Trustworthy or Untrustworthy??
Richard “Bobo” Evans is not trustworthy. In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Bobo is testifying against his supposed fellow robber and look out. During his testimony Bobo says Steve, the supposed look out, was suppose to give them the all clear signal, “He was supposed to tell us if there was anybody in the drugstore. He didn’t say nothing so we figured it was all right” (182). Early in the trial Bobo said “I was arrested for breaking and entering, grand theft auto and one time for taking a car radio, and one time for fighting a guy that died” (176). Bobo is known for being a criminal and by testifying he gets a plea bargain so he can get out of jail quicker, therefore he could be lying the whole time. Bobo Evans is a criminal and therefore cannot be trusted.
Studying Abroad
The thought of studying abroad is very exciting. I would immediately start planning the sights to see. However traveling to other countries presents challenges. The most obvious would be not speaking the native language. This lack of understanding can make most everything difficult including getting directions, ordering food off a menu, or even finding a bathroom! Most people do not travel abroad without planning. Common sense tells me that planning for the language challenge is very important. When going to a country you've never been to before, you need to plan ahead. Otherwise you are asking for trouble.
Super Worm Lab Report
The Effect of The Amount of Moisture
On A Super Worms Food Choice
The effect of the amount of moisture on a super worm’s food choice was studied over a period of thirty minutes. This was done in order to see if the super worms would eat more of a food source if it had more moisture in it then the other food sources. Data was collected from carrots, lettuce and apples. The results show that the amount of moisture does affect the super worm’s food choice.
INTRODUCTION
Super worms are not well known, but if you own a pet reptile then you may. To reptiles super worms are a delicious food source (Source 2). That’s why people like to get them nice and fat. However super worms can be very picky about what they like to eat, super worms need moisture for drinking (Source 2). This experiment was done to see which food source had the amount of moisture the super worms wanted. The hypothesis is if super worms like moisture then the super worm will eat the food source with the most moisture in it.
METHODS & MATERIALS
• Choice Container
• Three pieces of carrots
• Three pieces of apples
• Three pieces of lettuce
• Oatmeal
To observe the effect of the amount of moisture on a super worm’s food choice, the materials needed are stated up above. First place a small amount of oatmeal in section of the choice container, as a type of bedding. Then place the three carrot pieces in one of the sections, the three pieces of apple in another and the pieces of lettuce in the last section (See figure 1). Then place twelve super worms in the container. Finally every ten minutes rate, on a one to ten ratio scale, rate how many worms are eating each food source.
RESULTS
The results of this study showed that the amount of moisture does affect the food choice of a super worm. The super worms didn’t seem to very take a liking to carrots (See Table 1). Although by the end of the experiment the super worms seemed to be very full. Another that was observed was that most of the time the super worms were moving around and trying to get out rather than eating. In the end however lettuce came out on top (See Graph 1).
Minutes Apples Carrots Lettuce
10 3 1 5
20 4 1 6
30 3 1 7
Ave 3.33 1 6
Table 1: The effect of food choice on super worms
CONCLUSION
The effect of moisture on the food choice of a super worm. Super worms are very important in a pet reptile’s food diet. That’s why owner like to keep a lot of them around and very fat for their pets. Making sure that they get enough moisture in their diet is very important because if they don’t they might start eating each other (Source 2). According to the results the amount of moisture in a food source does affect the super worm’s food choice. After observing over a period of thirty minutes the super worms showed that they had decided on lettuce as the food choice. Their second food choice was apples and carrots come in a last with little liking at all. Although there did seem to be more then twelve super worms in the choice container during the experiment. Ultimately, the amount of moisture in a food source does effect the super worm’s food choice.
On A Super Worms Food Choice
The effect of the amount of moisture on a super worm’s food choice was studied over a period of thirty minutes. This was done in order to see if the super worms would eat more of a food source if it had more moisture in it then the other food sources. Data was collected from carrots, lettuce and apples. The results show that the amount of moisture does affect the super worm’s food choice.
