Geographical Aspects
Zimbabwe’s topography is different across the country, but is generally flat. The highest point lies at 8,514 feet, which is Mount Inyangani. The lowest point stands where Rundi and Save Rivers meet. “This is at an altitude of 531 feet above sea level.” (Sheehan 2004: 16) Also, within Zimbabwe there is a great plateau which is a major part of southern Africa. It is made up of 3 parts, the High Veld, Middle Veld, and the Low Veld. The High Veld consists of an enormous hump which runs 400 miles up and down (North and South), and extends 50 miles across (East and West). “The Middle Veld stands at an elevation of 2,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level.” (O’Toole 1988:9) The Low Veld is a narrow strip that lies less than 2,000 feet above sea level. Then, on the eastern border o Zimbabwe, there is a set of mountain ranges. These mountains are called the Eastern Highlands. They are very important for the region’s streams and rivers because it supplies a watershed. Now, on the western region, there are the Matopo Hills and these hills are almost covered with granite rock called Kopjes. This is mainly what Zimbabwe’s land features are.
Zimbabwe is not too fond of water features, but the couple aspects play a major role in Africa. For example, first there is the Zambezi River. This river is one of the longest rivers in Africa. “It flows for 1,650 miles.” (Sheehan 2004: 9) It leads to Victoria Falls which is another example of a major water feature. Victoria Falls is a 1.25 mile wide waterfall. It has a “350-foot chasm and from so much pressure, sends smoke like spray 1,500 feet into the air.” (O’Toole 1988: 12) Finally, the last major water feature in Zimbabwe is Lake Kariba. The large man made lake is located in the Zambezi River and lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe. These are the only basic water features that take place in Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe has an average, moderate climate, but it also varies because of the altitude where you are located. With October being the warmest month, summertime takes place from September through April. Then, wintertime is from May to August, where the coldest temperatures take place within the High Veld. On a daily basis, Zimbabwe’s nights are cold and the days are warmer. These temperatures, however, never get to the extreme of hot or cold. Also, “since Zimbabwe lies just north of the Tropic of Capricorn, it might be thought of as a land of tropical heat.” (O’Toole 1988: 16-17) This is what the Zimbabwe climate is like.
Social Aspects
Zimbabwe’s culture consists of many different things. Out of the average amount of 10 million people that make of Zimbabwe, most are blacks from the groups of Shona and Ndebele. About 80 percent of the population is the Shona people and about 19 percent are part of the Ndebele. Zimbabwe has three official languages, Shona, Ndebele, and English. The most popular sport in Zimbabwe is football even though rugby and cricket are also often played. Pottery, textiles, basketry, carving, and jewelry are some traditional arts made by Zimbabweans. Also, “music is a constant presence in Zimbabwe.” (O’Toole 1988:41) These are the different cultures and traditions throughout Zimbabwe.
Agriculture in Zimbabwe’s economy is a big thing. Wild plant foods are still being eaten even though there is environmental degradation, the threats of urbanization, loss of indigenous knowledge regarding their identification, preparation and preservation and other things. Though most people eat other things, most farming products are made for the people themselves. Crops that are grown are corn, wheat, sorghum, rice, barley, coffee, peanuts, tea, potatoes, beans, and many more crops. This is the importance of agriculture in Zimbabwe.
Manufacturing is very important in Zimbabwe. It is important because “a variety of industries supply goods for everyday domestic needs, and surplus manufactured goods flow through Zimbabwe’s growing export market,” (O’Toole 1988:54) and is the greatest thing that gives people money in the country. Factories are even setting up to produce imported goods a profitable idea. This is why manufacturing is important to Zimbabweans.
Mining is the oldest industry in Zimbabwe. Since colonial times, no bottomiess gold has been found, but Zimbabwe is known for its precious metal. “In 1991, almost 600,000 ounces of fine gold had been produced in Zimbabwe.” (O’Toole 1988:56) This is how mining plays a role in Zimbabwe.
Other interesting facts about Zimbabwe’s economy are that in the Northern Hemisphere, when winter comes, many flowers grow and Zimbabwe is proudly exporting 300 tons of flowers every week. Also, with the war between Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, they have taken hundreds of millions of dollars away from Zimbabwe’s economy.
Political Aspects
The government is split into many different ways. First, since Zimbabwe is divided into eight provinces, a governor is head of each province and gets help from local ministries. Also in 1987, there was a great change in Zimbabwe’s government which declared that prime minister and president of Zimbabwe were going to be combined into one office. With the politics in Zimbabwe, the Presidential Republic is lead by the President. The government controls the executive power, and also controls the legislative power with the parliament. This is how Zimbabwe’s government works.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
19: Region of Sunrise
There are thee types of regions. They are the Geographic (physical) Region, the Political Region, and the Cultural Region.
