The final product of my project was interacting with the health students and having them listen to me as a teacher figure. I informed the audience about eating healthy and produced a portfolio of meals for people to guide. I was very happy with the finishing product. I have been so appreciative to have learned new information myself through building this capstone and I hope my community can benefit from it just as much as I did. Attached to this post is the presentation that I presented to the health classes. In the presentation is also the link to my food portfolio. 

Bibliography:

1. http://greatist.com/health/cheap-healthy-breakfast-recipes
"55 Cheap and Healthy Breakfast Recipes." Greatist. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http://greatist.com/health/cheap-healthy-breakfast-recipes>.

I picked the source because I am using some of the meals I found on the website for my project itself. The website gives me access to easy breakfast dishes that people can make. I found it the most useful because it gives me a breakdown of each ingredient I need to use. Also, it inspires me on what language I could use to talk about the dishes I’m making. On the website, before the writer goes into detail about the dish, they give a nice and convincing intro about the significance to the meal (why its healthy, what it tastes like, etc). I need to gather that type of information to learn how to talk about my meals and to really convince people it is worth trying/making.

2. http://www.cookinglight.com/food/everyday-menus/healthy-budget-recipes/chicken- rice-mushrooms-budget-cooking-recipe
"Budget Cooking: Feed 4 for $10." Cooking Light. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <http:// www.cookinglight.com/food/everyday-menus/healthy-budget-recipes/chicken-rice-mushrooms- budget-cooking-recipe>.

This source is helpful because it provides information for things that relate to my project. It specifically gives me information about preparing dishes when working on a budget. The website also gives me advice/tips on how to be more healthy. I need to learn about more tips on this to add to my presentation to let my audience be aware of how small things can make a difference in their health. Most meals also give a breakdown of the cost of each of the ingredients and how much you’d be saving.

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrNTJKWEBxQ
"Eating Healthy on a Budget -- The Doctors." YouTube. YouTube, Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrNTJKWEBxQ>.

This is the type of idea I am trying to get at for my project. I used this source to get a feel of how I should reach out to my own audience and convince them to eat healthier. I would like to even incorporate some type of game or way to engage my audience like they did in this video. Moreover, this source was helpful to me because it helped me figure out what I’m trying to target my audience at; I want them to know it isn’t expensive to eat healthy - and eating a bunch of unhealthy things can even be more expensive.

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKpBNp5Lj0g

"How I Eat Healthy on a Low Budget! (Cheap & Clean)." YouTube. YouTube, Web. 29 Jan. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKpBNp5Lj0g>.

This is another video that gives me tips on what to include in my presentation. I really want to incorporate words of advice and rules to live by in my project. This way, if people really don’t want to cook the dishes I am telling them about, they can still walk away knowing easy ways to make a difference in their lives and to stay healthy. I want there to be a balance in my project so people feel comfortable that they have options. I don’t want people to feel like they have to cook these meals in order to be healthy. I want them to see there are other ways to be healthy as well if they follow easy rules.

5. http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/10/18/a-college-guide-to-eating-healthy/
"A College Guide to Eating Healthy." Nerd Fitness A College Guide to Eating Healthy Comments. Web. 28 Jan. 2015. <http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/10/18/a-college-guide- to-eating-healthy/>.

I am using this source because I feel like the main people that will be attracted to my project will be the Class of 2015 seniors. I want to encourage them that it is possible to eat healthy even though your living in a dorm with a meal plan in the dining hall. This website gave me information about ways that you can tackle those college-eating roadblocks. This is an addition to the tips I’ll put together for people to follow. Hopefully, I can combine them all into some type of pamphlet.

6. The Skinnytaste Cookbook by Gina Homolka

Homolka, Gina, and Heather K. Jones. The Skinnytaste Cookbook: Light on Calories, Big on Flavor. Print.

This cookbook gives me great ideas for what to cook for my project. It might not give much detail about how much ingredients cost or if your saving any money, but it does give recipes that fall under the food categories I am looking for. I realize I won’t be able to advocate for a “cheap” meal for every single dish I am talking about, but if that is the case, I want the good to out-weigh the bad and this cookbook does that for me. Basically, this cookbook along with my project is vouching for those dishes that might not be extremely cheap but are not expensive.

