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Ybrownlee Benchmark Reflection
How did you group go about making a decision for what to focus on for the project?
I wasn't there for the decisions, Though i was there when we put out ideas for the project. The benchmark was one of those ideas.
11th grade Essential ? - What is the role of the individual in creating and sustaining change?
To show a vast majority why you want this change and to keep going about to gain this change and eventually if you have fought hard enough your wishes may be granted
How has your understanding of the electoral process and whether or not the US is a democracy evolved during this unit?
It has showed me that there is a lot more to voting than could have imagined. And also like all things in this life that we have now have be fought hard for, not everyone got it easy at all points. But us as US citizens take it for granted. People that aren't from american no more about american than the average citizen after they have applied to become an american citizen. When i become legal i will try to always vote when ever possible.
How did you decide to best relay a message to a national audience with your marketing campaign?
We decided to relay the message by getting to the peoples lackadaisical sides. By a pointing out that all you need to do to vote is mail it in and decide in the comfort of your own home. Since when you are in the ballot are you are unable to relax and choose. And also it may be out of your way a schedule.
Q1: Figure and Clear Object Drawing
Honestly,
I create the pieces I do because they are assigned to me. Although, my goals
are not assigned, I’ve set my own. My goals and aspirations for this class are
to just enhance my drawing and creating skills. I would like to be able to draw
more precisely and with more accuracy than I do now. Another goal is to change
my view of art. I see it as a class but I don’t equate it to my other classes,
which isn’t fair. I know Ms. Hull takes Art seriously as my teacher and I
should do the same as a student. I want to turn in all my assignments on time
and treat art like a main course. Art was never my favorite subject but I know
that if I indulge myself into the class and the work, it could be something I’d
enjoy.
Before
I make any decisions when I’m working I consult the Art teacher or the
assistant teacher. Since they are experienced they know how to manipulate my
ideas to make them better and greater than the ideas I originally had. Many of
the times the art teacher gives us the material to use but there are many ways
to use one single material/tool. Since I’m a beginner many of the techniques
are taught then assigned to us so we can practice and perfect them. Many of my
own techniques are simple. In the end, I’m just doing as best as I can to make
a replica on paper of what I’m seeing in real life.
My
latest piece of work was the clear object drawing. If you look at my first
figure drawing and compare it to the clear object drawing you can see that
effort put into them is completely different. During the first drawing I was
worried about how I didn’t like art but in the second one I didn’t care about
that, I just drew the object to the best of my ability. I’m proud of my second
piece because it was the second real piece of art I’ve constructed. I also love
it because of the tool we used which was charcoal. I enjoyed constructing this
so much because when working with charcoal I’m reminded that in the beginning
things may look thick, dark, and unable to be erased but with a gentle brush
over it, it can change into something much more pleasant.
Curfew Act
http://www.slideshare.net/QyidirHarris/curfew-act-10132983
I made the decision of telling the story of the curfew act in Philly, was because i was directly affected by it. Being a kids who spends most his time in Center City Philadelphia having to go home at 10 really made me upset, knowing that I have to suffer for things i had no part of. I choose keynote for most of my presentations because out of all the other ways of presentation I am most comfortable with KeyNote. Having to find a way to put the information I had together was one thing that was hard for me. If i would have to do this project again i would probably use a Prezi because Prezi is one of the best way to present info like this, but I don't know how to use it. The process was harder because finding the actual bill was hard so at first i was telling the history without seeing the bill.
I made the decision of telling the story of the curfew act in Philly, was because i was directly affected by it. Being a kids who spends most his time in Center City Philadelphia having to go home at 10 really made me upset, knowing that I have to suffer for things i had no part of. I choose keynote for most of my presentations because out of all the other ways of presentation I am most comfortable with KeyNote. Having to find a way to put the information I had together was one thing that was hard for me. If i would have to do this project again i would probably use a Prezi because Prezi is one of the best way to present info like this, but I don't know how to use it. The process was harder because finding the actual bill was hard so at first i was telling the history without seeing the bill.
Food BenchMark
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) Campbell's® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 cups cooked cut green beans
2 2/3 cups French's® French Fried Onions
1. Steam your green beans for 5mins.
2. Put beans in oven pan stir in soap.
3. Add French Onions to the top
4. Bake to onions are golden brown
The dish that I made at home we eat only on holidays or special event. This dish is not original to my family but has become a family tradition. About five years ago as a family we all noticed that our traditional holiday was not a slight chance of being healthy. So for a change we all had to look up a dish to add to the traditional turkey. The green bean casserole was the dish that everybody had the most doubts, the only dish that stuck around.
During this unit I learned so much about the life and process of fracking and animals. Going into this unit I had no understanding with what was going on with animals before they reached my dinner plate. This unit showed me what animals go through and how unhealthy that they can be.
Quarter 1 reflections music
This quarter I made a collection of songs on piano.To do this I spent half the quarter teaching myself the piano,after that I begin to cover different songs to help pick out the opening to the piece. Although I did record guitar for the songs as well in the end I thought the piano could stand by itself in this case.Doing this kind of project was very difficult and used up a lot of time,since I am a beginner at the piano.Also I used some studio time I had just to get it right,and add a great sound to it all.Overall I enjoyed the project I would like to do it again picking harder song to cover,and begin creating more of my own pieces to put in the song.
De'Lesha Jackson Food BM
Ingrediants
Food Rule Slide
Self-Reflection
2lbs Sweet Italian Sausage
2 cans of crushed Basil Tomato Sauce
3 Tomatos
Boxed Spaghetti
2 Onions
3 Slices of Bacon
3 Bay Leaves
1 cup of sugar
2 cups of ketchup
chili powder
dry oregeno
cumin
dry parsley
dry basil
roasted garlic
Seasoning salt
salt and pepper
olive oil
The first thing you do when cooking spaghetti is to create your sauce. Create this by pouring 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil and then slicing your 3 pieces of bacon and start to cook that. While that is cooking you cut the sausage into pieces the size that you want them to be. After the bacon is crispy but not burnt you take it out and put the sausages into the pot. While the sausages are cooking you want to chop up the 2 onions into small pieces and cut the garlic so you can roast it. When the sausages are done take them out and put the garlic and onions into the pot and let them start to brown.
Open the cans of tomato sauce and pour them one by one into the pot. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and then put them into the pot. Make sure the pot is on a low flame keep stirring everything so that it doesn't stick and you get the flavors in everything. Add the bay leaves, cup of sugar, 1 1/2 cup of ketchup, chili powder, cumin, dry oregano parsley and basil; add to your liking. Add the salt and pepper, bacon bits and sausages back into the sauce. Get another pot fill it with water and wait for it to boil. When it boils add enough salt to the water (the water should taste like ocean water) and then add the noodles. (the amount depends on how much sauce you are making but normally you use a half of box). When then noodles are soft enough drain them with a strainer and then add them into the sauce, make sure you stir and then eat.
Food Rule Slide
Analysis
Spaghetti isn't a totally nutrition meal but it is a meal. But then again I think it's the way you make it, because of the way I make mine then might not be that nutritious. I would say that half of the ingredients are whole foods and the other half are processed. I don't really know how much my meal cost but I would say that it had to be no more than $50. I didn't have to travel far because I live near the grocery store it is about 5 block away from my house. Some of the spices were freshly grown (basil, bay leaves, etc.) I think there are some health issues that come along with eating this everyday, you could get fat because there is oil and other fatty substances in the ingredients. But I think over all it is a good meal for a family who doesn't have the highest income and for people who just want to feed many.
