我的乌龟叫三三。它八十六岁。三三不凶。三三很可爱。它很慢。三三喜欢跑步。它最喜欢游泳。三三喜欢吃西兰花和土豆。三三说意大利语，希伯来语，日语，英语，俄语，和中文。
Mandarin-My Pet Writing Project
Cat Drawing
I picked this drawing because I thought this image was really cool and I worked really hard on it.
Itachi Uchiha Drawing
I picked this drawing because when I drew this Itachi had died and I thought this would be some sorts of a tribune to him. This character is not mine this character belongs to Naruto.
To be or to not be a planet that is the question on everyone’s mind
To be or to not be a planet that is the question on everyone’s mind. Finally after a long 11 years Pluto might be a planet again! When our parents were growing up they learned about the solar system which included Pluto. The furthest planet from the sun; small and cold but loved by many. Once the news broke in 2006 that the definition of a planet altered how Pluto was going to be categorized, many were perplexed. Pluto was now being demoted to a dwarf planet and was eliminated from many children’s books. But today there are a group scientists that are diving in to what is truly the definition of a planet. Though this is not the first time scientists have argued this point, it is the first time the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a group of astronomers from all over the world whose mission is to protect the science of astronomy) will be forced to make a decision. With this I am rooting for Pluto to be reinstated back into our solar system as a legitimate planet.
Morning News-Donald Trump’s Cabinet
Every time a new president comes into the office they bring a new cabinet with them. The Cabinet is a group of people that are picked by the president and consists of the vice president and the heads of 15 departments, Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, and Attorney General. All of the heads of the departments are called the “Secretaries” of the department, like Secretary of Education.
Donald Trump’s cabinet is made up of a bunch of problems like inexperience, lack of diversity, and ignorance. So far this combination is one of the worst cabinets in American history.
One example is Rick Perry, the Secretary of Energy. The Obama’s previous Secretary of Energy was Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist with much respect and experience in the field. While Perry wanted to eliminate that department. Later it is found that he didn’t even know what the department did. 6 weeks ago Trump offered Perry the job and he graciously took on the role, thinking that he would be the head of American oil and gas industry. Now that he has taken on the role he regrets ever wanting to eliminate the department and is becoming more aware on how important he is.
I got my information from: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/01/19/donald-trump-has-assembled-the-worst-cabinet-in-american-history/?utm_term=.fd190ed177af
HONY Creative Writing Revisions
A lot of people think that editing and revising are the same thing. Sure, they are very similar but there is one difference. Editing is when you fix grammar mistakes and revising is when you add more detail or fix the story line. The best way to revise is to stop working on it for a little bit then to go back with new eyes. I think it certainly helps flow new ideas.
My goal for revising was to add more detail to the scene when the main character gets poisoned, and the epilogue (the part with the blue haired girl). I think I did a pretty good job adding more detail on to those scenes. I believe that it adds a lot more context and it makes a lot more sense. I hope you like it!
My Photosynthesis Lab Report
Morning News-The First Ever Dinosaur Tail Found in Preserved Amber
December, 8, 2016
A dinosaur tail was found preserved in amber, complete with feathers, soft tissue, and bones. This tail is apart of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur. This is important because they have only found individual feathers in amber but never a full fledged tail.
The amber sample is almost translucent, and about the size of dried apricot. Inside the amber is a 1.4-inch attachment that is covered in chestnut brown feathers. CAT scans and microscopic analysis shows that the sample has 8 vertebrae from the middle or end of a long and thin tail. The tail may have been originally made up of 25 or more vertebrae. Also based on the structure of the tail, the dinosaur could be a coelurosaur. A coelurosaur is apart of a group of theropod dinosaurs that includes everyone from a T-Rex to modern birds.
I got my information from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/feathered-dinosaur-tail-amber-theropod-myanmar-burma-cretaceous/
Art
I would like to name this work of art The Many Faces of Me. I created this work of art by first sketching out four separate drawings of me. Then I picked one of my sketches to stay just as a sketch. Then I got to choose three different techniques for the rest of my drawings. I picked ink and brush, pencil and blending stub, and foam plate printing. One thing I learned while creating them is how to foam plate print. My favorite part is being able to use choose from all the different options of materials. If I could change something about them, it would be making more sketches because there is of other materials I’d like to try. While making it I was surprised that there would be so many ways to use one drawing material.
