Longueur: A dull and tedious passage in a book, play, musical composition, or the like.
Cudgel: A short but heavy stick
Humate: A material with a lot of humic acid in it.
May 23, 2011
LA Readers Response 3
My opinion on the debate we had in TX History (continued)
The second issue we went over was whether or not we should keep the soldiers in Iraq, and I was leaning very much towards no, I think sure send them over to see if there are weapons of mass destruction, o.k. there's none we can take the soldiers back now, oh, o.k. we're looking for the leader of the terrorists now, now he is dead, so we can take the soldiers back now. But no of course we leave them there when we could be taking them back and spending the extra money on something we really need. Plus, there are soldiers there that are dying that shouldn't even be there that don't need to be there, I mean would you really send your own child to be taken away to Iraq or Afghanistan to fight a "war" thats not even going on?
David brought up in the debate that there may be smaller bombs or weapons that are there that we don't know of (David was on the other side) and I argue that we don't have to be the police of the world, we should let them work it out until they directly attack us, and if not pull back on the amount of soldiers we are putting in Iraq.
The second issue we went over was whether or not we should keep the soldiers in Iraq, and I was leaning very much towards no, I think sure send them over to see if there are weapons of mass destruction, o.k. there's none we can take the soldiers back now, oh, o.k. we're looking for the leader of the terrorists now, now he is dead, so we can take the soldiers back now. But no of course we leave them there when we could be taking them back and spending the extra money on something we really need. Plus, there are soldiers there that are dying that shouldn't even be there that don't need to be there, I mean would you really send your own child to be taken away to Iraq or Afghanistan to fight a "war" thats not even going on?
David brought up in the debate that there may be smaller bombs or weapons that are there that we don't know of (David was on the other side) and I argue that we don't have to be the police of the world, we should let them work it out until they directly attack us, and if not pull back on the amount of soldiers we are putting in Iraq.
LA Readers Response 2
My opinion on the debate we had in TX History
The first issue that came up was if the government should fund the poor with the tax money that we pay. My opinion was no we shouldn't just give away the money that we earn to people that are mostly high school drop outs or drunks... o.k. that was a little harsh, but still the citizens of the U.S. pay taxes, and the government just gives it away to the poor people. We should spend the tax money on more important stuff we need like helping the environment and the economy.
On the other hand sometimes giving money to the poor can help the economy and if thy use it well and use it to get up and start over and maybe try to get a job it isn't a waste but if the people we give our money to are using it to by drugs or things they don't need we shouldn't fund them. So basically what I'm saying is we should check the background on the people and families we are paying to make sure they will use it wisely but I think we are spending way to much on the poor.
The first issue that came up was if the government should fund the poor with the tax money that we pay. My opinion was no we shouldn't just give away the money that we earn to people that are mostly high school drop outs or drunks... o.k. that was a little harsh, but still the citizens of the U.S. pay taxes, and the government just gives it away to the poor people. We should spend the tax money on more important stuff we need like helping the environment and the economy.
On the other hand sometimes giving money to the poor can help the economy and if thy use it well and use it to get up and start over and maybe try to get a job it isn't a waste but if the people we give our money to are using it to by drugs or things they don't need we shouldn't fund them. So basically what I'm saying is we should check the background on the people and families we are paying to make sure they will use it wisely but I think we are spending way to much on the poor.
LA Readers Response 1
Our new cupcake website
I think we did really good on our website, we included all the things we needed to and it looks good. I hope if you read this you go to our website and buy some cupcakes because they are good, if you are wondering where our website is the url is http://www.anyoccasioncupcakes.weebly.com/. I personally don't like the theme we chose (the buisness is owned by Annie, Amber, and me) it doesn't really complement our fun cupcake air.
Ms. Green can you please send this to you teacher friends expecially Mrs. Garza (6th) because she wanted to know about it. I also like the way it is seperate and is on different pages and it looks really professional. By the way if you want to order you have to be in the greater austin area for us to be able to deliver them.
I think we did really good on our website, we included all the things we needed to and it looks good. I hope if you read this you go to our website and buy some cupcakes because they are good, if you are wondering where our website is the url is http://www.anyoccasioncupcakes.weebly.com/. I personally don't like the theme we chose (the buisness is owned by Annie, Amber, and me) it doesn't really complement our fun cupcake air.
