In the article "World leaders call for action on climate change" by Sharon Oosthoek it talks about the president of the united states and the president of china get together and talk about action for climate change. In the article it explains how people need to stop using things like fossil fuel to stop CO2 gasses. The author wants me to know that dangerous changes in climate will occur if action is not taken
A claim made by the author is that in the last two centuries the most fossils have been burned and CO2 gasses released than any other time in history. As a result of this has led to melting glaciers and sea ice, to rising sea levels and to more extreme weather events. CO2 also has begun making ocean water more acidic. These changes have made life hard for various creatures living on land and in sea.
Another claim is that an average rise in global surface temperatures is a prime symptom of climate change. Today global temperatures are about 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit higher than before the industrial revolution. And that was when people first started burning large quantities of fossil fuels in the 1800s. Governments around the world have said that long term temperatures should not rise more than 3.6 degrees more than the industrial revolution times. Scientists say that if temperature is raised above this it could be very dangerous because weather patterns would change and ice melting could change life as we know it.
In conclusion after reading this article I have come to an understanding that climate change could be very dangerous and if action isn't taken it could change life as we know it could change for the worse.
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book club blog post
In the book lord of the flies a group of English school boys are stranded on an island after a plane crash. The boys elected a chief which is Ralph. Jack soon gets jealous and thinks he should become chief so he takes people to make his own tribe. Soon they start hunting for Ralph and his friends and go so far as to brutally. kill Ralph's close companion piggy. Jack is good and friendly in the beginning but then slowly starts to turn evil and savage because of his hunger for power.
At first Jack is good and friendly. In the book it says "the slanting sunlight on the high mountain, was shed that glamour, that strange invisible light of friendship, adventure , adventure and content" This shows how Jack and Ralph are good friends. Also It shows a stage in where they are really getting along. Another part in the book says "Jack and Ralph looked at each other with shy liking." This quote is at begging of the book and shows Jack and Ralph starting to develop as good friends. Also when Ralph is elected chief he lets Jack keep control of his choir which then turns into to the hunters this shows Ralph's generosity towards Jack.
Jack starts to transition into madness when he starts getting jealous of Ralph's title of chief. He comes back from hunting one day asks all the boys to vote Ralph out of chief and nobody votes so he gets mad and says if anyone wants to join him and be a hunter. Then after everyone is asleep the majority of boys leave to join jacks tribe and be savage hunters.
Jack starts to turn evil after he forms his tribe. The first savage act Jack and his tribe do is kill a mother pig and use its severed head as an offering the the Beastie (something the boys on the island think is a beast but in reality is just a dead war pilot). In the book it says "Jack held up the head and jammed the soft throat on the pointed end of the stick" this shows Jack being savage and violent. In addition right after Piggy dies Jack says "see? See? That's what you ll get!" I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore more! The conch is gone-" then he proceeds to throw a spear at Ralph which tears his flesh off before Ralph runs off. This shows how Jack and Ralph have become huge enemies all because of Jacks thirst for power.
In conclusion Jack turns from good and friendly in the beginning to evil and savage because of his hunger for power. In the beginning Jack and Ralph are good friends and are together in one group under Ralph being chief until Jacks thirst for power takes him over and he creates a clan of savage hunters kills Ralph's friends and then hunts down Ralph. This connects to real world problems like dictation and bad leaders to things like countries, companies and just generally people who have been taken over by a thirst for power and do very bad things because of it.
At first Jack is good and friendly. In the book it says "the slanting sunlight on the high mountain, was shed that glamour, that strange invisible light of friendship, adventure , adventure and content" This shows how Jack and Ralph are good friends. Also It shows a stage in where they are really getting along. Another part in the book says "Jack and Ralph looked at each other with shy liking." This quote is at begging of the book and shows Jack and Ralph starting to develop as good friends. Also when Ralph is elected chief he lets Jack keep control of his choir which then turns into to the hunters this shows Ralph's generosity towards Jack.
Jack starts to transition into madness when he starts getting jealous of Ralph's title of chief. He comes back from hunting one day asks all the boys to vote Ralph out of chief and nobody votes so he gets mad and says if anyone wants to join him and be a hunter. Then after everyone is asleep the majority of boys leave to join jacks tribe and be savage hunters.
Jack starts to turn evil after he forms his tribe. The first savage act Jack and his tribe do is kill a mother pig and use its severed head as an offering the the Beastie (something the boys on the island think is a beast but in reality is just a dead war pilot). In the book it says "Jack held up the head and jammed the soft throat on the pointed end of the stick" this shows Jack being savage and violent. In addition right after Piggy dies Jack says "see? See? That's what you ll get!" I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you anymore more! The conch is gone-" then he proceeds to throw a spear at Ralph which tears his flesh off before Ralph runs off. This shows how Jack and Ralph have become huge enemies all because of Jacks thirst for power.
