Quarter 2, Week 7 Critical Reading Passage

1) Import they send to countries like the United States. It is almost impossible to name a product that Americans use that is not 2) import from China – toys, clothes, electronics, and furniture. The Chinese government has spent more than $568 billion on improving transportation in China in order to increase the Chinese economy. One recent development has been the introduction of a bullet train that runs between two major Chinese cities.
Its 3) function is not just to transport passengers, but to help increase China’s economy by helping to transport goods between cities faster.In 2009, China became the world’s largest
4) import of goods to the rest of the world. It is expected that China’s economy will become the world’s largest by 2027, beating out the United States. It is difficult for the United States to compete with China. We 5)import four items from China for every one 6) export that we send there. This means fewer jobs for U.S. workers and more jobs for Chinese workers. The benefit that Americans receive from the high number of Chinese imports is that it allows U.S. stores to offer lower priced goods. However, many Americans feel that the U.S. government’s 7) Function is to decrease this trade deficit if the U.S. wants to remain the largest economy in the world.

          I believe that the benefits of importing Chinese goods does not outweigh the consequences. I belive this reason because america gets imports from china and sell it for way more than it is sold in China. I believe that the economy would be way better if all the exports that are sold here in the United States were sold for the smae price in the origional country. America should encourage china to buy their goods for the price americans buy them in america. The U.S. could encourage americans buy imports for the price they are sould in their exported country.

Blog Title: Q2, Week 6 Critical Reading Passage

 I will never be in debt of a credit card. If someone gave me a credit card with that money i would go out to go gambeling and make more money. If they asked for their money back with interest i would give it back to them and the 10% from the money i won.Consequences of bankruptcy are being broke. You can get locked up for a long alot time. Abusing credit card use is wrong and can fuck up your life.

Q2, Week 5

I believe yes it is dangerous to use your cell phone while driving. I believe this because many people can't multi task. And alot of people can get off task and crash. Alot of people get into a horrible accident because they are drivng and texting. I also believe that cell phones should not be baned. I believe this because many responsible people use bluetooth.

Week 4 Critical Reading Passage

1) Do you think social networking sites have made a positive or negative impact on your life and our society?
Yes it has made a positive impact on my life

2) How have social networking sites changed the structure of social relationships?

3) As of 2011, it is legal for colleges and businesses to view the social networking profiles of applicants. Do you think that is a violation of their privacy?

Week 4 Grades

I am not satisfied with the grades i have. In my language arts i have 60% wich is a D and i have 8 missing assignmints. Within the next 5 weeks i am going to improve this grade. i am going to improve my grade by doing my work instead of listening to music or talking to friends. In algebra i have 65% wich is a D and have 1 missing assignment.  Within the next 5 weeks i am going to improve this grade.  am going to improve my grade by doing my work instead of listening to music or talking to friends.

Q2, Week 4 Critical Reading Passage - Should Human Cloning Be Allowed?

I think cloning people would be a great idea. If cloning was possible at this time it would be great because it could help people who cant multi task. It would help people multi task because there would be more than one of them and that man or women be in different places. It would be a bad thing to do because people would abuse it and make more than they really need.

Q2, Week 4 Vocabulary Definitions & Cloze Reading

context: the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage

equate: to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent

evaluate: to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of

Cloning became a hot topic when Dolly the Sheep was cloned from an identical sheep in 1997. Cloning basically evaluate to creating a genetic twin. There is no evidence that human cloning has occurred yet, but it is believed that scientists have the ability to do so. Most countries have evaluate the pros and cons of human cloning and limited or outlawed it. If you look at this in a different , there are human clones among us right now. They are identical twins, created naturally, not in a lab Context
Supporters of human cloning say that it could help couples who are struggling with conceiving a baby. More importantly, many people say that human cloning could be used to save lives by cloning a diseased liver or heart or to replace a body part like an arm. In this Context human cloning may not be such a bad thing.

Opponents of human cloning say that people are “playing God” and this Equation that with going against many people’s religious beliefs. Some people fear that scientists could create “superhumans” that would be bred as super-soldiers or super-athletes which would make it impossible for non-cloned humans to compete with them.

Q2, Week 3 - T-Chart & Paragraph

Yes :
1) Kids try to act hard because they can be up people in the video game
2 If a kid saw a gun in his house he would pick it up and shoot it like in a video game he plays
3 If a kid was playing a game and saw that he could getting away with steeling he would try to steel.