Self-Reflection
In this unit I have learned a lot about the food industry and how horrible it actually is. I have also learned of the importance of "fracking" and how it can help and/or harm our area. I have looked at and examined the food industry as a whole. Taking apart the different groups and jobs, I have an idea of how the industries manage to conceal the truth; or tell the truth, just not the whole truth. It was interesting to see everything unfold and it actually had an effect on my emotions. I was angry at the industries and they made me not want to eat their food. However, learning about all of this made me realize that I not only can't but don't want to stop buying the industries creations. My role as a consumer does not allow me to stop. I think that is the biggest problem with our food system. They don't want us to stop so they create higher prices for the healthier food and continue to give us unhealthy food for what we can afford. I want to help change this but the thing is I can't exactly think of ideas to actually put in action.
Defense of Marriage Act
Click here for access to my Prezi about the Defense of Marriage Act.
- I chose DOMA, because I feel like it was a big topic that would have a lot of resources about it. I chose a Prezi, because they always look good, before you even polish the project it looks better than other forms. I had to overcome the challenges of researching a bill that was passed before the internet was a common thing. I really couldn't find much, besides that Clinton said he would legalize gay-marriage than passed this instead. It was easier than I imagined, because I assumed this would be impossible to find anything pre-2000.
Dia Johnson Food BM
Gravlox-
Recipe:
Gravlox-
Recipe:
2 1/2 pounds fresh salmon, center cut
1/2-cup salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
20 coarsely crushed white peppercorns
About 2 ounces chopped fresh dill
Steps:
- Clean salmon; cut in fillets. Do not remove skin.
- Wipe fish dry with paper towel; do not rinse.
- Rub fish with salt mixed with sugar.
- Sprinkle part of salt mixture and some dill in a deep enamel or stainless steel baking dish.
- Place 1 piece salmon, skin side down, in dish and sprinkle generously with dill, crushed peppercorn and salt mixture.
- Cover with second piece of salmon, skin side up.
- Sprinkle with remaining salt mixture.
- Cover with aluminum foil and a lightweight, such as a chopping board.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 days.
- Turn salmon every day.
- Keep for 1 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
- To serve, cut in slices free from the skin.
- Garnish with lettuce, dill and lemon wedges. It may also be served with the sauce.
- Sauce - 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1-tablespoon sugar
- 1/3-teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 2/3 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 2/3 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
- Shake or beat all ingredients together except dill.
- Add dill or serve it from a separate bowl.
Calories: 121
Total Fat: 6.2g
Cholesterol: 33mg
Sodium: 1356mg
Total carbs: 2.9g
Analysis:
I chose the Gravlox as a meal because it is healthy and simple. Aside from its simplicity it is also an interesting dish that not many I am sure have heard of. According to the reviews, the dish seems to be a favorite of many people. The food itself is natural; there is an absence of any processed factors. The fish you can get from a market and the other ingredients are just seasonings, and sauces. With such simple ingredients, there is obviously a lack of many health concerns. The only issue that our bodies will face is the amount of sodium in the dish. To some the saltiness is obnoxiously present but aside from enjoyment our bodies have to worry about the rising of our blood pressure. The kidney is put to work to recalculate and regulate the processing of sodium that is already present in our body. With the addition of the sodium from this dish, we are at risk of increasing the pressure of our blood but it isn’t expected that people will eat this dish regularly. Compared to processed food/ fast foods, this is definitely the better choice. It is simple, economically pleasing and healthy. Fish markets I do not believe create problems in the food industry when it comes to affecting the economy. As for this dish I believe it is of the few that are smart and easy.
REFLECTION:
This food chapter has opened my eyes to the true colors of the food industry. I have been made aware of the many harsh methods the workers use to slaughter the animals brutally. Aside from animal abuse I have learned that the larger industry feeds off of the popularity of organic advertisement. It is a way in which the industry attracts its customers to buy more of their products. The down side of this method is that the organic foods are not truly organic. Being truly organic results in the food product having the USDA seal, which implies that the product is at least 95% organic. The dark side of this is that the organic we think of is not the reality; it also has chemical additives, which are not labeled out in the open. A way to solve this clouded understanding of the food industry is by making more individuals aware of the false advertisement. We can also share our interest in true organic foods. If we make more people interested in the real organic foods we can help mend the wound of the farmers market industries. Overall the world is a corrupt place and the food industry does not fall short of the stick.
FOOD RULE SLIDE:
Dia Johnson Food BM
Recipe:
Gravlox-
Recipe:
2 1/2 pounds fresh salmon, center cut
1/2-cup salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
20 coarsely crushed white peppercorns
About 2 ounces chopped fresh dill
Steps:
- Clean salmon; cut in fillets. Do not remove skin.
- Wipe fish dry with paper towel; do not rinse.
- Rub fish with salt mixed with sugar.
- Sprinkle part of salt mixture and some dill in a deep enamel or stainless steel baking dish.
- Place 1 piece salmon, skin side down, in dish and sprinkle generously with dill, crushed peppercorn and salt mixture.
- Cover with second piece of salmon, skin side up.
- Sprinkle with remaining salt mixture.
- Cover with aluminum foil and a lightweight, such as a chopping board.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 days.
- Turn salmon every day.
- Keep for 1 to 3 weeks in the refrigerator.
- To serve, cut in slices free from the skin.
- Garnish with lettuce, dill and lemon wedges. It may also be served with the sauce.
- Sauce - 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1-tablespoon sugar
- 1/3-teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 2/3 tablespoon prepared mustard
- 2/3 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
- Shake or beat all ingredients together except dill.
- Add dill or serve it from a separate bowl.
Calories: 121
Total Fat: 6.2g
Cholesterol: 33mg
Sodium: 1356mg
Total carbs: 2.9g
Analysis:
I chose the Gravlox as a meal because it is healthy and simple. Aside from its simplicity it is also an interesting dish that not many I am sure have heard of. According to the reviews, the dish seems to be a favorite of many people. The food itself is natural; there is an absence of any processed factors. The fish you can get from a market and the other ingredients are just seasonings, and sauces. With such simple ingredients, there is obviously a lack of many health concerns. The only issue that our bodies will face is the amount of sodium in the dish. To some the saltiness is obnoxiously present but aside from enjoyment our bodies have to worry about the rising of our blood pressure. The kidney is put to work to recalculate and regulate the processing of sodium that is already present in our body. With the addition of the sodium from this dish, we are at risk of increasing the pressure of our blood but it isn’t expected that people will eat this dish regularly. Compared to processed food/ fast foods, this is definitely the better choice. It is simple, economically pleasing and healthy. Fish markets I do not believe create problems in the food industry when it comes to affecting the economy. As for this dish I believe it is of the few that are smart and easy.
REFLECTION:
This food chapter has opened my eyes to the true colors of
the food industry. I have been made aware of the many harsh methods the workers
use to slaughter the animals brutally. Aside from animal abuse I have learned
that the larger industry feeds off of the popularity of organic advertisement.
It is a way in which the industry attracts its customers to buy more of their
products. The down side of this method is that the organic foods are not truly
organic. Being truly organic results in the food product having the USDA seal,
which implies that the product is at least 95% organic. The dark side of this
is that the organic we think of is not the reality; it also has chemical
additives, which are not labeled out in the open. A way to solve this clouded
understanding of the food industry is by making more individuals aware of the
false advertisement. We can also share our interest in true organic foods. If
we make more people interested in the real organic foods we can help mend the
wound of the farmers market industries. Overall the world is a corrupt place and the food industry
does not fall short of the stick.
FOOD RULE SLIDE:
Gina Dukes' Food Benchmark
Samantha Beattie: Food BM1
Healthy Pasta
Serving Size: 12
Ingredients:
- Water
- 2 Boxes Whole Wheat Rotini Noodles (Whole Grain has more taste if preferred)
- 1 Big Pot
- 2 Small pots
- Strainer
- 1 Jar Ragu Light Tomato and Basil Sauce
- 1 Alfredo Cheese Sauce
Making the Rotini:
1. Get a big pot (big enough to fit two boxes)
2. Fill pot ¾ with water. (You don’t have to measure directly, but you will need to fill it at least a full finger from the top to keep from boiling over.)
