Endangered Mountain Animals

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The non-fiction book I read is titled Endangered Mountain Animals by Dave Taylor. This books is about many different endangered animals that are forced to live in the mountains. Many of these animals become endangered due to the human activity in their habitats. By this I mean that people are cutting down their trees and building on these habitats. They also become endangered due to people hunting them for many things. Some of the animals that are endangered are the snow leopard, sacred baboon, brown bear, mountain gorilla and many more. This book also provides information about the animal and its background. Such as its height, weight, the food they eat, habitat, the animal's skill and much more. 

A passage I found interesting from the book was "Egyptians used these baboons as helpers and entertainers. Sometimes the baboons helped them fish, stack wood, do field work, and even serve wine at coronations ( Page 20)." I found this passage interesting because I didn't know that the sacred baboon was used for many things in the past by Egyptians. Especially the baboons were used to serve wine on coronations. It's like these baboons were small humans who worked as a human. It must of been cute seeing them serve wine for people but it must of been sad and hard for the baboons to work as a human. To work on stacking wood or fishing or even do a field. It must of been tiring for them. This is why this passage got my attention. 

Some of the things I learned in the book Endengered Mountain Animals by Dave Taylor, were that there are four types of flamingos. I didn't know that there were different types of flamingos. As well as I didn't know that the Andean Flamingo ate crustaceans. The other thing I learned was that crustaceans aren't visible to the human eye unless you use a magnifying glass. So that's I also learned that snow leopards have big lungs and s strong chest that makes it easy for them to breathe easily at high altitudes. I learned that the female brown bear has cubs almost every year. They teach their cubs how to hunt and find the correct plants to eat for a year. Once the cubs learn how to hunt and find plants the mother chases her   cubs away so they can find this rown territories. Leaving the Female bear free to have another set of 
cubs. These are some of the things I learned from this book that I am not mostly likely to forget in the near future. 

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Gratitude Blog

I am grateful for many things this year. One of the things I am greatful for this year is having a new member in the Torres family. I am grateful for having a new member in the Torres side of the family because it brings happiness to the family. It also makes the entire family Torres see the baby named Benjamin (named after my grandfather) grow and do many things. It makes the people in the family remember of when they were young. Of when they were little trouble makers and break many things. Having a new member in the family brings everyone together. It makes the family know that Benjamin will be raised among a loving, carrying, helpful family. He will grow into a happy young man of importance.

I am also greatful for having my own family with me. I am greatful for having my mom and dad who have been there for me, supporting me all this time since I was born. For making me the person I am right now. For showing me that there is good in this world. That not everyone is mean and cruel. I am greatful for having my siblings because without them I wouldn't remember how I was when I was their age. I am greatful for having them because helping my parents raise them has made me a more responsible person. 
I am greatful for having my siblings because thanks to them they made me a big sister. They made me a more caring person, a more happy person even if they make me mad at times I still love them. I am thankful for having my siblings because they make me feel special. They make me feel important. I am thankful for having a crazy and supportive family. 

I am thankful for having the opportunity to get an education. For having the opportunity to learn, to become someone in the future. For being able to have the opportunity to have a job in the future. For being able to have freedom. I am greatful for being independent and not having to depend on anyone for anything as I get older. I am grateful for having the chance to live my life. I am greatful for making my parents proud and happy. I'm am thankful for learning new things everyday at school and giving it my best every day. Making them proud by getting good comments from teachers. These are some of the things I am greatful for that are in my life this year.

Article of the Week

Article of the week impression 

Today during ELA I learned many new things that are happening around the world by my peers. One of these things that got my attention was the presentation that David Torres presented. His presentation was about how guns are more likely to harm you than to protect you. His presentation surprised me because people would usually think (including me) that when other people own a gun it's to protect themselves from danger. But now that I saw David's presentation I learned that's it's not true. 

David's presentation thought me that guns are more likely to harm you than to protect you. According to David's presentation people who own a gun are more likely to commit suicide or murder. This helped me learn about how guns are dangerous since people who own a gun are more likely to commit murder. This idea scares me because knowing that there are many people who own a gun all around the world can really mess with my head at times now. It makes me feel like I'm not safe around people who are armed(who have guns) anymore. Because if all of the sudden there is a person that hates me or is going threw a tough time... then that person could kill me. As well as the people who own a gun end up having the idea to commit suicide scares me because many of my family members own a gun in Mexico. I would be broken if one of them committed suicide for some reason. 

  

Election day Reflection

Election Reflection 

My thoughts on the election results are here and there. I know Donald Trump won the elections and that the people who voted for him are happy and probably excited. But... the people that didn't want Trump to win... well we aren't too happy. I really don't know how Trump can see all the Mexicans as drug dealers and killers I know some of the mexicans are but not all of them. Most of us have/got an education, got a good job with a nice house and a family. I feel like if Donald Trump would meet the mexicans who work hard and help others are are kind... then he would see that most of Mexicans are good. That we Mexicans actually matter and that we all have a heart. What I mean by saying that we matter is that just because not many of us Mexicans have "papers" it doesn't mean that mexicans aren't capable of doing good in this world. If we were given the chance to prove to Donald Trump and rest that we can get good jobs and do good in this world then the Americans and Mexicans would get along. As well as if the mexicans who well sell "drugs and do crimes" were given a chance to get an education and get a good job for being able to graduate from high school and go to college then if not all then most of the violence with the Mexicans would stop.

Some issues I think will be the most interesting in relation to the election results are the way the immigrants (Mexicans) in the U.S.A will react now that Donald Trump is president. One thing is for sure is that if not most then all the Mexicans will never support Donald Trump on the things he will want to do that will go agents the Mexicans. As well as even more Mexicans  will become more violent due to Donald Trump wanting to do things that will go agents the Mexicans. They will become more violent and will try to make Donald Trump quit being president but He won't quit. I'm curious to see how much America will change during these four years Donald Trump will be president. Curious to know how the people will change. I believe and hope that The Congress and Senate will make the right choices when Donald Trump hands out a bill that will only harm many people in many different ways.

I'm excited to vote in the next election because I will be able to vote and actually be able to pick who I will vote for and why I will vote for that person. My vote and opinion on voting and that specific person will actually matter and be important. I'm excited to vote in the next election too because I will be able to vote for someone else to be President and not have Donald Trump be President anymore. As well as when I vote for that person/candidate I will have my own reasons and beliefs  for why I voted for that specific person and not the other candidate. Just like how the people who voted for Donald Trump had their reasons and beliefs on why they chose him.