Three Unanswered Questions

 

What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Sure, scientists have come up with theories and people have their own opinions. But how will we ever know what really came first? It's a very debatable topic and an unanswered question that hopefully we will one day have the answer to. Even though this question has been along a very long time, I believe we will one day have the answer. I'm sure some scientist will figure this out.

What's in the box? We see this box in this class every day. At least once every day, one person asks Mr. Weber 'What's in the box' or 'When are we going to find out what's in the box?'. Can't we just take some scissors and open it up? By doing this, we could find out what is in the box. 

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? We've seen the commercials with the owls and he obviously doesn't know. I don't think we will ever know the answer to this question because it depends on many different factors and all people are different. The amount of saliva and the size of your mouth and tongue all vary the number. I believe that if a big percent of the world were to try this experiment, we could make an average and find how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Big ideas about Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

A big idea that I had while reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is that there is always something going on in nature around us. Every person in the world could stop for a moment, but there would still be SO much going on. A thought that I've had is that even if we had a bad day and think that only bad things are happening all around us like murders, animals eating other animals, and trees and flowers dying, there are still many wonderful things happening. For example, just because someone in our family has died doesn't mean a waterfall is going to stop flowing and a tree is going to stop growing. Nature never stops. Nature doesn't revolve around people, the people revolve around nature. This thought makes me realize that I sometimes take the beautiful nature for granted and I should pay attention to it more because without it, I wouldn't be alive.

What Connects Us Also Keeps Us Apart

 

          Social media. It connects us, our parents, and even our grandparents. I live far away from my cousins so when I connect with them through Facebook, I'm able to talk and bond with them over the internet. This is great since we only see each other a few times a year. By using social media, we aren't as distant when we unite at Thanksgiving or Christmas. In this way, social media connects my cousins and I and keeps us together throughout the year.  

         Social media can also keep people apart. Take someone that loves being on Twitter or Facebook for example. This person spends all of their time online talking to people, posting pictures, and playing games. Sure, they're 'connecting' with people, but if they sit on their phone or computer all day and don't ever talk or spend time with an actual person face to face then they are keeping them self apart from friends and family. 

Thoughts & Reality

 

     The computer that I'm typing on write now wouldn't be here had it not been for a thought. Thoughts are the base for everything that we do and use. Thoughts effect the past, present, and future, but I think they mainly affect the present because thoughts make up our choices. Our choices are the reason that we live in the present and act the way we do at certain times. When we get distracted, we start thinking about the past or future, and this obviously distracts us from reality.  Thinking can have a bad effect on us sometimes, but we would be NOWHERE without thoughts. What would we do on our tests? What would we do when we're in a tough situation? What would we do when we have a decision to make between two similar things? We would think!

View from Window

 

 Outside my window, looking through the screen and the glass, I see green bushes, trees, and grass. I also see a pathway leading to my driveway where my brother constantly plays basketball, asking me to join him, but I tell him no. There is a sidewalk, a mailbox, a car, and a roof. The mulch beneath the bushes has been cut down from a tree, and then put in a machine by a man, therefore making it both an element of nature and an element of human creation. I can see the road and our neighbors house that is rarely mowed. Across the street, an eight year old girl plays catch with her grandpa every other day.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

     This blog's purpose is to reflect on nature. This is part of our assignment at school as we read through Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.

Grass on Cross Country Course

     Boom. The gun went off. We all started running. We felt the soft grass below our feet as we headed toward the first hill. The October rain had become a drizzle. I remember this so well because of the wind. The wind was so cool it made us all shiver and wear layers and layers of clothing, but we ignored the cold because this was a race; we were all opponents of each other. The grass was so muddy, making our shoes turn brown and wet. Cross country makes me so happy because I love to race and get muddy.