Spelling bee

The Story Behind my Learning I am a senior in high school which means I have learned, for 13 years of my life, how to read, write, look for details in a writing, close read, and how to fix my own writing. That seems like a lot, but I know that I still do not know everything about reading and writing. I can’t specifically remember the first time I started to read, however I do remember maybe in first or second grade, copying words over and over again trying to learn how to spell them. Then, I…

Hunter Gay. G-A-Y. As in homosexual. Nope, no ‘e’ on the end. Yeah, I know it is a weird name. Oh, ha, ‘gay hunter’! That’s such an original joke! These are all phrases that I have grown accustomed to saying ever since I was old enough to understand why my name was such a unique one. I’ve had enough people comment on my name that it’s become a bigger part of who I am than it would be to most people. I didn’t let my name only be something that people called me, but rather something that shaped…

that texting and social media have ruined spelling, grammar, and multiple others. Also, I have heard that technology could be helping literacy. This topic is controversial for many people, they are on either side of the spectrum. I have made it my goal to find evidence that gave some truth to the topic. When I first read about this topic, I was unsure what side I was on. The reasons I thought technology was ruining SE was: there was less concern for spelling and grammar, due to spell check,…

The following list are six take aways that I have gotten from ENG 315 about writing instruction. The six topics are shared writing, inventive spelling, genre with purpose, mini lessons, revising, build writing into daily schedule, and integrating writing and reading together. Throughout class discussions, chapter readings, article readings, assignments, and writing placement, I was able to understand the following aspects of writing more concretely. Revising: Revising was a topic we…

history, such as the conventions of the Greek, Roman, and Elizabethan eras. I will continue to discuss staging conventions by analyzing and comparing different plays to these eras including Trojan Women by Euripides, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn, and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare. In the Ancient Greek era some of the most prominent aspects of staging conventions…

Pollinators on the Decline In recent years North America has been faced with a sharp decline in bee populations. Beekeepers are used to a certain amount of bees and hives dying off but the winter and spring of 2006-2007 brought about the most precipitous decline in decades. The historical rate for overwintering losses is 10-15% but from 2007-2011 this rate has been 28-33% (The Situation, n.d.). This event from 2007 has been coined as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) and affecting as many as 35…

the main honey manufacturers and distributors in Canada are McCormick Canada (Billy Bee), and BeeMaid. McCormick Canada’s Headquarters is located in London, Ontario, and is division of McCormick & Company, Inc. based in Baltimore, MD USA. It is the largest spice, seasoning and specialty food and flavour business in the Country (McCormick in Canada, n.d.). They offer a range of food products under the brands Billy Bee, Club House, Doyon (Honey brand in Quebec), etc.. BeeMaid is a Canadian…

A real-life example of how a honeypot can be used to a network administrator's advantage is as follows: one of the first ever honeypots was spawned in 1991 to defend against a group of Dutch hackers who attempted to break into a system at Bell Labs. The incident spanned over five months and was documented by Bell Labs employee Bill Cheswick. The intruder referred to as Berferd was monitored by Cheswick; Cheswick noted “I could buy them some time to lock down machines, build tools, and trace him…

alone do most of the damage on the bee population. Bee populations would slowly start to increase once pesticide toxicity doesn’t become a problem anymore. Also, climate change is a major factor to the bees. World Leaders such as our President Barack Obama have pleaded for something to be done about this issue. Climate change is also affecting pollination. The climate is disrupting the synchronized timing of flower blooming and the timing at which bees pollinate (Bee Informed). This means that…

stung by a bee is not fun at all in fact it hurts. A bee will follow you around if you wear a perfume or cologne they like, especially if it is a flowery scent. When this happens you are not supposed to swat at it, but let’s face it we all do it. To avoid being stung by a bee you should not wear bright colors or eat outside. Definitely do not bring the woman you love flowers which will attract the bees the most. Those are the main things people love about the summer time. If you are a bee hater…