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I am choosing the type issue because I think I should know what my money is begging invested into but not only all people should know. Also to better my self in the world to not make the same mistake  some American did with our economy.

“One Shot Man Down”

 

            This blog is part of a project called You and The World. The point of this project is for us to find a problem or issue in our world (that we are interested in) and blog on it.

           The topic I chose was gangs and gang related violence and what causes or influences it. I’m interested in this topic because it’s something that’s all around us, that happens everyday and we just don’t pay a lot of attention to it. I found in my research that 100% of cities with a population of 250,000 or more report gang violence or activity.

           I’ve discovered through real life experiences and research that not all people in gangs are bad. Some of the leading causes of people joining gangs are because of  the area in which they live, relatives or family run gangs, peers and protection. The causes of the actual violence can be anything from rivalry between two gangs in the same area or “turf, drugs and even the music we listen to today.

            As I did my research I found that 94% of gang members are males. I wonder why It is so many males if males are known for not holding grudges like girls etc.

      In the next blog I will be explaining more statistics and opinions on gang activity in different areas and why.

http://www.teenviolencestatistics.com/content/gang-violence.html
http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/reports_and_publications

The reason I made the twin towers was simply because the idea was given to me by a friend. He said that since I am from New York and I was in New York and got a smell and glimpse of the smoke and witnessed the towers fall from a distance, making this sculpture would feel personal and would keep me determined to finish it. He was right. As I began folding the cardboard into the towers it reminded me of how the towers used to stand. The materials that I used were red, white, and blue paint, cardboard, scissors, glue, and a needle and thread. I did it the way I did it because I was thinking of it as like a grave stone so I put the American flag under it.

Esta es mí comida para la día. Esta es poptarts. Me gusta comer poptarts con un taza de leche. Poptarts son tan delicioso cuando sé tuestan, pero disfrutado con té frio y una manzana

 Este es mi desayuno. Es Honey Nut Cheerios, este es uno de mis favoritos Cheerios.




 Este es mi almuerzo. Es unas galletas abuela, estas son unas galletas bienas.




  Este es mi cena. Se trata de un bistec de queso con queso, salsa de tomate y mayonesa. Me encanta bistec de queso, creo que es realmente buena.

I am losing myself in you.

They say everybody deserves a second chance, and while I believe that is true sometimes it hurts to give that person second chance. You think to yourself they wouldn't need a second chance if they didn't mess up the first time, but then again everyone makes mistakes. Even though I am giving you a second chance don't think that there will be a third because I been put through enough. So remember yes this is your second chance but it is also your last.

Hopefully I'm allowed to get this dress. I'm honestly tired of looking. 

My dad's friend and I were talking on the phone when we finished I returned the phone to my dad. Not knowing it was still on speaker phone she said "Oh gosh! Sean that was Perry?! She sounds like a little girl over the phone!"

Did a night hike. It was short. Only two miles. My dog, Oreo, was having some trouble, so we turned around. She's getting old. I'm starting to worry about her. She has trouble keeping up with us, she has doggy arthritis, she snorts, and she produces stinky farts; which apparently a lot of older dogs do. She's an old dog now. Crap. I don't want her to get old, she might die soon. Hope I'm away in college when does.

The you and the world is a project about YOU.  Well, you can kind of add the world to that statement as well, but that’s beside the point.  This project is about exploring a subject that you feel like exploring.  The only rule is that the subject has to be some type of world issue.  My topic is childhood obesity one of the biggest issues there is.

    Childhood obesity is important to me because I always feel bad about it.  Whenever I see an obese person, even if they are extremely mean, I pity them.   I wonder how they go through life without running, or any exercise at all.  I wonder what stress they must go through, and I pity them.

 

I have discovered that childhood obesity leads to depression through bullying, Heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and sleep apneal.  These are all serious problems, and just add on to the already bad reputation being fat has.

            I wonder if there is any cure for obesity.  The reason I wonder if there is a “Cure” is because obesity is both a physical, and mental disease.  If an obese person concentrates on working out and losing weight, they might slip back into it again.

            My next step will be focusing on seeing if this disease has any cure.  If it does, I will research that, and then move on to any other cures that might exist.

 

Willie Willson, Signing out

"Whether you believe it or not, night. Love you."
Surprisingly enough, even after all of the yelling and cursing... I did.

I was once a child laborer.  

Every year, Friends Select hosts the lower school bake sale and bazaar.  It happens, without fail, the Wednesday before winter break.  For months before, every student must help create crafts to sell for a few cents to their peers.  In 2nd grade, Tr. Rita informed us that we would be making scented pillows.  We spent a few hours everyday sewing rectangular pieces of fabric 3/4 of the way closed, turning them inside out and then stuffing them with cotton a potpourri.  We were given no compensation for all of our blood, sweat and tears.  In fact, I had to buy my own pillow a few weeks later.

I recently found the pillow, after 10 years of sitting in my drawer.  It didn't smell like potpourri anymore.    

Recently, I was involved in a debate over Skype with two kids from Jordan. We were able to utilize technology in a completely new way for an activity that has become relatively monotonous over time. We debated the topic: The United States should actively spread democracy in the middle east. When you think about it on a surface level, this is just really really cool. We were able to learn and collaborate with some of the smartest people around the world. Our opponents were named the top debaters in a region including Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, etc. We had relatively little background knowledge when this was assigned to us, and our opponents live this every day. Aside from being extremely well prepared, they were able to apply the knowledge they have amassed through their daily lives and apply it to the debate. Although we were definitely outmatched, we held our ground. This was able to challenge us in a way that simply debating Philadelphia schools wouldn't be able to. 

Here is a link to my slideshow.

A Day in the life of and Australian Child (12yrs)

I believe that the life of a 12 year old in Australia compared to that of my life in as a 12 year old in the U.S may differ based on socio-economic backgrounds. The public schooling in Australia compared to the U.S is very good. I mean Australia seems to have a structured and fundamental way of going through education for all there young, while the education in the US as far as public schooling is kind of a jigsaw puzzle. There are some perks, to the schooling that one may receive in the U.S depending on where they're living or what neighborhood they live in, but overall Australia seems to have a more cohesive way about education and learning for there young throughout life.

-Rita's Water Ice
-Apply for Penn State Housing
-Finish Capstone

space? space? SPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE


The space orb is a small side character from portal 2 but has somehow ganed a cult like following on the internet, what he wants is to go to space

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The life of myself and a child from Panama are very different. Those children are faced with many dangers. They are in a society held back by the amount of money the family earns. They are faced with dealing with the threat of catching diseases. They are required to have certain school supplies are they will not be allowed to come to school. There literacy rate is quite high for what I expected. There diet of seafood, chicken, and corn is much healthier than what I eat. By the age of 40 most will be dead or be very ill. The health care system there is not very strong.  The one thing that will always persist in there lives will be the lack of a strong education fundation and lack of a healthcare system to prevent such deadly diseases from killing children. It just makes me feel bad that so many americans have such great healthcare systems but take advantage of it by killing themselves with such bad products sold by consumers in this country.