Little Miss Opinion

Divergent is a four book series written by Veronica Roth. The books in this series are Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and Four, in that order.  All of these books contain great writing and emotions. I will tell you ahead of time, they are tearjerkers, but great books all the same.

The Divergent series is the about a girl named Tris Prior, and how she navigates her way through a world she’s never experienced before. Tris learns that there is more than one way to do the right thing. Her story taught me to not be afraid to be myself and to be different. If you decide to read her story, I hope you learn something too.

 

 

 

 

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Land of Stories: World’s Collide, this is the sixth and final installment of the Land of Stories series. This series is written by ‘Glee’ star, Chris Colfer. Along with the original books in the series, Colfer wrote several spinoffs such as, The Curvy Tree and The Mother Goose Diaries. The Land of Stories is a book series about the adventures of twins, Alex and Conner, and the friends they meet along the way.
In World’s Collide, Alex and Conner are trying to work against the despicable forces that are trying to take over the Otherworld and the Land of Stories. In the final installment Alex, Conner, and all of their friends are trying their best to save the worlds so many people call home.
This book came out on July 11, I had been waiting a year since the last book came out, and lucky for me, I pre-ordered it off of Amazon, so I got it the day it came out. If you haven’t read the other books in the series, please do so before you read this one. All of the books have been a delight to read, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

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I have a bond
With a gal named Dawn
I wanted a meeting
With the woman known for succeeding
So I offered a time at Dusk
Out of the midday dust
And do you know what she said?
“Sorry I only meet at dawn.”

By: Brinkley Cottingham

I have a friend
His name is Lend
I borrowed his book
I was quickly hooked
And so I decided
That I wanted to buy it
Do you know what he told me?
Sorry, I don’t sell, I only Lend.

By:Brinkley Cottingham

Education is an important thing in the U.S, everyone goes to school, and everyone needs teachers. Elementary Education is the 15th most popular major according to MatchCollege.com. While it is always a challenge completing your degree, whatever it may be, it is also important to have a minor that can help you get certain positions. Here is my opinion on what is the most important and helpful minors for an Elementary Education major.

1. Spanish
It is important to have an understanding of the Spanish language because of the number of Hispanics immigrating to the U.S, who only speak Spanish. So as a teacher, if you have any students who only speak Spanish, they need to understand what you are teaching. Teaching them English will help you teach them, help them make friends, plus, it will help them learn from their other teachers. There are 41 million Spanish speakers in the U.S, and who knows how many have it as their only language. Those who are children need to learn English for their futures, and as teachers you are suppose to teach your students material that will brighten their futures.

2. Technology
Technology is becoming very popular in classrooms. Virtual classrooms and online courses are becoming very common. Technology also helps to widen your students horizons, by showing them several images and examples of what they are learning. 74% of U.S teachers say that technology helps motivate their students, so it is important for teachers to know how to use it.

3. Special Education
Students who need Special Education have the ability to be incredibly smart, if they are taught how to learn the right way. It is also helping the teacher to teach them with other students. 13% of public school students need Special Education, this is equivalent to 6.5 million students.

4. Chinese
The Chinese language is a major language in the world. It is the most common spoken language in the world. Behind Spanish, Chinese is the most common language that English learning students speak as their first language.

5. Fine Arts
Most people say that when you get a Fine Arts degree you can’t get a job, luckily, you don’t have to worry about that if you are majoring in Education. Most schools are taking Fine Arts programs out of their school system due to budget cuts. However, most students do better at academics if they have Fine Arts in their curriculum. If you want your students to learn things such as drawing, painting or even if want to teach your own craft, it would be best if you had an understanding and ability to be well-educated on what your teaching. Also, many schools have Fine Arts classes after school, so a Fine Arts degree might come in handy if the school system wants you to teach a class after school.

6. Math
Math is a very difficult subject to learn once you get into High School and College, so it is very important for your students to have good fundamentals of math. It helps you teach them if you understand the way they need to learn math for future grade levels . The U.S has a 82% failure rate on the Algebra Exam. To know Algebra, you must have a firm understanding of fundamentals. If you are teaching Algebra, then you must know how to complete it. If you are teaching fundamentals, then you must understand which fundamentals they need to know.

7. Literature
As a teacher, you are preparing students for many things, but here are the two major things you are preparing them for; their future education and life. Knowing what books to have them read and which books that will help them. This helps students with their creativity, and the hardships to expect from life. Reading also improves vocabulary, attitudes, broader thinking, test grades, and the ability to have good sentence structure.

These are the subjects I think are important to know and have an understanding of when you become a teacher. However, if you have a different opinion, let me know, I would love to hear it.