7. http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/college/dining_hall.html#
"Healthy Dining Hall Eating." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Ed. Mary L. Gavin. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Oct. 2013. Web. 27 Jan. 2015. <http:// kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/college/dining_hall.html#>.

This website helps me because it gives me strategies on what to tell my audience. This is another source that isn’t necessarily helped me make dishes but it is telling me how you can eat healthy in college without the cooking aspect. Once again, this is something that I need to expand on and advertise in my project to get people’s attentions - it is okay to not want to cook but there are easy things you can do to eat healthy in a dining hall. This is important because cooking is a lot of effort and realistically, people in college don’t care for this. This is why my project is opened to anyone even college students.

8. Healthy Cooking for Two (or Just You): Low-fat recipes with half the fuss and double the taste by Francis Price
Price, Frances. Healthy Cooking for Two (or Just You): Low-fat Recipes with Half the Fuss and Double the Taste. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 1995. Print.

I found this to be one of the sources I am going to use the most during my project. The most important thing that I need to keep in mind during this process is that I can’t be advising people or teaching people how to make dishes that serve a whole family (especially for college students). I want most of these meals to be prepared as if your cooking for a party of one. This is because this will decrease the amount of money you spend, the cooking time, and makes the process of breaking down the nutrition per person way easier. This cookbook gives recipes broken down into categories that are similar categories for my project. This makes it helpful for me to navigate dishes to use in my project.

9. Microwave Cooking for One by Maria T. Smith
Smith, Marie T. Microwave Cooking for One. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub., 1986. Print.

This cookbook is another source that will be extremely helpful when trying to involve college students to care about the foods they are eating. This cookbook includes an unlimited amount of recipes that are not unhealthy for you and that you can make in your microwave. This decreases the time it takes for you to cook it and the clean-up process is very minimimal. I like this source because it gives me an idea of dishes that with your first impression, you would think are an intensive process but really aren’t. This is another point I am trying to get at - a lot of people have incorrect assumptions about healthy foods and I want to state the facts.

10. Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating by Lisa Jervis Miya-Jervis, Lisa. Cook Food: A Manualfesto for Easy, Healthy, Local Eating. Oakland, CA: PM,

2009. Print.

This is another cookbook that I am using as a source for my project. It is important that most of the deals I make are not an intestive, long process. Whether you are a college student or just living at home, cooking a meal that is healthy but takes an obsessive amount of effort is not going to be helpful for my project and the message that I am trying to get across. This cookbook includes basic dishes that are easy to make. It also includes the basic supplies that you would need in your kitchen to make any dish a lot less stressful to make. This is another thing I’d like to mention in my project (probably at the beginning of my presentation) - a general list of things you could store in your kitchen, mini-fridge, etc. to make these dishes possible.

11. "How Does Your Body Store Excess Calories?" Healthy Eating. Web. 13 May 2015. <http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/body-store-excess-calories-9627.html>.

I used this source to figure out where excess calories go when you overeat. I needed this information to see how the body reacts to all the food we put into it. For my presentation, I gave a lot of context about calories so I had to be sure to include what happens when you eat more calories than needed.

12. "U.S. Food and Drug Administration." How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label. Web. 13 May 2015. <http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm274593.htm>.

This was a source that I used a lot for my project. This website included a great summary of understanding nutrition facts and the nutrition label. I used this website as a guide to steer me in the right direction for my capstone. It mentioned great points on the website that I wanted to make as well in my presentation.

Recipe and Food Analysis for Pasta E Fagilo

(Pasta with Pinto Beans)

Ingredients:

Whole Grain Ditalini Pasta

• if you can't supply whole grain pasta, a traditional kind is just fine
• Ditalini Pasta is a small, cylinder shape pasta but any type of pasta works 

 2 cans of Goya Pinto Beans

Salt

Pepper

Olive Oil

Water

3 to 4 Clove of Garlic 

 Process:

1. Fill up pot with water and put it to a boil (size of pot and amount of water varies for how many people you are serving)

• The average size for a container of pasta would be 4 to 6 quarts of water. 

 2. Once water is boiled, add pasta.

3. Boil pasta for 10 minutes.

4. While the pasta is boiling, in a separate pot, heat 6 tablespoons or more of extra virgin olive oil. 

5. Add 3 to 4 cloves of pressed, chopped garlic into the same pot.

6.  a half of a teaspoon of red pepper flakes. 

