Modern Marvel Structure

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Personal narrative of 6th six weeks

This six weeks have been really hard to me because alot of things are being due so grades can go in so we can get out of school. for example the final essay and modern marvel structure that took alot of time to build. I also been failing my classes I dpnt know why. I think I'm failing them because I have been sleeping in my classes. I'm failing biology and algebra 2 and also world histroy which hopefully this project might help me out and pass that class. I also think I'm failing spanish but I can bring that grade up. Things in my ROTC class have been going great my grades in that class are high and have never gone low, I also competed for drill team for the first time in Mesquite. I'm also trying to get in the P.T team for Rotc next year. I really do need to bring my grades up because if I don't then I'ma fail this ix weeks and not get my credits for this school year. I also saw iron man 2 which was surprisingly a good movie. I have to admit batman was better but the quaility and acting was really good compared to the previous iron man movie. One of my greatest acomplishmeants in life was ruining the life of my ex-girlfriend. I had never been so proud of myself until the day I broke up with her. That was the day I became a man. Im just playing I really do miss her and I wish I had her back. but besides that I'm great because I almost ran over a mexican at night. Usually its black people at night becuase its dark at night But that day was different. And this six weeks was just boring there was nothing special about this six weeks.

First Lady Michelle Obama Questioned by Second-Grader Worried About Her Mom's Immigration Status

A second-grader stole the show today, even as U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon held a press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House.

While the two Presidents spoke about the need for immigration reform and about concerns over Arizona's harsh new law -- without saying anything new or different -- down the road in Silver Spring, Maryland, First Lady Michele Obama and Mexico’s First Lady Margarita Zavala visited an elementary school to speak with a class of second graders.

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports what happened when a young girl spoke up:

The student shyly raised her hand and said, "My mom ... she says that Barack Obama is taking everybody away that doesn't have papers."

Mrs. Obama replied: "Yeah, well that's something that we have to work on, right? To make sure that people can be here with the right kind of papers, right? That's exactly right."

The girl then said quietly, "But my mom doesn't have any ..." and trailed off.

Mrs. Obama replied: "Well, we have to work on that. We have to fix that, and everybody's got to work together in Congress to make sure that happens. That's right."

My opinion on the story

I think that what that little girl did was very brave and to ask that question to the first lady of the United States was really amazing. I think that what michele answered was something of the top of her head and she didnt even know what to answer. Who knows maybe she doesnt even care about the immigration bill in Arizona. I think that this problem is going to lead to alot of conflicts in the future.

Arizona Immigration Law and Illegal Immigrants: State of Extremes

Mr. Pearce, a fifth-generation Arizonan, is the state senator who introduced the toughest illegal-immigration bill in the nation. The immigration law is so controversial that the nation is asking: What's the matter with Arizona?

" 'Illegal' is not a race," Pearce says. "It is a crime."

Mr. Escobar, born in Mexico and raised in Arizona, is a Tucson police officer who opposes the new law that gives cops broader powers to crack down on illegal immigrants. He is taking the battle to the courts.

"When I saw the law and I read it, I actually never imagined it would get signed," he says. "I saw it as a personal attack on the Hispanic community."

Senate Bill 1070, which takes effect in July, is a historical marker in this ever-changing, ever-growing state of extremes.

You don't like the bill? A lot of Arizonans don't care. Polls show widespread support for it.

The state where lawmen Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday mowed down outlaws at the O.K. Corral now brings its modern brand of western justice to illegal immigration: attrition through enforcement.

After any lawful stop, police can "determine the immigration status" of those they suspect of being in the country illegally.

My opinion on the story

Well me personally I think that this is going to open up for racial profiling. This could lead to police discriminating on people based on their color. Such discrimination could lead to violence to police and people. This bill is not a solution to immigration and will just cause violence to all kinds of people that live in this country.

For Children, a Social Network With Training Wheels

Mandeep Singh Dhillon's son, Zoraver, learned how to take pictures of himself with his father's computer when he was four years old, and he immediately wanted to share the results with relatives online. Mr. Dhillon liked the idea of his son developing skills at an early age that he would use for a lifetime, but was also hesitant to let Zoraver loose on the open Internet. He began working on an alternative.