INTRODUCTION
Super worms are not well known, but if you own a pet reptile then you may. To reptiles super worms are a delicious food source (Source 2). That’s why people like to get them nice and fat. However super worms can be very picky about what they like to eat, super worms need moisture for drinking (Source 2). This experiment was done to see which food source had the amount of moisture the super worms wanted. The hypothesis is if super worms like moisture then the super worm will eat the food source with the most moisture in it.
METHODS & MATERIALS
• Choice Container
• Three pieces of carrots
• Three pieces of apples
• Three pieces of lettuce
• Oatmeal
To observe the effect of the amount of moisture on a super worm’s food choice, the materials needed are stated up above. First place a small amount of oatmeal in section of the choice container, as a type of bedding. Then place the three carrot pieces in one of the sections, the three pieces of apple in another and the pieces of lettuce in the last section (See figure 1). Then place twelve super worms in the container. Finally every ten minutes rate, on a one to ten ratio scale, rate how many worms are eating each food source.
RESULTS
The results of this study showed that the amount of moisture does affect the food choice of a super worm. The super worms didn’t seem to very take a liking to carrots (See Table 1). Although by the end of the experiment the super worms seemed to be very full. Another that was observed was that most of the time the super worms were moving around and trying to get out rather than eating. In the end however lettuce came out on top (See Graph 1).
Minutes Apples Carrots Lettuce
10 3 1 5
20 4 1 6
30 3 1 7
Ave 3.33 1 6
Table 1: The effect of food choice on super worms
CONCLUSION
The effect of moisture on the food choice of a super worm. Super worms are very important in a pet reptile’s food diet. That’s why owner like to keep a lot of them around and very fat for their pets. Making sure that they get enough moisture in their diet is very important because if they don’t they might start eating each other (Source 2). According to the results the amount of moisture in a food source does affect the super worm’s food choice. After observing over a period of thirty minutes the super worms showed that they had decided on lettuce as the food choice. Their second food choice was apples and carrots come in a last with little liking at all. Although there did seem to be more then twelve super worms in the choice container during the experiment. Ultimately, the amount of moisture in a food source does effect the super worm’s food choice.
Pobre Ana
In Spanish:
En la historia de Ana Pobre, el personaje principal, Ana cree que tiene un montón de problemas. Los problemas que Ana cree que es terrible es que no tiene ropa nueva, no tiene un coche, y ella tiene muy poco dinero. Luego, cuando Ana viaja a México a vivir con la familia Sánchez, se da cuenta que ella tiene una vida bastante buena. En el Ana Estados Unidos no tiene que compartir la habitación con su hermana y su hermano no tiene que dormir en el sofá o en el suelo. Ana siempre tiene agua caliente para la ducha, y ella también tiene ropa muy bonita. En México sólo hay una pequeña cantidad de agua fría para la ducha en, lavar los platos o lavar su ropa. Las familias en México también se viven en una casa que significa que sus abuelos, sus tías y tíos viven con usted también. Después de ver las diferencias entre la vida de Ana y la vida de Sánchez, Ana se dan cuenta de que tiene que estar agradecido por lo que tiene y lo que no tiene.
In English:
In the story Pobre Ana, the main character Ana believes she has a lot of problems. The problems that Ana believe to be horrible are that she has no new cloths, she doesn’t have a car, and she has very little money. Then when Ana travels to Mexico to live with the Sanchez family, she realizes that she has a pretty good life. In the United States Ana doesn’t have to share a room with her sister and her brother doesn’t have to sleep on the couch or on the floor. Ana always has warm water to shower in, and she also has very nice clothing. In Mexico you only have a small amount of cold water to shower in, wash the dishes or wash your clothes. The families in Mexico also live under one house that means your grandparents, your aunts and uncles live with you too. After seeing the differences between Ana’s life and the Sanchez’s life, Ana realize that she needs to be thankful for what she has and what she doesn’t have.
