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Colombía(Jenkins & Doughty)

Posted by Loren Jenkins in SP2-007 on
Scripts: 

¡Hola!


KD: Mi nombre es Margarita.


LJ: Mi nombre es Pepita


KD: Ellas fuimos Colombía


LJ: Nosotros nos quedamos en De La Opera.


KD: El hotel es muy grande.


LJ:   El hotel es elegante y muy muy bonito. 


KD: El hotel tenia tres habitaciones un spa y un pascina grande


LJ: Durante los Viaje fuimos visitar la gay, recta defles,

 

Kd - En la playa el agua es azul. 


LJ  – Fuimos la Ristorante divino. 


KD - Le recomendamos comer linguine ai frutti di Mare, Capesante Fiorentina.


LJ – Nosotros ayudamos los niños desafortunadoes en centro comunitario.


KD- Vimos shakira cantar en el centro commerical



Credits:


"Overall: COLOMBIA." Photograph.FF Track Planet. Anna Starostinetskaya. FF Track Planet, 2009. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://offtrackplanet.com/inspiration/otps-top-10-backpacking-travel-destinations-for-2010/>.


"Facts About Colombia..." Photograph. Facts About Colombia... First Last. 2006-2011. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/facts-about-colombia.html>.

"Hotel De La Opera." Photograph. First Last. Real Adventures , Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.realadventures.com/photo-gallery/1125904>.


"Ristorante Divino." Photograph.Ristorante Divino. First Last. Sc: Ristorante Divino, Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.ristorantedivino.com/>.


"Central and South Ameican." Photograph. Central and South Ameican. First Last. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.traveladventures.org/continents/southamerica/colombian-people14.shtml>.


"Heart for Change." Photograph.Heart for Change. First Last. Heart for Change, Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://heartforchange.org/volunteering-in-colombia/our-program/>.

"Shakira ... Colombia's world-famous pop icon.." Photograph.Brisbanetimes. First Last. 2008. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/entertainment/shakira-turns-liberationist/2008/07/20/1216492249517.html>.

" Shakira to Launch Children’s Book." Photograph. Pandora's Caja...Latidos. First Last. Blogger, 2010. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://pandorascajalatidos.blogspot.com/2010/12/shakira-to-launch-childrens-book.html>.


"Las Americas Beach Resort Cartagena." Photograph. First Last. TravelPod, Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.travelpod.com/s/colombia beach resort>.

"Beaches." Photograph. First Last. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://www.cartagenafotos.com/galeria.php?ctg=playas

"Bogota Event a True Experience of Gay Pride." Photograph. First Last. Blogger, 2009. Web. 1 Nov 2011. < http://vamoscolombiatour.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html>.

"San Augustin, Colombia." Photograph. First Last. 2010. Web. 1 Nov 2011. <http://sacredsites.com/americas/colombia/san_augustin.html>.
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¿Qué Hora es? ( What time is it?)

Posted by Bryanna Jones in SP1-005 on
Your late for your plane that leaves out oPuerto Rico that only has spanish speaking speaking flight attendance, and you need to know what time your flight leaves... Here is a video to help you do just that.....
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Número telefono (telephone number)

Posted by Bryanna Jones in SP1-005 on
You meet a new spanish girl at a cinco de mayo party and you want to girl at a party and you want to get to know her more.. well here is a video to help you do all that...
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Lobbying Against the Energy Act Policy (AntiFracking)

Posted by Rashaun Williams in AMGOV-003 on
Energy Policy Act 2005

I’m choosing this Act primarily because of the fact that water isn’t something that can be taken in vain even for a second, and if the people of the world do not have any water that is clean enough to drink, the people of the world will die. Money is not greater then the lives of the Earth, and to many members of our government, that is very much the case.


