Natural Disasters

Fire Whirl

             Do you know what a natural disaster is? A natural disaster is a major adverse event that can happen anywhere at anytime. The three most common natural disasters in the USA are floods, tornadoes and blizzards. As you can see in order, the flood is the most common natural disaster.

                                                                                                                      Floods would be common in your town if,you near by the water. If you don't like floods you should move to a place that isn't near water because you will have smaller chance of having a flood. Heavy rain causes floods. Flash floods can damage your house badly because if you live on a hill, rushing water can flood your house . To be prepared for floods you should move your family and some stuff to high grounds. 
                                                                                         Whoosh! What's that? A Tornado! Tornadoes are violently rotating winds which can also be called twisters. There are many kinds of tornadoes ,such as fire whirls and waterspouts .Also each tornado is rated by the Fujita scale ( see twisters to observe the Fujita scale). A tornado can tear down your house. The most common place to have is Tornado alley.  Tornado alley is located in the middle of the USA. To be safe for a tornado go to your basement, wear helmets and brace yourself. 


    Blizzard incoming!!!!Blizzards are severe snowstorms. There are two kinds of blizzards, one of them is the severe blizzard, it has winds over forty five mph and temperatures under twelve degrees Fahrenheit. On the other hand, a ground blizzard has no snow falling, but snowdrifts instead. When blizzards melt they can become mud slides or a flood. The deadliest blizzard in the world was the 1972 Iran blizzard , which killed more than 4,000 people. To be ready for a blizzard, you should wear a lot of jackets, sweaters or coats to stay warm.


                       Natural disasters are supremely powerful. If you are prepared properly, you can handle the natural disasters safely.

Pokemon

        "Pikachu uses Thundershock! Nidoran dodges it!" What's that? That's the sound of Pokemon fighting. What is Pokemon? Pokemon are fictional creatures who resemble animals.They have different types, who can evolve with various  abilities.

        Pokemon can belong to one or two types. It is very common for two different species of Pokemon to have the same type. Pokemon can make more damage by choosing an effective type against the enemy's Pokemon. For example, if your enemy has a grass type, the best type chosen to beat him is a fire type. Pokemon have 17 types in total, categorized in the three basic types, fire,water and grass.

        

        Pokemon can evolve into a different  specie by reaching a certain level, given a certain item, being traded, or given a certain item to hold while being traded. The maximum times a Pokemon can evolve is twice for his whole life. Some Pokemon evolves once and a few others don't evolve at all (like legendaries, for example). There are many people who don't want their Pokemon to evolve because of their cuteness. The Pokemon Eevee is especially made to evolve because it can evolve into seven different forms. When a Pokemon evolves, it would be stronger than it's previous stage.

        To some Pokemon, their abilities are very important or useful. To the other Pokemon, their abilities aren't important or useful. A useful type of ability is "Flash Fire." It can withstand any move in fire type that the enemy uses. Similar skills are "Volt Absorb" and "Water Absorb". A few Pokemon have two abilities so they can be stronger. For example,the Pokemon Houndoom has the skills "Flash Fire" and "Early Bird."

        Pokemon was created by Nintendo company. 

        Pokemon is completely awesome, in my opinion, don't you think?

  

Going to the National Zoo

What's the coolest thing to do on the hottest day of the year? Go to the National Zoo!

When my cousin,uncle,sister,grandpa and I got to the zoo, we found out that most of the animals were sleeping. So I asked my uncle if we could go to the reptile house and he said yes. Therefore I sprinted toward the reptile house. When we got in, a gust of cold air blasted into my face. What a relief! I was overjoyed because outside of the reptile house it was about a hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Desperately I needed air conditioning. The first thing I saw was the chameleons, which were brown and easy to spot. Next I went  to see the green anaconda. In the green anaconda cage, there were two things. One was a snake, the other one was a piece of skin. At first I thought the skin was the snake so I stared at it, then I realized that the skin wasn't moving. Thus I assumed that the other thing in the cage was the snake.  I kept on walking until I reached the end of the house. Something that caught my eye was a trio of large turtles. In addition, I saw lizards and even frogs for some reason. After we all finished the house, my cousin asked to go to the invertebrate exhibit. So we went there.

When we got to the invertebrate exhibit, it had air conditioning too. The room was a little dark so it was hard to see small or black animals. I got  addicted to the jellyfishes. The person who took care of the jellyfishes told me these kind of jellyfishes are called comb jellyfishes and they don't sting. If you feed them, they keep on swimming. Then I went to see the leaf cutter ants. Since they were small and black, they were extremely hard to see. Then I went out the door and saw a little garden with honeybees and butterflies. Now we were going back to the entrance of the zoo.

On the way to the entrance we were attracted to the scene of gorillas feeding. The man feeding the gorillas was throwing a bar in cylinder shape . At first I thought it was a kind of fruit. After I asked what he was throwing, and he said it was a bunch of frozen fruit juices mixed together. The gorillas were so smart that when every time the man called out a name, the gorilla with that name got a bar.

My favorite things at the Zoo were the reptile house, the invertebrate exhibit and watching the gorillas getting feed. Going to the zoo was the greatest and coolest experience in a summer hot day, don't you agree?

When My Cousin Came To My House (6/24/12-7/8/12

       Imagine you are a boy who is waiting for your cousin to come and she is on the steps of your porch getting ready to come in, would you be excited? Well, when that happened to me I was very excited.
When she came and played with me, we accomplished getting a free book at Barnes&Nobles store, shared a bunch of jokes and riddles and played at the pool. So now let me tell you how we got a free book at Barnes&Nobles.

        It all started when my cousin, my uncle and I were at the pool, suddenly a thunderstorm came so we hurried to get back to my house,dropped our swimsuits off and drove to Barnes&Nobles. First when we got there I read a few Pokemon comics, then my cousin introduced me to the Rangers Apprentice. Also she bought me Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable. After that my cousin found a worksheet that said, if you completed the worksheet you could get a free book. So we worked on the worksheet for minutes, and f finally I finished the worksheet and got the book Phantom Tollbooth to keep.When my cousin and I finished shopping at Barnes&Nobles we got in the car and told each other jokes and riddles.Now let me tell you some riddles.


        So ether if were in the car or going to sleep, my cousin and I share jokes and riddles. So first let me tell you a joke. There was an alien who came to the USA, first he worked at a music place so he learned the words "ME ME ME ME ME". Then he worked at a restaurant so he learned the words "Forks and Knifes!" After that he worked at a candy store so he learned the words "HE STOLE MY LOLLIPOP!" So one day a police man found a dead body and asked: " Who killed this man?" Accordingly the alien said: "ME ME ME ME ME " Therefore the police man asked: " How did you do it?" Soon the alien said:" Forks and Knifes!" Thereupon the police asked: "Why did you do it?" Finally the alien said:"HE STOLE MY LOLLIPOP!" Enjoyed the joke? Now I will give you a riddle. There were 9 birds on a tree, a man shot one, how many are left? If you answered 0 you are correct because the rest were afraid so they flew away. I will tell you what we do when we do when we are at the pool.


         So everyday my cousin, my dad and I go to the pool to swim. First we have to swim 5 laps, then my cousin and I get to play. Sometimes we race but I always beat her at Freestyle and she always beat me at Breaststroke. We usually launch mini water rockets or we throw the rockets and see who can get it first.


         My cousin and I will always have a good time. When she visited me this year we went to Barnes&Nobles and got a free book, told each other jokes and riddles and played at the pool. What a great time.