Thursday, February 20, 2014
Gassing Operations in the Holocaust
Gassing operations in the Holocaust were pretty gruesome and demented. Nazi's would pick out a group of people who they seemed to be "unworthy of life" and mass murder them by poisoning them with deadly gases. These gases were made with many chemicals along with carbon monoxide.
Nazi's would prepare these "gassings" by sealing the gas in a truck or a van. They called these vehicles "mobile gas vans."
Killing Jews with deadly gas was more cheaper than any other method they used to kill innocent victims. Nazi's mainly gassed the people who were ill and who were Gypsies.
While packing people into the "gas chambers," they would tell the Jews to raise their arms and pack in as tightly as they could. They made them do this because if they held their arms up, they could get more people in the chambers. Also, the more people then the faster they would suffocate. There were at least 6,000 Jews gassed each day.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Prank turns deadly for Arkansas teen
Ford, Dana. "Prank turns deadly for
Arkansas teen." CNN. CNN. 18 Feb.
2014. Web. 19 Feb. 2014
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/17/us/arkansas-prank-death/index.html?c=us>
Girl killed because of prank. 2014.
Web. 18 Feb. 2014. <http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/1. 7/arkansas-man-guns-down-15-year- old-girl-for-egging-sons-car-as-a-prank/>
This article was about a 15 year old girl and her friends who were trying to get back at some friends for pranking them. The friends had egged one of the friends' houses, and they were going to get them back. When the girl and her friends arrived at the house, a man came outside and began to fire. He shot the girl in the head and she died.
I can connect to this story in a little way. I am also 15 years old and so was the girl who was killed. It would be terrible to just go to a friends house to get revenge for fun and then end up getting killed. I have never been shot, therefore, I cannot connect to that in no way shape or form. People don't usually get shot at my school for having fun, so I can't make a connection there either. But, sometimes people do get in trouble for getting out of line.
I feel like it was ridiculous how they were just having good ole teenager fun and someone ends up dying. I could understand if their type of fun was life-threatening, but it wasn't. It was good, clean fun and someone gets murdered. This doesn't really effect me, but it makes me think about how careful I need to be whenever going out with friends because you never really know what can happen to you when going places.
Short answer:
What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.
It seems to me as if the author's central message is to watch out where you go and what you do. You need to be careful about being at the wrong place at the wrong time. The article said, "He opened the door and began to open fire." The article also said the driver had injuries to his leg. Although his injuries were obviously nowhere as serious as the 15 year old, he still was injured and the teenagers were at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Director: Super Bowl halftime show will be creative, cold
Gross, Doug. "Director: Super Bowl halftime show will be creative, cold." CNN Tech. 2 Feb 2014. Web. 2
Feb 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/31/tech/innovation/super-bowl-halftime- hamilton/index.html?hpt=hp_c2>
Many people are wondering if the lights will go out after Bruno Mars makes an appearance in the Super Bowl halftime show. In 2013, once Beyonce was done performing, the lights in the stadium shut down for nearly 35 minutes. Director of the Super Bowl halftime show, Hamish Hamilton says he is "fairly sure" the same thing that happened last year will not happen again.
I can't really connect to this because I am not a director nor someone famous enough to perform at a Super Bowl. However, I did watch the Super Bowl and I do remember when the lights were out. Everyone was making a big deal out of it on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Bruno Mars is one of my most favorite performers of all-time, so I know I'm going to be watching the Super Bowl, and hopefully the lights shutting down, (if they do) won't stop him from doing what he does best.
This article makes me feel reassured because it lets me know that producers and directors are actually doing something to prevent what has happened before. It also lets me know that they are doing everything in their power to make the Super Bowl performances the best they can be, (even though it will be because of Bruno Mars.) Anywho, I feel like this Super Bowl halftime show will be one of the best yet.
My reaction to this is shocked because once I found out Bruno Mars was going to be the one performing for this big event, I have been excited for this time since then. I'm glad that so many people are working together to make something great happen. Faith in humanity is restoring and that affects me because people in my community may even begin to restoring faith.
How does the author support his claim? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.
The author supports his claim by putting direct things the producer of the Super Bowl halftime show said to make people feel like the same thing that happened last year will not happen again. He also adds some quotes from the producer such as "We knew almost exactly the show we were going to get," to reaffirm people that they have everything under control for the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Why are lawyers killing themselves?
