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Gabrielle Smullen Capstone

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Capstone - Bey - Wed on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 8:37 am
My capstone focused on mentoring the youth. I focused on two girls that have absolute potential to be the best versions of themselves but needed an extra push when they ran into normal high school obstacles that can make their journey a little more complicated to get through. This project enabled me to bring young african american ladies together in a way where they found themselves and understood what they needed from themselves and myself to be successful in their achievements while staying passionate and grounded about what was important to them. This learning goal is appropriate for me because it will teach me how to become a better leader and a compassionate, understanding person while being able to connect the things I can relate with to the things that these girls go through and are continuing to go through. This was not always easy because whilst dealing with their problems, I still had to deal with mine and I had to try and not make the two clash because I wanted to be there for them completely mentally, physically and emotionally. I can say that, that was one of the challenging parts throughout my capstone. It was a good experience and the girls and I can both walk away from this with a strong relationship with each other and ourselves. This mentorship and relationship will continue far beyond this capstone which was one of the biggest goals that I set for myself. I didn’t want them to feel like a project, I wanted to make clear that they will forever have someone to look up to and I will always continue to be their big sister. ​

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Day Light Saving

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Science And Society - Best - Y on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:48 am
Science:
Day light saving time is occurs twice a year where you turn your clocks an hour back for the winter and turn them an hour ahead for the spring. This is supposed to allow us to conserve time and energy. Studies show that day light saving time shows an overall increase in residential electricity. Back in World War I they took advantage of day light saving time to say electricity, coal etc. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first advocates for day light saving.  

Society:
People can argue that it saves energy, some say it does some say it doesn't. It has a mixed effect on people's health, some people suffer different types of health issues because their bodies and minds have a hard time adjusting to day light saving. 

Self:
I personally like dight light saving when we gain an extra hour of sleep but I don't like when it gets dark early. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/firas-kittaneh/the-science-behind-daylig_b_6890116.html

http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html

http://nation.time.com/2013/11/01/daylight-savings-time-time-explains/

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/living-well-usn/articles/2012/03/12/12-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-daylight-saving-time

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Q4 Advanced Art

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art Advanced - Hull - a1 on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 7:28 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed Quarter 4 in Advanced Art. It was the most fun and the most free to express creativity. I got to explore my child side by doing crafts that I loved to do when I was younger and also trying knew things that I had a fun time doing. Art would probably be my favorite class if we got to do this every quarter. Buying supplies for this was so exciting because I knew that I was going to have a good time making these crafts. 

This quarter was very free will because we got to choose what we wanted to do and that is very rare in any class. You always get to show your personal creativity but it's always through someone curriculum. This was the total opposite and that's what made this quarter the best and most stress free. 
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Quarter 3 Advanced Art A1

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art - Senior Art - Hull - E on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 7:24 pm
In this quarter we were assigned various art pieces to recreate each week. Within these weeks we learned about the history behind the art we were going to visually create. I enjoyed designing each piece of art in a way that I felt was original for me. This quarter allowed me to test my limits because I know that Im not the best artist but believing that it was my best and knowing that it was allowed me to become confident with my work. 
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U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in American History - Jonas - C on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 8:30 am
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My topic is about the U.S. invading the Dominican Republic between the years 1916-1965. I chose this because I wanted to find out what involvement the U.S. had with Latin America. 
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Q2 Advanced Art

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art - Senior Art - Hull - E on Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm
In the second quarter, Ms Hull gave us assignments that require time and effort. They were enjoyable but they took a lot of patience and mistakes. We started off with making collages, then moved on to drawing fabric pieces which was probably what took the most time and patience with making numerous mistakes. You can see that in the drawing itself. Then we had to take a picture that showed depth of field and also had to be edited with an editing tool. And lastly we had to create an illustration that represented a written book. I did mine on my favorite childhood book, The Giving Tree. 

Ms Hull was very hands on this quarter with helping me figure out where I needed to strengthen my art skills. She took her time and explained and even demonstrated on my artwork until I had a clear idea of what to do. That was what helped me the most through this quarter. My artwork this quarter represented only a small portion of what I am capable of achieving. 
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NHD

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in American History - Jonas - C on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:26 am
My National History Day project is about Nelson Mandela and his influence on U.S leaders. 

