The army squad 774
was in Afghanistan trying to detonate IED's
down one of the common walking roads for the locals. One of the Afghan
police said that he saw a man putting something in the ground late last night
and waited until the morning to contact the American soldiers. The American
Soldiers went out early this morning to
detonate the bomb so none of the locals would hit the bomb. One of the US
soldiers said that he saw an orange wire but thought nothing about it. They
kept driving down the road when they got to the spot that was said to have the
IED. The high tech vehicle sent a high tech robot with over five cameras
attached to look at the spot where the IED was. When it got to the end of the
road it stopped do the soldiers could see the ground and tell if there was a
bomb or not. A man on a camel was said to be riding down the street towards the
US soldiers. When the camel touched the area where the bomb was supposed to be
it exploded it a huge fire ball of red and orange fire. The man is unknown due
to the massive fire ball. The IED was said to have a trip wire and when the
camel walked across the wire the IED went off.
lime green
Monday, June 4, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Senseless Violense
What are the symbols in the story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson?
If you look into the text finding the symbols can be very easy. “The Lottery”
by Shirley Jackson is a great short story that tests the reader if they can
find the true meaning of the story using symbols.
“Bobby Martin had already stuffed his pockets full of
stones, and the other boys soon followed his example, selecting the smoothest
and roundest stones.”This is very important thing to start the story with
because it says the irony that will eventually take place later in the story.
The rocks symbolize death and torture because later they stone a normal woman because
she won the town’s lottery. “Mrs. Delacroix selected a stone so large she had
to pick it up with both hands and turned to Mrs. Dunbar.” The big rock that she
picked up was very important. The woman who threw the rock was friends with the
woman who was getting stoned and she wanted to kill her quick and easy. The big
rock meant friendship and humanity.
Most things in this story were black like the black box that
held the lottery tickets and the black dot that meant whoever holding the black
dot ticket would be stoned. The black box symbolized death, tradition, and
unwillingness to change. The black spotted ticket meant death and curse. Black
overall symbolizes evil and death. The lottery its self meant tradition.
It is very easy to miss symbolism in a story but Shirley
Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” really showed that you should look for
symbolism to understand a story. Even though the story was an Irony and someone
died at the end it is a great story showing that you should think outside the
box.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Un Washed
I am as dirty as an
un washed window.
Oh wait that's why I have a sigh on me that says wash me. So if you do not know me I will tell you
about me. Okay so I am the back window of Zach Galifianakis's limo. I am the
only original window left on his car. The rest were smashed out by his stupid
friends. At least I am not the water bottle holder. Oh my gosh where should I
start. He is always gross and sticky. Zach took the limo threw the forest last
night and now I'm extremely dirty. This guy put this sigh on me this morning
and now I can’t even see anything. Oh wait here comes a guy holding something
in his hand. Yes it looks like a hose. He is getting closer. BANG and I'm
broken. Some of me is in the car some of me is still in the window holder thing
and some of me is on the ground. I see the man clearly now and he is taking
things from the inside of the car. I hear Zach come out of his house and he is
yelling at him to go away. This time I don't think it was his stupid friends.
Zach is on the phone with someone who I think is the police. Five minutes
latter there is a cop car in his drive way and a woman is picking me up with
some kind of sucker thing. She walks me over to a can and throws me in. So now
I'm in the garbage and Zach has no original car windows.
Viruses Are All Around US.
Did you know that
there are more than 5,000 viruses know to man that can be described in detail
and more than a million different types of viruses still being discovered and
researched? It is very important to know what a virus is and how they can
affect the body so if you get sick you know how to stay safe.
What is a virus? A
virus is an infective microscopic organism that lives in anything alive that
can only reproduce in the living host (virus).
They are not alive (virus). Viruses could
be in humans, plants, or animals (virus).
The virus stays in the cells of the body or plant (virus). The virus can grow and reproduce until it is killed or
destroyed (virus).
