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Ali Driggers Capstone

Posted by Ali Driggers in Capstone · Giknis · Wed on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 11:26 pm

    My capstone is a collection of stories that I have created. There are many types of stories in here, a lot of them are very action packed. Some of them don’t have those action themes though. These are stories that I have written both recently and in the past. The process for writing these stories was very deep. I would think for a very long time about the perfect characters and the perfect stories to write. I would sit down brainstorming, and then I would try to come up with something entertaining. After coming up with the story, I would look it over, and then I’d get it peer edited. When it came to my old stories, I had to do some really careful thinking when it came to which old ones I would add to the collecting. This capstone made me a better writer, and taught me how to really make my stories better crafted. So I made sure that I put my all into every story, and made sure that my collection would be one of value. And the final product is the story being posted on an online website.


Excerpt from one of the stories

    Today is the day that I fight a man known as The Destroyer. He is known to break bones and spill blood. I think he’s pussy even though he seems tough. I want to beat the shit out of this little fucker. When I arrive to the parking lot in that Range Rover, there is a crowd in a circle. The Destroyer is there ready to fight. I walk over to him, and give him the death stare.

     “I will crush you and eat you for breakfast. Do you know who you're facing?”, said The Destroyer.

     “I see a wet pussy waiting to get fucked”, is what I said back to him. The crowed cheered. That’s when he punched me.

      “How about now? Am I still a pussy?”, said The Destroyer. Someone in the crowd throws a steel pipe into the circle. I pick it up and start hitting him in the head as hard as I can. His face is super bloody. I then pick him to the ground, and stomp on his throat. He starts spraying blood out of his mouth like a goddamn water hose. I drag this little cocksucker to the wall, and bash his fucking brains in. After that, I hear a ton of cheers. I won the fight, and my name was being chanted. I smile, and then I go backstage. It is a hall where people are celebrating. They are drinking, smoking weed and popping pills, and some of them are getting blowjobs. This is the environment I’m around since I hang around the savages. But, I gave up drugs for my kid. I used to do all sorts of drugs, and I cheated on my wife constantly, but my son changed that. So when some woman offers to smash, I ask her to go fuck one of my friends instead. I decide to drink a beer, but only one beer. Venbro, one of my close friends, decided to come over. He’s dressed like a pimp.

      “Hey Broko, you was really whoopin ass out there bro!”, is what he said after taking a hit of his blunt

      “Yeah, I put it all out there. There pussies ain’t got shit on me.”, is what I said.

      “They don’t, but do you ever think it will be time to retire?”, is what Broko asked. That question took me back a little.

        “What the fuck do you ask? I love this shit bro!”, is what I said

        “Yeah, but does your son know what you do? Does he know you hang around criminals and drugs users, and does he know that you could die any moment in this job?”, is what Broko said to me. He did have a point. My son does not know about the shit I do daily, or how I have all this money. He doesn't know that I’ve killed people, that my friends are psychopaths.

        “I want him to be able to look up to his dad. I don’t want his teachers to look at me in disgust, but I love fighting. I just love to throw hands”. We continued to discuss this, and I am considering retirement soon.



Bibliography



Popova, Maria. "The Psychology of What Makes a Great Story." Brain Pickings. N.p., 06 June 2016. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/01/20/jerome-bruner-actual-minds-possible-worlds-storytelling/>.

    This source is reliable due to the insight it gives on storytelling. It gives a bunch of detail about what it takes to make a good story. I really feel that it can help me with story telling, because I’m not doing something that requires actual research, but advice on how to write is very good. The give some keys to writing good stories. It takes advice from actual authors, and it puts them in the article. It is very legitimate for what it’s purpose is, and that is how to write a story and make it good. I think that this source will increase the quality of my stories.



"What makes a good story?" American Press Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/journalism-essentials/makes-good-story/>.

   This one is about journalism, and not fiction. I thought that it would be useless at first, but then I saw things that could potentially help me. It has a section about interesting topics. They describe the value of topics, which is very good for me. Interesting topics are needed for a good piece of fiction, so it still has things that I can learn about. Journalists still have to write interesting things, even though they may be nonfiction. They still have to catch the reader’s interest and put out quality material. This source can also help me for if I want to right a realistic story, so this will heavily aid me.


Jerz. "Short Story Tips: 10 Ways to Improve Your Creative Writing." Jerzs Literacy Weblog. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2017. <http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/shortstory/>.

     I love how this one has strong writing strategies. It gives advice that a writer should use, like how it tells you to keep a notebook. You can tell that it is legitimate because of the edu at the end. It is very professional, and it gives knowledge to the writer. I can use them to help create stronger characters. It gives 9 story elements to consider so that you can have a good plot. It is very descriptive and helpful, and it has so much knowledge from a writer’s standpoint. It also has 9 entire sections full of advice for how to write.


"What is Plot - How to Write a Story from Beginning to End." Creative Writing Courses and Ideas: An Online Resource for Writers. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <http://www.creative-writing-now.com/what-is-plot.html>.

     This may not be as reliable as the ones with edu, but it still has some jewels. It talks about cliches to avoid and how to be interesting. It’s clear that this author has experience with what he is doing, as he tries to really break everything down. He gets into what a plot specifically is an how to make one, which is very helpful. The concept of conflict is touched upon, which is something that all good stories need. To have that touches upon will help me come up with juicy situations for the stories. I never knew that happiness can be overrated for stories, and this source taught me that. That’s why it will be useful.



Kitley, Brian. "Fiction and creative writing exercises by Brian Kiteley, how to write fiction, finding fiction." Mysite.du.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <http://mysite.du.edu/~bkiteley/exercises.html>.


       This website is made by an educated professional who knows what she is doing, and she has came up with some exercises that can really help me put out a good product. They do things that are known to be good. She lays it all put, and really puts out some good exercises about what you can do to make a good story. This will give me some really good help that will really make the project go so much better. I can really use this so that my stories actually have a nice natural improvement to them, and a great quality.


"Character Development." Ohio.edu. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017.

<http://www.ohio.edu/people/hartleyg/ref/fiction/character2.html>

  It has a really nice section about how to create characters, as many other sources do. You can never get enough advice when it comes to that. This is for how to right a play, but many of the same rules probably apply for short stories as well. Many plays and movies are based off of novels, so I really think having that voice will be very helpful for me to make a great product. They also talk about ways to let the audience know how a character is. The section is called Direct vs Indirect characterization, which was very insightful.



Bradbury, Ray. Zen in the art of writing. Santa Barbara, CA: Joshua Odell Editions, 1990. Print.


This is a book about being a writer and it gives advice about writing and what specifically inspires this particular. I like how the author describes his favorite authors, and talked about the fact that writing made both them, and himself, happy. This author seems to have quite a lot of knowledge to give about the topic of writing. He also described how real life events and emotions can really help out the process of making a story. I like how he advises to come up with a character similar to one’s self. The advice and jewels in the book are fascinating, and I think that they would be very helpful.


Lamott, Anne. Bird by bird: some instructions on writing and life. New York: Anchor , 1995. Print.


    This is a very popular book from a very famous author. This book will let me know what it really is like to be an author. Not only that, they talk about first drafts and their importance, and that is good for me as an author. I want to make my stories perfect, and knowing how to make a first draft and improve it is very important for me to understand as a a writer. They also have a whole section about letting somebody read that draft. I like the advice that is in this book, and I think it can help me grow as a writer.


Strunk, William, and E. B. White. The elements of style. New York: Macmillan, 1979. Print.

    This book has quite a lot of advice for a writer. This book talks about how to use language and make sentences. It is very specific and really focuses on wanting one to make very good sentences. I recognize that as a writer, I need good sentence structure and dialogue. This is why I feel that this will be a very helpful source for me. They give advice such as not splitting sentences into 2. I feel that this book will be very helpful to me when I write my storybook collection. Because of the multiple sections and the detail and information given, I think that this would be a wonderful source.


Zinsser, William. On writing well: an informal guide to writing nonfiction. New York: Harper and Row, 1980. Print.

  This is a very popular book about being a writer and an author, and it is very long. By looking at the titles of the chapters, you can tell hat you are in for a lot of knowledge. It talks about how even though a lot of story is very driven by the author’s emotions, the author still has to sit down and reflect on how to make a good piece of literature. There is a lot that goes into writing, and the book tries to show that. There is also advice in the book on how simple you should keep the story and sentences, which will also be helpful. This source will most likely enhance my writing skills.








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Recipe

Posted by Ali Driggers in Science and Society · Best · E Band on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 11:09 pm
6 patatoes
1/2 a butter stick
1/4 a cup of milk
1 teaspoon of salt

       The potatoes are natural since they are vegetables. That actually is not processed, and it they are healthy due to being a vegetable. Butter is pretty processed. It has a a ton of fat and salt in them and it's not all added naturally. The dairy part is may be non-processed, but everything else is processed. The milk is dairy or almond, but even so, there has to be a process to add that vanilla flavor. The salt is natural, however. Salt is not nutritious, as it is full of sodium. The milk is not that unhealthy, as they are not filled with sweet ingredients.

       The difference between farm milk and store milk that is processed is that nothing is added. The milk can't become less nutritious in a farm since it is completely natural, and not tampered with in any way. And th
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Free Expression and How We Keep It In Shape

Posted by Ali Driggers in Reading, Writing and Rising Up · Block · D Band on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 1:11 am

 Free expression is one of the things that keep our society functioning. It is an item that we use on a daily basis to express ourselves. Without free speech, we have nothing. Our society has nothing to function with, and we have no way of letting people know how we feel about things. When it is threatened, or when people have their free speech taken, that is something very bad. We have employees being fired for their opinions, we have speakers being kicked off of campus, and many more bad situations happening.

  There are situations in society are screwed up because people need the freedom to express themselves. People should not be fired for expressing different opinions. Different opinions should not be censored or slandered. There are situations where this has happened. I had to get some interviews to see if others saw what I saw. People have different experiences when it comes to this very important topic, so it was important that I went and got their opinions.

