An article on CNN entitled, In Newtown a Season of Peace Destroyed written by Rose Arce, and Soledad O'Brien talks about the tragic shooting of an elementary school. Just like any other town around this time of the year would be getting ready for Christmas, which they were, but their holiday peace was interrupted by the actions of a senceless individual.
In the article, In Newtown a Season of Peace Destroyed, Arce says, "Now, the high spirits of the holidays have been darkened. Signs in storefronts have stopped declaring holiday cheer and are calling instead for prayer and mourning." 20 children are not going to see Christmas this year. How can a town celebrate the most wonderful time of the year when something this tragic has happened? Parents have to sit and look at the presesnt they have wrapped up for their children, that will never be opened, and all of this happened because, well... nobody really knows why, that is the big question.
Also in this article O'Brien says, " Like a lot of mothers in the area, she had been swept by panic wondering which school had an unfolding crime and whether her child might be among those injured or killed." Getting a call from a school saying there has been a school shooting is horrific enough, but having to wait for everyone to go through the record of that school, to see if they were going to get to see their child again, had to be even worse. Parents sent their kids to school that morning not knowing what was going to happen, probably getting anxious for Christmas break.
Lastly in this article Arce states, "It was as if an entire town suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder." Using this analogy the writer put everything into prespective. Everyone in the town, whether their child was among the taken or not, still are suffereing and wondering why this would happen in their town. Around this time of the year people are getting ready for Christmas, parents are worried about what to get their children, but none of that even seems to matter anymore. Everyone just wants to mourn the loss of the taken.
I have twins brothers that were born in 2006. They are now 6, and in the first grade. To know that this happened to kids their age makes me sick, I could not imaging life without them, and I do not see how these other people are coping. I hope I never have to live through something like this, but my thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Newtown Connecticut.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska, a novel by John Green, is about the life of a typical teenage boy, who goes off to a private school where his father used to attend. He meets some people there that turn into life long friends, and the situations they go through bring them even closer.
One possible theme for this novel could be that when bad things happen, do not sit around and think about what ifs, do something to memorialize that person, do something that they would do.
Green's writing style draws the reader in by putting the reader in the place of the main character. The reader relives the experiences in first person. You feel the same emotions as the main character, you go through all the situations as that person.
The setting for this novel is in Alabama, at a private school. The way the author perceives the location is very southern, and very hot. The school is around a lake, that all the kids go to. They also have a smoking hole that they go to. The setting seems much like a ordinary high school but just a little bit more. The principal of the school seems to live in a big house on the outer most part of the campus. The author makes out the principal to be this awful person who doesn't let the kids get away with anything, but they really do.
This book reminds me of the book 13 Reasons Why. This book has a girl in it that is very different, and she dies in a car accident. Her friends go to the ends of the earth to figure out what had happened, and why she had left when she did. Also in the book 13 Reasons Why there is a girl that has committed suicide and she sends tapes out to people to tell why she ended her life. The guy that recieves the tapes in the book is trying to figure out why his name are on the tapes, just like the kids in Looking for Alaska are searching for the reason why Alaska died.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good read, especially teenagers. Some teens may be going through the same situations, and this book might help them. It taught me not to look at the bad in every situation, try to find the good.
One possible theme for this novel could be that when bad things happen, do not sit around and think about what ifs, do something to memorialize that person, do something that they would do.
Green's writing style draws the reader in by putting the reader in the place of the main character. The reader relives the experiences in first person. You feel the same emotions as the main character, you go through all the situations as that person.
The setting for this novel is in Alabama, at a private school. The way the author perceives the location is very southern, and very hot. The school is around a lake, that all the kids go to. They also have a smoking hole that they go to. The setting seems much like a ordinary high school but just a little bit more. The principal of the school seems to live in a big house on the outer most part of the campus. The author makes out the principal to be this awful person who doesn't let the kids get away with anything, but they really do.
This book reminds me of the book 13 Reasons Why. This book has a girl in it that is very different, and she dies in a car accident. Her friends go to the ends of the earth to figure out what had happened, and why she had left when she did. Also in the book 13 Reasons Why there is a girl that has committed suicide and she sends tapes out to people to tell why she ended her life. The guy that recieves the tapes in the book is trying to figure out why his name are on the tapes, just like the kids in Looking for Alaska are searching for the reason why Alaska died.
I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good read, especially teenagers. Some teens may be going through the same situations, and this book might help them. It taught me not to look at the bad in every situation, try to find the good.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Marines in Israel
An article on CNN by Barbara Starr, entitled US sends warships near Israel In Case Evacuation Needed, is about warships that are being used to evacuate people from Israel if needed.
