ISKL+Brian

**Introduction:**
Include some or all of the following, as well as a link to your blog: first name, what you like to do in and out of school, favourites (food, sport, hobby, TV show, video game, etc.), places visited, future plans, claim to fame.

Hi!!! My name is Brian Im (Not Brain Im). I like to play the saxophone, listening to music especially rock music, playing games, playing soccer and basketball. Oh!! By the way, I'm from SOUTH KOREA!!(not NORTH) I have one sister who is in 4th grade.☺

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Brian Im April 14, 2009 Humanities

Pollutions

These days, pollution is causing a lot of problems. We hardly can see some insects or animals live in clean environment. We can see fireflies like two or three places in the world now. For example, like in Malaysia and Brazil. Pollutions are also bad for our body. It kills the habitats. Pollution leads us to an environment that causes disorder, harm or discomfort to the habitats. There are different kinds of pollutions caused by chemicals or energy which are air, soil, water, noise or light energy. There are other kinds of pollutions. By the way, it became a popular issue after the World War II. It held the attention of U.S government between the middle of 1950s and early 1970s. Also it was caused because of weapon development such as nuclear bombs.

Air pollution is come from both nature and manmade sources. More vehicles also causes air pollution .China, United States, Japan, Russia and Mexico are the leaders of the air pollution. It caused because of not only vehicles but also nuclear waste, chemical plants and etc. Also it’s caused because smoke comes from lots of producing factories and releasing chemicals into the ground. Water pollution is also a very serious pollution like air pollution. I heard much news about the water pollution last year. It kills water habitats such as fish. We use so much soap when we take shower or waste them by using to much or playing. The bubbles cannot be clearly cleaned during the cleaning process. So they just travel from river to oceans. Sometimes it’s caused by oils from ships because they crash into a rock and the oil they were carrying all spills out from the tank into the sea. So the fish were living there, all die because of the oil. It’s caused a lot by the waste of products also by releasing them into rivers or oceans. Soil pollution was sometimes also caused by oil came from the sea. It makes the soil black and rotten. That’s why when you are in beach and digging a hole you could see black soil. Some people bury trashes in the ground and they don’t just go away. For example, plastic bags never go away when we bury them. However, we still do it a lot. So when we burn them, they are also harmful to air which causes air pollution.

The effects of the pollutions are they kill many organisms including humans. They are sometimes also the main causes of some diseases. Water pollution kills more than 14,000 deaths per day. So some young children, they can get the diseases very easily. Noise pollution causes diseases like high blood pressure, stress or sleep disturbance.

To decrease these we have to try to trash the trashes in the right places, try to use our feet or bikes to go near places, try not to catch animals and kill them or torture them. If we put some more effort, the Earth will stay longer.

**Questions for Peer Reviewers**
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1. Think of plot—is it original? (If an adaptation, is it creative or interesting to you?) What suggestions do you have for the author(s)? Hello, It's Chelsea. I loved your feedback that you gave me. Your right it was to short I will write longer next time. Thanks again. 2. Think about problems that the characters face. Are there complications that add enough suspense, tension, or interest? Is there a climax that satisfies you? Is the resolution satisfying? What could be added or changed? .I think this one is a little hard to explain. But I would have to say it was okay. I think you goood add a little more detail to the problems. 3. Think of characterization—are the characters life-like? Are characters likable and enjoyable? Do we get a good sense of character from many of these: description, dialogue, narrator's opinion, discussion from other characters, the character’s own actions? The Characters were easy to visulize. I loved how you added details on your characters 4. Think of imagery and details. Do they help you //see// and //hear// and //experience// the story? What details would you like to see in the next revision of the story? I do, I really do. I think you did a great job I felt like I was right there living the story 5. What areas of the story need the most improvement? What suggestions do you have for the author? I think you need more improovement on your middle paragraph, but GREAT job! __ VV Chelsea __