Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls was formed 1000 years ago from the melting polar ice caps. The water was rushing so fast that it found weaker rock formations like shale and limestone. The water carved the Niagara Falls.The water from Niagara Falls supply 20% of the World's water. Niagara Falls produces 4 million kilowatts of electricity. This electricity is shared by the United States and Canada. The US Congress named Niagara Falls State Park a national heritage site. Niagara Falls is the oldest National Park. It was established as a National Park in 1885.

The water crashing down from Niagara Falls creates a sound comparable to thunder. Niagara Falls connects two Great Lakes. It connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.The water from Niagara Falls came from the melted polar ice caps from the last ice age.

Did you know that four of the five Great Lakes drain into Niagara Falls before emptying into Lake Ontario. These five great lakes makes up one fifth of the world's fresh water.

Twelve Thousands year ago extended 7 miles down the river. Niagara Falls erodes the soft shale formation at 6 feet a year , but the recent hydroelectricity project reduces the erosion to only 10 centimeters a year.

Visitors must see Niagara Falls from the Canadian side because it has more activities. You can only go behind the falls on the Canadian side. Journey behind the falls goes behind the falls with extended tunnels. You can experience the mist and the thundering sound. From behind the falls, you can see the water bouncing back. There's so much energy that the water falls and bounces back up again.

It is exhilarating standing behind the falls, you can hear the sound and feel the water. This is an experience of a lifetime and cannot be experienced from the United States.

Roaring waters

The sound of the mighty Niagara Falls is scary. Niagara falls has a thundering boom with roaring waters. Niagara Falls has the best view from Ontario, Canada. On the Canadian side, you can view the American falls and the Canadian horseshoe fall. On the Canadian side, one photo can capture the American Falls and the Canadian Horseshoe fall. You get the whole picture of Niagara Falls. There are food vendors on the streets of Niagara falls. One hot dog vendor said, " We are running low on hot dogs.We don't have any more sausages."
I was thinking , " what's a hot dag without a sausage? It's bread."
This situation only happens in Canada.
Niagara Falls has a natural beauty that attracts millions of visitors a year. Many international visitors from around the world would come to Canada and the United States to see Niagara falls. In pictures, Niagara is amazing. In memories, Niagara Falls is extraordinary.

The Tale of Desperaux

The Tale of Despereax is a tale of a rat and a mouse. The rat lived on the ship and travelled to different places. He enjoys the presence of humans. This is unnatural for a rat because rats hate sunlight and humans. Rats established their own underground city.


The tale really started on soup day. On Soup day, the chef would make a surprise soup for the whole city. Then the King would say the name of the soup to the whole kingdom. The Chef was fixing the soup with his good imaginary friend. They would make the actual soup better. His friend was made of food and had better taste then him. The problem occurred when Rocuro(the sea rat) escaped his human. He went to see the soup up close. When the royal family was drinking the soup, he fell into the Queen's soup. With fright of the dirty rat, she fainted. Later that day, the Queen died.The king was horrified and pronounced to the kingdom that making soup, drinking soup and smelling soup is illegal. The housing of rats and mice is illegal. Anyone found housing a rat or mice would have a severe punishment. This was devasting for the kingdom. For a very long time, the kingdom has no rain and the people are sad. The sadest person was princess pea. She missed the rain, the soup and the rats.
The tale goes on when Despereaux was born. He was a large eared mouse. He was tiny for his age. In his mind, he is the biggest of them all. He befriended the princess and swore to bring back the soup and the rain. He showed the mice population the light. The Chef started making soup, even though it was illegal. When people smelled his soup, they had a jolt of happiness. Roscuao , Despereaux and the Chef helped bring light to the kingdom. The soup brought happiness to the royal family,the people, the rats , and the mice. The people and animals lived happily ever after.


The Mouse named Despereaux was never born normal. Despereaux did not run away from danger. He was a gentlemen, he was brave, and he was fearless. His characteristics was not a mouse. His parents would fret over his fearlessness. He had the strength to talk to a human. He talked to the princess. This was an illegal act. Despereaux could expose the mice population to the humans. The council banished him to the rats. While he was in the rat city, he was almost fed to the big cat. The sea rat saved his life. ( The sea rat was the rat that lived on a ship his whole life until the crew left without him.) He dropped into the sewers and landed among the other rats. He never got used to their way of life. He was an outsider. Despereaux was an outsider as well because he did not fear. The sea rat liked humans and sunlight. Their outstanding qualities helped saved the princess and the city.

