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Sticks And Stones

Posted by Klarissa Hudson in English 3 - Pahomov - C on
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.” (The Christian Recorder) Growing up I used to hear this saying a lot from adults. But I never believed the second half of it after going to the 4th grade. Sticks and stones do have the ability to break bones, but words can be just as painful when used in a negative way. Words may not actually hurt your body, but it can cause emotional harm. When someone speaks negatively toward me, I get a pain in my chest the same way I would if someone had punched me. Whether you’re getting stones or words flung at you by others, both hurt the body and mind.


I used to always try to live by this saying when I was really young. I thought that I would be strong enough to hold my head high and not be afraid of anyone. And that I would always stay strong against people who didn’t like me. I wanted to be a big girl like my sisters and mother. I wanted to be tough like my brother and father. I had dreams of being the next Serena Williams shredding up the tennis courts and letting all girls know that they could do it one day as well. But I quickly lost all of those dreams and goals in my life.


My brother and my middle sister began making fun of me everyday when I was in first grade. Picking on me because I wasn’t skinny and tall like them. Pointing out the fact that I wasn’t able to learn as quickly and do math as well as them. At first I tried to ignore them because I knew that they were my siblings so they must love me, at least a little. But then my grandmother started pointing out my size. Every time we went to visit her, she’d pinch my cheeks and separate me from my sister by saying, “chunky girl, big girl.” My sister was big girl because of her height and I was chunky girl for my weight. My grandmother would always say that I looked thicker every time I went over her apartment.


After that I started to lose some of the confidence I had but tried to stay strong because I still had my parents, my friends, and my oldest sister. But with time my mother started to point out how different I was from everyone else. She would make me sit with her and do “Hooked On Phonics” to try to make me smarter. This just made my siblings make fun of me more often than before. After that she tried changing what I ate, but I wasn’t eating badly to begin with. I used to eat fruit and vegetables all the time but I was just naturally a big figured child. No one understood that back then though; to them I was the little girl that must have been sneaking candy and cookies from the cabinet at night. The confidence to stay strong and stay positive was slowly slipping out of my grasps but I tried clinging to it in hope that things would soon get better.


After second or third grade children at my school began acting the way my siblings did. Making fun of my full figure and how chunky I looked compared to everyone else. My mother had bought baggy uniform clothes for me to wear everyday. I thought it was so that if I got bigger I wouldn’t look like a stuffed turkey. I didn’t have the fancy fitted uniform or the cute hairstyles like the girls had on in my school. My parents didn’t have the time or money to send me to my godmother to get my hair done all the time. And my mom had too much pride to just pay my godmother back later. But with baggy clothes and my hair in big braids, kids distanced themselves from me. I lost all of my friends after that point, no one wanted to be with the chunky short girl during recess.


I’d just sit on the cement watching everyone play or do jump rope by myself in the shade. I loved being active, it gave me such a satisfied feeling inside. Then I decided, if no one would talk to me as a friend, then maybe they’d talk to me as a teammate. My brother started bringing me to school early so I could play football with boys in my grade. And for some time, it felt really good to have kids my age to bond with. But then some boys stopped playing because they didn’t like the fact that I was better than them in a man’s sport. I was a big black girl that knew how to run and had the capability of hitting hard; which scared many boys at my school because I wasn’t all small and dainty like the other girls that wailed at the slightest hit. So after a while I stopped playing football all together and went back to my shaded spot alone. The game wasn’t fun when no one wanted me there.


I had no friends, no second half or partner in crime, and no shoulder to lean on or ear to whisper into. I’d just go to school, do class work by myself, come home, do homework in my room, eat dinner quickly, and then go straight to bed. I didn’t dare talk to my family about how I was feeling or what I was going through because I didn’t trust them. My middle sister started playing tricks on me and leaving for school without me in the morning. And my brother started his addiction of making promises but never keeping them. My father never spend time with me while he wasn’t at work. All he cared about was his two precious older daughters and his sports on television. I didn’t even like my family the way I used to anymore. I had no one by my side for comfort anymore. At a young age I was on my own in a situation that I couldn’t really understand and had no one to ask about it.


The only thing that kept me hopeful about things changing and getting better was my love for sports. My love for being seen by people as I showed off how good I could really be at something. I would always shout at kids in school that someday I would be famous and sexy and then they’d be sorry for treating me like trash. But as time went on, my father told me that I was too different to ever make it to Serena Williams’ level, I then lost my will for change. Sports was the only thing that made me truly happy in life. It was the only activity where I could try to shine and be be free. When I was put on the court, all my troubles and fears went away. It was just me being the the girl that I kept locked up inside. But when my dad took away my dreams of doing what I love as a career, I had nothing left. I lost my love for myself.


There were times when I’d come home and my mom would ask me how my day was. I’d just give a small smile and say it was okay. I could have reached out to her and actually told her how miserable I was at school. But I could no longer find the confidence to speak up. I didn’t know how to tell her that kids were bullying and avoiding me. I didn’t know how to tell her that I actually preferred the way they treated me over the way I felt when I was home. I could no longer stand to sit in the same room with my family for too long without getting upset and that made me feel even worse. These five people are my family; i’m supposed to love them. I’m supposed to have a bond with them that is stronger than all others because they are my blood. But after all I went through; and was still going through, I couldn’t feel a strong bond anymore. I felt like an outsider in my own home; unloved by all the people that I thought were my family.


