Author: JustinX

The story, “Hearts and Hands”, is about two men on a train, one the marshal, one the malefactor, who meet a woman, called Ms. Fairchild, if I remember correctly, and distinctly knows the criminal, Mr. Easton, though the story does not tell who is the felon and who is the justice-server. Also, Ms. Fairchild is clueless about who is the criminal and who is the officer and assumes that Mr. Easton is the marshal.

The impression that Mr. Easton is “…of handsome presence with a bold, frank countenance and manner”, and the other man “…a ruffled, glum-faced person, heavily built and roughly dressed.” Who knew, that Mr. Easton is the offender, and the man who looked like a bad guy was actually the marshal! Thus the story proves, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Lots of times the story is short, but I could still get a lot out of it. the story was adequate and fun to read, and had a very interesting setting. I have not read that many books that are interesting and take place in a train, forget about “Around the World in 80 days”.

The short story is kind of a cliffhanger, because at the end Ms. Fairchild has just realized that Mr. Easton is the malefactor, and we don’t really know what happened to him. I like these stories because they get you thinking about what might happen next.

-Justin

The TedX talk is about how Jim Tamm talks about how one of the first steps to collaborating is to stop being defensive. He relates to a story of how chickens can peck their possible rivals to death in order to get the top seat.

I can unquestionably relate to this and have been defensive more times than I can enumerate. I did get confused about the chickens, that instead of killing each other, why not just stay equal, or take turns as top dog? Staying in the green zone can be a challenge. He says that there are lots of examples of ways you can calm yourself down. These are logical ideas, and I have tried these before. They work. There are some ideas that I have never thought of, and have been nonplus about how many there are, I will surely try some of these out.

I like how he gives an example of how quickly you can turn from the green zone into the red zone. He says, “…as you exhale, try too become one with this paper…”, then suddenly yanks it and rips it, and turns it into a smoldering piece of wreckage. (Not really smoldering) I think there might be another hint. It may not just be yourself, but also how that a diaphanous piece of paper can turn into a mutilated piece worth zilch.

To recapitulate, I think Jim Tamm is a brilliance, and I am astounded to see so many examples he can give. I perfectly enjoyed this didactic talk. I would definitely endorse this to everyone.

-Justin

“A Modest Proposal” is a story about how someone reacts to the state of Ireland’s poverty and an idea of how to solve it. Here is my opinion and reaction to this story.

The story is about how the author, Dr. Jonathan Swift, is unhappy about the state of the kingdom. He proposes that they should eat youngsters, and that is a win for them, because they can get food, and can get money for more food, and don’t have to pay that much money for food, since they don’t have a child, and they can save money, in which they use for more food.

I honestly don’t like the idea of being roasted on a spit over a fire. Even though my parents might get fed, I will get fed to another random person. This isn’t the best idea, and I am forced to conclude that Dr. Jonathan has no idea what it feels like to be eaten. He is one of the posh people, and may not care about the lower class. He probably just gets annoyed that there are to many beggars asking him for some measly money so they can eat something.

To sum up all of this, I don’t like this idea. If I were him, I would probably establish an early 1729 Red Cross or something. Don’t eat baby meat. I think there is something called cannibalism. I wouldn’t apply much from this story into my daily life.

-Justin

Elon Musk. You may have heard of him. Some people think Elon Musk is crazy. Actually, his SpaceX company is very helpful for everyone, well, nearly everyone. What is it’s goal? They have lots of them, but today there is one goal that is very important and ambitious.

As you may have heard, SpaceX recently made history. This is just one of its achievements. Now, they are already working on another goal, called Provide good internet for everyone on Earth, even in the most remote of areas. Elon has a clear goal to get at least 1000 satellites into orbit, for good internet for all, with an approved aim of a whopping 12000!

SpaceX’s satellites are called Starlink internet satellites. Some of the new satellites have new technology called Visor_Sat. They will have a ‘visor’ that will dim the brightness of the equipment. It will act a bit like a sun visor on a car’s front windshield.

However, lots of star watchers and scientists have recently been protesting and disclaiming these satellites. They say that the satellites have been blocking their view of the stars.

-Justin

Lots of people claim: “Geez, 10 hours of sleep is enough! Stop being so lazy!” However, here is my opinion: your sleeping range will difer from age. Sleep. Sleep is very important. It helps you heal, grow and do many more extraordinary things. On the other hand, if you don’t sleep for a week, you will die. People who are newborns should sleep 11-18 hours, teens/tweens should sleep 8-10 hours, and senior citizens should sleep around 5-9 hours.

There are three points to -Basic Sleep-

1. Lots of people keep announcing they are too tired and head off to retire for the night. However, lots of these people think they are so tired after a day’s work, but their brain doesn’t want to sleep. Lots of times these people(including me sometimes) keep turning and tossing in their beds, unable to sleep until their brain finally decides: “I will go to sleep.” Then they hear no more as they gratefully start to snore. (Why did that even rhyme???) What confuses me and even more amazes me is that my brain controls me. I always had this feeling that I controlled my brain, until I asked myself: “Who is I?” Then I realized that my brain was the controller, part of me, but not me. This first struck me as, I am brain! Then I realized how weird that sounded, because my entire body was me, not only the brain. It’s like a TV is not only the controller, but the entire screen, too.

2. Kids who tend to fall asleep in class, are mostly folks who are lazy, or just doesn’t care about academics. However, this is very different, for lots of the adults who fall asleep at work aren’t getting enough sleep during their sleep time. Thus, they will fall asleep in the most embarrassing of positions and sometimes they are even drooling. Sleep is not only good for your dignity, but also just for keeping and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

3. Keep an average wake up-time. This is helpful because if your body keeps on waking at different times(I can relate, since on weekends I like to sleep in) this can difer in effects from just being tired(#2) and insomnia. Trust me, there’s a big difference.

-Justin

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Okay, um, “THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF” is about how this scum called #Sam and his accomplice, #Bill, got some money and went over to this town called #Summit, and they kidnapped kids, for ransom, for then kidnapped a couple more kids. (If they had ransomed adults, they would have ‘adultnapped’ them.) THEY WANTEEEEEDD MONEEEEY. They were greedy, which was their first mistake. They simply then kidnapped a kid(obviously) and held him for ransom. Instead, the kid, who was hated around the community and known as a troublemaker, kept on playing and fooling around, and once even attempted to cut off #Bill’s scalp. In the end, instead of gaining $1500, they had to pay $250 in order to whisk the kid away. The BIG moral of the story is #make a plan & #don’t get greedy.

#THERANSOMOFREDCHIEF #SAM&BILL #SUMMITTOWN #BILL’S SCALP(OUCH!) P.S I don’t have a Twitter account

BY JUSTIN +_+