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In the stories, “The Rope” by Alfred Hitchcock, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, all of them contain death and terrible beliefs.

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In James Hurst's short story, "The Scarlet Ibis" the narrator's words and actions influenced Doodle the most because Doodle looked up to his older brother and was pushed to his brothers satisfaction, pushed so much that this led to his death.

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In Will Richardson's "Footprints of a Digital Age" the article goes into explaining how tachers should not be misanthropes toward children, but should help children understand what they are learning. Children should understand that everthing they put online can be looked at by anyone at anytime. Kids need to be smart when it comes to putting appropriate and inappropriate material on the web. The stuff kids post can most definitly effect their futures. This connects to me because I myself am a child and it is never to early to think about your future. This connects to education, because if a kid writes someting stupid or not appropriate, colleges or highschools can refuse to accept this kid. However if the kid writes something intelligent and thoughtful the colleges or highschools will probably accept the kid. This connects to the world, because plenty of students out there are posting stupid or innapropriate material online, and these kids are probably not going to have very high end jobs. In conclusion I think students should think wisely before posting there next pic, blog, or even email. Now, will use the internet to your advantage?

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In the story "Dang! I Just Missed It" by David Warlick, he goes into explaining that the planet Mars wasn't even as large or as close as people claimed it to be. Like the author I to was told by others that the planet Mars will be as big as the moon during the end of August. The Planet Mars looked more like a large orange star then a second moon. The author explains that people make mistakes and should admit to them rather then pretend that nothing happened.

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In the short story "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" by Nicholas Carr goes on to explaining how google and the internet are changing our thinking habits. The author goes on explaining that  before computers we thought for ourselves. As technology increases so do our minds. What I am saying is the more technology, the more we want our brains to compute this information. This causes us to throw out our old thinking habits to try to obtain information faster. there is nothing we can do about this though because as we evolve so does technology.

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A Vision of Students
Technology is the way of the future. A Vision of Students by: Michael Welsh. the world is evolving, technology is moving fast and we must adjust to these new ways to achieve our goals and to educate ourselves. In A Vision of Students it shows us that the average student is using technology to learn over classrooms and paper. Students are watching television, on computers, on phones, and listening to ipods more then they are studying, reading, or even in the classroom for that matter. Education is evolving and using technology to learn is a great idea for most people. This video relates to me in a way because I am a freshman in highschool and I am already useing more technology in my classes then I have ever imagined using. Technology is allowing students to get their work done faster, easier, and more efficent. It will be hard for some people to adjust but once adjusted it will be fast, easy, and less time consuming. This relates to the world because we need to think more about the enviroment and other countries, and technology can help with this. Without technology we are nothing we must evolve.

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What Matters To Me




The things that matter most in my life are family, friends, school, music, and my religion.
Not only are these all important, but I don't know what I would do without them. Everyday these things get me out of bed and ready for what's up ahead. All of these things help me live my life.



My family is by far the most important thing in my life. I have three sisters, two of them are older then me. Most of the time we get along, but every once in awhile a fight erupts and sides are chosen. We usually work it out quickly before our parents find out. My parents are also important to me. My dad is a sales manager, while my mom teaches fourth grade. They help me out a lot and usually understand where I'm coming from. My family is a huge part of my life.



My friends are very important in my life. They help me relax when I'm having a rough time, and they make me laugh. When I'm with them we have fun no matter what. We could be studying, playing football, or even working and still have fun. My friends really know how to cheer me up and we always have a good time. I am very glad my friends are involved in my life.



Education is a big part of my life. I go everyday and try to learn more and more. I really want to be a police officer when I'm older. This means I have to complete school and do my best. I, unfortunately, am not the brightest student, but I try my best. I sometimes don't understand all the assignments and I forget things. I work hard at trying my best.



Music and religion are also important to me. Music helps me relax, and get my mind off things, and it also helps me get things done faster. When ever I do homework I tend to complete it faster and error free with music playing, and when I go on runs or bike rides I can go much farther with my Ipod. Religion helps me focus and think about things from every view possible. When I'm at church or chapel I tend to think about my life and decisions I’ve made or am about to make.



All of these things help me live my life and teach me how to grow. I am fortunate to have a strong family, good friends, the opportunity for a good education, my faith, and the chance to listen to music. All of these things are important to me. Hopefully, they always will be.