Bellringer 2/28

I don't think the kids should've been suspended that long for doing a dance that's nationwide. The Harlem Shake... I think it's pretty ridiculous. They said it looked sugggestive. It doesn't make much since to me and it really isn't even a dance.

1 in 3 teens are sexting. I don't see what they don't understand about sending a picture in a bathing suit or nude. Those pictures are out there somewhere, and it doesn't matter if you're in a relationship or not. Usually that won't last and then the person won't be loyal enough to delete that picture when it's over. It could be sent everywhere.

I think that guns are a good way of connecting with each other in WV. It's about like Mountaineer football. Everyone loves it and everyone goes to see them play. People connect with eachother by going to the shooting range and target practice. People do those types of things together.

The total number of deaths in teen drivers are on the rise. It has rose 19% since the first of last year. There were 240 highway fatilities and 16 and 17 year old drivers. 25 states death rates have increased and 17 had drops.

People Who Made a Difference 2/26

Martin Luther King Jr. He made his speech in 1963. He was a civil rights activist. He was buried on April 1968 from being shot.

Harvey Milk. Gay rights activist. Worked in a convienant store. He was in the navy.

Dorothy Hodgekins. Working deep in chemistry and biology. Working with crystallography, which is like taking an X-ray. She used this to find the structure to find penicillin. She physically saw it and structured it.

Gandhi. Born in British India. Born at 14. Moved to London to study Law. Famous for civil rights of Indians. Arranged a 240 mile march to protest the Salt Act.

Winston Churchill. Best known politicians in British History. Well known for his leadership. Refused to surrender in Germany.

Harriet Tubman. She was born in Maryland. She suffered violent as a kid. Her father was freed from slavery when he was 45. She escaped slavery and went to Philadelphia. Worked as a cook and nurse.

Florence Nightingale. Born in Italy in 1820. Youngest child of two. Ministered to the poor and ill in her neighborhood. At 16 she wanted to be a nurse. Known for Red Cross. Queen Elizabeth gave her 250,000 and founded a hospital and created a school for nurses.

Jane Goodall. Born in London on 1934. Went to study chimps. She's still alive and never had a pet till 47 and then got a cat. Awarded over 47 different awards. Went to Oxford University.

Bill Gates. Computer programmer at the age of 13 and made a tic tac toe game. He dropped out of school and then went on to follow his dreams. He made Microsoft and Windows. Most computer companies use Windows. He makes around 250 a second and could spend 7 million dollars a day until he's 90 and couldn't run out of money.

Bellringer 2/26

I don't think that I've ever sleep-texted. I've fell asleep talking to someone and woke back up to reply and then deleted the conversation. After that I have a hard time remembering what I sent to them. I've never accidently sent to the wrong person, because I don't text anymore than two or three people a day.
The person isn't "fully awake" and they get into their phone and they begin doing things with it without realizing it. They say your brain is on autopilot.

Bellringer 2/25

The pro-gun bill was passed with a 97-0 vote on Friday. Some say that they don't want something like Hurricane Katrina to happen again. They don't want it happening in West Virginia. It would prohibit the use of firearms during state of emergency. Guns were taken away from people, but a lot of them were found in abonded in homes or stolen.

Bellringer 2/22

1) They're wanting less ethanol because they're having troubles in the oil and food industry. It's raising the prices that they have to pay for feed and raw materials. So use less ethanol.

2) I don't think WV is a depressing state. Nowadays, people just don't know what to do with themselves because it is today's society. They don't realize what's naturally around them. Don't live here if you don't know what to expect. I think WV is a safe place for anyone. Nothing bad happens around here, and people still freak out. People take advantage of our state because not much is around and they don't do anything for themselves. Get out and quit sitting around to make yourself come depressed. Enjoy the beauty is has to offer. People like to sit around anymore and have others work for them and they live on welfare, when one day they're just going to die sad and alone. But they didn't get up and get a job, or go see a doctor. Its they're own fault. I understand that you can't control depression when it triggers, but you can still go see someone about it. Even if that means you have to get off your lazy bum and drive! It's ridiculous to me.

Bellringer 2/20

In Mississippi after the voting rights were passed, the KKK still attacked. There were three young civil rights workers murdered in 1964 and it still haunts the town today. I think that it would be the most dangerous time.

Bellringer 2/21

I think that it's pretty ridiculous that a man put up posters for his child to NOT be delivered by any African American doctor or nurse. The hospital even let it slide and I don't think it's right. I wouldn't care who was delivering my baby, as long as it was healthy and everything went well.

Bellringer 2/19

I don't think that you should have to go to war. I know that you have to enlist when you're at the age of 18 if you're a man. I don't think it's fair that you have to, and it should be your choice.

Bellringer 2/14

They're all worried about the birth rate drop in the U.S. Many women aren't having babies and it's been the lowest since 1920. I don't think the birth rate drop is a big deal, because no matter what people are going to keep having kids!

Bellringer 2/13

Obama used several words in his speech last night at the State of the Union. There was 150 words that he used the most in his address. The words "energy" "job" and "tax" were focused upon the most.

Bellringer 2/12

US and China assailed North Korea on Tuesday for conducting a nuclear test. North Korea said the test was merely a threat. Obama thought the nuclear test was unecessary.

Bellringer 2/11

Obama is talking about gun control, climate change, and jobs for the middle class. We as a nation need to reduce the debt by 16 trillion.

Bellringer 2/7

West Virginians do take gun control seriously. In my opinion, I think we have a lot of guns because we collect them, use them to hunt, and some people just like to buy them and spend money! We all threw a big fit about them taking away guns, because some of us like to think that Obama is going to show up on our front door step and take our guns right out of our cabinet!

Bellringer 2/6

I'm glad that we get to use computers in our classrooms, and I'm thankful for that in our school. Having them in our school is very useful, but I think that information in a textbooks gives you more information. Having them for power points, and research is a very good thing, but in some classes I'd rather have a textbook.