Economics (ID)

In economics we have been learning about the United States economy and some terminology that has to do with economy. For instance, consumer, producer, and resource. Before taking this class I knew a little bit about the economy and how it works. This was because I took economics when I was in middle school, but I didn’t know much about the U.S economy.

In Economics we have been learning about the type of system we have, which is a free enterprise system. This system is when a nation’s economic decisions are the result of individual decisions by buyers and sellers in the marketplace. We have also learned the common features of economic systems and the questions that each of them must respond to. Yesterday we learned about the principles of the free enterprise system. The six main principles are freedom to choose our employment, right to private property, profit motive, competition, consumer sovereignty, and freedom of contract.

In the past month that we have been taking economics I have learned a lot of things I never knew. There are still some things I don’t know about the United States economy that I want to know and I feel like I am going to learn all about it in this class.

Super Bowl XLIX (SSR)

I agree with this article about what it said about Tom Brady being the greatest and the game being good. Last Sunday was the greatest event of the year, Super Bowl XLIX. The thing that made this Super Bowl good was that my favorite team, The New England Patriots, was in it. This was another chance for Tom Brady to get his fourth Super Bowl win. The Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2015 under head coach Bill Belichick and Quarterback Tom Brady. In my opinion after this super bowl win Tom Brady is the number 1 QB. He is among the legend Joe Montana for four Super Bowl rings and other legends with three Super Bowl MVPs. He also surpassed Joe Montana’s record with 11 Super Bowl touchdown passes.

The article is write, the Super Bowl was a good game; I was at the edge of my seat. Throughout the entire game I was scared that the Seahawks were going to win because the Patriots defense wasn’t able to stop the Seahawks offense. Especially against Marshawn “Beast mode” Lynch. Every time he got the ball he gained major yards.

Reading the article made me remember the play I hated the most. The play that got me really upset was when the Seahawks receiver, Jermaine Kearse, caught the ball on the ground after it bounced off his body. After that play I was screaming because I thought it was over for the Patriots. There was only 1:06 remaining in the quarter after that catch, then Lynch ran the ball for 4 yards bringing them to second and goal with 20 seconds remaining. After seeing that I thought the Patriots loss because the Seahawks could have given it to lynch to score and win the game, but instead the head coach of the Seahawks, Pete Carrol, decided to throw it. This lead to the interception by the Patriot’s rookie cornerback Malcom Butler. This play got me excited and I was in my house screaming mad loud because my team won the Super Bowl. There was people who said the Patriots suck and that they were going to lose, but look what happened. The Patriots came back with the clutch for the win.

This was the greatest Super Bowl because there was a lot of twists. It was way better than the last Super Bowl with the Broncos and the Seahawks. After this Super Bowl the Patriots are the greatest team and Tom Brady is the greatest QB to ever play the game.

http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index.ssf/2015/02/tom_brady_patriots_super_bowl_xlix.html

Music (PB)

One of my passions is Music. I listen to music all the time; I listen to music when I’m home, when I’m on the train, when I’m playing games, and when I’m doing homework. I’m even listening to music while I’m writing this blog. I like listening to music for different reasons. I like music that gets me hyped, that is relaxing, that I can dance to, music with cool beats, etc. Although I like listening to music when I do work, I sometimes become distracted by the music because I can’t resist singing.

One of my favorite genre of music to listen to is hip hop/rap. Rap is one of my favorite genre of music because I like the lyricism, the rhymes, the metaphors, and the meanings behind the song. Some of my favorite artists are Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Logic, Kanye West, J Cole, Childish Gambino, outkast, Kid Cudi, and others

My favorite rapper is Eminem. Some of my favorite songs by him are Stan, Lose Yourself, Toy soldiers, cleaning out my closet, rap god, my name is, the real slim shady, and others. I like Eminem because his lyrics are fire and he doesn’t care what he says or who he offends. On “The Real Slim Shady” he offends celebrities. “So you can, sit me here next to Britney Spears? Yo Shit, Christina Aguilera better switch me chairs So I can sit next to Carson Daly and Fred Durst And hear 'em argue over who she gave head to first.” Eminem says what’s own his mind; he has no filter. However, not all of Eminem’s songs are bashing celebrities and the media. One of his best songs is lose yourself from the 8 mile soundtrack. “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already: mom's spaghetti / He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready / To drop bombs, but he keeps on forgetting / What he wrote down.” This was one of his best songs and Eminem won a Grammy for this song.

