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I plan on making a pan flute. The pan flute is really a set of hollow tubes of varying lengths with one side closed up, all stuck together. Traditionally they are attached in order of pitch, but it's possible to have them in any order really, it would just make them more difficult to play properly. It's played by blowing across the openings of the hollow tubes. To change the note, you would blow into a different tube. Each tube is of a different length, and thus a different pitch. It's shape is a bit difficult to explain. It's a bunch of tubes attached at the sides, such that their tops are all even, making an odd sort of inverted arc (seen below).



 I imagine that larger  tubes create a deeper sound, and the thinner the tubes the higher the sound.

​We are asking for help for the people and citizens or maybe even the government to help the people in poverty. People are helping the people in need by giving food and clothes. One organization is the salvation army which is a organization that helps man and women that are in need and need clothes and other things. But to me  this isn't enough i think they should make a home for the homeless people and keep track of who is living where and help them by feeding them good meals and good clothes. Also give them a place to take a shower and bathe themselves. 

Organizations that help the poor:

American Rescue Workers Canton Corps.
A Christian, non-profit organization that gives spiritual and material aid to those in need.
330-455-8155

Catholic Charities of Stark County 
Provides programs and services to Stark County that further the social mission of the Catholic Church: First Step Center for Family Support, Counseling, Adult Day services, emergency assistance, etc
330-491-0896

Community Harvest 
Collects perishable and prepared food that would otherwise be wasted from local restaurants, caterers, hospitals and the food industry, and distributes food to local soup kitchens, shelters and hot meal programs helping to alleviate hunger.
330-493-0800

Habitat for Humanity 
A  Christian housing ministry working to eliminate poverty housing in our area.
330-493-6500

Hunger Task Force 
Helps individuals in the community when they encounter crisis situations by supporting them with food 
330-455-6667

Multi-development Services of Stark County 
Mission is to provide supportive programs and services to at-risk community residents in order to empower them to realize their potential as individuals, family members and neighbors 
330-471-9139

Project St. Nicholas Returns, Inc. 
Mission is to anonymously provide assistance for those in need, ultimately exemplifying the Golden Rule throughout Northeast Ohio.
330-493-8034

Salvation Army 
Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination
330-453-0159

Sisters of Charity Foundation 
Supports and furthers the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. The principal components of their ministry are health, education and social services.
330-454-5800

Stark County Urban League 
A social service and civil rights organization whose mission is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality
330-456-3479

Total Living Center 
An organization devoted to helping the poor, needy, and sick.
330-455-3663 

​We are asking for help for the people and citizens or maybe even the government to help the people in poverty. People are helping the people in need by giving food and clothes. One organization is the salvation army which is a organization that helps man and women that are in need and need clothes and other things. But to me  this isn't enough i think they should make a home for the homeless people and keep track of who is living where and help them by feeding them good meals and good clothes. Also give them a place to take a shower and bathe themselves. 

Organizations that help the poor:

American Rescue Workers Canton Corps.
A Christian, non-profit organization that gives spiritual and material aid to those in need.
330-455-8155

Catholic Charities of Stark County 
Provides programs and services to Stark County that further the social mission of the Catholic Church: First Step Center for Family Support, Counseling, Adult Day services, emergency assistance, etc
330-491-0896

Community Harvest 
Collects perishable and prepared food that would otherwise be wasted from local restaurants, caterers, hospitals and the food industry, and distributes food to local soup kitchens, shelters and hot meal programs helping to alleviate hunger.
330-493-0800

Habitat for Humanity 
A  Christian housing ministry working to eliminate poverty housing in our area.
330-493-6500

Hunger Task Force 
Helps individuals in the community when they encounter crisis situations by supporting them with food 
330-455-6667

Multi-development Services of Stark County 
Mission is to provide supportive programs and services to at-risk community residents in order to empower them to realize their potential as individuals, family members and neighbors 
330-471-9139

Project St. Nicholas Returns, Inc. 
Mission is to anonymously provide assistance for those in need, ultimately exemplifying the Golden Rule throughout Northeast Ohio.
330-493-8034

Salvation Army 
Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination
330-453-0159

Sisters of Charity Foundation 
Supports and furthers the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. The principal components of their ministry are health, education and social services.
330-454-5800

Stark County Urban League 
A social service and civil rights organization whose mission is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality
330-456-3479

Total Living Center 
An organization devoted to helping the poor, needy, and sick.
330-455-3663 

​We are asking for help for the people and citizens or maybe even the government to help the people in poverty. People are helping the people in need by giving food and clothes. One organization is the salvation army which is a organization that helps man and women that are in need and need clothes and other things. But to me  this isn't enough i think they should make a home for the homeless people and keep track of who is living where and help them by feeding them good meals and good clothes. Also give them a place to take a shower and bathe themselves. 

