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Starks Incorporated - Senior Capstone - Chelsea Starks
The topic that I did for my capstone is Web Development. This project will enabled me to not only prepare a digital portfolio for my intended major in college but also give me work experience by designing multiple websites for several organizations and I produced a career related project in order to achieve my goal.
This process has been a long journey that started well before this year but I’m very proud I was able to create such a masterpiece and share it with everyone. The name of my company is called Starks Incorporated; it is a web design company specializing in WordPress, Flash, and multimedia as well as social networking. Over the past year I have been able to build a small list of clientele, which include different non-profit organizations as well as privately owned businesses as well.
Early in 2011, I was informed about a non-profit in need of a digital makeover and I was chosen to redesign the site. The end result was great and I enjoyed making it. Other non-profits include SLA’s very own RoughCut Productions, Global Youth United, MpazaK, and Secret.org. I learned a lot more about web design in terms of different languages, improved my knowledge of different applications such as Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, and read really interesting reference books for my work.
Overall I had a great time designing and creating this project and if I could do it all over again I would get the word out maybe a little more about my company but for the most part I’d keep things the same.
¡Se Viene Perú! Por Chelsea Starks =)
Chelsea Starks - PSA - ¿Denuncio o Hacer la Vista Gorda?
Introducción
Para mi proyecto hice la prueba PSA o anuncio de servicio público sobre el abuso infantil y negligencia. En este video cuenta la historia de dos niños que tienen que ver con todos los días el maltrato infantil y cómo se han sobrevivido.
"El Bola" se trataba de un chico que estaba siendo abusada por su padre. Su mejor amigo no tenía idea de lo que estaba pasando, pero sabía que la gente de su barrio, pero no denunció.
Para mi, pensé que la película fue muy bien. Reflejaba muy bien lo que pasa a los niños que hacen vivir así y otros no tienen tanta suerte como Pablo. Algunas terminan muertos y Pablo escapado justo a tiempo.
Para mi proyecto hice la prueba PSA o anuncio de servicio público sobre el abuso infantil y negligencia. En este video cuenta la historia de dos niños que tienen que ver con todos los días el maltrato infantil y cómo se han sobrevivido.
"El Bola" se trataba de un chico que estaba siendo abusada por su padre. Su mejor amigo no tenía idea de lo que estaba pasando, pero sabía que la gente de su barrio, pero no denunció.
Para mi, pensé que la película fue muy bien. Reflejaba muy bien lo que pasa a los niños que hacen vivir así y otros no tienen tanta suerte como Pablo. Algunas terminan muertos y Pablo escapado justo a tiempo.
Vocabulario Usado
el maltrato infantil
la negligencia
denunciar
hacer una vista gorda
un chaval
someter a
preocupante
la cicatriz
el moratón
ocultar
azotar
prueba suficiente
Entonces
averiguar
se caen bien
amistad
la tensión entre
lo que
enfrentarse con
ser capaz de
deprimido
antipático
el comportamiento
reconocer los indicios
promover la prevención de
Mandatos Formales
Proteja a sus hermanos siempre.
Reconozca los indicios cuando los veas!
Llame al Departamento de Servicios Humanos de hoy.
¡Tome Acción!
¡Promove la prevención del maltrato infantil!
Sea un héroe niño y salvarlos de una situación horrible.
el maltrato infantil
la negligencia
denunciar
hacer una vista gorda
un chaval
someter a
preocupante
la cicatriz
el moratón
ocultar
azotar
prueba suficiente
Entonces
averiguar
se caen bien
amistad
la tensión entre
lo que
enfrentarse con
ser capaz de
deprimido
antipático
el comportamiento
reconocer los indicios
promover la prevención de
Mandatos Formales
Proteja a sus hermanos siempre.
Reconozca los indicios cuando los veas!
Llame al Departamento de Servicios Humanos de hoy.
¡Tome Acción!
¡Promove la prevención del maltrato infantil!
Sea un héroe niño y salvarlos de una situación horrible.
¡Soy Chavista! por Chelsea Starks
Antes la unidad de Hugo Chávez, cúando yo escuché el nombre, yo no pienso much de él. No un positivo o negativo, no supe lo que o quien él fue. Yo recuerdo él fue el hombre que llamó el presidente Bush un diablo.
Ahora yo habia aprendé mucho. Chávez es el presidente de Venezula, y los medios de comunicación hace él fuera ser un dictator pero él ganó más de cinco elecciones. Él es un socialista y no le gusta capitalismo nada. Tiene 4 hijos y está muy educado.
Estoy Chavista y yo votaría porque él trabaja para la clase de obrera y él se ama su país. Y habla con una persona desde eso país y escuchando su opinión sobre el fue muy divertido. Como le vey, nada muchos personas le gusta Chávez pero él es un bueno persona y muy simpático.
Me gusta aprendido sobre un politico de otra país. Es interestante hablar con una persona desde este país también.
