Good Songs

Songs I like

All I need - Radiohead

Sing about me I'm dying - Kendrick Lamar

Rhinestone Eyes - The Gorillaz

Wolfgangs 5th Symphony - Wolfgang Gartner

Every single song the Pharcyde ever made

Such Great Heights - The Postal Service

Whats Golden - Jurrassic 5

Dance Yourself Clean - LCD Soundsystem

Gun Shy - Grizzly Bear

911 - Public Enemy

Aquemini - Outkast

The Entire Beatles Discography

Is This it? - The Strokes

Man on the Moon - Kid Cudi

T.R.O.Y - Pete Rock & CL Smooth

What You Need - The Weeknd (Sexy)

Like It Like That - Tribe Called Quest

Fu-Gee-La - The Fugees

Embody - SebastiAn

Southern Point - Grizzly Bear

Black Magic - The White Stripes

Intro - M83

November Has Come - The Gorillaz

Is This Love? - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Who Makes Your Money - Spoon

Pink Matter - Frank Ocean

Rusted Wheel - Silversun Pickups

My Girl - The Temptations

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Why Obama should win

Obama 

Dear undecided voter, here are the reasons why I think Barack Obama is your best choice for the upcoming election. President Obama finds great importance in our education system, he wants to make it easier for less privileged kids to make it to college. In his eyes, anybody that works hard should be able to achieve their goals. Obama sees the influence a good teacher can have on a student. He values small classes and the future of our country.

In regards to the future of the country, we need a president that can think ahead and plan for the well being of our country. In his presidency so far, he has more than doubled production of renewable energy in wind and solar, while also investing in 15,000 clean energy projects all over the country.  The president has taken monumental steps to reduce carbon pollution in the United States. Barack Obama is working to preserve our environment for our children to enjoy after us.

Another area in which Obama shines is foreign policy. He made the bold move to organize a raid on bin laden’s lair to take him out. In the middle east, he is now transferring the power to the Afghani people. And our troops will officially be out of the middle east by 2014. Obama is making an international effort to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

All in all, I think Barack Obama is your best bet for the Presidential election this year, He will Help with our education, work towards the future of our earth, and he knows what he's doing in terms of national affairs. 

PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II

PT 109

The reason I chose PT 109 was because I find John F Kennedy to be one of the greatest presidents This country has ever seen. I also find the story this book is written about very fascinating. This book really interested me because I really enjoy learning about history, and they way things happened.

PT 109 is the story of a young Kennedy becoming a man. Back in 1943, John Kennedy was 25 years old and the captain of a small Pt boat in the navy. He and his crew were stationed In the solomon islands Northeast of Australia. The crew was working with the native solomon people to watch for Japanese carriers dropping troops off two islands over.

       One night, Kennedy's crew and four other boats were on a short mission to take out Japanese carriers. It was around 2AM, the night was very dark, and the fog was thick. Kennedy's boat is idling on one engine. Out of nowhere, Japanese destroyer Amagiri slams against the small boat, basically splitting it in half. Two crew members die immediately. Kennedy orders the rest of the crew to jump overboard. The ship explodes and one man is badly burned. John puts the mans life jacket strap in his mouth and gathers his remaining crew on a floating torpedo tube. John Kennedy and his crew were in the water for ten hours strait. Kennedy realizes he needs to get his men to dry land. Despite his bad back, he leads his crew to a small isolated island called plum pudding island. The crew stays a night on the island then realizes their is no water source. His crew then swims to a larger island with water and some food. At this point, the rescue mission was called off because crew members on the other boats claimed they say an explosion. The men were presumed dead. John decided to swim from island to island though enemy waters in search of a friendly search party. After an unsuccessful venture, he returns to the island with his crew.

      After waiting 3 and a half days, the crew has almost given up, when they see a small wooden boat being rowed in their direction. It is two Solomon natives on one last search mission for the 109 crew. The men didn't speak english so Kennedy had to carve a message on a coconut. The next day, a rescue party picks up the crew. 11 Men ended up surviving the ordeal. Once back at camp, John writes a letter to his family back at home. Referring to the men that presumed kennedy to be dead, he says "I guess they misjudged the durability of a Kennedy."

SOAPSTone Analysis

Speaker: Robert J. Donavan 

Occasion: Celebrating our 35th president

Audience:  Anybody interested in J.F.K.'s history or his road to becoming the President of the United States.

Purpose: To Inform People of the Kennedy's Heroic story involving his time in the war.

Subject: John Kennedy's survival story.

Tone:  Stressed

I Do So Like Green Eggs and Ham, Thank you! Thank you Sam-I-Am

        Every once in a while, we come across a book that changes us, changes our outlook on life, and the way we choose to treat the ones around us. This book for me, was Green eggs and ham by arguably the best poet of all time, Sir Doctor Seuss. This short tale taught lessons, at the same time as warmed hearts.

        The book is basically a Conversation between two Seuss inspired characters. Sam, or as many know him Sam-I-Am, desperately tries to get an unnamed character to try his green eggs and ham. He repeatedly declines the generous offer. But Sam-I-Am persists. He offers numerous situations in witch his friend could try the peculiar dish, but the man does not budge. After countless wacky proposals, The unnamed man decides to try these "Green Eggs and Ham" only to discover that he actually really enjoys them.

        This Book taught me some serious morals as Im sure it did many other children durring story time. As my loving Mommy read this book to me, I learned it is not fair to judge a book by its cover. Even if something isnt what your used to, give it a try and all may work out for the better.