Assignment 19- Thomas Kinchen

When we seek help, the one thing we all receive is a piece of advice. We either choose to ignore it, or take it into consideration. But some advice we receive sicks with us. One piece of advice that's stuck with me comes from a movie I watched. It was from an actin comedy titled True Memoirs of an International Assassin. The quote stated "All of us are going to die. Only some of us get to make a difference." This quote just makes me think about how I'm making a difference living my life and how I'm affecting others. It inspires me to want to make a difference and make a positive impact on other people's lives.

Assignment 18

My bucket list for the end of high school is to graduate and get A's and B's for my senior year. College would be more of a different story. For college, I would like to obviously make good grades so my parents wouldn't be wasting their money, but I'd also like to sort of branch out and make new friends outside of Lexington. That's one of the reasons we go to college right? Then the bucket list that High School and College has all prepared us for: life. I don't know what I'll major in, but I'd consider being a successful sportscaster for ESPN. That's been a dream of mine since I was little. Also being a very experienced boxer it's a dream of mine to in gold at the 2020 Olympics, and if the opportunity is legitimate, I would like to becme a professional boxer and become Champion of the World.

Assignment 17

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/user/id/975777012/ratings

Assignment 13- Joonyoung Park

Doping is a very serious problem in professional sports. In the world of tennis, Maria Sharapova has been banned from playing tennis for 15 months due to her doping incident. So I suggest a fantastic idea to combat this problem. If we don't make doping illegal and allow everyone to use steroids, there won't be a problem with people getting banned from sports. Using steroids will allow athletes to break old records and set new ones. Also if all athletes were allowed to use steroids, there would not be any arguments of whether people cheated or not.

Assignment 12- Joonyoung Park

I am a cell phone. I spend the better part of my day in my owner's pocket. The only time I leave the pocket is when my owner has to text someone or take a call. Everyday is an adventure for me. I have never experienced two days that are exactly the same. Although one day may be very boring, the next day may be full of adventure. My owner seems to know that I get hungry and he feeds me very well. Especially during the day when I get used a lot, I run out of power quickly. Every day is a new experience for me and I enjoy being a cell phone.

Assignment 14- Annie Varner

Annie Varner
APEng- 1st Hr

Assignment 14

Thanksgiving is a HOAX.  The holiday itself was constructed by the government in order to force an embodiment of happiness upon the people of America during possible times of political, economic, or societal distress.  What makes people feel better about themselves than a big ass turkey and fake praise for being someone’s friend?  The government is behind every major event that can be used to expand the media to bolster profits and distract the general public in a seemingly innocent way.  That’s right, even Christmas!  Nevertheless, my family full of SHEEPLE celebrates the stunt anyways.  Thanksgiving at the Varner’s usually means getting dressed up and sitting around a dinner table pretending to laugh at your auntie’s terribly unfunny and slightly racist jokes.  The food is sub-par, mainly because mom thinks it’s a good idea to let my sister step in and help out in the kitchen.  But what’s best is the tension between the married, re-married, about-to-be-married, which always means inconsistency on political orientations and personal views.  The night ends in silence after the necessary topics are run through: abortion, trump, Hillary, immigration, Climate change, religion, interracial relationships, weed legalization and gun control.  It is not your average day!

P.S. I’m kidding

Assignment 13- Annie Varner

Annie Varner
APEng- 1st Hr

Assignment 13

An American lifestyle was once the most prized achievement in the world. A white picket fence and a woman who cooked, married to a working-class man entailed all anyone would have ever wanted.  Cities across the nation were filled with perfect, white families who followed the rules, read the bible, and cut their grass. 

But recent efforts have taken action to reverse the immense progress we had made.   Today, the average citizen has sheepishly become an outlet for the government to “De- Americanize” America.  And until Mr. Donald J. Trump was elected into office, this country was blind to the destruction that was soon to ensue.  Trump’s wall was only the first step needed to Make American Great Again. 

Our people have to open their eyes, and work to stop immigration once and for all.  Recent studies show that by the year 2060, race will not exist.  Our people will be figuratively and actually blind to race, because its entirety will cease to exist.  And as race diminishes, so does the once steadfast belief in religion.  As dominations fade and race becomes a more fluid concept, crime rates will even rise in some areas.   In fact, unemployment has been seen to have a direct correlation with increased immigration.  It is apparent this mindless immigration has to be put to an end, because our people will soon be the minority, and America will never be America again. 

The swiftest solution to the growing issue can begin with a wall to stop the further entry of any foreigners, but must extend to those currently living in the country.  DNA tests will be asked of each citizen due by January 1^st, 2017 10:00AM, administered at the same generic locations as the flu shot is administered.  Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid will all hold DNA Testings, and they will be paid for and sent into the government to be evaluated.  Those who are under 85% American decent will be extradited to Mexico.  If you refuse the process, consequences will be exercised. 

