Blog #10

[First, I will start off with the class motto created by Mrs. Childers called “The desire to pass is useless without the desire to prepare” that alone is something that should be running through your mind heading into every class or preparation to every test or assignment. There are plenty of strategies to choose from the “On course” book made by Skip Downing, but don’t get me wrong it is very useful in every way you can imagine. With having to read these chapters week by week there’s one sentence that stuck out to me in chapter two “Accepting personal responsibility” and not to mention this isn’t the only advice I took in, it was as if everything stuck out to me in this chapter. The advice I picked up from it will carry on with me, not only throughout my college career; but in real life. Chapter two states that “A creator mindset causes people to see multiple options, choose wisely among them, and take effective actions to achieve the life they want.” Using this strategy to become more of a successful student is major key! The more you remind yourself of that line in the back of your mind, the easier it will get to stay on the right pathway to your studies and eliminate all negative distractions keeping you from doing so. As a student who didn’t care to read the book until it was too late. I remind myself week by week now to stay on top of my game and take the brighter path. Another skill that benefited me for my future education is the ability to expand my vocabulary. With Professor Still quizzing us and testing us over vocabulary week by week, has definitely made an impact on not just me, but for others who have his class.  

The on course book that my professor gave out in my education class has helped me create an agenda for myself to set up times to study and do my homework daily on my free time out of school. Organizational skills have always been mediocre for me, but it never hurts to better yourself at your personal skills. One last personal skill that tested me my first semester of college is my self-confidence on being able to succeed at the next level. Just about two weeks ago, I was going through a tough time with my academics and grades. I had put into my head that it is all over for me and that I was done with college, but for a whole week I would come home; and questioning if quitting school was really something I wanted to do. It wasn’t until this past week, I chose to strive through it and follow my dreams of getting a degree. Self-confidence is very hard for people to have nowadays, but with it, it helps build character in yourself on becoming the person you want to be when you grow older.]

[What’s Your Favorite Clothing Brand?]

[Let me start by telling you mine! My favorite clothing brand is and will forever the good ole Nike check. Nike was founded by two men named Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight on January 21st in 1964 first naming it as “Blue Ribbon Sports” and then officially becoming what is now “Nike, Inc” on May 30th in 1971. The company got their name from the Greek language with “Nike” meaning “Goddess of victory”. The reason why I chose this topic is because after really thinking about it, I really do wear the brand Nike a lot. If it’s not on my shirt, it’s on my shoes. If it’s not on my shoes, it’s on my shorts, etc. Something that is really compelling to me about Nike is that everything they sell or advertise is just a must buy item. I have been wearing Nike for my whole life, ever since I was a little kid and till this day, I wear it. I pretty much grew into loving the brand so much it is truly hard to choose anything else. Once I got to the age to where I was able to check out all the other brands and got to see what Under Armor and Adidas sold, I knew Nike was my number one forever. For every sport accessory, cleats, gloves, bands, or even a back pack it had to have the check on it. The check logo just pops out over everything else that is out there, it is just so appealing you can’t help but want to wear their merchandise. Another reason that makes Nike so nice, is being able to customize your own pair of shoes or clothes with your favorite color or even stitch your own name onto them, which makes it a plus one over the other top brands out there.  

Six coins in a World War 1 soldier's front pocket got him discovered and shot. They also saved his life.

[https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/13/world/wwi-coins-save-soldier-trnd/index.html 

The reason why I chose this article is because what are the actual odds of this situation becoming a reality again for another human being. A man who gets his life saved from a bullet by a few coins in his front pocket of his shirt is historical. A man named Optatius Buyssens was on a scouting in World War one. As the whole mission was in progress, he had been holding a set of six French coins in the front pocket of his t-shirt. While on the mission, he had located in what was thought to be a safe area, happened to be where he was shot at. The clinging of the coins had given away his position and a German soldier had opened fire at him hitting Optatius in the same spot where his coins happened to be. The bullet ricocheted off him, but in the process of this happening, he notices the soldier making his way towards him. His immediate reaction was to play the wounded character and fake the death and make the great escape. The German soldier finally approaches him and gives him one kick to the head area, giving Optatius the perfect chance to fake his death and crawl his way out of war. This article was one of the most interesting articles I have ever read on CNN or ever. It’s so coincidental how the coins he had saved for himself ended up being a life saver for him.   

Blog #7

What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
Comet	Asteroid
[November 2, 2018]    [Blog #7]  by: [Tyler Torres]

[Comets and Asteroids] 

In the article “What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid” it talks about what comets and asteroids are, where they came from, how long we’ve known about them, and the historic comets. With far more similarities, there is a lot of differences the two as well. With the asteroids base composition made up of metals, and rocky material. Comets are made of slightly dissimilar things like ice, dust, along with rocky material as well. But both asteroids and comets were formed about 4.5 billion years ago. Comets and asteroids also could have been seen as portents of human disaster. In the article it tells all about the history of comets and asteroids the article states that “the first known depiction of a comet appears in the Bayeux Tapestry from the 11th century, which portrays the Norman conquest of 1066.” Halley’s comet is a short period comet visible from Earth every 74-79 years. The article states that “In 1705, English astronomer Edmund Halley determined that a comet due to appear in 1758 had already been visible from at least three times before – in 1531, 1607, and 1682- with about 75 years between each visit.” As for asteroids the first known one was called Ceres, which is about one-quarter of the size of the moon. Ceres also happens to be the only object in the asteroid belt known to be rounded by its own gravity. Although, asteroids hang around near or in the inner solar system. They rarely manage to make any contact with other planets in the solar system. Another thing I asked myself about these two is where exactly are Asteroids and Comets from? Doing my research about the two, I noticed they have been known for quite a while. With asteroids and their rocky metallic texture, they’re formed closer to the sun, while the comets are formed farther out which creates their icy texture. “The name comet comes from ancient Greek word “Long hair” Krupp say.” Ancient Greek astronomers thought comets looked like stars trailing long hair along behind them. In the past comets were thought to signal disasters because the appeared so unexpectedly and so dramatic. People also thought comets signaled floods, famine, and plagues. As for asteroids they are much harder to spot than comets can be. Asteroids weren't even discovered until the late 19th century. They orbit the sun primarily between the orbits of mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring. In conclusion asteroids and comets may be more dangerous than we all may think. “scientist have proposed that life on earth could have been seeded by microbes carried on comets or asteroids, from other planets or even distant star systems, by a mechanism called panspermia.” For instance, an asteroid hit the Yucatan peninsula just around 66 million years ago it was thought to have caused a sudden climactic shift that wiped out the dinosaurs. That just comes to show you how dangerous comets and asteroids can be.