Comments week 9

Ian

Kaelyn

Lord of the flies

     I am currently reading a book called Lord of the flies. I am only on the third chapter. I really like the book so far, the setting is what makes the book a mystery. The book has a lot of symbols that refer to a bigger idea or picture. I like how there are symbols in the book, because you have to find out what the author is referring to. You have to solve a mystery inside a mystery.

     Human nature is defiantly apart of this book and how the different atmospheres and circumstances affect the characters. There is always a fight over power and leadership in this book. I don't think that the smoke signaling was a great idea, but the boys will learn from their mistakes and develop experience. I want to find out what happens next and the book is hard to put down when I read because I want to find out what happens next. I would recommend this book to any age group because it is a great book so far.

Human Nature

     I believe that humans are fundamentally full of possibility when in the right mind set. In other words, I believe that humans have potential to do great things if they are motivated and always thinking abut how they can do or make something better. My experiences in life led me to this belief. When I work in groups on projects and when I play soccer with a team, I have noticed things that influenced me to this conclusion. Humans are defiantly not flawless, but they are not worthless either.

     There is no one specific way that humans act. Human nature is the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. Every human has some basic characteristics such as feelings,thought and creativity. People with different opinions can sometimes make the best: ideas,companies,products,essay,school powerpoint....etc. I think that people with different ideas are the best partners because they combine their opposite opinions into one: product,company,essay,idea,paper.....etc.

Comments week 8

Danny

Casey

Fall break free post

     This fall break I went to tunica hills with my dog. My dog really loved the sandy creek beds of tunica hills. There were other dogs that she played with. My dog almost jumped off the waterfall, but she would have been hurt of she did. There were a lot of steep hills that my dog ran up and down.

    I went to Ruth's Chirs because it was my grandfathers birthday. I went to Cabelas and bought some duck hunting stuff. A couple of people came over to look at a car that me and my dad built because they wanted to buy it. I finished mowing our farm and did some work out there. Overall this fall break was very fun.

Reading Response

        I read a interesting short story by John Updike called A&P. This story was very weird because it was difficult at times to know what is happening. The whole story was based off of Sammy's feelings towards the girls. I think that the manager should have just asked the girls to come back with clothing that follows the store policy. There is no need to start arguing with the girls and then involving Sammy into the argument.

     I like how each isle is described as the girls are walking. It makes me feel like I am walking through the isles next to them. I think that this story was based off a simple plot that was not that interesting. A dynamic plot makes a great story. Overall the short story was interesting and weird.

     

Comments week 7

DJ

Danny

Should We Abandon Louisiana? In some ways, we already have.

     Zach Kopplin talks about the the media is not covering the flood. He says that the tragedy wasn't enough of a selling point-its the media conspiracy that gets people to car. I completely agree with that statement, the media will not cover it unless it is seen as a threat to over people. The media thrives off of scaring Americans and getting people worried about something that is not even a threat. The media makes their money off of commercials and the more viewers you have, the more money they will charge. It docent really matter what the topic is, as long as people are watching and the name of the media company is not given a bad reputation. Most of the media coverage was from local stations and companies. The big companies(CNN,ABC...) will pay for the videos from the local news and use only like 12 seconds of it just to fill in a space that was empty. Media coverage brings help and financial aid to disaster areas. This article is in first person.

     I do think that climate changes is affecting the weather. There was only a 0.01% chance of this flood happening in historical models. Louisiana will have more unexpected extreme weather events. Critics use this as a reason to give up on Louisiana. Louisiana will not be abandoned because the Governor and the Federal Government will not let that happen. Kopplin says, "If we must blame something for this flood, we should direct our blame at climate change." I think that the Government should try to come up with a solution for climate change and try to fix this issue that the whole world is facing.

     Rebuilding all of the affected homes is a big undertaking. It will be a couple of years before all of the affected homes are rebuilt. Some houses are already fixed, but many homes are not. I think that we should rebuild because the history is still here and the U.S. has never abandoned a whole state before. If we abandon Louisiana it will be a place for disease to grow and the wildlife will be harmed. There are many fossil fuels that are in Louisiana and many economic value to the United States. Nuclear power plants in Louisiana might explode and contaminate other regions. Rebuilding would be the best decision and it would be better for the future.

Comments Week 6

Ian B.

DJ

Short Story Response

   
     As I was reading the short story, I could see the tension and rivalry between the granddaughter and Da-duh. Da-duh is very close minded in a sense that she compares everything to Barbados and most of the time she says that Barbados is better. Da-duh thinks that the Bissex is taller than just about everything else, but then she hears about the Empire State Building and she finally realizes that New York is better. I think that da-duh doesn't realize how much the world has evolved from when she was born because she has never really experienced any place besides Barbados. The granddaughter has never been to Barbados, so she will have to learn the ways from her grandmother about Barbados.

    I thought that this short story focused on one topic and because of that I thought that the reading was slow. The transition from the granddaughter leaving to Da-duh death was very quick and was not thought out well. The conclusion paragraph was well written and I liked the details. Da-duh's death was very descriptive and I thought it was well written. Overall I enjoyed reading this short story and what made me liked it the most was that it was written a long time ago.

My Experience at a Cross-Country Meet

     Today I woke up and decided that I would go support Episcopal the the cross country meet. I packed up my drone and rode my electric skateboard to Highland Road Park. The meet was very crowded because it was the biggest meet of the season. I weaved in and out of traffic trying to find a place to launch my drone. I finally found a shady grass area where I will take off my drone. I turn on the drone and connect my iPad to my phone wifi. The drone is up in the air and I fly towards the tents and runners, I see this large group of people start running. I start to film the race and follow the crowd as they proceed into the course. It was very interesting to see the race from a different perspective. I late ride home to put the drone up and then I go back to meet up with some of my friends.

     I found the schools tent and my friends were all crowded around it. They told me that they saw my drone and heard it when they were running. They thought it was my drone, but were not sure. They were telling me that they were nervous right before the race, but when they heard my drone they started to laugh. I am glad that I was able to come to the meet because I later met up with my friends and had a great time.