After the 1912 election, Theodore Roosevelt decided to take a trip to Brazil. He took his son Kermit with him on his journey. When he arrived he was encountered by their Foreign Ministry. They offered him the opportunity to explore the uncharted river of Brazil called, “The River of Doubt.” He accepted the offer and set out with Kermit, and Brazil’s own Colonel Candido Randon. They started their expedition in canoes in the river. The canoes were tossed around in the rapids like rag dolls. In the water were 15-ft caimans and razor sharp toothed piranhas that swam underneath them. Kermit was tossed form his canoe and was almost killed. Once they could go no farther in the canoes; they began to travel through the jungle. They encountered a group of indigenous tribesmen known as the Cinta Larga, or Wide Belts. They saw many different species of birds and other animals that were never seen before. Many bees stung them on their expedition. Swarms of bees would come at a time sting over 100 times. Lack of food and starvation became a problem. They started eating monkey meat to try to cure their hunger and starvation. The weather was very hot and humid. This made matters even worse. On top of starvation they were sweating profusely. They became dehydrated with lack of clean drinking water. They were starving and thirsty. Roosevelt cut his leg on a boulder. That cut became infected, giving him a fever. He was about to die so he told his crew to go on without him. He made it to the end of the trip. Him and his crew mapped the 1,000 mile famous River of Doubt.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Online Safety
On October 8, 2012, Anthony E. Caputo, 17, of Ypsilanti, a senior at Milan high school, was charged with using a computer to convey a threat and making a false bomb threat. The website he used to make this threat was Facebook. He was charged with 2 felonies. He did not come up with the bond that was set at $5,000. He is currently held custody at the Monroe County Jail. He has a possibility of being in prison for 11 years.
Threats like this one should be taken seriously. Some of these people may be joking when they say stuff like this. On the other hand though some of them may be serious and we don’t want that. If they pull it off it could be serious. This man should be punished because this is a serious thing he threatened. He threatened to blow up the wing of the school. A fair punishment for him would be about 20 years. There is no doubt that this kid should be punished.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Feed Readers
Google reader and the new reader are both websites that you can subscribe to blogs on. The new reader is more confusing than Google reader. Google reader compared to the new reader is way better. It is more organized and it is easier to read. You can find what you’re looking for faster and easier. It alphabetizes the blogs that you subscribe to which makes it very organized. There is more blogs you can follow which is nice to have more of a variety.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
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