Snoopy was Charlie Brown’s pet beagle in the comic strip,”Peanuts”, by Charles M. Schulz. His first appearance was on October 4, 1950, two days after the first Peanuts comic strip. His character was inspired by one of Schulz’s childhood pets, Spike. Originally, he was not Charlie Brown’s pet, he was actually a pet of a character named Shermy. On September 1, 1958 he was specifically stated as Charlie Brown’s dog. On March 16, 1952, his first thought appeared in a thought bubble. On January 9, 1956, he first stood on his hind legs. Snoopy has an interesting development into the character we know today.
Snoopy is known for being a classic example of boy’s best friend. He is known for being loyal, friendly, and creative. He has different relationships with the different Peanuts’ characters. With Linus, he teases him a bit and steals his blanket. He kisses Lucy, because she doesn’t like it. He is also known as Woodstock’s, a small yellow bird, best friend. He also had a past owner named Lila, who loved him very much. He also has a love interest named Fifi. They have a series of adventures in several television shows. He has a dream to be world famous, we know this because of his alternate personas. His most famous alternate persona is as the aviator who shoots down the Red Baron, who was a famous German aviator. Snoopy is also known for his holiday specials and being the official mascot for space safety. His last appearance was in “The Peanuts Movie” where he played his ever so famous character, Snoopy. Snoopy was voted the eighth best cartoon character ever. Snoopy is an iconic cartoon character for many generations of children.

The Seattle Cossacks is a motorcycle drill team that originated around Seattle. The group was originally a number of racers and hikers who did it to entertain themselves. Their first organized meeting was January of 1938 and their first performance was in April of the same year. They separated shortly during World War Two, because most of the members were young men who left to defend their country. After the war was over, the team regrouped in the spring of 1946. They called themselves the Cossacks, because the Russian Cossacks were known for their masterful horseback riding.
The Seattle Cossacks are known for their magnificent skill of motorcycle stunts. They do this without ropes or wires or illusions, just raw talent. They are the last group of old school motorcycle stunt groups. They perform in everything from small town festivals to World Fairs. They perform twenty to thirty shows a year. They ride Harley-Davidsons that range from a 1930 VL to 1949 45 CI. The current members ages are from 27 years old to 74 years old. This is a tradition that has been passed down between brothers, fathers, and sons. There have been 141 members, some are performing, some are deceased, and others are unable to ride any longer. One of their members were featured in the TV show “American Pickers”, Season 17 Episode 5, where the Seattle Cossacks were mentioned. They are known for their professional and dangerous stunts, while still keeping themselves and their audiences safe. Their next performance is at the Sky Valley Motorcycle Show in Snohomish, Washington on May 21, 2017. Be sure to see if their next performance is near you.

On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, arrived in Dallas Texas, to be in a motorcade from Love Field to the Dallas Trade Mart, where there was suppose to be a luncheon at 12:00. When nearing the end of the 10-mile motorcade, theWarren Report states that Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK from the window of the Texas School Book Depository. However, because of the skepticism of Americans and the witnesses testimonies being different than the Warren Report, the JFK assassination case is one of the biggest murder mysteries in world history.
As JFK and his wife rode through Dallas, gun shots were fired. Bullets ended up in the back of JFK’s neck and in the back of his head. It was officially stated that Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK. Though, there are several flaws with this statement. One is that Oswald would have had to have a nearly perfect shot from the top of the building to hit Kennedy. Another flaw is that because of where the bullets hit there is evidence that there was more than one shooter. We may never know, because Jack Ruby, a Dallas club owner, went into the police station, shot, and killed Lee Harvey Oswald.
Another question is did Oswald act alone? The Warren Report said he did. However, John F. Kennedy had a lot of enemies, such as the Klu Klux Klan, anti-civil rights individuals, powerful cubans, and the Mafia, a mob group. With these powerful leaders as enemies, it makes it highly unlikely for an american communist acting alone, to kill the President of the U.S. The Warren Commission was also in doubt, because the CIA had several reports classified, so they didn’t have all the information.
13 days before the assassination of JFK, a journalist and Klu Klux Klan member, Joseph Milteer, is recorded telling someone in Miami Florida, that JFK is going to be assassinated by a man named Jack Brown. Now, when reading most JFK assassination articles, Jack Brown is not mentioned. So what if Jack Brown was the second shooter. At the time JFK was shot, he was making movements towards ending segregation. His assassination could have been the KKK’s way of delaying the abolishment of segregation.
Lee Harvey Oswald died two days after the assassination of JFK, from a gunshot wound fired by Jack Ruby. Jack Ruby was arrested and died four years later from natural causes in prison, while waiting for a new trial. There are several theories of why Ruby would do this. Some say that he did it so people would come to his club and shake the hand of the man who killed the man, who killed the president. Jack Ruby had ties to the Mafia, so it is possible that the KKK was controlling the Mafia, and the Mafia was controlling Oswald. I believe Jack Ruby was sent to shut Oswald up by the mafia. Milteer was not concerned with Oswald sharing information because he called him a “patsy”. However, Milteer, being from the KKK organization, may have never spoken to Ruby, so Ruby may have been told by the Mafia to kill Oswald, to keep him from spilling information. The reason I think that Ruby knew something, is because of his statement, “Everything pertaining to what’s happening has never come to the surface. The world will never know the true facts, of what occurred, my motives. The people had, that had such an ulterior motive for putting me in the position I’m in, will never let the true facts come above broad to the world”.
The organizations I think were involved were the Mafia and the KKK. There are a number of Mafias. There is the Sicilian Mafia, Russian Mafia, and the American Mafia, to name a few. Jack Ruby was associated with the Dallas Mafia. The KKK is basically a cult against everything the Civil Rights movement stands for. One KKK member was Joseph Milteer, the man who had information about the assassination, he could have been an informer. Now, I bet you are wondering how does Oswald fit in to this equation. When he was 19 he tried to give up his American citizenship to be a Soviet citizen. He was denied this, but stayed in the Soviet Union for three more years. During this time, he could have got tangled up with other Mafia members.
This is my opinion of had what happened to kill John F. Kennedy. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Or do you have your own theories? Think about it, and come up with your own conclusion.

