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For my second slide, I reinvented everything. I started from scratch. I put a picture in the center of my slide, because that is what someone who is looking at this's eye will be drawn to first. I put a quote on top, and then added the people on the bottom to provide balance to the slide. I used the same color's through out the slide. My color palate included white, green and black. The earth in the middle gave a contrast and helped the colors blend together nicely. Everything I put on the slide was purposely placed to provide a sense of unity. 

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Semaj and I chose to partner up to apply for a license to carry a concealed firearm in Philadelphia. I thought this process would be a hard one but to be truthful it turned out to be more easer than we both thought. All it really took was time research and paper work.

 

All we really had to do was google apply for a license to carry a concealed firearm in Philadelphia and it come rite up paper work in all. We found out that all you really needed to do was fill out papers and supply a few documents. We printed out our papers and filled them out the way we would if we were to actually apply for the license.

 

The paperwork part was no hassle at all. When we printed them all out we used fake names and numbers that was need. We did this to show that we knew how to fill these out just like we would in real life.  

 

If I could change one thing about the bureaucratic process I would have to change the fact that if you answer one question yes then there is no need to proceed because your not eligible and I think that it not fair really because you really never know anyone’s situation to just go off of a yes or no question.

 

I think the systems have become so complicated because there are a lot more issues and details that need to be addressed within our society so to try to ensure the safety and simplicity of our society certain precautions need to be made to make the jobs of people in the system easier. Not only easier but also safer self-defense and protection is so important because people now a days are really crazy.

 

I found this project fun and interesting just like my partner but I think she had more fun with it. It took me a few to truly understand the processes but with her help I caught on very fast and once I got it I was on the ball and I good to go and that is when it became fun and interesting. 

Here's the link to our actual FlowChart. 

My group member, Shelby, and I worked on the process of becoming a foster parent. Since we couldn’t find to much about the process online I emailed my aunt, who was a foster parent and went through all of this process before, and she was able to contact the foster care agency she went through and they sent us a bunch of information and paper work for becoming a foster parent. Once we got all of that information we were able to start recording the process and filling out the paper work.

The paper work wasn’t really difficult but just asked for a lot of information. It was not just one packet of question or information you had to fill out but there were several papers and packets that we had to fill out. Some of them were basic information one but also ones that talked about your house appliances and how they worked as well as criminal and FBI clearance forms. The paper work also included the different things you would have to send to let them know your certifications, for example, if you CPR certified you would have to send them proof of it.

If we had to change the bureaucratic process flow chart that we made, we could possibly of made it longer like more detailed in places. When we talked about the list of requirements we could of made a bubble for each individual one and talked about the yes and no’s of those as well. But I was happy with how ours came out.

Going back to how detailed the paper work had to be and also how long the process is to become a foster parent, it shows how protected they have made the foster care system. Becoming a foster parent isn’t like applying for a driver’s license, well fare, or anything along those lines. There is a child involved in this process. So before they just give a child to someone they really have to do a background check on who the person and family is so they know that when they let the child stay with this family or person that the child is safe and will be taken care of. The process is a pain in the booty, but it makes sense why it is so long and detailed.

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We are starting a club that has to do with hip hop and breakdancing 
I was wondering do anybody want to join 
Also, if you want to learn
we will teach you
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If you have any question PLease 
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My slide contains many of the skills taught on the Presentation Zen and Slide Design website. I incorporated enlarged size to grasp attention. The concept “One slide, one point” was an idea I remembered when creating the slide. I left empty space, as recommended in Presentation Zen to put focus on what I believe was important. Finally, I gave a visual theme by having the font of the quote coincide with the border of the slide.

In this slide, I demonstrated the use of bleeding, color contrast, and size comparison. I used neon colors against a black background to make them pop off of the screen. I also used other techniques; i.e. the burst of neon blue in place of the dotted "i".

In this slide I demonstrate color contrast. I wanted to keep the slide simple, so I color coordinated the quote with colors that would go right with the picture. Since the quote had the same word I colored that word because it's so important to the quote and it makes the quote pop.

