Match Maker

Basic Information

Name: Clarisse Mclellan

Age: 17

Occupation: Student

Height: 5' 6"

Has Kids: No

Wants Kids: Yes

Religion: None

Drinks: No

Smokes: Never

About me

One of my favorite pastimes is taking long walks in the country side to get away from life in the city. I try to beetles rushing by at 100 mph, the helicopters over head, the houses burning to the ground. I'm not the kind of person who beats other kids up for pleasure. On the contrary I'm gentle, kind and i believe that everyone is different.

What I'm looking for

My ideal partner would be tall and attractive. Must enjoy discussing the meaning of life with me and would be someone i could discuss my ideas and thoughts with. Someone who appreciates nature and who enjoys life. Above all i would like him to be a happy person.

Agree or Disagree

Everyone should read books.
Agree. Reading broadens your knowledge. It makes you aware of how the language works. Reading helps writing. And reading is fun because you're getting into a story and feeling the tension, excitement, and romance as if you're experiencing it yourself.

Literature can be dangerous.
Agree and disagree. It shouldn't be dangerous because it's always best to know the truth and the truth must be written. However, it can be dangerous if you're a government that wants to control its people by hiding things from them that if they knew might result in the government being overthrown.

Advances in technology is better for everyone.
Agree. Everyone benefits from some form of progress in technology. Although sometimes some of the advances might be too complicated for some people to understand. For example old people might not be able to use computers but they still benefit from advances in technology such as hearing aids.

Black Sheep News: Albanian princess kidnapped!

Ninja fighters yesterday kidnapped Albanian princess as she was in front of her people.

The kidnappers later sent a ransom note asking for a billion dollars in unmarked notes in return for her life.

The princess at first did not react probably thinking that the ninja's were part of the festivities but could be heard screaming help help through the microphone as she was stuffed down a manhole in the street.

When the police went down after her they could find not a trace accept for the microphone lying in a puddle.

The country is very upset at what has happened bacause she is a very well loved figure.

"I have pictures of her on my wall and i dress just like her" said a 13 year old fan, Sonia Vradic. "I have lit a candle and said a prayer for her save return".

Asian Religion

Muslims gather under the carved wood windows of Jama Masjid, Srinagar's largest mosque. They have come to prayer here since the 14th century. It was built by Sultan Sikandar in 1400 AD. The Jama Masjid has beautiful Indo-Saracenic architecture, courtyard, and 370 wooden pillars. Muslims gather every Friday to offer their prayers.

The room is large and has a very high ceiling. There are columns all around and it’s quite dark with shafts of light streaming in through some narrow high windows. From the angle of the beams it looks like it’s early morning. A couple of people are actually sitting in the sun beams and it looks as if they are being illuminated by God. A large carpet covers the floor to protect their knees and faces when they pray. It feels very peaceful and calm.

The Cholistan Desert

The Cholistan Desert is also known as the Rohi Desert. It is situated in the Punjab region of Pakistan and is the largest desert on the Indian continent.

The word Cholistan comes from ‘Chol’ which means desert in Turkish, but it could also come from 'Cholna' which means moving.

About 2.5 million people live in Cholistan who are nomads and travel around the desert, looking for water and herding and trading camels. The people live a very simple life and are very religious. They still keep their primitive customs and traditions and place great value in music and singing. They have a very strong culture with many romantic legends dating back to ancient times. The women and men both wear baggy, embroidered and colourful clothes. They have fabulous desert festivals where you can see camels dancing and wearing even more colourful clothes than the people. People still live in houses made of mud and straw just as they did 200 years ago.

The Cholistan people make interesting handicrafts such as wall hangings, bed covers, carpets and blankets with bright colours and beautiful patterns with geometric designs.

The desert expands over to Sindh and into India. The dry bed of the Hakra River runs through the area. When it dried up so did most of life there. Wildlife is scarce. Wild cat, jackal, wolf, squirrel, field rat, over 200 types of insects and as many as sixty varieties of snakes are found here.