En la historia de Ana Pobre, el personaje principal, Ana cree que tiene un montón de problemas. Los problemas que Ana cree que es terrible es que no tiene ropa nueva, no tiene un coche, y ella tiene muy poco dinero. Luego, cuando Ana viaja a México a vivir con la familia Sánchez, se da cuenta que ella tiene una vida bastante buena. En el Ana Estados Unidos no tiene que compartir la habitación con su hermana y su hermano no tiene que dormir en el sofá o en el suelo. Ana siempre tiene agua caliente para la ducha, y ella también tiene ropa muy bonita. En México sólo hay una pequeña cantidad de agua fría para la ducha en, lavar los platos o lavar su ropa. Las familias en México también se viven en una casa que significa que sus abuelos, sus tías y tíos viven con usted también. Después de ver las diferencias entre la vida de Ana y la vida de Sánchez, Ana se dan cuenta de que tiene que estar agradecido por lo que tiene y lo que no tiene.
In English:
In the story Pobre Ana, the main character Ana believes she has a lot of problems. The problems that Ana believe to be horrible are that she has no new cloths, she doesn’t have a car, and she has very little money. Then when Ana travels to Mexico to live with the Sanchez family, she realizes that she has a pretty good life. In the United States Ana doesn’t have to share a room with her sister and her brother doesn’t have to sleep on the couch or on the floor. Ana always has warm water to shower in, and she also has very nice clothing. In Mexico you only have a small amount of cold water to shower in, wash the dishes or wash your clothes. The families in Mexico also live under one house that means your grandparents, your aunts and uncles live with you too. After seeing the differences between Ana’s life and the Sanchez’s life, Ana realize that she needs to be thankful for what she has and what she doesn’t have.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
"We the people, By the people, For the people," is part of the opening statement of the US constitution. Thomas Jefferson helped to write that document, but where did he get all those ideas? Where did the founding fathers come up with the idea of a perfect union. By listening to the words of philosophers, who in their time were ignored.
One of the most influential social contract philosophers, Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote of popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people. This idea gave the government its power through the will of the people, and it is the people who retain control of that power. Thomas Jefferson is also known to have taken ideas from John Locke, and put them into the Declaration of Independence. Both philosophers believed that the people are the base of the triangle of governmental power. Rousseau also said that all men should have the right to take up arms against the government, if it did not respect their rights.
Without the social contract philosophers, our founding fathers view of what a perfect union should be would have been very different then what they created. The social contract showed them another way to govern themselves without being ruled by a king. Rousseau argued that the goal of government should be to secure freedom, equality, and justice for all within the state, regardless of the will of the majority. From this idea we were given the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26466/history_of_democracy.html
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/rousseau.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
One of the most influential social contract philosophers, Jean Jacques Rousseau
wrote of popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people. This idea gave the government its power through the will of the people, and it is the people who retain control of that power. Thomas Jefferson is also known to have taken ideas from John Locke, and put them into the Declaration of Independence. Both philosophers believed that the people are the base of the triangle of governmental power. Rousseau also said that all men should have the right to take up arms against the government, if it did not respect their rights.
Without the social contract philosophers, our founding fathers view of what a perfect union should be would have been very different then what they created. The social contract showed them another way to govern themselves without being ruled by a king. Rousseau argued that the goal of government should be to secure freedom, equality, and justice for all within the state, regardless of the will of the majority. From this idea we were given the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26466/history_of_democracy.html
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/rousseau.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
Monster
Mrs. Lorelle Henry’s testimony does help Steve’s case. In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Mrs. Henry’s was in the drugstore while it was being robbed, and supposedly saw the faces of the two men robbing it. During her testimony Mrs. Henry said that she saw James King in the drugstore as one of the robbers. “The gentleman sitting at that table was one of the men arguing. (She points to KING).” Mrs. Henry did not say that she saw Steve in the drugstore or that she recognized him to be the other man who was helping KING. In my opinion Mrs. Henry is the main witness, and since she did not see Steve in the drugstore then she has helped his case.
Damned Characteristics
There are many characteristics that make up who you are and your personality. Most people have the normal characteristics, like being a fast runner or being good at something. Some have unusual special characteristics, like learn things really quickly or speaking another language easily. Although not all of the characteristics that you get or grow into are good for you. Everyone gets at least one of these, and most people try to hide them but some don’t succeed. These are characteristics that are damned.
