Learning Log

LEARNING LOG

Date: 10 June 2016
Source: TODAY Newspaper
What I did: I was flipping through some old newspapers and this article caught my eye.
What I learned:
Consultancy-a professional practice that gives expert advice within a particular field.
Summary:
Changi Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport by travelers at the 2016 World Airport Awards, an annual global airport customer satisfaction survey for the 4th consecutive year.

Date: 15 June 2016
Source: Straits Time Newspaper
What I did: I was flipping through some old newspapers and this article caught my eye.
What I learned:
vigour-physical strength and good health.
Summary:
This article tells everyone not to treat paternity leave as more paid leave and also educates the importance of paternal leave.

Date: 18 June 2016
Source: Straits Time Newspaper
What I did: I was flipping through some old newspapers and this article caught my eye.
What I learned:
Envision-To picture mentally, especially some future event or events
ramifications-a branch
encoded-to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code
unveiled-not hidden by a veil or other covering; bare.
Meadow soils- a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
Momentous discovery- a discovery that is great or far-reaching importance or consequence
eukaryotes-any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or meiosis, characteristic of all life forms except bacteria, blue-green algae, and other primitive microorganisms.
Protozoans-Any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista that is primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
Microbially-A microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
Summary:
This article shows how much bacteria is important in our life.

Date: 23 June 2016
Source: Straits Time
What I did: I was flipping through some old newspapers and this article caught my eye.
What I learned:
Impenetrable-inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.
Canopy-an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning, stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
Spanning-a distance, amount, piece, etc., of this length, of some small extent
Bait-a poisoned lure used in exterminating pests.
Malnourished-poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition
Succumb-fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force.
Suture-a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
Summary:
This article is written to bring awareness to us about New Zealand penguins, which are rare yellow-eyed penguin in the impenetrable forest hills. They are endangered and may get extinct eventually because of deforestation by us-humans.


Date: 28 June 2016
Source: TODAY Newspaper
What I did: I was flipping through some old newspapers and this article caught my eye.
What I learned:
Experiential-involving or based on experience and observation.
Thematic- relating to or denoting the theme of a sentence.
Ante-a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards
Silkscreening-A silk screen design. Screen printing is a printing technique whereby a mesh is used to transfer ink onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil.
Summary:
This article tells us information on the Affordable Art Fair(AFF).