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6/10/14

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/upshot/if-robots-drove-how-much-safer-would-roads-be.html?ref=technology

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/technology/facebook-hires-from-paypal-to-focus-on-messaging.html?ref=technology

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/technology/microsoft-shifts-emphasis-on-xbox-one-to-games.html?rref=technology&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Technology&pgtype=article

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/us/troutdale-oregon-reynolds-high-school-shooting.html?ref=us

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/us/colleges-focus-on-alcohol-and-drugs-as-serious-crime-dips.html?rref=national&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=article

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/health/a-chilling-medical-trial.html?ref=science&gwh=88AFFFB8BEB7C7CBDE6BF05C6A7736A7&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/science/space/seeing-obstacle-filled-path-to-mars.html?ref=science&gwh=3D80AF8C93412130E5020557AF6B589C&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/science/nine-scientists-are-awarded-kavli-prizes.html?ref=space&gwh=6FAEB9951668D0445A4544D6E98B62F9&gwt=pay

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/science/earth/future-fossils-plastic-stone.html?ref=science&gwh=35FA8ED16526C8EB40B14784D43544C0&gwt=pay

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/world/asia/friendly-fire-strike-kills-5-special-operations-soldiers-in-afghanistan.html?ref=world&gwh=0020B3FD49BF61DD82C2FE38223ACE49&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now

6/3/14

Rachel came home from work a little early and she sees her husband climbing out of their garage window. After he climbs out, he gets into a waiting van and drives away. Rachel and Ben are suffering financially because Ben got laid off from his job. After Rachel sees him get into a van she wonders if he is having an affair with someone else. Rachel starts to plot ideas to figure out what Ben is doing.

Rachel was starting a plan to buy cameras to set them up around the house. She goes to her local Best Buy to get the cameras.

“Hello Miss can I help you?”, says an employee at Best Buy.

“Yes you can help me. Where is your camera aisle”, replies Rachel.

“The cameras are on aisle 4 down the hall”, replies the employee.

“Thank you for your help and time”, says Rachel.

Rachel goes to aisle 4 and buys five cameras. Rachel then sets the cameras up around the house and connects the video feed to her phone. The next day her husband goes into that same van and drives away but this time Rachel has a video of the driver. The driver was a female driver that looks like she is in her 20s.

“Who is this Ben?”, asks Rachel showing him the video.

“That is my friend”, replies Ben.

“Then why do you get inside of a van with your friend everyday”, asks Rachel. “Ok since I got laid off I have been robbing stores and houses to get money”, replies Ben.

“I’m calling the cops on you. I thought you were having an affair but this is even worst”, said Rachel.

Rachel calls the police and tells them that her husband is a robber and a thief. The cops come and arrest her husband. Soon after they watch the video of the girl and they arrest her also. Rachel has busted her husband red handed but he was doing something that she did not expect he would do.

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5/28/14

It was a bright sunny day. Frank and Rick were looking forward to their camping trip in the North American Forests. They were going to camp for one night and then go back home. Little did they know that the Black Bear is native to the North American Forests. "Hey Rick", said Frank. "Hello Frank. Are you looking forward to our camping trip", said Rick. "Yes I am it is going to be a very fun trip", said Frank. Frank and Rick set out on their long journey to the North American Forests. They took Rick's RV to the forest. On the way they stopped at a iHop and eat some breakfast. "Hey Frank is this a good spot to lay down the tent", asked Rick. "Yea right there is a good spot to put the tent down", replied Frank. Suddenly Frank and Rick hear a rustling sound in the bushes. It sounded like a tambourine that was shaking. "Go check it out Frank", said Rick. "I will, stop rushing me", replied Frank. Then Frank found a baby Black Bear in the bushes. The Black Bear then started to call for its mother to come to it. They then hear loud roaring behind them. "It's a female adult Black Bear", yelled Frank. "Frank get the tranquilizer gun it is in the bag", screamed Rick. Frank got the gun and shot the female Black Bear in the chest four times. The Black Bear soon fell asleep. "Frank we did it but I think we should head back now", said Rick. "Yea I agree these forests are too dangerous", replied Frank. Frank and Rick soon returned to their homes feeling accomplished to have taken down a Black Bear. They told their friends and then they all had a party.

Persuasive Essay5/23/14 Kids should stop being so competitive in sports. Kids train too hard when they play competitively. Competitive sports can also leave your child with health problems. To fix this problem we should make sports noncompetitive. Sports shouldn't be taken away from kids they should just be made noncompetitive.

A reason why kids should stop playing sports so competitively is they train too hard. When kids train too hard they usually train every day for at least 2 – 4 hours. Kids need at least 2 to 3 months of rest time a year from sports. Kids need the rest time to relax from their tough training schedules. Most kids are not getting enough rest. Without the right amount of rest kids could have health problems.

Competitive sports can leave your child with health problems. Some of the effects that it can have on your child is it can lead to obsession and burnout. It can also lead to a desire to win that is unhealthy. These health issues can leave your child with problems for the rest of their life. Competitive sports can be good for your health if done properly.

A resolve to competitive sports is to make them noncompetitive. They should take away the score and just play for fun. They should also take away the winners and losers. If you leave the sports being competitive then that means kids will still train every day and that could then lead to health complications. Instead on focusing on winning kids should focus on having fun and being healthy.

