Figure Drawing
Here are two pictures of the figure drawing.
The first one is from the 2nd day or so, the last one is from the final day.
The first one is from the 2nd day or so, the last one is from the final day.
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Public Officials Help with Stem Cell Research
I am a proud South Philadelphian and my house is located in the 2nd Congressional District of Philadelphia, which is represented by
Before, we go into Chaka Fattah and his policies here's some quick information about him:
-Born on November 21, 1956.
-First assumed office on January 4, 1983.
-Served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 192nd district from 1983 - 1988.
-Served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 7th district from 1989 - 1994.
-CURRENTLY member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PA's 2nd district since January 3, 1995.
-Student Bill of Rights (H.R. 1295) makes public schools more valuable by assuring that highly effective teachers work there, early childhood education is started, and theres a college preparatory curriculum.
More policies can be found here : http://1.usa.gov/rP4dHA
Now, when it comes to my main point, and what I'm lobbying for - More federal funding for medical stem-cell research - Chaka Fattah is a complete supporter. In fact, Chaka Fattah has voted IN FAVOR of 6 different stem cell research enhancement acts including:
-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (2005)
-Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
It is safe to say that Chaka Fattah is in favor of stem-cell research and definitely believes in all of its potential medical benefits, similarly to the way I look at the future of stem-cell's usage in the medical science field.
More Fattah info here : http://bit.ly/cCa1cM & http://1.usa.gov/aI4IFi
Diana DeGette sponsored the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2376). This bill was introduced on June 23, 2011 but has not yet been passed by the House, therefore; it has not reached the Senate nor the President (Obama). This bill calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct stem-cell research as long as the stated requirements are met. The requirements often change but these are the summarized requirements for the 2011 Act.
-the stem cells have been donated to the vitro fertilization clinics
-determined that the embryos couldn't be used in any female and were going to be discarded.
-individuals that donated embryos have signed required papers.
-keeps the Secretary of HHS "from using any funds for the conduct or support of human cloning."
Democratic Congressman Chaka Fattah.
Before, we go into Chaka Fattah and his policies here's some quick information about him:
-Born on November 21, 1956.
-First assumed office on January 4, 1983.
-Served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 192nd district from 1983 - 1988.
-Served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 7th district from 1989 - 1994.
-CURRENTLY member of the U.S. House of Representatives from PA's 2nd district since January 3, 1995.
Fattah's Community Interests/Policy Initiatives:
-One of his major contributions was his Communities Commited To College (H.R. 1579). This "provides a 50% tax credit to donors who contribute to “qualifying scholarship trusts” which are partnerships between local school districts and community based organizations. (from http://1.usa.gov/rP4dHA) -Student Bill of Rights (H.R. 1295) makes public schools more valuable by assuring that highly effective teachers work there, early childhood education is started, and theres a college preparatory curriculum.
More policies can be found here : http://1.usa.gov/rP4dHA
Now, when it comes to my main point, and what I'm lobbying for - More federal funding for medical stem-cell research - Chaka Fattah is a complete supporter. In fact, Chaka Fattah has voted IN FAVOR of 6 different stem cell research enhancement acts including:
-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (2005)
-Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005
-The Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act (2006)
-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005 (voting in 2006 to overturn Bush's veto against stem cell research)-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007
-Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 (once more before Bush vetoed against again)
Data from : http://bit.ly/rZKurcIt is safe to say that Chaka Fattah is in favor of stem-cell research and definitely believes in all of its potential medical benefits, similarly to the way I look at the future of stem-cell's usage in the medical science field.
More Fattah info here : http://bit.ly/cCa1cM & http://1.usa.gov/aI4IFi
A member of the U.S. Congress who is one of the most influential bill creator when it comes to stem-cell research is congresswoman Republican Diana DeGette of Colorado's 1st Congressional District.
More about Diana Degette here. http://degette.house.gov/
Diana DeGette sponsored the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2376). This bill was introduced on June 23, 2011 but has not yet been passed by the House, therefore; it has not reached the Senate nor the President (Obama). This bill calls for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct stem-cell research as long as the stated requirements are met. The requirements often change but these are the summarized requirements for the 2011 Act.
-the stem cells have been donated to the vitro fertilization clinics
-determined that the embryos couldn't be used in any female and were going to be discarded.
-individuals that donated embryos have signed required papers.
-keeps the Secretary of HHS "from using any funds for the conduct or support of human cloning."
