Week 10 :)

It is week ten already! Wow, time goes by so fast! Anyways, during my time in Debate class, I learned many new ways to express my feelings. Out of all the activities I've done in these weeks, my favorite is when we debated on the media ratings for I believed I did a pretty good job on it. :] Also, i enjoyed doing my informative speech where compared to my persuasive speech, it was way better. However, I did not really enjoy listening to the news in the early morning, but the benefit of it is that I started to read more articles on the newspaper and the news online to find out more interesting things that happen around the world. So, I can't wait for any future chances to debate! Have a nice year everyone!

WEEK 9:

During this semester, I really enjoyed listening as well as participating in debates. It helped improve my listening and speaking skills a lot. A lot of things were humorous during the debates and the subjects were sometimes difficult, but they were all very interesting. Everyone expressed a lot of interesting points and ideas which made the class enjoyable. On the other hand however, I didn't find the formal speeches as fun as debating because I didnt really have enough ideas that interested me.

My favorite activity

My favorite activity is when we debate with each other because everyone is laughing and we all have fun while we debate. There is no fighting at all when people lose, so that is my favorite activity. My least favorite activity is nothing because all the activity i did was really fun. You are a good teacher Miss Krissy and you made it a lot of fun for me, so thank you!

Final Week!

Hi Guys

So here's the deal. The motion WILL BE- THW powershare with the Taliban.

Make sure you research because we will debate on Friday.

For your blog, please write about your favorite activity/debate of this semester. Tell me what made it enjoyable, or the various aspects you liked about it. Conversely, tell me your least favorite also.

Good luck

Ms. Krissy

Week 9 :) contd.

Pictures on my topic and the Middle east.

New Wave of Iranians Seek U.S. Studies

Iranians are starting to seek U.S studies because they believe that the U.S has superior schools and generous research finances. They think that their education would put them in the best jobs when they return home. Personally, I think that they are right to come to America to learn more. America is a free country and English is a language that is known internationally.

Week 9 :)

I read an rticle online about a car bomb in Iraq's second larget ciry, Barsa, last Saturday. It said that the car bomb on a fuel tank was the worst attack in like five month since Iraq voted for their new government. It mentioned in the article taht fifty people were injured about eight people were killed. Also, an American soldier was also killed that day where people believed that there might be violence between the two countries on this matter as the American military reduces the number of its troops to 50,000 from a bigger number before. This is what the article is aminly about. I think this article is interesting because It talkes about some current news between American and Iraq.
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Week 9: Troops Not Ready to Leave Iraq

Iraq is just not ready to have the US force to leave their country yet. They plan on having them stay until 2020 when Iraq is finally "Ready." President Obama thinks the US force is teaching the Iraqis well and is taking the soldiers out by the end of 2011. Iraq is actually using the US. They need us for 9 more years than we planned and it is better to take our troops out for other things at hand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10947918

week 9

an israeli man was recenlty charged of serial stabbings. the man's name is elias abuelazam. he is accused of killing 5 black men in 3 different states. because the victims were mostly black, the police suspect that the reason for the stabbings were racist. racism in the world is becoming too serious in this case, leading to violent stabbings. elias had attacked 16 people and 5 died.

President of Pakistan tries to ease the anger about the flood

President Zardari recently met with victims of the catastrophic flooding in Sukkur in the Sindh province. He promises that he will rebuild homes. Unfortunately, some people say that this is too little, too late, and there are still people angry about the fact that he did not cut short his European tour to deal with the crisis. Even with a "shipload" of us marines and helicopters, the floods have already affected 14 million people while leaving 1,600 people dead......at least. While visiting the victims the president distributed foods and relief goods among the families while trying to reassure them that the government was ready to improve the situation as soon as possible. Yet critics say the if he IS the president of Pakistan then he should act like it. Osama Sadoon Memon said that President Zardari should have been there weeks ago rather than sitting in luxurious hotels......enjoying cocktails. BBC NEWS

pakistan flood worsning

The flood in Pakistan is worse than the Haiti earthquake and the tsunami in Asia. The US nations estimate the the Pakistan flood has left over 1,600 people dead. the worst flood ever in Pakistan had affected over 1,500,000 people. The dire situation in Pakistan is deteriorating and causing land-slides and killing hundreds of people.

Pakistan Flood Worsens

The flood in Pakistan has worsened. Aids just are not coming in fast enough. So far, at least 1600 people died in the flood. Below are the aid contributions.

And there are now threats that the flood will worsen even more very soon.

Twin Cities terror indicaments

Yesterday's news that eight people would be charged in connection with the disappearance of young Somali men from the Twin Cities put the long-running story back in the national spotlight.

Week 9

Today, an early morning explosion happened in Sadiya. Sadiya is around 60 miles north-east from Baquba, Diyala's capital. Eight Iraqi soldiers were killed when a house that they were going to raid blew up. Officials say that a gunman opened fire from a house near the Iraqi checkpoint. The soldiers surrounded the house and it blew up, killing eight of them. This event happened a day after six people were killed in attacks across the country including policemen. There has been a lot of violence happening the past few weeks. In Iraq, July has been the most deadliest month since 2008.
Thanks for reading! I'm coming back for one more class (in case you didn't notice) (:
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The relief efforts for the flood in Pakistan are poor due to the loss of roads and railways. Occasionally, helicopters can deliver food, but officials use donkeys most of the time. Enraged survivors physically attack government officials and soldiers. AT least 1600 people are dead in the worst deluge in 80 years.

