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Sarah Son Capstone

Posted by Sarah Son in CTE Senior Capstone · Ugworji/Walker-Roberts · Wed on

Animal cruelty is a large issue all over the world that many people are not aware of. Each year, the numbers of animal abuse cases increase and this must be changed. For my Senior Capstone, I was determined to inform my community about what animal cruelty is and provide ways to prevent it. Initially, my goal was to host a gallery event. A gallery event would be able to bring our community together in order to learn about this issue and spread the word. The gallery event would include photos and footage taken by me at a local animal shelter to create a documentary and showcase my Digital Video skills that I have gained through the years while I was part of the program. With my modified project, I decided to create posters instead, as they are effective in conveying an important message. My Capstone is built upon the inquiry of how digital art can help convey a message about animal cruelty to the community that will result in an emotional response. I am still able to be creative while also being informative about animal cruelty. With these posters, I want to be able to show that this is something that happens in our world every single day. These posters will encourage my community to speak up and help animals as they are unable to speak for themselves. Make a change today!

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Calcium // Sarah

Posted by Sarah Son in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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​The name of my element is Calcium. The atomic number is 20 as you can see on my final art print. Lime came to great use by heating limestone. Can be found in 99% bones and teeth. Calcium plays a role in having healthy bones, so I decided to draw a milk carton. I looked at different examples on Google as well as the website that Ms. Hull provided us with, the one with all of the elements on them. I drew other examples in my sketch book and asked my friends to help me choose a final design, that is how I came out with this one. If I could do this differently, I would definitely darken the parts where it would be white so that it could appear well on the paper. I enjoyed transferring my print to another paper and putting onto a construction paper. We painted our foam plate and then put it under a white paper, used a spoon (rub the spoon all over the paper), and then took the paper off of the plate. Then, our design is on the paper! I cut it out and then put it on a construction paper.

Justice for Animals

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     Hello! My name is Sarah Son, I attend Science Leadership Academy. My English project, called You and the World, is focused on one important topic, which in my case is animal cruelty. Towards the end of the project, I chose my Agent of Change in order to improve this issue. I had many ideas in mind but I decided to choose two, which are donating money to PSPCA and hanging up posters in my English class. 
In blog post #2 and #3, I introduced my topic, animal cruelty, by researching online and doing my own research, which was an interview that I did with a volunteer at SPCA. If you’d like to listen to the interview, click here! In my original research, I have found out a lot more shocking facts about animal cruelty. The interviewee told me," “... SPCA had raided a home in Frankfurt and we found about 241 cats, pretty much everywhere in the house. Just so you guys know, the limit for animals in Philadelphia you can have in your home at once is 12.” It was crazy to find that out. On the other hand with the online research, there were many charts and graphs I have found that showed different ways animals are abused as well the percentage of what animals are often abused, dogs being found the most abused. You can look at the Commonly Abused Animals here. Also, you can check out the Animal Abuse Classifications in the U.S. here.
     ​My Agent of Change, which is an action was the highlight of the project for me. I was thinking about volunteering at PSPCA but I couldn’t because I was under the age of 18. It made me upset that I couldn’t do so. I had to come up with new ideas and it all popped into my mind when I was speaking to a classmate that had a similar topic. That is when I decided to create posters and hang them around Ms. Giknis’ English room. For the design, I wanted it very simple and something that is eye catching. While looking for some ideas on Google at home, I saw many, many anti-animal cruelty posters that were very powerful to me. It tells me that people in the world actually care about this topic. This is where I found the posters. It gave me some ideas and I would like to thank them for that. The photos on this website do make me sad, but it is the truth and people should open their eyes to see what these poor animals are going through everyday.
    I made four posters and they can be found all around Ms. Giknis’ English room. One is on the door so when people come in and leave, they can take a look at it. Also, I put another poster on the wall next to the little couch. Another place I put my poster was near the trashcan, Ms. Giknis actually suggested this to me! It was a good idea to put the poster there so that when people throw away their trash, they can glance at it. Finally, I put my favorite poster in front of the classroom next to the poster that says “Words Mean Things.” That poster is eye catching, so when people look at that poster, their eyes will feast upon my cute little poster.
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Photo of my poster that I put in front of the classroom. There is also a little hashtag that says #stopanimalcruelty
    Instead of doing just one Agent of Change, I decided to do two. After making the posters, I thought about donating money to PSPCA. The money that I donated was from another fundraiser that was for me to go to study abroad in China but because of personal reasons, I had to change my mind. On the website, there are options to where you can donate it to. I decided to donate money ($50) to the option that says, “Where Needed Most.” I think that it was a good decision. I’m quite proud of myself. (If you’d like to donate and help animals, click here!)

