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For about 6 weeks I will not be posting on my blog for I have a group blog that I must attend at the moment.

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Imagine

Imagine by John Lennon


Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky

Imagine all these conflicting factors in life as if they were not there at all. As if we weren't to do since had no place to go to when done so.

Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for

Imagine peace with one another, and not having to kill out all. Not having any conflict or war between countries, even though thats hard to think of.

And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace
You, you may say 
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one

Imagine not having to live being discriminated or treated rashly because of ones religion. John Lennon is dreaming of everyone in peace, and he's not the only one.

I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

John Lennon hopes that soon, everyone can imagine this and become one with everyone and everything. 


I believe that John Lennon wants people to imagine world peace, with everyone and everything. He is persuading people to desire peace between us all. To forget about everything, about our race, religion, gender, anything and think about world peace. We are all one no matter how you interpret it. We can truly achieve peace if we put our minds to it.

I think this song really does want me to imagine a better place. No racism, no bullying, no fighting. A place full of peace and freedom. Sadly, this song also makes me think of how our world came to be and how terrible it is today. With everyone killing one another and countries going to war. Poverty just at the bottom of our noses. This songs makes me think of how badly our world needs peace.

In conclusion, John Lennon hopes for world peace and also hopes for us to desire so too. Not only that, but he hopes that we can complete that wish as well. Sadly, it won't happen, because finding peace everywhere in this world is like finding a toothpick in a needle stack. Ouch.

Who are you fighting for, Katniss?

In the book, "Mockingjay", by Suzanne Collins, it seems as though Katniss is able to cooperate with the rebels (Who she was taken 'capture' of not to long ago) rather than being able to cooperate with the capital (Who had more experience with her). I believe that is because she was born to be a rebel from the beginning, not follow the rules. It comes natural to Katniss, especially when innocent people are brought into 'her' mess. Katniss, the natural born rebel, will try her best at succeeding the position of the rebels mockingjay. Not for only for her friends, not only for her family, but the innocent people dragged into this nonsense as well. Its her duty to protect those who are not guilty. She is the mockingjay, it is her.

I believe Suzanne Collins wants me to understand that Katniss isn't becoming the mockingjay because she is forced to anymore, no. Katniss must become the mockinjay because it is her own will to save all the people she might put an end to. She wants me to realize that she can't back down now, not when she has added fuel to the fire. It was as if she was chosen to fight against the rebels all along. Suzanne Collins wants me to know that now its Katniss's choice to make her own decisions, whether they are for a good cause, or bad.

I think this whole time she was on the rebels side. Almost every move she made proved my theory correct. All this time, she wanted all the people of all districts to stop their hunger and put an end to the capital, which also caused it. She couldn't stand by and watch her people suffer, she had to stand up and fight. Katniss did not fight for her own district, family or friends, but all the innocent people that suffered as a whole by the capital.

Keeping Our Food Safe

The Food and Drug Administration proposed to improve our foods safety. This proposal was announced after many illnesses had infected our race by the cause of our food.

Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration stated in a press conference," We have one of the safest food supplies in the world, but we have to stop food borne illnesses before they start." I believe that some people do not understand, nor care about how our race could be affected if we don't take care of our food.

Lots of food's were found to be infected with germs and bacteria that cause illnesses, from vegetables to   meats to fruits.

The most common illnesses found in our food would be salmonella and e.coli, in which both are dangerous bacteria that cause not only stomach pain, but food poisoning as well.

Salmonella is a bacterium that occurs mainly in the intestine of our body's, or in other words, food poisoning caused by infection's. Salmonella is usually found in our meat products only.

E.coli is also a bacteria that occurs mainly in the intestine of our body's. E.coli can be found in meats, (Especially ground beef) vegetables, fruits, and even dairy products.

Usually, salmonella or e.coli infect our bodies when the food is uncooked or not prepared in the right way.