Competitive sports are not good for children. Competitive sports can be good if you make them noncompetitive. If you keep sports competitive your child could develop health problems. Kids also will train too hard and they will start to strain their body. These were three reasons why I believe kids should not play sports so competitively. Citation Page [|http://www.livestrong.com/article/211670-are-competitive-sports-bad-for-kids]

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http://www.livestrong.com/article/211670-are-competitive-sports-bad-for-kids/

http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/sports_kids_pathway_healthy_development_or_unhealthy_competition

http://insideedge.onemillionskates.com/inside-edge/competitive-sports-are-they-a-good-or-bad-thing/

http://www.parenting.com/article/are-kids-sports-too-competitive

http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/should-children-play-competitive-sports-1145.html

http://www.canadianliving.com/moms/kids/should_kids_sports_be_non_competitive.php

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/09/05/back-to-school-can-you-deduct-the-cost-of-playing-sports/

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/are-some-youth-sports-too-intense/

5/14/14

My name is Xavier Rich, and I live in San Diego, California. I live with my Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Brother. In my house I like to play Xbox 360 with my friends. I also like to watch YouTube videos about how to write better English. I am in 7th grade and I go to Innovation Middle School. I have a 3.8 GPA in school; my only B is in Mr. Moss’s English class. I am trying my hardest to get a 4.0, so I can get a reward from my dad.

My third favorite food is a breakfast jack at Jack in the Box. It combines all the things that I like a bun, ham, american cheese, and a fried egg. My second favorite food is cereal. I like to eat cereal because I like sweet things for breakfast. I don’t really know why I eat so much of it but I like eating it because it is quick. My favorite food is carne asana fries. I like this food because it has french fries, guacamole, cheese, and meat. I love all of these things. On the weekends I usually eat the same things. In the morning when I wake up I eat a bowl or two of cereal. Then I relax and play games on my Xbox 360 and watch YouTube on my iPad. Around 11:00 I usually get up and pour myself a bowl of cereal. Then about three hours later I ask my parents what there is to eat. Sometimes we have BBQ, and other times we eat chicken from Costco. For dinner I eat either cereal or what I had for lunch.

5/13/14 Persuasive Essay

I think young people should stop eating so much fast food. I think this because between 20 to 25 years the rate of obesity has doubled. Fast food can also cause high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Teens need vitamins and minerals to stay healthy. Most fast food does not have these minerals that teens need to grow.

Fast food also has too much sodium. Sodium is what brings your blood pressure up. If you have too high blood pressure you are at the risk of having heart attacks and strokes. Teens should not eat more than 2400 milligrams of sodium every day. Many fast food restaurants have items that by themselves already have half that amount.

Fast food meals usually have high levels of sugar and fat and low levels of fiber. This combination is making fast food have a lot of calories. French fries have nearly seven times the calories as broccoli per gram. The large drinks in fast food restaurants have over 400 calories of pure sugar. Fast food restaurants have too many calories in all of their foods.

Between 1980 and 2008 the population of obese teens has increased by 250 percent. Obese teens have a more likely chance to get heart disease and cancer. They also have a chance to get type two diabetes. Type two diabetes makes you more likely to die before reaching adult hood. The article “Time” said that nine out of ten over weight kids have heart disease.

If kids eat too much food their body stores it for later as an energy source. Over time this energy turns into fat. The T.V. commercials that kids see are usually about selling soft drinks, candy, or fast food. If a parent has bad eating habits, the child will copy and imitate those same eating habits. Most foods that are on commercials contain way too much sugar.

If kids eat fast food in proportions they can still eat it. Today humans eat more unhealthy food than we used to. Today bagels are bigger than they used to be. They have half the number of grains that a human should have in an entire day. Schools are a big help in teaching kids about eating healthy food.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are so many reports on how bad fast food is for your health. If it is so bad then why are so many Americans eating fast food. The answer is simple fast food is filling, and cheap. It is going to cost you less to go to McDonald's and buy a Big Mac then to cook your own meal at home. Fast food is also addicting and it taste very good.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of the reasons why people don't recommend fast food is it has high levels of saturated fats that then raise cholesterol levels. This can then cause heart disease and it could also clog your arteries. It also increases the chance of you getting atherosclerosis.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Most of the fast food have large amount of saturated trans fat in them. Tran's fat is made by a process that hydrogen is combined with liquid vegetable oil. Unhealthy foods should be limited to 1% of your total calorie intake or less than 2 grams a day says The American Heart Association. A large fry contains more than 3.5 grams of tran's fat.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A reason on why not to eat McDonald's food is because it has TBHQ in it. TBHQ is a dangerous chemical that only five grams of it could be fatal. It can also cause vomiting, nausea, a sense of suffocation and collapse. McDonald's chemicals make it so you get addicted to their food.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For example in McDonalds chicken nuggets there is TBHQ and much more. There are bleached flour, food starch, sugar, TBHQ, silly putty mix, and vegetable oil. It's not just McDonalds that have all this stuff KFC, Taco Bell, and Wendy's and much more use these chemicals in the food they serve you. This is why young people should stop eating so much fast food.

5/8/14 One of my short term goals is to have over $2000 saved in my bank account. I will save $50 each month to achieve this goal. My second short term goal is to have a 4.0 in 7th grade. Another reason why I want a 4.0 is because my dad said he will reward me. To achieve this goal I will work hard in my English class to get an A. My third and final short term goal is to buy an iPhone. I will most likely reach this goal within a year. To achieve this goal I will ask my parents to buy me an iPhone for my birthday. These are my short term goals.