The proposal will be funded by Mexico, seeing as they are the ones who are trying to disrupt the harmony of the white race.  America was a land created by white, born by white, and the pure of skin will continue to rein our nation forever and ever. 

Assignment 12- Annie Varner

Annie Varner
1st Hr APEng

My most prized possession and inanimate object is without a doubt my earbuds.  Those classic white earbuds travel with me everywhere I go, they are an everyday essential.  "Emily" as I like to call her, knows my mood by the music I'm streaming, who I'm talking to and what I'm talking about.  She's like the best friend I never had.  The only problem is, I often neglect her, leaving her smushed in the bottom of my bag or lonely at home.  When she comes to life, she takes it upon herself to make my life a living hell due to her unfair treatment.

"Emily the Earbuds"

Emily the Earbuds hears all.  She knows what you're listening to, she knows who you're talking to, she even knows what you're thinking about.  That's what makes her so valuable.  She knows who I like and who I don't, and the gossip she spreads makes Annie's high school career even more difficult than she could ever imagine.

Assignment 16: Speech

Post your speech!

Last blog of the year! Huzzah!

Full text of speech - due Friday, December 4th at 11:59 pm.

December 4th is the last day to make up blogs 9-16

Nicole Loy- Assignment 14

My Thanksgiving is often spent in Charlotte, North Carolina, visiting my cousins. Almost every year we take the long trek in our cars to come together as a family. We then do the typical American Thanksgiving full of food, laughter, and more food. However we don’t watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade (we like our beauty sleep), and we do argue, as one would expect with a family full of lawyers and doctors (hint: both occupations come with huge egos). We all may be Democrats, yet we still manage to argue over politics, business, and more. While Thanksgiving may be a favorite holiday of many, it’s not quite a favorite of mine. I don’t like the food and I feel like it divides our family. Also, Thanksgiving is cruel. The holiday celebrates good times with Native Americans- one of several people we have screwed over. While Thanksgiving isn’t my favorite holiday, I do have some pretty eventful memories from it. About seven years ago on our way to Charlotte, my mom, brother, and myself had the unfortunate incident of running over a bear. We were in the middle of the Virginian mountains and the bear walked into the road at nighttime, leaving no time for my mother to react. This event was not only terrifying, but our family was distraught, as we love animals. I would say this is my strangest memory from the holiday, as running into bears isn’t the most common thing. People often run over deer, not bears, so this event was pretty shocking.  

Nick Walters Assignment 10

Although I've only known my seat partner for a couple years, I've gotten really close to him. His favorite thing to do is play lacrosse, and the game really controls his life. he goes crazy if he doesn't play for a few days. I admire how dedicated he is at the sport and it pushes me to play by myself and get as good as him, even if that probably won't happen. I would describe him as the color red, not only because of his hair, but because of how invested he is in anything and how energetic he is. His favorite movie is Braveheart and he enjoys reading about the civil war. His music taste is still an enigma to me, as his taste ranges from young thug to Irish folk music. My seat partner could be described as a goober, and he never fails to make me laugh. I think that if my seat partner was an animal, he would be an orangutan because some of the movements he does reminds me of an orangutan, hes caring like an orangutan, and, of course, the ginger hair.

Nicole Loy- Assignment 13

Deciding who should be President is never easy. Especially in these days where your choices can range from a criminal to a television show host. At the end of the day your vote won’t even matter with the popular vote not actually determining the winner. Enough is enough. Change must be radical. Some may say the best solution is to get rid of the Electoral College, but I have another. Let’s get rid of it all. I propose that we adopt a new means of choosing our next Commander in Chief. I believe the best way of deciding who our President will be is to throw all of the candidates in an arena, give them a knife, and let them fight to the death. Not only will this allow them to show their cunningness and agility, necessary qualities of our future leader, but it will cut down the competition quickly instead of the slow, grueling process of debates that we currently have. In times like today, we must come up with a system that is brand new. I say we move forth “hunger games style.” Opponents of this idea may claim that it’s disturbing, violent, and generally un-American. But what these uncreative idealists don’t understand is that fighting is how our nation began and fighting is how our nation will persevere. This is the only method that ensures our presidents will be elected fairly. We must fight for our right to be elected as president.

Nick Walters Assignment 9

I think that there is a time for war. If a country is being oppressed, the country that is opressing them won't stop just because. War is inevitable in this situation. They wont back off because of a treaty or anything else, they will only back off when the oppressed nation fights back. I wish that this world could function without war, but it simply cannot. The greatest countries in this world emerged through war, and keep their power through military dominance.