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Quarter 1: Advanced Art - Ceiling Tile Project

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art - Senior Art - Hull - E on Friday, November 14, 2014 at 4:39 pm
In Quarter 1 of advanced art we had a lot of freedom to express ourselves through different pieces of art. Thats the beauty of art itself, being able to create or recreate anything possible. There was multiple assignments where we could express ourselves through art in which we chose to make. During the process of these tasks, it was hard to figure out what exactly I wanted to do and how I could do it to the best of my abilities. My art could be for anything and everything. Myself, or no one at all. Art is the best way to express yourself and take your time in putting as much effort as possible, good or bad work its all in how you chose to represent it. My favorite piece artwork was the ceiling tile because not only do I love to paint but that was an opportunity to recreate something that has a representation of a strong meaning. 
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The Fault in Our Stars: Book Review

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in English 3 - Rami - D on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 2:35 pm

The Fault In Our Stars by

John Green

Book Review

Gabrielle Smullen


She has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs, forcing her to live connected to an oxygen tank. He has osteosarcoma which forced him to lose his leg. They both know they have limited time but they live their lives through each in a way that gives you hope for the both of them.

Though Hazel would rather spend her time in her room re-reading An Imperial Affliction and watching reruns of America’s Next Top Model, her mom forces her to go to a support group with kids living with cancer that she feels may help her make friends and come out of her depression of having cancer. She then meets Augustus, good looking and immediately head over heels for Hazel. In their exchange of each other’s favorite books, they become attached at the hip. From their trip to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, Hazel’s favorite author, to their ridiculously romantic adventures that come after will have readers giddy after every page.

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the author John Green is known for writing young adult fiction. He is an award winning best seller with other books such as Paper Towns, Looking for Alaska, Will Grayson, Will Grayson etc. Paper Towns is a very popular book about seniors that go on a road trip to explore themselves and their relationships. Some say that it is similar to his other book Looking for Alaska, which is about a man who leaves boarding school to go and find a dying poet named Francois Rabelais. John Green’s book favor adventures and all tend to have a specific meaning and destination throughout and in the end of the book. They tend to change your point on things, they make you think about the world in ways you wouldn’t think of at first thought. The characters represent real life situations and thoughts. They emphasize life and it’s mysterious ways and how people live through that. His books have won the Michael L. Printz award, Los Angeles Book Prize, Best Book for Young Adults, Teen’s Top Ten Award, Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, A Booklist Editor’s Choice Pick, Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection and Borders Original Voices Selection.

The author describes each character specifically with unique dialog, by reading the book you can tell how each character talks and what they sound like. He structures the book as a devastating but powerful story with plot twists that will require tissues. Each character has their own style of language making them believable from the main characters to the parents. Everyone is uniquely significant and relevant in their own ways. The question John Green explores in this novel is: What do oblivion and living mean? The question is touched on a few times by Hazel and Augustus throughout the book as Augustus says “ I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.” and Hazel eventually follows by saying  “And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it. God knows that’s what everyone else does.”

The Fault In Our Stars shows true love through two teenagers that accept their lives and each other. I recommend anyone to read this book, whether it’s your type of book or not I think anyone would enjoy it. This book shows that yes, life is short but it also explores how much you can do in such a little bit of time, especially with the person you love which makes it even better. It’s basically your average boy meets girl and they fall in love with a few twists, kind of book. They have extreme chemistry which is what makes it so sentimental and full of life. It’s a book that you immediately fall in love with and like Hazel, will want to read it a thousand times.


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2014 National Day of Writing

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in English 3 - Rami - D on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 9:43 pm

Philly is LOVE Park..home of the most beLOVED actors, rappers, artists..

It is a place that is not usually seen for what it is by it’s own community unless we are in the spotlight, which we usually are...for good or bad.

To know Philly is to love Philly, cheesesteaks, South Street, Penns Landing.. is usually where our “magic” happens. We are THE most dedicated fans to our sports teams. The Eagles, Phillies and The Sixers. We look forward to our free coffee after a good win.

Philly is where you’ll hear the most slang used for the simplest things, but we have to add our own kick to everything.

Philly is SEPTA. Like it or not, from The Frankford EL Train to the Broad Street Line Subway. It’s how most of us get around.

Yes, we have our bad reputations from gun violence to a crappy school district but we shut Center City down in a heartbeat because we are passionate about what we deserve.

People still come from all over to observe the famous Art Museum and watch us shut it down for Made In America or Fourth of July at The Ben Franklin Parkway. We know how to throw parties big time!