In conclusion Jack turns from good and friendly in the beginning to evil and savage because of his hunger for power. In the beginning Jack and Ralph are good friends and are together in one group under Ralph being chief until Jacks thirst for power takes him over and he creates a clan of savage hunters kills Ralph's friends and then hunts down Ralph. This connects to real world problems like dictation and bad leaders to things like countries, companies and just generally people who have been taken over by a thirst for power and do very bad things because of it.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
reading response 2
The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is a about a world were books are outlawed, people are killed on a daily basis for no reason, firemen start fires instead of putting them out, and finally the world is revolved making people happy. Throughout the story the main character Montag changes the way he thinks about the world and the books that are banned and what knowledge they posses.
One way Montag changes is when he meets a little "peculiar" girl named Clarisse. She talks to him about things he has never really noticed before and things that make him think deeply.
for example on a rainy day she says "i like walking in the rain" and Montag says "I don't think i would like that" then she says "have you ever tried it" and he replies "I don't think I have." another example is when she asks him "did you know that firemen used to put out fires?." When she says this Montag starts to think differently about thinks and starts to question his job as a firemen. Lastly she makes Montag think about people in general and starts to think about the way they act.
Another way Montag's thoughts change is when he takes books while he was burning a library. He starts to read the books and realize things he has never realized before. He is starting to realize the reality of things like war and poverty. Also he is starting to see that maybe there are other people out there in the world and that they are starving while everyone else is happy and well fed. Montag is starting to develop a better understand and common sense of the real world. He is starting to realize that the world in his mind he used to live in was wrong.
In conclusion Montags thoughts really change throughout the story from naive and oblivious to the world to starting to understand things and becoming more thoughtful. I think that hes beginning to to come out of the shell he used to live in.
One way Montag changes is when he meets a little "peculiar" girl named Clarisse. She talks to him about things he has never really noticed before and things that make him think deeply.
for example on a rainy day she says "i like walking in the rain" and Montag says "I don't think i would like that" then she says "have you ever tried it" and he replies "I don't think I have." another example is when she asks him "did you know that firemen used to put out fires?." When she says this Montag starts to think differently about thinks and starts to question his job as a firemen. Lastly she makes Montag think about people in general and starts to think about the way they act.
Another way Montag's thoughts change is when he takes books while he was burning a library. He starts to read the books and realize things he has never realized before. He is starting to realize the reality of things like war and poverty. Also he is starting to see that maybe there are other people out there in the world and that they are starving while everyone else is happy and well fed. Montag is starting to develop a better understand and common sense of the real world. He is starting to realize that the world in his mind he used to live in was wrong.
In conclusion Montags thoughts really change throughout the story from naive and oblivious to the world to starting to understand things and becoming more thoughtful. I think that hes beginning to to come out of the shell he used to live in.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Summer reading response
In the book Everyday by David Levithan, A the main character changes his body everyday and he falls in love with a girl named Rhiannon. There relationship is very difficult due to the changing of A's body and location everyday. eventually there relationship comes to an end because it is too difficult for Rhiannon. How does having a different body everyday effect A?
One effect it has on the main character is having him always worry about messing up peoples life. For example when A was in Nathan's body and he didn't want to risk messing up Nathan's body by going to a party, but he really needed to see Rhiannon. After the party he forgot what time it was and he ended up falling asleep on the side of the rode leaving Nathan there for the next day. Another effect being in a different body everyday has on A is that he cannot have a family. He mentions that when he was little he thought it was normal to wake up to a new family everyday, but he soon realized that everyone had there own family and he was the only one that woke up to a new one everyday. Finally the effect the effect of changing bodies everyday has on A is that he cannot have a steady good relationship. In the book Rhiannon the girl he loved so much could not have a relationship with him because everyday he was someone else.
In conclusion the effect of having a different body everyday on A is that he always has to worry about messing up somebodies life, also that he cannot have a family, and finally he cannot have a steady or good relationship.
One effect it has on the main character is having him always worry about messing up peoples life. For example when A was in Nathan's body and he didn't want to risk messing up Nathan's body by going to a party, but he really needed to see Rhiannon. After the party he forgot what time it was and he ended up falling asleep on the side of the rode leaving Nathan there for the next day. Another effect being in a different body everyday has on A is that he cannot have a family. He mentions that when he was little he thought it was normal to wake up to a new family everyday, but he soon realized that everyone had there own family and he was the only one that woke up to a new one everyday. Finally the effect the effect of changing bodies everyday has on A is that he cannot have a steady good relationship. In the book Rhiannon the girl he loved so much could not have a relationship with him because everyday he was someone else.
In conclusion the effect of having a different body everyday on A is that he always has to worry about messing up somebodies life, also that he cannot have a family, and finally he cannot have a steady or good relationship.
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