El Jardín por Joan Miró desde la perspectiva de Pedro Machuca
Me llamo Pedro Machuca. Yo soy un chico y tengo diez años. Yo vivo con mi madre y mi padre en shantytown pero él es un alcohólico. Mi madre es un trabajadora en mi barrio y ella toma cuida de mi. Soy de Santiago, Chile, y yo había vivo aquí todo mi vida. Mi religión es Cristianismo y mi clase economica y social es la clase obrera. Mi barro es mucho pobre pero mi estado mental es lucido. Mis amigos son Gonzalo y Silvanah. La clase economica y social de Gonzalo son, la clase media, pero Silvanah es en la clase obrera con mi. Escuela primeria es bueno por que es mucho información aprender pero no entiendo todos. El sacerdote, Father McEnroe quise nos caen bien juntos pero la mayoría de los padres de los niños no quieren sus niños ser en el mismo escuela tan los chicos pobres. Para mi, eso no tiene sentido porque es nosotros son todos la gente. Pensar que la gente no puede está juntos, es ridículo. En mi país, el comunismo y socialismo son los cosas que son cambian pronto. El EEUU y la clase alta tuvieron el golpe estado en contra el presidente Salvador Allende. La tensión entre de el EEUU y Russia desbordado en la patría de Chile. La minoría de la gente quiere Allende rendirse poder o por lo menos quiere derrocar él porque la gente no piensa que él puede lleva al país. Por lo que sé, el Presidente Allende se suicidó. Y con eso, se desató el infierno y terminó la presidencia de Allende.
El arte que soy interpretando es pintado por Joan Miró en 1925. La obra de arte del normbre es El Jardín. Yo sería interpretando este pintura desde perspectiva de mi y cómo lo veo. Aquí es veces información para el pintura. Joan Miró fue nacido 20 de abril de 1893 y murió 25 de diciembre de 1983. Él fue una pintor, escultor, y ceramista de España. Él era nacido en Barcelona, España. En el final decenios de su vida, él trabajó en diferente media produciendo cerámica y las ventanas pinturas. Miró murió 25 diciembre de 1983, de enfermedad del corazón. Sólo díez años después General Pinochet tomó poder.
Esta obra de arte es muy interesante. Me encuentro pensando en mi infancia, cuando me mira. Todas las formas y los colores brillantes me recuerdan la sonrisa de mi madre. Ella siempre tuvo fe en mí y sabía que podía ser algo yo quería ser. Cuando miro a esta pintura, que me recuerda a mi amigo de Gonzalo también. Donde vivía, todo estaba siempre brillante y bella. He disfrutado el tiempo que pasé allá, porque tenía todo lo que me deseo que tenía. En mi país, la gente de la clase obrera tenía que lucha por su derecho a quedarse con el Presidente Allende en el poder. Por desgracia, hemos perdido la guerra. Desde mi punto de vista, creo que la forma en que todo juega en la final fue injusto y equivocado. Cuando se mira en la pintura de Miró que veo que es muy abstracto. Pero lo más importante es que se trata al espectador a interpretar lo que ven. Se puede elegir la forma en que se ve tan bien como lo que reciben de ella. Para mi yo creo que esta pintura representa la infancia de Miró y esto sólo le hace volver al pasado. Me toma lejos de la realidad y me trae paz y tranquilidad. Pienso que el mensaje de esta obra de arte es que la vida es demasiado corta y que está bien ser feliz y disfrutar de la vida. Sólo se vive una vez así que lo mejor es vivir la vida al máximo porque nunca se sabe cuando el suyo se acortará. Estoy seguro que Silvanah no esperaba morir ese día. Pero ella hizo su mejor para proteger a una cosa que era importante para ella, su familia.
Esta pintura muestra a la vida la felicidad tiene que ofrecer y cómo la vida puede ser brillante. Para ella, veo las cosas diferente ahora. Esta pintura es sólo este contrario y por eso me gusta. Me toma lejos de la terrible realidad que yo vivo y me trae paz y tranquilidad. Creo que el mensajees disfrutar la vida porque nunca se sabe cuando se puede quitado. La vida, no importa cuán bueno o malo que sea, es todavía la vida.
Q2 Benchmark - Freedom of Religion
This was LaMaya's, Tyler's, & my project for our Q2 Benchmark. The provision we decided to focus on was the freedom of religion in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Click to watch the video below.
Benchmark Reflection:
- Why did you choose this topic?
My group members and I wanted to choose a topic that was personal to us, original in such a way that it was not cliché and share our opinions and ideas openly on. - What did you like about this project? What was most challenging?
I liked that we didn't necessarily have to stay in one section of the Constitution, we were able to choose what part in the Constitution we wanted to. I found myself most successful being able to speak freely on my ideas and opinions on this topic as did my teammates. The most challenging thing though, in this project was figuring out how to fit the C-SPAN footage in, in such a way that everything transitioned smoothly. - Describe the most interesting fact or event that you investigated.
The most interesting fact that I have investigated was how before the Constitution there was quite a bit of persecution for people's beliefs but the same people who came to this country because they were being persecuted in Europe for their religion, did the same thing once they got here. It seems to me that history repeats itself if we let it without a doubt. - How could this project be improved?
I think we could have have switched the camera maybe more than what we did. I also think this could have been improved by ways of having clearer C-SPAN footage, but that was just poor video quality on their part.
- Where did you run into trouble with the project?
We ran into trouble when trying to convert the video into an FLV file but finally my computer cooperated with me and I was able to upload the video. - What went well with this project?
My group members and I worked really well with this project everyone was able to agree on one thing and really got what we needed to do done. The music, the transitions and the overall look of this project was great and I am proud of the finished product. - If you had it to do over, what would you change about your decisions or your process?
If I had to do this process over again, I would try to record everyone's parts in the same place to keep some type of constant there or at least the background is close to what the other person has. Also I would have added in a skit or something showing what it would be like without that provision in the Constitution. - What did you learn?
I learned just how necessary it is to have the freedom of religion and how strongly some feel about it in terms of them having an opposition to people believing differently than they do. I also learned more about my team members and how they feel about religion, I actually did not know that they sort of felt the same as I do about having the freedom of religion.
