Post Halloween

I took off my Halloween costume, washed the paint off my face, put on my pajamas, brushed my teeth, and went to bed. I was almost asleep when I first heard the sound of the scratching underneath my bed. My heart felt like it was travelling up towards my chest with my pulse pounding in my ears. I quietly slip underneath the covers for protection when I hear the "scratch scratch scratch" and tapping on the wooden floor boards beneath me. I didn't know what to make of the whole situation? I thought all this bed time monster myths ended when I was in 3rd grade and what it seems to be is the worst of anyone's night mares were coming to reality for me. I couldn't build up the courage to look down underneath to see what was really going on so I thought if I made noise it would surely show itself too me. I continued on with my new plan until I heard a faint whisper "Get out of my house!" . I froze there with fear and chills creeping through my body, Do I scream for help or do I listen to what this thing is trying to tell me to do? I go with my best instinct and jet off my bed, right before I hit the floor a hand shoots out from underneath and grabs my ankle. I scream bloody murder and try to reach for my door handle, I hear a burst of laughing and the light switch flown on to reveal who the mysterious thing was. My older brothers Steven and Tony come crawling out of my bed laughing hysterically from the prank they pulled. At that moment I wanted to dis own them because for a week straight they continued on how it was the greatest Halloween prank pulled yet but looking back on it now it sure was a great was to end a Halloween night. 

TU Tuesday

www.timesunion.com/local/article/UAlbany-AIDS-doctor-s-brother-in-U-S-2235493.php

1. "Is working on his doctoral dissertation "
Doctoral dissertation:  A document submitted in for an academic degree on presenting his or her's findings 


2."They were charged with plotting to overthrow the government after an unorthodox one-day secret army trial"
Unorthodox: Breaking tradition

3."Long history of advocating"

Advocating: To speak on behalf of...

4. "justice and accountability"

Accountability: Being accountable for actions and being accountable to face the consequences for your actions

5. "including months each spent in solitary confinement"

Solitary Confinement: A certain kind of imprisonment where you are isolated from all people except your prison guards

This article is about 2 AIDS and HIV physicians brothers were arrested just about 3 years ago for being charged with "plotting to overthrow the government after an unorthodox one-day secret army trial". The words and phrases that this article uses are mostly involving government and criminal justice terms. In the article it states that "The brothers were not allowed to interact with each while they were confined in separate wings of Tehran's Evin prison, including months each spent in solitary confinement". After getting released after a year in prison the brothers were relieved to be out of there. Even a deputy Director from PHP states that  "Doctors and other health professionals all over the world often face persecution for simply doing their job, and PHR has a long history of advocating on behalf of these doctors for justice and accountability". 

If you give a mouse a cookie

Numeroff, Laura. "Amazon.com: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...) (0000060245861): Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond: Books." Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & More. Amazon.com. Web. 23 Oct. 2011. <http://www.amazon.com/You-Give-Mouse-Cookie-Give/dp/0060245867>.




When ever I think of this book I think of sleepover's at my Aunt Nancy's house. Me and my cousin Sam were really close when we were little kids and always used to have these great sleepovers together. As I remember it right before we went to bed every time my Aunt Nancy would always used to tuck us in and read a few stories to us that were our choice. Me and my cousin would always make her read "If you give mouse a cookie" first every single time. We would talk about what would happen if the mouse appeared in our house and what we would give him. In the book the little boy that lives in the house gives a mouse a cookie, simply after eating the cookie the mouse keeps getting distracted and starts these little projects and doesn't finish them. If you have noticed in the story both the characters never really speak in dialog but they show pictures of what they are doing. In the end the mouse asks for one last cookie and the little boy falls asleep at his little desk. This author also writes little sequels to the book like "If you take a mouse to school", "If you give a cat a  cupcake" ect. I loved so many of the books on the list but once I saw this book it immediately grabbed my attention and I had to chose it.

N = Napa Valley Collage

I would want to attend this collage based on...

Information from: http://www.napavalley.edu/Pages/default.aspx

1. It's wide range of Career path choices: "The Career Counselor can assist you with finding your career direction, developing an action plan, mapping out an educational plan" I feel they would really lead me into the right direction on what I want to become and what classes I should choose for it.

2.Location: I have always wanted to explore the world after I got out of collage and this would be a really good experience to see the other side of the country.  "Napa Valley College’s tree-lined campus sits on a 160-acre site overlooking the Napa River in the heart of the world famous Napa Valley wine producing region.  The campus is also home to the Napa Valley Vintners' Teaching Winery. "

3. Promises success for the students: "Napa Valley College engages its students in high quality programs and services that promote learning and personal growth; enhance academic success and workforce development; and prepare life-long learners for their roles in a diverse, dynamic, and interdependent world."
 "Dedicated to educational excellence and student success since opening in 1942, Napa Valley College has a rich tradition of educating generations of Napa Valley residents.  In addition, our state-of-the-art facilities attract students from a wide geographic area who want to take advantage of programs not offered elsewhere in the region."

4. Size of Campus: "The Upper Valley Campus of Napa Valley College is a 6.9 acre campus with 17,800 square foot buildings with classrooms for computer labs, business, fine arts, science labs, library resources, an instructional learning lab, a culinary arts center and a Native American Dedication Garden."

