six abstract nouns

Fear is ash black masks with happiness behind them

happiness is fushia pink flowers in the sunlight

loss is the empty black hole that can never be filled

remorse is the shady black mist that covers the moon

loneliness is the ragged brown leaf that has fallen from the tree

sorrow is the wet gray sky when the rain is coming   

poem responce 3

                                                                               

this poem has lots of great rhymes and repetition. shel silverstein is truly a great poet and can internally rhyme and in my opinion is very hard as well as getting to a point where it makes sense and is well written and fun this poem where the sidewalk ends by shel silverstein is about how he knows where the sidewalk ends and how bad it is everywhere else because it is not the same. some examples are the line when he writes “Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black “as well as “And the dark street winds and bends”. and so concludes my response☻

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haiku's

                                                              Seasonal :

                                                            The early bird fly's
                                                     through the misty pale blue sky 
                                                                 as it goes it cry's


                                                               nature:
                         
                                                 
                                                   flowers are blooming 
                                              red blue green and yellow 
                                                    and they all are seen   


                                                           modern:

                                              the books are put down
                                            but for what is to be seen
                                                      it's only t.v.

poem responce # 2

this poem tells a story about childhood and how it affects life as a whole.this poem “the forest of my hair” by James tolan is about a man that remembers i can state this because there is proof:I have lived most of my life
in the absence of that
gentle voice, and those
woods of mine were clear-cut
years ago, but my hair,
I wear it long in honor of him.

so in conclusion, i  think this poem is a great story of truth

click to read the forest of my hair 

poem response#1

In my perspective this poem The road not taken by Robert frost means, every day things can affect  our entire life.  For instance say you decided to go and get a milkshake instead of a smoothie that might be better because the  smoothie place would have given you a poisoned smoothie, for an odd reason. so  in certain circumstances you could make one little mistake and not even notice.

click here to read The road not taken

VS poem

Man-made	V.S.	Nature
Man-made   Crepe paper flower	V.S.Nature V.S.	Trillium
Light bulb	V.S.	The sun
Recycled Air	V.S.	Trees
Processed food	V.S.	Fruits And Vegetables
synthetically colored	V.S.	Naturally dyed
Plastic	V.S.	Real
Linoleum flooring	V.S.	wood flooring
Glue	V.S.	Sap
Concrete	V.S.	Stone
Pool	V.S.	An Ocean

Things That Annoy Me

the thing thats soposed to be My  brother
My annoying sister
My arguementitive mother
My lazy father
My yappy pets
 mushy gushy tomatoes
cold hard apples
the color neon  orange
tangeled messy hair
that bad luck that comes from nowhere
crinkled crumpeled  paper
sneaky squeaky chairs
yelling that that makes you hear ringing in your ears
wet sandy clothes
waking up in the morning
going to bed when im already awake
 

Enders game final

The book Enders game is one of my favorite books.The plot of the story is so unique, you just don't find it that often.The most interesting part is the way in the end Endre is the one who is killing the buggers the he learned from. We  took an assessment on the book. The First statement was “Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good.”I ranked it a two out of five at first. Their I read further into the book, I realized that it was justifiable most of the time. If they had not lied to ender and told Ender the truth he would not have killed the buggers.The next state bent is “Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem.”Before I read the book I put a one. I still would say the same thing even though Ender used violence more than once to solve a problem. In the book a boy named Stilson tries kill,. Ender is provoked and accidentally kills stilson. Ender also ends up killing a boy named Bonzo in self defense. He is not happy when they tell him that he killed the two boys. The next statement is “It is okay to kill someone in self-defense.”I put a one before reading the book but my answer is still the same.as i reiterate myself from the last statement violance is not good in any way, self defense or to solve a problem.But that is enough time spent on that subject. at the end of the book the buggers have built a place ender remembers a place were he killed a giant. the giants drink is one of the most dredfull games they have and you die every time, umless your Ender wiggin. Ender beat the game by burroing into the giants eye. the giant died and ender got to pas that part into fairy land. he soon found a playground and all the children who were there were bigger than him. he tried to play on the structure's but was to small to do them. he decided to go to the forest and the children followed and turned into wolves and ate him. he quicly out smarted them and went to I the ehd of the world. he has many trajitys there and finds that the way to succed is to love more rather than to kill. Anaways the buggers build the game and ender follows the path, but there are no wolf children and no dangers almost like the buggers want him to succeed and in the tower he is so fond of he findes an egg with a bugger queen inside it. to me this means that they personaly want ender to carry on there duty of recolonization.and young ender becomes the speker for the dead through the telopath connection between him and the queen.