More details can be found here: http://bit.ly/t6zoOz
Both of these public officials share common viewpoints with me when it comes to stem-cell research and some of their other acts/policies. There is no doubt in my mind that Fattah will continue to vote in favor for Stem Cell Research Enhancement Acts as will DeGette. I hope that they continue to advocate for the advancement of stem-cell research due to the medical breakthroughs that can potentially result from their support and advocations.
El verano pasado proyecto: Abril Woodburn
Reflection
What grade would you assign yourself for each category?Exceeds Expectations 20-19 | Meets Expectations 18-16 | Approaches Expectations 15-13 | Does Not Meet Expectations 12-1 | |
Design | 16 | |||
Knowledge | 19 | |||
Application | 16 | |||
Presentation | 18 | |||
Process | 17 |
TOTAL: 86
Strengths of your process or product | Weaknesses of your process or product |
| I think I used my language skills very well and was loud and clear enough. I also thought it was pretty cool that i had music playing in the background | I wasnt very organized and i didnt do everything in the same order as everyone else so even though i had something i didnt have what was wanted specifically and that messed me up. |
How did you apply the SLA core values to your project?
I didnt really use inquiry but i researched alot of summers from my past and i think i gave a pretty good presentation. Collaboration was big too, because we had to rely on others to peer edit.
What did you learn about Spanish through completing this project?
I learned a lot about watching my sentence structure and making sure the spelling is right. A lot of words that I thought had accents really did not.
What did you change about your final project based on peer feedback? What did you change based on Srta. G’s feedback?
If you had the opportunity to start your project all over again, how would you do it differently?
I would start it the same as everyone else so I could actually get a better process grade on it instead of doing it in different orders and having my process grade suck.
Did you enjoy this project? Why or why not?
I thought it was cool. Its going to be interesting to see some of these and see students when they were younger.
Do you have any suggestions for me if I do this same project next year?
Lobbying Topic - Solar Energy #2
I put in some time researching the city officials that are in
favor of implementing clean energy all over the city. I immediately
stumbled across the Philadelphia Government Mayor's Office of Sustainability.
It is a website devoted to Mayor Nutter's plans on making the city the
number one clean city of the world. This included the Solar city
partnership page. A pretty small page for something that's supposed to
represent the entire city, or at least that's what i think. So i dug
deeper and found the Greenwork Energy Word Press.
Again it talks about Mayor Nutter and also other local and federal
officials who celebrate the installation of the solar PV at the water
pollution center. After digging a bit more I uncovered a handful of
Facility Plant and Utilities Owners are in favor of green energy to
their facilities. But few think about the surrounding cities itself. It
was even claimed that the Philadelphia Water Department's Solar array
could fuel 28 homes a year. Interesting. So i plan on contacting Nutter
or even a secretary if possible and talk about our common interests in
helping out the city. You know, the stuff that can't be found online.
Lobbying Topic - Solar Energy #2
I put in some time researching the city officials that are in favor of implementing clean energy all over the city. I immediately stumbled across the Philadelphia Government Mayor's Office of Sustainability. It is a website devoted to Mayor Nutter's plans on making the city the number one clean city of the world. This included the Solar city partnership page. A pretty small page for something that's supposed to represent the entire city, or at least that's what i think. So i dug deeper and found the Greenwork Energy Word Press. Again it talks about Mayor Nutter and also other local and federal officials who celebrate the installation of the solar PV at the water pollution center. After digging a bit more I uncovered a handful of Facility Plant and Utilities Owners are in favor of green energy to their facilities. But few think about the surrounding cities itself. It was even claimed that the Philadelphia Water Department's Solar array could fuel 28 homes a year. Interesting. So i plan on contacting Nutter or even a secretary if possible and talk about our common interests in helping out the city. You know, the stuff that can't be found online.
Blog Post #2: Curfew
Frank DiCicco voted for curfew. In 2010, he stated the reason he votes for curfew is because of Flashmobs from teenagers. He said that it has created fear for residents and something needed to be done. On September 22, 2011, Nutter announced the new curfew for minors. My legislator is arguing something different from me. I am against the curfew. Now that I think of it, I am not against it. But I would like for the government to realize that there are minors that work after school. Here is a link to the document that was made to make sure the curfew was definite:
Blog Post #2: Curfew
Frank DiCicco voted for curfew. In 2010, he stated the reason he votes for curfew is because of Flashmobs from teenagers. He said that it has created fear for residents and something needed to be done. On September 22, 2011, Nutter announced the new curfew for minors. My legislator is arguing something different from me. I am against the curfew. Now that I think of it, I am not against it. But I would like for the government to realize that there are minors that work after school. Here is a link to the document that was made to make sure the curfew was definite:
Lobbying for funding for Philadelphia After school programs: Blog post #2
Natalie Sanchez
Congressman Robert Brady and Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. are two of the several political leaders that represent me and can, quite possibly, support my lobbying case.
