Tuesday, April 17, 2012
ipad
The article that I am reading is called "Human costs are built into a Ipad."This article talks about the disaster that happened with the Ipad. Their was a explosion that happened in the Building A5 on a Friday evening last May. The explosion caused many deaths and it came from the area where the workers were polishing the Ipads.Two people were killed, and over a dozen others hurt. When I first heard about it I was shocked how all this happened out of nowhere. I also wondered that if this explosion happened, will it be a delay on selling the ipods and ipads that they were working on. One of the people that were hurt, was covered with blood with black smeared marks that came from the explosion. Apple is one of the richest and most successful companies out there. They have the best technology's that the world has never seen before. With being the richest and most successful companies, hopefully they will buy another building or fix it up in no time. They will have to get more workers for them to at least get back on track due to the explosion.Working at these buildings can be a dangerous environment and can be a highly risk of it being a problem or a situation that can cause many deaths. I hope that they can buy another building and keep going with the makings of Ipads and other Mac technology's.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Health Fair
On Thursday April 12, 2012 was a Health Fair at Parkway West High School. This Health Fair was during seventh period in Mr Petro class. In the morning they made an announcement that it was going to be a Health Fair during today. As they told us to come downstairs for the Health Fair that they were having, Mr Petro told us to ask questions for our blog that is due next week. Their were many different things they had for us at the Health Fair. Those things were Condoms,Papers on abortion, Differences between Stds and Stis, eating smart and not doing drugs. For abortion they gave us statistics on the number of abortions per year, number of abortions per day, The ages of who is having abortions, why women have abortions and the likelihood of abortions. Abortions need to stop because you are killing inasant babies that didn't even get to see the world yet. That is not fair. Far as drugs, it can affect you in many different ways. Drugs is not a good thing to do especially when you are in school. Stds and the other diseases are happening because people are not being protected. They are not using condoms and other things that will prevent this disease. The questions that I asked the people that were at the Health Fair was do they do this every year at a the same exact date. Also I asked why don't they give out other different brands of condoms accept for Lifestyle. I found the Health Fair to be exciting and to be very noteful to me and to others.
Friday, April 13, 2012
I am a Criminal
Today I read an article called "Im a criminal and so are you." This article was published by Michelle Alexander.
This article talks about how the author says everyone is a criminal, even if you don't kill anyone. For instance J walking is a crime and EVERYBODY does that so they will be considered a criminal. Even the millionares are considerd as criminals. I also would be considered as a criminal because I jaywalk everyday and I stole some candy from the store when I was little. Most people would say criminals would mostly belong in the ghetto but they are in the suburbs. Mainly all over the world if you think about it. One of the things she said that caught my attention was when she asked did they ever smoked pot or got behind the wheel while they was drunk. When they answered yes and said I am not a criminal she said well what are you then. Your are just a person that just haven't been caught yet. With saying that it made me think because I never thought of it that way and that was a clever way to put it like that. For the real felons that comitted a serious crime and got serious time in jail and are not able to vote or do other things should be treated the same way as others. For a example, most people will not consider Barack Obama as a criminal. He is the President of the United States. Even though he is a criminal he will not serve time in jail. Many people are walking this Earth not caught and just getting away with it.
This article talks about how the author says everyone is a criminal, even if you don't kill anyone. For instance J walking is a crime and EVERYBODY does that so they will be considered a criminal. Even the millionares are considerd as criminals. I also would be considered as a criminal because I jaywalk everyday and I stole some candy from the store when I was little. Most people would say criminals would mostly belong in the ghetto but they are in the suburbs. Mainly all over the world if you think about it. One of the things she said that caught my attention was when she asked did they ever smoked pot or got behind the wheel while they was drunk. When they answered yes and said I am not a criminal she said well what are you then. Your are just a person that just haven't been caught yet. With saying that it made me think because I never thought of it that way and that was a clever way to put it like that. For the real felons that comitted a serious crime and got serious time in jail and are not able to vote or do other things should be treated the same way as others. For a example, most people will not consider Barack Obama as a criminal. He is the President of the United States. Even though he is a criminal he will not serve time in jail. Many people are walking this Earth not caught and just getting away with it.
