I am jarred out of a relaxing sleep by a voice yelling my name in a loud whisper, and a light burning through my eyelids. Groggily, I open my eyes to see my father standing in the doorway to my messy room. He tells me that I need to get going, that it is 3:00 a.m., and I'm burning daylight. I find my clothes and get dressed. The whole time I wonder why I get up this early to visit the rugged outdoors. I want to go back to bed, but I know my dad will be back in to make sure I am getting ready, in a little bit. Instead, I put my boots and my wide-brimmed, black cowboy hat on, and walked out to catch the horses. The horses are all excited because it is dark and they are not that cooperative. My dad and I get them saddled and in the trailer, and go back into the house to get our lunch, water, and a cup of coffee. Now, we can head for the high country.
It is still dark when we get there, so our horses are still very alert; they keep moving around and snorting with eyes wide and nostrils flared. I strap my pistol to my hips and tie the tip of the holster to my leg so it doesn't flop. We are ready to go, so I take a deep breath of the sharp, clean, mountain air and step into the saddle. As we ride along in the dark, I begin to relax. Man, I love the smell of cool mountain air; there is nothing in the world quite like it. It is so refreshing for me.
As the sky begins to brighten to a gray, and the stars that were so brilliant just seconds ago begin to grow dim, my imagination starts to picture things moving that are really nothing but shadows in the trees. It is as if the shadows are racing around trying to find their owners before the sun peeks its gleaming face up over the horizon. A deer jumps from its bed, scaring the horses and pumping a quart of adrenaline through my system, as my pistol jumps to my hand. Once I realize it is just a deer, I put my pistol back in its holster.
In the last seconds before the sun rises, the sky turns a soft blue. The sun breaks the horizon and begins to shine its warmth down on me; I can see more of the beauty that is all around me. I can see beams of light perfectly outlining the ragged mountains, as I look across the valley. As the sun floats higher in the pure blue sky, it reveals more and more of the beauty that the land holds. In every direction my eyes take in the trees, cattle grazing on a side hill, and elk moving through the aspen trees. Sometimes, when I am here, I will see a coyote appear and then vanish like the wind.
Each time I visit this place I get the same relaxing feeling, yet in a way it is new. When I look upon the beauty of nature, I know that these places were created knowing there would be people like me on earth to enjoy them.
26 Mayıs 2010 Çarşamba
Global Warming ( cause & effect )
Our world is suffering, and it is suffering from something people call the "Greenhouse" effect. The greenhouse effect is caused by humans over pollution of the earth. If we do not stop this soon the earth will "die". We have caused this over many years of over industrialization in this growing world. We think that bigger is better, so we make vehicles bigger and better, and we make pretty much everything else bigger as well. So we make larger factories to build these larger things, and these larger factories release larger amounts of pollution.
Scientist have been predicting the outcome of this change for years now, but none of these scientists believe in the same thing. The ones that do think that it will come at a different time. So people are still optimistic on what is going to happen, and when it is going to take place.
First, to understand what the greenhouse effect is, we must first understand what a Greenhouse is. A Greenhouse is a building made either of clear plastic sheets, or of glass. The sun's rays go through the glass, and heat up the air inside the building, and they have a hard time getting out. These rays get trapped inside the building, and continually heat the air inside, and even through the night the rays stay in and heat the air. The greenhouse is also called a "hot house" because it gets so hot.
The greenhouse effect is caused by gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen escaping into the atmosphere. These gases get trapped in the ozone layer and do not let the suns rays escape very easily. This causes the earth to warm up. This warming can cause droughts, and this would really affect the farmers. This heating up will cause the plants and animals would die.
Scientist have been predicting the outcome of this change for years now, but none of these scientists believe in the same thing. The ones that do think that it will come at a different time. So people are still optimistic on what is going to happen, and when it is going to take place.
First, to understand what the greenhouse effect is, we must first understand what a Greenhouse is. A Greenhouse is a building made either of clear plastic sheets, or of glass. The sun's rays go through the glass, and heat up the air inside the building, and they have a hard time getting out. These rays get trapped inside the building, and continually heat the air inside, and even through the night the rays stay in and heat the air. The greenhouse is also called a "hot house" because it gets so hot.
The greenhouse effect is caused by gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen escaping into the atmosphere. These gases get trapped in the ozone layer and do not let the suns rays escape very easily. This causes the earth to warm up. This warming can cause droughts, and this would really affect the farmers. This heating up will cause the plants and animals would die.
making coffee ( process )
Coffee is a beverage, which most people drink, and the majority of them do not know how coffee is made. The process of making coffee is a complex procedure, which make this beverage rich in flavor. The first step in the process of coffee making is picking up every cherry carefully. The picking of cherries has to be very precise because if the cherry is picked up to early it will lack of essential sweetness, but if the cherry is picked up to late it will be sour. The second step is the process in which they take out all the soft juicy fruit of the cherry and leave the coffee bean pealed. During this process the coffee is separated the by altitudes, and quality.
The next step to follow is fermentation, in this process they leave the coffee beans in long tanks for the coffee to release all the honey left from the pulp. The third step washing the coffee beans. During this process the beans are placed in large tanks filled with water pressure, which leaves the beans with no honey leftovers. It also separates the coffee beans by quality, the beans that float are the low quality beans and the ones that are in the bottom of the tank are the good quality beans.
During the drying process all the beans are arranged in a yard outdoors, the wind and the sun are in charge of drying the beans. The last step roasting the coffee, in this process is where the roaster will decide the taste of the batch of coffee being roasted. All these steps to follow are the steps coffee beans go through before consumers can actually drink it. It is important to have knowledge of things that are involved in our lives like coffee.
