Hero?

What is a hero? A hero is a person who has a special destiny or they have a special birth of some type. Heros help many people, not just one. They are selfless and fearless, but most of all kind. They do great things and for nothing in return. They go above and beyond the call of duty.

A good example of a hero is Terry Fox. Terry Fox was a guy who had cancer in his leg and he had to get his leg amputated. He got a prosthetic leg put back on,so at least he had a leg. Terry Fox was a runner when he was in school and he was good at it. So when he was diagnosed  with the cancer he didn’t let having a fake leg stop him from running.He organised a run across Canada for cancer  research,called the marathon for hope. This makes him a hero because by creating a foundation for cancer research he give scientists the funding to discover cures to cancer that can kill many people. By doing this he saves a lot of peoples lives. Terry Fox dedicated his life to cancer research.

Global Warming

I’m doing my one wish on global warming, because it plays a big part in the seasons that we have and how it affects people and animals. This year we barely have any snow here and I blame global warming. Global warming affects everything from the food we eat to the animals that live in their habitats. The rate of global warming is increasing.     

The 20th century’s last two decades were the hottest in 400 years and possibly the warmest for several millennia, according to a number of climate studies. And the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that 11 of the past 12 years are among the dozen warmest since 1850. An upsurge in the amount of extreme weather events, such as wild fires, heat waves and strong tropical storms.

 The Arctic is feeling the effects the most. Average temperatures in Alaska, western Canada, and eastern Russia have risen at twice the global average, according to the multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment report compiled between 2000 and 2004. Arctic ice is rapidly disappearing, and may have its first completely ICE-FREE summer by 2040 or earlier. Polar bears and  other northern animals are already suffering from the sea-ice loss. Some people say that human are causing it and that scientists in more than 130 countries say that humans have caused or caused most of the planetary warming. Humans are giving off carbon dioxide faster that plants and oceans can absorb it. Some experts point out that natural cycles in Earth’s orbit can alter the planet’s exposure to sunlight, which may explain the current trend. Earth has indeed experienced warming and cooling cycles roughly every hundred thousand years due to these orbital shifts, but such changes have occurred over the span of several centuries. The changes we see today have taken place over the past hundred years or less.   

Some of the future effects of global warming are that in the future global warming could lead to large-scale food and water shortages and major catastrophes. Sea level could rise between 7 and 23 inches (18 to 59 centimeters) by the end of the century. Rises  of just 4 inches (10 centimeters) could flood many South Seas islands and large parts of Southeast Asia. Strong hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, and other natural disasters may become common in many parts of the world. The growth of deserts may also cause food shortages in many places.

How can we help reduce the effects of global warming? The number one thing we can do is recycle what we can and everything we can. We can also use less heat in the winter and less air conditioning in the summer. To use less heat you can use a fan near the heater so that the heat will circulate without using more heat. Another thing you can do is change your lightbulbs over to the compact fluorescence lightbulbs (CFL). They save energy,which will also save you money. There are many other ways that you can help reduce the effects of global warming. For more information follow this link.

The Outsiders Chpt.9-12

In chapters nine to twelve the main event would have to be the rumble. the  rumble is a big fight and a big event for the socs and the greasers. The greasers want to show the socs that they can give a good fight and a challenge,the socs want to show the greasers why they should be scared and that they know how to fight.

The rumble started when Darry chose two socs to fight at once. Then all the other guys started fighting. In all there were twenty-two socs and there were twenty greasers so it was almost an even fight and because Darry like to take on two socs at a time there was an even number for each. Dallas has shown up just in time as the rumble started, everyone immediately started fighting each other.Ponyboy was getting beat up but then Darry came and gave him a good sledge-hammer hit and he wasnt a bother to Ponyboy any more. So Ponyboy went to go help Dallas. During the fight Ponyboy had been kicked in the ribs really hard and had got the wind knocked out of him when he got stepped on  by another greaser. Two-bit was bleeding badly on one side of  his face and has one of his hands busted up. As soon as the fight was over Dallas dragged Ponyboy to go see Johnny in the hospital.

 If I was a greaser I would be scared out of my mind if I had to go into a rumble and fight the socs. I mean having to take on a group of guys with others of your class just seems really FREAKY! I dont think I would be able to do it I would end up backing out and disappointing my friends and family. I Just wouldnt be able to do that I wouldnt have the guts. It was a very interesting couple of chapters and very intriguing.

