The Best Way to Save $50!

If I were to win $50 from a school raffle I would save $50. With saving the $50 I would save up to get an Alienware computer set up to play video games on. I would do this because ever since I played on my friends Alienware computer I’ve always wanted one of my own. In addition, to getting the computer, I would get great grades so I can be smart and be very good at video games. I would do this so just in case nothing works for me I can get a job that will provide me enough so I can be wealthy but not too wealthy. Lastly, the $50 could help get a lot of stuff, and I wish this would actually happen.

How not to spend 50 bucks

First, I don't know how to spend bucks (the dear type). If I was to get $50 then I would save it for later. I would do this because then I could get some great video game that comes out later. This would be a better use of my money than just impulse buying some garbage that I’ll use once. It seems to me that I could use my money on something that has value. I feel as if there are video games that would much better use of my money than a nerf gun.

$50 in Phun Money!

Hola Amigos!

So this will be your first blogging assignment of the year. Without going even one step further, I’d like you to know the definition of this word, especially examples 1b and 2. Got it? Good. Now toss some of that cleverness into your writing. As explained in class, blogging is a different style of writing that would be used for an essay. Use your wit. Be a little conversational. Toss in a relevant cartoon or two like this:

Capture the attention of your readers and don’t let it go!

The topic for this writing is as discussed in class: What would you choose to do with $50?

Imagine you won $50 in the school raffle. There are no strings attached to the cash. Spend it all, save it all, or some combination of the two. Try to think this through and offer some specific examples. Like if you are going to choose to save some, is there something in particular you are hoping to buy later? And try to be very descriptive about what purchases you might make.

Blog On!

~Mr. H

Blogging 101

Welcome to the Blog! We will be using this throughout the year as a class forum. A few simple rules for posting and commenting apply...such as:





Posts


Must have a catchy, relevant title. (This post’s title is Blogging 101)


Must be 75+ words in length.


Must be free of any spelling errors. (Word choice errors are not spelling errors. For example; there/their/they’re, choose/chose, loose/lose, to/too/two, etc…)


Must end with an interesting exit strategy. (A question or challenge to the reader)





Comments


Must be 50+ words in length.


Must follow the same spelling guidelines as posts.


Must address something specific the writer has said and *must add something new to the post (see below)


Must also end with an intriguing question for the writer.





Two additional rules:


You must be the 1st or 2nd person to comment on a writer’s post. If there are already two comments, choose another student’s post.


Writers should (not must) respond briefly to all comments.





THE GOLDEN BLOGGING RULE: No Negative Comments. Ever. Politely disagreeing and giving an example of why you might disagree is certainly ok. Respond to posts the way you would want others to respond to your posts.





Lastly, I suggest you use Google Docs to write your posts and comments. Why? Two reasons: One, it has a word count feature under the Tools menu. And two, the spell checking feature is going to be far better than the one in Blogger (though it does not distinguish between “i” and “I”...but of course I do and you should know this anyway!). You can then copy and paste your work into the blog.

Sound reasonable?

Blog on!

* Comments -- challenge an idea, add further textual evidence with citation, reference an outside source or website, etc.

Three Places I Would Like to Visit

One place I would like to visit is India. One reason I would like to visit India is, so I could see the Ganga River. I think it would be cool to learn the true ethnicity. Cricket it looks like baseball/softball (I like watching baseball/softball).  India is one of the biggest democracies in the world.

Another place I would like to visit is Nepal is located in the Himalayas. I heard that they are very artistic people, and I'm a fan of all art. They have some of the rarest species such as he white horned rhino and the bengal tiger.
  The last (but certainly not least) place I would like to visit is, Bangladesh. Bangladesh, historically it is prone to to monsoon flooding. More than half of the population is made up of farmers. I think it would be a cool experience to visit Bangladesh.

nUMbEr fiFtEen...

     If I were to visit one South Asian country, for the food, it would have to be Nepal. This would have to be because of foods and stuff. The number one most food-food they eat in Nepal has got to be Yomari, this is a steamed, oddly shaped food made out of rice flour. It also contains chakau and kahuwa, which are both Napali sweets. Now, this food is believed to kill the common cold. This might be a bold statement, but as all food is originally from a particular culture, they're completely true.

NEPAL AND ITS TREASURES!

                             NEPAL & ITS TREASURES!

    Nepal and its treasures? More like diversity. Nepal's flag is the ONLY flag that is not a quadrilateral in shape! The flag is actually made out of two triangles to represent Hinduism and Buddhism. Do you know what a Yeti is? Well its rumored to be in Nepal. A yeti is an ape-like creature that lives in high valleys.

Namaste is the traditional greeting in Nepal. Namaste can mean Hello, Good Bye, or Thank You but translates to “I salute the God in you.” People put their palms together and then bow their forehead, and say “Namaste.” I shall say namaste now, thanks for reading!