Archive for February, 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009: 1109 words
People I commented on:
1- wcantrel
2- emilygray
3- mwallac1
4- jle3
5- kfreeman
6- aminias
7- yaesha
8- mdeloach7
9- jenniferpellittieri
10- hangtnguyen
The similarities and differences between Enuma Elish and Genesis is that in Genesis, the six days of creation in Genesis is parallel to the six generations of God in the Enuma Elish. The first generation of Gods in Enuma Elish is similar [...]
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009: 1741 words
The three biggest problems facing the world today
It hard to really break down all the problems that’s going on in the world into only three, from the ongoing wars in the Middle East, the economic problem around the world, the entrance into a new age great depression and much more, but the main three problems [...]
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Monday, February 23rd, 2009: 1437 words
I really don’t know where to begin because there are so many problems that exist in today’s society. Everyday, the media seems to throw the big problems that we face as Americans in our face. Sometimes it seems that they glorify the problems and hide the good things that we do as Americans. It is [...]
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009: 1248 words
For me there is not an interesting hurricane story to share. When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans I had no idea I would end up attending college at Xavier University of Louisiana. Though I have did not experience Hurricane Katrina, Gustav proved to be a scary experience in itself. I can only imagine what Hurricane [...]
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009: 1013 words
My project is to reduce, prevent, and eliminate poverty. My plan involves a lot of cooperation and dedication because poverty is not something that should be taken lightly. It is important, however, that the plan may not be a very good one because of many risks involved, but the idea of it would be a [...]
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009: 1018 words
The three most important problems I see facing the world today are global warming, violence around the world, and poverty. I believe these things effect each and every one of us no matter who we are. Although these things are our biggest problems, it is us humans who caused them.
There has always been violence from [...]
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009: 2218 words
My hurricane story begins about one week before I evacuated for Hurricane Gustav. I was notified by my mother when she explained to me about the incoming hurricane and that I had to leave with my brother to go to Dallas, Texas with my car that I just got a month earlier. As soon as [...]
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Monday, February 16th, 2009: 1290 words
Our planet is getting destroyed and we have to stop it! So do why not just do what is right and learn to save the planet you live in? It won’t just be anything you regret in the future, but you will be proud of yourself for doing it. Make the world a better [...]
Posted in Week 02: 3 Big Problems | 13 Comments »
Monday, February 16th, 2009: 1240 words
My hurricane story isn’t as interesting as someone from New Orleans but its good enough share on my blog. The week of hurricane Katrina, Beaumont, Texas, was packed with refugees from New Orleans. They stayed inside the Ford Arena and had many thing and people to entertain them. They got to play games, eat, shower, [...]
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Monday, February 16th, 2009: 207 words
People I commented on:
Katey James
Marteena Girgis
Fatina Ramzi
Janet Le
Mildred Wallace
Melissa DeLoach
Dannielle Foster
Joannie Ivory
Breannah Lemieux
Demetria White
Looks like the common theme among projects is poverty. It would definitely be amazing to see what am impact we as a class could have on this issue if we all teamed up together!
Similarities between Genesis and Enuma Elish include things such [...]
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Monday, February 16th, 2009: 68 words
Nia Uwaezuoke
Joannie Ivory
Whitney Cantrelle
Andrew Minias
Emily Gray
Demetria White
Yaesha Joseph
Fatina Ramzi
Leander Brumfield
Kai Thomas
Similarities between the Genesis and Enuma Elish are they both tell you how everything was created and in what order. The difference in the two are that th Enuma Elish had many gods and the Genesis had only one god.
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Sunday, February 15th, 2009: 1531 words
My hurricane experience was wonderful. Most people called hurricane Katrina a disaster or a tragedy, but I thought of it as a blessing from God. I’ve gained so much from my hurricane Katrina experience. It allowed me to get closer to God and really appreciate my faith and blessings. My evacuation was more like a [...]
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Friday, February 13th, 2009: 507 words
One of the main world problems that I have chosen to talk about is World Hunger. I think it is one of the biggest issues we are all facing today in the world, and it’s facing a lot of problems with it as well. One of the main reasons I chose to talk about world [...]
Posted in Week 03: Your Project | 14 Comments »
Friday, February 13th, 2009: 1180 words
I think there are a lot of problems that we are facing today in the world. You cannot count how many problems we have in the world. I think some of the big problems that we have today are Terrorism, Pollution, and World Hunger.
Terrorism is such a big problem in this world today. Terrorism [...]
Posted in Week 02: 3 Big Problems | No Comments »
Thursday, February 12th, 2009: 881 words
I commented on the following people’s projects:
1. aminias
2. mwallac1
3. dwhite9
4. framzi
5. yaesha
6. jle3
7. nuwaezuo
8. kthomas9
9. mdeloach7
10. blemieux
The Enuma Elish is a Mesopotamian creation myth that has some similarities and some differences to the book of Genesis in the Bible. The Enuma Elish and Genesis are alike in that they both tell a story of creation, [...]
Posted in Week 04: 10 Comments | 2 Comments »
Thursday, February 12th, 2009: 171 words
Last week I covered three problems that I thought were the three biggest problems plaguing the world. Those three problems were poverty, health care, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Of those three problems, the one that I felt I could help the most was the HIV/AIDS epidemic. I have decided to get together an organization to [...]
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009: 1058 words
Of the three problems I posted in last week’s blog, I feel that the one that I have the greatest power to affect is the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Many people feel that there is not much they can do other than just be sure not to get it, but there is so much more that people [...]
Posted in Week 03: Your Project | 5 Comments »
Thursday, February 12th, 2009: 339 words
I think 3 of the biggest problems the world is facing today are teen pregnancy, pollution and corruption. First, I would like to concentrate on teen pregnancy because its been on my mind for a while. I remember like a decade ago, teenagers were ashamed of being pregnant. Teenagers that accident got pregnant would [...]
Posted in Week 02: 3 Big Problems | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009: 447 words
I have posted comments on the following people’s blogs:
1. Leander Brumfield
2. Nia Uwaezuoke
3. Janet Le
4. Emily Gray
5. Yaesha Joseph
6. Melissa DeLoach
7. Kimberly Freeman
8. Fatina Ramzi
9. Mildred Wallace
10. Andrew Minias
The Enuma Elish and Genesis are both very famous creation stories. Both stories describe how the world was created. The biggest similarity is that the creation took [...]
Posted in Class Comments, Week 04: 10 Comments | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009: 592 words
I commented on the following people’s project:
1.) Mildred Wallace
2.) Melissa DeLoach
3.) Kimberly Freeman
4.) Yaesha Joseph
5.) Fatina Ramzi
6.) Joannie Ivory
7.) Janet Le
8.) Breannah Lemieux
9.) Andrew Minias
10.) Kai Thomas
Genesis and the Enuma Elish share many differences and similarities. Both Genesis and the Enuma Elish are creation. They illustrate how the world is formed. In the Enuma [...]
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