Knowing what a
virus is can help in the process of learning how viruses affect organisms. According
to www.mrphome.net “First the virus attaches to a specific host cell. Then the virus’s hereditary material enters the host cell. Next the virus’s
hereditary material causes
the cell to make viral hereditary
material and proteins. After that, new viruses form inside of the host cell. Last
new viruses are released as the host cell bursts open and is destroyed” (Glencoe/McGraw-Hiee).
It is very
important to know how viruses affect organisms so people can know how different
viruses affect the human body. Viruses that attack the body after getting in
cells can cause some pretty bad sicknesses (Staff).
Meningitis is the swelling of the thin layer of tissue covering the brain and
spinal cord from an infection (Staff).
The symptoms of meningitis are headache, fever, and a stiff neck (Staff). This can happen to anyone (Staff). This virus can be deadly if it is not
treated right away (Staff).
Meningitis is a very scary
virus but so is the Mumps. Mumps is a disease made by a virus that spreads
through spit that can infect many parts in the human body mostly the Salivary
Glands (Foundation). When you have Mumps
your glands get swollen and become very painful
(Foundation). The swollen glands make it difficult for people who have
the mumps to open their mouth, talk, eat, and drink (Foundation). When a person has the mumps it gives them the
appearance of a hamster, making the infection pretty easy to recognize (Foundation). The mumps can be deadly if not
treated immediately (Foundation).
Knowing about
viruses and how they affect your body is very important if you want to stay
safe while being sick. There are hundreds of viruses known to man and many to
learn about. If people know about viruses it will help find new viruses and
keep people safer.
Bibliography
Foundation, The
Nemours. "Mumps ." April 2009. KidsHealth . 19 April 2012
<http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/mumps.html>.
Glencoe/McGraw-Hiee.
"Viruses." McGraw-Hill, Glencoe. Life Science: Life's Structure
and Function (Book A). Glencoe/McGraw-Hil, 2008. 54-57.
Staff, Mayo Clinic. Meningitis
. 29 April 2011. 18 April 2012
<http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meningitis/DS00118>.
"virus."
2012. Merriam - Webster . 17 April 2012 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/virus>.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Viruses Are All Around Us.
Did you know that there are more
than 5,000 viruses know to man that can be described in detail and more than a
million different types of viruses still being discovered and researched? It is
very important to know what a virus is and how they can affect the body so if
you get sick you know how to stay safe.
What is a virus? A virus is an
infective microscopic organism that lives in anything alive that can only
reproduce in the living host (virus).
They are not alive (virus). Viruses could
be in humans, plants, or animals (virus).
The virus stays in the cells of the body or plant (virus). The virus can grow and reproduce until it is killed or
destroyed (virus).
Knowing what a virus is can help in
the process of learning how viruses affect organisms. According to www.mrphome.net “First the virus attaches to a specific host cell. Then the virus’s hereditary material enters the host cell. Next the virus’s
hereditary material causes
the cell to make viral hereditary
material and proteins. After that, new viruses form inside of the host cell. Last
new viruses are released as the host cell bursts open and is destroyed” (Glencoe/McGraw-Hiee).
It is very important to know how
viruses affect organisms so people can know how different viruses affect the
human body. Viruses that attack the body after getting in cells can cause some
pretty bad sicknesses (Staff). Meningitis
is the swelling of the thin layer of tissue covering the brain and spinal cord
from an infection (Staff). The symptoms
of meningitis are headache, fever, and a stiff neck (Staff). This can happen to anyone
(Staff). This virus can be deadly if it is not treated right away (Staff).
Meningitis is a very scary virus but so is
the Mumps. Mumps is a disease made by a virus that spreads through spit that
can infect many parts in the human body mostly the Salivary Glands (Foundation). When you have Mumps your glands
get swollen and become very painful (Foundation).
The swollen glands make it difficult for people who have the mumps to open
their mouth, talk, eat, and drink (Foundation).
