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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Resource Management Project
The resource management project was the chance to find a medium that we, as students, felt that the world was depleting. For example, one chose Education- a resource that is scarce to survive in America unless there is a change. The components of the project included, but was not limited to letters to congressman and elected officials, an abstract of the problem and a creative component, like a newspaper article.
Posted below is my abstract, which was altered to become my letter and my newspaper article:
Sociology Story: Why We Do Drugs
A large pick-up truck screamed by. As soon as the eyes of the driver met that of the vagrant he was about to pass, he halted his car to a stop. The shrill screeching of the brakes echoed on the empty city block with the resonance to shatter the windows of the nearby skyscrapers. A burly man slowly opens the door of the car, exits, and then shuts it with authority. Expecting the vagrant to run away, he steadily approaches the druggie like a predator advances on its prey.
“James, what were you thinking?”
The man who spoke thrusts his fist into the wandering addict. As the man falls to the ground, his rags float in the light wind. He hits the ground and gives a smile.
“I was thinking?” James asks coyly while massaging behind. The muscular attacker’s calm airs of nonchalance turns into red hot fury. His razor-bladed boot is sent right into the side of the man on the ground, though he shows no pain. While he thrusts his foot again and again, a bead of sweat drips off of his shaved head and into his thick eyebrows that are nestled over his cold blue eyes. James stops moving; the attacker assumes he’s dead. He gets back in his truck and drives away.
******
Ten years earlier, a similar young man walks into his afternoon chemistry class. James is half an hour late, but the lecturer is normally late, so he’s sure he’ll be fine. As soon as he opens the door, a warm voice chimes, “Mr. David; why do you insist on being fashionably late to my class?” The professor gives a toothy smile and James recognizes that he has the attention of everyone in the hall. He gives a shrug and the other students chuckle. He takes a seat near the front to compensate for his disturbance and starts to listen.
“As I was saying before we were so kindly interrupted: we have been studying the effects of certain chemical compounds in the human body. Now, since Mr. David was so late, he will give an example of one of the natural chemicals the body produces as part of its reward and punishment system.”
James has a solid mastery of the concepts behind chemistry and easily quips, “Dopamine, of course. It serves important roles in behavior and cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, inhibition of prolactin production, sleep, mood, attention, and learning.”
“But what, Mr. David, is a synthetic compound that stimulates dopamine production in the body and overloads the dopamine receptors in the brain?”
“Um…”
“Exactly; it’s an off topic point, but important nonetheless. Benzoylmethyl ecgonine artificially produces dopamine, which is a compound you all may colloquially call it ‘cocaine.’ The dangerous part about it is the sole fact that it can take control of the body’s ability to reward itself and affect its mood. Many cocaine addicts have sever withdrawal symptoms and even can develop severe neurological conditions such as Riley-Day syndrome. But I digress…
******
The corks pop off the bottles and fly into the air. Alcoholic foam sprays into the air and onto the walls of the hall. With each pop comes a collection of cheers and shouts. Medical school decision letters have just arrived at the house and everyone is in a jovial mood. James was expecting his envelopes to be delayed because Law Schools release their decisions later than the medical schools. He was still glad he switched from medicine. Though he didn’t have any new news, he simply had attended to congratulate his friends in the department.
“Congrats on Harvard Med Dave!”
“I’m so happy for you Marla, you’re gonna love UCSF”
“I can’t believe you got into JHU Med!”
He felt like he was being too facetious, yet everyone at the party didn’t seem to care. It was a happy day for everyone. Soon it escalated into one of those college parties that freshman always had; someone invited a friend who invited other friends and others invited their friends. James enjoyed the juvenile fun nonetheless; he only went to a handful of frat parties as an underclassman.
The best part of the party for James wasn’t the New York Giant pizzas someone had ordered or the groovy tunes blasting through the walls. It was the skinny, blue eyed blonde in the room. He had met her before: she wasn’t yet of “drinking age” and had snuck into a few bars. He knew the girl, but hadn’t had the time to get to know her. She was a native Arkansan, which showed through her heavy southern drawl, but had a delicate mastery of the English language; she was a literature major. Everything about this girl fascinated James; there was no other girl like her. James was even more impressed that he got her to come upstairs with him.
She locked the door behind them. He pulled away from her face, “that private eh?” he asked. She smiled bashfully, “I do that when I break the law.” He curiously tilted his head, and seeing this she followed with, “it’s fun!” She laid out a razor blade and a Ziploc bag. She transferred a thin line of fluffy powder onto a table and rolled a dollar bill tightly.
******
“Take your things, you’re done here.”
James lulls his lanky body through the door of his supervisor and shuffles to his desk. Someone had already done the job for him, a nice parting gift from McDanahue and Smirsey. Despite his strong track record at M and S, the firm was forced to fire him when an altercation with a co-worker caused his co-worker to reveal one of his illegal habits. Federal investigators had found enough white powder in his desk to make a rather fine cup of tea. The judge had only sentenced him community service, but M and S went through with firing him.
He spent the next few weeks looking for a job, but his story was a cover story of the Chicago Sun; previously he was well known as the best prosecuting attorney in all of Chicago. Often, the other lawyers who argued against him could not debunk his arguments and had no idea how he could have accumulated so much research; it was as if he never slept or never ate. It seemed as if cocaine usage explained everything.
Soon the house wasn’t even his: he rented his rooms to more people than there was room for and kicked himself out of his own house to compensate for his lack of income. Not even that could support him and he lost the house and his rent income. His debt took over him and most dealers in town knew he couldn’t pay it off. Only 3 years after becoming the most famous lawyer in Chicago, he became the infamous using loser. It was no wonder that his
******
The day after the Med School Acceptance Letter party everyone seemed to congratulate him. They told him of the entertaining feats he had accomplished, yet James couldn’t remember anything from after his closed door encounter. Julia –the girl he was with- had invited him to more of her friends’ events. He never had so much to do socially; he usually spent his time getting all of his work done for his joint Pre-Med and Pre-Law tracks. He had never been so happy.
******
An ambulance transferred him from the ground to a stretcher. They weren’t sure he was going to live but they rushed him to the hospital. His heart rate was low and his blood pressure couldn’t pump blood downwards, but they had restored him to livable conditions.
When he awoke, the doctor was in the room. “How often have you used blow or crack?” James looked around and settled back into his pillow. “So you recognize me eh?”
“Recognize who?”
“You know, James David, the lawyer from the paper.”
