Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Empire of the Sun

In the 1940’s a young boy was held hostage in china by the Japanese army. As a young boy Jamie had a young adult mentality. He had survival skills. A man named Basie showed Jim a couple of survival skills himself. Basie was from England also. Basie was selfish but he showed Jim a few things about the wild life. Jamie AKA Jim got the name Jim from the Americans. Jim earned his respect from the Americans because he showed the Americans that they could trust him by seeing if there were any traps or bombs for an escape plan. He earned respect from some Japanese troopers because he learned how to speak and respect their Japanese ways. Jim was already English so he was already family to them.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Paper: How To's

-interviews
-library will be your home for a few months
-internet sources aren't always reliable
-teachers can sometimes assist you
-start bibliography as soon as you begin researching

(+)
-don't have to depend on anyone because you work alone
-need a set time for every aspect of the project
-doesn't affect any relationships in anyway

(-)
-working alone
-lot of time revising
-alot of stress on yourself

Survival Tips
-don't wait until last minute to start work
-get advice from teachers
-use as many primary sources as possible
-jot down alot of resources

Performance: How to's

Script: choose characters
research everything
practice alot
choose your partners wisely
memorize your lines/ practice
costume has to connect to your topic or focus
use more than one source
DON'T ASSUME OR MIX HISTORY WITH FALSE TRUTH: SOMETHING THAT MAY SOUND ACCURATE
remember that through time and gathered information, the theme of your play may change: its normal!!

Survival Tips: NHD

-STAY ORGANIZED!!!!
- try to keep your thesis statement is just a thesis statement!!!
-stay calm and keep your cool
-make sure you have a broadened topic
-make sure you keep the focus of your project
-RECORD ALL RESEARCH!!!
-BOOKMARK ALL SITES!!!
-use folders with labels

Service learning: How To's

Pick your topic
- Previous knowledge
- Interests that you have
- Something your currently learning in school
- Something you have experienced

Choose your partner(s)_ things to consider
- similar topic
- work diligent
- attendance
-grades and behavior

service learning: nhd group

The Police Force: Powerpoint
Song Used: Bad Boys
Focus: "Police brutality on both youth and the stress on the population's decrease"
Pictures and quotes to establish a mood
interviews on victims of police brutality
(working theme)

service learning: nhd roup

We made a list that included all types of "topics" that we could use for our documentary. The main priority of this list was to get the focus on what topic could we use to somehow use to be a main factor in our project. This would be our dominate focus, which would be collaborated in a documentary, paper, exhibit, website, and performance. Our winning idea was the police force.

service learning: nhd roup

What is our Focus??

In our earlier gatherings during service learning period, in Mr. Romero's class, we discussed our topic and how we could help get National History Day across to the student body. Not so much as the negative or positive influence it has on you both physically and mentally but more of a guide on how to get it done.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Ape Genius

The documentary entitled "Ape Genius", was a huge blow out! It was a very educational yet engaging comparison between humans vs. apes. Like humans, apes have cultural invasions that are often designated by immitation. Although immitation is a skill that can be inherited by apes, it is not gaurenteed like a mental skill. Humans expect to be taught which is why we repeat senseless routines; such as to continuously add one to a numberal instead of increasing the original value itself by one. Apes however, look for some type of an award which could be an effect or concern that they lack "human communication skills". Although there are a few differences between the two species, we share many of the same qualities, indulge in the same activities, and share many of the same feelings such as: the relationship that a mother shares with her child, mouring when a loved one has pasted away, denial, responsibilities, or even hunting for food. After seeing this documentary, I am now more aware of the control..... my surroundings and can now interepret the responses that i get when involved in certain situations.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Class of 2010 Service Learning: 4 ?'s

1. School Wide Service Topic: Public Service Announcements??
2. My group members: RaShaniqua Sanders, Natina Garner, Kameko, Nikki, David, Harry, Veisna,
3. Mr. Romero and Ms. Thompson
4. Im not really sure most likely at a school or a hair dresser.s

ALD

ALD is a disease that attack the myelin in the brain of young men which is inherited through the mother chromosomes. This disease is very deadly and effective to the immune system and can be very damaging if it is not caught in time. Like most diseases, once the disease has began its journey, your functioning in your brain will never be the same: you can lose your hearing, eye sight, sense of communication, walking, and interacting with people. It is a very daedly disease and with out treatment your only expected to live 24 months maximum.