Three years later the result is Togetherville, a social networking site intended for use by children between the ages of six and 10 and their parents. It aims to keep children safe from cyberbullying and other online dangers while allowing them to become comfortable with online interaction. The site, which has been in private beta for several months, was opened to the public on Tuesday night.

Togetherville allows parents to build a social circle for their children based on their own collection of Facebook friends. The children can then interact with the children of their parents' friends, and specific adults that their parents have chosen, in a semi-private environment. The content on the site is curated, so children can play games, make art projects and watch or share videos, but everything they have access to has been vetted in advance, Mr. Dhillon said. Children can comment on their friends' posts directly through drop-down menus of preselected phrases. If a user wants to say something that is not on the list, he can submit a request that it be added.

Mr. Dhillon said this type of interaction helps children develop social skills that they can't get from virtual worlds like Club Penguin, which protect children by having them act only through anonymous avatars.

"We teach kids from a very early age, never let your identity be online, never let anyone know who you are, but we're teaching some bad things," he said. "Kids don't learn how to be accountable."

Mr. Dhillon said the site, which has about 10 employees, would not charge a subscription or carry advertising, and that it would rely at least in part on parents giving their children allowances to buy virtual merchandise. The business model is not entirely clear, said Ann Miura-Ko, a partner at Floodgate, the site's main investor. The site's market is a potentially lucrative one, though.

"Once you have parents and their children operating on the same system there are a lot of opportunities," Ms. Miura-Ko said. Floodgate was also an early investor in Twitter and Digg.

Mr. Dhillon is pushing Togetherville not just as a business but also as a social tool. He has enlisted the help of various people who work on online safety issues. Stephen Balkam, chief executive of the Family Online Safety Institute, is one of those who has been advising Mr. Dhillon. He said that he thought the site could keep younger children off of Facebook, where they are more likely to find inappropriate content and are less protected from potentially harmful interactions with strangers or bullies.

But Vicky Rideout, who wrote a recent large-scale study of children's media use for the Kaiser Family Foundation, is skeptical of the claim that Togetherville will be a useful educational tool, saying there is no data to suggest a demand from children under 10 for more social media. She also dismissed the idea that children need an intermediary step toward unrestricted online networking.

"From the child's perspective, I'm not sure what the benefit is," she wrote in an e-mail message. "Believe me, kids will learn how to use technology and media when the time comes."

My opinion on the story

I think that this idea of computer interaction for little kids is pretty useless. Kids shouldn't be on a computer to interact with other kids they should do that with other kids around the neighborhood with friends from school. After years of being on that computer their not going to want to get off the computer and just spend the rest of their lives on a computer. They are probably going to end up fat for not excersing outside. And who say's a hacker won't get into that system and rape little kids.