Robert Brady is Philadelphia's congressman. He represents us, District 1 (the city of Philadelphia) in the house of representative. He was born and raised in Philadelphia. Later in his life he became a carpenter and joined both the Carpenter's union and the teacher's union. His main priorities are to defend the rights of veteran officials and other members of the armed forces. Despite his emphasis towards the rights of soldiers, he is pushing to withdrawal American soldiers from Afghanistan. Some of his other priorities directed towards making more laws for the development of Philadelphia and helping people with low economic income. He also supports laws that supply Americans with quality healthcare and prescription drugs.
Senator Robert P. Casey Jr is an advocate for the state of Pennsylvania in the Senate. His main goals are to create laws that will better our economy, raise employment rates in America, and benefit the children in the same. In the past, he has supported laws that have covered more than 14 million children in America with health care and that work to raise business tax cuts in order to raise the rate of employment in the U.S. He also supports America's economy and pushed to make it stable. An example of this is his opposition to China's devaluation of its currency,which raises the unemployment rate in America. He wants to help stabilize our economy.
I feel like both of these political leaders share something in common with me. Robert Brady and I are alike because we were both born and raised in Philadelphia and feel a strong need to help those less fortunate then us. Senator Robert P. Casey Jr and I are similar because we both support the rights of children and want to make conditions better for them in America.
I feel like Senator Robert P. Casey Jr will be more likely to support my lobbying case because he is more concerned with the rights of children than congressman Brady is. Congressman's Brady's interest's are concentrated more broadly on the rights of the citizens of Philadelphia in general, and not specifically of the children of Philadelphia. Congressman Brady might also support my lobbying case, as he works to help people with disadvantages. Some students in Philadelphia are at a disadvantage because of where they live- they feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods. This is what has compelled me to support after school programs in Philadelphia public schools. It might also compel Congressman Brady in the same way.
Sources:
Congressman Robert Brady and Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. are two of the several political leaders that represent me and can, quite possibly, support my lobbying case.
Robert Brady is Philadelphia's congressman. He represents us, District 1 (the city of Philadelphia) in the house of representative. He was born and raised in Philadelphia. Later in his life he became a carpenter and joined both the Carpenter's union and the teacher's union. His main priorities are to defend the rights of veteran officials and other members of the armed forces. Despite his emphasis towards the rights of soldiers, he is pushing to withdrawal American soldiers from Afghanistan. Some of his other priorities directed towards making more laws for the development of Philadelphia and helping people with low economic income. He also supports laws that supply Americans with quality healthcare and prescription drugs.
Senator Robert P. Casey Jr is an advocate for the state of Pennsylvania in the Senate. His main goals are to create laws that will better our economy, raise employment rates in America, and benefit the children in the same. In the past, he has supported laws that have covered more than 14 million children in America with health care and that work to raise business tax cuts in order to raise the rate of employment in the U.S. He also supports America's economy and pushed to make it stable. An example of this is his opposition to China's devaluation of its currency,which raises the unemployment rate in America. He wants to help stabilize our economy.
I feel like both of these political leaders share something in common with me. Robert Brady and I are alike because we were both born and raised in Philadelphia and feel a strong need to help those less fortunate then us. Senator Robert P. Casey Jr and I are similar because we both support the rights of children and want to make conditions better for them in America.
I feel like Senator Robert P. Casey Jr will be more likely to support my lobbying case because he is more concerned with the rights of children than congressman Brady is. Congressman's Brady's interest's are concentrated more broadly on the rights of the citizens of Philadelphia in general, and not specifically of the children of Philadelphia. Congressman Brady might also support my lobbying case, as he works to help people with disadvantages. Some students in Philadelphia are at a disadvantage because of where they live- they feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods. This is what has compelled me to support after school programs in Philadelphia public schools. It might also compel Congressman Brady in the same way.
Sources:
http://casey.senate.gov/about/biography/
http://www.brady.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=40§iontree=6,40Net Neutrality - Blog post #2
In the ongoing debate of net neutrality, the people representing me on a federal level are the House Representative for the 1st district of Pennsylvania, and the Senators of Pennsylvania. These elected officials are as follows: Robert Brady is my Representative, and Robert Casey Jr. and Patrick Toomey are Pennsylvania's Senators.