3. Put pot on stove and heat pot on high.
4. Wait until the water boils rapidly, then pour in the two boxes of rotini. (It should take at least 10-15 minutes to boil rapidly.)
Stir routini at from time to time to keep from sticking.
5. When routini is done, place strainer in the sink. By using oven mitts, pick up the pot carefully and tilt it over the strainer until half the rotini is in the strainer completely drained of water.
6. Cover noodles with sauce.
7. Repeat step 5 for the other half of the noodles and cover this half with the cheese.
Making Ragu & Alfredo Sauce (don’t start this when you start your noodles, because the noodles will take longer than your sauce, it is better to start this when your noodles are becoming soft):
1. Place two pots on the stove, with a low light under them.
2. Pour the Ragu into one pot and the Alfredo sauce into the other.
3. Add ¼ cup of water to the sauce ONLY IF you would prefer your sauce creamy instead of thick.
4. Stir sauce to keep from sticking.
5. When sauce and cheese starts to boil (the cheese may pop, if the cheese pops.. then lower the light and heat until hot), turn off the light. If noodles are done, you can move to step 6.
6. Pour the sauce onto half of the noodles and the cheese onto the other half.
Recipe Analysis
For this recipe, there was a certain type of Rotini there were two types of Rotini that could be used; whole grain or whole wheat. Whole wheat has 3.5 fiber opposed to 1. Whole grain is very close in the fiber amount and tastes better. Fiber slows the rate that sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream, makes your intestines move faster, cleans your colon, and helps keep bowel movements regular. I would say 30% is processed, because of the alfredo cheese and sauce. The bread and the Rotini are whole foods, because they aren't purified. "its like eating table sugar, that's how your body processes it", was stated in an article when talking about white versus whole grain. The body doesn't digest fiber but types of fiber can be fermented by the bacteria in the colon. Together, all the ingredients costed $7.29 which is very good with the serving size being twelve. Ragu, the sauce comes from Rochester (country). It is a very simple recipe and is good for the body (e.g. fiber prevents colon cancer).
Reflection: What I Learned
From this unit, I learned a lot of things. I learned about foods and connections with diseases. I learned about long and short term effects of what we eat, and I learned about processed food (how its made) veruses organic food (is it really better). In this unit we watched a movie about food, called Food Inc. In the movie, there was a chapter called Dollar Menu. In this chapter is what left an impression. Here they talk about how a low income is unable to afford healthy food and be able to buy other things they need. They know that the food is buy is bad for them, but it's what helps them be able to afford other things they need. This isn't something I directly learned, but something that I realized while the chapter was on. Another thing we looked at in class was the western diet, which was a chapter of In Defense Of Food. What was shown in this was how the change of diet caused better health ( lost weight (avg. 18 lbs), blood pressure dropped, tryglycerides fallen to normal, lower cholestoral). One more thing we looked at was diabetes, which is a result of things we put into our body. If we were to make healthier choices, we would be a lot healthier. If we ate less salts and sugars, obesity and diseases wouldn't be as much of a problem. As myself? No, I woudn't say I am ready to make these changes, because of how our system has adapted to eating poorly. We are used to eating low priced candy as opposed to fruits and vegetables. Our food system has been skewed to eating poor for low prices and growing in obesity and diabetes and other diseases. It would be hard for anyone to make these changes.
My Food Rule:
Willard+Johnson_S+S BM
Jacécto ( ja - kay - toe)
This recipe is good with handmade or boxed pasta
Homemade Pasta
If you are going to make homemade pasta, first know that you are gonna get your hands dirty so chill but if you double or triple the batch, it will get exceedingly harder to do correctly. Solution to a needing more food: make a normal batch several times
ingredients: 2-3 people
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups of flour
1. on a hard smooth surface surface place the flour in a mound then dig a well in the center of the flour to make a volcano.
2. crack both eggs and make that your lava
3. with a fork, slightly beat the egg inside the confines of the flour walls and slowly add in the flour form the sides
4. if the egg escapes or if the egg is getting whiter from the flour, its time to dig in with your hands.
5. With both hands combine the flour and egg and when 80% combined switch to kneading with your palms.
6. with only your palms squish the dough together til it becomes smooth and elastic, this will take at least 6-8 minutes so don't become discouraged if it doesn't happen immediately.
With a rolling pin:
roll the dough to desired thickness and cut as evenly as possible
then lay the pieces out (preferably on a drying rack)
with a pasta machine:
follow the instruction from the machine
then lay the pieces out (preferably on a drying rack)
cooking the pasta:
set a pot of salted water out to boil
when water boils dump pasta in
pasta will be done in 2-4 min so do this step after the rest of the meal is done
if doing boxed pasta, follow box instructions
Main Dish
- 1/4 in thick ring of onion ( Minced )
- 2 cloves of garlic ( minced )
- 16 oz / 1 package of mushrooms ( Sliced )
- 1-2 cups Green Beans ( )
- 1 Carrot ( minced/ sliced )
- 1-1 1/2 lb of chicken breast ( slice into small chunks )
- three pinches Dried basil
- two dashes red pepper
- two dashes Black pepper
- three pinches Dried cilantro
- two Fresh Sage
- Fresh Rose mary
- Fresh Oregano
` Fresh mint
- a dash of Ground ginger
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- two dash Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Dark chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 3-4 teaspoons Unsweetened chocolate ( powder form )
Jacécto
1. Heat a large sauce pan with oil, garlic and onion over low heat
2. Chop up your vegetables if you haven't already
3. When oil is hot add mushrooms
4. Cook mushrooms until reduced in size and are brown. When mushrooms are slightly browned add green beans and carrots. Cook until carrots and green beans are slightly crisped ( we recommend tasting) season to taste with seasonings in ingredients list above.
5. Take off heat and cover with lid.
6. Next put oil in frying pan and put on low heat. Add onions and garlic and chicken juice(if any left over from package)
7. brown the onions and garlic then add chicken
8. cook chicken til slightly pink inside, remember to stir
9. add tomato sauce and bring to a simmer
10. add spices again and let simmer another 1-2 minutes
11. add the tomato and chicken to vegetables and cook til the entire concoction simmers
12. spread the deliciousness over a bed of pasta, top with cheese and eat
Analysis:
Jaceto is about 80% whole foods and the other 20% is the flour used for the homemade pasta because we didn't plant, harvest and grind the flour, the spices were not grown or ground by us. We did not grow the vegetables or raise the chicken for its eggs and meat and we did not make the cheese on our own. The tomato sauce was made by Rita's garden and ground in the blender and all in all this meal is very unprocessed because we made it ourselves without added weird chemicals and we did it with 100% organic food without hormones or pesticides or frozen boxes. Since we did not use boxes and anything that had over five ingredients (coco powder) this was a hard meal to put exact calorie or fat content estimate onto it. This meal was had at least 4 servings of vegetables in it and had a nice tasty serving of meat into it so the body would like it very much but if you ate nothing but this meal, a lot of bad things would happen to you like dying of thirst, getting skinny from no sugar, or losing diabetes so the doctors would be out of work. When we bought the ingredients(veggies+chicken) for this meal, we made sure that everything was from America and the majority of it, from the east coast. Cost wise it was much cheaper than fast food. When we went out to buy this stuff we went out to make this meal for at least 6 people, in total the bill was about $20-25 and when we looked at the menu of a local Chinese store, feeding 6 people would have cost us at least $40-60, which would have been ridiculous. If we were to have had to grow the veggies like the carrots, the tomatoes, and the mushrooms ourselves, this meal would be completely different because at this time of year, some of the veggies are not in season and even if we had a green house, it would have taken us a lot of time to wait for the veggies to grow. Why wait several months when you can get it in 10 minutes? That question is the reason supermarkets and restaurants import food, consumers and demand. Our meal was very good and we worked hard in making it tasty so look at the recipe and enjoy.
