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Mi mejor amigo es mi hermana. ella eś nombre Emma. Ella tines morena y incredibly cómica y habladora.  Escribir de nuevo pronto. ¡adios!


Con cariño,
Molly Olshin

Querida Patricia Hernandez,

            ¡Hola! me llamo michael. Tengo catorce años me cumpleaños es el abril diecinueve soy de fhiladelfhia. Me gusta jugar videojuegos cuando tengo tiempo libre, ir al cine, practicar deportes, con mi familia, y estar de vago. No me gusta nada malos olores, bailar, dibujar, y hablador. Mi chami deporte preferido es hockey.También mis caracterîsticas tranquilo, bobo, casi siempre loco, increideblemente comico. ¿Y tú?. Bueno, me voy porque tengo que tarea. ¡Adios!

ésta es Philadelphia

Quirerdo Joender,

 

 ¡Saludos desde Filadelfia!  ¿Qué paso?  Estoy bien. Me llamo es Gabrielle y tengo catorce años.  Mi cumpleaños es 27 de junio.  ¿Cuál es tú cumpleaños?  Yo soy de Massachusetts pero vivo en Filadelfia.  Yo vivo con mi madre y mi padre. Mi madre es una abogada y mi padre es un entrenador de basquetbol por los Saint Joseph universidad.  ¿Cual es tiempo en Maracaibo?  El tiempo en Filadelfia ahora es frío, en el otoño hace fresco, en el invierno hace mucho frío.  En la primavera y el verano, hace calor o bastante calor. 

 ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta pasar un rato con mis amigos y ver baloncesto.  ¿Qué es tu deporte favorita? Mi deporte favorita es baloncesto o softball.  No me gusta tenis o lacrosse.  ¿Qué música te gusta escuchar?  Mi me gusta hip hop y R&B, mi artista favorita es Lauryn Hill o Amy Winehouse. 

Soy un deportista y muy interesante.  Yo soy una mezcla de razas.  Soy alta y delgada y boba y atlética.  ¿Y tú? ¿Cómo eres?

Bueno, me voy porque tengo que estudiar.  ¡Adiós! Yo soy en Facebook, mi nombre es Gabrielle Tryce Arnold.

 

Querido
¿cómo está? me nombre es Matthew Schreiber. Tengo quince años ¿Y tú? Soy de filadelphia una ciudad entre la ciudad de Nueva York y la capital. oy hace frio. mi gusta intresta béisbol Y Siendo con mi familia, pero cuando tengo tiempo libre El jugar en la computadora. no mi gusta intresta hip hop, bascketbol, Y tarea. Mi caracteristicas bastanta timido Y increiblemente trabajador. pero hablador cuando estoy con mis amigos. ¿cómo eres? Bueno, me voy porque tengo que asir mi tarea. Adios

Con cariño

Matthew Schreiber 

Alli un cuadro conmigoy mi papá

  In this Slide I choose these images because I feel they represent me. Such as the Atom image in far right corner. I choose this because i enjoy science. I also choose the Playstation icon because i enjoy video games. In the Middle I wrote "live life to the fullest" that is just one of the mottos i live by. The second one says "Be yourself no matter what". I wrote these mottos because they help get through my daily life. On the right and left corners at the top are my favorite music groups. Also the image on the far right top corner has money and hearts, something I also base my daily life on. The other images are just my favorite stores to shop at when I am at the mall. To top it all off I wrote Science leadership academy in fancy to show how much I love this school.  

 

Whether courts can enforce a federal statute governing how the Secretary of State is to record the birthplace of American citizens on passports and related documents; and whether a federal law instructing the Secretary of State, if requested to do so, to record the birthplace of U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem as Israel interferes with the President's authority under the Constitution to recognize foreign nations. Some facts about this is even though Israel was declared a state in 1948, the U.S. government has declined to recognize Jerusalem as the capital, deeming this a question to be resolved through diplomacy. In 2002, Congress passed a law that provided that "for purposes of the registration of birth … or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary (of State) shall, upon request … record the place of birth as Israel." A passport is not today considered a diplomatic statement; it's an identification of a person in order to enable him to travel abroad. The petitioner in the case, M.B.Z., was born in Jerusalem to U.S.-citizen parents in 2002.  Although his parents asked the State Department to designate Israel as their son’s place of birth on his passport, it declined to do so despite Congress’s command to the contrary. When the parents took the issue to the courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed their claim on the ground that it raised a nonjusticiable political question:  the court of appeals explained that the “judiciary has no authority to order the Executive Branch to change the nation’s foreign policy” with respect to whether Jerusalem is part of Israel.

