Pretties

Tally has been transformed into a pretty, what she has wanted all her life, but she did not get the surgery to be "pretty," she got it to test the drug, to be the guinea pig for the drug made by the smokies. The drug is suppose to cure "pretty-minds." Research done by the smokies has revealed that pretties have lesions on their brains after getting the surgery, and they believe these are what make the pretties, "pretty-minded," what makes them want to stay pretty. Tally will be no different though, so wouldn't she want to stay pretty?

Argument: Coffee Stands in School

Assertion/Claim: Schools should have coffee stands for the students.

(Of course with the younger students, parents would have to give permission for thier children to consume the coffee.)

Evidence

Increase your brain power with coffee- a natural and effective stimulant.

In the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics by Dr. J Murdoch Ritchieh, he reports... On thepositive side, caffeine produces "a more rapid and clearer flow of thought," and allays"drowsiness and fatigue. After taking caffiene one is capable of greater sustained intellectual and a more perfect association of ideas. There is also a keener appreciation of sensory stimuli, and motor activity is increased; typists, for example, work faster with fewer errors."

The Effects of Caffeine on the Brain

Caffeine is a stimulant, meaning its accelerates physiological activity. Specifically, it speeds up the action of your brain and makes you more alert. It does this by binding to adenosine receptors in the brain. Normally, the chemical adenosine binds to these, causing drowsiness by slowing down nerve cell activity. Caffeine gets in the way of the chemical adenosine.

They Say; I Say: They say caffeine is not allowed in schools.... I say that the schools can use decaf coffee.

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To my knowledge, caffeine would cause a significant inrease in students participation in school activities and school work. Caffeine is a brain stimulant that speeds up the action of your brain and makes you more alert thus students would be more awake, not fall asleep in class, and think more clearly and better.

Inductive/ Deductive Thinking Statement

The facts are that coffee does increase brain activity.

Look for Me by Moonlight

Look for me by moonlight, to me, was a intensely good novel.

When Vincent Morthanos, a mysterious older man who claims he rights poetry and books, arrives at sixteen-year-old Cynda's fathers inn, she is mesmerized by the beauty, charm, and intelligence he possesses. Cynda is sure that she is in love. She is also sure that he feels the same, at least she hopes. He stays secluded much of the time, up in his room, but when Vincent does come out, Cynda notices his beautiful and sensitive eyes that give her shivers up her spine, looking at her, wanting her. She is blind by love to see him for what he really is, to see the truth.

The Time Machine

The Time Machine, by H.G Wells is very interesting in a way of adventures and new discoveries, yet it is a kind of confusing book to me. In the beginning of the book, the time traveller is talking to different people about his invention of the time machine in a dialogue that I could not understand easily. Later on, he tells of his travel to the future. He tells of the little people who lived, the delightful flowers and brilliant butterflies. He tells of how there was no disease, no danger of war or wild beasts. The world was in peace. The houses of which the little people lived in were magnificent works of art. Like i said before, this book is very interesting just a little hard to understand so I would recommened that anyone who likes adventure read The Time Machine.

Bullying

Suicide, school shootings, severe depression, crying, hurting, there is so many feelings that being bullied can make a person feel. So many thoughts that can lead to actions.
Many people just look at bullying as fooling around, having fun, but what about when the person that is being bullied brings a gun to school, kills himself, kills the person that is bullying them, how do you look at the situation then?
Bullying arouses many different emotions in people. For the bully, bullying could make them feel powerful, stronger, but for the person being bullied, their emotions are a totally different story. They feel hurt, sad, angry. It could make them feel like dying, like giving up, make them think they have no reason to live anymore. For example, if that person is being bullied at school, being pushed around, called names, ect. What if the same thing is going on at their home also? What if their parents abuse them? Having that go on at home and at school, wouldn't you feel like giving up too? Wouldn't tou feel like dying?

Homecoming

I am very excited about homecoming this year. We are going up against Blytheville this year and we're going to win like always. I am ready to see the Batesville Pioneers kick some Chickasaw butts! The game is always very tense and exciting on homecoming night. I am looking forward to the yelling and screaming "Go Pioneers," and watching all the touchdowns that the Pioneers will make.
Spirit week has been a blast this year. I have enjoyed dressing up and also looking at all the funny things people come up with. The decorations are awesome and give me a lot of school spirit.
The homecoming dance will not be goinmg on this year, but I am ok with that. We are having one the week after so it will make up for it. I am excited to go. I love dressing up and dancing.
GO PIONEERS!!!!!!!!!

Uglies

Tally has grown up in a world where everyone, on their sixteenth birthday, gets an operation that makes their faces and bodies perfect. After the operation they are known as a pretty, and live in New Pretty Town and live a life of fun and partying. Before they are known as an ugly. Tally cannot wait to turn sixteen and join the prettys and have fun. Shortly before the operation Tally has always dreamt about, she becomes friends with a girl named Shay. Shay and her have the same birthday, so Tally is very excited that they will both turn pretty together. Little does Tally know that Shay does not want to turn pretty. She wants to run away to a town called The Smoke, a secret town for people who refuse to have the operation. When Shay runs away to The Smoke after Tally refuses to go with her, Tally is given an option by Special Cicumstances, the secret police, to either betray her friend and help them find The Smoke or remain ugly for the rest of her life. To find out what choice Tally makes, read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.