St. Patricks Day

When I think of this day... I think of like leprechauns, pots of gold, green, etc. As well as going to school and then forgetting to wear green. Thus, getting pinched by everyone, but when you go to pinch someone else you get hit back because they are wearing green where you cannot see it sadly. That is what I think St. Patricks Day is.

Tricks Review

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins was a pretty breath-taking book. The book was a little more on the mature side for young adult readers, but it was a great book. The characters, settings, and theme were interesting. First off, the characters were very interesting in what they did and how they were. I didn't think Cody would go into prositution. He was a straight guy who had an amazing girlfriend. Since his dad died life has gotten worse for him and he went into prositution with guys because he makes more money. Another great character is Ginger. She ran off with her friend because she was being sexually abused by her mom's dates because they pay her mom to have time with Ginger. Ginger and her friend were raking in the money with strip parties and bachelor parties because they were underaged. Her friend goes into prositution because she keeps thinking they need more money, but they really have enough money to go on. Next, the settings of the book varied. The book went from character to character in each chapter. The setting for Seth was in L.A. because he had gotten kicked out of the house when his dad found out he was gay. Whitney, a small town country Christian girl was sent off into Arizona for treatment because they had thought she was taken over by demons because of the way she acted around Andrew. Lastly, the theme was a good one. Never give up because things might turn around for the better even if your life seems like it can't get any better and you just want to slump over and die. Life can't always get worse just wait for the change and let it be for the better. In summary, Tricks by Ellen Hopkins was a satisfying read. It was a page-turner that was good from start to the end if you are mature enough to read it like so.

Civil War

Civils Wars are common between people of the same ethnicity, but it could happen to anyone. A boyfriend/girlfriend situation, family matters, people of the same country fighting over something they want. It can happen to anyone and it usually happens at least once in every person's life. I was in a civil war with my family. My mom and dad had a divorce. My mom left and went to Arizona and my dad just stayed in Arkansas. I had to go live with my mom for a year or so and her boyfriend was a loser to me. Then I went and lived with my dad for a while who is also a loser to me. He didn't like me very much because I always left to go hang out somewhere everyday and I didn't like him very much either. So I left both my parents and went to go live with my grandma. She gripes a lot about dumb things but its better than my parents.

Olympic-sized Commitment

I dont think I could commit to all the things they practice before the Olympics. All those days of training for many days before they are finally in it. That's a lot of commitment to make to prepare for the Olympics. I, for one, couldn't be commited to all of that.

Silas Marner

Silas Marner was excommunicated from his town and he left to go live in another. He lives there sewing on his loom in solitude and counting his money. Silas is robbed later on of all his money and finds a little girl instead of his money. He finds the mother of the little girl dead outside his house and he raises the little girl on his own. He teaches her to be a righteous person and disciplined her. She grew up to be a great person and later finds her Dad, but doesn't go to live with him after she finds out.

Banning iPods

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I think that banning iPods during school isn't a very clever idea. Students will still try to find a way to cheat either way anyways. Using iPods to cheat is a pretty good idea because it is not obvious and detectable. On the other hand not many students try to cheat using iPods. Some students just prefer to listen to music on them as a past-time during school. Students will find better and less detactable ways to cheat if iPods are taken away and then there will be more cheaters. Music helps in the long run because some students listen to music when they are doing their homework or studying to tune out all the other noises around them so they can concentrate. iPods should not be banned as well but only confiscated before tests or important exams so no one can cheat on the test and then give back to the students after the test is over. That stops the possibility of cheating on iPods.

Oral Com. Earthquakes, Global Warming, and European Storm

Earthquake:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_chile_earthquake;_ylt=Asvgs.kkTmBm2Gg.uvDxPX.s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqYmlkcW5yBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMzAxL2x0X2NoaWxlX2VhcnRocXVha2UEY2NvZGUDbW9zdHBvcHVsYXIEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNjaGlsZXRyb29wc3A-
The damage was devastating and horrendous. Many people died, screaming and crying for their lives. The government tried to help by sending satelites, food, water, and other basic materials to them to help them survive and rebuild. Firefighters urged citizens to stay inside but no one had heard it coming till it had hit their house. Many people are homeless with very few homes left to inhabit because many were destroyed. The government is doing its best to try to help the people rebuild their lives.

Global Warming:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100228/ts_csm/283713
Many people do not believe in Global Warming and the numbers have increased almost doubling. The IPCC are suffering with less public confidence and are having a hard time with this situation. Many people do believe in Global Warming as well but, some just do not care increasing from 29% to 33%.

European Storm:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100301/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_deadly_storm
In France there was a terrible storm that took many lives. The president donated $3 million dollars to help the cause to fix the problem. The storm destroyed many homes and left many of them without electricity. The president met up with residents in homes and promised to get recovery funds to help rebuild the area swiftly.