March 14, 2008
Block H
Current Event
Title of the article: “No Changes to China’s One Child Policy”
Author: N/A
Date published: March 13, 2008
Source: http://www.wkrg.com/news/article/no_changes_to_chinas_one_child_policy/11455/
Summary: According to China’s top family planning official, there is not a possibility that the one-child policy in China is going to be abandoned for at least another decade. The policy, started during the 1970’s, has helpfully prevented 400 million births in China. If the policy were abandoned now, there would be serious problems with social and economic development. But, the policy has led to “forced abortions, sterilizations and a dangerously imbalanced sex ratio” because of the traditional preference for boys. This policy is helping China reach it’s goal of zero population growth, but there is still a price to pay. I think the family planning officials are doing a good thing by keeping the policy because this will help with the world’s population problem.
Explanation: This population issue has to do with economics, culture and civics. The policy helps with China’s economic and social development, and culture is a part of it too, because of the traditional preference for boys, causing many abortions and an imbalanced sex ratio. Also, the issue has to do with civics and the Chinese citizens and their rights and the country’s development.
Acrostic Poem:
China striving to reach zero-population growth
Hopefully the policy continues to help China’s development
Increasing China’s population causes the Earth to become more crowded
Next decade: about 200 million people in china will enter “child-bearing years”
Abandoning the policy will cause serious problems for China
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Sterilizations and forced abortions happening because of the rule
Population growth is slowing down
Over-populated countries should consider educating the countries’ citizens
about family planning
Less females are being born than males because of the traditional preference
for boys
Imbalanced sex ratios are very dangerous and more problems are caused for
men who are seeking wives
Chinese family planning officials won’t consider changing the one-child policy
Yes to family planning!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Revealers Blog Writing Topic
In the novel, The Revealers, the students of Parkland Middle felt connected through SchoolStream or as the students called it KidNet where they were able to chat or instant message. Most of you do this nightly through MSN Messenger. With KidNet and MSN nobody could break into or eavesdrop on your conversation without it being known. Not anymore. Today’s technology allows you to assume the identity of another person. Do you really know whom you are talking to in the cyber world?
It is 10:00 pm on a Wednesday night; you have finished your homework and you are chatting on MSN with three other friends. After 10 minutes two more friends ask to join the chat. By 10:30 pm five more people have joined and it is fun; however, there is a joke said about one of the people, rapidly followed by an insult. At first, no one knows how to respond, then seconds later a message pops up stating, “I didn’t say that! It isn’t me saying these things. Someone is using my name. What is going on here?”
What is the issue involved in this scenario? Why is this serious?
What would be a responsible way to handle this situation?
How could a situation like this be resolved? How would one of the three main characters from The Revealers deal with this situation?
This is serious because it means that someone has hacked into another person's account and this situation could become worse since the hacker can say things to the person's friends and everyone will think that their friends are insulting them so the people will be hurt and they will blame the "victim." I think the victim should delete their MSN account so nothing serious happens. But if there is no hacker and it is really the person themselves, they could deny it easily. So if the person is really saying these things, then they should go ahead and say it and not just pretend they didn't say anything. I think Russell, Catalina, and Elliot from the Revealers would send out another Revealer with a story saying that they have been hacked. Then if the hacker is at school and actually reads the Revealer and finds out about the story, they might possibly stop if they are scared of being investigated and found out.
It is 10:00 pm on a Wednesday night; you have finished your homework and you are chatting on MSN with three other friends. After 10 minutes two more friends ask to join the chat. By 10:30 pm five more people have joined and it is fun; however, there is a joke said about one of the people, rapidly followed by an insult. At first, no one knows how to respond, then seconds later a message pops up stating, “I didn’t say that! It isn’t me saying these things. Someone is using my name. What is going on here?”
What is the issue involved in this scenario? Why is this serious?
What would be a responsible way to handle this situation?
How could a situation like this be resolved? How would one of the three main characters from The Revealers deal with this situation?
This is serious because it means that someone has hacked into another person's account and this situation could become worse since the hacker can say things to the person's friends and everyone will think that their friends are insulting them so the people will be hurt and they will blame the "victim." I think the victim should delete their MSN account so nothing serious happens. But if there is no hacker and it is really the person themselves, they could deny it easily. So if the person is really saying these things, then they should go ahead and say it and not just pretend they didn't say anything. I think Russell, Catalina, and Elliot from the Revealers would send out another Revealer with a story saying that they have been hacked. Then if the hacker is at school and actually reads the Revealer and finds out about the story, they might possibly stop if they are scared of being investigated and found out.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The Revealers Blog Writing Topic
The Revealers
Blog Writing Topic
Blog response Instructions: Answer the questions in complete sentences, proper English and use examples from the novel whenever possible. Put page number after your examples. When writing comments to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their response. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.
Blog Question: Is bullying a rite of passage of childhood and adolescence? Is it apart of the maturation process one needs to go through to reach adulthood? Explain. Mrs. Hogeboom brings up this topic on page 108.
I don't think bullying is part of the process of growing up. A lot of kids growing up who are getting bullied just have a lot of anger and hatred and I think they can grow up to be pretty violent if they are pushed around a lot when they are young. Sometimes it might be part of growing up and being mature to realize your decisions and learn the difference between right and wrong, and the victim can learn about being careful with dangerous people and to be cautious of what you say and do, but bullying still affects a lot of kids when they're growing up.
Blog Writing Topic
Blog response Instructions: Answer the questions in complete sentences, proper English and use examples from the novel whenever possible. Put page number after your examples. When writing comments to your peers, be respectful in your language and about their response. It is okay to disagree, but do it in a polite manner.
Blog Question: Is bullying a rite of passage of childhood and adolescence? Is it apart of the maturation process one needs to go through to reach adulthood? Explain. Mrs. Hogeboom brings up this topic on page 108.
I don't think bullying is part of the process of growing up. A lot of kids growing up who are getting bullied just have a lot of anger and hatred and I think they can grow up to be pretty violent if they are pushed around a lot when they are young. Sometimes it might be part of growing up and being mature to realize your decisions and learn the difference between right and wrong, and the victim can learn about being careful with dangerous people and to be cautious of what you say and do, but bullying still affects a lot of kids when they're growing up.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Rainbow Land!!
Hey! This is really weird but cool :) um i don't know what to say... um yeah I like cheese :) um thats all.
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