Reflection:
This unit was a very informative unit that really excited me to learn more. Because I really like to cook, this was the best unit possible for me to learn about. I learned about my all about my role as a consumer and about how much goes into getting me to be the consumer, like the producing, the managing, and the advertisement about growing/raising food for me to eat. The biggest problems that I find with our food and it's system is the dishonesty that happens to produce the food. I am left in the dark about what really happens to my food and they, the corporations, cover it up so that I may be attracted to buying their product. It's a problem because I can't make the best choice healthy or moral-wise because I do not know what they are doing to make my food. Some changes I could make to my food choices would be to eat a heck of a lot more vegetables, I could buy everything at a local co-op where everything is locally grown, and I could stop buying take-out. I would be willing to do the first two and perhaps cut back on the third and that would make my a lot healthier than I am today.
Markia's reflection
This quarter I learned a lot about the legal system connected to our food production. For instance, some of the people making the big decisions have previously worked for some of the major food companies. It even seems as if they may still be connected to these companies and are making decisions I feel that I should know about this information ,being a consumer in this food system. If more people knew about what was happening with our food system there would be some serious changes as to how our food is treated and what is put into it. After watching "Food Inc." I realized that the major changes that need to take place in our food system are how our food is produced and what the product is . The reason being that the big CEO's of most of these companies do not really care what is happening to the food or what is put into it as long as it is profitable and taste good. If we were to monitor more closely what was being put into our food, how it was done, and who was doing it the food produced would most likely be better for us. To make these changes there would most likely have to be more money spent on making more standards for these companies to follow and the American people who eat these foods would have to realize what their food goes through. I personally am willing to make these changes but I am not sure what would have to be cut or changed if this were to happen. Certain situation could make me change my mind depending on what would be changed.
This recipe is good with handmade or boxed pasta
Homemade Pasta
If you are going to make homemade pasta, first know that you are gonna get your hands dirty so chill but if you double or triple the batch, it will get exceedingly harder to do correctly. Solution to a needing more food: make a normal batch several times
ingredients: 2-3 people
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups of flour
1. on a hard smooth surface surface place the flour in a mound then dig a well in the center of the flour to make a volcano.
2. crack both eggs and make that your lava
3. with a fork, slightly beat the egg inside the confines of the flour walls and slowly add in the flour form the sides
4. if the egg escapes or if the egg is getting whiter from the flour, its time to dig in with your hands.
5. With both hands combine the flour and egg and when 80% combined switch to kneading with your palms.
6. with only your palms squish the dough together til it becomes smooth and elastic, this will take at least 6-8 minutes so don't become discouraged if it doesn't happen immediately.
With a rolling pin:
roll the dough to desired thickness and cut as evenly as possible
then lay the pieces out (preferably on a drying rack)
with a pasta machine:
follow the instruction from the machine
then lay the pieces out (preferably on a drying rack)
cooking the pasta:
set a pot of salted water out to boil
when water boils dump pasta in
pasta will be done in 2-4 min so do this step after the rest of the meal is done
if doing boxed pasta, follow box instructions
Main Dish
- 1/4 in thick ring of onion ( Minced )
- 2 cloves of garlic ( minced )
- 16 oz / 1 package of mushrooms ( Sliced )
- 1-2 cups Green Beans ( )
- 1 Carrot ( minced/ sliced )
- 1-1 1/2 lb of chicken breast ( slice into small chunks )
- three pinches Dried basil
- two dashes red pepper
- two dashes Black pepper
- three pinches Dried cilantro
- two Fresh Sage
- Fresh Rose mary
- Fresh Oregano
` Fresh mint
- a dash of Ground ginger
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- two dash Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Dark chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 3-4 teaspoons Unsweetened chocolate ( powder form )
Jacécto
1. Heat a large sauce pan with oil, garlic and onion over low heat
2. Chop up your vegetables if you haven't already
3. When oil is hot add mushrooms
4. Cook mushrooms until reduced in size and are brown. When mushrooms are slightly browned add green beans and carrots. Cook until carrots and green beans are slightly crisped ( we recommend tasting) season to taste with seasonings in ingredients list above.
5. Take off heat and cover with lid.
6. Next put oil in frying pan and put on low heat. Add onions and garlic and chicken juice(if any left over from package)
7. brown the onions and garlic then add chicken
8. cook chicken til slightly pink inside, remember to stir
9. add tomato sauce and bring to a simmer
10. add spices again and let simmer another 1-2 minutes
11. add the tomato and chicken to vegetables and cook til the entire concoction simmers
12. spread the deliciousness over a bed of pasta, top with cheese and eat
Analysis:
Jaceto is about 80% whole foods and the other 20% is the flour used for the homemade pasta because we didn't plant, harvest and grind the flour, the spices were not grown or ground by us. We did not grow the vegetables or raise the chicken for its eggs and meat and we did not make the cheese on our own. The tomato sauce was made by Rita's garden and ground in the blender and all in all this meal is very unprocessed because we made it ourselves without added weird chemicals and we did it with 100% organic food without hormones or pesticides or frozen boxes. Since we did not use boxes and anything that had over five ingredients (coco powder) this was a hard meal to put exact calorie or fat content estimate onto it. This meal was had at least 4 servings of vegetables in it and had a nice tasty serving of meat into it so the body would like it very much but if you ate nothing but this meal, a lot of bad things would happen to you like dying of thirst, getting skinny from no sugar, or losing diabetes so the doctors would be out of work. When we bought the ingredients(veggies+chicken) for this meal, we made sure that everything was from America and the majority of it, from the east coast. Cost wise it was much cheaper than fast food. When we went out to buy this stuff we went out to make this meal for at least 6 people, in total the bill was about $20-25 and when we looked at the menu of a local Chinese store, feeding 6 people would have cost us at least $40-60, which would have been ridiculous. If we were to have had to grow the veggies like the carrots, the tomatoes, and the mushrooms ourselves, this meal would be completely different because at this time of year, some of the veggies are not in season and even if we had a green house, it would have taken us a lot of time to wait for the veggies to grow. Why wait several months when you can get it in 10 minutes? That question is the reason supermarkets and restaurants import food, consumers and demand. Our meal was very good and we worked hard in making it tasty so look at the recipe and enjoy.
Reflection:
This unit was a very informative unit that really excited me to learn more. Because I really like to cook, this was the best unit possible for me to learn about. I learned about my all about my role as a consumer and about how much goes into getting me to be the consumer, like the producing, the managing, and the advertisement about growing/raising food for me to eat. The biggest problems that I find with our food and it's system is the dishonesty that happens to produce the food. I am left in the dark about what really happens to my food and they, the corporations, cover it up so that I may be attracted to buying their product. It's a problem because I can't make the best choice healthy or moral-wise because I do not know what they are doing to make my food. Some changes I could make to my food choices would be to eat a heck of a lot more vegetables, I could buy everything at a local co-op where everything is locally grown, and I could stop buying take-out. I would be willing to do the first two and perhaps cut back on the third and that would make my a lot healthier than I am today.
Markia's reflection
This quarter I learned a lot about the legal system connected to our food production. For instance, some of the people making the big decisions have previously worked for some of the major food companies. It even seems as if they may still be connected to these companies and are making decisions I feel that I should know about this information ,being a consumer in this food system. If more people knew about what was happening with our food system there would be some serious changes as to how our food is treated and what is put into it. After watching "Food Inc." I realized that the major changes that need to take place in our food system are how our food is produced and what the product is . The reason being that the big CEO's of most of these companies do not really care what is happening to the food or what is put into it as long as it is profitable and taste good. If we were to monitor more closely what was being put into our food, how it was done, and who was doing it the food produced would most likely be better for us. To make these changes there would most likely have to be more money spent on making more standards for these companies to follow and the American people who eat these foods would have to realize what their food goes through. I personally am willing to make these changes but I am not sure what would have to be cut or changed if this were to happen. Certain situation could make me change my mind depending on what would be changed.
