tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57808973458722184292023-11-15T10:01:20.730-08:00Dana's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889332818232662657noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-26228993518749142662015-04-28T13:27:00.001-07:002015-04-28T13:29:00.150-07:00Current Event #4<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-3b2d5d08-01d5-6c53-ea82-196ec641c822"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This connects with the theme of love. These two people loved each long before it was seen as forbidden, and even after their love survived with them. Furthermore, it connects with the idea of destiny because, in my opinion, it was destiny that their names still live on, and they are known as the Romeo and Juliet in their city, long after they are dead. In other words, their love is still alive, long after they are dead. It also relates with what a tragedy is. Their love wasn't seen as bad in anybody’s eyes except for the soldiers that shot thousands of people in the war. No one saw it coming, and it wasn't as if they were hiding it from others either; they just wanted to live a peaceful life outside of the country. This also shows injustice because both families weren't political at all, yet they still suffered the consequences of war, which is tragic. The biggest theme that it hits is long term feud. Though it didn't occur in the families, it occured in the war, and I think in this case, the long term feud was buried. No one speaks of the war anymore which shows the regrets between the people. </span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-47003739562173622772015-04-28T13:20:00.001-07:002015-04-28T13:20:57.588-07:00Current Event #3<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They killed a police officer before killing themselves 100 yards away with a gun. The couple wanted to be together forever, and didn't want to see the consequences of what they had done. Brandon had a history of being violent and using drugs, so Alex’s family accused him of killing her before killing himself. </span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-945cdc6d-01ce-45f7-7158-a17c516a7604"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This story relates to the theme of love, which means willing to go to the extremes of being together, though I don't agree with killing someone else because of love. This also relates with justice. The couple showed a great injustice when killing a police officer that was soon to be married just because he was doing his job. This also relates to long term feuds being buried because the mother of Alexandria always thought Brandon was a bad influence, and in this case I don't think it will be buried. She blames him for the cause of her daughter’s death and brainwashing her. This also relates to how someones actions may reflect someones personality. Alexandria was a stubborn person. She continuously fought with her mother for things that she should've been grateful for. Furthermore, if she wanted something she would do anything to get it, hurting her loved ones. Brandon, on the other hand, was violent, no doubt. He had almost killed his mother twice, and his life ended short when he killed himself. This was their destiny. I believe everything in their lives happened for this moment, where their names will be remembered forever. This, in itself, is a tragedy. They were people that could've changed their destiny and reroute their lives, but they didn't, and they both ended up dead. </span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-86080195174113250892015-04-21T09:35:00.001-07:002015-04-21T09:35:38.399-07:00Current Event #2<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daniel Peirce, a 20 year old gay male, was disowned by his family after he came out to them as gay. They abused him both mentally and emotionally and told him to leave their house, in 2014. He lived in Georgia with his conservative family where he came out to his parents and recorded it. He then posted this video on Youtube named, '</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How not to react when your child tells you that he’s gay' and within days he received thousands of views.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this video, multiple family members are recorded, but the first says that she wants to disown him because he is unnatural; not of God's creation. He speaks to her calmly and tells her he will leave while she yells at him. The next appears to be another female physically assaulting him, where his Grandma is in the background cheering her on. This family is Christian and believes homosexuals have chosen this path and they furthermore didn't want the community to see that they are supporting homosexuality. Daniel set up an online donation site for himself to try and find a new place, and surprisingly he received over 50,000 pounds. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Love doesn't always have to be between lovers. It is between a parent and their child too, and this wasn't a symbol of love. Love is being able to accept the other regardless of beliefs. Its being able to allow their flaws and accept that they may not be what you want. Justice is treating everyone equally regardless of race, beliefs, or nationality. In this instance, the family is not only taking his safety away by physically abusing him, but they are showing injustice through not respecting his beliefs and kicking him out of their house. This event, I believe, is fate. He was assaulted by his family, and he probably believed that life couldn't get better. Fortunately for the kind people all over the world who sent donations, he is probably having a much better life than he ever did with his family. This was his destiny to follow this path and end in a much better