“No. I only recognize a James David who’s a patient in critical care. Mr. David, you have the thinnest blood of anyone who has ever been brought here and a quick drug test showed us what you’ve done.”
“Um…” James drifted back into a deep sleep.
******
A young man walked up to James, who was reclining in his chair locked into an intense game with Barry from Houston, Texas.
“Sorry Barry,” James said, “this guy made an appointment.” His blank stare showed some understanding and he walked slowly away.
“James, what were you thinking?”
The man who spoke thrusts his fist into the wandering addict. As the man falls to the ground, his rags float in the light wind. He hits the ground and gives a smile.
“I was thinking?” James asks coyly while massaging behind. The muscular attacker’s calm airs of nonchalance turns into red hot fury. His razor-bladed boot is sent right into the side of the man on the ground, though he shows no pain. While he thrusts his foot again and again, a bead of sweat drips off of his shaved head and into his thick eyebrows that are nestled over his cold blue eyes. James stops moving; the attacker assumes he’s dead. He gets back in his truck and drives away.
******
Ten years earlier, a similar young man walks into his afternoon chemistry class. James is half an hour late, but the lecturer is normally late, so he’s sure he’ll be fine. As soon as he opens the door, a warm voice chimes, “Mr. David; why do you insist on being fashionably late to my class?” The professor gives a toothy smile and James recognizes that he has the attention of everyone in the hall. He gives a shrug and the other students chuckle. He takes a seat near the front to compensate for his disturbance and starts to listen.
“As I was saying before we were so kindly interrupted: we have been studying the effects of certain chemical compounds in the human body. Now, since Mr. David was so late, he will give an example of one of the natural chemicals the body produces as part of its reward and punishment system.”
James has a solid mastery of the concepts behind chemistry and easily quips, “Dopamine, of course. It serves important roles in behavior and cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, inhibition of prolactin production, sleep, mood, attention, and learning.”
“But what, Mr. David, is a synthetic compound that stimulates dopamine production in the body and overloads the dopamine receptors in the brain?”
“Um…”
“Exactly; it’s an off topic point, but important nonetheless. Benzoylmethyl ecgonine artificially produces dopamine, which is a compound you all may colloquially call it ‘cocaine.’ The dangerous part about it is the sole fact that it can take control of the body’s ability to reward itself and affect its mood. Many cocaine addicts have sever withdrawal symptoms and even can develop severe neurological conditions such as Riley-Day syndrome. But I digress…
******
The corks pop off the bottles and fly into the air. Alcoholic foam sprays into the air and onto the walls of the hall. With each pop comes a collection of cheers and shouts. Medical school decision letters have just arrived at the house and everyone is in a jovial mood. James was expecting his envelopes to be delayed because Law Schools release their decisions later than the medical schools. He was still glad he switched from medicine. Though he didn’t have any new news, he simply had attended to congratulate his friends in the department.
“Congrats on Harvard Med Dave!”
“I’m so happy for you Marla, you’re gonna love UCSF”
“I can’t believe you got into JHU Med!”
He felt like he was being too facetious, yet everyone at the party didn’t seem to care. It was a happy day for everyone. Soon it escalated into one of those college parties that freshman always had; someone invited a friend who invited other friends and others invited their friends. James enjoyed the juvenile fun nonetheless; he only went to a handful of frat parties as an underclassman.
The best part of the party for James wasn’t the New York Giant pizzas someone had ordered or the groovy tunes blasting through the walls. It was the skinny, blue eyed blonde in the room. He had met her before: she wasn’t yet of “drinking age” and had snuck into a few bars. He knew the girl, but hadn’t had the time to get to know her. She was a native Arkansan, which showed through her heavy southern drawl, but had a delicate mastery of the English language; she was a literature major. Everything about this girl fascinated James; there was no other girl like her. James was even more impressed that he got her to come upstairs with him.
She locked the door behind them. He pulled away from her face, “that private eh?” he asked. She smiled bashfully, “I do that when I break the law.” He curiously tilted his head, and seeing this she followed with, “it’s fun!” She laid out a razor blade and a Ziploc bag. She transferred a thin line of fluffy powder onto a table and rolled a dollar bill tightly.
******
“Take your things, you’re done here.”
James lulls his lanky body through the door of his supervisor and shuffles to his desk. Someone had already done the job for him, a nice parting gift from McDanahue and Smirsey. Despite his strong track record at M and S, the firm was forced to fire him when an altercation with a co-worker caused his co-worker to reveal one of his illegal habits. Federal investigators had found enough white powder in his desk to make a rather fine cup of tea. The judge had only sentenced him community service, but M and S went through with firing him.
He spent the next few weeks looking for a job, but his story was a cover story of the Chicago Sun; previously he was well known as the best prosecuting attorney in all of Chicago. Often, the other lawyers who argued against him could not debunk his arguments and had no idea how he could have accumulated so much research; it was as if he never slept or never ate. It seemed as if cocaine usage explained everything.
Soon the house wasn’t even his: he rented his rooms to more people than there was room for and kicked himself out of his own house to compensate for his lack of income. Not even that could support him and he lost the house and his rent income. His debt took over him and most dealers in town knew he couldn’t pay it off. Only 3 years after becoming the most famous lawyer in Chicago, he became the infamous using loser. It was no wonder that his
******
The day after the Med School Acceptance Letter party everyone seemed to congratulate him. They told him of the entertaining feats he had accomplished, yet James couldn’t remember anything from after his closed door encounter. Julia –the girl he was with- had invited him to more of her friends’ events. He never had so much to do socially; he usually spent his time getting all of his work done for his joint Pre-Med and Pre-Law tracks. He had never been so happy.
******
An ambulance transferred him from the ground to a stretcher. They weren’t sure he was going to live but they rushed him to the hospital. His heart rate was low and his blood pressure couldn’t pump blood downwards, but they had restored him to livable conditions.
When he awoke, the doctor was in the room. “How often have you used blow or crack?” James looked around and settled back into his pillow. “So you recognize me eh?”
“Recognize who?”
“You know, James David, the lawyer from the paper.”
“No. I only recognize a James David who’s a patient in critical care. Mr. David, you have the thinnest blood of anyone who has ever been brought here and a quick drug test showed us what you’ve done.”
“Um…” James drifted back into a deep sleep.
******
A young man walked up to James, who was reclining in his chair locked into an intense game with Barry from Houston, Texas.
