"Benjamin Frankilin Autobiography"

       Benjamin Franklin was born on 1706. He started writing about his life in 1723. However, he did not have enough time to finsh the autobiography. He started writing his autobiography when he was seventeen years old. His main purpose was to inform us, and his objective was to obtain moral perfection. Franklins project was moral perfection, and he sad it came with thirteen virtues. He states how people define things differently from others. 

        His thirteen virtues included temperance, silence, order, resolution, furgality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranqulity, chasity, and humility. These thirteen virtues ar very powerful, and if completed correctly, a true man is formed. Benjamin talks about his plan on  how to achieve these goals. He will progress himself week by week. This is a very logical and reasonable progression. I thin Franklins autobiography is very respected, because it is just an unbelieavable story as well as philosphy that barely anybody could every achieve and write. After reading his virtues, i thought to myself about how much i have to change in my life and achieve to be a great man like Benjamin Franklin.

Atlantis, Bahamas!

      Would you like to visit a place where you could enjoy relaxtion at its fullest? In Atlantis, you could enjoy relaxation at its fullest. This resort is nothing that you have ever envisioned before. It is a five star hotel with luxury that you cannot even think of. It is practical for every person in the family. During the day, kids coule enjoy over five different types of slides. This is just too much to handle for one amazing resort. The parents could enjoy the day on the spotless beach by relaxing and tanning. At night, you could have a dinner at one of the many exotic restaurants, and then your parents could enjoy their night at a night club or even pass the night away at the famous casino.
       The most important part of a vacation, is enjoying and spending time with your family. You will love this place, love the atmosphere, and love the people. This place is beautiful for your entire family. It is remarkable for your entire family. I personally like this place because it gives you a sense of freedom. You feel very free, and the best part is that your parents do not even have to worry about you for one moment. You also meet a lot of new people such as beautiful ladies and guys with great personalities. I advice all of you to visit this place, and grasp on an adventure that you will remember for a lifetime.

" Speech in the Virginia Convention"

         Patrick Henry is the speaker of this speech, and he is presenting his speech during 1775 and 1776. His speech was powerful and it was aimed for the members of the convention. Henry urged armed resistance to England. His speech had a very powerful impact on the colonists and audience. This speech had a revolutionary spirit and his powerful words led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Henry said," Give me liberty or give me death!"
          People can argue as to why Patrick Henry gave this speech. This speech was given to inform his audience, as well as the future audience which is us. He delivered this speech to show the people that they need to stand up for their rights. On his behalf, this shows patriotism because he showed his presence as an important political leader. As for the tone, we could argue that it is serious and demanding because he is literally telling his people that they have no choice but to stand up for their rights and defend as well as unite their colonies. This speech is important because it shows how Patrick Henry was determined to give up his life for freedom. 

Rocky Road Ice Cream

          Everyone loves almonds and marshmallows. Well, when you add chocolate ice cream to it, you create the Rocky Road ice cream. Everyone loves chocolate ice cream. Rocky Road has such great taste, that you will want seconds because of its great taste! Just the taste of almonds and marshmallows will make you want more. People love this flavor just like how body builders love muscle milk. Yes my fellow readers, it is just simply that delicious. There are three things that make this ice cream unbelievably delicious. First, the chocolate ice cream, then the marshmallows, and finally the rock almonds. Well, no individual really cares which company distributes this ice cream because it is simply that delicious. Any place you visit, will definitely have this type of ice cream. Next time you are out and about on the streets and suddenly crave ice cream, make sure Rock Road is your number one choice!

"Mission Update"

          This piece of literature is also considered to be a blog. Steve Squyres is the speaker of this blog and he wrote this blog to inform us readers as well as the world. He wanted to tell everyone that Opportunity the rover landed on Victoria Crater on September 28, 2006. This date is significant because just like every other scientific exploration, this was one that would go down to the history books. After decades of research a rover landed on Mars and is showing scientists what life is like on a different planet. For Steve, and his fellow colleagues this was a great step forward!
          Steves main purpose was writing this blog was to inform his readers. He wanted to talk about their accomplishments, but that was not all. He wanted to mention what was next in their agenda.He informs  us that their next location would be Cape Verde. They will go there to take more pictures to explore and discover new signs of life.They chose Cape Verde because during this time the sun would still be facing Mars and communication will be possible. The purpose is the most important SOAPTS aspect because not only does he explain to the world their achievement but also tells us that this is not the end, and more exploration will take place very soon. Another great SOAPTS aspect would be the tone, which is informative and relates to the fact that Steve is informing his readers with the recent accomplishments.

