Brooke


 * Life in 2010**

Today I’m 74 years old but I look like I’m twenty. I sent my twin 9 year old boys to school in their own hover craft. My family lives in Oregon which is considered an “old school” state. The people around the world call us the “old school” state for many reasons. It's only because our kids go to school with many other kids, are taught by human teachers, Feed ourselves, eat regular food, and don’t choose what we want our kids to look like. I’m happy with our ways. We have many things that used to be considered futuristic but are just plain and normal now. We only kept the ways that continued to improve, kept us together, and keep everyone happy. I personally lived in the times where my parents beat good sense into me and nobody freaked out about a single germ. I was told if you really love your kid the next time they drop their sucker pick it up from the dirt and shove it back in their mouth. In the age 2060 we still believe you need enough germs to get into you so your body learns to fight them off. Many of the advancements are great however. Hovercrafts are faster and safer than cars, having the perfect house that changes depending on the mood, and my favorite is what we call the Travel backyard. You choose where you go and choose the specific beach for example. Then the backyard phisically turns into where ever you want to go. Last time I went out there one of my boys was at a krumping contest. Clearly our state is not the typical one but I turn on the news and see we are much happier because we stick together and know its important to live life to its fullest.

[] RT: What is the name of the volcano? Eyjafjallajokull How many passengers did Henrik Peter Joergensen say would be affected? T &S: 25,000 Were the floods dangerous? Yes Why did the eruption complicate air travel? A&M: Because the ash would melt because of the heat of the engine then solidify again which would screw up the engine. Why do you think this person posted this article? Because they are interested in volcanoes. Judging by the article, what do you believe the others emotions were towards the volcano? OMO: Probably some anger that it exploded and interrupted so much. How would you feel if you had family members near the eruption? Very scared and worried. Would you like to be close enough to see a volcano erupt? Yupp.

Lightning Shhtuff 1.) About how many times does a cloud-to-ground lightning bolt strike Earth’s surface every second?

About 100

2.) How many volts of electricity can be in a single lightning bolt? One billion bolts of electricity

3.) What causes lightning to come from the sky, to Earth’s surface? It is caused by imbalanced positive and negative charges. During a storm the rain snow etc becomes more negatively charged and things like steeples and the earth itself have positive charges and nature seeks to remedy that by sending a bolt of electricity connecting the two objects.

4.) Explain two types of lightning. Stepped ladder and a streamer. Step ladder is a step like thing full of negative charges. It works downward from the bottom of a cloud to Earth. Streamer- Positively charged object met by a climbing surge of positive electricity.

5.) What is the author’s purpose for writing this article? To provide information about lightning.

6.) Do you feel that the author gave enough information on lightning? Yup

7.) Do you personally fear lightning? No. Actually one of my goals in life is to survive a lightning strike..or not.

8.) Would you consider lightning to be a serious danger to people? If yes, or no, explain. Nah its fine it’s just people today are wimps and make a huge deal out of everything. I’ll tell my kids to go outside with a fifty foot metal pole during al lightning storm, they’ll love it.


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Queen Latifah Use the website below to answer the following questions:

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1.) RT (right there) What is Queen latifah’s first name? 2.) T&S(Think and Search) In what year of high school did she form the Ladies Fresh rap group? 3.) A&M(Author and Me) Why do you think Queen Latifah decided to start acting? 4.) OMO(On my Own) In your opinion did queen Latifah work hard to get where she is. 5.) RT How did Dana get the nickname Latifah? 6.) Her rap group “Ladies Fresh” soon called themselves what? 7.) Do you think that the author needed to put that Queen Latifah was the chief executive officer of flavor unit records? 8.) Do you expect to Queen Latifah to make a new album?

__Assignment 10__

**Japanese Relocation Camp**  Using the following website, answer the following QAR questions. []

//RT—Right There, T&S-Think and Search, A&M-Author and Me, and OmO-On my Own // 

1. When did the Imperil Japanese Navy attack Pearl Harbor? RT December 7, 1941

2. What did Executive Order 9066 authorize? RT To evacuate alien and non-alien Japanese from the military area and provide accommodation for them elsewhere.

3. What happened to Japanese Americans after the attack? T&S All Japanese Americans were arrested because of security risks. Whether they were involved or not.

4. What was life like for those in the internment camps? T&S One week before they had to be transported to a camp they had to sell their houses, farms, and businesses. In the camp life was military-like. They had tasteless foods, bunks, and order. Physically hurting a prisoner was rare but there were snipers and watch towers. Kids still went to school and adults had jobs.

