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Day in the Life of a Libyan Girl

Posted by Alexis Beren in Globalization - Laufenberg on
​https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/present/view?id=dfh8k4dj_12f6hbdvg6


Normally a girl in Libya would have a life where she goes to school and then comes home to help her mother cook and clean, but since the war in Libya began that life has changed drastically for children in Libya. They now have to fight to survive. There is no more school, because there is fear they will be shot. It is hard for them to leave their homes at all. Life is definitely turned around for a Libya child since the war.

photos - Emma Hohenstein

Posted by Emma Hohenstein in Art - Senior Art - Hull on
​For the week of 200 photos/photo editing I went out of order and used the photos from Spring Break. MY family and I went to Chincoteague, VA and at the end of the week I had nearly 1000 pictures so I figured I had a good place to start. Editing the pictures was difficult because I had never used photoshop to do more than color editing and contrast changes. So, I used this week to delve into filters and such. I'm not sure how I feel about some of them but I do like the two of my little sister (the pink-purple one and the one with words).

This is what they look like:
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Some highlights of the week:

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The colours look a lot better when they're not on the blog.

E4 AHORITA 10/05/11 (A) 11/05/11 (D)

Posted by Melanie Manuel on

Busca la información aquí para poder responder. NO hay que leer todo.

 

Cierto v. Falso sobre Rigoberta Menchú

1)    Rigoberta Menchú es maya quiche, uno de los 23 etnias mayas.

2)    Ganó el Premio Nobel de Paz cuando tenía 32 años.

3)    El nombre del libro que escribió es, “Las Venas Abiertas de la América Latina.”

4)    “Ladinos” son los de descendencia europea o mezclada (mixed).

5)    Los indígenas trabajaban en las fincas porque el trabajo no era muy difícil. Las condiciones eran agradables.

6)    Las mujeres quiche se casan (get married) después de graduarse de la universidad.

7)    La militaria asesinó a la familia de Rigoberta y la violó (raped).

8)    Rigoberta se exilió a los Estados Unidos.

9)    Hay personas que dicen que los acontecimientos (events) en su libro son mentiras.

10) Rigoberta ha dejado (has stopped) de trabajar para los derechos humanos de los indígenas. Dice que es demasiado peligroso.

11) Rigoberta Menchú es una de las personas más famosas en la historia de la América Latina.

 


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Aprend sobre Guatemala y R. Mench

Posted by Sophia Moreno in Spanish 4 - Manuel on
Aprendí que Guatemala variedad geográficamente, con lagos, volacanos y dos playas costal.  Culturalmente, tiene un pobacion grande de indigenos, como senorita Menchú, y los "blancos," quien tienen la mayoria del poder.  Había tension entre los dos en el pasado, sobre respecto y liberdad cultural.  Rigoberta Mechú habla un de los 22 diolectas en Guatemala, llamada Quiche.  

Guatemala y Rigoberta Menchu

Posted by Andre Serrano in Spanish 4 - Manuel on
  • ¿Qué aprendiste hoy sobre Guatemala?
    Guatemala es un país con la meyoria de la poblacion esta los indígenas. Guatemala se parace tan Africa, una minoria de la poblacion es blanco.

  • ¿Qué aprendiste sobre Rigoberta Menchu?
    Rigoberta Menchu escribí un libro de su vida y como ella se escapó de la represión del gobierno y como la familia murieron.

Kingston, TN Coal Ash Spill: Infographic

Posted by Anna Roman in American History - Laufenberg on
a. What went well?
-I think my group's whole process went really well, we all split up the project equally, shared our finding, and helped each other with the different topics as well. And our finished product is also really cool and informative.

b. What did not?
- There really isn't anything that didn't work out well, I think we made our point and we made some good comparisons so people could really understand how big this disaster was. We completed everything that was needed to and the whole process was actually really smooth.

c. What would you do differently next time?
- I might possibly use a different way to visualize the disaster, instead of a slide with words and pictures maybe find another way to express what happened. Maybe even something more creative.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise

Be Visual

Be Smarter

Be Transparent

Be Different

Be Accurate

Be Attractive

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative


I definatly think our inforgraph covered all of these Because it was very clear and informative and easy to understand. Not only did we give some facts but we added pictures so that the people who looked at it could understand what everything looked like and it just gave them a really good visual representation. My favorite part that really sticks out and brings this together, I think, is the part where we compared the amount of sludge to the different places. It really helped people understand the amount of sludge that was there and make a lot of people go "DANG!".  So I think the whole infograph really hits those topics well.
Kingston, TN Coal Ash Spill

Infographic - Markia, Ayanna, and Sam S.

