Monday, December 6, 2010
Looking Back
Now that the end of the semester is approaching I have notice tremendously my writing skills and techniques have grown much stronger. My writing skills coming into this class was more of a structured process with repetitive types of wording. As I have gone through this class I have seen myself become more relaxed and being able to just go with the essay. Writing down anything and everything that would come to mind before I would forget what point I was trying to make. I truly believe that in writing and posting these blogs has helped me come to the point quicker than going around the subject in a confusing mess of nothingness. I am thrilled to look back and think how much I have improved over the semester.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
The Count of Monte Cristo
I was recommended to read The Count of Monte Cristo by one of my high school AP English teachers. I had no idea what to read and it was a requirement for the class to read so many pages a semester. She recommended The Counto of Monte Cristo novel to me not only saying that it would keep my attention but that it would be a fun novel to read, and it was. It kept my attention throughout the whole novel and I enjoyed reading it. It was adventurous, mysterious, gripping, and cunning. The novel had twists and turns throughout the book. With the main character being undercover he could come up with ingenious plans on the go and how people fed into his plans was amazing.
It's a story about the right and wrong, and the deed of revenge which in the end shows that it is never the way to go. I would recommend it to anyone who loves adventurous novels. Hopefully it will be as inspiring to you as it was to me.
It's a story about the right and wrong, and the deed of revenge which in the end shows that it is never the way to go. I would recommend it to anyone who loves adventurous novels. Hopefully it will be as inspiring to you as it was to me.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thanksgiving Break
Going home for the Thanksgiving break for me was a week that was well needed. My Dad who was just being a Dad came over Friday afternoon to come and pick my friend and I up. He thought that Lookout Pass was going to be horrendous for us to go over alone, but the roads were really ok. By the time we hit Coeur d'Alene I couldn't hold still I was so excited. When we got home my family and I had our Thanksgiving dinner that Friday night because my sister and Mom were leaving the next day for a type of school trip and were not going to be coming home till late tonight. The next day Dad and I dropped them off and the rest of the week was a relaxing and fun. Sleeping in as much as i could till Dad came in and flipped all the lights on and started throwing my pillows at me (my alarm clock).
Usually our Thanksgiving in Newman Lake is cold and rainy. We did have the cold part this year, however it was joined by a foot and a half of snow! I love the snow and I was so ecstatic when it came and so were many of my old friends from high school. However they thought it would be hilarious and a blast to come up behind me and give me a white wash. Not the most fun part of the break but it was great to see all of them again...somewhat ha ha.
Usually our Thanksgiving in Newman Lake is cold and rainy. We did have the cold part this year, however it was joined by a foot and a half of snow! I love the snow and I was so ecstatic when it came and so were many of my old friends from high school. However they thought it would be hilarious and a blast to come up behind me and give me a white wash. Not the most fun part of the break but it was great to see all of them again...somewhat ha ha.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Invincible
When she was about twelve years old it was her first time riding her little bright red four wheeler down the long stretch of grassy fields that lay on the other side of the tree line where her family's tent was set up. She would spin, cut corners, jump whatever hill or bump there was to be found, and try to kick up as much dirt as possible. She would come up behind her Dad and honk that God awful horn several times in a row to let him know that she was coming up behind him on his four wheeler and he better look out.
She thought she was invincible, that nothing could touch her and nothing could stand in her way of feeling the freeness that she loved to feel when she went as fast as that little red four wheeler could go. She was flying and she never wanted to come down from the high she got from it.
A couple days into her camping trip, her family and close friends decided that it would be about time to go out and explore the new trails and see what they could find up there in the new area. The two pairs of parents set up the four kids (her and her sister and their two "brothers") with their jackets and snacks and they were off for a day of fun.
Day went on, they had fun, and it was about that time to head home ward bound to their camping site. Mike the oldest of the four kids decided to take the lead on this one and show the way back to the camp site. She knew how to get there too and both decided before the departure had commenced that they would have a race back to the camp site.
However I must tell you that Mike's four wheeler was a much powerful four wheeler than her little red four wheeler, but she didn't care. She knew that he could get her on the straight aways but she was much quicker at cutting the corners and looping in and out of the trees than he was, and since most of the trail back to the site was curvy she liked the odds to the outcome.
So they were off into the trees, dodging in and out, back and forth with Mike in the lead and her right on his butt waiting, just waiting for that perfect moment to come in and around to the front of him. They came out into a clearing that held a dusty trial that had been previously used and visibility was ok but not perfect. She knew right then and there that the perfect moment that she was waiting for was never going to happen, but he kept the same speed as he did zipping in and out of the trees.
