Veronique Greenwood, the author of Why Bacteria, But Not Humans, Can Live On Caffeine, explains 1) what caffeine does in bodies 2) why caffeine can be bad and 3) why do we get energy from caffeine.
"...it processes several enzymes... it breaks down the two carbon and nitrogen rings at the molecule's core." Anytime people drink "caffeine-packed beverages," the process occurs to be present in the human body. The structure of what caffeine does in bodies futher on explains how unefficient caffeine shapes the human body.
"When the molecule, a group of atoms, seeps into the brain and interferes with neurotransmitters, blood pressure rises..." When blood pressure rises, we have a problem; I find this information amazing because caffeine can do all of this single handed. One can see why people stress on the horrors of caffeine.
"...most of the molecules in nature are inaccessible to human digestion." I am sure of how we get the molecules to produce energy for us; the molecules are rare so our bodies try to absorb as much as one can get. Caffeine can help muscles to contract in order to boost the body too.
I used to drink "caffeine-packed beverages." I saw the effects of caffeine and immediately quit drinking the "caffeine-packed beverages." I remember reading an article about the horrors of energy drinks back in elementary school for a health awareness issue we had in the school. Seeing how many people drink soda, coffee, and any other "caffeine-packed beverage," I can probably say about ninety-five percent of people in the world consume caffeine everyday.
Veronique Greenwood does a great job on showing one the effects of caffeine and what caffeine physically does to our bodies.
Monday, October 22, 2012
CC#3: Government Report On Secret Flying Saucer Program Made Available
In a current article by FoxNews.com, a notorious broadcasting news station, entitled "Government Report On Secret Flying Saucer Program Made Available," FoxNews.com describes 1) how flying saucers are constructed 2) how efficient the air crafts can be and 3) the use of the aircraft.
"The disk-shaped craft -- which comes complete with an ejector seat and was powered by a "ram jet" -- was designed to reach a top speed of Mach 4 and reach a ceiling of more than 100,000 feet..." The flying saucer happens to be created by extremely advanced technology. All the features included in the quote basically construct the flying saucer.
"...The airframe at supersonic speed appears good and that of the engine reasonable, so that the long supersonic cruise range is also forecast..." The hovercraft's efficiency caught quite a few eyes; therefore, the flying saucer was at least a great invention made for America. The obscure features that one does not see on a normal electronic transportation system makes the flying saucer one of a kind.
"...The report notes a followup plan to develop weapons... to allow it to be used as a reconnaissance... a interceptor, or as a tactical bomber." The flying saucer basically can be used for harmful situations to defend ourselves from foes. The use of this aircraft happens to be beneficial; the saucers multi-purpose weapons makes us calm about warlike situations we can get involvd in.
I can become an active participant in my learning by reading more about what the government plans on doing to reshape programs like the flying saucer to improve America, the best country in the world. I can take responsibility for my learning by simply reading about our government's expectations to improve our country.
FoxNews.com plainly describes how flying saucers are shaped and how the program's availability shows presence.
"The disk-shaped craft -- which comes complete with an ejector seat and was powered by a "ram jet" -- was designed to reach a top speed of Mach 4 and reach a ceiling of more than 100,000 feet..." The flying saucer happens to be created by extremely advanced technology. All the features included in the quote basically construct the flying saucer.
"...The airframe at supersonic speed appears good and that of the engine reasonable, so that the long supersonic cruise range is also forecast..." The hovercraft's efficiency caught quite a few eyes; therefore, the flying saucer was at least a great invention made for America. The obscure features that one does not see on a normal electronic transportation system makes the flying saucer one of a kind.
"...The report notes a followup plan to develop weapons... to allow it to be used as a reconnaissance... a interceptor, or as a tactical bomber." The flying saucer basically can be used for harmful situations to defend ourselves from foes. The use of this aircraft happens to be beneficial; the saucers multi-purpose weapons makes us calm about warlike situations we can get involvd in.
I can become an active participant in my learning by reading more about what the government plans on doing to reshape programs like the flying saucer to improve America, the best country in the world. I can take responsibility for my learning by simply reading about our government's expectations to improve our country.
FoxNews.com plainly describes how flying saucers are shaped and how the program's availability shows presence.
Monday, October 15, 2012
The Beauty of the Duty
Martin Luther King Jr. proclaims how doing right
should be automatic. "The time is always right to do what is right."
Doing right creates power and builds character for an individual. As an
individual, I have many duties towards my country. Although I am sixteen years
of age, the small tasks I can perform will support my duty to the nation.
