The Things They Carried Blog

When I first started reading "The Things They Carried" I really enjoyed reading it. This is the first book I've read that I have really liked. I love movies and book's that have to do with war so this was a perfect read for me. This book was very detailed so it made everything very interesting. Tim O' Brien did a very good job writing this book. I like reading the different stories. Reading the same book is alright but I would rather read different stories like these.

Lucky Project

http://prezi.com/dq_7ej9eb_gp/lucky/?kw=view-dq_7ej9eb_gp&rc=ref-11563931

I talked about in my prezi how Alice was raped at a young age and how she dealt with the situation. I also talked about how she should have dealt with it.

Lucky Blog 1

After reading the first chapter of Lucky by Alice Sebold I noticed how descriptive and emotional the author was. Lucky is a memoir of Alice Sebold. The story tell's of Alice being raped while attending her first year at the University of Syracuse. I feel like Alice is really struckin by this event. I also feel as if she wont be able to move on. Lucky seems like a pretty interesting book to me, I enjoyed the first few chapters.

Kite Runner

http://prezi.com/cqh5t7nvncgw/cultural-change/

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is a pretty intense book and also very weird. I was shocked when I read the parts about Hassan getting raped. I didnt want to really read on because it was just flatout weird. Ive never read a book that has took place somewhere other than the United States so when I found out that this book took place in Afghanistan I tried to imagine that environment and what life would be like. The characters in
the Kite Runner are very strange. I thought Amir was a punk for just sitting there and watching his freind get raped. Like I dont know if he was scared but I dont understand how you can just sit there and watch an not help. Im excited to find out what the point of this book actually is because so far I just dont understand right now.

Final Blog

I had some really good times in Environmental Science. My favorite part of the class was doing the labs while also learning about energy efficiency. The part about the class that I enjoyed the most was going to the creek. It was a different atmosphere. I also enjoyed making multiple friends. Going to the creek I learned many things that I did not know before. I never knew that there were that many living organisms living on the rocks and in the dirt. I learned that certain bugs determine the health of the creek. If there are only leaches in it than it is most likely polluted. A valuable thing I learned was that the temperature of the creek can also determine the health of the creek. All these things can be very valuable to me and other people. I do look at the creek different in the fact that I'm interferring with someone else's habitat. It's kind of weird to know that everywhere you step your stepping on an organism. I look at the creek as a very valuable part in our ecosystem. It is very valuable to all animals. During the E3 Energy Unit I learned multiple things. The thing that probably stuck with me the most was all the places that there were drafts. I did not know a draft could come through a outlet. That was suprising. Also, I learned that the CFL's are much more conservated than the IL's. There a lot more expensive but they save you more money in the long run. I found it surprising that a lot of wasted energy just goes out the door. Sustainability really stuck with me because theres things in our everyday life's that we can do to cut down on the pollution and global warming we are making. Just thinking about what we are doing to this planet has an impact. Just a single person, cutting down on energy can have an impact. To know that at the rate were going at our planet can not sustain us is kind of sad. I learned that in a couple of years our population will be doubled and the Earth and its population will be in great trouble. I learned a lot about myself with what I can do in that unit. That was probably my favorite unit. This class has not affected me deeply but it has had an impact. I do not do anything different than what I used to. I do now have a greater appreciation for the world. I respect that our Earth is providing us with the natural resources we need to live.

Ecosystem Field Walk

My first impression of the creek was that its very small. It is a marvel of nature. To think that over a million years that this creek was formed is unbelievable. I can't even imagine how these things in nature are formed. To me, it is beautiful. I am excited to be working at the creek because I really enjoy being in nature. I have a passion for hunting and fishing. Other than that its feels good to be working in an environment somewhere else than a classroom. Sitting in silence for 5 minutes really let me observe what was happening in the environment. It made me feel comfortable and just free. I heard many insects and animals in the background. The sound that stood out the most was the running water. It was very peaceful. The only smell was the smell of nature. The only way it affected me was it made me feel free and calm. Being out in nature really does affect the way you think about your normal life. It slows you down. The creek is an ecosystem because each organism thrives off another. The species of each animal are living together. There depending on each other to survive. If the snakes were not there than there would be an abundance of fish and other creatures. This goes for each animal. I saw many abiotic and biotic features to the creek. The water and rocks are abiotic. The trees, plants, and every animal is biotic. Abiotic is the non-living parts of the ecosystem and biotic is the living or once living parts of an ecosystem. I also seen and heard many animals. You could hear the insects in the background. In the water I seen a largemouth bass, multiple snakes, and a large frog. I did not see any plants that I recognized besides poison ivy. The biggest thing I want to know about the creek is how did it even start to form? Another question I have is how did all the fish and snakes appeared in the creek as in how they got there