Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Presentation summary
For my presentation I will be doing a movie in which I interview the authors of both books. I will portray one author as a nice person and the other as a mean man. I will need a computer (I will have mine to present it on) as well as a projector to present the project on. I would like a set of high quality speakers that will be able to plug into my computer, I don't think that the laptop speakers will be loud enough. All of this will result in a better viewing and listening experience for my audience. After I present my 6 to 8 minute movie I will present a brief summary of the book followed by why this is a better book. After this I will have approximately 1 minute to take questions.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Oil reaches $109 a barrel
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/markets/oil_prices.ap/index.htm?cnn=yes
When I saw this article it makes me thik about how much Oil we consume. The thought that oil could reach $120 a barrel wouldnt help anyone when you factor in the rsing cost of food and falling real estate prices. I think that rising oil prices might not be a bad thing, it allows to explore other fuels that dont harm the earth or deplete the earth of its fossil fuels. I wouldnt be suprised if gas reached $4 a gallon causing people to explore other alternatives. I think that the media portrays the rising oil prices as an entirely bad thing, it isnt, more and more companies are offering "green" vehicles allowing more options on the market for families. I have no doubt that soon alternative fuel vehicles will be mass produced.
When I saw this article it makes me thik about how much Oil we consume. The thought that oil could reach $120 a barrel wouldnt help anyone when you factor in the rsing cost of food and falling real estate prices. I think that rising oil prices might not be a bad thing, it allows to explore other fuels that dont harm the earth or deplete the earth of its fossil fuels. I wouldnt be suprised if gas reached $4 a gallon causing people to explore other alternatives. I think that the media portrays the rising oil prices as an entirely bad thing, it isnt, more and more companies are offering "green" vehicles allowing more options on the market for families. I have no doubt that soon alternative fuel vehicles will be mass produced.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Macbeth Intro
When I heard that we were starting Macbeth I reacted negativley because normally books written many years ago are hard to understand. I dislike books that are hard to understand because they make my job of reading the book harder.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sen. John McCain on Thursday denied assertions published in The New York Times that he once had a close relationship with a female lobbyist whose clie
The reason that I choose this article is because I dont like Mccain. While it was low of the New York Times to publish the article this late in the presidential race, many people including myself are dissapointed in the New York Times, however this doesnt mean there is no truth to the article. However at this point in the race the article will have no effect on Mccain becoming the republican candidate because he has such a far lead on all of his competitiors. Had this article been published in December the race would have taken a very diffrent path. The good news is (for some) that this will affect the likeliness of Mccain winning the presidency. As an Obama fan I think that this helps Obmas chances of becoming the next President (assuming he becomes the Democratic nominee, which is likley).
TOLEDO, Ohio (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday denied assertions published in The New York Times that he once had a close relationship with a female lobbyist whose clients had business before his Senate committee.
art.mccain.cnn.jpg
Sen. John McCain, with his wife, Cindy, at his side, said The New York Times report is "not true."
"I'm disappointed in The New York Times piece. It's not true," he told reporters in Toledo, Ohio, his wife, Cindy, standing by his side.
He added that he has never "done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision" that would favor a particular group.
His wife added that her husband always puts family and country first, and is "a man of great character."
The New York Times issued a statement Thursday saying it stands by its reporting and that "the story speaks for itself." Video Watch McCain deny the paper's claims »
"We publish stories when they are ready," Executive Editor Bill Keller said in a statement, explaining that the story reached his desk Tuesday. " 'Ready' means the facts have been nailed down to our satisfaction, the subjects have all been given a full and fair chance to respond and the reporting has been written up with all the proper context and caveats.
"This story was no exception. It was a long time in the works."
Don't Miss
* McCain camp blasts Times for 'smear campaign'
* The New York Times: Read the McCain article
* McCain campaigning for money and votes
* Time.com: Cliffs Notes on NYT story
The newspaper reported in its online edition Wednesday that aides to McCain's 2000 presidential campaign were so worried about the relationship that they confronted McCain and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman.
