Canavan Disease

Imagine not living past the age of ten. Patients that are suffering from Canavan Disease have to live knowing that they most likely won't live to be a double-digit age. Symptoms of Canavan Disease are mental retardation, loss of previously learned motor skills, abnormal muscle tone, and an abnormally large, poorly controlled head. Paralysis and hearing loss can occur. There is currently no known cure for Canavan Disease. This disease tends to be more common in Jewish people due to the fact that they usually originate from eastern and central European. This deadly disease was discovered in 1931. If you think your life is hard and that everything bad always happens to you think about living life with multiple health problems that make your life excruciatingly hard. And even though you may fight hard against the disease, it will always be in the back of your mind that you will not live to see your eleventh birthday.

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Free Fallin'

In class today we started making DNA keychains. We each got a bag of colored beads and a DNA code. The instructions were to create a key for the DNA code and color in the DNA lines using the code. After coloring in the DNA patterns we started putting the beads on wire to make them look like the DNA pattern we had on our papers. Each of our patterns are unique, just like those of humans. We started making the keychain today and we will continue working on it tommorrow. The finished result looks like DNA and it is pretty cool. DNA is determined by the parents alleles. That's why the offspring tends to look like the parents it came from. DNA determines what you look like so that's why everyones appearance is different. Your genetic traits are also determined by your DNA. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. In conclusion, your DNA controls what genetic traits you have and the genetic traits you are able to get are determined by your parents alleles. DNA controls the way you look and everybody's DNA is different.

Roller Coaster

We made roller coasters in class today to demonstrate Newtons Three Laws of Physics. Our roller coaster was built with paper towel tubes and tape. It had three hills, a roller coaster aspect, and used a marble as the cart. While building our roller coaster we had to factor in friction, force, acceleration, and velocity. we started the roller coaster with a tall tube so it would have more time to accelerate to a greater velocity. We also tried to minimize the upward movement of the marble because the friction would slow it down. We had the marble moving down a lot so it would be going fast enough to complete the hills. Our roller coaster worked well after we finished construction. We learned a lot and had fun building this project.

Deborah Gordon, age 54, pleaded guilty to stealing money from Middlesex County College. She was the treasurer of the school and admitted to writing about $6,300 to herself in checks. Investigations revealed she was cashing checks from union funds including one for about $4,000.
The investigation started when they found out there was problems with their finances. The County College Police Department started investigations then. Deborah Gorden also pleaded guilty to a separate theft charge, admitting she took $628.06 from the North Brunswick Township High School Soccer Parents Association. She was given 5 years of probation for these crimes.


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2009 Ferrari California

What does 250,000 dollars mean to you? For some people it means a new house or a awesome college fund. However, what they don't know is with that money they can buy the brand new 2009 Ferrari California. This car, made in Italy, is a state of the art driving machine. The transmission, suspension and engine are all top of the notch. In fact, the engine is a V8 which means it has 8 cylinders. That gives it a lot more power a V6. The new Ferrari can hit 62 mph in less than 4.0 seconds. That's fast! This car has a 7 speed dual clutch transmission that makes this possible. However, besides performance this car also looks amazing. The sleek aerodynamic build gives it a very attractive look. This car is also a convertible so everyone would see you when you went driving in this amazing car. Can you imagine the look on one of your friends face if they saw you driving this?


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2009 Presidential Inauguration

On January 20, 2009, a presidential inauguration was held. But this was no regular inauguration. This was for Barack Obama, our first Black president. He is the 44th president of the United States and will hopefully be a great one. Him and the new Vice President, Joe Biden, had to take an oath to defend the United States and the Constitution. After Barack Obama took an oath he gave a speech. He talked about the bad times our country is going through and how we have to change them. There were also a few performances at the inauguration. There was a musical performance of " Air and other Free things". In my opinion it sounded very good. After his speech there was someone who recited a poem. Our former president, George Bush was there too. Barack Obama escorted him out to a helicopter after the inauguration. This tradition was started by George Bush's father and Ronald Reagan. In my opinion the inauguration was very good.

ARTICLE 1

This article talks about the oath Obama took and the speech he gave. It talked about how he was entering " A New Era Of Responsibility" due to all the new challenges in economy and terrorism. Obama's speech was talked about. Many of the things he said pleased the crowd but, when he said "This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed... why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath" he got the most cheers.

ARTICLE 2

This article told about that although most would celebrate on the first day of their presidency, Barack Obama kept himself somber so he could address the problems we faced. He remained honest and serious the whole time. It wrote ow he reminded everyone of the problems we faced but how we could also overcome them. "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given," he said. "It must be earned." To do this, he said we would have to give up on old habits that are hurting us. He reminded everyone that America is a friend of anyone or any nation who seeks peace and prosperity.

MY OPINION

In my opinion the inauguration was amazing to watch. All the performances were performed well. The speech he gave was very moving. Hopefully we chose right when we chose Obama because our nation depends on it.