DUE Friday 1/26 Debunking Assignment - The Pentagon

Intact Pentagon Windows

Claim: Short summary in one or two sentences.

After Flight 77 hit the Pentagon a lot of the windows around the point of impact were still in one piece, even the ones right above the crash were in one piece. Since a lot of the windows are still intact provides support for the theory that it was actually a missile or a smaller plane that hit the Pentagon.

Fact: Short summary in one or two sentences.

The reason why the windows withstand the impact of Flight 77 was because "that is exactly what they were designed to do." The windows in that part of the Pentagon were blast resistant. The windows had been placed there weeks ago because it was a part of a "massive Pentagon modernization plan." The old windows where installed way back in the 1940s. Weighing in at approximately 1,600 pounds a piece, the new windows where laminated glass that had a thin polymer interlayer which was in between two or more panes of glass.

What do I think:

I don't think that just by chance a big Pentagon modernization plan was in progress when the crash happened. The funny thing is that the point of impact just happened to be in the only section of the Pentagon that had blast resistant windows installed. Also why would they even install blast resistant windows. It's like as if they knew that this was going to happen.

DUE Friday 1/26 Debunking Assignment - The Pentagon

Big Plane, Small Holes

Claim: Short summary in one or two sentences.

In the side of the Pentagon there where two holes right after the attack. There was a 90 foot whole in the building wall. In ring three there was a big round whole in the wall. Both of those holes were to small to have been made by a Boeing 757. How is it that a plane that is 125 feet wide and 155 feet long fit through a hole that was only 16 feet across.

Fact: Short summary in one or two sentences.

So when Flight 77 hit the wall it created a 90 foot in the building. They say that the reason why the hole made by the jet was 90 feet wide was because there were pieces of the wall falling off. One reason why they say that there is only a hole on the wall is because both of the wings were damaged because it hit light posts on it way into the building, and that the reason why there is no debris from the wings is because the fuel that was stored in the them got ignited and disintegrated them.

What do I think:

I think that the disintegration of both wings is possible, but I would think that light the surrounding vegetation on fire.
I don't believe that a plane that is 125 feet wide only made a whole that was only 16 feet wide. Even that’s not a big enough hole to have been made be a Boeing 757.

DUE Friday 1/26 Debunking Assignment - The Pentagon

Flight 77 Debris

Claim: Short summary in one or two sentences

So what they are saying is that how could Flight 77 have hit the Pentagon when there is no Debris. Wouldn't the plane make a the biggest mess of wings and engines and wheels. Well there was none of that all there was was a engine turbin that was not even the standard engine for that type of plane.

Fact: Short summary in one or two sentences

What others are saying is that it wasn't an air plane that hit the Pentagon, it was actually a cruise missile; that’s why there aren't any holes that would have been made by the wings. Also how could the witnesses have seen a plane if they weren't even paying attention. Allot of people said that they just heard a big BOOOOMMMM and suspected that it was an airplane that hit the Pentagon. It very possibly could be true that it was a cruise missile. You can't tell what hit the Pentagon from looking at the security cams didn't catch the plane. All there was on the film was a white blur. Who knows what it was.

What do I think:

I think that it was a planned attack on the Pentagon by the Government. On the security cam film there was a small blur. A plane as big as a Boeing 757 would not be a small blur.

DUE FRIDAY, 1/26 Fahrenheit 451 pp. 110-125

My Question: What does the author mean when he says "And he shot a bolt of fire at each of the three blank walls and the vacuum hissed out at him?"

1. Summarize what happens in one or two sentences:

So what happens in this part of the book is that there is a carnival that’s going on down the block. Guy is talking to Beatty and then goes crazy because of something that he said that has to do with burning down his house. Then Guy gets a flamethrower goes into his house and starts burning everything that reminded him of Mildred. While he was burning the house Beatty was behind him talking to him, Guy wasn't listening so Beatty punch him in the head which made Guy fall to the ground. Beatty was somewhat threatening Guy. Guy got feed-up and pressed the trigger and lit Beatty on fire.

2. On your blog, copy down one sentence from this reading selection that strikes you as particularly descriptive. Which of the 5 senses does it appeal to? What verbs, adjectives, or figurative language are used and why are they effective in describing a certain action, person, or thing?:

"There was a hiss like a great mouthful of spittle banging a red-hot stove, a bubbling and frothing as if salt has been poured over a monstrous black snail to cause terrible liquefaction and boiling over of yellow foam."

I think that this appeals to sight because if you just read that you can imagine Beatty's skin bubbling frothing. There was a lot of figurative language that makes this sentence sound much more interesting. Like when he says "bubbling and frothing as if salt has been poured over a monstrous snail." From thinking of what a snail looks like from when we pour salt on it I can see a clear picture of what is happening to Beatty.

DUE THURSDAY 1/25 Fahrenheit 451pp. 91 - 110

My Question:I'm getting confused about Guys name. People in class are using Montag, I thought that it was Guy?

Summarize the two main scenes in the selection of Fahrenheit 451

The Living Room:So what happened is that Mildred has Mrs. Bowles and Mrs. Phelps over so that they can chat for a while. They were watching some weird show on the parlor and then Guy flipped a switch in the wall which turned off the parlor. As a result of him doing that the woman gave him a dirty look and started talking. Then from what I remember Guy went to go get a book of poetry, read some, and then leaves the woman in the room while they are crying.