5. Why does the author describe the internment camps as follows, “they must have seemed as alien as the surface of the moon?” A&M The author wanted to describe how different the camp was compared to what the Japanese were used to. It would be like Americans going to a camp in Antarctica.

6. Why does the author describe the camps as concentration camps? A&M The author described the camps as concentration camps because America was fighting to end the Holocaust but we were over here in America having our own prison camps, it was and is very hypocrite.

7. Do you think that it was fair that the Japanese Americans were rounded up and put into internment camps? OmO NO it was not fair. These people are innocent. They had nothing to do with the bombing of Pearl Harbor and they are Japanese-AMERICANS. The Japanese Americans were just as innocent as the millions of Jews. This is exactly what we’re trying to prevent.

8. How would you feel if your family had to sell everything and move to an internment camp such as Heart Mountain? OmO I would feel defeated. I would feel like my own country is against me. I would fight for freedom and do what ever I could to be as equal as it should be.

__**Assignment 9**__ I made it to shore safely. I waited three days for the article. During those days I spent my time knitting quilts, serving at the homeless shelter, and visiting orphans. I so badly wanted to turn in the papers. By the third day I did. As it turns out I accidently gave the papers to a Russian terrorist and the terrorists are now in control. The U.S. found out before the man that gave me the papers but I still wanted to meet him. I saw the newspaper article it was in the New York Times it was called “Yo Shaniqua I’m alive so meet me at the coffee shop”. I was surprised at his straight forward title. The next morning I arrived at the coffee shop and the 1915 SWAT was surrounding me. Apparently they thought I was purposefully helping terrorists but they caught me and the terrorists before they had complete control. SWAT is hard core and they needed me caught and they went to the extremes to make sure. They tranquilized me and it all went black. When I woke up I was in a prison cell and had no memory of anything that had happened in the last few hours. I read an article that night that said I had won a noble terrorist prize from the terrorist head quarters. But I couldn’t remember. After the next few hours I forgot about my prize and every few hours I learned things over and over and forgot them over and over. The prison had to hire a twenty four hour aid to help me. He reminded me of the man and the papers. He told me the U.S. won control again and WW1 was finished. I was in prison for life but on the bright side I like the chili. But of course I had to be reminded of this every couple of hours. They must have paid Patrick (my aid) quite a lot because I even annoyed myself with so many questions.

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 * __Books I've read this year...Assignment 1__**
 * Jacks run
 * Deep and dark and Dangerous
 * Venti Jesus please
 * Maniac Megee
 * Anne Frank

Brooke Robinson 11-2-09 3. Can society ever be fair as long as people do not have equal talents and abilities? I think that society can be fair if people don’t have equal talents and abilities. I think that everyone has different talents that they should learn to like it and accept it. If you learn to love your talent you will be thankful that you have it and not be as jealous if someone is better at something than you. For example I doubt that Obama is jealous of Michael Phelps and vice versa. Clearly I think that society can be fair even if we don’t have equal talents and abilities.
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At last everyone on board spotted land and they headed straight for the island. As they walked up on the shore they saw a boatload of human bones. They filled up on the fruits they could find but then headed to a castled. While they were inside a giant came in and inspected every member but then picked up the captain which was the fattest of them all and roasted him alive and ate him. THis happened for a couple of nights but then they had the plan to build rafts and try to run away. So when the giant was asleep they heated up sticks and stabbed them into the giants eye and blinded him. They took off but by the time they were on the raft more giants were coming after them and ate all but two men. Then the two men arrived at another island and one man was eaten by a giant snake in the middle of the night. The second man that was the only survivor flagged down a ship the next day and lived a happy life and going on four more voyages in his life where other adventures happened.
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I think that //Anne Frank// is a book that everyone should read. This story is about two families that are in hiding from the Nazis. The book is //Anne Frank's Diary//. When WWII begins millions of Jews and other victims are being sent to death camps. These families are cooped up in an attic above an office building for years! In the long time that they're there, Peter and Anne develop a crush and Anne visits his room every night. Anne is the protagonist along with Peter. There are many quarrels in the house but everyone is just worried and sick of being locked up. But in the midldle of the night there's a thief that steals from the office. Later when the Nazi soldiers find them and take them to a death camp, they predict that the thief heard them and told the police. The Nazis and the thief are the antagonists. They are taken to Aushwitz, the father Otto is separated and he was the only one out of his family that survived. He found his Anne's Diary and made it into a book that has made me and plenty of other people laugh...and cry.
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**Biography Graphic Organizer **