              
             Police are not enforcing laws and parents are still not taking responsibility for their children’s actions. This isn’t a good year in areas of Philadelphia because of this problem. As of now many elected officials have indicated that they are trying to figure out a solution for this problem without stepping their boundaries. Many people protest that parents are the only ones who can be accountable for this and the government is starting to become too personal when it comes to their lives. This law was signed by Mayor Nutter on November 14, 2011 and many people are not pleased with this. Many believe that we should be more focused on our economy and money for these children to help keep them out of trouble, not curfew. 

The problem here is, how can you stop poverty? Where to start? Many people believe that in order to stop poverty, and violence is to educate and inspire many children, young adults and even adults. About a year ago, I emailed people who worked for ANNA C. VERNA about finding solutions to this problem. The ONLY answer I was given was, “we cannot force parents to do their job, we cannot force our morals onto someone else’s household. But we can give these children a better education.” After, I decided to go to South Philadelphia high school and talk to the special education teacher, Mrs. DeAngelo-Leary. There she interviewed many students and asked them about their views on life. Many replied that there isn’t anything beyond the world they live in (living in poverty, getting pregnant etc.) Many of them attended South Philadelphia High because no one really cared about their children whereabouts or education.

According to philly.com Many educators received constant pressure and were urged by administrators to not report any incidents that occur in schools. This is part of the problem. Many people aren't willing to take responsibility. Some people decide to handle situations differently in different schools, therefore it makes it difficult to tackle the situation and fix it. 

 There is nothing we can do about this situation beside promote education, and try to point in the correct direction. We can only be a positive influence and try to inspire these children and young adults to be something or someone better. 

http://www.spotlightonpoverty.org/education_and_poverty.aspx

My lobbying topic, The Patriot Act, has had a pretty interesting year. Earlier this year The New York Times wrote about how Congress voted to have extensions made to three provisions of the law. And what was passed within them.
Which you can see more of here:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/u/usa_patriot_act/index.html

But just recently though The Patriot Act was talked about during the Republican Presidential Debate. Mostly by Newt Gungrich and Ron Paul. Newt Gungrich saying ""If you're trying to find somebody who may have a nuclear weapon they are trying to bring into an American city, you need every tool available. The dangers are literally that great." to Ron Paul stating "I have a personal belief that you never have to give up liberty for security. You can still provide security without sacrificing our Bill of Rights,".  

Which you can see more of here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeS1bGw0RdM

It was interesting watching the Presidential Debate and listening to them talk about their views on The Patriot Act. I saw how different most of their views were significantly different from each other and got me thinking that, depending on who gets elected president, the election itself is going to have a huge effect on The Patriot Act and what will happen to it. So lately The Patriot Act has been getting a lot of attention and I do not expect it to fade anytime soon.

After school programs are being shut down and closed because of budget cuts to schools and school districts around the country forcing children to seclude themselves from active play and stay inside. There have been many movements around the country to reverse this trend of physical play being boring and something of the past with help from programs like play60 which is involved with the NFL and has been directly been given help by Michele Obama and Jill Biden who have made progress in getting more and more school districts across the country involved in getting these programs back up and running so that more and more children can have access to outdoor spaces and places to play rather than being inside; this also correlates to mrs. Obamas idea of having a healthier America and a America without obesity



My issue still stays at the idea of sports and after school programs in general being cut to save money for the school and how these programs are crucial in getting and keeping kids active but also keeping children from getting in trouble outside of school. At this point I would have to directly speak with people involved in programs like play60 and other organizations that are around and trying to get these programs back but also trying to address the issue of children being active and staying active. I wanted to directly focus on schools in communities where there isn't much happening outside or around the school because in more developed neighborhoods you don't see these programs being cut because the community and the area is doing fine itself particularly the school system but by looking at school systems in lets say small communities or Philadelphia for example because of all the budget cuts we can see and address the problem directly.

Querida Mariedy Bastidas 

Buenos días , ¿Cómo está? Soy bien. Me llamo Amy Chen y tengo quince años. Me cumpleaños es el dieciocho de septiembre. Soy de Nueva York pero vivo en Filadelfia. En Filadelfia hace frió. ¿Como es el tiempo en Venezuela? Me gusta nadar y también dormir pero no me gusta nada leer ni tampoco escribir. Me gusta practicar deportes porque soy una deportista pero cuando tengo tiempo libre, platico con mi amiga o trabajar. Soy increíblemente atlética, por eso estoy en forma. Bueno, me voy porque tengo que ir al escuela. ¡Adiós mi amiga nueva! 


Con cariño,
Amy Chen 

Querido Gustavo Nava,

Hola! ¿Qué tal? Estoy más o menos.

