Today in school I was learning about the planets. I learned there are three qualifications to be a planet  The planet must orbit a star or sun. The planet must have enough gravitational pull to form a sphere and it must be the only planet in a certain perimeter. Also, I want to talk about exoplanets. Exoplanets are planets like ours, planets that orbit around a star. There  are over a thousand   neptune sized exoplanets. Also, another topic is why pluto got dethroned as a planet. The 26th assembly of astronomical union decided to come up with a new rules on the qualifications of  a planet. Pluto only met 2 out of 3 of these qualifications so it was dethroned as a planet. Source for photo: NASA and Kepler.

Today I was going into math and thought what  if the number 0  is an invention? The number 0 was used by the Babylonians in 700 B.The  Babylonians first  used the number 0 as a place holder. Then later on a man named  Brahmagupta  started solving math problems using the number 0. What would happen if the number zero did not exist? The math system would have thousands of problems missing and incorrect. The economy would be off, we could never say I have zero tolerance or zero hour also we would not have the prime meridian and 0 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 degrees Celsius. I would like to here your opinion on this question so please leave a comment for this article.

Today I want to talk about politics. Today if you don't know is the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King "I Have A Dream" speech. The question I have to ask does politics have anything to do with liberty. First, there is no date or era when politics came about. The reason we started politics is for every one to be fair so people can't steal or kill someone and not be  tried or have a punishment. Another question is "what sacrifices do we pay for liberty"? I have to pay taxes and have to obey laws or I will be sent to jail. The last question is "what scenarios cause peoples freedoms to be different"? In my country every has the same rights as everyone else. But if you do something bad then you get sent to jail and you get some of your rights taken away. Also if you do something the public doesn't like such as the IRA scandal you will be sent to jail also. So only yourself or the president or your parents can limit your rights.

Economics

Today in school I am learning about the invisible hand. The person who came up with this theory is Adam Smith. Adam Smith was an economist that wrote famous books and became very successful. He wrote the theory of the "invisible hand".  The invisible hand is a natural phenomenon that guides free markets and capitalism though competition for rare  items. The invisible hand is a double-edged sword. It will help you and can not help you. An example is the company Coca-Cola company, in the 1980's they changed their recipe and people disliked it very strongly and had to go back to the old recipe. A good side of the invisible hand is benefiting yourself such as making a light bulb so you can become rich and you are helping people so they can have light.


Sources: investorpedia.com

Is your brain in a vat? That is one of the few questions that I will never be able to solve as while I am alive. I know that Rene Descartes came up the theory that someone could have your brain in a jar and could feed you an illusion of thoughts from an advanced computer.I also know that Hilary Putman a modern philosopher said that it is impossible to tell if your brain is controlled or not.

Life is going great with school starting its fun in the sun until fall. My guitar playing skills are quickly adapting so I can be better. I also want to thank BLACKSTAR AMPS for endorsing me thank you so much. Homeschooling is going great. This is my second year and i'm stoked to see what is in store for me. Some of my goals are to get better in education and have fun at the same time without being boring. I also can't wait for fall so the mosquitos and bugs can go away and so it will be colder when I run every morning. Also, love to go to the gas station and get lots of candy and icees. The sad thing is that the icee machine broke down so I am very bummed about that.