   I interviewed Jared, and he told me this. “There’s a lot of controversial topics in our society today, and even if you believe something, your not accepted for believing it”. He finds this to be “very hypocritical”, and so do I. This is a prominent issue on the college campuses, like when Milo Yiannopoulos and Ben Shapiro get kicked off of college campuses. I also spoke to Liam, and he has a different view about this. Liam, however, sees that people can reasonably disagree without being unaccepted and unreasonable. “Yes, most people can have reasonable conversations about topics they disagree on”, says Liam. When I asked Liam about whether he can give express himself freely. His answer was, “Yes, although I'm worried by the chilling effects of the Trump administration arresting reporters and putting forward "alternative facts." He feels that some of Trump’s actions are not helping the matter. When Jared bought up faith, it reminded me of the employees who have been fried for their beliefs, as well as the 7 year old who was forced by the law to stop saying bible verses in school. When I spoke to Harry, he acknowledged that the bosses had a right to fire people over their opinions if they don’t represent the company. But he also said that, “You don't fire someone over basically just a political opinion”, but did acknowledge that if they said something vile, their job is in danger. That was just a fraction of what they, as well as Jamira, had to say. You can read and hear the rest of what they said in the bottom of the essay

     The interviews I did really expanded my horizon on the issue of free speech. It gave me a lot to think about, which was very important. I still think there is a threat, but it may not be as widespread as I thought. Jamira, Liam, and Harry all said that they feel as if they can freely express themselves. But Jared said that’s not the case for him, and the stories that we here suggest that this is not the same for everyone. Reasonable discussion and disagreement are needed in today’s society. We can’t censor and try to shut people down when we disagree with them, nor can we destroy their lives. We must discuss our disagreements like adults if we ever want to find solutions to very serious issues.



Links & Transcripts


Jared

file:///home/chronos/u-fc3d926395967a19bec5dc249ad7db47e9b8001a/Downloads/Ali%20Record%20Of%20Jared.mp3


Liam

Questions he answered

  1. Do you feel that you can freely express yourself

A. Is it anything different at school?

B. Is it any different at home?

  1. Do you feel that there is a threat on free speech?

  2. Do you feel that most people can have a reasonable conversation about a topic they disagree on?

  3. What types of views get their free speech attacked the most?

  4. Are there certain things that you feel you're not allowed to say?

  5. Do you feel that you can express yourself on social media without getting fired from a job, or facing similar consequences?

His answers:

Yes, although I'm worried by the chilling effects of the Trump administration arresting reporters and putting forward "alternative facts."


2. No.


3. Yes, most people can have reasonable conversations about topics they disagree on - case in point our group chat.


4. Fascists, and they deserve it. In my opinion, you shouldn't be allowed to say that you want to kill millions of people.


5. There isn't anything I feel that I'm not allowed to say. There are many things that I choose not to say, because words can hurt people and I understand what it's like to be on the receiving end of hatred.


6. Unless you're a federal employee or say something that is so monumentally stupid that you become internet infamous for it, there's very little chance of getting fired for saying things on the internet.



Jamira

Questions Answered:

 Interview Questions

  1. Do you feel that you can freely express yourself

A. Is it anything different at school?

B. Is it any different at home?

  1. Do you feel that there is a threat on free speech?

  2. Do you feel that most people can have a reasonable conversation about a topic they disagree on?

  3. What types of views get their free speech attacked the most?

  4. Are there certain things that you feel you're not allowed to say?

  5. Do you feel that you can express yourself on social media without getting fired from a job, or facing similar consequences?

Her answers

1. Yes, I feel like I freely express myself.


A. Especially in school. I feel like i can do this by expressing my personality through my choice in clothing, hair color, etc. Being as though SLA has such a diverse community, I think it is easy for me to make friends and befriend others since we are such an open and accepting school. This makes me feel like I am able to be true to myself and not fear others opinions. I also feel like the school likes to receive feedback on my opinions as well as others. I feel like I have a voice in the school.


B. I feel the same way at home. My parents and siblings accept me for who I am and within our household we treat each other equally. This allows us all to listen to each and freely express our emotions and concerns with each other.


2. I feel like there is a threat to free speech in a sense that some people may fear playing devil's advocate and holding the unpopular opinion. Personally, I am not afraid to state my opinion on anything and I would like to think that I provide a comfortable space for people to feel the same.


3. Depending on the topic, I think most people have a reasonable conversation. Granted, one party may feel stronger about the topic than the other which may cause a heated discussion, but this is where maturity comes in and both parties should understand that it is okay to disagree.


4. I don't really understand this question..


5. Absolutely not. I feel like there are many things that I may hold an unpopular opinion on, but I am not afraid to voice my opinion and my reasoning behind it.


6. This is kind of a touchy subject. Although I am an advocate of freedom of speech and freely expressing oneself, I do feel like social media is where this issue becomes controversial. Personally, I would not put anything on social media that I wouldn't want anyone to see, but unfortunately this is an issue that sometimes occurs with others. I think that if a person would not be okay with their parents seeing it then they should probably agree that their employer would not want to see it either. Especially for professional jobs, one may not want to post anything provocative or obscene on media account. Also, they may not want to say anything negative about their job or company that they work for. I feel like if a person is that into social media to where they post and tweet about their entire life, I think that they should at least make their accounts private, especially if they are posting things that could possible get them fired from their job.




Harry



file:///home/chronos/u-fc3d926395967a19bec5dc249ad7db47e9b8001a/Downloads/Audio_01_25_2017_08_50_24.m4a%20(1).mp4



Articles that inspired the project

http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/update-curt-schilling-fired-for-opinion-on-transgender-bathroom-law/#ixzz4Smfl8ou9

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/434297/eric-walsh-georgia-public-health-doctor-fired-christian-beliefs

http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/update-curt-schilling-fired-for-opinion-on-transgender-bathroom-law/#ixzz4Smfl8ou9

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/08/03/student-facing-50-day-suspension-for-saying-all-lives-matter.html

 

http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/12/02/iowa-anti-facist-group-confirms-iowa-university-raised-security-fees-censor-milo/

http://www.dailywire.com/news/7864/breaking-depaul-university-bans-shapiro-john-minster

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/1130/Bannon-invited-to-Harvard-conference-campus-free-speech-debate-ensues

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-glaring-evidence-that-free-speech-is-threatened-on-campus/471825/

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/06/03/college-campus-free-speech-thought-police-463536.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/21/your-money/speaking-about-politics-can-cost-you-your-job.html

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/06/03/school-sends-sheriff-to-order-child-to-stop-sharing-bible-verses.html

http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2016/09/high_school_student_reportedly_suspended_for_anti-.html

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/09/22/texas-school-punishes-boy-for-opposing-homosexuality.html

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/do-students-still-have-free-speech-in-school/360266/

http://www.infowars.com/news-reporter-fired-for-supporting-trump/

http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/12/31/booklash-celebrities-mad-milos-book-deal/





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Power Possession Has Changed

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 3 - Pahomov - C on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:40 pm

Taming of the Shrew (play) and Guess Who (movie)



The movie Guess Who is about a white man about to marry a black woman, and the woman’s dad disapproves of the relationship and is trying to stop the wedding. The play The Taming of the Shrew is about a relationship between a man named Petruchio and a woman named Katherine, and the marriage is one Katherine is forced into by Petruchio. The relationship was not one where Katherine was happy due to being forced into the marriage. These two texts show that Relationships used to be forced and have women submit to men, but now it is the other way around because dad’s don’t control marriages,  women have more rights and agency in their personal lives than they did hundreds of years ago, and now men are constantly trying to meet and exceed their standards instead of it being the other way around.




The play has a forced marriage. Petruchio wanted to have a lot of money, and Katherine and her family did have a lot of money. Petruchio then figured out how to marry her. He offered to marry her. Once she said no, he went and got the dad’s permission to marry Katherine.



"Quote from Play"

“But sun it is not, when you say it is not, and the moon changes even as your mind.” -Katherine


(Act 4, Scene 5, line numbers 22 to 23)



This is Katherine complying with her husband Petruchio. Petruchio is very controlling and dominant towards Katherine, and was trying to tame her. Katherine acts crazy at times, and Petruchio was trying to fix that. Eventually, Katherine acts calm and submissive towards Petruchio, and that quote right there proves it. She is saying that he is always right even when he is wrong. That is  literally saying that she will not argue with him at all. This is now showing the power that Petruchio has over her at this moment. It is clear that Katherine is unhappy, and is trying to deal with this forced marriage as best as possible. She wants to get out of it, but her husband and dad have all of the control. So unless Petruchio wants to leave her, she is stuck in the marriage.




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In the movie, there is a plot of a Percy trying to stop a relationship. He does not like the fact that his daughter, Theresa, is dating a white man named Simon. Percy does not approve of it at all, and he starts hanging out with Simon to see whether he was crazy or not. The dad in the play, Baptista, was happy for the forced wedding and approved of Petruchio. He did everything he could to make that wedding happen. That was a huge difference between the dads. One is completely approving, and one is really upset about her daughter’s relationship. Plus, Theresa breaks up with In the movie, there is a plot of a Percy trying to stop a relationship. He does not like the fact that his daughter, Theresa, is dating a white man named Simon. Percy does not approve of it at all, and he starts hanging out with Simon to see whether he was crazy or not. The dad in the play, Baptista, was happy for the forced wedding and approved of Petruchio. He did everything he could to make that wedding happen. That was a huge difference between the dads. One is completely approving, and one is really upset about her daughter’s relationship. Plus, Theresa breaks up with Simon by choice. Percy wanted that to happen, but Theresa’s choice to break up with Simon was not a decision made by Percy. Katherine never had such freedom, since Baptista’s word was the final one. Theresa had full control over the situation.


“I know not what to say, but give me your hands. God send you joy, Petruchio. ‘Tis a match’”-Baptista


(Act 2, Scene 1, 337 to 338)


“No shame but mine. I must, forsooth, to be forced to give my hand, opposed against my heart”- Katherine


Act 3, Scene 2, 8 to 9



This is Baptista approving of his own daughter’s forced marriage to a man she clearly does not even like. Petruchio is happy due to the fact that he will also get Baptista and Katherine’s money. That is the entire reason he wanted to get married in the first place. So now, a relationship where there is no freedom has just been approved of. Katherine is clearly very angry, and she keeps on showing it. She wants nothing to do with Petruchio whatsoever, but must deal with him and the marriage due to her being powerless and having no rights.