Enders game questions #12-15

Chapter 12 – Bonzo
1. How did Ender provoke Bonzo?  How did Bonzo respond?
Ender provoked bonzo by violating a direct order and saving the day.
2. Who was Stilson? Why was Ender thinking of him?
Stilson was a boy who Ender killed(Ender doesn't know he killed Stilson or Bonzo )and he had the same hollo look that stilson had in his eyes.
3. Why does Ender still expect help from the teachers?
Because he doesn't know how relentlessly they are isolating him and they ney bonzo would be destroyed.
4. Did you know Stilson and Bonzo were dead? Find the specific clues in this chapter about the deaths.
In the beginning General  Pace and Colonel Graff are talking about how Ender can handle it he's done it before.
5. Was Ender justified? Why did they not tell him of the deaths?
he was justified, and they didn't tell him of the deaths because he would most predictably shut out the world.
Chapter 13 – Valentine
1. “Perhaps it is impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.” Explain what this quote means. State an example of this idea.
Valentine is saying this because she is starting to like this person demosthenes and it is hard for her not to think about things in his perspective.
2. Is it a natural, “good” instinct for humans to be killers? (survival of the fittest)
well, yes and no. Because if you don't need to kill to survive then you shouldn't kill.
3. Discuss the conversation between Ender and Valentine on the raft. What does Ender reveal about himself and his enemies?
That he has to hurt them so bad they can not hurt him again.
4. Discuss Valentine’s conflicting thoughts about her brothers. How have Peter and Ender’s roles shifted? How does Valentine feel about each?
Valentine has the thought that ender is taking peters role and vice versa. She has always had that tender spot for ender and not for peter, but things are changing.
5. Discuss Graff’s statements about why the war with the Buggers was inevitable.

Chapter 14 – Ender’s Teacher
1. What disturbs Ender about Eros? How does Ender figure out the truth about Eros?
Ender feels that Eros’s proportions are off then he finds out that it is a bugger colonie. he feels that there are keeping too much from him and should tell him the truth.
2. Describe how Mazer is going to be the only teacher Ender has ever had?
Because he is the only one who is smarter than him, so therefore he is he's teacher.
3. Why had Mazer been dishonest with Ender? Do you think Ender could have
handled the truth?
He did not tell him because he would not be able to handle the truth, because he likes buggers without knowing it.
4. Have they pushed the children too far? Was it worth it?
yes they pushed their way to far and it was worth it.
5. Is genocide, or in the case of Ender's Game where an entire alien race is
annihilated, xenocide, ever justified? Was the xenocide of the Buggers inevitable? Why?
Because they're not human so they don't get human rights.

Chapter 15 – Speaker for the Dead
1. Valentine said, “Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given to you by good people, by people who love you.” After what has happened in Ender’s life, what would he think of this statement?
that he would rather like the path Valentine is giving to him rather than Graffs option.
2. Ender listens to the evidence about the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo. What is Ender’s opinion about the deaths?
That he is a cold blooded killer that should be in jail.
3. Why did Valentine make sure that Ender could never return to earth?
Because she knew that he never wanted to be appraised for murdering an entire spices.
4. What is ironic about Valentine’s statement about Peter saving millions of lives?
Peter is the one trying to save every one noot valentine.
5. What knowledge did Ender gain the enabled him to write The Hive-Queen? Give specific details.
He had played this game in battle school and the buggers made the game on their planet for him to find and he found a empty space and there was a telepathic bugger that could  talk to ender.
6. Why does Ender publish the book using the pseudonym “Speaker for the Dead” and not his own name?
Because he was too famous and everyone would call him a bugger lover and knov that he was tricked into killing the buggers.