The desert also has an Annual Jeep Rally, known as Annual Cholistan Jeep Rally.

It lies at an altitude of 400 ft. above sea level and covers an area of 23,500 sq. m. Temperatures range from 8º C in winter to 34º C in summer. There is very little rainfall in the area averaging about 3 - 5 inches annually. During the wet season the people built shallow reservoirs to catch the rainwater so that they could survive. Cholistan is changing because a canal system has been introduced.

Places of interest include the Derawar Fort where the tombs of the ex-rulers of Bahawalpur and their families are situated, and Shrines of Channan Pir.

Anticipation Guided Response

It's possible to believe in love at first sight
I disagree, If you believed in love at first sight then you would be judging a book by its cover. In other words that would mean that looks is the only thing that matters in love, whereas character, or having common interests is more important. Unless you're someone for whom looks is the most important thing only then can you fall in love at first sight.

Two strangers stuck on an island together could learn to love each other
I agree. They would get to know each other gradually through sharing experiences. They may end up having to work together to survive on that island and might eventually fall in love after getting to know each other. Spending time with someone will help you get to know each other and appreciate each other's good points because you will be able to get to know them deeply rather than superficially as you might if you were not having to spend every minute of the day together.

It is a good thing to sacrifice your happiness for other people
I agree. Someone might need something more than you do and it might not be such a big loss for you if you gave that thing up. Besides at the end of the day, helping another person will make you feel good yourself because it is always better to give than to receive.

Women in your society are free citizens
I agree. Women in our society have the same rights as men do. Women can do anything men can do. Maybe even better! However women should get equal pay for equal work. And because women are financially independent nowadays, they are free to do exactly as they please. Unfortunately many women in our society find themselves in a position where they have to do everything - they go to work and they look after the house and kids. Husbands don't do anything but they will all get the boot when my generation grows up because we wont stand for that.

The Outsiders Book or Movie

I think i would have to say that the book is better than the movie. In the book you are able to get into the character's head but in the movie it's mostly actions.
The book gives more details which helps us have clear view of what is going on whereas in the movie some things are harder to understand. One example is the relationship Ponyboy had with Sodapop. If i hadn't read the book i don't think i would have caught on how much ponyboy looks up to Sodapop. Also in the book Ponyboy looks up to Darry but that doesn't come across very strongly in the film. Some relationships in the book are completely left out in the film like the connection between Bob and Johnny and the difference that each of their parents treat them.
However because the movie is visual we understand certain things faster than we do in the book. For example we don't realize, in the book, that he's actually writing an English essay until we get to the end whereas in the movie we can actually see him writing it at the beginning of the story.
In the book the writer tells us a lot more about the background to their lives with the Socs and Greasers. The scene in the movie theater comes well into the book whereas in the movie it comes right at the beginning which shows how much is left out.

Killer Whales Podcast

Episode – Killer Whales
Date – January 25, 2009

Time – 8:36
Website -http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99834201

"The radio piece was produced by former killer whale biologist turned public radio producer Ari Daniel Shapiro. Studying animals in nature isn't always about close encounters. For the field biologist, there is passion in the search for the quarry and the lengths to which people will go to find it."

I chose this podcast because I'm interested in animals and nature. Killer whales are creatures that i don't know anything about. I find it fascinating to imagine the world in which they live which is just miles and miles of nothing, only water where they have to find their prey. Also i learned that different type of killer whales eat different things. Also some make a lot of noise when hunting their prey while others make none at all.

Black Sheep News: Feline fashion

Fashion designers in Paris have decided to give true meaning to the word 'catwalk' by parading a series of designs especially for cats.

Cats were shown walking down the runway wearing delightful outfits for every occasion. Some were bright pink others were green and others were multicoloured matching their fur.

Some cats were wearing shirts with human motifs, a reversal of the Lacoste crocodile.

Unfortunately fur flew when some of the dogs in the audience jumped up onto the runway and attacked the cats.

"We thought it would be fun to do something for people's pets. But we're not going to do that again in a hurry" said designer John Kato.