He was taunting her, she knew he was. She knew that Mike was the type of person who loved to rub in the wins that he had made, but all of a sudden he hit the gas and gone in the dust and she was left in his dust. She gunned it, not thinking of whatever would lie ahead for she thought she was invincible. She squinted hard into the dust and saw his figure in the distance, and then he dropped.
Confusion overwhelmed her brain but as she came up on the spot where Mike had dropped she hit the brakes as hard as she could leaving only a foot and a half of distance between her and the six foot drop to a mud hole where Mike laid with his four wheeler on top of him.
We like to think that we're all invincible and that nothing can come close to touching us, but we are wrong. The story that I had read "The School" really didn't inspire me to write this story but it did go along the lines of that life is an important thing we have and to never take something so precious for granted. Live it to the fullest of course but be wise and smart about all that you do.
She thought she was invincible, that nothing could touch her and nothing could stand in her way of feeling the freeness that she loved to feel when she went as fast as that little red four wheeler could go. She was flying and she never wanted to come down from the high she got from it.
A couple days into her camping trip, her family and close friends decided that it would be about time to go out and explore the new trails and see what they could find up there in the new area. The two pairs of parents set up the four kids (her and her sister and their two "brothers") with their jackets and snacks and they were off for a day of fun.
Day went on, they had fun, and it was about that time to head home ward bound to their camping site. Mike the oldest of the four kids decided to take the lead on this one and show the way back to the camp site. She knew how to get there too and both decided before the departure had commenced that they would have a race back to the camp site.
However I must tell you that Mike's four wheeler was a much powerful four wheeler than her little red four wheeler, but she didn't care. She knew that he could get her on the straight aways but she was much quicker at cutting the corners and looping in and out of the trees than he was, and since most of the trail back to the site was curvy she liked the odds to the outcome.
So they were off into the trees, dodging in and out, back and forth with Mike in the lead and her right on his butt waiting, just waiting for that perfect moment to come in and around to the front of him. They came out into a clearing that held a dusty trial that had been previously used and visibility was ok but not perfect. She knew right then and there that the perfect moment that she was waiting for was never going to happen, but he kept the same speed as he did zipping in and out of the trees.
He was taunting her, she knew he was. She knew that Mike was the type of person who loved to rub in the wins that he had made, but all of a sudden he hit the gas and gone in the dust and she was left in his dust. She gunned it, not thinking of whatever would lie ahead for she thought she was invincible. She squinted hard into the dust and saw his figure in the distance, and then he dropped.
Confusion overwhelmed her brain but as she came up on the spot where Mike had dropped she hit the brakes as hard as she could leaving only a foot and a half of distance between her and the six foot drop to a mud hole where Mike laid with his four wheeler on top of him.
We like to think that we're all invincible and that nothing can come close to touching us, but we are wrong. The story that I had read "The School" really didn't inspire me to write this story but it did go along the lines of that life is an important thing we have and to never take something so precious for granted. Live it to the fullest of course but be wise and smart about all that you do.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Cathedral
The narrator throughout most of the beginning of the story shows his jealous side not only to his wife's ex husband, (who is out of the picture) who the wife loved dearly and showed her affection to. However her husband now (the narrator) does not see the affection being showed to him like it was to her ex. He is also has in the back of his mind that the that the wife's ex is an officer and he doesn't have anything to show for. The narrator's jealousy is also shown to Robert, the narrator's wife's blind friend who comes to stay with them. The narrator does not have sympathy for us he mainly cares about himself at the moment and is upset and disturbed that this so called blind man who is going to be invading his house. Does he have a reason to be jealous? No, with the ex husband out of the picture and Robert who is just being himself the narrator is mainly dealing with how he feels about himself and by tearing people apart he feels better about himself. His wife is confused and at one point of the story disgusted at her husband of who he is and how he is portraying himself to Robert.
As the story goes on the narrator begins to understand and realize who Robert really is. He begins to see that Robert is truly an amazing person. He sees that being blind and going through each and every day of not being able to see the world for what it really is is beyond him. When Robert asks the narrator to draw with him and to close his eyes, he finally understands the world that Robert lives in and is breath taken by what he sees. In the end the narrator does change his point of view and grows into a different man than what he was in the beginning and with the authors writing skills and style it was an easy read. Even though the sentences were cut short throughout the story it would be easy to do the same like I had in the beginning of the semester. However I believe my grade would drop right off the bat if this was done again.