“Sorry Barry,” James said, “this guy made an appointment.” His blank stare showed some understanding and he walked slowly away.
Sociology Story: Why We Do Drugs
A large pick-up truck screamed by. As soon as the eyes of the driver met that of the vagrant he was about to pass, he halted his car to a stop. The shrill screeching of the brakes echoed on the empty city block with the resonance to shatter the windows of the nearby skyscrapers. A burly man slowly opens the door of the car, exits, and then shuts it with authority. Expecting the vagrant to run away, he steadily approaches the druggie like a predator advances on its prey.
“James, what were you thinking?”
The man who spoke thrusts his fist into the wandering addict. As the man falls to the ground, his rags float in the light wind. He hits the ground and gives a smile.
“I was thinking?” James asks coyly while massaging behind. The muscular attacker’s calm airs of nonchalance turns into red hot fury. His razor-bladed boot is sent right into the side of the man on the ground, though he shows no pain. While he thrusts his foot again and again, a bead of sweat drips off of his shaved head and into his thick eyebrows that are nestled over his cold blue eyes. James stops moving; the attacker assumes he’s dead. He gets back in his truck and drives away.
******
Ten years earlier, a similar young man walks into his afternoon chemistry class. James is half an hour late, but the lecturer is normally late, so he’s sure he’ll be fine. As soon as he opens the door, a warm voice chimes, “Mr. David; why do you insist on being fashionably late to my class?” The professor gives a toothy smile and James recognizes that he has the attention of everyone in the hall. He gives a shrug and the other students chuckle. He takes a seat near the front to compensate for his disturbance and starts to listen.
“As I was saying before we were so kindly interrupted: we have been studying the effects of certain chemical compounds in the human body. Now, since Mr. David was so late, he will give an example of one of the natural chemicals the body produces as part of its reward and punishment system.”
James has a solid mastery of the concepts behind chemistry and easily quips, “Dopamine, of course. It serves important roles in behavior and cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, inhibition of prolactin production, sleep, mood, attention, and learning.”
“But what, Mr. David, is a synthetic compound that stimulates dopamine production in the body and overloads the dopamine receptors in the brain?”
“Um…”
“Exactly; it’s an off topic point, but important nonetheless. Benzoylmethyl ecgonine artificially produces dopamine, which is a compound you all may colloquially call it ‘cocaine.’ The dangerous part about it is the sole fact that it can take control of the body’s ability to reward itself and affect its mood. Many cocaine addicts have sever withdrawal symptoms and even can develop severe neurological conditions such as Riley-Day syndrome. But I digress…
******
The corks pop off the bottles and fly into the air. Alcoholic foam sprays into the air and onto the walls of the hall. With each pop comes a collection of cheers and shouts. Medical school decision letters have just arrived at the house and everyone is in a jovial mood. James was expecting his envelopes to be delayed because Law Schools release their decisions later than the medical schools. He was still glad he switched from medicine. Though he didn’t have any new news, he simply had attended to congratulate his friends in the department.
“Congrats on Harvard Med Dave!”
“I’m so happy for you Marla, you’re gonna love UCSF”
“I can’t believe you got into JHU Med!”
He felt like he was being too facetious, yet everyone at the party didn’t seem to care. It was a happy day for everyone. Soon it escalated into one of those college parties that freshman always had; someone invited a friend who invited other friends and others invited their friends. James enjoyed the juvenile fun nonetheless; he only went to a handful of frat parties as an underclassman.
The best part of the party for James wasn’t the New York Giant pizzas someone had ordered or the groovy tunes blasting through the walls. It was the skinny, blue eyed blonde in the room. He had met her before: she wasn’t yet of “drinking age” and had snuck into a few bars. He knew the girl, but hadn’t had the time to get to know her. She was a native Arkansan, which showed through her heavy southern drawl, but had a delicate mastery of the English language; she was a literature major. Everything about this girl fascinated James; there was no other girl like her. James was even more impressed that he got her to come upstairs with him.
She locked the door behind them. He pulled away from her face, “that private eh?” he asked. She smiled bashfully, “I do that when I break the law.” He curiously tilted his head, and seeing this she followed with, “it’s fun!” She laid out a razor blade and a Ziploc bag. She transferred a thin line of fluffy powder onto a table and rolled a dollar bill tightly.
******
“Take your things, you’re done here.”
James lulls his lanky body through the door of his supervisor and shuffles to his desk. Someone had already done the job for him, a nice parting gift from McDanahue and Smirsey. Despite his strong track record at M and S, the firm was forced to fire him when an altercation with a co-worker caused his co-worker to reveal one of his illegal habits. Federal investigators had found enough white powder in his desk to make a rather fine cup of tea. The judge had only sentenced him community service, but M and S went through with firing him.
He spent the next few weeks looking for a job, but his story was a cover story of the Chicago Sun; previously he was well known as the best prosecuting attorney in all of Chicago. Often, the other lawyers who argued against him could not debunk his arguments and had no idea how he could have accumulated so much research; it was as if he never slept or never ate. It seemed as if cocaine usage explained everything.
Soon the house wasn’t even his: he rented his rooms to more people than there was room for and kicked himself out of his own house to compensate for his lack of income. Not even that could support him and he lost the house and his rent income. His debt took over him and most dealers in town knew he couldn’t pay it off. Only 3 years after becoming the most famous lawyer in Chicago, he became the infamous using loser. It was no wonder that his
******
The day after the Med School Acceptance Letter party everyone seemed to congratulate him. They told him of the entertaining feats he had accomplished, yet James couldn’t remember anything from after his closed door encounter. Julia –the girl he was with- had invited him to more of her friends’ events. He never had so much to do socially; he usually spent his time getting all of his work done for his joint Pre-Med and Pre-Law tracks. He had never been so happy.
******
An ambulance transferred him from the ground to a stretcher. They weren’t sure he was going to live but they rushed him to the hospital. His heart rate was low and his blood pressure couldn’t pump blood downwards, but they had restored him to livable conditions.
When he awoke, the doctor was in the room. “How often have you used blow or crack?” James looked around and settled back into his pillow. “So you recognize me eh?”
“Recognize who?”
“You know, James David, the lawyer from the paper.”
“No. I only recognize a James David who’s a patient in critical care. Mr. David, you have the thinnest blood of anyone who has ever been brought here and a quick drug test showed us what you’ve done.”
“Um…” James drifted back into a deep sleep.
