The Big...Pear? O.o

     If I could live anywhere, I would choose to live somewhere in New York. If possible I would prefer a small town that is close to a big city. The only reason I would not want to live in a city like New York City is because when I am stressed I like to relax in a calm environment and read, sing, or do something else that I love. There's no particular reason for living there, such as having family there or even the sights. I feel like in New York I could work in an aquarium as well as behind a desk when I needed to, because I love doing both! I could live in a medium sized house with a nice, big backyard with a creek in the distance. I would hope that the houses in my neighborhood would be widely spread apart, because I do not need any neighbors knocking on my door at two in the morning asking for milk like people on my block do, here in Ohio! I also chose New York because I want to live someplace where it snows in the winter. When I have children someday (After I am married and have a stable income of course), I could have snowball fights and make hot chocolate with them. I fell like I would belong in New York and living there would be a dream come true.

What Would You Do...?

If Money Was No Object

     I feel that this really made me think about whether I wanted to continue with my current career choice or not. One of the main reasons I chose to be a scientist is because of the amount of money they make. The video did not change my mind though, about what I want to do for the rest of my life. I love to do science, so I am on my way to becoming a marine biologist one step at a time. This project helped me realize that I do not want to be doing something that I do not like every day just so that I can buy materialistic objects that I will eventually forget about. How much happier would someone be if they woke up in the morning knowing that they are going to do something they love and get paid for it? Overall, this video helped me in more ways than one, and this project helped me learn things I never knew about the people I love.

Save Energy, Save the Environment, Save Money!

     I believe that it would be a great idea to require consumers to save energy! I am aware that the United States of America is a "free country," and people could argue that the choice should be optional because they are United States citizens. In most situations I would also argue for our freedom, but this is not the case when it comes to energy saving and how it affects our environment. Since wasting energy is such an important matter, I believe that energy efficient households should be mandatory. There are so many ways people could benefit from saving energy. Turning the lights off in a home when they are not in use not only limits the amount of Carbon Dioxide put into the environment, it also saves people money on their electric bills at the end of the month. There are many reasons why people are using great amounts of energy in present times. For example, it could be that people are ignorant to how much energy a device uses, or that leaving charger plugged in that is not charging anything at the moment wastes power. If saving energy became a mandatory requirement, people would learn about different ways to save energy, how they are helping the environment, and how much they are saving on their bills.

FANGtastic!

     My favorite books would probably be The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series. I started reading this series by Heather Brewer when I was in the 6th grade. My brother, Daniel, was in the 7th grade and fell in love with the vampire series. As soon as I laid eyes on the cover of the first book I was interested. I asked him what the book was about and he said, "Vlad Tod is a vampire who lost both of his parents in a strange house fire. Vlad went to live with his aunt (who works at a hospital, so he can get blood without killing people), and becomes best friends with a boy named Henry. When Henry's cousin visits him that summer, Vlad finds out a troubling secret. The rest you have to read for yourself." I was anxiously awaiting the day that my brother would finish the book. When I finally did start reading it, I could not stop. I researched Heather Brewer and found out that she released new Vladimir Tod books every October. Once the series ended, I was really sad. These books were really special to me because my brother and I got to look forward to new books together every year and tell one another what we thought the next book would be about. While I was looking for a new series to start on, my disappointment had disappeared. I found out that Brewer was releasing the first book of a series called The Slayer Chronicles. This is a "spin-off" series that tells the story of Vlad from a different character's point of view. I am currently on the second slayer book and am already anticipating what the third book will have in store!