U.S. personal spending slowed in April after record fuel costs, a slump in home values and a deteriorating job market eroded consumer confidence. incomes grew an asontishing .02%. business activity dropped for a fourth month in May and consumer sentiment decreased to the lowest level since 1980. this is bad becuase consumers are spending cautiously. The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, which excludes food and fuel costs, slowed in April. this is important to us becuase of the fact that we are living in the US and this effects everyone. I remember when it used to be 5 dollars to have lunch and now its 8. inflation is getting absolutly ridiculous. and gas...NEARLY 5 DOLLARS A GALLON? holy wow. I think that this is riducicouls and we should just reduce the prices and take some money out of ciruclation. that way there will also be less paper.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7ie.CYzdpFg&refer=home
Friday, May 30, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Louis Kahn: an inspiration
In 1901 or 1902 (he wasn’t sure which) he was born on an island with his parents. They took a steam boat to Philadelphia When he was three years old he was fascinated by the fire and picked up the coals. He put the coals in his apron. He accidently caught himself on fire. His dad said that he should die. His mom said that we would be an amazing person. So they didn’t let him. Kids would call him Scarface so he waited until the last bell rang to go to school. His family was very poor, they couldn’t even afford pencils for him to draw with. But that was okay because you make charcoal by burning sticks in the backyard. He won a scholarship to the university, without the scholarship he wouldn’t of gone.
He was known as the philosopher of architects. Louis Kahn majored in drawing at the University of California. He then got his bachelors in 1924 for architecture. Although Kahn did architecture for a really long time Kahn did not find his distinctive architectural style until he was in his late fifties. He was known for his unique ability to create architecture that responded to the human scale very efficiently. He also helped create strong formal distinctions between “served” spaces and “servant” spaces (spaces that serve other spaces) . He mostly used brick and raw concrete. He worked closely with engineers and contractors on his buildings. Kahn’s work has played a vital role in the influence of contemporary architects of the 20th century.
He hadn’t found himself by the time that he was 50. Something that changed his life was in his fifties was when he was invited to tour the ancient ruins. This changed his life and he wanted to make buildings similar to this. I find him a very interesting, unethical architect that has done a lot for the world of architecture. I find him to have a varied degree of success versus some of the other architects’. He has three wives, which I found ridiculous. He actually got some prestigious cliental and built the buildings at the universities in which he taught in. I found this extremely respectable. Architecture has to have the element of time, Kahn definitely understood this. He made a built some buildings in la Jolla that are absolutely breathtaking and inspirational. There are very many spiritual things with this work. The buildings are not only beautiful, but they work very well. He had enormous trust in young people and just handed over the check book. He didn’t really mind how much it would cost as long as it was an efficient building. He was very willful; he didn’t want anything in his buildings to look like he didn’t want it there. If it looked like it didn’t belong there he didn’t suppress but he made more. Instead of trying to cover it up, he made more of it and owned it. He was very upfront and blunt and didn’t mind giving people a peace of mind. He was a heavy drinker.
Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack at New York cities Penn Station. His body wasn’t identified for three days and was placed into a New York City morgue. Catz, the person that Kahn traveled to India with, said that he did not look peaceful, but yet not like a dying man. Catz didn’t even know how he died.
Louis Kahn was an extremely believed in person. He was a ridiculous architect with huge dreams and always discontent with his work. (My Architect)
My Architect- a Sons Journey. Dir. Nathan Kahn. Perf. Nathan Kahn. DVD. MediaWorks Inc., 2003.
He was known as the philosopher of architects. Louis Kahn majored in drawing at the University of California. He then got his bachelors in 1924 for architecture. Although Kahn did architecture for a really long time Kahn did not find his distinctive architectural style until he was in his late fifties. He was known for his unique ability to create architecture that responded to the human scale very efficiently. He also helped create strong formal distinctions between “served” spaces and “servant” spaces (spaces that serve other spaces) . He mostly used brick and raw concrete. He worked closely with engineers and contractors on his buildings. Kahn’s work has played a vital role in the influence of contemporary architects of the 20th century.
