Animal Cruelty

     Humans and animals may not be the same, but they are still something we should love and take care of. Animal cruelty is something I strongly stand against. Most cases are the same and we have all known or met someone who has abused an animal or has seen someone do such act. There can be situations where the animal was not feed properly, was not taken care of properly, and was beaten out of anger or for "disciplinary methods."
    I happened to own a dog and I love him. My neighbor doesn't take good care of his dogs so I help them. That day I came across this article, reported by CNN, I read about how 20 year old Kevin Dean Parrish "put his grandmother's dog into a heated oven after it nipped at him." He told the police that he had a past of having "anger issues" and he was actually planning on leaving the 9 pound Chihuahua-Pincher in the oven, until his brother walked into the room. The dog is recovering fine from the burns it got from the oven, this is still a very cruel thing to do to an animal and I also find it very strange as well. I find all of this so similar to an experience I had we I was younger.
    When I was about 10 I had a friend who had a Labrador breed dog. I loved that dog, and it surprised us all with little puppies. I asked him if I could have one and he said yes. Our family took in the dog and we named it Max. I played with this dog all the time, he was like my best friend and I took care of my little buddy as if he was my little brother. which at the time, I was a single child. Time went by and we moved, Max stayed with us and everything was fine. I went back to visit my friend and noticed that his dog had burns on its legs. At first I really didn't think much of it. I later realized this dog has been thru so much. I asked my friend what happened to it and he said the dog ran away and some random family took him in, when the dog came back, those burns were on it. After this experience, animal cruelty just bothers me. I just think it's odd that both of these situations are alike and I happened to come across this report. Animal cruelty should not me something to be looked upon, not one bit. We all need to love everything and everyone no matter what.


Couldn't find original article but here is the same one but reported by Opposing Views:
 http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/animal-rights/oregon-man-kevin-dean-parrish-tries-bake-chihuahua-oven-dog-survives

Hurricane Sandy allows looters to party

After a tragic hurricane, people were looting but honestly, that's just a stupid thing to do. New York Daily News says that "people were running in and out Rent-A-Center carrying big flat screen tv's." When you're in the middle of a hurricane, you don't NEED a T.V, what you need is things that can help you survive. Not only did people steal TV's but they also took liquor! What was going through their minds? "Hey let's have a party and watch TV while Hurricane Sandy is killing our city!". No, I understand if you steal things that you need like food or clothes, but a TV and alcohol is not necessary. I think it was wrong from their part to do that but I guess I can't change that now.

Drink drink drink

Hey guys! Lets drink liquid nitrogen! No. Don’t do that. Unless you’re an 18 year old woman from England. But serioulsy, this woman was having a night out drinking and partying like she was party of Jersey Shore on her 18^th birthday and decideds to drink LIQUID NITROGEN. Just in case some of you don’t know, liquid nitrogen is mostly use as a coolant. So pretty much, she froze her stomach. She said she started "becoming breathless and developing severe stomach pain." She was then rushed to a hospital where they did some tests on her and found out her stomach was perforated.

I don’t see why anyone would even think of drinking liquid nitrogen, I know it was her birthday and she was having fun drinking and all but you have to know what you’re taking in before you drink it. I had a cousin who went to England last summer for his birthday and he drank a lot. This reminded me of him becauase later that night he got taken to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. I still don’t see the point or the intention this girl had on drinking liquid nitrogen. I guess you’ll be “cool” if you drink liquid nitrogen. No pun intended. If you’re going to drink, at least drink something that won’t almost kill you. What she did was really stupid and she deserves it because if she knew what it did and still did it, you must be an idiot. No offence. I guess my point is that if you’re going to drink, don’t drink subsrttances that can harm your body to the point where they remove one of the most important organs in your body, your stomach. You’re stomach is so important to your body and you’re just pretty much asking for death if you drink what this girl did. There is nothing good about drinking it. The name even sounds sketchy.

I feel sorry for this girl but also I feel kind of glad she got what she deserved. So one thing I would like to tell her is, next time you drink, drink something that you get from a bar not a science lab.

Twitter Drama, ecall 911.

Twitter has been a social networking site that has made many people happy, including myself.  Sometimes though, things can get a little TOO far.

Kara Alongi, a 16 year old girl from New Jersey, tweeted something that gave a lot of people a scare. “There is someone in my hour ecall 911,” Alongi posted on Twitter at 10:12 pm Sunday. She was faking a kidnapping incident so people wouldn't know she was really running away. She was found in Carneys Point around 4:30pm on Tuesday. I think Kara was wrong for doing that. First of all, she can’t even spell “house” and she added a letter e to the word “call”. All I have to say is that if you are being kidnapped, you don’t tweet about it! You call 911 immediately. She scared a lot of people by tweeting such thing. I was worried for her. I didn’t know there could be someone in your “hour”, I hope no one is in MY “hour”.

Another thing that bothers me is that she is in America. We have it good compared to other countries. Why would you run away? Oh, daddy didn’t get you the iPhone 5? RUN AWAY. No. A kid in Africa didn’t get food that day and he still stayed home. She had no reason to cause this much drama. People felt sorry for her, I didn’t. If you looked at her past tweets, you would know why.  All I have to say to Kara is, NICE TRY.

It was wrong of Kara to tweet such thing and to cause this much drama. If you have problems, talk to somebody about it. Don’t get half of the U.S involved in it.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/kara_alongi_missing_nj_teen.html

Zombie Attack?

