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YATW #2: Storm Preparedness

Posted by Liam Hart in English 1 - Dunn - X on
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As you probably already know from either common sense or experience, hurricanes and other severe storms are some of the most destructive things nature can throw at us. As you already know if you've been following my blogs, it can be difficult to find out how to prepare for storms beforehand, and a lot more emphasis is placed on storms while they're happening as opposed to during the beginning of the season, when it's relatively easy to prepare.


I recently interviewed Hurricane Sandy victim Mrs. Parks, proud owner of a house in Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Her tales of how “you could see through the house because the walls were gone” provide a caution for how damaging storms can be even with the proper precautions. It's very difficult to rebuild when you have “to gut the entire house,” while “still waiting for our insurance, we haven't gotten a cent yet.”


Of course, hurricanes aren't the only type of storm that can necessitate gutting a house. A recent blizzard caused a pipe to freeze over burst in my family's house, also in Sea Isle. The resulting damage destroyed all of our appliances and flooring, and most of the walls in the front of the house had to be removed.

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The interior of the shorehouse on Pleasure Ave. in Sea Isle, NJ

Now that I've personally experienced storm damage, I can see that sometimes it's not possible to take all necessary precautions. However, that only means it's more important to be aware of the threats faced by storms. The fact that storms that may not be considered “natural disasters” can cause catastrophic damage just as easily as those that are only makes it more important to be ready for storms of all kinds at all points in the year.


One of the easiest parts of preparing for storms of all kinds is to have a disaster supplies kit. However, it can be difficult to keep one ready and organized at all times. For my Agent of Change project, I plan to put together basic supply kits to distribute to residents of a shore town in anticipation of the next storm. Wish me luck!


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Revolution Digital Guidebook

Posted by Sana Cuffey in World History - Block - C on

During this quarter, we focused on revolutions and the sub-topic within them. Out of all the revolutions we studied, the Egyptian Revolution was by the far the biggest one. We discussed the the different things that may cause revolutions, and the various steps in attempt to continue revolutions. Another thing that we did, which I really enjoyed was role playing the French/Haitian Revolution and comparing recent revolutions with past ones.

My project goes more into depth of why the Ukrainian and Egyptian were caused, and how they both relate to the cause of the French/Haitian Revolution. I also include the uprising turmoil that other countries have brought onto the countries that are already involved in their revolution already. These revolutions were mainly caused by a certain someone who obtains most of the country's power. The rest is for you to find out!!!!!!!!

Uprising Revolutions - 720p from Sana Cuffey on Vimeo.

Reflection 2

Posted by Andrew Roberts in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on


'Gravity' se lleva siete Óscar

Por Andrew Roberts: Reflection 2



Los Premios de la Academia, o los Oscars, tuvieron lugar el sábado pasado. Una de las películas que ganaron varios premios fue la película “Gravity”, una historia sobre un accidente en el espacio. Fue dirigida por Alfonso Cuarón y había protagonizada por Sandra Bullock y George Clooney. Mientras “Gravity” no ganó el premio más grande, Mejor Película, ganó siete premios, Mejores Efectos Visuales, Edición de Sonido, Mezcla de Sonido, Fotografía, Edición, Banda Sonora Original y Mejor Director y fue nominado para tres más (Mejor Película, que fue a 12 Years a Slave, Mejor Actriz, que fue a Cate Blanchett, y Mejor Diseño de Producción, que fue a The Great Gatsby).


No creo que “Gravity” tendría que haber ganado premios porque era mucho científicamente inexacto.  Neil DeGrasse Tyson despotricó sobre la película en twitter (“Los Misterios de #Gravity: ¿Por qué Bullock, quien es una doctora medicó, era reparando el Hubble Space Telescope?” y “Los Misterios de #Gravity: El máximo de satélites giran alrededor del mundo oeste a este pero los satélites en “Gravity” giraron este a oeste”).  ‘Realista’ película debería ser realista.  Es Hollywood para ti.