Drones

Drones

Drones were not invented for violence

not for killing or death

just for epionage

not for war

Drones are so despicable

for all they do is kill

nothing good can come from death

Drones kill what they're told

you and your family are not safe

until you prove your innocence

when you act suspicious you could be stalked

Flying above you unwatched

Then your shot!

take it to court

you can't prove any thing

not a scar not a scrach

your unharmed

Drones were not invented for violence

Ode To My Hairbrush

to my hair brush i thank
for making my hair shiny
Every day i use you
bejewel glittery beautiful
my hairbrush
at first my hair is naughty
its wiled and crazy
an' thick
but after using you
my hair is smoth
and soft as silk
thank yo my hair brush...
ode to you.

Enders Game Questions, 9-11

Chapter 9 – Locke and Demosthenes
1. There is a real battle, internally and unspoken, between Peter and Valentine. Who is manipulating whom?  Who really has the power?
Peter is manipulating Valentine, because he is telling her to write and he is mean to her.
2.  Look up the names Locke and Demosthenes, how do these philosophers relate to the personas of Peter and Valentine?
Well, locke is a person who would rather go to war then resolve a conflict peacefully and that is the attitude that peter gave Demosthenes, who would rather resolve something peacefully, than go to war.
3. Why is Ender still angry?
Because he think he is like Peter and he doesn't Know how he has “changed”

Chapter 10 – Dragon
1. What kind of leader was Ender?  Why was he this kind of leader?
Ender was a Well respected  leader and he  was a bully to bean like Bonzo to him. Because he wanted suppository.
2. What did Ender do to Bean, and why?
He kind of bullied him,  because he was small and smart.
3. What does the word Salaam mean?  What could this tell you about the power of religious identity?
Salaam  means peace in Arabic, this means that religion is a scarce thing things are falling apart because there has always been religion in all types.
4. What is important about the end of this chapter?  Was Ender’s reaction a mistake by the Battle School teachers, or was it the reaction they wanted?
I think that enders reaction of not playing the game is what they wanted...in a way. They wanted to move him up and if he was not going to play the game- which is the whole school- why not move him up?
Chapter 11 – Veni Vidi Vici
1. How does the computer know Ender so well?  Does it really?
the computer doesn't know ender the buggers do.
2. Explain this quote: “Yes. That’s the worst that could happen. I can’t lose any games. Because if I lose any--” (page 198)
it means that he can't lose any games because then people will die.
3. Why are the teachers pushing Ender so hard?
Because if they don't their lives will all be lost.
4. Discuss the importance of the last two sentences of the chapter.
well, he wants bean to think outside of the box and not think of thing that are already thought of.
5. “Veni vidi vici” means, “I came; I saw; I conquered.”  Why is this an appropriate chapter title?
well they threw everything at him and he still one and/or conquered.

CEJ#4

Brains of rats connected allowing them to share information via internet

Ian Sample, science correspondent   
Thursday 28 February 2013 10.05 EST   
The Guardian
Science
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/feb/28/brains-rats-connected-share-information

Scientist create the first organic computer, using the brains of rats. They used the internet to connect the two rats brains, from the researchers' lab at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and the other in Natal, Brazil..Led by Miguel Nicolelis, a pioneer of devices that allow paralysed people to control computers and robotic arms with their thoughts, the researchers say their latest work may enable multiple brains to be hooked up to share information.The scientists first demonstrated that rats can share, and act on, each other's sensory information by electrically connecting their brains via tiny grids of electrodes that reach into the motor cortex, the brain region that processes movement.