If no one loved me and cared for me, then maybe I shouldn’t love myself. I really started to believe that there was something wrong with me. If everyone I knew thought that I was ugly and fat, then I probably was. And I could no longer stand to look at myself knowing that I was unattractive to people. Mirrors, make-up, nail polish, and pink were things that I no longer messed with. No amount of make-up and pretty clothes could disguise how ugly I was. Every time I dressed up and looked in a mirror I’d just start crying. I felt ugly inside and out and there was nothing I could do to change it.


I thought; if no one believed that I could do anything great and become known, then there was no point in me creating goals and dreams and a passion for anything. I lost all interest in trying to become something in life because deep down I couldn’t bare to have anything else taken away from me after I developed a love for it. I had lost everything that I held dear to my heart; everything that made life worth enjoying. All I could do was live day to day with a fake smile taking everything that people threw at me. I no longer had the confidence or support to make a change in my life. I failed in staying strong and loving myself when everyone began turning on me; I ended up turning on myself. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but it’s words that broke my heart.

Bibliography:
"Sticks and Stones (nursery Rhyme)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Mar. 2014. Web. Mar. 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticks_and_Stones_%28nursery_rhyme%29>.

Being Discriminated

Posted by Mingxue Zheng in English 3 - Pahomov - C on
​ I am not a true American, I am Chinese. My family has an accent.To many, I have squirted eyes. To many, I am neither white or black, I am yellow. As one of the Asian population in America, I too, got discriminated.

It was when I was living in an African American neighborhood that I heard racial slurs against my race. I had experienced verbal abuse. I lived a tense lifestyle for ten years within this neighborhood while my family opened a Chinese take-out restaurant. Everyday, it seemed like an instigation of an incipient disaster.


Maybe it was the sudden difference of treatment in Chinatown, my previous residence, to this tiger’s den in South Philly. My family probably struck the wrong nerve of these predators. It seems tranquil for a month of the store’s opening. It was as if they had been eying for a killer blow on their prey.


Then, there comes a series of attacks. They threw trash cans around the restaurant. They spit on the windows and smashed one of them loose. They threw firecrackers every New Years and Memorials Day, ruining our hope for a new beginning. They wrote prejudice remarks on the walls. They used the restaurant to hide and sell drugs. Due to the calamities, my parents got into fights frequently. My mom blamed my dad for letting her and me come to the U.S. to suffer. My dad blamed my mom for being negative despite of his efforts to fix the business.


The school I attended was no better. Some of the students are the siblings or children of the people who ransacked my father’s restaurant. There were several times when I walked on a vacant hallway and the same boy would grab my arm, bursting out “chingchong,” “chingzhongzhong." I would then swung my arms loose and walked away without a word while he laughed. If some people blamed for my reticence, I agreed. I felt disappointed about my cowardice. But, any of my verbal attacks would direct a series physical attacks toward my parents. I would rather suffer quietly for the sake of my loved ones who protected me numerous times. It was the time for me to protect them instead.


The violence continued, but it exacerbated. During my freshman year, my dad noticed a boy who trashed the store, the other day he followed me to school, so my dad walked me to school. There was one time when the boy wanted to push me down the stairs and my dad threatened him to beat him up if he did. Then, several months later, a group of robbers cut the lock of the restaurant’s back door and took a new flat-screen TV, boxes of cigars and candies. My family lost thousands of dollars and are in debt. We were bankrupted.


All these times, I just hide upstairs until the hollering downstairs subsided every night. I did nothing. I felt worthless and selfish. I also lost my confidence to speak and I also developed anxiety problems.


When I look back, I always think about how pathetic I was. It was not until I went to SLA, that I regained some of my once gregarious self. The prejudice and discrimination against my race needs to be changed. I think one of the prevention of change is the fact that many Asian immigrants are illiterate and their problems could be overlooked by the police. In order to combat discrimination as an individual, I should fully participate as a translator for the owners of Chinese restaurants in that neighborhood, so our family and other Asian families have better protection. The police would be more cooperative in solving our problems on discrimination.           


I could solve this issue, I need to know the origin of prejudice. Based on my research, I found out that one of the causes of prejudice is frustration. One group of people might felt underachieved and released their aggression on other minorities who have a higher chance of success than them (Asians are minorities, but they have positive stereotypes, such as intelligence). Or Asians could be a scapegoat for resentment towards the dominant group. Therefore, resulting discrimination against the Asian population.


It is truthful to be said that in my situation, the blacks are the only ones who are cantankerous. If I said that, I would be lying. My family are also putting oil on fire, even though they were unconscious of it. The blacks may view my family’s attitude as an act of belittlement towards them, just like my family looks at the actions of the African Americans as discrimination.


We could solve this problem by eliminating this miscommunication. It could be assuaged by bringing the two conflicting races together in a camp or other institution where they will be given a task to be achieved only if everyone cooperated. This method was carried out in 1953 by two psychologists named Muzafer Sherif and Caroline Sherif. In which their colleagues ran summer camps for teen boys and letting two groups of boys compete with each other. As the competition grew fierce, the two groups became more aggressive against one another. Aside from the one method I have mentioned that worked, the other ways were dismissed. For instance, agreeing on compromises are forsaken because only the leaders agreed. It is also proven that verbal warnings are useless in maintaining respect, tranquility and understanding on both sides.