Also, some McCain advisers were concerned that the relationship had become romantic, The New York Times reported.
"A former campaign adviser described being instructed to keep Ms. Iseman away from the senator at public events, while a Senate aide recalled plans to limit Ms. Iseman's access to his offices," the paper reported.
The paper's assertions were part of a larger article on McCain's relationships with and stances toward lobbyists and special interests.
The Arizona senator has dominated the Republican primaries, handily pulling away from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
Huckabee stayed out of the crossfire Thursday, saying only that McCain is "a good and decent and honorable man."
"Today he denied that any of that was true, I take him at his word," Huckabee said on the campaign trail in Houston, Texas.
McCain said in a news conference Thursday that he never had discussions with any staffers about an inappropriate relationship with Iseman. He also denied having a romantic relationship with her. If staffers had such concerns, McCain told reporters, they never conveyed them to him.
The New York Times quoted what it said were two admittedly "disillusioned" former McCain associates who said they approached the senator and the lobbyist about their concerns. "Both said Mr. McCain acknowledged behaving inappropriately," the newspaper reported.
McCain further described his relationship with Iseman as a friendship and said he had "seen her on occasion, particularly at receptions and fundraisers and appearances before the committee." Asked if he was closer to Iseman than he was other lobbyists, McCain flatly said no.
McCain's former top political adviser, John Weaver, told the newspaper that he met with Iseman at Washington's Union Station during McCain's first presidential bid. He asked her to stay away from the senator, the paper reported, because McCain was running on a platform of political reform and shunning special interests.
Iseman represented telecommunications companies with business before the Senate Commerce Committee that McCain led, according to the newspaper.
"Ms. Iseman's involvement in the campaign, it was felt by us, could undermine that effort," Weaver told the Times.
In a Thursday interview with CNN, Weaver said he approached Iseman because she was telling people she had special access to and influence with McCain.
The New York Times story does not claim Weaver and Iseman discussed any romantic relationship, and Weaver told CNN they never talked about it because "there was no reason to."
"My concern wasn't about anything John had done; it was about her comments. It was about access she claimed to have had," Weaver told CNN.
Weaver left the McCain camp in summer 2007, but he said he still talks to the senator's campaign officials daily.
Iseman acknowledged the Union Station meeting but disputed Weaver's account, according to The New York Times.
"I never discussed with him alleged things I had 'told people,' that had made their way 'back to' him," Iseman told the newspaper in an e-mail. She added that she never received special treatment from McCain's office, according to the paper.
As for claims that McCain's advisers were concerned about a possible romantic relationship, Iseman told the newspaper the claims were unfounded.
Iseman works for the consulting firm Alcalde & Fay. Among its clients are several large telecommunications firms.
The firm said in a Thursday statement that The New York Times story -- based on "malicious innuendo" -- was "completely and utterly false." It added that the firm's relationship with McCain was "professional" and "appropriate."
"The story is based upon the fantasies of a disgruntled former campaign employee and is without foundation or merit," the statement said. "It is beneath the dignity of a quality newspaper to participate in such a campaign of character assassination."
Attempts to reach Iseman were unsuccessful, but the Alcalde & Fay statement said she enjoys the firm's support.
In his Thursday news conference, McCain called Weaver "a friend." Of the alleged Union Station meeting, he said, "I don't know anything about it."
"Since it was in The New York Times, I don't take it at face value," he said.
Hours after the newspaper posted its story, McCain's advisers challenged the accuracy of the Times' article and questioned the newspaper's motivation.
Campaign spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said in a statement that the newspaper had engaged in a "smear campaign" and that nothing in the story suggests "that John McCain ever violated the principles that have guided his career."
One of McCain's senior advisers, Charlie Black, told CNN that the campaign first learned in October the paper was working on a story about McCain's relationship with Iseman. Video Watch Black address the allegations »
He said that information and documents provided to the paper disputes suggestions McCain tried to use his influence to help Iseman.
