4/30/07

Please complete 1 current event using any of the following sites cnn, msnbc, foxnews.



A gunman already suspected of wounding a police officer shot and killed two people and wounded at least two others at a shopping center in Kansas City, Missouri, before being gunned down by police, authorities said Sunday. This is follow up on the Virginia Tech shootings and it proves that people are starting to care less about security and the public. These people are starting to go to public places where it is crowded and cause alot of chaos for no specific reason. It proves how heartless this man is because he kills a cop at first then drives over to a mall without being harassed by the cops. Good thing is he got killed after the standoff with the police later at the mall.

4/27/07

Put yourself in the place of the characters of the work you are currently reading are in (Winston in 1984 and Abigail, Betty or Parris in the Crucible) Pretend you are one of these characters and write a letter to their best friend explaining how they feel and what their situation is. Make sure to describe any fears or predictions you think they may have. remember, you are writing a letter pretending you are either Winston from 1984 or Abigail, Parris or Betty in the crucible


Dear friend,

I feel like everything is turning upside down all of a sudden. My daughter has been accused of practicing witchcraft and all hell has broken loose. Everyone's finally expressing their true feelings about me as being a reverend in this town. Everyone is starting to believe that all I do is speak a long time about deeds and mortgages. Also they dont agree with me that my salary is reasonable so that I can afford firewood for my house. So right now Im very concerned with the sudden problems arising I could lose my position as the top dawg and get ran out of town.
Yours Truly,
Parris

4/25/07

Please write 2 articles on current events using one of the following sites: cnn, fox,msnbc.


European astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our solar system, and here's what it might be like to live there: This is real cool cause if this was to be a livable planet that means we could start inhabiting the planet. So if global warming destrots this planet we could have an alternate planet to go to.House Democratic leaders predict they will have enough votes to pass legislation requiring U.S. troops to begin leaving Iraq by Oct. 1 and send it on to President Bush for his promised veto. This story shows that nobody fears Bush anymore.

4/24/07

After checking your grade, how confident are you that you will pass this class without any problems? Do you feel the confident in your other classes?


After checking the grades I am very confident that I will pass this class with ease if I continue the way I'm doing right now. But I must say I am somewhat dissappointed with the fact that I've failed to get a grade higher than a "C". In my other classes I will pass those without any problems cause they are very easy. This is the only class that has proved to be a significant challenge to me all year and I have maintained a "C" even though I'm not proud of it.

4/23/07

List the 10 most important things in your life right now. Describe in a sentence for each, why they are so important. Use the following format:
1. item 1- this item is important because... 2. item 2- This item is important...


1.God- provides protection and keeps me blessed all day every day
2.Family- they support me and keep me motivated for the next item.
3.School- because I need an education
4.Football- Provides an outlet of stress from school
5.Girlfriend- keeps me happy and many other reasons
6.Friends- without them football wouldn't be as much fun
7.Injury- it makes me work harder so I can excel on the football field
8.Adversity- because it makes me appreciate life alot more
9.Coaches- they teach me alot about football and even more about being a man.
10.Car- allows me to move around and do other important stuff I cant think of right now.

4/20/07

The crucible proiject proved to be somewhat challenging. The most difficult part proved to be the reading of it seeing how its such a long story. After fully reading the story I had to scan to find interesting parts to implement into the project. Then I had to find appropriate pictures to use to go along with the sentences to make it look reasonable. Overall I think its a very interesting story.

4/18/07

The Virginia Tech shooter was a student pursuing writing as a future career. read the following play written by him and give your opinion on it. Also, describe if you feel that this is any indication of his mental state or is this just a form of art.



I think it was a good play that he wrote. It showed a creative side to him to be able to come up with something like that and make it seem as if it was something that happened for real. In a way it kind a shows somewhat of his sick mental state seeing the fact that he used such compelling languages and gave a glimpse of the images of ways of death. It shows what he thinks of all the people that make him feel bad for being somewhat different.

4/17/07

The Virginia Tech happenings was a very tragic moment. The gunman who opened fire in Virginia Tech's Norris Hall, killing 30 people before turning the gun on himself, was "an Asian male who was a resident in one of our dormitories," university President Charles Steger said Tuesday. Based on what I heard in the news he killed them execution style which meant he was determined to do it and knew he wouldn't have regrets about it. It also proves that this kid is one scary person to kill someone and turn the gun around and killed himself so he wouldn't have to face the consequences for his actions.

4/16/07

In your opinion, what is the most important freedom you as an American have? What do you believe is the quality that sets Americans apart from other cultures such as that of communists?


To an extent the major freedom that we have over other cultures would have to be speech. Even though over here it isn't always allowed but in some communist countries they are not allowed to express how they feel about things. Some of these things involve political issues that affect the welfare of there country and we as Americans usually express this through music. Also we do this and we cannot get arrested or punished for it but other countries try to do it and they get killed or get severely punished.

4/13/07

What is your reaction to yesterday's film? Give me a description of your thoughts.


I think wednesday film was a very interesting film that shows reflection of what is happening in this era. It showed what countries would do in the past to gain control of a certain area. It also showed that the people back then didn't have the wereabouts to think of ways to test a bomb without risking the lives of the people even the ones that released the bomb. But I think it had some informative things like the damage that a nuclear bomb can do. For example when the shadow got burned to the ground and when the hiroshima got totally destroyed at the dropping of one bomb.

4/11/07

Describe 3 issues the government is currently using to keep you scared. Do you think this is legit? What can you do to counteract this?


The main one that I think the government is using against us is the 9/11 situation. I think they use this one to get us to approve anything that they want to do security wise and declaring war on other countries. Another thing that they use is to take things that we strongly depend on and find a way to put us in a situation of fear.

4/10/07

What is fear? Think about fear for a moment and describe in a few paragraphs what fear means to you. How does fear affect you?


Fear is a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Basically fear is an emotion that you get when you think something bad is going to happen. Also it happens when you find something that you find hard to overcome appears in front of you and you have no idea what the effect of this can have on you. Fear puts a feeling of being afraid and not wanting to get involved in that activity or messing with the thing that strikes fear into your heart.

4/9/07

Now that you have returned from spring break, how does it feel to know that there are less than 7 weeks left until the end of the school year. Are you comfortable with your performance in your classes this year? You still have some time left, do you believe that you can finish this school year off successfully?


I am very happy about the idea that we have less than seven weeks left in school. So far I have been very comfortable with the performance in my classes. But in this class I am somewhat dissapointed that I couldn't get a grade higher than a C. I hope I can finish of the school year with the good grades that I have tried to maintain over the school year so far.