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This scene is very long, and takes places after the breakup of Theresa and Simon. It’s when the dad, Percy, goes to talk to Simon before he renews his wedding vow, because that was the day Percy and his wife, Marilyn, were supposed to have their wedding vows renewed. Percy finds out that Simon left his job because his boss was racist towards his interracial relationship. Percy finds that honorable, and says that he should try to get back with his daughter. He now approves of the relationship. Percy starts singing, and then Simon comes in and sings out of nowhere. He apologizes to Theresa, and they get back together, Percy announces their engagement, and Simon is now accepted as part of the family. But Theresa had a choice whether to accept Simon or not, unlike Katherine. The dad did not force Theresa to be in a relationship the way Baptista did to Katherine. And Simon had to prove to Theresa that he was worthy of a second chance. So, Theresa had all of the power.



  What these works of art show that marriage and relationships should be things chosen by consent of both people, not by one man, and not even by somebody’s parents. There was a time where women had little to no power in relationships. That is also different now since the United states gives all genders equal rights. This has given women the power to control their relationships, and has made men need to submit to them. Guess Who takes place in 2005, while Taming of the Shrew takes place in the 1000s. Back in that time, there was no such thing as a woman having power and freedom over her own marriage and relationship. It was unheard of back in those days. Now women make many rules in relationships, as well as expectations. Now men are pressured to meet them, and pressured to be a good husband/boyfriend. The movie Guess Who proves that. So, the conclusion is that marriage has changed due to women having freedom, and the domination roles being reversed.


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Elton John's Humanity

Posted by Ali Driggers in Gender Studies - Menasion - d1 on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 2:35 pm

   Elton John is an openly gay singer who is legendary in the music industry. He has sold hundreds of millions of albums, and has recently released an album. He has influenced music greatly, and has albums on Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums list. But there was definitely more that he has done to help people. He entertained people, but he did, and still does, much more then that. He is a music legend, but we cannot forgot that he is an LGBT and Humanitarian legend as well.

     Elton John used to be with a woman. His first lover was a woman, but he ended up coming out as bisexual in the 1970s. That was such a strong move for that time period because homosexuality was not really accepted back during that time, and same sex marriage was definitelnot legalized. In fact, a gay governor named Milk was killed due to being gay. This was not normal for artists to do at all. So, he did that. Later, he even took it a step further. In the 1980s, after divorcing his wife, he came out as being openlyb gay. He said he liked being gay, and that’s how he wanted to live. That was so brave for the time. Homosexuality was not viewed positively, and others were blaming gays for AIDS. It was not the most loving time for LGBT rights, yet Elton John still came out and lived openly gay.

       Elton John also supported the rights of gays and lesbians throughout his career, and not just by being gay, but the actions he took as well. After being with his husband David for 12 years, Elton John had a civil union with him, and was the first to do it in his country, which is the UK. It was a historical moment. Elton John always stayed true to the gay community. When he did not support marriages, he supported civil unions. Then, he eventually said he was for gay marriage, and then actually got married. He has called for the boycott of 2 gay men’s fashion line after they said that gays should not be adopting kids. He is really down for the cause. He also wants to talk to Vladimir Putin about his anti-lgbt laws.


         In the 80s, AIDS was a huge deal and very rampant. Elton John slept around a lot at that time, and he felt lucky to not have gotten AIDS. So what he did was create an organization to stop AIDS. He has raised millions upon millions trying to cure this disease. Elton John is clearly a champion for LGBT and human rights.


MLA Sources


John, Elton. "Elton John: The Historic Fight for Equality Must Go On. Let's Get on and Legalise Same-sex Marriage." The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media, 8 Oct. 2012. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. <http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/elton-john-the-historic-fight-for-equality-must-go-on-lets-get-on-and-legalise-same-sex-marriage-8202686.html>.\



Kealey, Helena. "Sir Elton John's Wedding: 11 Things You Might Have Missed." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group, 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11309195/Sir-Elton-Johns-wedding-11-things-you-might-have-missed.html>.



Seib, Christine, and Tania Bryer. "I'll Press Queen and Putin on Anti-gay Laws: Elton John." CNBC. 04 Nov. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. <http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/04/elton-john-aids-foundation-sets-up-pepfar-fund-focused-on-africa.html>.



Johnson, Ben. "Elton John Urges Boycott after Gay Designers Dolce and Gabbana Come out against Gay ‘marriage,’ Adoption." LifeSiteNews. 16 Mar. 2015. Web. 31 Mar. 2016. <https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fashion-article>.



Timeline



Elton John Tiimeline




March 25, 1947- Elton John was born


Late 60s to 2016- Makes multiple successful albums and songs, becomes legendary, and get’s millions of album sales


1976- Elton John comes out as bisexual to Rolling Stone. He faced some horrific treatement due to this


1988- Elton John has announced that he is openly gay to rolling stone. He said that he was “more comfortable” living as a homosexual.


1990- Elton John goes to rehab to end his drug use. He has since helped many other artists get sober, such as Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Ed Sheeran.


1992- Elton John starts an orginization to help out AIDS victims


1993- Elton John had met David Furnish, and they became a couple

         Elton John hosted an event at the academy awards, and raised more then $200 million for        his charity


1994- Elton John is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


1995- Wins 3 academy awards for his lion king songs

          

2005- Elton John and David Furnish were one of the very first UK couples to have a civil union


2008- Elton John speaks in favor of gay couples having Civil Unions


2012- Elton John has become pro same-sex marriage.


2013- Elton John called for the boycott of 2 gay fashion designers who said that gays should not be adopting children


2014- Elton and David get married


2015- Elton John plans to go to Russia in order to discuss the anti-gay laws there





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Presentation Donald Trump (Parts One and Two)

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 3 - Pahomov - C on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 7:19 am
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Feminist Film Review

Posted by Ali Driggers in Gender Studies - Menasion - d1 on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:42 pm

Icarly: IFight Shelby Marx is a film that passes the Bechdel Test.


  • There are 3 strong women with names, and their names are Carly, Sam, and Shelby Marx.

  • They are talking about an MMA match, not a romantic interest. The match is the main plot.

  • Has absolutely nothing to do with romance or intimate relationships between a man and woman.


Icarly: IQuit ICarly passes the Mako Mori Test


  • The women have their own narrative, and their own issues that have nothing to do with relationships.

  • They don’t support another man’s story. There are boys that are comedians, they rival with each other, and then Carly and Sam become rivals after talking to the comedians. They had their own narratives. If anything, the boys were supporting THEIR story.


My Test: The Women Empowerment Test. This must not only portray women in a non-degrading way, but must also give women positive messages.


Film: Madea’s Family Reunion. It lets women know that domestic abuse is wrong, and that they should not tolerate that. It lets women know that they should never tolerate abuse from a man. It also gives positive messages about what true love really is.



Trailers

IQuitICarly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCDNAg5DS3s

IFight Shelby Marx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIESdhfbgiw

Madea’s Family Reunion (clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_6--RgdAQ


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Ali's Q2 English BM

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 3 - Pahomov - C on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 11:53 am
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     I remember the times I would get mad at my friends. “Floating Clothes”, that’s what we said to each other. When the person touched me or talked, I would say “Wow, is that the wind?” or “What was that noise?”. Me and my friends did this to each other whenever we got mad. This did not happen in high school though, but actually this all took place in middle school.

  I have been both Middle School and High School, and I have enjoyed both of them. But, they were completely different experiences. They each had things different about them. This was inspired by Tim’s surroundings changed. This is when Tim goes from civilian to soldier. I had a change like that when I switched from middle school to high school.

       One difference between the schools is the type of friends at these schools, and how I hung around them. In SLA, nobody from from my school went here. It would be cool if some if them did, but also the friends were different. They are more chilled out then my middle school friends. In Middle School, I would roughhouse. We would try WWE and other fighting moves on each other, chase each other, tackle each other, play footsies, and lots more. In SLA, the only person I did that stuff with was Marshall. And we eventually stopped doing that. But in middle school, that was normal for me and me friends. Sometimes we would get in trouble for it. They would also get into a little bit more trouble then my friends here. They weren’t bad kids, but they had their little situations. Most of the friends at SLA never or barely get into any trouble at all.

    My behavior has also changed. I wasn’t a bad kid, but sometimes I would get into trouble. It may be arguments with other students, or a situation with the teacher. One of the biggest things were saying innappropriate things One time, I was joking with my friends, and I said “It sounds like your smoking marijuana with cocaine it it!”. The teacher was not happy about that, and gave me a look. The class was laughing at what I had said. There were many times this happened. One time, my friend kicked me in the groin. In a rather crude way, L screamed out what he did. My teacher gave me detention for using innappropriate language in the class. Ther rI got into trouble due to the fact that I was very immature. I didn’t do stuff to be bad, I was just being silly and immature. That’s why I never got suspended. I never did anything that over-the-top. I usually got into trouble for roughhousing, saying innappropriate things, or talking in class. Those were the usual offences. I wasn’t ever trying to be a bad student, I would just engage in acts of immaturity.

In high school, that hasn’t really happened. I also used to get detention for things like saying something innapropriate, or getting physically playful with my friends. But, things changed once I got into high school. My behavior was better. I didn’t get in trouble for that type of stuff, which is good. I am careful about what I say, and who I say certain things around. I changed becuase I was afraid of getting kicked out of the school. I was afraid of messing up all of my opportunities at SLA, which I always try to avoid doing. I also did not want the school to regret accepting me into the school. I also wanted to act properly so that I can get good recommendations for college. I would never want to mess that up, and I also don’t want my teachers to hate me.