Robert Brady has served seven terms, and is currently serving his eighth term as the Representative of Pennslyvania's first Congressional district. Robert Brady has consistently earned high marks ("A" or 100 percent, depending on the grading system) from every national human rights organization that scores Congress. Robert Brady is a huge advocate for improving the quality of life for financially disadvantaged people, as well as the well being of veterans. In addition, he voted no on H J Res 37, a bill intended to stop the FCC from enforcing rules that would keep the internet a free place, which supports my cause.
Robert Casey Jr has been a Pennsylvania senator since 2007. He's very interested in the U.S job market. He's made many pushes to give tax breaks to small companies, and eliminate tax incentives for large companies to send U.S jobs overseas. He is also a huge supporter of future generations, and is an avid advocate for child education and child care. He voted yes on S Amdt 3907, an amendment to a bill that prevented telecommunication providers from performing surveillance on their consumers through the services they provided. This is another key point in net neutrality, that internet service providers cannot do anything with the information sent through their service unless it violates a law/terms of service.
Lastly, Patrick Toomey, even though he was elected to the first Congressional district of Pennsylvania just this year, he had previously served the fifteenth Congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2004. He is very interested in improving the economy, and as such serves on many boards and committees regarding the economy. He voted yes on H.R.3709, a bill that prevents local and state governments from taxing internet access for another five years. Even if it's not the most related bill to net neutrality, it does illustrate some interest in maintaining internet accessibility, one of the founding principles of net neutrality.
Although it seems that net neutrality is on the back burner of legislation, based on these voting records, I think it's fair to say that they would all be in support of net neutrality, or at the very least neutral.
Robert Brady has served seven terms, and is currently serving his eighth term as the Representative of Pennslyvania's first Congressional district. Robert Brady has consistently earned high marks ("A" or 100 percent, depending on the grading system) from every national human rights organization that scores Congress. Robert Brady is a huge advocate for improving the quality of life for financially disadvantaged people, as well as the well being of veterans. In addition, he voted no on H J Res 37, a bill intended to stop the FCC from enforcing rules that would keep the internet a free place, which supports my cause.
Robert Casey Jr has been a Pennsylvania senator since 2007. He's very interested in the U.S job market. He's made many pushes to give tax breaks to small companies, and eliminate tax incentives for large companies to send U.S jobs overseas. He is also a huge supporter of future generations, and is an avid advocate for child education and child care. He voted yes on S Amdt 3907, an amendment to a bill that prevented telecommunication providers from performing surveillance on their consumers through the services they provided. This is another key point in net neutrality, that internet service providers cannot do anything with the information sent through their service unless it violates a law/terms of service.
Lastly, Patrick Toomey, even though he was elected to the first Congressional district of Pennsylvania just this year, he had previously served the fifteenth Congressional district of Pennsylvania from 1999 to 2004. He is very interested in improving the economy, and as such serves on many boards and committees regarding the economy. He voted yes on H.R.3709, a bill that prevents local and state governments from taxing internet access for another five years. Even if it's not the most related bill to net neutrality, it does illustrate some interest in maintaining internet accessibility, one of the founding principles of net neutrality.
Although it seems that net neutrality is on the back burner of legislation, based on these voting records, I think it's fair to say that they would all be in support of net neutrality, or at the very least neutral.
AdlowitzE2BM
1. This project was intended to make us learn what people did during their previous summers while also practicing conjugations.
3. I learned how to conjugate better in the past tense and about other people's summers.
4. I feel like I understood it really well from the get go. I feel like I moved forward a lot more once I sat down with my step dad to find pictures from previous summers.
5. I would look for more pictures of past summers and use a lot more descriptions.
6. I enjoyed this project a lot. It helped me learn something I wasn't very good at (past tense conjugations) and it felt like a good, and laid back way to help me learn spanish.
2.I used Inquiry because I wanted to know what I did that was good and bad when my peers peer edited my work. I used collaboration when they edited my work and I edited their work. I used research when I went through my Step dad’s iPhoto and looked for pictures of previous summer. I used presentation when I made my iMovie. And my reflection is what you’re currently reading.
3. I learned how to conjugate better in the past tense and about other people's summers.
4. I feel like I understood it really well from the get go. I feel like I moved forward a lot more once I sat down with my step dad to find pictures from previous summers.
