Pengrowth Saddle dome, a man made feature in Calgary, Alberta was originally built in 1983 to host the 1998 winter Olympics. Its radius is about 67.7 m and is in the shape of a sphere. Now it is home to my favorite hockey team the Calgary flames. It holds 19,289 people and attracts almost that every game. People call it the red sea because almost everyone that goes to one of their games wears red.
The Pengrowth saddle dome plays a big role in the economic importance because it attracts a lot of people that pay money to go to the games and stay in the hotels. Also if you go at the right time of the year you could also go to a rodeo witch people would have to pay for. People have to eat and by coming to a hockey game people would most likely go out to eat which would give some money to the restaurants.
Not only does it have a economic importance but it has a huge cultural importance. Hockey is pretty much a culture right there and it is home to two teams the Calgary flames and the Calgary Hitmen. It is also in the shape of a saddle which is part of the culture in Calgary because there is a rodeo right next door. This stadium embraces its culture and provides entertainment for the people.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
United States of Europe
In Europe there are many different countries instead of states like the United States, but should they change it? That is a question that many people have been asking for many years. The problem with that is if they were to change it would take a long time and a lot of work for both the people with normal jobs and the people with the government jobs.
Personally I think they should not change it because not only would it take a long time they would have to change all the currencies and all the languages. I know some people may want to change but what language would they change it to and same for money. Also the people that don’t speak the language that they decide on might not want to change their ways or their culture. Everyone would have to go back to school or teach at the school and I know that doesn’t sound too bad but its hard work for some.
Even though it would be hard for picking languages and money just think how hard it would be for the federal personal. They would have to all agree on one type of government and looking at how many different types they have that could take years. Once they do that they would still have to elect a “president or a leader” depending on what government they decide. Finally they would have to take a census of all the “states” (Now if that doesn’t sound like hard work to you there is something wrong).
For many years the countries of Europe have fought. So why should they stop now? It could end up causing an even bigger fight between these countries. Even though it may end up good, in the long run it is just a recipe for disaster. After seeing all the effects that could happen by changing Europe to the United States of Europe I do not think that they should change their countries into states.
Personally I think they should not change it because not only would it take a long time they would have to change all the currencies and all the languages. I know some people may want to change but what language would they change it to and same for money. Also the people that don’t speak the language that they decide on might not want to change their ways or their culture. Everyone would have to go back to school or teach at the school and I know that doesn’t sound too bad but its hard work for some.
Even though it would be hard for picking languages and money just think how hard it would be for the federal personal. They would have to all agree on one type of government and looking at how many different types they have that could take years. Once they do that they would still have to elect a “president or a leader” depending on what government they decide. Finally they would have to take a census of all the “states” (Now if that doesn’t sound like hard work to you there is something wrong).
For many years the countries of Europe have fought. So why should they stop now? It could end up causing an even bigger fight between these countries. Even though it may end up good, in the long run it is just a recipe for disaster. After seeing all the effects that could happen by changing Europe to the United States of Europe I do not think that they should change their countries into states.
Friday, December 10, 2010
I think that junk food should not be banned from schools because yes it is unhealthy but as long as the school makes sure they eat healthy a little bit of junk food can't kill you. School should keep track and see if people at there school eat healthy or bad. If the kids at there school eat bad then they might want to consider it. This could go either way but I think kids are mature enough to make good decisions and eat healthy.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wolves
Wolves walk in packs but if one gets hurt he goes of by himself and has to find its own food. My brothers friend went on a camping trip in the woods. When they woke up there camp site was trashed. They went to see what happened and saw a lone wolf. it had a broken leg. It's pack left him because he was hurt. They felt bad for him so they took it to animal rescue and it is safe now.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Glorious Whitewasher
All Tom wanted was a little freedom. The day was beautiful and Tom longed for freedom but Aunt Polly had other plans. In this book "The Glorious White Washer" by Mark Twain I think was a romance. Even though it seemed bad at first Tom’s day turned out to be a pretty good.
Tom’s day had a rude awakening when all he wanted was some freedom when his Aunt Polly made him white wash (paint fences). One of his friends were supposed to go get water but he takes too long so tom went to go get the bucket while he did his work. This is definitely not realistic and that is one of the characteristics.
Some characteristics of romance are that things look better than they are and tom gets his friends to do his whitewashing for him and he gets all the money. Another one is that the m.c. is in control and Tom is definitely in control. The plotline at the beginning is minor conflict and tom has to white wash, and the last one is life symbolism and Tom does not do any work but he gets to keep the money.
The glorious whitewasher takes place in the spring and that is when romance usually takes place. Tom wakes up and has to whitewash which is another symbolism of the romance mode. The color white is a symbol of romance and tom whitewashes the fence. (Hence “whitewash”) Also light blue is a color symbolism of romance and he has to get water.
This book the glorious whitewasher is a romance story. I think this because all of the symbolisms fit and so did the chart and the characteristics. He was supposed to whitewash and was going to have a bad day but things turned around. He did not have to whitewash and he got money while the other people did the work for him.