place. </span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-3921e3af-dcf2-7e3b-ddb4-825623c1f2a5"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This relates to Romeo and Juliet because of the theme of acceptance and family. Romeo and Juliet were not accepted as lovers because they were of different families. Furthermore, their own family didn't accept them and thought they were choosing the wrong path, as Daniel's family did. </span></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-66236150355980292052015-04-16T13:16:00.001-07:002015-04-17T05:00:07.251-07:00Current Event #1<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This article is about a man and woman, living in Iran in 2013, who were in love, but soon found themselves in jail because they were friends with who fought against the government. Nahal Sanbi and Behnam Ganji were thrown into a jail because they were friends with a human rights activist and because they were seen as anti-government. Iran is a country where the rules and laws are to be strictly followed with no exceptions. Furthermore, it was said that Ganji was tortured and raped in the jail cell, where he was only imprisoned for eight days. On the other hand, Nahal, detained for three days, was said to have been threatened by the jail guards for rape and dishonor. Soon after Ganji was taken out of jail, he committed suicide, due to depression and the constant fear. Sanbi, obviously devastated, wrote on her blog about her grieve and committed suicide four weeks after. Her last post on her blog was, ‘</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So it’s Thursday again. Come, Behnam. Let’s dance together on Thursday once more.’</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In this case, love is not being to live without the other, quite literally. These two had went through a lot in that jail cell, and to see that both killed themselves due to the mistreatment is awful. Justice is respecting someone regardless of their beliefs, and to throw someone into jail because they don't completely agree with the government is a great injustice. Not only that, but they were thrown into jail for simply being friends with someone, which in my opinion is ridiculous. This story was indeed a tragedy, since these two strong people were found dead due to suicide. Also, was it fate that they were supposed to kill themselves together? Or was it their free will? I believe it was fate because their story is now being shared throughout the internet, letting their love continue long after they are gone.</span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-16486248001363829552015-03-22T09:46:00.001-07:002015-03-24T06:07:26.960-07:00Math Opening Problem<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was collected for the purpose of seeing the data for the heights of grade 10 girls; the average, the median, mode, range, etc. It was also made to see the similarities and differences between the girls' heights. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continuous because it can be in between heights; it's not one whole number, it could be a decimal. For example, 168.7 cm. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It means that the height is somewhere between 140 and 149. Most of the time we used the middle of the number when graphing. For example it would be between 144.5. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It should be displayed how it is displayed now - in a table where you can clearly see the range of values and frequencies. Later, one may be able to put this data into a graph, and look at the patterns there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To see if there are any outliers, one should use the formula (IQR*15) + UQ or (IQR*1.5) - LQ. Outliers distort the data and messes with it so it isn't accurate. Outliers should be removed from the data altogether, although when making a box and whisker plot they should be marked with a symbol to show that they are outliers. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The constitution allowed slavery to continue while the Declaration of Independence claimed that all men are equal because when they are talking about ‘all men’ they are talking about rich white men, and not keeping slaves in consideration. Those who were part of the Articles of Confederation were rich white men, so those who would be creating the Declaration of Independence would also be men trying to help themselves. John P Kaminski, a historian, said that all of the movements that people created never worked because they weren't passionate enough for it. “The men at the constitutional convention never considered getting rid of slavery. The revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind.” No one really tried enough to banish slavery, since they didn't really know what it felt like to be a slave. Another quote from Kaminski states that Americans were more passionate about keeping their ‘private property’: “Americans in general and all the men... wanted a united, well ordered... in which private property - including slave property - would be secure.” William Freehling, another historian, said that though the founding fathers, like Thomas Jefferson, had broken through the barriers of racism, but he still believed that whites were superior to blacks. “Jefferson suspected that blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites.” So though he did ‘fight’ on their side, he still believed they were inferior, which caused them not to include the slaves in the population. In conclusion, when writing in the Declaration of Independence that all men were equal, they were speaking of rich white men, and not the slaves who were part of the population. </span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-69571741223222876342015-02-25T14:36:00.002-08:002015-02-25T14:36:34.073-08:00Social Studies<span style="background-color: #fffdf8; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.5px; white-space: pre-wrap;">To what extent did the French and Indian War make the Revolutionary War inevitable ? </span><div>
