Down a Dark Hall

                                           SUMMARY          

                                       Kit, Ruth, Sandy, and Lynda all went to Blackwood for school. The staff members are Madame Duret, Proffesor Farley, Jules, Lucretia, and Natalie. At first it seemed very nice at Blackwood but then Kit and Sandy have been experiencing weird things. Kit and Sandy are the only ones who feel that there is something is wrong with Blackwood. Kit always writes to her parents and mostly her best friend Tracy about how she wants to leave the school. Sandy and Lynda all of a sudden have better talent in poetry for Sandy and painting for Lynda. Ruth and Kit feel weird about this and talk about how it is not possible. Sandy feels it too and took Kit outside of Blackwood to see how it feels outside it's shadow. When they went back in a figure stole the portrait that Lynda her. Kit is also experiencing things like when she woke up and played the piano at night and her fingers were aching. So she tried to got to Madame's office to use her phone with Jules when Jules found documents about the previous girls in the other school. He found out 4 died and the rest went to a mental institution.Then they went to talk to Madame Duret about Blackwood and called everybody down. Madame told her they are using them to carry on the works of the talented people that died early. They were all furious except Lynda who was in her room. They through stuff in the fire as a sign of disrespect which called a huge fire. After a long fight they agreed to take them out of the school with Jules. But they forgot Lynda! Kit went to get her and almost died. Kit told her to jump out the window. Will Kit and Lynda survive?

                                                                

      MY OPINION

                                 In my opinion the book was great because it creates a great feeling of suspense and mystery. I recommend you buy this book because it is a book the author uses great vivid detail and always ends the chapter with mystery and suspense.

CONCLUSION

                                   So are you guys going to buy the book? Do you think that my summary is reasonable? Post your comments below.

                

     

                                  

Why Do Your Hands Get Wrinkly In Water?

INTRODUCTION

                                 AH! Nice and refreshing after you take a long bath. Then all of a sudden you start to freak out! Your fingers are wrinkly and look ugly. Well don't worry it happens to everybody when they put their hand in the water for to long. One of life's biggest questions is Why does are fingers wrinkle in water? Today we will talk about why this unusual thing happens. What causes this is when you wash away all the oils on your body then your skin starts to absorb the water. When you take a fast shower you don't take away the oils which is why you don't get wrinkles when you take a quick bath. Don't even try not taking a shower at all! That will not help you! Your toes and fingertips are the only things experiencing it in your body because the outer layer of your hands and feet called the epidermis is different that the other skin in your body.This layer is thick and contains more dead skin cells. These dead cells soak up water like a tornado! The other skin is thinner and less affective. When you have wrinkly fingers they are waterlogged which means they are filled up with water. As the dead skin around your fingers and toes it pulls on the live skin cells beneath it. Basically, your fingers wrinkle when your skin is filled with water and swells.

MY OPINION

                                     In my opinion I think that when you have this it looks really ugly. I think this because your hands will look old and disgusting. I think that people will like this topic because many people have wrinkly fingers after a shower and would like to know why it happens.

TOP 10 CITES FOR MORE INFORMATION

           

           10. http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/wrinkly_fingers.html

             9.http://www.planet-science.com/categories/under-11s/our-bodies/2011/01/why-does-our-skin-get-wrinkled-after-a-bath.aspx

             8. http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/skin-wrinkly-in-water.htm

             7.http://dujs.dartmouth.edu/news/why-do-our-fingers-get-pruney#.U0XfqSiRnww

             6. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/11/why-fingers-wrinkle-in-water/

             5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrinkle

             4. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-20951232

             3. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jan/09/skin-wrinkle-water-grip

             2. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/01/22/3673601.htm

             1.http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-our-fingers-and-toes-wrinkle-during-a-bath/