Tom’s day had a rude awakening when all he wanted was some freedom when his Aunt Polly made him white wash (paint fences). One of his friends were supposed to go get water but he takes too long so tom went to go get the bucket while he did his work. This is definitely not realistic and that is one of the characteristics.
Some characteristics of romance are that things look better than they are and tom gets his friends to do his whitewashing for him and he gets all the money. Another one is that the m.c. is in control and Tom is definitely in control. The plotline at the beginning is minor conflict and tom has to white wash, and the last one is life symbolism and Tom does not do any work but he gets to keep the money.
The glorious whitewasher takes place in the spring and that is when romance usually takes place. Tom wakes up and has to whitewash which is another symbolism of the romance mode. The color white is a symbol of romance and tom whitewashes the fence. (Hence “whitewash”) Also light blue is a color symbolism of romance and he has to get water.
This book the glorious whitewasher is a romance story. I think this because all of the symbolisms fit and so did the chart and the characteristics. He was supposed to whitewash and was going to have a bad day but things turned around. He did not have to whitewash and he got money while the other people did the work for him.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Superman
Creative Piece
On a windy afternoon superman A.K.A. Clark Kent was having and off day so he decided to relax. Then all of the sudden booooooooooooooom. He ran outside to see what happened, and he froze. His two most feared fears came to life. It was kryptonite man and he brought kryptonite to earth. He tried to fight back but it was to strong. Knowing this would be his last stand he said "i love u mother" and then fell to the ground paralyzed. Not able to move. Everyone that could possibly help him had already fled the city and the police were to shocked to move. They would of helped but they never thought superman would lose. Kryptonite man flew of into space. No one would ever catch him but more importantly superman may not ever live again. The ambulance rushed him to the hospital but the kryptonite rushed through his body too fast. He laid there dead with people crowded around him. Some cried, some called him a wimp but inside they all were sad.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Creepy
Creative Piece
They ran through the forest not knowing what had just hit them. All they knew was it was a dark and stormy night when all of the sudden bang. Something was coming and it was coming fast.
It all started when he was fifteen in the summer of '98. There was a Bigfoot sighting and he didn't believe it. All of his friends thought he was just scared. Up to yesterday they were still making fun of him. He got so mad today he decided to go out in the woods camping with his friends right in the "wrestling ring" they call it. It is the home to the most Bigfoot sightings and Bigfoot deaths.
They were having fun playing games, roasting hot dogs forgetting why they were their in the forest. They went back in the tent to go to sleep and it started to rain. One of his friends saw something outside. He went to check it out and saw nothing. When he started to come back in he felt something almost yank him back. So he turned around and tried to yell but bi............ was all that came out.
if you like this story comment and i will finish it.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Windy Day
It was a windy day when the man crossed the road and went into the bus station. It wasn’t until then that I realized who it was. It was Lebron James a famous basketball player although there was something wrong with him. He wasn’t in Miami he was in Detroit. I was going to go over there to see why he was here. Then all of the sudden he disappeared without a sound. I went to go see what happened and were he went but when I got over there, all there was just lying there was a dead body but it wasn’t Lebron.
Where had he gone, who is this man so many questions but they may not be answered. As I was walking around trying to figure out what possibly just happened I came across something that looked to be instructions but to what. I found out exactly that when I opened up the instructions. It said “Press the red button not blue no matter what it says. Just look by the heart and you’ll find what you need.”
So I was thinking about that riddle and then all of the sudden I my heart skipped a beat, the man on the ground. I looked under the man on the ground. There were two buttons a red on and a blue one. I remember the sheet; press the red button not the blue. So I pressed the button and………….. nothing happened. I started to walk away but then a big hole opened up in the middle of the bus station. I went back and looked down the hole and all the sudden I got sucked down into the hole.
As I walked around aimlessly not knowing what just happened or where I was I could feel the presence of something around me. Then it hit me the national basketball training camp is in Detroit. It was all finally starting to make sense but then all of the sudden the lights turned on in a flash. I turned around and saw all the famous basketball players in the world. I knew that the training camp was in Detroit but I never knew it was right below my feet. Every day for two years I’ve been walking over this famous place without even knowing it.
Where had he gone, who is this man so many questions but they may not be answered. As I was walking around trying to figure out what possibly just happened I came across something that looked to be instructions but to what. I found out exactly that when I opened up the instructions. It said “Press the red button not blue no matter what it says. Just look by the heart and you’ll find what you need.”
So I was thinking about that riddle and then all of the sudden I my heart skipped a beat, the man on the ground. I looked under the man on the ground. There were two buttons a red on and a blue one. I remember the sheet; press the red button not the blue. So I pressed the button and………….. nothing happened. I started to walk away but then a big hole opened up in the middle of the bus station. I went back and looked down the hole and all the sudden I got sucked down into the hole.
