Thankful

I am thankful for those clossest to me, But I am most thankful for those people who have recently come into my life. College has been rough an those people who have stepped up when they had no reason for doing so, they mean the most.

Thanksgiving thoughts

I think the idea of Thanksgiving is the epitome of all family holidays. One night when a whole family sits down to eat and enjoy each others company is one of the rarest events current history has to offer. I don't know if the story will live on but I think the idea is immortal.

quantum of solace

I recently went to see the new James bond film, In it Bond continues where he left off, questioning a man about the death of a woman he loved. The movie goes on to lead bond through a series of twists and turns which eventually leads him to the true killer of his girlfriend and the retribution he feels he deserves. The movie itself is not the best bond film but all in all the movie out does the previous film ten fold. The movie is "Powerful". The film has many good qualities but my personal favorite is the depiction of current espionage. Overall I say the movie is a must see.

post-peer review realization

After reading the peer review I realize many of my thoughts about my papers strengths and weaknesses were dead on, however the reviewer pointed out that there was some stuff mentioned in my essay he/she did not know about and in my final draft my main priority is I plan to include explanations because for me to get my point across to my readers they need to understand what I am talking about. My other priority is to incluede more feeling so my essay isnt so robotic sounding.

Pre-peer review strengths and weaknesses

Before I turned in my paper for review today II thought my papers biggest strength is that it is chuck full of information and gives a very compelling argument on why alternative energies are an amazing investment! The biggest weakness I saw in it was the fact that I think my essay sounds to robotic and seems to show little real feeling, but its hard to show feeling about a research paper totally based on science.

intro. Paragraph

Ralph Nader once said "The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." and he is right, but not just about solar energy; every alternative energy source that can be explored is only just now being touched not because we havent known about them but because we as a nation have never felt the need to look into them. I say now is the time, in fact I probably would have said the same thing 20 years ago and all the fuss over foriegn oil would have become a much lesser concern then it is now. The point I am trying to make is that political figures going as far back as Pres. Jimmy Carter have been giving us the option to look into alternative energy sources, but now we no longer have that option in fact I believe that in order to salvage our economy and push forward into the future we should take serious research interest in alternate fuel sources including but not limited to solar, Hydrogen, and bio fuels.

Flying Blind(Litrally)

Jim O'Neill, a 65-year old pilot, suffered a stroke a 5, 500 ft in the air and ended up (with lots of help) landing his plane Blind. The 65 year old pilot was flying in a Cessna plane on Friday when suddenly he was blind. The pilot scared and feeling helpless called for help over the radio. A nearby Royal Air Force pilot finishing up a practice run nearby answered the call and helped guide the pilot to safety by talking him through it. The author seems simply amazed by this story and frankly so am I. Being an Air Force ROTC cadet I have seen how complicated flying can be first hand and as far as I am concerned it is an incredible feat to land a plane blind (no matter how long you have been flying). The story gives us details but I want to know How landing this pilot really landed a plane Blind? the whole idea is just mind boggling.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27600521/

naysayer

one naysayer I have encountered (the peoples almanac) is particularly against solar power. They say first that solar power power is tricky because you must find a way to store it which I agree is tough because of the conversion it goes through to become usable power but it is not impossible. The entry goes on to say that solar energy is also hard to collect, this worry has in recent years become less and less of a problem due to new research into better solar panels and better conversion methods. The last thing the article goes on to point out is the amount of money needed to create a power system solely reliable on solar power. It is true that solar power is expensive to invest in now but just like any past enterprise, if you research it enough, newer, cheaper, more efficient solar power systems will be developed. My thesis was not really affected by this article.

Paper 4 thesis

I believe that in order to salvage our economy and push forward into the future we should take serious research interest in alternate fuel sources including but not limited to solar, Hydrogen, and bio fuels.

response post

5 men were found shot dead in a california homeless camp recently. The police are working on leads but nothing solid has been found yet. The authors tone in this report seems slightly concerned but mostly confused as to what these 5 people could have done to die? I personally am asking the same question, Who are these 5 homeless people? and why were they murdered?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27506878/#storyContinued

Time management

It is a well known fact that time mangement and college go hand in hand. If students come to college challenged and unprepaired to manage their time they most likly fail. To aid in the time management colleges offer help from councelers as well as suggesting the buying of a planner. For me time has become a constant unresolved issue that plauges me non-stop! for this reason alone I cannot merely give one instance where time has been an issue without summurizing my whole college career to date. So instead I will give just a few things that make time management harder and harder. The first thing on this list is of course my job, I work anywhere from 10 to 20 hours a week and the worst part is that my work times fluctuate;with such a volitile work schedual I can rarely find a steady time to study or coordinate a steady sleep schedual. Anthoer time consumer is AFROTC. I want to be an active member but just doing the bare minimum is time stressing. These among others are constant, royal pains that all contribute to my alaways changing time schedual.

Sins of the (Grand)father? (Revised)

A 6 year old boy who was abducted 4 days ago is now back safe with his family and police say his grand daddy may be to blame! 4 days ago Cole Puffinburger was abducted from his mothers home by two armed men posing as police officers. The boy was found on a side street by a bus driver near a Methodist church. Law Enforcement Officials have now arrested the boy's grandfather whom they believe stole millions from drug dealers and was supposed to pay it back in ransom demands. While the author of this piece seems rather objective I think the Grandpa should fry! anyone who steals money from drug traffickers is only asking for trouble. What the man should have done is gone to the police and told them about the traffickers instead of stealing from them. Most other news articles are giving sympathy towards the boy, but are just as suspicious of the Grand-dad as I am. My question: How did this grandpa find out about this drug ring in the first place?