Survivors tell of miracle escape from India air crash

MANGALORE, India (AFP) – Some of the eight survivors who crawled or were carried from the burning remains of a plane that crashed in India on Saturday told of their escape amid scenes of horror and death.
Officials said 158 of the 166 passengers and crew aboard the plane died when it overshot the runaway and plunged down a steep slope when coming in to land near the southern city of Mangalore on a flight from Dubai.
"The plane veered off toward some trees on the side and then the cabin filled with smoke," Umer Farooq, his face covered in burn cream, told the NDTV news channel at a local hospital.
"The plane overshot the runway only to stop inside a forest area... it burst into flames," he said. "I got caught in some cables but managed to scramble out.
"My hands, face and legs are all burnt. There was an announcement that the plane would land in 15 minutes. There was lot of smoke fire inside, there was no way to get out. I think the plane hit something."
Another survivor, K.P. Manikutty, said he had managed to escape as the plane's fuselage smashed open.
"There was no warning to passengers about any trouble and it appeared a smooth landing," Manikutty told reporters.
"Immediately on touching the ground, the aircraft jerked and in a few moments hit something. Then it split in the middle and caught fire. I just jumped from the gap," he said.
Sabrina Haq, a 20-year-old medical student who suffered head injuries, told AFP that she "jumped out when the plane toppled over into the valley."
One person emerged unscathed from the wreckage, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told a press briefing.
Survivor Putturismail Abdulla told the UNI press agency: "I thought the flight would come to a stop soon and prepared myself to get down. But there was a big burst sound.
"Soon I saw the aircraft breaking into two near me. Out of sheer desperation, I jumped out and ran to safety.
"Looking back I saw the aircraft breaking down into pieces and caught fire. God saved my life. Despite injuries in the leg, I went to a nearby village and called my friend who picked me up and took me to a hospital."
Television pictures showed rescue teams struggling down mud slopes to the the wreckage site, where many bodies remained inside the plane.
"One of my co-passengers fell into the fire while one escaped with me through the opening that was made after the plane broke into two," said Abdulla, a shop manager in Dubai who was returning home after five months.
"It all happened within a few seconds. I found another person. Together we walked for about 20 minutes through the jungle before locals came and helped us."
Families waiting at the airport for their relatives and friends wept uncontrollably as emergency workers rushed to the disaster scene.
"I can't believe I survived the crash," said G.K. Pradeep reliving the moments before the tragedy.
"There were vibrations before the plane crashed... as soon as it hit the ground, I managed to get out and jump into a pit. There was smoke all over as the plane caught fire. After ten minutes, there was an explosion," he said.

My Opinion on the story

A plane crash is a very scary thing in my opinion. I have never been on a plane in my life even though im in the aviation cluster. But for a plane to crash like is very unsual I wonder what went wrong in the plane. And what a miracle for those survivors to survive and tell the story of how they survived a plane crash that more then half of its passengers died. Thats must be a life changing experience for them and it also might scare them to ride a airplane again. I still don't understand how it just crashed and I bet that there was something planned or maybe it was just a accident that happens all the time. And the mechanic that checked the airplane before it took off is probably in big trouble or is getting blamed for it.

My family picture

Me and my little sister named Jenny and my little brother named Erik and my mother named Norma but my father didnt want to be in the picture because he doesn't like taking pictures.

What are the Longest-Lasting Batteries?

Store brands may save you money on household necessities, but generic batteries might not be your best bet, according to recent tests comparing name brand and store brand batteries.

CVS AA Long Lasting alkaline batteries didn't actually last longer than other batteries tested under the same conditions by Consumer Reports. In fact, those generics had less than half the power as Panasonic Evolta alkaline batteries, Consumer Reports found.

Among the longest-lasting AA batteries overall were Energizer's Ultimate single-use lithium batteries, which took 678 pictures before dying, compared with 92 shots taken with a camera using the CVS batteries. As a group, lithium batteries lasted the longest, but budget-friendly rechargeable batteries performed nearly as well, Consumer Reports said.

And rechargeables like those made by Energizer and Duracell could be your best bet for use in digital cameras and favorite toys, Consumer Reports suggests.

For remote controls, flashlights and other devices, alkaline batteries might be your best bet since their charge could last you several years, while rechargeable ones can lose their charge over time, as MainStreet previously reported.

Consumers may not want to rule out store-brand batteries completely, however. Kirkland Signature AA batteries, sold at Costco only in packs of 48, lasted nearly as long as the Panasonic batteries, according to Consumer Reports.

My opinion on the story

Well at least I know which batteries to buy now haha. I always sorta of knew that those cheap batteries didnt work I always buy Energizer and Duracell but my mother always buys the cheap ones and they go out really fast. It's pretty surprising how those cheap batteries dont work to the max like a Energizer or Duracell. Pretty cool 678 pictures compared to 97 is very far away from each other. But it's good that they make cheap batteries for the people who can't afford the good ones sometimes I have to buy cheap ones but when it's for something important I buy the good ones.

Winter Break pictures

Me at the church play.




Haha I was looking at the camera and no one was looking except for me.

Our Family Tree

Unsupervised students rumble at Skyline HS in Dallas

DALLAS — The Dallas school district may be closed on Friday, but more than 150,000 students didn't get the day off after snow began falling Thursday morning.

While students were obligated to attend class, News 8 has learned that not all staff members showed up.

