Meagan's Blog

Intelligent Design- Debate

              We just held a debate in Biology. I debated on Intelligent Design, which states that everything is so complex, it must have been created by some intelligent being. Who this intelligent being can be is unknown, and we can only assume. We have designed objects which can question the theory of natural selection. Natural selection means that everything was selected by nature and chance. Since we can design, it is not by chance so who says someone did not design us? There is a theory that a watchmaker created a watch (the world) and left it to wind down. He does not interfere with the watch at all. This is different from theistic evolution because in theistic evolution, the creator of the watch would make the watch and fix it along the way. If this was so, wouldn't everything on Earth be perfect? Would we not have sin and corruption? Why would people die? 

              We debated against evolution guided by a divine being. It is also called theistic evolution. It is similiar to secular evolution except for that it believes in God. Basically, the watchmaker theory pertaining to theistic evolution would go like this:  he would create a watch and as the world evolved, he would correct it. He would be interfering. That is one difference between intelligent design and theistic evolution. There are many other differences such as who created the earth and why each theory is correct.

               Theistic evolution won the debate. They were really good. In the second round, they also won. They did this thing where they put the theories on pieces of paper. Then they explained each theory and how life can to be with each. It was really entertaining.Now that the debate is over, i think that I can say what I really believe. I think that theistic evolution is the most resonable. It is the one that i find to be true. The debates were a good way to find out about other theories and what other people believe.                              

Who's to Blame?

        I think that many people were to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths. First off, I blame the families for fighting. If they weren't fighting, Romeo and Juliet wouldn't have had to keep their marriage a secret and then kill themselves when things just weren't working out. I also blame the friar because if he had sent the letter with Balthasar like he said he would, and on time, Romeo would have gotten the letter and not died. He should not have married them in the first place. Then, Romeo would not have felt obliged to be all nice to Tybalt, he wouldn't have made Mercutio die, and then he would not have killed Tybalt which made him exiled. Then, no one would be sad except for Romeo and Juliet, but they eventually would get over it. I also think that it was Romeo and Juliet's fault. They were irrational and made the decision to die. No one forced them to commit suicide. It was their choice. Many people could have prevented Romeo and Juliet's death just by their actions.

♥Love♥ Songs

IDINA MENZEL - I Feel Everything

Like a prima ballerina
I tip toe, tip toe around you constantly
I hear the water running
Will it wash your tears or leak through the ceiling?
Make my way up a spiral staircase
Hope to God you had a good day

When you’re furious
When you start to freeze
When you can’t be touched
I feel everything
And when you despair
When you cannot breathe
When you wouldn’t dare
I feel everything
When you’re in ecstasy
But you’re not with me
I feel everything

On a tightrope
On a wire
I’ll attempt to jump through a ring of fire
I am waiting all the while
For a glimpse of something to bring us higher
One little foot in front of the other
Don’t you know I’m afraid of thunder

When you’re furious
When you start to freeze
When you can’t be touched
I feel everything
And when you despair
When you cannot breathe
When you wouldn’t dare
I feel everything
When you’re in ecstasy
But you’re not with me
I feel everything

Oh

There’s a fine line between love and hurting
And knowing when to walk away

Like a prima ballerina
I will tiptoe tiptoe around you constantly

When you’re furious
When you start to freeze
When you can’t be touched
I feel everything
And when you despair
When you cannot breathe
When you wouldn’t dare
I feel everything
When you’re in ecstasy
But you’re not with me
I feel everything
When you can’t be touched
When you can’t be loved
When you fall apart
When you have no heart
I feel everything

Ingrid Michaelson-Breakable

Listen

Have you ever thought about what protects our hearts?
Just a cage of rib bones and other various parts.
So it's fairly simple to cut right through the mess,
And to stop the muscle that makes us confess.

And we are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.

You fasten my seatbelt because it is the law.
In your two ton death trap I finally saw.
A piece of love in your face that bathed me in regret.
Then you drove me to places I'll never forget.

And we are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.

And we are so fragile,
And our cracking bones make noise,
And we are just,
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls-
Breakable, breakable, breakable girls and boys.

A Poem in Two Voices

I have a daughter.

                                                              My name is Meagan.

I want to spend time with her.

                                                             I miss my dad.

I work a lot to support the family.

                                                               He is always working.

I take her to school each day.

                                                              I see him sometimes.

We ride in my truck.

                                                               The door on his truck is broken.

We listen to music.

                                                               We listen to garbage.

Sometimes we listen to the music that she likes.

                                                               I like musicals.

I get home around nine.

                                                               My day is ending around nine.

I am off on Sundays.

                                   Sunday is my favorite day.

☺Contradictions☺

              We are writing about contradictions. There can be ways that others perceive you that are different from how you see yourself. For instance, I am shy yet outgoing. When you first get to know me, you would think that I am shy. I'm not. People also think that I am stupid, but I am not most of the time. I have also been called "childish"( hint: Paige...hint) but I can be mature when I want to. I usually seem very bubbly and almost always happy, but I try to stay that way. Most of the time, if I am having a bad day, putting on a "happy face" is a lot easier than messing up other people's days. I guess my childishness (if that is a word) is part of my "happy face" act. If I am having a really bad day, sometimes people who don't know me will think that I am rude or stuck up, but I know that if I open my mouth, something will come out that others don't want to hear. I will figure out more later and maybe ask more people.

♥Thought-provoking Questions About Romeo and Juliet♥

Are our lives governed by our choices more so than by some controlling fate in which we do not participate?

        I believe that our choices affect our lives greatly. I think that there are some major decisions that you have to make in life that can change the way that you live. The choices that you make can affect how you live, where you live, of even if you live. Your choices have consequences. All actions have consequences. You control your life and how it plays out.

         Most people are faced with decisions every day. You could choose to do something like invest money, and when time has elapsed, you could become very wealthy. If you didn't invest, you could still have the same amount of money you started out with, you could have more, or you could have less. That one decision could affect your life forever. If you find something lying on the street, it didn't just appear by some controlling fate. The person who lost it dropped it in a spot that you decided to go to. You control your actions. 

Evolution

           We read another class' blogs today. They were on evolution. They didn't really explain their beliefs on evolution. Most of the comments were mainly about Mr. Wallace. Who is Mr. Wallace? No one said which theory that they believed. Instead, they talked about both theories as if they believed both. I didn't read a comment that expressed their own opinion. I would really like to hear what theory they support. Theories

What It Means to be "Green"

         Being "green" can mean a lot. You can recycle and try to conserve water and other natural resources. Recycling can reduce pollution and make our world a cleaner place. Conserving water can also help with the drought we are going through. You could use an alternative energy source like solar panels. Solar panels are becoming increasingly popular. They cost less and are very effecient. Being "green" can make the world a better place.

Nature in Literature

I am reading a book called Call of the Wild by Jack London. It is about a very respectable dog named Buck who is sold to pull a sled. There are a lot of fights between the dogs on the sled team and some of them are very descriptive. Buck goes through several owners and eventually finds one he enjoys. This story is very good and I actually enjoyed it a little.