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Lobbying Project #2

Posted by Qyidir White in American Government - Laufenberg on

The person who represents me is Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown.  Who has been about of the Philadelphia youth for along time. She has programs that work with energy conservation, and energy matters.

How has my legislator voted on my issue in the past? There wasn't really an issue on my topic in the past due to the recent act of violence ( Flash Mobs) in the city.


What do you and your representative have in common?
We are both against violence, but we both are in to helping others and good education.
Blondell
Blondell
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481_Flash_Mob

Artist Statement - Hohenstein - Q1

Posted by Emma Hohenstein in Art - Senior Art - Hull on
​Charcoal is a classic medium and indisputably the one I am most comfortable with. It smoothes well and thick and leaves part of your art work on your fingers. When you become so accustomed to using just one medium you know the intricacies that it wants and how to bend to its desires and make it work the way you want it to. That is why I find it so easy and fluid to make so many drawings of the same thing. Each time it comes out strangely different than before which is why I never stop doing the same thing. Part of the most interesting thing in this project was how I was able to do the same concept a few times before I felt I had accomplished something. I did two figure drawings, one in color and one in quick sketch charcoal. I felt like they were completely different projects and in a sense they were. I was in a different position and a different paper and medium and model. But the base concept was the same - large figure drawing. It just makes me happy to see how things that are the same concept end up so differently. 

Similarly, I also made three drawings on glass bowls. One was a simple sketch to get the feeling of the material right. The second was with water and a flower to test my use of shapes and dark versus light. The third was a still life of multiple to try my hand at the circles they had as well as glass on top of glass. Again I was in deep admiration of the way that things that would seem so similar can be portrayed so differently.

The pictures came out very small, sorry.

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Lobbying Post #1

Posted by Qyidir White in American Government - Laufenberg on
1.    What are you lobbying for, against or to change? Explain the issue  I am lobbying for the curfew act in Philadelphia.
 
  2.    Elaborate on your motivation for investigating and influencing public policy? I am a young man in philadelphia, when I'm not in school that like to get out at night and have fun. Which i can't because I got to be in the house at a time where the fun start.
 
   3.    Who are the main supporters of your lobbying idea? Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown
 
   4.    Who are the main opponents of your lobbying idea? Philadelphia Youth
 
  5.    Is there any pending legislation dealing with your lobbying idea? Explain. If there is not, what would you like to see proposed. Elaborate. I would like to see them proposed some way of going to where the problem is like the old days and stop picking on all the youth they see.
  
 6.    Any other information regarding the background for your topic. This is only happening in philadelphia and i don think its right!

Months

Posted by Rabbi Awsan in Spanish 1 - Bey on

Enero- January

Febrero- February

Marzo- March

Abril- April

Mayo- May

Junio- June

Julio- July

Agosto- August

Septiembre- September

Octubre- October

Noviembere- November

Diciembre- December 

Days for the Week

Posted by Rabbi Awsan in Spanish 1 - Bey on

Monday- Lunes

 

Tuesday- Martes

 

Wednesday-  Miecoles

 

Thursday- Jueves

 

Friday- Viernes

 

Saturday- Sabado

 

Sunday_ Domingo

 

Colombía(Jenkins & Doughty)

Posted by Loren Jenkins in Spanish 2 - Bey 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>.

Lobbying Against the Energy Act Policy (AntiFracking)

Posted by Rashaun Williams in American Government - Laufenberg 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

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

Posted by Bryanna Jones in Spanish 1 - Manuel 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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Lobbying for Stem Cell Research - Biello

Posted by Blase Biello in American Government - Laufenberg 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