Sunday, June 13, 2010
Last Senior Reflection
Looking back on the year it is crazy to think we are done with high school. High school just got better each year I went to it and i am sure ill miss it. I wished that i tried a little harder freshman year when it was the easiest. Sophomore year was tough with chemistry but I enjoyed the class because I am more of a math and science guy. Junior year was when I had my set group of friends a I started to become tired with school. Senior year it is true the last part of the year you just will not want to be doing anything.
Last Current Event
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Washington Post- Living in Southeast, driving to Virginia for a job
By Dana Hedgpeth
Companies are starting to hire but some still are struggling to find a job. People are struggling to find jobs in the current economy and congress is trying to help. Congress has spent close to $600 billion on creating jobs for the public and also benefits for the unemployed. One lady spent a month as a temp at a Hospital but got laid off. A class has been trying to help improve her resume and help the lady get a job. A lot of people have been seeing the increase in the unemployment rate. Ever since 2008 the unemployment rate raised to a little under 30% right before 2010. Right now it is currently at 25% on a decline. The city program, in ward 8, has spent $27 million in trying to create jobs and increase employment. But As more people become laid off more jobs are needed to supply the population of unemployed. Money is being spent to help those without jobs.
I chose the article because I was interested in how the current economy was. It crazy to see the condition D.C is compared to the rest of the United States. Living in Fairfax county we are kind of blocked off from the poorer parts of the nation. The city the article was discussing said that only 7.2% of the city's population has a bachelor's degree. The article was very interesting and it was well written.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Senior Reflection #3
It driving me crazy that year has still not ended. All the other schools that have already gotten out and my brothers back from college makes me want to just slack off. It hard to stay focus on these very last weeks of my high school years. Each weekend it feels like summer but then we are back to school again. My dad keeps bringing up the vacation that we are going on right after beach week. He decided that we are going to Panama not anywhere in Europe anymore. I am interested to see Panama and we plan on going hiking, kayaking, and fishing. But we still have a few weeks of school to go....
Current Event #3
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Washington Post- An econsystem that is altered perhaps forever
By Joel Achenbach and David Brown
Although this current oil spill, which is off coast of Louisiana, is not the worst in history it is rapidly coming close to it. The Ixtoc spill in 1979 is the one that still stands ahead of this spill. The spill is still not under complete containment after the cap that the British Petroleum engineers lowered into the mile deep geyser. About close to a half of the flow is being piped to a surface ship. If the governments estimates are correct there is about 23 million to 47 million barrels of oil that have spilled into the gulf so far. One of the National Wildlife Federation scientists said this spill will be lasting for years or worse decades to come. Some of the effects of this disaster are animals like seagulls soaked and suffocating on the coast. The oil which is still sitting around is effecting the the life in the gulf and environmentalist are worried, looking back at the detrimental effect of the past oil spills.
I never really knew that there have been so many oil spills in the past. It is terrible that we haven't yet found alternate energy or ways to prevent this from happening. I have been very interested in this oil spill and seeing the progress of it as we try to rid it from the ocean which is almost impossible. Other oil spills wiped out large populations of life and it is evident in this article the effect on seagulls. The is a picture of a man cleaning a drenched seagull suffocating from the large amount of oil. Also we cannot figure out the direct impact on this spill but we will figure it out in later years to come. I really did enjoy this article learning about the previous spills and the impact on the wildlife.
Washington Post- An econsystem that is altered perhaps forever
By Joel Achenbach and David Brown
Although this current oil spill, which is off coast of Louisiana, is not the worst in history it is rapidly coming close to it. The Ixtoc spill in 1979 is the one that still stands ahead of this spill. The spill is still not under complete containment after the cap that the British Petroleum engineers lowered into the mile deep geyser. About close to a half of the flow is being piped to a surface ship. If the governments estimates are correct there is about 23 million to 47 million barrels of oil that have spilled into the gulf so far. One of the National Wildlife Federation scientists said this spill will be lasting for years or worse decades to come. Some of the effects of this disaster are animals like seagulls soaked and suffocating on the coast. The oil which is still sitting around is effecting the the life in the gulf and environmentalist are worried, looking back at the detrimental effect of the past oil spills.