To know Philly is to love Philly. Philly is home and home is where the heart is.

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Final Portfolio

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in World History - Block - C on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 12:22 pm

When I walked in to World History the beginning of my sophomore year, I expected it to be a repeat of my 6th grade history class. Wars, battles, maps, boring boring boring. But, it was actually the complete opposite. This World History class was filled with different types of history from revolutions to plays, trials to sweatshops. It was a World History was a mixed breed, it was in fact a mut. And every class was a learning experience that I could never forget.

Belief systems indicate a major amount of assumptions and personal beliefs dealing with a combination of religion and philosophy. When discussing human rights ideas were pitched and thrown around of what exactly human right were, what was fair and what humans deserved. I personally pointed out in this assignment I explained how certain punishments like prison will not always help a murderer or a drug dealer and they have the right to be put into a facility rather than a prison. They have a right to a choice if anything. I also explained how some of my ideas related to The Constitution of Human Rights and how some rights in certain areas should be justifiable to be in touch with reality. In order to understand yourself, you have to understand others. If you judge someone based off of what someone told you, you’ll never know what the real situation is unless you’ve talked to that person. Certain things aren’t understandable if you haven’t gone through them yourself. Other things, you just have to have the mindset to put your beliefs and assumptions to the side, to hear someone else’s point of view whether it be through word of mouth or a creditable book.

This year in World History has brought out a lot of opinions and different perspectives on various things. In our very own debates and discussions in class I’ve found it personally to be hard to agree with or understand what someone else has to say, but going through all of these units has makes you think about things differently. This reminds me of the Scientific Revolution unit where the was a quote that said “The things that we may find to be small or of less importance can turn into something bigger because of the way people take things."It makes you think twice about saying things because you know so much about everything. 

One of my favorite quotes from the “What Is Enlightenment” unit was "Enlightenment is opening up your perspective or changing your view of things. To have a purpose." That quote itself explains so much, if you dont open your mind and eyes to new things, you’re perspective will be the same for everything. That’s one thing I loved about that unit because it was so true.

We read a book during fourth quarter called All Things Fall Apart. We had to find proverbs throughout the book and analysize them. There was one proverb specifically and this is what I got out of it. "Don't forget to be humble, even if your life is good. Be determined and it will happen." I felt like that quote was really important because even if all is going well for you it could easily change if you’re too proud. Humbling yourself and being determined will get you farther then looking down on those who don’t have it like you.

By the end of the quarter, looking through my journal for this project I came upon two of my favorites. Journal entries 3 and 5 which said:

"I don't believe its acceptable to criticize anyones culture if its what they believe in and how they choose to live their lives. However if it puts you and other people in danger, whether i be physically or emotionally, then it is wrong." 

"A person can't learn for you, you have to learn for yourself."

I believe those quotes sum up a good amount of everything that has been taught to me in this class. Everything is laid out for you, but it’s your choice to take the chance and run with it. 

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Revolution Guidebook Project

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in World History - Block - C on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:03 pm
In this unit we thoroughly learned about Revolutions. How they started, what caused them to succeed or fail and the different ways messages can get across to people globaly. We learned about the strong opinions of people and what they will do to make sure the change they need and deserve happens. The extents people will go because of how much something means to them is pretty amazing. We learned about whether violent or non violent revolutions are better or worse and why or why not. We looked at different revolutions like the French Revolution and the revolution in Egypyt that look place at the Square which was a very passionate yet emotional experience. I realized that maybe if we had that same, we could get a lot more things done in our country itself. For my individual project, I wanted to focus on what makes a successful revolution and exactly how to do that. No revolution is ever bad. People worked hard to make the process that they did, but its all in how it goes, how it ends and how it continues. 

Sources: http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Revolution

http://thecommonsenseshow.com/2013/03/29/the-three-stages-of-a-revolution/

http://carpenterarevalo.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/why-revolutions-fail/

http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/kevin-tucker-the-failure-of-revolution



Revolution benchmark from Gabby Smullen on Vimeo.

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Pipeline Monologue Project

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in World History - Block - C on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 8:14 am

In this unit we covered the topic about the Keystone XL/Tar Sands Pipeline. We learned about how the building of this pipeline effected people and their surrounding whether it be good or bad. We learned to view people’s perspective on this topic and created monologues to represent what we got from this unit. 