Organizations that help the poor:

American Rescue Workers Canton Corps.
A Christian, non-profit organization that gives spiritual and material aid to those in need.
330-455-8155

Catholic Charities of Stark County 
Provides programs and services to Stark County that further the social mission of the Catholic Church: First Step Center for Family Support, Counseling, Adult Day services, emergency assistance, etc
330-491-0896

Community Harvest 
Collects perishable and prepared food that would otherwise be wasted from local restaurants, caterers, hospitals and the food industry, and distributes food to local soup kitchens, shelters and hot meal programs helping to alleviate hunger.
330-493-0800

Habitat for Humanity 
A  Christian housing ministry working to eliminate poverty housing in our area.
330-493-6500

Hunger Task Force 
Helps individuals in the community when they encounter crisis situations by supporting them with food 
330-455-6667

Multi-development Services of Stark County 
Mission is to provide supportive programs and services to at-risk community residents in order to empower them to realize their potential as individuals, family members and neighbors 
330-471-9139

Project St. Nicholas Returns, Inc. 
Mission is to anonymously provide assistance for those in need, ultimately exemplifying the Golden Rule throughout Northeast Ohio.
330-493-8034

Salvation Army 
Mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name without discrimination
330-453-0159

Sisters of Charity Foundation 
Supports and furthers the mission and ministry of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine. The principal components of their ministry are health, education and social services.
330-454-5800

Stark County Urban League 
A social service and civil rights organization whose mission is to assist African Americans in the achievement of social and economic equality
330-456-3479

Total Living Center 
An organization devoted to helping the poor, needy, and sick.
330-455-3663 

I think this is the tittle of the day. So I'll repeat the trend. Yay! I'm proud of myself!

Sorry folks but this will but this will be the last one. There will be know more about the economy trying to take your money or anything else so enjoy this last one and I hope you’ll like it!

 

 

Today on the economy it seems that president Obama says that that the economy is going up. Now some of you might be thinking is the true here is what he says "in the fall of 2008, one of the last rallies of my presidential campaign was here in the Cleveland area. It was a hopeful time, just two days before the election. We knew that if we pulled it off, we'd have the chance to tackle some big and difficult challenges that had been facing this country for a long time. But then he also says We also hoped for a chance to get beyond some of the old political divides - between Democrats and Republicans, Red states and Blue states - that had prevented us from making progress. Because although we are proud to be Democrats, we are prouder to be Americans - and we believed that no single party has a monopoly on wisdom"

 

Now when I think about what he says I think maybe getting beyond some of the old political divides -between Democrats and Republicans, Red states and Blue states - that had prevented us from making progress could have helped our economy make some more progress. But if you think it only a though.

 

Well that’s all the info I have I hoped you enjoyed my blogs and information bye!

bibliography  http://articles.cnn.com/2009-02-24/politics/sotn.obama.transcript_1_global-economy-joint-session-president-obama?_s=PM:POLITICS

To Happy

When playing a xylophone, the sound is produced by the strike of the sticks on the bars, which transfer energy to the bar, causing vibrations. The force of the strike to the different bars plays a part in the sound as well as the size of the bars. My thoughts on size of the bars is that with smaller bars there is less room for air particles to travel, making it more concentrated, causing different pitches. Different sized bars are very important with xylophones. Smaller bars cause higher pitches while larger bars form lower pitches. In order to reconstruct a xylophone, I will be using a certain type of material for the bars. My ideas are either wood or pipe. This is because with an actual xylophone the bars tend to be wood, but I'm thinking pipe will making a louder sound. When you hit a pipe with something, it ends up being very loud, as if you can hear the vibration themselves which i think would be very useful in making a xylophone. the  For the stick that will strike the bars, I plan on using wood. For the stand, I would like to have it wood. My idea is to have two large pieces of wood standing up and being nailed to two pieces of wood that will be placed flat underneath the pipe bars to be played while standing. And of course nails and screws in order to keep things in place. 

Questions That I Have:
- Is there a certain size I will need to make the bars in order to create the notes that I want to play?
- Are the sound waves effected by how I decide to play the xylophone? (i.e. if I hit two different sizes or I hit at a certain speed, will it effect the sound waves and will the sounds mash together or not?)

A xylophone is a very interesting instrument. 

