Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Osama Binladin
I was watching Family guy on Fox when I saw a caption at the bottom of the screen saying "Obama making a important speech soon", "Osama Binladin has died. I immediately switched to CNN and watched for about 5 minutes straight then ran up to my moms room and told her the news, as she was watching it. At first I was happy and felt a lot of feelings towards the united states and saw the crowed cheering in front of the white house then it hit me. What will they do to try to retaliate or will they act something. Now that Alkadi doesn't have a leader what is going to happen. A bunch of possibility ran though my mind. what would they do next. I also was thinking that why did Pakistan try to hide them for so long. I wanted to predict the future to see what is going to happen. I saw the Speech and you could tell the uncertainty of the situation in the presidents eyes. Mean while the crowed grew bigger and bigger and everyone was so joyous. I continued to watch for the next couple hours.As more and more information came in. Every station on the TV was covering it. All major social networks where talking about it. How did they know where he was. Did someone tip them off? I had so many thoughts running though my mind while being happy. I heard my parents discussing the same thing up stairs. My sister didn't know exactly what happened or who he was. I knew one thing, that he was dead. As I was falling asleep I was thinking how this event would of changed the world would it be positive and show the world and alkadi that we have power over them or would it show the revenge of alkadi for talking their leader. I was trying to point out the facts but nothing was matching up. I fell asleep.
Monday, February 7, 2011
SLAUGHTERHOUSE BLOGGING PREWRITING BY GEOFF FISHER
By: Geoff Fisher
Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores
1. Read the book for accuracy instead of completion.
2 Spend more time re-reading and editing.
3. Do more of the in class work to get more out of the book.
4. Find better quotes then what I did in my essay.
5. Add more detal in my explantiations of the quotes.
6. Better Puncutation and grammer with in the Essay.
7. Work on my counclusions parapraph instead of re-writing my theise and add more.
8. Have to fin a better opening paragraph intorductory quote.
9. Stay after school and get prep for the final (on our half days). and Ask questions about the book.
10. Be active in the group decisoins and be apart of the conversation instead of just listioning and zoneing out.
Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).
1. It was intresting beacuse when ever Billy Pilgrim Traveled to tralfamanafor it was intresting what he would experience next.
2. I thought it was strange everytime he said "so it goes" and how he intented to use that sentence.
3. I found out what an otpomistrist was and what they do for an occupation.
4. I like how they used bad langauge in the book it really put it into depth when he was in the war.
5. I thought it was strange when Billy was on his honeymoon right after sex and he went into the bathroom and had a flashback to the war.
6. I thought it was funny when Billy Pilgrim went to tralfmandor and he was locked in the zoo and everyone thought he was so beautiful.
7. It was strange when they walked into the kitchen and found all those naked women all over.
8. I thought it was sad when billy puts his mom into the nurseing home.
9. I thought it was intresting when a flying saucer took billy to tralfandor but in the real world he was only gone for secounds.
10. I thought it was ironic that when the plane crashed into the mountines billy and the pilot where the only ones to survive.
11. I thought it was sad that billy's wife vilencia died of carbon minoxide posioining.
12. I thought it was ironic that billy worked at a non mental hospital for people who served in the army.
13. I thought it was cool that billy was elected preseitdent of the iilum
14. I thought it was strange when billy went the on the radio to discus his experiences on tralfamandor.
15. I thought it was sad when billy's dad was shot while he was hunting.
State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. War is more then death.
2. Everyone is speical in some way or another.
3. The most crazyiest things can be true in one mans eyes, and completly outragous in another.
4. "So it goes"
5. Free will to believe.
Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
EXAMPLE:
Billy: Hello, Mr. Cheng
Mr. Cheng: Hi Billy
Billy: Have you heard about Tralfamadore?
Mr. Cheng: No, what’s that?
Billy: It’s a planet where they... etc.
Billy: Hello, Geoff
Geoff: Hey, Billy
Billy: Did you hear about the planet of Tralfamadore.
Geoff: No, I havent what is it?
Billy: Its a planet where thier are people like look like tolent plungers
Geoff: Really!
Billy: Ya, One night during my daughters wedding I went thier,when a flying sauser apread and took me their, When I go their they think im the most beautiful thing ever!
Geoff: This place sounds cool I want to go thier!
Billy: I even meet Montana WildHack thier too and we had sex!
Geoff: No way! This place sounds like Heaven
Billy: The best thing is thier is never any war! its all peaceful!
Geoff: Are you sure this isnt heaven?
Billy: Yes, Im sure.
Geoff: Have you told anyone else about Tralfamador.
Billy: I tried too I went to new york and went on the radio and talked about it.