The first region is the Geographic Region. Sunrise’s largest region is North America. Then, North America is divided into smaller regions. Florida is located in the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain Region. Now, Florida is divided into five geographic regions. Then, the region that Sunrise is located in is the Coastal Low Lands which is the largest geographic region located in Florida. The Coastal Low Lands is low, flat land along the coast of the peninsula. Sunrise is about ten ft. above sea level whereas near the beach it is only about four ft. above sea level.
The second region is the Political Region. The largest region of the Political Region is the United States of America which is also a nation. Then the United States of America is divided into several political units. There are 48 contiguous states, 2 fragmented states, the District of Columbia, and trust territories which means territories that we help with their government. Florida, which is the 27th state part of the United States, is then divided into 67 political units. Broward County is the political unit that Sunrise is located in. It got its name from the governor in the early 1900s, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Then, Broward County is divided into 31 municipalities. Sunrise is one of those municipalities.
The third and final region is the Cultural Region. Florida is divided into 3 Cultural Regions. The first region is northern Florida which is the panhandle. The second region is central Florida which is the area in change. And the third region is southern Florida which has different cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan means all over the world. Southern Florida is where Sunrise is located. The different cultures from all over the world are from Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.These are the three types of regions and how Sunrise is located within them.
The first region is the Geographic Region. Sunrise’s largest region is North America. Then, North America is divided into smaller regions. Florida is located in the Gulf-Atlantic Coastal Plain Region. Now, Florida is divided into five geographic regions. Then, the region that Sunrise is located in is the Coastal Low Lands which is the largest geographic region located in Florida. The Coastal Low Lands is low, flat land along the coast of the peninsula. Sunrise is about ten ft. above sea level whereas near the beach it is only about four ft. above sea level.
The second region is the Political Region. The largest region of the Political Region is the United States of America which is also a nation. Then the United States of America is divided into several political units. There are 48 contiguous states, 2 fragmented states, the District of Columbia, and trust territories which means territories that we help with their government. Florida, which is the 27th state part of the United States, is then divided into 67 political units. Broward County is the political unit that Sunrise is located in. It got its name from the governor in the early 1900s, Napoleon Bonaparte Broward. Then, Broward County is divided into 31 municipalities. Sunrise is one of those municipalities.
The third and final region is the Cultural Region. Florida is divided into 3 Cultural Regions. The first region is northern Florida which is the panhandle. The second region is central Florida which is the area in change. And the third region is southern Florida which has different cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan means all over the world. Southern Florida is where Sunrise is located. The different cultures from all over the world are from Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.These are the three types of regions and how Sunrise is located within them.
18: Place of Sunrise
Place is one of the five themes of geography. This theme includes physical and human geography.
First there is physical geography which includes land features, water features, climate, and natural vegetation of the city of Sunrise. The city of Sunrise is a flat region of land with no mountains. Sunrise may have a couple of hills or so, but no mountains. Sunrise has a water plant located in the city called the Springtree Wastewater. There are two treatment plants in this water plant. The first one used to be an 8 MGD plant, but then it got up graded to a 16 MGD plant. Then the second treatment plant used to be and old one, but they replaced the old one with a 25 MGD plant. The climate of Sunrise is almost always the same. The range of normal Sunrise temperatures is between 80 degrees to 90 degrees. Sunrise’s natural vegetation is sawgrass, palmetto bushes, etc.
Second there is human geography which is mainly about the culture. The city of Sunrise is multicultural. We have cultures such as Latin American, African American, Islamic, etc. These are the two ways Sunrise is described by in the theme place.
First there is physical geography which includes land features, water features, climate, and natural vegetation of the city of Sunrise. The city of Sunrise is a flat region of land with no mountains. Sunrise may have a couple of hills or so, but no mountains. Sunrise has a water plant located in the city called the Springtree Wastewater. There are two treatment plants in this water plant. The first one used to be an 8 MGD plant, but then it got up graded to a 16 MGD plant. Then the second treatment plant used to be and old one, but they replaced the old one with a 25 MGD plant. The climate of Sunrise is almost always the same. The range of normal Sunrise temperatures is between 80 degrees to 90 degrees. Sunrise’s natural vegetation is sawgrass, palmetto bushes, etc.
Second there is human geography which is mainly about the culture. The city of Sunrise is multicultural. We have cultures such as Latin American, African American, Islamic, etc. These are the two ways Sunrise is described by in the theme place.