As the story goes on the narrator begins to understand and realize who Robert really is. He begins to see that Robert is truly an amazing person. He sees that being blind and going through each and every day of not being able to see the world for what it really is is beyond him. When Robert asks the narrator to draw with him and to close his eyes, he finally understands the world that Robert lives in and is breath taken by what he sees. In the end the narrator does change his point of view and grows into a different man than what he was in the beginning and with the authors writing skills and style it was an easy read. Even though the sentences were cut short throughout the story it would be easy to do the same like I had in the beginning of the semester. However I believe my grade would drop right off the bat if this was done again.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Writing Tips 101
Writing for some people is a tough thing to do. Essays, poems, even blogs can be a challenge for people. However following basic steps on how or what to write can be the key to success in this constant writers block. These are some of the things that I use when I begin to have a problem, maybe they can help you.
1. Put everything down! No matter what putting something down about the topic you plan to write out can be beneficiary down the road for you. When having all these ideas floating around you are then able to formulate it and come up with this mad creation of a "messy" outline, the beginning of your essay.
2. Once you have this chaotic of an outline going, start to formulate it into a neater, not perfect and precise but a nicer formulation that you would call a "sketch" of your writing. Start to put together your ideas to create the "meat" of your paper, the body paragraphs. Introduction and conclusion are not needed to be worried about at this moment. Just getting down the main part of your essay is what is important at this point.
3. Now that the "meat" of your essay is done it's time to add the introduction and conclusion to your paper creating your rough draft. Why did you have to wait till you got the body paragraphs in before you could add the introduction or conclusion? Well now you know what you plan on talking about in your essay. Starting with the introduction and going straight through to your conclusion is extremely tough and in the end you usually end up changing things up in your body paragraphs that doesn't even come close to your introduction. Once this is all done and placed into order have someone from your class read it and give their input on the matter. Have them give you advise on any grammatical errors and/or punctuational flaws in your essay.
4. Once you have the advise of your classmate use them! Getting or having any advise on your essay can help you in the long run for your paper. This advise could even help you meet the number count for your essay is you are to low, who knows! No matter what though do use their advise and create your second rough draft. When your second rough draft is done instead of going to the same classmate you went to the first time, go to another one of your peers. Having more than one person read your essay will give you a better insight on a more precise essay in the end.
5. Finally! The final stage of your hard work. When the chaotic mess of your ideas are put together in an outline, the creation of your scetch is complete, two rough drafts with two different pairs of eyes to look over the problems in your essay and have typed it all out into a precise final draft you then are done! You then have a beautiful and highly detailed essay that is ready to be turned in to your professor and be graded.
Hopefully when you come down with a writers block perhaps look these tips over. Who knows, in the end it might just help you.
1. Put everything down! No matter what putting something down about the topic you plan to write out can be beneficiary down the road for you. When having all these ideas floating around you are then able to formulate it and come up with this mad creation of a "messy" outline, the beginning of your essay.
2. Once you have this chaotic of an outline going, start to formulate it into a neater, not perfect and precise but a nicer formulation that you would call a "sketch" of your writing. Start to put together your ideas to create the "meat" of your paper, the body paragraphs. Introduction and conclusion are not needed to be worried about at this moment. Just getting down the main part of your essay is what is important at this point.
3. Now that the "meat" of your essay is done it's time to add the introduction and conclusion to your paper creating your rough draft. Why did you have to wait till you got the body paragraphs in before you could add the introduction or conclusion? Well now you know what you plan on talking about in your essay. Starting with the introduction and going straight through to your conclusion is extremely tough and in the end you usually end up changing things up in your body paragraphs that doesn't even come close to your introduction. Once this is all done and placed into order have someone from your class read it and give their input on the matter. Have them give you advise on any grammatical errors and/or punctuational flaws in your essay.
4. Once you have the advise of your classmate use them! Getting or having any advise on your essay can help you in the long run for your paper. This advise could even help you meet the number count for your essay is you are to low, who knows! No matter what though do use their advise and create your second rough draft. When your second rough draft is done instead of going to the same classmate you went to the first time, go to another one of your peers. Having more than one person read your essay will give you a better insight on a more precise essay in the end.
5. Finally! The final stage of your hard work. When the chaotic mess of your ideas are put together in an outline, the creation of your scetch is complete, two rough drafts with two different pairs of eyes to look over the problems in your essay and have typed it all out into a precise final draft you then are done! You then have a beautiful and highly detailed essay that is ready to be turned in to your professor and be graded.