The next step to follow is fermentation, in this process they leave the coffee beans in long tanks for the coffee to release all the honey left from the pulp. The third step washing the coffee beans. During this process the beans are placed in large tanks filled with water pressure, which leaves the beans with no honey leftovers. It also separates the coffee beans by quality, the beans that float are the low quality beans and the ones that are in the bottom of the tank are the good quality beans.
During the drying process all the beans are arranged in a yard outdoors, the wind and the sun are in charge of drying the beans. The last step roasting the coffee, in this process is where the roaster will decide the taste of the batch of coffee being roasted. All these steps to follow are the steps coffee beans go through before consumers can actually drink it. It is important to have knowledge of things that are involved in our lives like coffee.
25 Mayıs 2010 Salı
school violence ( argumentative )
School violence is a big problem we are facing now. Do we feel safe in school? Not only students are involved in this issue, but teachers are also involved. Every morning when I go to school, I pray for safety in my heart, and so do my parents, and every day I come back home safely as everybody hopes. School is not an absolutely good place for learning anymore. Years ago, parents always told their children go to school earlier, so they could learn more. Every single parent wished their kids would go to school and get a good education. But look at today's society, parents say, "don't go to school too early, because there might be bad people hiding somewhere."
School violence stops students from learning. They are afraid, as is everybody. School violence is a result of major facotrs in society today. Family problems, such as parents getting divorced or parents not always being at home; Media, such as movies, TV shows or news are threatening the safety and security of schools.
Home is the first place where children start to learn. Before entering school, they learn everyhting from home. Home used to present a warm place filled with love where everybody wished to be. Family problems today make the role of family even more important in society. How many run-away kids look for the love they need and the care they want? They can't get it from home, so they end up being mean, acting odd and physically show that htey need help. Family problems cause school violence, we need a safe place to learn. Parents are responsible from the kids, but the busy work lives they lead they care more about than their kids and this makes children feel left out. Do parents really care about this? Did they realize that the problem is growing bigger and bigger? Parents have to pay more attention to the family, not only for kids but also society.
TV shows are important programs, which kids watch almost everyday. Do you know how important the TV show influences children? Teenagers copy actions or movements from movies and TV shows, why can't the media be careful with the things they show in public? Kids want go be heroes like the actors and actresses on movies, they bring firearms and explosives to school. They think they are cool in that way, but we think they are fools. Teenagers copy, they don't think life is important anymore. Kids feel, "because the movie stars can do it, I can do it too." With this horrible sentence stuck in their mind, nothing can stop them from being crazy. Students have the right to feel safe in school! With everything going on in this world why is there room for hate, prejudice, discrimination?
What work needs to be done regarding unhealed wounds in society? Thirty-seven percent of eighth and ninth grade students were afraid of attacks at school. School violence decreases along with major factors in society today. Warm families, educated media, and decreasing racism are things that have to be done. We need a safe place to learn and to live.
School violence stops students from learning. They are afraid, as is everybody. School violence is a result of major facotrs in society today. Family problems, such as parents getting divorced or parents not always being at home; Media, such as movies, TV shows or news are threatening the safety and security of schools.
Home is the first place where children start to learn. Before entering school, they learn everyhting from home. Home used to present a warm place filled with love where everybody wished to be. Family problems today make the role of family even more important in society. How many run-away kids look for the love they need and the care they want? They can't get it from home, so they end up being mean, acting odd and physically show that htey need help. Family problems cause school violence, we need a safe place to learn. Parents are responsible from the kids, but the busy work lives they lead they care more about than their kids and this makes children feel left out. Do parents really care about this? Did they realize that the problem is growing bigger and bigger? Parents have to pay more attention to the family, not only for kids but also society.
TV shows are important programs, which kids watch almost everyday. Do you know how important the TV show influences children? Teenagers copy actions or movements from movies and TV shows, why can't the media be careful with the things they show in public? Kids want go be heroes like the actors and actresses on movies, they bring firearms and explosives to school. They think they are cool in that way, but we think they are fools. Teenagers copy, they don't think life is important anymore. Kids feel, "because the movie stars can do it, I can do it too." With this horrible sentence stuck in their mind, nothing can stop them from being crazy. Students have the right to feel safe in school! With everything going on in this world why is there room for hate, prejudice, discrimination?
What work needs to be done regarding unhealed wounds in society? Thirty-seven percent of eighth and ninth grade students were afraid of attacks at school. School violence decreases along with major factors in society today. Warm families, educated media, and decreasing racism are things that have to be done. We need a safe place to learn and to live.
why dolphins aren't fish? ( classification )
There are many reasons why dolphins are not classified as fish. From there classification to the way they breathe. Though these creatures are very different, they do have few similarities. To begin, dolphins and fish have very different classifications. Dolphins are actually classified as a type of whale, which are classified as mammals, while fish are classified as Pisces. There are 12 different warm-blooded species of dolphin as opposed to the 20,000 cold-blooded species of fish.
Secondly, the birth process of dolphins and fish are very different. Dolphins for instance have internal fertilization. Live births take place and afterwards the young are taken care of. On the other hand fish have external fertilization. Once the eggs are hatched the babies are not taken care of.
The bodies and movement of these two animals are also different. Dolphins have a smooth body and swims with the up and down movement of their tail. Fish have scaly bodies and swim with a side-to-side movements of their tail. Breathing methods also differ. Dolphins breathe from the air through the blowholes on the top of their heads. Fish breathe from the water through gills on the sides of their head. Though there are many differences between dolphins and fish, they do have few similarities. Such as, they are both threatened by humans, they will both die if out of water too long, and they are both found in fresh and salt waters. With all these differences and few similarities, this answers the question.
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