Black further said The New York Times was a liberal newspaper that was printing "rumors and gossip" in what he described as a partisan attack on the conservative McCain.
"He doesn't do favors for anyone," Black said of McCain.
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Despite the attacks launched on the newspaper from the McCain camp, William Bennett, a conservative commentator who contributes to CNN, said The New York Times may have helped the McCain campaign.
"The New York Times may have done for John McCain what John McCain did not, up to this point, do for himself, which is bring a lot of conservatives in," Bennett said.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/21/mccain/
TOLEDO, Ohio (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday denied assertions published in The New York Times that he once had a close relationship with a female lobbyist whose clients had business before his Senate committee.
art.mccain.cnn.jpg
Sen. John McCain, with his wife, Cindy, at his side, said The New York Times report is "not true."
"I'm disappointed in The New York Times piece. It's not true," he told reporters in Toledo, Ohio, his wife, Cindy, standing by his side.
He added that he has never "done anything that would betray the public trust or make a decision" that would favor a particular group.
His wife added that her husband always puts family and country first, and is "a man of great character."
The New York Times issued a statement Thursday saying it stands by its reporting and that "the story speaks for itself." Video Watch McCain deny the paper's claims »
"We publish stories when they are ready," Executive Editor Bill Keller said in a statement, explaining that the story reached his desk Tuesday. " 'Ready' means the facts have been nailed down to our satisfaction, the subjects have all been given a full and fair chance to respond and the reporting has been written up with all the proper context and caveats.
"This story was no exception. It was a long time in the works."
Don't Miss
* McCain camp blasts Times for 'smear campaign'
* The New York Times: Read the McCain article
* McCain campaigning for money and votes
* Time.com: Cliffs Notes on NYT story
The newspaper reported in its online edition Wednesday that aides to McCain's 2000 presidential campaign were so worried about the relationship that they confronted McCain and the lobbyist, Vicki Iseman.
Also, some McCain advisers were concerned that the relationship had become romantic, The New York Times reported.
"A former campaign adviser described being instructed to keep Ms. Iseman away from the senator at public events, while a Senate aide recalled plans to limit Ms. Iseman's access to his offices," the paper reported.
The paper's assertions were part of a larger article on McCain's relationships with and stances toward lobbyists and special interests.
The Arizona senator has dominated the Republican primaries, handily pulling away from former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
Huckabee stayed out of the crossfire Thursday, saying only that McCain is "a good and decent and honorable man."
"Today he denied that any of that was true, I take him at his word," Huckabee said on the campaign trail in Houston, Texas.
McCain said in a news conference Thursday that he never had discussions with any staffers about an inappropriate relationship with Iseman. He also denied having a romantic relationship with her. If staffers had such concerns, McCain told reporters, they never conveyed them to him.
The New York Times quoted what it said were two admittedly "disillusioned" former McCain associates who said they approached the senator and the lobbyist about their concerns. "Both said Mr. McCain acknowledged behaving inappropriately," the newspaper reported.
McCain further described his relationship with Iseman as a friendship and said he had "seen her on occasion, particularly at receptions and fundraisers and appearances before the committee." Asked if he was closer to Iseman than he was other lobbyists, McCain flatly said no.
McCain's former top political adviser, John Weaver, told the newspaper that he met with Iseman at Washington's Union Station during McCain's first presidential bid. He asked her to stay away from the senator, the paper reported, because McCain was running on a platform of political reform and shunning special interests.
Iseman represented telecommunications companies with business before the Senate Commerce Committee that McCain led, according to the newspaper.
"Ms. Iseman's involvement in the campaign, it was felt by us, could undermine that effort," Weaver told the Times.
In a Thursday interview with CNN, Weaver said he approached Iseman because she was telling people she had special access to and influence with McCain.
The New York Times story does not claim Weaver and Iseman discussed any romantic relationship, and Weaver told CNN they never talked about it because "there was no reason to."
"My concern wasn't about anything John had done; it was about her comments. It was about access she claimed to have had," Weaver told CNN.
