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Mr. renoll and the orgin of speciesOn Monday September 12th, Mr. Renoll, a biology teacher at South Western High School came to our class to talk to us about Charles Darwin and the origin of species. Darwin was a man who was very into nature and learning, which is what led him on his journey to the Galapagos Islands but not to study the Origin of Species. Darwin's main focus for traveling was just to learn more about nature. Twenty years after the voyage, Darwin published a book called The Origin of Species in 1859. This book questioned the idea that God was not the only reason for so many species. Darwin's book shared his Theory of Evolution which was really two main ideas, that evolution does occur and change happens, and how evolution occurs by natural selection. Variation, overproduction, adaptation, and descent with modification all make up natural selection. The evolution of species also is based on Survival of the Fittest meaning the one's that are able to survive and pass along their genetics at a certain time in a certain place. For example, if there is a white bunny, the mother would choose to reproduce in the winter time when it snows because the baby's chance of survival is higher due to the fact that it can hide in the snow. If the mother bunny had the baby in the summer and it was white it would be easily seen and not have a good chance at survival. Darwin's theory relates to my topic on Surviving with lupus because your body changes and evolves over time, adapting to different medicines. Some different medicines affect your body differently making you tired or causing you to feel different ways. For example, some of the medicine that I'm taking right now makes me very tired so I have to take it at night to adapt. It was great hearing Mr. Renoll speak and learning more about Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution.
Mr. Melhorn on active shootersOn September 29th our assistant principal Mr. Melhorn came into our class to talk to us about active shooters and the actions our school takes to keep us safe. Since Mr. Melhorn is a member of the high school safety committee and a member of the district safety committee he is very involved in this topic. He discussed with us what an active shooter is and what motivates them. An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people and they have no specific victims they're just looking to kill lots of victims. This concerns lots of people because they really don't care who you are they just randomly shoot. Although active shooters do randomly choose their victims there are ways to protect yourself if there ever was an active shooter situation. You should try and find a secure spot to hide until help comes, try to get out of the building or area where the shooter is, or use whatever you can find to defend yourself. Mr. Melhorn discussed what we would do in our school if there was ever an active shooter. Our school's plan is to turn off the lights, lock the doors, and hide in the back corner of the room where if the shooter walked by they would not be able to see us. Although dealing with lupus and active shooters seem like they have nothing in common they do share similarities in how to handle them. When dealing with lupus you also can have different ways of how you deal with it. You can either take different medications, or you can try a more natural approach and try and change your lifestyle. Either way changes the outcome of how you feel. This relates to active shooters because depending on how you deal with the active shooter can change what outcome you get. Mr. Melhorn had a lot to say about active shooters and it was comforting to hear that our school does have a plan in place if we were ever in an active shooter situation.
Mrs. Malinowski On how to survive a natural disasterOn Monday November 14th our school nurse, Mrs. Malinowski, came in to speak to our class about surviving a natural disaster. We discussed what to do if one would ever happen and the steps to take afterwards in order to survive. If there was ever a natural disaster such as a tornado, you would want to go to a room with no windows and cover yourself with something such as an air mattress. This will help protect you from the impact it has. After the storm is over you will want to look for any injuries and treat them properly. If a bone is fractured or broken you should find a straight object like a stick and a piece of cloth to wrap it. After the disaster you and your family should have a meeting place of where to meet after to make sure everyone is okay. Mrs. Malinowski also gave us a tip of making a survival kit with basic first aid products, a knife or scissors to cut with, snacks, and water. These objects can all help you survive until you are helped.
Mrs. Malinowski’s discussion on how to survive a natural disaster relates to my topic on how to survive lupus because if there was ever a natural disaster it would affect me not only because it would destroy your shelter and you would need to find food and water, but I would need to find a way to survive without my medicine. This would be very difficult because I rely on my medicine everyday just like how people rely on having shelter and food everyday. Derek so and tae kwan doOn December 21st 2016, Derek So who is a local Tae Kwan Do instructor came to visit our class and teach us a few moves and why he is so interested in Tae Kwan Do. Although Tae Kwan Do and living with lupus are two completely different topics they relate because in both situations you not only have to have some physical strength to be able to handel the situation but you need to be very strong mentally. Derek So taught us that if you don't believe that you can do a certain move or beat your opponet then you won't. Just like surviving with lupus if you don't believ you can get better then you won't.
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