5. I would look for more pictures of past summers and use a lot more descriptions.
6. I enjoyed this project a lot. It helped me learn something I wasn't very good at (past tense conjugations) and it felt like a good, and laid back way to help me learn spanish.
Bike paths lobbying-Blog #2
The second step to my lobbying topic is to find out the State representative regarding to my topic. My representative is also the representative of the State of Philadelphia Traffic Court. The representative for the Philadelphia Traffic Court is FRANK DICICCO, along with seven traffic court judges.
Frank Dicicco councilman is currently serving as a Philadelphia’s First District City Councilman. Dicicco started out his life resident in South Philadelphia and his career began at Philadelphia Traffic during the year of 1967. After 1986 Dicicco left Traffic Court and became a Budget Analyst for the Pennsylvania State Senate. However, in 1990, Frank Dicicco advises his skills to bear as the “Deputy Director of Special Investigations for the Philadelphia City Controller.” But after 1993, Decicco decided to return to Philadelphia Traffic Court and work as an Administrator, which he then run for the First District City Council. Dicicco is now working for the Philadelphia district 1 and the founding of Philadelphia.
During
November 18, 2009 Councilman DiCicco introduced a Bill regarding to bikers and vehicle in Philadelphia. The bill is
basically states for riding safety purposes and to recognize more laws in
Philadelphia/Pennsylvania that is relating to double wheels vehicle. Dicicco
and other council members are working together to enforce more laws as well as
rights for the bikers out there in Philadelphia.
Q1 BM spanish Max Amar-Olkus
In this project, we had to collect pictures from our summer and write captions to go with them in the past tense in spanish. The mission was to show that we have a firm understanding of past tense conjugation in spanish.
I used the research part of the core values in this project when I needed to look up a word or conjugation. I used the inquiry value when i asked questions about this project. I used the collaboration part when I peer edited to improve my project. When I did the voiceover i used the presentation value. I am doing the refection part of the core values right now.
I learned about conjugation in the past tense for normal verbs and even some irregular verbs. I also learned more about imovie.
If i could do anything differently, I would add more pictures.
I enjoyed this project because I got to look through pictures from past summers.
I used the research part of the core values in this project when I needed to look up a word or conjugation. I used the inquiry value when i asked questions about this project. I used the collaboration part when I peer edited to improve my project. When I did the voiceover i used the presentation value. I am doing the refection part of the core values right now.
I learned about conjugation in the past tense for normal verbs and even some irregular verbs. I also learned more about imovie.
If i could do anything differently, I would add more pictures.
I enjoyed this project because I got to look through pictures from past summers.
Spanish Lesson (Anita Hutchins & Maribel Kang)
Asking/Telling Time
What if you were placed in a situation where you had to ask for the time in Spanish or someone who only spoke Spanish asked you for the time? Here is what you would need to know:
1.What time is it?(English)=¿Que hora es?(Spanish)
2.
If the hour is 1, say "es la".
If the hour is 2-12, say "son las".
1:00=Es la una. 3:00=Son las tres. 5:00=Son las cinco.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Movie%20on%2010-28-11%20at%2012.32%20PM.mov?w=d25ef6b7
3.
If the minutes are 1-30, say "y" between the hour and minutes.
If the minutes are 31-59, state the hour ahead. Then, say "menos". Finally, say how minutes there are until the next hour.
2:12=Son las dos y doce. 7:36=Son las ocho menos veinticuatro.
Additional Information:
-If the hour is 1, say "una" instead of "uno".
-If the hour is on the dot, say "en punto" after the hour.
7:00=Son las siete en punto.
-Cuarto=15
3:15=Son las tres y cuarto. 3:45=Son las cuatro menos cuarto.
-Media=30
7:30=Son las siete y media.
What if you were placed in a situation where you had to ask for the time in Spanish or someone who only spoke Spanish asked you for the time? Here is what you would need to know:
1.What time is it?(English)=¿Que hora es?(Spanish)
2.
If the hour is 1, say "es la".
If the hour is 2-12, say "son las".
1:00=Es la una. 3:00=Son las tres. 5:00=Son las cinco.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Movie%20on%2010-28-11%20at%2012.32%20PM.mov?w=d25ef6b7
3.
If the minutes are 1-30, say "y" between the hour and minutes.
If the minutes are 31-59, state the hour ahead. Then, say "menos". Finally, say how minutes there are until the next hour.
2:12=Son las dos y doce. 7:36=Son las ocho menos veinticuatro.