The Fire Station with Beatty:Guy goes to the fire station because he is frustrated. Then he sits down at the poker table and he and Beatty play poker. Then Beatty says to Guy, that after he had been called a fool, how they are just little sheep who leave the herd every once in a while.

Descriptive Writing - Figurative Language:The Quote that I chose was:"Not good night. I'll be with you the rest of the night, vinegar gnat tickling your ear when you need me"I think that this quote is effective because he uses interesting metaphors like "vinegar gnat tickling your ear". That’s another way that Faber is telling Guy that whenever he needs to say something that Faber will be with him the whole time.

DUE THUR 1/25 Debunking 9/11 Myths Chapter Two

Summarize the Claim: As each tower collapsed there were very visible puffs that came out of the towers as they were falling. They suspect that there had been bombs planted into the towers to help them fall into a nice "pancake" pile.

Summarize the Facts: Some of the facts were that the security at the twin towers after they fell would not let a clean-up crew clean up the mess. In stead of a clean up crew they had demolition people clean it up. Also the Mayor of New York had even made the case more interesting because he sent a lot of the rubble all the way over seas.

Well, I take side with the writers. I say that there were bombs planted into the towers so that they would fall. Because how could both towers coinsidently have visible puffs, smoke and debris falling out of the buildings before that floor even goes down. Also if there was nothing to hide like bombs, then why would the Mayor of New York send most of the debris over seas to dump sites there? We have plenty of dumps in America; why not use those? Why would the security not let a clean-up crew clean up the mess? Those are very good questions and I want them answered.

DUE WED 1/24 Debunking Assignment - Military Intercepts

Summarize the Claim:
So what happened is that the military should have been able to intercept the hijacked planes because that is what military pilots regularly do in this type of situation. They are saying that it is a standard operation to shoot down off-course planes that don't respond to air traffic controllers.
Summarize the Facts:

A decade before 9/11 NORAD fighter planes intercepted Payne Stewart's Learjet. They say that at 39,000 feet the plane lost its cabin pressure and crashed. The National Transportation Safety Board said that the plane was lost at 9:33 eastern daylight time and was intercepted at 9:52 central daylight time, making the total time 1 hour and 19 minutes for the fighter to reach the plane. What actually happened was that the plane that intercepted Payne's plane was already in the air and did not have to be scrambled so the actual total time for the jet to chase down the Learjet was approximately 50 minutes. Another point is that the transponders on hijacked planes were usually turned off. The transponder on Payne's Learjet was active. Making it easy for the jets to find it. However the planes on 9/11 were not that easy to track because the transponders were turned off.
On August 12, 2002, an Associated Press story had proof that NORAD had mounted more frequent interceptions of domestic flights. The article says that from September 11 to June 2002, NORAD scrambled jets or had diverted combat air patrols 462 times. That is seven times more that the usual 67 scrambles from September 2000 to June 2001.

Now because of all that had happened on 9/11 the FAA an NORAD increased cooperation setting up hotlines between air traffic control centers and NORAD command centers and establishing an ADIZ zone over Washington D.C.

DUE WED 1/24 Descriptive Paragraph - Fun in the Forest

There is a place that is nestled between two mountains like a hotdog in a bun. Where ever you go there are the coolest people who will take you on the journey of a lifetime. Riding on top of a horse playing a game of tag like as if we were being chased by a friendly murderer. Flying like an Eagle softly gliding towards the ground at 40 miles an hour. Over the snaking rivers we ride out of the forest to the feasting area. Giving away Green and Black printed onto wicker white paper to please my excited taste buds with a milk shake. Walking back to the cabin through the dark with my ears searching the area around my cold body like a radar. Finally getting back to cabin I realize that I left my wallet at the snack shop...

DUE Wednesday 1/24 Fahrenheit 481 pp. 81-91

A Question that I have it is that why is Guy reading the bible, I thought that it was illegal to have!!!

Question: Faber jokingly proposes a plan of action and then starts to discuss it seriously with Montag. What is the plan of action? More importantly, why does he say it won’t work? Analyze his answer. Why won't it work?

What faber wanted to do was to travel around the country and hopfully have firemen's home's burned down by putting books in in the homes. Faber then says that it will not work because firemen are not the problem. What happend is that tons of people have stopped reading. So the firemem are just sort of beeing like the clean up crew by burning the books.

Due Tuesday 1/23 - Fahrenheit 451 pp. 71-80

Question A. What does Montag mean when he says that books "point, one way or another, to Clarisse?"

I think what Montag means when he says that books "point, one way or another, to Clarisse" is because Clarisse seems to know alot about things that an average person would not know right off the top of their head. I mean how could someone get so smart just from knowing ordinary facts. There is the possibility of them learning things from watching TV, but I don't think so. She also could have gained knowledge from attending school. She must be reading books, thats how she knows alot of what she's talking about. She's obviously more intelligent than Montag because when she asked him "was it true that back then firemen put out fires?", Montag said that that was not true. Thats one reason why Montage thinks that books point one way or another to Clarisse!