Another way to ameliorate discrimination against Asians is to gain more awareness by passive resistance (protests, marches, etc.). But, it would not be efficacious if it lacks the attention needed to create a bigger change. Also, the question as to why there are more sensitivity on discrimination on African Americans is critical. If you listen to BBC or FOX News, Asians are rarely mentioned. Sometimes, I feel that people sometimes forgot our presence in America until they see us on the streets. There are simply not enough publicity in the mainstream.


Also, most schools do not have a curriculum that teaches Asian history or their struggles in America. It comes down to the question of why people have the desire for change when they are not emotionally attached to the problem? Most curriculums taught the Atlantic slavery several times. It makes the younger generation feel a sense of sympathy and rage on the treatment of African Americans, therefore the topic of prejudice against African Americans is a sensitive topic. Since, there is a void of lessons taught about Asian slaveries and struggles, people sometimes forgot that we are being discriminated as well.


Unless the publicity and a slight change to the schools’ curriculum to inflict a more successful protest, passive resistance would only gain minimal results.  


To me, discrimination is not just a political issue, it is also affecting victims’ lives. To some Asians who can not speak adequate English, they are constantly ignored by the public when they seek help. When the people trashed my dads restaurant, the police leisurely took their time to solve the problem. This agonizing experience transformed my past outspoken self to my current timid self who still wants to recover.


There is really no need to inflict harm on others. It would only create more hate between groups. Discrimination could be prevented by group contacts and active protests. I wish for a better tomorrow for Asian Americans who suffer the same experiences as my family.

Source: Ballantine, Jeanne H., and Keith A. Roberts. Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge, 2007. Print.

Global Fiction Book #1 Final Project – Daniel Varnis

Posted by Daniel Varnis in Globalization - Block - A on

Sources

Article – In the Background: Life in a Delhi Slum

Article – Gang Rape in India, Routine and Invisible

Article – India

Article – Urbanization and Slum Formation

Article – In India Slum, Misery, Work, Hope, and Politics

Website – Living Conditions in Indian Slums

Documentary – iBelieve in India: A Documentary


12 pieces of information from the source

  1. Around 28% of all children in developing countries are estimated to be underweight.

  2. 1.2 billion people live in India. 110 million of them live in the slums.

  3. India is the second most populous country in the world.

  4. A bulk of that extreme deficit comes from South Asia.

  5. 186,000 children under the age of five die each year are a result of diarrhea.

  6. Aid has to come into the slums with fresh water because it’s not accessible for most people living in the area.

  7. 90,000,000 people in India don’t have access to this free fresh water, either.

  8. With 17% of the world’s population (over a billion people), the water crisis in India is only getting worse and is becoming life or death for millions of people.

  9. Measles is also one of the reasons why children in the slums are dying.

  10. Not every child who lives in the slums has access to a [somewhat] quality education.

  11. Most people in the slums don’t understand that it takes a while to escape poverty, so they try to make quick money in hopes that it will alleviate all of their problems.

  12. Less than a third of people have access to sanitation in India.

Six significant quotes from the book

  1. "Everything around us is roses," Abdul's younger brother, Mirchi, put it. "And we're the shit in between." -Prologue, p. xii

  2. “She was less and less sure she wanted to go to Vasai, less and less sure her husband would live to get there. She wanted a more hygienic home here, in the name of her children's vitality.” -Chapter 5, Ghost House, page 83

  3. “Abdul wasn't sure how much money his family had left after fixing the house and paying his father's hospital bill. But he thought that whatever remained should be paid, in order to be innocent. He wanted to go home to the place that he hated.” -Chapter 7, The Come-Apart, page 107

  4. "My flowers live because I don't keep anything dark in my heart. I let the bad things come out into the air." -Chapter 12, page 179

  5. "Do you ever think when you look at someone, when you listen to someone, does that person really have a life?" -Chapter 13, p. 198

  6. “Abdul could control his many desires, but not this one. He wanted to be recognized as better than the dirty water in which he lived. He wanted a verdict of ice.” -Chapter 15, p. 220

Six excerpts from my own writing about the book

  1. It’s not common for the people in the slums to find any form of jobs, so having Rahul’s foot in the hotel will allow me, as a reader, to see the two sides to these contrasting styles of living (rich vs. poor).

  2. When reading this book, the reader has to take into consideration the horrible living environment/environments when making judgements about someone or something.

  3. Although Fatima lied about many things, setting herself on fire was an act that did a very good job displaying her senses of self confidence and individuality.

  4. How are you going to allow all of these high class events to occur, knowing that the people in your own country are dying from poverty and famine?

  5. The people of the US are probably so drawn to this book because of what it pertains to. Although we do have a lot of homeless and poor people in the US, we don't have large cities of people that has a poverty rate of 100%. Reading behind this book allows us, as readers and Americans, to learn about different cultures and ways of living in India.

  6. All in all, even though this was a really good book, it came to a close with a very sad ending. Some good things did come about towards the end, however, there was an equal amount of bad things that occurred.