In the artcies Starr states,"This is due diligence. It is better to be prepared should there be a need," one official said Monday. Both officials said the ships would be used only for assisting Americans and not for any combat role." The ships are not being taken over to Israel to use in the Israel-Ghaza conflict, but merely just to evacuate Americans out of Israel. It would also be more safe to use these warships in case of an attack, warships would be more prepared to protect the passengers.
In the article Starr says, "The most immediate impact will be on the ships' crews and the estimated 2,500 Marines on board. They had been scheduled to return to Norfolk, Virginia, just after Thanksgiving; their homecoming will now be delayed several days depending on events, the officials said." Among these soldiers some of them are getting to come home for the holidays, but since the conflict has US citizens involved the soldiers are doing their part and protecting their people. Even though it is hard not seeing your family and the best time of the year, their families should be happy for what these soldiers are doing for their country.
Lastly Starr explains, "The U.S. military also maintains three to four ships off the coast of Israel that are capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. That deploymentt has stretch for some months in the face of a potential ballistic threat from Iran." Our military is not only helping the American citizens in Israel, but helping protect Israel. Our military is going to help Israel in any way they possibly can, and that is all anyone can ask for.
The people in our country should take after our military, we should not only help out the people we care about and know, but also the people that are outside of our little "cliques."
Knowing that our military is helping out fellow American Citizens instead of coming home for the holidays is upsetting, considering my uncle is in the military, but if that means another family gets to see their loved one again, that is quite alright. People need to put other people before theirsleves, and this country would be a much better place than it is now.
In the artcies Starr states,"This is due diligence. It is better to be prepared should there be a need," one official said Monday. Both officials said the ships would be used only for assisting Americans and not for any combat role." The ships are not being taken over to Israel to use in the Israel-Ghaza conflict, but merely just to evacuate Americans out of Israel. It would also be more safe to use these warships in case of an attack, warships would be more prepared to protect the passengers.
In the article Starr says, "The most immediate impact will be on the ships' crews and the estimated 2,500 Marines on board. They had been scheduled to return to Norfolk, Virginia, just after Thanksgiving; their homecoming will now be delayed several days depending on events, the officials said." Among these soldiers some of them are getting to come home for the holidays, but since the conflict has US citizens involved the soldiers are doing their part and protecting their people. Even though it is hard not seeing your family and the best time of the year, their families should be happy for what these soldiers are doing for their country.
Lastly Starr explains, "The U.S. military also maintains three to four ships off the coast of Israel that are capable of shooting down ballistic missiles. That deploymentt has stretch for some months in the face of a potential ballistic threat from Iran." Our military is not only helping the American citizens in Israel, but helping protect Israel. Our military is going to help Israel in any way they possibly can, and that is all anyone can ask for.
The people in our country should take after our military, we should not only help out the people we care about and know, but also the people that are outside of our little "cliques."
Knowing that our military is helping out fellow American Citizens instead of coming home for the holidays is upsetting, considering my uncle is in the military, but if that means another family gets to see their loved one again, that is quite alright. People need to put other people before theirsleves, and this country would be a much better place than it is now.
Monday, November 12, 2012
"Political Parties"
When it comes to people and their "political party" some take their beliefs way too far. Becoming very upset, people end friendships and have heated arguments. It should not matter what political party you belong to, doing what is best for your country should be your main concern. People say you should not believe this or you should not believe that, people are too busy worrying about what a certain group of people think and not worried about what is best for this country. Yes, some beliefs should be taken into concideration, but when a person does not agree on something just because it came from a certain person that belongs to a specific group of people, that is taking it just a little too far. Political advisers need to have America in mind, not just theirselves. America need to be put back on track, becoming the best nation we can be.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Wish I was bacteria
In a recent article by Veronique Greenwood, entitled "It's all in the rings" Greenwood informs readers of new bacteria that live off of caffiend and eplains why humans cannot.
The article states, "While humans show the caffeine derivatives, the most simple of whice is known as Xanthine, the door, the bacteria hang onto them, chopping down the rigngs to their component elements and havervesting energy. Humans get energy from many things, and most people say that they live off of caffeine, but it says here thats not possible.
The article also states," The specific rason caffeine isn't an energy source for us, thus, is that we don't have the gear to digest derivatives further." These bacteria have a power to digist the derivatives further and hang on to and harvest the energy.
Lastly the article states, "As Mani Subramanian, Summer's adviser, points out, 90% of the cells in our body are bacterial, and research into the human microbiome, our totat coplement of bacteria, has revealed that we are veritable rainforstes when it comes to bacterial diversity." We can live off of many things but caffeine just is not one of them, even though our body is 90% bacteria.