-"The Canadian company TransCanada hopes to begin building the northern section of an oil pipeline that would trek close to 2,000 miles from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas." (http://www.foe.org/projects/climate-and-energy/tar-sands/keystone-xl-pipeline)


-Giant oil corporations invested in Canada's tar sands are counting on the Keystone XL pipeline to make the expansion of oil extraction operations there profitable: The pipeline would double imports of dirty tar sands oil into the United States and transport it to refineries on the Gulf Coast and ports for international export. (http://www.foe.org/projects/climate-and-energy/tar-sands/keystone-xl-pipeline)


-Besides revising the pipeline's course, Keystone XL would also increase capacity by enlarging the size of pipes' diameter from its current 30 inches to 36 inches. (http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/keystone-xl-pipeline/)

-“If we are truly concerned about carbon, it seems to me building a state-of the-art pipeline which is the most efficient way to get -- to move oil around is the best approach.” (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june13/keystone_02-18.html)



-"This pipeline is a critical infrastructure project for the energy security of the United States and for strengthening the American economy." (http://www.transcanada.com/keystone.html)

No Choice


*walks in and sits at the kitchen table* 


*phone rings, answers*


Ha. You’ve gotta be kidding me right? Out of all things, it would be this huh? Taking away the only stable thing i had. To do what? Build a pipeline? & what is that?... safe and advanced huh? good paying jobs? Like what, the one i just lost? Right, so what does that have to do with the overdue bills? Hungry kids, angry husband? Oh, right. Nothing. Oh 20,000 new jobs? Really? So which one of those 20,000 belong to me? Number 18,142? And what say do i have in this? An unemployed what? Look I’ve never looked at a check that said ‘UNEMPLOYED’ my checks usually say “Hey, thanks for 30 hours this weeks. Here’s you money see you Monday” Do you get where I’m going with this?


*long pause*


 I just don’t understand why this is happening. Listen i don’t even use oil, okay? Well, i use like vegetable oil but I‘m sure this isn’t what all the commotion is about. Yeah, yeah i have oil in my car. Listen it came with that, that isn’t the point! What do you mean what’s the point? The point is there’s gonna be a letter taped to my door in a week if i can’t pay rent. The point is i have 4 screaming and hungry mouths, one including a 43 year old unemployed, angry at the world, man. I’m the only thing keeping this boat floating and now what’s gonna happen? Exactly, you don’t know. Listen i get this is a big project, 830,000 barrels per day. Huge deal, i get it. All I’m saying is, this affects more than me. I’m sure of it. I think this whole thing should like stop. You know? Get your money back or something. This pipeline thing seems like too much trouble to me. Some sections have already been built? Hmm. wonder how much that costed. 7 billion what?! You’ve got all this money to build that and you take away my little salary? Well damn, what’d you do with it? Buy lunch? Listen, to hell with this. I seem to have no other choice so I’ll figure something out. I always do.




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The weather is quite beautiful today, although I do wish Danny was around. *looks down* Hm, i should probably get him to tighten up these screws in this old rocking chair. My favorite chair *chuckles*  I could never get a new one. 


*long pause* 


I heard Danny got a new job today! I’m so happy for him, he’s been looking for so long. He even says this one pays good. 


*phone rings*


Hey Danny! How are you sweetie? Thats good, and hows the new job? Well, what do you do there? .. Building a what? A pipeline? Well, for what? Well sweetie, I’m glad that you have this job, I really am and I’m so proud of you. But I’m not sure this is the right thing for you to be apart of. Yeah well, i know. Thats right. It is creating a lot of jobs and good paying at that. Yes honey, that’s great. But I mean, there are a lot of negative effects that have to do with this pipeline.. You don’t know? Well Dan, people are losing their jobs because of this. It’s not as safe and it could pollute a lot of drinking water. I mean this is an expensive deal, didn’t you say the anticipated cost was $5.3 billion? Exactly, thats a lot of money. What kind of economical growth is that? Well yes honey, i know you have nothing to do with that you just work there i understand. Yes of course I’m still happy for you, you know i just don’t fully agree with the whole pipeline situation but i do know it has some good causes, especially because it brought you a job, so I’m very grateful and happy. Yes, alright. I love you too Danny. Ok, bye bye. 

*puts down phone and sighs*

Well i hope the pipeline does some of us some good. I hope some of us have a voice in this. My dear son is now involved, this better be good..