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Artículo 7: Vestirse Como un Hombre, Mujeres Patriotas

Posted by Alex Marothy in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on
21-3-14

Quarter 3

Alejandro Marothy

Señorita Manuel


Vestirse Como un Hombre, Mujeres Patriotas


Una vez que una mujer estaba viva. Una mujer muy valiente. Ella también era Latina durante la guerra civil americana. Esto significó que no podía servir en el ejército. Sin embargo, su nombre era Loreta Velezquez, y es una inspiración para muchos. ¿Por qué? Cuando le dijo que no podía luchar en la guerra, ella vestida y pretendía ser un hombre. Esto es cuánto amaba a su país. Vaya, asombroso. Patriotismo es aterrador.

Así que aquí viene Loreta vestida como un hombre, rompiendo los límites en todas partes para todo el mundo. Excelente. Buen trabajo. ¿Cuál es el problema con el patriotismo? Prepárate. El patriotismo es aterrador porque se les llaman los jóvenes héroes para suicidarse. Es aterrador porque convencer las masas de enemigos falsos y crea un populoso de ciudadanos enojado y beligerante, xenófobo y chauvinista. ¡Las naciones más patrióticas son los más opresivos y dictaduras violentas en la historia! Lo hemos visto recientemente en el Oriente Medio y hoy en Corea del norte, y los Estados Unidos no son una excepción.

Es muy bueno que Loreta promovió la igualdad para las mujeres, y es bueno que ella pensó que tenía motivo para luchar, pero patriotismo sí mismo es el mensaje equivocado a enviar. 


Número de Palabras: 205


Trabajo Citado

EFE. "Latino News and Opinion." Rebelde Con Causa. Al Día, 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. http://www.pontealdia.com/estados-unidos/rebelde-con-causa.html

Congratulations to Carver Science Fair Students - Part 2!

Posted by Gamal Sherif on
Congratulations to all of the students who participated in this year's Carver's Science Fair. Special recognition goes to the following students:
  • Jared Trusty, 2nd Place & Special Award - Engineering
  • Calamity Jung-Allen, 1st place - Behavioral Science 
  • Tiarra Bell, 1st Place - Earth Science
  • Tamira Bell, 1st Place & Best of Fair - Environmental
  • Jordan Merriweather, 3rd Place - Environmental
  • Katia Hadjeb, 2nd Place - Environmental
  • Nevrid Nezif & Tahmid Bhuiyan, 1st Place - Team project

--The Science Department
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Mi Familia

Posted by Matthew Willson in Spanish 1 - Manuel - B on
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Esta es una foto de mi familia. Mi primo se llama Dan. Dan duerma todas los dias. Mi hermano es Willie. Willie practica deportista mucho. Mi padre es Doug. Doug es un trabajador. Doug siempre trabaja. Mi mamá es Susan. Susan siempre camina con el perro. Mi otro primo se llama Grady. Grady está en una banda. Grady toca el banjo todos los dias. Bill es mi tío. Bill va pescar todos los dias. Mi tia es Patty. Patty juega al tenis todos los dias. Mi otro tío se llama Ben, el siempre le gusta jugar fútbol.

El Sumario 6

Posted by Sieanna Williams in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

Sieanna Williams                                                                                          Q3

Srta. Manuel



Distrito Escolar demandó por violación de la libertad



Al parecer, no sólo el Distrito Escolar de Filadelfia tiene un problema con los días de nieve incontrolables y la codicia, pero ellos no van a permitir empleados masculinos para hacer crecer sus barbas más allá de un cuarto de pulgada. Porque de esto, el Distrito está siendo demandado por Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos para “entrar en la libertad religiosa”.

Un hombre que es aparte del pleito, oficial Siddiq Abi-Bakr, pregunta ser excusado del regla porque de su religión del Islam, pero el Distrito continuaron él regañarle para su barba longitud. Vamos a hacer una pausa de un segundo. ¿En serio? ¿Que te pasa? ¿Como puede rechazar una persona hacer caso omiso su religión porque usted no quiere masculinos tiene barbas más largo de un pulgada? ¿Más de eso, como puede pedir una person cortar su barba a todos? ¡No es justo!

Hoy, yo aprende que este regla estaba pasó en 2010. Eso no tiene sentido. Así lo veo, pelo y ropa es una manera de discurso. Es en lenguaje porque pelo y ropa es moda, es expresión. ¡Como yo lo entiendo, este regla es un violación de libertad de expresión! ¿Como estaba este regla pasó? Si probablemente no parece gustar, piensa en ello: ¿por qué Siddiq Abi-Bakr se aparte del pleito? Su barba es aparta de su religión que dice él tiene que mantener su pelo como un hombre. No puede tomar eso de él. Es so fe, su vida personal. Simplemente porque su y un otra persona no tiene el mío mismo, no significa que él tiene que seguir las reglas de su. Eso es la razón que no me gusta como en cualquier corte de los Estados Unidos, tú tiene que poner su palmo en la Biblia y “Jura decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada pero la verdad que Dios te ayude.” Eso es el más falta de respeto alguna vez. Yo espero que el Distrito de Filadelfia aprende su lección sobre entrar en la libertad religiosa.


PALABRAS: 335

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"Latino News and Opinion." Distrito Escolar demandó por violación de la libertad- . Web. 16 Mar. 2014. <http://www.pontealdia.com/primer-plano/school-district-sued-for-violating-liberty.html>.