     Another thing that’s different is that there are no younger kids around. My middle school had elementary and preschool. There is none of that at SLA. The only grades in SLA are 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th. In middle school, I would help out after school witht the younger children. i would help them with their homework, and I would also hang out with them and be their friends. I really got along with them because a lot of them were really cool. That’s much different from SLA. I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing, but it is a very noticable detail.

     The rules I’ve had to follow are also a little bit different. I wasn’t allowed to listen to music while I worked when I was in middle school. That would have been really cool to have becuase I love music. But in SLA, all of the teachers said that it was ok to do that. I was so happy about that, and I have been listening to music while I work ever since. That is a change that high school has had on me changed. I have seen people have their phones taken away for using them in class. That doesn’t happen at SLA. As long it’s not a test or while the teacher’s talking, they let us do that with zero consequences. It’s really cool.

      I want to give some crazy examples of how my friends were different. One time in Middle school, I had a book that I was reading. The book was based on the game battlefield 3. I really enjoyed the book a lot, but one of my friends decided to put it in his pants.  In high school, my friends don’t really try that stuff. They usually just relax, and act normal with me. Another example is how when I was going on a trip, my friend either punched or kicked me in the groin very hard out of nowhere. We always did that sort of thing. We liked to play-fight a lot. The friends at SLA would never do that to me. If I did that to one of my friends here, they would think I am crazy, and they would not be amused. But, this one tops all of them. In 6th and 7th grade, I did have a crush on this girl. But I had a friend who liked her, and he viewed the girls he liked as his property, which meant he also wouldn’t tolerate people liking girls that he liked, and that he hated & wished death and terrible things upon them. That included me. He liked the girl, and I liked her. After he said we weren’t friends, I hated him for a while. I thought he was acting stupid and ridiculous. We eventually became friends again, either because he started to hate her, or because I lied to him just to become his friend again. If I acted like that towards one of my classmates, they would probably laugh at me or tell me that I have lost my mind. And they should. Plus, my classmates would never do that to me or anyone. They have way too much maturity to even engage in that type of foolishness. I have never been in these situations before while at SLA, and I probably never will be.

         Another change is the fights. There were fights in my school sometimes, and people got suspended over that type of stuff. That problem does not exist at SLA. I remember seeing a 8th grade boy fighting an 8th grade girl. There was a crowd surrounded around them. At SLA, that would have been stopped within 4 seconds. I have seen a fight where a trash can was used. That would be broken up really fast, and not cheered on at all. That would not be tolerated, and the students would not support that. They would be horrified. Bullying took place at my school before, but it does not take place at SLA. This is a place where everyone gets along and doesn’t hate each other.

       One difference that I notice is that we don’t go outside for recess in SLA. In middle school, we would go outside and play. But in SLA, we always have lunch inside. In middle school, we also had a playstation 2 downstairs. We would play basketball games and wrestling games. It was really fun. SLA does not do that though, even though it would be really cool if they had a game console for us to play.

Am I a different person in my new school? I don’t know. I think I am a more mature person. I was always a nice person. I always liked helping people. and liked making people feel good, so I wasn’t a bad guy. I was just very immature, and I became more mature so that I didn’t get into any trouble while at SLA. And it worked. I have never been in any serious trouble before, and don’t get talked to by the teacher that often. I had to change because it was the only thing that made sense to do. So, I don’t think I’m really that much of a different person. I’m just more mature, and more intelligent.

      

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Free Verse about my Grandmother

Posted by Ali Driggers in Gender Studies - Menasion - d1 on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 8:08 pm

My Grandmother, who I call Granna

Grew up Virginia, and has many brothers

She had a lot responisiblity as young girl

She was a single mother, and raised my mom and uncle

To my surprise, she has not experienced sexism

She also doesn’t know people who really dealt with serious sexism

Very interesting opinions she has about gender

She believes that boys and girls should be raised equally

That they should not be raised based on stereotypes

She believes women have gained a lot, but have more to gain

Like equal pay

She accepts the LGBT community

Including transgender and gender non-conforming people

She has lived a great life

And raised 2 wonderful children

And has 4 grandchildren

She believes in God, but has no particular religion

She is very against inequality

This is my Granna


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Is explicit material harmful to kids?

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 3 - Pahomov - C on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 1:30 am

  Is explicit music and television bad for children? There are two sides to this argument. The side that says this is very harmful, and the side that says either no, or that it’s only a little. Why do people take this situation so seriously? Adults pay so much attention to what children listen and watch because they fell that it can influence the kids to do bad things, or to think about things in a negative way. That is why they are concerned. Ultimately, kids will be ok with seeing most of the violent and sexual tv, and the same goes for explicit music. The kids will be affected little to none.

   

      The website Dailymail.co.uk has a story about a study on this topic. This story says that kids copy the verbal aggression that they see, as well as the physical violence that they see. This worries adults because this could lead to bullying and violence if kids really are that influenced. Not only that, according to psychologytoday.com, multiple sexual images can make a person act sexually active before they are ready. Because a lot of time the sexual content in entertainment is not portayed the best way, it can make kids think that it is ok and consequence-free. Also, boys who see graphic sexual content are 3x more likely to enagage in sexual acts then boys who haven’t. So, this side has some points. Not only that, apa.org says that violent tv can make young people more aggressive, and less social. Not only that, they can actually start to have more fear about the world they live in. But, still, there are ways to avoid that. Even if Leonard Eron, who is a Senior Research Scientist, is right about TV being respsonsible for 10% of the violence among young people, there is a way to prevent that without banning kids from seeing violent or sexual things.

   Many people feel that it is ok for kids to listen to explicit music and watch these type of tv shows. An author on madamenoir.com said that she doesn’t really censor her kids from her music. When her daughter was 3, she cursed towards one of the songs. She told her daughter that foul language is only for adults to use, and she hasn’t cursed since. Madamenoir.com is trustworthy because it is about black women’s lifestyles, so they talk about things like mothering. It’s obvious that this came from a real mother’s experience. On boards.straightdope.com, a mom asked whether she should let her 13 year old son listen to metal music, and a lot of people said yes, one mentioning that he sounds to be a kid without many behavior issues. That was justification to let him listen to the music. On todaysparent.com, one dad named Eric Alper said that he does let his kid listen to explicit music because he wants to be a cool dad, and not be the type that shuts her away from certain music. Also, psycnet.apa.org says that minors have their views on sexual activity don’t change that much when they hear explicit music. They gathered a group of people to listen to explicit music, then a censored version of that song, and then a non sexual song. The people still had similar views about women and sexuality. That really defeats the people saying that it does change the views of people, since this is coming from psychology website.

     Sometimes, the kids don’t understand song lyrics. On todaysparent.com, one dad named Eric Alper said, “It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t understand what she’s singing – I’m just happy that she’s singing.” It is true that kids don’t always understand song lyrics. There is another example from commonsensemedia.org. The author of the article said that her 8 year old kid wanted to download “Whistle” by Flo Rida. The song was about oral sex, but the kid thought it was about blowing whistles. That is why she let daughter download the song. On circleofmoms.com, one mom asked when will her 15 year old be old enough to hear explicit music. One person said the daughter would rebel. Another said that if she’s a good kid, she should be ok. And another brought up how people used to be against Elvis and The Beatles. Those things are all true. If a teen is mature, he/she can handle any type of music. Same with a kid. People have been hearing inappropriate things for a long time, and they have turned out fine. If a mature person sees another person eat food off of the floor, that person won’t join in. Same goes with entertainment. Morals need to be shown to these kids so they don’t go wild when they see & hear different things. The entertainment can’t be blamed for the way our children came out. If children are raised right, they will turn out fine. If the kids start acting out, the parents need to fix it by having a discussion. If that doesn’t work, therapy or grounding will probably solve the problem. Nothing will influence them for the worse after that. It is the parent's’ responsibility. If 10% youth violence is caused by TV, then parents need to fix that. They need to sit down next to their kids and tell them what is right and what is wrong. They need to promote positivity, and explain why violence is wrong. They also need to tell them why they are too young to be having sex, as well as too young for alcohol and drugs.

For all of the kids who are affected, the real question is how are these parents raising their kids. That’s the problem. If parents talk to their kids about right and wrong, and make sure their kids are mature before letting them watching certain things, they will be ok. The stuff then will have little to no effect on the child. If not, the explicit music and tv shows could become the parents. It is the parents responsiblity to prevent this. Parents and gaurdians need to be involved in their lives as much as possible. If parents do that, the rest will take care of itself. If the parents don’t do this, their kids could end up crazy or sexually active, and then parents will end up blaming tv and music when it’s not the artists or the tv show’s’ fault. It’s actually theirs. The suggestions mentioned in this paper will have kids being able to watch and hear what they want, and have them not turn to do negative things. Parents can prevent most of this from happening by just talking to their kids, as well as being involved in their lives. Simple actions can lead to massive results. That is the conclusion.


Works Cited

"Should I Let My 13-year Old Listen to These Heavy Metal Groups? - Straight Dope Message Board." Straight Dope Message Board RSS. 26 Jan. 2010. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=549506>.


"At What Age Should I Allow My 15 Yo to Listen to Explicit Lyrics?" Circle of Moms. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://www.circleofmoms.com/welcome-circle-moms/at-what-age-should-i-allow-my-15-yo-to-listen-to-explicit-lyrics-476704>.


Howard, Cori, and Eric Alper. "The Debate: Do You Let Your Kids Listen to Explicit Music? - Today's Parent." Todays Parent. Rogers Media, 2 May 2012. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/the-debate-do-you-let-your-kids-listen-to-explicit-music/>.


Clark, Laura. "Cartoon Violence 'makes Children More Aggressive'" Mail Online. Associated Newspapers, 5 Mar. 2009. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1159766/Cartoon-violence-makes-children-aggressive.html>.


"The PTC Mission." PTC Mission. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. <http://w2.parentstv.org/main/About/mission.aspx>.



Filucci, Sierra. "My Daughter Wants to Download Raunchy Music." Common Sense Media. 28 May 2013. Web. 8 Nov. 2015.



"Explicit Lyrics: Do You Censor The Music Your Kids Listen To?" MadameNoire RSS. 13 June 2014. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <http://madamenoire.com/561276/explicit-lyrics-do-you-censor-the-music-your-kids-listen-to/>.