Through My Eyes



*looking over at the people who are protesting near the fence, pulls out his lunch*


Wow, they’re really a lot of people against this. *squints at one of the signs* 


What does that say? ‘NO TAR SANDS XL PIPELINE’ Wow!


You know, before this whole thing started I didn’t have a dime. Living on corners. Out of shelters, in and out of family homes until they wouldn’t put up with me anymore. I think this is a great thing. You know? I’m stable now. Great income and the job isn’t that bad. Heard its helping a lot of people, well it sure helped me i’ll say. Why are people against this? You know how many people got jobs from that? I can first hand tell you how many, about 750 to 20,000 thats how many. And guess what else? I’m one of those people. Some folks just don’t understand. I mean, i guess i can understand their point of view. The lost of jobs and people getting put out of their home because of the way we’re building it...i know thats not fair but...


*shakes head*


 We’re set to have this thing up and running by 2015! I think thats great, I mean, you know i get why some people don’t like the idea. It is a lot of money being spent and it affects some people in where they live and all of that but you know, its not all negative. I mean if you can have President Obama approve it, it can’t be that bad. Right? Thats the way i look at it. I mean look at it this way, see when we build this thing, American dependency on oil from The Middle East goes down by like 40%. I think thats pretty good for us. The more independency the better, right? I like being independent. Its a great feeling after having to be dependent on so many people for so long. I can relate to that, yeah that wasn’t fun at all. *starts to reminisce about his past* The other day, i heard this lady talking about how bad the pipeline building is and how they should stop it all blah blah blah. And I’m like lady, you know its people like me that wouldn’t be where I am without this thing? She didn’t want to hear it, she’s one of the protesters I bet. They should really see the bright side of things for once. Well, I’ve gotta get back to work now. I just wish they would see it in my eyes and what it’s done for people like me.

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La Casa del Don Marcos

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 8:42 am

La casa del Don Marcos


Don Marcos tiene 40 años. Sus colores favoritos son negro pardo, y rojo el tiene un perro. Tiene bici y moto. El vive en la casa solo. Le gusta deportes, juega frecuentemente  béisbol, natación y correr. Durante su tiempo libre le gusta cocinar, ver la tele y ver pelîculas. El quiere 3 habitaciones y 3 baños. El prefiere vivir en la ciudad. El Don Marcos quiere una casa enorme . El prefiere vive en la ciudad. También el quiere cerca un parque, el transporte público, un banco y un supermercado.  Le encanta el centro de la ciudad de filadelfia. El  pedido especiales es una piscina. El Habitacións

Esto es el  dormitorio principal. Esta es Don Marcos dormitorio personal. Esta bastante de lujo. Todo blanco ropa de cama, a acento la luz azul la pared.

El invitado dormitorios

Esto es invitado dormitorio numero uno. Esto muy elegante y asombrosamente grande. Con to todo blanco la pared, a acento con paneles de madera pared. Esto apropiado para dos personas.

Esto es invitado numero dos. Es bastante relajante. Con todo gris la pared peru rico chocolate a balanza oscuro de la luz. Esto increiblemente de lujo dormitorio apropiado para uno persona.

El tres baños

Esto es principal baño a la principal dormitorio. Es totalmente grande y bastante elegante. Esta baño tiene tres la ventanas.

El invitado baños

Esto es invitado baño numero uno. Es bastante grande. Bonita natural colores son bastante relajante. Con to stand in la ducha.  Esto es apropiado para dos personas.

Esto es invitado baño numero dos. Esto es un poco pequeño. Bonita natural colores son bastante relajante. Con to stand in la ducha.  Esto es apropiado para una persona.

La cocina es extremademente grande. Esta todo blanco, con todo acero inoxidable el electrodoméstico. Todo la pared la luz café. La cocina tiene el armarios crema. Esto sorprenndentamente grande.

La sala

Esto es la sala. La sala tiene cuarto la silla y uno el sofá. La piscina es fuera con una sofa verde, es muy bonita. El garaje es para el bici y moto del Don Marcos. El guardaropa es muy grande para el ropas y el lavadero para lavando ropas.
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Negative Space Reflection

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art - Freshman - Hull on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Negative Space is the space around and between an image. It's used to be presentable in 3D.
I found negative space in my cut out when it was all put together & I could see the image come out at me. I was able to understand the story that the image was trying to to me through negative spacing. In my still life drawing, I found negative space after i shaded around and inside the spaces of the image.
It helps an artist too see in negative space because it helps identify the real subject in the image.
Seeing in negative space enhances drawling because you can easily tell the main subject of the image.
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Price of text books.

