MAPLESTORY

Chapter 24 china section 1

grado9495 — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:58:27 +0000

Chapter 24 China

Section1.

Physical features:
1. Mountains: Himalayas run along china’s southwestern border; Kunlun mountains, tian shan, altay mountains, greater khingan range
2. Plateaus, Basins, Deserts: Plateau of Tibet: world’s highest plateau, Taklimakan desert, Turpan depression: drops below sea level, Mongolia plain, gobi desert: coldest desert in the world
3. Plains: North China Plain: inhabited by millions of people
Rivers: Huang He: flows eastward through north china plain and into north china plain into yellow sea, carries yellowish brown soil: causes great damage and good for farming; called China’s sorrow
1. Can’t ride ships since the loess or brown soil rises
Try to control river by building dikes from mud
1. Chang and Yangtze river in plateau of Tibet
  1. Chang is longest river and most important transportation route
    1. Connected to Huang by grand canal
    2. Xi river
      1. most important river and transportation route
Qin dynasty
1. Qin Shi Huang Di
  1. Ordered building of great wall
  2. Banned Confucian thinkers
  3. Burnt books
  4. Killed scholars
  5. Forced farmers
2. Achievements
  1. One universal currency
  2. Measuring unit
  3. Built roads
  4. Improved writing system
  5. Built great wall
  6. Code of laws
3. Terra Cotta Warriors
  1. Shi Huang di wanted to take them after life
  2. Scared of death
    1. Wanted protection after death because of so many enemies
4. Great Wall
  1. Separated the kidngoms from nomads and from each other
  2. Ordered building along China’s northern border
    1. Failure since people went over and invaded china
    2. Invaders couldn’t bring horses
5. Han Dynasty
  1. More lenient and less strict
    1. Invited Confucian ideas
      1. Civil cervice
      2. Essential for educated people
      3. Stable government
      4. Culture flourished
        
        Writing literature
      5. Technological advancements
        
        Paper, hoes, wheelbarrows, rudder, compass, acupuncture methods, discovery of circulatory system.
      6. Han Wudi
        
        Warrior
        
        China reached peak
        
        Strengthened army
      7. Silk road
        
        Traded with people
        
        Got ideas and received technology
        
        Grape, walnut, garlic
        
        Prices got higher since items got traded from one person to another
Ming-Qing Dynasties
1. Ming dynasty isolated themselves from the rest
Qing Dynasty
1. Expanded dynasty from Manchuria to inner Mongolia to korea
2. Lasted for more than 260 years
3. Strong government weakened and overthrown.
Sun Yat Sen
1. Forced last emperor to abdicate
  1. First republic of China
  2. Death lead to two groups
  3. Nationalists and communists
    1. Chiang Kai Shek united china under nationalist government
    2. Communist opposes
      1. Defeats them in 1949 world war 2
Mao Ze Dong

Snow white Script (randomness)