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<span class="s1">Do you agree? Is democracy better suited to some places than other? Or is it best for the progress of the world that all governments move towards elections and checks on governmental power?</span></div>
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<span class="s1">I believe a Rational Democracy can either be very good, or very bad in a country. It cannot be said whether it is a ‘good or bad’ thing because it really depends on what state the country is. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Rational Democracy can be good for a country, unlike what Montesquieu said. This is because what he stated in his works was true, if you give someone a large amount of power, they will take advantage of it. To establish a democracy in every country, where each branch is limited is the best choice. People would finally have a say and get to vote for their leaders. Also, no branch, except the Legislative branch, a group of people, can overthrow the other, which happens if completely necessary. Overall, it is a good idea since it limits the power of each person, yet there is still a sense of power in a minimal way. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">But, then again, Rational Democracy is not for everyone, as Montesquieu said. As stated, a government should be dependent on the religion, cultures, and laws the country has established. Of course, a government should support their people and give them their basic human rights. But when the country has a law of cruel punishments, such as torture or death, it isn’t good for the people. Furthermore, as Montesquieu writes in his book Sparks and Isaacs, “The bottom line for judging whether a social order is acceptable is not whether any other society’s customs are similar to European ones, but whether they attend to people’s basic human requirements – for security, and for a degree of stimulating pleasure.” The government serves the people, and when the people dont have their basic human rights, as Locke stated, then it is no use to put in a democracy. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">In conclusion, either way can be good or bad, but certain aspects of the democracy are good, while others will not work with other countries. </span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-68850486854729118822014-12-04T10:53:00.000-08:002014-12-06T03:16:18.343-08:00Math Blog #3<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-60574943942461020672014-12-02T13:35:00.000-08:002014-12-04T10:53:24.686-08:00Math Blog Post<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today, we worked on finalizing our equation and testing higher heights. In the beginning of the class we worked on at what point the third rubber band would hit. We stacked more books on top of where the rubber band #2 hit (Book 7) and used a trial and error method. We came up with a conclusion then established an equation for it. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our equation may not be fully correct but it's still something. Our equation was RB = (h - 12) / 8 then all of that subtracted by two. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We then went outside and tested heights</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that were much larger than a couple of books on a desk. We tested out our equation, but then we realized that we missed a component so we added to the equation (the minus two) . Furthermore, we tried only two heights yet with the new equation it worked fine, though we still need to finalize.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The equation that we established as the final equation was a large finding for us. It worked really well, and we are proud of it. Though we do need to test it a few more times, it is allowing the barbie to reach very close to the ground without touching it which is great.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think this class we didn't work as efficiently as we could've. All the other groups were working hard and going outside while we were still in the same position as the last class, which isn't good. The overall group dynamic of our groups isn't working, which is strange because each of us are friends. I think because we aren't ready, therefore I will stay after school on Tuesday to finalize our project, and hopefully it will work better. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regarding next class, I am very nervous. I don't believe my group is ready to do such a large task, especially since it is a summative assessment</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">. As I said before I will stay after school to fix it and finalize it. I do believe over the days that we worked on this project, if we worked better we wouldn't have been in this situation, but you cannot go back in time. You have to move and try to do the best you can. </span><br />