Flores, Rosa. CNN. Cable News Network, 20 Jan 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2014. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/us/lawyer-suicides/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
Sparacio, Micah. 10 Ways To Fight Depression. 16 May 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2014.
You may not realize it, but some of the most successful business people are also the most depressed people. Lawyers are nearly four times as likely to have depression than people who are not lawyers. This is why lawyers rank fourth place in the top 5 professions with the most suicides.
This article affects me greatly because all of my life, I have always wanted to be a lawyer. After all of the research I have conducted, there are many downs to being a lawyer, including this article which scares me to death about achieving my dream profession. After reading this, I feel like if I turn out to be successful by doing what I've always wanted, I'll become depressed, over-worked and desperate. Nevertheless, nothing will ever stop me from doing what I've been working my whole life for. Though being a lawyer has its many downs, you just have to stay positive and look forward to the ups you'll have if you push through and be strong.
How does the author use language to advance her point of view? The author uses quotes given by researchers and developers to make this article easier to comprehend. For example, Flores uses the quote given by Yvette Hourigan when she stated, "There are a lot of high stress professions." This made me understand easier knowing that there have been actual studies to prove that this statement is in fact true.
You may not realize it, but some of the most successful business people are also the most depressed people. Lawyers are nearly four times as likely to have depression than people who are not lawyers. This is why lawyers rank fourth place in the top 5 professions with the most suicides.
This article affects me greatly because all of my life, I have always wanted to be a lawyer. After all of the research I have conducted, there are many downs to being a lawyer, including this article which scares me to death about achieving my dream profession. After reading this, I feel like if I turn out to be successful by doing what I've always wanted, I'll become depressed, over-worked and desperate. Nevertheless, nothing will ever stop me from doing what I've been working my whole life for. Though being a lawyer has its many downs, you just have to stay positive and look forward to the ups you'll have if you push through and be strong.
How does the author use language to advance her point of view? The author uses quotes given by researchers and developers to make this article easier to comprehend. For example, Flores uses the quote given by Yvette Hourigan when she stated, "There are a lot of high stress professions." This made me understand easier knowing that there have been actual studies to prove that this statement is in fact true.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Oreos may be as addictive as cocaine, morphine
People's behavior differ when they consume cocaine and when they eat fatty, sweet foods because when one consumes cocaine, it triggers a pleasure center in the brain and causes the body to have certain reactions. But, whenever someone eats fatty and sweet food, it just makes them come back for more. It can become a problem because if they just keep coming back for more unhealthy food, it could lead them to be very unhealthy and obese. Cocaine and Oreo's are the same because they are both highly addicting, and you just can't have one snort of cocaine just like you can't have just one Oreo.
Just because you like the taste of Oreo's, that doesn't necessarily mean that you are addicted. There is a difference between enjoying the taste and being addicted. If you sit on the couch and have about 5 packs of Oreo's, and you eat one right after another, you may be addicted. But, if you eat about 5 or 6 Oreo's and quit eating them, chances are you are not addicted, you just wanted something sweet to eat so you had a few Oreo's.
The results from the rat testing showed that the rats were in fact addicted to Oreo's. The pleasure that the rats showed in tests showed that the rats enjoyed Oreo's more than cocaine.
Not everyone considers their health to be a big issue. Some people just don't care if they become overweight or not. Most people think, "Oh, I'll just have a few and I'll be done." It doesn't always work out like that. It can really add up.
The Oreo's aren't so addicting that you just absolutely cannot quit eating them. You can easily resist Oreo's. Just don't buy any. The study doesn't really say anything about once you start eating them you just can't quit. I think that would be an understatement.
Just because you like the taste of Oreo's, that doesn't necessarily mean that you are addicted. There is a difference between enjoying the taste and being addicted. If you sit on the couch and have about 5 packs of Oreo's, and you eat one right after another, you may be addicted. But, if you eat about 5 or 6 Oreo's and quit eating them, chances are you are not addicted, you just wanted something sweet to eat so you had a few Oreo's.
The results from the rat testing showed that the rats were in fact addicted to Oreo's. The pleasure that the rats showed in tests showed that the rats enjoyed Oreo's more than cocaine.
