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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Hey
I figured I'd do one more thing here before leaving to my new site. I made a photostory about the 1999 oklahoma tornado outbreak, and I figured I'd post it here.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Ishmael
WHAT: This school year, I'm going to read Moby Dick.
WHO: It's by Herman Melville.
WHERE: At my house, of course.
WHY: Because I want to read a long book, and I believe Moby Dick holds the world record.
WHEN: I think I'll be able to read it over a course of 3 months.
HOW: With my eyes, and brain, of course. WHY (again): My mom's kinda making me read it, because "I need to step up my education a little bit. I need to make goals, then achieve those goals." 5 INTERESTING FACTS: 1. Moby dick was based on a whaler's true encounter with a whale he called mocha dick. 2. The book is sometimes known as "The Whale". 3. After world war 1, not many people were reading Moby dick, until British author, Carl van Doren, wrote a book called Studies in Great American Literature, mentioning Melville a few times. About a year later, Doren wrote a book called American Novel, going into greater detail about moby dick. 4. Herman Melville was also a poet. 5. Herman earned only just over 10,000 dollars for writing his whole lifetime. He wasn't financially succesfull.
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Last Airbender movie review
So, I loved Avatar, the last airbender, and I was really excited that they were making a movie! I thought it was a really great idea, and nothing could deter me from my excitement. Of course, I watched the movie. They seemed to spend more time on the special effects than the actual movie. It's pronounced [aay-ng], not [uh-ng]. Sokka wasn't cracking off his usual sarcastic quirks, aang just didn't seem...like the 12 year old kid he was supposed to act like.
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THE VERDICT
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If you liked the TV show, don't buy this on DVD, you'll be wasting your money. I'd have to give it a 1.5/10.
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THE VERDICT
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If you liked the TV show, don't buy this on DVD, you'll be wasting your money. I'd have to give it a 1.5/10.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Invisible man book report
Recently, I read the invisible man by H.G. Wells. It's about a stranger who visits an English village inn in the middle of winter, all covered up, with bandages on his face, a jacket, a scarf, snow pants, a fedora, and boots. The only thing that isn't covered is his big pink nose.
The other people in the inn keep asking him to uncover himself, and he does eventually. He takes off the pink nose, it was fake, but he's nowhere to be found suddenly. They can only hear his voice. He then opens the door and leaves.
He goes to the home of a friend he knew from before he was invisible, named Kemp. He says that his name is Griffin. He then explains everything that happened, and says that he became invisible by drinking a liquid called strychnine. After becoming invisible, he went outside, and explored the town a bit.
With power comes responsibility, though, and Griffin only has power. He decides to go on a killing spree, but (Of course) Kemp doesn't go along with the idea. Griffin says that Kemp is going to be the first person he kills, and just leaves. He's still visible, though, because he leaves footprints in the snow.
Kemp calls the police, and they find the invisible man. He tries to kill Kemp, but the police stop him. He gets free of them and wounds Kemp, then leaves again. They find him in the subway, and wound him badly. He becomes visible again, and they bring him to a hospital.
The other people in the inn keep asking him to uncover himself, and he does eventually. He takes off the pink nose, it was fake, but he's nowhere to be found suddenly. They can only hear his voice. He then opens the door and leaves.
He goes to the home of a friend he knew from before he was invisible, named Kemp. He says that his name is Griffin. He then explains everything that happened, and says that he became invisible by drinking a liquid called strychnine. After becoming invisible, he went outside, and explored the town a bit.
With power comes responsibility, though, and Griffin only has power. He decides to go on a killing spree, but (Of course) Kemp doesn't go along with the idea. Griffin says that Kemp is going to be the first person he kills, and just leaves. He's still visible, though, because he leaves footprints in the snow.
Kemp calls the police, and they find the invisible man. He tries to kill Kemp, but the police stop him. He gets free of them and wounds Kemp, then leaves again. They find him in the subway, and wound him badly. He becomes visible again, and they bring him to a hospital.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Evolution
Evolution seems like a chain where things get better and better, but in reality, it's just the frequency in which the species reproduces. So by evolutionary standards, whoever has more children is more successful. But by society's standards, that is not always the case.
One example is that a person who's rich, has a PHD, and an MD, decides to have 1 child with his wife, who also has a PHD and an MD. Another person, who's irresponsible, poor, and dropped out of high school, has 10 children. By society's standards, the one with 10 children is unsuccessful. But from an evolutionary point of view, he's more successful.
Another example is that about 80% of people who live in africa are related to one guy, who lived many years ago. That guy may have pillaged many villages, and killed many people, but he is still successful from an evolutionary point of view. His actions may be despicable, but he is still successful from an evolutionary point of view.
I watched the whole video on Intelligent Design and Evolution, on Khan Academy, and I personally believe in evolution. Thanks for reading!
One example is that a person who's rich, has a PHD, and an MD, decides to have 1 child with his wife, who also has a PHD and an MD. Another person, who's irresponsible, poor, and dropped out of high school, has 10 children. By society's standards, the one with 10 children is unsuccessful. But from an evolutionary point of view, he's more successful.
Another example is that about 80% of people who live in africa are related to one guy, who lived many years ago. That guy may have pillaged many villages, and killed many people, but he is still successful from an evolutionary point of view. His actions may be despicable, but he is still successful from an evolutionary point of view.
I watched the whole video on Intelligent Design and Evolution, on Khan Academy, and I personally believe in evolution. Thanks for reading!
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