Two of my long term goals are to go to college and to get a scholarship. To reach this goal I am going to work very hard and get good grades so I can get a scholarship. My second long term goal is to go wing suit gliding by the time I am 30. To reach this goal I am going to have to get the courage to wing suit glide, and I will have to save enough money to pay for it. My third and final long term goal is to buy my dream vehicle the C-1. The C-1 is a motorcycle and a car combined. To reach this goal I am going to save about $20,000 to buy the C-1. These are my long term goals.

5/6/14


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bear **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When I woke up I saw that no one was home.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Mom, Dad where are you”, asked Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I started to get nervous because no one was home.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“We’re back”, yelled Marla and Frank.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Mom dad I missed you. Don’t ever leave without telling me again promise”, said Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Yes we promise”, said Frank.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Why were you guys gone anyway?", Lucy asked.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“We had to go hunt, you know it is starting to turn into winter, we need to stock up all the food we can get for it”, answered Marla.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Can we start eating now mom and dad?”, asked Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Yes we can start eating!”, yelled Frank.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The family ate a big feast. They were all full and Frank and Marla passed out cold.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“I wish it can always be like this”, said Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lucy thought everyday would be so happy and fun but she was wrong.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Good morning mom and dad”, said Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Good morning to you”, said Frank and Marla.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Can I go hunting with you guys right now?”, asked Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Of course you can”, replied Frank.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">They thought this was going to be another easy and quick hunting trip, which was their mistake. It was the humans hunting season, and they loved killing bears. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Wait what was that?”, asked Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“It was probably a little rabbit walking in the woods”, replied Frank.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Yeah your right, just a rabbit”, answered Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Then out of nowhere, two humans came out with shotguns and shoot Marla.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Mom, No!”, yelled Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">“Lucy, get out of here”, screamed Frank. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lucy then heard a gunshot in the distance. //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">When Lucy reached the cave she hid in it and waited for Frank and Marla to come back. //

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Frank, Marla are you home yet”, asked Lucy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lucy waited 10 days for Frank and Marla to come //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">back. They never returned back to the cave. //

4/22/14

For my Independent reading book I choose Dragon Rider. Dragon Rider was written by Cornella Funke. After reading the first 10 pages of Dragon Rider, I believe that the genre of this book is fantasy. I choose this book because it has a cool looking front page and the summary seemed interesting to me. The main characters so far are Rat, Sorrel, Firedrake, and Slatebeard. The setting of this book is in a valley.

The first part of dragon rider is slow. I think this because Rat is in the first page of the book and Rat likes to be evasive a lot. The first 3 pages were just Rat trying to say something. In the middle of the 10 pages Rat and Sorrel are going to wake up the dragon Slatebeard. In the end of the 10 pages when Rat is done being evasive Rat tells everyone that humans are coming. When they find that out everyone goes silent. Next I think the dragons will find out what the humans want and I think they will also make a plan to stop the humans from discovering them.

4/21/14

1. The hardest condition is if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue. I think this because it is hard to keep your virtue when hanging out with your friends. The easiest condition is if you can keep your head when all about you. I think this because it is easy to keep your head up when all is about you.

2. Five conditions were keep your head when all about you, can wait and not get tired, can force your heart and nerve and sinew, all men count on you but none too much, and can fill the unforgiving minute. They all have to do with skills that you can use later in your life and they talk about the man's son.

3. People should regard each other with respect. I think it is a good approach to life because of the golden rule, treat people the way you want to be treated.

6. I think young people can benefit from this advice because it has a lot of good life skills in it. An example of this is it says if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue.

4/17/14 <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1. I would not want to meet this speaker of this poem because it looks like they are very self absorbed. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2. The person compares himself or herself to a tree and flower. The qualities that are shared are they are both plants, both are living, and trees and flowers don't need each other to survive. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3. He says he will always be himself. This statement suggests that people can't change who they are. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4. He feels that it is miserable to be just me. The word that indicates his feelings is forlorn. A person in society is "just me" and more than "just me" because people don't need each other.

4/15/14 1. I would rather spend an afternoon with the speaker of "Song of Myself" because he used to be a teacher. 2. The speaker is lying down looking at grass. This is celebration because when you celebrate you relax. 3. Whitmen says "One world is aware, and by far the largest to me. And that is myself". Whitmen views himself as a good writer. Whitmen is passing on that you have to be humble. 4. They would be banished. He feeling is angry. In her poem it says "How public like a frog". 5. It says "How dreary to be Somebody!". It also says "How public like a Frog". I think that it is better to be a nobody than a somebody because nobody's are public like frogs.

4/10/14

Xavier Rich Innovation Middle School San Diego, CA 92111

Dear Ms. Labas,

My name is Xavier Rich and I would like to welcome you back to Innovation Middle School. I hope that you will be as great of a principle that Mr. Klein was. Mr. Klein always made sure that the students were safe and encourage everyone to do their best. Innovation Middle School is the best school because we have very good teachers that were handpicked by Mr. Klein. We also have Iparty's that celebrate student's good grades. I look forward for you to improve Imiddle and make it an even better school then it already is.

I feel several changes will help to improve Innovation Middle School. I think you need to upgrade the water fountains so that there is always cold water ready to be drunk. I think that you need to also tell the teachers to give less homework and more in class activities. I think a lot of people would rather have less homework and more in class activities because I feel that students will learn more with in class activities. You could also improve our school by updating the dress code. If it is a hot day we should be able to put on something that doesn't cover our shoulders. The last thing that you can do to improve our school is you can put A.C. in the auditorium so when it is a hot day you can turn it on and we won't all be so hot. I thank you for your time and I hope you are an awesome principle.

