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Jack- Research Update Emma P- ATDPTI

This book is not one of my favorites but keeps me occupied when I am reading it. The main characters are total opposites and cannot be separated. Junior is a character is does not have an off button. He is a little immature I guess. His friend Rowdy is totally different but they are best friends. I want to read a little bit more because the Reservation is confusing to me. Some people pretty much have a good life there and then there are some people who do not like it. The author goes into depth on how people live on the Reservation. This makes interesting and pretty cool.

My project is on the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. My research question is how did the explosion affect the region and the surrounding areas? It is a very interesting topic because it is the worst nuclear disaster to ever happen in the world. There are many sub categories that could go with this topic. Mine are the levels of radiation, the Decline of the Soviet Union, and a decline in birth rate and population. The radiation is very bad to this day because of how far the dangerous materials and gases went into the air. No family wants to raise a family there because of the radiation. Many babies were born with birth defects because of the dangerous gases. The Union did not let people know that there was a disaster until three days after. It is a very sad topic but very interesting.

Dylan M- Free Post Cason- Free Post

This post is about the New Orleans Saints and their great run in the playoffs. The Saints started off 0-2 and then woke up started to win games. At one time the Saints had an 8 game winning streak. The Saints earned themselves a spot in the playoffs. They had to play Cam Newton and the Panthers of Carolina. If they won they would play the Minnesota Vikings who had a first round bye. The game was challenging but the saints won. The Minnesota Vikings had the best defense in the NFL. The Saints had a top five offense that could compete with the defense. The game did not start out well for the saints. We were down 17 at half and the vikings were dominating on both sides of the ball. The third quarter came and the saints woke up and started to compete. The rookie receiver Michael Thomas scored the first touchdown. The score was now 17-7. Now at the top of the fourth the saints scored again. The next possession the vikings kicked a field goal. The score was now 14-20. The game went on ad w...

The project is going pretty well so far. The class time to work on it helps out a lot. The Hardest part was probably finding the six sources that I was going to use. It is very early in this project and it is a little bit challenging. The subquestions for the notecards were pretty easy compared to the annotated bibliography. My topic is very interesting because I never knew it was so bad. The Chernobyl nuclear explosion was pretty bad and affected so many. The radiation was so bad that babies at birth defects and the birth rate decreased rapidly. The project has been easy when finding primary sources because there are pictures and commentaries at the time of the explosion.

Julia- Prompt Logan- New Semester Reflection

The first thing that I am going to talk about is seeing a teacher at tutorial time. I mostly saw my math teacher because math is one of those subjects where you should get an easy A in. When I had a problem with any part of a chapter I would go to her and get more 1 on 1 and it would help. Also you could finish your homework or study. The quarter grades are very important to me because exams are not my thing. I have to go in exams with high grades just in case I blow an exam. Homework is very important and not only doing it but actually understanding it so that you do good on the tests.

My utopia would have to be somewhere on a tropical island. All of my family and friends would live here and we could take a plane to the store or something if we needed to. There would be amazing steak restaurants everywhere with water parks and burger places. There would be a two hour school session for five days of your choice. People could ride jet skis and take a boat out on the water whenever they wanted. On the other side of the island there would be acres of woods. There would be cabins built in the middle of the land. People could hunt and fish and also ride four wheelers whenever they wanted. This is my utopia and it is awesome.