Sunday, March 26, 2017

Political Post

http://www.weau.com/content/news/Trump-signs-bill-authorizing-NASA-funding-Mars-exploration-416732193.html



Trump signed a bill that drives funding to NASA. The funding that NASA will receive is about 19 billion dollars. The average cost for a rocket launch is about 1.5 billion dollars. The research and experiments eat up a lot of the 19 billion dollars. NASA has launched about 135 rockets since they were started in 1958. Space exploration has always been a controversial topic. Going to Mars and maybe starting a colony on Mars has been a dream of many, but many people do not think that space exploration is a waste of money and the United States should not do it anymore. Elon Musk's Space X is a revolutionary company because they created a rocket that can go into orbit and come back down and either land on land or on a barge in the ocean. This is really amazing because this has never been done and most defiantly not a a barge in the ocean that is moving because of the waves.

I believe in space exploration and going to Mars because out planet cannot last forever. I chose this article because this topic interests me and it was recently written. What is your opinion on this topic and has your views changed over the years?


Friday, March 17, 2017

Learning Reflection

Ninth grade year has gone by fast. I hope it keeps going at this pace because the summer is not too far away. I have learned many things this year so far. I have learned about how hard Biology is. I have learned about poetry and learned new vocabulary words. In the fourth quarter I will try to make the most of my time and try to be efficient.

I usually don't focus when I am doing my homework. In result, my homework takes a lot longer than it should. So if I pay more attention and just focus it should take less time. This year has been about the same as last year, but I liked last year better than this year. Hopefully the fourth quarter will be as good as the last three quarters.

Free post

Three days weekends are the best. The regular weekend is just too short because it is always crowded with studying and school work. Procrastination is a big problem for me on the weekend. I always study Sunday night only. I am trying to fix this and it is working pretty well. As you can see because I am writing this blog now and it is Friday.

Getting my work done early is always helpful because you can always do things with friends last minute. If I did not do my work earlier, then I probably could not have gone with my friends. A weekend is supposed to be a break from school. Most of the time I feel like it is not because of all of the work and studying. To try to solve this problem, I try to do all of my work Friday night.

Monday, March 6, 2017

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"Umbrella" by Rihanna

http://www.metrolyrics.com/umbrella-lyrics-rihanna.html

Internal rhyme is used "Let it rain, I hydroplane into fame" rain, hydroplane and fame are great examples of rhyming words. These words have a rhyming "A" which makes them an maple of an internal rhyme. Sibilance is used when she says "sun shines, we'll shine together" the rhyming of the "s". The repetition of the "S" in these neighboring words make it an example of Sibilance. Slant rhyme is used in the song when she says "So go on and let the rain pour I'll be all you need and more" the endings rhyme. The "O" at the end of the lines make this an example of a slant rhyme.

Alliteration is used in the song, see here "It's pouring rain, it's pouring rain Come in to me, come in to me" the "C's", "P's" and "M's" make it alliteration. The similar sounding letters in the beginning of neighboring words make it alliteration. The song has many poetic terms that can be seen in the lyrics. Songs that you might know very well might have poetic terms that can be seen in the lyrics.


Saturday, March 4, 2017

Free Post Poem

King cake, doughnut cake, king cake shakeThey are all great, but I just ateA piece of cakeShould I have anotherIt's a decision to be madeShould I or Should I notIt might make me gain a lot of wightIt's just one pice I saySitting on some hay,I lay down to thinkI hear a horse neighI will just have some for todayAs I sit I feel like I want to quit,So I just take a nap