Sincerely,

Xavier Rich

4/7/14 http://newsela.com/articles/LA-fossils/id/3100/

<range type="comment" id="498663082_1">3/26/14

The trait respect is very important. If you have respect you won't talk when someone else is talking. If you have respect you will not ignore someone that is talking to you. These are things respectful people don't do. Respect is one of the best traits you can have. It is one of the best traits you can have because if you give someone respect they should give it back to you. The golden rule says that if you want to be treated with respect you have to respect other people.

Students should respect their teachers at school. For example, if a teacher was talking to the class and a student was rolling their eyes and whispering to their friend. The teacher then asked the student to pay attention and stop talking. But the student continued to roll their eyes and whisper, this would be very disrespectful to the teacher. The teacher would then send the student out of the room for being disrespectful to the teacher. Students should be respectful to teachers because the teachers respect the students.

Many students show respect at school towards the teachers. For example, if a teacher was in the previous example when the student was disrespectful other students could have shown respect. When the disrespectful student was talking to their friend, it would be respectful if the other student stopped talking and started paying attention. This is good because it is showing the teacher respect, helping the other students focus and they are all learning.

Everyone should respect their parents at home. For example, if your mom told you to clean your room and you say ok. When your mom comes back and she sees a messy room, she again tells you to clean your room. When she comes back a second time and your room is still messy this is disrespectful to your mom. This is disrespectful to your mom because you are not following her directions, you are making her tell you to do something more than once and you are taking your bedroom for granted.

Many kids show respect to their parents at home. For example, if the son in the previous example cleaned his room when his mom told him to the first time that would be respectful to the mom. This is respectful to the mom because you are following her directions and you are following then the first time they are given. You are not taking the bedroom for granted and are showing respect.

Good ways to show respect are to listen when your teachers are talking and to listen to your parents. Respect is very important because if you have respect you are kind, you are not rude, and you are a person who listens. These are some examples of why respect is an important trait to have.</range id="498663082_1">

3/24/14

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The two roads represent two choices that this person has to make. The poem states " <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">And sorry I could not travel both <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">". This quote means you can't pick two choices you can only choose one at a time. In the poem it also says "And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth". This means you can try to predict what your choices effect would have on you but you can never be sure what is going to happen. This is what the two roads represent.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The choice that the person chose represented the harder choice. The poem states " <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">I took the one less traveled by". This quote means this person took the road that most people didn't choose, this person made the harder choice. In the poem it also states "And that has made all the difference". This means that because this person chose the harder choice this person got a better result than the people who chose the easier road. This is what the road that this person chose represented.

3/18/14 I think the trait respect is a good trait to have. Respect is an important trait to have because a component of respect is treating people the way you want to be treated. For example, if a student respects a teacher the student is not going to talk while the teacher is talking. If a student has no respect for the teacher, then the student will talk while the teacher is talking. Another example is if a child respects their mother the child is not going to take money from the mother's wallet when she isn't looking. If the child had no respect the child would take money from their mother's wallet. These are some examples of why the trait respect is important.

3/17/14

The U.S. military has created a high tech suit of armor just like Iron Man's suit. The Iron Man suit is only a prototype and they are working to have a functioning suit made within the next 12 months. The suit will have the ability to make bullets just bounce off of it harmlessly. The suit will also be able to lift 100 pounds without strain, and it can treat minor wounds. This suit may change how the military fights in the future.

3/13/14

A Zircon crystal was found on a sheep ranch in Australia. The crystal is 4.4 billion years old and is smaller than a grain of rice. It shows that 4.4 billion years ago earth had transformed from a superheated rock into a planet that was capable of supporting life. This crystal leads scientist to try to figure out what made the earth turn into what it is now. Scientists want to know what to look for in a planet to see if it will be capable of supporting life in the future.

By: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Name: "Zircon crystal sheds new light on Earth's formation"

Website: //newsela.com//

URL: http://newsela.com/articles/zircon-discovery/id/2918/

3/12/14

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope found 715 planets around 315 stars. Almost 95 percent of the 715 planets are smaller than Neptune. Four of the planets are in habitable zone which means they are at the temperature to make water. That means it might be habitable. The Kepler Space Telescope has put scientists even closer to finding the new Earth. NASA's Kepler Space Telescope worked for about 4 years then the Kepler Space Telescope stopped working. NASA is working on a new spacecraft called the K2 to find new planets.


 * By: Los Angeles Times**


 * Name of the article:"Crippled telescope hits the planetary jackpot"**


 * Name of the website: newsela.com**


 * URL: http://newsela.com/articles/kepler-planets/id/2893/**

3/10/14

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3/4/14 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an excellent book. It shows how over time the Greasers and Socs accept each other. For example, PonyBoy says "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Socs were just guys after all". This shows that PonyBoy is starting to accept the Socs. Randy says "Thanks, grease," he said, trying to grin. Then he stopped. "I didn't mean that. I meant, thanks, kid." This shows that Randy is starting to accept the Greasers. In the end of The Outsiders the Greasers and Socs start to accept each other.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton it shows how the main characters personality changes toward the other gang. For example PonyBoy says "I am pretty scared of the Socs" in the beginning of the book. That shows that he was afraid of the Socs. PonyBoy later says, "My name's PonyBoy," I said. "Nice talking' to you, Randy", at the end of the book. This shows that PonyBoy is not afraid of the Socs because he thinks of them as not just monsters but people.