"Taliban Time Blast to 9/11"

         This article was founded in the Wall Street Journal, and was written by Maria Abi- Habib and Habib Khan Totakhil. The Talibans had to "celebrate" their great victory of September 11's tenth anniversary by denonating a very powerful car bomb near a vital military base in Afghanistan. The attack was near the capital of Kabul and it left five Afghan civilians dead as well as seventy-seven American troops injured. The blow was so powerful that buildings 300 yards from the explosion were brought down just like the twin towers and well as windows shattered two miles from the explosion! Taliban, took responsibility for the attack. They stated that they will continue to guide attacks like these until they prove to the world that they were not responsible for the attacks that took place in 9/11. All of the injured American troops were taken under medical attention and luckily, none of them were seriously injured. A day of mourning turned into more sadness for many American citizens as they saw their fellow soldiers being injured.
       The article is important in significant ways. At first, it proves to us that terrorism will never come to an end, especially not in the Middle East. The fighting will never stop, and gradually it will worsen until the United States puts an endpoint to it. To many people this bombing could have been very important because there was some irony to it. As everyone knows, in the same district of Wardak, where about one month ago thirty American soldiers were gunned down from their aircraft. This is important because it shows us how day by day we lose our fellow colleagues due to war. I also thought this was important because i wanted to show the terror that goes in every day, and i want us to all take actions and do our best to put an end to terrorism.

"A Journey Through Texas"

              This short story takes place during the year 1528. The main speaker of this passage is Cabeza de Vaca who takes journeys through Indian villages. The purpose for his expedition is in search of new lands for the king and queen of Spain. Vaca is trying to find gold to further continue his expeditions to the new lands. We are the audience of this short story because the story is directly presented to us. This story is in first person and it engages us and helps us connect with the characters.
              There are three tones to this passage; informative, descriptive, and anger. It is informative because it informs the reader of not only what is going on in the story, but also the lives the people underwent in these harsh times. It also includes the descriptive tone, which describes to us the paths Vaca took and the actions he had to undergo to fight for his survival. Finally, anger is a main tone to this short story. Vaca shows his anger when he is trying to catch the attention of the Indians to show them that he is the one in power. This passage is not only showing exploration but also knowledge. Vaca is trying to obtain knowledge from the Indians to further learn about life away from Spain and pass that knowledge on to other Indian villages.

"Rising fuel exports keep U.S. gasoline prices from falling"

            The author of this newspaper article is Ronald D. White, and this article is from the Los Angeles Times. Oil prices have definitely fallen, but U.S. motorists are not benefiting because the U.S. continues to expand its exports and reduce supplies available domestically. These results could be seen in the Energy Department because every week they post surveys of service stations all around the U.S. This time last year, gas was 90.3 cents cheaper. Tom Kloza is the chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. He said that in the last ten weeks, the energy department has been exporting more refined products cargoes than it is importing. Most, if not all the product that is being exported is diesel. Its main customers are Central and South America. To close his statements, Kloza reported that this is something good for our country in terms of reducing the deficit, but it is a major headache for the people living in the U.S.
             In my opinion, this is a very gruesome step in our economy. Although it is proven that countries that export more than they import usually have more durable economies. However, I believe that this is the exact opposite for our country. We should use our natural resources such as gas and not distribute it to other countries. After all, our country is in an atrocious economic situation. The U.S. Energy Department should lower the gas prices, and this is done by not selling gas to other countries. With cheaper gas brings forth more men and woman driving their vehicles to work. This procedure speeds up our economic growth and will help to lead us to a healthier and more prosperous country. This article is important because it could wake up the people of America and show them what the down sides of exporting our fuel does to our economy. Hopefully, citizens will take matters into their own hands and stop the madness being created by the Energy Department.

My favorite book!

        Throughout my three years in high school, the book that i really enjoyed reading was Fahrenheit 451 by the author Ray Bradbury. I found this book really interesting in multiple ways. The main character Guy Montag, is a firefighter. Instead of taking out fires, he starts them by burning books in a futuristic American society. As he starts to meet a young girl, she changes his views towards life. I find this interesting because the author uses great details to show how much trouble Montag went through just to make things right.

        As he tries to make things right, he gets the bad guys to come after him and make his life more difficult. However his choices are very respectful. He thinks about siding with the wrong people but his good will helps him make the correct choices and restore freedom to the people. The main reason as to why i like this story s because Guy does what is right and that is very respectable. If i was him i would do what is right because that is the only way anyone can restore freedom to their people. This is why Fahrenheit 451 is my favorite book.