El Sumario 5

Posted by Sieanna Williams in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

Sieanna Williams                                                                                          Q3

Srta. Manuel



Los Oscar más vistos desde 2004


Como todos sabemos, que ha sido otro año que Leonardo DiCaprio no recibió un Oscar. Este año, 43 millones espectadores de Estados Unidos vivieron La 86th edición de la ceremonia de entrega de los premios Oscar de Hollywood. Este año era mi primero tiempo veo los Oscars, y yo estaba ansioso al fin para el premio Mejor Actor ir a Leonardo DiCaprio.

Todo noche, actores y actrices recibieron sus Oscars primeros. Yo, como todos otras personas en Facebook y Twitter, sabemos en nuestros corazones que este estaba la noche que Leo ganaría su Oscar primero. Desafortunadamente, el Oscar fue a Matthew McConaughey. Yo ví muchos películas de Matthew McConaughey, y él siempre juego el papel tonto. Desde mi punto de vista, este película que ganó su el Oscar, Dallas Buyer’s Club, estaba la película primero dónde su papel es serio.

A los Oscars, Jared Leto gana el Oscar primero para la película Dallas Buyer’s Club, que él jugó en con Matthew McConaughey. ¡El tráiler de cine estaba fantástico! Yo recuerdo pensado, “¡Ay dios mío, yo tengo que ver esto película, lo mira como A Girl Like Me: A Gwen Aguero Story!” Es la razón que yo casi entiende por qué Matthew McConaughey ganó el Oscar para Mejor Actor. Yo cree que la película tiene que ser más mejor de Wolf of Wall Street. Sin embargo, todo persona que vió la película, dígame que lo estaba muy terrible. Ellos dijeron cosas como: la película estaba muy desorganizada; los papeles de Leto y McConaughey esteban nada especial, en facto, sus relación estaba poco claro. Yo estaba consternado oír esto.

Leonardo DiCaprio gusta decir que él no importa si él no gana un Oscar. Pero nosotros todos sabemos no es cierto. Él, cada año que el no gana, tiene un cara muy triste. Los críticos de los Oscars siempre dijeron, “Leonardo DiCaprio ha básicamente ya ganó un Oscar, por eso él no necesita uno.” ¡No importa! ¿Si él merece uno como usted dice, por qué no da él uno para once? No es justo.

Yo sé que Leonardo DiCaprio no tiene nada demostrar y él merece pero no necesita un Oscar, pero cada año que él no tiene uno, es u otro año qué él restos uno de los más actores subestimados; y cada Oscar para Mejor Actor que no va a Leonardo DiCaprio es un otro Oscar simplemente desperdiciado.


PALABRAS: 397


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EL PAÍS. "Los Oscar Más Vistos Desde 2004." EL PAÍS. EDICIONES EL PAÍS, S.L, 5 Mar. 2014. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. <http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2014/03/04/television/1393937786_272778.html>

Artículo 6: Puños Rápidos y Instintos Carnales

Posted by Alex Marothy in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on
14-3-14

Quarter 3

Alejandro Marothy

Señorita Manuel


Puños Rápidos y Instintos Carnales

Hay un boxeador llamado Swift. Tan, algunos boxeador fue entrevistado sobre boxeo y parece ser un tipo genial. Desde los albores de la humanidad, hemos amado luchar. El boxeo es un moderno expresión de esa desear. Lo que demuestras Swift es que los seres humanos quieren dañar a los demás. Algunos están más evolucionados que otros, y no quieren hacer daño pero amar. Esto es algo bueno para la sociedad actual, pero debemos admitir la verdad de fuerte minoría de seres humanos. La verdad es que muchos seres humanos tienen un carnal necesidad de la violencia. Algunos lo expresan a través de guerra, otros a través de la abuso doméstico. Pero muchos lo hacen a través del espectáculo de boxeo.

Los boxeadores son más inteligentes que dicen ser. Ellos conectados a una de las minorías en el mundo más grandes y más explotación. También tienen esta necesidad carnal de violencia, pero encontrado una manera para recibir cubos de dinero en lugar de gasto cubos de dinero en cumplimiento de ese deseo. Esto es brillante. Sin embargo, el realidad sigue siendo que sin necesidad de violencia, sin una populoso revierte, no habría ninguna necesidad del boxeo, y Swift no tienen trabajo. ¿Vamos todos a crecer, sí?


Número de Palabras: 205


Trabajo Citado

EFE. "Latino News and Opinion." En El Ring Con Danny 'Swift' García. Al Día, 13 Mar. 2014. Web. 13 Mar. 2014. http://www.pontealdia.com/philadelphia/en-el-ring-con-danny-swift-garcia.html

YATW Blog#2 Music

Posted by Makhi Richburg in English 1 - Dunn - X on

In middle school, I took part in an extracurricular program called Play On Philly. (POP) The program started in 2011 and I’ve been in the program since the first day up until I graduated. I enjoyed everyday of it and I liked their teachings but what really made going worthwhile, were the friends I’ve made. The program became popular really fast and we’ve had concerts at some pretty cool places like the Mann Center, the Kimmel Center, and nursing homes. We’ve even had a concert in New Jersey. To show my gratitude to POP I’m going to assist the viola players with their studies.


As a form of research I interviewed my former viola teacher. These are her answers to my questions:

1. Do you believe that music can change the lives of children for the better? If so, how?


“Yes, I have been a teacher for over 13 years. I have witnessed time and time again when focusing on a musical goal and achieving it has elevated self esteem and self worth.”