******
A young man walked up to James, who was reclining in his chair locked into an intense game with Barry from Houston, Texas.
“Sorry Barry,” James said, “this guy made an appointment.” His blank stare showed some understanding and he walked slowly away.
“James, what were you thinking?”
The man who spoke thrusts his fist into the wandering addict. As the man falls to the ground, his rags float in the light wind. He hits the ground and gives a smile.
“I was thinking?” James asks coyly while massaging behind. The muscular attacker’s calm airs of nonchalance turns into red hot fury. His razor-bladed boot is sent right into the side of the man on the ground, though he shows no pain. While he thrusts his foot again and again, a bead of sweat drips off of his shaved head and into his thick eyebrows that are nestled over his cold blue eyes. James stops moving; the attacker assumes he’s dead. He gets back in his truck and drives away.
******
Ten years earlier, a similar young man walks into his afternoon chemistry class. James is half an hour late, but the lecturer is normally late, so he’s sure he’ll be fine. As soon as he opens the door, a warm voice chimes, “Mr. David; why do you insist on being fashionably late to my class?” The professor gives a toothy smile and James recognizes that he has the attention of everyone in the hall. He gives a shrug and the other students chuckle. He takes a seat near the front to compensate for his disturbance and starts to listen.
“As I was saying before we were so kindly interrupted: we have been studying the effects of certain chemical compounds in the human body. Now, since Mr. David was so late, he will give an example of one of the natural chemicals the body produces as part of its reward and punishment system.”
James has a solid mastery of the concepts behind chemistry and easily quips, “Dopamine, of course. It serves important roles in behavior and cognition, motor activity, motivation and reward, inhibition of prolactin production, sleep, mood, attention, and learning.”
“But what, Mr. David, is a synthetic compound that stimulates dopamine production in the body and overloads the dopamine receptors in the brain?”
“Um…”
“Exactly; it’s an off topic point, but important nonetheless. Benzoylmethyl ecgonine artificially produces dopamine, which is a compound you all may colloquially call it ‘cocaine.’ The dangerous part about it is the sole fact that it can take control of the body’s ability to reward itself and affect its mood. Many cocaine addicts have sever withdrawal symptoms and even can develop severe neurological conditions such as Riley-Day syndrome. But I digress…
******
The corks pop off the bottles and fly into the air. Alcoholic foam sprays into the air and onto the walls of the hall. With each pop comes a collection of cheers and shouts. Medical school decision letters have just arrived at the house and everyone is in a jovial mood. James was expecting his envelopes to be delayed because Law Schools release their decisions later than the medical schools. He was still glad he switched from medicine. Though he didn’t have any new news, he simply had attended to congratulate his friends in the department.
“Congrats on Harvard Med Dave!”
“I’m so happy for you Marla, you’re gonna love UCSF”
“I can’t believe you got into JHU Med!”
He felt like he was being too facetious, yet everyone at the party didn’t seem to care. It was a happy day for everyone. Soon it escalated into one of those college parties that freshman always had; someone invited a friend who invited other friends and others invited their friends. James enjoyed the juvenile fun nonetheless; he only went to a handful of frat parties as an underclassman.
The best part of the party for James wasn’t the New York Giant pizzas someone had ordered or the groovy tunes blasting through the walls. It was the skinny, blue eyed blonde in the room. He had met her before: she wasn’t yet of “drinking age” and had snuck into a few bars. He knew the girl, but hadn’t had the time to get to know her. She was a native Arkansan, which showed through her heavy southern drawl, but had a delicate mastery of the English language; she was a literature major. Everything about this girl fascinated James; there was no other girl like her. James was even more impressed that he got her to come upstairs with him.
She locked the door behind them. He pulled away from her face, “that private eh?” he asked. She smiled bashfully, “I do that when I break the law.” He curiously tilted his head, and seeing this she followed with, “it’s fun!” She laid out a razor blade and a Ziploc bag. She transferred a thin line of fluffy powder onto a table and rolled a dollar bill tightly.
******
“Take your things, you’re done here.”
James lulls his lanky body through the door of his supervisor and shuffles to his desk. Someone had already done the job for him, a nice parting gift from McDanahue and Smirsey. Despite his strong track record at M and S, the firm was forced to fire him when an altercation with a co-worker caused his co-worker to reveal one of his illegal habits. Federal investigators had found enough white powder in his desk to make a rather fine cup of tea. The judge had only sentenced him community service, but M and S went through with firing him.
He spent the next few weeks looking for a job, but his story was a cover story of the Chicago Sun; previously he was well known as the best prosecuting attorney in all of Chicago. Often, the other lawyers who argued against him could not debunk his arguments and had no idea how he could have accumulated so much research; it was as if he never slept or never ate. It seemed as if cocaine usage explained everything.
Soon the house wasn’t even his: he rented his rooms to more people than there was room for and kicked himself out of his own house to compensate for his lack of income. Not even that could support him and he lost the house and his rent income. His debt took over him and most dealers in town knew he couldn’t pay it off. Only 3 years after becoming the most famous lawyer in Chicago, he became the infamous using loser. It was no wonder that his
******
The day after the Med School Acceptance Letter party everyone seemed to congratulate him. They told him of the entertaining feats he had accomplished, yet James couldn’t remember anything from after his closed door encounter. Julia –the girl he was with- had invited him to more of her friends’ events. He never had so much to do socially; he usually spent his time getting all of his work done for his joint Pre-Med and Pre-Law tracks. He had never been so happy.
******
An ambulance transferred him from the ground to a stretcher. They weren’t sure he was going to live but they rushed him to the hospital. His heart rate was low and his blood pressure couldn’t pump blood downwards, but they had restored him to livable conditions.
When he awoke, the doctor was in the room. “How often have you used blow or crack?” James looked around and settled back into his pillow. “So you recognize me eh?”
“Recognize who?”
“You know, James David, the lawyer from the paper.”
“No. I only recognize a James David who’s a patient in critical care. Mr. David, you have the thinnest blood of anyone who has ever been brought here and a quick drug test showed us what you’ve done.”
“Um…” James drifted back into a deep sleep.
******
A young man walked up to James, who was reclining in his chair locked into an intense game with Barry from Houston, Texas.
“Sorry Barry,” James said, “this guy made an appointment.” His blank stare showed some understanding and he walked slowly away.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
• Journal – if you could register for any party, what would it be? Why? If you don’t know, what are the most important issues to you - what would your perfect party look like?