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Another photo of one of my posters and I! This one can be found hanging on Ms. Giknis' door.

I am glad that we were assigned this project. It taught me a lot about others and it taught me a lot about myself. Instead of being assigned a topic, we had an option to choose one. I am thankful for that because if we were assigned a topic, I learned that I wouldn’t have been as interested if the topic was already chosen for me. I feel like this topic should be spoken more about, that is one reason why I decided to choose animal cruelty as my main topic. Also, I had a connection that I had shared in one of my previous posts. I just hope people will be able to look more into animal abuse and try to do something to stop it. Make a change today!

 

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Animal Cruelty Needs To Stop

Posted by Sarah Son in English 1 · Giknis · A Band on

Hey there! I am Sarah Son, a freshman at Science Leadership Academy. In my previous blog post, I introduced my English project, which is called You and the World. My main focus is animal cruelty. In my previous research, I found a lot of alarming information about my topic. The results of graphs that I have found were very surprising. Recently, I interviewed a volunteer from SPCA in Philadelphia and her answers to my questions were very helpful.


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This is a photo taken by Ruby Ginsburg, she was there with me while I was interviewing the volunteer at SPCA. 

In my original research, which is the interview, I found out even more about animal cruelty, mainly in the area of Philadelphia. It was quite shocking to hear what Sandy, the respondent, had told me. Her responses were so detailed and clear, it made a great interview. The first question that I asked her was, “When animals are found, how do they react towards people? Or in other words, how do they act when they are being pet?” She replied by saying “... it depends on the situation. Sometimes the animals that we find don’t like humans, really. They have a hard time adjusting to humans and then others are perfectly fine with them and they are willing to interact with humans.” She also told me that they once found a dog that was chained up and was very skinny. Once they took care of him, he was actually one of the most playful dogs they have seen in the SPCA. I’m quite glad that she even gave me an example.


    Another question that I asked is, “When animals are found, how are their conditions like?” Her response made me almost jump out of my seat. “It usually depends. Sometimes the homes that they are found in is perfectly fine, it’s just issues with the owner themselves. Other times, it’s just like small things. Other times we’ll find something pretty bad.” Then, she continued and gave me an example that was so unbelievable. Sandy said that they (SPCA), “... had raided a home in Frankfurt and we found about 241 cats, pretty much everywhere in the house. Just so you guys know, the limit for animals in Philadelphia you can have in your home at once is 12.” She also added that the amount of feces that was in the house was up to their knees when they raided the home. This really blew my mind. I did not want to accept what I was hearing but it was the truth, sadly. It was just shocking and heartbreaking.
    An important question that I saved for last to ask is, “Why do you think that people are cruel to animals?” Sandy replied to me by saying that she can’t really give me a perfect answer to this question. She said that she can’t imagine herself being cruel to any animal, I 100% agree with her. The thought of it just makes me so upset. She continued on and said, “... sometimes I feel that maybe it’s because people don’t see animals having feelings or maybe, they don’t necessarily care about those type of things so they’re just willing to do whatever they want for their own advantage.” She finished the question by saying that people are cruel and she can’t really justify how they think.
Here is another photo by Ruby! 
    It was great that I took this opportunity to do this interview because it was so interesting for me. I was actually talking to someone who works with animals who are abused and is helping me by giving information that is useful and hopefully will make people open their eyes more about this specific topic. As for my Agent of Change, which is an action that I take on to improve to help with animal cruelty, I was thinking about volunteering at SPCA, or another animal organization. I would like to dig deeper and see the animals for myself. I hope that I can help. Even if my help or change is small, I would do anything to try help stop animal cruelty. I am still wondering what is going on in the mind of an animal abuser. Stop animal cruelty now!
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If you’d like to listen to the interview, click here!


Note for Ms. Giknis: There are few hyperlinks in this post because there is more in the first.


Final Stamp Design

Posted by Sarah Son in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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Brainstorming my stamp was quite a challenge. I had a page full of sketches and it was hard to choose one because all of them were my favorites. The goal of the stamp was to not only show who you are but positive and negative space. My stamp is called a Shikigami from a Studio Ghibli film called Spirited Away. They are a very fascinating magical creature to me ever since I was younger.