2.Have you witnessed a change in behavior or mental traits with the children you’ve worked with? Were these changes beneficial?

Yes, I have


“Yes, I have seen how playing in a group with a common goal can give a sense of belonging and purpose.”


3.Do you believe music is a powerful thing? Why?


“Yes I do. I feel that music can reach a person on such a deep level. It can give an outlet to express your feelings.”


4.Does it affect your life in a major or minor way? (Other than being a teacher.)

“Music does affect my life. I am a violist and I have traveled to many places and performed with amazing people. I can express myself through my playing.”


5. Is there a downside to learning the ways of music? If so, have you witnessed it in the children you work with?


“No, I honestly feel like there are “literally” no downsides to learning music. It is not only intellectually stimulating, it is therapeutic.”


6.How do you as a teacher make it a better learning experience for your students?

“I am very dedicated to my students succeeding in both music preparation and in real life. I push my kids to always exceed their limits.”

Her answers add to my understanding because I’m learning from the teacher’s perspective rather than a student’s.


There’s been no new information on the effects music has on the brain, so I’ll just do a recap on why music is beneficial to the mind. Studying music and playing an instrument can increases one’s intelligence, problem solving skills, enhances their hand-eye coordination, increases memory capacity, improves discipline, builds self-esteem, etc. Music is also therapeutic and can even change your whole view on the world. There’s even been a study that confirms that when musicians play a duet, their brainwaves synchronize. Music truly is something special.

Paragraph#4 What Im going to do

As an agent of change I’m going to go to my old school where the program is held, and I’m going to assist the new violists with their musical studies. I’m going to help them with their reading, give them tips and advice, help them tune their instruments, etc. Throughout my time as an agent of change I’ll document what I’ve been doing and use some of what I will write for blog#3.


For the next blog I’ll be talking what I did as an agent of change. I’ll have some pictures and maybe even a short video. I’ll also have a description of the experience and have a review from the teacher I was assisting (maybe from the students as well).  


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Interview 1
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Interview 3
Interview 3

Yo Encanta Mi Familia

Posted by Tianna McNair in Spanish 1 - Manuel - D on
Esta es mi familia. Mi mamá es trabajador. Mi mamá lee africana americana historia libros mucho. Mi mayor hermana Aisha trabaja en peluquería.  Ella es muy creativa y talentosa. Mi hermana Holly y mi hermano Amin escriben poesía. Ellos encanta cantar. Amin canta terrible y Holly canta suṕer bien. Holly estudio en Americano universidad en Washington DC.  Yo escribo poesía y dibujo. Odio cuidar a los niños de Aisha. Porque ellos hablan y comen mucho. En el verano, vamos a la playa y nadamos y comemos. Cuando tenemos tiempo libre nosotros vamos al cine.
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Quarter 3 Reflection 6

Posted by Zack Hersh in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

Quarter 3 Reflection 6 March 14th, 2014

Zack Hersh Señorita Manuel


DC y Atlanta: Amenazas Serias para los Phillies

Por Will Gonzalez


Mi autor favorita, Will Gonzalez, vuelva otra vez con otro artículo, y, como de costumbre, es un artículo de deportes, sobre los Phillies, nuestras héroes de la ciudad natal aquí en Filadelfia. Pero esta vez, lo todo no está arcos irises y mariposas por los Phillies. Los Phillies han estado tropezando en entrenamiento de primavera, bateando y lanzando pobremente, que crea muchas preocupaciones para ellos yendo al dentre la temporada. Mientras hay problemas interior, los Phillies también tienen que ocuparse de los Bravos de Atlanta y los Nacionales de Washington, DC. Ambos equipos han estado haciendo bueno en sus respectivos entrenamientos de primavera. Para una cosa, los Phillies no tienen mucho en la manera de jóvenes en su equipo. La mayoría de los jugadores en los Phillies son encima de 30 y estan teniendo más años. Mientras, la mayoría de los jugadores en los Nacionales son debajo de 30. Ellos tienen jugadores muy buenos como Ryan Zimmerman, Bryce Harper, y Ian Desmond, sin mencionar sus lanzadores excepcionales. Los Nacionales son una seria muy grande a los Phillies. Si eso no fue suficiente, los Phillies tienen que ocuparse de los Bravos, un equipo que han estado dominando entrenamiento de primavera. Podria estar una temporada difícil por los Phillies.


Palabras: 230


http://www.pontealdia.com/philadelphia/dc-y-atlanta-amenazas-serias-para-los-phillies.html

Q3 Artículo #6 (#2)

Posted by William Amari in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

Will (Guillermo) Amari

Señorita Manuel

Q3


Ernest Hemingway a Marlene Dietrich: Te imagino borracha y desnuda


El escritor, Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961, y la actriz Marlene Dietrich 1901-1992, eran juntos todos los tiempos en los años de los treintas. Señor Hemingway gustado señorita Dietrich y él escribió una carta sobre Marlene Dietrich. Ahora la carta es por venta por cincuenta mil dólares. Para mi, que es muy loco. Sin embargo, yo tengo millones de dólares, yo comprar la carta.


La carta era más sobre la famosa actriz. Esta carta con muy explícita y surrealista. En la carta, Ernest Hemingway escribió que él imaginó Marlene Dietrich borracha y desnuda. ¡Ay dios mios, Ernest Hemingway con asombrando!