  
    Hydraulic fracturing is being opposed by 78 percent of elected officials who have had a say in what companies are going to drill in our waters. Although this is the case, these companies are still drilling. How could this be the case? That is what Iris Marie Bloom, director of Protecting Our Waters has asked numerous times. Unlike many politicians, Bloom has a clear following and is pushing forward every possible obstacle at the drilling companies to get them out of Philadelphia's waterways. Iris Marie Bloom has held steady protests throughout the city since July of 2010 to get her point across, averaging a turnout of nearly six thousand people each protest.
    At each of her protests, Bloom brings together nearly sixty five organizations that have their targets set on removing drills from waters around Pennsylvania and other states. While the protesters realize that these companies have contracts within the city and would lose large amount of money by withdrawing from their projects, they still refuse to acknowledge any environmental or health risks. In the case of hydraulic fracturing, the cons vastly outweigh the pros and no matter the cost of the drilling companies, the drilling must be stopped soon enough.
    While big name protestors like Iris Bloom and Tracy Carluccio have important roles in removing drilling companies like Marcellus Shale and others, the real influencers of these drilling companies are the citizens that come out to these protests and have felt the affects of fracking.

Click Here to send a delightful postcard to Governor Tom Corbett.

    Many students, including in this class are focused on putting a stop to tracking within Pennsylvania's boundaries. Ali Ahmed and Rashaun Williams are just two of the students who are taking a stance on the fight against fracking. Together, we would red to influence Governor Tom Corbett and even the White House to fight for our cause to get something done about the pollution in our waters. So far, millions of petitions have been sent to Barack Obama's federal representative demanding a "No" vote against fracking.
    We are already out of time, as tracking has been polluting our waters for nearly fifty years now, and while it has more recently inhabited Philadelphia it has plunged the city's drinking water from the fifth on the leader board to dead last in terms of cleanliness. In the past three years the water in Philly has been utterly destroyed by chemicals. Meanwhile, we're all drinking it.

If you still don't understand hydraulic fracturing, this great song should help you out.

I changed the whole aspect of my slide by adding a black background first. The contrast between the dark background and the bright colors adds a lot to the slide. It gets the point across while still telling you so much about my topic. I bled the fist off the bottom because it would look weird if it was just in the middle. I wish that the black around the side would come off as well. However I feel like this is a big improvement on the slide. THe viewer gets so much out of it. 

I changed the fonts in my slide. This added more style which gave my slide a more eye catching appeal. I also changed the opacity of some of my words and pictures. This made them fade into the background which allowed my focal point to change to the items that really mattered. I made it so that people wanted to look at my slide and when they did they would see what really mattered first. 

This slide is a bit different from my last one. The colors are more eye catching and the picture is more descriptive. The slide is still simple, but it has a bit of a "kick" to it.

Rabbi Awsan                                                                                  

 

 

 Querido  Paula Romero

 

        

 Me llamo Rabbi. Soy de Bangladesh pero vivo en filadelfia. Mi cumpleanos es el diez y nueve de Julio.

Soy un estudiante en S.L.A.

Yo soy simpático, deportista, alto, inteligente y hablador.

Me gusta pasar us rato con amigos.

Me gusta la comida china, la pizza, la hamburguesas, la comida india, me gusta compras .

Me gusta jugar fútbol, Squash. No me gusta voleibol y la natación.

No me gusta comida italiana, No me gusta comida mexicana.

¿Y a ti? ¿Que te gusta hacer?

¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te interesa?

In one of the Fall mini-courses at the Franklin Institute, 20 freshman SLA students learned to computer program in Scratch. The workshop was led by postdoctoral fellow Dr. Deborah Fields from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Some of the best students completed by these junior programmers are shown below. We're very proud of their creative work! By Jasmine Nieves

Querido Eduardo Romero,

 

         Saludes desede filadelphia. Me llamo Raekwon Smith. Yo tengo catorce anos. ¿Cuando anos tienes? Mi cumpleanos es dos de abril. ¿Que tiempo hace hoy.