grado9495 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:12:05 +0000

Happy Ending? CAST Queen, wicked, self-absorbed queen (Jamie) Snow, beautiful, young lady (Kevin) Magic Mirror, a wise-cracking mirror. (Kevin) Hunter, has a crush on the queen. (Sophie) Prince Charming (Sophie) narrator (Jamie) Scene 1 Interior of the castle. QUEEN: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all? MIRROR: What? Are you back again? You come to me twice or three times a day and ask me that same question. What is the deal here? QUEEN: I want to know if I am the fairest woman in the kingdom. MIRROR: Why is it you need so much reassurance? Is your self image that bad? You don’t need a magic mirror—you need a therapist. QUEEN: What I DON’T need is your advice. Now, answer my question! Say one of those witty poems you do like, “Roses are red: violets are blue. Fairest in the kingdom is the one and only you,” or Roses are red: daises are white, If you think you’re best, you sure are right.” Ready? Hit it. MIRROR: Okay, okay. Roses are red: violets are blue. The best-looking babe is someone else, not you. QUEEN: Thank you, thank you. You sure know how to flatter a woman, you big tease! Not me? What do you mean when you said, “not you”? MIRROR: Do you need a dictionary? What part of “not you” don’t you understand? You’re not the best-looking babe in the kingdom. QUEEN: Well, why not? I do aerobic exercises every day, eat a low-fat diet, and I bought one of those exercise bikes that have the big fan for a wheel. MIRROR: Not good enough. Somebody is still doing better than you are. QUEEN: If it isn’t me, then who is it? MIRROR: Roses are red. The sun is so bright. The best-looking woman is called Snow White. QUEEN: Snow White? MIRROR: That’s what I said. QUEEN: My step daughter? The one I command to wash the floors of the castle? MIRROR: Uh-huh. QUEEN: The girl I dress in rags, command to scrub the entire castle with nothing more than an old toothbrush? MIRROR; And the girl with the perfect white skin, no age spots, knock out figure and skin wouldn’t know a pimple if she fell over it. QUEEN: But I work night and day on my beauty, wear the latest in medieval fashions, and use every beauty aide available! MIRROR: But Snow White just naturally looks good. QUEEN: I hate her. MIRROR: Have you seen her since she got that make over? All the knights think she’s hot enough to burn through solid steel. QUEEN: That’s quite enough, Magic Mirror! MIRROR: She can do her make up in my mirror anytime! QUEEN: You’re forgetting who’s mirror you are! MIRROR: I’m yours, Queenie, but if you want to give me to her as a birthday present, I’m willing! Blackout! Scene 2 Outside of the castle SNOW: Scrub, scrub, scrub—that’s all I ever do! Scrub this, Snow. Wash that. Snow. Have this dry cleaned by five o’clock so I can go to the ball at the neighboring castle, Snow. I hate doing all this cleaning! And at minimum wage no less! Why didn’t I stay in school and get an education? (Upset.) Look at my hands! They’re . . . well, beautiful. I have beautiful hands. I have a beautiful face. Quite frankly, I am very beautiful. The queen thinks she’s beautiful, but have you noticed how she’s been putting on weight lately? And if you take a good look at her skin it’s getting pretty wrinkled. I think the visits to the tanning salon are finally catching up with her. I never go to the tanning salons. As a matter of fact, I never go anywhere without my sun blocker. It’s Spf 70-the highest you can buy. I love my skin. My dear father named me for my skin. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself to you. I am “Snow.” Did you hear that? “Snow.” If I tanned I would have to change my name as well as be the victim of premature aging. QUEEN: Snow, quit talking to the audience and get back to work! SNOW: That’s the queen. She’s my stepmother. I don’t want to sound mean but I don’t like her very much. It’s very unfeminine to say you hate someone but I think I hate her. She has all the nice clothes and I’m stuck wearing junk like this. But even in rags I am attractive. QUEEN: Get to work, Snow White! Any slower and I’d have to time you with a calendar! SNOW: Well, it’s been nice talking to you. I hope you are enjoying the show. I better get back to work. Yes, scrubbing the floor again. I finished washing all the dishes and shining the silver. I know it’s a dog’s life. I must have “kick me” written all over my face. (Bird chirps.) It’s just an expression. Oh, how I wish I were a little bird like you and I could fly over these castle walls and see all the things I’ve never seen and meet all the people I’ll never meet—especially young, good-looking, rich princess like him. Oh! I didn’t hear you come in. PRINCE: Part of being exceptionally suave is walking very gracefully. Who were you talking to just now? SNOW: Just a little bird. This little bird talks to me and I talk to it. He’s the only friend I have in the whole world. We’re very close. PRINCE: You talk to birds? SNOW: Yes. PRINCE: And the bird talks back? SNOW: Uh huh. PRINCE: And you understand what the bird says, right? SNOW: That’s right. PRINCE: Huh. Pardon me for asking, but have you been drinking? SNOW: No. Why? PRINCE: No reason. SNOW: Do you think it’s strange to talk to birds? PRINCE: I wouldn’t call it all that common. But what’s really nutso is thinking the bird can talk back. Let’s me introduce myself. I.M. Charming. SNOW: Rather stuck on yourself, don’t you think? PRINCE: No, no, that’s my name. “I” period. “M” period. Charming. SNOW: I. M. Charming. I mean you are Charming. PRINCE: No, U. R. Charming is my brother. SNOW: That’s not what I mean. What I meant was— PRINCE: It’s quite all right. I’m used to the confusion that being a Charming can cause. Because of the name problem most people just call me Charming. SNOW: Prince Charming. PRINCE: That’s me. SNOW: You really are charming. And handsome too! PRINCE: Thank you. And you are? SNOW: Snow. I’m the step daughter to the wicked queen. I