The rats were trained to press a lever when a light went on above it. When they performed the task correctly, they got a drink of water. To test the animals' ability to share brain information, they put the rats in two separate compartments. Only one compartment had a light that came on above the lever. When the rat pressed the lever, an electronic version of its brain activity was sent directly to the other rat's brain. In trials, the second rat responded correctly to the imported brain signals 70% of the time by pressing the lever.Remarkably, the communication between the rats was two-way. If the receiving rat failed at the task, the first rat was not rewarded with a drink, and appeared to change its behaviour to make the task easier for its partner. In further experiments, the rats collaborated in a task that required them to distinguish between narrow and wide openings using their whiskers.       

CEJ#3

Film director killed in New Zealand shark attack

                                                           New Zealand

John Bacon,

 USA TODAY

11:11a.m. EST February 27, 2013

National

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/27/shark-attack-new-zealand/1950589/ 

      A popular short film maker, Adam Strange, was brutally attacked by a shark. Strange was believed to be attacked by a great white shark, while he was swimming. the police and shark specialists believe the shark to be 14 to 16 feet long.Attacks are rare. Duffy estimated that only 12 to 14 people have been killed by sharks in New Zealand since record-keeping began in the 1830s.Around the world, sharks attacked humans 80 times last year, and seven people were killed, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File. The death toll was lower than it was in 2011 but higher than the average of 4.4 from 2001 to 2010.
 
       I think that in New Zealand you have always got to be watching the ocean. I personal don't go in the water unless i know I'm not in danger. It is very rare that death is caused by a shark, but it still dose happen.I feel sorry for Strange's family and all the other family's that have had to suffer this separation of loved ones.The officer fired up to 12 shots before the shark, apparently hit, released the body. "It rolled over and disappeared," Rutene said, estimating the shark was about 14 feet long.Pio Mose told the Herald that he watched the shark attack while fishing on nearby rocks. Mose said he saw the "huge" shark attack the victim, who was swimming alone from the bay back to the beach, about 50 yards from where Mose was standing.













































































































































































































































































































































































































































































   
      

CEJ#5

Hailey Fuentez

Balloon tragedy may take further toll on Egypt tourism

Egypt,Luxor

Laura Bly
USA today
4:26p.m. February 26, 2013
World
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/02/26/hot-air-balloon-crash-egypt/1947963/

A snagged landing cable on a hot air balloon sparked a fire, explosion and crash Tuesday that killed 19 foreign tourists near Egypt's ancient Nile River city of Luxor.The tragedy also dealt another blow to Egypt's staggering, post-revolution tourism industry.The deaths included French, British, Belgian, Hungarian, Japanese nationals and nine tourists from Hong Kong.A couple of the people such as the pilots and two of the tourists were taken to a local hospital and one of the tourist died later due to severe injuries.

once one of my family members went to egypt as a tourist and i'm just glad it wasn't them in that balloon, the families of the deceased riders must be devastated. I can only give my empathy to them. To Egypt this has a question ing of faulty machinery or the pilots not knowing how to drive. well all in all this a tragic accident, fatal for all.It is understood that while the pilot involved in the 2011 crash no longer works for Sky Cruises, the company remained the preferred carrier for Blue Sky travel agents, and by extension Thomas Cook, whom they represent in Egypt.Representatives of Thomas Cook in Eg ypt referred press inquiries to the head office in London. But the Luxor manager of Blue Sky denied it should have changed carriers after the 2011 incident.

Ender's game questions, 6-8

Chapter 6 – The Giant’s Drink

1. What is the purpose of the "Giant's" Game? How should Ender evaluate his
success at this game? Is he a murderer?
The “giants drink” is a game in witch you die every time the giant challenges you, unless your Ender Wiggin. He killed the Giant, by burrowing into his eyes. he's success is a murderous one and I don't think ender is trying to hurt people but rather its just what he is good at.