        

Me gusta deporte el baloncesto. No me gusta futbol. Me gusta comida Americano. No me gusta musica Chinese. Me gusta musica el rap. No me gusta classica. Me gusta video juego. ¿Que te interesta?

 

Yo soy alto y grande. Yo soy guapo, Africano Americano y Moreno. Yo soy inteligente, interesante, comico, simpatico, y divertido. Yo soy meso menos serra. ¿Como eras tu? Bueno, me voy porque tengo que hacer tarea y jugar baloncesto. Mucho Gusto, adios

                                                               Con carino,

                                                                                                  Raekwon Smith

​Querido Dalia Viera,                                     

Me llamo Arcela Johnson. Soy de Colombia pero vivo en filadelfia. Mi cumpleaños es el doce de enero. Yo tengo Catorce años.  Yo soy Morena, yo soy alta, yo soy una mezla de razas y guapa. Yo soy cómica, simpatica, también inteligente. Yo soy talentas, creative. Yo soy habladora y boba. Me gusta air de compras, pasar tiempo con amigos. Me gusta leer, cantar y dormir. Me gusta pasar un con amigos.Me gusta bailar siempre. Además no me gusta jugar videojuegas, practicar deportes y ayudar en casa. No me gusta trabajar. Me gusta la música pop, la música rap. Me gusta comida chcolate, fruta, pizza y ensalada. Me gusta el futbol Americano. ¿ Cuantos anos tenes? ¿ Que  te gusta? ¿ Como eres t'u?

 

Sinceramente,

Arshelle Johnson

 

​      Querido Abrahán Linares,
¿Qué más chamo? Me llamo Jules James. ¿Cómo estás? Yo tengo catorce años. ¿Y tú? Mi cumpleaños es el tres de septiembre. ¿Y tú? Soy de Filadelfia. ¿Y tú?

      Me gusta ir de compras, pasar un rata con amigos, leer, cocinar, y ver la tele. Me gusta cantar, bailar, dormir, y escuchar música también. Me gusta hablar por teléfono, ir al cine, comer, y relajar. Además me gusta surfear la red, platicar con amigos, y estar de vago con mi familia y amigos. ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué te interesa? Me gusta la música rap, la música pop, la pizza, y la comida China. Me gusta la fruta, el chocolate, y la comida Italiana. ¿Y a ti? ¿Qué música te gusta escuchar?

     No me gusta jugar videojuegos, estudiar, practicar deportes, y escribir. También no me gusta la escuela, el jazz, la música clásica, la música rock, y la comida Mexicana. No me gustan los deportes.

  Yo soy Africana Americano. Yo tengo el pelo rizada, morena, y los ojos marrón. Yo soy alta, guapa, más o menos tímida, y trabajadora. Yo soy cómica, divertida, inteligente, y simpática también.  Además yo soy habladora, muy loca, y boba. ¿Y tú? ¿Cómo eres?

 Filadelfia, Se conoce como “La Ciudad de Amor Fraternal.”

Bueno, me voy porque tengo que cocinar. Responde cuando puedas.  

                                                    Con cariño,   Jules James

 

                                                          treece, diciembre

Querido Joahnny Villa,

 

  Me llamo Leah Petty. Soy de filadelfia. Yo tengo cuatorce anos. Mi cumpieaños dieciséis junio. Me gusta la musica pop, no me gusta el jazz, me gusta deporta el tennis, no gusta el balconcesto, comida la comia Mexicanam no gusta la fruta. Yo soy alta, delgada, artística, y deportista.

 

                                                                 Sinceramente,

                                                                    Leah Petty

 

​Querida, Marines Mudarra

 Me llamo es Félix Hayes. Yo tengo catorce anos. Soy de en Filadelfia. Mi cumpleaños trece de agosto. Me gusta el Basquetbol, la comida china, y rap. También la pizza. Yo soy bajo, y delgado. Yo soy inteligente, talentos, y cómico. También deportista, y creativo. Yo soy rapero. ¿como estas? ¿ cuantos anos tienes? ¿cómo eres tu? Adiós Marines Mudarra.

 

Con Cariño,

Jaazaniah Hayes