Bullying (Man's Inhumanity to Man)

If everyone feels that bullying is wrong then why can't society or our own community put an end to it? Relate your answer to either The Wave, Slake's Limbo or The Lord of the Flies.

The problem is that not everyone feels that bullying is bad. Some people might think it's okay to make someone else feel bad, just because they have problems. They think that if they aren't happy, no one else should be, or if they are happy, why should everyone else be? Another reason is that they are feeling insecure. Insecurity can bring out the worst in people. A bully might feel that someone else is more liked than they are, so they might try to make the person feel bad, so they can feel better about themselves. In Lord of the Flies, Jack bullies Piggy because he is jealous of Piggy's intelligence. Jack is feeling insecure.

The reason we can't stop bullying is because we can't stop people from being insecure. There are even laws that prevent people from bullying, but do these laws work? Not at all. This is just something we all have to live with.

Summer Reading: What kind of person do you imagine the author to be like?

Summer Reading: What kind of person do you imagine the author to be like?

For summer reading, I read Dunk, and the author was David Lubar.

I imagine the author to be like a normal person, with things to worry about, people to love, and stuff to do. I think he must have had personal experiences like those of the main character, Chad. I am pretty sure that at some point in time, we all will have experiences similar to Chad's. It's part of life. David Lubar took some of his, and turned them into a book. Or, he could have been observing someone else, and how they respond to situations. If he didn't do either of these things, then David Lubar must be a very interpersonal person. He knows how people would react to problems, and that not everyone can take pain, and rejection well. All in all, David Lubar must be someone who understands people.

Life Saving Poisonous Gas?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/cheating.death.suspended.animation/index.html

Yes, it's true. Scientists have proved that death isn't caused by lack of oxygen itself, but of chemical reactions that are triggered by sharply dropping oxygen levels. When we stop breathing, our blood still has oxygen in it, and our brain can survive on that oxygen for a while, provided that the blood is pumped to the brain. What causes us to die, is the chemical reactions that occur from oxygen deprivation. Our cells release toxins, and die, which lead to organ failure, and so on, but for this to happen, the presence of oxygen has to be there.
When Mark Roth, a 50-year old biologist, conducted an experiment where he slowly filled in an air-tight container containing a mouse, with hydrogen sulfide (an ounce could kill dozens of people), the rat stopped moving, and looked dead. After 50 minutes, Mark Roth shut off the hydrogen sulfide, and regular air was allowed to flow through again. In a couple of minutes, the rat was okay, and moving about freely, as if nothing had happened.
The reason, is that the hydrogen sulfide took the place of oxygen completely, preventing the chemical reactions, so no cell failure, and the mouse survived.
The air we breathe is 21% oxygen, and if we only get 5%, we die, because, at 5% oxygen, there is enough oxygen to trigger the chemical reactions that make the cells die. But, at 0.1% we go into a suspended animation but do not pass away.
But, there is still one major set back. This theory only works on small animals.

When I read this article, I was very intrigued. Poisonous gasses aren't really poisonous after all! They can kill only when combined with oxygen. This is so interesting! But I really wouldn't want to be the test subject. A question I have is how can you slowly replace oxygen with Hydrogen Sulfide? Where does the oxygen go? Wouldn't some of it still be in airtight container? This could be next biggest scientific victory... when scientists figure out a way to make it work on humans.

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My Favorite subject is Math and Science, because Math is just cool, and science is interesting. There are so many things to know, and it is just so intriguing! The best book I have ever read is The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale. In my free time, I like to read, play tennis or badminton, and surf the net. If I had a plane ticket to anywhere, I'd want it to be to Italy. My favorite color is purple. If I had a pet, I would want it to be a cat, and I would name it Tally. My goal this year is to be the busiest person in school. I don't know why, but I really like to be busy.