17: Movement within Sunrise
Movement is one of the five themes of geography. In Sunrise there is the movement of ideas, people, and goods.
The movement of ideas has been transported to and from Sunrise. One example is telephones. The telephone company for your house telephone in Sunrise is Bell South. Bell South is a main land telephone company. There are other providers such as Vonage and Verizon. These providers are for computer telephones. Telephones aren’t just your house phone; there are also cellular devices, also known as cell phones. The providers for cell phones are Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, Nextel, Metro PCS, etc. A second example for the movement of ideas is by newspapers. The main newspapers that are sold in Sunrise and talk about the different effects and changes happening in Sunrise are the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald, but there are also numerous small intercity newspapers located in Sunrise. A third example is television. There are channels that explain local news and things happening around you such as CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. A fourth and final example is by letters. When people send letters to other people they usually talk about what’s going on with them of what is going on with things around them which helps spread ideas.
The movement of people from Sunrise or to Sunrise is done in many ways. One way is by airplanes. The airport closest to Sunrise is the North Perry Airport. This airport is a little airport though, and only little jets and tiny airplanes go to and from there, but the closest major airport is the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport. From this airport all kinds of sizes of airplanes leave from and come to this airport. Another way is by car. The name brands of cars are BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Audi, Volvo, Mitsubishi, etc. Finally there are many train stations and buses that take people on trips and to other places.
Then movement of goods is done by highways and rail systems that connect to seaports and international airports. By air, The Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International is one of the world’s top 100 airports for cargo. By sea, the closest seaport is called Port Everglades which is located in Fort Lauderdale. The connecting of interstates, highways, expressways, roads, railroads, air routes, and canals makes all of the transportation for goods possible. These are the movement of ideas, people, and goods are done within the city of Sunrise.
The movement of ideas has been transported to and from Sunrise. One example is telephones. The telephone company for your house telephone in Sunrise is Bell South. Bell South is a main land telephone company. There are other providers such as Vonage and Verizon. These providers are for computer telephones. Telephones aren’t just your house phone; there are also cellular devices, also known as cell phones. The providers for cell phones are Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, Nextel, Metro PCS, etc. A second example for the movement of ideas is by newspapers. The main newspapers that are sold in Sunrise and talk about the different effects and changes happening in Sunrise are the Sun-Sentinel and the Miami Herald, but there are also numerous small intercity newspapers located in Sunrise. A third example is television. There are channels that explain local news and things happening around you such as CBS, NBC, FOX, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. A fourth and final example is by letters. When people send letters to other people they usually talk about what’s going on with them of what is going on with things around them which helps spread ideas.
The movement of people from Sunrise or to Sunrise is done in many ways. One way is by airplanes. The airport closest to Sunrise is the North Perry Airport. This airport is a little airport though, and only little jets and tiny airplanes go to and from there, but the closest major airport is the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport. From this airport all kinds of sizes of airplanes leave from and come to this airport. Another way is by car. The name brands of cars are BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Audi, Volvo, Mitsubishi, etc. Finally there are many train stations and buses that take people on trips and to other places.
Then movement of goods is done by highways and rail systems that connect to seaports and international airports. By air, The Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International is one of the world’s top 100 airports for cargo. By sea, the closest seaport is called Port Everglades which is located in Fort Lauderdale. The connecting of interstates, highways, expressways, roads, railroads, air routes, and canals makes all of the transportation for goods possible. These are the movement of ideas, people, and goods are done within the city of Sunrise.
16: Location of Sunrise
There are two types of location Sunrise can be described as, relative location and absolute location.
The first way you can describe Sunrise by location is using relative location. Relative location describes the position of a place in relation to another place. So Sunrise would have a lot of relative locations. For example, Sunrise is approximately 30 miles from Miami. Another is example is that Sunrise is about 250 miles from St. Petersburg. And another example would be Sunrise is about 300 miles from Key West. Even though Sunrise has many more relative locations these are just a few.
The second way you can describe Sunrise by location is using absolute location. Absolute location defines an exact spot on Earth. If you’re defining a house you could use an address and if you are defining a city or a state you could use longitude and latitude. Since Sunrise is a city, defining its absolute location would be by using longitude and latitude. Sunrise’s longitude and latitude is 26.15170 N, 80.29791 W.
These are the two ways Sunrise can be defined by one of the five themes of geography, location.
The first way you can describe Sunrise by location is using relative location. Relative location describes the position of a place in relation to another place. So Sunrise would have a lot of relative locations. For example, Sunrise is approximately 30 miles from Miami. Another is example is that Sunrise is about 250 miles from St. Petersburg. And another example would be Sunrise is about 300 miles from Key West. Even though Sunrise has many more relative locations these are just a few.
