Dangerous Decibels

Dangerous Decibels

• If it is loud then turn it down.
• If it is to loud then walk away.
• Protect your ears when there is something around you that is loud.
• Rainfall - 50db
• Transformer - 50db
• Normal Conversation - 60db
• Alarm clock - 75db
• Hair dryer - 80db
• Subway - 90db
• Crying Baby - 110db
• Rock concert - 120db
• Head phones are better for you then ear phones
• 40 to 50 people in America are deaf
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Similes

Create 5 original similes

NO CLICHES!

As tired as sloth trying to get his 23 hours of sleep a day.

As quick witted as a panda after sleeping.

As frightened as my dog after she does something wrong.

Gently like fluffy bunny cuddling his owner.

Grey like a new born elephant.

Watch Making

Describe using your senses: What can you see, hear, smell and feel (you will have to imagine the small and feel). I would expect to see technical words and verbs, similes, imagery, onomatopoeia, alliteration, metaphor.

I can see Machines all over the place working on all different types of watches. People collecting all the minuet parts of the watches. Cleaning them and carving them to make them good enough to sell. The Cogs and the steel going into the
I can hear all the people talking and the machines going as fast as they can. I sounds like a ringing, buzzing call that is going into my ear.

Cameron Clapp

Research about the guy from the Limb and Life article you’ve been reading in CSI.

Write questions for the following answers:

Q. How long intill Cameron Clapp went to the United States?

A. 28 √

Q. When did Cameron Clapp loose his legs and arm?

A. September 15, 2001√

Q. How did Cameron Clapp Loose his leg?

A. He was hit by a train.√

Q. How many prosthetics does he have?

A. He has 3. One each for walking, running & swimming√

Q. When did Cameron Clapp start his film?

A .2008 feature film Stop-Loss.√

Q. What does Cameron Clapp do in his spare time

A. He gives motivational talks to soldiers who have lost limbs. √

Q. How much does his legs and arms cost?

A. $40,000 each. √

Q. What does Cameron Clapp use his arm and to walk?

A. Prosthetic. √

Q. What parts of Cameron Clapp's body is prosthetic?

A. His right arm and both legs. √

Q. What did Cameron Clapp Say in one of his speaches?

A.  "I left the wheelchair five months after the accident and I don’t want to have to use it again." √

Find and watch a recent video of Cameron. Embed the video.