Facebook is using you
Today I have read an article called Facebook is using you by Lori Andrews. The topic of this article is about you watching yourself when your are posting and searching on Facebook, twitter, myspace and so many other websites. When you pick like your favorite books, activities and what college you want to go to on facebook, ads that goes with the topic will pop or be on the side of your profile. For example, if you say you like Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie & Fitch advertisements would come up and you can click on it or not but it will take you straight to the website. The main thing that had me shocked was that people can see your searching and the data that you have. As I am writing now they can see what I am doing. That is uncomfortable to me and maybe to many other people. That is basiclly invading your privacy and invading your personal information and so many other things. The cookies in your computer is another thing about the advertisements. A cookie is a information storer that stores what you searched and shows advertisements of what you like. In other country's it is different. They are not aloud to look at your data without your permission or unless you know. To me they should put that in all countries to give people privacy. Definetly in the United States of America. What is the point of looking at people data. This should stop immediately and changed to where you can't see the data like all the other country's.
6 college quirky money tricks
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/pf/college/1203/gallery.colleges-saving-money/?iid=HP_Highlight Today I am reading a article called "6 colleges quirky money Tricks." This article was publlished by a man named Blake Ellis. This story talks about having a bathroom with your name on it. As included in the article, many people are giving over thousands of dollars to get their name on the bathroom. One of the reprensitives for Harvard Law school donated at least 100,000 dollars in return to get his father's name "William A. Falik" name engraved on the campus bathroom. This January, his father's name was engraved on the bathroom saying, "Falik Malik Mens Room, Gift of William A. Falik' 71, 2012." To have your name engraved on a campus bathroom is decent. When people go to use the bathroom, the first thing they will see when they open the door is your name. But it will be more better to do it for free. In my old school Walter D. Palmer Leardership Learning Partners Charter School, the name that was engraved on our school bathroom door was our founder of the school which was "Walter D. Palmer". Every single day I went to the bathroom I would always forget that his name was up their. To see that every day made me proud because the founder of the school name is on the bathroom and will always be remembered their. Also it was a reminder to me. Someday as I get older I will try to get my name engraved on a college or a school so people can remember me as they look outside the bathroom door.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Randy Moss filed lawsuit
http://www.nesn.com/2012/04/report-randy-moss-filed-lawsuit-against-hair-salon-owner-who-didnt-pay-back-160000.html
Today I am reading a story called "Randy Moss filed lawsuit against hair salon owner who didn't pay back 160,000." The poblem between them to all started when Moss agreed to lend hair salon owner Kelvin Jones 160,000 to open a fancy hair salon in Palm Beach, Fla back in 2005. Kelvin Jones was supposed to pay Randy Moss back in 96 monthly payments but never did it. During this time Randy Moss the wide receiver was playing for the Oakland Raiders. After that Randy Moss decided to sue him which I don't understand. Randy Moss should have just let this situation go before it even got to the suing part. Instead of him lending the money he should have just gave him the money. Why lend 160,000 when you can just give it to him. Randy Moss makes at least a couple of millions but wants 160,000 dollars back. That is like a dollar to him, why is crying about it. Also Kelvin Jones has to pay Moss back the 160,000 in full plus the extra 62,000 in interest. To collect all that money to give to Randy Moss, he must save at least for a year and all the money he makes has to go directly to him. I believe this is a situation that could been resolved in the beginning.