Chapter 7 – Salamander

1. What did Alai say to Ender? Why is the exchange between Alai and Ender so
important?
he said the word “salaam” which means peace in another language. this is important because it is a friend for him, this is exactly what the school did not want.

2. What is the "just living" mentioned in this chapter?  Is it true that Ender has never
done this?  What does Ender want out of life?  How would you feel if you were he?
I think he just didn't want to kill., and he was never normal, because he is a third. and being a third is instinctive ridicule.

3. How did Petra help Ender? How is Petra’s friendship a hindrance to Ender?
Her friendship to ender helps him to feel supported and happy.But the people who run the place have to separate him again.

4. What does Ender learn about leadership and tactics from Bonzo?
he learns a harsh stand offish leader is easily misunderstood, and that if you have new idea for tactic you will easily prevail.

Chapter 8 – Rat

1. Graff says, “Ender Wiggin is ten times smarter and stronger than I am.”  Explain
what this quote means.
I think that he is saying  that Ender can withstand a lot of isolation and torture but graff the person doing this to him can not.

2. What is significant about the quote: “So teach me.”  “So learn.”
I think it means that in battle school you're on your own, and you don't have a person to care for you.

3. Why is Ender’s response to an attack so significant?
he is a person who has natural- or so it seems- reflexes and self defence.
4. What did the scene with the snake and Peter’s reflection represent?
it to me represented that ender was like peter and when he finds out the snake is valintine it shows him all the grief it gives her to have him as a brother.
5. How does the game know?
The game is a super computer and it can access anything it wants if it thinks it will help the child learn.
6. Discuss the importance of the last paragraph of this chapter.
well the last paragraph in chapter eight was about how Ender was like Peter, and that is not who he wants to be. 

Video Game Response

Video Game Response

I do not play video games. I think there are many other things to do. You can do what you're doing in  the video game in real life. Such as if it was a game like tennis, you can actually go and play tennis instead of sitting on your butt and looking at a screen. I never have time to play them either. I don't see how people have time for them. As Well as a waste of time there are many studies to prove that they can cause many various diseases. I think it is ridiculous that people would give themselves a disease they knew it was coming. so in  conclusion, I think video games are a waste of time..

CEJ # 2

                                                                                 Hailey Fuentez

President Obama is following up on his State of the Union with visits to North Carolina, Georgia and Illinois.

                                           Georgia & Illinois
David Jackson and Larry Copeland
USA today
11:42a.m. EST February 14, 2013
National
President Obama, visited Georgia and Illinois to talk about the importance of early childhood education. He plans to help fund preschool for children who are 200% under the poverty level. He believes that if you go to preschool you will be more successful, and hold a steady income job. Some republicans said “ too expensive and ill-conceived in an era of high debt.”
I think that it is not necessarily help that you go to preschool, because I went to preschool and bunches of daycares, well I don't have a job but i'm still in school though but i'm not good at many subjects and i have to work to get what i want. So I dis agree that you have to go to preschool to be smart.

CEJ# 1

                                Hailey fuentez

                                                     2/13/13

LAPD: No celebration after fiery end to standoff

San Bernardino

William M. Welch
USA today
11:53am. February 13, 2013
world
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/13/dorner-lapd-officer-fugitive-gunbattle/1915961/

My article is about a, “cop killing terrorist”, Christopher Dorner, who is to be believed that was the one responsible for the fight in San Bernardino. there were a lot of dead cops and deputies, from the san bernardino police department. What happened is that the swat team was tear gassing the cabin then doner shot a gun and that was believed that started the fire. in seconds the cabin was a flames and dorner was believed to be dead. They did not know if the charred human remains were dorners or not there are more forensic tests are being held.

well this all started with a threat on the internet and then turned into a week of murders crimes . Everything today is about the internet and how it is effecting the economy and how it is changing the world. Sometimes people don't see the bad way the internet affects things badly, like this threat that turned into murders of an innocent family. some people don't get it, the internet is a force not to be reckoned with. so in conclusion, there are a lot of bad people in this world and some do really bad things.

