Tuesday, December 11, 2012

If there were no rules, what do you think would happen?

If there were no rules I think the world would no longer exist. I think people would go around shooting each other and stealing each others stuff. This world would be worse. Worse than it already is. i think if there were no rules then there would be no laws which means the president has no point of being president. If there were no rules there would be terrorist coming to America and bombing us whenever they wanted to. Rules are important but sometimes people don't think they are. The world would turn into a terrible place if there were no rules.

Monday, December 10, 2012

In Notes from a Bottle, James Stevenson's use of abmiguity engages the reader. For example in a part of the story ,"there has been constant speculation on the cause of the flood," as he explains that no one knows how it started. This shows that the cause of the flood is abiguous, to the people in the story and to the reader. This also shows this would make the reader want to figure out what caused the flood, more than the people in the story. In addition from another part of the story that is ambigious is when "The biggest party last night was in the masneills on 4..." people party all around the building nopt caring. This shows that people do not care at this point about what is happening. It causes the reader to wonder why they are partying instead of trying to save themselves. It also shows that the motivation of the people's behavior is unknown. It makes the reader think they are stupid. In conclusion the author and narrator show ambuguity by not telling the reader excatly what will happen.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 15

-Are cell phones safe to use while driving? ----ASSESS ----CONCEPT RELATE Cell phones are not safe to use while driving. Over 37% of drivers have received or sent a text message and 18% say the do it regularly. I think people who receive messages were or are focused on what the message says than relying on what lye's ahead on the road. People who text or even use their phone at all while driving are more likely to get in an accident than someone using a Bluetooth or a loud speaker system. I think people who do not assess or think ahead will and should get consequences. Some people should know the concept of cellphones and how they are not allowed to be used while driving. There are people in the world who can relate to people who have been in car accidents just for using a cellphone while driving. Cellphones are not safe to use while driving because that is just another distraction when driving.

Friday, November 2, 2012

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 10

------Women should/should not be required to register for the Selective Service? ---Academic Vocabulary Words: ----FACTOR ----PLOT ----VOICE Women should not be required to register for the Selective Service because women have a higher chance of getting killed in war then men. Some women might have the same abilities as a man does but at the same time women should be able to stay home and worry about their children and being their main factor in life. Women do have a voice as well but women should not be sent to war just because government thinks everything should be "equal." Not everything is going to be the same. Women going to war is way plotted way differently than women who stay home. This is because women who stay home feel like they are important like they have a need to stay home and help feed their kids keep them safe and do the duties of being a woman. While women who go to war may not come home often or sometimes don't come home at all, which is something that can affect their children.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 9

---Should junk food be banned from high school vending machines?
I think junk foods should not be banned from high school vending machines because junk food can not only be described as chips, sodas and pastries It can be described as hamburgers and pizzas. An important part of school is not only about learning but also as well as making smart choices and picking through "junk foods" is a good ALTERNATIVE for teens. Banning junk food does not teach teens how to make healthy choices it simply removes their options. Banning junk foods is not a very good STRATEGY to teach teens how to start eating healthy. Even though adult worry about kids with obesity issues and other diseases they shouldn't ban junks foods from kids now. In PREVIOUS there have been kids who can't control themselves. But if their peers help htem they can become more and more motivated towards making smart choices. Teens can make progress not by banning their junk foods but by letting them know what their choices are.

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Thursday, October 18, 2012

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 8


The Ten Commandments do not belong in schools. A reason why is because there are many religions out there with different varieties and different CATEGORY's of people and beliefs. For example, some religions believe there are different gods and some religions believe there is one god but Jesus is not the son of god. Another reason is because some people may think that god plays a big ROLE in kids life because of a thing called the "afterlife." An "afterlife" is life after death, it is a decision between whether you have not sinned or sinned, believed in god or not. People CONSUME all this information from a very famous book called "The Bible". A book with the ten commandments and many other series of events that have happened in times before explaining that everyone should live for god. But this should mainly be studied in church. Which is why I think the Ten Commandments should not be allowed in schools because it can use up kids time instead of learning what they need to know to be successful in life.