Additional Information:
-If the hour is 1, say "una" instead of "uno".
-If the hour is on the dot, say "en punto" after the hour.
7:00=Son las siete en punto.
-Cuarto=15
3:15=Son las tres y cuarto. 3:45=Son las cuatro menos cuarto.
-Media=30
7:30=Son las siete y media.
Greetings
If you want to start, then end a conversation with a Spanish-speaking person, what would you need to know?
1.Openers
-¡Hola!= Hi
-¡Buenos Dias!= Good Morning
-¡Buenas Tardes!= Good Afternoon
-¡Buenas Noches!= Good Night
2.How are you?
-¿Como estas? (informal)
-¿Como esta usted? (formal)
-¿Como estan ustedes? (plural)
3.Responses to “How are you?”
-Feliz= Happy
-Bien/Regular= OK
-Mal/Horrible= Bad/Poorly
-Mas o menos= So so
4.Farewells
-Adios= Goodbye (Generic)
-Chao= Goodbye (Slang)
-Hasta luego= See you later.
-Hasta manana= See you tomorrow.
-Mucho gusto= Nice to meet you.
-Un placer= It’s a pleasure.
-Encantada/o= Charmed.
Courtesy phrases
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Movie%20on%2010-28-11%20at%2012.41%20PM%20%232.mov?w=7fe47089
If you want to be friendly with a Spanish-speaking person, what terms do you need to know?
-Gracias. = Thank you.
-Muchas Gracias. = Thanks a lot.
-Mil Gracias. = Thanks a million.
-De nada. = You’re welcome.
-Por favor. = Please.
-Con permiso. (when someone’s standing in your way)= Excuse me.
-Disculpe. (to get someone’s attention)= Excuse me.
-Perdon. (if you accidently bump into someone)= Excuse me.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/Movie%20on%2010-28-11%20at%2012.41%20PM%20%232.mov?w=7fe47089
Basic Conversation
If you want a basic conversation with someone new that speaks Spanish, what questions would you want ask? How do you respond to these questions?
Basic Conversation Questions
What is your name? = ¿Como te llamas? (informal), ¿Como se llama? (formal)
Where do live? = ¿De donde eres?
How old are you? = ¿Cuanto anos tienes?
Basic Conversation Answers
Me llamo es… = My name is…
Soy de (blank) pero vivo en Filadelfia = I am from (blank) but live in Philadelphia.
Yo tengo (#) anos = I am (#) years old.
Lobbying Blog Post #2
Philadelphia City Officials
State Representative Tom Murt
State Representative Dennis O’Brien
State Representative John Taylor
City Council Brian O’Neill C
City Council Jack Kelly
City Council Frank Rizzo
City Commisioner Joseph Duda
Anna C. Verna, who is the president of the city council, became the first women in Philadelphia’s 300-year history to become the president of the city council. Verna is a one of the supports of tax reductions She always been a supporter of wage and business tax reductions and committed to public services. Anna C. Verna represents the 2nd district in Philadelphia. According to Philadelphia’s City Council page, it claims Anna C. Verna fought for $6,000,000 in funding in the city’s operating budget for 100 more police officers and supports the idea of curfew. In December 2006, the council passed a bill that she strongly supported calling for $30,000,000 of the city’s surplus to be set aside for recreation, police and fire facilities. She’s going to make sure there is also money to improve public education.
¿Dónde están mis diacríticos?
¡Están aquí!
Photosynthesis song (Remix to Marvins Room)
Ryan Francis Lobbying Topic #1
In the city of Philadelphia, the percentage of African American males & females incarcerated is gradually climbing. 70% of the inmates in Pennsylvania on death row are of african-american decent, and there are roughly 85,000 people in this state alone jailed. 50% of them Are african american. The topic I chose to Lobby is the african american incarceration rate. (In the chart below, you can see the incarceration rate by typical race)
The reason I wanted to research, and monitor this topic is because Ive been involved in some of the movements to change it, such as the Saving Our Boys seminar, the Think & Grow Rich conference, Daddy University, and the Young Men's Conference. The purpose of these events/conferences was to reach young boys between the ages of 10-17 to connect them positive adult leaders who could push them in a positive direction, to keep them from becoming lost to the jail system and the dangers of the streets.
