Escape from Behala

Escape from Behala

caged in poverty

trapped in the trash

imprisoned by the powerful concrete of corruption

surrounded by rubbish nowhere to go

a soul with a passport

the key to escape

run away from the stupp and the broken dreams

you have solved the mystery

Trash Response Questions

Trash Response Questions

1. Describe the conditions in the prison.  Why do you think children would be locked up there?   The condition in the prison was heinous the government doesn’t give money to the prison so the prison don’t have any air conditioning or fans. Also the prisoners don’t get any food, so their families are camped outside the prison and smuggle them food in when they can. Children would be locked up in the prison because they stole things or fought each other, also the whole system there in the city is completely corrupt.
2. How were Olivia and Gardo able to get a visit with Olondriz?   Olivia and gardo were able to get into the prison to see Olondriz, because Olivia is not a citizen in that country and they were dressed like upper class people. Another reason they got in was for an exceedingly high price of ten thousand pesos, Olivia had to that much because she basically had to bribe the people who run the prison. Gardo also said that Olondriz was his Grandfather and he needed to visit him now.
3. What were the few things that Raphael learned about Rat that he "had never known and never asked about”?  Raphael learned that Rat had a stash of two thousand pesos and counting because Rat wanted to eventually save up enough money to go home, Rat’s actual home. Rat’s actual home is an island called “Sampalo”. Of course two thousand is enough to get there, but Rat would also need enough money for a fishing boat so he could make a living and actually stay there.
4. What does the gardener tell Raphael and Rat?  The gardener tells Raphael and Rat that he has spoke to the vice presidents twice in the twenty two years he has worked there. He also said that multiple police cars have been coming to the house every day. another thing the gardener told the boys was that Jose Angelico had smuggled the Six Million Dollars out in an old fridge that he had replaced.
5. What would you do with six million dollars?  What I would do with Six Million Dollars is give one million to my parents five hundred thousand to my brother and two hundred fifty thousand each to my two Grandmas. fro the rest of the people in my family I'd give one thousand each. by then i would have about four million, nine hundred seventy five thousand dollars left. I would then invest one million in stock, and buy company for up to two point five million. after that i would have about one million two hundred fifty thousand left that i would use for whatever.

The War of Technology

The War of Technology

By Garrett Kitchen

           Which side will you take in the war? The war between Mac and PC! The war between the iPhone 4 and the Droid X, and I want to pick a side in this war. Although the side I should pick, is still unclear. That’s why is searched for an “iPhone 4 vs. Droid X comparison chart” and came up with “iPhone 4 vs. Droid X head to head comparison on a tech site called the “PCWorld”. I’d like to access the Internet, play games, listen to music, and take pictures and video, text, call, and more. All on one of these remarkable Phones (or as my dad likes to call them “Gadgets”). So I ask. Which Smart Phone is the best?   

           What type of physical properties do these phones have? Well let’s find out. The Droid X has a 4.3” display size (screen) versus the iPhone’s 3.5” display. Another major physical property of the display is resolution. The iPhone Tops the Droid X with a crystal clear 640 x 960p, although the Droid X’s 480 x 854p is still pretty clear. The next Physical characteristic that these phones clash for is there cameras. The Droid X has a startling 8MP and 720p video capabilities and for the icing on the cake, a Duel LED flash. The iPhone 4 ha a puny 5Mp camera, but it does have 720p video capabilities, and frankly there is no icing with just LED flash. So hands down the Droid X wins the battle of the Cameras.

            The nest comparison category is memory and software. The iPhone 4 has a speedy 512MB RAM Memory, just like the Droid X. But the Droid X has 8GB on board but it also comes with a 16GB micro SD as the expandable storage, making the Droid X in total come with 32GB of storage. The iPhone on the other hand comes with either 16 or 32 Gigabyte on board storage depending on which one you buy. But the iPhone has no option of expandable storage. So once again it’s a tie. The last but not least software addition is the processor and of course both Phones have a 1GHz processor.

The final comparison category is extras. The Droid X can generate a wifi hotspot when the iPhone 4 cannot, and the Droid X has up to 8 hours of talk in 1 battery life and has 3 microphones, and the iPhone 4 has only 7 hours of talk time and 2 microphones. Both smart phones have a GPS. the iPhone 4 has 225,000 apps in its App Store and the Droid X only has 65,000 int its store. a major plus to the droid x is it has SWYPE technology in its keyboard where the iPhone 4 doesn’t.

When I asked “Which Smart Phone is best?” i didn’t know the answer, but now I do. I choose the Droid X. What really sealed the deal and made me choose the Droid X over The iPhone 4 was the Droid X has a bigger screen, and it’s not an Apple product like the iPhone 4(I’m a PC person). Also like I said previously the Droid X generates a Wifi Hotspot, it has a superior camera, it has one more mic, it has a longer battery , and it has SWYPE technology for the keyboard. There are few things I will miss that the iPhone has like the Droid X has no face time camera, not a lot of on board memory, not as light a the iPhone, and the iPhone appstore has more apps. So overall I chose the Droid X, but others may choose differently.Which side will you fight for in The War of Technology?