The second way you can describe Sunrise by location is using absolute location. Absolute location defines an exact spot on Earth. If you’re defining a house you could use an address and if you are defining a city or a state you could use longitude and latitude. Since Sunrise is a city, defining its absolute location would be by using longitude and latitude. Sunrise’s longitude and latitude is 26.15170 N, 80.29791 W.
These are the two ways Sunrise can be defined by one of the five themes of geography, location.
15: Human-Environment Interaction of Sunrise
Human-Environment Interaction is one of the five themes of geography. It describes how people living and working interact with the environment in your city. The consequences of people’s interactions may be negative or positive.
In the city of Sunrise we do things that effect our and help our environment. The things that we do in Sunrise to help out our environment are that in the city of Sunrise we recycle. We recycle paper, plastic, and glass. Another way we help our environment is that we have garbage men that come and pick up our garbage from neighborhoods in Sunrise. We also effect our environment too. Our main way we effect our environment is by pollution. Many people pollute oceans because most people just think of it as a garbage can and always throw trash in it. Also the oceans are getting polluted by oil spills. When big ships full of oil setting sail they always manage to spill oil and it is really harming under water life.
In the city of Sunrise the environment also effects and helps us. One way the environment affects people is that the weather is sometimes is rainy so it may cancel many out door activities. Another way the environment effects people is that when it is kind of cold, which isn’t very often, you have to use your heater and that may cause your electric bill to rise. Some of the ways that the environment helps us is that since it is not very cold at all in Sunrise, Florida then we don’t have to go and buy all of these thick heavy clothes for when it is cold and buy close for when it is hot. Another way that the environment helps us is that the environment helps us make food for the people living in Sunrise and other places.
These are the ways that people help and effect the environment and also how the environment helps and effects people.
In the city of Sunrise we do things that effect our and help our environment. The things that we do in Sunrise to help out our environment are that in the city of Sunrise we recycle. We recycle paper, plastic, and glass. Another way we help our environment is that we have garbage men that come and pick up our garbage from neighborhoods in Sunrise. We also effect our environment too. Our main way we effect our environment is by pollution. Many people pollute oceans because most people just think of it as a garbage can and always throw trash in it. Also the oceans are getting polluted by oil spills. When big ships full of oil setting sail they always manage to spill oil and it is really harming under water life.
In the city of Sunrise the environment also effects and helps us. One way the environment affects people is that the weather is sometimes is rainy so it may cancel many out door activities. Another way the environment effects people is that when it is kind of cold, which isn’t very often, you have to use your heater and that may cause your electric bill to rise. Some of the ways that the environment helps us is that since it is not very cold at all in Sunrise, Florida then we don’t have to go and buy all of these thick heavy clothes for when it is cold and buy close for when it is hot. Another way that the environment helps us is that the environment helps us make food for the people living in Sunrise and other places.
These are the ways that people help and effect the environment and also how the environment helps and effects people.
14: Sandra Cisneros Biography
Sandra Cisneros is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet who was born on December 20, 1954. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and alternated childhood experiences between here and Mexico with her six other brothers. Throughout high school she wrote poetry and was the literary magazine editor. This made her realize that she had an outlet in writing.
Cisneros received her BA in English from Loyda University of Chicago in 1976 and her master’s at the University of Iowa. These frustrations she encountered at the writers’ workshop had “inspired her realization that her experiences as a Latin woman were unique and outside the realm of dominant American culture” which made her writing shaped on her personal experiences, making her stories about real people.
Before becoming one of the first Hispanic- American writers who achieved commercial success, Cisneros taught and was a guess professor at many universities. Also, she was a member of a Women’s Peace Group.
Cisneros received her BA in English from Loyda University of Chicago in 1976 and her master’s at the University of Iowa. These frustrations she encountered at the writers’ workshop had “inspired her realization that her experiences as a Latin woman were unique and outside the realm of dominant American culture” which made her writing shaped on her personal experiences, making her stories about real people.
Before becoming one of the first Hispanic- American writers who achieved commercial success, Cisneros taught and was a guess professor at many universities. Also, she was a member of a Women’s Peace Group.
13: The Manhattan Project
All major world powers fought in several battles during World War 2 and more than sixty million people were killed. World War 2 was an extensive, bloody war that needed to comprise an end at some point. The Manhattan Project was the solution to the madness. The Manhattan Project is the code name for a secret project produced by the United State’s government in which the improvement of the nuclear bomb was developed.
