Thursday, February 11, 2010

Iran’s new nuclear project
By: Daniel Macias
It’s a bad idea that for Iran to send a rocket into space for a new and improved missile delivery system.

The new rocket Iran sent to space is now known as the Kavoshgar-3. Iran intended to send this rocket to space with a satellite carrying living organisms. The Organisms were a rat, two turtles and worms and all the organisms were alive once it the rocket returned to Earth on a parachute (aerospace-technology.com). This new rocket is an improved version of Iran’s most advanced missile, the Sejil-2. Since the U.S and China are advancing their technology, why can’t Iran advance theirs too? The missile, Sejil-2 is capable of reaching distances up to 2,500 kilometers. (globalpoliticion.com). Tehran says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes. Iran had an underground nuclear plant which they were hiding against a lot of nations. Why would we believe that it’s for peaceful purposes? With a new nuclear weapon delivery system, Iran can strike at any point.

Mahmound Ahmadinejad announced an agreement to export low enriched nuclear fuel. This deal put forth the U.S and other Western countries concerning over Iran’s nuclear program. After a few weeks Mahmound rejected the deal whish shifted public statements around. The U.S acted quickly for more defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf.Iran's new project

Friday, January 1, 2010

The power of one was a pretty good film. The film honestly taught us that one human being can make a really big difference. PK, the main character in the film starts off as a little boy. He is forced to go to school with English people because they don’t have enough money to pay for another school.. Since he is the only white African there of course he would get picked on. So he does and he gets spit on, his nickname is now “Piss Kup”, and they even killed his best friend and his protector the chicken. Since world war was going on at that time, some English kids even wanted to be part of the war and become a Nazi. Since he was the only white African he was almost killed but he was severely injured.
He finds a man named”Doc” and decides to live with him. Doc teaches PK a lot of new interesting facts about the wild life, especially plants. Best part about living with Doc was that PK learned how to play the piano since Doc is a musician. When PK and Doc are forced out of their home and to a settlement where they kept some African American people, PK makes a new friend named Geel Piet. Piet teaches Pk how to box for self defense. Doc plays a concert and PK writes a song about the African People expressing their feelings about guards and that cause Piet’s life. The way the officer or sergeant beat up Piet was just horrible and was unnecessary.


Christmas is right around the corner! Since I am Mexican-American we still celebrate Christmas. I love this holiday and part of Mexican tradition we have parties from December 16 to December 24 called “Posadas”. These are parties Symbolizing Mary and Joseph before they could find shelter or a home to give birth to Jesus. We always celebrate them with our family but for some odd reason we didn’t this year. We did this tradition last year and we went to different house every day for nine days. It’s like a regular party there’s cake, food, drinks and we play and hangout with our family but at night when its around an hour or so before the party is over the whole family is outside and we sing songs next to some of the windows on the lower level of the house. We would do this for every “Posada” we go to.
Thanksgiving is normal; we eat, get fat, exercise to burn off the pounds and we do it again next year. Every year we are invited to a party to express gratitude to family, friends and loved ones. This year wasn’t so fun because we were invited to my uncle Oscars house and all my annoying cousins were there. I tried to make the best of it by playing my cousins WII and playing guitar hero. The food wasn’t all that great because the turkey was really dry and the buns were burned. In the end this Thanksgiving was pretty good and I had a chance to watch Star Trek but I didn’t have chance to finish the movie.



