Wednesday, December 19, 2012

My "I Have a Dream" speech for ELA

When you all walk out if this school today, be thankful. Be thankful you don't have to fear of a bomb being dropped on your head, or that your gonna get gunned down by radical terrorists. Kids, and even everyday citizens in Iraq, have had this fear for far too long. That's just a sliver, of the effects that war has in this world. Everyday, people loose their loved ones to random terrorist groups around the world. Why? Because they are trying to prevent war. If these people, on both sides would just get along, war wouldn't exist. But no, everyday people are being killed over religious beliefs, or even because another country has something the attacking country wants. Like not to long ago, American soldiers were killing middle eastern people for oil. If ask me, that's childish. The fight for various items is like when any one of you was little, and you had a young relative, that you didn't get along with. You two would fight, and bicker, and eventually, one of you would get hurt. The only difference with war, people die in masses, and families are torn apart. Homes are destroyed. Then eventually, the society you once knew, is nothing but a distant memory. So please, if we all share this planet, we should at the least, treat each other nicely and not start wars. Or eventually, enemy bombs and missile strikes will turn what you call home, into an empty crater in the earth. Thank you.



Thursday, December 6, 2012

Burger Pollution

I have read the article "Burger Pollution" in the first issue of Up-Front magazine for December. It's about how a charbroiled burger has the same environmental impact as an eighteen wheeler that has just driven 143 miles. They both create the same air pollution because the fatty acids that come from cooking a burger evaporate into the air, causing a smoke to develop that can cause lung cancer. Also, the greenhouse gases released by cow manure and the fertilizers used to grow feeding crops to raise the future burgers(the cows), creates much more air pollution. If one burger has this kind of impact, imagine how bad it must hurt earth just to make all the burgers we have at school. If we humans find a more Eco-friendly way to make burgers, that may be another step into cleaning our Mother Earth.

Monday, December 3, 2012

"What if..." Free Write

                   If I was in the woods alone and it was dark, my paranoid imagination would take over and I would think Slender-Man was after me. For those who don't know, Slender-Man is a video-game character who is a really tall faceless alien who wears a black suit and follows those who wander woods alone and kills them. But, if I keep my wits about me, I would keep walking until I reached safety.


Thursday, November 29, 2012