Above the Influence by Chelsea Starks
What is your product? What is your message?
My product is an Above the Influence commercial. The message I am conveying to my audience is don't drink and drive.
Who is your intended audience?
My intended audience are young adults between the ages of 21 and 30
Why do you think this is an effective way to reach your audience?
I think this is an efective way to reach my audience because in that age group most listen to the radio and don't really change the station when a commercial comes on. It's easier to reach this target audience that way.
If you were to to do this again, what would you change about your BM?
I think I would make the arguments stronger in such a way it stays realistic but there's more emphasis on the point I'm trying to get across. Overall though I'm proud of my finished product. :)
My product is an Above the Influence commercial. The message I am conveying to my audience is don't drink and drive.
Who is your intended audience?
My intended audience are young adults between the ages of 21 and 30
Why do you think this is an effective way to reach your audience?
I think this is an efective way to reach my audience because in that age group most listen to the radio and don't really change the station when a commercial comes on. It's easier to reach this target audience that way.
If you were to to do this again, what would you change about your BM?
I think I would make the arguments stronger in such a way it stays realistic but there's more emphasis on the point I'm trying to get across. Overall though I'm proud of my finished product. :)
Amor, Paz, Y Felicidad; La 62nd Y La Calle de Market
Hola, me llamo Chelsea Starks y mi mural llamado “Amor, Paz,Y Felicidad”. Yo soy en mi final años de escuela secundaría y tengo dieciocho años. Yo fuí nacido y levantado en Oeste Filadelfia. Oeste Filadelfia fue creado 17 de febrero de 1844 como un distrito en el territorio de Blockey. En abril de 1853, el titulo fue cambiado a Oeste Filadelfia porque la frontera fue creciendo. Entre 1850 y 2000 allí fue una sobrecarga de diversidad racial. Entonces, el barrio había viene camino largo. Personas como Will Smith son desde aquí y tienes con éxito mucho en sus vidas. Hoy la comunidad es muy tranquila y no hay muchos problemas solamente aquí y allí. Mi mama movió a Oeste Filadelfia en 1972 después mi abuela muerto. En los 70s, mi mama dije que cincuenta por cientos de las personas fueron blancos. Y no tuvieron los latinos o otras razas. Entiendo que crimen es muy polémico en este área, pero con un mural proyecto, yo pienso que este mural ayudaré hace la comunidad muy lindo.
El mural esta ubicado en la 62nd y la calle de Marcado. Mi mural narra un cuento y fue creado para inspirar otras personas hacer el arte público y comparten sus creativos con el mundo. Los elementos de mi mural son muy simplemente y creativo. Yo elegí colores brillantes para mi mural porque yo quiero mi mural que sea vibrante, inspirando, y muy bonito de mirar. Los colores simboliza las imágenes que viene a mente cuándo tú piensas sobre. Rojo representa amor porque es rojo simboliza pasión y es además, asociado con amor. Verde representa paz porque como lo veo, paz representa la vida y el color verde simboliza eso. Amarillo representa felicidad porque es la mayoría de son risas mostra los son risas amarillos. El color es muy brillante y ayudaré el mural mira muy bonito. Mis principal ideas para el mural son Amor, Paz, Felicidad, y Esperanza. Yo elegí estos palabras como mis principal ideas porque para mi, estos son las cosas que ayuda un persona crece. Yo pienso es útil dejar el público decide lo que sienten. Y vale la pena.
El papel de arte público para mi es muy importante. A veces personas piensan que no importa pero sí, es muy importante en la vida. Yo creo mi arte con éxito cumplo este papel porque es muy inspiradora y tranquilamente. Arte es un estilo de vida y me encanta este estilo de vida. La gente tienen una oportunidad qué hacer algo qué no es grafiti o vandalismo. Es algo lo que el mundo necesito. Con arte público la comunidad puede estar casi juntos y nueva relaciones pueden ser construidas. Pero en todo, yo apoyo las personas que quiere sus arte compartido con el mundo. Sin embargo, no estoy de acuerdo con sus metodos en orden obtener fama. Mi obra es arte porque no es justo mi marca, es simboliza mucho más.
Lobbying Issue: Funding for Philly Youth Poetry Movement (Phase Four)
For my lobbying project, I made a petition that I’ve been circulating on Tumblr as well as sending an email to the mayor’s office to request he and city council allot more funding to PYPM because it is a very influential, innovative program that allows young people to express themselves in such a constructive and creative way that it also helps promote literacy improvement as well as building better social skills. My primary plan is the email I plan to send shown below, which basically explains why this is something that should be acted upon as well as getting people from Philadelphia to sign this e-petition.
