BOOk REPORT: DYiNG TO CROSS: THE WORST iMMiGRANT TRADEGY iN HiSTORY

This book is based on a true story of the most shocking immigration tragedy to have occured in the U.S. Many undocumented immigrants died in a truck in a one single incident. On May of 2003, nineteen people dided of asphyxition, dehydration, and heat exposure by being trapped inside a trailer truck. Among the dead was a 5 year old. The victims were trapped and were unable to open the door. Inside the trailer were at least seventy three unocumented immigrants who had crossed the Mexican border hoping of making their way to the U.S., to search for work and a better life. They had to pay money to the "coyotes", the person that helps the undocumented people across the border, but not all of them pay the same amount. This trip to the undocumented immigrants was the worst trip of their lives.

This book is significant because it talks about a true story that was really sad and just couldn't imagine all the people suffocating inside the truck. I was amazed by this book and how many undocumented immigrants each day suffer for crossing over the border. Many die by thirst and hunger and maybe also by getting shot from the police border.

2008 Could Set Records for Tornado Deaths

Parkersburg, Iowa, is mourning its dead and cleaning up the colossal mess left by a powerful tornado that tore through the town on Sunday night. The tornado killed four people in Parkersburg and two in nearby New Hartford that night; another victim died Monday from tornado-related injuries, according to local media. The victims are among at least 110 people killed in the United States by tornadoes this year, putting 2008 on track to be one of the deadliest years in recent history. The average for recent years is 62 tornado fatalities for an entire year. This year's death toll is already the highest since 1998, with seven months left in the year. Among the victims: a mother who died huddled over her 4-year-old son, protecting him from a tornado in Picher, Oklahoma, the night before Mother's Day; a teenage girl killed when a tree fell on her home in Siloam, Arkansas, as she slept on May 2; and a 2-year-old in Hugo, Minnesota who died Sunday after a tornado hit his home.

This article is important because many tornadoes have been happening this year and by them there have been many deaths. Maybe some people have families there that might be worried about their them that they should notice them that they should be more careful and prepared for the tornadoes. The states hit with the tornadoes should move state or just be prepared so that they an be safe from the tornadoes.

nhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/28/tornado.year/index.html

j0URNAL: Classrooms Have Become Unnecessarily High Tech

My opinion about this article is that for a good education we need technology which are computers. Without technology school will be boring and we wouldn't have good research for projects and assignments. We would have textbooks which are boring and it is not as fast as technology. That's why I think technology helps us allot in school and also laptops don't take a lot of space like textbooks do. When I first came to this school i noticed everything was technology and it had laptops in every class. In middle school and elementary, we didn't have any computers just textbooks. I hate textbooks because it takes a long time reading and the Internet is much faster. I am glad we have technology because without it I don't think we would have a good education.

VOCAB. WEEk 17

This image is showing a maze with tortuous paths.

This situation is really hard to solve and especially from the sharks.

I think Harry Potter has many imitable techniques that many people can copy.

This image is showing interminable because train tracks are unending.

This banana is senescent because it is growin old.

1.imitability - capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
2.interminable - incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.
3.intuit - to know or receive by intuition.
4.laboriously - requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
5.proximity - nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
6.tortuous- full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.

7.senescent - growing old; aging.
8. situation- manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.

ANGRY FLiGHT ATTENDANT CHARGED WiTH SETTiNG FiRE ON PLANE

FARGO, North Dakota - A flight attendant angry about his work route smuggled a lighter aboard an airplane and set a fire in a bathroom, forcing an emergency landing, authorities said Thursday. The Compass Airlines flight carrying 72 passengers and four crew members landed safely in Fargo on May 7 after smoke filled the back. No injuries were reported. The plane was flying from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, authorities said. Eder Rojas, 19, appeared in court Thursday, following his arrest a day earlier in Minneapolis, and was ordered held without bail, prosecutors said. The charge of setting fire aboard a civil aircraft carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

This significance about this article is that a young man lit afir in an airplane because he was mad, but the fire could of gotten worse and cause a huge fire. I think now the security in the airports are going to be more strict because of what just happened in the bathroom airplane. Maybe they wont allow lighters anymore inside an airplane.


http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/15/plane.fire.charges.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

WHAT CAN I HEAR?

I hear birds chirping and singing beautifully. I hear people argueing with eachother. I hear the wind blowing against my face and its moving the trees gracefully. I hear cars drving by and I see birds flying in the sky. I hear an airplane over my head and its a soutwestern airplane. Really far away I see a red balloon stuck on a tree. I hear a little beeping noise that sounds like an alarm. i see a bird flying by with a shiny thing on its beek, it looked like a diamond ring.

Non-Profit Organization

Name: Animal Rights Protection Partnership (ARPP)


Logo:

Mission Statement:

Animals Rights Protection Partnerships mission is to protect and ensure the rights of animals and to spread awareness about the cruelty and mistreatment that they are put through while in the hands of companies and organizations in the industries.

V0CAB. WEEk 16

This image is amorous because the couple is showing love :]

This is image is awkward because its just weird and gross. I have never seen anyone do this ewww...

This image shows acquiesce becuase the two hands are agreeing to something

The girl shows that she is happy and excited. Shes showing an ecstacy emotion

The ladies in this image ar smelling the aroma of fresh made jelly

1. acquiesce - to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
2. amorous - inclined or disposed to love, esp. sexual love: an amorous disposition.
3. aroma - an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., esp. an agreeable odor; fragrance.
4. awkward - lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy.

5. consummate - to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
6. conversely - opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.
7. deleterious - injurious to health: deleterious gases.
8. delirium - Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
9. ecstasy - an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.
10. enamored - To inspire with love; captivate: was enamored of the beautiful dancer; were enamored with the charming island.
11. futile - incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
12. incantation - the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
13.inevitability - unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
14. infatuation - foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this: a mere infatuation that will not last.