Hopefully when you come down with a writers block perhaps look these tips over. Who knows, in the end it might just help you.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Two Truths and a Lie About Me
Which one is the lie about me??
1. I have been over seas in two separate occasions. One being with my AP class going to Ireland, Wales, and England. The other time I was able to go with my family to France and the Netherlands.
2. My dad owns a dirt biking track outside of Spokane and works as a spokes person. When I was ten I entered myself in my first race and came out in second place.
3. I have an aunt who moved over to France to become a nun when she was twenty four and hasn't been back since then. She has been more at peace than she ever has been and absolutely loves being there.
Have you figured it out?? Let me know what you think and send me a post.
1. I have been over seas in two separate occasions. One being with my AP class going to Ireland, Wales, and England. The other time I was able to go with my family to France and the Netherlands.
2. My dad owns a dirt biking track outside of Spokane and works as a spokes person. When I was ten I entered myself in my first race and came out in second place.
3. I have an aunt who moved over to France to become a nun when she was twenty four and hasn't been back since then. She has been more at peace than she ever has been and absolutely loves being there.
Have you figured it out?? Let me know what you think and send me a post.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
NCIS??
One of my all time favorite shows to watch is NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, long name but great show to watch.
"The NCIS mission is to investigate and defeat criminal, terrorist, and foreign intelligence threats to the United States Navy and Marine Corps, wherever they operate, ashore or afloat." http://www.ncis.navy.mil/AboutNCIS/Today'sNCIS/Pages/default.aspx In NCIS you are introduced to a group of people with completely different personalities who some how are able to mesh together into one big unusual family. The "Alfa" the man in charge of the dysfunctional group is Gibbs or Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a no nonsense type of guy who is usually a step ahead of everyone else. Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo or Tony a smart alec agent and Special Agent Ziva David a bad ass chick are always bumping heads with each other. Special Agent Timothy McGee is the technology guy usually picked on DiNozzo for being the geek of the group but McGee usually comes out on top and gets DiNozzo back. Abby Sciuto and Dr. Donald Mallard or Ducky are the ones who analyze the evidence and keep the group somewhat sane in investigations. The show has an act for a dry sense of humor and this keeps you intrigued on how these group of people actually work together. It also keeps you guessing on what is to happened next, the different locations and scenes keeps your imagination rolling and curious to what will happened next. The suspense and thrill is what keeps me watching over and over again. I'm sure once you begin to watch it you wont be able to switch the channel.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Op Ed Articles
I was able to analyze and get information on these three op ed articles: "Snyder vs. Phelps at the Supreme Court: a 1st Amendment test", "New York is Yours for the Taking", and "Why I can't quit Facebook."
The first article, "Snyder vs. Phelps at the Supreme Court: a 1st Amendment test", Phelps and his family would protest on the, "...hatred for the gays and lesbians, Catholics, Jews, the U.S. government...and Swedes." The audience of their choice is people at funerals of fallen soldiers. Albert Snyder was attending his son Matthew's funeral who was a Marine lance corporal. Phelps' family traveled from Kansas to Maryland to interrupt and ruin the funeral by yelling "God hates you" and "You're going to hell". At the end of this article the author states his opinion saying how wrong and ruthless this act is and that respect for the fallen should be huge to the people of this country. The logos in this piece portrays the facts and the result of this event that is unfolding. The pathos is a huge roll in the this article pulling on the heart of the readers to feel for the family at their son's funeral and give the reader the feeling of an angry confusion of why some people would ever do such a thing. the author does give out a sense of ethos and it definitely keeps the reader's interest in this article. I do agree with the argument and I believe that it is a sound argument because the author states very clearly his side of his position and he has given several facts to back up his statement.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-1006-rutten-20101006,0,5358974.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary+%28L.A.+Times+-+Commentary%29
The second article, "New York Is Yours for the Taking", by Sloane Crosley is mainly about how we should trust that no one would ever take our stuff, but in reality distrust plays a big part in today's society and that "...most of the time our ego is warranted." The logos in this article give the reader both sides of the spectrum of trusting and common sense in situations that we go through our daily lives and that we can misjudge a person at times too quickly. The pathos that is portrayed is that it makes the reader think how we are quick to judge someone but then again our common sense is always needed in our daily lives. The author I believe did bring our the ethos in the article, the humor and straight to the point personality was brought our and it kept my attention all the way through. I believe that this is a sound argument and it gives out details that are able to prove her point throughout the article.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/new-york-is-yours-for-the-taking/?partner=rss&emc=rss
