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In 1918 the Spanish Flu killed an estimated 50 to 100 million people with over 500 million being affected. Fast forward to today, we are in the midst of a “pandemic” which as known as the Swine influenza (also called swine flu, hog flu, or pig flu). Known by its formal scientific name as H1N1. I personally believe that this pandemic has created fear far beyond what it should be.

Intro to Essay

Five point seven, six point zero, five point five, five point three. These are the marks of a figure skater. How does the skater achieve these marks though? Is it because of their technique? How high they can Jump? Their style chice in music? All of this put together is the outcome for the skater in a competition.

Observations from on High

Heeeeeeeelllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooo! Is there anybody here? Where are all the October posts? Most groups have 35 postings! Guess who's not going to be able to demonstrate as much growth and skill on their summatives if they don't kick it up several notches? You aren't! You aren't! Now put that gun down before you shoot yourselves in the other foot.

Second Observational Post

You're on the right track, but you're shortchanging your responses. Too brief. You need to spin out some serious thinking here. You've got good ideas, but they lack development. The conversational style of the comments is starting to develop. That part is good. Start to address the "so what?" in your posts.

First Observation About the Postings

Where the heck is Michael Scott in all of this?

The Shining Houses - Dane Telford

In the short story "The Shining Houses" by Alice Munro, Mrs. Fullerton has lived on the same property for a long time. She has shacks on the property that the community believes gives off a negative view on the neighborhood. I believe if the community does do soemthing about, they have to give or do something for Mrs. Fullerton for compinsation. If not, i think Mrs. Fullerton has the right to do anything to her property.

Two Words - Dane Telford

In the short story "Two Words" by Isabel Allende, two words are given to the colonel, and I believe that the words are either her name, "Belisa Crepusculario", or "You" and "Me."
Evidence showing the words may be her name "Belisa Crepusculario," Is that all throughout the sotry she is referred to both full names, not ever "That Girl" "Ms. Crepusculario " or "Belisa," but always "Belisa Crepusculario." Also because after the colonel is given the words, she leaves, but shortly after the colonel becomes obsessed, and demands to talk to her again.
The second piece of evidence also works for the words "You" and "Me" or "you" and "I," because if he admitted love, the colonel would become obsessed and would try to find her again.
The words that Belisa Crepusculario gave to the colonel, i feel, has to be love related, because he grew obsessed and had to see her again.