To Whom This May Concern,
Hello, my name is Chelsea Starks and I am a senior at Science Leadership Academy. I have been working on a lobbying project in my American Government class to help me learn more about how the legislative system works. For my lobbying project I chose to lobby aiding the non-profit organization Philly Youth Poetry Movement (P.Y.P.M) which promotes youth to use power of their voice through spoken word and literary expression. PYPM is more than just a group of poets rhyming together, it’s like a family. No mater how long you’ve been there 6 months or 6 minutes, they will show you love regardless and will make you feel welcome. This organization was originally founded in 2006 by Greg Corbin, and really gives at-risk youths aged 13-19 a safe environment to express themselves, explore and find their identity as well as advocating for themselves in such a way that is creative but building better social skills at the same token. A program like this has been an inspiration to many including myself. My first time being at a workshop was very intriguing and I was interested to come back again and get to know everyone. The environment overall had so much love there even though they didn’t know me and I felt accepted by these people whom I didn’t even know. Programs like these need to exist around the city, but until the city can fund all of those projects, starting off with PYPM will help start it. This organization has been doing very well and has gained support of many politicians holding office in the city but now it’s calling on it’s community, i.e the city to help them continue to grow and flourish. With this funding this organization could be so much more, we could finally get a main building and hold workshops there, have youth night as well as open mic there as well. But that also cuts down on the unintentional segregation that sometimes happens when young people can’t go as far as others in terms of traveling outside the city. By having one building it will actually put some parents at ease because that allows them to know this limits how far some kids are traveling and are in one specific place. PYPM is an inspirational, innovative, uplifting organization committed to helping the city’s youth. So in closing, I hope that you will take this into consideration and help this organization prosper. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chelsea Starks
Science Leadership Academy
cstarks@scienceleadership.org
Basically what I’ve done so far I can’t even begin to believe I’ve done honestly. I didn’t think I could get this far on my own nor did I really think I could make a true difference in the system of politics. I always thought most of them really didn’t care about what the young people had to say as a lot of politicians don’t but those whom I am working with to get PYPM more funding are definitely in favor of the young people in the city and really want us to be all we can be. I think that once the issue of money is settled for Philly, this will be a great investment because we are investing in our future via the young people that participate in these programs. This only the beginning of something that could change this city for the better. We already have the “Unlitter Us” campaign to help keep the city clean and it seems to have something of an impact. With proper funding I believe this could really help put the city’s youth into a better place as well as the city itself.
Right now I could use help with the letter before I send it off because I want to make sure this makes sense and is professional enough. Please feel free to leave constructive criticism below.
To Whom This May Concern,
Hello, my name is Chelsea Starks and I am a senior at Science Leadership Academy. I have been working on a lobbying project in my American Government class to help me learn more about how the legislative system works. For my lobbying project I chose to lobby aiding the non-profit organization Philly Youth Poetry Movement (P.Y.P.M) which promotes youth to use power of their voice through spoken word and literary expression. PYPM is more than just a group of poets rhyming together, it’s like a family. No mater how long you’ve been there 6 months or 6 minutes, they will show you love regardless and will make you feel welcome. This organization was originally founded in 2006 by Greg Corbin, and really gives at-risk youths aged 13-19 a safe environment to express themselves, explore and find their identity as well as advocating for themselves in such a way that is creative but building better social skills at the same token. A program like this has been an inspiration to many including myself. My first time being at a workshop was very intriguing and I was interested to come back again and get to know everyone. The environment overall had so much love there even though they didn’t know me and I felt accepted by these people whom I didn’t even know. Programs like these need to exist around the city, but until the city can fund all of those projects, starting off with PYPM will help start it. This organization has been doing very well and has gained support of many politicians holding office in the city but now it’s calling on it’s community, i.e the city to help them continue to grow and flourish. With this funding this organization could be so much more, we could finally get a main building and hold workshops there, have youth night as well as open mic there as well. But that also cuts down on the unintentional segregation that sometimes happens when young people can’t go as far as others in terms of traveling outside the city. By having one building it will actually put some parents at ease because that allows them to know this limits how far some kids are traveling and are in one specific place. PYPM is an inspirational, innovative, uplifting organization committed to helping the city’s youth. So in closing, I hope that you will take this into consideration and help this organization prosper. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chelsea Starks
Science Leadership Academy
cstarks@scienceleadership.org
Basically what I’ve done so far I can’t even begin to believe I’ve done honestly. I didn’t think I could get this far on my own nor did I really think I could make a true difference in the system of politics. I always thought most of them really didn’t care about what the young people had to say as a lot of politicians don’t but those whom I am working with to get PYPM more funding are definitely in favor of the young people in the city and really want us to be all we can be. I think that once the issue of money is settled for Philly, this will be a great investment because we are investing in our future via the young people that participate in these programs. This only the beginning of something that could change this city for the better. We already have the “Unlitter Us” campaign to help keep the city clean and it seems to have something of an impact. With proper funding I believe this could really help put the city’s youth into a better place as well as the city itself.
Right now I could use help with the letter before I send it off because I want to make sure this makes sense and is professional enough. Please feel free to leave constructive criticism below.
El homenaje a Operarios y Obreros por Michael Webb
- Ubicado en: 1213 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
- 3 cosas que este mural revela sobre la comunidad
- La comunidad respetan los trabajadores
- La comunidad tiene muchos personas que cuidan sobre los trabajadores
- La comunidad tiene mucho unidad en medio la gente de la comunidad
- El estructura estando construido por la comunidad
- Los trabajadores trabajan en el edificio
- Es significativo para esta comunidad porque es monstran que la gente respetan los trabajadores y entienden qué los personas hacen todos los días para ellos.
Mar Adentro: Viendo el mundo en los ojos de Ramón Sampedro
La película Mar Adentro se trata de un hombre, Ramón Sampedro de la región gallega de España. Sufrío un accidente que lo dejó con el resultado de un tetrapléjico. Por eso es qué el no puede ni andar ni mover nada por eso es que quiere quitarse su vida.
La película es controvertida porque presenta unas preguntas polémicas tales como:
1. ¿Qué harías si no pudiera mover nada excepto su cabeza?
2. ¿La vida de un tetrapléjico es digna o no?
3. ¿La vida es un derecho o un obligación?
4. ¿Qué harías si fuera sus seres queridos de Ramón?