Lobbying Post #2
Many people "represent" me within the government since they are suppose to represent everyone and all but getting more detailed, I live within district 10, so one of the people I am represented by is Councilman Brian J. O'Neill. When looking towards what my Councilman, Brian J. O'Neill, felt towards budget cuts towards firefighters and the union I couldn't find anything. So I decided to research how he voted on budget cuts as a whole instead.
It was said that O'Neill was not a big talker when it came to the voting of different things, he did not talk or argue and mostly sat quietly. He is a republican and being a "minority" within the Philadelphia city council made him not say to much. It was said by Larry Ceisler, a public relations consultant on local issues, that "The only real power he had was on projects or initiatives in his own district." He does great within his own district since the northeast is full of many things like sports, clubs and ect. But I wasn't sure what I was going to find to much about how he felt towards the bigger things that had to do with everyone no his own district. But it is really hard to find out how he feels about certain things since he says "If there's something that doesn't involve my district that I don't feel strongly about, I usually side with the mayor".
I have found little bits from the research I have done. It has said that he believes in cutting city's tax burden on wages and businesses but I also found stuff, mostly about the education part of the budget cuts, and throughout a lot of the voting Mr. O'Neill has been voting in favor of helping out the budget cuts towards education. So by seeing all of these, especially with the education cuts, I would think that he would not be a fan of the budget cuts towards the firefighters and policeman especially if it was effecting his district. Though I don't know what road he would take voting wise since he seems like a very passive person within the city council and the decisions they make.
Helpful Links:
- http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Speaking-Up.html
- http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Protestors-storm-Councilman-Brian-ONeills-office.html
- http://www.phila.gov/citycouncil/BrianJONeill.html
It was said that O'Neill was not a big talker when it came to the voting of different things, he did not talk or argue and mostly sat quietly. He is a republican and being a "minority" within the Philadelphia city council made him not say to much. It was said by Larry Ceisler, a public relations consultant on local issues, that "The only real power he had was on projects or initiatives in his own district." He does great within his own district since the northeast is full of many things like sports, clubs and ect. But I wasn't sure what I was going to find to much about how he felt towards the bigger things that had to do with everyone no his own district. But it is really hard to find out how he feels about certain things since he says "If there's something that doesn't involve my district that I don't feel strongly about, I usually side with the mayor".
I have found little bits from the research I have done. It has said that he believes in cutting city's tax burden on wages and businesses but I also found stuff, mostly about the education part of the budget cuts, and throughout a lot of the voting Mr. O'Neill has been voting in favor of helping out the budget cuts towards education. So by seeing all of these, especially with the education cuts, I would think that he would not be a fan of the budget cuts towards the firefighters and policeman especially if it was effecting his district. Though I don't know what road he would take voting wise since he seems like a very passive person within the city council and the decisions they make.
Helpful Links:
- http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Speaking-Up.html
- http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Protestors-storm-Councilman-Brian-ONeills-office.html
- http://www.phila.gov/citycouncil/BrianJONeill.html
Benchmark Reflection
Link to full project:
https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/weekendvotingact/
https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/weekendvotingact/
- How did you group go about making a decision for what to focus on for the project?
- 11th grade Essential ? - What is the role of the individual in creating and sustaining change?
- How has your understanding of the electoral process and whether or not the US is a democracy evolved during this unit?
- How did you decide to best relay a message to a national audience with your marketing campaign?
The process of deciding what to focus on was an interesting one. My group just began discussing voter-ship and what we personally thought would affect it. We all had a different viewpoint so it was a bit of a challenge. My group originally wanted to make voting mandatory but two other groups were doing that. We went with "Weekend Voting" instead.
The role of the individual in creating change is singular. Most times two people have the same idea, but the role of the individual is the vital one. Being able to think up an idea, develop it, recognize its flaws and attempt to reason why it works better than another is how positive change comes about. Once that process has taken place within one's own mind does the idea lend itself to be shared and worked on with others.
Voting and how the US does it has never been something I thought about, honestly. This unit has forced me to think about some of the major flaws in the democratic system and just how they could be fixed. Before, I assumed everyone voted and was surprised to learn that was not the case.
For ours it was showing the flexibility of the voting. America's busy, so we used that as the campaigning piece. Have Time to Spend? Vote on the Weekend
Monologue by Jovan Lewis
Homebound
I am cold, tired, hungry, and afraid, I’m struggling to keep my sanity to keep from eating my friend. I spot something called a motel across the road. I walk over and lay under a parked car and rest. I curl up using my tail as a pillow and close my eyes and gently drifted into my dreams of the life I once had.
It wasn’t always like this. I used to live in a nice house with nice people. They fed me and played with me. I had my own little bed and everything I could have ever wanted. Then one day the people were packing boxes I wondered what was going on. I climbed into a box and saw some of my toys. I stared playing with them in the box. The little boy watched and giggled at the sight of me playing in the box. Then the woman picked me up out of the box and placed me in a cage. I wondered what was going on. Two men were gathering the boxes and putting them out into the truck. He seemed to fit a lot of those boxes in that little thing I thought to myself. It had words on it and a picture with words I didn’t know. I try to figure it out. Sa-n-ta Ana. I was confused. Oh well I’ll get it eventually. Suddenly the cage lifted up. I saw the boy’s fingers and I playfully tapped them. I was put into the family car in the back. It was like a mix of a pick-up and a SUV. I was put in the trunk.
After what felt like 5 minutes we started moving. The purr of the engine lulled me to sleep. In the middle of the night I woke up. I had a feeling we were almost there for a majority of the trip I didn’t feel a lot movement of the truck stopping. And there was a lot of stopping now. Suddenly, there were bumps, big ones. My cage bounced around from them. Then one big bump rolled under the truck and sent me flying. The impact opened the cage and I broke out at full speed to catch the truck. It was too fast I couldn’t catch up. I stopped and looked around. Nothing was familiar, or at least not enough. I started walking down the road to a park. I saw all these strange yet vaguely familiar things. Signs that shined in the night and flashed like the orange lights on the front of cars. I got to the park and climbed a tree to the lowest and safest branch, and rested.
Daybreak came and I climbed down the tree. There were people here. I wondered if they knew the people I came with. I wanted to focus on that but I was so hungry. I walked up to a lady feeding birds. She took one look at me and shooed me away. I walked away. I saw a man with an apron that looked like the one the man that I knew wore when he cooked, surely he would have some food. I walked up and saw a little bird and it looked sad. It saw me and watched. I walked up to the man with the apron. He saw me and how hungry I was. He wasn’t like that lady I saw before. Instead of shooing me off, he gave me some food. I don’t know what it was but it tasted really good. He pulled it out of his sandwich. It was brown and thin. I ate but I was still hungry, but the man refused to give me more food. I ran out of the place and crawled under a tree and slept for the rest of the day.
It’s night when I wake up. I walk past the place with the man and the bird but I only saw the man no bird. I looked around for the bird, no luck. I wondered where it went. I wandered the streets until I came to some tracks. I started to cross when I heard something coming towards me with a rumble that shook the track. I looked and saw three lights heading toward me. I knew I had to move. I couldn’t I was frozen in fear by the sight of this monstrous metal thing barreling toward me. Suddenly the little bird from the place chirped loudly and snapped me out of it and I escaped the tracks just in time. I thanked the bird and we walked on together. We got to a place called a motel after what felt like forever, and we rested. I started to get hungry again. I looked around for something to eat, nothing, I then saw the bird. My mouth started to water. I shook my head to get the thought out. I slept under a car in the parking lot. The next day my friend and I walked into a nice neighborhood and lucky for the both of us the first house we went to ended the journey. My family was here and the little bird was given a new home with me. It’s good to be home.