He hadn’t found himself by the time that he was 50. Something that changed his life was in his fifties was when he was invited to tour the ancient ruins. This changed his life and he wanted to make buildings similar to this. I find him a very interesting, unethical architect that has done a lot for the world of architecture. I find him to have a varied degree of success versus some of the other architects’. He has three wives, which I found ridiculous. He actually got some prestigious cliental and built the buildings at the universities in which he taught in. I found this extremely respectable. Architecture has to have the element of time, Kahn definitely understood this. He made a built some buildings in la Jolla that are absolutely breathtaking and inspirational. There are very many spiritual things with this work. The buildings are not only beautiful, but they work very well. He had enormous trust in young people and just handed over the check book. He didn’t really mind how much it would cost as long as it was an efficient building. He was very willful; he didn’t want anything in his buildings to look like he didn’t want it there. If it looked like it didn’t belong there he didn’t suppress but he made more. Instead of trying to cover it up, he made more of it and owned it. He was very upfront and blunt and didn’t mind giving people a peace of mind. He was a heavy drinker.
Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack at New York cities Penn Station. His body wasn’t identified for three days and was placed into a New York City morgue. Catz, the person that Kahn traveled to India with, said that he did not look peaceful, but yet not like a dying man. Catz didn’t even know how he died.
Louis Kahn was an extremely believed in person. He was a ridiculous architect with huge dreams and always discontent with his work. (My Architect)
My Architect- a Sons Journey. Dir. Nathan Kahn. Perf. Nathan Kahn. DVD. MediaWorks Inc., 2003.
Ethics
I do not believe that ethics is something that could be taught in school. Ethics is just a fancy word for morals. Its like teaching a kid manners-he’s not always going to use them. Manners aren’t really taught in school so why would ethics be part of the curriculum. It would be literally impossible to fail a kid based on their ethic skills. What would an ethics class incorporate? What kind of assignments can you give a person in order for them to learn such a valuable skill? Its like learning to whistle. I think ethics should be in a separate school- kind of like a manner academy. I doubt anyone could get anything out of this lesson if they don’t pay attention and realize the value of it-which many will not. Graduation requirements would be sketchy if they had to include ethics. The state would not be able to mandate such a law because everything is based upon personal. It is a personal belief, not a universal truth. It couldn’t be a universal truth because everything is based upon personal values and beliefs. It can’t be taught it has to be acquired through experience.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
23May2008 Current Event
this current even is basically about how the goverment/doctors will prescribe methadone to a patient before they are even prescribed marijuana. This is funny becuase methadone is used to take heroine/crack addicts off drugs. They claim that mary jane is more harmful for you then methadone. this is only becuase the goverment is enforcing it really highly, and wanting peeople to take it. I think this is what I would call "goverment cencorship" or boosting the goverments financial control, which I believe to be really unfair and ridiculous.
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may212008/leveque_adhd_add_5-21-08.php
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may212008/leveque_adhd_add_5-21-08.php
interminable - seeming to have no end; endless
Infinity is interminable.
intuit - to know or receive by intuition.
Women have a certain intuit that make them smarter than men.
laboriously - in a laborous manner; to work hard
The man was working laboriously to get everything done in time for the big presentation.
proximity - an area close together
The proximity of the school was very unique in comparion to the rest.
reticence - to not volunteer to do anything more than necessary
The cat is very reticence, and doesn't like to do more than is asked.
senescent - aging; growing old
The queen of england is very senescent.
shroud - a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
The shroud was bright pink to resemble her personality- colerful.
situation - the general state of things
synchronously - in synchrony; in a synchronous manner
The students synchronously handed in their tests.
tortuous - not straightforward
tranquility - a state of peace
Infinity is interminable.
intuit - to know or receive by intuition.