2/27/14 I think an ending for The Outsiders would be, if PonyBoy walks out of their house one day to go to the church. He then gets jumped by three Socs that are really strong. Then his brother heard PonyBoy scream and came running down the street. His brother would then see PonyBoy hung on a wall with a nail through his forehead. There would be a note attached to the nail. It would say we finally got him back for killing our leader.

I also think another way for The Outsiders to end could be, if PonyBoy turned into a really tough guy and become the Greasers leader. After PonyBoy turned tough he would then walk up to the Socs hang out and kill all of the Socs. Then PonyBoy would come home all drenched in blood and would sit down on his bed. He would then take a gun and say "I wish Johnny would have never died", then he would pull the trigger.

2/26/14 In the first half of my school day I started my day with first period. In my first period I have ASB. In ASB today I went to Innovation Middle School and talked about the changes that there would be in high school. In my second period I have Science. In Science today I was taught that there is more than one cell in an animal. In my third period I have English. In English today I learned that you don't put a comma before the word and. In my forth period I have Math. In Math today I learned about scatter plots.

In the second half of my school day I came back from lunch with fifth period. In my fifth period I had an awesome assembly. This assembly was about a fundraiser. If you sell 30 things you have a chance to win forty thousand dollars for the school. In my sixth period I have World History. In World History today we learned about the country Canada. In my seventh period I have PE. In PE today I ran a mile. My mile time was eight minutes. This mile run will be on my permanent record. This is what I did today in school.

2/19/14

I am using my No Homework pass.

2/18/14

In the sixth grade we had only 3 different teachers. We had a teacher which we spent most of the day with, a P.E. teacher and a music teacher. In sixth grade we had the same weekly homework from the same teachers. We would do weekly vocabulary packets and we would also do weekly music lessons. In the sixth grade we had recess after lunch every day and we had two play structures that we could play on.

In the seventh grade we have 7 different teachers and 7 different classes. In seventh grade we also have no recess after lunch. On the seventh grade campus there are no play structures for us to play on. We have no music teachers and no music lessons. The cool thing about seventh grade is sometimes you can listen to music in class with the teachers permission and headphones. These are some of the ways sixth and seventh grade are the same and different.

2/12/14 I think the school dropout age should not be raised. I think this because it is not fair to the teachers if kids don't want to learn. The kids might be disrespectful and not care that the teacher is trying to help. In Kentucky they have tried to move the dropout age from 16 to 18 and they have failed twice to get it approved. Last year Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, and Rhode Island all tried to raise the dropout age to 18. The only one that succeeded was Rhode Island. This shows that not a lot of people want the dropout age changed to 18. These are some examples of why I think the dropout age should not be raised to 18.

2/11/14

Redoing Recooking Unemployed Unemployment Reemployed Uncovering Recooked Precooked Reemployment Reemploying

2/10/14 We are the World was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie in 1985. We are the World was written to try to provide relief for famine in Africa. In the song We are the World it says "There are people dying and it's time to lend a hand to life. The greatest gift of all". I think this means it's time to start to help the people in Africa with their famine problems. In We are the World it also says "We are all part of gods great big family. Love is all we need". I think this means that we should care and help out each other. This is the meaning of We are the World by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

2/5/14

1. S. E. Hinton was born in Tulsa, OK.

2. S. E. Hinton has always enjoyed reading but she wasn't happy with her books at the young adult reading level. This influenced S. E. Hinton to write books such as The Outsiders.

3. The Outsiders was published in 1967.

4. She went to Will Rogers High School. She was 17 when she began writing The Outsiders.

2/4/14 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Reformatory: Means "Prison" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Explanation: When Ponyboy says "I'd be sent to a reformatory", that means that he would have to go to someplace bad. I think that place is a prison.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Bewildering: Means "Lost" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Explanation: When Ponyboy says "I thought with a bewildering feeling of being rushed", I think lost means bewildering because Ponyboy was rushed so I think he didn't understand what was happening.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Corn-Poney: Means "Corny" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Explanation: Ponyboy says "Boys will be boys," the farmer said with a grin, and I thought dully that he sounded as corn-poney as Hank Williams. I think it means corny because Hank Williams sounded corny.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Premonition: Means "Creepy" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Explanation: Poneyboy says "But this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?" I think this means creepy because he got a creepy feeling.

2/3/14

= An Olympic medal is a symbol that you are the best at the event. Every four years they hold an Olympic event where they have competitions for each Olympic sport. For example, Tianna Madison in 2005 was the world champion at long jumping. That shows that Tianna must have been the best long jumper that there was at the time. This is an example of why the Olympic medal is a symbol of the fact that you are the best at that sport in the world. =

1/29/14

In 20 years I can see myself with a job. My job will be working as a lineman. A lineman is a person who fixes the electricity lines. I want this job because I want to fix wires for a living. In 20 years I will also have a car. The car that I will have would be a Dodge Charger. I want a Dodge Charger because I think they look really cool, they are fast, and reliable.

In 20 years I will have a six bedroom, five bath house. It will be a house with two flights of stairs. I will also have a wife and two kids. I would have an iPhone 5, 4 computers, and 4 laptops. I will live in San Diego were I was raised. This is what I will have in 20 years.

1/27/14 One of my two goals this semester is trying to improve how I write my journals. A way that I can improve my journals is I can try to write longer. I would focus more and as a result I will write more words. Another way that I can write more words is I can pick a topic that interests me so I can write more about the topic. I really want to write more words because I think that will make me a better writer.

