Wednesday, November 28, 2007

New York Times Articles

These two articles are very similar. They both compare to different things. We learned about two different types of writing a comparison essay. The block method and the flip flop method. The block is talk about one topic and then the other, then the flip flop method was to switch back and forth between each topics.The brothers compare their similarities and differences. The same with the SUV essay. The SUV essay I thought was the block method. It talk about one thing in a big paragraph and then the other topic. The brothers was a little harder to follow. I wasn't sure what method it was.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Cell Phone Blockers

Cell phone blockers are coming to the United States, even though they are illegal. A person named Kumaar Thakkar from India ships them to the United States. People have invented a machine that cuts off peoples cell phone conversations in a 30 foot radius. They are called cell phone jammers. Verizon spends almost 6.5 billion a year to keep up there networks. It is very hard to detect these jammers. The price of the jammer is 200 dollars. This information is from an article called Devices Enforce Silence of Cellphones, Illegally.
I think these jammers shouldn't be allowed because someone can be on the phone with a very important call. For example someones family member can be very sick and the hospital need to get in touch with there family. If a person with a jammer is next to them or even near them then they would get cut off.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Blog Info

Making a blog is personal, you can write what ever you feel like telling other people. Because you write your own thoughts, people don't tend to put very personal stories up.Changing the color or back round to your own choice makes it a little more entertaining. You communicate with people that are on/ look at your blog. Get information from other people and you can ask questions about anything. Posting information that can help other people. Many people add pictures to their blogs to make it more appealing. Making people want to come to their blogs. Pictures about what they are talking about or the question they want to know. Mostly teenagers have blogs because they talk to friends and they have pictures with there friends to show each other. Reading other peoples blogs gave me some ideas on what to put in my own blog. Putting different colors and different fonts in to make it your own touch is always fun. You can get different information that you can use for school. Like news or sport games coverage.