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http://www.pontealdia.com/estados-unidos/gravity-se-lleva-siete-oscar.html


Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Allison Kelly in World History - Block - C on
This unit was all about revolutions and the different things that make them successful and also what makes them different. Several different revolutions, both historical and current, were compared to see what made them work and what was done wrong. There are a number of different variables in making a revolution successful and different, including leaders, strategies, age groups, and time periods. Everyone decided on a question that they would like to explore based on a different topic that they found engaging a made a digital story, including quotes from both historical and current revolutions, to portray the answer that they have found. 

For my digital story, I decided to focus on leaders of revolutions and how they can determine whether or not a revolution is successful. I looked at leaders from both historical and current revolutions and compared their strategies to see what seem to work and what didn't. My digital story helped me come to an answer for my beginning question which was 'What Types of Leaders Do Successful Revolutions Need'. My answer pinpoints three major strategies which seem to always help a revolution become more successful. 

World History Digital Story from Allison Kelly on Vimeo.

Un Interesante Título (o Mi Loca Familia)

Posted by Quinn Grzywinski in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on
Este es un foto de mi familia yo pongo arriba. Mis mejores hermanos, Cole y Owen, son locos y divertidos. Ellos siempre duermen y juegan videojuegos, pero ellos juegan afruera también. Mis padres nombres es Steven y Mary. Ellos trabajadores y unos poca stricto, pero no siempre. A veces ellos miran televisor con mi, y jugamos. También mi perro Zues es un pequeño, hiperactivo uno, que duerme todos los diás. Y yo, Quinn. Me gusta jugar fútbol y videojuegos, y nunca hago la tarea, y voy al cine. 

Mis Amigos

Posted by Adlynn Gonzalez in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on
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Estas es una foto de mis amigos y yo. Nosotros comamos mucho en almuerzo. Mis amigos trabajan mucho en las clases. Nosotros cantamos terrible siempre. Mis amigos son bobos todos los dias y son nunca aburrido. Mis amigos le gustaria jugar deportes. Mis amigos son muy listos. Nosotros le gusta ir a las tiendas. Les gustamos pasar un rato con amigos. Nos gusta dormimos en la clase de bioquímica. Por último, nos gustas divertirnos todo los dias! 

Revolution

Posted by Joseff Filamor in World History - Block - C on
In this unit for our History class, we have been studying revolutions. We have been breaking them down to what started them, the background behind them, and watching videos about different types of revolutions and the catastrophes they leave behind. 

For this specific project, we were assigned to create a "Digital Storybook" about different revolutions and to explore one question to research while learning about the revolutions you choose. For instance, I chose to do the Philippine Revolution (The Yellow Revolution) and the Afghanistan vs. Soviet War in Afghanistan.

Click HERE to see my video. (Vimeo says my video is too big to upload, I had to settle for Google Drive.)

Ensayo: Write a paragraph about what people do

Posted by Melanie Manuel in Spanish 1 - Manuel - D on
1) Post a picture here (of a family - if you don't have one of your own family, find one on line or use a photo of friends)

 

2) Describe the variety of things that people do using frequency phrases.

 

Frequency phrases: todos los días/siempre, los (día), a veces/a menudo/cuando tengo tiempo libre/los fines de semana, (casi) nunca

 

Esta es una foto de mi familia. Mi hermana menor se llama Lola. Es muy trabajadora. Es por eso que todos los días ayuda en casa, cocina y cuida a nuestros sobrinos. Mis padres se llaman Antonio y Adela. Leen mucho y a veces ven la televisión. Mi hermano se llama  Patricio y su esposa se llama Denise. Denise es muy activa. Por lo tanto, siempre hace ejercicio. Corre todos los lunes, martes y jueves. Patricio es perezoso. Nunca trabaja.

 

¿Y yo? Juego deportes, leo mucho y estudio español.

Ensayo: Write a paragraph about what people do

Posted by Melanie Manuel in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on
1) Post a picture here (of a family - if you don't have one of your own family, find one on line or use a photo of friends)

 

2) Describe the variety of things that people do using frequency phrases.