As I walked around aimlessly not knowing what just happened or where I was I could feel the presence of something around me. Then it hit me the national basketball training camp is in Detroit. It was all finally starting to make sense but then all of the sudden the lights turned on in a flash. I turned around and saw all the famous basketball players in the world. I knew that the training camp was in Detroit but I never knew it was right below my feet. Every day for two years I’ve been walking over this famous place without even knowing it.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Word Association
In the summer I wonder how people survive in the desert. The suns heat just beating down on you with no water. All the sudden you get a glimpse of something that looks like water but then it's gone. But there it is again. You star running towards it. It's getting more distant. Then it's gone. It must have been a reflection. Camels hold water and i wonder if they can give it to people because if not those Arabian people that walk with the camels must have very good endurance to do that all day with scorching heat and barely any water.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
School
School
School is very boring,
It bores me right to death,
Although it is annoying,
the teachers are the best.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Football
Football
The whistle blows the ref sticks up his hands touchdown! The game is now tied with five seconds left. The quarter back throws it into the end zone................. incomplete. This game may go into overtime unless this team pulls it together. The quarter back drops back in the pocket throws the ball up and......... it is caught!!!! The home team wins. No wait there seems to be a second left. This team needs a miracle to send this one into overtime. Here's the kick. Wow look at him go he's at the 30 the 20 the 10 touch down!!!!!!!!!!!! This sure is what I call a miracle game.
The ref made the sign that means it's time for the overtime to begin. "Audible" calls the quarterback and then he hikes the ball the wide out is going deep he throws it touchdown. Now the opposing team has four downs. 1st down it's a hand off............. oh but he's stuffed at the line. 2nd down the quarter back throws it deep and it's.................intercepted. The game is over.This a heart breaking finish for this team.
The whistle blows the ref sticks up his hands touchdown! The game is now tied with five seconds left. The quarter back throws it into the end zone................. incomplete. This game may go into overtime unless this team pulls it together. The quarter back drops back in the pocket throws the ball up and......... it is caught!!!! The home team wins. No wait there seems to be a second left. This team needs a miracle to send this one into overtime. Here's the kick. Wow look at him go he's at the 30 the 20 the 10 touch down!!!!!!!!!!!! This sure is what I call a miracle game.
The ref made the sign that means it's time for the overtime to begin. "Audible" calls the quarterback and then he hikes the ball the wide out is going deep he throws it touchdown. Now the opposing team has four downs. 1st down it's a hand off............. oh but he's stuffed at the line. 2nd down the quarter back throws it deep and it's.................intercepted. The game is over.This a heart breaking finish for this team.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Patriotism
Patriotism
What really is patriotism? Is it just the rush that soldiers get when they are running through the battlefield fighting for our country? No that is not only what patriotism is it can be even just being a good citizen and many people don’t even realize when they’re being patriotic. Patriotism is anything that is respectful or caring to our country. If patriotism did not exist anymore there would be no war no people fighting for our country and people would not be respectful anymore. People would be fighting on the streets and there would be no peace. Yes patriotism still matters because the families in this country and the ones fighting for it still care.
Although there would be no peace there is now because there are many people being patriotic and risking their lives fighting to make our country and other countries be in peace. These soldiers are fighting not because they have to because they want to keep this country safe. If patriotism didn’t matter there would not be millions of people fighting for our country. When the day comes that patriotism doesn’t matter it will be a sad time and everything will seem lost.
Being patriotic is not only the troops fighting for our country. It can be the love of your country or being a good citizen. Being a good citizen is just as patriotic as fighting for our country and there are many good citizens so patriotism still matters. Patriotism is something that most people don’t even know there doing when they’re being patriotic. Lots of people are devoted to sports and that is considered patriotism so many people are patriotic.
Patriotism is an everyday thing. In fact a lot of people are patriotic and they don’t even know it. Being patriotic is being a good citizen or being devoted to something. If patriotism did not matter anymore there would be no good citizens no one would be devoted to things even like sports and there would be soldiers fighting for our country.
What really is patriotism? Is it just the rush that soldiers get when they are running through the battlefield fighting for our country? No that is not only what patriotism is it can be even just being a good citizen and many people don’t even realize when they’re being patriotic. Patriotism is anything that is respectful or caring to our country. If patriotism did not exist anymore there would be no war no people fighting for our country and people would not be respectful anymore. People would be fighting on the streets and there would be no peace. Yes patriotism still matters because the families in this country and the ones fighting for it still care.
Although there would be no peace there is now because there are many people being patriotic and risking their lives fighting to make our country and other countries be in peace. These soldiers are fighting not because they have to because they want to keep this country safe. If patriotism didn’t matter there would not be millions of people fighting for our country. When the day comes that patriotism doesn’t matter it will be a sad time and everything will seem lost.
Being patriotic is not only the troops fighting for our country. It can be the love of your country or being a good citizen. Being a good citizen is just as patriotic as fighting for our country and there are many good citizens so patriotism still matters. Patriotism is something that most people don’t even know there doing when they’re being patriotic. Lots of people are devoted to sports and that is considered patriotism so many people are patriotic.
Patriotism is an everyday thing. In fact a lot of people are patriotic and they don’t even know it. Being patriotic is being a good citizen or being devoted to something. If patriotism did not matter anymore there would be no good citizens no one would be devoted to things even like sports and there would be soldiers fighting for our country.
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