Weaver left the McCain camp in summer 2007, but he said he still talks to the senator's campaign officials daily.
Iseman acknowledged the Union Station meeting but disputed Weaver's account, according to The New York Times.
"I never discussed with him alleged things I had 'told people,' that had made their way 'back to' him," Iseman told the newspaper in an e-mail. She added that she never received special treatment from McCain's office, according to the paper.
As for claims that McCain's advisers were concerned about a possible romantic relationship, Iseman told the newspaper the claims were unfounded.
Iseman works for the consulting firm Alcalde & Fay. Among its clients are several large telecommunications firms.
The firm said in a Thursday statement that The New York Times story -- based on "malicious innuendo" -- was "completely and utterly false." It added that the firm's relationship with McCain was "professional" and "appropriate."
"The story is based upon the fantasies of a disgruntled former campaign employee and is without foundation or merit," the statement said. "It is beneath the dignity of a quality newspaper to participate in such a campaign of character assassination."
Attempts to reach Iseman were unsuccessful, but the Alcalde & Fay statement said she enjoys the firm's support.
In his Thursday news conference, McCain called Weaver "a friend." Of the alleged Union Station meeting, he said, "I don't know anything about it."
"Since it was in The New York Times, I don't take it at face value," he said.
Hours after the newspaper posted its story, McCain's advisers challenged the accuracy of the Times' article and questioned the newspaper's motivation.
Campaign spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said in a statement that the newspaper had engaged in a "smear campaign" and that nothing in the story suggests "that John McCain ever violated the principles that have guided his career."
One of McCain's senior advisers, Charlie Black, told CNN that the campaign first learned in October the paper was working on a story about McCain's relationship with Iseman. Video Watch Black address the allegations »
He said that information and documents provided to the paper disputes suggestions McCain tried to use his influence to help Iseman.
Black further said The New York Times was a liberal newspaper that was printing "rumors and gossip" in what he described as a partisan attack on the conservative McCain.
"He doesn't do favors for anyone," Black said of McCain.
advertisement
Despite the attacks launched on the newspaper from the McCain camp, William Bennett, a conservative commentator who contributes to CNN, said The New York Times may have helped the McCain campaign.
"The New York Times may have done for John McCain what John McCain did not, up to this point, do for himself, which is bring a lot of conservatives in," Bennett said.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/21/mccain/
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day
Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
I am "analyzing" this poem for figurative language. This poem compares someone (we do not know who) to a summer day, this is a great example of metaphors in a poem. I dont really think I relate to this poem at all. Although I do like summer days I wouldnt compare myself to one. The only reason I choose this poem was because I was forced to choose a poem with figurative language at the last minute.
http://silviahartmann.com/metaphor-poem.php
Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
I am "analyzing" this poem for figurative language. This poem compares someone (we do not know who) to a summer day, this is a great example of metaphors in a poem. I dont really think I relate to this poem at all. Although I do like summer days I wouldnt compare myself to one. The only reason I choose this poem was because I was forced to choose a poem with figurative language at the last minute.
http://silviahartmann.com/metaphor-poem.php
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Ski Poem
Jim Vaughn
The landscape, surrounded by whispers of snow, and the occasional glimmer of dancing sunlight, as it kisses the clouds.
Standing before me, beckoning me, like the siren’s call, of the ancient mariner.
Drawing me out, upon the steep pitch, coaxing me ever closer to the abyss of pleasure.
I ascend into the chute, careening like a bowling ball, thrown downward, bouncing, picking up speed by the second.
I stick my pole, deep into the virgin snow, which had yet to be tracked that day.
Feeling it sink, then suddenly take hold, I turn, and before my eyes, is the euphoric rush, of seeing nothing but the trees, entrenched into the rock wall, like centurions poised to repel attack.
The ski’s under my feet become weightless, I hang ever so delicately, in the sweet embrace of gravity.
I feel the air rushing around me, the kaleidoscope of colors, that once, was the rock wall, flashes by.
My eyes begin to focus, forever it seems, I’m free of the restraints that bind me to the earth.