Something that some European countries do is they have every citizen go through military training. what this does is it gives that nation a respect for soldiers in the military, making the nation less likely to engage in war. This saves that nation many lives and it stops nations from engaging in unnecessary conflict. implementing this into other nations could lead to a safer world with less conflicts and less war.

assignment 12 zachary langdon

Oh, how I dread 6:50 am. The rest of my life is simple, predictable, peaceful. Any other time it’s just tap and swipe, tap and swipe. I can function under those conditions, I can manage that, but time hath no fury like 6:50 am. Mind you, it used to be a lot worse. I could be jostled at any point of the earth’s rotation at random. I could barely hold coherent thought; my mind scrambled at the whim of the universe, no order, no complexity, just the futility of making a train of thought on a fault line. But now it is replaced by dread. The predictability of 6:50 am haunts my thoughts for hours. It is both inevitable and unthinkable, always there and never acceptable. Oh god I wish it would go away. It’s my only barrier to peace, the only obstacle between me and tranquility. Its maddening, infuriating, defeating, numbing, insan-DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT.

assignment 14 zachary langdon

My thanksgiving typically occurs with my mother’s family, in Elizabeth town. It’s a very beige thanksgiving, consisting of macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, sister shubert rolls, turkey, and ham. Anything that could be identified if spilled on khaki pants is heresy. Over the latter half of a decade, the number of attendees had slowly grown as babies and boyfriends become incorporated into the Hornback clan. As a result, dining facilities have extended beyond the dinner table and the dining room to a flat folding table and chairs in the living room. With the added people, the volume has increased proportionally, earplugs become a covert requirement. One struggle always omitted however is the fear of political outrage; my family is fairly unified in their southern democratic beliefs. This year, thanksgiving also consisted of birthday celebrations for the Hornbacks as no other time in October allowed their celebration. Thanksgiving usually serves as a midpoint between my birthday and Christmas, but because of the previous point, it melted the three holidays together like 76-degree napoleon. 

assignment 13 "distraction" zachary langdon

On November 23, 2016, outgoing president Barack Obama has, in an unprecedented attempt at last minute reform, declared the electoral college disband, and with it the results of the most recent election. During the question and answer press time after the initial announcement, when asked how he could circumvent the process of constitutional amendment to replace the country’s election system, Obama responded “what are you gonna do, kick me out?”

The white house has released an official FAQ document through its newsletter, cspan, and the new state news agency Breitbart, in the form of a graphic novelette depicting vice president Biden, dressed in captain America-esque attire, as the origin of the idea, envisioning it as “coming to him while he was talking with the prime minister.”

Many believe the underlying intentions of this act was to distract from the mishap that occurred this morning when the president was surprised to learn the turkey he pardoned was used to smuggle famous whistleblower Edward Snowden in from Russia the previous day. Snowden commented afterward “feels good to be home.” After which he strolled off muttering something about a ruined thanksgiving.

Assignment 13: Cha Cha Cha Changes!- Jake Tucker

In today's America we hear a lot of controversy on the television, and it annoys pretty much every one. Yet, still we flock to it every day in hope that what we want to happen does so. And we cry and protest and scream when we don't get our way. I am of course referencing the most important thing to happen on a Tuesday in November, the College Football Playoff Rankings' weekly release. This leads to annoying Alabama fans boasting about how they are clearly the best and could probably beat the Browns. This leads to Ohio State fans becoming even more unbearable, but not as bad as the re-emerging Michigan fans. Though one team constantly getting robbed is the Kentucky Wildcats. Cleary they are just as capable as any other team at beating Alabama, they only lost by 28 points. That is reason number one for their inclusion in the rankings. Reason two; everybody else sucks. So what there are multiple one loss, power-five teams, Kentucky has like 5 losses but they are just as good. I mean they really earned their 4 place position in a historically awful SEC East division. All the conclusions point to Kentucky being allowed into the playoff.

Assignment 12: Brave Little Toasters- Jake Tucker

The best inanimate object to describe is my Henry Clay Lacrosse cup; the one I carry every single day with me. This cup is pretty cool, and that is good because it keeps my water ice cold all day or until I drink it all.  The cup's day starts when it is taken out of the refrigerator in the morning and rushed out the door as I am typically behind schedule every morning. The cup goes to school with me and is constantly tilted, but it doesn't mind because it loses weight every time. This is until it travels to a large room with hundreds of kids and tons of food, and while in this terrible place it is refilled with water to keep cool. The cup then repeats its last 3 hours for another 3 hours, and eventually returns home. There it is bathed and dried before being filled up with water and ice and placed back in where it started its day.