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</u><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lauren, Will, and I stayed after school because we felt as if we were very behind on our project. We got our barbie and many rubber bands and went to Mr. Oksness's class since he had tape measurers. When we got there we didn't find him, but we found another group that had a tape measure. While we were waiting, Lauren was problem solving different ways of coming up with an equation, while making a data table. During Lauren was doing this, Will and I were testing out our previous equation with different heights in the classroom. Each time (we did about 3 trials), the older equation would work. Lauren then found a new pattern through her work and developed the idea to make a new equation. We tried it many times but the answer would change every time we added a new number. We were only using two of the trials we did, when we should've plugged in more. It was definitely an unreliable equation that we would never use. We talked to other people from other groups, and they said they found their equation by creating a linear function. We then added more of our trials into a graphing calculator, and came to an equation. At first, we thought it wouldn't work but after trying it multiple times it worked perfectly. The new equation was </span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-cdccc642-0cff-f4b2-9065-75e098f22203"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">y = .11x - 2.3. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7470436096191px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Therefore we had two different equations that worked perfectly. I am feeling so much better about this project and I cannot wait to show off our barbie tomorrow in class! </span></span><br />
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These are two trials that we did at the same place. I believe one of them hit the ground, while the other was very close to hitting it. </div>
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In the last few weeks of school we are working on a task called Barbie Bungee Jumping. In this task we are seeing how much rubber bands are needed from a certain amount of height, and coming up with a conclusion. Then in one of the last few classes she will tell us to throw the barbie off a certain height, and we need to adapt to it. My group consists of three other people: Will, Lauren, and Ian. I believe we all have strengths that when combined will be really good.<br />
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<i><u>What we did</u></i><br />
We started out by finding the height of the desk and seeing if one or two rubber bands would work. Only one rubber band worked, so then we tried to make it higher. Then, we found out the height of a math book and see if there are any changes to the results, there wasn't. Then we added two books, three books, etc. Each book was a small amount which will be a good thing once we come up with our equation. We ended up finding a difference between when the rubber bands would touch and tried to come up with a solution, though I don't believe we have.<br />
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<i><u>Consistencies</u></i><br />
We tried each of the stages multiple times to ensure we have an accurate results. To be consistent we have decided to keep the barbie doll's hand down. This is because we don't want to take any chances with it touching the ground. Furthermore, when making a table we did not count the rubber band tied around the doll's feet because we didn't believe it contributed a great amount, plus we need to be repetitive.<br />
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<i><u>What we found</u></i><br />
We have found out that even an inch of extra inch will make a difference. Between book 7 and 6 there are a few inches different, yet the three rubber bands work on book 7, while it doesn't work on Book 6. Book 6 was the point where the switch off between two rubber bands, to three. Our next step is to see when one rubber band doesn't work. We also found out that working together is much better, since I believe that in the beginning of the class we weren't communicating. Furthermore when we came up with what we were going to do we got a lot of work done.<br />
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<i><u>What we will do </u></i><br />
Though we worked slowly, I believe we did achieve a lot, and we did find out a lot of things in our research. I believe that for the next class we should begin testing out our theories with larger heights rather than a few feet. We have not found a pattern yet, so we must try to look at our data and analyze it. Also, we should construct a graph with all of our findings and see if there are any patterns. Additionally, I do believe we should also try to come up with a formula because it would help us immensely. <br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-87678716405652487032014-11-16T05:04:00.001-08:002014-11-16T05:04:28.834-08:00Differences in Colonies<i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Thesis</u></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many things that differentiate countries from each other: climate, economy basis, location. There is only one main difference between the Northern, Middle and Southern colonies that effected their society as a whole: the colonists' goals and motivation. This is because the beliefs each of the colonists had influenced the way they lived and the conflicts they got into. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Northern Colonies, made up of hard working Puritans, came for religious freedom from England. Coming with families, the Puritans were there to settle. They not only wanted to settle there permanently, but they wanted to come to build a model society or The City Upon a Hill. This was because England would have to look up to see their colony. Furthermore, because they wanted to establish a model society they built an education system. They made education accessible to all so everyone would be 'equal'. On the other hand, because they wanted to build a model society they had strict standards. If anyone was to do something delinquent, they would banish them immediately. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since they had a strict way of life they did not tolerate Indians. </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">They ran into many problems with the Pequot Natives which even caused one of the largest wars between colonists and Indians: the Pequot War. Overall, thei</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">r behavior and beliefs caused many improvements and deteriorations to their society</span><br />