Without adequate supervision, it didn't take long for chaos to erupt at Skyline High School in front of our cameras.

For nearly 10 minutes, students in the school yard were observed watching, cheering, and encouraging a rolling wave of violence. Brutal blows were exchanged between students — boys battled boys and girls attacked girls.

What started as class-skipping romp in the snow, turned chaotic within an hour.

School security was nowhere in sight.

"You also have to understand that when there are this many kids outside, security can't stop all of them," said DISD spokesman Jon Dahlander.

But News 8 watched for more than an hour without any sign of adult supervision.

After a few minutes, a WFAA-TV crew decided to present the only adult presence on the scene; we were met with threats and flying snowballs.

Some students said there was little point of even coming to school on Thursday; one said teachers were helping them toss snowballs at security officers, who ran away.

One Skyline student was injured so badly he was transported to a local hospital.

"Snowball fights are sometimes fun and then sometimes they escalate out of control, and that's what happened in this case," Dahlander said.

DISD officials are standing by their decision not to cancel school Thursday, saying the roads were fine at 6 a.m., when a decision would need to be made.

But the snow was bad enough that 50 staff members at Skyline High School chose to stay at home.

"We're concerned that several staff members didn't show up today, which obviously was part of the catalyst for this taking place," Dahlander said. "There wasn't enough supervision for those students."

While DISD students and teachers who did come to school were required to stay all day, News 8 has learned that central administrative staffers got to go home an hour early.

Separately, Dallas ISD confirms Woodrow Wilson High School went into lock-down after students started a snowball fight between classes - not a fist fight.

Administrators responded immediately, Dahlander said, and dozens of students involved were taken into the auditorium and the school was put under a 30-minute lockdown. Wilson slowly returned to its normal classroom schedule, Dahlander added.

My opinion on the story

I can't believe that happened in our school. Well I can believe it happened at our school and I sorta knew that was going to happen that day. It wasn't cool at all what they did becuz they had to send my friend to the hospital becuz he had gotten a concussion and lost memory for a while nd my other friend got sent home and they also broke my neighbors nose so now she hasn't gone to school ever since. I also think she or my friend are going to sue the school but I dont think they will win. Good thing I wasn't there I was inside eating three trays of food being a fatass.

Michael Phelps hits Vancouver, says London will be final Olympics

The most decorated athlete in Olympic history began a five-day trip to Vancouver by making a little news of his own. Michael Phelps told reporters that the 2012 London Olympics will be his last and that he won't attempt to repeat his eight-gold-medal performance in two years.

"I told myself I will not swim over the age of 30, and I will not swim over the age of 30," he said.

Phelps will be 27 at the London Olympics. He has won 14 gold medals in his career, five more than any other athlete. Though he didn't specifically say how many events he'd do in London, five or six would be the most likely (three relays plus two or three individual events).

Usually you can take athlete promises with a grain of salt — BRETT FAVRE — but Phelps strikes me as the kind of guy who will stay retired. Swimming is a sport for the young and a 31-year-old competing in the Olympics against 19-year-olds doesn't sound like an enviable task, even for the greatest in the history of the sport. Yet, Phelps didn't say he was retiring immediately after London. Could he stick around long enough to lure him back into the pool in 2016?

If anything, I'd bet more on Phelps coming back in 2020 than in 2016. Imagine that story: Out of the pool for eight years, the greatest Olympic champion returns for one event. That's the stuff from which lucrative endorsement deals are made.

My opinion on the story

What shocking news huh. I thought Michael Phelps was young like around his 20's but no he's already old. but why would he just give up like that he should be going for more and win more medals and set a higher record than his own. But I think what they say about him coming back to maybe the 2020 Olympics is true and that would be awesome and that would win alot of money for him and the people who make the Olympics. I also wonder what if someone beats his record on the next Olympics while he is competing that would be a shame for him and a very glorious day for the other person.

Boss Gives Company to Workers

http://news.yahoo.com/video/business-15749628/boss-gives-company-to-workers-18220171

video link on the above

My opinion on the story

I think that what Bob Moore did was something that no other man would have done. Other people would have sold their company or passed it on like he said but he did something no other person had done was give his company to his workers. The only thing that I wonder is how is he going to get money now does he still sit behind the desk or is he at home now. But I'm pretty sure he saved money or something to support him while he lives.

