Friday, March 5, 2010
Why is Animal Farm Important?
The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is important because it teaches us things that we should know. One thing that it teaches us is that if we don't agree with something, we can change it and make it fair. Old Major tries convincing all of the animals in the farm to revolt against Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones has the animals work all day for him but they don't get anything they want in return. Because Mr. Jones does this to them, the boar, Old Major shares a dream that he had about revolting against him. Since we're people, we can have these problems with rulers and bosses, almost anyone. We can change unfair things by fighting for what we believe in. You may think that someone else will just do it later so you don't even try, but why wait? I don't think that you should wait for someone else to do what you could've done long before. You might even be gone before it happens. So, I think this book teaches us that we shouldn't wait for something unfair to change later; we should try to make things better. Even if it doesn't happen, it is still worth it because you're fighting for something you believe in and for a good cause. These are some of the reasons why I think Animal Farm is important.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
What is Power?
Power is strength and control over something. It is might and force and the ability to do or act. Someone earns or keeps power by being smart and confident and saying what they know is right. They try to be the best they can be. They try not to mess up, because if they do they might lose that power. Losing and not being trustworthy or doing something that will make people dislike you can also cause you to lose power. The people who disagree with your beliefs and what you do aren't helping you keep your power. What holds the most power in my life is my family, especially my mom, because they all teach me so much and inspire me. They also make the rules i have to follow. What makes me powerful is my personality and how nice I am to everyone that makes them feel better about themselves.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Why There Are So Many Overweight Americans
Sixty-five percent of America is overweight and scientists think over seventy-five percent will be overweight by 2015, as it tells you at this website. So many Americans are overweight and they hardly ever do anything about it and it's getting to be a big problem. While some people think so many Americans are overweight because they are couch potatoes, they have no reason to look good, their busy schedule or because they eat a lot of junk, the main reason is that they are just lazy.
Most people say the reason that so many Americans are overweight is because they spend all of their time being on the couch watching movies and eating fast food like a couch potatoes. Those people think they do this because they don't care how they look and they aren't active at all. Also, because they are so busy that they might not even have any time to exercise.
Americans' obesity starts because they are lazy. When they're young, people stay inside on the computer or watching television and eating while they do that. Instead, they should be outside running around and having fun. They get used to staying in and being that way and once they are older, they don't like being outside or doing anything that will help them exercise. Soon, they become overweight and they're too lazy and not used to exercising that they refuse to do it. Americans could also start gaining lots of weight because they are depressed and don't have any friends, so they stay home and eat and be lazy. Once Americans gain all that extra weight, they should be trying to lose it, but they are too lazy to exercise because it's really tiring, especially when carrying all that weight around with you. However, they shouldn't be complaining because it's not doing a lot compared to being healthy. Some overweight people don't want to go out exercising because they are embarrassed and don't want people to see them. Another reason that shows that they are lazy is that they always go to fast food restaurants. You don't even have to get out of the car to order and get your food! And places like McDonald's and Burger King have about a million calories and tons of fat in each burger! Still, people go there anyway because it's easy and convenient and so familiar. If they ate real food and something healthy sometimes, that would help a whole bunch! I think one other thing that many people do is they plan to start exercising regularly and do something about their weight problem, and once they get to that time, they push it back and say "Oh, I'll just do it later, I've been too busy." We just make excuses for everything instead of just doing it.
These are some of the reasons that I think Americans are overweight because of their laziness. They stay home and watch television, they eat the worst food, they don't exercise and they don't do what they should, they just make excuses. This issue is so important because we don't want America to be so lazy and teach their kids to be the same way or else we will all be like those overweight people in the movie, Walle, that can't do anything for themselves. This is why we all need to stay active and try our best not to become overweight.
Most people say the reason that so many Americans are overweight is because they spend all of their time being on the couch watching movies and eating fast food like a couch potatoes. Those people think they do this because they don't care how they look and they aren't active at all. Also, because they are so busy that they might not even have any time to exercise.
Americans' obesity starts because they are lazy. When they're young, people stay inside on the computer or watching television and eating while they do that. Instead, they should be outside running around and having fun. They get used to staying in and being that way and once they are older, they don't like being outside or doing anything that will help them exercise. Soon, they become overweight and they're too lazy and not used to exercising that they refuse to do it. Americans could also start gaining lots of weight because they are depressed and don't have any friends, so they stay home and eat and be lazy. Once Americans gain all that extra weight, they should be trying to lose it, but they are too lazy to exercise because it's really tiring, especially when carrying all that weight around with you. However, they shouldn't be complaining because it's not doing a lot compared to being healthy. Some overweight people don't want to go out exercising because they are embarrassed and don't want people to see them. Another reason that shows that they are lazy is that they always go to fast food restaurants. You don't even have to get out of the car to order and get your food! And places like McDonald's and Burger King have about a million calories and tons of fat in each burger! Still, people go there anyway because it's easy and convenient and so familiar. If they ate real food and something healthy sometimes, that would help a whole bunch! I think one other thing that many people do is they plan to start exercising regularly and do something about their weight problem, and once they get to that time, they push it back and say "Oh, I'll just do it later, I've been too busy." We just make excuses for everything instead of just doing it.