Cameron Keady with TIME Reporting wrote, "FDA estimates that nearly 130,000 American a year are hospitalized for food-related problems." That shows that we seriously do need to take care of our food if its infecting that many people.

The Food and Drug Administration made two rules, "Manufacturers selling food in the U.S. must have formal plans for preventing contamination and for fixing problems when they occur, and to eat certain foods raw."

I believe that the author wanted me to know that some of the foods that I'm eating are not safe and
my friends, and our society as a whole.

I feel that the author wanted me to think that not everything we eat is safe.

The authors purpose of writing this article was to get more people to support the Food and Drug Administration.



Website: http://www.timeforkids.com/news/keeping-food-safe/70801

By Cameron Keady with TIME Reporting, JANUARY 07, 2013

Believe

In the book, "Despereaux", by Kate DiCamillo, Despereaux the mouse has broken the mouse rules by letting a human see and touch him. Not only that, but he spoke to the human as well, which happened to be the King's Princess Pea. When speaking in front of the Head Mouse, he stated something along the lines of, "I love the Princess Pea". For that, he was sent to the dungeon for breaking the mouse rules.

Despereaux loved the Princess Pea, she was kind, beautiful. However she was a human, and it was strictly stated in the rules of mice to not fall in love with a human, better yet, a princess. That didn't mean he would give up, no, Despereaux believed in happy endings. He believed that he could indeed love the Princess Pea.

Miggery Sow wanted to be a princess, that was her dream. Sadly, no one supported her. Soon she lost her dream, she never became a princess at all.

This book sends a great message, If you truly believe in something, then always believe in it. Miggery Sow did not believe enough to reach for her goal. In fact, because no one supported her, she soon believed what they were saying was true. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dream. Believe.

You Before Me, You Before We

In the book,"Catching Fire", by Suzanne Collins, Katniss is trying to keep Peeta alive in the annual Hunger Games instead of worrying for herself. She is devoted to protect him with all her might despite his complaints. Katniss wants Peeta to go on and win the games instead of her coming out victorious. However, Peeta doesn't want to let Katniss go, he doesn't want her to protect him. He wants to protect her. How can he when Katniss believes his life is more "important".

One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she tries to block as many attacks as she could that are directed towards Peeta. She's using her own life, own body to save him from the dreadful fate of death. She doesn't need to be alive, she'll make uprisings worse. Katniss wants Peeta to be safe and sound.

One way Katniss believes Peeta's life I more "important" than hers is that she has already caused so many uprisings when in reality she was oblivious to the fact when she "defied" the capital. If Katniss was still alive by the end of the games, uprisings would still continue since they follow her. It is she that is the heart of all the uprisings. Once she died all the uprisings would die down, and Peeta would be safe if he won.

It's true, Peeta is letting Katniss protect him with her own life. It's true, he would be safe if he made it out of the games, but hes not going anywhere without his beloved Katniss. An unbreakable couple that support each other as much as they can. If you truly loved someone, you would protect them with all your heart.

Unless

UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. 
It's not. - Dr. Seuss

Over reliance on fossil fuels. Mass production. Deforestation. Even if you put those two factors in a children's book, they still don't understand how important they are. That one message is hidden under bi-polar colors. One minute, the mood is happy with vibrant colors when suddenly it becomes mysterious. Why is it that children don't see the message? Do they ignore it?

The message UNLESS  was shown to inspire people to make a change in their environment. Not having to many people wrecking mother nature. Show that you can really make a big change, but only if you care a whole lot. I think that the message doesn't apply to just deforestation, chopping down trees. I feel that UNLESS applies to anything that hurts the environment, or anything that shouldn't be done.

NO, it's not that the children ignore the message, it's that they don't try to find it. They focus on what's inside of the book, not what it's portraying. However, since children can't really decipher what UNLESS means, I feel as if the message is being sent to adults. I say that because I feel that adults can not only understand the message, but can also make a change.