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The Middle Colonies, made up of open minded Quakers, came for religious tolerance. William Penn, who was banished, established Pennsylvania as a place we're anyone was free to have faith. Quakers believed anyone could reach God which caused a lot of problems between Puritans, who believed certain individuals were able to reach God. Furthermore, Quakers believed everyone was equal, including the Indians that they ran into. Because William Penn believed in buying rather than taking, he created a treaty between the colonists and the Indians. In this treaty he gave some wilderness land to the Indians - land that was an owed debt from King Charles II. Because of their open minded beliefs, they created a safe haven to many Quakers who had problems with church before.<br />
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The Southern Colonies, made up of young single men, came for because of economic motivation. They came for Gold that was supposedly in the New World. They originally came to the New world because they were the second sons of rich families, where the first son received the large sum of money instead. When they heard about the Gold filled new world they couldn't resist. Because they lacked many skills, they had many problems with starvation, and even had a 'Starving Period'. They did not want to put effort into creating a society because they believed they would be in the New World for a short period of time. Also because they did not want to work, they hired Indentured Servants who were promised land after years of work. After they were done with their work they would receive their land, except outside of the city walls where the Indians lived. The Indentured did not believe this was fair because they gave years of their life for this moment, and they were only lied too, which then caused Bacon's Rebellion. After the rebellion, they then shipped slaves from Africa to do labor instead. After many years of living in the colony, they then realized that tobacco was an easily grown plant, therefore basing their economy on that. Powhatan, the local Indians there, did not like that colonists were on the land. Also since the colonists viewed the Powhatan as heathens they did not want the Natives on their land. This created many different violent wars between the Powhatan and the Colonists. Overall this colony was successful in terms of their agriculture, except their discouragement did not benefit them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-82534867836093671362014-11-05T13:07:00.001-08:002014-11-05T13:07:30.124-08:00China - BRICS Project <div>
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China is one of the most populated countries in the world. It is home to almost 1.3 billion people in the world. More than this, China is the most polluted country in the world. It is dangerous for people to be breathing the amount of carbon dioxide in China's air. Furthermore, China is consumes the most coal (for energy use) in the world. There is a definite link between this two points and I believe that if China can reduce its coal intake, then the pollution will reduce as well. </div>
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Based on many different sources, I have come to a conclusion that China has a problem right now, and they must work fast to fix it. At the moment, about 85% of energy in China is non-renewable which is a large problem. About 95% of that 85% is coal consumption. Coal is a nonrenewable source meaning that in a hundred years it will no longer be there. Moreover, China is the largest consumer of energy and emitter of greenhouse gases. The reduction of coal use may be the answer to reducing this pollution in China. In fact 58% of its energy is being used on heating/cooling their homes, while there can be different alternatives. Furthermore only 600 TWh of the entire 3464 TWh used, is renewable which is a dilemma. The largest non renewable source being used is Hydropower with 585 TWh. Though this is a small number compared to the large picture it does show improvement in trying to fix their energy consumption problem.<br />
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<i><u>Predictions for 2050</u></i><br />
I believe in 2050, China can and will change their ways. Though they are the number one CO2 emitters, they are building the largest renewable energy system in the world which in 2013 stood at over 1 trillion kilowatts per hour. If they can build these types of outstanding contraptions today, imagine how much they could have set up by 2050. Furthermore based on the World Electricity Outlook, I can see a 30 percent decrease in coal consumption from 2008 to 2035. Following this pattern could lead to large changes in their energy consumption. In conclusion, I believe that by 2050 China will till be working its way out of the crisis but it will be in a far better position than it is in today.<br />
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<u><i>My Proposal </i></u><br />
