I think I would stay where I am if I am a hunter-gather, and I have found a good place to live. I know 100% that this place is a good place to live, but I am not sure how and what type of plants there will be one month from now. There may be places with lots of good land, and abundant food. I would stay, and I would not go on. What happens if it is a dry desert. Then I would be screwed, and it would take me forever to find my way back. I would not be one to take such a risk that may make my life much more easier than it is right now, or possibly the chance that I will be as dry as the Sahara Desert and I will die. If I am in a good area and there is abundant food, why would we continue to travel? It makes no sense.
It's like I have a nice 2 story house, and I gamble my house. I may end up with a mansion, or I may end up with a trash can to live in. I would never take such a risk. It would be one of the worst mistakes in my life. If the odds aren't in my favor; I won't travel, but if I am dying in a desert, then I will travel. It's one of 3 things: I die here doing nothing, I die traveling, or I do not die, and I make my way out of the desert. Why would I not try if there is a chance of survival. I stay firm in my decision to stay where I am, and I decide not to move on.
My favorite book this year would be Crispin: Cross of Lead. This book was very educational in the life of a Medieval child. In most books, the suspense is like a set of stairs, it stops, it starts, it stops, it starts, and etc. Crispin was totally different. It was a like an elevator that never stopped. I found the story very interesting, and I started reading ahead. The story began with the death of Crispin's mother. Crispin was the son of Lord Furnival, but he did not know this. John Aycliffe declared Crispin a wolf's head meaning that he is no longer human, and that he could be killed by anyone. Crispin ran away, and he was sworn to be Bear's apprentice. Bear taught Crispin many crucial skills which helped Crispin survive. Crispin showed Bear his cross.
The cross said that Crispin was son of Lord Furnival, but Crispin did not learn about this until the very end of the book. Bear treated Crispin like his son and Bear did not want to lose his new son. If Bear told Crispin that he was the son of Lord Furnival, then Crispin may have left Bear to go live his new life in luxury.
The Scientific Revolution is one of the most important times in the history of mankind. This is when we all of sudden learn about science and we make discoveries. This led to a better understanding of the world. We made many scientific discoveries during the Scientific Revolution. A few would be learning that the Sun was at the center of the universe, and not the Earth. Galileo and Copernicus discovered this. They went against what Aristotle, the Greek thinker, said.
A man during the 1600s said that the Earth was not at the universe, and he was burned at the stake. Therefore, Galileo was very careful about what he wrote and said. Since he was friends with the Pope, he was not burned at the stake, instead; he was put under house arrest for 10 years. During this time, Galileo still made discoveries, and he wrote his last book. His book was smuggled to Poland where it was later published.
My first thesis is that on genius day that we should also be allowed to wear sweats and other pants. Not everyone likes to wear jeans. My second thesis is that the code should be more strictly enforced. I wore a shirt with a stripe on my collar, and I was dress coded. Someone from the staff walked up to me and said that I was wearing a stripe on my collar, and that is not allowed. Kids wear logos on there shirts at there chests and on their arms, and they are not dress-coded, and I do not think that this is fair. Also, some kids wear black jeans to school, and the dress code states no jeans or pants that appear to be denim may be worn, and they actually wear jeans to school without getting in trouble. My third thesis is that we should get more time to work on stuff in our computer classes. To finish the work, I need to do about 1/4 of the work at home to get it finished on time. Another thing is that we have two assignments at one time.
My fourth thesis is that teachers need to make better judgements. In one of my classes we needed to be silent because that was the activity, and some kid kicked my laptop several time. I said what are you doing, and I lost points. The teacher was standing right in front of the kid when this happened and I was the one who got in trouble for talking. I do not find this fair. My fifth and last thesis is that some teachers multi-task. Some teachers teach several different classes, and they sometimes don't care about the class that is going on and talk about one of there other classes. When this particular teacher does this, we lose class time to do our work.
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