Quarter 2, Week 7 Critical Reading Passage

China’s economy has grown very quickly over the last 30 years due to the number of
1) __________ they send to countries like the United States. It is almost impossible to name a product that Americans use that is not 2) __________from China – toys, clothes, electronics, and furniture. The Chinese government has spent more than $568 billion on improving transportation in China in order to increase the Chinese economy. One recent development has been the introduction of a bullet train that runs between two major Chinese cities.
Its 3) __________ is not just to transport passengers, but to help increase China’s economy by helping to transport goods between cities faster.In 2009, China became the world’s largest
4) __________ of goods to the rest of the world. It is expected that China’s economy will become the world’s largest by 2027, beating out the United States. It is difficult for the United States to compete with China. We 5) __________ four items from China for everything
6) __________ that we send there. This means fewer jobs for U.S. workers and more jobs for Chinese workers. The benefit that Americans receive from the high number of Chinese imports is that it allows U.S. stores to offer lower priced goods. However, many Americans feel that the U.S. government’s 7) __________ is to decrease this trade deficit if the U.S. wants to remain the largest economy in the world.
1.) exports
2.) imported
3.) function
4.) imports
5.) export
6.) functions
7.) function

The people from china should buy goods from the U.S because we could help them make more money. The could guarantee that those iteams that they try to sell us work. Also that they should add a one year replacement if it has a difunction. the U.S should just lower there prices and stuff wouold just get bought.

Q2, Week 6 Critical Reading Passage

What would you do if someone gave you a credit card with a $20,000 limit? - I would use the credit card to buy some clothes, haircut, and some other stuff. I would have fun with the card. What would you do if the credit card company asked for all of their money back and 10% interest on what you had spent?- I would tell them that they are crazy because they didnt tell me I had to pay them back plus interest. I also would give them the stuff I bought if they got all crazy.
What are some of the consequences of bankruptcy?- You lose your house, car, and other stuff that you owned that you bought with that card.

Q2, Week 5 - Critical Reading Passage

1. Is it dangerous to use a cell phone while driving?
- If you know how to talk and drive no. It is against the law to do that though. I could talk and drive it isnt that hard.
2. Should cell phones be banned completely while driving or are they safe to use with hand-free devices?
- No they shouldnt. What if the person that called you has an emergancy and they cant tell you so you wouldnt even know.

Week 5 Grades

Algebra-69%, Home room-66%, L.A-79%. I aint happy about my grades and Ima try to make up as much work as I could to improve my grade. I have 9 missing assignment right.

Week 4 Critical Reading Passage

1) Do you think social networking sites have made a positive or negative impact on your life and our society? - The internet made life easier but also it can be bad because the way people use the internet.
2) How have social networking sites changed the structure of social relationships?
- Many people use the internet to look for people to date and go on online dating sites.
3) As of 2011, it is legal for colleges and businesses to view the social networking profiles of applicants. Do you think that is a violation of their privacy?
- I dont think it is a violation of private property.

1. Impact- the force with which one object hits another
2. Percieve- to notice something, especially something that escapes the notice of others
3. Structure- the way in which the different parts of something link or work together, or the fact of being linked together

Week 4 Grades

       Algebra is 53 percent, English is 80 percent, Homeroom is 65 percent. I am  not happy with my grades and I am going to improve them. I am going to do the make up work to improve my grades. I am going to have no missing assessments after today but I have 6 missing right now.

Q2, Week 4 Critical Reading Passage - Should Human Cloning Be Allowed?

I dont think that they should start cloning people. If they start to clone people then the population would get bigger. Also they would take up many jobs and they would do crimes and if they look like us then we would get locked up for their crime. I personally wouldnt want a clone for myself. The clones would be dumber.