mean my wicked step mother. I mean the queen. PRINCE: Have you always had a problem with stuttering? SNOW: No, I haven’t always had a problem. I mean, yes, I haven’t ever had a problem with—oh, never mind, Prince Charming. PRINCE: I sense you don’t like the queen. SNOW: She makes me scrub the entire castle night and day, seven days a week. Can you see why I don’t buy her expensive Christmas gifts? PRINCE: You’re the queen’s step daughter? SNOW: Yes. PRINCE: I take it you wear these rags as a fashion statement or are you trying to dramatize the plight of the working class as they are repressed by the land-holding aristocracy? SNOW: Huh? I mean yes. I have always deeply involved in politics. PRINCE: Which form of government do you feel is best–democracy, republic, or monarchy? SNOW: Well that all depends PRINCE: On what? SNOW: On which ever you like. My, you’re handsome! PRINCE: No, I’m Charming—Handsome is my uncle. SNOW: So what brings you to our castle? PRINCE: I came to meet the queen. She’s a widow and I came to check her out—I mean to introduce myself. I’m looking for a new wife. SNOW: What happened to your old wife? PRINCE: Cinderella? She had a love for mice and pumpkins that seemed … I don’t know . . a little scary. Kind of like the way you feel about birds. SNOW: Me? Like birds? What do you mean? PRINCE: You just told me that bird was your only friend you had in the world. SNOW: Oh, I was just teasing. I hate birds. As a matter of fact, we eat a big turkey every Thanksgiving. QUEEN: Snow? SNOW: Yes, evil stepmother-I mean evil queen-I mean Your Highness? QUEEN: Who are you talking to? SNOW: I. M. Charming. QUEEN: Rather stuck on yourself, don’t you think? SNOW: No, that’s his name. He’s the prince from the kingdom just down the road, second drawbridge on the left. QUEEN: Well, Just don’t stand there drooling all over his boots! Send him in! SNOW: This way. PRINCE: Thank you. SNOW: By the way, the queen is much too old for you. PRINCE: She is? SNOW: MUCH too old. If you are looking for a new wife, I’m young and single and . . . interested. Would you like to stop by and see me some time? PRINCE: You’re young. SNOW: Yes? PRINCE: And beautiful. SNOW: Yes? PRINCE: And you dress like a bag lady. SNOW: Oh. PRINCE: But if you get some better clothes maybe we’ll see what can happen. SNOW: Oh! SNOW: He’s so handsome and available and, well, charming! He hates me in these clothes, so that shows a heightened sense of fashion. Scene 3 Interior of the castle. QUEEN: Send in the Royal Hunter! Hunter! HUNTER: Whattaya want for dinner today, Queenie? Deer, buffalo, or elk? Maybe I can interest you in a nice steak from a moose? QUEEN: I want you to kill Snow! HUNTER: Kill Snow? I’m sorry but my Royal Hunting Permit doesn’t allow me to do in other fairy tale characters. But I tell you what I can do. I’ve been seeing some really nice elk up in the east mountain. Maybe I could interest you in one of those? QUEEN: I don’t want to eat her, I want her dead because she she’s more beautiful than I am–at least that’s what my mirror says. HUNTER: You want her dead? QUEEN: Yes. HUNTER: Just because she looks better than you. (She glares at him.) According to the mirror’s opinion. Now, Queenie, I know it’s not my place to question your decisions, but don’t you think killing someone just because you think she’s better looking than you is overreacting to the situation? QUEEN: I don’t care. I want her dead! HUNTER: Don’t you think it would make more sense to spend some time with the royal psychiatrist first? QUEEN: Are you implying that I’m crazy? HUNTER: You? Crazy? Just because you want to kill someone for looking good? Just because you spend every waking moment worrying about your looks? Just because you work all day exercising and using every crazy beauty aide that comes along instead of looking out for the welfare of the kingdom. No. I wouldn’t call that crazy. I CALL THAT INSANE! QUEEN: Let me put it into words that even you can understand. Kill Snow or I’ll have you killed! HUNTER: You’ll kill me if I don’t kill her? QUEEN: Yes. HUNTER: You’d do that? QUEEN: In a heartbeat. Sorry, just a little joke to keep the tension down. Don’t mess with me, Hunter, or you’ll definitely be sorry. I am woman: hear me roar. HUNTER: In that case, how would you like that done? Stabbed, shot, or poisoned? QUEEN: I knew you’d see it my way. Just kill her. I’ll leave the method up to you. Now be gone! HUNTER: Queenie, The mirror thinks Snow looks better than you, but that’s just one mirror’s opinion. Now, I, for one, like my women more mature, seasoned, broken in. Women are like a old pair of boots. They get better and more comfortable with age. With ever wrinkle, every stain or scuff, with every little loss of the glossy finish they gain character and become beautiful on the inside as they waste away on the outside. QUEEN: Are you calling me an old boot? HUNTER: Yes. I mean ‘no.’ I mean if I had a choice between a young, beautiful girl like Snow and a middle-aged, leathery broad like yourself. I’d pick you every time. QUEEN: You can rest assured that you will never get the chance. I want you to kill Snow, and, just so I have proof of the deed, I want you to bring her heart in a box. HUNTER: Her heart in this box? QUEEN: Yes. HUNTER: Would you like it sent air? Air is faster but I’ll have to charge more. QUEEN: I want you to bring it here yourself. HUNTER: Okay, but I’ll have to charge for an extra castle call. QUEEN: Just put it on my bill. Dismissed. HUNTER: Kay, See ya, Queenie! Narrator: The hunter betrayed her by not killing Snow, but he came back with a hundred roses for the queen, and they finally got married. They ended up having 7 dwarves and living happily ever after. As for Snow and Charming, they adopted two of the seven dwarves because the queen wanted to get rid of them. So everyone finished their story off with a happy ending………… Oh! The mirror? He stayed with the queen, telling her how pretty she looks in Gucci and Prada.