When a person has the mumps it gives them the appearance of a hamster, making
the infection pretty easy to recognize
(Foundation). The mumps can be deadly if not treated immediately (Foundation).
Knowing about viruses and how they
affect your body is very important if you want to stay safe while being sick.
There are hundreds of viruses known to man and many to learn about. If people
know about viruses it will help find new viruses and keep people safer.
Bibliography
Foundation, The
Nemours. "Mumps ." April 2009. KidsHealth . 19 April 2012
<http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/mumps.html>.
Glencoe/McGraw-Hiee.
"Viruses." McGraw-Hill, Glencoe. Life Science: Life's Structure
and Function (Book A). Glencoe/McGraw-Hil, 2008. 54-57.
Staff, Mayo Clinic. Meningitis
. 29 April 2011. 18 April 2012
<http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/meningitis/DS00118>.
"virus."
2012. Merriam - Webster . 17 April 2012 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/virus>.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Gallon Challange
Authors note: This is a research paper on the Gallon Challenge.
Many people try to beat the gallon of milk contest but can’t
do it and end up throwing up. The real
question is why can no one beat that challenge?
Is it the amount of milk? Is it
because it is milk? Even though it
sounds easy in the end it is truly not.
The gallon of milk contest, also known as milk chugging and
the gallon challenge, is a hard task to complete. In this challenge, a contestant has to drink a
gallon of milk either in a certain limited amount of time or as fast as possible.
Most of the time people follow the
simple rules of drinking the gallon of milk in 60 seconds without throwing up. This challenge all started on season five,
episode two, of the American television show ”Jackass.” Also this challenge was used in the reality
TV show “Inked.” Now today high school
students and college students carry on the challenge.
Knowing
the side effects of the gallon challenge why is it so hard to even do? Many studies
have been done on why the challenge is so hard. Sarah Ash, a professor of nutrition, says that
“the reason people cannot complete this challenge is due to the limited
capacity of the human stomach.” She says
that generally the stomach can hold a half gallon. When the organ limit is met and exceeded, it
triggers the vomit reflex. Another study
stated that there are three reasons why it is so hard; the lactose, calcium,
and casein. The human body can only
process a certain amount of lactose at one time. Your body only has a certain
amount of available lactase and during the challenge your body can become
lactose intolerant. According to the web
site www.howstuffworks.com, the
problem with calcium is that milk contains a lot of it – about 300 mg per
8-ounce glass. A Tums chewable tablet
contains about 200 mg of available calcium. So in drinking a gallon of milk, it is like
consuming 25 Tums tablets at one time.
That creates an imbalance of the acid level in the stomach, giving your
stomach another reason to consider puking.
If milk is
so hard are other liquids hard as well? Some of the times people try to use
different types of liquids like soda, water, or beer. According to the website www.howstuffworks.com “Too much water
overloads the circulatory system and the kidneys, dilutes blood
electrolytes, and can cause cells to swell, potentially causing brain damage or
death. A gallon of soda contains over
100 teaspoons of sugar and way too much caffeine for your body to safely process. A gallon of
beer would be 10 and a half 12-ounce cans. That is enough alcohol to put the blood
alcohol level of a 175 pound male above 0.20 and render many
people unconscious.”
The gallon
challenge is tried by millions and may look easier then it is even though it is
nearly impossible. People who try the
gallon challenge usually end up getting bad stomach aches or throwing up. Do you want to try to beat the odds?
Bad Cop
Authors note: This is a fictional writing piece to get my word choice score up higher.
I told him he looks as ugly as an unpainted wall and he slapped me across the face. He yelled at me but I tuned him out. Quietly I said, “My life is a roller coaster and you make the drops in the track.”
As he was starting to walk away he whipped his head around and yelled at me to be quiet or he would kill me.I heard a pop, felt a sharp stabbing pain, and my leg was broken.
“Do you want to know how I feel?” he yelled. “I’m so mad at you that I could explode the earth and be the only person left living!”
His words stung my ears because I was worried for my family.