The second goal that I would like to make for the second semester is pay more attention in class. A way that I could improve the way that I pay attention in class is when my piers talk to me I can ignore them so I won't get trouble like they are going to. Another way that I can pay attention more in class is when the teacher says it's time to open your books I'm not still using the computer. I want to pay attention more because I think it is going to raise my grade.

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12/18/13

1. In Act 1 the meanest thing that Scrooge said was “ If they would rather die, then they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population”. I chose this sentence because Scrooge is saying the poor should die.

2. Jacob Marley is Scrooges deceased co-worker. The clues that Marley gives about his personality as a living person was; He was a cheap mean and selfish man while he was living. When Marley was alive Scrooge and him were the same because they were both cheap, mean, and selfish.

6. The hints that made you think Scrooge was going to change for the better was when Scrooge cared if Mr. Crotchet’s son was going to die. I do think peoples personalities can change dramatically.

12/16/13 A Christmas Carol is like the movie Santa Clause for a lot of reasons. The first reason why the Christmas Carol and Santa Clause are similar is in the beginning Scrooge and Jack Frost both hate Christmas. Scrooge and Jack Frost don't like anyone; they don't like kids or adults. Not only do they hate Christmas, they don't want to be a part of it in anyway. Mr. Scrooge and Jack Frost try to make other people's lives terrible. In The Christmas Carol, Mr. Scrooge always yelled at his employee and always was mean to his employee. In Santa Clause, Jack Frost tried to ruin everyone's Christmas forever by giving all the kids coal instead of presents. These are some of the examples of how A Christmas Carol is like Santa Clause. A Christmas Carol is different from the movie Santa Clause for a lot of reasons. A Christmas Carol and Santa Clause are different because in the middle of the Christmas Carol Scrooge was being a little bit friendly and he was changing. In the middle of Santa Clause Jack Frost just took Santa's powers and was giving all the kids coal. At the end of the Christmas Carol Mr. Scrooge was a friendly happy man. At the end of Santa Clause Jack Frost was trying to become friendly but he was not quiet getting it. These are some of the examples of how I think A Christmas Carol is different from Santa Clause.

12/12/13

Solitary- Means don't like talking to people. Implored- Begging for something Sympathy- Feelings Dismal- Hard Morose- Feeling Bad Daresay- Dangerous Parliament- Speaking lessons Liberality- Kindness' Provision- Money Destitute- people living in a bad way

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Mr. Scrooge's persona early on in the Christmas Carol was a selfish, uncaring, and greedy persona. An example of Mr. Scrooge's selfish persona is when gentleman came asking for money to give to the poor and Mr. Scrooge said no. Mr. Scrooge's uncaring persona was shown when he said that poor people should go die and reduce the surplus population. The last example of Mr. Scrooge's persona is when people came to trade with him he would raise the prices, this is an example of his greedy persona. These are some of the many examples why early on in The Christmas Carol Mr. Scrooge displayed a selfish, uncaring, and greedy persona.

Mr. Scrooge's persona late in the Christmas Carol was a caring persona. An example of Mr. Scrooge's caring persona was he gave his employee a raise. Another example of Mr. Scrooge's caring persona is Mr. Scrooge gave a huge turkey to his employee. A final example of Mr. Scrooge's caring persona was Mr. Scrooge donated a lot of money to charity. These are some of the many examples of why Mr. Scrooge has a caring persona late in The Christmas Carol.</range id="477030946_1">

12/9/13 //The// Pearl and //The Christmas Carol// are similar because they both have rich people. The rich are looking down at the poor in both of the stories like the poor should just die. For example, in //The Christmas Carol// Mr. Scrooge says if the poor don't want to go to homeless shelters then they should just die and reduce the surplus population. In //The Pearl//, //the Doctor says "why would I help them do I look like a veterinarian".// This shows that the doctor is looking down on the poor because he is comparing them to animals. These are some of the many examples of why //The Pearl// and //the Christmas Carol// are similar in the way they represent rich people.

//The Pearl// and //The Christmas Carol// are also similar because the doctor and Mr. Scrooge only cared about money. For example, in //The Pearl// the doctor poisons a family's baby just to cure it later and get paid a lot of money. In //The Christmas Carol// Mr. Scrooge raises his price on crops when he meets his clients for the finally deal trade. When Mr. Scrooge's employee asked "may I put more coal in the fire the fire is getting cold?" Mr. Scrooge said "why do you think mankind invented clothes". This shows that Mr. Scrooge cares more about money than his employees. These are some of the many examples of how //The Christmas Carol// and //The Pearl// are similar in the way of loving money.

12/5/13

Scrooge is a very mean person. When people came to introduce themselves to him he said he doesn't want to know them. Scrooge sells crops but when his client came to do the final trade, Scrooge said the price had risen. Scrooge also said the poor people that are on the street should just go die if they don't want to go to a shelter. These are some of the many reasons why I think Scrooge is a very mean person.

Scrooge is very stingy. When people came asking for donations to go to charity, Scrooge wouldn't give any money to charity. When the fire went out at his office, Scrooges employee asked "Can I put more coal in the fireplace?" Scrooge said "Why do you think mankind created clothes. We created clothes to stay warm." These are some of the many examples why I think Scrooge is a very stingy person.