Geoff: Whats else happens thier?
Billy: Well they know when the earth is going to end!
Geoff: How!?!
Billy: A experiment went wrong and they know exactly when we will all die!
Geoff: Thats not good!
Billy: Not good at all!
(I had more then 3 examples some better then others)
Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores
1. Read the book for accuracy instead of completion.
2 Spend more time re-reading and editing.
3. Do more of the in class work to get more out of the book.
4. Find better quotes then what I did in my essay.
5. Add more detal in my explantiations of the quotes.
6. Better Puncutation and grammer with in the Essay.
7. Work on my counclusions parapraph instead of re-writing my theise and add more.
8. Have to fin a better opening paragraph intorductory quote.
9. Stay after school and get prep for the final (on our half days). and Ask questions about the book.
10. Be active in the group decisoins and be apart of the conversation instead of just listioning and zoneing out.
Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).
1. It was intresting beacuse when ever Billy Pilgrim Traveled to tralfamanafor it was intresting what he would experience next.
2. I thought it was strange everytime he said "so it goes" and how he intented to use that sentence.
3. I found out what an otpomistrist was and what they do for an occupation.
4. I like how they used bad langauge in the book it really put it into depth when he was in the war.
5. I thought it was strange when Billy was on his honeymoon right after sex and he went into the bathroom and had a flashback to the war.
6. I thought it was funny when Billy Pilgrim went to tralfmandor and he was locked in the zoo and everyone thought he was so beautiful.
7. It was strange when they walked into the kitchen and found all those naked women all over.
8. I thought it was sad when billy puts his mom into the nurseing home.
9. I thought it was intresting when a flying saucer took billy to tralfandor but in the real world he was only gone for secounds.
10. I thought it was ironic that when the plane crashed into the mountines billy and the pilot where the only ones to survive.
11. I thought it was sad that billy's wife vilencia died of carbon minoxide posioining.
12. I thought it was ironic that billy worked at a non mental hospital for people who served in the army.
13. I thought it was cool that billy was elected preseitdent of the iilum
14. I thought it was strange when billy went the on the radio to discus his experiences on tralfamandor.
15. I thought it was sad when billy's dad was shot while he was hunting.
State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.
1. War is more then death.
2. Everyone is speical in some way or another.
3. The most crazyiest things can be true in one mans eyes, and completly outragous in another.
4. "So it goes"
5. Free will to believe.
Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.
EXAMPLE:
Billy: Hello, Mr. Cheng
Mr. Cheng: Hi Billy
Billy: Have you heard about Tralfamadore?
Mr. Cheng: No, what’s that?
Billy: It’s a planet where they... etc.
Billy: Hello, Geoff
Geoff: Hey, Billy
Billy: Did you hear about the planet of Tralfamadore.
Geoff: No, I havent what is it?
Billy: Its a planet where thier are people like look like tolent plungers
Geoff: Really!
Billy: Ya, One night during my daughters wedding I went thier,when a flying sauser apread and took me their, When I go their they think im the most beautiful thing ever!
Geoff: This place sounds cool I want to go thier!
Billy: I even meet Montana WildHack thier too and we had sex!
Geoff: No way! This place sounds like Heaven
Billy: The best thing is thier is never any war! its all peaceful!
Geoff: Are you sure this isnt heaven?
Billy: Yes, Im sure.
Geoff: Have you told anyone else about Tralfamador.
Billy: I tried too I went to new york and went on the radio and talked about it.
Geoff: Whats else happens thier?
Billy: Well they know when the earth is going to end!
Geoff: How!?!
Billy: A experiment went wrong and they know exactly when we will all die!
Geoff: Thats not good!
Billy: Not good at all!
(I had more then 3 examples some better then others)
Friday, October 8, 2010
Joe Mauer Thesis Paper
Joe Mauer, Is a Shy quite guy but on the feild he is A potential MVP Catcher. Joe Mauer Is one of the twins leaders, and without Justin Mornoue thier star First basemen thier going to need to have Joe Mauer Step up to the plate. So far in the Series against the Yankees thier 0-2 and Joe Mauer is not doing his share of the team overal his overal statictics are 2-9 with 3 stickouts. That is not how the Twins are going to win a world series the twins are in the time of need headed to New york. Thus if Twins even want a shot to get past the Yankees to go on and play the Devil Rays or Rangers thier going to have to see a Better proformance from Joe Mauer. Joe Currently has a .327 Batting average 3rd best in the Major leagues. Although the Twins have many other players carrying thier weight including Young, Cuddyer, Span who of those 3 are awarded, Span tied for secound with with 10 triples. Young with is tied secound with doubles with 46. Young also is RBI's in 5th place with 112 RBI's. Although his team is doing fine the Twins are in need of a Captian. And Joe Mauer is the one thats needs to step up. His Regular season is fine but now is where all that hard work is shown. After losing the first two games in the season and going to the Bronx for another 3rd game.
| J Mauer |  | MIN | | C | | .327 |
Sunday, October 3, 2010
My Opinion Paper on The Death Penalty
Is the death penalty right to carry out in the 34 states that have it? Me personally I think the Death Penalty should not exist because of these main topics that I have came up with.