“5-4-3-2-1 Happy New Year!” 2009 is gone and 2010 is the time for a fresh start. My friend slept over on New Year ’s Eve and when the time hit twelve o’clock we went crazy and started to jump around and give each other high fives every two seconds. We were watching MTV at that moment I run to my room and give my little brother a big hug until and I told him “Happy new year” and he was confused not knowing what was going on. Anyways continuing I go downstairs and give my dad a big hug and then my mother and then my relatives that came over to feast with us. After ten minutes 2010 came I didn’t have that one feeling when the New Year comes by.
I’m not going to say 2009 was a bad year but I expected to be better. I went to high school and I had flashbacks of all the good friends I lost from eight grade. This summer was pretty boring also and The Stevenson Freshman football team wasn’t the best team in the world but I did love the experience as my first year of a football player. I also can’t believe I was single for the whole year of 2009. That was a good thing but at some points I ask myself “why am I still single?” I look forward to a great successful year by achieving good grades, making new friends, not to be in too much trouble and making the good choices not the bad choices.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Hi everyone

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Thanks By:Daniel Macias

· I give thanks to my mom for cooking food every single day. She is the best and I love her. She washes my clothes, she irons them, and she does everything around the house.
· I give thanks to god for letting me live this long. I haven’t done anything serious that could of killed me but I probably cheated death once or twice
· I give thanks to all my teachers, past and present for letting me learn all the knowledge I have till this day. If it wasn’t for them I would still be in 1st grade.
· I thank John Stith Pemberton for creating the best soft drink in which is Coca-Cola. Without it the world would be chaos.
· I thank my Dad for always being there. I love my dad because I can talk to him like I’m talking to a 15 year old.
· I give thanks to my oldest brother Mario because he always drives me around and we hangout a lot. He also bought me a really thick sweater for the winter a couple of days ago. He also inspired me to play my favorite sport basketball.
· I give thanks to my brother Edgar for being there in tough times. We always hangout, laugh, and have a good time.
· I am thankful for the founder of Red Lobster. I’m not really much a sea food kind of guy, but Red Lobster is the best when it comes to sea food.
· I give thanks to my dead fish Goldie. The reason why I’m thankful is because he/she made me realize how cool it is to have a pet for about 2 months. R.I.P Goldie, I don’t know if down the toilet is a better place.
· I give thanks to all my friends. Without them I would just be a kid going at school to learn but instead im a kid going to school trying to learn and have a good time with my friends. Love them

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Old Friends, New Friends:
In ninth grade I am still friends with people from middle school. High school is very different from middle school. The school is twice as big and there is twice more people. In some classes there are some Sophomores even Juniors.
SHS Activities Attended:
I haven’t been to many activities in high school but I do play football for Stevenson High School. It’s been real fun and I’ve learned a lot from the sport. I hope in Spring I will be able to attend the track team. I heard it’s been hard since our warm up is a mile but I will be able to accomplish it.
Funniest, Weirdest, Scariest Moments:
In sixth grade I had really loose pants one day. So I decide to put on a belt and in the middle of the day the belt snapped. So I catch my pants and I had to deal with loose pants all day. It isn’t fun when you have to hold on your pants when you are walking down the hallway.
When I moved to Livonia, I didn’t know anybody. First day of school came and I felt so weird because I didn’t know anybody. So a week later I actually start to talk to people. A month later I made a whole bunch of friends.
It was Halloween and my friends invited me to this haunted house. So when we get there it was actually four trailers. It was really small, but when I was up to go inside I was terrified. Halfway through the house/ trailers I was amazed how scary it was. So I have to finish the other half of the house/trailer and when I was done I go to my friends and start to talk to them about the house/trailers.
Hardest, Easiest Class and Assignments:
8th grade Algebra was one of the hardest probably the hardest class I had. We had homework every day of the week and we had a lot of tests. Easiest class was Phys ed in eigth grade. The class wasn’t just easy it was the entertaining class I ever had. In eigth grade we had to do a huge project for history and it took me 3 days to complete when we had around 2 weeks to do it. I had to get a parent signature for an easy five points.
Top Five Current Events:
· Arty is a 4.4 million year old human/ape. She walks up straight but has the hands of monkeys.
· The Olympics are being held at Rio de Jineiro Brazil.
· Nuclear weapons at Iran.
· Swine flu vaccine made
· Philippine floods kill 140 people. Typhoon Ketsana


