Thursday, March 18, 2010

Research Sites For Research Paper: Is Cheerleading A Sport?

http://www.life123.com/sports/team-sports/cheerleading/is-cheerleading-a-sport.shtml is a good website to research cheerleading and whether it's a sport or not. It has a whole page with many sub headings on cheerleading and whether it's a sport or not. http://graphic.pepperdine.edu/sports/2006/2006-09-28-cheerI.htm would also be a good wesite to research whther cheerleading is a sport or not because it has a lot of stuff about cheerleading. http://www.life123.com/sports/team-sports/cheerleading/history-of-cheerleading.shtml is also a good website to research cheerleading because it talks about the history of the sport of cheerleading. These websites wil help me with my research paper on cheerleading.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Book Trailer

For my book trailer i'm going to do The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. I am probably going to include pictures of the beach because the story takes place in a North Carolina beach town. I might also include pictures of turtles because turtles are a somewhat important thing in the book. If I include music I might include Heart Heart Heartbreak by Boys Like Girls because the main character gets heartbroken. If I don't include this song I might pick a slower more emotional song because the book is about love and heartbreak.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

25 Researchable Questions

1. What happens to people after they die?
2.Is cheerleading considered a sport?
3. How many people die on average from cheerleading related accidents?
4. Can a fetus hear outside the womb?
5. How do windmills for energy work?
6. How do cell phones work?
7. What happens to the worn off rubber from tires?
8. How do iPods work?
9.How do computers work?
10. How is a platypus a mammal if it lays eggs?
11. How exactly are clothes made?
12. How does email work?
13. How do tvs work?
14. Why does a fire burn?
15. How can people breathe fire?
16. Why isn't there a cure for cancer?
17. How did emoticons get started?
18. Why does a certain word mean what it means?
19. Do ghosts exsist?
20. Who established Taco Bell?
21. Why has the way people talked changed over years?
22. Why do people have accents?
23. Is it possible to be allergic to water?
24. What's a question without an answer called?
25. Why can't people move their eyes two different ways at the same time?

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Romeo and Juliet Songs

The song One and the Same by Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato can be related to Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In Romeo and Juliet, everyone fights and can't get along because they're enemies and think each other is different. That is also how the world is today, people think everyone is different. Romeo and Juliet forget the fued between their parents and realize people are all generally the same. That is what the song is about. Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato sing about how everyone is generally the same. Sure everyone has unique qualiteis that make everyone different, but everyone is generally the same. Juliet asks Romeo whats in a name and says its not part of the body, so what does it matter? People are generally the same. The song talks about how everyone has differences, but people are the same.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Reactions to Killing Us Softly 3

In English today, we watched Killing Us Softly 3 by Jean Kilbourne.  It was very shocking, yet extremely true.  Some facts from the video and questions it raised will follow in this blog.  Advertising has used more money throughout the years.  In 1979 it used $20 billion but in 1999 it used $180 billion.  The average american spends about three years of their lives watching tv commercials.  The average american sees 3,000 ads every day.  Ads sell more than just products, they sell ideas of love, looks, and normality.  Most of these ideas aren't true, they're based off of fairy-tale ideas.  Ads show women as skinny, tall, and extremely beautiful in their flawlessness.  Sometimes these women in ads are computer generated as no one can really become this "ideal woman".  Women of color are usually shown as animalistic, not really human.  This video raised many questions.  If only 5% of women have a "models body" then why do men find it so desirable?  Why are women usually the ones used to sell products? why do so many ads tell women and men that men being dominate and violent is desirable and "sexy"? why do we believe them when they tell us that??     

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Where I'm From

Where I’m From

By Mykel Wolf

 

I am from the sun

From the beach and the park

From Callie Monique Hart, my best friend

I am from a lot of warmth

 

I am from Blue’s Clues with Steve

From Scooby-Doo and Out of the Box

From the Little Mermaid

I’m from Brittany and Starkrista

I am from many, many fish

 

I am from Barbies

I’m from the Playstation 1

From the beginning of Bratz

From pirouettes and shenaes

I am from leaps and switch leaps

 

I am from Michael and Deena

From the Cheetah Girls

From Marissa, Kassandra, and Destiny

I’m from high v’s and low v’s

I am from lots of love and fun

Where I'm From

Where I’m From

By Mykel Wolf

 

I am from the sun

From the beach and the park

From Callie Monique Hart, my best friend

I am from a lot of warmth

 

I am from Blue’s Clues with Steve

From Scooby-Doo and Out of the Box

From the Little Mermaid

I’m from Brittany and Starkrista

I am from many, many fish

 

I am from Barbies

I’m from the Playstation 1

From the beginning of Bratz

From pirouettes and shenaes

I am from leaps and switch leaps

 

I am from Michael and Deena

From the Cheetah Girls

From Marissa, Kassandra, and Destiny

I’m from high v’s and low v’s

I am from lots of love and fun