Snow White

grado9495 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:34:54 +0000

Once upon a time there was a girl called snow white. Since she was ugly, she wanted to be prettier than the white witch. Her specialties included vaporizing ants, crushing little pigs, and lacerating little birdies. On the other side, there was the pretty white witch. She was a happy life form, dancing each day and singing beautifully. She loved life and everyone knew of how pretty she was. Snow white couldn’t stand it any longer. She went to hire the assassins, the seven dwarfs. She left home immediately, a hole dug underneath the ground. She put on her mask to cover her gruesome face. She wrapped her black cloak on her body. She went to her small kitchen and took out her knife. The lonely roads were quiet and motionless. The birds died from a virus that snow white has spread to clear the area. She arrived at the dwarf’s hideout; the walls were painted with the people they had successfully assassinated. Snow white took out her bag of gold and threw it at the dwarfs. Then she took out a picture, a description of the beautiful white witch. The dwarfs shook their head in agreement and left immediately. On the other hand, the white witch suddenly received a message from the horrified mirror. The mirror screamed as he shouted that snow white had hired assassins the white witch immediately packed her belongings and ran out of her castle. She just ran straightforward without looking until from the sky seven dwarfs came down. Each armed with a huge cutlass. They smiled and swung each one at a different body part. The white witch collapsed and the seven dwarfs left without cleaning the body.

Striker (3rd skills)

grado9495 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:54:15 +0000

For a strikers 3rd skill, a striker will get a total of 150 skill points level 70~120 and the total amount of skill points needed to master everything is 160 skill points. Therefore choose what skill you think will be the least useful and master everything one by one except that skill

Stiker (2nd skill)

grado9495 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:52:07 +0000

2nd skill skill tree

HP Up always (M) – Knuckle Mastery (5) – Knuckle Booster (6) - Screw Punch (10 )- Kncule Mastery (M) -Energy Charge (1) -Energy Buster (1) – Energy Charge (M) – Energy Buster (M) – Knuckle Booster (M) -Lighting Charge (M)

Striker (1st skill)

grado9495 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:48:37 +0000

1st job skill tree-

Strait (1) – Quick Motion (M) – Strait(M) -Summersault Kick (M) -Dash(M) or Lightning (10) -Lightning( 1) or Dash (1)

I Finally have a 107 Crusader

grado9495 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:24:53 +0000

If you have any questions…

grado9495 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:20:32 +0000

if you have any questions about maplestory type it into the search box and ill reply to it by adding a new post

Cygnus Warriors

grado9495 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:27:14 +0000

In order to become a warrior in cygnus first you have to create a charactor that is lvl 20, after that you will go to Elenia and go up to the portal where it goes to Eleb or something like that. Anyways, the description is a yellow place with a portal. Just keep going up the ladder and you will find it. You click on the pig man and then after you wait 2 minutes on the boat you can go to the new place. THen you will go down the portal and go right. You will keep going right until you find a guy with a one eye piece . Click on him, then you can create a Cygnus warrior. At lvl 10 after training it (stay in that island until lvl (21~23) you can create a Flame Wizard, Soul Master, Nightwalker, or a Windbreaker

MAPLESTORY FREAKS

helensong — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:46:11 +0000

woww.. after reading kevin’s blog i’m just like………. ?! i mean are you guys even speaking ENGLISH?! i cant believe kevin would actually just continually post things about maplestory and then mr melgaards like WRITE ABOUT YOUR WEEKENDS AND YEAR OF IMPOSSIBLE GOODBYES. if you can read this mr melgaard, i think it would be unwise to tell kevin to write about anything other than maplestory because thats pretty much the main point of his blog…

and kevin always talks about how he has short term memory loss? thats becuase your brain is filled with this…

so have fun playing maplestory guys (: i think the info on this blog might be useful to guys who like maple… but dont even TRY to explain any of that stuff to me!