 

Frequency phrases: todos los días/siempre, los (día), a veces/a menudo/cuando tengo tiempo libre/los fines de semana, (casi) nunca

 

Esta es una foto de mi familia. Mi hermana menor se llama Lola. Es muy trabajadora. Es por eso que todos los días ayuda en casa, cocina y cuida a nuestros sobrinos. Mis padres se llaman Antonio y Adela. Leen mucho y a veces ven la televisión. Mi hermano se llama  Patricio y su esposa se llama Denise. Denise es muy activa. Por lo tanto, siempre hace ejercicio. Corre todos los lunes, martes y jueves. Patricio es perezoso. Nunca trabaja.

 

¿Y yo? Juego deportes, leo mucho y estudio español.

Revolution Benchmark

Posted by Amelia Stuart in World History - Block - C on

In this unit we covered numerous topics on Revolutions, first focusing more on the French Revolution. We got a perspective on what it would be like to be in the Revolution with the role-play and were challenged to think like the characters assigned to us, despite our personal opinions. After the French Revolution we focused more on modern Revolutions (Venezuela, Arab Springs, Ukraine) and we were able to do our own research. Throughout the unit I learned numerous things, not just about revolutions that happened or are happening now.  I learned about what makes a revolution, and how to carry through a successful Revolution.

For instance, taking advantage of the internet, getting lots of people involved but have a small group for people who are more involved. One of the larger things I learned was to approach with peace, although violence is a way to show your feelings, it just causes more injury and death. When people are approached with peace they don’t feel threatened, and they are more open to the idea of negotiation.  


The Fun in Revolutions

Posted by Ameer Holmes in World History - Block - B on
Revolutions are all about the grimace misfortune of violence and conflict. It is about an underdog rising to victory, and the good side of the group becoming free at last. However, this is incorrect. It is also completely hollywood and naive. There are many sides to any story, and there are many stories in revolutions.

Fun is a great aspect in life, and plays a major part in human life within itself. This video seeks to bring out one aspect in this multitude and livelihood of stories. It was created to explore the fun in revolutions. I believe there is much fun to be had in between the struggle. As any revolution continues, life will go on.

Artículo respuesta #2

Posted by Betty Louis in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

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Senorita Manuel

Al menos 11 muertos en Indonesia tras la erupción de un volcán

Este artículo es sobre un erupción de un volcán en Indonesia. Durante este erupción once personas eran muertos. Lo es muy malo. El artículo dice “El volcán arrojó columnas 2.000 metros de altura de ceniza y nubes de ceniza caliente bajaron por su ladera arrasando todo lo que encontraban”. Yo sería tan asustada si que ocurriera a mí. Yo no seria sé qué hacer. La familias de el personas que murieron, yo espero es buen. Yo lloraría por horas si un miembro de mi familia murió. Quizá días si un miembro de mi familia es muy muy cerca a mí corazón. El artículo dije que los personas once se vieron afectadas por las nubes de ceniza y tristemente mató instantáneamente a. “El volcán arrojó columnas 2.000 metros de altura de ceniza y nubes de ceniza caliente bajaron por su ladera arrasando todo lo que encontraban, dijo Nugroho.” dije el articulo. 2.000 metros es sobre uno milla. Que es es un lote de terreno para cubrir.  Yo espero el personas de Indonesia son capaces de reparar el daño y se mudaron lejos de el volcán. viven cerca de un volcán es muy peligroso Incluso si no se ha surgió en los años.


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"Al Menos 11 Muertos En Indonesia Tras La Erupción De Un Volcán." CNN En Espaol Ultimas Noticias De Estados Unidos Latinoamrica Y El Mundo Opinin Y Videos RSS. N.p., 1 Feb. 2014. Web. 03 Feb. 2014. <http://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2014/02/01/al-menos-11-muertos-en-indonesia-tras-la-erupcion-de-un-volcan/>.