"Sex, Violence, and Profanity in the Media Fact Sheet, TV Statistics - Parents Television Council." Sex, Violence, and Profanity in the Media Fact Sheet, TV Statistics - Parents Television Council. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/facts/mediafacts.asp>.

"Psychologists Study Media Violence for Harmful Effects." Apa.org. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/protect.aspx>.


Sprankle, Eric L., and Christian M. End. "The Effects of Censored and Uncensored Sexually Explicit Music on Sexual Attitudes and Perceptions of Sexual Activity." Http://psycnet.apa.org/. Web. 12 Oct. 2015. <http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2009-07965-002>.




What I Revised
I worked on my sources and information. I saw how Ms. Pahomov did not like the me using debate.org as a source, so I replaced it. I replaced it with quotes from a dad on todaysparent.com, and a commonsensemedia.org article. I also fixed a lot of spelling errors.




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Double Standards

Posted by Ali Driggers in Gender Studies - Menasion - d1 on Friday, October 9, 2015 at 10:05 pm




This man is called “strong” and “tough” and “muscular”. What would people call a woman if she dressed like this?


Quit the Double Standards
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The Boundries of Wrestling and Rock Music.

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 2 - Pahomov - A on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:16 pm
chicken.hawk's song _2 (1)
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Killing In The Name Of My Son

Posted by Ali Driggers on Friday, February 13, 2015 at 9:56 am

   Bam!! Bam!! That is how I am going against this dude with the baseball bat wrapped in the sharpest of barbed wire. I then jam the baseball bat up his rectum, and listen to the punk scream and cry. Just watching him beg for the mercy I refuse to give him. That’s not enough for this scumbag. I pick up the knife, and start stabbing him in the face as I think about how much I love my child. The man’s blood squirting on to my face. Can’t get it into my eyes. I then start chopping fingers off of his right hand as I hear his screams of pain. I know I am being just a tiny bit aggressive to this man. Why? Because this man tried to murder my 5 year old son, Jacob, at the store. He chased him with a chainsaw, and then attempted to gun him down with an M-16 until he found me. Why? Because the kid accidentally bumped into him. I was furious, but glad my son was not dead or injured.

       Now, I caught the guy. I then kidnapped him, and drove him to my house. Now, I am stabbing his crotch. I hear this punk screaming, begging for mercy. Screaming louder with stab. Crying more with each swing to his groin and stomach. Blood pouring all over his Polo pants. I just start laughing. I love to see my enemies suffer. It’s hilarious to see the scream in pain, and make all of these weird noises. He than decides to bite me. I could feel those little squares going into my hand. He knows he messed up FOR REAL! I leave him out in the yard, and go in the house. When I get inside, I see a bottle of gasoline and a lighter. So, I grab them. I then go to the dude, and pour the gasoline in his mouth, and his wounds. Then, I light a match, and throw it in his mouth. Now, he will feel the burn my heart and mind would if my son was killed or dismembered. Since he accidentally swallowed some of the gasoline, there is a fire in his throat. That’s cool. I am doing this because I love my son so very much.

        But, I see 4 SUVs, and then 5 people come out of each one. That’s 20 enemies. They all strapped. They are friends with the guy I had been beating up! Turns out, his name was Eruzo, and he ran a bank robbing organization! They are notorious for multiple robberies and homicides. Oh crap, this isn’t good. They all start shooting at me. The house is getting drenched in bullets, and my son is inside taking a nap!! He could get murdered!! I run inside, and grabbed my uzi, and my RPG. I then ran out ducking, and fired the RPG at one of the groups. I can see the heads and arms flying through the air, and blood is everywere. All over the lawn I work so hard to keep nice and pretty. I wish I could bring them back to life, tie them up, and slowly torture them for messing up my lawn.

        Now, it’s Uzi time. I spray at all the dudes. The sound of the gunfire was beautiful. The screams of pain, as well as the sight of blood and brains fly in the air, were like music to my ears. Their bodies looked like they were covered in ketchup when I was finished. Except for 1 guy. He didn’t get hit with any bullets. Not one piece of drop of blood on his Versace shirt, his Gucci pants, or his Air Yeezies. That man must meet Satan today. There is no way I will let him get away with this crap. I just picked up the chainsaw, and start cutting his crotch area. It was like he started peeing blood. After that, I open his stomach up with it. Then, I sliced his body in half. He was screaming. I liked it at first, but then it got annoying. So I threw a brick at his head, and did it as hard as I could. Now he is finally dead, thank God. I see the other dude. His insides are still burning. I decided to just let him suffer. The more the suffering, the better the revenge.

       I then realize I need to run away, and move!! My son is so innocent. He loves Halo and disney, and wants to be a superhero. So precious. I can’t let these dudes pull out their AKs and turn him into macaroni, so I then grab my son, and scream ¨We must run!!” So, I grab a bag full of guns, get my son, and we hop into my Maybach. We are moving to New York. That way, I won’t get arrested. But more importantly, my son can live. My son won’t have 27 holes in his head. I don’t want him dead. Now, it has been 4 months. I was only charged with manslaughter, and I am serving no prison time!! Yay!! I had also bought a very nice house there, and it has an arcade and a pool. And my son is doing good. He is happy, playing video games and watching the coolest tv shows. And I am also happy. I got baptized, and washed those sins away. While I will go to heaven, those men are burning all day, and all night while Satan dissect their bodies and lights their insides on fire. That’s all I want. My son to be alive, and for those dudes to suffer forever.

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English Benchmark About Ja Rule's Book ¨Unruly¨

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 2 - Pahomov - A on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 8:24 pm

   This book is called Unruly, and it’s written by Ja Rule. This story also uses uses an incredibly unique structure in this book. Ja Rule does not use the regular order of things. He sometimes places later events before earlier events. Even though he does this, he keeps the story interesting and readable. He doesn’t feel the need to follow the rules. He feels that he should do what he thinks makes his life sound good and honest. Because of his originality, his book became an original masterpiece in literature in my opinion. He is not afraid to put certain events before other events. He is also not afraid to have prison letters in between his chapters. This style seems to be unnoticed by a lot of people, which also lets me know that he did a good job. It shows that the style has not interfered with the main story for the worse.

    This technique makes it so that the reader feels how he supposed to feel. He/she feels excited about what will happen next, so they are sucked in. The prison letters in between also gives the reader a really good time to reflect on Ja Rule’s views, as well as to feel sympathy for him. This style helps prove that he is a human, and that success is not everything. He is not afraid to admit that at all. So because of this, the use of prison letters is very unique and interesting. There is so much to this man, and this style presents that. That is the cool thing about this style. Most people would never use this style in their autobiographies or their TV shows. So he took a dare when he wrote his book like that, and it paid off.

    This style is not used often. People usually keep the entire story in order without making such changes. So, this is not really a normal technique at all. This is what makes him so original. You usually don’t see tv shows styling their episodes this way. They usually keep things in the order of 1rst to last events. Family Guy sort of uses this style. Similar to how Ja Rule has prison letters in between his chapters, Family Guy has cutaway gags. Prodigy, a rapper who also wrote a book, had prison letters in between his chaptes, and he also kept the letters in order. So, he has also sort have incorperated this style into his book. He just uses this style in a way that makes the story cool and interesting. The style is really contributing because it puts the events in a good place. That, and the unorderly style in general, do this because as you read it, you feel like it’s the right time to learn about this. Especially since Ja Rule also talks about so many different themes and situations that have appeared in his life.

   There are no quotes in the book about Ja Rule’s style. Ja Rule does not reference it, but there were a lot of qotes I can use to present the order that he used in the book. One quote is,¨The beef between me and 50 was all over the news.¨ This quote talks about a rap rivalry that was very damaging, but it also shows the type of order he uses at times. This quote was about 2003, but the next quote is about events that took place in 1999, and in 2000. ¨I was in Los Angeles recording my second album, Rule 3:36¨, was that quote. And these two quotes are in the exact order. They are because those chapters were right next to each other. The one about beef was before the one about Los Angeles. ¨Ḧis body moved slowly, and he was no longer in good shape¨, is the final quote I will use. That took place in 2002, and that is in the very next chapter after the previous one. This proves that Ja Rule does not use chronological order when writing. The effect it has is making you fell excited to hear more about the past. More things that have not been discussed earlier. This style does contribute to the story this man has to tell in such a great way. That might be one of the reasons I love this book

  On Goodreads.com, there was a good quote about Ja Rule’s writing style, which was written by Andrew Hicks. ¨The book moves chronologically, but between each chapter is an italicized “present-tense” interlude written from prison, as Ja serves 26 months for a weapons charge and tax evasion¨ He is right about the prison letters. They are in between each chapter. That makes the story different from other biographies. This is an original form of writing which I like about it. That is why it is so good. But he also places some later events before earlier events. That is also what Andrew Hicks should touched on as well. But he was correct about the prison letters. Those letters are in order, but the storyline is not. And that is one of the interesting things about this book. Also, there is a beginning, middle, and end to this book. Although structured differently, you clearly know where the end and beginning is. When CG Blake said ¨The non-linear narrative is a challenge.¨, he was right. But, that was clearly a challenge that Ja Rule could handle. He used it properly, and that’s what makes the book so good.

 The prison letters carry on for 2 years, which is how long Ja Rule was in jail. These letters really show who he is as a person. You get to see his intellect, and you get to know how he is thinking after knowing he won’t be in the same house as his family for 2 years. He talks about how terribly he misses his son and daughter, and how his wife and mother were emotionally destroyed by this. Ja Rule lets you see the pain in his heart, and you can see how much regret he has for a lot of the decisions he made. Because of this, it was important he included them in this autobiography. But, it might be better that he kept those in order. Things could get confusing if he just placing them in random places because they are supposed to show his journey in prison. So, things would not quite be right if they were placed in random order. There is something about them each being in order that I really like. I think it helps see how he has matured throughout these two years. I would not see that if these letters were out of order, and put in random order.