12/3/13 There are both differences and similarities between "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age. Here are some differences. In "Finding Nemo" it takes place mostly in the water. In contrast to that, in "Ice Age" it takes place mostly on land. In "Finding Nemo" the lost child is a fish. However, in "Ice Age" the lost child is a human baby. In "Finding Nemo" the enemy was a little girl. On the other hand, in "Ice Age" the enemies were tigers. These are some of the many differences between "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age.

There are a lot of similarities between "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age". In "Finding Nemo" there is a lost child. In "Ice Age" there was also a lost child. In "Finding Nemo" they befriend someone. Still, in "Ice Age" they befriend someone also. In "Finding Nemo" they ran into problems. Likewise in "Ice Age" they also ran into problems. These are some of the many similarities between "Finding Nemo" and "Ice Age.

12/2/13 = Academic Vocabulary Senetnces =

Logical: When I was playing basketball I made a logical pass. Evidence: At the crime scene there was a lot of evidence. Infer: I infer that someone eat all the pizza because the pizza box was in the trash. Imply: I burped to imply I was full. Personification: When I got home I played with my imaginary friend that represents Patrick. Metaphor: In my life a credit card is a metaphor for money. Synthesize: Today I synthesized toast using butter and bread. Apostrophe: I think I use apostrophes too much in my sentences. Theme: The theme of pizza Steve was keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Literature: Last night I was reading literature about Aladdin.

11/21/13

Sentences Run ons

1. My mother, father and sister are coming to dinner tonight.

2. I like learning English, it makes me tired.

3. My sister was taller than me when we were young. Now I am the tallest, it is fun.

4. I love school. I love learning. My teacher is nice.

5. I don’t want much for Christmas, just some chocolates and a little toy car.

6. Blue is my favorite color. It is the color of the sky and the sea. It reminds me of my favorite insect which is the butterfly.

7. When I get older I want to have a big family, I like big families.

8. We usually leave at 11:00, but today is different, we are leaving at 10:30.

9. I like Tuesdays, Wednesdays and I like Fridays, because the weekend starts on Friday.

10. We should get moving, there’s no time to waste.

11/20/13

One of the themes of The Pearl is that money can change people. When Kino first got the pearl he suddenly just started thinking of himself how to only benefit his family. He didn't think of his brother and he didn't think of his neighbors just his wife and kid. Kino also strikes his wife when she tries to get rid of the pearl. Kino's wife tried to get rid of the pearl because she thought it was evil and bringing misfortune to their family. They were a happy couple before the pearl now Kino is beating his own wife.

Another reason why I think money can change people is a theme for the pearl is when a man tried to take the pearl from Kino, he killed the man. Kino slit the throat of that man and killed him. Before they found the pearl, Kino had never harmed any man but now he was a killer. Kino dragged the man's body into the bushes to hide the body from the neighbors. These are some of the reasons why I think money can change people is a theme from The Pearl.

11/19/13

Claim: Money can change people.

Evidence # 1: Kino thought he was going to be really rich.

Evidence # 2: Kino said no to 1500 peso's.

Evidence # 3: Kino looked at his wife with disgust.

Evidence # 4: Kino struck his wife.

Evidence # 5: Kino killed a man.

11/13/13 The Pearl Questions 1. The town was compared to a body. I think he made this comparison because the town acts like a body. 2. The news of the pearl affects the beggars because they think they will get some money from Kino. 3. Kino became every man's enemy because who ever Kino doesn't give money to will hate him. 4. The news of the pearl was better than the other news. 5. Kino will be a very wealthy man. 6. I think the priest brings in the song of evil because he just wanted money for his church 7. Kino is felling rage because the doctor turned them away earlier. 8. Kino fells trapped by his own ignorance because he let the doctor in and the doctor poisoned his son. 9. I think the doctor gives Coyotito poison. 10. The doctor found out because Kino was looking at the spot where he buried it. 11. Juana wants Kino to throw the pearl into the ocean. 12. Kino doesn't want to do it because he can be so rich. 13. Kino doesn't want to give up all that money so he wants to keep the pearl.

11/5/13 Pearl Quiz 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.A

1."The poor have brush houses; the rich have big stone and plaster houses".

2. The doctor is a mean selfish man.

3. The doctor does not like poor little Indians

11/4/13 = Vocab Sentences =

I was avarice the other day because I wanted more allowance. The other day I found a bunch of flowers called Bougainvillea's. When I fell down and scarred myself my friend consolation me. When my friend's boyfriend dumped my friend she was detached. When I was out in the wilderness I was indigent for food. On Fourth of July there is a big procession with cars. When I was bullied I was reassuring myself that I can stand up to them. A criminal commits a scandal when they rob a bank. When I went to the doctors they said I had an ulcer.

10/30/13 Said I "stated" that I like food. I "whispered" I like cheese. I "shouted" fire. I "questioned" if you are a good video game player. I "announced" I like bacon. I "admitted" I stole chips. I "declared" I will hurt you. I "answered" yes mom. I "responded" his food is in the trunk. I "proposed" let's eat out.