The last article "Why I can't quit Facebook", by Meghan Daum is about why many people, including the author, won't or can't quit Facebook. "The more powerful it becomes as a tool for its users, the more powerful it becomes as a weapon against its nonusers." Facebook is not about being up to date in the technology world but "...it's about being a responsible, modern, civilized person." In the end it has become a need. The logos of the article are about Facebook and how it has become a need for so many people. The pathos leans more towards the need of this Facebook source and how we rely on it so much. Daum demonstrated ethos well. She kept my attention throughout the whole piece and gave out great facts on why we tend to stay on the Facebook path. i believe that the argument was sound and she gave great detail to her piece to prove her point.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum-facebook-20101007,0,2696276.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary+%28L.A.+Times+-+Commentary%29
The first article, "Snyder vs. Phelps at the Supreme Court: a 1st Amendment test", Phelps and his family would protest on the, "...hatred for the gays and lesbians, Catholics, Jews, the U.S. government...and Swedes." The audience of their choice is people at funerals of fallen soldiers. Albert Snyder was attending his son Matthew's funeral who was a Marine lance corporal. Phelps' family traveled from Kansas to Maryland to interrupt and ruin the funeral by yelling "God hates you" and "You're going to hell". At the end of this article the author states his opinion saying how wrong and ruthless this act is and that respect for the fallen should be huge to the people of this country. The logos in this piece portrays the facts and the result of this event that is unfolding. The pathos is a huge roll in the this article pulling on the heart of the readers to feel for the family at their son's funeral and give the reader the feeling of an angry confusion of why some people would ever do such a thing. the author does give out a sense of ethos and it definitely keeps the reader's interest in this article. I do agree with the argument and I believe that it is a sound argument because the author states very clearly his side of his position and he has given several facts to back up his statement.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-1006-rutten-20101006,0,5358974.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary+%28L.A.+Times+-+Commentary%29
The second article, "New York Is Yours for the Taking", by Sloane Crosley is mainly about how we should trust that no one would ever take our stuff, but in reality distrust plays a big part in today's society and that "...most of the time our ego is warranted." The logos in this article give the reader both sides of the spectrum of trusting and common sense in situations that we go through our daily lives and that we can misjudge a person at times too quickly. The pathos that is portrayed is that it makes the reader think how we are quick to judge someone but then again our common sense is always needed in our daily lives. The author I believe did bring our the ethos in the article, the humor and straight to the point personality was brought our and it kept my attention all the way through. I believe that this is a sound argument and it gives out details that are able to prove her point throughout the article.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/new-york-is-yours-for-the-taking/?partner=rss&emc=rss
The last article "Why I can't quit Facebook", by Meghan Daum is about why many people, including the author, won't or can't quit Facebook. "The more powerful it becomes as a tool for its users, the more powerful it becomes as a weapon against its nonusers." Facebook is not about being up to date in the technology world but "...it's about being a responsible, modern, civilized person." In the end it has become a need. The logos of the article are about Facebook and how it has become a need for so many people. The pathos leans more towards the need of this Facebook source and how we rely on it so much. Daum demonstrated ethos well. She kept my attention throughout the whole piece and gave out great facts on why we tend to stay on the Facebook path. i believe that the argument was sound and she gave great detail to her piece to prove her point.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-daum-facebook-20101007,0,2696276.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fcommentary+%28L.A.+Times+-+Commentary%29
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Who Am I??
This weekend I took the Enneagram Test and found out what personality this test showed I am. According to this test I am a type 1: Perfectionism, which I had never put together as being me until I took the quiz. When I started to think about this as being my one main personality trait it really truly did not seem to fit. There are things such as trying to stay organized and/or do something right the first time I do it but that was all that I could come up with that would fit the description of being a perfectionism. The other two personality traits that I scored high on were type 2; helpfulness and type 6; anxiety. I have always leaned towards being helpful and putting someone first before myself. That is just how I was raised in my family and that is who we are, our needs would come last after everyone else was taken care of. Anxiety is a trait that unfortunately is a part of my personality. I tend to worry about others too much and in certain situations I tend to think the worst possible scenarios are going to happen, but hope that they never come true. This has been a part of my personality that I have tried to rein in and just try to go with the flow. I just need to remember to accept things as they happen and make the best of it and try to control only the things I have control over.