7. Let that sautee for a few minutes. 

8. Add 2 cans of the 15 oz. Goya Pinto Beans.

9. Add 1 can of water (use the empty can of Goya Beans).

10. Let beans simmer while pasta is boiling for 10 minutes.

11. Before draining the pasta, take one full cup of pasta water to reserve for the final dish to mix.

12. Remove pasta from stove and drain well after 10 minutes.

13. Put half of the pasta into a bowl and add half of the beans.

14. Mix.

15. Add the rest of the beans and pasta.

16. Blend together with cup of pasta water.

17. Serve and enjoy!

Optional: Add chopped kale for color and flavor!

Food Analysis:

Although pasta is a processed food, there are benefits to eating it. It has an extremely large amount of carbohydrates which gives your body a lot of fuel. Whole grain pasta even includes dietary fiber. Pasta is also low on sodium and cholesterol. Keep in mind that too many carbs is not good but if you need to fill up on calories, pasta would be an appropriate way to do so. Even though pasta is a processed food, Goya pinto beans are incorporated into this mean - which is a whole food. Because of the canning process, a lot of salt is added to the whole food which increases its serving of sodium. To decrease your intake of sodium, it is extremely helpful to wash off your beans and put them to as much of a boil as possible. On the bright side, pinto beans give you a large amount of protein, such as 15 grams worth, along with fiber and iron. 

It is important to keep in mind that you can't control everything you eat. It is impossible to lessen the amounts of fat, sodium, etc into a food that is already processed, prepared, and ready to cook to serve. However, you must cook and serve responsibly so that you don't overdose on the negative factors that even meals that are good for you might bring. Too much pasta is never a good thing. However, you are going to come across situations where you need calories or more carbs. This is why pasta is a very popular ingredient that is served with many meals for athletes. If you were to eat this meal entirely too much, or any meal that involves pasta, it may not be in your best interest. Pasta is an extremely popular dish in most homes, which is why it is recommended to balance the serving size of pasta out with a salad on the side (for example). This way you are eating less pasta, but still having a full meal. 

The most popular brand of pasta is Barilla (which is the brand I am using for this dish). It comes straight from Italy but since it is packaged we know that it goes through a food process to arrive here. Luckily, Barilla advertises on their boxes that they try their hardest to minimize the amount of energy and water to import the pastas. Pinto Beans are grown in places like Spain, Mexico, Central America, and South America. They are imported to the U.S. and are packaged at the Goya Headquarters in Syracuse, New Jersey. 

Not only does this meal take a very short amount of time to prepare - around 20 minutes, but it is extremely cheap. Depending on where you purchase your ingredients at, the prices may vary. However, all of these ingredients you can find at any super market. A box of pasta usually varies from $1.25 to $1.60. A can of Goya beans costs around 98 cents. If you are interested in adding chopped up garlic to your dish, a clove usually costs 25 cents. These are how much the main ingredients cost. This is an extremely cheap meal that is just as cheap as fast food but is better for you and serves more people. These large cooperations like Barilla Pasta and Goya Beans are making money from every customer that invests in their products but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Its better than McDonalds taking your money. 

The process of making these ingredients yourself and buying them already ready for you in the store is completely different. There are plenty of people that can make their own pasta but this is usually not common in the average household, but it might be for Italian families. Restaurants and even some homes use a machine to make pasta. This is already a reason why people don't usually make pasta themselves. Even without a machine, making your own pasta would mean purchasing dough, rolling it out, cutting it, and preparing the dough with flour, egg, oil, etc. This is already a longer process and more expensive than going to your local super market. The same goes for pinto beans. You would have to purchase the beans and go through the process of growing them properly into bean stalks. If everyone was to home make all of their ingredients, it would be more expensive and a longer process. This is why we have supermarkets so people can afford to eat and the serve the meals they would like to make themselves but simply can't because it isn't in their reach.

Overall, this is a cheap, easy to make, not-so unhealthy meal that is great to serve for any family! Although there is a processed food involved, the dish supplies a lot of good nutrients but never forget to eat responsibly! Enjoy!

