About Ship Breakers

National Geographic wrote an article about how ship breakers in Bangladesh lived and worked.  It talks about the horrible conditions they work in and how dirty and unsafe the job is.  The article says, " ...they’re often constructed with toxic materials, such as asbestos and lead."  These are the ship that they work on and take apart.  "...the industry remains extremely dirty and dangerous."

The article explains how dangerous the job is.  "He and his fellow workers had been cutting a large section for three days, but it wouldn’t fall. During a rainstorm they took shelter beneath the piece, and it suddenly gave way."  These are the condition that they deal with every day.  They are dangerous and dirty.  It is a constant problem for people working there. 

There are people tring to change the conditions but there is nothing much that they can change.  The ship will always be dirty and dangerous. 

Read the entire article: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/shipbreakers/gwin-text

Krista Ramsey, Locking into the magic of Legos

This article is about the effects of Legos on children.  It describes the good qualities and necessary skills that come with children playing with Legos.  (http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/15/krista-locking-into-the-magic-of-legos/5521245/)

I think the best written line is, "With Legos, kids build sturdy little creations – which, in turn, build sturdy kids. ?"  I think this is the best line because it summarizes the rest of the article very well.  The diction in this piece is low and casual.  The author also uses to definitions of sturdy, one with the Lego structures and one with the children.  

Ramsey's columns mostly inform the readers on her opinions.  For example in the second article Krista shows her opinion on how people should dress at certain occations.  And in the third article she shares her opinion on how Legos benefit children.  She also gave her opinion on how much time kids spend on their devices and also gives quotes from professionals to support her ideas.  

Three Questions:
1.) What is the best column you have ever written?
2.) What do you do when you are stumped on what to write?
3.) How much time do you spend writing?
Read the full article: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/15/krista-locking-into-the-magic-of-legos/5521245/ 

This Post Will Have Spoilers

I am continuing to read Ship Breaker.  It is an interesting book so far that has  alot of unexpected changes that suprise me.  For example, the girl, Nita, tells Nailer that the people that need to find her are not coming.  This shocked me because Nailer needed Nita's family to come so he could leave the beach.  In order to get Nita back to her family he leaves the beach with someone who worked with his dad, Tool, and heads to Orleans 2 by jumping a train and riding it there.  Orleans 2 is a city that was built after New Orleans was damged from a hurricane.  I am not sure if they will find Nita's family here or if they will have to keep searching.  the problem that they are have is that there is someone looking for Nita so they can give her to her family in exchange for a reward that will ruin them.
http://shipbreaker.wikia.com/wiki/Ship_Breaker (Ship Breaker Wiki Page)

Ship Breaker

I have started reading Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi.  In this book Nailer, the main character, is a ship breaker.  This means that he his paid to go on ship wrecks and look for meterials like copper.  He lives in the makeshift home on the beach near the shipwrecks.  Everyone he works with wants to find oil in the ships and become the next Lucky Strike.  To leave this wrecks to find a better place to live off the beach.  But Nailer may have found something better.  After a large storm he finds a large ship filled with silver, gold, and jewels.  He also finds someone in it.  She says she owns the ship and can give him  all the money he wants to bring her back to her family.  This is where I am reading now and I think that Nailer will find the girl's family and be able to leave the beach forever.  Thsi would eb a major desicsion for Nailer.  It would mean leaving his father and the beach that he has spent his entire life on.  It would completely change who Nailer is and what he will be.