Humourous Text

After searching through the internet for awhile, I came across some pretty funny jokes! (I made up the first one)

"A dyslexic man walks into a bra..."

"Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one - and let the other one off."  

"I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any."

 

Anecdote

One time, I was at my friend Tristan's house. We were taking turns jumping down flights of stairs, seeing who could jump the farthest. I was waiting at the top of the stairs for my turn, and then I jumped. I soared through the air, and then THUD. A dull pain came to my head, and then I passed out. When I woke up, Tristan was laughing hysterically. "Dude, your head hit the ceiling when you jumped!" he said in between laughs. Sure enough, when I looked up, there was a noticeable dent in the ceiling above the stairs. I hope that my growth spurt stops before it seriously hurts me!

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Repartee!

Below is an example of repartee that actually happened between my mom and I.

Me: Mom can you drive me to my friend's house?

Mom: No! It's just down the road. What do you think God gave us feet for?

Me: To push the gas pedal.



A funny quote I found about repartee:

"Violence is the repartee of the illiterate"

-Alan Brien

Nobel Peace Prize Post: Barack Obama

Ok, I know that a lot of you out there don't really like Obama (or your parents don't. Us kids really shouldn't care about this stuff). Either way, whether you like our president or you don't, you can still say that Barack Obama deserved the 2009 Nobel Prize. Below is some important information on Barack Obama, and his contributions to society.

Name: Barack Obama

Country: United States

Awarded the prize for: his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

Specific contributions: Obama locked up some of the world's most dangerous weapons and put federal spending online.

I do have a few questions about Barack Obama that, if answered, would give me some more information on him.

• Is he Muslim?
• Why do a lot Republicans hate him so much?
• Was Barack Obama raised a Republican?
• When will he get all Americans out of Iraq, and why hasn't he?
• Has America's economy improved since Obama entered office?

Additional Websites About Obama's Contributions:

Site: CNN World

Issues that caused Barack to take action: the Iraq War and the American economy

Was the issue global or local: Well, kind of both. America started the Iraq War (local) but we also pulled other countries into it (global). Our economy is local, but some other countries are affected by and depend on the U.S. economy (global).

How Barack took action: he got rid of dangerous weapons of mass destruction and tried to improve the U.S. economy.

Media channels used: TV is a main one, especially the news channels. He can use the news to inform Americans of local and global issues, and what he would do to improve them.

How does Barack Obama inspire me? Well, his campaign slogan said it all. "Yes You Can" is encouraging, letting people know that even an average American can make a difference.

Bullying Survey Results & Reflection

Bullying Survey Results. The most popular answer choices are in bold.

1. Have you been a victim of bullying this year?

Yes: 40.8%
No: 59.2%

2. Have you bullied someone this year?

Yes: 19.2%
No: 80.8%

3. Have you witnessed bullying this year?

Yes: 57.0%
No: 43.0%

4. How would you rate Franklin Academy in terms of bullying, on a scale of 1-10? (1 being the worst)

1: 5.0%
2: 3.0%
3: 7.0%
4: 10.0%
5: 9.0%
6: 9.0%
7: 17.0%
8: 17.0%
9: 15.0%
10: 8.0%

Overall, it seems that bullying at Franklin Academy is not much of a problem, for most students said that bullying isn't a very major issue. (See the answers for question 4). Though, a few things don't seem to add up. More students have witnessed bullying at this school then the number of kids who have been bullied. So apparently, a handful of students might be afraid to admit that they have been bullied.

But why? Why is it so hard to tell someone that you're a victim of bullying? Is it a fear of the bully themselves, or fear of being teased for telling someone that you're bullied? Also, more students said that they have been bullied (40.8%) than those who have bullied (19.2%). I wonder why that is? Actually, there could be a possibility that some people bully others, while they themselves are bullied too. That could be why the percentages don't match.

I know for certain that bullying isn't a very prevalent issue at our school compared to the public schools that I went to before this. My last school was actually really bad when it came to bullying, so Franklin Academy just seems better by comparison. But I'm not saying bullying is non-existent here. Something needs to be done about bullying. Not just at Franklin Academy, but at other schools across the globe.

TAKE MY SURVEY!

Hey, guys! I made a special survey on bullying, and i am asking YOU, my 2 followers, to take it. The link to my survey is below, so click on it!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/967KN3X

Page 256 Stuff (No one but my teacher should care about this)

Questions:

1. I agree with everything these people are saying. They all seem to be saying the same thing: if we don't remember the time of the Holocaust, then stuff like that will happen again, which has already happened in Rwanda.

2. I have seem evidence on the realness of these quotes in Africa, right now. Almost the same number of people have been killed in the genocide there as the Holocaust.

4. I haven't seen any evidence to the contrary of these quotes.

Picture That Reminds Me Of George Santayana's Quote:

Felicien Kaduga. This man is the African Adolf Hitler. He has commited genocide against several millions of people, but, as George Santayana said, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." And, as you can see, it is being repeated, YET WE DO NOTHING.

My First Blog

That's it. You heard it. Ben's a BLOGGER now! Oh, and attention to all pedophiles lurking out there: I once took 3 karate lessons, and I'm not afraid to defend myself. First, lemme tell you guys about myself. I live in North America. I'm a male, and Frosted Flakes are my favorite cereal. While I'm blogging, I'll be talking about the Holocaust and...that's all I know so far. Anyways, thanks for following me on The Amazing World of Bengie!