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St. George Island

       Once school ended back in sixth grade, summer began for me with high expectations. I was looking forward to going to the beach. every summer, starting back when I was born, my family and I go to St. George Island in Florida. It is located off the coast from the city of Apalachicola. The island is three miles long and only about a mile wide. The houses on the island are rentable most of the time. We usually go there at about the third of fourth week of July. I love going to the beach and this island has a great, white beach. The waters that surround the island are warm and filled with bunches of fish. Getting back to the summer before seventh grade, the couple of days before we left for the beach we had to get all of our supplies. My dad was stressikng out, as he always does, about all the stuff he has to get. My mom was busy getting the food together and planning all the meals for the next week while my brother and I were busy getting our clothes packed up. We left for the beach sunday morning. The trip lasted for about seven hours. We traveled with my grandparents who came and stayed with us. my Aunt and Uncle also came to lodge for a couple of days. When we finally got there we unpacked and got settled. For the next couple of days, everybody relaxed and did whatever they wanted to. I usually went down to the beach in the morning with my mom and brother. This particular year, I got a bad case of sunburn on my back. That was the first time i can remember getting sunburn. For some reason, that year my dad, brother, and i caught a whole bunch of fish. We got shraks, eeles, and other strange things. I have to say, that summer at the beach is a week I will remember for years to come.   

The Big Debate!

The debate we are doing in biology class is evolution against evolution guided by a divine being. This is our second round of the debate. I have noticed that creationism and intelligent design usually always lost. The reason is usually because the don't have a great argument. While researching my theory of evolution guided by  divine being I started to believe in it. The theory just makes sense. Of course I believe in evolution, but I also think God helped with the evolution. Nothing can just appear and bcome human without God's help. Evolutionists believe that particles came together and started to form humans. I think that is just crazy to believe, really, who would believe in something like that. Creationists believe that God created everything at once and nothing happene by chace. Then why are there different versions of species if God had already created all the animals there would ever be? This theory is also crazy. So, belive in evolution guided by a divine being.

Who's to Blame?

I think that the reason Romeo and Juliet died was because of their own actions. Fate had no part in this tragidy, even if Romeo thought and kept refferring to the stars as the reason to all the terrible things happening. Both Romeo and Juliet are fools for killing themselves, but i guess if you love someone that much you would do anything. I think Frair Lawrence did his best, but with Juliet about to kill herself he had to think of something fast even if it did have some loopholes in it. For a couple of reasons I think Tybalt is the villian in this story. First, he killed Mercutio then, for doing so, Romeo had to kill Tybalt which in turn banished Romeo from Verona. The nurse didn't do a lot in the fate of Romeo and Juliet. The world around the two lovers was a bit violent compared to Romeo and Juliets love for one another. One question I have  is why didn't Juliet run away to Mantua and meet up with Romeo, then both of them come back to Verona and explain everything to the Prince. If that didn't work, thay could just run away to another city.

What is Love?

Led Zeppelin - What Is and What Should Never Be
And if I say to you tomorrow,
Take my hand, child, come with me.
It's to a castle I will take you,
Where what's to be, they say will be.
Catch the wind, see us spin,
Sail away, leave today,
Way up high in the sky.
But the wind won't blow,
You really shouldn't go,
It only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time. Ooh!
And if you say to me tomorrow,
Oh what fun it all would be,
Then what's to stop us, pretty baby,
But What Is And What Should Never Be.
Catch the wind, see us spin,
Sail away, leave today,
Way up high in the sky.
But the wind won't blow,
You really shouldn't go,
It only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time. Ooh!
So if you wake up with the sunrise,
And all your dreams are still as new,
And happiness is what you need so bad,
Girl, the answer lies with you, yeah.
Catch the wind, see us spin,
Sail away, leave today,
Way up high in the sky.
But the wind won't blow,
You really shouldn't go,
It only goes to show
That you will be mine
By takin' our time. Ooh!
Hey, oh
Oh the wind wont blow and we really shouldn't go
and it only goes to show-ow-ow.
Catch the wind, we're gonna see it spin
we're gonna...sail, little girl
do do do, bop bop a do-oh
my my my my my my yeah
Everybody I know seems to know me well
--but does anybody know I'm gonna move like hell
--but they're never gonna know cause I move like hell

I chose this song because I know it. This is a really great song by Led Zeppelin. It can be related to Romeo and Juliet because the lyrics talk about how some love should never be. It talks about how people are going to pull their love apart. That is what I think this song is about.  

Two-Voiced Poem

I want to talk and have fun.

                                   I am shy and quiet.

    COLORFULLY BLAND

I will do my school work later.

                           I am going to do my homework now.

I like to play video games.

                          Reading is my favorite pastime.

I don't care for what my parents have to say.

                                          Everything my parents say, I do.

I act differently anywhere I go.

                       I am the same everywhere I go.

     DANGEROUSLY SAFE

I am noticeable to everybody.

                       I am invisible to most people.

    NOTICEABLY INVISIBLE

I love the way I am.

                       I don't like who I am.

    NEW AGE HIPPIE

Contradictions About Myself

There may be a lot of contradictory statements about me, but I can think of only one. I think myself as a follower sometimes and other times I am a leader. It just depends on the situation at hand. If I am new at something, I usually follow people. If I am doing something I know and see someone else struggling I turn to help them and anybody else that needs it. If you know of any other contradictions about me please leave a comment. Thank you.

Dangerously safe.

Noticeably invisible

Colorfully bland

New age hippie

Analogies

CRANIUM: BRAIN :: CARPALS: WRIST

The cranium protects the brain as the carpals protect the wrist.            

WHITE: BLACK :: HARD: SOFT

White is to black as hard is to soft.

                       

Do the sins of one generation affect the next?

To answer to this question, it does not take much thought. The answer is yes and I will tell you why. An example is how the people of today are polluting the world, so the future generations will be affected by our pollution. This question can also be seen in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet are born into families that hate each other, so this means that these kids can't fall in love together. In the end they do get together but die because of it. This tragedy sprouted from the hatred between two families. So yes, sins from generation do affect the next generation.

Creationism and Evolution Theories

For me, creationism and evolution don't really matter to me. If someone comes up with hard facts, then I will believe in these theories. These ideas are not really that important to me at this time. If someone finds the answer, great for them.

Watershed Project

Kyle and I are creating a children's book for ou watershed project. It is titled "Turkey the Turtle" and is pretty good. We hope to put it on our blog, but if we our not able, we will just put it on a powerpoint. Kyle and I think it will be a great book with a cool storyline about a turtle tricking an egale. If you get to read it, hope you enjoy it.