These are some of the reasons that I think Americans are overweight because of their laziness. They stay home and watch television, they eat the worst food, they don't exercise and they don't do what they should, they just make excuses. This issue is so important because we don't want America to be so lazy and teach their kids to be the same way or else we will all be like those overweight people in the movie, Walle, that can't do anything for themselves. This is why we all need to stay active and try our best not to become overweight.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Co-existance with Egyptians and the Nile
There were many advantages that happened between the Egyptians and the Nile. One advantage for the Egyptians having the Nile River nearby was that it was easier to get food. There's always fish in the Nile River to eat and they could always be sure that the fish was there. They could also water plants to eat with the water from the Nile because they had learned hoe to farm because of having water!. The river probably attracted thirsty animals as well. Another good thing about having the river was transportation. Most cities were on the Nile because they needed water, so the Egyptians could just boat from city to city. The Nile helped a lot with so many things. Families started moving together and growing their own food instead of having to follow it and that made communities which soon turned into cities! The cities formed governments and people got jobs and money. There were so many great advantages that came from the Nile river!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Judaism
WHAT IS JUDAISM?
Intro: Judaism is the religion of Hebrews, and also one of the oldest
religions that still exists. The Jews have been through so much over thousand of years, and still their religion is very popular.
Founder: The founder of Judaism is Abraham, he is the ancestor of Jewish people. Abraham was the first to get special care from God.
Number of Followers & Their Locations Today: There are 14 million people today that call themselves Jewish. The majority of these Jews' location today is in Israel, Europe, or the United States of America.
Holy Book(s)/Sacred Text(s): The religion of Judaism had the Ten Commandments, which God revealed to them, and The Torah, the religion law. The Tanakh is the same books as the Christian Old Testament.
Religious Holidays: The most recognized religious holidays of the Jewish are Rosh Hashahah, which is the Jewish New Year and Hanukkah, the festival of Lights. There is also Yom Kippur, the Atonement. There are even mor holidays called Sukkot, Tu B'shevat, Purim, Pesach (Passover).
Rituals/Customs: The first custom of Judaism is Sabbath on every Sunday. Sabbath is the Jewish Holy Day. Another practice is the Mizvot. The Mizvot is of the commandments given from God that's in the Torah.
Particular Dress/Clothing: Jewish people wear robes and they have beards. They have Stars of David on all of their clothing to show what they believe in and they have little hats.
Hierarchy/Organization: The Judaism religion has Rabbi's, who is a Jewish religious teacher. Individual synagogues, or independent entity, hire the Rabbi.
http://www.religionfacts.com/
Friday, October 2, 2009
Why do people decide to be come vegetarian?
People decide to become vegetarian for several different reasons. One reason that people decide to do it is because they try to be cool. Vegetarianism became a popular trend last year and many kids decided to do it. Although many people only did it so people would think they're cool, many people did it because what they do to the animals is wrong. The cruel people that slaughter and hurt the animals do it so brutally. Slaughtering live animals and fattening chickens until they can't hold themselves up and getting their beaks sliced off. Cows getting separated from their mothers less than 24 hours of being born. Peta investigators found someone slicing off live bird heads and using the blood for graffiti. This is so wrong, I know people will always eat meat and kill animals, but a lot of this is pointless. I am very proud for the people who realize this is wrong and have cut meat out of their diet. How would you like this to happen to you? If you'd like to check out this booklet to learn more, click HERE.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Puppy Mills
I was just looking at this website, which is a website for fighting animal cruelty. While I was on it, I noticed this article about puppy mills and read it. A puppy mill is place where they breed puppies, but they use all the money they get from it for themselves, instead of using the money to keep the dogs healthy. The breeding at puppy mills are performed without caring for the dogs, and many of them get heredity defects. Later, these dogs are often sold to pet shops. in puppy mills, many dogs are usually squished into a small, dirty cage, which is way to small for them to live in. They don't get treats, toys, exercise or grooming and their cages have wire floors that hurt their legs and paws. If you are a person who cares a lot for animals, and are maybe a vegetarian or vegan, i think this would be a good website that would interest you. The entire idea of hurting and not caring for living animals, just to get money is horrible, and i completely disagree with it. A way to fight against is, is to not buy dogs from pet store, or any dogs from somewhere that you can't see it's entire facility and meet the mother dog.
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