“You’re like Osama Bin Laden because you set up ways to kill people but you make other people do the killing because you’re just plain scared,” I yelled.
I could see him trying to think of a comeback response and he said, “All I think of when I look at your body is fat, fat, fat.”
Slowly I tried to get up but he punched me in the face and I fell to the ground. The pain in my broken leg is unbearable.
“You’re a terrible man!” I yell. “I thought cops were supposed to be nice to people and help them, not hurt or kill them.”
Swiftly he said “I thought that little boys were supposed to play with their cars and not get involved in criminal acts.”
I heard the bathroom door slam to the wall and I saw at least twenty cops running into the ten foot by ten foot room. I passed out and the next thing I knew was that I was in a hospital.
“Wow little dude” a nurse says. “You were as beat up as a beat up person who was attacked by one million dogs that had rabies.”
“Thanks?” I asked confused.
I saw the bad cop walk into the hospital room and he stabbed the nurse in the back with a three inch long piece of glass. I tried to get out of the covers but I was strapped to the bed.
“Can’t run now can you?” he yells.
He lifted up the glass and said that he was going to kill me. His eyes shifted and he slowly lowered the knife. I could tell by the evil look in his eyes that he wanted to slowly kill me. I saw him slowly close the hospital door and he pulled over in a cart to my bedside.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
He did not respond. I could see the cart turning around.
“Pick a box!” He yelled.
I was startled by his loud and sudden demand. There were four brightly colored boxes on the table. He told me to pick one of the boxes and the contents would drive how he was going to kill me. I picked up the red colored box as fast as a cheetah can run.
“I just open it?” I asked, my voice shaking with uncertainty.
He said yes and I slowly opened the box. Whatever it was I knew it was sure to kill me slowly.
I told him he looks as ugly as an unpainted wall and he slapped me across the face. He yelled at me but I tuned him out. Quietly I said, “My life is a roller coaster and you make the drops in the track.”
As he was starting to walk away he whipped his head around and yelled at me to be quiet or he would kill me.I heard a pop, felt a sharp stabbing pain, and my leg was broken.
“Do you want to know how I feel?” he yelled. “I’m so mad at you that I could explode the earth and be the only person left living!”
His words stung my ears because I was worried for my family.
“You’re like Osama Bin Laden because you set up ways to kill people but you make other people do the killing because you’re just plain scared,” I yelled.
I could see him trying to think of a comeback response and he said, “All I think of when I look at your body is fat, fat, fat.”
Slowly I tried to get up but he punched me in the face and I fell to the ground. The pain in my broken leg is unbearable.
“You’re a terrible man!” I yell. “I thought cops were supposed to be nice to people and help them, not hurt or kill them.”
Swiftly he said “I thought that little boys were supposed to play with their cars and not get involved in criminal acts.”
I heard the bathroom door slam to the wall and I saw at least twenty cops running into the ten foot by ten foot room. I passed out and the next thing I knew was that I was in a hospital.
“Wow little dude” a nurse says. “You were as beat up as a beat up person who was attacked by one million dogs that had rabies.”
“Thanks?” I asked confused.
I saw the bad cop walk into the hospital room and he stabbed the nurse in the back with a three inch long piece of glass. I tried to get out of the covers but I was strapped to the bed.
“Can’t run now can you?” he yells.
He lifted up the glass and said that he was going to kill me. His eyes shifted and he slowly lowered the knife. I could tell by the evil look in his eyes that he wanted to slowly kill me. I saw him slowly close the hospital door and he pulled over in a cart to my bedside.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
He did not respond. I could see the cart turning around.
“Pick a box!” He yelled.
I was startled by his loud and sudden demand. There were four brightly colored boxes on the table. He told me to pick one of the boxes and the contents would drive how he was going to kill me. I picked up the red colored box as fast as a cheetah can run.
“I just open it?” I asked, my voice shaking with uncertainty.
He said yes and I slowly opened the box. Whatever it was I knew it was sure to kill me slowly.
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