Reflection:

I was extremely passionate about this past unit. It was really convenient that all of this relates to what I will be studying in college - so it kept my interested even more. During this unit, I didn't necessarily learn anything new, but I definitely expanded my knowledge on topics and concerns that I was already familiar with. I learned a lot about where what food and what things connected to food are causes so many problems for people's lives in America. I learned about ways in which we can all do things like simply exercise 30 minutes a day or be more responsible when reading the labels of our food. There are simple ways that we can prevent deaths like heart disease, diabetes, etc. This unit also helped me realize where the problem is in terms of our country's food system. People are not knowledgable of what they are putting intro their body which is why they are putting themselves more at risk.

I have always been very careful with the foods I put into my body and have always been interested in living a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, I am going to continue the habit that I have been in for years now in terms of the way I eat and exercise. Watching the TED Talk in class was just another reminder of why I make the healthy decisions that I do in life and I never regret them. Unhealthy food tastes good but it not worth it in the end. I would like my habits and patterns of healthy living to hopefully rub off onto other people, to inspire them to do the same. People my age are not concerned with eating healthy but it is because they are so wrapped up in eating unhealthy, they actually have no idea what it is doing to them. And most kids are too stubborn to even give healthy food a chance - they think all healthy food is expensive and doesn't taste well. This is not always true and this has to become a more brought up topic of discussion so kids can turn around their bad habits.

I am studying athletic training and nutrition in college and I am definitely going to try to get to that point where I can reach out to a large audience and get them to change their lives around. I strongly believe that one day I will be able to say that I taught people a lot and people came to me for help, and now that they are making progress and healthy change. The way our food system has been looking doesn't look it's best and I am willing to take the time to make sure me and other workers on my team (whatever team that may be in the future) get society to be looking and eating the way they should be. 

Word Count: 207 

Este artículo es sobre un hombre y su familia. Esto sucedió hace cuarenta y ocho años. Viven en una ciudad donde nunco hubo inundaciones ni tipos de inundaciones. Pero todavía tenían que pagar por seguro contra inundaciones. Había incluso mapas de inundación creados para ayudar a los cuatro mil dueños de propiedad. Algunas personas incluso se han retirado para proteger sus hogares y familias. Más de diez comunidades han sido inundadas que son conocidos por no ser inundada. El seguro de inundación es doscientos dólares al mes. Muchas personas han perdido casas porque no pagar.

Esto artículo fue muy interesante. No se que estaba causando casas y ciudades se inundara, si no deberían ser inundados. ¿Qué hizo este comienzo pasando? ¿Es una tendencia? Se está extendiendo a más lugares. ¿Nadie ha muerto a causa de esto?

Me identifico con esto. Mi casa y mi padre han sido inundados antes. Fue muy triste y mis padres estaban muy enojados. La casa está bien pero nuestro sótano está en malas condiciones. Era de mucha lluvia. En otras partes del mundo, las inundaciones parten de tormentas y huracanes grandes. No sé si mi familia tiene seguro contra inundaciones pero que deberíamos.

http://www.elnuevodia.com/paraqueseinundetienequeveniruntsunami-1616910.html

""Para Que Se Inunde Tiene Que Venir Un Tsunami"" El Nuevo Dia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://www.elnuevodia.com/paraqueseinundetienequeveniruntsunami-1616910.html>.

Una cena latina a beneficio de niños en Colombia

 Word Count: 200

Este artículo fue sobre una cena Latina que ayudo a los niños y las mujeres en Colombia. Es una cena que sirve una comida de tres platos. El artículo es muy corta y no da ningún detalle. Hay un montón de preguntas que el artículo no responde. ¿Por ejemplo, es el recaudar dinero del restaurante para la gente en Colombia? ¿Qué pasa con los hombres en Colombia? ¿También necesitan ayuda? Me imagino que los niños y las mujeres de Colombia están pasándolo mal allá ya que este restaurante tiene la meta de ayudarles.

Creo que la idea de un restaurante que está ayudando a otras personas en una parte diferente del mundo es bonita. También he notado que no dicen el nombre del restaurante. Si es en Filadelfia y luego me gustaría visitar. Espero que esto ayude más restaurantes apoyar a otros en necesidad. Esto me inspira porque mucha gente no se da cuando estamos muy agradecidos.

Yo encontrado una nueva palabra de vocabulario en español y en inglés. La palabra "marginalizados" o "marginar". Significa ser excluidos, no reconoce o no los trata bien. Ahora entiendo por qué las mujeres en Colombia necesitan ayuda.

http://www.pontealdia.com/philadelphia/una-cena-latina-a-beneficio-de-ninos-en-colombia.html

"Latino News and Opinion." Una Cena Latina a Beneficio De Niños En Colombia - . N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2013. <http://www.pontealdia.com/philadelphia/una-cena-latina-a-beneficio-de-ninos-en-colombia.html>.

