Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Tuesday February 10th 2015

Blog Post of the Day:

























Think about the quote above. What does this mean to you? How could this apply to your life? How could this apply to your school work? I would love to give you less work in class if it meant you were going to focus harder on the work. Do you think you would get more out of it? Would that work for you? Why or why not?

This quote is very relevant because it is a philosophy that I embrace. It means that we could be doing more less, but because we are doing less we would need to be more focused when we are doing your work. This applies to my life because we are given an obscene amount of work to do in High School, but if we were trusted to spend our time wisely and be more focused, then we would do less. In school work, if teachers wanted to give us less work, and homework to work on, but with more focus, then we could do more, by technically doing less. I think that in particular in this class, because the work load is not very heavy, it would not be very good to give students less in return for more focus because the minimal amount of work would people would think of this class as a blow-off. I think that for me it might work, and might be benefitial, but for some people, it would not work for them.

Monday, February 9, 2015

Monday February 9th 2015



Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me all about your weekend! I sure hope you have photos to share.

Wow what a fantastic weekend! I did so many amazing things! On Friday I had EKL prelims swim meet, I was sick all weak so I did not do as well as I had hoped for but still made it back to the next day! After the meet on Friday we, as a team, went to SmashBurger for some grub! On Saturday, I had to be at BVNW for my swim meet by 11:00. I swam well on the second day and got 9th place in the 500 free. Our team got 3rd place all together! We had a lot of good swims and we are looking forward to state on February 20th and 21st!
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Friday, February 6, 2015

Friday January 6th 2015



Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about some interesting things you have learned about your global issue so far. What have you learned that you didn't know before?

I have learned so many interesting things during my research into my global issue. My topic, Oil prices, is a vastly changing field. I have learned that the more countries like Saudi Arabia produce oil, the lower the prices of oil. Also the price of oil is dependent on the fracking industry in the United States. The global industry of oil is interdependent on each other and relies deeply on the impact of other nations. The shale and fracking industry in the United States will take a hit with the lower gas prices, as it is an expensive extraction method.

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

Thursday January 5th 2015

Blog Post of the Day:
You haven't had a chance to tell me about your Sweetheart weekend yet - tell me about it now! Include photos if you have them. Even if you just laid around on the couch and watched Netflix, tell me all about it.


Sweetheart! Ahhh what an amazing time! I had so much fun with all of my friends. First off my date, Lucy Hall, and I were very unprepared for this dance - we did not even match flowers for the corsage and boutonnieres.  We took pictures with our entire group, there were 28 of us total. Then we took a party bus to Carmens Cafe in Brookside, at dinner I ordered chicken Parmesan and a Coke. We however did not go to the actual Sweetheart dance :( but we did then go to our friend Anna's house for our after gathering. The night ended promptly at 12:00 when everyone left and went home for a good nights sleep!



Monday, February 2, 2015

Monday January 2nd 2015

Blog Post of the Day:
What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"? EXPLAIN.

An email is an electric form of communication. It replaced traditional mail, and is sent over the internet. Email is used every day by millions of people, it's uses have no limit. I use email every day to communicate with other students, and also to send myself things that I know I will need in the future. I also need my email because I have lots of subscriptions on it and need to keep up with the things that are being sent my way. People use email to connect with their employees or bosses, to share information or projects, to get people to buy things, and many other things. What I know about email etiquette is that when you are emailing different people you need to use different language and formatting and it is important to come across as professional.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Thursday January 29th 2015

Blog Post of the Day:

Finish this sentence "10 years from now I will be...." (explain)

In 10 years from now I will be a veterinarian. I will have just graduated from Vet school the year before. I will have attended Tufts University for my undergraduate degree and also my graduate vet school. I will have spent my undergrad time swimming as a Jumbo (the Tufts mascot). I will work at a vet clinic somewhere and begin paying off my debt and saving up for my own vet clinic.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Tuesday January 27th 2015

Blog Post of the Day:
Yesterday I had you choose a global issue and you wrote about it on your blog. Today on your blog I want you to tell me about two different perspectives of your global issue. Are there people for an against your issue? Do people disagree on your issue? Is it a topic that can cause controversy? Look at the issue for two different perspectives. Tell me about those perspectives.

Oil Prices:
From the view of an American consumer, the low gas prices are amazing! We don't have to pay as much money for our gas and it is easier to fill up at the pump. It is also helpful for the entire economy because with the lowering in gas prices help the economy grow and be profitable. The consumer likes the lowering in gas prices even though they don't understand the economic war that is being waged on the United States.

From the view of a country in OPEC, the increase in production of oil is both damaging and helpful to them. For some nations, that don't have a large supply of capital, and who rely on high gas prices, are hurt by the low price of oil. But other nations, such as Saudi Arabia, are still managing with the low prices; these nations are benefiting because the fracking industry is being damaged by the low gas prices.