Para la sociedad, estas preguntas abren debates feroces porque a las personas que son religioso creen que quitarse la vida es un sin. Pero veces personas creen qué es sus decisión. Es muy complicado.
Para mi, si yo no pudiera mover nada pero solo mi cabeza, yo querría me quita mi vida también porque no es la manera de vivir. Como lo veo yo, la vida de un tetrapléjico no sería digna para mi pero es para la persona decidir. Desde mi punto de vista, la vida es un derecho no un obligación. Nosotros escogemos vivir, nadie. A mi parece, el mente de Ramón no puede cambia. Él no quiere vivir y es su decisión pero veces personas apoya la decisión de Ramón.
Me gusta la película. Para mi esta película de Alejandro Amenábar es conmovedora, emocianante, y convertida. La actuación de reparto fue muy bién y ellos muestran más fuerte emociónes. La cinematografía podría haber sido mejor, para mi.
La película es controvertida porque presenta unas preguntas polémicas tales como:
1. ¿Qué harías si no pudiera mover nada excepto su cabeza?
2. ¿La vida de un tetrapléjico es digna o no?
3. ¿La vida es un derecho o un obligación?
4. ¿Qué harías si fuera sus seres queridos de Ramón?
Para la sociedad, estas preguntas abren debates feroces porque a las personas que son religioso creen que quitarse la vida es un sin. Pero veces personas creen qué es sus decisión. Es muy complicado.
Para mi, si yo no pudiera mover nada pero solo mi cabeza, yo querría me quita mi vida también porque no es la manera de vivir. Como lo veo yo, la vida de un tetrapléjico no sería digna para mi pero es para la persona decidir. Desde mi punto de vista, la vida es un derecho no un obligación. Nosotros escogemos vivir, nadie. A mi parece, el mente de Ramón no puede cambia. Él no quiere vivir y es su decisión pero veces personas apoya la decisión de Ramón.
Me gusta la película. Para mi esta película de Alejandro Amenábar es conmovedora, emocianante, y convertida. La actuación de reparto fue muy bién y ellos muestran más fuerte emociónes. La cinematografía podría haber sido mejor, para mi.
FAFSA
- Here is the link to our flowchart: Click here
The bureaucratic task that my group and I selected was filling out FAFSA forms for college. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is basically an essential part of the college process because it allows colleges to see whether or not you are eligible for financial aid, grants, and/or work study programs to help pay for college.
Essentially the overall process for this bureaucratic task is self explanatory and it really involves a lot of paperwork that you should already have before you start the process such as your driver's license, your social security number, and tax records from the previous year. You basically answer all questions that apply to you and once you finish, if you are older than indicated on the form, you have to sign your name and agree that what you put on that form is completely accurate. If you are under the age depicted on the form, then you have to have your parents fill out their information and both of you sign together indicating everything on the form is completely accurate.
The paperwork was really easy, it was pretty self explanatory and straightforward as I stated earlier and all you needed to do was have your information ready, read the directions, and answer the questions as follows.
I don't think I would change anything about this process because overall it's very easy to do, nothing really complicated, nothing overwhelming, all you need is your paperwork and you're good to go.
I think that some of the other systems have become so complicated because it sort of requires it because people try to get over on the system all the time and the harder you make that system, the harder it is to try to play the system. This in particular is set at the level it is to make this part of college process as painless as possible given there are other things people have going on, especially seniors in high school.
Overall this was a particularly great project to have participated in and I really learned a lot from this experience. I know now how to fill these types of forms out with no problem and feel really accomplished now that I have been able to get practice.
Lobbying Issue: Funding for Philly Youth Poetry Movement (Phase Three)
The status of my legislature seems to be in a "good" year because
majority of my representatives (local) support PYPM so as a whole my
lobbying issue seems to be in good standing. A policy has not yet been
written for this issue because of other pressing issues such as the
Occupy Philly Movement. Because in recent weeks, this movement has kind
of taken over on the list of priorities and the city is trying to deal
with it as best as they can non-violently and legally. As you can see in
the photos below, the city has it's hands tied with this here Occupy
Philadelphia.
The stakeholders in this issue right now are Mayor Nutter and the city council members. The allies I have on board are Mayor Nutter and the city council members. Basically right now everything is kind of a waiting game because of all of the unrest so once that subsides and they handle the problem or come to a compromise with the protesters I can move forward.
The founder of PYPM, Greg Corbin, is helping me with this issue because he really wants PYPM to be more of a national maybe one day even global change but before thinking big we have to think small. We want to take more misguided youths off the street and allow them to express themselves in a more creative and productive manner rather than terrorizing random people just for the fun of it. The dates we have to look out for are the next city council meetings pretty much and see when the next session is.
The stakeholders in this issue right now are Mayor Nutter and the city council members. The allies I have on board are Mayor Nutter and the city council members. Basically right now everything is kind of a waiting game because of all of the unrest so once that subsides and they handle the problem or come to a compromise with the protesters I can move forward.
The founder of PYPM, Greg Corbin, is helping me with this issue because he really wants PYPM to be more of a national maybe one day even global change but before thinking big we have to think small. We want to take more misguided youths off the street and allow them to express themselves in a more creative and productive manner rather than terrorizing random people just for the fun of it. The dates we have to look out for are the next city council meetings pretty much and see when the next session is.
¡Ay dios mio! ¿Qué hacer?