Every day after we finish with out medical classes at the college we always stop and get coffee, and one of my friends always says, I could not go the rest of the day without my coffee.
It makes you wonder some day in the future if it would be possible to live off of something like this, just because we have a certain cell in our body. Anything is possible in this day and age.
The article states, "While humans show the caffeine derivatives, the most simple of whice is known as Xanthine, the door, the bacteria hang onto them, chopping down the rigngs to their component elements and havervesting energy. Humans get energy from many things, and most people say that they live off of caffeine, but it says here thats not possible.
The article also states," The specific rason caffeine isn't an energy source for us, thus, is that we don't have the gear to digest derivatives further." These bacteria have a power to digist the derivatives further and hang on to and harvest the energy.
Lastly the article states, "As Mani Subramanian, Summer's adviser, points out, 90% of the cells in our body are bacterial, and research into the human microbiome, our totat coplement of bacteria, has revealed that we are veritable rainforstes when it comes to bacterial diversity." We can live off of many things but caffeine just is not one of them, even though our body is 90% bacteria.
Every day after we finish with out medical classes at the college we always stop and get coffee, and one of my friends always says, I could not go the rest of the day without my coffee.
It makes you wonder some day in the future if it would be possible to live off of something like this, just because we have a certain cell in our body. Anything is possible in this day and age.
Flying Saucer!
In a recent article by Fox News, entitled "Government report on Secret Flying Saucer Program mad Avaliable", Fox News describesa blue print to build a "Flyng Saucer" during the Cold war.
The article states "The new released documents not yet posted on the national website of the National Declassiacation Center, offed details on a cold war era plan to build a round, vertical take off and alanding aircraft that can only be described as a flying saucer." They tell us that during the cold war that they were trying to make a air craft that had all of the classifications of a flying saucer. That would of been amazing if they could of actually came through with it.
The article also states that "The disk shaped craft-- which comes complete with an ejector seat and was powered by a "ram jet"-- was designed to reach a top speed of Mach 4 and reach a ceiling of more that 100,000 feet, according to the lengthy document." Aircrafts in the present day still are not designed to have these qualifications, it amazes me that they were still trying to accomplish this back during the Cold War.
Lastly the article states "Much of the 114-page document is devoted to detailed descriptions and schematics of the propulsion system, as tested in a scale model seen in a series of photographs." Some of this information has not been released to the public, so just imagine all of the information they are not telling us, no telling what this "Flying Saucer" would be capable of, especially if we used some of the technology we have today.
Just this weekend I was headed home with my family and my granny yells out "Did you see that flying saucer?!", and of course me and mom did not see it, but it makes you wonder what could be out there, the government does not tell us everything.
To know that back during the Cold War they were trying to come up with something this advanced, is mind blowing. You never know, in this day and age we have the technology to actually come up with something of this magnitude.
The article states "The new released documents not yet posted on the national website of the National Declassiacation Center, offed details on a cold war era plan to build a round, vertical take off and alanding aircraft that can only be described as a flying saucer." They tell us that during the cold war that they were trying to make a air craft that had all of the classifications of a flying saucer. That would of been amazing if they could of actually came through with it.
The article also states that "The disk shaped craft-- which comes complete with an ejector seat and was powered by a "ram jet"-- was designed to reach a top speed of Mach 4 and reach a ceiling of more that 100,000 feet, according to the lengthy document." Aircrafts in the present day still are not designed to have these qualifications, it amazes me that they were still trying to accomplish this back during the Cold War.
Lastly the article states "Much of the 114-page document is devoted to detailed descriptions and schematics of the propulsion system, as tested in a scale model seen in a series of photographs." Some of this information has not been released to the public, so just imagine all of the information they are not telling us, no telling what this "Flying Saucer" would be capable of, especially if we used some of the technology we have today.
Just this weekend I was headed home with my family and my granny yells out "Did you see that flying saucer?!", and of course me and mom did not see it, but it makes you wonder what could be out there, the government does not tell us everything.
To know that back during the Cold War they were trying to come up with something this advanced, is mind blowing. You never know, in this day and age we have the technology to actually come up with something of this magnitude.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Hazing at Wynne High School
In a recent article by Jason Miles, he goes over the recent accusations of 5 junior varsity football players for Wynne Arkansas, that supposedly put a noose around a African American players neck before practice last week.