Week 9 Prompt

Hi Guys,

Almost done! This week I want you to blog about the news again, but pick a story that is directly related to the Middle East. This will require a little research to understand the situation and be able to explain it. Good luck guys!

Ms. Krissy

week 8

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has finally ceased on July 15. BP had finally successfully cemented the leak through a process of Static Kill. The work of cleaning out the oil can now proceed. A majority of the oil have been already burned off or evaporated. Unfortunately 4.9 million barrels had leaked out to sea and we've only recovered 800,000 barrels. President Obama however, is pleased with the results.

Week 7 (or 8) :)

I went onto BBC News and I saw this very cool article on the Health section about fit hearts can slow the brain aging. This article is about the Boston University team observing that the brain shrinks as it ages, so people should have a fit body and fit heart to decrease the rate of brain failure. They also did many different kinds of experiment and found out that lower volume of blood pumping from heart might cause reduce flow to the brain, where it will not have a lot of energy, oxygen, and nutrients, but the brain cells need these for its health. I think this is quite important of us, espically in the US because we are like the most obesed country in the world and not a lot of our hearts is very good. This article reminds us that we should eat and be healther to make our heart stronger, so our brain will last longer. Without a strong brain, we cannot learn a lot or be very smart. :D
Thank you for listening, ans sorry for a later post of this blog :)

Prop 8

Proposition 8 which calls for marriage to only be held between an man and a woman has been overturned in California. A judge recently decided it and people were celebrating in West Hollywood while others protested against it.

Week 8: Atomic Bomb

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was bombed by the US. Now after 65 years after the bombing, the US has shown up at their 65th anniversary. This is something America should be proud of since we almost destroyed that city. An ambassador of the US is visiting Japan and other nations are too. It is important for the US to visit Japan for its anniversary. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10888571 After what we did to Japan...we should visit to celebrate.

BBC News - "Life's not fair"

It's true that "life's not fair" however life is generally unfair. It's either do something or get used to it. I personally think that the word "fair" shouldn't be used in an arguement. What is "fair"? What isn't? The way people think that are "fair" might not be the same as others. In an arguement, to me, it's considered cheating. The five year old in the link keeps responding to her mother saying "Thats not fair". When hearing the phrase "that's not fair" or "you're not being fair" can easily make a person feel guilty because of the way the other person feels. In addition, some might respond immediatly thinking that of course "life's not fair". "Fair" is similar to balance. If one person gains more than the other person then the balance tips over to that person making the other feel that it isn't fair. It's difficult to make things fair with others because of their needs and feelings. I consider this article to be important because once I read this, I've changed my veiw of the word "fair". I also realize that the phrases that consider life being unfair is unacceptable in an arguement. It's useless because everyone knows that life can't always be fair.

Gun Rampage in Connecticut

A worker at Connecticut Beer Distributor killed 9 people and at least wounded to 2 people. The shooting was at Hardford Disruptor in the morning while the workers were changing shifts. The person name was Omar Thorton which was 34 years old. I think this started because the gunner was caught stealing from the company, so he was to be sacked. The 2 people who got injured was said to live because they were immediately sent to a hospital for check up.

week 8

I am talking about poachers in madagascar. they arrive at villages near the forests and give them money/rice in exchange for rare rosewood trees. This wouldn't have happened as tourists always come to these villages and the villagers get plenty of money. But the change of goverment scared away most tourists. Rosewood trees take 100 years to reach maturity and cutting this down is very unsustainable. In 2009, 100,000 of these trees were cut down. This is a huge number. I really hope that poachers would stop influenecing the local villagers and that people would stop cutting down trees.

BP pumps cement into damaged Gulf of Mexico oil well

I think BP is doing the right thing by pumping cement into the damaged oil well. I think it is important because they are trying to give an effort to stop the oil spill and that is good.

WEEK 8 PROMPT

The oil spill is secure by the static kill. It is important to us because this oil spill affected many places. It was the biggest oil spill in the United States of America. And it took millions of dollars to clean up this oil spill. Find more on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10867731

Israel-Lebanon border clash kills five people

On August 3, three Lebanese soldiers and an Israeli officer were killed in the first serious border clash since Israel's 2006 conflict with Lebanon's Hezbollah.The Lebanese army says Israeli soldiers crossed the border to uproot a tree which was blocking their view near the Lebanese village of Adaysseh. A Lebanese army confirmed that they fired warning shots and that Israel responded with fire from artillery positions and helicopters. The army also confirmed that 3 solders were killed and 4 were wounded. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10851692

Week 8

Today, on BBC News, the FBI claims that Wikipedia has used the FBI's official seal without permission. The FBI said that, "unauthorized reproduction of the FBI seal was prohibited by US law". The issue was on Wikipedia's FBI entry which includes information about the FBI and a picture of their seal. The seal can be view in four different sizes. A lot of people are wondering why the FBI has only confronted Wikipedia and not the many other websites that have published their seal without permission.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10858000On a Tuesday morning, a worker at Hartford Beer distributor shot 8 co-workers and injured at least two others before killing himself. The gun man was caught on video trying to steal form the company. The gunman shot the workers during a shift change in the morning. When police arrived, the two injured workers were taken to a local hospital and were told that they would survive. This incident happened 10 miles east of Hartford.

Week 8 Prompt

Summer is winding down guys, so in an effort to celebrate summer lets take it a little easy for the last few weeks. I want you just to blog about a current event, something that can be verified by BBC news, just tell me what you think about the event and why its important. Don't forget, if you didn't give your speech last week you will be giving it this week. See you Friday. Ms. Krissy