Sunday, September 23, 2012

Current Connections: Mitt Romney and Obama

Current Connection:
Article Title: Mitt Romney and Obama


Whats the authors purpose?
To show the goods and bads of both presidential candidates

Does the author accomplish his/her purpose?
Yes he does

What ideas do you agree with?
That Romney is better for our economy and that Obama is spending to much money

What ideas do you disagree with?
That Obama is going to win

What do you not understand?
Nothing really, I understand everything

What Connections can you make with text? (Self, Text, Worl)
World. Because the next President will have to do alot of work to get this counrty back to where it use to be

How can I become a more active participant in learning? How can I take responsibility for my learning?
I can do my homework and listen in class and everything that is going on in todays world

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Bucket list of books

1.)The Bible by numerous authors
2.)Where the Red fern grows by Wilson Rawls
3.)Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
4.)Brians Return by Gary Paulsen
5.)Brians Hunt by Gary Paulsen
6.)Lonesome Dove by McCurtry
7.)Call of the Wild by Jack London
8.)Into The wild by Crackauer
9.)Summer of the monkeys by
10.)The outsiders by S.E Hinton

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Jr/Sr

As a junior i anxiously waited to become a senior.  Now that the time has come I can not wait until I graduate.  My Jr. year has been exciting.  Getting my class ring, taking senior pictures for my senior year, etc.  Words can not describe how excited I am about my senior year.  I am goin to miss this high school.. It made me who I am today. 

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

What extent would you go to survive?

I would do anything well actually I would not do anything because I know where im going when I die.  So unless I had a family and kids to worry about providing for I would not really try to live unless it was not my time to die.

Friday, May 18, 2012

    
Surviving shark attacks




 Shark attacks are one of the most feared attacks in the world today. Why is that?  Probably due to the fact of how large they are.  To avoid being attacked there are a few ways to avoid being attacked. 

      One way to avoid being attacked is to not wear bright colored clothing.  One piece of bright colored clothing is jewelry.  One reason why humans should not wear jewelry while swimming in the ocean, because sharks can mistake the fancy/shiny jewelry for fish scales.  When a shark gets hungry it is on the lookout, so when it sees that shiny jewelry it can and will mistake it for fish scales.  Also sharks care attracted to shiny things.  "Sharks can see contrast very well and consequently like bright colors!." According to Marian K on buzzle.com.  As Marian said sharks see contrast colors very well.  The main reason why you should not wear bright colored clothing is because the shark will mistake you for another sea animal.  When sharks attack it is usually not on purpose it is mainly because they mistakenly thought you were a tasty sea lion, sea turtle, or fish. 

      The second step to avoid being attacked by a shark is too not bleed!  Bleeding is a no no when swimming in the ocean.  Why?  "Great Whites can detect one drop of blood in 25 gal(100 L) of water and can sense even tiny amounts of blood in the water up to 3 mi (5km) away." -National Geographic.com/magazine.  If he/she is bleeding before he/she enters the water make sure the bleeding has completely stopped, bandage cut tightly and if decided to go ahead and start swimming make sure to watch the cut and watch the area for sharks.  If while swimming and a cut happens to appear; exit the water immediately.  Basically do the same thing as if he/she would do before he/she enter the water.  Make sure bleeding has ceased and bandage up the cut.. Also never go back to the same spot he/she were swimming at whenever the cut appeared, because the shark could have smelled the blood from the cut and could be heading that way. 

      While surfing in the ocean, do not dangle your limbs, (arms, legs, head, etc.) On a boogie board a shark can and will mistake you and your board for a tasty sea turtle.  The sea turtle is one of the sharks main meals.  Also make sure the boogie board is not brightly colored, because remember sharks are attracted too bright colors.  But while on a surf board though try to surf in safe surfing areas where there have not been a lot of attacks reported.  While using a surf board a shark can and will mistake you for a sea lion, which is the sharks favorite due to the fat the sea lion carries.  And also make sure your surf board is not brightly colored.

      Sharks really are not that bad but if you do not follow these steps you will most likely be attacked.  Sharks do not attack on purpose (most of the time) when or if they attack they usually mistake the human for another meal.  Sharks do not like humans because we do not carry enough fat.
If you were attacked by a shark how would you react? would you stay calm or go nuts?

Friday, May 4, 2012

Works cited


Grabianoswski, Ed. "How Shark Attacks Work." HowStuffWorks. Discovery Company, 21 Mar. 2012. Web. 04 May 2012. <http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/shark-attack.htm>.





Zoldak, Joyce. "Danger in the Deep." Danger in the Deep. Web. 04 May 2012. <http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/8349645>.





Woolgar, JD. "Supplemental Content." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine. Web. 04 May 2012. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11371847.





"Fact Sheet - Frequent Questions." Fact Sheet - Frequent Questions. Web. 08 May 2012. <http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sharks/FS_faq.htm>.

Survival Synthesis Essay: Sharks

140-Character-Claim
  • Surviving shark attacks are very tough but can also be simple, simply hitting a shark in the fin can save the day.