Coal Hurts, but Helps

Lately I've heard a lot about coal issues. People are trying to stop coal businesses in West Virginia because of the pollution it is causing. I don't think they should shut down coal businesses because most of the people in West Virginia will be jobless.In West Virginia 99% of the generated electricity comes from coal.Coal occurs in 53 of West Virginia's 55 Counties, but only Jefferson and Hardy in the eastern panhandle have no coal. More than half of the nation's electricity is generated from coal. Coal provides the majority of electric power in 32 states.Now you now why I don't want coal businesses to shut down.Watch this video about people wanting to shut down coal mines.

What I've learned in flash

1. In flash I have learned that you can add buttons to go to the next scenes. I also learned that you can trace pictures and they will become your own. I also learned how to add buttons and how to add movement.



2. The easiest part about this unit I thought was the making the buttons.The hardest part was trying to add the navigation.The reason I got through this unit was because I asked for help from the teacher and from some of my classmates.



3. I have learned that our game might be fun and that it is going to be educational.We reseached about people in the Supreme Court and about our rights.



4. I can't get my back button to work so I'll probably ask Mrs.I Barker to help me if I can't get it.

5. Yes, I need a little more time.

Watch this video on adding navigation.

What We've Done In Flash

My partner and I have been working really hard on our flash project. We created the title scene and the loading screen. I added a background color to my loading screen.In my title screen I drew a court. I think for me to be drawing it, it looks okay.I still need some work to do on my flash project. I think the hardest part about this unit was when I tried drawing the court with the pencil.The easiest part was when I created the title.I would think about what color I wanted my background and what I even wanted to put on the next scene.I liked to use the paintbrush and the line tool the most.I used the lasso tool the least.I have all of my flash work on my projects page.

Swine Flu Needs To Go!!!!

The Swine Flu is a major deal in the United States right now

I think that the H1N1 flu ( aka Swine Flu) needs to be addressed.This flu is getting outrageous.If the people of the United States don't figure out how to eliminate the Swine Flu, we will all catch it.

The Swine Flu concerns me because anybody can catch it.If I catch it I can die. A White House report from an expert panel suggests that from 30 percent to half the population could catch swine flu during the course of this pandemic and that from 30,000 to 90,000 could die.

So far, swine flu isn't much more threatening than regular seasonal flu.During the few months of this new flu's existence, hospitalizations and deaths from it seem to be lower than the average seen for seasonal flu, and the virus hasn't dramatically mutated. That's what health officials have observed in the Southern Hemisphere where flu season is now winding down.

Still, more people are susceptible to swine flu and U.S. health officials are worried because it hung in so firmly here during the summer.

I got my facts from http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/diseases/articles/swine_flu__things_you_need_to_know.html?CMP=KNC-360I-MSN-BULL&HBX_OU=52&HBX_PK=facts_of_swine_flu.