En esta situación, primero fuera boquiabierto, luego caminaría hasta y un puñetazo la ella en su cara. Si tienes un novio que ama ti por qué herirías de el? Eso no tiene sentido. Ellos he estado juntos para dos años, no entiendo por qué rompería la corazón de él. No necesito para alguno palabras porque no es excusa para eso. Estaría muy enojado a la ella porque no solo es la ella haciendo trampa en mi mejor amigo, pero con su prima. Eso monstra ella tiene no respeto para Pedro, la misma, o su relación. Y despues eso contaría Pedro sobre y deja a hace desde allí.
SCOTUS Case: Gonzales v. Thaler
- Constitutional Question
- Was there jurisdiction to issue a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c) and to adjudicate Gonzalez's appeal?- Did the application for a writ of habeas corpus run out of time under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) due to the date on which the judgment became final by the conclusion of direct review?
- Facts of the Case
- Gonzalez was convicted of murder in Texas, June 14, 2005 in a 1995 shooting and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
- It actually took them six years to indict him on that murder rap.
- He filed for an appeal in the Texas intermediate court of appeals which was the same court that confirmed his conviction July 12, 2006.
- Only problem with that was that his lawyer did not file a petition for another review of his case with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals within the 30-day time limit given by state law.
- Because that got messed up, on July 19th, 2007 Gonzalez filed in a Texas state court for the right to appeal. The courts denied his appeal on November 21, 2007.
- So because of that, on January 24th, 2008, he filed another petition to appeal in the U.S District Court for the Northern DIstrict of Texas and now here he is trying to get his case heard for his right to appeal. - Summary of the Arguments before the SCOTUS
- Basically Gonzalez argues that if the Supreme Courts sides with the state courts, the time for petitioners will be running out before they legally get the right to actually appeal which is unacceptable and unjust. Also he argued that the courts denied his petition for appeal but it took them a year to actually finalized his conviction. With being said there is no way he could have filed for an appeal if they hadn't even finalized his sentence. - Predictions on the outcome
- I think that because they denied his claim based on a stupid technicality that he just might be granted the appeal on top of which the timing issue makes no sense the way it was handled so he's bound to get the appeal granted.
Citations
"Gonzalez v. Thaler | The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law." The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law | A Multimedia Archive of the Supreme Court of the United States. 03 Nov. 2011. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.
Shay, Giovanna. "Argument Preview: Another Technical AEDPA Case Implicating State Postconviction and Counsel." SCOTUSblog. 26 Oct. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.
Shay, Giovanna. "Gonzalez v. Thaler: Justices Focus on COA Issue." SCOTUSblog. 03 Nov. 2011. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.
The Black Panther Party: More Than Just A Movement
El Muchos Lados de Mi por Chelsea Starks
The purpose of this project for Spanish 4 Quarter 1 was to help enhance as well as learn new ways of expressing yourself. For our Quarter one benchmark we wrote a 2 part essay explaining things that were on the surface of us and went more in depth with the second part talking about the things people don't see. The significance of masks for me is that it allows me to protect my identity as well as from other people. For other cultures masks could be a way of escape and a creative way to share oneself with the world that maybe they would not normally.
No sé totalmente quien yo soy. Soy todavía aprendiendo mi identidad. Pero yo sé que yo intento disimular yo misma porque no quiero la gente ver mi como este. No quiero ser vulnerable porque eso es cómo las personas son hieren. No soy una persona antipática, soy una persona que no tomo nada de alguien. Y yo estaré de pie para qué yo creo y no desistiré nada. Yo soy una persona muy compleja y un poquito numeros de personas me entiende. Yo tengo muchos problemas de confianza y tomo mucho tiempo para mi confío alguien.
Obviamente soy una persona lleno de energía y optimista. A veces me pongo deprimido. Prefiero pensar sobre el bien cosas en mi vida como mi familia y mis amigos. Pensando sobre las cosas me hago siento mejor. Mi mejor amiga le gusta mi energía y optimista costado porque es yo hago la siente como nada es demasiado. Sin embargo, ella odía cúando yo soy deprimido y ella me recuerdo que no estoy solo. Por lo general, estoy muy tranquilo y yo disfruto haciendo otras personas feliz. Por otro lado, puedo soy misterioso. No me gusta hablo mucho sobre mi porque es prefiero escuchar sobre otras personas que mi. Se dice que yo soy huraño. La mayoría de la gente no sabe nada sobre mi porque es yo no hablo sobre lo mismo nada. Mis amigos dicen que yo es desafío de verticalmente. No tengo un problema estando baja pero es un mucho problema cuándo yo necesito consigo de arriba de mi amarillo. Tengo que estoy de pie en mi amarillo mirar a arriba.