So far, in Philadelphia, people have been planning and establishing these events at different locations such as Benjamin Franklin High School, the School District Building, even at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Some of the people involved are Howard John of C.E.O. of S.E.I.L. (Success through Education, Inspiration and Leadership), Michele Lawrence, of Call me KING, and Michele Jackson of Positive Impact. Each of these leaders has helped empower the young african americans around the city if Philadelphia with knowledge and drive to achieve new heights in their lives.
There are not really any people opposing it, but a lot of people promote, and accept it. The main point of this topic is to show the change that is proposed to fix the incarceration rate of african Americans, & for people to see the movement that is happening within the community. There is no pending legislation, but there needs to be some type of Law that fixates to not only the black community, but teens at a whole to keep them from getting in trouble, or there needs to be some rally to get teens into doing positive things and staying out of trouble to keep them from BEING incarcerated.
Howard Jean:
Links:
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/incarceration_rates_growth_causes/
http://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/keystone.shtml
http://about.me/howardrjean
http://www.daddyuniv.com/
http://www.clemson.edu/hehd/departments/education/research-service/callmemister/
Hola mi amigo!(Days of the week in Spanish)
You are in wonderful,hot, and sunny Spain. But everyone speaks Spanish! You are going to be there for a while because you need to know when the markets open; so you need to find out the days of the week. Here is a quick easy chart.
How to say proper greetings en Spanish
The
first thing you need know before you can speak Spanish is how to say your
greetings. You can’t just talk to someone in Spanish unless you know your
greetings! This is why I wrote this topic. The first thing you need to know is
how to say hello, and Good morning/afternoon/evening, in Spanish. Then, you
will learn to say, “how are you?” to someone, and how to reply back. Lastly,
you will learn how to say your goodbyes in Spanish.
Now this is an example of how say proper greetings in spanish to a friend.
Kevans span bmark 2011
reflection: This project was not hard for me but took allot of time to do. I think I work well in the project until the end. I use the core values because I learned about new things like how to use powerpoint and that google does not support voice. If I had to do my project again I would add more pic for a better grade. I did not enjoy this project because it did't have anything to do with what we were learning.
Spanish Survival Guide:
Have you ever wanted to speak in spanish? Well, we are here to help you!
Here's are the words/questions/answers you would need to know to have a conversation with a person in spanish!
Greetings:
Hello: ¡Hola!
Good morning: ¡Buenos Diaz:!
Good Afternoon: ¡Buenas Tardes!
Good night: ¡Buenas Noches!
Conversation questions/answers:
How are you?: ¿Cómo estas?
Happy: Feliz
Great: Excellente
Fine: Bien
So,so: Mas o menos
Sad: Mal
What's your name? (informal): ¿Cómo te llamas?
My name is...: me llamo es...
What's your name? (formal): ¿Cómo se llama?
My name is...: me llamo..
Where are you from?: ¿De donde eras?
I am from...: Soy de...
I am from (blank) but I live in Philadelphia: Soy de (blank) pero vivo en Filadelfia
Goodbyes:
Goodbye (slang): ¡Chao!
Goodbye (generic): Adios
See you later: ¡Hasta leugo!
See you tomorrow: ¡Hasta manana!
Nice to meet you: ¡Mucho gusto!
Here's how to tell time in spanish!
Tips for telling time:
-when you are saying minutes from 10-90 you need to say "y"
-to connect hundreds with 10's you just state the numbers
-15 means cuarto
-30 means media
To learn how to tell time follow these steps!
(0-30 minutes)
1.Choose between es la (1) or son las (2-12)
2.State the hour
3.If there are minutes say "y"
4.State the minutes
example: 4:30: son las cuatro y media
(31-59 minutes)
1.Choose between es la (1) or son las (2-12)
2.State the hour ahead (if its 9:35, the hour ahead would be 10)
3.To connect minutes and hours say menos
4.State how many minutes it would take to get to the given hour in step 2
example: 8:50: son las nueve menos diez
Here's how to say interrogatives in spanish!
Interrogatives:
Who: ¿Quien?
What: ¿Que
When: ¿Cuando?
Where: ¿Donde?
Why: ¿Por Que?
How: ¿Cómo
Here's how to say different types of weather in spanish!
Weather:
Raining: Esta lloviendo
Sunny: Hace sol
Snowing: Esta Nevando
Windy: Hace viento
Cloudy: Esta Nublado
Here's how to talk about your likes and dislikes in spanish!
Likes:
I like...: Me gusta...
You like....: Te gusta...
They like...: Le gusta...
I don't like ...: No me gusta...
You don't like...: Que no le gusta...
They don't like...: Que no les gusta....