         We all have heard about the "zombie apocalypse" and other things such as that. But this time the HALO Corp., a security firm, is going to organize an event using zombies. 

    What will they do? It's actually really cool! They are going to "throw a whimsical spin on a very well respected training exercise." Basically they are going to do a training that will show how law enforcements and other people react to an actual attack. Instead of Al-Queda, we have zombies. This way more people will get into it. I'm sure that the author who wrote this had the purpose to show people that thru this exercise, people will realize we are capable of protecting our country from any attack. I agree with everyone that is helping host this event.

    There may be people who disagree with this but I actually agree with it all. This is a really good way to show people how America does things. One of the neatest parts out of all of it is that it will be hosted during Halloween. I think it is a perfect time since zombies are monsters in our minds. 

    This event actually reminds me of an even that I witnessed. I was out of state and enjoying the time when all of the sudden people dressed as zombies started running around the streets and chasing people who were smoking. Apparently it was a group of people who were against smoking and it taught people a lesson not to smoke. 

    In the end, I believe this will be a good way to show people how things are and also, the author did a great job on sharing about this. I wish luck to the HALO Corp. and any other organization related to this event. 

  
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/18/zombies-to-invade-san-diego-counter-terrorism-summit/

Manhattan Rebirth

The new World Trade Center seems like a heavy, strong building. It will hold a lot of weight and it will also weigh a lot. It will be better protected than the last one and it says it will be bigger than the "Eiffel Tower". Now that is huge! I can tell this will be a pretty big building.

My Reading Bucket List

1. The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan
I love the series of Cirque Du Freak and this is the type of books I actually enjoy reading. I love these books because they are catchy and I can get into them easily. This specific book is the first of the series, I plan on reading the whole series by the end of this year. It is my goal. What happens to Darren? Read and find out!

2. A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
The reason why I want to read this book is because since Darren became a vampire and has had to run away, I want to find out whats going to happen next. He could get caught or the truth could be revealed. The only way to find out is by reading this book. That is the reason why I wanna read this book. This is the second in the series too. I want to finish the series.
3. Tunnels Of Blood by Darren Shan
I want to read this book because I want to find out why Mr. Crepsley has to leave and I want to the whole story behind the Vampire Clan and why Mr. Crepsley was the prince..he might of been the general. Either way he was leading the clan and all of the sudden he has to leave. Why would he do that? I don't know and I wont know until I read the book. Thats why I want to read the book.

4. Vampire Mountain by Darren Shan
8 years have passed since the Tunnel's Of Blood and Darren and the crew have to go on a journey. They go to Vampire Mountain and they meet a few people. One very imprtant person would be Mr. Crepsley's mentor, Seba Nile. They then go to a meeting where Darren has to prove he is worthy of being in the Vampire Clan. I want to read this so I can find out what will happen to Darren.
5. Trails of Death by Darren Shan
In this book Darren is forced to take trials to prove that he is worthy to be in the clan. At one point he faces death and he got encouraged to leave the mountain and just be free. Kurda follows him as he leaves and they go to the Vampeneze cave. Darren and Kurda get followed by Gavner Purl and he tries to get them to come back but ends up following them. I want to read this book to know what will happen to them. They could die or something can happen to them.
6. The Vampire Prince by Darren Shan
Darren fell into the river that carries the dead bodies of vampires and he was being washed away but by luck he met two wolves. Streak and Rudi. He gets into a war and Arra dies. He was found and the Princess makes him become the Prince. What happen in between all these events? Im going to have to read this book to find out everything. That is why I want to read this book.

7. Hunters of the Dusk by Darren Shan
Darren gets visited by Desmond Tiny, the creator of the tiny people and the vampires. He tells him that he has to find the Vampeneze Lord and kill him. I dont know what could happen next. Will Darren find him or will he get killed? I cannot find out until I read this book. That is why I want to read this book, to find out what happens to Darren on his journey to find the enemy.

8. Allies of the Night by Darren Shan
There is a fight between the Hunters and the Vampeneze. Darren and Mr. Cripsley go back to Mr. Cripsley's hometown to see if the Vampenze set up some terretories there. Darren is discovered by the police and is forced to go back to school. He then reveals himself as a vampire to Debbie and to his friend Steve. What happens next? There will be a big fight. I want to read this book to find out who will die and who will survive. That is the reason on why I want to read this book.

9. Killers of the Dawn by Darren Shan
In this book Mr. Cripsley dies and Darren feels empty. They think the war is over but it was not. Steve, his bestfriend, later reveals himself as the enemy of them all. The Vampeneze Lord. Darren feels empty because thanks to Steve he lost the one who brought him into the Vampire world, Mr. Cripsley. What will Darren do? I have to read the book to find out. This story is getting interesting.
10. Lake of Souls by Darren Shan
Instead, it focused on searching the identity of Harkat Mulds in the past life. After losing a person that already became his parent, mentor and best friend, Darren went to Cirque Du Freak with a broken heart. Here surrounded by his old friends, he learned how to ‘live’ again. But, as usual, that temporary happiness had to be interrupted by a little old Desmond Tiny, who came and gave an offering to Harkat Mulds to find his true identity. Being thrown in the middle of nowhere without enough preparation, Darren and Harkat had to survived the game created by Mr Tiny. Adventures, clues and rewards, with one final destination, the Lake of Souls.