Posted by Markia Johnson in American History - Laufenberg on
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a. What went well?
Our collaboration with the information we found and the creation of the visual itself went well for our group. We didnt really have any problems or disagreement.

b. What did not?
Nothing really went wrong with our project it was swell.

c. What would you do differently next time?
Next time i would look up more information about my topic. Just to have more sources to pull from. I would also organize our bibliography differently.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise

Be Visual

Be Smarter

Be Transparent

Be Different

Be Accurate

Be Attractive

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative

I think our project was creative, attractive, different, visual,smarter,concise and accurate. I am not as sure about the transparent aspect of our infographic but i do know that it meets all of the other requirements. Our idea was originally supposed to be different but I think it turned out well. I especially like the way we mixed our information in with the way our design, I think that is one the best parts of our infographic. The only part of our project that was a bit difficult is the way we created it. Since we made it in photoshop we had to make sure that it did not turn our too pixelated when we uploaded it.


A day in the life "Somalia"

Posted by Evan Cohen in Globalization - Laufenberg on
A day in the life of a Somalia Child

 

Somalia has one of the most troubled histories of any “modern” country. After World War 2 the country gained independence from Britain and with that fell into communism relatively quickly. This communism eventually led to a dictatorship that would ravage the country economically. Fed up with the countries state of affairs a Civil war began between the countries people and its government. This war disrupted food distribution between the country and further damaged the already staggering economy of the country. Hundreds of thousands left the warring country and what remained at the end of the conflict was a very torn apart country devoid of any true rule system. Piracy is openly committed by some of the poorer members of the country as a way to supplement supplies that its country is lacking. What effect this has on the countries children is massive.

 

Children can attend one of 722 classrooms set up throughout the country. A child can go to school for the initial 8 years of grade school and may progress into secondary school if they so choose. Children are taught geography, math, and English as well as agriculture and Arabic. Lessons last 36 to 40 minutes.  Somali has seen an increase of 27% attendance in recent years. Higher education is largely private with options in the hundreds as to where to attend.

 

Health care in Somalia is somewhat slippery.  One in 10 children will die in childbirth. 70% of the country goes about un inoculated which is reflected in the average life span of a somolian being 47.

 

One special problem facing the children of Somalia is the Prevalence of child Soldiers. The U.N has fought with Somalia several times over its refusal to stop the use of Child Soldiers.  The children are conscripted at age 8 and are deployed around age 12. Somalia uses these children as disposable attackers in various conflicts. Something disturbing to note is the U.S funds the Somalian military and recently has had to take steps to assure they were not the ones funding the children. 

 

Sources

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/world/africa/17somalia.html

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1361394.stm

 

http://www.wes.org/ca/wedb/somalia/soedov.htm

 

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-10-10/news/0810090770_1_somalia-ground-for-industrial-waste-pirates

Tarea 9/05/11

Posted by Caroline Abdulbaki in Spanish 4 - Manuel on
Aprendí acerca de los Mayans forman la mayoría de la población. También aprendí acerca de la topografía de Guatemala estar rodeado por el océano Pacifico y el golfo de Mexicano. También tiene una gran montañas. 

Rigoberta Menchú escribe un libro que describe la su vida durante el guerra civil y como ella se escapare durante. Ella también gane el Premio Nobel de la Paz. 

Monday Story

Posted by Ralen Robinson in Storytelling - Chase on
​Today was a mellow day I withdrew from Concordia University, St Paul kinda a bummer but atleast I'm goin to Wagner full ride.

I had a good time with my beffer did some breakfast dinner at IHOP then walked around the city abit.