Women have a certain intuit that make them smarter than men.
laboriously - in a laborous manner; to work hard
The man was working laboriously to get everything done in time for the big presentation.
proximity - an area close together
The proximity of the school was very unique in comparion to the rest.
reticence - to not volunteer to do anything more than necessary
The cat is very reticence, and doesn't like to do more than is asked.
senescent - aging; growing old
The queen of england is very senescent.
shroud - a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
The shroud was bright pink to resemble her personality- colerful.
situation - the general state of things
synchronously - in synchrony; in a synchronous manner
The students synchronously handed in their tests.
tortuous - not straightforward
tranquility - a state of peace
Friday, May 16, 2008
5122008
Hopkins, Ellen. Burned. New York. Margaret K. McElderry 2007
Reason: I chose this book mostly because I first read crank and I really liked it. I really liked the overall setup of the book and thought that the poems within the book had an amazing flow. The setting of this book changes vastly from a farm to a town. The time period is now. This is a teen romance novel.
Plot: Pattyn is the oldest child in a Mormon family of six girls. She spends her time changing diapers and looking after her sisters. At sixteen she is suddenly questioning her faith, her faith's rules, her parents' relationship, her future as a Mormon woman, and her place in life--aloud. She starts to drink and date on the sly and sass the local bishop. When she is caught by her father with her boyfriend, Pattyn is sent to her Aunt J's house as a punishment for the summer. It turns out to be anything but a punishment. Her aunt, not stifled by strict Mormon tenets, gives Pattyn an opportunity to experience freedom on her farm, including riding a horse, driving a car, wearing store-bought clothes, going out to eat, and falling in love with Ethan, a local college boy home for the summer. Unfortunately, summer must end--and her freedom. Her father calls Pattyn home to take care of her sisters while her mother rests during the end of her pregancy. Her love for Ethan doesn't falter, but her resolve to survive her life quickly deteriorates. After returning home things start to go bad again. She mouths off to her father and gets beaten. She takes the rap for something her sister does, and gets beaten to save her life. She also learns that she will have Ethan’s baby.
Characotr: for the character analysis I will choose Pattyn. She’s the oldest child and she is probably the most unfree one out of all of them. I believe that since she’s lead such a sheltered lifestyle that she will must really want to break free. She is suicidal-ish when she returns home from her aunts. This book is about her trying to find reasons to live. The plot changes the character from a discontent Mormon girl to a semi-content women.
Evaluation: I really enjoyed this novel. However, I wasn’t really expecting it to be like this. I was expecting it to be a little focused around drugs, as most of Ellen Hopkins book tend to be. I think another ending wouldn’t of been suitable. I really liked the message that it sends.
This book compares to real life in many ways. There are other people who are trying to break out of their religious cults.
If I had been Pattyn I do not think I would of acted in the same way. I think I would of tried to be a bit more respectful to my parents so I wouldn’t of gotten beaten. I would of also used a condom before having sex.
Author: Ellen Hopkins has also wrote Crank, a book that I enjoyed very much. Most of her books tend to be about drug addictions.
Reason: I chose this book mostly because I first read crank and I really liked it. I really liked the overall setup of the book and thought that the poems within the book had an amazing flow. The setting of this book changes vastly from a farm to a town. The time period is now. This is a teen romance novel.
Plot: Pattyn is the oldest child in a Mormon family of six girls. She spends her time changing diapers and looking after her sisters. At sixteen she is suddenly questioning her faith, her faith's rules, her parents' relationship, her future as a Mormon woman, and her place in life--aloud. She starts to drink and date on the sly and sass the local bishop. When she is caught by her father with her boyfriend, Pattyn is sent to her Aunt J's house as a punishment for the summer. It turns out to be anything but a punishment. Her aunt, not stifled by strict Mormon tenets, gives Pattyn an opportunity to experience freedom on her farm, including riding a horse, driving a car, wearing store-bought clothes, going out to eat, and falling in love with Ethan, a local college boy home for the summer. Unfortunately, summer must end--and her freedom. Her father calls Pattyn home to take care of her sisters while her mother rests during the end of her pregancy. Her love for Ethan doesn't falter, but her resolve to survive her life quickly deteriorates. After returning home things start to go bad again. She mouths off to her father and gets beaten. She takes the rap for something her sister does, and gets beaten to save her life. She also learns that she will have Ethan’s baby.
