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Thursday, March 30, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Q4 week 2 - Political Response
https://www.businessreport.com/article/gop-pulls-troubled-obamacare-replacement-bill
Republican and Democratic leaders continue their tug of war over revisions to the Obama Health Care Reform. President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to repeal and replace Obamacare. President Trump and his Administration have been working closely with Republican Party leaders, with House Speaker Paul Ryan, taking the lead. Their efforts to create a better plan for healthcare and make it more fair for all Americans, has hit a roadblock as the GOP pulled their bill in its existing form off of the House floor on Friday. This move was a result of not having enough votes to allow the bill in its proposed form to continue through the process. This move was also done to protect President Trump from the humiliation of not getting his revisions passed.
I chose this article because I feel like healthcare is one of the most important things we face in today's world. I think it is a smart move and good strategy by President Trump and his GOP allies. It is better to delay the passing of a bill when the bill is probably going to fail rather than hurrying to get it passed just to be done with it. This move will allow both parties to go back to the drawing board to see if they can come up with a plan that will be beneficial for all citizens.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
Q4 week 1 - learning reflection
My first year of high school has gone by very fast and I can't believe that I only have 9 weeks left. I have learned a lot about myself as the way I learn as a student, the kind of reader I am reader, and my writing styles as a writer through my English class. I have learned that I am the most effective as a student when I write things down and participate a lot in class by asking questions and getting extra help when I need it. I have learned that if I find a good book, then I actually enjoy reading. I have learned that if I have the right mindset, writing can be easy and enjoyable for me.
I will use these things I have learned about myself to do the best I possibly can during the last 9 weeks of my first year of high school. I am going to be an active learner by participating in class, getting extra help during tutorial or at a break when I need it to understand the material, I am going to read books that I enjoy reading so that I will read more and become a better reader, and I am going to have the right mindset when starting a piece of writing so that it can be as good as I am capable of writing. I have learned a lot about myself as a student this year.
I will use these things I have learned about myself to do the best I possibly can during the last 9 weeks of my first year of high school. I am going to be an active learner by participating in class, getting extra help during tutorial or at a break when I need it to understand the material, I am going to read books that I enjoy reading so that I will read more and become a better reader, and I am going to have the right mindset when starting a piece of writing so that it can be as good as I am capable of writing. I have learned a lot about myself as a student this year.
Q4 week 1 free post - reading response
For my independent reading book, I am currently reading "Everything Everything" by Nicola Yoon. This book is by far one of my favorite books I have read this year. The main character, Maddy, has a disease in which she cannot go outside. Maddy cannot experience the world for herself until one day everything changes. A boy named Olly moves in across the street and Maddy falls in love. She wishes she could see him all the time and do things in the world outside with him all the time.
One day, this all changes. Maddy decides to go outside. In the middle of the night she writes a goodbye letter to her mother and leaves the house. She goes to Olly's and they pack up and leave to go on a trip to Hawaii. Maddy has been wanting to see the ocean her entire life and now she finally will get to. The author lets the readers feel like they are right there in the plot with the characters by using imagery and giving lots of vivid detail. I am excited to finish this book and see if Maddy will survive.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017
Q3 week 7 - free post
Mardi Gras break this year was definitely one I will never forget. It was filled with lots of fun, great people, lots of laughs, and many memories. Over Mardi Gras break I went on a trip to Disney World with my friend Olivia and her mom. We drove the entire 12 hours there. Once we finally got there, we were so excited that we could not stand it. We got there late Tuesday night so we didn't have time to do anything that night but chill in the hotel and get ready for the next 3 days of being in the Disney parks all day. We got to go to Universal Studios and the three disney parks, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. We went to Universal Studios on Wednesday, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios on Thursday, and Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios on Friday.
My favorite rollercoaster was "rockin roller coaster" in Hollywood Studios. It was a ride that was very fast and dark with upside down turns and sharp turns. I also liked the rides Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios, The Hulk in Universal, Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom, and Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom. On Thursday of the trip, my friend, my friend's mom, and I were walking out of a store in Magic Kingdom and her mom tripped and broke both arms and hurt her ankle. She refused to go to urgent care until later that night after the infirmary people in Disney told her she needed to go to the hospital. The three of us rode an ambulence out of Magic Kingdom and to the hospital, which not many people can say they did. As the trip came to an end, I was very sad it was over and that I had to go back to school. My trip to Disney World is one I will never forget.
My favorite rollercoaster was "rockin roller coaster" in Hollywood Studios. It was a ride that was very fast and dark with upside down turns and sharp turns. I also liked the rides Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios, The Hulk in Universal, Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom, and Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom. On Thursday of the trip, my friend, my friend's mom, and I were walking out of a store in Magic Kingdom and her mom tripped and broke both arms and hurt her ankle. She refused to go to urgent care until later that night after the infirmary people in Disney told her she needed to go to the hospital. The three of us rode an ambulence out of Magic Kingdom and to the hospital, which not many people can say they did. As the trip came to an end, I was very sad it was over and that I had to go back to school. My trip to Disney World is one I will never forget.
Q3 week 7 - analyzing a song
The song I chose to analyze is "Umbrella" by Rihanna. Rihanna uses an alliteration when she sings, "Good Girl Gone Bad" because of the repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of neighboring words. She also uses alliteration when she sings, "Under my umbrella", because of the repetition of the "U" sound. Rihanna expresses her love to whoever she is singing the song to by saying "when the sunshines, we'll shine together". This is an example of a euphony because she is using the pleasing smoothness of sound to express her love.
The speaker of this song is Rihanna because she is singing it. Rihanna's purpose for writing this song is to express her love and say that she will always be with her lover and "stick it out 'til the end". The tone of this song is romantic because it is about love.
The speaker of this song is Rihanna because she is singing it. Rihanna's purpose for writing this song is to express her love and say that she will always be with her lover and "stick it out 'til the end". The tone of this song is romantic because it is about love.
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