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One suggestion is to be more flexible with the number of pictures. If a person only has like 2 or 4 then that should be worth more than just a C.

 

To tell time –

What time is it?

¿Que hara es?

 0-30 minutes

1)    Choose between Es la 1 or Son las 2-12

2)    State the hour

3)    If they are minutes say “y”

4)    State the minutes

 

Ex- 2:12 pm- Son las dos y doce

 

31-59 minutes

1)    Choose between Es la or Son las

2)    State the hour a head

3)    To connect minutes and hours say menos

4)    State how many minutes it would take to be given hour in step 2

Ex- 9:35- Son las diez meno Veinte y cinco 

So this is my 2nd drawing of Jamie (backside). The reason I say it's my 2nd drawing is because someone took down my 1st drawing, and i don't know who or where it went to. My 2nd drawing isn't as good as the 1st one i had drawn but my drawing is very cool. I know it may be hard to see because of the paper i used but i outlined it with some darker colors. Its not very detailed but i did a last minute job cause of the problem i had. I just want to give a special thanks to Emma for helping Matt Ferry and me out for being my Art partner. So yeah, I'll take comments (good or bad). So thanks and here is my drawing

http://prezi.com/x9xqro20wmo4/present/?auth_key=o9hkeg5&follow=khatzidais@scienceleadership.org

    I am lobbying against the age restriction of curfew in Philadelphia. I feel as though the ages should not be under 18 because that affects a lot of teenagers that do have jobs out there. For example all of the 17 year old that have jobs out there and are done at 11 pm at night or later.
    I want to investigate on this a little more because I feel as though its not right and since one group of kids wanted to cause a ruckus not everyone should have to suffer for their actions. I feel as the the age should be 17 for the curfew because not only are 17 year olds working but they are also young adults. I feel as though if I was to bring this up to someone and continued to try and make these changes I would have a good amount of supports, not only the teens that work late at night, but also parents of these kids. I don't feel as though teenagers should be penalized for the mistake of a group of teenagers who have nothing to do better with their lives but cause ruckus.
    A lot of people might think that I am foolish for trying to bring the age down for these teenagers but I feel as though nowadays seventeen year olds should know their right from wrong. That's why I was stating that they would at least give it a try and trust that these teenagers in Philadelphia wouldn't make me regret trying to change the age for them. If this was to be changed and these teens were still disobeying the law that their would be precautions. That's one thing that I completely agree with the curfew law, and that's the punishments that kids and teens would get if they broke the rule. For example if this law was to be broken by a child or yours for example you, the parent would be fined with a bill. It states that if the law was broken parents can face a fine up to $500. Now that should make parents more informed on how serious this law is being taken.

LINK TO LUCID CHART 


1841 "Less than 50 percent..." primary source
1870 "Slaves are granted..."primary source
1916 "College educated..." primary source 
1916 "Woodrow Wilson..." primary source  
1916 "Woodrow Wilson..." primary source 
1920 " Women are given..." primary source
1924 "Native Americans..."primary source 
1861-1865 "Civil War period..." primary source 
1870 "Slaves are granted..."primary source
1882 "Chinese are denied..." primary source 
1965 "Selma, Alabama..." primary source 
1971 "26th amendment..." primary source
1971 " 26th amendment..." primary source 
1971 "26th amendment..." primary source 

Here is an interactive timeline that shows you how different groups of people within the American society received their voting rights periods of time. Hope you enjoy!

Citations:

"U.S. Voting Rights." Info Please. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/timelines/voting.html>.

"Voting Rights Act Timeline ." ACLU. American Civil Liberties Union, 4 March 2005. Web. 23 Oct 2011. <http://www.aclu.org/voting-rights/voting-rights-act-timeline>.

Weather !!!

What you need to learn :
1. all of the weather conditions
2.what the weather looks like
3.what the weather feels like

1. Weather conditions: Sunny- Hace Sol
    Raining- Esta lloviendo
    Snowing-Esta nevando
    Cloudy-Esta nublado
    Windy- Hace viento
2. What the weather looks like:

3.What the weather feels like:
Sunny-feels hot and warm
Raining- can feel warm or cold 
Snowing- When it's snowing it's cold outside or freezing
Cloudy-When it's cloudy it's blocking the sun it's usually chilly
Windy- When it's windy it's extremely breezy and chilly

  The first people I need in my lobbying project/assignment are the State officials, since fracking deals with state. My Pennsylvania House Representative is John P. Sabatina Jr., my Pennsylvania Senate is Christine M. Tartaglione, and Governor Corbett.