       This book contains a very rare style of writing. My conclusion is that it can really make a book that much more interesting if done properly. The prison letters can help you think about Ja Rule’s life and choices, and the order of the events can make them seem as if they were in order. I know because Ja Rule did that, and now his book is a classic piece of American literature in my opinion.


    

Sources In MLA Format

Rule, Ja. Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man. Hardcover ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2014. 1 to 242. Print.


Hicks, Andrew. "A Review of Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man." Goodreads.com. Goodreads Inc, 6 Nov. 2014. Web. 14 Jan. 2015. <http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1058310816?book_show_action=true&page=1>.


Blake, CG. "Linear vs. Non-linear Narrative." A New Fiction Writers Forum. A New Fiction Writers Forum, 5 Dec. 2011. Web. 21 Jan. 2015. <https://cgblake.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/linear-vs-non-linear-narrative/>.


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Español Interview

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 2 - Bey - D on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 9:39 pm

Interview Part 1


Interview Part 2


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The Effects Of My Language And Words

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 2 - Pahomov - A on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    My language is very important me. There are many reasons why this is true. In this essay, I will explore all of those reasons. Right now, as I type this paper at my table, I am think about what I shall write down to express the importance of the way I speak. I have not been made fun of because of how I speak, but it is still important to me. I talk to express who I am a person and thinker. Without my voice, I don’t know where I would be. My language gotten me where I am.

    One important fact about me is I can talk in slang and in other ways, but I know how to talk professional. That is why I got accepted into SLA. They asked me ¨What your version of the perfect classroom?¨ I said something alont the lines of ¨I think the perfect classroom would be where kids did not fight and didn’t throw things, but one where people were nice and wanted to learn, and where the teachers care.¨ They liked my answer. I liked it too. I don’t really have a special accent or tongue, but the way I talk puts me in good situations. I talk professionally around adults.

     Sometimes I feel like I am better at speaking than writing. Sometimes I have errors in writing that I wouldn’t have if I just spoke. I like to debate and argue things I believe in. Whether it’s politics or music, slavery or stereotyping, making good points and arguing are things I love to do while I am in school. I remember the slavery unit, in which we had such heated debates. They were very heated. But my ideas and beliefs were heard, and I was surrouded by other smart voices.

      The way I talk affects my point greatly. My voice is very regular in my opinion. It’s the words I make with my voice that really matter. That is how I express my views on things during class and advisory discussions. So that is important. I have had to go to speech class from 2nd to 9th grade. I learned how to have proper social situations, as well as how to talk properly. If it weren’t for speech class, I would not be the same person I am today. My parents taught me how to use proper grammer. That is why I can say the right things during an interview.

      I have had so many different class discussions where I have expressed my true opinions. I remember how last year in African American History we had a lot of class discussions, which got intense many times. A lot of times, I particapated in them. They were some of the most important places for my voice to be. I shared my views on stereotyping, slavery, racism, and many other things. So that was a great class. My voice and opinions were put to good use in that class. So, my voice is very important, and I am very careful about how I use it.

     My relationship for power and language is strong. My voice was powerful enough to get me into SLA. So there is power in my language. One time the class was asked about stereotyping, and I said sometging along the lines of ¨I that some people see these rappers, and they think all black people are thugs or criminals. That isn’t true, because we have people like Nelson Mandela, Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King. They do not act like that.¨ The class was impressed with my response, and so was the teacher. The other responses were good as well. Another instance is when I talked about when I felt hate was ok. I said ¨ A rape victim, or the parent of a murdered child should not have to forgive the man that did this¨ Some people clapped. These are times where my voice had power, or an effect. So that is why I say that voice has power and importance.

    I am careful about what I say, because some words and comments are offensive. My mom taught me not to say certain things. When I was younger, I said a lot of homophobic and offensive things, and sometimes didn’t even know or care about how offensive they were. One time when I was 10, I was talking to a friend on the phone. We were talking about why we didn’t like Lady Gaga, or what we did not like about her. At one point, my friend said ¨I think she’s bisexual. She likes girls and boys.¨ I said something along the lines of ¨That’s plain nasty. She be kissing other girls. That just dirty and messed up. She’s gay! It’s wierd, and just not right.¨ Mom heard me, and did not like what I was saying. She never liked me making homophobic or sexual comments, especially not at that age. After I finished talking to him, Mom said ¨Ali, please don’t talk like that. There is nothing wrong with being gay.¨ It was ridiculous that I was saying such things, especially since I liked some of Lady Gaga’s songs. It was quite a while before listened to Mom, or agreed with her, fully. But eventually I did, and realized why these thoughts were not good at all. Now, I am more responsible when it comes to how I talk, and don’t talk about groups of people in such a way. Because my voice has power, and can affect my reputation for the better or worse. It can also either bring people up, or bring them down.

     My language says I am a nice and smart guy. The reason why is I use language that is intelligent and kind. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be in SLA. I also wouldn’t have that many friends. I get along with just about everyone in the school. If my language had a lot of insulting and impoliteness in it, then Things would not go so well for me. One time in 9th grade, I was comparing my kindness to cheese. The situation was that people from an acting school gave us an assignment. It was that we had to make a speech about ourselves, but we must use movement. So I decided my speech would be about my kindness. The 9th graders in orange & red stream went to a theater to perform our pieces. I performed my piece as well. I stood up in front of the audience, and performed this speech.


¨Being a good person is like being a stick of cheese with no mold. The mold representing evil and rudeness. I am not perfect, but I am very tasty. The chips represent people I have been kind to. It's like my kindness is the cheese, being melted and poured onto the chips, which are known as the people. The deliciousness of the cheese represents the quality of my kindness and personality. It has very high quality, and I always try to get it higher. It's what I was created for. I am not trying to say that I am the greatest stick of cheese. There are better pieces of cheese in the kitchen. They are the yummiest of cheeses, but I try to be as yummy as them. I try to melt the best cheese I can melt, and pour that on the chips. Every chip turns out yummy. I poured cheese on close chips, which are known as friends. One example is how a chip need help making a flavor. In other words, a friend asked me for help with a project that was a huge part of our grade. What I did was let him come over for the weekend so I could help him, and have fun for the rest of the weekend. And that's what I did I felt so good pouring all of that cheese on him. Making yummy nachos with my cheese feels so good. My kindnes and strive to be the best person I can is comparable to a delicious nacho cheese. The quality of the cheese must be good, just like my kindness must be. That is the way to make to other plates. In other words, you must be nice and have good morals to make it in life. I must get tastier and get more cheddar every day. Cheese is suppose to upgrade in both flavor and quality. Saying I am the best cheese is wrong. There are times when I could have been tastier, but I try to be as yummy as can be. That is my duty, and I am proud of that.¨

     

     I was cheered and applauded for what I said. I was happy with the response I had. That is what I mean by my language represents me. I am a kind and intelligent human being, and that speech proved it.

     My conclusion is that my words and my language are very important. It is what I use to express my thoughts and personaity. All of the reasons I just expressed really points out why they are important to me. So I will continue to use them properly.



      
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Benchmark Reflection

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 2 - Bey - D on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at 7:35 am

   I learned a lot from my Spanish Benchmark. One of those things are communication. I learned how to properly talk to group members. I liked how we got to be creative, and talk about the fake experiences we had. I love how we had so much freedom, and how we got to learn from each other when we presented. It could be better by not making us answer the questions on canvas, but instead asking the class these questions. Then somebody can call out, or raise his/her hand, to say the answer. Besides that, this project was very good. And like it, and the grade I got for it.


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Srta Dunn's Sueño Casa

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 12:42 pm

Srta. Dunn es treinta y nueve. Srta. Dunn tienen una niña. Srta. Dunn es mi inglés profesora. Ella colores favoritos son rosa y gris. Srta. Dunn’s transporte es tres bicis y dos carros. Srta. Dunn tienen tres gatos y uno perro. Tres personas vivir en Srta. Dunn’s casa. Srta. Dunn practicar yoga. Srta. Dunn le gusta ver la tele, leer, cocinar, y ir de compras. En Dunn’s casa hay cuatro dormitorios. Srta. Dunn tienen dos baños y media baño. Srta. Dunn dónde prefiere vivir en la ciudad.




Descripción de Casa


  • La casa tiene una mediana yoga cuarto.

  • La casa también tiene dos mediana baños.

  • La casa Situar en Nueva York, NY.

  • La casa ir a estar totalmente Moderna y Mediana.

  • La casa tiene uno gigante, moderna telivisión.

  • La casa ir a contentor hermoso y pequeño Libero.

  • La casa contentor cuatro habitaciones.

  • Hay es Una hermoso sala en la casa.

  • La casa ir a esta cerca el museo y el parque.

  • La casa tiene una pequeño cocina.

  • La casa contentor una gigante, de luja comedor.

  • La casa’s precio es sólo $400,000.

  • La casa’s jardín tiene una piscana y seis sillas.


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El cuarto ( Nina)




Invitado cuarto




Srta Dunn’s cuarto




  


El jardín


La sala                                                                              La comida y la comedor (abajo)




El oficina.



El baño


El invitado baño





El baño (Srta Dunn’s Cuarto)




Diseñado por Husain


Husain y Ali’s Numero: 654-UNA-CASA



Husain y Ali’s Reflexiones

https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1cZIUoUpTcFlrKFGfihv2VHUfpZ8Bja3DCgECeNFsKM0/edit



https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1SkltCl4tjYHts0p9uQ1bogPOoC17HXnFrknGZiGsw6k/edit
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Negative Space

Posted by Ali Driggers in Art - Freshman - Hull - b1 on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 12:02 am

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Cutouts (on top)


Negative space drawings (located underneath)

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Reflection

1. Negative space is blank, unused space surrounding an object.

2. In my stool drawing, I found negative space by coloring in the drawing, and leaving the rest of the paper blank.

3. It helps an artist to see in negtive space because there is nothing blocking the view of the object.

4. It is useful in creating art because sometimes you only want to make one object. And you want that object to be as clear as possible.
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My Third Bullying Blog

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 1 - Dunn - X on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 9:39 pm

  Hi, my name is Ali. I am doing a project for English called you and the world. It is a project where we find a topic we are passionate about, and I chose to do bullying.  The reason I did is because it is causing suicide. So I made two blogs (Blog 1 and Blog 2). The first on was about the statistics of bullying and suicude, and how it will grow if we don’t stop it. On the second blog, I explained the effects of bullying and suicide, and talked about why some of these bullies are killers. i just did something called the agent of change. For my agent of change project, I did a presentation to my advisory about bullying. I talked about how it was the cause of some of the U.S suicides.