First, Executions cost more then prison an average person in prison will add up to approximately $500,000 After food expenses, lawyers, electrical, Employment of workers. Which comes out of state taxes which could go to other things. On the Other hand Executions take up to $2,000,000 After all of expenses dealing with the overall uses of the prisoner (free counsel for defense, for appeals, maximum security (their own death row wing). This is just one of my many reasons why the Death Penalty should not be used. Secondly, Innocent people may be killed. Since 1976 82 death row inmates where freed due to advanced technology which proved their innocence and they were sent free! So for every seven inmates convicted one of those seven where innocent. This is my second reason that I do not agree with the Death Penalty. My Third, and final reason for not having the death penalty is Forgiveness/Remorse. For this I mean that the person that is put to life is prison has a chance to make things right and really think about what happened when they murdered someone. Thus they have to live with that for the rest of their life then say the "easy" way out of it. Money, Innocent killings, and Forgiveness/Remorse are just three of my reasons why I think the Death Penalty is wrong and should be changed in those 34 states. Thank you Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty) for some of this information.
Geoffrey Fisher
Guys Lit 4
First, Executions cost more then prison an average person in prison will add up to approximately $500,000 After food expenses, lawyers, electrical, Employment of workers. Which comes out of state taxes which could go to other things. On the Other hand Executions take up to $2,000,000 After all of expenses dealing with the overall uses of the prisoner (free counsel for defense, for appeals, maximum security (their own death row wing). This is just one of my many reasons why the Death Penalty should not be used. Secondly, Innocent people may be killed. Since 1976 82 death row inmates where freed due to advanced technology which proved their innocence and they were sent free! So for every seven inmates convicted one of those seven where innocent. This is my second reason that I do not agree with the Death Penalty. My Third, and final reason for not having the death penalty is Forgiveness/Remorse. For this I mean that the person that is put to life is prison has a chance to make things right and really think about what happened when they murdered someone. Thus they have to live with that for the rest of their life then say the "easy" way out of it. Money, Innocent killings, and Forgiveness/Remorse are just three of my reasons why I think the Death Penalty is wrong and should be changed in those 34 states. Thank you Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_penalty) for some of this information.
Geoffrey Fisher
Guys Lit 4
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Eminem's Hero's Journey Assignment
Birth: October 17, 1972 Saint Joseph, Missouri
http://top40.about.com/od/artistsdk/p/eminem.htm
Call to eventure: He started rapping after droping out of the ninth grade and began rapping which he started local small concerts.
http://www.rapdict.org/Eminem
Supernatural Guide: His guide was Dr. Dre who started him with his first record which if it wasnt for him their would be no "Slim Shady"
http://idolator.com/5550351/eminem-dr-dre-ascap-award
Belly of the Whale: The point when thier is no turning back is when he made his first record labled "Relapse"
http://www.sohh.com/2009/12/eminems_relapse_first-week_record_broken.html
Losing the Quide: A big turning point in his carrer when his wife left him because he was rising up and never had time to spend time with her or their two kids he met with Dr. Dre And then eventually he became to big for Dr. Dre to mentor. A bunch of scandles accure.
http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Eminems-ExWife-Gets-Nasty/19307.html
Crossing the Threshold: This is when he went to jail for Eminem was arrested and in jail twice in 2000 for gun charges but never acutally served a sentence for the charge.
http://www.kgbanswers.com/why-did-rapper-eminem-get-sent-to-jail/3839831
Tests / Ordeals / Hero deeds: Nick Cannon another famous song writer for a boxing fight for a chairty and they made over 100 thousand dollars off the chairty event. Which was a huge deed/ ordeal because that also helped him become even more well known in the song writing bussness.
http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2010/09/topic/topic/news/nick-cannon-challenges-eminem-to-a-boxing-match/
Freedom to Live: Since his first record "Relapse" he Became a song writing legend and has made many Records since and is still making more as we speak he also is named one of the best rappers in the history of Song writing.
