Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Weekend Post: Storytelling and Poetry: The Baseball
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Wacky Web Tales: Storytelling
Last night, as I sat in the living room eating cookies and watching Everybody Hates Chris, the telephone rang. When I picked it up, I heard a(n) hard breathing sound. It was my frantic friend Alex. He told me that he couldn't solve the 5 problems that Ms. Fischerhad assigned for homework. I'm pretty good in math, so it took me only 2 minutes to figure out the answers. “These problems are easy!” I told him. “Use your calculator.” “It's broken!” he said. “I think my little cousin stepped all over it.” “Then you'll just have to use your fingers!” I suggested eagerly. “Oh My Gosh!! You're a big help! The next time I need advice, I'll call Jonathan,” he shouted. I don't know why Alex was so mad. Did he want me to give him the answers?
This is the wacky web tales tale that I created just by randomly placing in words that were asked of me in the program. I consider this site a very useful site to little children that want an idea for a short story but don't exactly know where to start because I am certain this program will inspire them to come up with something great.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Scribd.com Review: Poetry
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Weekend Post: Storytelling and Poetry: The Rose
The rose is a deep expression of sentiments wrapped up
in a vessel that has been burned with the searing pain of a thousand suns
The rose is like the feeling of frolicing in a valley
The rose is as pretty as beauty itself.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Imperialism
Imperialism is a topic that is discussed quite often in history. To some people imperialism seems fairs and is an excellent way to get a head start in the race to be the superpower of the world. To others imperialism is the exact opposite and is something that they would not dare use because everyone does not benefit from it. Being that imperialism is a topic that is so controversial , different people in different countries were raised to think differently about imperialism itself. In the United States, people in both political parties, in all regions, and all social classes can be found on either side of the debate.
With this in mind, imperialism has positive aspects and reasons to pursue the policy. One of the reasons for pursuing the policy of imperialism was that if a country has been involved with foreign nations recently they may want to show just how powerful they are and express that feeling through imperialism. In this case, a country might only do something like annex another smaller country. A second reason for pursuing the policy of imperialism as Howard Zinn stated “Maybe a war would take up some of the rebellious energy that people were pouring into strikes and protests.”In this case Imperialism would be a way to run away from the problems of a nation as a whole.
In the critical examination, imperialism has negative aspects and reasons not to pursue the policy. One of the reasons not to pursue imperialism was because as Howard Zinn stated “War was probably not a thought-out plan among most of the elite ruling classes.” This means that more than likely when people demand war they are not even thinking they are just acting irrational. In this case, war is the worst form of imperialism because the bulk of war is uncertainty, since usually no one thinks the process of war out. A second reason not to pursue imperialism was because it was an unnecessary way to handle conflicts. Peace treaties are a much better way of handling situations that people use imperialism for.
In the final analysis, Imperialism is a controversial topic. In US History different political parties and people can be found on different sides of the debate of imperialism. There are positive aspects of imperialism and negative aspects of imperialism and reasons why or why not to pursue the policy. The most common and worst form of imperialism is war. Wars between countries are a horrible form of imperialism because most of the time war is a topic thatis not thought through so irrational actions are taken and so are innocent lives.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Darrens Morning Routine
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Weekend Post: Storytelling and Poetry: Limericks
A limerick is a poem that follows a specific pattern as follows.
There once was a man from Peru
Who dreamed he was eating his shoe
He woke up with a fright
In the middle of the night
And found that his dream had come true
-SpongeBob SquarePants
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
MLK Project
On April 14, 1967 Martin Luther King delivered a speech at Stanford. In this speech Dr. King decided to talk about the Racism, The Civil Rights Movement and a topic that was probably heard for the first time by many people which would be the " Two Americas". One of the two Americas is the America that is inhabited by colored people of African descent in other words Black people. The second America is comprised of White Americans. In his description, Dr. King makes it sounds as if the White America is a complete paradise and Utopia while the Black America is a horrible place and it is a dystopia. These two Americas still exist today and one example of this would be racism which still exists to this very day.Dr. King also talks about National and International Problems that existed in 1967. An example of an National Problem that Dr. King talked about was racism and an example of international problems that Dr. King talked about was the war in Vietnam. In 2010, we are still experiencing some of the same problems as experienced in 1967 and proof of this is racism which is national and the war in Iraq which is international. I have recorded my feedback to Dr. King's speech while including portions of his speech in order to perform a critical analysis of specific topics related to his speech.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Definition, History and Use of a TASER
Friday, February 26, 2010
Breast Cancer Screening ( Weekend Post )
Breast cancer seems to be the most common type of cancer in women with about one in every nine women getting this disease at some point in her lifetime. Even though breast cancer is known to affect mostly women it can also affect men. Breast Cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells are found in the breast tissues.These cancerous cells keep growing and then after a while can become a tumor. Breast cancer screening is a technique that has been used by people to try to stop Breast cancer from happening. In my opinion I think that people should use this technique. Breast cancer is killing a lot of the American women but not nearly as much men. In order to find out more about Breast cancer screening most people choose to go to their doctors and engage in deep conversation about Breast cancer. Here is a site that I have used to help myself further understand what exactly Breast cancer is and I think it would be able to do the same for you also. Visit this site to learn more on Breast cancer screening in particular.