     John P. Sabatina Jr. is a resident of Rhawnhurst in Northeast Philadelphia. He was elected in 2005 to the 174th District of The House of Representatives and re-elected 2 more times; in 2006 and 2010. His legislative priorities are crime prevention, fighting problems in communities and promoting urban renewal through economic, cultural and neighborhood development. Though he may not have been 100% involved in fracking problems and such, he has voted yes to many acts such as "Establishing a Natural Gas Severance Act" (SB-1155), "Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act (HB-1202), "Other Energy Incentives" (HB-1200) and many other acts dealing with energy and the positives of using it and such. Running by my lobbying topic and fracking, I'm sure he would help me in what I am trying to accomplish. I actually feel like he would really get along with me and really have many good ideas in my lobbying process.

     My Pennsylvania Senate, Christine Tartaglione, is also a Philadelphia resident. In 1994, Senator Tartaglione became the fifth woman in state history to win election to the State Senate. Tartaglione has supported legislation for quality childcare, affordable healthcare, quality education, mental health/retardation programs, law enforment and emergency personnel, protecting workers jobs, and much more. She works in Senate District 2. As for fracking in the marcellus shale, Tartaglione was angry and called out the taxing of fracking companies, and how they were using the Delaware and Pennsylvania loophole to avoid paying taxes on certain operations. She called out to get rid of the loophole and even stated that this is a true violation. She seems like she would be a great person to talk to about lobbying against fracking in Pennsylvania. I feel like we would get along because she seems like she will fight for what she thinks is right and I am sort of the same way.

     The first people I need in my lobbying project/assignment are the State officials, since fracking deals with state. My Pennsylvania House Representative is John P. Sabatina Jr., my Pennsylvania Senate is Christine M. Tartaglione, and Governor Corbett.


     John P. Sabatina Jr. is a resident of Rhawnhurst in Northeast Philadelphia. He was elected in 2005 to the 174th District of The House of Representatives and re-elected 2 more times; in 2006 and 2010. His legislative priorities are crime prevention, fighting problems in communities and promoting urban renewal through economic, cultural and neighborhood development. Though he may not have been 100% involved in fracking problems and such, he has voted yes to many acts such as "Establishing a Natural Gas Severance Act" (SB-1155), "Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act (HB-1202), "Other Energy Incentives" (HB-1200) and many other acts dealing with energy and the positives of using it and such. Running by my lobbying topic and fracking, I'm sure he would help me in what I am trying to accomplish. I actually feel like he would really get along with me and really have many good ideas in my lobbying process.





My Pennsylvania Senate, Christine Tartaglione, is also a Philadelphia resident. In 1994, Senator Tartaglione became the fifth woman in state history to win election to the State Senate. Tartaglione has supported legislation for quality childcare, affordable healthcare, quality education, mental health/retardation programs, law enforment and emergency personnel, protecting workers jobs, and much more. She works in Senate District 2. As for fracking in the marcellus shale, Tartaglione was angry and called out the taxing of fracking companies, and how they were using the Delaware and Pennsylvania loophole to avoid paying taxes on certain operations. She called out to get rid of the loophole and even stated that this is a true violation. She seems like she would be a great person to talk to about lobbying against fracking in Pennsylvania. I feel like we would get along because she seems like she will fight for what she thinks is right and I am sort of the same way.

     The first people I need in my lobbying project/assignment are the State officials, since fracking deals with state. My Pennsylvania House Representative is John P. Sabatina Jr., my Pennsylvania Senate is Christine M. Tartaglione, and Governor Corbett.


     John P. Sabatina Jr. is a resident of Rhawnhurst in Northeast Philadelphia. He was elected in 2005 to the 174th District of The House of Representatives and re-elected 2 more times; in 2006 and 2010. His legislative priorities are crime prevention, fighting problems in communities and promoting urban renewal through economic, cultural and neighborhood development. Though he may not have been 100% involved in fracking problems and such, he has voted yes to many acts such as "Establishing a Natural Gas Severance Act" (SB-1155), "Clean Fuels and Energy Independence Act (HB-1202), "Other Energy Incentives" (HB-1200) and many other acts dealing with energy and the positives of using it and such. Running by my lobbying topic and fracking, I'm sure he would help me in what I am trying to accomplish. I actually feel like he would really get along with me and really have many good ideas in my lobbying process.





My Pennsylvania Senate, Christine Tartaglione, is also a Philadelphia resident. In 1994, Senator Tartaglione became the fifth woman in state history to win election to the State Senate. Tartaglione has supported legislation for quality childcare, affordable healthcare, quality education, mental health/retardation programs, law enforment and emergency personnel, protecting workers jobs, and much more. She works in Senate District 2. As for fracking in the marcellus shale, Tartaglione was angry and called out the taxing of fracking companies, and how they were using the Delaware and Pennsylvania loophole to avoid paying taxes on certain operations. She called out to get rid of the loophole and even stated that this is a true violation. She seems like she would be a great person to talk to about lobbying against fracking in Pennsylvania. I feel like we would get along because she seems like she will fight for what she thinks is right and I am sort of the same way.

