Planet of Diamonds

I read an atricle today about a new planet being found. The U.S.-Franco research team found a rocky planet approxamately twice the size of the planet Earth orbitting a star that can be seen by the naked eye. The interesting part of this planet? It is made largely out of diamond. Named '55 Cancri e', is in the constellation Cancer. It orbits its sun so fast, a year on that planet last 18 Earth hours. '55 Cancri e' is also very hot, with temperatures reaching 3900 degrees Fahrenheit. A researcher from Yale University said that the surface of this planet is covered in graphite and diamond, instead of water and graphite. This isn't the first time a diamond planet has been studied, but this is the first diamond planet to be studied in such detail and seen to be orbiting a sun.

This planet is about 40 light years away, or 230 trillion miles. We probably will never be able to travel to that planet because we can't travel the speed of light, but if it was possible, I wonder what scientists would do. Would they bring back diamonds to Earth? Or preserve the planet? If they brought back alot of diamonds to Earth, the natural diamond found on Earth would lose its value. Diamonds from space would be more expensive and valued more. The find of this new planet is pretty interesting. It makes me think about how these planets are found, and how advanced technology is to be able to find these planets so far away. 

Planet 55 Cancri e

Core of 55 Cancri e

You Are What You Eat

Today, I read an article about how what you eat can affect your mood. Many of the foods in the list are what Americans eat almost daily.

1. Potato Chips- Long known for its salty yumminess and bad nutrition, these are found in almost every American household. The oil these are fried in are filled with omega 3 fatty acids, that block mood enhancing omega 3 acid.

2. Ham- The factories where ham comes from fill their pigs with antibiotics. The hams are also filled with sugar, salt, fillers, and nitrate preservatives which can trigger low moods and migranes.

3. Soda- Pretty much everyone drinks these, dispite the negative effects. The average American drinks about 600 sodas a year! Sodas become fat in our bodies and turn our mood from good to bad (because of the sugar intake)

4. Margerine- Filled with industrial fats, it can tamper with insulin levels. It is also known as a fake food. Pasturized butter is alot better than this.

5. Bagels- Who doesn't love bagels? Warm, soft, topped with cream cheese, it makes a filling breakfast. One bagel is also equal to approximately five slices of bread. These are packed with refined carbs, and turn your happy mood around right before lunchtime. Also, in the last decade, companies have been enlarging the bagel.

6. Packaged salty peanuts- These contains artificial flavoring, monosodium glutamate, which is linked to migranes, weakness, and difficulty in breathing for some people.

7. Sweet potatoes- Contains high blood sugar which age our blood vessels, shrink our brain, and damage vision and nerve functions. It also increases our risk for Alzheimer's disease and depression.

 I feel like we shouldn't stop eating the foods listed above completely, but eat them according to serving size and limit the ones containing high fat, sugar, or carbs. This way, you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and still eat the foods you like.

Potato Chips

Bagels

Sugar in Soda

Revenge

So there is this new TV drama on ABC called revenge, where this girl Emily Thorne seeks revenge on the family that framed her father. Secretly, she is Amanda Clark, daughter of the framed terrorist. She keeps her identity a secret so she can get back at everyone who destroyed her life and childhood. During her course for revenge, she has to hurt many people and keep her emotions hidden for the one she loves. Emily also uncovers more hidden secrets by the people that betrayed her father. Soon, on her course of revenge, not only will she affect her life, she will affect the life of the people she loves. I don't think that revenge is worth anything. I think the best way to get revenge is to move on and be happy with your life now. By dwelling on the past, you will only ruin your life further. I don't think i would seek revenge and ruin the lives of the people who ruined my life. Yes, I might hate them for it, but i wouldn't waste my time after them. One thing I also noticed while watching this show is that we justify Emily's actions for revenge, but hate Victoria Grayson (the woman partially responsible for Emily's father's destruction) for saving her family and doing what she thought was right. I sometimes think Emily is kind of doing the right thing, because she is doing it for her deceased father, who was wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit, and also because the Graysons deserve it for hurting innocent lives on their path to success. I feel like Victoria shouldn't be hated because she thought best for the ones she loved. Emily necessarily isn't doing anything wrong, mostly bringing out the truth, but she does do a lot of evil stuff along the way. She breaks into houses, causes drama between people, causes a fire, and spies on people. Sometimes I feel like Emily is the more evil one, but Victoria is full of surprises. Can't want to see what this season brings.

Emily Thorne from Revenge

Characters in Revenge