Insecurity is one of those, because it makes you unsure of yourself and the decision you make. In the book Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve the main character is insecure of himself. In the book Steve describes seeing a face in the mirror he doesn’t recognize. The face doesn’t look like him and he doesn’t believe he could change that much in only a few months. Steve’s insecurity is becoming more unstable because so many changes are happening all around him. People are talking about like he’s not even there and some of the things he hears from those people make him question if he question himself even more. Is he truly is a monster?
Insecurity is a damned characteristic because it can either make you hurt others in order to feel go about yourself or it makes you look and/or feel weak. In Steve’s case it makes him both feel and look weak. He says that he wants to be a good person yet he doesn’t feel like one. His insecurity is feeding off the things that other people are telling him. He’s becoming unbalanced and is starting to lose the battle. His insecurity may lead him to make decision that might be lead to his downfall.
Insecurity is one of those, because it makes you unsure of yourself and the decision you make. In the book Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve the main character is insecure of himself. In the book Steve describes seeing a face in the mirror he doesn’t recognize. The face doesn’t look like him and he doesn’t believe he could change that much in only a few months. Steve’s insecurity is becoming more unstable because so many changes are happening all around him. People are talking about like he’s not even there and some of the things he hears from those people make him question if he question himself even more. Is he truly is a monster?
Insecurity is a damned characteristic because it can either make you hurt others in order to feel go about yourself or it makes you look and/or feel weak. In Steve’s case it makes him both feel and look weak. He says that he wants to be a good person yet he doesn’t feel like one. His insecurity is feeding off the things that other people are telling him. He’s becoming unbalanced and is starting to lose the battle. His insecurity may lead him to make decision that might be lead to his downfall.
Advice for the Class of 2016
Ok, just like how they say 7th grade is hard, and it's not. It's just like 8th grade. 8th grade its not hard, the teachers are hard, but the grade itself isn't.
So here are some tips to survive the teachers. (only the ones I had though)
If you get Mrs. Reagles, read a lot and write a lot. She likes to say random things, she is haunted, and she likes to wast time telling stories.
If you get Mrs. Grandlich, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!! If you don't she will get you trust me. Oh and take notes.
If you Mr. Cat, he's really nice and if you try to do a good job, and pay attention in class. You'll do great.
If you get Mrs. Colque, she really nice, but if you don't do what you're told, you will pay.
If you get Mrs. Mitchell, practice, and be nice to her.
If you get Mr. Roehl, he's supper funny, but he will hound you for your work. oh, and he'll take your food.
If you get Mrs. Whelan, do your homework ahead of time, and then ask for the next project.
If you get Mrs. Silady, DO YOU'RE HOMEWORK!!!!!! She will get you if you don't.
IF you get Mrs. Carroll, get the project before hand or you'll fall behind.
So here are some tips to survive the teachers. (only the ones I had though)
If you get Mrs. Reagles, read a lot and write a lot. She likes to say random things, she is haunted, and she likes to wast time telling stories.
If you get Mrs. Grandlich, DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!! If you don't she will get you trust me. Oh and take notes.
If you Mr. Cat, he's really nice and if you try to do a good job, and pay attention in class. You'll do great.
If you get Mrs. Colque, she really nice, but if you don't do what you're told, you will pay.
If you get Mrs. Mitchell, practice, and be nice to her.
If you get Mr. Roehl, he's supper funny, but he will hound you for your work. oh, and he'll take your food.
If you get Mrs. Whelan, do your homework ahead of time, and then ask for the next project.
If you get Mrs. Silady, DO YOU'RE HOMEWORK!!!!!! She will get you if you don't.
IF you get Mrs. Carroll, get the project before hand or you'll fall behind.
School is Planning
School is cool
School is mean
Sometimes you wish
You didn't have to do anything
Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show
"Til the teacher asks for the answer
You wish for no homework, no tests,and more importantly no school.
But then it goes by
Year after year
Grade after grade
School after school
By then you're no longer small
But big and strong
You take on the beast head on
Oh..... Where did the time go?
I don't know
At the beginning you were making new friends
Then it was trying new things
Next was balancing everything
Now its planning for your future
But you've got to answer some big questions
Like what do you want to be?