To confirm the duty as an individual to the nation, the number one job to complete the duty will be committing service towards the country. George Washington, the alpha of presidential leadership, affirms how he "...was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love..." As the president, the leader of America, George Washington must supply everybody or else the liberties and happiness will be consecrated to the people. To prove my leadership, I participate in Beta Club and Student Council, the two organizations mainly based on leadership. George Washington, a prominent character to the United States of America, states how "...the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them." With great character comes great pride; all of the materials needed to adorn these characteristics creates pride. To support my character, I do my schoolwork, participate in extra-curricular activities, and reach out to people in need. In order to do what America asks us to do and accomplish our allegiance towards "The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave," we would need to do an immense amount of service to confirm our duty as an individual to the nation.
As Americans, regardless of age, we are ALL born with basic rights. To confirm the duty as an individual to the nation, we would have to implement the rights given to us by the Creator. Thomas Jefferson, the initiator of the Declaration of Independence, implies "...with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." We have these rights as people, but we need to take the responsibility to practice these "God-given" rights in order to protect ourselves. Hypothetically speaking, if Harold mentions a wrong answer to Mrs. Lewis, the trigonometry teacher, he can defend his rights if he knows his answer stands correct. Even though the seniority rule comes in effect, Harold has the privilege to stand up to defend his rights regardless of the circumstance. Susan B. Anthony, the mastermind of women's voting rights, declares "...in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, simply exercised my citizen's rights..." Susan B. Anthony conducted her On Women's Right to Vote speech after she got arrested for casting an illegal vote in the Presidential Election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100, but she refused to pay. I noticed a strong, sympathetic emotion in Susan B. Anthony's situation... My future vote towards the Presidential Election would aid the campaigners in their elections; therefore, the candidate may have a better chance of winning with my vote alone to become the President of the United States of America. Implementing our rights plays a huge role for Americans. Concluding Thomas Jefferson and Susan B. Anthony's claim, we need to utilize and aid our rights to confirm our duty as individuals to the nation.
If we do not perform these duties we need to complete, our country will fall as a whole. Our leaders will not be strong and our youth will not be well educated. Like I mentioned, we all need to perform these duties towards our nation not only to maintain the status of our country, but also to improve our country's ruthlessness. Implementing our rights and committing services happens to be two of the key jobs to ameliorate the United States of America.
To confirm the duty as an individual to the nation, the number one job to complete the duty will be committing service towards the country. George Washington, the alpha of presidential leadership, affirms how he "...was summoned by my country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love..." As the president, the leader of America, George Washington must supply everybody or else the liberties and happiness will be consecrated to the people. To prove my leadership, I participate in Beta Club and Student Council, the two organizations mainly based on leadership. George Washington, a prominent character to the United States of America, states how "...the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them." With great character comes great pride; all of the materials needed to adorn these characteristics creates pride. To support my character, I do my schoolwork, participate in extra-curricular activities, and reach out to people in need. In order to do what America asks us to do and accomplish our allegiance towards "The Land of the Free and Home of the Brave," we would need to do an immense amount of service to confirm our duty as an individual to the nation.
As Americans, regardless of age, we are ALL born with basic rights. To confirm the duty as an individual to the nation, we would have to implement the rights given to us by the Creator. Thomas Jefferson, the initiator of the Declaration of Independence, implies "...with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." We have these rights as people, but we need to take the responsibility to practice these "God-given" rights in order to protect ourselves. Hypothetically speaking, if Harold mentions a wrong answer to Mrs. Lewis, the trigonometry teacher, he can defend his rights if he knows his answer stands correct. Even though the seniority rule comes in effect, Harold has the privilege to stand up to defend his rights regardless of the circumstance. Susan B. Anthony, the mastermind of women's voting rights, declares "...in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, simply exercised my citizen's rights..." Susan B. Anthony conducted her On Women's Right to Vote speech after she got arrested for casting an illegal vote in the Presidential Election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100, but she refused to pay. I noticed a strong, sympathetic emotion in Susan B. Anthony's situation... My future vote towards the Presidential Election would aid the campaigners in their elections; therefore, the candidate may have a better chance of winning with my vote alone to become the President of the United States of America. Implementing our rights plays a huge role for Americans. Concluding Thomas Jefferson and Susan B. Anthony's claim, we need to utilize and aid our rights to confirm our duty as individuals to the nation.
If we do not perform these duties we need to complete, our country will fall as a whole. Our leaders will not be strong and our youth will not be well educated. Like I mentioned, we all need to perform these duties towards our nation not only to maintain the status of our country, but also to improve our country's ruthlessness. Implementing our rights and committing services happens to be two of the key jobs to ameliorate the United States of America.
