I posted on some other Blogs!!!

I commented on Windy's blog :

"Don't get nervous until the day comes, and you shouldn't be anyways I think you have chemistry down because you answer a lot of questions in class. Good luck dude!"

Her blog has a very clean design and is super helpful, Windy explains things well in her blog

Also on Sophia's blog :

"Do you know when we will ever use electrolytes? And thank you for mentioning the HW I almost forgot!"

Sophia is very organized. I really like when Sophia makes jokes, there are very few of them, but they are funny!

Friday #7 11-30-12

     Man, this week was nonstop homework. I wasn't necessarily behind but I had to juggle chemistry, Spanish, and history(and even then I didn't do any Spanish homework because its not worth that many points). High school is all about playing the system if necessary. Anyway we had chemistry notes almost every night, and I have no idea why they take so long to do! There is a lot of pausing, writing down, and un-pausing. The notes  covered chapter 4, I want to say there was about 5 different notes. Thank goodness that I can pick up Spanish so quickly if need be, we had a vocabulary test on Thursday and I had no time to study! The only time I had to study was the five minutes for passing period and the five minutes the teacher gives us to review, but I know I at least got a B+. In history we basically did the same old, we had to write a half page summary of 1 section of the chapter and I wrote a full page (mostly on accident there is a lot of information).
     There is a lot I have learned but maybe not fully understand in chemistry...yet! Like electrolytes, I really don't know why we learned about them, other then maybe net ionic equations and solubility. The notes covered a lot more, i have learned about Net ionic equations, which is basically the equation of what reacts in a reaction. Metathesis reactions, which aided in determining the probably products of a chemical reaction, like combustion, single replacement, double replacement  composition, and decomposition. and of course redox reactions, which is short for oxidation reduction, and that is all about following electrons in reactions. History is passing on, I've learned plenty of things about World War 2. We are learning various military tactics that all the countries used, German sub warfare and how the U.S. used radar and airplanes to combat it. And also the less military impact of it such as, the governments involvement in the economy, issuing rations, encouraging Americans to cut back on things like gasoline.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/use_it_up/images_html/ride_with_hitler.html

The war effort during World War 2 was probably the single greatest war effort. Here is a fun fact: Did you know movie maker Mel Brooks Fought in the "Battle of the Bulge." And out side of class I know two new words "Hangry" the feeling of being so hungry that you are irritable, and "amn't" mostly used in Scotland it is the contraction of am not.

     I plan to start to prepare for all my end of course exams by studding over the weekend with the aid of the local library, maybe get Chemistry for Dummies or something along those lines.

Your Choice (12 Nov)

Now with the elections over I feel the need to rant a little bit. This was a Facebook post of mine "I don't care for politics, I'm not old enough to vote, and if I cant make a difference yet then why even care where our country is headed? It will concern me when I'm older, but I'm not older." Having shown that I will correct myself and dish some of my concerns/opinions. I want Puerto Rico to become a state along with the American Samoa, and possible a take over of Canada and Mexico. Having said that I want our flag to be this: 

http://stephensheehan.deviantart.com/art/Futurama-Earthican-Flag-160023003

I want a better fix on Social Security, I want it to be state mandated. I feel its completely necessary to have Social Security, however I think that 330 million people is to many to handle for the Fed's. If it was state run,  I feel people best interests would be put in regards and the program would work smoothly. What if people live longer in other states? Then the retirement age could adjust accordingly. 

     That was my political rant, thank you.

Reactions to Reactions (23 Nov)

"Potassium Chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen. It is often used as a disinfectant and in fireworks and explosives. When potassium chlorate is heated to melting point, any item added to it will cause a rapid disintegration in the form of an explosion (as we see in the video above). The gas coming off the potassium chlorate is oxygen. Because of this, it is often used in airplanes, space stations, and submarines as a source for oxygen. A fire on the space station Mir was attributed to this substance."

Source: http://listverse.com/2008/03/04/top-10-amazing-chemical-reactions/

So yeah its not exactly "everyday" but its not like Potassium Chlorate isn't rare either. You wont encounter this reaction everyday, but it may prove useful if you wake up in an action movie with no oxygen. In simple terms Potassium Chlorate will become unstable when melted, it will disintegrate with the addition of Sugar! And you know whats great the gas that is released is only O2. I think someone should care about this particular reaction because its part of our lives, it could easily look very harmful if you were on an airplane and you see stuff like this come out of a generator. Here is the reaction:

KClO3 + C6H1206 ----> KCl + CO2 + H20

Literacy Glog Book Update (23 Oct)

This book is way better then I thought it would be, however it has nothing to do with Napoleon! Napoleon is   a person that I highly regard, so I was very distraught about this discovery. I am actually learning how chemistry works in biology, like how most creatures other then humans can produce vitamin c. Also that the human brain runs off of sugar brought from the blood stream. The world we have today was affected by the simple structures found in pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and vitamin c (those are the ones I have read about, there is so much more.) The previous molecules I listed fueled and/helped the age of discovery, which in turn developed south and north america. I really dig the structure of this book, It links all the things you have read about to the next! Hopefully I can kick into high gear and finish it.