A vet
A firefighter
A police officer
A teacher
A writer
A painter
An explorer
Do you want to travel before the beast?
Do you want to have kids after the beast?
Do you want a house during or after?
There's so many questions to answer and many others to ask
You're probably thinking "How can I do all this?"
Well you've been training or planning without even thinking
Through school
All the homework
All the field trips
All the tests
All the activities
Everything you've done in the past has prepared you for future or the beast
Or as we parents like to call it collage.
We've prepared you for it and for so much more.
School is mean
Sometimes you wish
You didn't have to do anything
Just sit back, relax and enjoy the show
"Til the teacher asks for the answer
You wish for no homework, no tests,and more importantly no school.
But then it goes by
Year after year
Grade after grade
School after school
By then you're no longer small
But big and strong
You take on the beast head on
Oh..... Where did the time go?
I don't know
At the beginning you were making new friends
Then it was trying new things
Next was balancing everything
Now its planning for your future
But you've got to answer some big questions
Like what do you want to be?
A vet
A firefighter
A police officer
A teacher
A writer
A painter
An explorer
Do you want to travel before the beast?
Do you want to have kids after the beast?
Do you want a house during or after?
There's so many questions to answer and many others to ask
You're probably thinking "How can I do all this?"
Well you've been training or planning without even thinking
Through school
All the homework
All the field trips
All the tests
All the activities
Everything you've done in the past has prepared you for future or the beast
Or as we parents like to call it collage.
We've prepared you for it and for so much more.
History of Constellations
Have you looked up in the sky lately? Do you see the stars forming shapes? Those shapes are called constellations. Many empires found and named these constellations. They used stories, myths, or legends to example why the constellations are there. Constellations are part of both the Earth’s history and the universe’s history.
The Greeks are famous for their myths. In the myth “The Great Bear” Jupiter, the God of the skies, fell in love with a moral woman named Callisto. Juno, Jupiter’s wife, became jealous of Callisto after she gave birth to Jupiter’s son, Arcus. To get back at Callisto, Juno changed her into a bear. One would think that Callisto would trusted just as before because she was known to be kind and gentle. But no one believed she was still the same kind and caring person. The villagers forced her to leave her child by sending hunters with their dogs after her, while the women of the village took care of her baby. Years later Callisto came back to the village where she once lived. She soon found a hunter about to shot a bird; she soon realized the hunter was her son Arus. But when Arus saw the bear, he didn’t know it was his mother and aimed for it. Jupiter stepped in, even though it had be years since he last saw Callisto in her human form, he still loved her. To protect Callisto from her own son, he hurled her into the night sky. He also changed Arus into a small bear and then put Arus right next to his mother. But Juno was still jealous so she made Neptune, the God of the Sea, to keep the two bears from descending into the ocean like all the other stars. This is the myth the Greeks used to example to themselves why the Great Bear and the Little Bear are the only constellations to never set below the horizon.
They said that their gods made the stars move to make a shape of someone or something that the Gods thought honorable or wanted to honor. The Greeks believed the gods thought a hunter named Orion was honorable enough to be made in a constellation. In ancient Greek and in Greek mythology Orion was a great hunter who accomplished many things. It is said that he killed many beasts. But no one knows just how he died. One theory is that a Scorpios killed him. Now both are up in the night sky as constellations.
Hundreds of cultures have thought that their gods placed their heroes and myths up into the night sky. Were the myths, stories, and legends true? No one truly knows, and no one truly knows which opinion is right. Only you can choice which way you believe.
