Fruit cake special

             Based on the novel The Fruitcake Special written by Frank Brennan there are two characters that  I would like write about.

             The first character is David Amos. He is an important minor character. He is the owner of Amos Cosmetics. David Amos is a dark, handsome and fashionable English man who is often seen with beautiful women. He appears polite but he actually does not think much of his workers. He is weak because he is controlled by Sabina and so offers Anna money rather than apologizing properly. David Amos is also a superficial person. He prefers the company of beautiful young models. Besides that, David Amos only speaks to his employees when he has complains.

           The second character is Sabina. She is a beautiful young model who is David Amos' girlfriend. She looks down on Anna and is furious when David professes his love for an ordinary and plain-looking girl like Anna. David and her offer compensation to Anna in the form of money to forget the whole incident at the French Restaurant. Sabina hits David hard in the face when he proclaims love for Anna. This shows that she is a hot-headed person. She is also a dominant, confident and well-spoken person. She speaks for David at Anna's last meeting with her boss in the office.

By: Lee Le Ee

      Lai Keng Jean

      Lim Li Yin

      Rashmika

Characters

Characters 

Based on the novel The Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan there are two characters that  I would like to write about.

         The first character is David Amos who is Anna's boss and he is very rich,dark and handsome.He owns Amos Cosmetics factory.He is also a  very handsome Englishman and likes to date beautiful and young models such as Sabina.Next, he is shallow and superficial because he was never serious in his feelings or actions towrds all his girlfriends including Sabina whom he dated the latest.He is also very intensitive and thinks that he can solve anything by using money.He also thinks that he can pay Anna off when he is no longer interested in her.

       The second character is Armstrong who is a pizza delivery guy.He is very hardworking because he worked hard for the past two years to build up his career after meeting Anna.At the end of the story,he comes to see Anna as the owner of the pizza company.Next,he is also humble and shy.When Armstrong first meets Anna, he is just a pizza delivery man.He likes her but her dares not show his true feelings for her as he feels he is not worthy for her.

Group members: Moganeswary Renganathan

                           Nurhanim Jamaluddin

                           Ching Khai Lin

                           Sook Ching

FRUITCAKE SPECIAL.

ARMSTRONG 

Based on the short story, Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan, I like the character Armstrong because he is determined. Armstrong was determined to become successful so that, he can marry Anna, the women he fell in love with. He worked hard to become the owner of a pizza company and only asked Anna out on a date when he achieved his goal.

Morover, Armstrong also shows the value of integrity. Armstrong waited until he was rich and worthy enough to ask Anna out on a date, as he believed that Anna deserved no less. This shows a strong sense integrity in him.

Furthurmore, he is very hardworking. Armstrong works hard for two years to build up his career, after meeting Anna. At the end of the story, he comes to see Anna. He is now the owner of the pizza company.

Besides that, Armstrong is steadfast and constant in his love for Anna. He is sincere and honest in his love for Anna. He remains faithful to the love that he holds for her and works hard to make himself worthy her love. When he is successful, he returns to declare his true feelings for Anna.

DAVID AMOS

Based on the short story, Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan, I dislike the character David Amos because he is self-centred. David Amos and his current girlfriend, Sabrina, were self-centered. David was so full of himself at he would only go out with young, pretty models because these good looking girls would boost hos image.

Morover, he is shallow and superficial. Mr Amos is not serious in his feelings or actions. He has many girlfriends and Sabrina is the latest.

Furthurmore, he is insensitive as he thinks that money can solve all problems. Mr Amos thinks that he can pay Anna when he is no longer interested with her. He is insensitive to her because he hurt her pride and feelings.

Besides that, he is Anna’s boss and the owner of Amos cosmetics factory. He is a rich and handsome Englishman and likes only beautiful models.


