Thursday, March 4, 2010

What would make the vote for whether animals are comrades is...?

There are only a few things that would make the vote for whether animals are comrades or if certain animals are our enemies. First off, they should have have elaborated more on their views and why they chose them. The animals should have also discussed it more with each other, they should have told each other why they believed that rats we're comrades or not. In the situation they dogs and the cat could have told the Pig( Old Major ) their reasoning on why rats should not be considered comrades. First off, I think that maybe the dogs and the cat are hunting rats for their source of food, and they don't have much of a alternative to their diet. I think that the other animals should have considered the dogs' and the cat's views, even though the dogs and the cat didn't say that.

Monday, February 22, 2010

What holds the most power in my life(:

What holds the most power in my life would have to be my friends. First of all, my friends are a big part of my decisions, for example, if I ask them about an important decision that I need to make, they help me weigh the pros and cons of the decision needed to be made. Also my friends play a huge part in my happiness. If I am having a bad day my friends are the only thing that could possibly cheer me up, and if my friends are mad with me there is no way I could be happy. My friends also pretty much control my schedule. I'm always with my friends or talking to my friends. I always have some plan going on with my friends, whether they tell me or not. I always have my friends going last minute "Oh, I made plans for us to go to the mall this weekend" and I'm completely oblivious to it. My friends hold the most power in my life.

Friday, November 13, 2009

How does the human brain compare to brain of an elephant?

The human brain weighs 1300g-1400g compared to the elephant's brain which is a total weight of 4783g. Although an elephant's brain is about 5 times the size of the human brain, it is only .2% of it's body weight compared to the human brain which is 2.3% of it's body weight. The human brain contains 10 billion to 100 billion neurons although the elephants still contain more neurons in their brains.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Buddhism

buddha3.jpgThere is plenty of different religions in the world, but i am here to tell you all about Buddhism.
Buddha was the founder of Buddhism, Buddha was only his nickname, his real name was Siddarth Gautama.
Buddhism contains about 365 million followers which dominates 6% of the worlds population.
The Buddhist's holy book is called the Tipitaka, it is written in an Indian language called Pali, Buddha spoke a language very similiar to this. The Tipitaka is a very large book, a translation of this book, in English, takes up nearly forty volumes.300px-Tipitaka1.jpg
The Buddhist's religious holidays include Mahayana Buddhist New Year, Nirvana Day, Theravadin Buddhist New Year, Vesak Puja- Buddha Day, Ullambana (Obon), Asalha Puja Day, and Bodhi Day (Rohatsu)
Buddhists rituals and customs support Almsgiving, Bodhi-Puja, Dalai Lama's Birthday, Dhabzhug Chenmo, and Drepung Lubum.
Buddhists wear everyday clothing like americans, but on special occasions wear robes and other traditional clothing.080827_p01_buddhists.jpg
In Buddhism there is really only 2 kinds of religious status, the monks, and everyone else. The monks are obviously the highest, they practice their lives of religion, and everyone else supports the monks.