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Posted by Katherine Roman in Globalization - Laufenberg on
Life for a 12 year old girl in Haiti in the conditions that it's in today would be very difficult. Given the circumstances, the girl would have already been in poverty to begin with; after the massive earthquake that destroyed homes, the land and killed thousands of people; the chid growing up in poverty would already have basic knowledge and instincts and living techniques that would help them survive the conditions that Haiti is in.

My life wouldn't compare at all to that of a 12 year old i Haiti when I was 12. The only comparison would have to be when I was about 11 living in puerto Rico, I did experience being in an earthquake, the house didn't fly away or anything, but that fear of not knowing whats going to happen and being completely out of control and helpless is something I know those people in general had to of felt at some point.

This 12 year old girl who lived threw one of the worst earthquakes in history will grow up watching the "re-birth" of a new nation. She will only have barely finished the seventh grade because of the country's shortages in educational supplies and qualified teachers. She will have a routine lifestyle that would seem impossible for me and soon marry and have children. They will grow up in a better environment then she did because of the changes over the years and be at a higher chance of a good education and stable job opportunities. 

A day in the life - Kroman

Posted by Anonymous in Globalization - Laufenberg on

Life for a 12 year old girl in Haiti in the conditions that it's in today would be very difficult. Given the circumstances, the girl would have already been in poverty to begin with; after the massive earthquake that destroyed homes, the land and killed thousands of people; the chid growing up in poverty would already have basic knowledge and instincts and living techniques that would help them survive the conditions that Haiti is in.

My life wouldn't compare at all to that of a 12 year old i Haiti when I was 12. The only comparison would have to be when I was about 11 living in puerto Rico, I did experience being in an earthquake, the house didn't fly away or anything, but that fear of not knowing whats going to happen and being completely out of control and helpless is something I know those people in general had to of felt at some point.

This 12 year old girl who lived threw one of the worst earthquakes in history will grow up watching the "re-birth" of a new nation. She will only have barely finished the seventh grade because of the country's shortages in educational supplies and qualified teachers. She will have a routine lifestyle that would seem impossible for me and soon marry and have children. They will grow up in a better environment then she did because of the changes over the years and be at a higher chance of a good education and stable job opportunities. 

Whitney Washington Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination

Posted by Whitney Washington in American History - Laufenberg on
After the initial infographics we made were proven to be completely incorrect, we worked quickly and hard to get the second set finished, and I believe that that went well. We were not very organized, but overall, we overcame that problem. If i could go back and change things around, I would have made sure we understood the project description before hand. 

Be Concise- We knew or information very well

Be Visual- Being visual was accomplished, but the words were too small :[

Be Smarter- We believe that we were very smart about the information that we did decide to use.

Be Transparent- We were transparent in the sense that we were un biased. 

Be Different- We chose a different approach than that of our peers

Be Accurate- We presented 100% correct information from our sources

Be Attractive- I looked pretty darn good the day of the presentation :D 

Be Varied- The different styles of presentation we used in our project were different for each person

Be Gracious- being gracious did not work through out project becuase the topics did not flow well

Be Creative- We werent too creative 





















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Whitney Washington Reflection Libby Montana Asbestos Contamination

Posted by Whitney Washington on
After the initial infographics we made were proven to be completely incorrect, we worked quickly and hard to get the second set finished, and I believe that that went well. We were not very organized, but overall, we overcame that problem. If i could go back and change things around, I would have made sure we understood the project description before hand. 

Be Concise- We knew or information very well

Be Visual- Being visual was accomplished, but the words were too small :[

Be Smarter- We believe that we were very smart about the information that we did decide to use.

Be Transparent- We were transparent in the sense that we were un biased. 

Be Different- We chose a different approach than that of our peers

Be Accurate- We presented 100% correct information from our sources

Be Attractive- I looked pretty darn good the day of the presentation :D 

Be Varied- The different styles of presentation we used in our project were different for each person

Be Gracious- being gracious did not work through out project becuase the topics did not flow well

Be Creative- We werent too creative 

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The Kids Don't Have A Chance

Posted by Lenea Harris in Storytelling - Chase on
​B.O.B has a song called "The Kids". The lyrics go as follows: 

The drugged boy’s steady show time,
The streets don’t give a damn.
They’re filled with such pollution.
The kids don’t stand a chance.

We’re trapped inside a matrix,
Forced to play our hands,
We’re filled with so much hatred.
The kids don’t stand a chance

Over the past couple weeks the news has been filled with unfortunate events involving children. A college student found dead, a 9 year old girl kidnapped and strangled, another teenage girl gone missing, a baby dropped from a window, a 6 year old girl given botox, and even a famous young boy was shot and killed within the last week. The kids really don't stand a chance. 

The Kids Don't Have A Chance

Posted by Anonymous on
B.O.B has a song called "The Kids". The lyrics go as follows: 

The drugged boy’s steady show time,
The streets don’t give a damn.
They’re filled with such pollution.
The kids don’t stand a chance.

