Noah’s Blog

on Friday (the 2 of February) in math we took a test. there were four questions, and two extra credit questions, making it a total of six questions. after we finished the test we worked in are CMT work books.

Today oil is the single most important item traded between countries.  Also, ninety percent of transportation runs on oil. Almost 150 years after the first oil well was drilled the global economy. But soon the world’s petroleum supply will run out. With it will the age of oil expire like the ages of stone, bronze, and iron?  No one knows exactly how much oil is left in the ground, but it is estimated that there are 2.6 trillion barrels. In 1956 Mr. King Hubbert introduced the concept of oil production peak.  He realized that the flow of petroleum from oil fields climbs to a peak and then drops just as quickly. Once half the oil has been pumped out the other half becomes harder and is harder to extract. He predicted that all of the U.S. oil fields would peak in 1970, which they did. Using his theory scientists have predicted the world’s oil fields will peak in 2030.

The Byzantine Empire was one of the most important nations of the Middle Ages. It was the last remnant of the Roman Empire.  Its capital, Constantinople, was probably the biggest city in the western world.  The Byzantine Empire covered most of what is modern Greece and western Turkey. Constantinople was renamed Istanbul by the Ottoman Turks, and remained the capital until Mustafa Kemal Ataturk moved it to Ankara. The Byzantines preserved Greek and Roman culture and learning–thay never had a Dark Ages.  They also defended Europe from the Arab-Islamic expansion that occurred  between the 600s and the First Crusade. The Byzantine defenses depended on two things: the walls of Constantinople, which were never breached until the Ottoman conquest in 1453; and the Byzantine navy. The coolest thing abowt the Byzantine navy was Greek fire. Greek fire was a weapon of unknown composition (but it’s thought that naturally-occurring crude oil was an ingredient). It took the form of a liquid, stored in a brass tank on a ship, which was pumped out a nozzle and set on fire, like a flamethrower. It was devastating to the wooden ships used at the time (including their own–they set themselves on fire too). Some people think that magnesium was used–magnesium burns underwater, so even jumping overboard wouldn’t save you if you were hit by it!

I would like the people who read my story or any other post on my blog to comment. I feel like no one is reading it. I thank you ahead of time for all the great comments.

It was Thursday, John’s day off. Just last week he had decided to be a super hero. It had been a month since he last saw the smoke monster. He was listening to the news on the radio. He heard that there was a robbery at a jewelry store. He reached into a bag and pulled out a costume. It was yellow, and covered him from head to toe. It had a yellow mask that covered his whole face. It also had a black cape. It had gloves and boots; they were also black. The last part of the costume was a belt that had a huge silver buckle. John flew to the jewelry store. He crashed through the roof and landed face first on the floor. John stood up and the robber shot him. The bullet bounced off, only leaving a small hole in John’s costume. John said, “freeze, villain, you can’t escape Lightman!” The robber replied, ”are you some kind of nut?”  John shot a ray of light at the robber but he ducked and it hit the glass case behind him. The light reflected back and hit John into the wall. The robber escaped. ”What happened to beginners’ luck?” John wondered as he flew out of the building through the hole in the roof.

John shot a bolt of light from his hand. The bolt hit the smoke monster, and it staggered backwards. The creature flew into the air. John said, “if I have all these powers, maybe I can fly too!” He leapt up into the air and soared towards the monster. They fought in the air for many hours. Near the end of the fight, the smoke monster was getting the upper hand. The monster kept hitting John with smoke grenade after smoke grenade. But John hit him as hard as he could. The smoke monster disappeared, saying, “you have not seen the last of me!” John said,”I’m geting pretty good at this.”

After John stepped into the portal, everything went dark and lights started to appear.  Then he realized that all the lights were planets.  He started to fall toward a planet.  When he looked closer it appeared to be Earth.  He started falling closer and closer until a bright flash of light appeared and he fell unconscious.  When he woke up, his boss was standing over him.  John’s boss screeched  “What are you doing on the ground?  Get up and get to work!”  Then, out of nowhere, the smoke monster appeared.  John’s boss fainted.  John said, “Who are you?”  The smoke monster answered “I am Extinction, one of the many dark virtues of this world.”  Then John asked ”Why am I so important?”  The monster looked startled and said ”You mean you don’t know?”  The monster started cackling evilly.  John’s body started to glow.  John remarked  “No time like the present to find out.”      

John had been having nightmares for almost a week about the smoke creature. He had just had another of the horrible dreams. He got up and got ready for work. When he got there the doors were locked and there was a sign on the door that said closed.  The building was dusty and looked like it had not been used for many years. He asked a man walking by if he knew why the bank was closed. The man said, “the bank has been closed for years.”  John looked at him and said, “that’s impossible. I was working here just yesterday.” Then the man cackled evily and turned into the smoke monster. Then the monster said, “I have transported you into the future so I could take over the past. Then a portal appeared and the creature stepped into it.  John said, “I didn’t know I was so special. I’m flattered.”  Then john stepped into the portal and it closed behind him.

the story of john black will be up dated Tuesdays and Thursdays. i think it is growing to be 12 chapters long, but i mite have to make it longer. after i finish this story i will be writing one about the old west. the led west toy will be about a man named gage starkred.

John woke up.  It was Thursday, his day off.  He remembered that in all the excitement he had left his suitcase at the bank, so he decided to take a walk so he could pick it up, but something seemed wrong.  No one was outside; there wasn’t even one car on the road.  A harsh wind started to blow, then a puff of hard, black smoke appeared and started to shape into the form of a man.  It shot a puff of smoke at John.  He fell to the ground coughing and wheezing.  He was trying to get a breath but the thing walked over to him.  It reached its hand down towards his neck.  It was then that John realized he could breathe again.  He stood up and tried to run, but his body began to glow.  He tried to punch the shape, but it disappeared.  Everything returned to normal.  Then John said “Must have been last night’s sushi.”    

John Black woke up.  It was his first day at work in almost a month.  The bank where he worked had been closed due to the recent flood.  He got up and got ready for work.  While he was eating breakfast he noticed that his watch said 8:30–he was already 15 minutes late!  He grabbed his coat and ran out the door.  He noticed that all the houses were going by very quickly.  When he got there a man was standing outside the bank with his mouth wide open.  The man said “You just outran all those cars!”  John looked at him like he was crazy and walked inside.  He had just sat down when the man from outside ran in carrying a gun.  He fired it twice into the ceiling and screamed “Everybody hand over the cash!”  John’s desk was closest to the door, so he picked up a chair to hit the armed man with.  But the armed man shot him with his gun.  John assumed he missed.  He had actually hit him, however, but the bullet bounced off.  The truth is, John is a magical being, but he does not know it.  John than hit him with the chair and the robber fell unconscious onto the floor.  Then John said, “The first day is always the most exiting!” as he dropped the shattered chair.    

I will be writing a story updated weekly about a man who is not human but thinks he is. In truth he is a magical being. Even when using his powers (super strength, super speed, invulnerability, etc.) he does not realize he has them. It is narrated by a 3d person narrator.

The BEATLES were the most influential band in history. they influenced everything from politics to the media.  They were a world-wide phenomenon. They played their incredible music from 1962-1969, ending their collosal career with the Apple rooftop concert. In those 7 years  they had 5 movies, 12 albums and even an animated series. Two of the Beatles are still alive today – Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, but sadly the other two have died. John Lennon was murdered and George Harrison died of cancer.  So learn to respect the Fab Four, the sons of Liverpool, THE BEATLES.

If I could go anywhere, I would go to England. I would go there because the Beatels were from England, and I would like to visit some of there historical sites.  

This is a test!