Mi nombre es Monisha Das, tengo catorce años. Soy asiática, soy de Bangladesh pero vivo en Filadelfia. En Filadelfia me encanta ir a la Biopond. Está nublado en Filadelfia ahora. ¿Cuál es el clima en Venezuela? Mi cumpleaños es el primero de junio, cuando es tu cumpleaños? Cuando tengo tiempo libre me gusta pasar tiempo con mi familia y ayudar en la casa. Tengo una mamá, papá, hermana y hermano.

No sé dónde empezar a informarle sobre todos la cosas que me gusta. Me gusta la música inglesa pero me encanta escuchar música de la India. Me gusta escuchar a Taylor Swift, ella es mi favorita; ella me ha inspirada a escribir mis propias canciones y poemas. ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué música te gusta escuchar? También me gusta pasar un rato con amigas y leer libros y me encanta el libro “Y no quedo ninguno” por Agatha Christie. Me gusta mucho jugar Squash, ustedes podrían preguntarse ¿qué es el Squash? Squash es un deporte de raqueta, interpretado por dos personas en un Tribunal cuatro amurallada con pelota de goma de pequeños. Soy jugar para Squashsmarts, que es uno de los  Squash quipo, Squash es un muy divertida deporte. Aunque me gusta hacer todas estas cosas no me gusta hablar por teléfono y no me gusta trabajar. ¿Qué te gusta hacer y qué te interesa?

Yo soy baja, tengo pelo oscuro, con piel marrón y ojos marrones. Yo soy talentosa porque toco el viola y soy muy artística. Soy divertida porque digo estúpida bromas. Cuando se trata de educación y garan yo soy muy seria. A veces soy antipática pero por lo general yo soy simpática. ¿Y tú? ¿Cómo eres tú?

Bueno, me voy porque tengo que practicar deportes y estudiar.

 

                                                             Con cariño,                                                                                                                               Monisha Das

Querida Anyelo,

¡Hola! Soy Bryanna Jones. Tengo catorce años,  mi cumpleaños seis de diciembre. Soy muy muy bien, ¿y tu? Soy de Filadelfia pero vivo en Filadelfia . Hace frío en Filadelfia, ¿y tu? octubre, noviembre, diciembre, enero frío. febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio calor también el verano.

Me encanta mucho baliar, ballet, y moderna. Y tú ¿Qué te gusta hacer? También me encanta ir de compras y comer. Me fascina Mindless Behavior, Corrine Bailey Rae, , J cole, Maxell, y Tup=ac. Mi favorita música es Mindless Behavior. No me gusta nada Nelly y Corey Gunz tampoco. Soy muy baja, sociable depende del día, también , más o menos loca con amigos.(jajajajaj). No me gusta nada tímida sin embrago hablador, más o menos antipática. ¿Y tú? Los fines de semana mi dormir y comer muy. (jajaj). Tengo la clase de baile, adiós amigo. 

Con cariño, 

Bryanna Jones

Soy Bryanna!! Yo en clase

Mi amigos (Khadijah, Amani, y Bryanna)

AMIGOS EN CLASE!!​

Prodigy. Mi encanta 

Mindless Behavior musica 

Mi encanta Mindless Behavior!

 On Tuesday November 08, 2011 Mississippi voters defeated a ballot initiative that would've declared life begins at conception. The so-called "personhood" initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters. they felt as tho you would have to have any of these to make an acception to kill what has been created. you would have had to gained an Disease, or  rape, incest not counting as exceptions. now if killing took place and none of these were present then there would have been a  Felonies for everyone no exceptions. but because the law was not passed you can still get abortions and there is no harm being done. now i do believe that they "personhood" is not going to stop there and will keep going till they get what they want and its band because they are going to do what they feel is rite. 

PLEASE WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RRID66NHiYM#! 

For more information please read http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/08/mississippi-defeats-life-at-conception-ballot-initiative/. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/burns-strider/personhood-amendment-_b_1083079.html

​So far this is an okay year for the people who are saying Frack NO! In Philadelphia we have had a rally, passing out buttons and bumper stickers, gettin the word out with information flyers and pamphlets, etc. but we have not yet reached out goal. Fracking has not come to a complete hault yet, be we are working toward it every step of the way. Working harder and harder so that our water can stay as clean as possible. We are trying to stay as far away from the results the people in the movie-documentary "Gasland" 

Below is a shocking video of the effects of fracking on local drinking waters.

In order to have a great compacting outcome We need to contact all the oil companies who participate in Fracking. We could also have Senator Vincent Hughes who could guide us in contacting the right people and be by our side with every step of the way with making change. 