Word Count: 221

Este artículo fue sobre un pie que se encontre que podría haber pertenecido a una mujer desaparecida. La mujer desaparecida desde marzo de 2012. El pie fue encontrado en Ocean City. La mujer quedó desaparecida en Nueva Jersey. La huella coincide con la huella de la mujer. La mujer tiene sólo ventidos años. Aún no saben si está vivo o muerto.

Algunas preguntas son, ¿por qué tardó les tanto tiempo para encontrar el pie? ¿Cómo ella pierde su pie? ¿Si encontraron el pie un año más tarde, qué dejaron este caso? ¿Les tomó un conjunto año para encontrar el pie? También me pregunto sobre la historia de la mujer. ¿Qué estaba haciendo en ese momento en su vida? Tal vez algo le pasó a ella que hizo desaparecer.

Este artículo me hace pensar en el Departamento de policía y cómo son los detectives. Me pregunto cómo hacer un seguimiento de todos los casos, y cómo deciden cuáles son más importantes que resolver primero. Si fuera ellos, me sentiría culpable sabiendo que tenía que solucionar algunas cosas antes que otras cuando están todos los importantes. ¿Tuve hermanos? ¿Y alguna relación con alguien? Esto podría haber hecho huir o desaparecer.

Nuevas palabras de vocabulario que aprendí son 'desaparecer, alguien, huella' y mucho más.

Word Count: 216

Este artículo fue sobre dos barcos caros destruidos por un incendio grande. El daño fue Doscientos cincuenta mil dolares. El fuego comenzó de un corto circuito. Fue un barco, a la otra, y me dolió la cubierta. Nadie resultó herido. La policía y los bomberos llegaron en buen momento porque dejaron el primero justo antes de que estaba a punto de conseguir más grande. No hoy partes del barco izquierda.

Este artículo estaba triste porque los barcos eran muy importantes en ese lugar. También me recordó cuán caro barcos son debido a los daños. Me gustaría que saber más información sobre cómo el corto circuito provocó el incendio. También el artículo no dice que estaba en el barco y lo hicieron.

Además, se trataba de la pérdida de algo. Quería leer más sobre lo que se llevaron y cómo sucedió. Nunca he estado involucrado en algo como esto antes y espero que nunca estoy. Me pregunto por qué los dos barcos fueron tan importantes para la ciudad. ¿De donde vienen los circuitos? ¿Que les hizo un incendio? ¿Los barcos fueron históricos? Espero que traen nuevos barcos porque fue una gran pérdida para el medio ambiente

Los nuevos vocablos que aprendí son 'barcos, pérdida' y mucho más. 

"Se Queman Dos Botes En Marina De Fajardo." El Nuevo Dia. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2013. <http://www.elnuevodia.com/sequemandosbotesenmarinadefajardo-1607518.html>.

Word Count: 201 

Me sorprendido cuando estaba leyendo esto porque yo vivir en Sur de Filadelfia. Yo no sabia esto antes de leer un articulo. Esta es mal y de miedo porque hay muchos crímenes en Filadelfia. La articulo fue muy corto por que habia poca informaticion. Hay mucho de crímenes en Filadelfia y es un popular. Esta es muy malo que pasa mucho. La gente camina y es asesinada para nada.

El crime ocurrió en la mañana pero no sabemos por qué. la persona no debió fuera tan pronto. Muchos de los crímenes están en medio de la mañana. La víctima debió haber sido más inteligente. No aprendió nada nuevo porque sé que no es seguro que fuera solo cuando nadie está alrededor. 

La nuevo vocabulario que aprendí fue 'sorprendido, asesinado, crímenes, debió' y mucho más. 