Monday, October 1, 2012
BR#1: Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
“It was a pleasure to burn.” Guy Montag, the main character, is a burning fanatic that loves seeing items “eaten, blackened, and changed.” Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 disappointed me due to my opinion on the poorly written book.
What can I say about this book? The author’s style affects my reading of the novel because I did not enjoy it, never thought any part of the book was funny, and it barely gave me a sense of where the place is set. “Books were for burning along with the houses in which they were hidden.” I did not like reading a novel full of sin; writing a novel on book burning did not please me. “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” Guy laughed, but I found that statement stupid. “He walked out of the fire station and along the midnight street toward the subway…” Throughout the book, it did not specify a location (like the U.S. or Europe). The book only states the house and fire station as the setting.
I probably could not compare this book to any other book because of Mr. Bradbury’s unusual topic. “Forget them. Burn all, burn everything.” Currently, the novel does not compare to recent events or issues, but it does connect to the KKK burning the cross as an illegal act of crime.
I do in fact understand the theme of the book. I understand not to burn books, get pure-pressured, and not to take people’s concerns into consideration. “…He laughed. That’s against the law!” “Oh. Of course.” Book burning is STRICTLY illegal! “He never questioned anything until he met a seventeen-year-old who told him of a past when people were not afraid.” Clarrisa, the seventeen-year-old, pure-pressured Guy, the ten-year firefighter, into burning books because of her controlling attitude. “He met a professor who told him of a future in which people could think… and Guy Montag realized what he had to do!” The professor was concerned about the future. He told Mr. Montag and Mr. Montag took his idea into consideration; the future was not bright after what Guy did.
Truly, I recommend the novel to the “late teens” because they might have a better understanding about book burning. The novel is ranked number eight on The Top 10 Teen Read, but I did not understand how well the book was written. I am sure the novel is a well written novel; however, I must do more growing and studying to understand Fahrenheit 451 to the fullest.
What can I say about this book? The author’s style affects my reading of the novel because I did not enjoy it, never thought any part of the book was funny, and it barely gave me a sense of where the place is set. “Books were for burning along with the houses in which they were hidden.” I did not like reading a novel full of sin; writing a novel on book burning did not please me. “Do you ever read any of the books you burn?” Guy laughed, but I found that statement stupid. “He walked out of the fire station and along the midnight street toward the subway…” Throughout the book, it did not specify a location (like the U.S. or Europe). The book only states the house and fire station as the setting.
I probably could not compare this book to any other book because of Mr. Bradbury’s unusual topic. “Forget them. Burn all, burn everything.” Currently, the novel does not compare to recent events or issues, but it does connect to the KKK burning the cross as an illegal act of crime.
Truly, I recommend the novel to the “late teens” because they might have a better understanding about book burning. The novel is ranked number eight on The Top 10 Teen Read, but I did not understand how well the book was written. I am sure the novel is a well written novel; however, I must do more growing and studying to understand Fahrenheit 451 to the fullest.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
CC#2: West Nile Cases STILL Rising?
In a recent article by Steven Reinberg, a HealthDay Reporter, entitled "West Nile Cases Still Rising; Death Toll Now At 134," Reinberg informs his readers of two purposes in writing this article: 1) the increase of death rates and 2) the worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease ever to hit the United States.
The West Nile virus, a deadly disease formed in Africa, was reported on Wednesday, September 5 of new cases involving 3,142 people and 134 deaths. The cases were further classified into two types of diseases. According to the CDC, about fifty-two percent (1,630 individuals) had neuroinvasive disease and the other forty-eight percent (1,512 individuals) had non-neuroinvasive disease.
The West Nile virus?! I thought the virus was only in Africa?!
The virus was the worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease ever to hit the United States, one of the healthiest environments in the world. Every state had a report of the West Nile virus in an individual. Sixty-six percent of the human cases have been reported from seven different states: California, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. Nearly forty percent of all cases have been reported in Texas alone!
I could connect to the mosquito-type situation because I woke up one day full of mosquito bites in Nigeria, fearing that I caught some type of disease. Humans in the biblical era suffered form the 10 Plagues of Egypt and humans in the Late Middle Ages suffered from the Bubonic plague, relating to the West Nile virus. Diseases and other relatives of them are everywhere in the world, ranging from a light cough to a death-threatening illness.
I could become an active participant of my learning by paying more attention to more of these diseases, considering that the country I come from is packed with viruses and plagues. I can take responsibility for diseases and viruses by taking antibiotics and wearing the correct types of clothing in the correct types of weather so that I will not ever receive anything related to the West Nile virus.