Assignment 11: BOO - Jake Tucker

If a world existed where zombies were a thing, and the aforementioned zombies were to attack the living; the amount of fear I experienced would be unbelievable. Though I think that I would be able to survive this zombie apocalypse. My plan would be to purchase a boat and sail around the world; the boat would of course be a sailboat that doesn't rely on a fossil fuel for power. On the boat I would bring a water desalinization tool so I could drink sea water, and I would also bring a fishing rod, so I could catch my food. This plan is fool proof because it allows me o be self-sufficient and never have to land, which is good because zombies have taken over the planet. This allows me to avoid the zombies because they can't swim, and boats of course go on the water. The only drawback to my plan is that I cannot sail a boat.

Assignment 14- Daryn Smith

Thanksgiving for my immediate family typically means traveling. Every year until this one, we have gone on long road trips to visit family in Chicago, Fanwood, New Jersey, and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Our car rides consisted of books on tape, music, and road games, such as finding each letter of the alphabet on the passing signs. My cousins, grandparents, and us all come together and spend Thanksgiving Day cooking and preparing food for dinner that night. My favorite part was always making sweet potato casserole because I got to put the marshmallows on top and usually eat a couple, too. Each family member has a dish that they usually make. My grandma has 3 at least that she likes to make herself. This year, my family is coming to Lexington instead of us going to visit them. This is partly because my sister, a freshman in college, wants to be able to see some of her friends. Thanksgiving is a very important and enjoyable holiday because of the family aspect, but I personally am not a huge fan of Thanksgiving dinner. I don't really like turkey, stuffing, or green bean casserole. My favorite Thanksgiving memory is from two years ago when we all went to Chicago and I got to visit with one of my friends from camp.

Assignment 13- Daryn Smith

The world is heating up. From California to Australia temperatures are rising. Glaciers are melting; sea levels are rising, putting small areas of land under water. Soon, this will be large areas, and maybe eventually entire continents. "How do we stop this?" you may ask. Well, I have a solution. If our issue is that the world is heating up and so many are denying it, we must first remove such denial and second cool the earth down. If you know someone who doesn't believe in global warming, sit them down and have a calm, one-on-one chat about why they are wrong. If they remain insistent, take them to a counselor who will either convince them climate change is real or deem them hopeless and isolate them along with the rest of the nonbelievers. Ignorance will not be tolerated or forgiven. Once all who deny global warming are out of the picture, we can actually take steps to cool the earth down. On a hot day, something that tends to do the trick and cool me down is a fan. I propose that whenever we step outside, we bring a handheld or larger fan with us and blow it on the earth as we travel. It is important that everyone participate, for only a few will not make enough of a difference. Entire towns, states, countries, continents must use their fans to stop the earth from heating up. If everyone does participate, it is inevitable that earth will feel the desired relief and be able to cool down, resultantly saving our planet from the dangers that come with climate change.

Assignment 14- Tyree

My average thanksgiving looks like any other day with lots of food. The previous day my parents and family cook dinner, I wake up to the smell of food and eat the same food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next three days. We have the typical foods like greens beans potatos lamb yams lamb ham corn chicken spam ram you name it. I come downstairs talk to my family eat go back up stairs and repeat throughout the day. At the end of the day my stomach is in pain and I have to just lay in my bed and go to sleep until the next morning when the pain dies down. The food is good and all but the break from school has to be my favorite part of the holiday, as I would give up almost all the holidays for a five day break from school.

Assignment 13- John Felty

In the NFL there are some super power programs, and then there are some that always end up with less than five wins. This includes the Cleveland Browns, who are currently 0-10 and aren’t projected to win this year. To solve this problem of super power teams, all players’ names should be put in a hat and drawn to see which team they should be put on. This will allow for more even teams to be formed and give everyone an equal chance of winning and prevent super power programs from forming. And why stop with the NFL? This should be done in college too in order to prevent teams like Alabama to keep dominating the SEC and give other teams, like Kentucky, a chance to win the National Championship for once. By doing this, we will be making the game of football more fun and safe to play for everyone. We must implement this policy in order to make football great again.

assignment 11 all hail our plant gods zachary langdon

Milk is a strange substance. Granted everything is strange in a certain context, but I find milk to be more easily seen as such. Its built-in self-preservation mechanism is concerningly effective. The way it decays over time means, should one ever once glance it in its unpresentable state, it shall always seem to be so as good as gone regardless of the number of seconds that have passed since its acquisition. I have experienced such misfortunes, and thus this condition plagues my consciousness forever more.

            However, as repulsive as this makes milk consumption, it is slight enough to be overcome with distraction or some light rationalization. It is the following mental image which defies such attempts. Reader be warned, should thee wish to consume a dairy product, rotini pasta, or other foodstuffs after the viewing of the following words, you must be of stronger stomach than I. I’ll even insert this sentence to allow you to think twice. maggots in milk. I apologize.