Abruptly, my descent stops, jarred back into reality, my legs start pumping again, I slide into the next turn, and start the whole process over again.
Now my son, I know that skiing is for dinosaurs, and old people, as all 13 year old kids would tell you.
I would like for you, to explain to me, what it is that so enthralls you, about strapping on a two by four with rope, and go flailing, with reckless abandon down a hill.
I choose this poem because in only a few days I will be in Vermont skiing and I love to ski. When I ski its peacefull I can go through the glades or stay on the trail. Also its really peacefull when I go skiing, which is one of the points of this poem. I think this poem is well written although I dont really get the ending of this poem.
http://www.sffworld.com/community/poem/349.html
The landscape, surrounded by whispers of snow, and the occasional glimmer of dancing sunlight, as it kisses the clouds.
Standing before me, beckoning me, like the siren’s call, of the ancient mariner.
Drawing me out, upon the steep pitch, coaxing me ever closer to the abyss of pleasure.
I ascend into the chute, careening like a bowling ball, thrown downward, bouncing, picking up speed by the second.
I stick my pole, deep into the virgin snow, which had yet to be tracked that day.
Feeling it sink, then suddenly take hold, I turn, and before my eyes, is the euphoric rush, of seeing nothing but the trees, entrenched into the rock wall, like centurions poised to repel attack.
The ski’s under my feet become weightless, I hang ever so delicately, in the sweet embrace of gravity.
I feel the air rushing around me, the kaleidoscope of colors, that once, was the rock wall, flashes by.
My eyes begin to focus, forever it seems, I’m free of the restraints that bind me to the earth.
Abruptly, my descent stops, jarred back into reality, my legs start pumping again, I slide into the next turn, and start the whole process over again.
Now my son, I know that skiing is for dinosaurs, and old people, as all 13 year old kids would tell you.
I would like for you, to explain to me, what it is that so enthralls you, about strapping on a two by four with rope, and go flailing, with reckless abandon down a hill.
I choose this poem because in only a few days I will be in Vermont skiing and I love to ski. When I ski its peacefull I can go through the glades or stay on the trail. Also its really peacefull when I go skiing, which is one of the points of this poem. I think this poem is well written although I dont really get the ending of this poem.
http://www.sffworld.com/community/poem/349.html
“They’re Gonna Take Me To The Funny Farm”
“They’re Gonna Take Me To The Funny Farm”
I’ve got to keep myself calm…..,
I’m flyin’ higher than the sun…..,
Still the coo-coo nest might be fun….,
Someone told me….,
They called the van…..,
And They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..,
‘Said I’m an insane man….,
With a twisted plan…..,
‘Need those shock treatments….,
Cause my mind is completely gone….,
And They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..,
Yea, They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..! ! !
…..Trade Martin,2006.
Trade Martin
I posted this poem because the guy that wrote this poem prbabley does belong on the funny farm. This poem makes me think of how I worry too much sometimes and need to calm down. I dont belong on a funny farm though. Besides that I get too worried sometimes, I dont relate to this poem at all. Infact I might towards the opposite end of the scale compared to this poem.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/they-re-gonna-take-me-to-the-funny-farm/
I’ve got to keep myself calm…..,
I’m flyin’ higher than the sun…..,
Still the coo-coo nest might be fun….,
Someone told me….,
They called the van…..,
And They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..,
‘Said I’m an insane man….,
With a twisted plan…..,
‘Need those shock treatments….,
Cause my mind is completely gone….,
And They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..,
Yea, They’re Gonna Take Me…..,
To The Funny Farm…..! ! !
…..Trade Martin,2006.
Trade Martin
I posted this poem because the guy that wrote this poem prbabley does belong on the funny farm. This poem makes me think of how I worry too much sometimes and need to calm down. I dont belong on a funny farm though. Besides that I get too worried sometimes, I dont relate to this poem at all. Infact I might towards the opposite end of the scale compared to this poem.
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/they-re-gonna-take-me-to-the-funny-farm/
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