  The amount of suicide bullying caused is beyond ridiculous, and I wanted to let people know about it. I do have ways this can be changed. I feel good about doing this presentation because I did show my advisory the effects of bullying. One way I did that was that I showed my advisory a CNN story about a girl that commited suicide because people not only spread innappropriate photos of her, but they called her nasty names and cyberbullied her. People got emotional after seeing that. We, as an advisory, discussed the effects of bullying and suicide. When I presented, I did stutter a lot. I also chose a video before completing. The result was excellent, but it could have been bad. Also, I wish I practiced before I presented. Those are things I would change. But I did cause some change because I opened people to the facts about bullying, and discussed that with my advsiory. That put the topic back in everyone’s head. Not only that, I shared a young victim’s story. That hit the advisory hars, as they were sad too see that. So, that is how I made change


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    These pictures are of me doing my presentation about bullying and it’s effects. During this presentation, I asked the students for their answers for the questions. I liked all of the answers that I got from the students. In these photos, I am either speaking or taking answers to the questions I am presenting. I wanted to get the group’s answers to questions such as “Why is suicide important?”, and then give my reason.

     The thing left for us, as a nation, is ending bullying for good. It still exists, and I need to do all I can to make bullying extinct. No kid should go through this, and no person should feel suicide is needed in order to escape the pain caused by bullying. It is ridiculous that such a thing is even happening. So far, Cartoon Network has a special called “Stop Bullying”, which encourages anti-bullying to the youth. Also, WWE has a partnership with Be A Star, which is an organization that encourages and promotes anti bullying. And because of it’s partnership with WWE, this message is presented to millions of people, many whom are children. Even better, the wrestlers themselves are speaking against it constantly. I love the things being done. Sending anti-bullying messages to millions of kids is very important. Kids need to know that verbal and physical harm is unacceptable, especially since it is literally murdering today’s youth. Not only that, there are thousands of websites going against bullying.

      I do want to thank Ms. Dunn for giving the class the oppurtunity to make these projects. If it weren’t for that, this project would not even exist. I also want to thank my advisory and the other students that joined that day. They were very polite as I left them a reminder that bullying is awful and sending kids to the graveyard. I also must thank my mom. She was a huge help during the process of this project’s creation. There is still bullying. But luckily, this nation is doing it’s best to stop it. And that is an amazing thing.


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La casa de Rick Ross

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 8:43 pm


    Esta es la casa de Rick Ross. Está en Miami. Está cerca de Gunplay’s casa. Está lejos de Chicago. La casa tiene cuarto comedores. La casa tiene veinte baños y duchas. Rick Ross’s casa tiene nueve gimnasios. El también tiene noventa carros y once pasillos. La casa tiene cien teles. Es también treinta MMG estudios.

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Gigante Mansion

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 8:27 pm

        El mansión es de gran grande y tiene noventa gente vivo aquí. Hay tiene veinticuatro comedores. El también tiene treinta baños. Hay es también cuartocinco sofás y once comidas. El mansión tiene de gran garaje. Hay es ochenta teles y cinco el jardínes eso también nove cientos pulgadas cada. Eston mansión es el más grande de todo tiempo. Eso es uno gigante mansión.
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Comida Español Proyecto (Ali, Jaiye, Fodie, Chev)

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 4:14 pm
https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/11ljhOpvT9lfRfZtC8XEOCpfRoJFOH67nz_K60cJ4e-M/edit




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Final Perspective Drawing

Posted by Ali Driggers in Art - Freshman - Hull - b1 on Friday, April 18, 2014 at 12:22 am

1. I learned one to draw a stool, and I did not know how to do that before. But I I saw one way to do it, and it will be helpful for if I draw another room or table.


2. I dont draw that much, but learning this while doing it helped me improve my project as I did it. But I will be able to draw more 3d objects than I used to. I am far from perfect at this, but it will be an improvement.


3. I would work on the tables and stools first, because they still look far from what I would have liked them to look like. Then, I would move onto the sinks and cabinets. I would also make sure I completely understand how to use the vanishing point before Ms. Hull left.


4. I would tell them to just do your best. I would tell them to look at how-to-draws for certain objects, but not to be afraid to make mistakes.


5. I think the internet may have helped me the most since it had the how-to guide, and you could look up how to draw certain things. But it might have been Ms. Hull, because she gave me advise, and told me when and where I was wrong during the drawing process0417142303a.jpg
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Hablar screenshot

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 9:16 am
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Decisións de Yo y Mis Amigos

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    Mis amigos correr a escuela diario. Colin juega GTA 5 y trabajar todos los días. Colin llava el ipod diaro. El nunca duerma en escuela. Liam nunca ascosa ellos y ellas. El es inteligente. Liam juega Minecraft y lea web cómicos. Va al gamestop y a la tienda. Jason juega Candy Crush a veces. Va al ginmasio y al centro. Ellos completan su tarea y benchmarks. Mi fascina Tosh.0 y rap musico. Yo escribo ensayos para mi escuela, comer patatas fritas, y juego con mi ipad. Yo también estudiar mi algebra trabajo.


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Bullying Is Destroying Our Society! (Blog #2)

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 1 - Dunn - X on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 5:52 pm

   Hi, my name is Ali. I go to SLA and am currently in the 9th grade. Right now, my class has a project called ¨You And The World.¨ We had to each choose an issue we are passionate about, and we are supposed to address the theme. My theme is bullying. I have talked about this theme in my first blog post, discussing the rates of bullying-related suicides, as well as a story about a victim that committed suicide after going through excessive bullying. I also talked about which kinds of people are at risk. But with new research and survey results, I will talk more about this horrible act that is sending our kids to the graveyard.

       Recently, I have put out a survey on google docs asking people about bullying. One of the questions was ¨Do you know anybody who committed suicide, or wanted to, because they were bullied?¨ Four people answered yes. It is a problem because friends and family are affected when a close one commits suicide, or wants to. This is just more proof about why bullying is hurting people. Another piece of evidence from the survey is that one person said that he/she was suicidal at one point, and another said he/she might have suicidal before. Both people were bullied. Another troubling fact is that two people said that there is bullying at this school. Even though those people said it's not a big problem, if it is not stopped, it could become a huge problem. This survey is a reminder that our society has a lot of work to do when it comes to getting rid of bullying.


       Bullying is not always the only reason someone commits suicide. Kids are usually dealing with other problems in their lives, according to about.com. But bullying is not a pleasant experience to go through. So that is only hurting the depressed child more. Depression and bullying are not a good combination. That is a recipe for suicide, and that is not a pleasant result at all. Kids should not have to go through any depression, but they do. When you then decide to bully that child, you are only adding more fuel to the fire. Bullying is sometimes committed after the bully has been bullied. Another troubling fact is that bullies create other bullies. If we don't stop this, the number of bullies in the world will keep growing. And the last thing we need is more bullies destroying the lives of our kids.

 

(This is where bullying is sending our kids. Families and friends will never see the victim ever again in their lives. No parent should ever have to burry their own child. Why should a bully's laughter be more important that a child's life? It shouldn't, and it isn't.)


         Bullying comes in many different forms. I talked a little bit about this in the first blog, buT I have more to say. There is emotional bullying. Emotional bullying is when you do thing to hurt someone's feelings. People do this by spreading rumors, teasing, finding a nasty way to humiliate the victim, or using social media/texting to make the victim feel worthless. One reason bullies do this is because they disapprove someone's race, religion, and/or sexuality. Rumors are a huge part of emotional bullying. They make people believe false things about a person, which could cause extreme hatred, dislike, or laughter towards the victim. Rumors also destroy friendships and open up a door for physical violence. Physical bullying is when violence or inappropriate physical contact is used to harm someone. This includes beating someone up, wedgies, sexual harassment/assault, shoving, and damage of property/clothes. Not only could this lead to suicide, but it could also lead to violence and/or change in the victim's actions. This type of behavior is unacceptable, and our children need to know that. When someone is bullied to the point of suicide, the victim's bullies are murderers. And murder is unacceptable.

         Bullying is not good for many reasons. It is killing our children, and hurting the ones that are still alive. For my YATW service, I plan to show a presentation to kids about the deadly disease known as bullying. The presentation will address the many different forms of bullying, how bullies are murderers when their victims commit suicide, the effects of bullying, and nonviolent ways to deal with bullying. And I would like to now explain how the bullies are murderers. When a bullying victim commits suicide, the bully killed the victim. The bully tied the rope around his/her neck. The bully pulled that trigger, or slit that throat. You know why? Because if the bully hadn't committed his/her evil and deadly actions, the kid would not be in a casket. If a murderer didn't decapitate an innocent person, that person would not be dead. There is no difference. Victims should not be murdered. Bullying itself should. And with my presentation, I will remorselessly contribute to it's death with a smile.

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Vida en SLA

Posted by Ali Driggers in Spanish 1 - Manuel - C on Friday, February 7, 2014 at 9:13 am

Me llamo Ali. Soy estudiante de Science Leadership Academy. Esta en Filadelfia. Esta cerca de escuelas. SLA es divertido y inteligente. Tenemos drama, inglés, y español. Tenemos béisbol y baloncesto. SLA estudiantes son simpático y inteligente. SLA estudiantes gustas trabajar y libros. SLA es cinco pisos. SLA es divertido. Pero es muchos actividades. Nosotros llevar orgullo en nuestro escuela.