Not everyone considers their health to be a big issue. Some people just don't care if they become overweight or not. Most people think, "Oh, I'll just have a few and I'll be done." It doesn't always work out like that. It can really add up.
The Oreo's aren't so addicting that you just absolutely cannot quit eating them. You can easily resist Oreo's. Just don't buy any. The study doesn't really say anything about once you start eating them you just can't quit. I think that would be an understatement.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Why climate change is good for the world
Some people may not think that global warming is a big issue, but it is. While global warming is bad, it also has its advantages. Global warming has several benefits, which include increases of human welfare, fewer winter deaths, lower energy costs, and probably fewer droughts.
"Especially cold winters cause a rise in heart failures far greater than the rise in deaths during heatwaves." Global warming would make our winters even warmer. More people die from cold-related deaths than heat-related deaths. According to the article, there are approximately 29,000 cold-related deaths every year.
The increase of wealth will help us adapt to future climate change because according to the article, we could probably gain more benefits and lessen some of the harm done by adapting. Our best bet would be to just adapt because it would help us out a lot.
As a matter of fact, yes we should care about how climate change has caused a 1.4% increase in global economic output. According to the article, it's "the difference between survival and starvation", for some people. 1.4% can really add up. One day it could possibly get up to about 5% and if we all work together, we could possibly end world poverty and hunger.
It could be possible to compare the costs, but it could be possible to compare the benefits. For the cost, all you would really have to do is look at previous costs. For the benefits, same thing goes. Some policies you would have to go by are build wind turbines, growing biofuels, and substitute wood for coal in power stations.
"Especially cold winters cause a rise in heart failures far greater than the rise in deaths during heatwaves." Global warming would make our winters even warmer. More people die from cold-related deaths than heat-related deaths. According to the article, there are approximately 29,000 cold-related deaths every year.
The increase of wealth will help us adapt to future climate change because according to the article, we could probably gain more benefits and lessen some of the harm done by adapting. Our best bet would be to just adapt because it would help us out a lot.
As a matter of fact, yes we should care about how climate change has caused a 1.4% increase in global economic output. According to the article, it's "the difference between survival and starvation", for some people. 1.4% can really add up. One day it could possibly get up to about 5% and if we all work together, we could possibly end world poverty and hunger.
It could be possible to compare the costs, but it could be possible to compare the benefits. For the cost, all you would really have to do is look at previous costs. For the benefits, same thing goes. Some policies you would have to go by are build wind turbines, growing biofuels, and substitute wood for coal in power stations.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Literacy Blog: SAT's
At first, I thought it was crazy that people would just make things up to put into their SAT essay. “Just make one up. And I’ve heard about students making up all sorts of events, including deaths of parents who really didn’t die.” Even though that is kind of messed up, you have to do what you have to do. Especially whenever they give you topics to write a response to such as an episode of "I Love Lucy." Nobody from our generation really watches old-timey shows like that anymore. So, after reading this, I understand why people make up random things to put into their SAT essays. I also found it interesting whenever the article said, “It doesn’t matter if [what you write] is true or not,” because I would conclude they wanted you to say something that is true. But as I said earlier, you have to do what you have to do and if making up a story is going to get you a passing SAT score, I don't see why you shouldn't make something crazy up.
I understand that this generation is generally "smarter" than a lot of previous generations due to the fact that we have more technology which allows us more capable of being smart, and I also understand how judges have to be more strict while grading such tests. Nevertheless, if the writing part of a SAT is only worth one-ninth of the whole test, I don't see why they're so harsh grading them. You would figure that they would pay more attention to the parts that matter the most, but I guess they don't look at it like I do. Even though credible writing is crucial for getting accepted into a decent college, they should grade all three parts of the test just to be more fair. Everybody has different weaknesses and strengths.
I understand that this generation is generally "smarter" than a lot of previous generations due to the fact that we have more technology which allows us more capable of being smart, and I also understand how judges have to be more strict while grading such tests. Nevertheless, if the writing part of a SAT is only worth one-ninth of the whole test, I don't see why they're so harsh grading them. You would figure that they would pay more attention to the parts that matter the most, but I guess they don't look at it like I do. Even though credible writing is crucial for getting accepted into a decent college, they should grade all three parts of the test just to be more fair. Everybody has different weaknesses and strengths.
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