BM Reflection.
https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1CAgy6Z15ZHpWaAfTTGtkTD_-3Xhtt4tOEGtgYWk3neo/edit?hl=en_US
- How did you group go about making a decision for what to focus on for the project?
We got together and set idea and points. We made a list of things that we thought would work and eliminated as we went over the list. - 11th grade Essential ? - What is the role of the individual in creating and sustaining change?
We could change the Country, with that change comes the world. Having the young people change the way we vote can put more positive look on young people with all of the things that go on with young people. - How has your understanding of the electoral process and whether or not the US is a democracy evolved during this unit?
It made me realize how important and unfair the electoral process is and makes me want to pay attention more in voting process. - How did you decide to best relay a message to a national audience with your marketing campaign?
We just wanted to have people realize that voting is important and that way you vote affects the outcome.
Basheer Lewis food project
Steps/Recipe
Recipe for Tarragon Chicken Ingredients/quantities
Cooking spray
4 ounces of skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 cup of low fat sour cream
2 tablespoons of honey mustard
1 teaspoon of dried tarragon
Step 1 Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
Step 2 Place skillet over a medium to high flame until hot.
Step 3 Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper
Step 4 Place chicken in skillet
Step 5 Cook chicken for up to 5 minutes on each side or until it is done to your liking. Step 6 Once done move chicken to a platter ,and keep it warm.
Step 7 Place the sour cream,honey mustard,and tarragon into the pan.
Step 8 Cook until heated thoroughly.
Step 9 Stir as it cooks.
Step 10 Spoon over the chicken,and done.
Analysis About 15 to 20 percent of this meal is processed,and that could become lower depending on where you shop for the ingredients.The ingredients can all be local,but the herb "tarragon" is special in this dish.It comes from eastern Europe,eastern Asia,and western North America.However the portion found in North America may have to be naturalized.Tarragon has the nick name the "dragon herb" and is one of the four fines hermes within French cooking,and also it is used as a companion plant since its scent,and taste is disliked by many garden pests as well as enhancing the flavor of other crops.The meal is affordable but not something that could done everyday.But the prep time of the meal is very fast taking less then 15mins in some cases.This could also be a chance to go to a place such as whole foods where most of the items listed can be found.I'd have to say that is meal is pretty healthy not to much processed stuff in stand your body will process the meal fine. Although I wouldn't say adding more of the tarragon would help,it could be a danger to your health.In some studies tarragon contains estragole making up 60% of the oil,and its said to be a genotoxic which can affect a cell with certain types of radiation.No real need to worry I'm sure that enjoying this meal won't do any damage to you really.
Personal Reflection
In this unit for class I have become very informed on things within the food industry.For example I knew nothing about "seeders" in the farms.It never really crossed my mind that someone could be taken to court for just saving seeds.I feel like the biggest problem in our food system is that many people are not informed on the better choice out there,yes many people will say that the food Co. are the problem which is true,but I think the food Cos. would have much less power if more people knew about the other choices they have.Some changes I could make is eating out less.I eat healthy somewhat but I still think that I could do better.The overall impact of these changes would be a healthier me and yeah I would be willing to change nothing is really stopping me from doing so.I'll also begin to go to whole food and trader joe's more the price is kinda a factor,but it worth it really.Also I liked to talk about tracking which I didn't know what a thing.Two things about it I have mixed feeling on it because water shouldn't catch on fire but it also giving jobs,also the fact that people sign over there land kinda bugs me if you giving the fracking co permission to mine on your land then you really can't complain,if you didn't want that the don't sign the contract,in less something different happen that you are force to move and you signed nothing then you really have no ground to complain.
Recipe for Tarragon Chicken Ingredients/quantities
Cooking spray
4 ounces of skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of pepper
1/2 cup of low fat sour cream
2 tablespoons of honey mustard
1 teaspoon of dried tarragon
Step 1 Coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
Step 2 Place skillet over a medium to high flame until hot.
Step 3 Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper
Step 4 Place chicken in skillet
Step 5 Cook chicken for up to 5 minutes on each side or until it is done to your liking. Step 6 Once done move chicken to a platter ,and keep it warm.
Step 7 Place the sour cream,honey mustard,and tarragon into the pan.
Step 8 Cook until heated thoroughly.
Step 9 Stir as it cooks.
Step 10 Spoon over the chicken,and done.
Analysis About 15 to 20 percent of this meal is processed,and that could become lower depending on where you shop for the ingredients.The ingredients can all be local,but the herb "tarragon" is special in this dish.It comes from eastern Europe,eastern Asia,and western North America.However the portion found in North America may have to be naturalized.Tarragon has the nick name the "dragon herb" and is one of the four fines hermes within French cooking,and also it is used as a companion plant since its scent,and taste is disliked by many garden pests as well as enhancing the flavor of other crops.The meal is affordable but not something that could done everyday.But the prep time of the meal is very fast taking less then 15mins in some cases.This could also be a chance to go to a place such as whole foods where most of the items listed can be found.I'd have to say that is meal is pretty healthy not to much processed stuff in stand your body will process the meal fine. Although I wouldn't say adding more of the tarragon would help,it could be a danger to your health.In some studies tarragon contains estragole making up 60% of the oil,and its said to be a genotoxic which can affect a cell with certain types of radiation.No real need to worry I'm sure that enjoying this meal won't do any damage to you really.
Personal Reflection
In this unit for class I have become very informed on things within the food industry.For example I knew nothing about "seeders" in the farms.It never really crossed my mind that someone could be taken to court for just saving seeds.I feel like the biggest problem in our food system is that many people are not informed on the better choice out there,yes many people will say that the food Co. are the problem which is true,but I think the food Cos. would have much less power if more people knew about the other choices they have.Some changes I could make is eating out less.I eat healthy somewhat but I still think that I could do better.The overall impact of these changes would be a healthier me and yeah I would be willing to change nothing is really stopping me from doing so.I'll also begin to go to whole food and trader joe's more the price is kinda a factor,but it worth it really.Also I liked to talk about tracking which I didn't know what a thing.Two things about it I have mixed feeling on it because water shouldn't catch on fire but it also giving jobs,also the fact that people sign over there land kinda bugs me if you giving the fracking co permission to mine on your land then you really can't complain,if you didn't want that the don't sign the contract,in less something different happen that you are force to move and you signed nothing then you really have no ground to complain.
BM Reflection
Video/Audio
My group had a pretty unanimous decision to do the age of voters, we all believed it was a good topic, if not the best, and that we all believed that it's something that should be changed.
Change is is brought in from everybody, no matter how you look at it, any individual can make a big change, but only the individuals whom isn't afraid to speak up, and let it be known that they're ready make a change make the biggest changes.
I didn't know much about the electoral vote, and honestly i still don't know much about it, but for the most part i believe it's when ever state Rep. votes for their choice of president?
We decided, why not an ad? Now a days, everyones always on the computer using facebook or youtube or twitter, or watching TV, why not do an ad, it's something that everyone will see, and everyone will pay attention to it, we all just pretty much just had the same idea of using an ad/commercial to get our point across.
-Jakobi Martin-Howard
My group had a pretty unanimous decision to do the age of voters, we all believed it was a good topic, if not the best, and that we all believed that it's something that should be changed.
Change is is brought in from everybody, no matter how you look at it, any individual can make a big change, but only the individuals whom isn't afraid to speak up, and let it be known that they're ready make a change make the biggest changes.
I didn't know much about the electoral vote, and honestly i still don't know much about it, but for the most part i believe it's when ever state Rep. votes for their choice of president?
We decided, why not an ad? Now a days, everyones always on the computer using facebook or youtube or twitter, or watching TV, why not do an ad, it's something that everyone will see, and everyone will pay attention to it, we all just pretty much just had the same idea of using an ad/commercial to get our point across.
