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Advanced Art Q2

Posted by Shanice Braxton in Advanced Art - Hull on
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I present to you "The Shy One." I first seen this image on FaceBook and I took one look at it and was amazed by the whole thing. I fell in love because it's represent me in a way. Shy and sophisticated. When I research the picture some more I found out that she wasn't the "Shy One" at all, in fact she was originally sitting on a car with a wrench in her hand. As you can I eliminated the wrench and that car and replaced the wrench with a cigarette. Adding the cigarette gave more of and sexy and sophisticated feel to the picture. 
I want to thank Ms. Hull because she helped me out majorly throughout this drawing. 

Sophia Henninger Quarter 2 Project

Posted by Sophia Henninger in Advanced Art - Hull on
  ​In the start of the second marking period I had absolutely no clue what do for a project. All I knew what that I had to do something. One of the first classes during the quarter, while brainstorming and doing a simple painting it was suggested that that could be my art project; making one painting per art class. I do believe it was a great project because over the course of it you could see developing skills, new techniques, and doing something new everyday kept me interested. If I had not been interested the quality of the project would have been poor. But since it was entertaining and quite literally a new adventure everyday I was able to create simple paintings that I am incredibly proud of. 

These are not in chronological order:

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American Government Q2 BM and Reflection

Posted by David Buckholtz in American Government - Laufenberg on 
American Government Q2 BM and Reflection

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1VtK1ylEjd_hgvoNlno95yfwmsOL-ttjN_y4Zvg_p7GI

I didn't actually have any particular reason for examining the 12 identified laws, cases or offices 
I just picked the ones that i found to be of interest to me and then found a ways to relate them to my life. 
The laws I choose were all interested because after evaluating which ones pertained to my life I learned a great
deal about how laws made even before I was born have a positive or negative impact on my life till today. 
Some laws, casing or offices I noticed if wouldn't have occurred would have affected my life negatively. Other bills
and laws made more recently have been affecting my life for years and now it just being brought to the surface. 

This process was fairly easy the hardest thing was finding laws that pertained to my life either negativity or positivity. 
I think resources should have been discussed more in deep because finding laws and bill and offices was extremely hard. 
Overall the process was very interesting and easy.

I anticipate my life becoming more difficult as I become older. Laws are evolving as well 
as time is and laws are becoming more redundant. 




David A. Buckholtz

American Government Q2 Benchmark

Posted by Narcissa Haskins in American Government - Laufenberg on
Here Goes My Benchmark :D 

This project really caused to me to think about what positive and negative things that effect my life. At first, I didn't think I had much that really impacted my life currently because everything currently was fine. This thought process changed after speaking to my mother about some things that have really been going on in my life that I chose to ignore. When it came down to identifying the laws that I wanted to talk about, I thought about all of the disadvantages I have now because I am legally an adult. I also thought about what things that have happened between my family members and myself in the past few weeks. 

The process for this benchmark as a whole wasn't to difficult, I would say that it was very time consuming. It is very clear to me that my life will be more affected by the government when I get older. This is because I know that I want to purchase a car, a home, have children, marry, and travel often. With these activities and goals, I know there are many things that are going to to require a lot of filling out paper work. Overall this learning process has been beneficial because I know how much the government really impacts my life. I believe that if I was ignorant of this, I would have many rude awakenings when it come time to take care of myself in the future. 

Q2B_Reflection

Posted by Amber Housley in American Government - Laufenberg on
Here is my project. 

My first step in this process entailed performing general research. I made a list of possible topics to search for, that pertain to laws, cases, and offices. The topics on my list were: health, labor, civil rights, family and finance. As I searched these topics others came about such as the Philadelphia Curfew Ordinance and the process of obtaining a passport. I came across helpful websites that thoroughly presented cases and laws that affect me. At some point, I thought about my life and circumstances and what laws and court cases impact me without researching. For the bureaucratic offices, I viewed the bureaucratic projects that the class completed.

The process was straightforward, but overall difficult. Finding court cases, laws and bureaucratic processes that impact me directly was the most difficult and time-consuming aspect. I went back and forth a few times to ensure that I chose some different topics that actually impact me and I could explain. I anticipate that I will interact more directly with the government as I age. Currently, I interact with the government through my mother. In the completion of this project, I learned about government programs, laws, and court cases that I had not heard of before. This project helped me examine how the government impacts my life whether negative or positive.