In August 1939, Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner; three Jewish scientists, decided to write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States warning him about the nuclear physics progression in Europe. Roosevelt wanted to cause conflict with the creation of their nuclear weapons any way he could. He even had a talk with Britain’s government to see if they could establish a way to interrupt Europe’s process. In 1942, General Leslie R. Groves was selected to host the secret Manhattan Project. He created three major campuses of production and engineering in isolated United States cities: one in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; eastern Washington State; and another 100 miles north of Albuquerque in New Mexico.
In November 1942, a facility was chosen by General Leslie Groves and physicist, Oppenheimer. It was named Hanford Engineer Works. It consisted of a half-million acres and was bought for more than $5.1 million. The facility also repositioned 1,500 people.
The scientists working on the Manhattan Project, being smarter than the Norwegians, were generating atomic bombs with the use of uranium and plutonium. Scientists didn’t have an idea of when the production of the bombs would be concluded, but of all the bombs they were making, the first three completed were going to be tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico. On July 16, 1945, these three bombs were successful.
As soon as the atom bomb was ready to be used, Germany surrendered. Shortly after, there was a petition drafted by scientists to ban the bomb from being used on United States soil, although, this request was overlooked by the United State’s new president, Harry S. Truman. He then made a decision, on August 6, 1945 to use the nuclear weapon on Japan. It is anticipated that this bomb killed around 200,000 people, but Japan still didn’t surrender instantly. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped and forced Japan to finally surrender on August 10th. Even though these two bombs took the lives of several people, it would have been equivalent to the “number of casualties that would have resulted from an Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands.” They also officially ended the Second World War.
In August 1939, Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner; three Jewish scientists, decided to write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States warning him about the nuclear physics progression in Europe. Roosevelt wanted to cause conflict with the creation of their nuclear weapons any way he could. He even had a talk with Britain’s government to see if they could establish a way to interrupt Europe’s process. In 1942, General Leslie R. Groves was selected to host the secret Manhattan Project. He created three major campuses of production and engineering in isolated United States cities: one in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; eastern Washington State; and another 100 miles north of Albuquerque in New Mexico.
In November 1942, a facility was chosen by General Leslie Groves and physicist, Oppenheimer. It was named Hanford Engineer Works. It consisted of a half-million acres and was bought for more than $5.1 million. The facility also repositioned 1,500 people.
The scientists working on the Manhattan Project, being smarter than the Norwegians, were generating atomic bombs with the use of uranium and plutonium. Scientists didn’t have an idea of when the production of the bombs would be concluded, but of all the bombs they were making, the first three completed were going to be tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico. On July 16, 1945, these three bombs were successful.
As soon as the atom bomb was ready to be used, Germany surrendered. Shortly after, there was a petition drafted by scientists to ban the bomb from being used on United States soil, although, this request was overlooked by the United State’s new president, Harry S. Truman. He then made a decision, on August 6, 1945 to use the nuclear weapon on Japan. It is anticipated that this bomb killed around 200,000 people, but Japan still didn’t surrender instantly. Three days later, a second atomic bomb was dropped and forced Japan to finally surrender on August 10th. Even though these two bombs took the lives of several people, it would have been equivalent to the “number of casualties that would have resulted from an Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands.” They also officially ended the Second World War.
12: Interview- Colonel Merkel
Colonel Kenneth Merkel has been the JROTC teacher at Piper High School for two years. He graduated from Tallahassee High School, and attended Florida State University. Colonel Merkel obtained his masters degree from the University of South Florida. He is married and has three children; two boys and one girl. His oldest is twenty-one and attends Florida International University. His seventeen year old son and fourteen year old daughter both attend Everglades High School.
Colonel Merkel served in the military for twenty-three years. While in the military, he had the opportunity to travel the world. He visited places such as, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Ethiopia, realizing that there was no better place than the United States of America. At the age of forty-three, he decided that he wanted to retire from the military and take up the role of helping teenagers achieve their goals by becoming a school teacher.
He came to Piper High School because there was a vacancy and he looked forward to taking the ROTC program to the next level. He intended to do this by setting goals for his students; a) graduate high school b) pursue either college or a location interested in c) not to give up once they have reached their goal. He loves seeing and appreciating the student’s reactions when they grasp the concept or idea of the lesson that he is teaching. Colonel Merkel feels that technology plays a big role in school. Technology facilitates in planning lessons, maintaining records for the students and teachers, students learn to use the technology and it prepares them for life.
If Colonel Merkel was not able to teach, he would have like to have been either a professional race car driver, an archaeologist or the man who hands out the smiley faces at Wal-Mart.
