https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink Newsletter en-us 2018-02-05 18:08:45 UTC 2026-01-29 13:37:39 UTC hello@padlet.com rr3397 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/229723427     Food in Classrooms is a big issue across America. Most schools dislike food in classrooms but they allow it. Most schools allow it but it can become a mess, in classrooms and can be very hard on the custodians. Custodians already have a big job cleaning the school, and cleaning the classroom floors for crumbs. It can get to be a big hassle. Most schools only allow gum inside of classrooms, and their everyday morning breakfast. But there is some schools that allow chips or small candies. Most of the time schools don't even allow food into school, other than the necessary amount of lunch they serve.
    Should food in classrooms be allowed, or should they not? It's a big decision across America, and people don't know the real problems of food in classrooms. A problem about food in classrooms is that the custodians may have to stay overtime just to clean a single classroom that has crumbs on it's floor. Custodians working overtime can cause them to have less time to spend with their families and can be very hard. Especially when they have to get drink stains or small food clumps out of the carpet. Sometimes it's up to the classrooms teacher to decide if food in classrooms is allowed.
    Another important detail about food in classrooms, is they might not follow the health code, and some people in the class may be allergic to some foods, for example peanuts. People don't think before they bring food into classrooms because it can be such a big hassle. My opinion on food in classrooms, is that only some food that is cleared with the teacher and made sure no one is allergic to should be allowed. Many people have different opinions on what types of food should be allowed, or if food in classrooms should even be allowed, but it all comes down to one topic. Should food be allowed in classrooms, and in school. In the long run, there is no real answer for this question.

By: Ronnie Roach]]> 2018-02-08 18:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/229723427 sb3839 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/229729458      Imagine you are flipping through the channels on TV and you come across the cartoon channels, what do you see? You will be more than likely watching Teen Titans Go!, Star vs. The Forces of Evil, or SpongeBob Squarepants. These shows are probably going to be on all day. Although these shows are good, there's not much diversity in what's on the cartoon channels nowadays. But back about a decade or two ago, there would've been a lot more diversity in what would be playing on your favorite cartoon channels. So, what happened?
     Back in the day when cartoons were actually good and worth watching, you'd be watching various cartoons various times a day on various cartoon channels. Those channels would more than likely be Cartoon Network, Disney XD, and Nickelodeon. These are the three channels that you'd watch to get your fill on cartoons. There are many cartoons that can be watched but you would be looking for your favorite like Johnny Bravo, The Power Puff Girls (original), Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, The Fairly OddParents, Invader Zim, Dora the Explorer and many more. The humor was worth laughing at and some cartoons that focused on story were worth watching. The look of the cartoons were good too, like the way it was animated and the art style it had. It was frame by frame while most modern cartoons probably couldn't say the same. This was a decent time of cartoons. But what about the modern time of cartoons?
     The modern time of cartoons is all about design, and jokes that sometimes don't make any sense at all. It's also about lazy animating, which includes puppets (which even though most cartoons do use puppets they forget to use frame by frame or smear frames). Lip sync and facial expressions get lazy because they would rather get cartoons out right away rather than take their time and perfect all of their cartoons. Although most cartoons nowadays are lazy and not worth watching, there are some cartoons that are jewels among the trash.
       In conclusion cartoons back then were way better than modern cartoons because modern cartoons need to stop and get some help.

By: Samara Bowen

     ]]> 2018-02-08 18:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/229729458 kh3962 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/230745031 The "vaccine" has been considered one of the greatest inventions ever conceived as it has prevented not only humans but other animals from catching diseases like smallpox, rabies, malaria and other potential life threatening diseases.

The vaccine that was used for widespread use was during world war 1 and 2 to prevent soldiers from contracting the flu eventually this success will lead up to the invention of the Polio vaccine in  1952.

The "flu season"  often occurs during the start of October and can also last until late of May.
In 2018, This years vaccine has proven itself to be ineffective as not only did it not prevent people from getting the flu, it was also the incorrect strain of the flu; The strain of the flu that has hit the world so hard this year is H3N2 also commonly known as "Swine  Flu". This strain has been responsible for taking the life's of Hundreds of people all over the world in early February. Not only did it hit hard this year it also caused widespread epidemics in 1918 and both 2009.

The flu vaccine for the 2017-2018 year, effectiveness according to the CDC (Center of Disease Control) is
35%-55% effective meaning about half of the people that have gotten the vaccine are not protected.

So is bad human hygiene to blame for this years flu epidemic or is the ineffective vaccine...

 

]]> 2018-02-12 18:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/230745031 rr3397 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231180284     Are video games healthy, is a big topic most people like to discuss. There are some ups and downs as to if video games are healthy. For example, some games like Call of Duty, can improve eyesight because you have to look around and spot some things out on the game. Also, people can be encouraged to go out and play sorts that they play online and it will also help with physical activity. Another positive effect of video games is that they can make us better people and help us make good decisions in life.
    Video games have some bad effects also, for example distracting them from necessary homework, or school work they need to get done. Usually most kids like to play games to get rid of stress, or pain. Many sources say that video games should only be used for a certain amount of time, although playing for a long time can be harmful to your health, you can learn some things. As I said before, you can learn to make good decisions by play games that require decisions. " Certain types of  video games can help to train the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking." Says ScienceDaily. Not to mention the hate that video games get from parents. Parents dislike it because they think they aren't a single bit healthy and that they're a horrible thing to spend time on. Overall video games are somewhere in between healthy and bad for your health. The question still remains, are video games healthy for your health?

Sources: ScienceDaily.com
By: Ronnie Roach]]> 2018-02-13 17:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231180284 kh3962 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231626760 The USSR short for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was made of Molodova, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Kazhakstan, Krygyzstan, Tajkiastan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaiijstan, Georgia and the Ukraine. These countries were all communist countries (a form of government where private property does not exist  and a classless society)

The USSR was America's nemesis during the cold war which basically occurred the day after World War 2 to find out which one of the two countries that would become a world power. The Cold war took place 1947-1991.

The fall of the USSR was prone to happen from the many issues from the start such as stagnating economy , local nationalism, Ethic Fragmentation and even the Chernobyl disaster eventually lead up to the vendible collapse of the USSR on December 25th, 1991.

 

]]> 2018-02-14 17:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231626760 rr3397 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231630627 2018-02-14 18:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231630627 sb3839 https://padlet.com/laura_armstrong1/P4TeamPink/wish/231634055      Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons was an OK book. It had many flaws that need to be fixed. The main flaw is the transition from Quibli's side adventure and the main conflict in the second ark. Even though this book had many flaws, it still wasn't as bad as it could've been.
      Tui T. Sutherland has trouble wrapping up her last books of an ark. She has fantastic world building but she just doesn't know what to do when it comes to the last book of an ark. Quibli's side adventure took a longer time than Turtle's which ended him spending a little time to end his conflict then come straight back to the main conflict. The second ark would be better if Wings of Fire: Talons of Power book 9 and Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons book 10 switched places.
     The best parts about Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons would probably be the ending of the conflict and at the very end Tui revealed that there would be a third ark. 
     In conclusion Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons was an OK book but it could've been better.

By: Samara Bowen
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