If I could register for any party, I would register independent. I have no preference for a party, so I would register this way in order to make sure that I am not voting for a party just because I am registered for them. All I would look for is how the candidates act, and I would look for their knowledge of issues in the United States and their plans to fix them.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Prop 10 PSA
The Proposition PSA that Alec and I did about Proposition 10 is on Alec's blog at:
http://theworks-thinkingman.blogspot.com/
What Is An American
An American is someone who belongs to this country - not just legally, but in efforts and spirit. An American appreciates the freedoms that come with this country as well as support its ideals and push to question the government. An American votes because they want their voice heard and an American makes sure that the right people get into office and do not become corrupt. An American has an opinion for the sake of having an idea of what they want.
Ethan's Party
Health Care
Much like Canada, Health Care should be at the forefront of budget spending. United States citizens should not have to pay for ailments in health, as well as be treated fairly. It will not be as easy to sue Doctors for malpractice as it is now, because this party promises the regular testing of Doctor's practices to ensure proper procedures.
Abortion
Abortion has constantly been a hot topic, but there is only one logical answer. It should be the choice of every woman to decide what their future should be. Abortion will be allowed for individuals who choose, as well as giving the freedom to minors to perform an abortion with parent notification. Additionally, aborted fetuses will have their stem cells used for stem cell developement and research.
LGBT
It is not the responsibility of citizens to determine what sexuality and preference is acceptable. Each citizen of the United States will have the opportunity to come up with an individualized opinion of their own sexual and physical preference.
Education
Next to Health Care, Education is extremely important. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be eliminated from the governmental system, and a new plan that favors more creative subjects such as Art and Music will have increased funding to allow for more developement. Schools will have one of the largest budgets out of any government funded building and more stress will be put on properly treating teachers and giving benefits with their employment.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Issues
1. Energy: I feel like the candidates spend enough time on this issue, but I feel like they never do it for the right reasons. I don't care that it makes us economically dependant, because that isn't a deterrent to enough of the population to make a change. The real issue is what it's doing to the environment and that the gas company lobbies are holding down real progress.
2. Israel: Not too many of the candidates want to step on the toes of pro-Israel activists, but they just don't care enough about its ally. We need a candidate who is willing to protect its only ally in a very unstable region at any cost because of its technological and economical benefits.
3. Stem Cell Research: This is one of the most important advances in finding cures for some of nature's harshest ailments, but we are too bogged down by lobbies from the extremist views. I want a candidate who will be more willing to make this an important way to progress in medicine and health.
2. Israel: Not too many of the candidates want to step on the toes of pro-Israel activists, but they just don't care enough about its ally. We need a candidate who is willing to protect its only ally in a very unstable region at any cost because of its technological and economical benefits.
3. Stem Cell Research: This is one of the most important advances in finding cures for some of nature's harshest ailments, but we are too bogged down by lobbies from the extremist views. I want a candidate who will be more willing to make this an important way to progress in medicine and health.
Green Party
History
The Green Party is a political party which was first established in Tasmania in 1972. Organization in the United States began in 1984, inspired by the success of the German Green party. In 2007, it became the third modern party with a Federal Elections Commission-recognized Congressional Campaign Committee. The Green Committees of Correspondence were the first Green political organization in the United States, forming in 1984 and eventually becoming known as the Greens/Green Party USA. This organization still exists. The first candidates to run on the Green Party ticket in the United States were Wes Hare (NC), Joel Schechter (CT), and Richard Wolff (CT), who ran for local offices in 1985. Official ballot access was not achieved, however, until Jim Sykes' run for governor in Alaska in 1990.
Idealogy
The Green Party of the United States emphasizes environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. Their "Ten Key Values," which are described as non-authoritative guiding principles, are as follows:Grassroots democracySocial justice and equal opportunityEcological wisdomNon-violenceDecentralizationCommunity-based economics and economic justiceFeminism and gender equityRespect for diversityPersonal and global responsibilityFuture focus and sustainability
Famous Party Candidates
In the year 2000, the ASGP nominated Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke for president and vice-president again. This time, the pair were on 44 state ballots and received 2,883,105 votes, or 2.7% of all votes cast. Nader's strong showing in several states solidified the changes in the Green Party from an "anti-party party" to an organization primarily dedicated to electoral campaigns. In particular, that was the widespread understanding of thousands of recruits to the party, as it went through an unprecedented rate of growth.
Site for the National Convention
The 2008 Green National Convention took place on July 10-14, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois at the Palmer House Hilton and Symphony Center. This served as both the venue for the Presidential Nominating Convention and the Annual Meeting of the Green Party of the United States.
Slogans
"Under Republicans, Man exploits Man. Under Democrats, it's just the opposite." - Earl Gray"The Green Party is the party for the 21st Century""In a nutshell: Ecology and Community!"
Political Platforms
War on Terrorism
The use of Homeland Defense monies to spy on citizens exercising First Amendment rights is particularly onerous, as are "sneak and peek" provisions of the U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act that allows surveillance of libraries, readers, the Internet, and computer users. Basic rights ensuring individual privacy are under attack. The U.S. government's use of high tech tools, including intrusive monitoring, data mining and analysis to identify and disrupt citizen activists, should be seen as an attack on fundamental rights of an engaged, active citizenry.The Green Party calls on Congress and the courts to reign in constitutional and civil liberties abuses that have become prevalent in the Bush administration and the John Ashcroft Justice Department
Healthcare
Medicare, which provides health care for over 40 million Americans, is at risk. We would vigorously pursue savings and cuts from abundant waste and fraud, eliminate unnecessary services that benefit providers more than patients, and rein in pharmaceutical industry price-gouging. National measures to reduce work hours, promote cyber-commuting for work, and increased vacation time for workers will significantly improve the public's health. We advocate access for all, irrelevant of income, to stress management training such as meditation techniques, yoga, tai chi, qigong, and biofeedback. improving the quality of our nation's food supply and our personal eating habits will lessen the strain on our health care system. We advocate subsidies for organic foods, as well as removing sugar/caffeine snacks from schools. This could save our nation as much as $700 to $850 billion of the $1 trillion annual health costs. We support the teaching of holistic health approaches and, as appropriate, the use of complementary and alternative therapies such as herbal medicines, homeopathy, acupuncture, and other healing approaches.