My Local Reps

John Myers, District 201, PA House (D)

Shirley M. Kitchen, District 3, PA Senate (D)

Chaka Fattah, US House (D)


Video Outline

The video I’m creating is simple. It talks about fracking from the presidents perspective, then it talks about how other politicians feel about it. After that, it goes into entertainment which shows some of the effects of fracking, giving information about how to make their voices heard and showing some of the ways people have protested it.


Act History

Introduced by Rep. Joe Barton on April 18, 2005

  • Represents Texas and is very much a Texasman
  • Republican and very Conservative 

Passed by House on April 21, 2005 (249 - 183)

Passed by Senate on June 28, 2005 (85 - 12)

Signed into law by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005


Links

http://www.keystonepolitics.com/2011/10/republicans-divided-on-fracking-impact-fee/

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2005/08/20050808-6.html

https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/viewer?url=http://www.doi.gov/pam/EnergyPolicyAct2005.pdf

http://joebarton.house.gov/Default.aspx

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¿Qué Tíempo Hace? (What's the weather like?)

Posted by Bryanna Jones in SP1-005 on
You are in Mexico on vacation but you need to know what the weather is going to be like in order to plan your clothing ahead of time for the week you'll be there.... Here is a simple way to learn these spanish weather words and phrases.
Here are my partner's (Thomas) lessons
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Saludos, Mas Saludos , Despedidas

Posted by Richard Yoeung in SP1-005 on
​Saludos (Greetings)

These phrases are greetings in Spanish

Doesn’t hurt for a little common courtesy (in Spanish)

¡Hola!     Hello!

¡Buenos días!     Good Morning

¡Buenas Tardes!  Good Afternoon

¡Buenas Noches!  Good Evening

 

The Phrases said before are just the basics

Here are more Greetings and now replies.

¿Qué tal?                                    \

¿Cómo va?                                   \   HOW ARE

¿Cómo estás (tú)? <informal       /       YOU?    

¿Cómo esta (usted)? <formal     /

These are replies to HOW ARE YOU

(Muy)Bien, Gracias                (Very) Well, Thanks

Más o menos                           Alright

(Muy) Mal                               Terrible\Awful

¿Y tú?                   \  And

¿Y usted?              / YOU?

¡AY, AY, AY                     OH, NO!

¡Qué Bien!        Oh, good

 

These before are the greetings

Now I will teach you farewells

Despedidas (farewells)

¡Adiós! = ¡Chao!        Bye

¡Hasta Luego!            See ya later !

¡Hasta Pronto!            See ya soon!

¡Hasta mañana!          See ya tomorrow!

¡Qué le vaya bien!      Have a good one!

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EL ALFABETO

Posted by Richard Yoeung in SP1-005 on

Alphabet in Spanish

When saying these “letters”, all letters are not said the way they look.

 

EL ALFABETO

A (ah) B (beh) C (seh)  D (deh)

E (eh) F (efeh) G (hey!) H(acheh)

I J (eee)    J(hota)   K (kah)   L (eleh)

M (emeh) N (eneh) Ñ (enyeh)

O (stays the same as english)

P (peh) Q (coooo) R (ereh) S (eseh)

T (teh) U (ooooo) V (beh-it’s a B sound)

W (doble beh-same as V) X (equis)

Y (Jgriega ) Z (seta)

 

If you want to spell something and the person who needs to know is Spanish you would say

Xavier

Equis-ah-beh-eee-eh-ereh

    X    A   V    I   E    R

 

 

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¿Qué tiempo Hace Hoy?

Posted by Richard Yoeung in SP1-005 on

The Weather for Today

In Spanish

In today’s lesson, I will be showing you the weather in the Spanish language.

*When saying words that mean a climate, add “mucho” to say very. i.e. mucho frio (very cold)

¿Qué tiempo hace?

(what’s the weather like?)

