Current Events

The article "New Kindle Fires get faster, add personal support" by Heather Kelly describes the improvements of the new Kindle Fire and also the flaws. For example the new tablets have a bigger screen and a faster hard drive. But these new tablets are prone to crack easier than its predecessor. Although this year's new tablets are accomplishing some amazing feats that idea that most people think will always be there, one tablet is just like any other. People today like to take pictures with their tablets so Amazon has added a new 8 megapixel camera. Another worry that most people have is how much will something like this cost , well I was astounded to hear that the new kindle Fire will only cost $139.

September 16 Current Events

     Voyager 1 along with its twin Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 but they were launched 16 days apart so Voyager 1 is lot father away than its twin. Voyager 1 is about 18.8 billion kilometers from the Earth while its twin is only about 15.3 billion kilometers from the Earth. Voyager 1 is credited as being the first man made probe to leave the solar system. Although to actually leave the solar system it would need to pass all the distant comets that orbit the sun which NASA says would take another 30,000 years. Voyager is currently traveling at a speed of about 38,000 miles per hour but in that giant sea of stars it still takes some time to travel a distance of that magnitude.

Reflection: My first three weeks at South.

    My first day here was very nerve racking I wasn't sure what to do or where to go. After a couple days I got used to the schedule and all of my teachers. Now I feel a bit more sure of my self every time walk in class. The thing I like the most of the school so far is how we don't have to go to every class everyday. I like waking up late on Monday because Mondays are when I' m most tired and lazy. I also think that water refill station is pretty cool.
     My Industrial Tech class is really cool I like the teacher he's pretty cool. The class is not too hard but we still get quite a bit of work to do though. I think it is super cool how we get to use computers almost everyday. I've learned so much in just three weeks of school and I hope I don't fail this class.