An Underwater Adventure

Once upon a time, there was a girl with an admittedly overactive imagination. She thought of everything in life as a joke. One day she was very heedless of her parents admonition when they told her never to go to the unknown lake near their house. She ignored them and went her way. She had no idea that she was completely annihilating her parents’ trust. She arrived at the lake and was stupid enough to go swimming in it. She then saw a glimmer in the water, and curiosity got the best of her. She unwittingly followed it as it swam away. When she finally saw it, she was agast of the result. It was a four headed fish. The fish was very ugly and frightened rose ( the girl ).  She then saw the glimmer subsiding. The fish entered a doorlike place and went into another dimension. She was really weirded out by this since she was devoid of this alien/fish/creature’s behavior. She still followed the fish and entered the dimension right when she had to come up for air. But the dimension served as a benefactor for her since she could breath underwater there. The situation started to plague her when she saw a big fish unleashing its wrath on a smaller fish. She started swimming away but the door closed and she was trapped in the other dimension. But to her fortune, another a very nice angelfish bestowed rose, and let her have another chance at the door. She finally got out and was relieved of this result.  She went home and told her parents the truth. They were very disappointed, but relieved that she came home safe and sound. Over time, she forgot about her experience and earned her parents’ trust back. She then one day had the same idea, to go the lake. She this time, told her parents. She often told her friends about this but they refused to believe her. She didn’t care though and went back to the lake and saw many more beautiful and some weird things, but got used to them over time. Later on, after her death, the lake was named rose lake. And only she and her parents know about the secret of the other dimension. 

The Truth Will Not Subside

Whenever I wake up and look up at the sky,

I wish that I could be a bird and just go up and fly.

But the truth is that I’m human,

and that will not subside.

Everything will change,

once I go up high.

I could then see the earth, far from up away,

I could sit on top of trees,

and hover by the bays.

I would the have a nest, away from everyone,

and then I would pick on bullies, all of them one by one.

If I could have a wish, it would be to fly.

Then I could see all the birds, really close by.

But the truth is that I'm human,

and that will not subside, 

The truth, will not subside.

My Journey With Time Travel

Have you ever wanted to travel through time? Do you know why? Is it possible? I have story that answers all of these questions and more. So, here is how it goes:

It was just an ordinary friday, and I had just reached school. There was a party which I was really excited about, it was our end of the year party. Everyone was talking about it and all day long. But, at the end of the day, my happiness was gone. I had just gotten the news that my puppy died, I was devastated. Her name was bella, and I loved her. I just wished that there was a way to go back in time and save her before she became lost to me forever. Then it came to me, I went to the library and did research on time travel. Surprisingly, I found out a lot. I then made it my task to get my puppy back before it was too late, and I had better started this trek if I wanted to find out more. My estimate on how long it would take was about 2 - 3 days. My first station was scientist H.G. Wells’ ( a real scientist ) lab, since he was a good authority on time travel, and since was an industrious man. He believed that time travel was possible. He tried convincing people that he had been working on time travel and that it works, but no one believed him, they all thought that he was crazy. I guess that I would be an exception to that since I actually thought that he had logic and was right. So, I went to him for help thinking he’ll help me. But, when I reached his lab, I found out that Dr. Wells was evicted for telling and creating such a big sham. They shut down his lab and locked it for a long time. My next hope was that they allow me to search his lab for help. To my convenience, they allowed me. I looked in his lab and found out that he was also working on cures for epidemics. He even found cures, but wasn’t able to present them to anyone. I know that that must infuriate him a whole lot, but he kept his patience. I then found something weird in his lab. Precisely a time travel machine. I asked the people working there about time travel while they were talking about lunch, they thought I was irrelevant and ignored me. I went back and tried to turn it on. It worked, it was a success!!! I got in, buckled up and started the machine. I finally had the chance, I went back in time and saved my little puppy. Then it was time to come back. The machine did not start back up again. I was really scared. Then something happened and the machine started, and I was very  relieved. When I went back, I  discovered that the time was frozen in the present. That was a good I suppose, I got my puppy back and things were back to normal. Things were great so far and I didn’t expect to get anymore bad news. I got my report card back, I got all A’s, it was awesome. Anyway; that was my story about time travel. I really hope that I get to time travel again, this time I wish to go back in time to meet Dr. Wells, so I can tell him that not everyone doubts him, because I believe him.   

The New Death Trap "EBOLA"

Have you ever wordered about the deaths around you? Most of them are probably around you. The Ebola virus is the new reason for unexpected deaths. This virus is worrying a lot of people with the correct information. Here is some information that I gathered from different places. Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa, near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas. Early supportive care with rehydration, symptomatic treatment improves survival. There is as yet no licensed treatment proven to neutralise the virus but a range of blood, immunological and drug therapies are under development. There are currently no licensed Ebola vaccines but 2 potential candidates are undergoing evaluation. The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. The current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified in March 2014), is the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976. There have been more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It has also spread between countries starting in Guinea then spreading across land borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia, by air (1 traveller only) to Nigeria, and by land (1 traveller) to Senegal. The most severely affected countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict and instability. On August 8, the WHO Director-General declared this outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. A separate, unrelated Ebola outbreak began in Boende, Equateur, an isolated part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. There are 5 species that have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first 3, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the 2014 west African outbreak belongs to the Zaire species. Here are the symtoms of Ebola. The incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the virus to onset of symptoms is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding (e.g. oozing from the gums, blood in the stools). Laboratory findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and elevated liver enzymes.  This article is not here to scare you. Its here to inform you about the disease about you. So, be informed and keep safe. Here are a link to learn more about this virus.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/09/29/us-military-battles-to-halt-spread-ebola-virus-in-west-africa/