For Women under 30, most births occur outside of marriage
The article I read today was called " For women under 30, most births occur outside of marriage." This article was published by two people with the names of Jason Deparle and Sabrina Tavernise. This story is about the increases of births from women under the ages of 30 being born outside of a marriage and how marriages is starting to become uncommon. For example a lady that is twenty-seven is on an on and off relationship where her boyfriend doesn't thinks about marriage at all but the girlfriend does. With saying so, them having differences may lead to a altercation which will lead to a breakup, leaving the kid with either or parent. People suggest that getting married is already a breakup because for most people, getting married brings new responsibilities to the table and most of the time either or parent can't adjust to the new situation or their just to lazy to take on a new part of life. Also not being married can affect the way the child acts. Children that are mostly born out of marriage tend to act up in school than become a drop out, or have behavior problems and face risks which turns them in the wrong direction like falling into poverty.. I agree but also don't agree because some of my family members was born outside of marriage and didn't succeed far as making it all the way through school. Most of them either ended up sellling drugs or went to jail but the others were brought up in the same lifestyle and are still in school or succeeded in life. Me being brought up wasn't a hard time. I was raised with both parents and currently is now. Also they had me after they got married and hopefully I will follow the same thing they did. So I prefer the person to get married first then have a kid. If not get married after the son is born. The best thing you would want is for your child to have the best life and that's what my family did for me.
Photoshop or Not
Today the article I am writing about is called Photoshop or Not. This article talks about how people can be cut into different sizes using the computer. For example, if the person is fat and taking a picture for the cover, if she would like or not , she can be slimmer than her usual self or be slim like a model. The photographs of celebrities and models in fashion advertisements and magazines are croped and polished down to it is that right body. Instead of using some cream or something to take away the pimple, Adobe's Photoshop software can take care of that instantly. Or it can be drastic, shedding 10 or 20 pounds, adding a few inches in height and erasing all wrinkles and blemishes, done using Adobe's Photoshop software, the photo retouchers magic wand. Fixing all these body human parts, you might end up up with Barbie. These pictures are of highly idealized and digitally edited images in advertising and fashion magazines. What I think about this situation is that it is a good thing. If a person is fat and she is taking a picture for a cover, they can take the fat off that person and make them skinny and look better. I think people should show if they altered the photo because if they don't the photo will be fake. People will wonder how the celebrities got so thin in a quick period of time.
Teaching kids how to break up nicely
The story I read today is about a lady that is in the middle of the situation which is teaching kids how to break up nicely. I think that this article is going deep into the relationships of young kids. Many of the kids like to or forced to break up online. They may break up in different ways. But the most popular website they break up on is Facebook. The lady that's behind the info is named Danah Boyd. The article stated that the high school had a group meeting with high scholars. In a contrast that causes her no end of mishievous delight, her laptop bears a sticker of snow white, hose outstretched arm gently cradled the apple logo What I think about this story With a number f influential scholarly papers under her name, she travels relentlessly, tweets under th handle Zephoria and has fans trailing her at TED conferences, at South by Southwest and elsewhere on the high tech speaking circuit. She is also a kind of rock star messenger fromthe online and offline world of teenagers. The young subjects of her research become her friends on Facebook and subscribe to her twitter feed. There is no shortage of grown up distress over the dangers young people face online. Children today are reaching online largely to social canges that have been taken place off line.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Today I have read an article on MediaTakeo\Out.com. According to Amber's former publicist Janero Marchand, he was FIRED by Amber - when he tried to WARN Kanye that Amber Rose was TAKING his money . . . and giving it to her OTHER lover.My reaction to this situation was unexplainable. She was taking Kanye West money and giving it to supposedly "Wiz Khalifa." Even though he introduced Amber Rose to Kanye West, and had a friendly bond, he still shouldn't have said that.