Benchmark Qtr 2

Posted by Alexis Montgomery in American Government - Laufenberg on
​Link to my doc (:

In choosing my 12 items, initially I chose the ones I did because we were all blurting them out to each other in class, but then I looked a little deeper and found a few, I felt related more to me in negative in positive ways, then they may have impacted my classmates. This project wasn't difficult at all. The only difficult part was picking the topics, once I had them, it was pretty easy from there. I think that as I get older my life while become more affected by the government because as you grow up, you start to encounter new things of the "adult world", which is dominanted by the government, there's a law for just about everything you do as an adult. Overall, I enjoyed this project because it was pretty easy and helped me to learn about things in our social justice system.


American Government Benchmark

Posted by Kourtnee Lynch in American Government - Laufenberg on

Reflection


This assignment was very difficult for me because for the three branches,I couldn't find enough sub topics that effected me personally. If this topic was more about ones we could be effected by in the future than maybe I would've been mores successful but overall,this process was extremely stressful for me. In order for me to choose what topics were directly related to me,I looked at all my options for each branch,and picked out the ones that effected me. I do believe that in the near future,I will be effected by more of these topics,such as a marriage license,registering a car,maybe even adoption. Overall,I'm glad that this assignment is turned in and over with.

Second Quarter Benchmark

Posted by Sky Kalfus in American Government - Laufenberg on
​Click here to view my benchmark!

In researching my benchmark, I tried to find court cases, bills, and executive functions with local implications. It was easier to discuss the effects of executive departments within the City of Philadelphia, as I am more directly involved with Philadelphia bureaucracy. I also looked for court cases, bills, and executive functions that involved education. As a high-school student, nearly every decision my government makes regarding education has a direct impact on me.
Finding good examples for each branch of government was difficult, but not for lack of available information. Rather, I had most trouble wading through vast catalogues of court cases and legislative bills. To find information in manageable quantities, I had to pursue a creative line of research.
If I were to repeat this project several years from now, I suspect I would find it much easier. As I get older, I will become more involved with the government. I'll get a steady job, pay taxes, vote. As a minor, I'm not recognized as an independent citizen. When I turn 18, that will change.

Sinnea American Gov. 2nd Quarter Benchmark

Posted by Sinnea Douglas in American Government - Laufenberg on
It wan't easy deciding which laws, court cases offices to include in my project. I tried to look for things that really interested me. I also wanted to include things that had a major impact on my life. It was hard trying to find comprehendible databases that included all laws, supreme court cases and bureaucratic offices.

As I get older I expect the government to affect my life more and more. I want to be a teacher which is a government job. I also will pay more taxes and be paid by the government. My entire career will deal with the government. 


https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B22-A8zAGjXdNTY0YzQzZWUtODkwZC00OWM4LTgxY2EtZTRmOTc2Nzk4Mjcw&hl=en&authkey=CNi80K4G

2nd Quarter Benchmark Shareout

Posted by Diana Laufenberg in American Government - Laufenberg on
1.  Go to B Band Voicethread.
2.  Register for an account.
3.  Add one image to the collective voicethread.
  • Choose one of your 12 items from the benchmark to highlight
  • Locate an image that best represents that item - you can use the flickr Creative Commons to find an image if you do not have one
  • Narrate your paragraph that accompanies that item from your benchmark
4.  Comment on at least two other 'pages' from the collective voicethread.  Ask a question.  Push back on their reasoning.  Affirm their position.  Be thoughtful

American Government Q2 Benchmark

Posted by Kamille Granby in American Government - Laufenberg on
Hey, look! It's my benchmark!

When I was deciding which topics to use, I read them and tried to apply them to situations that I've encountered. Most of the topics that I came across had nothing to do with me, while some had a somewhat relevance to my life. The most complicated process was trying to put how it effects me and how I live into written or typed words. The process overall was simple yet challenging. Some of the topics, such as the ones in the Executive branch were easy to sort through. While other topics that were in the Judicial, were a bit harder to sort through or find. I can see my life becoming more affected by the government but not by a large amount. Reasoning being, since I already feel as though I'm not extremely affected by it now, I don't think it will change drastically just because I'm getting older.

American Government Benchmark Q2

Posted by Oscar Holton in American Government - Laufenberg on
Click here for benchmark.