            Such an image is not just frightening for its basic components of the repulsive offspring of flies, but additionally the fear of the unseen and pure disgust. It also highlights the living origin of milk, and I hate the physical nature of all of the kingdoms of life (except for plants, your good in my book). All life is squishy and pulsating in a unnervingly and bulbously grotesque way that bothers me every time I should consume coming from such a place (‘cept for plants, they are nice geometric beauties). Plants are good, all other life is bad, have fun on your next visit to the dairy section. 

Assignment 12- John Felty

My TI-84 Silver Edition Calculator travels in my backpack during most of the day, and I use it at school when I have to. But, at home, TI-84 goes nuts. When I’m not looking, he unzips my backpack from the inside(he installed a zipper in there to get out) and wanders around the house. It likes taking rides on my dogs’ backs around the house. After sneaking around for a little bit, he chills with the other technology in my house. The stereos, the alarm clocks, and the old TV remotes all meet up in the closet where they have a secret hang out spot where they exchange batteries and do other technological activities. I’m worried about my TI-84 because he has been heavily influenced by his peers, and has become addicted to acid, battery acid that is. He can’t get enough of that stuff and it is making him corrosive.

Assignment 11- John Felty

If zombies attack, I will immediately get all the guns and food in my house and drive to either a school or a church to act as a temporary location. My church is decently sized and would be able to house many people. It also has its own kitchen, so that would be a huge help. Once I’ve set up a base, I’ll need to gather supplies for the long haul. To do this, I’ll probably loot empty houses of people who have evacuated or small stores in the area. I’ll take these supplies back to the church. Next, I’ll gather vehicles  and gasoline so that in the future it will be easier to make supply runs. Another priority is to build walls around the church like the ones that they have in The Walking Dead.  After bringing in other survivors and gathering supplies and fortifying the church, it would be best to expand to nearby neighborhoods or move locations entirely. If I had to go somewhere else, I would go to a school because they are fairly fortified.

Assignment 10- John Felty

The person I sit next to and I are very close friends. We attended middle school together and now have many classes together in high school. We are teammates on the football team and share a close bond. We often have petty fights but we always get over it and move on. This person is goofy and childish and I call him out for it all the time. In five years, I see this person boxing in the Olympics and winning gold medals, but only if he takes me with him to be in his corner. If I had to characterize them as a color they would be blue simply because he wears a lot of blue. This person looks like a sloth but acts like a monkey because he is always energetic. Again, me and this person are close friends and I don’t see that changing anytime in the future.

Assignment 14- Paige Barricklow

My family has a lot of really odd traditions, especially when it comes to the holidays. One of the most interesting is advent/Christmas. For us, the "holiday season" starts with the first Sunday of advent when we go pick out our Christmas tree. Then the next Sunday we put on the lights. The next Sunday we put on the garland. The last Sunday of advent we put on the ornaments. Then on Christmas eve most of my family works the early family Christmas eve family service. Then we have 4 of our close family friends over to our house to have tacos before we go to late candlelight service at my church. On Christmas morning we wake up and do the presents for just me, my mom, my dad, and my brother. Then my grandparents and my aunt (dad's side) come over and do presents and breakfast. Then we go to somewhere in Indiana and meet my mom's family and have dinner, which usually consists of SpaghettiOs, pigs in a blanket, cheese and crackers, and chips with dip. We then go home and listen to Christmas music while sitting in our living room. Even if my family has really odd traditions, I love them, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Assignment 12- Paige Barricklow

The Ring-
I sit all night in a soft, but dark box. I hear everything but see nothing. In the morning I hear the alarm sound in the next room and I know in a few minuets the box will open. I hear the shower turn on. I hear the water run. I hear the water turn off. A few minuets later the box opens and light pours in. A hand reaches in, picks me up, and puts me on. I then watch as the day goes past. I watch as the hand swings a backpack over the shoulder. then the hand swings back and forth as we go to the bus stop. I see out of the window of the bus and watch the world drive by. We arrive at school and go inside. The day continues, we are walking in the hallway, we are in class, we are walking in the hallway, we are in class, and we repeat. We then go to another classroom and I hold a little black book for a while. We get into the car. We arrive at home, I am put back into the box. I will repeat this all tomorrow.

Assignment 11- Paige Barricklow

I'm scared of a lot of things, spiders, the patriarchy, clowns with axes, serial killers, falling, and many others, but the thing I'm scared of most is being alone. I don't mean just by myself, I mean truly and totally alone. I am terrified of being in a situation where I am by myself with no phone or other way to contact my parents or someone else. I am afraid that if I don't have a constant safety net in a phone or another human something terrible is going to happen to me. An extension of this fear is the fear that all of my friends and family will suddenly hate me. That something will happen and my friends won't care about me anymore or want to be around me. I constantly worry that my friends are only pretending to like me and will leave me alone and sad. I know this won't ever happen (probably) but it still terrifies me.