I hate when you're on the bus and by the time its your turn to get off you know a persons life story due to there phone call.

Re-runs of How I Met your Mother is epic like whoever created this show is one cool individual.


My To Do List from last week; look how much I've gotten done

Posted by Lenea Harris in Storytelling - Chase on
To Do List: 


1. Figure out text for Discussion in Chase class 


2. Find thesis based on theory. 


3. Write Rough Draft  Essay


4. Write FInal Draft Essay 


5. Figure out the key points that I need for my business plan 


6. Write out rough draft timeline for capstone. 


7. Tracking 


8. Research For Thompson Benchmark 


9. Research and understand structuralist theory. 


Tarea. 9/5.

Posted by Amber Housley in Spanish 4 - Manuel on

Aprendí hoy que los Maya era los habitantes de Guatemala, la gente torturó durante la guerra civil, un dictador controla la país y hay celebraciones que ocurrir para más que tres calles.

Rigoberta Menchú escribí de su vida en Guatemala y la prejuicio...ella diga su historia. Menchú escapó la represión del gobierno de Guatemala.

 

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

Posted by Marina Stuart on
http://scienceleadership.org/blog/Worst_man_made_disaster_in_US_history:Tennessee_Coal_ash_spill
a. What went well?
-What went well was the amount and quality of the research we discovered.  Each of us was given a certain part of the project to research and each of us found high quality reliable resources.

b. What did not?
-Because most of us were doing individual research and it was all put together by one person, while presenting we were a little unorganized.  However by the second time we had everything together and could tell our story. 

c. What would you do differently next time?
Maybe during the making of the infograph everyone would be a little more part of the creation process. 

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -
Be Concise
Be Visual
Be Smarter
Be Transparent
Be Different
Be Accurate
Be Attractive
Be Varied
Be Gracious
Be Creative
Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?
I believe we excelled in being concise, visual, smarter, different, accurate, attractive, varied, and creative.  Maybe not so much in the transparent and gracious.  Mostly because I am not sure how to be gracious in an infographic.

By Marina Stuart
Group Mates: Elona M, Shi F, and Mustapha I.

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

Posted by Anonymous on
http://scienceleadership.org/blog/Worst_man_made_disaster_in_US_history:Tennessee_Coal_ash_spill
a. What went well?
-What went well was the amount and quality of the research we discovered.  Each of us was given a certain part of the project to research and each of us found high quality reliable resources. 
b. What did not?
-Because most of us were doing individual research and it was all put together by one person, while presenting we were a little unorganized.  However by the second time we had everything together and could tell our story. 
c. What would you do differently next time?
Maybe during the making of the infograph everyone would be a little more part of the creation process.  
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -
Be Concise
Be Visual
Be Smarter
Be Transparent
Be Different
Be Accurate
Be Attractive
Be Varied
Be Gracious
Be Creative
Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?
I believe we excelled in being concise, visual, smarter, different, accurate, attractive, varied, and creative.  Maybe not so much in the transparent and gracious.  Mostly because I am not sure how to be gracious in an infographic.

By Marina Stuart
Group Mates: Elona M, Shi F, and Mustapha I.

Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

Posted by Anonymous on
http://scienceleadership.org/blog/Worst_man_made_disaster_in_US_history:Tennessee_Coal_ash_spill
a. What went well?
-What went well was the amount and quality of the research we discovered.  Each of us was given a certain part of the project to research and each of us found high quality reliable resources. 
b. What did not?
-Because most of us were doing individual research and it was all put together by one person, while presenting we were a little unorganized.  However by the second time we had everything together and could tell our story. 
c. What would you do differently next time?
Maybe during the making of the infograph everyone would be a little more part of the creation process.  
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -
Be Concise
Be Visual
Be Smarter
Be Transparent
Be Different
Be Accurate
Be Attractive
Be Varied
Be Gracious
Be Creative
Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?
I believe we excelled in being concise, visual, smarter, different, accurate, attractive, varied, and creative.  Maybe not so much in the transparent and gracious.  Mostly because I am not sure how to be gracious in an infographic.

By Marina Stuart
Group Mates: Elona M, Shi F, and Mustapha I.