5. Provides student services:Our services are designed to help you succeed in your academic endeavors.  Taking advantage of the many resources available at the college can help you become a better student and speed your progress towards achieving your educational goals. It’s the smart thing to do.

I would be hesitant because of...

1. Distance from home: 6 hours away from my home in New york

2. Career Choice:  It doesn't have a good nursing or medical program involved in the collage

3. Cost:  Classes are charged "$ 36.00per unit"

Vintage Photo

 Tremosine, Garda, Lake of, Italy

When I got to chose the vintage photographs there was so many I could chose from, I saw that there was so many cultures and different topics but I automatically thought I could relate to the photo's that was my own culture the most. This picture I feel means more than just a 1000 words to me because it's not only where I mainly originated from but where on of my two favorite people came from, my grandparents. The beauty in this picture alone couldn't just use a 1000 words because it has so much more meaning to that. You can't describe all the words that gather up in your head all at once to make out what you're really trying to make out of the picture. This picture show's the original setting of Italy that I feel no one really thinks about it looking like. My grandparents have always told me that Italy was earth's like heaven and it always stuck with me that it was some perfect little world. Seeing this picture brought over a 1000 words to my mind along with memories and that's how a picture means over a 1000 words to me.

"The most important things are the hardest things to say." - The Body by Stephen King

The most important things are the hardest things to say. This quote really caught my attention because I feel it relates to real life more than anything else. As I now see it this actually occurs in my own life quite often and I don't even realize it until now. Words only capture some of the reality your trying to express to another person. Your true meaning of what you're trying to say/express is behind all of the words now that I think of it. At points in your life will probably come across a time where you can't put together the right words to say because there is a million words flowing through your mind. Sometimes you can't put it into words, but what you can do is show physical expressions like smiling or frowning even the way the tone of your voice is affects what your saying. I love how this quote puts together the simplest of words to make the quote that relates to us the most. 

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Theresa Petrone has clearly stated from the article that she is a big fan of fundraising and is into the whole idea of raising a money for certain causes... As forth she claimed "in order to raise money for American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, a team of my coworkers planned a Pancake Breakfast for all the employees". This particular fundraiser was a great idea to spread awareness across her area about Breast Cancer. The whole fundraiser seemed to of had a great positive vibe to it coming from  I walked into the room and was immediately handed a heaping pile of pink pancakes (swear to God they were pink!), my coffee and a “thank you for coming!”. For the most part the whole idea was a great thought and very relevant to whats going on in the world right now with this particular issue but, there was a couple things that I also didn't enjoy about this blog. Petrone makes her mood sounding like it was a drag to actually come and support her fellow workers as claimed  "I loved the idea but when my alarm clock went off an hour earlier that morning I wasn’t exactly thrilled to be jumping out of bed. Regardless, I managed to only hit the snooze button once and still made it on time". To me I just thought she could of been more considerate with how serious the cause was and didn't have to make it into a out of the way type of mood to go.

Haiku

Crisp morning fall air

blows frosty wind through my hair

the beauty is great

TU Tuesday

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Expert-witness-says-ricketts-caused-baby-s-broken-2202210.php

My article was about mainly a court trial held for fourth month old Ina Jane McEhleny. A witness claimed that the 18 fractures that were found in the baby were from her father. I really couldn't believe what I read when I saw that this baby could of actually been that brutally abused and yet professional help might of found the real cause. "Dr. Patrick D. Barnes a pediatric radiologist from Palo Alto, Calif., said that the 18 fractures found on the baby post-mortem happened because the child was vitamin D deficient in the womb and shortly after birth, causing brittle bones." And yet again the court attorney Elizabeth Kennedy testified that having all those broken bones during birth rarely ever occurs. Barnes claimed that her statement was false because "the doctors don't want to get sued". 


Her father now is faced with "Man slaughter, murder, assault and endangering charges". The defense side of the court was put through a scare just Tuesday morning when Barnes claimed he was done with the trial because he had another case he was assigned to. The county judge threatened Barnes with not paying him and that they would "sanction his office". Soon after Barnes chose to come back and make another meeting for the court. 

1. Is the doctor really benefiting this trial or making is worse?
2. Is the child now dead and when did if so did it pass away?
3. What is going to happen to Barnes if he looses the trial?
4. Will the doctor be found not determining that the baby had such severe birth affects?
5. Are they going to come out with new laws associating  birth affects and doctors evaluating the babies more when being born?

Skinny models are setting a bad example for teenagers

I agree with this statement in every way possible for various reasons. I think that thin models are setting out that in order to be pretty and good enough you must be a size 1 or 0 with perfect body. In our society that's what they are making "Beautiful" and or attractive out to be. I think it puts such a negative impact on teenagers because seeing those small itty bitty bodies puts the mind set in us that we should be looking like the models. I think they should at least stop exposing the skinny models on the commercials, television shows and magazines for a good start and then put average size girls on guys on their to show people come in all different shapes and sizes. I feel it would start boosting a lot more self esteem in teen boys and girls knowing that they don't have to be such a small size to be considered beautiful.