**__Asignment 6__**
 * **Questions /Knowledge ** || **Name: Zac Efron ** || **Name: Meriwether Lewis ** ||
 * Date and place of birth || October 18, 1987 San Luis Obispo, California || August 18, 1774 near Charlottesville, Virginia ||
 * What was their family like? || His mom and dad met at a power plant. He also has a younger brother named Dylan. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">In their house hold they have some expectations. They expect, communication, they encourage pride, and reunion. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What were they noted or famous for? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">His piano teacher noticed his talent and after many role plays and auditions he ended up with a small part in Gypsy the Broadway show. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">He was one of leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition. He also joined the military and he was president Jefferson’s secretary. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Why did they choose their path? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">He knew that he loved acting and had a passion for it so he wanted to make it his lifestyle. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">While he was in the army he received a letter from Jefferson asking if he wanted to lead an expedition and he felt like that was what he wanted to do so he did it. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What 3-4 qualities did he/she have that contributed to their success? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Acting skills, his appearance (he’s gorgeous), voice, he’s a very kind person. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Loyalty, communication, pride, and secretary skills. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What problems did they encounter in their lives? How did they overcome them? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">He was very busy with different productions but he still was in high school and that was hard for him but he still finished school. Also during his movie 17 again he had to go to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. But two days after the surgery he was back o the set. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Well as you probably know he faced many challenges on the expedition. Such as, facing the Indians and finding food. They even had to pull the boat some of the way through the Mississippi. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What are your hobbies? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Acting, Singing, playing basketball, working out (obviously). || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">Before he even went on the expedition he enjoyed to look at nature and considered it his hobby. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Have you ever been to Antarctica? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">No. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">No. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Have you ever been married? || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">No. He said he feels like everyone is in such a rush to get married so I don’t plan on it. I just want to enjoy my life. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center;">No he wasn’t. It has becoming a mystery why he never married despite all of his efforts to find a wife. ||

There are many things I wish to accomplish in life. But I’ll begin with what has happened so far. To start off, my mom was in labor but I didn’t want to miss Christmas so I came early. My mom was emergency flighted to billings because my lungs weren’t developed and at the time the hospital didn’t have the right equipment. After six weeks at the hospital I finally went home but on oxygen. By the time I was six I was rolling down a hill literally catching air. That was the moment my mother figured out how accident prone I really was. She moved out that fall. From there I went between my mom and dad’s house frequently but my dad was awesome…We ate anything frozen and quick but I had to take laundry to my mom’s house unless I never wanted to see it again. But apparently ladies at our church were worried about Calli and I and came over to cook and clean as if there was a new born. So my life was crazy, fun and I lived hard core. A couple years later my mom got pregnant, married, and divorced after nine months exactly. My dad got married to Anna two years ago and I now have another little brother. Plus I have a sister living in Texas that I met two years ago. Now my mom’s getting married and I’ll have another sister. That’s a total of five siblings five parents, that fat step dad was removed for a total of four parents! But as for my life today…well let’s just say that the school nurse has shined flashlights in my eye and I’ve had my share of E.R. lectures. Now my plan for the future! My next goal in life is to get kicked out of wal-mart. Although they’ve already threatened me with this it has never officially happened. After that my plan will be focused on hard core stunts that get better with age, friends, family, sports, and I guess I should include school. By the time I’m sixteen…ROAD TRIP! Soon after I’ll graduate from Big Horn High School. Then will be college. It would be nice to go to a college in Oregon but we’ll see what happens. Then I WILL skydive and not even cancer can hold me back. Chances are the only job I’ll get will be a sound engineering technician but I might as well have some fun with that. I’ll travel with a band and tour across the world! After this I retire and become a skydiving instructor even if I have white hair. But when I’m one hundred and five years old unfortunately I was visiting my friend in da hood and was shot in a drive by. I went on living even after I was dead.
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Dear Journal, Today seemed the coldest of all. I lay here in my tent and i'm almost positive my toes are no longer in tact. Maybe I could've done better than these Nike Tennis shoes. This after noon I saw the last of the Endurance. I keep thinking that when I wake up it will emerge from the dark cold water but it never does. So now my only hope is to somehow get some sleep in this tent full of slush... I woke up this morning and when I reached to put on my heaviest coat my middle finger fell off, I guess I can't use that anymore..probably a good thing. The sad part is I couldn't feel it. I feel inside of me that this is the end so now im off to write to my son. Joy! I made it through another bitter night!! I feel war all over, even my physical body and im growing warmer and peeling of many layers of clothing. It's supposedly - 1,347,098,734 but I cant explain why im so warm and warmer.......The next morning this crew member was found in his tent pen in hand frozen instone down to just shorts and a t-shirt.