To play a xylophone you have two sticks made of either rubber or wood. The instrument consists of bars ranging in size from large to small. The longer the bar is, the lower the pitch. The smaller the bars, the higher the pitch. As seen in the video, this xylophone was made like a piano type instrument, where there were also bars located above the bars that are mainly played. These bars are for flat and sharp notes. They are in sets of either two or three. The sticks that are used to be played with, also, effect the sound the bars play. Harder sticks make sharper sounds, unlike with softer sticks that play more gentle sounds. The shape of a xylophone is actually pretty simple. It is shaped in a line, from larger bars to smaller bars. The sticks are normally thin with a ball shape at the top (the part of the stick that strikes the bars when a xylophone is being played). This makes me think about how you interact with a material can create sound and the size of that material may also effect it. Like on a guitar, the strings are different thicknesses. What I know about a wave, is that when energy is transferring through it, you can change how fast it pulses or how long its wavelength is. So in other words, if you play with how hard you hit an instrument, it will effect the wavelength and the frequency depends on the size of the bars. 

  For my last blog I will be focusing on human trafficking in China. The reason why I would focus on China is because China is a destination point for people who get trafficked from many places for sexual and exploitation. For this particular blog I will be also comparing China’s human trafficking to the United States and also compare the each ones government, for example compare what each country is doing to stop this world issue.

Every year in China it is estimated that there are from 10,000 to 20,000 victims of human trafficking and 90% are women and children. China has become a destination country for victims of human trafficking from North Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Burma, and Laos, while most of the victims come from North Korea and Burma. Most women fall into trafficking by false employment and also traffickers trick most children’s parents. In some poorer areas women are sold as wives and in richer areas women are sold for commercial sex business. As to children, they would be sold to adoptions.

 According to All-China Women’s Federation the causes of human trafficking in the China is because of internal migration, which is creating chances for traffickers. Another possible reason of human trafficking could be lack of knowledge and self-protection as The UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking says. The Chinese government is providing shelter and medical care for trafficking victims and are than assisted with repatriation. 

http://www.humantrafficking.org/countries/china

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/the-new-homeless-working-but-without-housing-1.2891798

http://news.change.org/working-homeless

Blog #3

Types of tests/ what happens to people with the HIV/AIDS?

     The most common HIV tests use blood to detect HIV infection. Some blood tests take a few days for results, but rapid HIV tests can give results in about 20 minutes. All HIV blood tests that come out positive have to be double-checked using that same blood sample. The results to the second test can take a few days to a few weeks to get back to the person. Another type of test that is used for HIV tests are Oral Fluid Tests, which use oral fluid (not saliva) that is collected from the mouth using a special collection device. This is an EIA antibody test similar to the standard blood EIA test. A follow-up confirmatory Western Blot uses the same oral fluid sample. One other HIV test is the urine test. The sensitivity and accuracy of these tests are kind of less used than the blood and oral fluid tests. This is also an EIA antibody test similar to blood EIA tests and requires a follow-up confirmatory Western Blot using the same urine sample.

     As the disease progresses, symptoms may appear or get worse. Some people who have HIV do not begin experiencing symptoms for up to 10 years. When symptoms do appear, they can include:

• Swollen lymph nodes (lymph glands)
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Unplanned weight loss

 

After being infected with HIV, your body works hard to attack the virus. With your body fighting, the virus can't make as many copies of itself. Even though you still have HIV, you'll begin to look well and feel well again. However, during this time, the virus is still attacking your lymph nodes. Lymph nodes are the centers of your body's immune system. The virus may also attack your brain tissue and slowly cause damage there. Over 10 to 15 years, HIV kills so many CD4 cells that your body can no longer fight off infections. When your CD4 cell count is 200 or less per mL, you have AIDS (a normal count is 600 to 1000). Once you have AIDS, you can easily catch many serious infections.

 

 

http://www.hivtest.org/faq.aspx#tests

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/sexinfections/hiv/451.html

 

 

         

One Shot Man Down

The End

 

            Hello reader, this will be my concluding blog to this series. In this last blog I will summarize the first 2 blogs (for those who didn’t read) and presenting some new facts. Also in this blog I will  be providing some facts and things about gangs that I should have added before.

 

Blog two talked more about locations of gangs and how it’s spreading to rural areas. 

            In blog one I talked about the different reasons why people join gangs and what causes the violence. There are a lot of reasons  why people join gangs. Some are for protection, a second family, peers or even family run gangs. Turf is the first word that comes to mind when it comes to gang related violence. Since 2 gangs are in the same area it may cause violence or they just might want to take over each other’s “turf.”

           

            You may ask how does a rival gang know when another gang is on their turf? Gangs do something they call “tagging.” Tagging is a slang word for making your mark. They do this by spray painting they’re gang sign (a sign knowing its them) Sometimes that’s why you see grafitti in the streets.

 

            Another thing that may identify gangs are colors. Each major gang has a color they wear to identify themselves. For example Crips wear blue and Bloods wear red. If a crip were to wear red he will be penalized which could even be death.

