Blog #10 (Poem)

The Holocaust 

Was victory really a fair cost for all those lives which were lost?

Some people wish it never happened 

Some still argue if it even did happen.

But it did 

There's no way to fix the past.

We must still move in the rast direction. 

And help people that have trouble showing affection 

The Holocaust made Jews feel like they weren't human

Made Germany feel like they had a leverage on them 

But little did the Jews know they were part of a movement

And that in the future they'd be full of relish. 

In the holocaust a lot of innocent people died 

In the ghettos, a lot of memories and bodies were left to decay

Everybody at the end claimed they wanted to help, but never tried

People that survived the Holocaust still have memories that replay 

To them it seems like it was just yesterday, when all those horrific events came their way.

The Hollocaust

Blog#9(Brain Teaser)

BEFOEE READING I SUGGEST FIGURING OUT THE BRAIN TEASER (at the bottom) ON YOUR OWN. OR AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO.

  This was a very tough brain teaser. It took long and hard to figure out, but after hours of stretching my brain and thinking about it I finally figured it out.

 

     First of all, Jack is definitely not the murderer. He's the brother of the murder do that takes him off the suspect list. Dan can't be the murder since he ran a marathon and the murder had his leg amputated. Also, Ben is not the murder because he just had met Jack and the murderer and Jack had grown up together.

    Therefore, that only leads Jeff and Mike. I know for sure Mike didn't grow up with Jack and Jeff is still alive. Therefore, I find Jeff as the murder! Another fact is that Jeff is going to install Bens computer. Therefore, since Ben just met Jack and the murder and Jack grew up together, that means Jeff had to meet Ben as well. 

       Mystery solved

Blog #6

In the following articles "What Does a $250,000 Ticket to Space with Virginia Galactic Actually Buy you" written by Daisy Carrington and "Off to Space for a Year, an American's Longest Journey" written by Kenneth Chang both inform us about space crafts, and exploring new things in some type of way. Back in April, Virgin Galactic hit a milestone. By next year onwards, they are bringing space traveling to the general public. However, the tickets cost $250,000, and that's just for one seat. Meanwhile, Scott J. Kelly is trying to break the record for the longest time, in space, from America. In the article they said he's reaching for a whole year, 365 days. 

Further on, I do believe future generations will travel to Mars based off the fact that our technology will be more advanced than now. Also because in the article "Off to Space for a Year, an American's longest Journey," they said "That is part of the groundwork NASA wants to complete before it would be ready, in a couple of decades, to send Astronauts to Mars." This is why I think they will send astronauts to Mars, they just need the right equipment. They have more things to redress and more test to take, because I believe they can get the trip done in 3 decades tops.  

If I could afford to pay to be one of the first space tourist, I still wouldn't do it. I just like knowing the fact here on Earth that I can control what I'm doing. Or I can get myself out of a tough situation easy. However though, space is a whole new game. What if there's a problem with the ship and I or no one else around me can control. I just feel safer staying on the ground.

Blog #7

Blog #7

  For this weeks blog I have decided to write about having trouble finding the inspiration for the main idea of my blog.  

         All week I was having trouble finding creativity for my blog topic. Staying up late every night hoping to find inspiration. Now on Sunday night, I'm living every kids worse fear of walking into school with nothing to turn in. However, tossing and turning in bed, sweating and headaches, I ran across this topic and decided to give it a shot. I don't know if the blog has to be based off the book or free choice so right now, I'm kind of nervous.

       I was trying to find new ways and bend my thinking by connecting how I feel to the book I'm currently reading STUNG;but couldn't. Though, I can connect it to the article "More Parents, schools trying to dig out piles of homework." It reminded me of it right away because I'm stressing out over a simple two free choice paragraph blog. It's kind of witty or amusing. I've been in this situation many times before so I know how to manage my impulses unlike other all nighters homework students.

Blog #8

           If I were 18, I would vote for candidate Bernie Sanders. His campaign ad really influenced me to give him my vote. The music and how powerful he spoke made me get engaged into what he wanted to do for our country. How he spoke in front of all those different crowds, and how they reacted at the end of every speech. However, I think as I mature and get older, when I'm really 18 I will understand more about politics. 

        I agree with his statements on education, how he said that he would increase public funding so every student could recive a free college education.  Also, I agree with how he feels on domestic  policy. How people should have to pass a criminal and a public safety background check when purchasing a gun. Plus I like how he says illegal immigrants should be provided health care and granted citizenship.

Have You Ever Wondered

                Did you know the WORLD is TRILLIONS of dollars in debt?! To be exact, $59.7 trillion and counting. The founder of Visual Capitalist, Jeff Desjardins, "Broke down how much of the world's sovereign debt each country holds." This means that he broke down how much each supreme ruler owed in this large debt. America holds the largest chunk of the debt holding 29.05% aka $15 trillion of it. Amazing country huh?

                What started this debt is loans. (http://www.economist.com/content/global_debt_clock) says that majority of the world's debt comes from countries giving loans to other countries that need a little extra money for their citizens or community. The loans and debt didn't start getting out of hand until the 70s. Ever since then it's just been growing and growing. America holds the most debt as I said before, but countries that least owe money are in Africa. That could be the reason why a lot of Africa is in poverty, or the reason they have so many beautiful cities.

               The global clock says that we don't owe our money to the Martians. Even though there have been many rumors that we owe half our debt to them.Citizens mostly thought America would owe money to the Martians because of how powerful our government is. Goofy right?

               This debt in my opinion is good but bad at the same time. However, I believe it is extremely high for what I thought is an amazing world. Also since the best country in the world holds 30% of that debt, it makes me question why we are so powerful. If we don't plan on paying each other back, how are we supposed to trust each other from one country to another. At first I thought it let another country take advantage of a country in high debt, when it really doesn't.
                 

            In conclusion, I presume that you can tell that the world isn't as perfect as we think it is. Well besides the wars and what not. Though, I never even knew the world was even in debt. This project expanded my world knowledge in many different ways.

1st Quarter reflection

        For my 8th grade year at Heritage, I wasn't expecting this. I thought it would be better than these last couple of years, but it's been worse. There's still the same drama, same annoying people, and everything school related changed. There's no more echalk and there's a whole new grading system. I been beating around the bush and now I deny it because I'm on the verge of getting kicked outof accelerated classes. This quarter made me realize how tough life really is, and how it's not a fair game. It won't be jaunty getting back on track, but I will succeed.

       This past week I started thinking about my future. How I need to gather my 

Life together before its to late, so I'm changing things around for these next 3 quarters. I was looking at some high schools and I really liked Jones Prep. Though, if I want to get into that school, I need to work really hard. My mind has to be set to that and that only, I have to stride to be number 1. I honestly think I can do it, I just hope it's not to late to turn things around.

      People tell me all the time "oh you have such great potential" or "you can be anything you want to be, it must be so easy being you." Well I just think that's a bunch of nonsense because some of the smartest people I know are homeless or out in the streets somewhere. I listen to what they say and I realized that someone with a 2.0 gpa, can teach or know more than someone with a 4.0 gpa. Or sometimes, people are just book smart, they aren't spiritually smart.

    Wow, look at what just this one quarter brought me to. Not even a whole year, just this one quarter has me digging in my head and feelings for answers, or to change my state of mind. I think I can get out the dry spell, this all just might be a phase. I'll think I'll be fine, I'm going to start putting the work in.