2 truths and a lie

Laser beard trimmer

 In Berlin, an engineering and electronic company, Philips, has changed the future of men shaving. Recently they introduced the Beard Trimmer 9,000. It has a built-in laser guide for precise shaving. The reversible trimmer is also water-resistant, which allows for easy cleaning.

Nasal Ranger

Resembling a telescope in shape and purpose, the Nasal Ranger is used to detect and measure smells. It allows the operator to compare the odor to fresh air through the help of a carbon filter. The odors are measured in a ratio called dilution-to-origin. For people who want to visualize their odor data, the creators of the product include an ODOR TRACK'R to map out the smells.

Mood Lenses

It has been announced that a childhood favorite is being merged with a new trend. Did you ever have a mood ring when you were young? Maybe a mood necklace or potentially even a bracelet. You've probably stopped wearing them by now. But if you want to put a classic twist on your new and older look, Heat sensitive color-changing contacts are scheduled to be sold on coolglow.com, a large seller of novelty contatcs. The same substances found on the surface of mood rings is being thinned enough to put onto contact lenses, providing a stunning effect that is both subtle and bold at the same time.

Dear Ken, 11/13/13

          My personal view is that bullying is bullying- in the office, the school, or even the supermarket- if you harass someone, it is harassment. I think Richie Incognito was using his excuse as a scapegoat. Bullying can be brushed off as jokes, but if the bullied is actually offended, then is it still a joke? There is no way to put a physical line on what is "bullying" and what is "kidding". The locker room may indeed have their own culture, but we would hope that they follow the same norms that we share in our everyday culture. I do not think bullying varies between office to school locker rooms (harassment is harassment)- I do believe there are more important things going in our world today, and Incognito should not be as publicized and famous as he has been.

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Reasons to support vegan-ism

Ethos- "When you add up the damage that the meat industry does to workers, the environment, and animals, the question isn't really 'Why should I go vegan?'—it's 'Why wouldn't I go vegan?'" PETA does a great job at convening; not only do they speak and act with integrity ad knowledge, they write with power and awareness. They share their years of knowledge with points like, "end world hunger" and "mechanized killings"

Logos- Its obvious by now that what we are eating isn't always what it seems (example- McDonald's, the mystery hot dog). The by products added to the feed for the animal's is not good or them and, in return, not good for us.

Pathos- Peta is loaded with torturous videos of animals... and people. In some meat industries; immigrants, children, and poor workers are exploited and beaten along with the animals. The adorable video of baby cows looking at the camera with " sad-eyes" that s later beaten and killed is pretty convincing. 

Sources: 

Ethos- http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/more-reasons-to-go-vegan.aspx

Time for technology crackdown on teens

I agree that there is a need for technology crackdown on teenagers around America. If people, not only teens, limit there use of phone, computers, ect., our whole world would benefit. People are so involved in social media and what celebrities are doing that they are oblivious to what Earth is trying to tell us. There are warnings around the world that it is time for change, yet our younger generations have no idea whats going on.  If technology time was limited, teens may go out side and do more activities than they would have with hours of tech-time. There is nothing wrong with knowing what is going on around our planet and getting outside, but there is more harm than good with the overuse of technology.

High interest question

There has been many disputes between religious believes and scientific theories about the origin of earth, nature, and the soul. What do you believe happens to the soul once the body passes on?

Sport Fishing Magazine

         People who read Sport Fishing magazine have one common interest- fishing. The audience of mid-aged men shouldn't have a difficult time reading one of these magazines considering it was written at a 12-year-old's reading capacity (according to the fry graph for Estimating Reading Ages.). Adding to that, there was a ratio of 5 to 3 for advertisement versus content space. More than half of each page was tying to sell or promote something. these ads were not irrelevant, though annoying, they all added to the content of the magazine. My magazine choice seemed low on the Reading Ages graph, and my predictions were correct. When I asked my fellow classmates how there research went, most magazines were at higher reading levels. Sports Illustrated and 17 Magazine had up to a 4 years greater difference than Sport Fishing. This could be true because fishing is a sport that doesn't involve a higher economic statues to play- therefore the people who buy these magazines must not be among the most intelligent people. To read The Sport Fishing magazines it does not require much knowledge to read, only interest in fishing.

Norton Lunch Report

                   Everyone in the town of Norton knows about the vast renovations the high school is under. Although it is "educationally sound, while being very realistic and conservative’’ as Kevin O'Neil, building committee chairman, said(Legere), do the students and faculty fully agree? Kevin states, on his own project update page, that they are working to update every part of the school: "The project scope includes the full repair/renovation of: windows, heating/ventilation, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roof, accessibility, ceiling/flooring tiles, asbestos, fire/safety, classrooms, science labs, technology, gym space and locker rooms, storage, cafeteria/kitchen, auditorium, general space needs, music/bands, and restrooms. An addition will be included."(O'Neil). Everything on his lengthy list is very important- although they will all be noticed, the cafeteria and kitchen department are the most crucial part of a students day: "school meals supply 30–35 % of daily energy intake and provide an important contribution to nutrient intake. School meals are a part of the educational process in the life of the school."(Bartrina,Pe´rez-Rodrigo) To be able to garner what the students are receiving they need to be fed fulfilling, healthy lunches. Most of the students agree with their fellow student, Nicole Lacouture, that the new lunches are "better than the cold gross lunches" that were previously served, but "definitely still needs improvement". The majority of the students brought lunches from home, but their opinions on what they see their friends eating is not settling- Sean Mathew's view related to many other students: “I don’t eat it because almost every lunch someone asks ‘what is that?’”. Not one students wholeheartedly said they enjoyed eating lunch from school. Mr. Kefor, a teacher at Norton high, believes over the long term its improved, but it needs to keep moving forward. Another problem that is presented, that he also understands, is that there are “restraints against budget”. Although there is a  21 million dollar budget on our school, most of those resources are already used up. The school has done alot to improve their menu, from more vegetable options to whole grain, but sadly the most student cannot agree that the lunches were improved up to their standards.

 






Work Cited:Kevin, O'Neil. "Project Overview."  Kevin O'Neil, n.d. Web. 03 Oct. 2013.
"High School Renovation Considered." Http://www.boston.com/. Ed. Christine Legere. N.p., 27 Jan. 2011. Web. 
Bartrina, Javier A., and Carmen Pe´rez-Rodrigo. "Resources for a Healthy Diet: School Meals." British Journal of Nutrition, 2006. Web. 07 Oct. 2013.