Chicago Violence

 
One problem that is happening in Chicago is having a great deal of shootings. January 1st - December 12, 2016 4,171 people had became victims in shootings. According to The Chicago Tribune, last year there were approximately 2,988 people that were victims in shootings. According to the Chicago Tribune shootings, 2016 had more shootings than 2015. Also, 2,00 people have been victims in shootings this year and last year, says the Chicago Tribune. According to The Chicago Tribune, 2,988 had been victims in shootings last year. This means that Chicago itself is dangerous. Also Chicago is not the problem it's the people who choose to do these crucial things to innocent people that they do not know, according to the Chicago Tribune.

In a video by the Chicago Tribune they name possible causes of the shootings that are happening in Chicago. One cause is the access to guns. According to the Chicago Tribune it states that, “A large percentage of people buying fund in the last decade.” This means that more people are starting to own guns and also it causes more shootings and deaths. Another cause is police morale. According to the Chicago Tribune police moral is, “The Chicago police department is under a U.S. justice department system Civil Rights investigation over allegations of this loose conduct.”

On Monday, December 12, 2016, Father Michael Pfleger said, “...will lead a group of anti violence marchers down Michigan Avenue on New Year’s Eve.” Also said, “Pfleger said the marchers, many of whom will be family members of victims, will each carry a two-foot tall white wooden cross bearing the names of each person killed by gun violence in the city this year.” This means that Father Michael Pfleger cares about what is going on in Chicago with all the violence and shootings. The crosses were made by Greg Zanis. According to Father Pfleger, “This is a Chicago problem. not a South Side and West problem. It's a Chicago problem.”

Titanic A Journey Through Time

In my nonfiction book Titanic A Journey Through Time , It is about how the Titanic was built and who built it. Also who were the people that were on board the Titanic. The book also shows things that people found when they were discovering Titanic. In the book they show pictures of the ship when it is getting built. The author, William MacQuitty, shows how big the ship is and what they use to build the ship.The book also tells you all the five Ws, who, what, where, when, why. The book, has great information about the Titanic, some parts talking about what materials they have discovered under the ocean where Titanic had sunk.

On passage that I found interesting in the book is where the author talks about what materials they have used to make Titanic. But the first ship they have made was named the Olympian, but after they had found a large punched hole through the liners of the boat, this was caused during the departure from Southampton. Then so, they made some vivid details to the ship and changed the name to Titanic. Some of the parts they used for Titanic was one, on January 5,1910 it's two stern frame castings weighed 70 tons and it's height was 68ft 3in.Then on February 7, 1910 the boss brackets oh Titanic had arrived, and what these boss brackets can do is to support the new liner propeller shafts. Tragically, on April 21, 1910 Samuel Joseph Scott, only 15 years old had dies after a fall from Titanic hull. This is interesting to me because the author explains what things were made of and out on the Titanic. It also teaches me some new information I haven't learned yet. Also they include who had died in the Titanic when they had been building it.

Things I have learned that I will not forget in the near future is artifacts they have found in the Titanic. For example like a white pitcher, which belonged to Nautile’s collection baskets. Another is a cloth that was hand-sewn from a piece of canvas, and a marble sink, first class, a grey floor tile with a red insert, second class, plates. These things that they found were very important to them because they are things that people who lived back then on the Titanic used. They also have found a doer that linked to the forward port side D deck of the Titanic. I also won't forget how the Titanic would look because the author showed pictures of how the Titanic looked before it sank and after it sank. It also showed pictures of the boat when it was getting built.

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Gratitude Blog

One thing I am grateful for is one, my family. I am grateful for my family because they are always their for me and they care for me. My family is something very close to me that I care about. They are always making me laugh and smile when im down. They are the light to my life. They help me out with things that I have trouble with, like for example I have a hard time with my best friend and they would always come up with something to make me feel better and my friend. They also make everything fun when I come to visit them, we play games and play outside. They love me and I love them too and that's why I am grateful for my family.