Assignment 10- Paige Barricklow

Since we have put the bikes in the classroom, the original seating chart from the first few weeks of school has flown out the window. With the new way we have been sitting I have been next to the lovely Sheridan Wagner. Sheridan is a generally quiet person. I met her freshman year and we have been friends since then. She plays the flute and, as far as I'm concerned, she is a pretty awesome flute player. She is also pretty smart. If Sheridan was a color she would be blue. She is calm and quiet in a beautifully simple way. If she was an animal she would probably be a bird of some kind, maybe a crane. I don't really know why, she just gives off a bird vibe. In five years I see Sheridan graduation from a really good college with some wort of honors, and she either gets a job right away or has already been accepted to grad school because she is just that awesome. In general, Sheridan is just a really awesome person and I am very glad to have met her.

Assignment 9- Paige Barricklow

There is a time when war becomes necessary, but it should never be a first response. There are cases where there is practically no other option, especially when the other side of the potential conflict has already resorted to violence and diplomatic negotiations have failed at all turns. Just because it's the only option, doesn't make it right. There are times in people's lives where the only thing they can do to survive is something that is morally wrong, but it becomes necessary. No country has a responsibility to go to war for any reason. There are many cases where it is the decision that makes the most sense from a political, economic, or even a moral standpoint, but no one country has the responsibility of going to war. Many countries do go to war when it isn't the only option. Many times a diplomatic compromise is possible, but one or both sides are too stubborn to budge on what they want. Diplomacy should always be the first choice, but there are some times where going to war is the only option.

Assignment 14- Caitlin Southworth

Thanksgiving- a time when there’s no school, lots of food and some nice family time. Or for my family, craziness squished into one house. I usually go to my pappy’s house on Thanksgiving along with my parents and sister, my mom’s sister and her daughter (my cousin), and my mom’s brother and his bunch- including his wife and five kids (middle- school aged through 20’s) of which his oldest daughter brings her husband and five kids. So as it’s easy to tell, there are a bunch of people under one roof. For some families this wouldn’t be much of a problem but my uncle’s kids can’t go five minutes without getting into an argument with everyone yelling, on top of two kids running around also yelling and twin babies crying- it gets loud almost instantly. It’s quite a lot during the holidays, and a lot of food has to be made, but it’s family, so you gotta keep them around. And after the Thanksgiving fiasco, we do it all over again one month later on Christmas Eve.

Assignment 10 Zachary Langdon

I object.

This question is unanswerable. The specific question, not the question in the prompt (which I intend to answer here), is based on the false assumption that not a single person in the 1^st hour class prefers to keep to themselves and is thus not capable of discussing their neighbor as a person. I am such a person; moreover, analysis of another’s personality, especially by a teenager, is a dangerous act. Anything has the potential to offend, and expecting full consideration and empathy from a teenage brain is wrought with psychological problems. The public nature of this response, and indeed all of these blog entries, is concerning when one may be penalized for not answering a question they feel they can’t publicly.

For nonexclusively the above reasons, I conscientiously object to this question. I shall, however answer the title question of the promote.

Not in a fashion with allows me to answer the embedded question, no. 

Blog 14- Safal Dumre

Thanksgiving has been very symbolic to my family.  My family can actually celebrate it to its full extent since Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays that doesn’t have a religious connection to it. It was a holiday which symbolized our family’s diffusion in American culture. My mom makes the standard thanksgiving stuff like a turkey, sweet potatoes, corn etc.… But she also makes special Nepali dishes like Momo, samosas, roti. When we first came to America, a foreign land where almost everything was different from Nepal, celebrating Thanksgiving was one of the things that made it feel like we were a part of something. We were normal at a time when everything else was abnormal. That feeling of inclusion in the culture of this country meant a lot to us back then. Now it has always been a tradition. The one difference is that most of our family is back in Nepal so it’s not practical to fly half way around the world for a holiday dedicated to a specific country. But we invite the family that we do have here and it is still a wonderful time.