I never really knew that there have been so many oil spills in the past. It is terrible that we haven't yet found alternate energy or ways to prevent this from happening. I have been very interested in this oil spill and seeing the progress of it as we try to rid it from the ocean which is almost impossible. Other oil spills wiped out large populations of life and it is evident in this article the effect on seagulls. The is a picture of a man cleaning a drenched seagull suffocating from the large amount of oil. Also we cannot figure out the direct impact on this spill but we will figure it out in later years to come. I really did enjoy this article learning about the previous spills and the impact on the wildlife.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Senior Reflection #2
Senior year summer is the summer that I have been looking forward to the most. I cannot believe that my high school years are almost over and I will be looking back on this years wondering were they have gone. Summer this year consists of beach week, camping, fishing trips, and a big trip with my family. Beach week is probably one thing seniors wait for because its a week with all your high school friends with little or no supervision as dangerous as that sounds. I have yet to decide where we are going to camp but I am hoping a bunch of friend will want to go. Fishing trips with my dad and brothers happen every summer. My dad enjoys it the most because he love trout fishing. It reminds him of his younger years. Our big family trip is not planned quite yet but we looking into going to a place in Europe most likely.
Current Event #2
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Washington Post- The mercurial nature of George Huguely
By Davod Malakura, Steve Yanda and Deniel de Vise
University of Virginia Men's Lacross team was ranks best in the nation. They just won their last regular season game which was the day before the murder. Huguely kick down the door to his ex-girlfriends apartment, Yeardley Love, and smashed her head against the wall several times. This side of Huguely was unknown to his friends and lacross teamates. Coaches, players, and trainers could not believe this terrible act was committed by this very person they have known for some time. While the UVA lacross team is playing in the tournament, Huguely is staying in a 4-by-8 foot jail cell. Huguely has former encounter's with the law like threatening a police officer but the players don't believe something this serious was done by their teamate. Yeardley Love was a respected player on and off the field and was a strong player for the womens lacross team. This horrible murder has been all over the news and has been talked about for weeks.
Huguely's actions imprisioned him and now the lacross team has this extra burden to worry about while playing in the tournament. This murder reflects badley not only on the family but the college as well, UVA. People now argue that universities should now have more information on individuals who commit crime that are students. Colleges have been stepping up having kids give their cell phone number so the university can inform students about safety issues. I don't know what more colleges can do this murder seems like a freak accident and may have colleges step up in their safety measures. I did enjoy this article I have seen this story all over the news and papers. The article was very interesting highlighting new points I did not previously know about.
Washington Post- The mercurial nature of George Huguely
By Davod Malakura, Steve Yanda and Deniel de Vise
University of Virginia Men's Lacross team was ranks best in the nation. They just won their last regular season game which was the day before the murder. Huguely kick down the door to his ex-girlfriends apartment, Yeardley Love, and smashed her head against the wall several times. This side of Huguely was unknown to his friends and lacross teamates. Coaches, players, and trainers could not believe this terrible act was committed by this very person they have known for some time. While the UVA lacross team is playing in the tournament, Huguely is staying in a 4-by-8 foot jail cell. Huguely has former encounter's with the law like threatening a police officer but the players don't believe something this serious was done by their teamate. Yeardley Love was a respected player on and off the field and was a strong player for the womens lacross team. This horrible murder has been all over the news and has been talked about for weeks.
Huguely's actions imprisioned him and now the lacross team has this extra burden to worry about while playing in the tournament. This murder reflects badley not only on the family but the college as well, UVA. People now argue that universities should now have more information on individuals who commit crime that are students. Colleges have been stepping up having kids give their cell phone number so the university can inform students about safety issues. I don't know what more colleges can do this murder seems like a freak accident and may have colleges step up in their safety measures. I did enjoy this article I have seen this story all over the news and papers. The article was very interesting highlighting new points I did not previously know about.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Senior Reflection #1
Senior year has been the best year by far during my high school career. At this time of the year more students are just waiting for the year to end. Seniors at this point have figured out what their doing whether its getting a job after the years over or going to college next year. Next year I will been attending James Madison University, were my oldest brother who is four years older than me just graduated. I have not decided on a major for college although like most people I am looking at the school of business at JMU. The business major at JMU appeals to me the most because it is a high rated school in the business department and has about a ninety percent chance that you get a job right after college. For now I am just enjoying senior year while I can and looking at different majors that I may be interested in.
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