For Phase Two of my Lobbying Project, I found that since I live in district 3 of the city, Jannie L. Blackwell is my city council representative. I found that she has been an advocate the youth and underprivileged kids since she has been appointed. She has tons of experience in politics and has helped build relationships between communities. Her own interests and focus lies within the community. Her ultimate goal is to help make Philadelphia better as a whole. Since she suceded Lucien Blackwell in 1992, she has been the voice of the youth that cannot speak up for themselves and tries to support them in anyway. Just yesterday, a city wide curfew had been passed into law for minors that are out past certain times. She was the only one who voted against it along with many people in the city.
Another one of the people in legislation that I can talk to is Mayor Nutter. He is a prominent supporter of PYPM and sees just ow influencial PYPM really is. He has high hopes for this non-profit and for our success in our lives. He felt truly touched by how this group of young people can come together and be creative, feel safe, feel comfortable, and share their ideas, thoughts, and etc.


This is Jannie Blackwell



This is Mayor Nutter

The main people I would need to lobby to are my State officials. Specifically my House Representative: Representative Rosita Youngblood, my Senator, Leanne Washington and Governor Corbett. Each of these people have different views and interests so I'd have to proceed differently with each.

Rosita Youngblood was born in Philadelphia and elected as representative to the 198th District in 1994. She is a chairwoman in the house Gaming Oversight Committee and introduces issue-specific legislation. While she is mostly interested in legislation concerning domestic violence, welfare, health services, personal insurance and property tax provisions, she has voted yes to bills like SB 1155, HB 1200 and other clean energy bills. I have no doubt she would help me lobby against fracking. However, if I needed an "in" with her, I would talk to her about experiences she may have had in Philadelphia and how mine are similar or different. 

Senator Leanne Washington has the most interesting biography of any of my representatives. She was a teen mom, a high school dropout, and a victim of domestic violence. She served in the House of Representatives for 12 years before becoming the Senator to the 4th district. She, like Youngblood, is primarily interested in enhancing community; she's interested in assistance for domestic violence, and social security insurance for disabled foster children. I think she would also be a good candidate to talk to about my lobbing topic. She co-sponsored SB 596, a bill creating a fund for citizens with contaminated well water caused by fracking.  

The last, and most challenging of my representatives would be Governor Tom Corbett. He was elected to office in 2011. His top priorities while in office are to reduce the government budget, improving the economy and, in that same vein, jobs. I say he is the most challenging because he has been a big advocator of fracking and it's abundance of jobs. There was a bit of unrest because he was sponsored during his election by some Gas Companies. However, he has recently made an Act that would give counties in PA the right to make fees on fracking. An "in" I have with Corbett is that he went to college in Annville, which is where my grandparents live. He, also, worked in a highschool for some time so I could talk with him about how unique SLA is. 

These are my three representatives that could help me with my lobbying project. I am generally confident that I could get good results from speaking to them about my topic. Which, is very helpful to know.  

While still in progress, here is a sneak peak at the upcoming SLA Promo video. Many of the full-time Dig Vid students have been working on this project, but big props go out to Jason Davis, Anna Roman, Markia Johnson for editing and Nate Kamal for his musical score.A final version of this film will be up on our Vimeo page by the end of the quarter. 

Although this was an assignment meant to look identical to the model, mine came out a little more of a caricature. I started to draw the upper body then the lower body, that's why it came out so awkward looking because they are not proportional. I really like how she looks like a cartoon, although that wasn't the goal, my picture makes me feel like I drew what Sam Boyd feels like, not so much looks like. My little yellow piece of charcoal was my favorite because they had a really nice flow to them when I started drawing with them. 

Why Do I Write

 

If only the feeling of true self-recognition could be put into meaning,

Into a splatter of exploding visuals,

Into a serenade beautiful sounds,

Into a parallel reality where I am one with my inner parasite,

Maybe then, I could begin to explain the reason

Why I write.

 

This parasite within…

And how exactly do I coexist

with this symbiotic parasite?

or is it a parasitic symbiote?

Or is there not a difference?

But…

When I write…  

Am I channeling it?

Or is it channeling I?

I do not know…

BUT I STILL WRITE.

 

When the omnipresent universe decides to falsify my reality,

Where do I turn?

As if hope-ridden tears aren’t enough to satisfy its lust for pain,

Where else can I go?

Because seemingly, placing a barbed barrier stability and I won’t suffice-

What do I do?

I write.

I do not know why…

BUT I STILL WRITE.

 

Perhaps,

These hands of mine hold the words that refuse to roll off my tongue.

Perhaps,

These hands of mine hold the bittersweet idealisms trapped deep within my heart.

Perhaps…

These hands of mine hold the link to myself and the world-