Journal #1

Act 2

Scene 1

Lines 163-173

"She that was ever fair and never proud, Had tongue at will and yet was never loud, (Iago shakes his hand in a motion when he says "never" -- to indicate he is drawing the line; saying she is never loud) (He is on a rant to Desdemona -- moving all these gestures at a quick pace) Never lacked gold and yet went never gay, (He brings hand around neck as if he had jewelry around him -- to show she was always presentable wearing gold/shakes his hand in a motion when he says "never" (again)) Fled from her wish and yet said “Now I may,” (Iago runs out of breath and takes a slight pause) She that being angered, her revenge being nigh, (He is looking towards Desdemona with a soft, sincere voice) Bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly, (Iago raises his hand to show the serious emotion he is containing) She that in wisdom never was so frail (He taps his finger on his head -- indicating the brains/knowledge that he is referring to) To change the cod’s head for the salmon’s tail, (He looks at one hand, then looks at the other -- showing the two options: cod's head or the salmon's tail) She that could think and ne'er disclose her mind, (Iago brings his hand to his head again in a stern voice, while making eye contact with Desdemona) See suitors following and not look behind, (Iago continues to be on a rant. He is making motions fast, trying to collect words quickly. He is on the verge of running out of breath) (Iago turns his head around slightly and softly gestures his hand behind him) She was a wight, if ever such wights were—" (He looks at Desdemona and raises voice. His voice becomes stern and solid. He stops in the middle of his sentence because he is interrupted by Desdemona)

Journal #2

Emelia has been in scenes where she usually pops up when certain situations happen. For example, in act 3, scene 1, page 113, Emelia is talking to Cassio. He wants to speak to Desdemona and is asking for permission from Emelia. They end up all having a conversation about Cassio and Othello's relationships. As well as how Emelia and Desdemona's husband’s are acting. Emelia also appears in this scene later on in the play where she is trying to convince Othello that nothing is going on between Desdemona and Iago. In act 4, scene 2, page 193, Emelia and Othello are having a back and fourth conversation about Desdemona. This causes Othello to demand Emelia to bring Desdemona in the room so they can discuss it.

Emelia is trying to be as helpful as possible throughout the whole play. I think she is consistently trying to communicate with her fellow peers about all the situations that came up. She seems to be that extra person hanging around that perfectly ties into the moments when the characters need a second opinion. Or, when Emelia feels like butting into the situations, and speaking her voice. 

I feel like all the other characters can see Emelia as the same thing that she sees herself. The characters communicate back with Emelia and you see some fluid conversations between them in the play. This shows that sometimes what Emelia is saying is relevant. However, they could also see her as someone who isn't necessary and hasn't tied into any of the events.  The characters in the play see her as a very bittersweet character. The things that she says can either help or hurt everyone. This is because Emelia tends too say or do too much or too little. For example, Emelia was pretending that she didn't know what Desdemona was talking about when they were on the topic of the handkerchief, when she should of told Desdemona what was really going on. 

We can try to focus on how she says all the things that she does. I feel like the tone of what she is saying and her body language will come in a lot of use. If Emelia is trying to be secretive, sneaky, and blunt, she might talk in a slow, soft, or low tone. If Emelia is trying to get her opinion across to someone and convince a character (like Othello), her voice might be loud and her body movement might be drastic. Since Emelia is a minor character, I don't think it would be obvious things that give away what she is trying to portray. If we focus on her physical addition to the stage rather than any other factors of her character, that might help us figure out what Emelia is really thinking. 

Journal #3

Cassio was always a fair and sincere man. He always wanted the best for others and tried to avoid drama as much as possible. He tended to never really get what he wanted. He was always chasing after women who had no interest in him. Cassio was consistently turned down by all different types of women. Whether he had friends to support him or even a wing-man, Cassio had no chance. He was always a nice man; sometimes too nice. He never knew what was always right in front of him, whether it was good or bad. He tried to stay away from all the drama between friends and peers but it never really worked out.

  It all started when Cassio fell madly in love with a girl in middle school. Day after day, Cassio would sit and cry over her. The girl had no interest in Cassio from the day she met him. From that point on, Cassio felt that he would never be happy because of this one girl disappointing him. He then assumed that all the others would disappoint him too. Then along came Othello, Desdemona, and the others, which caused him to rediscover what he already knew: disappointment. Before meeting them and after, Cassio saw that he was just someone that was meant to sit in the crowd, watch, and wait till something or someone came his way. 

Journal #4

During my performance as Cassio, I am going to try to act as sincere and heartfelt as possible. Cassio is upset with Bianca in the scene because of the handkerchief. I am going to be making a lot of gasp noises, throwing my hands in the air, and talking loudly yet genuine at the same time. This is because I want to convince Bianca to not leave me (Cassio). 