http://people.famouswhy.com/eminem/
Elixir: The gift he got for dropping out of 9th grade meeting Dr. Dre writing his first record lable after the divorce and all the chairty events he is named one of the most famous rappers in the history of song writing which is huge in common erra of song writing.
http://people.famouswhy.com/eminem/
Defication: When he got out of jail he made a commitment to him self he would never go back to the situation and so far that commitment that he made is 110% true.
http://www.eminem.net/enemies/icp/
By: Geoffrey Fisher
http://top40.about.com/od/artistsdk/p/eminem.htm
Call to eventure: He started rapping after droping out of the ninth grade and began rapping which he started local small concerts.
http://www.rapdict.org/Eminem
Supernatural Guide: His guide was Dr. Dre who started him with his first record which if it wasnt for him their would be no "Slim Shady"
http://idolator.com/5550351/eminem-dr-dre-ascap-award
Belly of the Whale: The point when thier is no turning back is when he made his first record labled "Relapse"
http://www.sohh.com/2009/12/eminems_relapse_first-week_record_broken.html
Losing the Quide: A big turning point in his carrer when his wife left him because he was rising up and never had time to spend time with her or their two kids he met with Dr. Dre And then eventually he became to big for Dr. Dre to mentor. A bunch of scandles accure.
http://www.limelife.com/blog-entry/Eminems-ExWife-Gets-Nasty/19307.html
Crossing the Threshold: This is when he went to jail for Eminem was arrested and in jail twice in 2000 for gun charges but never acutally served a sentence for the charge.
http://www.kgbanswers.com/why-did-rapper-eminem-get-sent-to-jail/3839831
Tests / Ordeals / Hero deeds: Nick Cannon another famous song writer for a boxing fight for a chairty and they made over 100 thousand dollars off the chairty event. Which was a huge deed/ ordeal because that also helped him become even more well known in the song writing bussness.
http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2010/09/topic/topic/news/nick-cannon-challenges-eminem-to-a-boxing-match/
Freedom to Live: Since his first record "Relapse" he Became a song writing legend and has made many Records since and is still making more as we speak he also is named one of the best rappers in the history of Song writing.
http://people.famouswhy.com/eminem/
Elixir: The gift he got for dropping out of 9th grade meeting Dr. Dre writing his first record lable after the divorce and all the chairty events he is named one of the most famous rappers in the history of song writing which is huge in common erra of song writing.
http://people.famouswhy.com/eminem/
Defication: When he got out of jail he made a commitment to him self he would never go back to the situation and so far that commitment that he made is 110% true.
http://www.eminem.net/enemies/icp/
By: Geoffrey Fisher
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
P.I.E Analysis Paragraph on Luke and Doug
When the going gets tough keep focused on the goal. Luke's family was killed by the imperial storm troopers. After Luke found out more about his father from Obi-wan he gave Luke his fathers lite sabers, After his family's death he agrees to go with Obi-wan to Alderaan, "I want to come to Alderaan with you" Luke Skywalker. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as they try to help save the captured princess from the Ship. Luke compares to Doug from Blue Diamond by when Doug looks in the glove compartment and finds the revolver and realizes that Quinn is trying to kill himself. "Maybe there are no big reasons. Maybe people stay alive for seventy years worth of little reasons that are all lined up one after the other" said Doug. Which shows that when the going does in fact get tough you just got to stay focused and think about what your solutions are. A way that the two characters are different is that Luke has a team or a group of people (R2D2, C-3PO, Han Solo, Obi-wan and Chewbaca) that he works with to save Princess Leia from the star ship "That's no moon. It's a space station"said Obi-wan when they were on Han solos space craft. Doug on the other hand only has himself to help convince Quinn that his life means something and how he should not commit suicide, "I stumbled over to the bathrooms praying that Quinn was just going to the bathroom but it was just a fat guy in the stalls, then Quinn came out of the stall looking like he just ran a 100". This has to do with my topic sentence because it helps to have someone with you in the time of need to help you stayed focus on your goal and Doug did not have that help but he still made it though with Quinn and the diamond. My Third and final point is they both had a symbolic item that helped them accomplish their goals. Luke had the Force which in the end helped him kill the Space station right as it was about to kill the rebel plant. "You must learn the ways of the Force, if you're to come with me to Alderaan. " which in the end ultimately saved the planet. In Doug's case he had the diamond which he got from winning at the casino which really helped saves Quinn's life because it helped resemble who and what he really was. This Stupid diamond won't do us much we need to to get rid of it for our new album". In conclusion Luke Skywalker from Starwars and Doug from Blue Diamond both have similarities and differences on the topic When the going gets tough keep focused on the goal.
By, Geoffrey Fisher
By, Geoffrey Fisher
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