GAME

Games are always fun and who doesn’t enjoy them? However, when it comes to a game of firing a missile to an unknown place, it might not be so fun after all. I think that the story “Game” is really interesting because it has a very deep meaning to it. The story is about two men who are stuck in an underground bunker being watched by someone else and they are waiting for a signal to come. I think that they are living in the time of a nuclear war and these two men are underground waiting for the signal to fire a missile. I think that these two men live under fear everyday, because first of all, they are being watched. Second of all, they both have weapons and if one seems to act strange the other one is supposed to kill him. Therefore, I think that this is a very interesting story because it has the title “Game” but it is not fun at all.

THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T TALK

I think that the story “the girl who wouldn’t talk” was an interesting story. It is about this Chinese-American girl who wouldn’t talk and the narrator, also a Chinese-American girl, who tries to make her talk. I think that this story was quite interesting because its shows how the narrator experience internal conflicts because she wants to become more American but at home she still follows Chinese traditions. The girl who wouldn’t talk is very shy and she follows her sister around. Therefore, the author sees submissiveness in the girl who wouldn’t talk and she sees herself in the girl. She doesn’t want to admit that they are alike and she doesn’t want to be submissive, so she decides to make the girl speak. She used many violent acts to make her speak such as pulling her hair. However, in the end the girl still didn’t speak and the author soon realizes that it’s not that bad to be protected.

SCIENCE FAIR

      When it comes to the topic of saving, I always hear something about showers saving more water than baths. Fortunately, the theme for our science fair this year is saving, so I decided to test this statement to see whether or not its is true. First of all, I came up with the hypothesis that showers do save more water than baths however, I also thought about another condition, what if the water runs for 30 minutes during your shower? Then, does that still save more water than baths?

      After my experiment, I conclude that showers do save more water than baths. By testing my hypothesis, I measured the amount of waters that would be used during a bath and a shower and showers do use less water. However, I noticed that if you keep your water running during your shower for more than 20 minutes than it doesn’t save more water than baths anymore.

THE EARLY BIRD DOES GET THE WORM

      I think that this is an interesting article. I think it's cool that people who wake up at different time will have different traits. I found it interesting that evening people were smarter. I thought morning people were the ones who were smarter because they got their minds working earlier. I think that I’m an evening person, because I wake up early on weekdays but when I get a chance to sleep in late, I will sleep for as long as I can. So, I think that I am definitely an evening person. I wouldn't want to change because I think that its great to be able to sleep. So, I would still sleep for as long as I can during weekends because I wouldn't have anything else to do if I wake up early anyway. Lastly, I don’t like to wake up early and not get enough sleep.

THE BODY INVADERS: EVERYDAY ADDICTIONS

     I think that this DVD is interesting, because I like things to do with health and I find it interesting that there’s a vaccine to reduce addiction. I like to learn things about health because I like to learn about my body and what harms it. I think that this DVD really teaches me a lot of things because it shows me the livers of an alcoholic and a non-alcoholic and the difference was pretty big. The liver of an alcoholic had wrinkled and bumpy side, while the liver of the non-alcohol had a smooth side. Also, I think that the lungs were interesting too, because the lung of a smoker really does expand and you can clearly see that the tissues are dying and that the color of the cigarette they smoke is concentrated in the lung. After watching this DVD, it teaches me how severe addiction can get and how it can lead you to do things that you would never want to do. Also, it also amazes me that so many people can stand up and fight their addiction, because obviously, addiction is hard to fight if so many people fall for it. So, I liked this DVD and it was very interesting.

MY RESEARCH PROJECT

The topic that I chose for my research project is "Addictions" :D

THE CRISIS NO. 1

         I think that this was a very persuasive and inspiring pamphlet. I think that Thomas Paine explained and made his purpose of this essay very clear. He told the Americans to not be oppressed by the British and encouraged the Americans to be brave and fight back. In addition, he also mentioned that God would be on their side. I thought that it was interesting that Paine described soldiers as summer and patriots as sunshine. I think that it was appropriate because it symbolizes how these people were only there for the good times. The British oppressed the colonists very badly and I agree that the colonies should join together and fight back. Also, I think that this quote was very inspiring, “Well! Give me peace in my day.” I thought that it was inspiring because this quote was spoken from a father who was holding a child in his hands, who was eight or nine years old. Paine said that “and a generous parent should have said, ‘If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.’” I agree with Paine, I think that a good father should have fought for their rights and give their children peace in the next generation. In conclusion, this was very inspiring!