Ernest Hemingway y sus amor, nunca casado. Ella era muy famosa en las películas y ella no encanta Hemingway. Muy triste. Ellos visitar París y Nueva York juntos. Hemingway muerte en el año de 1961 y Dietrich vivido.


Yo leí el artículo porque me encanta Ernest Hemingway y sus escritura. Yo aprendí que señor Hemingway escribió borracha cartas sobre sus interesante de amor. Yo también aprendí muchas nuevas palabras como: explícita, asombrando, borracha y desnuda. Este artículo era muy interesante.


Yo quiero leer la carta que Hemingway escritura. Sonidos bruto pero estoy fascinado. Yo leí libros de Hemingway. Un de mí favorito libros es “El Sol También subir.” Es un bonito historia.


Palabras: 212


http://www.abc.es/cultura/20140313/abci-ernest-hemingway-marlene-dietrich-201403121755.html


Spanish Q3 Reflection #6

Posted by August Polite in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/03/06/eps/1394133801_099349.html

Cartoons in spain


vocab

gancho- hook

caricaturas - cartoons, caricatures

infintil - childish

crecar - grow up

chistes - jokes


Casi todos sabe algo sobre la revista “the New Yorker”, y por yo, el gancho principal esta la caricaturas. Se eso suena infintil, pero la mejor artista Gary Larson (creador de los cómicos Far Side). Yo asumí que las caricaturas del New Yorker fueron saber a través del mundo. Cuando lee este artículo, pensaba fue mal. En España, tiene un artístico muy bien se llama Antonio Forges, o solo Forges por su apodo. El es en sus 70’s y todavía está trabajando en su arte. Aparentemente el es un de los más famosa artísticos de caricaturas en España. No se mas sobre ello antes de leyendo el artículo en “El País” pero pienso que mi tija me dijo sobre este hombre. No se si fue Forge en particular pero, sobre algo con caricaturas. Ese tijo vivo en Barcelona cuando estaba creciendo y probablemente sabe más sobre España.  

Ahora que se un poco sobre este gran icono en el industria de arte en España voy a pensar de él y sus caricaturas. Aparentemente, cuando comienzo dibujando él hizo alrededor de trenta dibujos y chistes y ese colección es lo que hizo reconoció. Solamente un noche de dibujando hizo su carrera.   


Spanish Q3 reflection #5

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La Película “Gravity” de Alfonso Cuarón

http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2014/03/03/actualidad/1393878605_270452.html


vocab

definir - define

disfrutar - enjoy (v)

el resto - the rest

casi - almost

tremendamente - wildly

soportar - stand,bear (v)

debido - due


Anoche fue los Oscars, los premios que puede definir una pelicula. Este año fueron muchas entradas fantástica, incluso “12 years a slave” “Dallas Buyers Club” “The wolf of wall street” y my favorita “Her”. Pero, nada de esos ganaba muchos premios que “Gravity” con Sandra Bullock y George Clooney.  Este año he estado disfrutando los peliculas gran y esperaba Gravity a ser en con el resto. Despues de escuchar los opiniones bueno, invitaba mis amigos al cine. Todos de nosotros pensamos vamos a ver el mejor pelicula de este año per... estuve decepcionado.  Casi todos de la película fue tremendamente improbable aventuras en espacio. Lee un libro de un astronauta, y el dice que necesita dejar al teatro por que no podia soportar como improbable lo fue. Voy a dar crédito donde credito esta debido. El director, Alfonso Cuarón , hizo un buen trabajo de fabricacion el espacio en la película a mirar realista. Probablemente debo dar mi credito a el personel de pantalla verde, ellos que hicieron mayoría del trabajo.


Spanish Q3 reflection #4

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Stanley Kubrick

http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/03/06/fotorrelato/1394123656_896905.html#1394123656_896905_1394185922


vocab

intrigado - intrigued  

homenaje - homage

retratar - portray

trastornado - deranged


Hay quince años de el director famoso, Stanley Kubrick, y sus peliculas. No pienso que veía todos de esos.  Tengo más miedo de “The Shining”, cuando fue en séptimo grado mi maestro de espanol me dijo sobre ese película y fue intrigado. No veía “The Shining” pero, escucha que es fantástico. Recentemente, miraba “American Psycho” y me gusta ese. Ese película tomar inspira de la original “Psycho” una película de la famosa, Alfred Hitchcock. Se este es muchos grados de separación, pero Hitchcock y Kubrick compartan muchas cosas. La caráctar de Norman Bates en Psycho (y su homenaje Patrick Bates en American Psycho) tiene similitudes de los carácteres de Kubrick. Jack Nicholson retrata un hombre trastornado similar que Anthony Hopkins en su rol en Psycho. De todos modos, Kubrick hay contribuía mucho a la industria. Mucho esta interesante, mucho esta oscuro, pero todos esta importante.