Colonel Merkel served in the military for twenty-three years. While in the military, he had the opportunity to travel the world. He visited places such as, El Salvador, Honduras, Korea, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Bosnia, and Ethiopia, realizing that there was no better place than the United States of America. At the age of forty-three, he decided that he wanted to retire from the military and take up the role of helping teenagers achieve their goals by becoming a school teacher.
He came to Piper High School because there was a vacancy and he looked forward to taking the ROTC program to the next level. He intended to do this by setting goals for his students; a) graduate high school b) pursue either college or a location interested in c) not to give up once they have reached their goal. He loves seeing and appreciating the student’s reactions when they grasp the concept or idea of the lesson that he is teaching. Colonel Merkel feels that technology plays a big role in school. Technology facilitates in planning lessons, maintaining records for the students and teachers, students learn to use the technology and it prepares them for life.
If Colonel Merkel was not able to teach, he would have like to have been either a professional race car driver, an archaeologist or the man who hands out the smiley faces at Wal-Mart.
11: The Lernaean Hydra
In Greek mythology, the Lernaean Hydra was a gigantic water-serpent who had nine snake-like heads. This specific Hydra haunted the country of Lerna. Near the well of Amymone, it dwelt in a watered swamp.
Though its parents were Typhoeus and Ekhidna, she was brought up by Hera. The Hydra was the guardian of Lake Lerna, which was supposedly a gate to the Underworld. The Hydra could either kill you by approaching her with her venomous breath or with her poisonous blood. Of the nine heads the serpent had, the middle one was immortal. And to make matters worse, as one head was cut off, two more grew in return.
Eventually, Herakles, along with the help of his cousin, Iolaos, they ended up defeating and killing the Lernaean Hydra. Together, as one head was chopped off, they “applied burning brands to the severed stumps, cauterizing the wounds and preventing regeneration.” During this process, Herakles crushed, beneath his heel, a giant crab which ended up assisting the Hydra. Both were placed among the stars by Hera creating the constellations Hydra and Cancer.
Though its parents were Typhoeus and Ekhidna, she was brought up by Hera. The Hydra was the guardian of Lake Lerna, which was supposedly a gate to the Underworld. The Hydra could either kill you by approaching her with her venomous breath or with her poisonous blood. Of the nine heads the serpent had, the middle one was immortal. And to make matters worse, as one head was cut off, two more grew in return.
Eventually, Herakles, along with the help of his cousin, Iolaos, they ended up defeating and killing the Lernaean Hydra. Together, as one head was chopped off, they “applied burning brands to the severed stumps, cauterizing the wounds and preventing regeneration.” During this process, Herakles crushed, beneath his heel, a giant crab which ended up assisting the Hydra. Both were placed among the stars by Hera creating the constellations Hydra and Cancer.
10: Biopoem
Gabrielle
Who is kind, cool, and retarded.
Who is the sister of Thomas and Hunter.
Who loves family, friends, and cheerleading.
Who feels happy when hyper, angry when people annoy me,
and glad when I get good grades.
Who needs love, a laptop, and freedom.
Who gives presents to friends, love to family, and hugs to trees.
Who fears lightning, death, and lizards.
Would like to see
RYAN SHECKLER!
Radical
Resident of Sunrise, Florida
Who is kind, cool, and retarded.
Who is the sister of Thomas and Hunter.
Who loves family, friends, and cheerleading.
Who feels happy when hyper, angry when people annoy me,
and glad when I get good grades.
Who needs love, a laptop, and freedom.
Who gives presents to friends, love to family, and hugs to trees.
Who fears lightning, death, and lizards.
Would like to see
RYAN SHECKLER!
Radical
Resident of Sunrise, Florida
Torre
9: A Funny Story- The Prank
In the state of Florida there was this girl that all of the girls in her school hated. Her name was Susie and they did not like her at all. There were three girls that were the ones who hated her the most. The three girls were Mary, Cathy, and Ashley.
Well one day Cathy decided that they should all plan a prank to scare her. So that day after school all three of them went over Mary’s house. They all agreed that they should do the prank. So they thought and thought of what they could do. Then all of a sudden, Ashley got an idea. “Why don’t we ask her to go camping with us on Saturday?” Then Mary asked, “Why would we ask her to go camping with us if we don’t like her?” Ashley replied, “Because then we can tell her scary stories and you no how she hates scary stories and during that night she ends up with night mares.” “Oh.”, Mary and Cathy answered.
Then the next day at school Cathy went up to Susie and asked, “Would you like to go camping with Mary, Cathy, and I?” Susie said, “I thought you guys hated me?” “No. Who ever told you that? So, yes or no?” Cathy replied. Susie answered, “Oh that’s just what I thought because of the way you guys acted towards me. So yeah I will go.” “Okay, we will pick you up at 8 o’clock sharp!” Cathy said as she walked away. She went and told Mary and Ashley what Susie had said. They were so excited.
