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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Reading Response #5
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows things have not been going so well. For one Mad-Eye Moody died. The weird thing is no one can find his body. While Harry, Ron, and Hermione were infiltrating the Ministry, Harry found a magical eye on Dolores Umbridge's door which Harry recognized as Mad-Eye's. I concluded from this part of the text that the reason the Order of the Phoenix cannot find Mad-Eye's body is that the Ministry already has.
Another I found interesting was that Harry and Kreacher's relationship drastically. Ever since Harry talked to Kreacher about Regulus, his locket, and gave it to Kreacher, their relationship has been much better. Kreacher makes delicious food for them now and is not rude to them all the time. Also, Kreacher cleaned the house, and now it is spotless which he did not bother to do before.
Flash Story
On a planet far away from earth, there is a family of Aliens. The Aliens live a very comfortable life in a beautiful house with the newest, most pristine starship in their hangar. Also, they live on a snowy planet and sometimes wonder what it is like without snow. The two adults of the Alien family think about where they can go to get away from the snow. First, they reflect about a different place on their planet then realize that snow encompasses their entire world. From then on they look into other planets and how they might make the journey to that other planet. They first see the planet that is very arid and is made entirely of sand. This planet is also very hard to get to due to the asteroid field around it, so they move on. The next world they see has nearly no land at all and water engulfs almost all of it. They realize there is no land big enough to land on so they eliminate this one. Then they find a planet that is a little farther away than the others but otherwise perfect. It is a white planet like theirs but not because of snow but because of the white beaches. Once they prepare, the Alien family flies to their destination, Sanibel, and has a spectacular time far from the snow.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Reading Response #4
At the moment Harry, Ron, and Hermione are in Sirius' old house to lie low. I think this is a good decision since death eaters came swarming into a wedding they were just at and because two death eaters came when they were at a coffee shop. They need to be careful to avoid Voldemort's many resources. Staying at the house to make a plan before acting is a good idea.
Reading this weekend and in class over this past week has given me time to relax. All of us are busy right now and stressed out because of various things. This time that has been given to me to forget all of that and read a good story has helped to deal with the stress. High school is hard so having a break from it is extremely helpful.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Dear a 14 year old...
Dear a 14 year old do you what you want to do not what everyone else is doing. Being weird is not bad trust me I know. Doing the sport none of the cool kids do is not bad. Playing in the band is not gonna ruin your social life. Going to a math competition will not lose you all of your friends.
True friends are people who like you for who you are and that will stay with you through anything. They will not stop hanging stop out with you if you do something that is not "cool." It is better to have a few really good friends than having lots of not so good ones. I know you just want to be cool but just be yourself, trust me it is more fun that way.
True friends are people who like you for who you are and that will stay with you through anything. They will not stop hanging stop out with you if you do something that is not "cool." It is better to have a few really good friends than having lots of not so good ones. I know you just want to be cool but just be yourself, trust me it is more fun that way.
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Katrina and it's Engineering Disasters
Link to documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fhc0oWxF1Q
Hurricane Katrina was a major disaster that could have been lessened if engineering had been better. There were several engineering disasters, some of these are the levies breaking, the flooding of the pumps, and the I-10 Twin Span Bridge failure. The levies broke they were not built high enough or low enough. Whenever the rushing flood came over the levies it eroded the soil that was holding up the levy causing it to break. Since New Orleans is a swampy area the soil is very saturate. Once water came to the levies the water just flowed through the soil right under the levy. When this happened the water appeared on the other side of the levy and made the levy fall due to the amount of water in the soil. Also, New Orleans has very large water pumps in the city that could have lessened the flooding but they were flooded, which left nonoperational.
After hurricane stopped people tried to help the people in New Orleans but it was very difficult to get to them. This was because of the collapse of the I-10 Twin Span Bridge. Rising water from the Storm Surge caused this. When the water rose it trapped air in between the bridge and the water which created a million pounds of pressure. on top of that the water was also pushing the side of the bridge with about three quarters of a million pounds of pressure. With these pressures combined pieces of the bridge were thrown around like toys. I think Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that could not have entirely been avoided but minimized.
Hurricane Katrina was a major disaster that could have been lessened if engineering had been better. There were several engineering disasters, some of these are the levies breaking, the flooding of the pumps, and the I-10 Twin Span Bridge failure. The levies broke they were not built high enough or low enough. Whenever the rushing flood came over the levies it eroded the soil that was holding up the levy causing it to break. Since New Orleans is a swampy area the soil is very saturate. Once water came to the levies the water just flowed through the soil right under the levy. When this happened the water appeared on the other side of the levy and made the levy fall due to the amount of water in the soil. Also, New Orleans has very large water pumps in the city that could have lessened the flooding but they were flooded, which left nonoperational.
After hurricane stopped people tried to help the people in New Orleans but it was very difficult to get to them. This was because of the collapse of the I-10 Twin Span Bridge. Rising water from the Storm Surge caused this. When the water rose it trapped air in between the bridge and the water which created a million pounds of pressure. on top of that the water was also pushing the side of the bridge with about three quarters of a million pounds of pressure. With these pressures combined pieces of the bridge were thrown around like toys. I think Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe that could not have entirely been avoided but minimized.
Reading Response #3
At the moment in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry is upset about everyone risking their lives for him. Mad-Eye Moody has just died while moving Harry to the Burrow. I can understand why he is upset especially someone did die for him. Personally I would not want people risking their lives for me. This is his fight, he is the one that must kill Voldemort.
On the other hand I can see their side of the argument. They want to help him. Also, he does not have to do this alone. Harry needs to understand that help is not a bad thing.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Narrative #1
All of the other LSU fans and I were not sure whether LSU could pull off a drive to take the lead at the end of the game. They were moving down pretty well. Then our luck ran out. A Wisconsin defensive player intercepted Brandon Harris' pass at 57 seconds left; we knew the game was over. We were already ready to go since there was less than a minute to go in the game. We then proceeded to the exit and heard on the speakers that an LSU player had clothes-lined the Wisconsin player. We ignored this and left the stadium via elevator among other disappointed, frustrated, and upset LSU fans.
Reading Response #2
For Independent Reading I am reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I thought that the book would be just like the movie but I was wrong. It is so much better. When reading the book I am even more immersed than when I watch the movie.
When reading the book I make connections and understand the story much better than I do when watching the movie. The book is able to explain things unlike the movie is, this made the book so much easier to understand than any movie. I think this happens in all books that become movies. It is so hard for a movie to have everything a book does.
When reading the book I make connections and understand the story much better than I do when watching the movie. The book is able to explain things unlike the movie is, this made the book so much easier to understand than any movie. I think this happens in all books that become movies. It is so hard for a movie to have everything a book does.
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