Blog 13- Safal Dumre

A Little Never Hurt Anyone

        Information about pregnancy is varied from source to source. There are thousands of brochures, websites, and articles to read about what you can and can’t do during pregnancy. There are some sources that say to never consume ANY alcohol because of the detrimental damage it could reap on your unborn child. Then there are other sources that say that you should drink SOME wine because it is actually healthy for you and the baby. Well, I am here to tell you that that is absolutely wrong. Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of rejoicing over the circle of life, not a time to be restricting your diet. In fact, it should be a time to expand your diet. You don’t know what type of food the baby likes so why not eat any and everything. Ever had grilled dog or cat, well now is the time to try it. The myth that you should only drink wine is also misleading, you can drink literally anything you want; Wine, whiskey, bleach. As long as it is moderation of course. Never tried cocaine before, why not snort half a line? It will give you just the right amount of energy to last you through the day, and anything that gives a pregnant women energy has to be a gift straight from god. So don’t listen to these pretentious doctors, who think just because they have spent their entire lives studying the human body they can tell us what we should do, if they tell you not to do something. After all, a little never hurt anyone.

Assignment 15: Covergirl

Actually this one is all about make-up (do you see what I did there)?
If you have completed all the blogs for the semester, then take this week off.  If you are missing a blog post then use this opportunity to make-up a grade.

Your Prompt:

Choose one of the other two prompts from Assignment 6: Create your own adventure and write about it.

Minimum of 150 words - due Sunday, November 27th at 11:59 pm

December 4th is the last day to make up blogs 9-16

Assignment 11- Joonyoung Park

First of all, if someone had told me that zombies had attacked, I wouldn't believe them until I saw them for myself. Even then, I would have a difficult time believing my own eyes. However, in the case of a zombie apocalypse, the first thing I'd do is to go out to the store and buy a bunch of portable charger because I can't live without my phone and I could use it to contact other survivors. The next thing I'd do would be is to go to Dick's or a hunting store and buy a bow and boxes of arrows as well as a couple of swords and knives. I would also buy a gun for backup, but guns aren't as reliable as a bow and arrow because guns require ammo and can jam. After this, I'd attempt to find reliable friends to form a team with and find fortified shelter. The ideal location would be a school because no one wants to come near a school.

Assignment 10- Joonyoung Park

In Mr. Logsdon's class, we have a very flexible seating chart. However, I usually find myself sitting beside Safal Dumre. I have known Safal since sophomore year and he's a smart kid. Since I hang out with him outside of school, I can also say that he is a very chill and relaxed person even though he always has to be correct about everything. He is a very athletic person and plays numerous sports. In fact over the summer, we played basketball at UK until 1 in the morning almost every night. If I had to characterize Safal with a color, I'd most likely associate him with the color blue. I tend to think of the color blue as a relaxing and calm color. As an animal, I would see him as sloth. I see him as a sloth not because he is lazy, but because sloths are very relaxed and live a chill life.

Assignment 11- Annie Varner

Annie Varner
1st Hr APEng

Zombies Attack.

OK. So the first thing you have to do when the zombie apocalypse finally dawns upon us is assemble the perfect survival team.  The team has to work well together because its chemistry is what will keep us alive in the end.  If you don't have the most carefully constructed team, it will crack under pressure and most likely end up eating each other for survival, instead of fighting off the real enemy: zombies.

Once you have assembled the dream team, internal survival is next.  You will want to gather all the necessary food supplies and stock up to last your team a lifetime.

For protection, you're gonna need like lots of Carhart coats and sweatshirts.  Have you ever tried to bite through a Carhart coat? Try that plus like 2 sweatshirts and you're un"bite"able.  However, the most important weapon you will need is a gun.  You need to find the most powerful assault weapon in Kentucky, and steal as much ammo as possible.  Gun-protection is no longer valid when flesh-eating zombies are on the prowl.

After obtaining all the supplies, it is imperative to relocate to the most rural nearby area.  The lower the population, the less zombies there will be.  Because we live in Lexington, KY, we'll probably be making the trip to the painted mountains of Eastern Kentucky.  More specifically, we would relocate to the Stumbo residence in Prestonsburg KY.  The Stumbo household in Prestonsburg is the perfect location for survival.  You can ride the golf-cart to the local gas station for endless amounts of Corn-Nuts and Beef-Jerky and the house itself is located in a prime location.  On top of one of the biggest hills in KY, you can see for miles away.  Defending your grounds would become easier and more efficient because you could now see from all angles.

Assignment 13- Tyree

As time goes on in America the country is getting poorer and poorer. People are losing jobs, don't have drinking water, and Donald Trump isn't spreading his wealth to anyone but Ivanca? and his three kids. There is only one logical solution and that would be to print fake money. Think about it, if we were to print fake money everyone could be rich, and we could give all the fake money to foreign countries in exchange for their gold and be the richest country in the world. We'll give them fake money but they won't know because it will look like any other money we give to them. While in return we get real gold. This will solve the US's problem of being a broke poor country and bring us out of debt. By the time the other countries figure out that the money we give them is fake it wont matter because we'll already have all of their gold.

