Ah, duct tape it is the ultimate multi-purpose tool. It can be used to make anything, it can do anything: like fixing holes, ceilings, tires, a wheel fairing on one of the Apollo missions, yep it’s true. If you saw the mythbusters special on duct tape. You saw that they picked up a car with duct tape, built a boat and cannon that worked out of duct tape, made the plates that help the cannon fire cannonballs out of, you guessed it. DUCT TAPE!!!
Originally developed during World War 2 as a water resident tape for sealing ammo canisters, jeeps, and planes so you’re probably now thinking, “No wonder it’s strong.”Duct tape is a vinyl, fabric-reinforced, multi-purpose tape that has a soft and tacky pressure sensitive adhesive and a glossy, non-sticky silver side on the top. When it was first created it was known as duck tape because of its water resistance. Then a company known a Johnson & Johnson used a rubber-based adhesive to help against water, and a fabric backing to add more strength. It as well as many other names such as: “gun tape”, “hurricane tape”, or “100 MPH tape” since a specific type of tape can withstand winds of 100 MPH. In Germany it was known as “Panzertape” to describe its toughness by comparing to a tank the Panzer. It is also for magicians since they practice trying to escape for tough situations. They could just wrap themselves in duct tape.
In conclusion, duct tape has way too many uses and it would probably take days for me just to keep talking about. I’m way too lazy to keep talking about it for a couple of days. Remember this though, DUCT TAPE IS THE FUTURE!!!!!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Holocaust the most horrifying of all torture techniques and I’ve seen some bad ones before. When she came I thought “Oh yay! A guest speaker, wake me when it’s over.” that was actually the opposite this time. A couple of lessons to learn from Eva Olsson. First don’t be a bully. Second don’t be racist or indifferent. Third don’t be a Nazi.
What really impacted me the most was: why are the Nazis doing this, what was in Hitler’s mind for him wanting to do this? I always thought that god created us to live and coexist in peace, not indifference or racism. Also what impacted me was some of torture techniques that they used to kill some of the Jews. Man they were nasty. What else I couldn’t believe is that they were making my own nation, Romania do this. Well if we didn’t I think that I wouldn’t probably be here today. Am I ever glad to the soldiers that dedicated their lives just for us have a good life today.
I am really glad that Eva came in and spoke to us on that Monday. There will be many things that I will remember from her. First the thing that the Nazis did. Second all the soldiers that dedicated their lives and what those innocent Jews had to endure. All of this happened for one man’s campaign for power, glory, and world without Jews.
In conclusion, even if it seemed that the Nazis could not be stopped, they eventually got terminated by the allies, and don’t get me started about the Japanese.
What really impacted me the most was: why are the Nazis doing this, what was in Hitler’s mind for him wanting to do this? I always thought that god created us to live and coexist in peace, not indifference or racism. Also what impacted me was some of torture techniques that they used to kill some of the Jews. Man they were nasty. What else I couldn’t believe is that they were making my own nation, Romania do this. Well if we didn’t I think that I wouldn’t probably be here today. Am I ever glad to the soldiers that dedicated their lives just for us have a good life today.
I am really glad that Eva came in and spoke to us on that Monday. There will be many things that I will remember from her. First the thing that the Nazis did. Second all the soldiers that dedicated their lives and what those innocent Jews had to endure. All of this happened for one man’s campaign for power, glory, and world without Jews.
In conclusion, even if it seemed that the Nazis could not be stopped, they eventually got terminated by the allies, and don’t get me started about the Japanese.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Norval Whaa-Whoo.
Norval is a place where most, if not all Middle School children go to do activities and stuff that you may not know about until the last second. A simple way to describe teamwork: two or more people working together in unison. Teamwork is usually a hard thing to achieve. Imagine if you are living on a unmapped island and there is no one else but you and all of your enemies. You sort of have to work together and put aside your differences if you want to survive, but that is beyond the point. If it is either someone’s life depending on you, or finishing an important project then you sort of need teamwork to do it.
I thought that Norval was just the same as Grade 7. It wasn’t that bad. It could be better in my opinion. I do have a suggestion: play sports that require teamwork and planning. Like hockey or soccer for an example. It isn’t like me saying that all the activities are horrible, they are good, except that naval ship wall that was difficult. Then there was the part where Aureon fell off the wall, that must have hurt. Overall it was ok.
One of our events that we did was the Inuit blanket toss. It was an event where we all worked together to throw someone in the air. Everyone had a turn, when I did it I was thinking that this was one of my patented “WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING???!!!!” moments. Then we did this other event where we had separate teams at ropes and we pulled and let go of the ropes to direct a person to four small balls on the ground. Then we did this naval ship wall activity I mentioned on paragraph 2, where we had to lift people over a wall. Where all we had to lift people up was ourselves. The first few people weren’t difficult, but as people got heavier it was harder.
Norval is a good place to work on team building skills. I believe that the Middle School should keep going there.
Teamwork is one of the most important things ever. So it is a great thing that we go there and practice.
I thought that Norval was just the same as Grade 7. It wasn’t that bad. It could be better in my opinion. I do have a suggestion: play sports that require teamwork and planning. Like hockey or soccer for an example. It isn’t like me saying that all the activities are horrible, they are good, except that naval ship wall that was difficult. Then there was the part where Aureon fell off the wall, that must have hurt. Overall it was ok.