Today I learned something very interesting that I did not know. I learned that today is Confederate Memorial Day. It is a day for the remembrance of the men who lost their lives for a lost cause. It has been recognized in five states, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas. Today, it is only officially recognized in Alabama and Mississippi, where the state offices are closed today. It is an annual holiday, because of it’s cultural influence.
Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated officially today. The first time it was celebrated was April 24th, 1866. The Civil War ended later that year on August 20. Confederate Memorial Day is also known as, Robert E. Lee Day, or Confederate Heroes Day. This holiday is a very controversial matter for both sides of the conflict, because some believe we need to honor the men who lost their lives for the losing side of the war, while others believe we should not honor them because of the cause they fought for. Which side do you stand for?

The Hindenburg
The Titanic Of The Skies.

By:Brinkley Cottingham
In 1937, the technology was getting more advanced, and goals were being set higher. The Hindenburg was an airship, or a blimp, that was a technology also at it’s prime in 1937. It opened the 1937 season with a single round trip to Rio de Janeiro. On May 3, it departed Frankfurt, Germany on it’s first of ten trips scheduled from Europe to U.S, it was it’s second year of commercial flight. Other than strong winds, the trip across the Atlantic was uneventful. Although the airship had only half of it’s passenger capacity filled, the trip back was fully booked. This was because many of the passengers to Germany wanted to see the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The ship had 61 crewman working the ship. The airship was delayed by thunderstorms, so her landing at Lakehurst was hours behind.

The landing started 7:00 p.m. and at 7:25 the Hindenburg caught fire and erupted into flames. Though there were 4 newsreel teams and at least one spectator, along with several photographers, no one has known footage of the Hindenburg erupting into flames. As the Hindenburg fell to the ground, it killed nine of the ten crewmen in the bow. The cell above the passengers fell in. I took 32 to 37 seconds to fall to the ground.

The crash took 33 lives, including 16 year old Irene Doehner, and one ground crewman. Everyone was trying to figure out what happened to the Hindenburg. However, there were several guesses of why. One of them was sabotage. This was possible because the Hindenburg was sponsored by the Nazis. It did not help matters that the sponsorship included the Nazi logo plastered hugely on each side. I know what you’re thinking, why would Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the inventor of the Hindenburg accept a offer from Nazis? I have three reasons. (1) He was not a politician. He did not think of the consequences. (2) World War Two does not start for another two years, so the Nazis are technically supposed to be subdued. (3) Its simple. He needed money and material and the Nazis were offering it to him. Another suspicion for the crash was that the Hindenburg was built for helium, which has a non-flammable nature, while hydrogen is more flammable. The reason they used hydrogen instead of helium is because hydrogen is cheap and available. No one really knows the truth.

The Hindenburg was very popular because of it’s mystery and footage. It is also featured in songs and shows of today. Here are some of the rumors:It is painted in rocket fuel, or it is painted with thermite.In music, it is also on a Led Zeppelin album cover, and in television, it was featured in the show timeless.Many call it “The Titanic Of The Skies” because of the tragedy of the story.