Inauguration of President Barack Obama!~!

On January 20, 2009, President Elect Barack Obama was inaugurated president! Approximately 1.5 million million people gathered on the National Mall to watch the historic event. Joe Biden took the oath of office after Aretha Franklin sang the song "My country 'tis of Thee".  Obama used the Bible used by the legendary Abraham Lincoln and recited the oath of office. After, he became the 44th president and said his meaningful speech. The article used quotes from Obama's speech which was "Greatness is never a given. It must be earned." he said" This article says that an amazing, barrier-breaking man has been inaugurated president of the United States of America. Hundreds of thousands of people are inspired by this man and believe that he will bring change to this country.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html

The first African-American was inaugurated president. At 12:00 George W. Bush transfered his power to Barack Hussein Obama. Arriving in a heavy, armor clad limousine, Mrs. and Mr. Obama walked along Pennslyvania Avenue. The new president made a 18 minutes long speech and every sentence was meaningful. Barack Obama now as many issues to solve from the economy to the killings in Gaza. "Unlike most predecessors, Obama takes office with his agenda in many ways set for him." This sentence from the article is very true in many ways. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/inauguration_rdp
I think Obama will make an excellent president and make many Americans lives easier. He may have a long way to completing the tasks at hand, but I am confident he will succeed. 

Current Event

Genecists from Italy say that the first Americans crossed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America(more specifically Alaska) almost 17,000 to 15,000 years ago. Also, even more people with discernable genetic signatures may have walked across a land bridge called Beringia. Investigators say that this explains the mitochondrial DNA difference that Native Americans have. Native Americans still have this difference in there DNA. Skepticists say that a ice-free part of Alaska wasn't passable until 12,000 years which makes this quite harder for the New World migrants. Scientists say they still have much to learn about human migration. I think that this article is very interesting because it shows us the ideas of how the humans migrated to America. Also, this shows that the himans are very good travelers because they are supposedly from Africa.http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/39781/title/Migrants_settled_New_World_in_tandem

Class Response

Camouflage!

During this class we colored butterflys to camouflage themselves from a predator. The predator was Mrs. Smith. We used the surroundings to color our butterfly. My butter fly was colored mostly green and gray with some brown on the end of the wings. I colored it that way to be camouflaged on top of a window. During three trials my butterfly was found twice. Animals camouflage themselves to make themselves uninteresting or dangerous to avoid being eaten. Animals change their color and sometimes their texture to be camouflaged. Also, some are naturally camouflaged. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camouflage

Class Response

Symbiosis~!~!

Humans and E. coli have form of symbiosis called mutualism. Mutualism is a form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit. Our class is creating a book containing different kinds of symbiosis. Parasitism and commensalism are other forms of symbiosis. On the internet I found lot of different information about the relationship between humans and E. coli. E. coli obtains warmth, shelter, and nutrients from the colon. Humans get lots of vitamin K and sodium. Most forms of E. coli don't cause disease. E.coli can be caused my undercooked meat or bad vegetables. E. coli can produce up to 500ml of gas per day. I think that knowing more about how e. coli and humans react together can help you in everyday life because you would be able to tell if you had E. coli and what you should avoid to prevent it.

Current Event Blog

Just in! Astronomers have just discovered a star that has two asteroid belts. The star is Epsilon Eridani. It is about 10.5 light years away and younger than the sun. They say that the solar system is comparable to our when it was 850 million years old. Some astronomers say that it was a good depiction of our young solar system. The first asteroid belt is about where ours is, which is 3 astronomical units(the average Earth-Sun distance). The second asteroid belt is where Uranus is. They say that Epsilon 

Eridani potentially evolve into something similar to ours. I think in the future we may be able to detect

terrestrial planet. It might even have life even though that is a very low chance. I am intrigues because

we still have a lot to learn and we learn something everyday. http://www.physorg.com/news144326926.html

Ecofriendly Home

In, a small town of the most Northern part of Britain Micheal and Dot Ray are striving to create a 0 emission house. They want to have the most eco-friendly house possible. Conditions are good because of the high winds and lots of sunlight. They grow  there own vegetable and fruits to eat. Insulated windows, L.E.D. lights, ventalation system, and a water battery are key components to save energy. The most important will always be the giant windmill. 

ADDED:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#26545370

I think if everyone had this effort to make eco-friendly homes we would greatly slow global warming. Also, we will see the air getting cleaner, animals getting healthier, and people happier. Also, i think people could actually be able to do this if they wanted to. I am inspired to help the enviroment.

WATCH THIS VIDEO!!!!!!! please!....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M
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