Thanksgiving Blog

Lauren's Thanksgiving Blog

Top 5 Things I am Thankful For
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year with many family gatherings and a wide variety of delicious foods. When it comes to being thankful I'm thankful for many things including my lovely family. Family gatherings are great because every year my mom and dads side of the family meet at my grandmas house. Our traditional Thanksgiving feast included a delicious turkey, cheesy potato's, strawberry fruit jello, and a salad. Another thing I am thankful for on Thanksgiving is autumn atmosphere with the bright red orange and yellow leaves falling to the ground. The way they flow through the cool crisp breeze is amazing. I am also thankful for my best friends because they are always there for me, there funny and amazing. Skating is another thing that I am thankful for because without it I don't know what I would do. Skating is by far my favorite sport because when I am on the ice there is nothing that could stop me especially when I am doing my camel sit spins and split jumps they are so much fun.

My All Time Favorite Thanksgiving Menu

Turkey is by far the best food on Thanksgiving because it’s an original a “must have food” on Thanksgiving. However one food that I absolutely despise of sweet potatoes they are the worst thing put on our dinner table, even though many of the adults in my family love sweet potatoes I can barely look at them even imaging the texture of the sweet potato sliding down my throat is disgusting. Many people have tried to convince me to try sweet potatoes with corn syrup or marshmallows; and every year when I try them they get more and more disgusting. Year after year day after day sweet potatoes will never be an item on my Thanksgiving menu. On the other hand cheesy potatoes are absolutely amazing. The delicious Cheesy potatoes are delicious because they are potatoes covered with cheesy creamy goodness baked to a perfect light brown color, and on special occasions we even add some corn flakes or potato chips scattered across the top of them. These are some items on my delicious Thanksgiving menu.

The Rabbit Proof Fence

The Rabbit Proof Fence

Just imagining getting taken away from my parents by a complete stranger scares me, and is frightful even to think about. While watching the Rabbit Proof Fence it amazed me how different cultures can survive in the wilderness. During the movie I noticed that in the begging they used the foot prints of the lizard to track it down in which Molly the oldest child spotted the lizard in the tree. Also there culture is not afraid of killing the animal and eating right afterword while our culture is a little hesitant. When the children Molly, Daisy, and Gracie first reached the camp the expression on their faces were frightened and in disbelief the nun helped them to their cots in the room filled with many other half cast children. Half Casts are aborigine children that were born with one aborigine parent and one whit parent. Due to this action more and more half cast children's have been being born in Australia. Nevil the man in charge of eliminating the half cast has a plan and this his plan is to train the half casts to follow the so called "civilized" way of life by praying to one god, making their beds daily, speaking only English, and singing Nevil's favorite song daily.

Unhappy with this lifestyle Molly, Daisy, and Gracie decide to run away and escape from the camp and try to make it back home, they decided to escape when they saw a storm clouds coming in, since they knew the rain would cover up their tracks. Due to their traditional lifestyle they were able to survive in the wild. However a mysterious man lies and tricks Gracie, telling her that her parents are at a train station while really tell her this to capture Gracie at the train station and take her back to the camp, while Molly and Daisy make it safely back home. This movie gave me goose bumps because I have seen animals been breed before but never humans, the thought of trying to breed the half casts out in three generations is inhumane and should never of happened, this is why I refer to Nevil as “Nevil the devil”.
       

Lauren's Halloween Blog.

Halloween Blog

 It was 2008 on Halloween night when I, Lauren McAlinden discovered the best Halloween candy in the world, the Kit Kat. The one and only Kit Kat is by far the best candy there is, Kit Kat bars are crisp vanilla flavored wafers, covered with smooth milk chocolate. Every time I take a bite into one of these I immediately fall in love. The Kit Kat is by far the best candy there is because I mean what other candy can compare to this crisp, sweet, wonderful work of art. At least Kit Kat's are an original, while Milky Ways and Snickers only had to add one different ingredient to the other original candy, the 3 Musketeers. For example Milky Way's only had to add Carmel to the 3 Musketeers Bar and Snickers only had to add peanuts to the Milky Way bar. In conclusion Kit Kat's are the best chocolate candy.

       Even though I love Halloween candy, scary movies flat out scare me. Watching Psycho in the school auditorium last Thursday night was completely terrifying. However after the movie I realized that there was no way that movie could have been a true story. Discussing the movie helped me understand how Psycho was made and how all the special effects were incorporated into the film. Learning that the symbolism that Alfred Hitchcock used was on purpose and not by accident proved that Alfred Hitchcock was a very clever man, his camera angles showed many similarities symbolizing many key factors in the movie; such as when he used the shape of a circle in many different scenes, such as her eye when she is lying dead in the shower and the shower drain. Knowing Halloween was only a few days away also caused much excitement and fear in the air during the movie, like having the feeling when you know someone might sneak up behind you.

