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      I love reading Yahoo! news everyday. Today, something caught my eye. Taylor swift declined a teenagers request to go to prom? I thought to myself, why is this important? Why is it in the news? So, I decided to click on it.
     18 year old, Kevin McGuire has a painful struggle with leukemia since he was 13. He had a remission in 2010 but relapsed and is fighting cancer once more. His older sister Victoria, was very impressed with her brothers bravery. He never doubted himself and never asked "why me"? Throughout all his treatments, he kept his character, continued playing basketball and even joined the varsity football team. His prom was coming up. This is when he started doubting himself, saying why would anyone go to prom with him. He is going to be bald and his appearance is changing. This is when his sister decided to make a Facebook campaign. Kevin always looked up to Taylor. She decided to campaign about her brother. After it attracted 90,000 people Taylor responded saying no to prom, but instead asked him to go to the ACM awards. He was ecstatic. He recovered enough to accept the invitation and hes ready for his date with Taylor.
     I think this is very important, because it shows that not all stars are bad people. Taylor just made a Teens dreams come true. She is helping him recover. Not only, did she ask him out, she is taking him to one of the most extravagant award ceremonies. Go Taylor Swift! The article was written by Wendy Geller on February 24.

Disneyland Party!

       As a kid, I have always loved Disneyland, but hated waiting in lines for the rides. If I had $100,000 I would rent out Disneyland for the whole weekend. I would order the best catering available and fill the happiest place on earth with the people I love. The people would be able to stay in any hotel they want at night and enjoy the fireworks and water shows. Then, I would use the remaining money, to hire entertainment. This includes live bands, famous stars, Mickey Mouse and so much more. There would be a parade every 5 hours to keep people entertained and different eras in the different parts of Disneyland. You can go on rides, dance or even sleep. This for me would be the perfect party. I would also include, small booths, where people can buy jewelry or food and that money would be donated to charity. Finally, as the people leave, I would give them shirts with my face on them, so every time they see it they will remember this amazing party they attended. Now that is worth $100,000!

News Article

      The article " Arsenic Found In Some Infant Formula", was written by Shari Roan on February 16, 2012 in the LA Times. Arsenic has been found in two infant formulas that have brown rice syrup as one of the main ingredients. Arsenic is a toxic element that is a contaminate found in rice, because the crops absorb this chemical from the soil. Arsenic can cause skin, lung and intestinal irritations, also miscarriage and infertility. After research, out of twenty nine cereal bars, the ones that contained brown rice had arsenic levels two to twelve times higher than the allowable limit. The only way to not get contaminated is to stay away from brown rice. Rice Starch does not contain arsenic.
        This article is important, because it informs parents and kids about the consequences of some of the foods they ate. It is especially important for pregnant people, because they could loose their baby by eating a cereal bar. Take into consideration of what you eat and always conscious of the ingredients in your food.

Death of F.Scott Fitzgerald

        F. Scott Fitzgeral died on December 21,1940 in Hollywood, California. He has been known for drinking exesivelly. When he first came to Hollywood in 1967, he tried screenwriting. It did not work for him. He began having affiairs with a movie columnist Seilah Graham. His drinking was interefering with his work. In 1939 he lost his contracct with Metro Goldwyn Mayer. That year was not a good year for Fitzgerald. He was found bouncing between freelance movie gigs and hospitals. A couple days before Christmas, he had a heart attack at Graham's apartnment. He was only 44 years old. Not many people came to his funeral. He had shut out everyone in his life.
        Now, knowing this important information, I am pretty interested what suprises  the Great Gatsby holds. Almost every amazing, famous writer has been a drunk or durg addict. This type of writin gopens peoples mind, and makes them realize things that they would never think of. I am excited. "All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath".-F. Scott Fitzgerald

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     I remember, the class discussing a model with a twenty-inch waist, but I did not believe it until I found this article. It is called "Natural 20-inch Waist", written by Joanna Douglas on February 7, 2012. Romanian model Ioana Spangenberg claims that she has a natural twenty-inch waist, where her hip is thirty two inches. She is thirty years old and weighs about eighty-four pounds(average weight for a ten year old). She says, that she had insecure years, but her husband Jan saw true beauty. She eats three full meals, and has snacks on the side. She has had this body since she was little. Because, Ioana is Romanian, when you are overweight it shows that your family is wealthy. So, because she was extremely skinny she would stay home and stuff herself so she would gain weight but it would never work. Now, she has become a great model, but the only worries people have is that women do not try to attain her tiny size.
      When I first opened this news letter, I was in awe. She is so tiny and petite, yet beautiful. It is very interesting to see something like this. She is a unique person. I can only imagine, how hard life had been on her. How was she supposed to find close to fit that tiny waist? What did people think of her? I am truly happy that she is confident and happy with her body, because now she can flaunt her amazing, cool body.

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    The article "Blast Kills Husband of Missing Utah Woman, 2 Boys", from the Associated Press is written by Gene Johnson and Mike Baker on February 5,2012 at 5:20 P.M.  Days after a judge ruled against josh Powell custody for his two kids, he took the kids into the house and blew it up. The social worker who dropped off the kids smelled gas and called the police, but the house had already blown up. Ed Troyer,Pierce County sheriff's spokesman, concluded that Powell had planned the whole thing because of all the emails he had sent to the authorities. Jeffery Basset represented Powell in the custody case, and had received an email from Powell a few minutes before saying, "I'm sorry, goodbye."
      I found this article very disturbing. I do not like the idea of a parent killing his kids. He took away their lives. The kids did not have the chance to have experiences. He is already considered a murderer, but he did not kill any random person, yet his two boys. I hope no family has to go through is agonizing story.

Observing Nature

        Today, around two o'clock I decided to go outside, sit and observe nature. I sat in the middle of my backyard. The wind was blowing my hair back, I could feel the sun hitting my face, warming me up and I could hear the annoying caws of the black, ugly crows. I could see the bugs on the plants, just creeping around. I can hear the flies and bumble bees in the bushes. The wind, sounds like someone whistling. It smells incredibly floral, even though it is winter.
         I am watching Milo, enjoy the nature. He squints his eyes as the sun's rays get stronger. He sits and enjoys the wind. I look down on the floor and i realize all the shadows. It is like I am in another world. Our shadows create a parallel universe. This was the first time I realized this. The most interesting part of nature were the clouds. I could stare at them all day long. They are like literature. They can be interpreted any way you want. Today, I was happy so every cloud I saw had a positive idea included. Observing nature does take you away from the real world. P.S: Milo opened the gate and ran away, so I had to cut this observation short, but no worries, while I was chasing him, I observed the nature.