In my scene, I am going to have a sword with me. The sword represents who I play (because I am apart of the military in the play). Also, in this scene, my actions aren't as dramatic as the others; all I am doing is talking to Bianca. Therefore, the sword is a sweet, soft, yet necessary touch to my role in the scene. I say this because it adds on to  the actual person Cassio is playing. He is a lieuteant. The sword adds some power to his character without the prop taking over and distracting the scene. 

My group's presentation is going to stand out because we have some dramatic conversations going on in our scene. Iago is trying to be sneaky while Othello ease-drops on my conversation as Cassio with Bianca. Bianca is furious with me, and I'm trying to convince her that what she thinks is wrong. Our group has agreed that we all have something dramatic to say, and we are going to use that to the best of our ability. Whether it is with the way we talk, walk, or simply appear on stage; each of us are trying to get our point across to one and other. We are going to use all the tools we learned in class, to bring the scene alive. 

Journal #5

“How now, my sweet Bianca! How now! How now!”. I had a very limited amount of lines. However, this line stood out to me the most because the was the line that I saw and felt the most emotion in. This line gave me a view and hint on how sincere and willing Cassio is as a character. He is really caring, and only wants the best for everyone. He was one of those characters who was noticeable enough to be labeled as a main character yet he wasn’t one of the more dramatic ones. Cassio was always trying to mend situations and be the peace maker. Bianca was really mad at him for the wrong reasons and Cassio was trying his hardest to make sure she didn’t storm out the room. This line showed me his true characteristics that made him who he is. I feel like this line was important in my performance because it gave me a chance to use a lot of emotion. I got to be that character that is basically innocent and is one of the fair players in the game (or in the play as you could say). I delivered this line by acting sad, surprised, and somewhat begging towards Bianca. I was offended and disappointed in her that she was willing to say such foolish things. I was trying my best to make her stay. 

The performance went as I planned. No matter how many times we practiced, there was some characters that lacked emotion more than others. This is what made me think that the show must go on whether they put in the emotion needed or not. Overall, I was happy with the finishing product. I am proud of the effort we all put in and how well we used the time given to use to practice. We brainstormed even the slightest ideas to improve our scene that made all the difference for the better. If I was to do this performance again, I personally wouldn’t of changed anything for myself. I am proud of the way I performed. However, as a group, I would have wanted more emotion and a little more projection in our voices for some of the characters. All in all, I’m happy with what performance I was apart of. 

Performing the play really improved my understanding of the play. Simplifying and compressing the play, highlighting all the main events, really gave me a clear timeline of the whole plot of Othello. I got to see who was the good and who was the evil. I also got to see which characters were more important than others. I witnessed so many different things when seeing the live performances. All in all, it was just helpful because I already knew what was going on in the play before we started acting it out; the live performances just took my understanding to a whole new and improved level. 

            During the posting of these blogs, I have informed you on how important teenage obesity is, the effects, and the risks. Getting a chance to hear out other people’s voices about this issue was really helpful. I wanted to tell you the majority of some of the main responses I got from my survey. Thankfully, a lot of the people that took the survey agree with me on a lot of things that have to do with teenage obesity. Like me, people that took my survey said that teenage obesity is a very dangerous thing. They also said that people should be exercising more. I was glad to see that a lot of the students from my school agreed that our school store should be selling better and healthier snacks.

            I am pleased to say, there has been several successful acts of change for my topic. It gives me inspiration that I can make a change too. I researched a woman named Lee-lee Pina who has posted a website bringing awareness to people. The website gives information on blogs, books, and other things to make a change to prevent teenage obesity. It also gives information on things that might have been causing obesity. 

            I want to help stop teenage obesity. If I can’t stop it completely, I at least want to spread the word about this issue. I want to get people’s attention and show them that the slightest things can help you go a long way. I have made a simple guide for teenagers to stay fit. It’s a guide that says easy meals to make that are healthy, and easy excersizes they can do. I made this guide because actions speak louder than words. I want to get people’s attention and show them that it is possible to not go through a tragic experience, like obesity. However, I think this is a well-deserved time to show that one person can help a whole lot of people.

            Besides spreading awareness, I want to physically make a change to prevent this issue.  To make a change, I am raising money to donate. I will be donating money to theAltaMed Foundation. This foundation helps raise money to start more programs to help children with their health, nutrition, and exercise. No matter how much money I raise, it’s the thought and effort that counts. Either way, I will be ecstatic to help teenagers and even younger kids with their health.