Another thing I am grateful for is my Cousin Aaliyah. She is grateful to me because when I need her she is always their. She is always listening to me when I am upset or angry or just need a really good friend to talk to. She is like a friend to me a best friend. She always makes me smile when she comes and visits me. My mom always says that we were always close when we were little and we still are. She helps me with things that other people can’t. She is always embarrassing me in front of the rest of the family but I still love her.

One other thing I am grateful for is my mom. I am grateful for my mom because she loves me with all her heart and I love her too. Everyday she will always say that she loves me and my siblings. She is always their for me when I need her the most. She helps me with things that other people can’t. She makes me smile and laugh every single day when I see her.

Article of the Week Impressions

          Today in my ELA class we did a gallery walk on student updating us on what is happening in the world. One thing I have learned was that an earthquake had happened in New Zealand. The earthquake was 6.3 magnitude and two people had died in this earthquake, also it would cost a lot on the damage that was taken from the earthquake, which caused destroying property and injuring others.

One other thing I learned was in Canada there is a dangerous virus going through called Ebola. Ebola is still occurring in some parts but the most is Canada and it is dangerous. Ebola virus is a sickness that can lead to death if not treated well.

Another thing I learned and found interesting is that their are two kinds of Murphy's Laws, one is the Murphy Law of Coincidence and the other is something about the probability of something happening. This law states that it is possible for two people in the same group to have the same birthdays.

Weekly Topic

Today's blog is going to be about a book that i am currently reading in class. The book is call, Dead Is Not An Option. In this book it is mainly about this girl named Daisy Giordano live in a little town called Nightshade and also her family, Rose and poppy are her sisters and then her mother and father. Daisy likes to solve mysteries in her town Nightshade. In this book she tries to solve a mystery that goes against Werewolves and Vampires, which they hate each other because of things that are going on and think they have done those things. But Rose thinks that it is the Scourge who done these bad things and made the Werewolves and Vampires hate each other. The Scourge are a group of people who hate the paranormal people that live in Nightshade.

In this book one of the characters, Daisy Is related to one of my cousin because my cousin is a curious and clever person just like Daisy. What also is related about them is that Daisy likes to figure things out once she winds out what is going on. The book also relates to my family by Daisy's sisters not always getting along with each other. One other thing Daisy  is afraid of not going to this college school she wants to go to, UC Nightshade.

In the book, Dead Is Not An Option, Daisy is my favorite character because she is different from other girls, what I mean by that is that she has a power where she can talk to Rose in her mind and can levitate objects but have not mastered that skill yet. But shthey has many more things to learn from her powers. Another thing I like about Daisy is that she is a mysterious and curious girl who loves mysteries and loves solving them, even if it is dangerous. She loves solving mysteries but also she keeps track in school and does her best in school, but she is waiting for a  letter if they accepted her at a college named UC Nightshade. UC Nightshade is a popular college, and Daisy's sisters go their for college, So she also wants to go their as well.

The Soldiers

The soldiers were hopeful to the citizens even the ones they do not know.
The soldiers helped those in need of caring.
The soldiers were the ones who protected us from people who were against us.
The soldiers did what they could to help us and keep us safe and the world.
The soldiers…
Who fought for us and protected us when we need them the most!
Who sacrificed their lives for us!
Who can do anything else but they chose to fight, protect, risk their lives for us!
Just to keep us safe, these people…..
Are the ones that we most depend on.
Thank you.

Investigative Journalism

     
          On saturday, October 26, 2016, there was a car racing down a street with the passenger screaming, “Go Cubs” with a flag sticking out of the car that had a “W” on it. Which stand for the Cubs. The passenger was doing this because the cubs won their game. The score of the game was five to zero. Other people were also screaming “Go Cubs!”. There were also fireworks, blue red white. Probably to significant the Cubs on their winning. It was a chaos of what happened because people were acting like the passenger that was driving the car. This happened in Berwyn and also in Cicero.