Lo que es menos obvio yo soy una persona insegura. Soy mucho insegura y yo siempre habío. Veces de mi inseguridades son mi peso especialmente, mi manera aspeto, y mi manera yo hablo. A veces yo creo que yo no suficiente bien y tengo miedo que la gente pensarán el mismo. Mis mejores amigos son siempre allí para mi. Desde que eramos del primer año hemos sido uña y carne. Yo la quiero. Otra cosas que menos obvio son mis problemas de confianza. Había heria muchos tiempos y hube mi corazón roto también. Las personas estoy cerca de mi hube herí mi en una manera no imaginable y yo promesa yo mismo que nadie se esta cierca de mi. Desde yo había muy tranquilo y guardo yo mismo. Tengo muchos temores y la mayoría, yo intento disimular. Tengo muchos problemas de confianza y yo no quiero ser dolor. Pues, yo disimulo mis sentimientos. Yo sé no es saludable pero es cómo yo trato con el. Yo podria parece soy mas fuerte pero es todo lo contrario. Yo es mucho corbarde. Mis amigos saben que yo dejaré ellos si yo tengo miedo nosotros somos en peligro. Ellos saben también que yo soy muy paranoica y aseguraré alguien es aqui contrar el cuento. ^_^ Ellos saben si nosotros somos perseguimas por zombies, yo tropezaré unos de ellos si yo necesito. Hace fresco porque son ellos todavía las quieren mi. En el fin, yo espero que más personas saben sobre mi y qué hace mi quién yo soy. Gracias para leyendo mi ensayo. Hasta la próximo :)
Obviamente soy una persona lleno de energía y optimista. A veces me pongo deprimido. Prefiero pensar sobre el bien cosas en mi vida como mi familia y mis amigos. Pensando sobre las cosas me hago siento mejor. Mi mejor amiga le gusta mi energía y optimista costado porque es yo hago la siente como nada es demasiado. Sin embargo, ella odía cúando yo soy deprimido y ella me recuerdo que no estoy solo. Por lo general, estoy muy tranquilo y yo disfruto haciendo otras personas feliz. Por otro lado, puedo soy misterioso. No me gusta hablo mucho sobre mi porque es prefiero escuchar sobre otras personas que mi. Se dice que yo soy huraño. La mayoría de la gente no sabe nada sobre mi porque es yo no hablo sobre lo mismo nada. Mis amigos dicen que yo es desafío de verticalmente. No tengo un problema estando baja pero es un mucho problema cuándo yo necesito consigo de arriba de mi amarillo. Tengo que estoy de pie en mi amarillo mirar a arriba.
Lo que es menos obvio yo soy una persona insegura. Soy mucho insegura y yo siempre habío. Veces de mi inseguridades son mi peso especialmente, mi manera aspeto, y mi manera yo hablo. A veces yo creo que yo no suficiente bien y tengo miedo que la gente pensarán el mismo. Mis mejores amigos son siempre allí para mi. Desde que eramos del primer año hemos sido uña y carne. Yo la quiero. Otra cosas que menos obvio son mis problemas de confianza. Había heria muchos tiempos y hube mi corazón roto también. Las personas estoy cerca de mi hube herí mi en una manera no imaginable y yo promesa yo mismo que nadie se esta cierca de mi. Desde yo había muy tranquilo y guardo yo mismo. Tengo muchos temores y la mayoría, yo intento disimular. Tengo muchos problemas de confianza y yo no quiero ser dolor. Pues, yo disimulo mis sentimientos. Yo sé no es saludable pero es cómo yo trato con el. Yo podria parece soy mas fuerte pero es todo lo contrario. Yo es mucho corbarde. Mis amigos saben que yo dejaré ellos si yo tengo miedo nosotros somos en peligro. Ellos saben también que yo soy muy paranoica y aseguraré alguien es aqui contrar el cuento. ^_^ Ellos saben si nosotros somos perseguimas por zombies, yo tropezaré unos de ellos si yo necesito. Hace fresco porque son ellos todavía las quieren mi. En el fin, yo espero que más personas saben sobre mi y qué hace mi quién yo soy. Gracias para leyendo mi ensayo. Hasta la próximo :)
No Child Left Behind Act
This is the No Child Left behind Act
Reflection:
I chose this bill because I felt like it was really relevant to our every day life and has been for a while. I know that because of this bill our school exists to prove it wrong. To prove that we don't need these test to improve academic achievement among students. I chose this particular presentation format because I wanted to do something engaging, thought provoking, as well as intriguing visually. The challenges I overcame in this project was figuring out how exactly I could get my point across about the bill without seeming boring or over the top. Another challenge I had was getting the footage that I needed and getting the timing for each clip. If I had to do this project all over again I'd very well try to add more to it but I would have also made two or three videos showing information on the bill, how one side feels about it, and how the opposing side feels about the bill instead of kind of lumping everything together. It was a very quick video that was straight and to the point but I think it could have been better.The research and investigation told me that if you an idea and you feel strongly about it, especially something that can impact people's every day life, all it needs is support and possibly money as well so that it can move forward. Teachers don't agree with standardized testing and though to their protests and because of bureaucrats with money and politicians taking bribes, the Senate voted to pass this bill anyway. My process was pretty easy because you could find information almost anywhere on it. I could find both perspectives from their standpoints and I could easily understand it. Overall this bill was really cool to learn about and I had fun making this media and I hope to continue making projects like these.
Reflection:
I chose this bill because I felt like it was really relevant to our every day life and has been for a while. I know that because of this bill our school exists to prove it wrong. To prove that we don't need these test to improve academic achievement among students. I chose this particular presentation format because I wanted to do something engaging, thought provoking, as well as intriguing visually. The challenges I overcame in this project was figuring out how exactly I could get my point across about the bill without seeming boring or over the top. Another challenge I had was getting the footage that I needed and getting the timing for each clip. If I had to do this project all over again I'd very well try to add more to it but I would have also made two or three videos showing information on the bill, how one side feels about it, and how the opposing side feels about the bill instead of kind of lumping everything together. It was a very quick video that was straight and to the point but I think it could have been better.The research and investigation told me that if you an idea and you feel strongly about it, especially something that can impact people's every day life, all it needs is support and possibly money as well so that it can move forward. Teachers don't agree with standardized testing and though to their protests and because of bureaucrats with money and politicians taking bribes, the Senate voted to pass this bill anyway. My process was pretty easy because you could find information almost anywhere on it. I could find both perspectives from their standpoints and I could easily understand it. Overall this bill was really cool to learn about and I had fun making this media and I hope to continue making projects like these.