Hace… (its)

 Frio (cold) 0 degrees

 Calor (warm) 50 degrees

 Sol  (hot) 100 degrees

Viento (windy)

 

Esta…

 Nublado (cloudy) mayormente/parcialmente

 Húmedo (humid)

 Lloviendo (raining) llueve mucho| it rains a lot

 Nevando (snowing) nieva mucho| it snows a lot

 

*When righting these, always keep in mind of pictures for certain ones you want to remember.

i.e. calor picture of the sun

      lloviendo picture of rain

      etc.

With The weather you also want to know the seasons

So you don’t look stupid In front of Spanish people saying its cold in summer.

*All are the same except for spring

El invierno (winter)    La primavera (spring)

El verano (summer)    El otoño (fall)

*These are the four seasons,master these and you master the weather.

 

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¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?

Posted by Richard Yoeung in SP1-005 on

Here are the Months and Dates in Spanish

enero

January

(a-ney-ro)

febrero

February

(fey-bre-ro)

marzo

March

(mar-zoe)

abril

April

(ah-brill)

mayo

May

(my-yo)

junio

June

(who-knee-oh)

julio

July

(who-lee-oh)

 

agosto

August

(ah-goes-toe)

septiembre

September

(sep-tee-em-bre)

octubre

October

(ock-two-bre)

noviembre

November

(no-bee-em-bre)

diciembre

December

(d-cee-em-bre)

 

 

*Notice that the capitalization does not matter when spelling in Spanish

*When saying these words, you must be careful by how you pronounce the words.

 

 

 

*When saying the numbers after 15, you’re just repeating the tenths and saying 1-9 after it.

(i.e. dieciseis (16) dieci=10 seis=6)

*After you reach higher numbers it’s the same as 1-9

*The number 31 has a specific lesson to itself. Notice how it is “treinta y uno” not “treintiuno”. A lot of mistakes are made when saying that number. So Be Careful

*These will help you if you are in a Spanish speaking country and you have a birthday or specific event on a certain day that has to be presented in Spanish.

* In Spanish don't forget that the date comes before the month
(i.e. Hoy es el doce de noviembre) 
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Lobbying for Stem Cell Research - Biello

Posted by Blase Biello in AMGOV-004 on
Stem Cells have been being researched and studied since 1908, when Russian histologist Alexander Maksimov proposed stem cells for scientific use. Up until this day, there is much controversy surrounding stem cell research and it is a heated ethical debate. Although, there are many types of stem cells, including (but not limited too) ; amniotic, adult, and fetal. But, most of the controversy surrounds embryonic stem cells. Research on these specific stem cells is controversial because of the creation, using, and destruction of human embryos. 
 Stem Cells

I'm lobbying for more funding and support towards embryonic stem cell research due to the medical breakthroughs that can come as a result of more research. I understand that there are some cons, but the pros definitely outweigh them. There is a plethora of diseases that stem cells can potentially fix including: 
"Parkinson’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease
Heart Diseases, Stroke and Diabetes (Type 1)
Birth Defects
Spinal Cord Injuries
Replace or Repair Damaged Organs" (http://bit.ly/2Bgbu9) 
Embryonic stem cell


Among many more solutions/cures. The biggest con to stem cell research however is that a human embryo must be destroyed to work with the most beneficial stem cell - the embryonic stem cell. However, this is being tackled in many different ways. There are some stem cell researches working around the controversy by discovering and creating techniques of isolating stem cells that are as beneficial as embryonic stem cells, but a human embryo doesn't have to be used or destroyed. Also, many parents can actually donate their unused embryos towards stem cell research after going through In vitro fertilisation (IVF). 

Now that the controversy has been resolved, why not support stem cell research 100%? I was interested in stem cell research and lobbying FOR it because I thought it was interesting that something so beneficial to the future of medical science was being kept mostly in the dark because of controversy and heated ethical debate. In my head, I knew there had to be some way to get around the controversy, and there actually is. Making the public aware of the cons and how they've BEEN addressed already is important - to get rid of controversy, in order for stem cell research to get the ball really rolling. 