Saturday finally came. Mary, Cathy, and Ashley were in front of Susie’s house with Ashley’s mom at 8 o’clock on the dot and Susie was ready as soon as they pulled up. Ashley’s mom took them to the camp site and helped them set up and left. Now Mary, Cathy, and Ashley couldn’t wait until the sky was dark. They went swimming in the lake and played it off that they really did like Susie. But in their heart they hated her just as before.
The sun finally set & the sky turned black. The girls started the fire and Mary announced, “Time for scary stories!” Even though we all knew Susie was really scared of scary stories, she didn’t say anything when Mary had said that. Well, Mary read the story and she had got if off the internet searching for the scariest scary stories. The story was about how these four girls went camping and a bear came and took three of them and only left one. After they cooked marshmallows and just talked around the fire.
After it got really late they all decided to go to bed. Mary, Cathy, and Ashley went to bed, but they got up thirty minutes later. Now it was time for the prank. One of the girls put a lot of clothes on to act like a big bear, one went to another camp site, and the other was the one getting taken away from the camp site by the bear. First, they started screaming a little so that it would wake Susie up a little. Then you hear her move so you no she was kind of awake because she told us that she didn’t move around a lot a night unless she wasn’t really sleeping. So then they shined a light so there would be a shadow on her tent. Now, one of the girls acted like they were the bear and they were taking the other girl away. Now, all you heard was screaming from Susie. The two girls ran away so Susie wouldn’t see them and when she got out of her tent and saw the other three girls gone she started to scream even louder. She ran around looking for the three girls until the sun came up and still never found them.
Then on Monday Susie saw the three girls perfectly fine and asked them what had happened to them and the girls told her the real story and now Susie won’t trust anything that those three girls say.
Well one day Cathy decided that they should all plan a prank to scare her. So that day after school all three of them went over Mary’s house. They all agreed that they should do the prank. So they thought and thought of what they could do. Then all of a sudden, Ashley got an idea. “Why don’t we ask her to go camping with us on Saturday?” Then Mary asked, “Why would we ask her to go camping with us if we don’t like her?” Ashley replied, “Because then we can tell her scary stories and you no how she hates scary stories and during that night she ends up with night mares.” “Oh.”, Mary and Cathy answered.
Then the next day at school Cathy went up to Susie and asked, “Would you like to go camping with Mary, Cathy, and I?” Susie said, “I thought you guys hated me?” “No. Who ever told you that? So, yes or no?” Cathy replied. Susie answered, “Oh that’s just what I thought because of the way you guys acted towards me. So yeah I will go.” “Okay, we will pick you up at 8 o’clock sharp!” Cathy said as she walked away. She went and told Mary and Ashley what Susie had said. They were so excited.
Saturday finally came. Mary, Cathy, and Ashley were in front of Susie’s house with Ashley’s mom at 8 o’clock on the dot and Susie was ready as soon as they pulled up. Ashley’s mom took them to the camp site and helped them set up and left. Now Mary, Cathy, and Ashley couldn’t wait until the sky was dark. They went swimming in the lake and played it off that they really did like Susie. But in their heart they hated her just as before.
The sun finally set & the sky turned black. The girls started the fire and Mary announced, “Time for scary stories!” Even though we all knew Susie was really scared of scary stories, she didn’t say anything when Mary had said that. Well, Mary read the story and she had got if off the internet searching for the scariest scary stories. The story was about how these four girls went camping and a bear came and took three of them and only left one. After they cooked marshmallows and just talked around the fire.
After it got really late they all decided to go to bed. Mary, Cathy, and Ashley went to bed, but they got up thirty minutes later. Now it was time for the prank. One of the girls put a lot of clothes on to act like a big bear, one went to another camp site, and the other was the one getting taken away from the camp site by the bear. First, they started screaming a little so that it would wake Susie up a little. Then you hear her move so you no she was kind of awake because she told us that she didn’t move around a lot a night unless she wasn’t really sleeping. So then they shined a light so there would be a shadow on her tent. Now, one of the girls acted like they were the bear and they were taking the other girl away. Now, all you heard was screaming from Susie. The two girls ran away so Susie wouldn’t see them and when she got out of her tent and saw the other three girls gone she started to scream even louder. She ran around looking for the three girls until the sun came up and still never found them.
Then on Monday Susie saw the three girls perfectly fine and asked them what had happened to them and the girls told her the real story and now Susie won’t trust anything that those three girls say.