We’re trapped inside a matrix,
Forced to play our hands,
We’re filled with so much hatred.
The kids don’t stand a chance

Over the past couple weeks the news has been filled with unfortunate events involving children. A college student found dead, a 9 year old girl kidnapped and strangled, another teenage girl gone missing, a baby dropped from a window, a 6 year old girl given botox, and even a famous young boy was shot and killed within the last week. The kids really don't stand a chance. 

Where we left off..

Posted by Drue Boccuti in English 1 - Dunn on
Since the last time I left off, I've learned a lot more about why teens might commit suicide.

Remember how I mentioned the girls that made a suicide pact and got hit by the train? Well, I talked to my friend who knew the one and I found out all about what made her want to do such a horrible thing. Her father had committed suicide a little while ago, her and her boyfriend were going through a rough time. Her mom was having trouble raising her and her siblings by herself. So as you can see she had a lot going on. With her dad committing suicide alone had to be a lot for her to handle. On top of all this she had school to worry about. Her life was very hectic and she let it get to the point where she thought she would be better off if she wasn't here anymore.

However, teens find many other reasons to commit suicide. For example bullying. Bullying can be so hurtful if you let it get to that point. Another reason could be stress. It's just easier to end the stress by doing this. Another thing could be family problems. Like in the case above, with her dad. It was to much to handle. Or maybe a divorce or new dad/ mom. You never know. That's why I feel it's important to be nice to everyone because you don't know there story.

Passing?

Posted by Evett Hawks in Storytelling - Chase on
I'm freaking out because i think i won't be able to go to prom even though i really want too. I have my dress and everything but it looks like math is'nt gonna get any higher and it all depends on my benchmark . I just hope it pulls it through and mr lucci's project is stressing me out cause i have to find random  trees and post them on this site. I honestly am tired of hearing about trees i understand they are good for us and what not and bad things happen to them but i could care less I just want to go to prom cause if you miss it once you can't do it over again 

:( 

Women Need Help

Posted by Taylor Ximines in English 1 - Dunn on
So last time I told you on how the government was trying to shut down Planned Parenthood. I explained them shutting them down, but not to much the help that women actually need from Planned Parenthood. Statistics have shown that most women do not practice birth control methods because they simply can not afford them. Most of the women that use Planned Parenthood are high school kids and young adults (ages 14-24). 
Most young females know that if they ask their parents to take them get birth control then it will cause a problem within the family. Planned Parenthood also gives out information to females on how to be sexually safe and what precautions to take. I mean isn't it always better to be safe then sorry? The government really has no idea what goes on with urban women. They have no clue what it is like for a woman to go and try to get sexual health.
In the end it all comes down to proving the point that Planned Parenthood does to many services for it to be cancelled. 

Facts

Posted by Emma Connell in Storytelling - Chase on
I fiddle with my hair a lot. It's comfort/bored thing.
I have BIG burps after I run.
I sleep on the couch not in my bed.
I have a lot of trouble paying attention when people talk aloud (maybe I do have ADD)
I get a wee bit anxious/nervous when I take the EL.
Bus rides relax me.
Too much snow depresses me
When I learn a new disease I tend to diagnose myself with that disease/sickness
I have cramps right now. FUCK YOU CRAMPS!

Is Your Future Worth Enough Part 2

Posted by Robert Jenkins in English 1 - Dunn on
As follow up research about budget cuts I was able to find out the direct effects on sport cuts. The cut will take away 7% of the funding towards  public sports. This  will result in a complete cut of middle school intersolatic sports leagues and teams. It will also cause minor cuts of some sports in High schools.  

But as a student i will like to know how this is directly effecting how students like me will learn and how teachers will teach. For example is the class sizes getting increase to much larger amount? Or will to be something like school will have less resources to text books or computer technology? This is a group of question i hope to research and answer for my next blog entry.

Info-Graph

Posted by Qyidir White on
The thing that went well with my group was the presentation, we where to talk about thing that wasn't in the info graph. Putting it together was hard we didn't know a way to put everything we know on the webpage. Next time i would start putting stuff on the page as i go through the research.
Monsanto Enviormental Infographic_Water Stream_American History-C_wfelinski_briggins_qwhite

Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination : Nadif, Newon, Whitney

Posted by Newon Dennis in American History - Laufenberg on

a. What went well? 
Nothing really except that we turned in the project.



b. What did not? 
We barely worked with it each I felt completely useless for this project



c. What would you do differently next time?

I would rather we worked together and actually listened to each other. 



And as for these,

Be Concise

Be Visual

Be Smarter

Be Transparent

Be Different

Be Accurate

Be Attractive

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative


We were average in all of them except with creativity because our info-graph was nothing but words and pictures.

Final Infographic-Exxon Valdez

Posted by Alaya White in American History - Laufenberg on
Exxon-Valdez bach-alaya-luna
a. What went well?
My group really worked well and was very productive during class time and time when we did research on our google doc at home. We also gathered a lot of information in order to complete the project thoroughly.
b. What did not?
After looking at a project with a perfect score I feel like we didn't do well with the visual aspect. We were going to create a picture timeline put we didn't have time because we spent so much time gathering facts an information to incorporate into our final project.
c. What would you do differently next time?
Timeline of images going around the oil spiral
Chart of oil levels
Timeline of what the spill was the size of