by: NURUL ADLINA
     TARSHINI KATIR
     TARISINY

     FONG WEN

     NUR NADIA

Fruit Cake Special

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Balqis

• Anna's stove broke down , and she met a pizza guy named Armstrong .
• Aunt Mimi met the fruitcake lady . She has had 7 husbands and knew about Anna . She offered the fruitcake for Anna and Aunt Mimi bought it .
• Anna works as a chemist in David Amos's company . David Amos is Anna's boss and never talk to workers like her . He also has a girlfriend named Sabina .
• Anna was doing perfume when she purposely mix the fruitcake that Aunt Mimi had given to her .
• She wore the perfume . Suddenly , David Amos invites her to dinner . 
• She went home and found Aunt Mimi was having a coonversation with her mother . Suddenly , when they saw Anna , they started to talk about Anna's future husband . They suggested so many guys including the pizza guy , Armstrong .
• To get away from the annoying conservation , Anna told them that she is having a dinner tonight with David Amos . Aunt Mimi and Anna's mom was surprise .
• On that dinner night , David Amos showed lack of interest towards her . He told Anna that this dinner was a reward .
• Anna feel hurt and she excused herself to the ladies .
• Anna sprayed the fruitcake special perfume with annoyance .
• On her way back to the dining table , she bumped onto a waiter .
• When Anna was back ,David Amos started to changed and called her "darling" . He declared his love towards Anna .
• Anna got aphone call from the waiter that she bumped onto just now . He also declared his love for her .
• That gave Anna a hint hat it was the fruitcake special who make both of them suddenly fall in love with her .
• She suddenly met Sabina and David Amos confessed his feeling towards Anna infront of Sabina . A moment later , the waiter come and sang a love song for her .
• Sabina hit David on the face , and David turned to hit the waiter . The place was in chaos and Anna quickly went home .
• That night , Anna had athought aboit what happened . She missed work and went to see Aunt Mimi to ask for the fruitcake recipe . 
• Unfortunately , the woman who sold the fruitcake had died . 
• When Anna came back to work , Mr. Amos apologized for what had happened .
• Sabina was being annoying and Anna was mad . She threw the whole fruitcake special to Sabina and decided to quit her job .
• Anna workde in a factory that made Intrigue . One day , there was a knock at the door and it was for her .
• The pizza man , Armstrong , had owned a company and proposed her .

THE END

FRUITCAKE SPECIAL

Analysis of 2 characters(except Anna) and whether you like or dislike the characters.

David Amos.

David Amos is Anna’s boss and the owner of Cosmetics factory. He is a rich and handsome Englishman. He likes beautiful models. He is a choosy person. He only chose the beautiful and famous woman as his girlfriends. For  example , his new girlfriend, Sabina. She is a model.  Besides, he is insensitive. He thinks that money can solve all problems. For example, he thinks that he can pay Anna off when he is no longer interested in her. He is insensitive to her hurt pride and feelings. Other than that, he is shallow and superficial. He is not serious in his feelings or actions. He has many girlfriends and Anna is the latest. He is also hypocrite. He said that the date is just as a reward for all Anna’s hardwork and suddenly he said that he loves Anna. This prove that he does not  loves Anna sincerely. I dislike David Amos because he is playboy. He already had Sabina but he still wants Anna.

Aunt Mimi

Aunt Mimi is Anna’s auntie. She is very helpful. She buys the fruitcake for Anna. Besides, she wants Anna to get married. Like Anna’s mother, she wants to see Anna happily married. Other than that, she is a meddlesome. She is always trying to match-make for Anna and find her a husband. She is concern with Anna. She offers to find a guy for Anna because she wants Anna to get married. I like this character because Aunt Mimi is very kind-hearted. She always try the best for Anna so that Anna can happily married.

 Group members : Wan Norliyana (4SB)

                              Sayidatul Sakeena (4SD)

                              Noor Fara Idayu(4SD)

                              Intan Arina(4SB)

                             

fruitcake special

Timeline :
1. Aunt Mimi bought a fruitcake from an old lady. The old lady put something special into the cake.
2. Aunt Mimi gave it to Anna.
3. Anna was making perfume and put some of the fruitcake into it. David Amos smelled the perfume and he was dazzled. He asked her out for dinner.
4. Anna told her mum and Aunt Mimi about Mr. Amos since they alwaysbug her about getting the 'perfect guy'.
5. They wanted Anna to be with Armstrong, the pizza delivery guy.
6. So, she went out. Mr. Amos was very annoying.
7.She went to the toilet and sprayed on the perfume which contains some of the fruitcake.
8. When she came out from the toilet, the waiter smelt her and was dazzled.
9. She saw Sabina ( Mr. Amos girlfriend) sitting beside him. Mr. Amos told Sabina that Anna is the woman who he loves.
10. The waiter sang a song for Anna. Mr. Amos was jealous and he punched the waiter. There was a fight between them.
11. Anna went home and decided to miss work.
12. The next day, she asked Aunt Mimi how to bake a cake because she was curious.
13, Aunt Mimi was shocked. She told her about the fruitcake she bought from the old lady.
14. In the end, she decided to work at nowhere else and hooked up with Armstrong.

Group members :
- Karyna Suhaimi (4SD)
- Sarah Zahidi (4SC)
- Amalina Hisham(4SA)
- Balqis Adnan(4SA)

Elephant

Elephant.