Ms. Green can you please send this to you teacher friends expecially Mrs. Garza (6th) because she wanted to know about it. I also like the way it is seperate and is on different pages and it looks really professional. By the way if you want to order you have to be in the greater austin area for us to be able to deliver them.
May 13, 2011
LA Readers Response 5/13/11
Something really weird I noticed:
In the font Wingdings
NYC:
a skull, Davids star, and a thumbs up
which could also mean kill:N Jews:Y O.K.:C
I think that is really weird and could be another conspiracy... I mean what are the chances that NYC would equal that???? Is it a code??? Are the microsoft makers ploting against Jews??? O.K. now I sound like David, but really that is kind of weird don't you think???? I looked it up and found out that the Microsoft Office makers claimed it was a complete random pick, and in some of the newer versions made it so NYC was an eye, heart, and a picture of a skyline, so it would say, "I love New York City" on it.
In the font Wingdings
NYC:
a skull, Davids star, and a thumbs up
which could also mean kill:N Jews:Y O.K.:C
I think that is really weird and could be another conspiracy... I mean what are the chances that NYC would equal that???? Is it a code??? Are the microsoft makers ploting against Jews??? O.K. now I sound like David, but really that is kind of weird don't you think???? I looked it up and found out that the Microsoft Office makers claimed it was a complete random pick, and in some of the newer versions made it so NYC was an eye, heart, and a picture of a skyline, so it would say, "I love New York City" on it.
LA Readers Response 5/12/11
The Consperacy that NASA didn't actually put a man on the moon:
Apollo Moon Landing hoax accusations are claims that some or all elements of the Apollo Moon landings were faked by NASA and possibly members of other involved organizations. Some groups and individuals have advanced alternate historical narratives which tend, to varying degrees, to include the following common elements:
The Apollo Astronauts did not land on the Moon;
NASA and possibly others intentionally deceived the public into believing the landing(s) did occur by manufacturing, destroying, or tampering with evidence, including photos, telemetry tapes, transmissions, and rock samples;
NASA and possibly others continue to actively participate in the conspiracy to this day.
Enthusiasts of this theory claim that:
The astronauts could not have survived the trip because of exposure to radiation
The photos were altered: the Crosshairs on some photos appear to be behind objects, rather than in front of them where they should be
The quality of the photographs is implausibly high.
There are no stars in any of the photos, and astronauts never report seeing any stars from the capsule windows.
Identical backgrounds in photos that are listed as taken miles apart.
The moon's surface during the daytime is so hot that camera film would have melted.
No blast crater appeared from the landing
The launch rocket produced no visible flame.
The flag placed on the surface by the astronauts flapped despite there being no wind on the Moon.
Many commentators have published detailed rebuttals to the hoax claims. According to a 1999 poll conducted by the The Gallup Organization, what Gallup termed an "overwhelming majority" of the US public, some 89 percent, did not believe the landing was faked, while 6 percent did and 5 percent were undecided.
Apollo Moon Landing hoax accusations are claims that some or all elements of the Apollo Moon landings were faked by NASA and possibly members of other involved organizations. Some groups and individuals have advanced alternate historical narratives which tend, to varying degrees, to include the following common elements:
Enthusiasts of this theory claim that:
Many commentators have published detailed rebuttals to the hoax claims. According to a 1999 poll conducted by the The Gallup Organization, what Gallup termed an "overwhelming majority" of the US public, some 89 percent, did not believe the landing was faked, while 6 percent did and 5 percent were undecided.
I Think this stuff is completely false who would pull that kind of thing??? What would it gain... umm... I guess it would mean we were the first to the moon, and that we put a man on the moon... forget I said that. I guess the only problem would be if the country figured out the government we had trusted was lying, that probably wouldn't end well... *cough* complete rebel and anarchy *cough*. It is weird though, because my great-grandmother believed in that theory, and I personally think that the theory is wrong, but some of the reasons for the theory were really convincing.
All the the small print information was from http://www.oddee.com/item_92285.aspx
All the the small print information was from http://www.oddee.com/item_92285.aspx
Vocab Words 5/11/11
Autodidact: someone who taught themselves.
Deprecate: to disapprove of.
Dapple: a small blotch.
Deprecate: to disapprove of.
Dapple: a small blotch.
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