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in English 1 - Kay on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 10:53 am
I am speaking to the publishers of priced textbooks to make the consider reducing the price of textbooks for college students under the circumstances of the students. 

Price of Textbooks from Gabby Smullen on Vimeo.

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Final Perspective Drawing

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Art - Freshman - Hull on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I learned that drawing everything from the vanishing point made everything line up and look neat and it made sense when I finished my drawing why the vanishing point was so important. If I did this assignment again, I would draw a different wall from a slightly different perspective. My advice to someone who's first time this would be doing this is always follow your vanishing point. Your drawing will come together nicely, don't try to guess because anything off could make the whole thing wrong. The slide that Ms Hull put up helped a lot, it was a good follow up and made the ending a little easier. 
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Nuestras actividades

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 8:23 am
Mi nombre es Gabrielle. Tengo 14 anos. Soy bastante sociable. Es por eso que cuando tengo tiempo libre hablo por la telefono. Soy talentosa, por lo tanto bailo. Me encanto ir de compras y pasar un rato con amigos. Asi que, soy habladora. 
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Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 5:06 am

Me llama es Gabby. Soy estudiante de Science Leadership Academy. Esta cerca de una tienda y el Franklin Institute. SLA es una escuela muy trabajadora que es muy sociable, pero pequeña y divertida. Hay cuatro pisos. Hay maso menos 500 estudiantes y treinta y uno profesors y el principal. Tenemos Club de Poesia, paso de equipo, y muchos equipos deportivos. Tenemos el futbol equipo. Me encanta fútbol. Participo en Club de Poesia porque me encanta decir poesia. Es hermosa para mí.


Tengo historia, matematicas, bioquimica, español, ingles, drama, arte, ingenería, y tecnología clases. Mí clase favorita es Ingles y drama por qúe, mi profesor es muy comica y divertida y simpatica. No me gusta mucho matematicas por qúe es muy difícil. Necesitamos en la l clase de ingles los libros y en la clase de matematicas nessecitamos unas plumas y carpeta.

La Srta. Manuel enseña espanol. Ella es baja, guapa, y boba. Ella es morena y le gusta pasar un rato con la familia. La clase de Srta. Maunel es fácil. Ella es un bueno profesora. El Señor Kay enseña ingles y drama. Ello es muy comica y divertida. Ello es muy simpatica y extrãno pero encantadora. La clase de Señor Kay es muy fácil pero más o menos dificil clasificíon. Ello es un gran maestro. Srta. Dunda enseña bioquimica. Ella es a veces seria pero por lo general simpatica. Srta. Dunda’s clase es a veces dificil pero un poquito divertida. Ella es una OK maestra. La Srta. Thompson enseña matematicas. Ella es inteligente y deportista. Ella le gusta ir ciclismo  y correr. La clase de Srta. Thompson es muy dificil pero de costumbre útil.


Me gusta SLA porqúe es muy diverso. Es muy preparacíon por colegio y el mundo real. Lo que más me gusta de SLA es el libertad. Hay nada mi no te gusta en SLA. Puede ser muy duro depende del dia pero sin embargo que le ayudará en la vida. SLA es divertida, una talentosa escuela y una escuela buena.
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Mis Seres Queridos

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 10:10 am

Bienvendios. Mi nombre es Gabriela, este es mi proyecto. ¡Disfruta! 

Soy Gabriela. Soy vivo en Filadelphia. Mi cumpleaños es doce de Mayo. No te gusta ir de escuela pero me encanta bailar y comer. Me gusta pasar rato con amigos. Tengo un perro, el nombre es Chico. 



Esta Bella. Ella gusta escuchar musica, practicar deportes y comer. Bella es mi amiga y la adora porque ella es comica, boba y divertida. 

Es Angelo y Kevin. Ellos vivo en Filadelphia. Angelo y Kevin es mi amigos. Kevin es Asiatica y Angelo es Italiana. A   ngelo’s cumpleaños es dieceocho de Mayo, y Kevin’s cumpleaños es catorce de Septiembre. Me caen bien porque ellos es amigos buenos. Ellos es comica y sociable.