No:
1 If a parent was aware of what games their child was playing they would know to pick the age appropriate games for them.

Paragraph :

      My opinion about video games leading to violence is that it is that i think it is true. I support this reason by saying that if a child saw a gun and if he was using one in a video game he would most likely pick it up and use it.

Week 2 Vocabulary Defintions

Interpret : to construe or understand in a particular way
Involve : to engage or employ.Percent : One part in a hundred

Health care is an 1) issue that continues to be debated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, millions of people in the U.S. do not have health insurance. In 2007, Americans spent more than two trillion dollars on health care. Health care is the largest industry in the U.S., employing more than 14 million people.

Supporters of the right to health care, believe that health care reform would stop medical bankruptcies (when people go broke because someone in the family gets sick), improve public health, and reduce overall health care spending.
2) Evidence suggests that 2.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. They say that no one in the richest nation on earth should go without health care. A June 2009 report 3) issues the results of a poll that showed 64% of Americans believe health care is an important
4) Summerization and should be a right.

People who are against using taxes to provide health care for all Americans argue that it is socialism (a government run society). They also feel that there is
5)evidence to suggest that it would decrease the quality and availability of health care for those who already have medical coverage. In 6) Evidence, opponents say it is not the government's responsibility to guarantee health coverage.

Week 6 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Sequence - succession, chain
I picked this picture because it shows the sequence of the full moon

Verify - check, confirm, prove
I  picked this picture because it says verify in the image

Simplify - make simpler, make things easier, shorten
I picked this picture because it says simplify in the image

Week 6 Vocabulary Definitions & Examples

Verify - Whenever you are absent, Julianna calls your mommies and daddies to verify your absence and make sure you are actually sick and not just skipping school!
Definition : to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimy

Sequence - Your personal narratives should follow a logical sequence of your story - the "before" you, the story that changed you, and the "after" version of you.
Definition : the following of one thing after another; succession.

Simplify - You should try to simplify your life by simply listening to your teacher sometimes!
Definition : to make less complex or complicated

Week 5 Vocabulary Paragraph

This morning I woke up in a positive attitude. I ate breakfest i left to school. I made an estimate that today was going to be a good day. To start my day I had art class. Our assignment for the dy was to draw an illustration.

Week 5 Vocabulary Sentences

 positive:
1) The man was a posotive mood
2) When multiplying two negatives your answer will be a posative
 illustrate:
1) The man was drawing an illustration
2) Many artist are payed to draw and illustrate for books
estimate:
1) The man had made an estimation.
2) The woman had made a very critical estimation.

c. Estimate - approximation, guess, calculation
the person is estimating how many gumballs are in the jar.

a. Positive - optimistic, constructive, affirmative
i is the positive symbol.

b. Illustrate - demonstrate, show, exemplify
the man is drawing an illustration

Week 5 Vocabulary Definitons and Examples

a. Illustrate - She illustrated a children's book about the effects of smoking on your lungs.
Definition : to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.

b. Estimate - I had to get an estimate of how much it was going to cost me to fix my car before I had the work done.
Definition :to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate

c. Positive - I am determined to have a positive attitude today - so don't make me mad! :)
Definition : explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.

Grades.

I am not satisfied with my  grades in this class. In algebra i have a D. In language arts i have an A. In math lab i have an F.I am going to improve my grades by making up my redoand missing work.

Week 4 Vocabulary Paragraph

The signicant detective has been called to investigate in a robbery. Once he got there he grabbed his magnifine glass. He grabbed this to help him identify small prints that the robbers could have left behind. Since the glass was broken and shattered they had to call people to construct on putting a new window in. but they had to delay  to the investigator could investigate.

Week 4 Vocabulary Synonyms, Images, and Sentences

Construct - Construct - Make, build, create
i picked this because its a sign that says there construction near bye

 Identify - Recognize, spot, name
ipicked this picture because it is an object that identifys small objects

 Significant - Important, major, noteworthy
i picked this picture because obama is a significant person

a. Identify - The biology class had identify different body systems that make up
Definition :to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing

b. Construct - Children like to construct tall building with their building blocks.
Definition : to build or form by putting  together parts

c. Significant - Going to college is a significant accomplishment.
Definition : important