Education
Educational funding formulas at the state level need to be adjusted as needed to avoid gross inequalities between districts and schools. Educational grants should provide balance to ensure equal educational access for minority, deprived, special needs, and exceptional children. In higher education, federal college scholarship aid should be increased and offered to any qualified student. It is time to stop disinvesting in education, and start placing it at the top of our social and economic agenda. We oppose vouchers, or any scheme that will transfer money out of the public school system. That course only leads to a separate and unequal educational system. We also oppose charter schools or the administration of public schools by private, for-profit entities. We advocate state funding for day care that includes school children under the age of ten when after-school programs are not available. Classroom teachers at the elementary and high school levels should be given professional status and salaries comparable to related professions requiring advanced education, training and responsibility. We support tuition-free post secondary (collegiate and vocational) public education. Until tuition-free schooling is available to all, student loans should be available to all students attending college, and should be repayable as a proportion of future earnings rather than at a fixed rate. The Leave No Child Behind Act must be repealed, especially the section that gives the military access to student records.
Environmental Justice
Devoting greater efforts to full enforcement and prosecution of environmental crimes. Funding environmental crime units for district attorneys in counties with significant pollution problems.Imposing a moratorium on siting new toxic chemical or waste facilities in those counties with the highest percentage exposure to hazardous substances. Not forcing workers to choose between a hazardous job or no job at all. Preventing communities, especially low-income or minority communities, from being coerced by governmental agencies or corporations into siting hazardous materials, or accepting environmentally hazardous practices in order to create jobs.
Abortion - Reproductive Rights
Women's right to control their bodies is non-negotiable. It is essential that the option of a safe, legal abortion remains available. The "morning- after" pill must be affordable and easily accessible without a prescription, together with a government-sponsored public relations campaign to educate women about this form of contraception. Clinics must be accessible and must offer advice on contraception and the means for contraception; consultation about abortion and the performance of abortions, and; abortion regardless of age or marital status. We endorse women's right to use contraception and, when they choose, to have an abortion. This right cannot be limited to women's age or marital status. Contraception and abortion must be included in all health insurance policies in the U.S., and any state government must be able to legally offer these services free of charge to women at the poverty level. Public health agencies operating abroad should be allowed to offer family planning, contraception, and abortion in all countries that ask for those services. We oppose our government's habit of cutting family planning funds when those funds go to agencies in foreign countries that give out contraceptive devices, offer advice on abortion, and perform abortions.
LGBT
The Green Party affirms the rights of all individuals to freely choose intimate partners, regardless of their sex, gender, or sexual orientation. We support the recognition of equal rights of persons gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender to housing, jobs, civil marriage, medical benefits, child custody, and in all areas of life provided to all other citizens. We support legislation against all forms of hate crimes, including those directed against people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, and intersex.
Immigration
Preferential quotas based on race, class, and ideology should be abandoned for immigration policies that promote fairness, non-discrimination and family reunification.The Green Party calls for permanent border passes to all citizens of Mexico and Canada whose identity can be traced and verified. Work permits for citizens of Mexico and Canada must be easily obtainable, thereby decriminalizing the act of gainful employment. This action would help eliminate exploitation of undocumented persons by criminals engaged in human contraband (coyotes) and unethical employers. It would also help ensure that taxes will be paid in each corresponding nation per its laws. These measures will also help temporary residents from Mexico and Canada to secure driving privileges and liability insurance. Labor laws must be adjusted to take into account seasonal foreign workers. Employers must provide full rights to wages and health benefits to immigrant workers who make voluntary contributions to pension plans and pay Social Security taxes. We advocate an end to employer sanctions, which have been shown to hurt not only undocumented workers but also U.S.-born workers (especially those of color). A fair and equitable legalization program will provide equal access to working people of all nationalities, not tied to a specific employer or guest worker program. Programs involving temporary worker status must include the option of permanent residency for immigrants already in the U.S. and protection of migrant worker savings. Greens oppose "English-only" legislation. We would advocate legislation to ensure that federal funds marked for communities to provide ESL (english as second language) training, and health and social support services to immigrants actually go to them. When funds are spent in other areas, immigrants are being deprived of benefits that they earn as productive workers in their communities.
If I Were 18
If I Were 18...
And able to vote, I wouldn't this year. The two candidates are definitely choosing between the lesser of two evils and I really don't like to think that either one of them will lead our country. I would vote for things that supercede president, then I would choose to act on those rather then on the choosing of a bad candidate. It just makes me feel hopeless to think that these are our options.
And able to vote, I wouldn't this year. The two candidates are definitely choosing between the lesser of two evils and I really don't like to think that either one of them will lead our country. I would vote for things that supercede president, then I would choose to act on those rather then on the choosing of a bad candidate. It just makes me feel hopeless to think that these are our options.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
PSA Response
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mVaSZdwPQY This PSA was a very bad PSA for several reasons:
1. The target audience of the PSA is very limited. The "perfect text message" seems to only appeal to a specific teen audience, one who will not be able to vote in the next coming election anyways
2. There was an attempt for celebrities to be used in place of having just normal people, but the celebrities chosen were not famous or distinguishable
3. The video's production qualities and dated technologies keep this from becoming a reusable advertisement
1. The target audience of the PSA is very limited. The "perfect text message" seems to only appeal to a specific teen audience, one who will not be able to vote in the next coming election anyways
2. There was an attempt for celebrities to be used in place of having just normal people, but the celebrities chosen were not famous or distinguishable
3. The video's production qualities and dated technologies keep this from becoming a reusable advertisement
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Government
In class, we had a debate over who should be allowed to vote, following the original topic of how important it is for people to actually vote. I feel that voting is a privilege that should be exercised by every citizen of this country, but as a nation, we are not intellectually ready to make a worthwhile decision. My biggest ploy on how I feel this should be changed would be to have a system set up that required voters to watch School House Rock, an example of an interesting video that will inform voters on what is necessary to know before voting, and an unbiased candidate profile at every booth. Voting is important, but educated voting is that much more.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Final Book Report....ever
Clavell, James. ShÅgun. United States/United Kingdom. Delacorte Press (US) Hodder & Stoughton (UK): 1975.
I selected this Far East meets Western civilization tale for two reasons: 1) I've heard great reviews on how intense the book is, and how amazing the writing style is 2) It was the book that stood out most out of Ross Roemer's library, due to its ripped off covers. This novel, written in 1975, takes place in Japan, exclusively.