The 14 year old African American claimed that white males put a noose around his neck in the locker room and drug him around. Miles interviews parents of students at Wynne High School, and one woman says, "we love Wynne, it's a good school system, and sometimes we just mess up." Since this incident on September 24th, only 2 white males have been suspended, 5 more are still pending. Miles goes on to say, "black and white parents are equally outraged", but what if the situation had been the other way around? If a white student had gotten a noose put around his neck, and African Americans drug him around the locker room, this situation would be handled differently. The police would be more involved, and people probably would of been arrested.
This all reminds me of when i went to Midland High School, in 9th grade. Towards the end of the year, a school board member published his thoughts of "being gay" on Facebook. Our school made National News. We were on CNN for something bad, people were scared to go to school, for the fear of someone coming to school and shooting, or bomb threats. Needless to say the board member stepped down from his position, and that resolved almost everything. These situations are real and scary, and I would not wish this perdicament on anyone.
The 14 year old African American claimed that white males put a noose around his neck in the locker room and drug him around. Miles interviews parents of students at Wynne High School, and one woman says, "we love Wynne, it's a good school system, and sometimes we just mess up." Since this incident on September 24th, only 2 white males have been suspended, 5 more are still pending. Miles goes on to say, "black and white parents are equally outraged", but what if the situation had been the other way around? If a white student had gotten a noose put around his neck, and African Americans drug him around the locker room, this situation would be handled differently. The police would be more involved, and people probably would of been arrested.
This all reminds me of when i went to Midland High School, in 9th grade. Towards the end of the year, a school board member published his thoughts of "being gay" on Facebook. Our school made National News. We were on CNN for something bad, people were scared to go to school, for the fear of someone coming to school and shooting, or bomb threats. Needless to say the board member stepped down from his position, and that resolved almost everything. These situations are real and scary, and I would not wish this perdicament on anyone.
Monday, September 10, 2012
The inference I drew from the inforgraphic WTC time line is to prove that we can rise back up and be even better after the "storm." The new tower will be 1,776 feet tall, 1776 is the year we declared our independence. This building represents our country in more ways than one, and this goes all the way back to our founding fathers. The main structure is 1,368 feet tall, the same height as the WTC tower 1. Even though that horrific accident happened we are rebuilding the new trade center with representation from the old WTC tower 1. The tip of the rotating beaco that flashes the letter "n" for New York in Morris code. This is a patriotic sign for New York, even though this accident happend, we still want this structure to be in our city and represent even more than the towers did the last time.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Haley's Reading Bucket List
Speak- by Laurie Anderson: This book is about a young girl about my age, that goes through a very rough situation. The things this girl goes through are very interesting to me and I love to read about them. I have sadly, watched the movie before reading the book, but the movie was amazing. The books are usually ten times better. I have seen everyone with this book at one time or another.
I Am Number Four- Pitticus Lore: We have watched the book trailer in class, and I enjoyed that. The book has gotten really good reviews. My teacher and other people have reccomended this book to me. I have not ever read any books like this one, and I have been looking to try something new.
The Perks of Being a Wall-flower- by Stephen Chbosky- The movie is coming out and I want to read the book before watching the movie. This book is about kids my age going through high school, and everything that lovely place has to offer. I can relate to this book because of the age range. Everybody wants to read this book, so why not jump on the bandwagon? What could it hurt?
The Hunger Games- by Suzanna Collins- The movie to this book has already came out, but i have not seen it yet. I have to read the book before I watch the movie. Everybody has rant and raved about how good the book's are and how great the movie is. People say the movie follows very close to the book. I have seen previews to the movie and it looks AMAZING.
The Fault in Our Stars- by John Green- I love the author of this book. We watched a commentary on this book in class, and it sounded like something I would enjoy reading. It seems like it would be very inspirational. I love books about reality and what people have to go through. It's not amusing to me it just amazes me how strong people are.
Water For Elephants- by Sara Gruen- I have seen the movie to this book unfortunately, but it was amaizing and the book should be even better. I want to read this book because it seems like it would be a good read. A few people I know have read this book, and they loved it so I figure I would give it a try too.Paper Towns- by John Green- Once againg I love the author of this book. This book was mentioned in a commentary we watched in class, all his other books are interesting so I figured this one would be the same. I do not really know what this book is about, but I would really like to read it.
13 Reasons Why- by Jay Asher- The movie rights to this book have been sold. I have read the first of this book but never got completely finished with it. I fell in love with the first part of this book. Teenagers go through lots of stuff, and this book opens up peoples minds to what they could be causing other people.
Miss Peruguins Home for Pecular Children- by Ransom Riggs- The book trailer for this book was creepy but intersting. There was a hook in the trailer and it kept me wondering, so i figured why not read the book. Everybody in class wanted to read this book after we watched the trailer, including me.