Faces in the News:
Sonia Sotomayor is the new and first Hispanic Chief Justice. Dmitry Medvedev is the president of Russia and he’s meeting with Hillary Clinton to talk about Iran’s weapons. Arty is a 4.4 million year old human/ape found in Ethiopia.
Interesting New Words:
· Akimbo: Outstretched arms and legs
· Paroxysm: Spasm or seizer
· Evocative: Rings a bell feeling emotion
· Globie: Global Education student
Memorable Songs:
A memorable song that I like would be “Come Together” by the Beatles, Thriller by Michael Jackson, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. The Beatles are a band that would never be forgotten. Michael Jackson was loved by many people, theres even a movie based on him and his successful career.
Rumors and Gossip:
There aren’t that many rumors going on. There was once a rumor that I loved this girl and I wanted to ask her out. It was this year too. I wasn’t too mad about it but c’mon, you have to get mad when someone lies about you
Fads and Trends:
Well the new teen these day would be American Eagle, Hollister, Abercrombie and Fitch and Aeropostale but for the older people it would be Express, Armani Exchange, Monarchy, Lacoste, Burberry. Some people wear ripped pants and that’s actually the style these days but the tight pants are kind of taking over.
First Cultural event:
My first cultural event was on Mexico. I didn’t do a very good job on it because I am Mexican. I couldn’t think of very details to put to describe. So I think I am ready for the next cultural event which is going to be awesome.
Homecoming:
I didn’t have a chance to go to homecoming my freshman year but I will go to it my junior year. I heard it was a lot of fun by a lot of people. I also hear d a lot of after parties were better than homecoming. People went on limos, and ate dinner before going to homecoming.
Advice for a Freshman:
The BIGGEST advice for a freshman would be “don’t be late for your first hour” better yet don’t be late for any of your classes. Don’t be absent a lot in the begging of the school year or you would be so far behind. That means when it’s a hot sunny day you have to stay in and do your homework which sucks. Also study and do your homework so when you walk into your class room when you hear “POP QUIZ” you won’t freak out because you studied. Trust me on this advice, I would know
What I’m Looking Forward to…:
I’m looking forward to all the sports in Stevenson High School. Track is going to be so much fun. Also beginner weights because I love to lift weights and stay in shape. My new classes in January are going to be interesting. I am also looking forward to the Stevenson Varsity football team to win the playoffs.
Other Noteworthy Achievements or Events:
I would like to decrease my mile time from 5:59 to around 5:30. I hope to make JV football and move into Varsity. I wouldn’t like to fail any classes and not be tardy for any of them also. I would love to make the honor roll at least once this year
By: Daniel Macias

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

American Culture
American culture is everything or a better word to say it is America is very diverse. America actually does not have one specific culture, it has many. Some people like to play soccer, other people like Basketball. Everyone is different in their own ways. Let’s just say this; If you want to make salsa, it takes a lot of ingredients to make it. So if you put all the different ingredients together (cultures), you have yourself America. Many people in Christmas celebrate Christmas. Other people celebrate Hanukkah. Thanksgiving is a holiday that is celebrated in America where you give thanks and express gratitude. There is a lot of different food; Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Indian and there is more. Immigrants come from al over the world and they bring their culture with them. That’s why America is very diverse. We don’t even have an official language, but sure most people speak English but they can also speak French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and German but there is more. That’s my opinion for American culture.
My Culture
My culture is American but I also have Mexican culture. In Mexico most people speak Spanish but they also speak English. I play Football, Basketball and Track & Field. Hispanics play a lot of baseball and soccer which I don’t. That’s something different about me. We do celebrate 4th of July but we don’t celebrate September 16th which is Mexico’s Independence Day. We definitely celebrate Cinco de Mayo is when we gained Independence from Spain. In November first and second we celebrate something called Dia de los Muertos and it’s when people worship the dead. In December 16 there are Posadas, It’s a holiday celebrated when Joseph and Mary search for shelter in Bethlehem. We have parties every weekend and we celebrate them by visiting my all my uncles houses. This holiday starts in December 16th and ends on January 6th.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009