day.

Today, people celebrate the day with parades, wearing of the green, and drinking beer. One reason St. Patrick's Day might have become so popular is that it takes place just a few days before the first day of spring. One might say it has become the first green of spring.

Today I am going to tell you something about DRESS CODES!!



Students, especially those who study at schools would always like to be free of rules and regulations. They want to follow with the fashion trends. Just because of fact that they try to avoid dress codes.


Dress codes are a big question among students' parents and school administration. There are some people who are against school uniforms but most of them respond in very positive manner.

I think every company should have a dress code of their own. A good dress code tells people what they should and should not wear. Your workplace is not a place to express yourself by your appearance. It’s not the place for wild clothes, tattoos, or piercings. It’s the place to work hard and look professional.


Some facts for dress codes:

· schools with dress codes have fewer problems with discipline
· dress codes can be less expensive than normal clothes
· with dress codes there aren’t differences between poor and rich children


Facts against dress codes:

· you can’t show your own personality to other people
· dress codes make all people look like same


My own opinion:

I can't imagine wearing school uniforms every day at school because then all students look the same. At school I like to wear what I want. But when you are at work you have to wear the right clothes. This makes a good impression at your job.

I wish everybody who read my blog

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Double Fudge by
Judy Blume


I'm preparing a book report about the book "Double fudge" by Judy Blume. I chose this book because the little summary of the story which was on the back of the book sounded very interesting.


In this posting I would like to give you a little preview what the book is about. I hope you will get interested and read it. I think it is dead good. Well, I tell you something about the story:

Fudge is always making trouble. But in this book he is obssessed with money, money and money. He draws money, thinks money and wants to become Mr Money. Meanwhile, Peter's friend, Jimmy Fargo is moving further away and can no longer meet Peter when going to school. To add to the trouble, Peter and Fudge meet their long-lost cousins: Fauna, Flora and their younger brother surprisingly named Farley Drexel Hatcher - just like Fudge! And "Mini Farley" is also causing trouble as much as Fudge has as well! This is a book that everyone can enjoy.




Now something about the author:

Judy Blume was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She is a very popular American author and has written a lot of books for young adults. Her twenty-four books have won more than ninety awards. Judy and her husband George Cooper live on islands up and down the east coast. They have three grown children and one grandchild.

Now let me tell you something
about me:

My name is Julia Tischberger, I am 15 years old and I live in a small community called Bad Zell.

I have got a younger sister and I am attending the Business College in Perg.
Some of my hobbies are meeting my friends, going swimming or reading.
I also like shopping and going to the cinema with some friends.

Let me tell you something about my community Bad Zell.

The community is a district in Freistadt and it is at a distance of about 40 km from Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. The altitude of Bad Zell is 515 m, it covers an area of 45,5 km² and it has a population of 2769 people. The mayor of Bad Zell is Mag. Hubert Tischler and he is a member of the People's Party.

The health resort Bad Zell developed in 1976. Bad Zell is always worth visiting. Surrounded by soft hills and a beautiful landscape it is set in the region Naturpark Mühlviertel. Fields, forest and rocking stones dominate this section of the country. Bad Zell offers everything for your health: mineral springs, the mild Mühlviertel climate and a very special harmony.

When you are in Bad Zell you can do a lot of different activities: In summer you can ride a horse, go hiking, play football and tennis or go swimming to the beautiful swimming lake. If you don’t like swimming in a lake you have to go to the wellness center, where you can also swim outside or relax on the grassland. If you want to do some sport ón a rainy day you can go climbing to the arena or you do some activities at the sport- and fitness center.

But there are also some things you can do in winter. If there is a snow you can go cross country skiing and ice skating.

In Bad Zell there are two supermarkets, a backery, a butcher and a health-food shop where you can buy some edibles. We have also some guesthouses with very good food, a cafe where you can go and drink a coffee. If you like pizzas you have to go to the pizzeria.

On the market place you can find different shops like a florist, a hairdresser, a tailoring, a little shoe-shop and a draper’s shop.
The community Bad Zell has two doctors, you go to them if you are ill or hurt. For your animals we have a veterinarian.

Beside the church there is a library with a lot of interesting books and CD’s you can borrow. As far for children there is a big playground in Bad Zell, a kindergarten, a elementary school, a primary school and if you want to learn a musical instrument you can go to our music school.