10/29/13 Story Rough Draft

10/28/13 Monkeys Paw Quiz Answers

10/24/13 <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> I think in the "Monkey's Paw" they are in the end going to die because they will wish to die. In "Monkey's Paw" it says "The first man had three wishes. I don't know what the other two were but I know that the third wish was for death". In "Monkey's Paw" it also says "Better let it burn," said the soldier solemnly. "The Monkey's Paw" also says "Pitch it on the fire, like a sensible man". These are some of the many reasons that I think they are going to die because a wish

10/22/13 Play Question Answers
 * 1) Victor’s goal in creating the monster is to make himself God. Victor succeeded in giving life to the dead. Victor failed in creating a pretty monster.
 * 2) The creature means since you didn't love me I am a bad guy. I agree with the monster, because victor did say he is ugly and abandon him.
 * 3) The creature faces the prejudices of looks. The effect of prejudices is misery.
 * 4) The creature wants a companion because the companion will love him. I do agree with victor’s choice because they could make babies and populate the world.
 * 5) It was not justifiable because they didn't do anything but he did. The creature should of just killed victor.

10/21/13 Rough Draft Story

It was a bright sunny day at Clockwise Middle School. All the kids were out at PE. They were playing basketball when Harry came running towards Ben. "Hey Harry", says Ben

"Sup", replies Harry

"Do you think you can come sleepover this Friday", asked Ben

"I don't know I have to ask my mom first", replies Harry

"Ok, well can you call your mom right now", asked Ben

"Yeah sure, replied Harry

Harry got out his phone and called his mom. Harry was scared that his mom is going to say no. The phone rang three times before his mom picked up. "Yes Harry", says Harry's Mom

"Mom do you think I can sleep over Ben's house on Friday", asked Harry

"I don't know dear" says Harry's Mom

"Please Mom I will be good please let me go to Bens house", says Harry

"Ok but you got to get a ok from your dad too, ok", says Harry's Mom

"Ok mom thank you" says Harry

"You're welcome dear", replied Harry's Mom

Harry ended the call. Harry was very excited to go over Ben's house. Also Harry was nervous of what his dad might say.

"My mom said she is alright with it but I have to get a ok from my dad too", says Harry

"Ok well I guess you can call me and tell me the answer", says Ben

"Ok bye I'll call you later", replied Harry

Ben got onto his blue dirt bike and biked away.

When Harry got home he sat down and talked to his dad. Harry wanted his dad to say he can go so badly.

"Dad", says Harry

"Yes son, I know you want something get it over with", says Harry's Dad

"Can I sleep over Ben's house on Friday", asked Harry

"What did your mom say", says Harry's Dad

"Mom said yes but I have to ask you first" replied Harry

10/17/13 Dialogue

"Hey Fred", says Bob

"Hey Bob", replied Fred

"Hey Fred do you want to sleepover", said Bob

"Sure Bob", said Fred

"When can you come over", said Bob

"In two hours", replied Fred

"Ok what do you want to do tell then", said Bob

"I don't know how about we play tag", replied Fred

"Ok we will play tag", said Bob

"Ok cool" replied Fred

"Wow this is pretty fun", said Bob

"Yeah it is but I got to go so ill meet you at your house" replied Fred

"K bye" said Bob

10/16/13

Bob Fred Harry Kidnapper- John
 * Character

Fred's House Car Pizza shop Bus Station
 * Setting

Bob gets kidnapped Save Bob
 * Problem/Goal

They don't know where they should look to find Bob
 * Rising Action

They save bob
 * Climax

They finish their sleepover
 * Resolutio **n**

10/15/13

Steroids are bad because they mess up your body. Steroids are bad because if you take them you will have extreme acne. According to a 2012 study in the journal //Pediatrics//, "In both boys and girls, steroids can cause extreme acne on the face, back and chest." Also taking steroids can lead to permanent baldness, stunted growth, liver damage, cancer, and even heart disease. These are some reasons why steroids are bad for your body.

If you take steroids you will hurt your mind. Taking steroids can also lead to behavior changes and problems. For example, steroids can lead to uncontrollable fits of rage. Also steroids can lead to irrational thinking which could lead to suicide. People that take steroids also have deep depression. A lot of people are taking steroids but they have no clue what it does to your body and mind. These are some reasons why steroids are bad for your body and mind.

10/14/13

I feel one of the purposes of this English class is to improve my writing skills. For example, Mr. Moss is making us do 2 paragraph essays about Independent Reading book summaries. Mr. Moss usually gives out writing assignments 3 to 4 days a week. Sometimes Mr. Moss goes easy on us and gives us easy homework like writing down 20 nouns. All of this is making me a better writer because it is helping me practice my writing skills.

Another purpose of English class is to improve my reading skills. For example, Mr. Moss gives out Reading Book essays which have us read a book and write about it. He does not give out reading homework on weekends, but we are strongly encouraged to read every night, even on the weekends. In English class Mr. Moss is having us read articles and answer questions about it. All of this is making me a better reader because it is helping me practice my reading skills.

10/11/13 Bulling Essay

<range type="comment" id="466343810_1">Bulling is a big problem worldwide</range id="466343810_1">. It is a big problem because kids are being harassed. Kids are killing themselves, and kids are having problems when they grow up. Bullies usually have a background of haven been bullied. A bully is someone who hurts someone else to make them fell better. Bullies are messed up.

A lot of children have committed suicide because of being bullied. Some people like Rebecca Sedwick. Rebecca committed suicide because she was bullied.” She changed one of her online screen names to “That Dead Girl.” She messaged a boy in North Carolina: “I’m jumping.” And then, on Monday, the Lakeland girl went to an abandoned concrete plant, climbed a tower and hurled herself to her death.” Says [|http://www.nytimes.com].


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[] Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies - NYTimes.com

http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/effects/ Effects of Bullying | Stop Bullying.gov 1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

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7.C

8. B

9.A

10.A