Lobbying Issue: Funding for Philly Youth Poetry Movement (Phase Two)
For Phase Two of my Lobbying Project, I found that since I live in district 3 of the city, Jannie L. Blackwell is my city council representative. I found that she has been an advocate the youth and underprivileged kids since she has been appointed. She has tons of experience in politics and has helped build relationships between communities. Her own interests and focus lies within the community. Her ultimate goal is to help make Philadelphia better as a whole. Since she suceded Lucien Blackwell in 1992, she has been the voice of the youth that cannot speak up for themselves and tries to support them in anyway. Just yesterday, a city wide curfew had been passed into law for minors that are out past certain times. She was the only one who voted against it along with many people in the city.
Another one of the people in legislation that I can talk to is Mayor Nutter. He is a prominent supporter of PYPM and sees just ow influencial PYPM really is. He has high hopes for this non-profit and for our success in our lives. He felt truly touched by how this group of young people can come together and be creative, feel safe, feel comfortable, and share their ideas, thoughts, and etc.
This is Jannie Blackwell
This is Mayor Nutter
Another one of the people in legislation that I can talk to is Mayor Nutter. He is a prominent supporter of PYPM and sees just ow influencial PYPM really is. He has high hopes for this non-profit and for our success in our lives. He felt truly touched by how this group of young people can come together and be creative, feel safe, feel comfortable, and share their ideas, thoughts, and etc.
This is Jannie Blackwell
This is Mayor Nutter
Lobbying Issue: Funding for Philly Youth Poetry Movement
In Philadelphia there has been increase in shortage of funding for the city's recreational programs in the last few years and many argue that it's because of the growing problem of the young people in Philadelphia. Though there it isn't all youth, a bad handful seems to spoil the bunch. Many argue that if these young people had something constructive to do and people to take the time and help these misguided teens along, they could bring the generation that some call "the worse yet" into the best minds and voices yet to be heard. Founder, Greg Corbin believes that everyone has a story and that eveyr young person is capable of telling his or her story through art or some other expression. Philly Youth Poetry Movement is more than just poetry, more than just poets, and more than just talented young people. We are creators, we are innovators, we are the future's leaders. That is why I want to make it my lobbying project to help PYPM gain more funding. PYPM was founded in 2006 and what Greg envisioned was exactly his dream come true. At-risk youth ages 13-19 using poetry as a catalyst to express and advocate for themselves, explore their identities, enhancing their literacy and critical thinking skills, and become agents of social change. The main supporters we have are Mayor Michael Nutter, teachers in not only the SLA community, but teachers all across Philadelphia. Unfortunately the main opponents of this are republicans and the Governor Tom Corbet. What I would like to see proposed is that the funding they are trying to use to keep these rec centers open, some should go to help PYPM get a building and help this non-profit grow into something bigger that helps the youth become the confident, model citizens, that will one day change the world.
Who Said Love Was Gonna Be Easy?
History of Apple iPods & Computers
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btw you should open this in firefox because I'm not sure if it'll work on any other browser
btw you should open this in firefox because I'm not sure if it'll work on any other browser
Musical Instrument Blog #2
Sound is produced by the flute by the air molecules vibrating against the metal and going through certain holes to make specific notes. The energy that is transferred from the initial blow across the hole, is transferred when the air molecules are disturbed and they start to dissapate the further you go from them. Based on my understanding, I'm changing the pitch by blocking some holes and not allowing air through. The holes are just about the most important physical characteristic in this instrument because they alter the sound, pitch, and notes that come through the flute. I will probably have to use some pipe to make the body and possibly drill holes though them so that the sound will sound just right. I will play it just like I'd be playing a real flute. It's like riding a bike, you never forget. Once I get the materials to make my instrument, I will measure out a few things and make it easier on myself by only drilling holes that I will need to keep uncovered.
Musical Instrument Blog #1 - The Flute
The flute has been a very intriguing instrument to me from the way it is held, to the way it is played. I have had the great opportunity of playing one and it's fairly easy once you get the hang of it. The flute is played by holding the flute to your right. Then by placing the lip plate just at the bottom of your lower lip, purse your lips together and blow as if you were saying the word "too." It takes a little while to get it but once you get the hang of it you're good. Changing notes is easy once you know how to produce sound. You have to hold down certain keys on the flute to make different notes and switch your fingers up and down and sometimes, right to left. The flute is shaped like a long rod with silver keys and is sectioned off by three pieces when disassembled. This makes me think about how easy it can be to change sound kind of like by allowing air to pass through certain holes in an instrument can effect the type of notes it plays. The connection I can make between what I am observing and what I already know about sound waves is that certain notes are louder and have a higher frequency reach people's ears faster than lower notes.
Here's a video of how to play the flute =)
Here's a video of some one playing the flute =)
Not sure if these can be viewed in school but give it a try!
The American Civil War
Remake of Twilight: New Moon
Song Credit: Lykke Li - Possibility
Frigid: Chelsea S., Briana S., Donna S., & Martha R.
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Song Credit: Omarion - Ice Box
Song Credit: Omarion - Ice Box
Jonisha Gone Wild
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Amaris Romero
Zillah Hernandez
Johnathan Neris
Amaris Romero
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Capital Punishment
Chelsea Starks, LaMaya Mapp, Antoine Smith-Brockington, & Shalia Wallace
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