alternate ending for Ishmael

What the heck was that! This is very weird. I did like that he finally acknowledged that IShamel wasn't the son of God or a prophet, but a teacher. Even if i don't believe what he taught, i can still believe he was a teacher. I didn't think this was a good ending to the book at all for two main reasons. The first being it's too simplistic. All through the book we have been given deep theological questions to ponder, but this is simply a statement that the world WILL end with us. Secondly I feel that this ending is much to harsh. He seems angry with Ismael by the end, and a book is always supposed to have some kind of resolution. You can't end a book like this with tension and hatred.

Ishmael

*My first question is number four about why did Ishmael send the student away to find his own awnswers... I think Ishmael sent him away to find answers for two reasons. First if he told him the answers he wouldn't learn anything. This is the same thing that happens in all teaching environments. The second reason is because Ishmeal doesn't have all the answers. My theory is that Ishmael based his talks for the day off of what the student came up with. It was all a matter of the students values, and his sense of personal right and personal wrong. Ishmael would go with the flow. He would steer the student in very vague directions in hopes that the student would come up with his own answers. As for what the student meant when he said he wanted a teacher for life, i think he means there is always more learning to be done. You never learn it all, and you need someone to help you through that process.

*i was going to do question two here, but i don't know what to write lol :) I can't explain it the way it's playing in my head. GGGGRRRRRRR translation of thoughts into words. lol :)

Today we were supposed to have 3 of 4 sources on our topic to bring and share with the group. I, being a procrastinator, printed mine off 10 minutes before class :). HEY @ least I had them! We discussed who was going to write about what based on what research we all brought in. I ended up doing one of my favorite topics EVER, God/ Religion in science : ): ): ) YAY!!!! Can't wait to get started on that. OH who am I kidding, it's the day the papers due. I was supposed to write this post 2 days ago, but I didn't lol. I woke up @ 5:30 this morning to write the dang thing. I just finished uploading it to turnitin.com and proof-reading it, because I did write it @ 5:30. After reading through what I wrote I discovered that I write really good papers @ 5:30. I didn't remember writing 3/4 of the stuff that was in there, but it was REALLY GOOD!!!! lol :) :) :)
Can't wait for the presentation.
~Katie Zimmer

Blah Blah Blah

SO today all we did was split off into groups and discuss what topic we wanted to write about for our papers. My group decided that we wanted Ethics in science, but so did everyone else. It started out just going around the room, and saying what you wanted, but some people weren't happy with that, because we got Ethics and they wanted it :), so we drew numbers. The funny thing about that was my group drew number 1 hahahaha!!!!! We picked Ethics. Yay us. I've decided today that me and Jesus are like best friends. lol :)
~Katie Zimmer

Jurassic Park Day 2

Now it get's interesting. People start dying, and then they have a whole new outlook on what they've done. It amazes me how ignorant people are when it comes to seeing that what they've done is wrong. Even after all of this the owner/ inventor of the park still has it in his head that he can fix it, and this will just give him ideas for improvements the next time around. how long will it take him to realize that YOU CAN'T CONTROL NATURE!!!!!!! As hard as modern science tries to control and mutate DNA, there will always be flaws or gaps in our knowledge that keep it just out of our control. It can't be done, because we don't have the infinite knowledge or infinite power that it took to create the world for nothing in the first place. Only God knows how everything works together. Only God can completely control anything and everything. Only God knows exactly how things were made, and how everything will be destroyed in the end times. Everyone needs to stop trying to control things that they can't control. JUST LET GOD BE GOD!!!!!!!
Katie Zimmer

Jurassic Park Day 1

So.... what do you say about Jurassic Park? It starts off rather slow, but it will start to pick up 2day in class, @ least I hope it does. lol :). Personally I agree with the awkward scientist with the dark hair and glasses. You shouldn't mess with nature! Dinosaurs were weeded out for a purpose and it should stay that way. Although I do not agree with the thoeries of extinction of the dinosaurs in the fact that man and dinosaur lived millions on years apart and dinousaurs became extinct long before man "evolved." I believe in the seven day creation as written in the bible, so I believe that man and dinosaur lived together in harmony until the fall of man when sin entered the world. At this point dinosuars became predators and man the prey. So what would you do if you were man in that situation? I know I would be scared out of my mind, and I would try everything in my power to defend myself. I whole- heartedtly believe that this is a much more reasonable thoery explainig the extinction of dinosaurs. Man simply banded together and killed them because they were a threat to the human race, the same way we killed off wooly mammoths and saber tooth tigers.
I have sort of gotten off topic. Back to Jurassic park. Cloning blood cells to recreate the original being simply because we have the technology to do so is not a good enough reason to actually go through with it. As I stated before, they aren't alive anymore for a reason. By suddenly reintroducing them into the world population you are upsetting the already very delicate balance of life on earth. We haven't lived with dinosaurs for thousands of years. Then you expect to be able to deal with all the challanges that arise after cloning with what knowledge? Oh yeah that's right, you didn't think about that, you just did it because you could.
I could go on like this forever I'm sure, but I will spare you the time of reading all of that by putting it simply. Jurassic Park is a great example of the technology driven stupidity of modern science, and the naivety of the human race itself.

That's all for now. Thank you for taking the time to read my rant. lol :)
~ Katie Zimmer

my crap load of stuff.

on the drive to skool i was very excited. wen i got there i was bummed. i have to carry everything up 3 flights of stairs. orange dishes, iron, bedsheets, 2 huge tubs of shoes, lotion, pencils, pictures, pills, a fridge, a computer, make up, tape, stapler, music library, computer, lamp, a candle, paperclips, clothes, shampoo, conditioner, sea salt (4 my newly peirced belly button), pads, tampons, deoderant, gum, extention cord, colored pencils, markers, notebooks, ironing board, cookies, ipod, razors, toothbrush, laundry detergent, bag, paper towels, perfume, body spray, toothpaste, a phone, ramen. once we got moved in we still needed more crap, we bought a lot of food, and water, a pumpkin pinata, and made bible verses. and among all that crap i brought wit me a sense of pride in myself and my faith and high expectations. the end.lol smiley face.

boring syllabus day :(

HEY girl HEY!!!!!!! so class was honestly really boring yesterday, i hope it's better tomorrow cuz we watchin a movie yo!!!!! Yeah i did just say yo 2u. :) so I don' really know what 2 write about other than that, but I thinks it was long enough to cover the subject, and definitely short enough 2 maintain interest! :) :) :) lol!!