Taco Bell

Spiegel, Alison.
 "Taco Bell Reveals What's Really In It's Beef."
Photograph. Huffing Ton Post. Huff Post Healthy Living, 29 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/29/taco-bell-beef_n_
5232605.html?utm_hp_ref=health-news&ir=Health+News>.

This article is about what the beef really is or have at the fast food restaurant, Taco Bell. They state that they use premium beef on the meals that contain the beef. Lots of people tend to ask on the Taco Bell page what they put on the beef. People had said lots of ingredients, listed on this page, that could be on their beef.

I think that this news article about Taco Bell meat could connect with my Health class I had last semester. In that class we talked about many different kinds of foods and all the sugar and protein and carbonates and things like that, that the food has. We talked about fast food places and whats good for our types of bodies. Everyone has different types of bodies so for everyone it was different about what they could eat or not.

My reaction to this article was like "I don't care what kind of beef they have." I like their beef and I don't complain about it at all. I think it stupid that some people are asking stupid questions. Maybe for some people that care what their eating because they have health problems might have reason to complain. Anyways its so simple for them, they just shouldn't eat there and find a place where they like what ever their eating. This article doesn't effect me in worrying about what kind of beef it is, I'll still eat there when I can.

What is the purpose for using [quotations]? The purpose of using quotations is to show that those are types of ingredients that are listed on the Taco Bell page. Before the author starts listing the ingredients and talking about each one, he says, "Oats are on the ingredient list for Taco Bell's beef." Which is telling me that that there is a list and after that they state, "If you're wondering what "trehalose" is, "It’s a naturally occurring sugar that we use to improve the taste of our seasoned beef." And "natural flavoring?" Taco Bell "add[s] a black pepper flavor to enhance the taste." After these three ingredients listed here they talk about what they are and all of that. 

Spiegel, Alison. "Taco Bell Reveals What's Really In It's Beef." Photograph. Huffing Ton Post. Huff Post Healthy Living, 29 Apr. 2014. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/29/taco-bell-beef_n_5232605.html?utm_hp_ref=health-news&ir=Health+News>.

Ancient Daddy Long-Legs with Extra Eyes.

Heltzel, Paul. "Ancient Daddy Longlegs Had Extra Eyes."
Photograph. Discovery.
Discovery Communications, 12 Apr. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
 <http://news.discovery.com/animals/
ancient-daddy-longlegs-had-extra-eyes-140412.htm>. 

The article talks about how scientists found an ancient daddy long-leg called harvestmen. They say that this spider has an extra pair of eyes along the middle part of the body and the ones on the sides. They also mention that this type of spider is more closer related to a scorpion because it has eight legs. They also talk about how this ancient harvestmen has a second pair of eyes. The researchers say that they are embryos and that's why they have extra pair of eyes.

This can relate to the biology class with Mrs. Dixon. In her class we learned how other animals were different from their ancestors because of different genes traits. We talked about embryos and hybrids and how different animals were this type, but being related because of some similar traits.

I feel surprised about this article because I didn't know these types of spiders could be more closely related to a scorpion. From this article I learned more about these types of spiders and it interested me. I would like to find out more about different types of spiders and about their ancestry.

What is the central idea of the passage and how is it developed and refined throughout the selection? The central idea of the passage is to talk about the ancient harvestmen spider. It is developed and refined throughout the selection by describing how the spider looks. For example, they said this, "The ancient harvestmen had a pair of eyes along the middle of the body -- like their modern counterparts -- but they also had a pair of eyes on the side of the body" (Heltzel). The author also developed and refined the selection by talking about where they came from, "Though Harvestmen have eight legs and are categorized as arachnids, they're not spiders. They're more closely related to scorpions" (Heltzel). 

Heltzel, Paul. "Ancient Daddy Longlegs Had Extra Eyes." Discovery. Discovery Communications, 12 Apr. 2014. Web. 17 Apr. 2014. <http://news.discovery.com/animals/ancient-daddylonglegs-had-extra-eyes-140412.htm>.

Job Reports

Domm, Patti.
"March Jobs Report Proves a Just-Right Mix."
 Photograph. CNBC. Thomson Reuters, nd. Web.
4 Apr. 2014.
<http://www.cnbc.com/id/101555078>.

This article is about the jobs in March, and talking about how they increased hiring people. They also want to maintain the Fed as it is, not decrease it or increase it. They also said that "payrolls for March totaled 192,000, slightly below 200,000 forecast, and the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent, above the expected 6.6 percent" (March Jobs Report Proves a Just-Right Mix). 

I can connect to this news article by my civics and economics history class I had in my school. Since this article deals with the money and hiring people, I'd put this under economics. They also talk about increasing hiring but to make sure they don't decrease their Fed, which in economic and history we can learn and see that; back then it was similar for all the companies and factories or industries.

My reaction to this was happy and surprised that people now can get jobs there. Also its really fascinating about the payrolls and the unemployment rate. If I were an adult and needed a job I would totally agree in trying to get a job there.

What is the impact of using [quotations]? The impact in using quotations is to show that someone else is saying it. For example, "It only meets expectations. It wasn't like a blow-out number," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management" (March Jobs Report Proves a Just-Right Mix). By these quotations we can tell the difference in the narrator and the person that states something about the subject. Quotations are normally always separated from the text by a comma for example, "This kind of confirms their view that it was more weather than anything else," said John Canally, investment strategist and economist with LPL Financial" (March Jobs Report Proves a Just-Right Mix).

Domm, Patti. "March Jobs Report Proves a Just-Right Mix." CNBC. Thomson Reuters, nd. Web. 4 Apr. 2014. <http://www.cnbc.com/id/101555078>.