We can influence citizens of the community to join us in the movement against fracking in general and show them graphics and videos about what it can do to their drinking water.  

   The way I made my slide was to make people look. The pictures represent stores I like to shop it and they way I arranged them was in a collage form, I chose this because I liked they way it looked, and it’s very creative. I let some of the pictures over flow off the page, I got the inspiration from seeing the IKEA bill bored. I did not really have a color seam because I just did not think it would look right the background ties it all together. 

​Of course just by looking at my slide you obviously can guess that I LOOOOVVEEEE Christmas! I choose to put on my slide the subject of Christmas because it my favorite holiday of the year and one of my upcoming events that I am really excited about. The big words that I put in my slide represent that first few words that come to mind when I think of Christmas. The main word I put in the biggest size is family because for me it is the whole point of Christmas. I used the colors red and green because well as you all know they are the main colors of Christmas. I also put pictures of me with family/friends from past Christmas to show you what I look like and to also have a connection to the words family and love in my slide. In doing this project I have learned many things such as how to make the slide eye-catching to a point where you just go “that is just more than great!” You have to make it simple but not to simple that it seems baby-ish. Just simple enough for each and everyone of the audience to understand what you are trying to present to them. You must also make it seem fun and colorful with NOO paragraphs or long bullet points. With stuff like that people are just going to walk away from your slide or turn the other way. So if you want your slide or poster to be heard don’t do that. Put lots of pictures of just one picture that you think and edit it to make it look visual. Meaning it has be noticed that your eyes can’t stop looking or trailing around it. Like making the text of your words really big.  Use up practically all the space and balance out the use of objects in that slide. Also “don’t be afraid to bleed” meaning don’t be scared to allow some of the picture(s) in the slide to appear like it come off the edge to make it seem like it can’t fit. That’s actually good because with it looking like it can’t fit makes it seems like its really big and with things really big allows the slide to be more interesting. All of these things I did.

 

Querido Carlos, 
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Soy Melanie y tengo catorce años. Vivo en Filadelfia con mi familia. Es una ciudad bastante grande entre la ciudad de Nueva York y la capital. Es famoso por sus "cheesesteaks". It's diverso. La gente es muy culta. Se conoce como "La Ciudad de Amor Fraternal". Sebastian y Sean es mi hermanos y Mackenzie es mi hermana. Mackenzie es muy bonita. Soy la mayor. Mi cumpleaños es el ocho de Julio. Estoy muy cansado. ¿Y tu? Hace mucho mucho frio. ¿Qué tiempo hace en Maracaibo? 
Me encanta escuchar en musica y leer. Me encanta la banda Mayday Parade. Uf, no me gusta nada mainstream musica. Me gusta estar de vago con mi amigos y sufear la red.  ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te gusta hacer en Maracaibo? ¿Qué música te gusta hacer? Qué te interesa? Soy muy intelegente y muy muy peresoza. Soy extraña y habladora. Soy más o menos bajo y morena. ¿Cómo eres?
Bueno, me voy porque tengo que tengo que ducharme. Espero conocerte alqún dia. Responde cuando puedas. ¡Adios!

Con cariño,
Melanie

                The Fair Elections Now Act was reintroduced on April 6, 2011 by Senator Dick Durbin in the Senate and then by Representatives John Larson, Walter Jones, and Chellie Pingree in the House of Representatives. This reintroduction got a lot of media attention by the 7^th, and on April 12, the bill was brought before the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Senator Durbin and other sponsors of the bill believe it is a comprehensive response to the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission in 2010. This ruling in this case and in previous cases dealing with similar issues set back finance reform because they agreed that putting a limitation on contributions such as in ads and donations from corporations to candidates hinders their “political free speech.” However, the Fair Elections Now Act would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act so that there would be a public fund set aside for candidates to use in elections. Therefore, neither the “free speech” of corporations and lobbyists hindered nor are politicians that cannot afford to run their own campaign forced to use money from these contributors. Some trust could be restored into politics because disclosure still stands under FECA, and now we would have candidates that will choose not to rely on lobbyists. Under the public eye, these candidates would be the most trustworthy. Therefore, more candidates that wish to gain public favor would use as much public funds as they can. All in all, the election process would just be that much cleaner because a candidate would not be forced to get dirty. So, how are the politicians taking this bill?