 

            In order to join certain crews you must be “jumped in” which means you must fight the whole crew by yourself to prove your tough enough and are willing to take a beating for the crew. Some people have died being jumped into gangs.

 

            Thank you for reading my blog and thank you for taking the time out of your day. Have a nice day

 

 

            

        Many people assume that students who have a low family income are less likely to accepted into college. However it is more preferable to assume that students in high school with a low income are more likely to not plan to go to college. Therefore in my opinion I would say that family income does not effect your acceptance into college because consider many different ideas for admissions. Many colleges offer financial aid to student who can't afford college and there is always the option for scholarships.
      Many people of diverse race have asked the question if race affects which college you get into. According to a Princeton Review book from my research I learned that African Americans and Hispanics are accepted to all colleges and are even accepted to Ivy Leagues by scoring a 650 or higher on every section of the SAT's. How ever this is not applied for asian students who score a 650 or higher on sections of the SAT's.
      

Individualism is the freedom to do what we want as independent people. People are constantly bombarded into doing things that people in authority want them to do. It's important because if everyone was able to pursue their own goals, then we would have a stronger society as a whole.

Individuality can not work in this society because our structure is controlled by government, money, and law.

Authority plays a role in desensitizing, spreading fear, and brainwashing people into believing that we have the right to terrorize other humans and animals as.Authority infiltrates anything ideologies and standpoints it has on to others, and psychologically molests them of the rights to think for themselves and act on their own will.  You take authority and see how imperialistic it is, and understand that mankind is not free.

 

Money dehumanizes people, making  them either slaving to a wage, begging in the street, or

 

   This is my last blog and I'll be writing about people being harassed because they're gay and other situations that connect to the issue about gays being harassed.
I've done research about people being harassed or judged by because they're gay at school. I found a website which stated why people get bullied and harassed , the common reason is because they're "different" in some way. Homophobia starts early. I found an article about a woman who was bullied because she’s gay , she said that people would call her names , and she would get beaten up , which made her scared to go in to school every morning so she would skip class and school.

 

    Amongst adults  discriminatory views include the belief that gay people should not hold responsible jobs or be allowed to work with children. When I read this statement I was shocked because gay people are humans too! It makes absolutely no sense ,so what if they’re gay , why should that hold them back from getting a job.  My brother is 19 years old and he’s gay and has a job he is also great with kids. I honestly dislike stereo typical people they judge people from the outside not the inside but how they really are.

 

    My opinion about this is “really” why do teenagers get bullied , what for? I know that they are gay , but there is no real reason why kids do that. What’s so bad about being gay? Lots of gays cover about there sexuality so they won’t be judged. People who get bullied attempt suicide. I didn’t know being gay was this bad. How badly do they get bullied.  When will this stop? When will people just cut it out.

 

-Ayo-ola

 

Bibliography: http://gaylife.about.com/u/ua/comingout/schoolbullying.htm

http://www.bullyonline.org/related/gay.htm

Over the past three weeks I have been I've been informing you about the different things that contribute to childhood obesity.In my first blog i informed you about the different things such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. I have also gave you quotes from different website such as wiki.org and also cdc.gov that comment and also show facts about childhood obesity. In my second blog I showed you some hidden facts about Mcdonalds and the calories in their sandwiches.Some things I revealed where that most of their sandwich are just under 1,000 in calories.Also, you can see that most of the sandwiches that are advertised in their commercials are nice and neatly made and when you order them in the store they are sloppy and unappealing.

​Suicide has been founded to be increasing because of the media. Researchers see that teenagers and more vulnerable at their age because of the intimidation and behavior of others around them. Scientists say it’s a stage of “social modeling”. This is when family members are replaced by friends and peers to influence them rather than an adult. At that age of teenage years and adolescence your brain is not fully developed, this is a known fact of why a child acts out when going through depression which could lead to attempts of suicide.

 

In depression, drug and or alcohol abuse is most commonly found. By this teenagers, seem to run for it as a solution to their problems of making them feel better. It also is like a friend that takes place of an adult role model and if things like drinking and smoking are publicized on the television, a teenager might think of that to help themselves, even if the outcome leads to something bad.

 

Suicide shouldn’t be covered on the news, but since it is, than its method shouldn’t be talked about. The location and few not very detailed information should be given. This is because sometimes the information told gives teenagers ideas of how they might want to harm themselves. Suicide should be stopped because life is worth something to live for, every 15 minutes someone commits suicide and at that rate it’s about 34,00 suicides a year. Some should be done about this so I think teenagers, adults, and people of every age who are going through depression and or are thinking about suicide should speak up and reach out because someone cares.

 

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/medical/bioethics/nyspi/material/SuicideAndTheMedia.pdf

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120755264

http://www.211bigbend.org/hotlines/suicide/index.htm