Should Different Countries limit the number of muslims going to Mecca?

A pandemic strike the world this year. It is the Swine flu. Hajj is the world's largest pilgrimage. Millions of Muslims gather in Mecca for a submission to God. Since Muslims all around the world are gathering in one city, the swine flu might spread faster in Mecca. Should countries limit the number of people going to hajj? I believe that different countries should limit the number of people going to Mecca because a disease moves from person to person faster when you are in a crowded area. I also believe that the number of Muslims going to Mecca should always be limited because many people die in Mecca every year during the pilgrimage. I think that the people with weak bodies and unhealthy conditions should not go. Senior Citizens should not go because they are getting old and their bodies are not meant for an intense walk from one place to another. Younger children should not go either because they are too young to understand and the walk is too long for them.

The Muslim community may not like it , but I believe different countries should take action for the safety of the Muslim people. Just for 8 days during Ramadan, Saudi Arabia could spend up to millions of dollars. They have to hire more and more police to patrol the tented area. Saudi Arabia has to provide the white bath robe for every Muslim. ( tradition of Hajj) Saudi Arabia is also responsible for hydrating the Muslim people because of the peninsula's hot climate. They have to provide sanitation to prevent the spread of disease. They have to provide sanitary food and water. The country has to provide alternative foods for people for food allergies.

If the Muslim people disagree with my thoughts. Just think about your safety. Religion is a faith and faiths are good for the soul, but they should not be taken too seriously.

Hajj Pilgrammage to Mecca

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Romance is the third element in the new Harry Potter movie. Filmmakers decided it was time to show teenage romance. At the very beginning of the movie, Harry did not stay at 4 Privet Drive. Instead , Harry Potter waited for Dumbledore in a cafe. We saw Harry reading a newspaper and talking to a waitress. The waitress invited him to talk with her after her shift. After the waitress left, Harry blushed a little. After Harry's prophecy was revealed to the media, everybody called him the chosen one. (The person that can vanquish the Dark Lord.)Remilda Vane decided to slip him a love potion because she thinks Harry is the Chosen one. Harry's Best Friend, Ronald Weasley has Lavender Brown crushing on him. This made Herminone Granger upset and jealous. After seeing Ginny with other wizards, Ginny finally revealed her true crush. It turned out that Ginny always loved Harry.

Filmmakers made the romance fit in with the action and the adventure. Shortly After Ron had consumed Harry's love potion from Ramilda Vane, Ron also took a sip of the poison mead . (A stranger (malfoy) gave the mead to Professor Slughorn to be delivered to Professor Dumbledore.)Once again Harry saved the life of another wealsey with the beazor. He stuffed it into Ron's mouth, so that the poison can go away. Harry saved Ginny's life, Mr. Weasley's life and Ron's life. I guess it was good thing Ron decided to sit next to Harry in his first year.

Draco Malfoy has a task to complete. If he does not complete it, then the Dark Lord will kill him. Severous Snape has vowed to protect Draco because of the Unbreakable vow. He was forced to do it because Narcissa and Bellatrix persuaded him. Malfoy has sent Dumbledore a cursed necklace and a poison mead, but the delivery was never made. First , Angelina opened the package and got cursed herself. Then Horace Slughorn served the mead to Ron. Malfoy was devasted because if he failed he would be killed. If Malfoy got killed , then Snape would die with him. (If the unbreakable vow was broken, the person that vowed would die.)When Angelina returned from St. Mungo's hospital, Malfoy ran to the bathroom crying. Harry chased him and used the curse he learned from the half blood prince.

This movie is no longer all about spells, wands, and fighting evil, the movie has transformed itself. Must watch movie of the year.
My grade: A-.

Uigurs protest (contiued)

The Police did not stop them. The Muslims chose to fight and kill. They chose to kill bystanders and ordinary citizens. The Police did the right thing at the right time. When a person is killing another person, the police has to step in. This was never a peaceful demonstration. Murdering someone is a state and federal crime. Protests and demonstrations are legal in the United States, but murder is illegal. In the United States , protests and demonstrations need permits.