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Invasive Species

April18
Have you ever picked up a shell? Maybe even a plant? What about that one time you picked up flowers and brought them into your own home. Did you ever think that is one of East Texas biggest problems right there, in your hand! In the article Hello Zebra Mussels Good By Texas Lakes, they quoted, “Bringing invasive species to another lake can cost you up to, two thousand dollars and one hundred eighty day in jail.” That is how big of a threat invasive species are to our waters. Cleaning your boat and breading native species are two ways that will ensure aquatic plants to have a positive outcome in East Texas ecosystems.
Here are some words that might be necessary to know that in in essay. The first word is aquatic. Aquatic means anything that is growing or living in the water. The next word is exotic. Exotic means nonnative to the area. They’re many problems that just one of these species can cause. ” Invasive species blanket water ways and block boating, fishing and many swimming areas. They crowed our native species habitats, spoil rivers, and lakes, clog power plants, and multiple water pipes.” They have also endangered and made some of our plants and animals extinct. They’re many herbicides to kill the invaders, but some can hurt the environment, killing some of our native plants. There are also many people putting up fences to stop the invasive species from spreading, but it’s not working! Invasive species can grow over the fences in just a month.
One solution to prevent invasive species is to simply clean your boat. Just imagine if everyone that had a boat cleaned it. You would see a big difference! ” Thick mats of plants can impede water flow, and boat traffic. They can clog water flow intakes for water power plants, increase water loss for reservoir’s, and lower dissolved oxygen levels by shading other plants and reducing photosynthesis.” Don’t you want all that to go away? All you have to do is simply clean your boat.
Another, solution is breading native species that eat invasive species. ( Please leave this up to the professionals.) One example of this is a Bubleheaded Duck. This duck eats Zebra Mussles. In the article Protect Our Waters they said, ” We are breading native species that eat invasive species.” But there is more than just ducks, scientist have found multiple fish too.
Cleaning your boat and breading native species are two solutions that guarantee aquatic plants to have a positive outcome on East Texas waters. But we can do more! And we need your help! The next time you go to a lake, look at the lake and think about what it could be. The next time you pick up a plant say, ” That plant is ruining our waters and we need to find ways to stop it.”
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Support Can Be Powerful

March23

Bravery, confidence, and strength are important. However, support is very powerful. In the book I am Malala, Malala got support from people all over the world.Their support was very cogent and gave Malala tons of confidence.Malala had support from people all over the world. People’s support can be very powerful because it can give you courage and make you strong. Here are some ways it can give you courage and make you strong.

It can give you courage by, the words of the people. Words can be very compelling. Malala had many celebrities post things on their social media. “Your bravery and perseverance has touched the world. You are the true meaning of survivor. My love and respect, Beyonce.” But it wasn’t just celebrities. It was friends and family too. Malala‘s dad was very supportive and helped her accomplish what gave girls all over the world an education today. That was the way it can give you courage.

Notably, it can make you strong by, the actions of the people. Dr. Fiona was very affectionate towards Malala. “A lady walked in. Her name was Dr. Fiona Reynolds. She spoke to me as if we were old friends. She handed me a green teddy bear (which I thought was an odd color for it) and a pink note book. That was the way it can make you strong. Malala had support from people all over the world. Those were the ways that support can be powerful.

Bravery,confidence, and strength are important. However, support can be very powerful weather you use it in words or you show it through your actions. “There it was in black and white, a death threat against me. I think I had known this moment might come someday; now here it was. I thought back to the mornings in 2009, when school first reopened and I had to walk to school with books hidden under my scarf. I was so nervous in those days. But I had changed since then.” When people give you support you tend to get more strong, courageous, and happy. Support might be a little word but it has a very strong meaning.

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One Girl One Mission

February2

  Education is so important to Malala because, she grew up all around education. Education is just a piece of her. Plus she also wants to prove the Taliban wrong. That there is more to women than just cooking and cleaning.  To start with,Malala thinks that it is sad to see a grown women, like her mother who can’t read. “Even my own mother who’d grown up in a village couldn’t read. Not to mention, Malala thinks that the Taliban is wrong. That there is more to women then just doing things around the house. “Somehow I could ignore the Taliban.” There were my reasons why education is so important to Malala, and how she doesn’t like the way the Taliban feels about girls education.
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The Girl On The Inside Reflection of Out Of My Mind Book

October19

Look in the mirror
what do you see
ugliness,skinny,fat,
short,tall,skin color
are you to different?

Have you ever looked inside
you could be strong,
pretty,smart,courageous.

But you won’t let anyone know
they think you’re too different
but do they really know
you are great on the inside
you just have to show
let your light shine
from your inside.

They see the girl on the outside
but you know
the girl on the inside.

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Literary Response

September29

Out Of My Mind

Here are some things I learned from Out Of My Mind that make me think about things differently. To start with,I like is how it’s in Melody’s sentiment. “Hmmmm your friend Rose from school? I buck and kick with excitement.” This sentence helped me learn how people with Melody’s disability can have feelings. Not to mention,I like how Rose is in the story. “At school Rose whispered to me just like I’d seen the other kids do when they have secrets. I felt like a real girl.” This helped me learn that people with the same disability can be a great friend. Notably,I like how Melody goes to Mrs. V’s house. “Can Melody stay a little longer to study.? I’ll give her dinner and bring her home in a couple of hours.” This sentence shows me that people with the same disability are extremely clever and can learn just as well as we do. These are the things that I learned about Melody. All of these things helped me view my daily life differently, because now I realise that I am blessed to have what I have and can do what I can do.

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Sharon Draper writing

September7

Sharon Draper’s book Out Of My Mind really stands out to me. Here are some of the things that stand out.One of the things I like most about Out Of My Mind is she makes feel like you’re a part of the story. ” The wimp and the whoosh of the furnace coming alive each morning. The tangy odor of heated dust as the house warmed up.” These sentences make me feel all warm inside. Another thing I like is she makes you feel like you’re a part of the story. “When I was little I remember sitting in our kitchen, being fed breakfast by my mom, and a song came on the radio that made me screech with joy.” This sentence makes me so happy inside. She also uses very descriptive language that creates imagery. ” I had no way to explain how I could smell freshly sliced lemons and see citrus toned in my mind as it played.” This sentence just makes taste sweet and sour lemons. Those are some of the things that stand out to me in Sharon Draper’s book Out Of My Mind.

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