Enders game questions, 1-5

Chapter 1 – Third

1. What attitude motivates the adults to lie to Ender?

well, if the adults did not lie to Ender, their plan would be chaos! So in order to keep things calm they will lie to Ender, and save the world!!!

2. Explain what it seems to mean for Ender to be born a "Third". Show whether this is
a negative or positive fact to:
- his parents,
- his brother, Peter,
- his sister, Valentine, and
- his classmates.
well it is a burden on his family in general, because, they're not supposed to have over two children. and to his classmates they feel motivated to tease someone who is different.
Chapter 2 – Peter
1. Was Peter joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine? Support your answer
with evidence from the novel.
yes, I think that Peter was kidding because at night he whispered to Ender that he loved him.

2. Why is Peter’s behavior at the end of the chapter so completely different from the
rest of the chapter?
becaause, Enders “monitors” out so peter felt relieved that he's brother was not chosen as well, even though he was.

3. How do you feel about each of these characters (Ender, Valentine, Peter)? What
did the author do to help create these feelings? Give examples.

well for Ender feel sympathetic, in a way that is so sad. For Valentine I feel sad that her brother,companion the one she cared for was taken from her and she can never get it back.
aaaand for peterI do not think he is a monster , rather just a troubled kid,who has major anger issues.

Chapter 3 – Graff
1. What did Graff mean about evolution working against girls?
people think that girls are little princess, but no we work hard and fight for what we want too.
2. Ender is leaving to learn how to fight a war, yet he takes Graff’s hand. Why does
Orson Scott Card (OSC) include this action? I think that OSC includes this because, Ender is just a child, just a bit bigger than a toddler, thats why I think that OSC included that.

Chapter 4 – Launch
1. Explain the meaning of the following statement: “Individual human beings are tools
that the others use to help us all survive.”
Well, I think that, the statement means or at least means to me, that some humans are chosen, and some are not, so the ones that are chosen are used for a greater purpose.

2. Explain the following quote: "Isolate him enough that he remains creative -
otherwise he'll adopt the system here and we'll lose him." Your answer should
include the terms: isolation, creative, adopt, lose.
well, in order to obtain a top notch creative, mind he will have to be isolated or esce he will adopt the groups, routine and lose his creative abilities.

3. Did Ender mean to break the other boy’s arm? What does this incident tell us about Ender? Is it acceptable to do despicable things for survival? Why or why not?
no Ender, did not mean to break bernards arm, it was the effect of nollo gravity.it teklls us thhat ender is a littil kid not to be messed with. well if it is really, necessary, then yes, but if not then no, definitely no.

Chapter 5 – Games
1. Ender works hard to express his feelings in private and not show homesickness in
front of any other person. Is it healthy for him or not? What is positive and what is negative about showing feelings? What is positive and what is negative about not
showing feelings?
I have heard that when people, don't let their emotions out they could turn into a physiological mess. so I think that, you should, let out your emotions. A negative about showing emotions is that some people might not respect that and make fun of you. a positive, is that you can feel better about ourselves. negative, about, not showing is that, some people will be afraid that nothing can break you. a positive, is that you will be respected because, you can't be broken.

2. How did Ender beat Bernard? Is this an unusual solution to his problem?
well he beat him by outsmarting him. yes this is an unusual way to beat someone.
3. List the different coping mechanisms (ways of dealing with difficulties) Ender
shows. For each one describe whether the overall result of each is helpful or
harmful to Ender.
he made friends with bernards best friend Alia., and it made bernard stop.
also he wrote a message about bernard to publicly humiliate him and signed it god and made bernard mad.