Kisses from Katie- by Katie J. Davis- This book seems very inspirational. It is about something that is actually going on. It is not happening in our country but other countries. The girl that helps these children is in high school, and she has accomplished all of these things, that are truly amazing.
I Am Number Four- Pitticus Lore: We have watched the book trailer in class, and I enjoyed that. The book has gotten really good reviews. My teacher and other people have reccomended this book to me. I have not ever read any books like this one, and I have been looking to try something new.
The Perks of Being a Wall-flower- by Stephen Chbosky- The movie is coming out and I want to read the book before watching the movie. This book is about kids my age going through high school, and everything that lovely place has to offer. I can relate to this book because of the age range. Everybody wants to read this book, so why not jump on the bandwagon? What could it hurt?
The Hunger Games- by Suzanna Collins- The movie to this book has already came out, but i have not seen it yet. I have to read the book before I watch the movie. Everybody has rant and raved about how good the book's are and how great the movie is. People say the movie follows very close to the book. I have seen previews to the movie and it looks AMAZING.
The Fault in Our Stars- by John Green- I love the author of this book. We watched a commentary on this book in class, and it sounded like something I would enjoy reading. It seems like it would be very inspirational. I love books about reality and what people have to go through. It's not amusing to me it just amazes me how strong people are.
Water For Elephants- by Sara Gruen- I have seen the movie to this book unfortunately, but it was amaizing and the book should be even better. I want to read this book because it seems like it would be a good read. A few people I know have read this book, and they loved it so I figure I would give it a try too.Paper Towns- by John Green- Once againg I love the author of this book. This book was mentioned in a commentary we watched in class, all his other books are interesting so I figured this one would be the same. I do not really know what this book is about, but I would really like to read it.
13 Reasons Why- by Jay Asher- The movie rights to this book have been sold. I have read the first of this book but never got completely finished with it. I fell in love with the first part of this book. Teenagers go through lots of stuff, and this book opens up peoples minds to what they could be causing other people.
Miss Peruguins Home for Pecular Children- by Ransom Riggs- The book trailer for this book was creepy but intersting. There was a hook in the trailer and it kept me wondering, so i figured why not read the book. Everybody in class wanted to read this book after we watched the trailer, including me.
Kisses from Katie- by Katie J. Davis- This book seems very inspirational. It is about something that is actually going on. It is not happening in our country but other countries. The girl that helps these children is in high school, and she has accomplished all of these things, that are truly amazing.
Friday, April 13, 2012
I was suppose to be one of the happiest people, because I was aboard the Titanic, the unsinkable ship, but that all changed the morning of April 15, 1912. Captain Smith was in charge of running our ship, and making sure we get to New York safely. It turns out he had been given repeated ice berg warnings, and he still kept the boat going at full speed, and even when we hit the ice berg, he still didn't care because he was steering the unsinkable ship. It seems as if one moment nobody had a care in the world, and the next everything was chaos. Almost all of the women where deployed on life boats including myself, but my brother was one who was left behind. Our life boats where only filled to half capacity, we had plenty of room left on the life boats, but there was so much disorder that the crew didn't care. If it wasn't for them my brother could possibly still be alive. I will not forgive Captain Smith for such mindless behavior, the situation could of been handled much better, and quite possibly even avoided if he would of listened to the warnings and steered his ship according to conditions. I will never forget the morning of April 15, 1912.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Pity
When a soldier has done as horrible things as this SS soldier has done, he does not deserve anyone's pity. "We heard screams and saw the flames eat their way from floor to floor..". He experienced all of these things, and still went along with it. If he really means what he is saying to Simon, then he could of said no to those things, and even if he would of been killed for not obeying, then he would of been put out of his misery, and not be suffering as much as he says he is. "The screams from the house were horrible. Dense smoke poured out and choked us." It is hard to imagine the feelings these people had, going through such punishment for nothing: scared, confused, and unwanted. It seems as if this soldier is just confessing all of these things to make himself feel better, not to die in peace. He knew what he was doing when he joined the Hitler Youth, and if he did not want to be a part of all of this, then why did he do it in the first place.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Forgiveness
For over 20 years, a warlord kidnaps children, forcing them to be soldiers or sex slaves. Here lately all over Facebook, and the news there is this guy named Kony. He has kidnapped children and turned them into soldiers, and sex slaves for over 20 years. I understand that everyone is capable of the same things, but something like this that keeps happening and he does not care, should not be forgiven. He is not doing this for a reason, he is simply doing this to keep his power, and nothing else. Forgiving this guy should not even begin to cross someones mind.
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