The West Nile virus, a deadly disease formed in Africa, was reported on Wednesday, September 5 of new cases involving 3,142 people and 134 deaths. The cases were further classified into two types of diseases. According to the CDC, about fifty-two percent (1,630 individuals) had neuroinvasive disease and the other forty-eight percent (1,512 individuals) had non-neuroinvasive disease.
The West Nile virus?! I thought the virus was only in Africa?!
The virus was the worst outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease ever to hit the United States, one of the healthiest environments in the world. Every state had a report of the West Nile virus in an individual. Sixty-six percent of the human cases have been reported from seven different states: California, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. Nearly forty percent of all cases have been reported in Texas alone!
I could connect to the mosquito-type situation because I woke up one day full of mosquito bites in Nigeria, fearing that I caught some type of disease. Humans in the biblical era suffered form the 10 Plagues of Egypt and humans in the Late Middle Ages suffered from the Bubonic plague, relating to the West Nile virus. Diseases and other relatives of them are everywhere in the world, ranging from a light cough to a death-threatening illness.
I could become an active participant of my learning by paying more attention to more of these diseases, considering that the country I come from is packed with viruses and plagues. I can take responsibility for diseases and viruses by taking antibiotics and wearing the correct types of clothing in the correct types of weather so that I will not ever receive anything related to the West Nile virus.
Monday, September 10, 2012
CC#1: Mobile Phone Towers Attacked in Northern Nigeria
My view on the author's purpose about the article on the mobile phone towers attacked in northern Nigeria is to inform about the attacks on the phone towers in Nigeria and to possibly find out who was responsible for the terrorism in Nigeria.
The author absolutely accomplishes his/her purpose. "A radical Islamist sect that has attacked mosques, churches, schools and government buildings at will in Nigeria appears to have added a new target for its violence: mobile phone towers." "The attacks on infrastructure is an attack on the public itself." I agree with the author's idea(s) on how the terrorism in northern Nigeria is an attack on infrastructure to the public itself. "Nigeria would be targeted for cooperating with the government to flush out the Boko Haram members." Not many people disagree with the ideas, but I am determined to find a disagreement in every text I read.
Why phone towers?! I have no idea why terrorists have to attack phone towers! Also, why whoever is responsible did not come forward about their actions? If terrorism is committed, the persons should step forward to claim their actions. I could connect this text to myself because I indirectly use the phone line to stay in touch with family down there. During the September 11th attacks, terrorist used the World Trait Center as a target like MTN in Nigeria. Terrorism happens EVERYWHERE in the world, no matter if the direct target they hit makes sense to hit.... I can become a more active participant in my learning by taking interest in world news and researching current events affecting the world. I can also take responsibility for my learning by listening to horrific events in History class, being more open-minded about events taking place in our world, etc.
The author absolutely accomplishes his/her purpose. "A radical Islamist sect that has attacked mosques, churches, schools and government buildings at will in Nigeria appears to have added a new target for its violence: mobile phone towers." "The attacks on infrastructure is an attack on the public itself." I agree with the author's idea(s) on how the terrorism in northern Nigeria is an attack on infrastructure to the public itself. "Nigeria would be targeted for cooperating with the government to flush out the Boko Haram members." Not many people disagree with the ideas, but I am determined to find a disagreement in every text I read.
Why phone towers?! I have no idea why terrorists have to attack phone towers! Also, why whoever is responsible did not come forward about their actions? If terrorism is committed, the persons should step forward to claim their actions. I could connect this text to myself because I indirectly use the phone line to stay in touch with family down there. During the September 11th attacks, terrorist used the World Trait Center as a target like MTN in Nigeria. Terrorism happens EVERYWHERE in the world, no matter if the direct target they hit makes sense to hit.... I can become a more active participant in my learning by taking interest in world news and researching current events affecting the world. I can also take responsibility for my learning by listening to horrific events in History class, being more open-minded about events taking place in our world, etc.
Remembering 9/11
Inference: The architects deliberately built a glass window for viewing reasons.
Evidence:
Explanation:
Concluding Sentence: The glass structure was made for multiple purposes including precaution
and commemoration.
Evidence:
- Glass enclosure will be located at the height of former World Trait Center Tower 1.
- 1,368 feet of glass (which is pretty huge!)
- On the new model, the 1,368 foot glass window might be there to watch for suspicious activity happening in the air.
- Also, people might want to look at the view of the city.
- Maybe to commemorate where The Twin Towers were standing.
Concluding Sentence: The glass structure was made for multiple purposes including precaution
and commemoration.
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