I think that she didn't take his money because she is a popular model and have enough money to give to her boyfriend. He pushed hard to make sure that Amber was featured on MediaTakeOut.com. When Amber found out, she sent the following direspectful email to Janero:I will make sure everyone I know will not work with u b*tch! How dear u be in the studio with kanye and talk MAD SH*T about me!!!! R u f*ckin crazy????I cried days for u Janero!!!!! I will make sure ur blacklisted b*tch! I trusted u and u backstabbed me u aint sh*t but a fake Phony ass b*tch ass f*ggot ass Snitch!!!! I trusted u and u back stabbed my worst then anyone ever!!!! Then u talk about trusting a stripper???? F*ck U janero! U gossip like a f*ggot.Stay the f*ck away from me b*tch and please don't bother to apologize cuz its a rap! Duke's Rivers enters NBA draft early, hires agent
http://www.nba.com/2012/news/03/26/rivers-agent.ap/index.html
The article that I am writing about is called "Duke's Rivers enters NBA draft, early hires agent." This story talks about the freshman guard on his early appearance going to the NBA draft hoping to be near his family. During college, he played for Duke for one year. Austin Rivers is the son of Boston Celtics head Coach Doc Rivers. During his college career he averaged a team leading 15.5 points and was selected as Rookie of the Year. He is the third Duke freshman to lead the team in scoring after Johnny Dawkins in 1983 and Bill Sapp in 1945. Austin Rivers is really a competitive player but I think he is not on that NBA level yet. He should have played for Duke for at least 2-3 years. Averaging 15.5 points is not NBA numbers. For him to be in the NBA and dominate he has to at least score 20-30 points to average the team leading. No doubt he will be the talk of the town when he first go the NBA but one question is that will he show magnificient talent on the court. If his dad picks him up for the Celtics I believe he should not be able to start because he is definetly not on rondos level and will not be able to give the celtics that win. So I believe that he made his choice to early.
The article that I am writing about is called "Duke's Rivers enters NBA draft, early hires agent." This story talks about the freshman guard on his early appearance going to the NBA draft hoping to be near his family. During college, he played for Duke for one year. Austin Rivers is the son of Boston Celtics head Coach Doc Rivers. During his college career he averaged a team leading 15.5 points and was selected as Rookie of the Year. He is the third Duke freshman to lead the team in scoring after Johnny Dawkins in 1983 and Bill Sapp in 1945. Austin Rivers is really a competitive player but I think he is not on that NBA level yet. He should have played for Duke for at least 2-3 years. Averaging 15.5 points is not NBA numbers. For him to be in the NBA and dominate he has to at least score 20-30 points to average the team leading. No doubt he will be the talk of the town when he first go the NBA but one question is that will he show magnificient talent on the court. If his dad picks him up for the Celtics I believe he should not be able to start because he is definetly not on rondos level and will not be able to give the celtics that win. So I believe that he made his choice to early.
Dirt Bike tragedy
Today I read a article called "Dirt Bike Tragedy an exaple of a bigger problem". The 14 year old Jermaine Alexander crashed into a vehicle on Frankford Avenue. The cause of this situation that her mother states is that her son died because of a police pursuit. The mother also said, "You got kids out here, killing and selling drugs. I got a kid that rides dirt Bikes and plays football, and that's your concern?" The department has a no pursuit policy for the vehicles, saying that the dangers of a chase outweigh the offense.
I am a dirt bike fan but it can be very dangerous. You can either crash into something or get it confiscated by the cops. When I was 11 years old, I had a 90cc which was red and black. I would sometimes ride it in the street but mostly my family would take me to a dirt yard so I wouldn't get it confiscated. One day I was walking down the street and saw a dirt bike accident happen right in front of my face. After that, I stopped riding them. If you don't have the skills to ride it, you shouldn't ride it at all. Dirt Bikes can be very dangerous because it is sometimes to fast for people and that they can't handle it or also might crash into a car. Just like in the story.
I can really relate to this story because I used to like to ride dirt bikes but now its not that important to me.
I am a dirt bike fan but it can be very dangerous. You can either crash into something or get it confiscated by the cops. When I was 11 years old, I had a 90cc which was red and black. I would sometimes ride it in the street but mostly my family would take me to a dirt yard so I wouldn't get it confiscated. One day I was walking down the street and saw a dirt bike accident happen right in front of my face. After that, I stopped riding them. If you don't have the skills to ride it, you shouldn't ride it at all. Dirt Bikes can be very dangerous because it is sometimes to fast for people and that they can't handle it or also might crash into a car. Just like in the story.
I can really relate to this story because I used to like to ride dirt bikes but now its not that important to me.
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