Revolution

Posted by Daniel Ross on
The unit that has just been taught to us is about revolutions. We kicked off this unit by researching the french revolution. After a few days of research, we were given specific roles of people who influenced and had an impact on the outcome of the revolution. When it was time to role play, we were given a series of questions and ideas, and as our given person we answered the question like we thought they would've felt. 

We then studied the Arab Springs. After studying these two revolutions, we were assigned to make a digital story. You could've picked any topic. It's supposed to be a guide to a successful revolution. On our own, we came up with reasons as to why we thought a revolution didn't work and how it was similar to the other revolutions that failed. My digital story is about what path a revolution you're trying to start should take; violent vs. non-violent.

A Guide to a Successful Revolution from Daniel Ross on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Esperanza Gonzalez in World History - Block - B on
​In this unit of world history class we studied revolutions.  We learned quite a lot of information about revolutions. We used guiding questions like; What causes revolutions? What determines a successful revolution? Why are revolutions made? From those guiding questions came a great project. We were assigned to make a digital story about revolutions. 


I decided and chose two guiding questions. What determines a revolution's success? How does media interact with a revolution? Based on these two questions I decided to focus on the way that leaders are interpreted in revolutions, and the censorship that plays in media. This project was definitely one of my favorite!  

Digital Story from Esperanza Gonzalez on Vimeo.

Amigos de Calamity

Posted by Otter Jung-Allen in Spanish 1 - Manuel - B on
Es una fotographia de mi mejores amigas: Rekha, Eva, Crystal y yo somos muy divertidas. Mi amiga Rekha siempre trabaja mucho. Es por eso que todos los días completa la tarea. Rekha sale y siempre hace la tarea. Mi amiga se llama Eva. Le gusta comer mucho y nunca lea mucha en español. Eva valla a la escuela para estudiar. Cuando tiene tiempo libre, Crystal a veces baila y canta. ¿Y yo? Yo siempre canto mucho y de costumbre bailo.
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Foto de tu familia o comunidad

Posted by Melanie Manuel in Spanish 1 - Manuel - B on

1) Post a picture here (of a family - if you don't have one of your own family, find one on line or use a photo of friends)

 

2) Describe the variety of things that people do using frequency phrases.

 

Frequency phrases: todos los días/siempre, los (día), a veces/a menudo/cuando tengo tiempo libre/los fines de semana, (casi) nunca

 

Esta es una foto de mi familia. Mi hermana menor se llama Lola. Es muy trabajadora. Es por eso que todos los días ayuda en casa, cocina y cuida a nuestros sobrinos. Mis padres se llaman Antonio y Adela. Leen mucho y a veces ven la televisión. Mi hermano se llama  Patricio y su esposa se llama Denise. Denise es muy activa. Por lo tanto, siempre hace ejercicio. Corre todos los lunes, martes y jueves. Patricio es perezoso. Nunca trabaja.

 

¿Y yo? Juego deportes, leo mucho y estudio español.

Revolutions' Aftermath

Posted by Tiarra Bell in World History - Block - B on

In this unit of World History, the 10th grade class explored many different types of revolutions and even had the chance of watch a revolution unfold during this unit. One of the first steps to this unit is examine how to start a revolutions, many key points were said such as you have to have a goal that pleasures the people and is great enough that it makes change for everyone. Other things such as having enough supports were also key point on how to actually get a revolution off the ground. In class, us students even acted out the French Revolution. 

For this project, us students had to choose a topic and come up with a question based off of that topic that will help them gain better knowledge of how revolutions work.The topic I wanted to explore was, what happens to a country and it's people after the person(s) who is in control of the country is charged with war crimes? I've learned that after charges are file most likely the person in charge has a tragic end wether it's death or them escaping to a safer place but it normally doesn't end well for the country because they still have to fight for what they want to achieve. This is the Revolutions' Aftermath: 

Revolution Digital Story from Tiarra Bell on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Alejandro Bautista-Garcia in World History - Block - B on
         During this Unit of World History my classmates and I have been learning all about how important a  revolution can be.We as a class had to make up questions like "How do you create a successful revolution?" and  "How can a revolution gain supporters?" Naturally our class went straight into a brainstorming of great answer answer for some of these questions. Our ending project for the Unit was to research a question of our choice and to then make a digital story. 
Below is the digital story that I created. My story is based around the idea that in order to have a for a revolution in order to gain supporters you must spread awareness of your cause through the people, you must need to show others what the big picture and then narrow it down to show the big difference. With that question many others came. Also this digital story I believe is the most effective way to get thoughts and ideas across to a great number of people while still changing the lives of so many. 

