Samuel Kabangai
Giving Hope To Children (GHTC) is an
organization dedicated to helping children in Sierra Leone with their
educational and everyday needs. This organization was founded by two students
who believed that giving back to their community is very important to humanity.
These are
children that have either lost their parents or live with single parent, who
just have families that are too poor to fund their educational needs like
paying for their school fees, buying their uniforms, school supplies or
sometimes even have enough to eat.
· What did you find most challenging about this
project?
One
thing that I found challenging about the project is finding different organizations in
Philadelphia that do the same work GHTC is doing.
· How did you go about finding this story?
This
story was easy because the founders of GHTC are my sisters. I have been looking
at them step by stem and I fell like this project was a good way to applaud them
of what they are doing and hopefully get them noticed by people around the
world.
· Why do you think this story does not receive
more attention?
The
only reason I can think of is that, the organization is not well known.
Sierra Leone itself does not get noticed as much, so a project that is still
rising will be hard to get noticed.
· Do you think this story will get more
attention over the next
few months? Why? Why not?
Yes,
because my goal and dream is that from this project, GHTC will get noticed and broadcasted to
a bigger, diverse and broader audience.
· What did you learn?
I
learned that in order to make change in a nation or country, you have to take a
step that will make a different regardless if you get help or not. I
want this project to be my first but not last step that I take to create change
and better my country and others.
Hello, My name is Samuel Kabangai, I attended Science Leadership Academy (SLA). For our quarter Globalization project, had to compare the 5 point frame work to the countries that we were assigned and the one that we selected. The two countries that I had were Russia and Italy. During the course of this project, I saw that both Russia and Italy are more alike than different. I based this thesis on the 5 point frame work ( environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbors, friendly trade partners and Society's Response to its Environmental Problems). One brief compression of both of the countries is that they both have the same environmental damage hazards (volcanoes, erosions, floods etc.) It was also interesting to know that both countries handled the problems differently. Italy took long to solve their problems but eventually handled it while Russia just left the problems to solve themselves.
The 5 point frame work was fairly easy for me. It was easy for me to research the information that I needed. I had setbacks and hard time finding some of the information that needed, but it wasn't at an extreme point where in I couldn't find none of the information that I needed.
If I could change anything, I will give more time for the project to be done. Even though the information is easy to find, it also takes a long time to do all the research and put it into a finished product. I am just happy that I learned some new information that i found interesting. And I am happy that Im finished!
Recipe
Ginger roots
sugar
liquid lime
Water
need
need a clean filter cloth
1 bowl
Directions
1. Wash off the ginger roots and cut
them up into slices.
(Make sure the ginger is small enough to chop
smoothly in a blender).
2. Blend the ginger roots in a
blender.
3. Take the blended ginger roots and
pours it through the filter into the bowl.
4. Add any amount of water on the
ginger while it’s in the filter.
(Make
sure you squeeze the filter so the ginger juice can pour through the filter)
5. Repeat #4 until the ginger has no
more juice comes out the filter.
6. Add a half a bottle of limejuice
and mix.
7. Add the amount of sugar you want
and mix until it’s at the taste you want.
(Lime and sugar depends on the
amount of juice you have.)
Ginger is well known as a remedy for travel sickness,
nausea and indigestion and is used for wind, colic, irritable bowel, loss of
appetite, chills, cold, flu, poor circulation, menstrual cramps, dyspepsia
(bloating, heartburn, flatulence), indigestion and gastrointestinal problems
such as gas and stomach cramps. Ginger is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb and
there has been much recent interest in its use for joint problems. It has also
been indicated for arthritis, fevers, headaches, toothaches, coughs,
bronchitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, to ease tendonitis, lower
cholesterol and blood pressure and aid in preventing internal blood clots.
SELF REFLECTION
In
this unit, I have learned a lot of information about what we consume and it’s
origin. What I mean by its origin is where everything is processed through the
food industry. I like to add that the food industries have many secrets that
have been exposed that left me questioning the food system and what we consume
on a daily basis. The Food Inc. documentary was a factual and evidential
piece that encouraged me to be more aware of what I choose to eat.
One
of the biggest problems that I came across with our food system is the
ignorance and the “I don’t care” attitude that majority of the public has
towards the food they eat and the process of it or what it contains in these
products. Another problem that I feel as though is an issue is the fact that
many companies keep the process of how they make the food a secret and they are
so reluctant of letting people see how the food is made. Lastly, what I found
to be a problem is how livestock are being treated before they are slaughtered
and how they are being slaughtered in the house.
Many
people can change or edit what they eat; it’s hard to change diet but it can be
done slowly and step by step. Some changes I can make is that I can be more
careful of what I eat and ever since the class; I have started eating more
fruit and drinking more water. Honestly I still eat Chinese food on a regular
basis and I also mainly eat home cooked meals. One thing that works for me is
that, I exercise a lot and work out a lot to keep my body in shape and healthy.