Elephants are the largest living land mammals. The largest elephant recorded was one shot in Angola, 1974. It weighed 27,060 pounds (13.5 tons) and stood 13 feet 8 inches tall.
At birth, an elephant calf may weigh 100 kg (225 pounds). The baby elephant develops for 20 to 22 months inside its mother. No other land animal takes this long to develop before being born.
There are two living generation of elephants. These are African Loxodonta africanus, and Asian elephants Elephus maaximus.
In the past there were many species of elephant and their relatives.One was wooly mammoth which died out about 11,000 years ago.Its coat was was so warm, it lived as far north as Britain.Today  the elephant closest relation is small mammal the hyrax , which is the size of a little dog.
Trunks...
An elephant's most obvious part is the trunk. The trunk is a very long nose, made from the upper lip. An elephant uses its trunk to grab objects such as food. Though the rest of an elephant's hide is strong and thick, its trunk is very soft and sensitive. Elephants avoid Acacia trees with symbiotic ants because they can bite the inside of an elephant's trunk.

Teeth

Elephants also have tusks. Tusks are large teeth coming out of their upper jaws. A lot of ivory comes from elephant tusks. Ivory traders killed many elephants, so now hunting them is illegal. The trunk is also used when it trumpets. The elephant usually stands still, raise its trunk, and blow. This is a signal to other elephants and wildlife.

African elephants are larger and have bigger ears. They are browser/grazers: they eat leaves, branches and grass. These big ears have many veins, which carry blood throughout the body. Biologists think that the blood going through their ears helps African elephants to cool off. The weather is hotter in Africa than in Asia, so it is hard for elephants to stay cool. Female African elephants have tusks, but female Asian elephants do not. African elephants have a low place in their back. African elephants have two "fingers" at the end of their trunks, but Asian elephants only have one. Indian elephants eat mainly grass.

Grass is wears down teeth, and animals which eat grass have special teeth. Horses have teeth with long roots, which grow throughout life. Elephants have a different system. They use their teeth in sequence, not all at once. This means that, at any time, they only have one tooth in each jaw, that's a total of four.

In total, they have 24 teeth: 12 front teeth, called premolars, and 12 back teeth, called molars. When the last molar wears out, the elephant dies because it cannot eat. They can live for about 70 years. But in a zoo or circus, people can keep elephants alive by feeding them soft food.

Some African elephants live on the savanna while others live in the forest. Today, many people think these are different species. Scientists named the forest group Loxodonta cyclotis and the savanna group Loxodonta africanus.

Uses

Humans have used elephants for different things. The Carthaginian general Hannibal took some elephants across the Alps when he fought the Romans. He probably used the North African elephant, a kind of elephant that does not live today. It was smaller than other African elephants.

People have used Indian elephants to move around and to have fun. Many circuses have them. Siamese, Indians, and other South Asians used them for several things. They fought in armies, and they crushed criminals. They also did heavy work like lifting trees and moving logs.

However, people have never domesticated elephants. Domesticated animals are tame and have babies under human control. The male elephant in heat is dangerous and hard to control. Most elephants used by people are female, except those used in war. In a battle, female elephants run from males, so armies needed males.

In the wild, elephants have strong family groups. Their ways of acting toward other elephants are hard for people to understand. They "talk" to each other with very low sounds. Most elephants sounds are so low, people cannot hear them. But elephants can hear these sounds far away.

The earliest known ancestors of modern-day elephants evolved about 60 million years ago. The ancestor of the elephants from 37 million years ago was aquatic and had a similar lifestyle to a hippopotamus. Elephants are related to sea cows, which are large aquatic mammals.

The extinct animals called mammoths were relatives of today's elephants. Modern elephants live only in warm places, but the woolly mammoth had long hair and lived in cold places during the ice age.

Status today

Both African and Asian elephants are endangered species.

A female elephant will have a single baby, usually weighing about 90 kilograms when it is born, every four or five years. An elephant's gestation lasts about 22 months. Another female elephant often stays with the new mother until its baby is born. The newborn elephant can often stand within a half hour after it is born. Mother elephants touch their babies gently with their trunks. It takes a baby a year or more to control its trunk and learn its many uses.
Baby elephant nurse for the first two years of their lives. After it is born, the first thing that the baby does is wobble in search of its mother's milk. It drinks about 10 liters of milk every day.

Reason people kill elephants.

1.Elephant threaten their homes and crops

2.for elephants tusk.... (made of ivory) – to make white chess pieces,carved ornaments,piano keys  and false teeth

Do You Know......

Elephants make a trumpeting sound to warn the danger. Moreover, they will walk along with their trunks touching another member of a group mother and their babies especially.

They have big ears and they flap when they want to cool down after allow in thick mud which protect the skin from sun and insects.

Miscellaneous

White elephants are considered holy in Thailand.
The most famous fictional elephant is Dumbo. It is a flying elephant in a Disney movie. The Elephant's Child is one of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
Ganesha is the god of wisdom in Hinduism. He has an elephant's head.
The elephant is the symbol for the United States Republican Party. It is like the Democratic Party's donkey. The first person to use the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party was Thomas Nast. He did that in a Harper's Weekly cartoon in 1874.