Characotr: for the character analysis I will choose Pattyn. She’s the oldest child and she is probably the most unfree one out of all of them. I believe that since she’s lead such a sheltered lifestyle that she will must really want to break free. She is suicidal-ish when she returns home from her aunts. This book is about her trying to find reasons to live. The plot changes the character from a discontent Mormon girl to a semi-content women.
Evaluation: I really enjoyed this novel. However, I wasn’t really expecting it to be like this. I was expecting it to be a little focused around drugs, as most of Ellen Hopkins book tend to be. I think another ending wouldn’t of been suitable. I really liked the message that it sends.
This book compares to real life in many ways. There are other people who are trying to break out of their religious cults.
If I had been Pattyn I do not think I would of acted in the same way. I think I would of tried to be a bit more respectful to my parents so I wouldn’t of gotten beaten. I would of also used a condom before having sex.
Author: Ellen Hopkins has also wrote Crank, a book that I enjoyed very much. Most of her books tend to be about drug addictions.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Current event for 16 MAY 2008
‘These Guys Had to Be Taken Down’
Four pounds of cocaine. Fifty pounds of marijuana. Inside the San Diego State University drug raid.
Theta Chi was the fraternany busted in this drug bust. Drug enforcement officers recovered 4 pounds of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy pills, 50 pounds of marijuana, 30 vials of hash oil, $60,000 in cash and two guns, one of them taped to a bed frame. It ranked among the biggest college drug busts in U.S. history, with police making 128 arrests, including 95 San Diego State students. Jenny Poliakoff, a 19-year-old student at San Diego State was the reason behind this entire ordeal. She, one year ago on tuesday (the day that the drug bust happened) died from a cocaine overdose which sparked an investgation centered around drug abuse at SDSU.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136441?from=rss
Four pounds of cocaine. Fifty pounds of marijuana. Inside the San Diego State University drug raid.
Theta Chi was the fraternany busted in this drug bust. Drug enforcement officers recovered 4 pounds of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy pills, 50 pounds of marijuana, 30 vials of hash oil, $60,000 in cash and two guns, one of them taped to a bed frame. It ranked among the biggest college drug busts in U.S. history, with police making 128 arrests, including 95 San Diego State students. Jenny Poliakoff, a 19-year-old student at San Diego State was the reason behind this entire ordeal. She, one year ago on tuesday (the day that the drug bust happened) died from a cocaine overdose which sparked an investgation centered around drug abuse at SDSU.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/136441?from=rss
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
censorship in America
Mission Statment:The goal is the inform Americans about the vast amounts of government censorship creating awareness.
Vocaburly week 13
This picture is of ecstasy pills. Ecstasy is a highly addictive substance and known to many to cause an unimaginable amount of euphoria. Euphoria is a feeling of elation or well-being that is not based on reality and is commonly exaggerated. Ecstasy pills do this by increasing your serotonin levels vastly. Sometimes it makes it so you can never be happy again because you only get so much serotonin.
You could probably smell the person if they were on ecstasy. Usually, it makes you dance. Many people die or get really sick and dehydrated due to ecstasy because you cannot really control your body movements and it makes your move a lot. The aroma of a person using ecstasy would be a bit stinky.
Once you swallow the ecstasy tablet it is inevitable that you will feel high. You have no choice. You can’t really do anything; It is already invading your blood stream and making you high with euphoria.
Many users would describe ecstasy as a incantation. Many people would believe that this drug is a magical substance. While some can believe it is futile, as sometimes some users don’t feel it.
Ecstasy causes a feeling of enamored. Some users would describe the feeling as a “intense feeling of love”. Many people are fascinated by the simplest things while high.
Some addicts have an infatuation with this drug. As they feel like they need it. This is called addiction and many of them believe they can stop if they want to-the only thing is that they don’t want to stop so they don’t realize your addicted until your way past any stage of help.
This drug is definitely no deleterious. As you defiantly can tell that you are getting dumber as you take. As it does kill some of your brain cells. When you wake up, you do feel dumber.
To addicted, ecstasy consummates their life.
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