Se llaman Isabella, Brittany y Jasmine. Son guapas y bobas. Isabella amors Nicki Minaj. Brittany le gusta escuchar musica y ella es muy sociable. Jasmine es muy ineligente y simpatica. Me caen bien porque ellas es no abburida y muy comica. Brittany’s cumpleanos es en diciembre, Jasmine es en julio y Isabella es en septiembre.


Se llama Amirah. Amirah es mi amiga.  Tenemos bonitas, locas y morenas. Tenemos una famila grande. Tenemos ojos cafes. Nos dormis, cantar y ir de compras. Nos lleremas bien porque talentosa, creativa, adorable y una buena amiga. Te amo Amirah mucho. 

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Adivina

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 8:50 am
Tiene el pelo rizado. Tiene los ojos es moreno. Una famosa hermana mayor. 

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3. Tina
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Un Carta para Ti

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Monday, December 10, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Querid@,

¡Hola! ¿Comò esta? Mi nombre es Gabrielle. Soy vivo en Filadelfia, una ciudad entre la ciudad de Nueva York y la capital. Es una cuidad grande. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy en ___? En Filadelfia hace mucho frio.

Tengo catorce años, ¿Cuañtos años tienes tú? Soy morena y delgada. Soy divertida, simpática y sociable. Me gusta ir de compras y pasar un rato con amigos, por lo general con mi mejor amiga Sheyla. Me encanta bailar ballet y escuchar musica. Los fines de semana, me gusta ir al cine y dormir. No me gusta nada estudiar o depende del día ir a la escuela. a menudo me gusta cocinar. ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

Bueno, me voy porque estudiar. ¡Hasta luego! Responde cuando puedas.

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Gabrielle.
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Slide Presentation

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Technology- Freshmen - Hull on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 10:14 am

Trying to make a slide visual can be difficult. You never know if it’s good enough. You try to fill in all the spaces and make sure it doesnt look empty by trying to make pictures bigger or put more pictures on there without making it look cramped together. 


I chose to put a busy background so that the spaces in between wouldn’t look blank, empty and boring. I put pictures in my slide that describe what I live by.  The first thing i did was put a picture of myself that would best fit the other pictures i would later add. When i was thinking of what to put in my slide, i started thinking of things i did in the morning and one thing was put on make up so thats where the Mac Collection comes in. 


I tilted my pictures different ways to make it look more appealing so that people would want to know what they were about. I used repetition so that it would be clear of what i really liked. I clearly love Marilyn Monroe and beside the pictures, the quotes describe a what i look to for self motivation. I added ballet into my slide, it’s something that i have a strong passion for. It helps me escape the struggles and frustrations of everyday life. It’s peaceful and graceful and relaxing. I also incorporated a part of my culture into my slide which is where the Jamaican flag plays out.


My slides describes me in my simplest form and it goes with the good points i need to make a good slide. 


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Mi Favoritas

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:35 am
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Months and Dates

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:12 pm


Month

Mes

January

enero

February

febrero

March

marzo

April

abril

May

mayo

June

junio

July

julio

August

agosto

September

septiembre

October

octubre

November

noviembre

 
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? - When is your birthday?

Ex: Es el doce de mayo. - May 12th.

6/11 - es el sies de noviembre. (November 6th)
2/12 - es el dos de diciembre (December 2nd) 
3/9 - es el tres de septiembre (September 3rd)
30/3 - es el treinta de marzo. (March 30th)

¿Qué día es hoy? - What day is today?
hoy es... - today is...
Here is a video of a real life situation having to do with Months and Dates in Spanish.
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Courtesy Phrases ; How to be polite. (en Espanol)

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Spanish 1 - Manuel on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 7:12 pm
¿Cómo se dice..? - How do you say...?

Thank you - ¡gracias! ¡muchas gracias! 

Excuse me - ¡Discuple! ¡Perdon! ¡Con permiso! 

Please - ¿por favor?
Here is a video of a real life situation using the phrases above...

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Smullen Gabrielle, Lucidchart, Home Network

Posted by Gabrielle Smullen in Technology- Freshmen - Hull on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 11:33 am
​My L.A.N (local area network) has 7 devices in it. My laptop, iPhone, printer, speakers, modem, and wireless router are all connected to my Internet. O.M.G moment : I didn't know half the things I learned about my computer or internet before doing this. It was exciting and I was hype to put it all together. So now that I know what all of this stuff is and what it's connected to, if something ever goes wrong i'll know how to fix it. To everybody else, I think everybody should find out about their home network, you'll find out a lot that you didn't know for the better.  
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