Joseph Tartaglia spanish Bench mark
1. The project was about My Make a wish for when i had blood cancer.
2. I don't know how to answer that i really didn't use any.
3. I learned that you can relive the past with photographs.
4. I was proud of myself when i finish my voice over and descirption
5. I would change the design
6. I did enjoy this because i got to see old pictures of the good old days.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12879970/mike%20myers%20spanish%20project.flv
2. I don't know how to answer that i really didn't use any.
3. I learned that you can relive the past with photographs.
4. I was proud of myself when i finish my voice over and descirption
5. I would change the design
6. I did enjoy this because i got to see old pictures of the good old days.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12879970/mike%20myers%20spanish%20project.flv
Mi Verano Pasado Maggie Hohenstein
- For my quarter 1 spanish benchmark we had to present what we have done in past summers. I made an imovie with 11 different pictures and descriptions of what I have done. Instead of having people read my descriptions I recored myself saying them.
-I used Inquiry by explaining what I did over the summer therefore answering the question “Que hice el verano?” I used research but finding our information from my parents about what we’ve done in past summers and looking through old photo albums to find pictures that I could use. I used collaboration but helping others with their project and getting help on mine. I used presentation by putting everything onto an imovie so that it can be easily shown to other people. I also used reflection by filling out this last part of the project.
-I learned that writing out full sentences with limited vocabulary is really hard and it’s really important to remember everything you can.
-I had a break through when I found pictures of my trips to my uncle's house in Chinquotegue. It gave me a lot to say and made it possible to have so many pictures.
-I would use more pictures for each description so that it was more of a collage and it is more interesting to look at.
-I did not because it was the same thing again and again. You just kept going through the same process for a lot of pictures.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44524619/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Medium.m4v
-I used Inquiry by explaining what I did over the summer therefore answering the question “Que hice el verano?” I used research but finding our information from my parents about what we’ve done in past summers and looking through old photo albums to find pictures that I could use. I used collaboration but helping others with their project and getting help on mine. I used presentation by putting everything onto an imovie so that it can be easily shown to other people. I also used reflection by filling out this last part of the project.
-I learned that writing out full sentences with limited vocabulary is really hard and it’s really important to remember everything you can.
-I had a break through when I found pictures of my trips to my uncle's house in Chinquotegue. It gave me a lot to say and made it possible to have so many pictures.
-I would use more pictures for each description so that it was more of a collage and it is more interesting to look at.
-I did not because it was the same thing again and again. You just kept going through the same process for a lot of pictures.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44524619/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Medium.m4v
Mi Intersante Verano
Reflection
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Medium.m4v?w=7f2d59fd
·
Explain this project in your own
words. (the mission, etc.)
The mission of this project was to talk about what we did over
the summer using past tense.
·
How did you apply the SLA core
values to your project?
I think I applied the SLA core values by asking my friends for
help, helping them with their project, and asking my teacher for help.
·
What did you learn through
completing this project?
I learned how to say what I did last summer. I learned how to
tell the reader/ viewer what I did.
·
Think back to your process in
completing this project. Did you have any major break-throughs or a
moment where everything started clicking? Or maybe instead everything
fell apart?
At first I thought it was going to be cake. I started lacking
but then I realize that it wasn’t as easy as I thought.
·
If you had the opportunity to
start your project all over again, how would you do it differently?
I would do a collage which is what I was going to originally do
but I ran out of time.
·
Did you enjoy this project? Why
or why not?
I did at first but then after a while it started to annoy me
because I started overthinking about it. By the end I liked it again.
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Public/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Medium.m4v?w=7f2d59fd
Mi verano vacaciones
The mission of this project was to tell the viewer about a vacation we went on.
I asked myself what pictures, I wanted to use and how I wanted to present my project.
I did learn a better understanding of some of the words I was unfamiliar with.
At first I dint know how to do the project but I as I reviewed through it again, it started to click in my head what I had to do.
If I could do this project all over again I'd use a different vacation than the one from last year.
I didn't enjoy this project because I had a very hard time pronouncing the words.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12838525/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Large.m4v
I asked myself what pictures, I wanted to use and how I wanted to present my project.
I did learn a better understanding of some of the words I was unfamiliar with.
At first I dint know how to do the project but I as I reviewed through it again, it started to click in my head what I had to do.
If I could do this project all over again I'd use a different vacation than the one from last year.
I didn't enjoy this project because I had a very hard time pronouncing the words.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12838525/My%20First%20Project%20-%20Large.m4v