   Tenemos drama, bioquímica, inglés, español, matemáticas, estudiar sociales, y historio. Soy favorito clase es estudiar sociales porque es divertido y útil. No me gusta mucho matemáticas porous es extremadamente difícil y aburrido. Actuamos aprender de álgebra y practicar problemas en matemáticas. Leemos estudiar y trabajar en estudios sociales. Los clases, estar necesitamos unos lápices y la computadora. Para tener en esta clase, Necesitamos trabajar, terminar tarea, y estudiar duro. Tenemos que llevar una mochila, una computadora, unos lápices, y unas carpetas. Es importante a tener tú ordenador y tú cargador. Es requerido eso tú estar preparado, tomar apuntes, y portarse tú mismo.

    Sr. Todd es simpático, inteligente, y divertido. El Sr. Todd ensena Africano Americano historio. Le gusta Amistad y instrucción unos esclavitud. Africano Americano historio su clase es divertido y interesante. La Srta. Dunn esta mi inglés maestra. La Srta. Dunn encanta yoga y ha una once ana vieja hija. La Srta. Dunn esta mi consejera. Inglés es de que pensar educativo. Srta. Dunn es listo util.

    Me encanta SLA. La que más me enanta de SLA es maestra y los ordenadores. Me odio el cantidad de trabajar y tarea. SLA ha importante invitados, como ingual Presidente Obama y BIll Gates. Vosotros somos especial a Nuestro país. SLA es divertido, especial, y vida-cambiante.


Link to Powtoon: http://www.powtoon.com/p/dz3WXvo5YAu/
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Ali and Aaron's Abstract on Photosynthesis

Posted by Ali Driggers in Bio-Chem 9 - Sherif - A on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 9:42 pm

         

    The presentation that me and my group did was about photosynthesis. We did this to teach our fellow classmates about photosynthesis. We wanted to learn about how photosynthesis was important to life, as well as it’s process. As a group, we did learn a lot. We learned that photosynthesis is essential to whether or not a plant survives or not. During this process, we grew better as a group and really feel like we gained a lot from this unit. If we could some things next time, our team will have better communication with each other, as well as better time management. We did well in this, but there is always room for improvement.

 

 

https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/presentation/d/1DazkFESVoM564NFjpjE5L3ibRQpGh16nOBoCDpgosFk/present#slide=id.g25e99ecbb_05

 

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Posted by Ali Driggers in English 1 - Dunn - X on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 5:28 pm
        

Bibliography


"The Anxiety and Depression of Bullying (A Personal Story)." . The Elegant Grunge Theme. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <http://bullyinglte.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/the-anxiety-and-depression-of-bullying-a-personal-story/>.

http://bullyinglte.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/the-anxiety-and-depression-of-bullying-a-personal-story/

          This article is like an autobiography because it was written by a bullying victim. She has been beaten up by bullies, and even bullied by her tutor. This entire article will let people think twice before bullying. She was depressed because of this, and people don’t deserve to have that feeling


"Bullying and Suicide." . N.p.. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-statistics.html>.

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-and-suicide.html

       This website is really good. This specific link will show important facts on bullying-related suicide. All educators should visit this site because the statistics are important. Bullies should visit this website to know that people actually kill themselves over bullying.


       "11 Facts About Bullying." . N.p.. Web. 16 Dec 2013.

<http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-bullying>.

      This is a very helpful for people that need more info on bullying. This website includes facts that most people don’t know about. If we really are going to end bullying, we need to know every bullying fact known to man. This website has 11 of the most important bullying facts, and if more people see them, they will better understand how to make a difference.


Joey Scarborough, and Dareh Gregorian. "Family of bullied suicide teen Joel Morales suing New York City, Board of Education and the bullies who tormented him." . N.p., 26 Aug 2013. Web. 16 Dec 2013. <http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bullied-suicide-teen-family-sues-new-york-city-board-education-tormentors-article-1.1437763>.

Family of bullied suicide teen Joel Morales suing New York City, Board of Education and the bullies who tormented him

        This article is about a 12 year old boy who killed himself due to bullying. I want bullies, and people who don’t care about bullying, to see that this is a real issue. This also shows that bullying affects others in a way that is not positive. I also found the image of the crying boy on here. I used it because I wanted to show that this affects not only the victim, but it affects the people that love the victim as well.


"11 Facts About Bullying." . N.p.. Web. 16 Dec 2013. <http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-bullying>.

      This is a very helpful for people that need more info on bullying. This website includes facts that most people don’t know about. If we really are going to end bullying, we need to know every bullying fact known to man. This website has 11 of the most important bullying facts, and if more people see them, they will better understand how to make a difference.


"bullying cartoon pictures." . Google. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1350&bih=569&q=cartoon bullying&oq=cartoon bullying&gs_l=img.3..0l9j0i5.671.6964.0.7194.16.14.0.2.2.0.155.1652.2j12.14.0....0...1ac.1.32.img..0.16.1694.JRYo0UM6KJk

bullying cartoon pictures

      This search on images.google.com is where i found two of my images. One of the images that I chose was cartoon picture of a bully being pointed at by angry children. In the picture, those angry kids are screaming “NO BULLYING!” I chose this picture because it shows that some people don’t find bullying to be cool. The other image I had chosen was a comic strip of 3 characters from a show called “Regular Show.” The comic strip featured a bully picking on someone, while the victim’s friend isn’t happy about it. I chose it because in, the victim seemed either sad or scared, if not both, while his friend was upset. That shows how not-cool bullying is, and how people feel when being bullies. I recommend this page for anybody trying to find cartoons about bullying, and I recommend images.google.com to anybody looking for pictures in general.



"Risk Factors." . U.S Department of Health and Human Services. Web. 16 Dec 2013. <http://www.stopbullying.gov/at-risk/factors/index.html>.

Risk Factors

       This website provides information about people who are at risk of being bullied. It is very specific about this, as well as the kind of kids who will likely bully others. This is really helpful for parents and educators, especially those that know victims of bullying.


"What is cyberbullying, exactly?." . WireSafety.org. Web. 16 Dec 2013. <http://stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html>.

What is cyberbullying, exactly?.

              This website provides excellent info about cyberbullying. It is very detailed about cyberbullying, what it is, how it is done, and the possible aftermath because of it. It also lets you know the difference between predatory conduct and cyberbullying, because there is a difference between the two. I recommend that all educators, of any grade, go to this website so they can have more info on this disgraceful act.


"My bullying experience." . California Mental Health Services Act. Web. 17 Dec 2013. <http://us.reachout.com/real-stories/story/my-bullying-experience>.

http://us.reachout.com/real-stories/story/my-bullying-experience

           This article is really good. It is about how a boy went through bullying. People called him homophobic slurs, as well as Ghandi. It really hurt him. But he kept his up, and got through it. I want bullying victims to be inspired by this victim, as well people in general.





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The Seriousness Of Bullying

Posted by Ali Driggers in English 1 - Dunn - X on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 9:28 pm
        

       Hi, my name is Ali Driggers. I am a freshman, and my class is doing a project called You And The World. My post is going to be about bullying. Bullying is a very serious problem in the U.S.A. It affects people in very negative ways. Bullying affects peoples’ confidence and many have committed suicide because of this issue. People give up hobbies due to the fact that they have been picked on because of them. Bullying is something that should not even exist.

          There are many forms of bullying. One popular form is called cyberbullying. Cyberbulling is when people use technology to bully others without having to come face to face with them in person. Social media is one way people do this. People also bully through texting. According to stopcyberbullying.org, this form of bullying can cause deadly violence, some of  it self inflicted. That is one example of the seriousness of the issue. If something is this harmful, and deadly, we need to put an end to it. Regular bullying is just as bad.

           Bullying is the third most leading cause of suicide. Certain kids have a huge risk of being bullied. The kids at risk are the ones who are “overweight or underweight, wear glasses or dress differently, are new to a school, or unable to afford popular clothes,” says stopbullying.gov. People going through depression, anxiousness, and self esteem issues are at risk. If a kid is viewed as powerless, annoying, isn’t very popular, or is in the LGBT community, he/she is at risk.  People are also bullied about what they wear, how they live, or their religious beliefs. According to bullyingstatistics.org, there are 4,400 bullying suicides a year. But what if that is not true? What if it increases and goes up to 4,400 per group (including each letter in LGBT, with depression, anxiousness, and self esteem being separate groups), each day?! That would be 70,000 suicides a day! If that happened, that means there would be 25,696,000 suicides from bullying a year!! That could actually happen.

       (That is an actual boy. His 12 year old best friend killed himself due to being bullied. Does he really deserve this?)


          People have hopes for things. People want their favorite sports teams to win a world series or super bowl. I bet some of those suicide victims could have been hired by the MLB or the NFL, and could have made that team a super bowl or world series winner. Too late for that. One of those victims could have created a clothing brand for women, featuring the coolest and prettiest items. But that person is DEAD!! Citizens all across the U.S should be concerned about bullying. One of those suicide victims could have gotten poverty extinct from the U.S, or could have made sure every kid in our country could be educated. That person is dead, deceased, and will never be met, seen, or heard again!! Bullies are murdering people that would have changed the world for the better. If you care about anything at all, than you should should know about one our nation's worst diseases, and that is bullying!! Right now, we have billions of kids and teens in the U.S. Every time a kid dies, that population goes down! And bullies are contributing to this awful fact.


     

            Bullying is not a good thing at all. People that don’t commit suicide still go through problems. People have their confidence gone down, and people consider suicide. Bullying victims may also turn into bullies as well. That means the number of bullies is being multiplied. And some bullies have multiple victims, which could mean multiple suicides. Even if they don’t commit suicide, they could be sad or depressed. That is not good at all. Bullying victims could live in fear their entire lives. Bullying victims could also become criminals if they feel that the world is against them. This is huge example of how bullying is destructive to our society

          The conclusion of this article is that bullying is a disease. People are not only getting hurt because of it, but some are dying because of it. Ending bullying would be very helpful to our society in so many different ways. One question I have is this: How is a bully created? Another I wonder is how you can make even the most cruel bullies stop what they are doing. I hope to learn about ways to help kids cope with bullying, and ways to have bullies stopping what they are doing. This way, the nation will be able to figure out how destroy bullying for all eternity.




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