Paralyzed Man Can Walk
15 years ago
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Lift Off Delayed, Again
Space shuttle, Discovery's take off has been delayed again. This time its due to hydrogen gas fuel values. The engineers of the shuttle want to make sure they are all secure, due to the fact that on a shuttle launched on November one of these values broke. NASA says that Discovery wont lift off before February 22. Engineers have to make sure that everything is in its place, as to the fact that it a value brakes it could damage part of the space shuttle. The shuttles mission is the deliver the last set of solar wings to the international space station.
I think postponing the take off was a very good idea. If anything happened to one of the values, the whole mission could possible be a failure.
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090207/Space.Shuttle/
I think postponing the take off was a very good idea. If anything happened to one of the values, the whole mission could possible be a failure.
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20090207/Space.Shuttle/
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
S.S. International News - War in Gaza
The fighting has begun again. Hamas fired a rocket from Gaza into Israel earlier this week. The two sides declared a cease fire a few weeks ago, but that didnt hold up very long. These two sides have been fighting for a couple of months and have claimed many innocent lives on both sides. Israel has responded to the rocket with air strikes on Gaza. The fighting doesn't seem like it will end soon. And more innocent lives could be claimed in the process.
The war between Hamas and Israel is a war that could be stopped if both sides would take a chance to listen to each other. To many people are being killed and nothing is being solved. If one side strikes, the other comes back in a different way and the cycle continues. They declared a cease fire on January 21, but Hamas broke it. I believe that this war should be over.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html
The war between Hamas and Israel is a war that could be stopped if both sides would take a chance to listen to each other. To many people are being killed and nothing is being solved. If one side strikes, the other comes back in a different way and the cycle continues. They declared a cease fire on January 21, but Hamas broke it. I believe that this war should be over.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/israel.rocket.attack/index.html
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Mini Labs
In class we recently learned about reflection and refraction. To help better understand these concepts, we conducted many small labs. All of these labs showed either reflection or refraction in a fun and easy to understand way. Also, getting to work with partners of our choice made the labs much more enjoyable. In these labs many different items were used, such as the computer, over head projects, mirrors and many more items. Each lab showed us complex terms and demonstrated them in a variety of ways.
Doing many small labs like these make it easier to understand the topic being explained. Then, having the privilege to chose who we work with makes it easier to learn. I personally enjoy preforming many small labs than one longer lab.
Doing many small labs like these make it easier to understand the topic being explained. Then, having the privilege to chose who we work with makes it easier to learn. I personally enjoy preforming many small labs than one longer lab.
S.S National News - Presidential Inauguration
With the Presidential Inauguration happening only yesterday, our new leader has a lot to handle. Being the 44th man to rule our great nation is an amazing task that only a handful of people get to experience. Not only was Barack Obama the 44th President, he is the first African American President! Having the inauguration only a couple days after Martin Luther King Jr. birthday shows just how far our nation has come. But, we are facing hard times and we need a strong man to lift us up out of these times. As Barack Obama said in his speech just after being sworn into office, "Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."
In the first article I read, the Presidential Inauguration was talked about as a big change in American History. President Obama was sworn into office just after noon using the same bible Lincoln used at his first inauguration. After he was sworn into office President Obama gave a moving speech about what our country faces. He spike about many issues our nation must face. President Barrack Obama "spoke of everything from the economic crisis to the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan". I believe that our new commander and chief has a lot to handle in his years as the leader of America. With the nations help he can accomplish it all and we will no longer be in a debt of millions of dollars. I believe that President Barrack Obama will have a lot to handle in his year as President, but with the nations help we can rescue ourselves from the hole that were digging ourselves into.
"Some countries are founded upon ethnicity, others upon geography. Some are created from conquest or carved out by faraway rulers. But America is different: It was created from whole cloth — a story built by a people who just keep adding chapters as they go along." This is a great way to describe how America is different from every other nation in the world, with each President new chapters are formed in the ever lasting book of our nation. The new president will have to make his on chapter in the book, it wont be easy but with hard work it is possible. In this article, the author mainly states how Barack Obama will have to edit some of the mistakes made in our nation to make it a better place. With hard work anything is possible, and our president will have to work very hard to make his dream, and the people's dream possible. We have to help him. Following the new laws put into place and being respectful will make the dreams easier to accomplish.
The Inauguration of Americas first African American President has a huge impact on our lives. Our nation is suffering greatly now and Obama needs to get us out, he can't do it on his own, we have to help him. We can simply help him by recycling or being smart with money to help the economy. Change is what our country needed and we got it but now how will we react to the change? No one can know for sure until we start to work our way out of the hole we dug ourselves into.
In the first article I read, the Presidential Inauguration was talked about as a big change in American History. President Obama was sworn into office just after noon using the same bible Lincoln used at his first inauguration. After he was sworn into office President Obama gave a moving speech about what our country faces. He spike about many issues our nation must face. President Barrack Obama "spoke of everything from the economic crisis to the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan". I believe that our new commander and chief has a lot to handle in his years as the leader of America. With the nations help he can accomplish it all and we will no longer be in a debt of millions of dollars. I believe that President Barrack Obama will have a lot to handle in his year as President, but with the nations help we can rescue ourselves from the hole that were digging ourselves into.
"Some countries are founded upon ethnicity, others upon geography. Some are created from conquest or carved out by faraway rulers. But America is different: It was created from whole cloth — a story built by a people who just keep adding chapters as they go along." This is a great way to describe how America is different from every other nation in the world, with each President new chapters are formed in the ever lasting book of our nation. The new president will have to make his on chapter in the book, it wont be easy but with hard work it is possible. In this article, the author mainly states how Barack Obama will have to edit some of the mistakes made in our nation to make it a better place. With hard work anything is possible, and our president will have to work very hard to make his dream, and the people's dream possible. We have to help him. Following the new laws put into place and being respectful will make the dreams easier to accomplish.
The Inauguration of Americas first African American President has a huge impact on our lives. Our nation is suffering greatly now and Obama needs to get us out, he can't do it on his own, we have to help him. We can simply help him by recycling or being smart with money to help the economy. Change is what our country needed and we got it but now how will we react to the change? No one can know for sure until we start to work our way out of the hole we dug ourselves into.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1872820,00.html
(1st paragraphs article)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=6696549
(2nd paragraphs article)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Black Out??
Life on Earth would not exist without the sun, but could the powerful ball of gas become a major harm to life on Earth? In 1859 a major solar storm knocked out most of the telegram lines in America, and another major solar storm could happen in the near future. The sun can release strong magnetic storms that could mess up our satellites, and even disturb the communication system on Earth. Although this major solar storm is rare, scientists are expecting the next peak in solar activity to happen in 2012.
If this solar storm was to happen it would greatly devastate the planet for a while. I believe that if this storm is to happen it will cause more chaos than hurricane Katrina. While that storm caused major issues in the southern United States, the solar storm would cause country and world wide issues. We have to learn as much as we can about these storms and what they could do to our Earth, so if it happens we will be prepared. Also, if we learn what happened, in detail, during major solar storm in 1859 it will be easier to keep our world safer for the next storm.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,478024,00.html
If this solar storm was to happen it would greatly devastate the planet for a while. I believe that if this storm is to happen it will cause more chaos than hurricane Katrina. While that storm caused major issues in the southern United States, the solar storm would cause country and world wide issues. We have to learn as much as we can about these storms and what they could do to our Earth, so if it happens we will be prepared. Also, if we learn what happened, in detail, during major solar storm in 1859 it will be easier to keep our world safer for the next storm.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,478024,00.html
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