Spanish Q3 reflection #3

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http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/03/07/gente/1394224540_169698.html

La historia de Yoko Ono

vocab


bajar- lower

choque - shock

cólera - anger



Me gusta “The Beatles” mucho. Escribí un reflexión sobre esta banda una pocas semanas pasada. Durante la clase de espanol siempre estoy escuchando a música.  Quizás, alguien va a venir y me dijo a bajar el volumen. Más del tiempo escucharé a The Beatles. Tengo todos de su recordas, y hay escuchando a ellos desde será un pequeño niño. Reviví sus historia, de sus álbum primero a “Let it Be” (sus álbum final). Mis padres y sus amigos fueron y todavia estan fanáticos de este banda fantastica, y ahora estoy un gran fanatico. Recientemente, he estado escuchando a “Abbey Road” su final trabajo que fue grabado cuando fueron juntos. Tengo nada pero respeto para ellos y me gusta todos de sus música. Cuando se separan muchos personas fueron triste. Un gran parte de la culpa se fue a Yoko Ono, la esposa de John Lennon. Recentemente, ella cumple ochenta años y todavia esta contenta. Despues de “The Beatles” cuando Yoko y John fue vivían juntos, John fue asesinado en Nueva York. El mundo fue en choque y sus cólera se fue lejos. John tenía dos hijos en su vida, Sean y Julian, uno con Yoko y la otra con su esposa primero Cynthia.


Hecho Divertido: En la canción “Hey Jude” Sir McCartney esta cantando sobre Julian Lennon cuyo apodo en el momento fue Jude.  


Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Isabella Blackwell in World History - Block - C on
In History Class, for about the past month, we have been focusing on revolutions. We have had conversations about what happens in them, how they are handled, who leads them, etc. In class, we focused on one of the revolutions in particular, (The French Revolution) and sort of acted it out. We were different characters, had different jobs, etc. We watched different videos in class about revolutions like, "The Square", and even talked about a modern day revolution in the Ukraine. 
For my benchmark, I chose to compare 2 different revolutions. I chose The American Revolution and the Ukraine. I talked about how they were lead, and if there really need to be a leader in revolutions. It was interesting for me to research how leaders lead and to also throw in my own opinion. 

History BM: Revolution Digital Story from Isabella Blackwell on Vimeo.

Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Isabella Beato in World History - Block - B on
In this unit we learned about different revolutions. We learned about old and modern revolutions. We learned about King Louie and his unfair class system. We also learned about the Arab Springs and there quest for freedom. 
I talked about what lights a fire under people. I talked about how different events can lead to people making different actions. I also talked about what makes people join or start there own revolution. 

Revolution Benchmark from Bella Beato on Vimeo.

Q3 Artículo #5

Posted by William Amari in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

Will (Guillermo) Amari

Señorita Manuel

Q3


Claudia Lennear, la musa discreta de David Bowie y Mick Jagger

Claudia Lennear no es un celebridad, sin embargo ella es un cantante de soul y un amigo de muchas celebridades. Ella era más de un inspiración y menos de un guapa cara. Ella es con un inspiración por Los Rolling Stones’ mejor canción, “Brown Sugar” en el año de 1971. Señorita Lennear también con un inspiración por canción de David Bowie llamada “Lady Grinning Soul” en 1973. Saber por su pelo de marrón y loco tendencia, ella era la sexista chica de su tiempo.

Claudia Lennear hizo música con Tina y Ike Turner y también cantante con Stephen Stills. Ella tiene un 1973 álbum llamada “Phew!” En el decí nueve sesentas Señorita Lennear vencer el mundo. Sin embargo, más tarde ella desaparecer. Ella encanta la fama, pero quería su libre de parte de el celebridades. Lennear quería defiende su territorio. “Brown sugar es sobre mí,” Claudia dijo. Mick Jagger tiene una fascinación por la música negra. Él tiene escribir sobre Claudia todos los días.

Yo escribir  sobre el artículo porque yo los nombres “Mick Jagger” y “David Bowie” con en el artículo. También, Claudia Lennear es un interesante persona pero yo nunca leí sobre su antes. Yo aprendí que ella era amigos con todos celebridades del setenta.

Palabras: 218

http://www.abc.es/cultura/cine/20140226/abci-documental-claudia-lennear-bowie-201402252055.html



Q3 #5: ¡Adíos!

Posted by Nikki Adeli in Spanish 3 - Manuel - Y on

La persona, Edna Krabappel, que era la voz de la maestra de Bart en el programa de los simpsons muerto  en octubre.  Actuó en el espectáculo desde que salió. ‘Los Simpson’ encontraron una forma sutil de rendir un homenaje. Carácter Barts normalmente escribe en la pizarra, pero Bart sólo estaba escribiendo una frase: “Te vamos a extrañar, señora Krabappel”.  Wallace, siempre habló de sus batallas con cáncer de mama. Se sometió a una cirugía para en marzo se tomó un descanso de la serie durante este tiempo. Ella se dijo que era claro por cáncer después de la cirugía. Ella murió de complicaciones de la neumonía. Al final del episodio, ‘Los Simpson’ mostró una imagen del personaje, esta vez con el mensaje: “En memoria de Marcia Wallace”.

A veces me miro los simpsons en la televisión y estoy triste saber que alguien murió. Siempre me gustó el maestro, ella era muy divertido y una buena persona.

Me hace pensar en cómo la gente puede morir y cuán preciosa es la vida. Mi mejor amigo está enamorado de los simpsons, y tenía su propio pequeño funeral. Que fue un poco por la borda.

Creo que Los Simpson es un gran espectáculo y fue triste que perdieron un personaje. Me pregunto si bart tendrá un nuevo maestro o si, finalmente, el programa llegará a su fin. No sé cuál es mi mejor amiga va a hacer! Espero Edna Krabappel descansa en paz.