For the assignment, I was to write down 10 words that describe me and then put some ideas inside of my sketchbook. When I was sketching, I realized that I only drew line drawings, which was incorrect, there wouldn’t really be a shape or it wouldn’t look so stamp like. Once I choose my final stamp design, I sketched it on paper and grabbed color paper. I cut my image out and glued it into my sketchbook.

I got stuck many times in the process but now, I think I got the hang of it. I had a hard time figuring out which is which, which is negative and which is positive. The stamp itself and other resources had helped me figure it out.


Week 3 - Day 2 - Blog - Negative/Positive Space - Cut Out

Posted by Sarah Son in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on
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Negative space is the space surrounding the subject. I cut the outline of the objects and then cut the insides. The ones with no shape inside is the positive space. You can also think of it as dark or light. It helps an artist to see negative space because it can create illusions. Seeing negative space does enhance drawings. You can see different kinds of perspectives. Also, there can be a possibility that you can see one thing or the other.  

Don’t Keep Calm, Animals are Being Hurt

Posted by Sarah Son in English 1 · Giknis · A Band on

Hello! I am Sarah Son and I am a freshmen at Science Leadership Academy. In our English class, we were assigned a project that requires us to choose a specific topic that pulls our interest. I chose animal cruelty for my topic. This topic really stood out to me and spoke to me because I have a connection to this and I think that it is an interesting topic to research. Animals do not have voices, we should speak up for them so that we can make a change and help them since they can’t always defend themselves. The change may be small, but it will mean a lot. I want more people to help and be more aware of this problem!

Did you know that most cases of animal abuse are not reported? Animal cruelty happens in all different kinds of places in the world. Animals, especially dogs, are being hurt in a lot of harsh ways. Animal hoarding is said to be more likely with women who are 60-years-older or older. Men who intentionally abuse animals are most likely under 30, according to this.  As mentioned before, dogs are the most common animal to be mistreated. According to this graph, dogs has the most number of cases, cats being the other.
     
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This pie chart shows the percentage of animals who are often abused. As you can see, dogs are shown to have the highest percentage between the others.

There isn’t one way of hurting these poor, innocent animals. That is the scary part, there are tons of ways animal abusers abuse animals. The most common abuse is neglect or abandonment. Another common abuse is hoarding, as mentioned before. Neglect, by definition, is the act of failing to care for something properly. The owner must have failed to provide the animal with requirements such as food, water, healthcare, and most importantly a proper home.

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This is another pie chart that shows the different kinds of animal in the U.S. According to this graph, neglect/ abandonment seems to be the one with the highest percentages with 32.4%.

Animal cruelty not only physically and mentally hurt the animal but it hurts people like me, people who care about animals. I asked my mom about our dog that died and she told me, “I remembered the day that she passed. Kina (our dog) was poisoned. The terrible thing was that she was pregnant, too. We didn’t have enough money to do much for her.” There are many people in the world that cares about animals. On the other hand, we have many other people who abuses the animals. I want more people to be aware of this and help out. Little help can be big help to an animal in need.

While doing this research, I learned a lot from these sources. It makes me think harder about what kind of world we live in and it is sad that things like this, animal cruelty, happens every single day. I learned that animal abusers do not even realise that what they are doing is terrible and it is causing pain to animals and people. I also found out that animal abusers are, “five times likely to commit violent crimes against people,” according to this. I hope to figure out what goes inside of an animal abuser’s mind. Why are they doing that? I am hoping to learn more as we go on! Let's make a change.


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What is Printmaking?

Posted by Sarah Son in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on

Do you know what printmaking is? It’s simple, printmaking is a technique in art that transfers ink to a paper. There are different kinds of printmaking. Some include woodcut, linocut, lithography, and more. Printmaking is important to people all over the world. It is a well known technique all over the world. Many people use it. There are a lot of artworks that are made from printmaking techniques.

Printmaking began in China, around AD 105. The relief printmaking process was invented by Daniel Hopfer who was from Augsburg, Germany. Printmaking started to show up in Europe in the 15th Century. This was invented when paper was made, which was in China. As mentioned before, there are many different printmaking processes created by different artists. Relief printing prints what is on the left of the original surface. This method uses different materials. It requires wood or linoleum blocks. On the other hand, intaglio requires copper, zinc, as well as plastics. There are also different basic tools that is should be used for relief printing. This method uses tools such as a knife and a gouge.