Friday, February 19, 2010
(Weekend Post) Definition of Popuar Culture
Popular culture (commonly known as pop culture) is the totality of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, memes, images and other phenomena that are deemed preferred per an informal consensus within the mainstream of a given culture, specifically Western culture of the early to mid 20th century and the emerging global mainstream of the late 20th to 21st century. .(CITED FROM WIKIPEDIA)
Popular culture in my opinion can be described as the most well renowned activities and interests of society in specific regions of an area. Popular culture can be sports such as basketball, movies such as "The Terminator" and books such as "Twilight". Popular culture to others may be different considering the fact that everyone has different personalities. Popular culture is not something that has been around since the 200s or even the 1900s but since the beginning of mankind although mankind might not have realized it and/or given it the same name. if you and your friend decide to play a game such as Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, then whether you know it or not that game system is a form of popular culture. Most people do not pay attention, have never heard of the term popular culture and when they do, they automatically think its just a United States thing.
An example of Popular Culture is the TV show Everybody Hates Chris. Everybody Hates Chris is the childhood story of famous actor and comedian Chris Rock. The story takes place in Bed-Stuy during the 1980's. Chris(played by Tyler James Williams) seems to get in trouble every episode by his younger brother Drew, his younger sister Tonya, or simply by being himself. The show even though in the 1980s has many various racist situations. The title "Everybody Hates Chris"is a parody of the the " Everybody Loves Raymond". To find out more information about The show " Everybody Hates Chris" you can visit here
Friday, February 12, 2010
( Weekend Post ) Public VS. Private Schools
Private schools are very good but at the same time very expensive. Private schools are very competitive with public schools. A question that comes up in conversation very often is whether or not private school is better than public school. The answer to this question varies from person to person simply because a person could say yes or no based on which type of schools they went to. If a high school graduate that went to public school and a high school graduate that went to public school end up at the same job performing the same exact task we wouldn't be able to really tell which is better now would we? In my opinion, there is no better between public school and private school because the pith or main point of both types of schools is education. Most people care about what schools you went to and whether or not it is the best or worst type of school. In reality, titles truly don't matter to me because you can go to Harvard University and someone that went to a much smaller Institution can be way smarter and if that happens what would you be proving? No matter what school you came from, it doesn't matter on the title, or if it was public or private, it depends on the work ethic of the person. If a lazy person attends a top-tier institution to further his/her education he has to be willing to work just because he attends a magnificent school doesn't change a thing about him. The only reason he/she would get high grades after going to a top-tier educational institution is because he/she has seen what happens when you are not focused and do not car and surely they wouldn't want a repeat so they fixed their act.Here is one person's personal opinion of this topic and to see what a person has to say about her child's transition from private to public school visit this site.
Private Schools: NYC ( Weekend Post)
Affording a Private School Education for your child in New York can be a full time pursuit in itself. Fees and tuition costs seem to rise even when in reality they don’t increase. The ever increasing costs of living, especially in a large city such as New York City,can squeeze your finances in ways that sometimes make Private School education costs seem overwhelming on your budget. The real cost and the real benefit of this type of education, however, is never fully realized in the now. For parents this quickly translates into the bad news: high tuition costs and sometimes an exhausting work calendar of parent-sponsored fundraisers. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, the median tuition for their member private day schools in 2008-2009 in the United States was $17,441. Tuition for boarding schools was close to $37,017. (Of the 28,384 private schools in the United States, about 1,050 are affiliated with the NAIS. Average tuition for nonmember schools is substantially less: Day schools charge $10,841 and boarding schools $23,448.) It is the investment in your child’s education that makes such a huge difference in their lives down the road, or the path of life your child chooses. It may seem pithy, but an investment in education truly is an investment in the future. If you hold back now, it is your child’s future that pays that particular cost later on.Ways in which you can pay for private schools can be found here
Monday, February 8, 2010
How Technology has Evolved Over Time
This Timeline goes in depth to show you the mere beginning of Technology all the way to the great inventions of the New Millenium. The starting was in 1937 Atanasoff-Berry-Computer, which was a great year condiering the vast amount of actions going on during this year. The timeline shows you more from much years and the latest is 2008, which if you read you will find to be very interesting especially if you are not the technological person. The years 1990-1999 were excellent but the great is in fact 2001-2008. The recent years have the most updated technology and many kids and adults have become somewhat addicted to these new games and computer programs and what have you.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Marijuana- Informing The Public
The Marijuana originated from Central Asia from the cannabis plant. Cannabis sativa
was originally used for the fiber found in the plant’s stem called hemp, which made
rope clothes and other items. Marijuana is a green, brown, or gray mixture of
dried, shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant. Marijuana has
over 200 slang names which include pot, herb, weed, grass, boom, Mary Jane,
gangster, or chronic. Most marijuana grown in the United States since the late 1980s
is hybrids of the Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis indica which yield a much more potent
product than the marijuana of the past. Cannabis sativa is mostly found in warm
climates while Cannabis indica is found in colder climates. So the hybrid allows for
marijuana to be grown in just about any climate in the United States and other parts
of the world.
Geography and Travel
Did you know that the world is actually a very fascinating place? I know you must think it isn't all that great as I am am making it
out to be but trust me I guarantee that it is. Do you have a place that you have always wanted to go? Well, I do. I would like to go
to Europe. I say this because I have seen the United States and enjoy living in it, but i must see how life in Europe differs from life
in America. I want to see the way the streets are made, and the way the streets are made. I want to see how the agriculture looks
in Europe. I believe that it is very different from how America's agriculture is. I never got to see too much considering that I grew
up in Brooklyn, New york. The main point of why I want to go to Europe is to see how similar and how different parts of the world
are.