The Outsiders Chpt. 5-8

In the chapters the main events were really good but i wanna tell you about the fire. When Johnny and Ponyboy were in the church,Dally showed up and they went to go to Dairy Queen to get something to eat. When they ran  inside and helped the kids get out but when the church was about to collapse Johnny told Ponyboy to get out and he did,when he did the back of his leather jacket was on fire.Dally slapped his back and put out the fire, but he had also slapped him so hard he was unconscious. Johnny  was inside when a piece of the church fell on him and Dally got him out before he burned too badly.

I think that it was really brave of Ponyboy and Johnny to go into the burning church and save those kids, it takes a real lot of guts to do that,and how they risked their lives to save those children when they could of just sat there and done nothing. But they didnt they saved the children and got hurt all to save a couple of children. If that were me i dont think  that if that were me i would be able to do that, run in to a burning building and get those children out. I just dont think that i have the guts and the bravery to do that. I think it was awesome so far in the book.

The Outsiders

In school we are reading a novel called the outsiders. We were asked to read the first four chapters the do the questions that go along with it. After that was done we had to write a response journal on our blogs.Well thats what im doing.

Remember I’ve only finished four chapters of the book so far, so that might make a difference. In the book there is a group of guys,they call themselves greasers. The three main characters are Ponyboy, Sodapop,and Darry. Ponyboy is the one who’s telling the story. In the book so far they have told about their life and what kinds of people they are. They have also talked about where they live. They are like the lowest on the food chain. There are others in the story they are the higher class, made up of mostly rich and popular people who get good grades and drive nice cars! They are called socs(so-sh-es). In  the book Ponyboy and his friends were going to the movies and they sat behind a coupe of girls.One of Ponyboy’s friends Dallas was trying to flirt with the girls and well Ponyboy and his other friends Johnny and Two-Bit didnt like that so they told Dallas to stop.He did but he left.After the movie the girls didnt have a way to get home so they  all were going to walk to Two-bits house and get his car.When they were walking to his house a mustang drove by it was the girls boyfriends and their friends.They stopped and made the girls get in the car with them. After that Two-Bit went to go get drunk at a bar and Johnny Ponyboy went to the park and there they fell asleep on the grass. When Ponyboy went home he was welcome  by Darry who was really mad at Ponyboy becoause it was 2 in the morning.They started arguing then soda started to stick up for Ponyboy,thats when Darry got really mad and hit Ponyboy.Ponyboy didnt take that too well, so he ran to the park to go see Johnny. Sure enough he was there then Ponyboy started to cry. Johnny and Ponyboy walked around a  bit then Ponyboy decided to go home and just not talk to Darry.

Winter

Winter is coming! The lake is starting to freeze,and theres snow on the ground.That means I can go ski-dooing soon!Im excited for the snow and i cant wait to go to Honker hill and go sledding.Its so much fun here in the winter.Walking on the lake, ski-dooing,sledding.I wanna go ice fishing like right now!!!!Its so agonizing waiting for the lake to freeze enough that you can get your ski-doo on without braking the ice but there are many different lakes that have to freeze before you can go all over because there are different spots I like to go ice fishing like McCloud,Squal,Woozy,i wanna go out to Crude this year too! I love the winter and enjoy all of it.Im just so excited i just cant wait.

Peace out people

Volleyball

So we’ve been at school for a full month now and I am on the school Jr. volleyball team.Its pretty cool.Last class we did stairs!Those were pretty tiring,but it was kinda cool running in the hallways and up the stairs.We are working on volleying the ball back and forth,bumps,setting up the ball for three hits,so far i am doing good.I think i need to work on my over-hand serve a bit more though.Volley ball is hard work and im so excited because our first game is on November 6th. I cant wait i hope we win.When we go to our game Im gonna have to borrow a school jersey because i wasnt here last year to get a jersey.I hope my coach ordered them so they get here before volleyball ends. My  coach is also my gym teacher in gym class we play volley ball sometimes.We used to play volleyball alot in gym,but now we are playing floor hockey.

 PEACE

8 days

So Ive been at school for 8 days now and it’s super awesome,and oodles of  fun. My classmates are extraordinarily funny.We havent had much homework but that will probably change quite soon Oh my gosh,we have a couch in our classroom and it’s really comfy,you can work on it or read on it. It’s so awesome. We had a dancer come to our school and he was like teaching us break dancing and I am a super awesome dancer.

Hi,my name is Melanie.Im in grade eight.I go to Joseph H.Kerr school. I have one brother. I live with my mom and my dad.I live quadding and ski-dooing. I love traveling and animals. I also  like sports and the outdoors. When i go swimming i swim in a lake thats cold and most of the time my lips are blue by the time i come out of the water. I love living in  a small town.Altho it does have its bad days.