This technique is created by Robert Mangold. This is a woodcut. I decided to choose this print because it is simple. It is also aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The image was carved onto a wood surface and then inked and printed.


E1 U5 "Hogar"

Posted by Sarah Son in Spanish 1 · Manuel · C Band on

Mi nombre es Sarah,

Mi familia y yo somos de Vietnam.

Yo es camboyana y china.

Camboyana es mi lengua materna.

Vietnam es mi hogar.

Mis recuerdos en Vietnam es muy especial

Mi abuelos, mi tíos, mi primos.

Oigo la risa de mi abuela,

Veo estrellas en el noche,

Huelo flores frescas.  

¿Puedo volar de regreso?

Los necesito conmigo.

Lo extraño todo.


E1 U4 Telenovela ¿Quién es Cinderella?

Posted by Sarah Son in Spanish 1 · Manuel · C Band on
This isn’t your typical Cinderella story. At school, Cinderella, also known as Ella, is the most popular girl in school, but at home, she is tormented by her step sister. When a popular high school boy finds Ella’s (Cinderella’s) gym shoe, he goes out of his way to find the girl and return the shoe. Go with him on the adventures of finding Cinderella when he doesn't know she is right in front of him.

Personajes

Emilia como Cinderella, Ella

Sarah como Cinderella’s friend, Camila

Karen como Evil Step Sister, Valentina

Rudolfo como Prince, Nicolás

Sarah's Magazine (Revised)

Posted by Sarah Son in Technology - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on
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After getting feedback, I did my best to remake my slide that will be simple and easy to look at. In my previous slide, I wanted one of the pictures to “bleed” but it did not work very well. That was one of my main key points. In my revised slide, I added an image that had a “bleeding” effect so that my slide can pop. My other key point that was for both my previous slide and my revised slide was the font. The font was to make the slide stand out more. Also, it will be easier for people to read when they pass by. You should research because you will have more knowledge before making.

Media Fluency

Posted by Sarah Son in Technology - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on
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Hello everyone, my name is Sarah! I based my slide off of my me magazine. In my me magazine, I wrote about my cousin, photography, and Studio Ghibli films. I added pictures of my cousin and I, a polaroid camera, and Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro, a famous Studio Ghibli film. So today I am going to show you what I put together in my slide. After looking at Presentation Zen, I got some inspiration. I took their idea of the picture “bleeding.” In other words, I made some pictures out of the frame of the slide. This is to make people interested and easy to find out about what that person is trying to show. For the fonts, I made them different and funky to show my personality, they are in different sizes as well. They are different colours, just to make it look fancy and stand out. I learned that adding different colours, shapes, and sizes makes it interesting and more fun.

E1 U1 (Sarah, Sean, Odilia, Mike)

Posted by Sarah Son in Spanish 1 · Manuel · C Band on
Video 1- Restaurante- intro The scene starts off with a father and daughter into restaurant he gets ready to order. The father and his daughter both take a seat as the waiter takes their order. The little girl orders alphabet soup and the orders father a hamburger. As they wait for their food, the little girl begins to sing the alphabet. When their food arrives, they thank the waiter and enjoy their food. Video 2- Tu and Ud.- Grandfather A grandfather gets to meet his grandchildren for the first time in a while. When the grandfather opens the door they both greet each other, after that the grandfather get into a conversation with his grandson and granddaughter about the temperature. Video 3- Numerous- Math Class The teacher starts off the class by asking the students a math problem. The teacher calls on a student that has their hand raised to answer the question Videos 4- Qué hora es?- Temp In this scene, a teacher asks her students what time it is in different parts of the world. First she asks her student about Philadelphia, after they answer the teacher then asks about Cuba.

My Home Network

Posted by Sarah Son in Technology - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on

  • explain your L.A.N. Local Area Network - all the devices on your internet connection.

1. There are a few devices in my home network. They include two iPhones, two androids, one laptop, one computer, and last but not least, the iPad.

  • reflect on what you learned about networks, did you have an OMG moment that you learned something new and interesting? if no, write about what you learned.

2. I was never aware of the different kinds of cords and I didn't even know what an ethernet was until I was assigned this assignment.

  • what would you tell other people that they need to know about having an ISP/Home network?

3. In my opinion, you should be aware of what type of cord you have. Also you should know whether your network is wireless or not.
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