The Greeks are famous for their myths. In the myth “The Great Bear” Jupiter, the God of the skies, fell in love with a moral woman named Callisto. Juno, Jupiter’s wife, became jealous of Callisto after she gave birth to Jupiter’s son, Arcus. To get back at Callisto, Juno changed her into a bear. One would think that Callisto would trusted just as before because she was known to be kind and gentle. But no one believed she was still the same kind and caring person. The villagers forced her to leave her child by sending hunters with their dogs after her, while the women of the village took care of her baby. Years later Callisto came back to the village where she once lived. She soon found a hunter about to shot a bird; she soon realized the hunter was her son Arus. But when Arus saw the bear, he didn’t know it was his mother and aimed for it. Jupiter stepped in, even though it had be years since he last saw Callisto in her human form, he still loved her. To protect Callisto from her own son, he hurled her into the night sky. He also changed Arus into a small bear and then put Arus right next to his mother. But Juno was still jealous so she made Neptune, the God of the Sea, to keep the two bears from descending into the ocean like all the other stars. This is the myth the Greeks used to example to themselves why the Great Bear and the Little Bear are the only constellations to never set below the horizon.
They said that their gods made the stars move to make a shape of someone or something that the Gods thought honorable or wanted to honor. The Greeks believed the gods thought a hunter named Orion was honorable enough to be made in a constellation. In ancient Greek and in Greek mythology Orion was a great hunter who accomplished many things. It is said that he killed many beasts. But no one knows just how he died. One theory is that a Scorpios killed him. Now both are up in the night sky as constellations.
Hundreds of cultures have thought that their gods placed their heroes and myths up into the night sky. Were the myths, stories, and legends true? No one truly knows, and no one truly knows which opinion is right. Only you can choice which way you believe.
Raymond's Run
To let someone else win on purpose is usless. If you let the other person win then they never really won. It is better to give the race or sport or any other game you're playing all you've got. It's the fairest way to play, even if you win and they don't. In the story "Raymond's Run," Mr. Pearson tells "Squeaky" or Hazel Elizabeth Deborath Parker to let Gretchen win the race. Squeaky got angry at the suggestion because in her mind she is the best runner and to lose a race would make her look bad. It's one thing to have a friend or a family member tell to not do your best best. It's a whole thing to have your coach tell to.
Slavery
Author's note - this poem is about slavery through a slaves mind.
Why oh why
Everyday I work ‘til I hurt
From sunrise to sunset.
In the coldest morning to the hottest noons
I work so hard
Yet still they say to do more
They force my wife and kids to work
Breaking their bones with whips
Leaving scars for all to see
Only because we are different
We are black and they are white
Oh how I wish to run
But run I can not
For the captured are beaten
I could die
But do they care
No, they would just buy another
What can they say
The cotton and tobacco must be picked
To get the money they carve so much
Then make themselves pigs
With the food, they never work for
The food that we worked so hard to get
They give us barely any clothes to wear
Or shelter to live in
Try to steal food
And you will be beaten
There are no friends in their kind
They have no hearts
They have no mercy
They only have misery
In this life they give us no hope
To me it’s not even a life
It’s not worth living for
But why
Why do they beat us
Why do they hate us
What did we do
We do as told
How are we so different
A color does not matter
Why are we taken from our homes
Our family, friends, and lives
When they are not
Why can’t they work
They have good legs and arms
Why is the South so mean
And the North so kind
I hope there will be a time
When change will come
When we will be freed
When we are no different then them
When we are treated as one
When we are helped
Why oh why
Everyday I work ‘til I hurt
From sunrise to sunset.
In the coldest morning to the hottest noons
I work so hard
Yet still they say to do more
They force my wife and kids to work
Breaking their bones with whips
Leaving scars for all to see
Only because we are different
We are black and they are white
Oh how I wish to run
But run I can not
For the captured are beaten
I could die
But do they care
No, they would just buy another
What can they say
The cotton and tobacco must be picked
To get the money they carve so much
Then make themselves pigs
With the food, they never work for
The food that we worked so hard to get
They give us barely any clothes to wear
Or shelter to live in
Try to steal food
And you will be beaten
There are no friends in their kind
They have no hearts
They have no mercy
They only have misery
In this life they give us no hope
To me it’s not even a life
It’s not worth living for
But why
Why do they beat us
Why do they hate us
What did we do
We do as told
How are we so different
A color does not matter
Why are we taken from our homes
Our family, friends, and lives
When they are not
Why can’t they work
They have good legs and arms
Why is the South so mean
And the North so kind
I hope there will be a time
When change will come
When we will be freed
When we are no different then them
When we are treated as one
When we are helped
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