One of our events that we did was the Inuit blanket toss. It was an event where we all worked together to throw someone in the air. Everyone had a turn, when I did it I was thinking that this was one of my patented “WHAT THE HECK AM I DOING???!!!!” moments. Then we did this other event where we had separate teams at ropes and we pulled and let go of the ropes to direct a person to four small balls on the ground. Then we did this naval ship wall activity I mentioned on paragraph 2, where we had to lift people over a wall. Where all we had to lift people up was ourselves. The first few people weren’t difficult, but as people got heavier it was harder.
Norval is a good place to work on team building skills. I believe that the Middle School should keep going there.
Teamwork is one of the most important things ever. So it is a great thing that we go there and practice.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
A Special Puppet
Keetzee – Keetzee was a special mouse puppet that I got when I was one, when my dad got back from England when I was still in Romania. He had a small black nose, and small string for a mouth, and black beady eyes. He was grey with a lot of fur that could act as a pillow. I was so excited when I got him, and I am not too sure if I remember but I think that I called him Keetzee- Keetzee.
My dad would play with it a lot and I would laugh all the time because he would tickle me. He would also talk very funny and make noises and I would still laugh. To the time that I was 12 I had him, and then one day I gave him to some other child in Romania so he can have the same experiences I had when I was young. I do regret giving him away, but also feel good that some other person is happy. Plus I knew it was bound to happen.
My dad would play with it a lot and I would laugh all the time because he would tickle me. He would also talk very funny and make noises and I would still laugh. To the time that I was 12 I had him, and then one day I gave him to some other child in Romania so he can have the same experiences I had when I was young. I do regret giving him away, but also feel good that some other person is happy. Plus I knew it was bound to happen.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
An Amazing Qoute
“A life has no value except in the impact it has on others.” This was by Mr. Jackie Robinson the first black baseball player. I think that the quote means be nice to all people even if they are your enemies, or simply people who you don’t know who are much less fortunate.
This is a quote that makes me think about me doing things to help other people that are having a terrible life to turn it around and make it a good one. I think that this is one of the greatest ways to be nice to people, I mean whatever way is there to be nice to a person. Ok yes there are, but I mean on a large scale like giving away stuff, except you probably wouldn’t give stuff to your enemy you probably want them to die in a hole if you’re that mean which is some people. This is a quote that reminds me of whenever someone else saves another person from certain death and there is the thanking and the happy ending at the end that is. Here is something to think: give to others and they give back, it is extremely important to nice to all people and it will come back.
In conclusion, generosity is a virtue many people are nice, but not extremely nice.
This is a quote that makes me think about me doing things to help other people that are having a terrible life to turn it around and make it a good one. I think that this is one of the greatest ways to be nice to people, I mean whatever way is there to be nice to a person. Ok yes there are, but I mean on a large scale like giving away stuff, except you probably wouldn’t give stuff to your enemy you probably want them to die in a hole if you’re that mean which is some people. This is a quote that reminds me of whenever someone else saves another person from certain death and there is the thanking and the happy ending at the end that is. Here is something to think: give to others and they give back, it is extremely important to nice to all people and it will come back.
In conclusion, generosity is a virtue many people are nice, but not extremely nice.
Friday, October 2, 2009
poverty is it really bad
Poverty Reflection
When I saw the statistics the first time I was blown away, at how many people today in the world live in poverty even in North America. It only seems to be located in one area the most: the southern part of the states where most black and Latino children live in poverty. Nationwide in the US 17% of all children live in poverty which to me is unbelievable. Thanks to our so called superior economy governments can’t even afford having housing, food, and water for these children. I can’t believe that this is happening in the most powerful country in the world.
Now onto Canada famous for its forests and animals, who knew that it is also famous for poverty. In Canada alone across the whole country 15% of children are living under the poverty line that is 1.2 million children or 1 in every 6 children. In 2005 residents of Canada have been using the food bank as a source of food for their 18th year, talk about a long time. Man even in our own country is just as bad as the US. Now to the global picture this wouldn’t be good.Ah the global picture how I wish that there was no poverty in it sadly there is. 600 million children live in absolute poverty if you think that is little think about that is 1 10th of the world’s population and 800 million people go to bed hungry, wow that’s a lot of people! Most of these people live in developing struggling to buy food, water, housing, and schools for these people. 11 million children die before their fifth birthday that is 30 000 per day. According to the Worldwatch Institute $17 billion in Europe alone go in pet food, we need $19 billion that amount of money could stop world hunger and poverty. Wow I can’t this is happening around the and there is something we can do, together we can stop this issue.
When I saw the statistics the first time I was blown away, at how many people today in the world live in poverty even in North America. It only seems to be located in one area the most: the southern part of the states where most black and Latino children live in poverty. Nationwide in the US 17% of all children live in poverty which to me is unbelievable. Thanks to our so called superior economy governments can’t even afford having housing, food, and water for these children. I can’t believe that this is happening in the most powerful country in the world.
Now onto Canada famous for its forests and animals, who knew that it is also famous for poverty. In Canada alone across the whole country 15% of children are living under the poverty line that is 1.2 million children or 1 in every 6 children. In 2005 residents of Canada have been using the food bank as a source of food for their 18th year, talk about a long time. Man even in our own country is just as bad as the US. Now to the global picture this wouldn’t be good.Ah the global picture how I wish that there was no poverty in it sadly there is. 600 million children live in absolute poverty if you think that is little think about that is 1 10th of the world’s population and 800 million people go to bed hungry, wow that’s a lot of people! Most of these people live in developing struggling to buy food, water, housing, and schools for these people. 11 million children die before their fifth birthday that is 30 000 per day. According to the Worldwatch Institute $17 billion in Europe alone go in pet food, we need $19 billion that amount of money could stop world hunger and poverty. Wow I can’t this is happening around the and there is something we can do, together we can stop this issue.
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