                Well, this is not the first time the bill has been introduced. The first time around, it just got pushed around and never really got passed. This time, it garnered more media attention with its reintroduction and more government support. There are currently 13 co-sponsors in the Senate, and 78 co-sponsors in the House working for this bill. Since its introduction, there has been progress in the form of hundreds of messages have been sent to Congress, letters have been written to the newspapers, and there are over 12,500 citizen co-sponsors for the bill. However, there has not been any support from candidates. Also, in recent months, this particular bill has cooled down. It has still not been passed into law. There aren’t any upcoming meetings or dates involving the Fair Elections Now Act. Some fear that once again the bill is just going to sit in committee and never get passed. Maybe if more Republican Senators and Representatives also paid it attention, more could be done with. However, what this bill really needs – and what finance reform needs in general – is bigger government support. I’m not talking about more Senators and Representatives stepping in, I mean that more influential people need to step up. Senator John McCain has been a long-time supporter of campaign finance reform. In fact, after the Supreme Court ruling on Citizens United vs. FEC, he did predict a backlash from the public once they realized just how much money lobbyists could control in government. But, where is he on this bill? He isn’t one of the main supporters, that’s for sure. He actually dared to say that campaign finance reform is dead. But, that's only because people like him stopped fighting for it. If bigger name politicians spoke on this bill, whether in support or disagreement, it would at least get more media attention. I highly doubt the public is even aware that a public fund option is even possible in elections.

                Now, I’m not saying we want to drag Obama into this particular bill. He has a lot of big things on his plate that he desperately needs to deal with (the economy, for one). However, he at least needs to have a more noticeable position on the subject. How can campaign finance reform get started if even the president doesn’t pay enough attention? You want to know why this year is a perfect year to get this reform going? There are the Republican primaries and soon there will be the next Presidential election. Any candidate that takes the plunge in public funding and avoids corporation contributions will shine brighter in the public eye. Occupy Wall Street has been going strong for weeks now, and although the protestors are being forced to move, you can bet the sentiment is still there. People want government to clean up. They’re tired of 1% of the population having all the money and power, and using that money and power in government. It is a little sad that there have been a number of Occupy demonstrations in Philadelphia, yet Pennsylvania Senator Robert Casey has no connection with finance reform and only Representative Michael Doyle co-sponsors the Fair Elections Now Act. At least a state that deals every day with public frustration towards government would feel a little bit more initiative on reform. These are most likely the men I could most directly influence, but to be honest, the only way anything is going to get done about campaign finance reform is if people are aware of the problems.

Only one person from the council didn't approve of the "Curfew" law all of the other council members signed and approved for it. There is support coming from all over the city to back up the "curfew" in a way where they don't approve. When the law was being decided there were signs up stating "Shame ! shame!" That the kids aren't the problem. One woman from the protests against the "Curfew Law" stated, "The kids are not the problem." Jim Lynam is also another person who isn't't in support of the curfew. He states that, "I never had curfews with my kids."

The media is giving into this very much because the people of the city are in support of the law but are also aren't in support. The main focus for the law is to keep kids off of the streets and into well managed areas during a right time. I also believe that the news in particular is really looking into this case because now the law is "more restrictive." Not many people are into the law which, is why the people still have a say in this.

The main opponent in this Law is Mayor Nutter. "There comes a point, whether in the neighborhood or anywhere else, where they basically should either be home or in the care and custody of their parent or guardian.” Mayor Nutter is of great power he is one the most powerful people in the city because he's the mayor. He is the one who believes that teens should be inside by a certain time because of all the trouble that occurs during the night such as "flashmobs." I don't believe that there are any policies regarding the support of no "Curfew" there are many policies regarding the curfew law though. I believe that I would nee to work with someone of great power in order to make this non curfew a policy.

One main stakeholder would be the national youth rights association organization. This organization allows a teen who is oppose of the curfew law to help make a campaign and support and advertise all over their city or state. "Fight Back Against your City's Curfew." I believe that the ones who definitely help support the non-curfew policy would definitely be the one council member who didn't approve of the law in the first place. I believe that this council member would be of great assistance. If I got this one council member to approve of doing a policy or anti-curfew than from there we would be able to move decisions and opinions in a way where the public is aware of the actions that we are making and to also consider other council members to change there mind as well. Sponsoring, convincing  and advertising is all we really need because overall we have a pretty good idea and feel of the overall topic at hand. Everyone has their own opinion.

​The one council member, the organization, those who are in support of no curfew and the public as well. I believe that with the support of all these people also incorporating the support of those who are popular in sports such as Jim Lynam where he can help get the people of the city aware of this. If he gets the "word out" meaning speaks out on this then the people who are for the curfew might have a different view on this topic.
I can influence the people and those of great power such as the mayor to notice what we are trying to do. The entirety of the entire curfew law process has already reached it end basically the law is set and already in progress. There are no deadlines or meetings here right now.