Who knows? Maybe you can make a change too.

Click to this link if you want to read my bibliography and more updated information on how important teenage obesity really is!           

There is a rapid growth in the percentage of teenage obesity. 12% of parents feel that their children are obese. 78% of parents feel that Physical Education in school should not be removed. 27% of parents feel that their teenagers do not eat nutritionally. Also, 24% of parents feel that teenagers get less exercise more and more.

Teenage obesity is becoming a bigger issue than any of us can handle. Clearly it's taking over, because it's affecting more teenagers each and every day. I get very heartfelt about this topic because I don’t like seeing people unhealthy or in bad shape. Not only is this an issue for physical reasons, but I also consider how a teenage obese person might be feeling on the inside. People are judged because of their appearances every day. So imagine how you would feel if you knew that everyone was staring at you because of your weight?  

Click to this link if you want to read my bibliography and more updated information on how important teenage obesity really is!               

         Hello readers! My name is Liza Cohen and I am a student at Science Leadership Academy. I am writing this blog post to inform you and everyone else about teenage obesity, why it is important, the effect it has on us, and how we can prevent it from happening.

            The topic that I want people to become more aware about is child obesity. Whether it is a young toddler, growing child, or teenager; this problem has continued to full extent. The percent of overweight children has increased since the 1970's. The age range for obesity is ranged around 6 to 17 year olds. That is a wide variety of children, which more than 1 out of 5 are struggling with this issue. Small things like lacking of exercise and a poor diet can cause obesity. To elaborate on the numbers, I want to compare obesity then to how it is now. In the 1900’s, obesity was less of an issue than it is now. In fact, in the 1900’s being stood out for being overweight was a good thing. I say this because when you were seen overweight, it meant you had wealth, to afford food. However, things are the complete opposite now. Obesity for anyone, especially teenagers is an issue. There are medical, physical, and emotional problems all due to being obese. Just because the causes and perspectives on obesity has changed, doesn’t make it less important now as it was then.

            Now that you know what exactly obesity is, and how big of a role it plays in people’s lives, I want to inform you on why I care particularly about this topic. This world issue is important to me because it is an issue that I am constantly surrounded by. I have gotten to the point where I feel I should look more into this issue and see what I can do to prevent it from happening continuously. Another reason why this issue is important to me is because I personally can relate to it. I am not overweight, or even on the road to obesity. However, I am very cautious of my body and how I can keep my body in good shape. If I learn more about obesity I can help others and even myself from letting it happening to us. 

In my upcoming blog posts, you will get a bigger taste on my perspective on teenage obesity and how I can prevent it from happening!

What is negative space? 

Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing. 

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? 

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?

            ¡Hola! ¿Qué mas, chama? Saludos desde Filadelfia. Me llamo Liza Cohen. Yo tengo catorce años. Soy de en Filadelfia. Es una ciudad bastante grande. Mi cumpleaños es el veinte y nueve de augusto. ¿Y tu?

            Me gusta la comida italiana. Pero me favorita la comida mexicana. No me gusta la en salada. Me gusta la música pop. No me gusta rock. Me gusta  el voleibol y basquetbol. No me gusta el futbol americano. También me gusta ir de compras y cocinar. Pero me también gusta comer¡ No me gusta estudiar y escribir. ¿Qué te gusta?

Yo soy mas o menos alta y moreno. Yo soy americano. Yo tengo los ojos café. Yo soy divertida, cómica y inteligente. Pero me también soy loca y boba. ¿Cómo eres tu? Responde cuando puedas¡ Chao¡

Con cariño,

Liza Cohen

I made the changes to my new slide based on learning from my other classmates presentations. I learned to make my slide as simple, clean, and understanding as possible. My slide was already clean and simple to begin with, but nothing is ever perfect. So, I decided to revise my slide just a little bit more. I took out one of my pictures, because it just wasn’t necessary. I changed the color of my background because just because white goes with everything, doesn’t mean its that attractive. I changed the background to orange because its an appealing color and it stands out. I decided to even delete another picture, because the colors of the picture just weren’t clashing with my background. I enlarged the last picture I had and deleted my name and title. This give my slide a fresh and appealing look. In conclusion, this is how I improved my slide and now it looks great!