-Jakobi Martin-Howard
Councilman Curtis Jones & Fraking
I live in District 4 and Curtis Jones represents me.
Curtis Jones hosted and sponsored a fracking resolution in order to forbid fracking from the Marcellus Shale.
Curtis Jones and I both have similar opinions about fracking. It has a negative impact on the environment. He is attempting to make changes with the power he has as a Councilman.
The area (District 4) Councilman Jones represents in where he went to high school (Overbrook High School)
What Councilman Jones has done prior to his Councilman position:
Councilman Jones has served on numerous boards and executive committees including the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority’s Minority Advisory Committee, Genesis II Board of Directors, and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau Minority Advisory Council. He has also served as co-Chair of the Philadelphia MED week Committee.
Councilman Jones has served in city government throughout the past seven mayoral administrations; the councilman has been invited to the White House by both the Clinton and Bush Administration. He has also addressed the State House by way of several of its committees on issues germane to Philadelphia, giving his insight on Economic Development.
As a result of his numerous years of experience in the Philadelphia Economic Development landscape, Councilman Jones has become one of City council’s most formidable advocates for community development and educational stability.
Curtis Jones and I both have similar opinions about fracking. It has a negative impact on the environment. He is attempting to make changes with the power he has as a Councilman.
The area (District 4) Councilman Jones represents in where he went to high school (Overbrook High School)
What Councilman Jones has done prior to his Councilman position:
Councilman Jones has served on numerous boards and executive committees including the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority’s Minority Advisory Committee, Genesis II Board of Directors, and the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau Minority Advisory Council. He has also served as co-Chair of the Philadelphia MED week Committee.
Councilman Jones has served in city government throughout the past seven mayoral administrations; the councilman has been invited to the White House by both the Clinton and Bush Administration. He has also addressed the State House by way of several of its committees on issues germane to Philadelphia, giving his insight on Economic Development.
As a result of his numerous years of experience in the Philadelphia Economic Development landscape, Councilman Jones has become one of City council’s most formidable advocates for community development and educational stability.
http://www.curtisjonesjr.com/about/
http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/philadelphia-city-council-unanimously-passes-resolution-to-sue-drbc-demand-impact-studies-forbid-fracking-for-now/
http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/philadelphia-city-council-unanimously-passes-resolution-to-sue-drbc-demand-impact-studies-forbid-fracking-for-now/
Lobbying Post #2-Curtis Jones & Fracking
I live in District 4 and Curtis Jones represents me.
Curtis Jones hosted and sponsored a fracking resolution in order to forbid fracking from the Marcellus Shale.
Curtis Jones and I both have similar opinions about fracking. It has a negative impact on the environment. He is attempting to make changes with the power he has as a Councilman.
Curtis Jones hosted and sponsored a fracking resolution in order to forbid fracking from the Marcellus Shale.
Curtis Jones and I both have similar opinions about fracking. It has a negative impact on the environment. He is attempting to make changes with the power he has as a Councilman.
http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/philadelphia-city-council-unanimously-passes-resolution-to-sue-drbc-demand-impact-studies-forbid-fracking-for-now/
Ayanna, Donna & Uyen's food project(Yummmmm)
How to make Kimpab
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
8 sheets fresh seaweed
2 cucumbers
4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon sesame seed, toasted
4 slices pickled yellow radishes
1/2 teaspoon sesame oilIntruction:
1.Put the Rice into a pod or a rice cooker, add some water and let it cook.
2.Let the rice cool a bit.
3. Mix the rice with the vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
3. Fry eggs as if it were a pancake.
4. Cut egg into strips.
5. To assemble, put rice on a bamboo roller
6. Spread rice over 2/3 of the sheet, lay the cucumbers radish, and egg on top.
7. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and roll like a jelly roll.
8. Cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
9. Enjoy!!!!!!
1 lb Free Range chicken (cut into bite size pieces)
1 1/2 tbsp onion flakes
1 2/3 cups dashi soup stock
7 Tbsp soy sauce
4 Tbsp mirin
3 Tbsp all natural sugar
4 Organic eggs (beat)Instruction:
Simple sugar-Simple sugars are quickly broken down by your body to give you quick energy. They don't last very long but they give you energy to do what you need to. It goes straight into your bloodstream.
Protein-Proteins build and repair body tissue, produce enzymes and hormones, regulated natural bodily functions, helps the immune system and helps to produce stored energy to increase stamina. Different types of proteins go different places and perform different functions.
Oil-Oils insulate under skin from the cold and heat, support organs and nerve fibers and oils take part of every cell membrane in your body.
So our body will be able to maintain normal bodily processes while retaining some of the energy for later use. While this isn't a meal to eat right before an important athletic event, for a day out walking this should be the thing. This meal wouldn't hurt you right away. It has most of the food groups as well as essential bodily nutrients. For a sedentary lifestyle this meal is probably acceptable. More proteins are needed to truly make this a good meal. This meal does tend to have a lot of simple sugars in it so you could develop diabetes or have your insulin have issues.
Most of our ingredients came from America in areas that specialize in asian cuisine. The specific state could be anymore but in our case probably in small asian shops here in PA. (H-Mart usually has pretty local ingredients.) So I'm thinking our furthest ingredient was probably the seaweed, chicken, or botan calrose rice with an estimated 30-50 miles traveled. The grown ingredients were not grown with pesticides but most likely used fertilizer. The processed foods, rice vinegar for example, are probably damaging to the environment from constantly having to grow and be stripped of its product. It's being reused often without break.
Kimpab = $30.29
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
8 sheets fresh seaweed
2 cucumbers
4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon sesame seed, toasted
4 slices pickled yellow radishes
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
4 cups hot cooked rice
1.Put the Rice into a pod or a rice cooker, add some water and let it cook.
2.Let the rice cool a bit.
3. Mix the rice with the vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
3. Fry eggs as if it were a pancake.
4. Cut egg into strips.
5. To assemble, put rice on a bamboo roller
6. Spread rice over 2/3 of the sheet, lay the cucumbers radish, and egg on top.
7. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and roll like a jelly roll.
8. Cut into 1/2 inch rounds.
9. Enjoy!!!!!!
How to make Oyakodon
1 1/2 tbsp onion flakes
1 2/3 cups dashi soup stock
7 Tbsp soy sauce
4 Tbsp mirin
3 Tbsp all natural sugar
4 Organic eggs (beat)
5 cups Botan Calrose Rice
1. In a large skillet, heat the dashi stock over medium heat.
2. Add in soy sauce, sugar and mirin. Stir.
3. Add in chicken and let heat for about 5 minutes.
4. Add in onion flakes and let sit for another 5 minutes.
5. Add eggs into the skillet.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. Lower heat and cover with a lid for 1-3 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and serve over steamed rice.
9. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Analysis:
From the two part meal, out of 15 ingredients, 10 weren't processed. (Rice, rice vinegar, chicken, sugar, eggs, sesame seeds, seaweed, cucumbers, sesame oil, and onion flakes) So about 67% of our total meal was whole foods.
For the Kimpab the meal consisted of mostly oils, complex sugars, protein.
For the Oyakodon the meal consisted of protein, complex sugars, simple sugars, protein and oils.
Complex sugar-Complex sugars are tecnically carbs. Carbs regulate the sugar in your blood so all cells get the appropriate amount of energy, help foster growth of good bacteria in your intestines, help the body to absorb calcium, regulate blood pressure and give your body energy that it burns off slowly rather than right away.Simple sugar-Simple sugars are quickly broken down by your body to give you quick energy. They don't last very long but they give you energy to do what you need to. It goes straight into your bloodstream.
Protein-Proteins build and repair body tissue, produce enzymes and hormones, regulated natural bodily functions, helps the immune system and helps to produce stored energy to increase stamina. Different types of proteins go different places and perform different functions.