One of the main supporters of stem cell research is actually Pennsylvanian Republican Arlene Specter. Along with Iowa Democrat, Tom Harkin. In 2009, these two offered a Senate bill that would allow federal funding for stem cell research using stem cells of human embryos "left over from fertility treatments". Pretty much, taking what was going to be wasted anyways, and using it for something good - for a potential medical breakthrough. 

There are also major opponents of stem cell research. One of the largest members of opposition for stem cell research was President George W. Bush during his terms as president. In 2001, Bush restricted gov't funding to certain stem cell lines and threatened to veto at any expansion. Bush has stated that he thinks it is immoral to "experiment on or destroy human embryos". 

Over the years however, things have changed for the better. President Obama has overturned Bush's stem cell policy and created his own, which is more in favor of funding for stem cell research. There is more federal funding provided to stem cell research now, with less restriction to the once banned - 60 cell lines. However, Obama has put in some guidelines to make sure that human cloning does not become a possibility. 

Overall, the pros outweigh the cons. There have been many ways to tackle the cons in an efficient way and I believe the continuation of stem cell research should last for as long as possible under the future policies. I would not like to see the federal funding cut as it was just recently opened under President Obama. Stem cells have the power to potential change so much of medical science, saving and curing thousands and thousands of people. All, stem cell research needs is full support and a constant supply of federal funding to make these medical breakthroughs of the future something even closer than we imagined.


Obama turn over - http://bit.ly/heuDFZ

Opposition - http://bit.ly/nLEPPN


Debate - http://bit.ly/raTw91

Support for Stem Cell Research - http://reut.rs/mjFlwM

Stem Cell Controv. Wiki - http://bit.ly/oGUUiZ

More debate - TIME - http://ti.me/5khCZ9

IVF explanation - http://bit.ly/9J2rZc

pros/cons - http://bit.ly/2Bgbu9 
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Blog post #2: Curfew Representative

Posted by Amaris Romero in AMGOV-004 on
MinorityBizSanchez*280
I am still against curfew, I'm represented by Maria D. Quinones-Sanchez from the 7th district. She represents the 7th district, she is known as the first Latina to serve in the Philadelphia city council. I am going to figure out her thoughts on my lobbying topic, curfew. She was born November 12 in Philadelphia, PA. She is married with 2 kids. She has been in office since 2008 till 2012. She had a high of, 80% of votes November 6 of 2007. She was guaranteed a 4 year term. There are many things that she is known for she is a member of multiple committees. Such as;
Education
Ethics
Appropriations
and many more
She is also chair committee of license and inspections. She is involved with so much especially when it comes o the public she is involved in such as
Housing and Homeless
Labor and Civil Service
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Public Health and Human Services
She is involved with many things especially if ti involves the public.
In the past "Cyber Action" has completely disagreed with the curfew law that was set. This group in particular is basically setting a goal making sure everyone in the community is trying to get the council members to not agree with the law at stake about curfew. It seems as though council woman Maria D. Quinones-Sanchez was agreeing with the law that was being made about curfew. I believe that she is for the curfews and that she is not about to stand down in any way to make the curfew law, out. The city council states that the voting recently had been 15-1 meaning only one person voted against the curfew law. "It’s a bad bill,” Blackwell said. “It won’t work.”

It's ironic how she is Latina and I am also. Yet I feel we have nothing in common. I noticed she had done some pretty outstanding things in her time such as; focus on education throughout the city, focus on crime and public safety etc; her accomplishments are in a way similar to my community service. I help around the neighborhood and volunteer at the PSPCA. We both have a connection where we both interact with the community in a positive way.
A little more about Maria D. Quinones-Sanchez:
- She is from the 7th district
-  The youngest in city council
-  Known for her reduced crime rates
-  Known for her increase in economic opportunity
-  Known for outstanding achievements
-  Made history November 2007 by having 80% of votes and being Latina
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