I had a hard time choosing which items to include in my 12 identified laws, cases and offices. I chose by thinking about the things that have a negative or positive effect on me and I then researched information about the offices, court cases and laws that are related to my issues and benefit. It was hard finding reliable sources and the most difficult process was finding laws that had a positive effect on my life. I anticipate the government being more involved in my life as I get older. When I live on my own as an adult, I have to carry my own responsibilities and more laws and regulations are on me since I’m no longer consisted a minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

2nd Quarter Benchmark

Posted by Camille Morton in American Government - Laufenberg on
Reflection: 

When the benchmark was first assigned I thought that it would be very easy to do and I would be able to finish in no time, but as I started and looked into different branches I saw that it would be hard to find how they affect my life. I would say that finding different court cases that affect my life negatively was the hardest part of the project. I knew right away which cases affect my life positively but thinking about ones that had a negative impact was hard. Before doing this project I didn’t think my life was really affected by the government but after doing the project I learned that a lot of my life is affect by the government for example it has a input on the time I have to be in my house and when I can start drinking. 


Pro and Con's of Our Government through my eyes

Posted by John DeSalis in American Government - Laufenberg on
The following will show how I, John De Salis feel about the many different issues that are either in the process of being passed or have became passed. The 12 items that you can see here have an effect on me and also what I am able to do as a teenager. 
However, going through all of the pages, I found that this research was difficult at times, but it was also kind of easy too. By that, I mean that their was so many different cases and bills that fit under this description, and to pick only a few of them is what kind of made this project for me.
With that being said, I feel like that my life is going to always be effected by the gov't because of the current talks of cutting social security benefits and also now that I am able to be a voter in the elections, I feel as though I have some type of power to change how the gov't will work for me.

American Government: Quarter 2 Benchmark

Posted by Qianna Nelson in American Government - Laufenberg on

Click here to view my benchmark:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1alp-0kK7q6e8b19FkqRlfygonlr_RhxKYEzKj5jZGxQ​

Reflection:

The way I went about choosing which laws, cases, or offices  I was going to Identify in my Benchmark was I first thought about the things I know for a fact effect me personally. I knew certain things  that really have been effecting me my whole life. So I went about researching those things and then added to them by learning about different things that effect me now. 


This was a difficult process when I went to look for things on the executive branch. I found all that I needed for the judicial and the legislative very quickly, but the executive branch was hard for me. Once I got all the laws that I needed writing my descriptions was very simple. It was easy to say why these things and how these things have an impact on my life. 


I think that as I get older I will be more affected by the government, when I get an actual job, when I go to buy a house, when I go to do a lot of things the government will be involved. I learned a lot about how the 3 branches work together and how they all keep each other in check so to speak. I learned specifically how the decisions they make impact my life on a regular basis. 



Smoke Outline Portrait

Posted by Michael Kelly in Art - Senior Art - Hull on
​I opened a portrait of myself on Photoshop, and used the pen tool to neatly extract my entire face from the image. I then did some simple photoshop techniques to make the image into a silhouette. I downloaded a brush set of different images of smoke, and made the smoke outline the silhouette. I then changed the color scheme of the entire image to a rainbow-like color.

I did use a tutorial while completing this image, but I strayed away from copying the entire tutorial, so I used my own ideas. This photo took me several hours to complete, and I am pleased with the final result.
Smoke Portrait
Smoke Portrait

Alex McGrorty Benchmark Quarter 2

Posted by Alexandra McGrorty in American Government - Laufenberg on
​To complete my benchmark I had to research all branches of government  and figure out which laws, court cases or bureaucratic functions applied directly to my life. Basically I just thought out all the things I do in a day (it's not much, when I really think about it) and how the government impacts any of these activities. I also scoured through lists of court cases and used the bureaucratic blogs as reference. 

I found this to be an easy process, but a very tedious one. The work itself wasn't hard per se, but it took a lot of research and the ability to just sit down and work through the inner workings of the government. Once I began actually realizing what laws and processes affect me, the overall process was much easier. 

I definitely believe that the government will have a lot of more impact on my life as I get older. Right now I'm on the edge of that threshold, however, I don't do things like pay taxes or try to purchase property. I'm too young to be eligible for a lot of government processes, but they will begin to affect me a lot more as I get older and go through my life.