I sense a change in my healthy, I have more energy and generally I feel more
and more better.
SOURCES
"Ginger
Root Benefits & Information." Herb Information, Benefits, Discussion and News. Web. 09 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-ginger-root.html>.
"Nutrition
Facts and Analysis for Ginger Root, Raw." Nutrition Facts, Calories in Food, Labels, Nutritional
Information and Analysis – NutritionData.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2011.
<http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2447/2>.
Artist Statement Hi my name is Samuel Kabangai, i attend school at Science Leadership Academy, i am the artist that created this design. For our fourth quarter project, we the students had to make some are pieces that were give to us by the teacher. I liked the projects that we got and i was really excited to do these art pieces. One of my favorite pieces that i had to make was the bike project. In this project we had to draw a bike that was in the classroom. Every project was exciting and i was always pleased with the final product that i produced at the end. I like when the projects seemed like a challenge because it made me work harder and do something that i did not think i could produce. The tools that I used to make these are pieces were, charcoal, pencil, paint, computer etc. Every project needed to do something new and it made me use something new and every project was a new learning experience. |
a. What went well?
- We were good with working as a group and ideas were easily put together.
b. What did not?
- We worked well, but when it was close to the end of the project we were not all present, there was always someone not in school and we were there we were unable to work on it.
c. What would you do differently next time?
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -
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Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán. Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 and she died on July 13, 1954. Frida Kahlo was best know for her self portraits and her paintings were loved by people because they expressed a lot of pain and passion in them. She was one of the great painters that came from Mexico and her work is celebrated every year.
Frida was one of four daughters born to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a mother of Spanish and Mexican Indian descent. Frida Kahlo did not want to become a painter, she was a survivor of a diseases called polio and at the age of 18 she was seriously injured in a bus accident, it took Frida Kahlo a year to recover from the accident, she started to paint while she was recovering from her accident. Her paintings, mostly self-portraits and still life, were deliberately naïve, and filled with the colors and forms of Mexican folk art. At 22 she married the famous Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, they were married for 20 years.Their stormy, passionate relationship survived infidelities, the pressures of careers, divorce, remarriage, Frida's bi-sexual affairs, her poor health and her inability to have children. Frida once said:"I suffered two grave accidents in my life…One in which a streetcar knocked me down and the other was Diego." Frida Kahlo has many famous paintings and most of those of here famous paintings were the self portraits that expressed all the pain that she went through in her life time.
During her lifetime, Frida created some 200 paintings, drawings and sketches related to her experiences in life, physical and emotional pain and her turbulent relationship with Diego. She produced 143 paintings, 55 of which are self-portraits. When asked why she painted so many self-portraits, Frida replied: "Because I am so often alone....because I am the subject I know best." Today, more than half a century after her death, her paintings fetch more money than any other female artist. A visit to the Museo Frida Kahlo is like taking a step back in time.
Artist Statement Why you did what you did? What does it mean to you? What did you use to make it. Hi my name is Samuel Kabangai, i attend school at Science Leadership Academy, i am the artist that created this design. For our second quarter project, we the students had a choice to pick our own art that we wanted to work on and a project that meant something to us. I wanted the project that I choose to mean something and represent a part of me that I am proud of. I was born and raised in Sierra Leone west Africa and my African heritage is something that I am very proud of. Another thing that influenced my art was my name. I have a unique last name and all my friends and people i know have different ways to say my name. One of my friends Devonte Martin told me that my name can be a trade mark. The art that I decide to make is custom made shirts that had hand made drawings and different designs of the map of Africa and my name. I am a person that loves fashion and so I decided to put these designs on t-shirts that I can wear and so could other people. The tools that I used to make my shirts were things that can be used or acceded by anyone and they are affordable by anyone. During the process of the project I got a lot of help from my art teacher Ms. Hall. After I drew the designs of the shirts on paper, I used a box cutter to cut out the outline of what I had drew so it can look like the way I wanted it on the shirts. After I drew the design on paper, I traced it on shelfing paper and cut out the the design that I wanted to show on the shirt. After this process, I used a paint brush, dipped it in fabric paint and slightly tapped the paint on the out line of my design, while it was on the shirt. These shirts that I have made and the ones I am going to make mean a lot to me because it was an idea that I had, a design that I made and it had a theme that I was proud of and I followed it and made the art. I am happy to see the reactions on peoples faces when they see the shirts and I am happy to see people wear the shirts. I hope this idea gets bigger and greater. More designs, art work and t-shirts and coming soon. |
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-2158
In the process of this project, i had a lot of help from the people. When i went to my neighborhood poling place the people were happy that i was doing a project like that. They cooperated with me when i was doing the questions and the i was happy with the outcome.
5700 Willows Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-2158
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