Friday #6 11-23-12

     In this short school week I did the following: finished The Wizard of Oz in history class, finished watching presentations in Spanish, and in chemistry, we went over various reaction types and how to write them out.
     I have learned about composition, decomposition, single and double replacement, and combustion reactions in chemistry class. We made model equations also. As far as history The Wizard of Oz has all the elements of the Great Depression hidden as different symbols in the movie. The Tin Man represents the industrial powers of the time, Scarecrow was the Farmers, Dorthy was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and so on. Spanish was boring, most of the kids in my class don't read with fluency and feeling so it makes listening to the other presentations truly dreadful. Some were good but most were awful.
     I plan to enjoy the weekend before school comes around.

Friday #5 11-16-12

     This week I have successfully: Made my presentation in Spanish class, it was my continuation on the fairy tale Aladdin.  As you know from the previous post I was out of town, and had to miss three of my classes on Friday. I completed all of that work on Sunday and turned it all in, it was mostly history stuff(two maps, four work sheets.) I did very poorly on the Tuesday/Wednesday test in chemistry, however I freaking rocked the corrections, it took like 4 hours though.
     I learned about electrolytes and non electrolytes  I am still learning about the Great Depression in history, but its moving toward WWII Its slightly jumps back and forth time periods though. Spanish is as dull as a hammer, simple put "a mi, no me gusta espanol." My vocal range is greatly increasing, which makes singing about a thousand times harder.

     I still have the weekend to complete my labs and do some notes. I really want to play guitar and stay on top of my blogs. 

Friday #4 11-9-12

This week I completed:
Most of the baby bottle lab:
i.e. the two practice runs, the two test runs, and some of the front page.
Two maps for U.S. History:
WWI pre and post war map(central, allied, and neutral powers)
U.S. map(states only)
Studied for and passed Spanish vocab terms(city and civilization related terms)
I learned a number of new Spanish words for, but are definitely not limited to:
King, Queen, skyscraper, intersection, city, ancient, and modern. Also what caused the Great Depression (farmers over spending then defaulting on loans, Americans buying things on credit, and industries not making money). I also have a way better understanding of stoichiometry!
I plan to try to play guitar more, with the running season coming to and end all my classes should gain a big grade increase!

Friday #3 11-2-12

Hey, this week I finished the following:
"Mi Vida Loca"(Spanish fairy tail project) the guitar playing that I did really locked in my A
History work sheets for chapters 11-12 (World War 1- life in the 1920's) like 6 work sheets
Model's 1-4 for understand moles, and limiting reactants work sheets
Watched stoichiometry b and c notes.
I helped my best friend ask a lady friend on a date through the use of pumpkins (see picture)

I learned you shouldn't say Betelgeuse three times. In history I learned that prohibition failed hard, and the 1920's was a time to party, but sadly the free lifestyle of the 1920's brought on the Great Depression. In Chem I have found out that the limiting reactant isn't always the least amount! Also with some walk through from Mrs.Gardner factor label makes sense now!
I plan to stay on top of my classes with cross country winding down. And I will read my book for chemistry everyday! Lastly I would really like to make time to practice the things I need to for chemistry.
Told yah!

Friday #2 10-26-12

I have finished the write up of the conservation of mass lab, as well as the bean in pot lab. They were mostly done, however they lacked the conclusion and signature. I also completed chapter 11 sections 1-2 in history, chapter 11 covers World War 1. Lastly I finished my Idea for my Spanish fairy tail presentation, I will play my guitar for ambiance while I read my story.
I learned exactly what stoichiometry is (a fundamental part of chemistry that deals with the ratios of reactants to determine quantities of products). With regards to history I have learned why World War 1 was so large (alliances), what countries were involved, and why America got involved (monetary investment in Britain). Y tambien I learned how to speak Spanish in the past tense.
This next week I will hopefully get caught up in chemistry, and history.
For lack of a better picture, here are my lab partners most of the time.