Thursday, June 17, 2010

Beowulf Limerick

Beowulf Limerick


A warrior named Beowulf slew Grendel,
Who'd terrorized and didn't respect all;
The king of the Danes
Had been in such pains,
He was happy to see it end all.




JCE

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Maggots reveal the time of dead!

I was reading this book called Gut Eating Bugs by Danielle Denega and how they help tell time of a dead body and i saw this case of a family that died in a cabin. By reading the story i saw that bugs are helpful not just yucky.

A family was found dead in a cabin they used bugs to see how long they were dead
the stepfather said they were dead for two weeks but the forensic scientist knew they were dead for longer than two weeks. He looked too see if there we any maggots but he didn't find any maggots. He realized it was to cold for the maggots to be on their skin so he looked in their hair, the maggots were visible to the naked eye.

If the Perry's were dead longer than two weeks the scientist would see open cacoons from where the flies came out of. But he didn't see any cacoons so he started looking more closely and fund cacoons on their hair.

The jury at the stepfhathers trial fund that he killed the perry's for insurance money. I thought this story was really good so i just wanted to share it.
-DC

Thursday, June 3, 2010

My Trip to Georgia

Last week, I went to Loganville, Georgia with my grandmother for my cousin's high school graduation. It took us seven hours to drive there, including the four stops we made. The trip wasn't so bad. It was actually pretty fun. I couldn't stop thinking about getting out of North Carolina and into Georgia. I was super excited to see my family because I hadn't seen them in six months.

We finally got to Loganville and I was eager to get out of the car to see my family. My aunt was in the garage with my younger cousin. I visited with them for a little bit and then my older cousin, who had been at graduation rehearsal, and my uncle, who had been at work, came home and we all sat around in the garage and talked for awhile. The next day, my cousin and I went to the mall to get her shoes to wear for her graduation. We got back to the house around 2:00 pm and everybody was getting ready for the graduation dinner. At 4:00 pm we left the house and we went to this restaurant, where we were going to be eating on the roof. It was the most amazing view. We ate dinner and had cake. Around 6:00 pm, everybody left the restaurant to go home and change for the graduation. We got to the arena around 8:00 pm and it was crowded. I watched my cousin walk across the stage and I was ecstatic when she grabbed her diploma. After her graduation, I saw K and gave her a hug and told her congratulations. Then, everyone left and went home. The last day we were there, my uncle barbecued and we had a great lunch. Around 4:00 pm, my grandmother and I left to come back to North Carolina.

Overall, the trip was fun and relaxing. Seeing my cousin walk across the stage and get her diploma really made me want to go back to school. The graduation ceremony was very exciting. I loved seeing my family and spending time with them. I got to know my aunt better, which I enjoyed very much. I can't wait to see them again, so we can make more memories and have a blast like we did this time.

-L.J.B.