As I sat in our 8th Grade Student Government Nomination meeting today, I noticed a trend that effected the nominations. From watching my 2nd election and third nominations, I have noticed over the course of the past three years, the more “popular” people run and generally win for the more powerful offices (president, vice president) and [...]
“If you have not looked at the mountains today then you are too busy.”
We live in the beautiful place, away from much of the hustle and bustle of city and town life, where we can enjoy the “simple gifts” of life; yet, many of us longingly look forward to the mall, movies, going to Atlanta [...]
My family owns a gem mine in Cowee Valley NC. I have been going to the mine since I was three years old. The name of our gem mine is the “Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine.” Our mine is the last alluvial lode mine left in operation in Cowee Valley. An “alluvial” mine means that the gem stones [...]
So we have a brand new president to look over our country. with our economy the way it is we better hope that he is a good one. President Obama has a lot planned to help the economy but what do YOU think he should do? What do you think should be put at the [...]
Carbon Footprint
A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person, organization, or location at a given time. Carbon footprint describes the environmental impact of carbon emissions, measure in units of carbon dioxide.
What is a primary footprint? A secondary footprint. Check out this website, it may just cause you to have an [...]
Haiku #1
Tommy was swimming
Which implies that he had swum
As he swam he sang
Haiku #2
Tod too was swimming
Tod swum before he could swim
Tod swam and then swum
Haiku #3
This is a run on
Haiku it is not read in
verses it’s just read
Kaiku #4
I publish haiku’s
They put food on the table
I have out ku’d you
I have a Dream
Watch at one of the most important speeches of the 20th century. Have we realized this dream? How far do we have to go? What is your dream for the American people?
This short video on different forms of government and some history about each is very thought provoking and can make you ask yourself many questions. The link to the video is: http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/
Here are some different questions to think about.
Which form of government do you think is the best?
What are the pros and cons to having an oligarchy form of government? Or [...]
During this past weekend I happened to take in a few basketball games in the gym. As was expected, I enjoyed my time in the gym and especially getting to see some of my students make an impact on the court; these were, after all, high school games. This got me thinking…back to middle school [...]
I am the Lorax who speaks for the trees! Well not really, but I am the Ik who speaks for the well being of RGNS and its economic sustainability. I have some information that you might find interesting after giving it a good once over. Below I have some made up figures for how much [...]