This book starts off with English-born Captain John Blackthorne getting shipwrecked onto the shores of a foreign island nation. Blackthorne is a smart individual, but holds a grudge and makes a rash decision in the beginning of the book to insult a Samurai. He is then separated from his Dutch crew, who he commanded because of the English-Dutch relationship, and is taken under the care of the Daimyo (a feudal lord) named Toranaga. Blackthorne is given the title Anjin, meaning "pilot," by the Japanese because they can't pronounce his name. When Blackthorne is interviewed by the Daimyo, he informs the Daimyo that there is a split in Christianity (between the Catholics and Protestants) and accidentally reveals that there is a weakness to the ruling nations that hold sovereign trading rights to Japan (Portugal and Spain).
Blackthorne is thrown in prison by Toranaga to prevent a rival Daimyo, Ishido, to attain the Anjin. Blackthorne, with his ability to learn languages (resulting in his knowledge of Latin, Dutch, English, Spanish and Portuguese), attains knowledge of some Japanese dialogue in order to be understood. The Japanese, in turn, are torn over Blackthorne's presence; He is a cultural outsider, a leader of a disgracefully filthy and uncouth group of rabble (his ship's crew), but he is also a formidable sailor, and navigator. Everything from there on out is Blackthorne attempting to gain Japanese respect.
John Blackthorne is a tall, built, Englishman with blue eyes and a set jaw. He is incredibly intelligent and his quick wits and deductive personality allows him to live throughout the book. He is constantly persecuted by the Portuguese and the Spanish because they own Japan, and is increasingly like throughout the novel by the Japanese because of his willingness to adapt to the foreign culture. Blackthorne, like most Englishmen, commands a ship better than any other of the pilots in Japan and his talents and abilities are deemed valuable. Constantly he faces dilemmas on how to approach cultural correctness; he falls in love with the wife of a Samurai, tries to create a trade route for the English and surpass the racial and political hate that is held between all who are from different nations.
This book was beyond incredible. It was a masterpiece. Clavell created a world of individual characters with background information on each motive. Every character has a soliloquy that explains their actions and their motivations. Clavell is well knowledgeable in the disputes between the Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Dutch and is able to exhibit it. The book is filled with funny moments of cultural differences as well as serious essential questions. A main issue that Clavell constantly questions is racial tolerance; constantly he shows the friendship between a Portuguese pilot, Rodriguez, and Blackthorne and tries to break down the barriers of racism. He questions why people of nations at war are required to hate each-other; aren't they just wars between two people who have a lot of power?
James Clavell also wrote a whole series of "Asian" books. The next book in this series is called Tai-Pan which is a novel written about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following the end of the first Opium War. He also wrote other books about Iran, Japanese POW camps in Singapore and Japan in the twentieth century. I plan to read more of these books because of the quality writing style in this text.
I selected this Far East meets Western civilization tale for two reasons: 1) I've heard great reviews on how intense the book is, and how amazing the writing style is 2) It was the book that stood out most out of Ross Roemer's library, due to its ripped off covers. This novel, written in 1975, takes place in Japan, exclusively.
This book starts off with English-born Captain John Blackthorne getting shipwrecked onto the shores of a foreign island nation. Blackthorne is a smart individual, but holds a grudge and makes a rash decision in the beginning of the book to insult a Samurai. He is then separated from his Dutch crew, who he commanded because of the English-Dutch relationship, and is taken under the care of the Daimyo (a feudal lord) named Toranaga. Blackthorne is given the title Anjin, meaning "pilot," by the Japanese because they can't pronounce his name. When Blackthorne is interviewed by the Daimyo, he informs the Daimyo that there is a split in Christianity (between the Catholics and Protestants) and accidentally reveals that there is a weakness to the ruling nations that hold sovereign trading rights to Japan (Portugal and Spain).
Blackthorne is thrown in prison by Toranaga to prevent a rival Daimyo, Ishido, to attain the Anjin. Blackthorne, with his ability to learn languages (resulting in his knowledge of Latin, Dutch, English, Spanish and Portuguese), attains knowledge of some Japanese dialogue in order to be understood. The Japanese, in turn, are torn over Blackthorne's presence; He is a cultural outsider, a leader of a disgracefully filthy and uncouth group of rabble (his ship's crew), but he is also a formidable sailor, and navigator. Everything from there on out is Blackthorne attempting to gain Japanese respect.
John Blackthorne is a tall, built, Englishman with blue eyes and a set jaw. He is incredibly intelligent and his quick wits and deductive personality allows him to live throughout the book. He is constantly persecuted by the Portuguese and the Spanish because they own Japan, and is increasingly like throughout the novel by the Japanese because of his willingness to adapt to the foreign culture. Blackthorne, like most Englishmen, commands a ship better than any other of the pilots in Japan and his talents and abilities are deemed valuable. Constantly he faces dilemmas on how to approach cultural correctness; he falls in love with the wife of a Samurai, tries to create a trade route for the English and surpass the racial and political hate that is held between all who are from different nations.
This book was beyond incredible. It was a masterpiece. Clavell created a world of individual characters with background information on each motive. Every character has a soliloquy that explains their actions and their motivations. Clavell is well knowledgeable in the disputes between the Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Dutch and is able to exhibit it. The book is filled with funny moments of cultural differences as well as serious essential questions. A main issue that Clavell constantly questions is racial tolerance; constantly he shows the friendship between a Portuguese pilot, Rodriguez, and Blackthorne and tries to break down the barriers of racism. He questions why people of nations at war are required to hate each-other; aren't they just wars between two people who have a lot of power?
James Clavell also wrote a whole series of "Asian" books. The next book in this series is called Tai-Pan which is a novel written about European and American traders who move into Hong Kong in 1841 following the end of the first Opium War. He also wrote other books about Iran, Japanese POW camps in Singapore and Japan in the twentieth century. I plan to read more of these books because of the quality writing style in this text.
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Dekkers Music
The origins of Reggae music are in the Caribbean. In the 1950’s, the youth of Jamaica started to turn away from the radio that they were able to listen to, and started listening to the music from New Orleans. They could pick it up on good weather days, and could sometimes here the powerful Miami radio station WINZ. They were playing records by Amos Milburn and Rosco Gordon, and they could sometimes here some of the famous New Orleans artists like Fats Domino and Champion Jack Dupree. It is said that since these radio stations were so far away, the music was slowed down, playing an important role in reggae music. There are many myths as to the word reggae, some say it was from the 1968 Pyramid single by Toots and the Maytals called “Do the Reggay”. Other myths are it came from the word “streggae”, Kingstone Street slang for prostitute, Bob Marley said it was the Spanish word for “the king music”, and others say it represents the beat of the music. By the 70’s, reaggae was starting to pick up in the US, with songs like “Israelites” by Desmond Dekker and the Aces, “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” by Jimmy Cliff, and “Mother and Children Reunion” by Paul Simon.
