Outside reading #6

As I neared the end of my book, I came across a quote that can relate to anyone's love life. Kirk is just out to eat with Callie, who he thought had the same feelings for him that he had for her. He was about to find out he was very wrong. "Kirk. I love you. Really. But not that way." (241) Kirk has already spilled his love for Callie and also broke up with Lauren. Callie is struck off guard and does not know what to say. She only liked him as friend, nothing more. This has happened to many people as they grow up. When you are young, you don't quite know what love is, so you can make a fool of yourself by expressing your love for the wrong girl. I know this has happened to me and it is just about the akwardest time in your life. Luckily this was much younger and I now learned from my mistakes not to rush into anything. This book has many connections to my life and i beleive it also connects to any highschool student.

Outside reading #5

Reading on I came across a quote that reminded me of my childhood. When I was a little kid, whenever raindrops would form on the windows, I would take my finger and draw through them, gathering them into one stream of water. I would do this until all of the water was wiped dry. "She traced a finger through the beaded puddles on the table, drawing long trails of water, blending them." (209) This quote is where Kirk and Callie are talking about making Kirk a stronger person. Callie wanted him to control water so she poured a glass of water into his palm and it all spilled onto the table. She then knew she had a bigger task ahead of her. As she sat and listened to Kirk talk she began to draw through the beads of water. This reminds me of my childhood greatly because I would do the same thing if I saw water beaded up.

Outside reading #4

As I read on in my book, I stumbled upon a quote that I felt was significant to my life. "There was no way I could read anything into it except that she liked me and was still going to go out with me." (126) This quote it refering to the point where Kirk had just asked Lauren out on a date. He was very nervous as he was on the phone with her. Although he sounded very shy on the phone, lauren still wants to go to a movie with him and have a good time. Now im not saying his relates to my life perfectly, but I will tell you that it connects to one part. If I know a girl wants to go out with me, I would do the same thing as Kirk. I would most likely be nervous before I make the phone call, but once we get into conversation, I would be fine, maby even spit some game. Kirk Tobak is very similar to me because if he wants a lady, he will take the effort to ask her out.

Outside reading post 3

After reading on into my book, i found another quote that relates to my life in a way. When i was young my family was most of the time always home. Every once in a while we will go on a trip to Texas to see my grandparents. When we used to live in Texas also, I remember taking trips to the cold land of Minnesota. All of these trips contained my whole family, but there was one trip i remember most and i did not partake in it. "It was the silence of absence. Yes, she had gone away before, but she never went as far as california" (pg 103). This is what i was feeling like after both my parents had left to go to Australia. The only person stayin with me was my grandma. Eveyone knows how quiet some grandparents can be, this is what it was like. No parents for a whole week and just a grandma to talk to. This was a bad feeling and im sure Kirk was feeling the same thing i was when his mom left fo california. This quote related to my life in one way that sparked my memory, i hope this brewed something up in your head for you to think about also.

outside reading blog 2

Once reading on, Kirk gets a bit older. Being sixteen, he should be able to drive on his own. His mother is not ok with that age so she makes him wait until he is seventeen to get his driver's liscence. This is a problem because lots of his friends can drive and he feels stupid not being able to do the same. Kirk is stuck up in the highschool life and thinks he is too cool for a bike. "I walked pretty much everywhere I needed to go. I was to old to ride a bike"(pg 49). This quote happens as he is walking in the cold, light rain as he walks along Bergen Road into town. This bike can compare to my life multiple ways. First of all, I am in the same situation as him, many of my friends are able to drive and i must rely on them for rides. This is highschool and I will not show up to a party or anywhere for that matter, riding a bike. I would much rather walk or get a ride from a buddy. Another way this relates to me is that he isn't afraid to walk and get wet in the rain. Last summer, me and my buddies have been walking accross parts of edina while the rain was dumping down on us. We didn't care beause we are having a good time, and going somewhere to have a better time, hopefully.

Outside Reading Blog 1

In the begining of my book, Blind sighted, Kirk is only 15 years old. He is going to highschool and is a smart kid, but a very bad student. Kirk seems to get bullied a lot and one day he was getting picked on and his intelligance showed. "It suddenly seemed ridiculous to fight. we both turned away from eachother" (pg 35). This quote is after Kirk and Glen had an argument and just about fought. After staring at eachother, both boys found it plain stupid to fight over nothing. This relates to my life partially. Being a smart kid and average student, i seem to get along with people pretty well. I have been in a good amount of conflicts, but never has it turned into violence. Kirk is a good kid and i know he will continue to make good choices like he has in this sitution.

spontaneous words

one day in the sun
I decided to have some fun
I was just 21
and i got some 151
This tastes so strong
I'm sippin all night long
I found this girl who wore a thong
she said you want to hit this bong?
so i ran to her side
grabbed her bare thighs
and looked in her eyes
said i dont get high

so much of spring depends upon

so much of spring depends upon
the smell of the dew on the morning crew
of leaves cracking below you
I hear the birds chirpin
I ask david why hes chirping
cause were going to the spring fling
as i see the blue sky
it just about makes me cry
so I sit on this bench so cold and dry
and wait for tholen to walk on by.

so much depends

So much depends
upon
the crackle of a snickers
bar
open it and see the delight of
chocolate
nuts,carmel and chocolate
perfection.

Life after the nightmare

The Japanese were put in internment camps to keep order and be sure there are no spys. After the whole ordeal, the U.S needed to do something with all of the Japanese who were ripped from their homes. Many of these helpless American citizens returned to the east coast and tried to start their lifes over. Most of these people lost all their land and were left with no money to buy more. After congress found what they did was wrong, they agreed to help the people out. For every 1 dollar lost, the U.S government will pay 10 cents. This didn't do much to help as you probably already know. It was extremely hard for them to come right out from internment and find jobs and education. This resulted in massive human suffering and not to mention all of the physical and emotional pain of the camps. After time passed, things were almost back to normal but their were still some families that were devastated. Now some families are suing to get paid back for their family's loss. This whole thing is a big lesson to never accuse just because of race or other stupid reasons.