8: Langston Hughes Biography
James Langston Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1902. When Hughes was a child he had a rough, hard life. First, his parents had abandoned him, so he went to live on with his grandmother. With his grandmother in Lawrence, Kansas is where he spent most of his childhood. But then, after the death of his grandmother, Hughes went to live with friends and family for about two years. Later on he lived with his mother, who had remarried, in Lincoln, Illinois and then they moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Hughes went to high school at Central High School in Cleveland. In the eighth grade at Central is when he started to write his poetry. His father discouraged him from doing poetry and said he was in favor of him doing something ‘more practical’. After high school, Hughes attended Columbia University studying engineering just like his father wanted him to. A while or so passed and he decided he wanted to continue to write poetry so he dropped out. The Negro Speaks of Rivers as Hughes’ first published poem and also one of the most famous ones made by him. He also wrote short plays, essays, and short stories which ended up appearing in many places such as the NAACP publication, Crisis Magazine, and others. Wherever Hughes was, he loved to sit in the clubs listening to blues, jazz and writing poetry. He stated that he tried to write poems like the songs that they sang on Seventh Street because they had the rhythm that kept people going. Hughes received a scholar ship to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania so he decided to go there. He finally received his B.A. degree in 1929 and became a prolific writer. Langston Hughes died on May 22, 1967. Throughout his life he devoted it to writing and lecturing. He ended up writing many poems, two novels, twenty plays, collections of short stories, and many more.
Monday, June 1, 2009
7: Newspaper Body Copy
Every other month, students can’t wait to get a hold of Piper High School’s newspaper. Better known as the “Pipeline”, this newspaper keeps students and teachers up to date with diverse events occurring within school. The Pipeline is produced by Piper students with the assistance of Mr. Conde, the newspaper adviser. This newspaper is handed out to everyone throughout Piper High and supplies them with various sections: recent news, entertainment, sports and comics.
6: Leadership Body Copy
Many people at Piper have taken it amongst themselves to join the leadership class. This class helps Piper run smoothly. They organize most events, such as, Homecoming, pep rallies, and beach cleanups. Also in leadership, otherwise known as Student Government Association (SGA), students run for officer positions; President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian. Giving back to their school is what they specialize in and they love every second of it.
5: Foreign Language Body Copy
Speaking a foreign language can be very difficult, but taking the time out to learn it can be very beneficial. At Piper, they offer Spanish, French and American Sign Language. In Spanish, students learn of the culture and language of Spanish speaking countries. Where as in French, students have to learn the pronunciation, and spelling of the language. In American Sign Language, also known as ASL, the students learn to speak with their hands instead of their mouths. As weird as it might feel compared to speaking your native language day in and day out, having the knowledge of another language is a great skill, and can help you be successful in college as well as earn a job.
4: Culinary Body Copy
When the mixers are mixing and the blenders are blending, all of Piper wants a taste of the Culinary Arts class’s food. In this class, students learn the basics of everyday life without “Mom and Dad”. Students learn and perfect all the basics from broiling to boiling, and slicing to dicing. The magic behind the counter is all thanks to Mrs. Thomas-Bass. Without her, this class wouldn’t be possible. Mrs. Thomas-Bass provides the recipes and ingredients to assist the students with in their cooking. Whether it’s bread, pies, cookies, or a full out four-course meal, not only do the students that have this class want to have a taste at the food, but the students at Piper walk around smelling the aroma of the food and come back begging for more.
3: English Body Copy
English is taught all throughout a student’s school life and focuses on developing reading and writing skills. English classes help prepare students for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), as well as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). English is not only a graduation requirement, but it helps with future job careers and communication. English can range too many different categories that will not only help you in your schoolwork now, but in your future. It could be as simple as learning people skills and grammar, or if it is as thorough as plays by Shakespeare, or poems by Robert Frost.
2: History Body Copy
Through the years students spend at Piper, they’re required to take World History, American Government, Economics, American History, and Geography. These classes fill students minds with important past time events that have altered the world that we live in today. History is the record of past time events that have made a difference in today’s society. You can’t see you’re future if you don’t know your past.
1: Science Body Copy
From equations to chemicals and experiments, science is a branch of knowledge gained by systematic study. Piper provides a variety of science classes: Chemistry, Marine Biology, Forensics, Biology, Anatomy, Physics, Physiology, and Environmental. Although science may not appeal to many, some feel that it’s an interactive way of learning. For example, Rebecca McDonald, a freshman at Piper, states “I’ve always wanted to be a Marine Biologist. This year I’m taking biology and I absolutely love it. It’s really helped me learn different techniques that I will need for my future career.”
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