Eminem is one of the greatest rappers of all times. He has one 13 Grammys and he is the first artist to win best rap album for three consecutive LPs. He is also the highest selling rapper of all time and the bestselling artist of the decade. In my opinion Eminem is a “Rap God”.

AP Englsh (CRR)

In AP literature we have been reading the plays, The Taming of The Shrew, Electra, and A Raisin in the Sun. These plays are a part of our feminism unit. We have been studying how the authors of the plays use figurative language to display gender roles in their plays. We also worked in groups to act out the plays using the scripts that we made. I liked acting out the plays because I got a better understanding of the plays, especially the ones with old text, like Electra. Making our own scripts using modern language made the plays easy to interpret. Also this unit gave me more information about feminism. Before I only had a basic understanding of feminism and now I have more knowledge on the topic.

In addition to learning about feminism, we had to memorize and recite a sonnet to the class. At first I thought that it would be difficult to memorize a sonnet, but it turned out it was easier than I thought. I found that memorizing the sonnet made it easier to interpret. I believe that this project and reading other poems in class has made me get better at analyzing poems. Before we read all these poems in class I was bad with poems, I used to hate reading poems because it was hard to find the meaning and to write essays dealing with the analysis of poems. Now I am starting to like poems more and I feel more comfortable with writing essays dealing with the analysis of poems.

Christmas (FC)

Christmas is almost here; it will be Christmas in 15 days. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. Mostly because you get presents and we have a break from school. I also like Christmas because “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” During this time of year TV shows do special holiday episodes and classic holiday movies are on like “how the Grinch stole Christmas”, “home alone”, “grandma got run over by a reindeer”, “the nightmare before Christmas”, and more. Out of all the Christmas movies I have watched, “grandma got run over by a reindeer” is my favorite. I remember watching it every year when it came on TV.

I remember when I was little and it was Christmas Eve. I couldn’t wait until it was Christmas, I was so excited. My cousins and I would try to stay up late to see if we could Santa Clause, but we always fell asleep. I remember waking up earlier than anyone else and going to look at the gifts under the Christmas tree. I was so excited and couldn’t wait until everyone else woke up to open the presents.

Another part about Christmas time that I like is there is no school. We get a break from all the work and we get about a week and a half of relaxation. We don’t have to worry about nothing or do work. It is not until the day before we go back to school that I do my homework.

 

AP Bio (ID)

I am in AP biology and for the past week we have been learning about cellular respiration. Before we started the chapter we had to read a couple of pages on our own and study some of the key terms for a vocabulary quiz. Also for this chapter and other chapters we answer objectives which are questions based on what we read in the chapter. This prepares us for what we are going to be discussing about in class.

But getting back to cellular respiration we are learning about the three stages that are responsible for the harvesting of energy from glucose. Which are glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle, and electron transport and chemiosmosis. To understand the function and the way the stages work we draw the diagrams that are in the book and we write our own explanations for them. After drawing the diagrams and writing our own explanations for them, we have to read what we wrote out loud. I like doing this because I get a better understanding of what we are learning, but I don’t like the drawing aspect of it since I am not a good drawer. When I draw the diagrams it looks nothing like the diagrams in the book.

We are currently making a book out of constructing paper about cellular respiration and the three stages. We have to include diagrams and explanations of the diagrams in the book. We will use the book to study for an upcoming cellular respiration quiz.

 

Furious 7 Trailer (SSR)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yab0sXGEjg

 

I recently just watched the trailer for the new “The Fast and The Furious Movie”, “Furious 7.” I have always been a fan of “The Fast and The Furious” franchise. I have been a fan of the franchise since the first movie came out in 2001. I remember watching the movie in the movie theater and being amazed by the cool cars and the racing.

After watching the “Furious 7” trailer I can’t wait for the movie to come out. The trailer was amazing and breathtaking. The trailer has everything I look forward to in a fast and furious movie. It has action, cool cars, and a cool story. The trailer has the main characters parachuting their cars out of a plane, Paul Walker jumping off a bus as it is falling off a cliff, the rock fighting some bad guys, racing, and more. I am also excited about the movie because it has one of the biggest action stars, Jason Statham, in the movie playing the antagonist. Jason Statham has been in action movies such as the expendables, crank, death race, and the transporter.

Although the Furious 7 trailer was amazing and breathtaking, I had one question after watching the trailer. I wanted to know what was going to happen to Paul Walker’s character, Brian in the movie since Paul Walker died. At first I heard that they were going to kill off his character then I heard they were going to get his brother to play Brian since they look alike. Whatever they decide to do with Paul Walker’s character I hope the movie is good.