Oil-Oils insulate under skin from the cold and heat, support organs and nerve fibers and oils take part of every cell membrane in your body.
So our body will be able to maintain normal bodily processes while retaining some of the energy for later use. While this isn't a meal to eat right before an important athletic event, for a day out walking this should be the thing. This meal wouldn't hurt you right away. It has most of the food groups as well as essential bodily nutrients. For a sedentary lifestyle this meal is probably acceptable. More proteins are needed to truly make this a good meal. This meal does tend to have a lot of simple sugars in it so you could develop diabetes or have your insulin have issues.
Most of our ingredients came from America in areas that specialize in asian cuisine. The specific state could be anymore but in our case probably in small asian shops here in PA. (H-Mart usually has pretty local ingredients.) So I'm thinking our furthest ingredient was probably the seaweed, chicken, or botan calrose rice with an estimated 30-50 miles traveled. The grown ingredients were not grown with pesticides but most likely used fertilizer. The processed foods, rice vinegar for example, are probably damaging to the environment from constantly having to grow and be stripped of its product. It's being reused often without break.
Kimpab = $30.29
Oyakodon = $37.48
While initially this is more expensive than fast food factor in that it was made for 10+ people which brings the prices down to $3.03 and $3.74 per person. This is the price of a dollar menu meal at mcdonalds and cheaper than a value meal. AND it's much healthier. H-mart and it's farming partners made the money off our meal. H-mart is the largest corporation involved in our food.
There were only two processes followed for all of our foods.
Whole foods:
1. Animal/earth
2. Harvested
3. Truck
4. Cleaned (at H-mart)
5. Onto H-Mart shelves
Processed:
1. Animal/earth
2. chemically pimped out
3. harvested
4. Truck (to factory)
5. Additives are added/final products are made
6. truck to H-mart
7. onto shelves
Honestly had we grown these items ourselves the only missing steps would be steps 3 and 5 for whole foods and steps 2,4,6,7 for processed foods, H-mart is pretty awesome like that.
Ayanna Robinson's reflection/Food rule
If it weren't for this unit I would have known that I have very little say in the way my food is produced but I wouldn't know why. Because of this unit I learned just how screwed the organic vs. processed food debate is. As a consumer, I should have the right to know what I'm paying for but through Food Inc. I learned how important it is to keep the consumer in the dark so the producer can sell the cheapest things for the biggest profit.
A good starting change would be for me to try and put more of my money into small farms. These are the cleanest producers with minimal use of middle men. Because small farms don’t use the middle man I know my money is going straight into my product. What I buy is actually what I paid for. Also, I help myself by buying from small farms because the food is sure to be more organic than what the FDA lets pass for organic in Wal-Mart.
But I also learned its not just about what you eat. Moderation in what you eat can affect you just as much. A person who eats junk in moderation might not get diabetes while someone who gorges on healthy food does. And even then your genetics might simply be working against you. Healthy diets are affected by more than just food!
Although hard at first, these changes would be in the best interest of all people. If we start creating healthy habits earlier, generations of kids can grow up with healthy appetites. If we worked hard enough, there could one day be a generation of kids for which diabetes is a rare occurence. For me as an individual im not entirely willing to make the change, but for the community as a whole I would love to. After learning all the secrets the food industry has hidden from its customers im less likely to willingly stick to eating its food.
Uyen Nguyen's reflection/Food rule
One of the biggest thing that I learned from this unit was that about all of the food Incorporation and how the food industry really affect the economy. However, that is not one of the main thing I notice about the chapter, I also notice a lot of important facts that the general public should acknowledge. As simple as it sound, its actually more than just any food that you can easily purchase at the market or where else. These foods are going through a system that is almost like a cover up for the truth and as consumers we are not taking our time to investigate in these issues. I would like the general public to realizes all of the issues that are running in the food industry and tries to change it before it is too late. Some of the steps that I personally can do to address this issues is by talking about it at home and starting it out with my parents and friends. It might be a small change that we can do one by one, but the small changes might be able to help us spread the words and get people to listen and start getting involve with consuming in organic foods as as well as growing their own instead of spending a small amount of money to ruin the human health.
I also enjoyed reading the facts about the new way to grow potatoes as well as how they are being describes more of a computer than just a plant.
This chapter has changed my view on the food industry more than ever before. Also it has struck to me that there are so many ways that I can go with my diet without having to conflict with all of the unhealthy eating habits. I might return to being a vegetarian once again.
Donna Survillo 's reflection/Food rule
This unit definitely helped me to have a better understanding of how the food industry works and what goes on behind the scenes of the supermarkets and their providers. In the food system, I’m a consumer and being a part of a secretive food society isn’t fair to not only myself, but to many others as well. The largest problem that we have with the food industry is that so much stuff, aside from the million and one things that are listed in the ingredients, is put into our food without us knowing; so many things are hidden from us. The food industry is using products that are cheaper and more convenient to obtain. They’re processing food to make it appear more edible than waiting for it to grow naturally that way. For example, in the movie Food Inc. we learned how farmers would basically drug their chickens with steroids to fatten and grow larger a lot quicker than they normally would. Compared to a “normal” chicken, the modified chickens are about 2-3 times larger.
A few food changes that I could make are to buy organic food and free-range meats. The only problem with organic food, as we learned, is that it can be extremely pricey and it’s not really affordable, which isn’t fair. People shouldn’t have to spend a fortune on healthy food for their selves and their families. But since they do, the majority of America is overweight due to the cheaper, unhealthier food options that are provided for us. So, until I’m working or until the food industry decides they wanna let us buy healthy food for a cheaper price, I’m not AS willing to make the change as I should be.
BENCHMARK REFLECTION
https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/ifwearethefutureletusvote/?pli=1
As we sat down as a group, our conversation focused on changes we would like to see concerning voting. We all agreed that we would like to see the voting age be lowered to at least age 16, making it possible for teens to vote. We believe that if 16 and 17 year olds vote a wider majority of issues involving young people will be addressed.
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Kimberly Cayamcela's Benchmark Reflection
this is my contribution to the project: https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/cast-your-vote/home/position-paper
this is where you can view the project in its entirety: https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/cast-your-vote/home
this is where you can view the project in its entirety: https://sites.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/cast-your-vote/home
- How did your group go about making a decision for what to focus on for the project?
Well, I was absent the day my group chose what the focus was going to be for the project. I would have chosen something different than focusing on felons, perhaps giving the right to vote to immigrants or sixteen year olds. But, throughout the project the thought of giving felons the right to vote grew on me. - 11th grade Essential ? - What is the role of the individual in creating and sustaining change?
The role of an individual in creating and sustaining change is: being able to point out what is needed to be changed within oneself- not by having someone else point out what is needed to be changed- as well as sticking to what they choose to change by believing in oneself and not giving up. - How has your understanding of the electoral process and whether or not the US is a democracy evolved during this unit?
My understanding of the electoral process was not as enhanced as I hoped for it to be. I didn't question voters about the electoral process because when I interviewed them they seemed to not be interested in politics. But, I feel as if America is losing its label of being called democratic. The voter turnouts through out the years have not been high. This project helped me realize what kind of people it is that don't have the right to vote. If America is a democracy, everybody living in this nation should have the right to vote! - How did you decide to best relay a message to a national audience with your marketing campaign?
I was in charge of writing the position paper. In the beginning I found it difficult to write it due to not agreeing to what I had to write about- how felons should have the right to vote. When I think about felons I think about all the crimes I can possible think of. I started out with "they shouldn't be able to vote!" to "they should be able to vote!" after my research. And so after actually agreeing with what my group said, I began write the position. What I tried to include in the position paper as best as I could was facts to support the main idea. I thought that by doing so the audience would be convinced and agree with the idea of giving the right to all felons of voting.