Assignment 14-Tserepuntsag Davaadorj

With our giant leather Chingis Khan tapestry and flags of Mongolia hanging around my family does not celebrate American holidays. We do love the Fourth of July though. The fireworks and loud Americans are all very annoying but the food is outstanding. Every Fourth of July my family tries to acquire as much food as possible through various sources. The Fourth of July has each of our family members going to separate barbecues. After stuffing ourselves we proceed to grab as much food as we can and stuff it inside the Ziploc bags that we bring. Around midnight or so when we are all back home we empty our bags like we were trick-or-treating. Oh Lord. Oh Allah. Oh Buddha. Bless the United States for creating the greatest burgers in the world. Truly the Fourth of July bleeds the red of America; although that might just be the blood that's running off the patties while they're cooking. 

Assignment 13-TD

Finally, the time has come to unite as a nation and as a species to combat the threat of global warming. I propose an undeniable solution to this problem which so plagues humanity. If the Earth is warming then the obvious solution is to cool it down. And how do you cool your own home when its hot? You turn on the A/C. Yes, if the A/C can cool a house down 20-30 degrees despite Sahara-like heat then we can easily cool the planet 2 degrees. Now, if one person turns on there A/C it will not be enough. We need to have every person with access to this magical device to turn their A/Cs on full blast and open their windows. If we do not open our windows then the cool air obviously won't be able to go into the atmosphere. All this talk about using CFL lightbulbs, carpooling, and recycling causes to much of a burden on mankind. These so called "solutions" require us to sacrifice our well-being, sacrifice the very essence of our lives. Maybe it is an appealing option to those who can afford it but that's not us. I will simply have you turn a knob to save the world. Join me, for it us not to late. Together we shall change the world.

Assignment 13- Caitlin Southworth

A satiric take on a homophobe.

Homosexuals have continuously grown in just the past few years and it has got to stop, something has got to be done. If we don’t fix this problem now, these homosexuals will soon rule the world. I have considered all the options and I believe this is the only solution. First, we must round up all these homosexuals and segregate them from the normal population- they have to be kept away from our normal society. It would clearly be best to send all the homosexuals to an island, the furthest from normal humanity they could get. If we keep them separated, then their gay-ly influence can longer infect the minds of the world. We must rid all acknowledgement of homosexuality in the past and present- no reference or knowledge of it can remain. With that being done, future generations will no longer know the term homosexual, no longer have the urge to be homosexual, and no longer have any homosexuals in their society. This is the solution that our world needs and must enact soon before it is too late.

Assignment 13: Ellie Phillips

We should eliminate all cars as a way to reduce pollution. Cars they get us places, but they also hurt the earth. There are other forms of transportation that are much less environmentally damaging, but not as common as cars. If you live in the city, walk or bike wherever you go. No matter the weather because should a few feet of snow stop you from saving the earth? If you need to travel far away, there is no shame in bringing back old modes of transportation like horses. If the distance is extremely far, take a plane or train or boat. Just don’t take a car because those are the contribute most to pollution. Sure cars can take you to individualized places, but a compromise is necessary to conserve our planet. Take a transportation vehicle to the general area and walk/bike from there. Beyond saving the life of the earth, think of how many lives are saved when we take out car crashes. Hundreds of cars crash each day injuring or killing innocent people, but if we stop cars we also stop these tragic deaths. Furthermore, planes, trains, and boats are driven by professionals, so the public just has to sit back and relax while being transported to their destination. Walking or biking to get around would drastically reduce the obesity within our society. Americans would be more fit than ever; everyone could get in their daily steps by walking to and from work. Society would not halt without cars, it would improve. Deaths would decrease, and health would increase. But most importantly, no cars reduces pollution to save the earth.

Assignment 13: Cha Cha Cha Changes!- Amanda Byerman

Throughout the world, we have one problem which pervades every facet of everyday life, every small aspect of our mediocre existence: the ineffectiveness of paper towel perforations. Every time you go to get a paper towel, you end up getting half of the next one, too. And then when you go to get your next paper towel, you end up with either a half or some other ungodly fraction of the thing. This is a societal ill, which I believe could be solved, but remains prevalent due to Big Paper Towel and their quest for literal world destruction. Not only is this an everyday inconvenience on our part, but it leads to the waste of hundreds of thousands of rolls of paper towels annually, which contributes ever-further to the destruction of our environment. I believe the only way which we can truly address this problem is if we all individually buy up your local Costco’s paper towel stock and take matters into our own hands- cut perforations ourselves, using needles and scissors, whatever is on hand. Then, we can re-sell them to the paper-towel hungry masses, robbing Big Paper Towel of the profits and forcing a change, making us just warriors in this pervasive and destructive pattern.