            Halloween is not complete without Trick or Treating. This year on Halloween I was a nerd; I wore glasses with duck tape and a button up white shirt with pens in the shirt pocket. I would have to say dressing up for Halloween is a close runner up to the candy that we get to eat. Running from door to door yelling trick or treat anxiously waiting to see what type of candy is being passed out is extremely fun, especially when you get to spend such a great Holiday with your family.

                  

Aritcle Responsce Nobel Prize Winner Bolds Right's

Does Liu Xiaobo Deserve to be in Jail while Being A Nobel Peace Prize Winner???

Thesis: Liu Xiaobo should not be in jail due to his so called "negative" actions.

Liu Xiaobo should not be in jail for eleven years because he has only tried to help and improve his country making it more people friendly. According to the article "This Nobel Prize was Bold and Right-but hits China's most sensitive nerve" from http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/oct/13/nobel-peace-prize-liu-xiaobo-chinese-state it states that for "twenty years Xiaobo has consistently advocated nonviolent change in China, and is trying to move in a direction toward gaining more human rights and a democracy". By gaining more human rights this will give China's people a opportunity to voice their opinion toward their country thus helping China. Also Liu Xiaobo should not be in jail because after all he won the "Nobel Peace Prize of 2010" (Timothy Garton Ash). The Nobel Peace Prize in considered the biggest Nobel Prize there is and is always carefully given to the person who truly deserves it; in which case means that Xiaobo means well for his country and should definitely not be in jail. Liu Xiaobo is not living the lifestyle a Nobel Peace Prize winner should be living, however Xiaobo has influenced China to look at their government with a new prespective.

      

Blog #2 My Overview of the Michigan Gubernatorial Debate

The debate that was held on Sunday from 7:00-8:00pm in Wixom Michigan was between candidates Rick Snyder and Verge Bernaro. Snyder was our Republican candidate while Benaro was our Democratic candidate.

Since Rick Snyder was a republican he wanted to help make more jobs, keep young people in the state and repair our broken culture. Snyders opinion focused more on just the high class citizens. Snyder wants to create a new budget system that focuses on what he says as “jobs jobs jobs". The jobs that he wants to give to Michiganders are placed all around the world such as California and China. While Synder admits he will make some sacrifices. Synder also wants to make sure he enforces the rules and laws in Michigan stronger. However, Snyder wants to eliminate the Michigan business tax and personal property tax, and have the community win and succeed together.

Verge Bernaro on the other hand is definitely a Democrat because every action he takes is for the people. Bernaro wants to make every effort he can to help everyone from the rich to the poor. With his bold leadership he wants to provide an opportunity for everybody. Bernaro does not want a tax increase and has a specific set priority of knowing what money is going where, while also wanting to make an investment in info structure. Bernaro is willing to make Michigan a green technology manufacturing state, and supports a global economy; however he wants to keep all jobs in Michigan and keep people in their homes.

Now in the field of education, Bernaro is a strong supporter. Bernaro states that “every child deserves good quality education". Since Bernaro’s wife works in the education field he has much background knowledge on this topic. Also in Bernaros opinion education is the key factor to economic development. According to rick Snyder he states on channel 4 broadcasting from Wixom that "children are not the goal anymore" due to the crime rates going up and the money we are having to spend on jails, but what we really need to do is" represent all people". Also Synder states education not only involves teaching the children but also teaching them how to engage in their communities more, and when kids learn how to engage in their communities more they will be succeeding together.

At the debate in Wixom candidate Rick Snyder appeared in a white shirt with a black suit, blue tie and a Breast Cancer pin on his right side. Snyder’s opponent Verge Bernaro appeared in a white shirt with a striped suit on a blue tie and a American flag pin on his right side.

Overall both candidates had a great plan for Michigan’s future, and it will be exciting to see who wins!!!

                    

Introducing Lauren Through the Alphabet!



A- Is for axel because that is the jump I am learning in skating.
B-Is for Bacon my favorite kind of meat.
C-Is for Cass the elementary school I went to.

D-Is for Dog because I have black Labador Retriver

E-Is for enviornmentally friendly because I love recycling.
F-Is for friendly because I am very friendly and kind to others.
G-Is for Grapes because grapes are my favorite fruit.
H-Is for Home because there is no place like home.
I- Is for Ice skating the sport I practice three days a week.
J- Is for Jag  my wonderful Black Labrador Retriever.
K- Is for Kind the kind of person that I am.
L- Is for Lauren my first name that I love.
M-Is for McAlinden my Irish last name.
N-Is for Nice because I'm a very nice person.
O- Is for optimistic because the glass is always half full never half empty.
P-Is for polite I have very good manners.
Q-Is for Quiet because I'm always being told to speak up.
R-Is for Respect because I find this very important in life.
S-Is for Syncro skater because I am on the Livonia Syncro team.
T-Is for Truthful  because I always tell the truth.
U-Is for Understanding because I listen to what people have to say.
V-Is for voice which I use in my writing.
W-Is for wise because I always make wise decisions.
X-Is for for X-ray because I had to get one on my hand.
Y-Is for young because I'm only 14.

Z-Is for Zebra my favorite animal.