CONCLUSION

                                  So do you guys understand the reasons why your fingers wrinkle when you take a long bath? Can you find any other reason in the websites I gave you? Leave your comments below. In summary, your fingers wrinkle in a long bath because when you take a bath for to long it washes the oils on your body off then it absorbs water causing swelling that is wrinkles

Jack Prelutsky

INTRODUCTION

                                    Jack Prelutsky one of the best poets of all time! Today you know him as a famous poetry writer but let's look at him at his early beginnings. Jack Prekutsky is a great person and even had a passion for poetry when he was young. Jack grew up in Brooklyn,New York on September 8,1940. Jack Prelutsky is still alive and is 73.Jack grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Jewish, Italian, and Irish families.Although, Jack loves poetry he also has a taste in music and writing songs. That's shocking right.Jack also likes photography,carpentry, and creating games. I know your wondering well where does Jack get his ideas from EVERYTHING! He writes about everything that he sees and hears. Did you know there was a time in grade school when jack didn't like poetry. He also owns a couple of dogs and a couple of cats.

POETRY BY JACK PRELUTSKY

POEM BY JACK PRELUTSKY

 Ogrebrag- By Jack Prelutsky

  A callow knight in armor                                                                                                                    Appropriately brave,

  Displayed his lack of wisdom

  And charged into my cave.

  He challenged me to a battle,

  In moments it was through.

  He made a tasty morse—

  His horse was tasty too.

                         The theme of this poem is not to be humble. Before you brag about yourself you need to show that you are as good as you said you are. I choose this poem because it has a really good moral that can help you in the future. I do not relate to this poem because I am very humble. I show people that I am able to do stuff then I start bragging and showing off. I think this poet was a very happy person because in most of his poems the mood he is trying to create is happy.

ABOUT THE POEM

                           This poem is 2 Quatrains put together. This feature makes the poem more exciting because it makes the poem easier to read than a story or paragraph. An example of alliteration is made and morse. This makes the poem better because it keeps the rhythm flowing.  The rhyme scheme is abcb. This other feature makes the poem better because it makes the poem rhyme which makes it more exciting. There is no repetition or personification. Repetition is when a line in the poem is repeated and personification is when you give a non-living thing the ability of a human.

CONCLUSION

                             I dare you to read Sweet Dreams by Jack Prelutsky. You will find this poem on this website ##http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sweet-dreams-75/##. Are you good enough to write a three sentence response to this poem?

Can Tarantula Venom Have a Benefit?

INTRODUCTION

                                      AHHH! A TARANTULA! IT'S GOING TO KILL ME! Well did you know that tarantula's can actually relieve pain. It can cause a tremendous amount of pain but it can also help relieve it. Tarantula's have a bad history of causing deaths but they also have great benefits. Their venom actually is the key to the painkiller. According to the article by Mary Elizabeth Dallas it states ''Yale University researchers found that a specific protein in the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula blocks activity in nerve cells that transmits pain.'' This demonstrates that tarantula's have a specific nutrient that can stop the cause of pain. Researchers found that tarantula toxin can help to. The researchers tested the toxin against one of the 12 suspected human pain channels. On the surface of nerve cells that sense pain, this channel is associated with swelling and nerve pain. But the researchers only found that one specific type of toxin was able to relieve pain and not affect or disturb any other channels on the surface of the nerve cells. So basically the venom and toxins have a certain protein that blocks motions in nerve cells that transmits into pain. Now they are being closely studied to maybe one day become a medicine used to cure pain.

MY OPINION

                        In my opinion I think that tarantula venom will not work as a medicine. I think this because although it does cure pain it can also kill you which is most likely to happen if you get bit. I think that people will like this topic because people would like to know how tarantula's can help your health.

CONCLUSION

                                            So did you guys like the blog? Do you think that tarantula venom will one day become a medicine? Post your comments below. In conclusion, tarantula venom can stop pain.

## Make sure to check out this website http://news.yale.edu/2014/02/13/within-tarantula-venom-new-hope-safe-and-novel-painkillers-found##