http://similarminds.com/cgi-bin/similarminds.pl
http://similarminds.com/cgi-bin/similarminds.pl
Friday, September 17, 2010
Believing in "Invisible Labor"
I do believe that we as a whole choose to make trash invisible. It is gross and chaotic and many people choose to not deal with the situation. In the article it states that many people who do become or who were already garbage men and/or women are labeled as people who have a job position that is nasty and disgusting. However it is important to all of our physical conditions and wellbeing that the trash around our communities is being taken care of. The article also states that it can become an "invisible labor". If it is done properly and the right way then it becomes an object that isn't seen and the labor is done. It really does come down to common sense and if you are on top of the condition then there shouldn't be a problem. I believe greatly in the words that the article states that it can be "invisible labor". If it comes to the point that you are not able to get into a room in your house because of all the trash that has piled up then it's a problem. It all comes down to laziness and not having the respect to your belongings and other things around you. If it gets done right away then there should be no worries on this problem again.
http://believermag.com/issues/201009/?read=interview_nagle
http://believermag.com/issues/201009/?read=interview_nagle
Monday, September 13, 2010
Logging 101
I had no idea what I was going to write for my sustainability paper and to make it personal was making it much more harder than it needed to be. Then I began to think of what in the world my family and I have done in the past that would help write the 3,000 word essay. After my little panic attack I started to remember when I was younger and on most weekends early in the morning either the whole family or just my sister and I would go out with dad to hunt for firewood. This then brought me to the idea of writing about back in the day when my dad used to log for a living. So I have decided to write about my dad and the logging industry in Montana and how it has uses responsible harvesting.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Those Good Ole' Bananas
Remember when you were in elementary school when you did the adding and subtracting, and creating those crazy art projects (that somehow have been able to stay together all these years) and at the end of the day you head home to your afternoon snack that either your mom or dad would put out for you? What would those snacks be? In my family both my sister and I would usually come home to a banana for each of us. not until now did I realize what all a banana can do for you, the history of how the banana became the banana of today and how it can even keep you safe.
The banana, which was first recognized around 4,000 years ago in Malaysia, was thought of at first as a dessert. However, after soon finding out it never needed to be chilled, many more became transported and it quickly became a staple food. The yellow banana that we eat today was actually the outcome of an experiment that a banana farmer decided to do by mixing his own green bananas to the already cooking bananas. As for taking care of our bodies, researchers believe that the banana is able to help resist some diseases and to give out defensive vaccines. So when thinking about what snack we should have today, maybe go with a banana. In the long run it is much more healthy than a sugary cookie!
http://www.ehow.com/about_4596537_research-on-bananas.html
http://www.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/banana/technology.htm
The banana, which was first recognized around 4,000 years ago in Malaysia, was thought of at first as a dessert. However, after soon finding out it never needed to be chilled, many more became transported and it quickly became a staple food. The yellow banana that we eat today was actually the outcome of an experiment that a banana farmer decided to do by mixing his own green bananas to the already cooking bananas. As for taking care of our bodies, researchers believe that the banana is able to help resist some diseases and to give out defensive vaccines. So when thinking about what snack we should have today, maybe go with a banana. In the long run it is much more healthy than a sugary cookie!
http://www.ehow.com/about_4596537_research-on-bananas.html
http://www.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/banana/technology.htm
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
About Me and What I Like to Read
Hi! My name is Chelsey Denzin, I was born in Helena, Montana and raised there for awhile till my family and I moved to Spokane, Washington. I am an outdoors kind of girl; I like to go four wheeling, tubing and snowmobiling. One of these times I would like to go paintballing when the time is right and I have found a passion for painting this last spring.
What I like to usually read are mystery books. They always keep you in suspense and keep your attention through the whole book. How I read...depends on if I'm reading a book that keeps me interested, then I'm engrossed into the book. If it is a text book of some kind my mind does tend to wonder a lot of the time and I catch myself skimming through and hit the highlights of the section but I do usually go through the same section over and over again to make sure I have somewhat of an understanding to what the class might be doing.
What I like to usually read are mystery books. They always keep you in suspense and keep your attention through the whole book. How I read...depends on if I'm reading a book that keeps me interested, then I'm engrossed into the book. If it is a text book of some kind my mind does tend to wonder a lot of the time and I catch myself skimming through and hit the highlights of the section but I do usually go through the same section over and over again to make sure I have somewhat of an understanding to what the class might be doing.
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