My source:
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312008/lifeafter.html

Japanese internment in the U.S

As i was reading an artical on Japanese internment, i came upon many interesting and disturbing facts. After America was attacked in Pearl Harbor, presidant Roosevelt decided to take action and put 120,000 Japanese Americans in internment camps. Even though two thirds of them were American citizens, Roozevelt could not trust that none of them are spys for the Japanese.
Another very distubing fact is that of the 120,000 people put in camps, over half were children. Being torn from your homes and lives, these people were treated very terribly and did not deserve what they got. At the end of the war, only ten people were guilty of spying for the Japanese. All ten of these being caucasian. These are just a few facts that i found interesting but also sad. America has been through more rough times then one can ever imagine, things like these are just a painful reminder.

This is the site in which i read the artical from:
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/japan_internment_camps.htm

Global Warming

Global warming is a term we have all heard or will hear in the near future. It is the effect of the earth's average temperature rising causing many negative outcomes. Greenhouse gasses could be the cause of this global issue. The burning of fossil fuels and the constant solar radiation is building up in our atmosphere. This causes tempurature to raise, which in turn raises sea level. This chain reaction doesnt stop here, as the sea rises, more storms will come because of a change in the pattern of precipitation. This is a natural phenomenon we just can't have. The world is just begining to realize this and is trying to solve this problem.

Easter

Easter sunday is a christian religous day. This is the day in which Jesus was resurrected. Many people have come to think that Easter is just a fun day to wake up and go search for eggs that the Easter bunny hid during your sleep. Obviously, it is much more than that. Usually there will be a feast with ham to celebrate the resurrection. Easter is also the day that lent comes to an end, this means you no longer must be in a time of fasting and prayer. Easter is a fun holiday, but also a very religous one in the christian faith.

Bollywood

Bollywood is much like America's Hollywood although it has many different twists and turns. It is the center of Indian film making and comes out with some of the best films in India. This is not like Hollywood in which it is not a phisical place, rather it is the string of producers in Indian cinema. Most of Bollywood's films are musicals, but also include other genres such as comedy, drama, romantic, and thriller. Most of the films is done in Indian english, but more films are being made fully english. Bollywood is a great film industry and will keep on for decades to come, but will always be an underdog to America's great Hollywood.

culture of india

As I was reading a artical on Indian culture, many things in the reading struck me. currently there is 415 languages spoken in india altogether. Although the two official languages are Hindu and English. India is also one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world. It also has some of the most deaply religous societies on earth. All these religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, sikhism, and many more. India has many great traditions such as dance and music. The dances include folk and classical forms, both with many different types of dances. I thought this was an interesting artical and its told me a lot about indian culture that i did not know.

change

Change, there is so much to say about it, who it affects, and how it effects things. One major change is Barack Obama. He has not only made a change in african american presidents, he has changed many things in our country. He has passed a bill to shut down guantanamo bay, a prison for captured enemys. He is also working to change the current economy breakdown. After passing a stimulous package, hoping to fix the recession. Presidant Obama is a great symbol of change and will be remembered throughout history.

hope in cancer

Barbara Bagley has always been in top physical health until bout age 40. Her smoking was begining to take a toll on her. She started getting bad bronchitis and went in to get it checked. Next thing she knew, she had lung cancer. Her doctor told her to quit smoking so she did. She was not ready to die. Barbara began living a healthier lifestyle, no more smoking, eating well, and exersising in her free time. After 2 long years of in and out to the doctors office, she finally had some good news. The tumor in her right lung had suddenly disapearred. This is an amazing story of hope, and what can happen if you have hope.

Religion in India

Hinduism is currently the largest religion in India. it accounts for more then 80% of the population. the second largest religion in India is Islam, which is about 13% of te population. There are many temples and different worship areas throughout india where people can come to gather. The Indians are very tollerant about other religions in their community. I thought this was an interesting artical and thought i should share it.

female role in ancient greece

The women in ancient greece did more than you might think. Other than learning to read and write, women learned how to do common household chores for the family. The girls would get married in there teens, often to a man much older. Before this marriager the girl's fathers had complete control over them, then the control was overturned to the husband. The role of the women in ancient greece was interesting and had some of the same traits of females in different cultures.

culture

For world history we learned about many different cultures. The culture i was assigned to was the mayans. I had to read multiple papers on them and research the culture in order to create a poster to show others. However, the mayans are very intelligent, and i wanted to blog about their amazing reign. All of their structures were alligned east to west. They even had a ball field for games. The Mayans were great at predicting the future. They could even, in theory, predict worlds end. The mayans were very smart and had many interesting features. I Thought it would be neccesary to share this information with you because they were some of the most advanced cultures other than today.

struggle of Michael Phelps

The other day i was reading the Yahoo homepage, when something caught my eye. Michael Phelps, a worldclass athlete had a picture of him smoking marijuana. Although he still set multiple world records, his sponsors and many others were outraged by this simple picture. His career was going well and all of a sudden, this comes. One small thing and it puts his job in jepardy. Personally, i think this was taken way out of control. If you talk to all of the people around his age, i would say over 50% of them have tried this illegal substance. He really is not doing anything out of the ordinary, it just happend to get out of hand.

natural disastor

I was reading an artical on natural disasters and it struck me. The artical i was reading was on the 2004 tsunami. This was one of the biggest tsunamis ever recorded and killed over 225,000 people. The tsunami was caused by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake creating waves over 100 feet. I thought this was an interesting artical and wanted to share it.