Revolution Project from alejandro Garcia on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Brittany Atkinson in World History - Block - B on

In this unit of our World History class we studied various revolutions in history and in present day. First we studied the Arab Spring. The Arab spring is a more modern revolution that takes place in Egypt. We learned how modern technology such as the internet can help gather a nation. After the Arab Spring we studied the French Revolution and even did a role playing activity speaking as people from the time. This consisted of speaking parts and long class discussions about our characters view on issues like, the Declaration of Rights, Womens’ Right, King Louis XIV exception and public safety in France and Haiti at the time.

For this project we were given the task to make a digital story with a topic of our choosing that involves 2 or more revolutions old or modern. For mine I picked how the internet and social media has affected a lot of different revolutions. I also compared this to older revolutions that did not have the internet.

Social Media Involvement in Revolutions - Brittany A from brittany Atkinson on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Benchmark

Posted by Jasmin Gilliam in World History - Block - B on
​ In the third quarter of World History we learned about revolutions and the affects they have on the communities in the different situations. We asked an in depth question about these revolutions; both present day and past revolutions. We compared the revolutions of out choice and we looked for patterns in the revolutions. The question I originally chose was “Are Revolutions contagious?” I learned that that answer is simple but what makes people join in on revolutions is still in question.
        
Though I did not find the full answer I did find out how important different people in the making of revolutions are. Though we see the leader in most instances and he/she gets all the recognition; the first follower is the one to really kick it off. When you are alone starting something you are just one person and you have very little to no power, but when you have a partner in crime you begin to gain courage and power in the statement you are making. The leader has courage but it is arguable that the first follower has the same or even more courage than that leader.

Are revelations contagious? from Jasmin Gilliam on Vimeo.

Non-Violent or Violent Revolutions?

Posted by Micah Henry in World History - Block - B on

In this unit, the focus of study was human rights around the world. Every human is entitled to the same rights at birth. Whether one is white or black, Christian or Muslim, homosexual, or heterosexual it does not matter for we are all made in the image of God and are all human, there are no exceptions. Revolutions play the most significant role in defining ones rights and in specific, their rights to freedom. Furthermore, whether revolutions can be successful or whether a revolution is necessary are all questions to ponder about. Simply one can think about how a revolution begins or how it is inspired to better understand their purpose and how they work.

Through my own research and studies, I have come to the conclusion that revolutions are pointless. Yes, at the moment of action they seem to make a difference and make a change, yet how many revolutions have occurred in the past and seemingly still occur today? Revolutions are caused due to disagreement, and we are all human. People should have the right to express their opinions and feelings and they should, but in my opinion, they come to no avail. In my digital play below, I concluded that neither non violent nor violent revolutions are successful, for as I have previously stated, they have no solution and often lead to worse events. 


Revolution Guidebook Project from micah henry on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Maggie Clampet-Lundquist in World History - Block - B on
In our world history class we have been talking about revolutions. We have compared and contrast them, talked about the different  techniques used during revolutions and we watched different documentries on different revolutions.  We also participated in really cool class dicussion where we talked about the issue going on in these different places. We've focused on egypt,  and we talked a little about Ukraine and Russia. In early classes we acted out the french revolution. 
For this project we had to choose a revolution that we found intresting, I chose the velvet revolution. I didn't have one specific question in mind. I choose this revolution because I didn't know anything about it. In my video you will learn a little bit abotu the velvet revolution. 

history from maggie cl on Vimeo.