4th six weeks personal narritive

Well this six weeks starts out by me worrying what I'm going to get on my report card. I think everyone worries about that the first week. this time I dont know what I'm going to get because I feel like I didn't try last six weeks like I was suppose too. But thats what I get for not trying my hardest.(a couple of weeks later) Well I got my report card and I passed all my class better than I expected so I guess I did try last six weeks. It's Febraury the month of love at least thats what they say but there is one thing I know about February. My birthday!!!!! My birthday this year was awesome because my girlfriend bought me a Superman wallet that was really awesome best thing in the world. Besides my birthday school hasnt been going to good im not trying this six weeks for some reason im not feeling it this time. I'm sure that im going to fail biology and algebra 2 I haven't done no work at all not one homework and maybe two or three worksheets from class. The only thing I do in those classes is sleep and talk but mostly sleep. But besides my failing classes lets talk about my good classes like ROTC im doing very good in that class I got promoted to a squad leader which is a position i wanted since last year. It was so cool when I got the position but I was very nervous because now I'm in charge of six cadets and I have to look good in front of them by doing everything right and studying all of my 22 questions. I'm also doing better in Drill Team I might get to compete in a competition this year. I'm also thinking of joining cross country next year and also honor guard but I can't do both so I'm going to hav to choose one. The most beautiful thing happened today it snowed six inches today but I'm also very dissapointed on what happened in school why would people start fighting outside and ruin a very good day and now because of those people who made all that mess we all have to suffer. Mr.Wright was mad, furiated with all those students who caused all that trouble it even came out on the news and now someones head has to be chopped off to pay for what happened on that day. Mr.Wright is not going to get blamed for this because he is not going to allow it he is going to find all those people who made that mess. On the day before Valentines day I went out with my girlfriend to Northpark mall at ten in the morning to watch the movies Dear John and Valentines day and after that go eat somewhere. That day was pretty awesome she was really happy that she got to see the movie Dear John she had been wanting to go see that movie but she thought she wasn't going to be able to see it. I still have the problem with biology and algebra 2 now I'm a 100% sure i failed those classes but not next six weeks. Next six weeks I'm going to pass all my classes with a 85 and above. I'm sure of that and I'm prepared for my TAKS test except for biology and I'm pretty sure I can pass algebra 2. All I have to do is study and I can pass the test.

Travis Pastrana makes record leap into the New Year

In Long Beach, Calif., New Year's revelers don’t have a ball that drops. But this year they did have action sports icon Travis Pastrana flying his rally car across Rainbow Harbor. Pastrana was the center attraction at this year’s Red Bull New Year No Limits event. He celebrated the arrival of 2010 by successfully shattering the old car-jumping record of 171 feet after launching his tiny Red Bull sedan off the Pine Street Pier going 90 mph. Pastrana officially flew his car 269 feet over the water before landing hard on a floating barge and skidding into a barricade that prevented him from going into the drink. The X-Games legend (9 gold medals) made his name in motocross, but Pastrana’s 450 HP Subaru WRX STI rally car has become his vehicle of choice. He’s also become one of the most renowned daredevils. When he was 18 years old he jumped his motorcycle into the Grand Canyon. A few years later he jumped out of a plane without a parachute. After spending months of trial and error in the desert training for this stunt, Pastrana thrilled the crowd by sticking the landing perfectly.

My Summary


Travis Pastrana is one awesome person. I wish I could do that jump 269 feet over water. But I think he is a little to crazy when he jumped the Grand Canyon that was more awesome than this jump. Well at least he accomplished something he beat a world record, well he actually broke alot of records including the double backflip and the Grand canyon jump and jumping out of a airplane without no parachute??? Yea he is one awesome guy who has no limits and represents Redbull or is sponsered by Redbull. What I dont know if he has a family or not, If he does than thats sad for him because he left his family for a new years show and thats not good. But thats his life and his life is awesome I wish I could do all that.