For our cover song, we chose "Driven to Tears" written by Sting of the Police. This song reflects the use of political standpoint in Reggae music, as well as the Police's reggae influences. The song has uptempo reggae beats mixed with all of the Police's influences, paired with lyrics doubting the world's attitude towards the third world.
Our original song is called "Good Morning" written by Ethan Stern/Alex Arvidson/Michael Arenson.
For our cover song, we chose "Driven to Tears" written by Sting of the Police. This song reflects the use of political standpoint in Reggae music, as well as the Police's reggae influences. The song has uptempo reggae beats mixed with all of the Police's influences, paired with lyrics doubting the world's attitude towards the third world.
Our original song is called "Good Morning" written by Ethan Stern/Alex Arvidson/Michael Arenson.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Current Event: Cocaine and Nature
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7413454.stm
The Columbian and British governments cooperated on trying to fight the war on drugs. The conclusion of their research was that Cocaine trades were ruining the rainforest. The Columbian Prime Minister said that: although drug use since 1988 has decreased as a whole, Cocaine use is the only drug that has been mroe frequently used.
I think that the two governments are completely missing the point. The point isnt to find out what drug is being more frequently used or why it is affecting the rainforest, but it is to try and figure out how economies that are using drugs as a crutch (like Columbia) can change without completely crippling the country. It's all about finding a creative solution, and this meeting completely missed the point.
The Columbian and British governments cooperated on trying to fight the war on drugs. The conclusion of their research was that Cocaine trades were ruining the rainforest. The Columbian Prime Minister said that: although drug use since 1988 has decreased as a whole, Cocaine use is the only drug that has been mroe frequently used.
I think that the two governments are completely missing the point. The point isnt to find out what drug is being more frequently used or why it is affecting the rainforest, but it is to try and figure out how economies that are using drugs as a crutch (like Columbia) can change without completely crippling the country. It's all about finding a creative solution, and this meeting completely missed the point.
VOOOOCAB 17
The cardiovascular system is a tortuous enigma.
A great example of situational comedy: Seinfeld.
In four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously
The school day seemed interminable; when would it end?
We had worked laboriously and with our best efforts because we knew we wanted to see the end product.
Their son was reticent and was relucatant to tell his parents anything.
According to Thoreau, Walden Pond had more tranquility to him than any other place.
She had noticed that there was a stalker in the proximity.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Technology and High in the Classroom
http://www.mercurynews.com/community/ci_9034769?nclick_check=1&forced=true
Matt Baxter, a writer for Mercury News - a newspaper in the Silicon Valley- complains in this article about the use and development of technology in the classroom. He reiterates that more money is being spent on keeping up the latest technology than actually just utilizing what we originally had. He made a great point about spending $30,000 dollars on new textbooks just because something was slightly changed.
I feel that he is pretty justified in what he is saying. It does make sense that we should be less obsessive about teaching elementary school kids how to type quickly or how we should be spending less time teaching them basic Microsoft office skills, but he is superseding the real issue. As a race, we fear being obsolete. The school system has went out of its way many times in the past century to keep up with the quickly growing field of technology.
What I really disagreed with in this article was a single sentance: "Meanwhile, sports, the arts and real school supplies suffer mightily." This is rediculous; sports and arts budgets can not be put in the same sentance. Sports has NOT suffered at all in the development of technology in the education world, but art has for other reasons. Instead of making an argument for increasing sports AND arts, just stick to the actual ones that are being hindered.
As a side note, Matt did touch on something that was nostalgic for me. I do remember that the best part of any science class was Bill Nye the Science Guy videos and the best part of math was playing on the computers. Technology may not be neccessary, but it sure did make learning fun.
Matt Baxter, a writer for Mercury News - a newspaper in the Silicon Valley- complains in this article about the use and development of technology in the classroom. He reiterates that more money is being spent on keeping up the latest technology than actually just utilizing what we originally had. He made a great point about spending $30,000 dollars on new textbooks just because something was slightly changed.
I feel that he is pretty justified in what he is saying. It does make sense that we should be less obsessive about teaching elementary school kids how to type quickly or how we should be spending less time teaching them basic Microsoft office skills, but he is superseding the real issue. As a race, we fear being obsolete. The school system has went out of its way many times in the past century to keep up with the quickly growing field of technology.
What I really disagreed with in this article was a single sentance: "Meanwhile, sports, the arts and real school supplies suffer mightily." This is rediculous; sports and arts budgets can not be put in the same sentance. Sports has NOT suffered at all in the development of technology in the education world, but art has for other reasons. Instead of making an argument for increasing sports AND arts, just stick to the actual ones that are being hindered.
As a side note, Matt did touch on something that was nostalgic for me. I do remember that the best part of any science class was Bill Nye the Science Guy videos and the best part of math was playing on the computers. Technology may not be neccessary, but it sure did make learning fun.
Sounds - Journal
Students talking upstairs
Pop pop slam
Chatter around
Questions
Comments
Orders
Info
Attitude
Slam
Something braking
Doors opening
"Hello"
snap snap
pitter patter of a step
"Hey jew man"
Chatter
All of these are sounds of a kid in a working school.
Pop pop slam
Chatter around
Questions
Comments
Orders
Info
Attitude
Slam
Something braking
Doors opening
"Hello"
snap snap
pitter patter of a step
"Hey jew man"
Chatter
All of these are sounds of a kid in a working school.
What is Art? - Journal
Art is the visual expression of the mind.
Appreciating art, on the other hand, is the ability to translate it. Only the eyes of the beholder can define if something is insightful or beautiful.
Any expression of feeling and emotion is art, which includes: painting, graffiti, sculpting, writing or making music.
Art is a neccessary key to unlocking the door of sanity.
Art is invariably intertwined with culture and religion.
Appreciating art, on the other hand, is the ability to translate it. Only the eyes of the beholder can define if something is insightful or beautiful.
Any expression of feeling and emotion is art, which includes: painting, graffiti, sculpting, writing or making music.
Art is a neccessary key to unlocking the door of sanity.
Art is invariably intertwined with culture and religion.
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