There are many alternative renewable sources for China to use. For example, China can use more of their hydroelectric energy that they have the privilege of having. China has already created the Three Gorges Dam which is one of the biggest dams in the world that gives that a lot of energy. Moreover, China is bordering water on their right side which is a perfect opportunity to harness that potential energy. Water is reliable and always there, so its a perfect source. Another alternative is Solar Energy. In fact, in 2013 China was the number one leading installer of solar panels. Additionally, China can also use wind power, such as windmills, to get their energy. China is the number one user of wind energy, which already benefits them if they increase the amount of wind energy they use. Finally, China can use biomass to harness energy. Currently, China is using only 5% of its potential biomass use. China has many areas with a lot of vegetation, and if they can use that vegetation to support and benefit them, it will really help them in the future. If they can harness all of that energy then they will be in a very good position. In conclusion, I believe China can use its hydroelectric, solar, wind, and biomass energy sources that they have.<br />
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<u><i>Conclusion</i></u><br />
In conclusion, I believe China isn't in a good position now, but based on different sources I have realized that they are trying to change this. Instead of increasing their coal amount, they are using more renewable sources of energy that are reliable and don't destroy the environment, which is perfect. Hopefully in the future, China can improve their habits and become energy-aware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-21641943636873165982014-11-05T12:25:00.000-08:002014-11-05T13:07:49.718-08:00United States - Energy Project (Not BRICS) <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Based on reliable sources I have come to a conclusion that the United States has to change their ways because if they do not, large consequences will come. For example, on Global Electricity Outlook, the non-renewable sources of energy make up more than 90% of the energy use. According to eia.gov, in 2014 the United States has used 57906 Trillion BTu (British thermal unit, equivalent to 1055 joules) which is a large amount. In 2013, 1000 Trillion BTu less was used. A year before, a thousand less. Though not all of this energy is from non-renewable sources, it's still important not to use an excess amount of energy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Based on what I have seen from different sources, I came to a conclusion that we are reducing our coal use and trying to find more renewable sources of energy. Therefore in the future, I believe that coal, natural gas, and nuclear power will no longer be our primary source of energy, though I do believe it will continue for many years until people realize it is a hazard. In the future, the United States will instead try to increase their use of wind energy. Just from 2008 to 2035 the wind power raised 459 TWh, which means that by 2050 there will be a huge difference. Furthermore, I do believe that solar use will increase in the future because between 2008 to 2035, it increased almost 100 TWh more which is impressive. In conclusion, I believe that in the future, the United Sattes will reduce their coal, nuclear, and natural gas consumption and begin using more reliable renewable sources. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just by looking at the different sources, I can see that the United States is working to improve their energy use. Our society is based on energy and technology, but if we can reduce that amount before it becomes a problem, it will be much better than worrying about it in the future. Based on many sources, I have come to a conclusion that, yes, we are using more renewable sources, except our energy consumption is increasing each year. This will be a problem when our renewable energy can no longer support our energy amount. If we begin reducing our amount now, it won't be a problem in the future. I believe the United States should reduce the energy consumption. </span></span></div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-11255984630781867022014-11-04T06:19:00.002-08:002014-11-30T03:30:11.798-08:00Stacking Cups<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/60357510" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/60357510">Stacking Cups - Act 1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/mrstadel">Mr.Stadel</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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When does the white cup pass the blue? When are both the blue and white cups equal? What is an equation for this scenario?<br />
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My group and I tried many methods but we almost immediately found out how to do it. We needed to multiply the amount of cups to the excess amount that would be left on each of the cups, subtracted by one. This is because on the first cup the amount of excess was already included in the height, therefore it was unnecessary to add it in. For the white cup (which has a smaller height) we were given the dimensions 9.2 for the height. The excess amount of 'cup' would be 1.3. For the blue cup the height was 12.1 while the excess amount was .8.<br />
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The equation that we came up with was R(N-1)+H.<br />
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After we came up with the equation, everything else became simple. We began guessing and checking and we finally came up to a conclusion. The cups will become equal at 7 cups each. The white cup will then pass the blue cup at 8 cups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-69934268178434174822014-11-03T13:41:00.000-08:002014-11-03T13:41:32.698-08:00Pocahontas Interpretation<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.4545450210571px; line-height: 20.4545440673828px; white-space: pre-wrap;">which is the most accurate portrayal of Pocahontas in your opinion? Why did you choose this work? How did the OVPL process enable you to come to this conclusion?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It was my mother's recipe." Teresa replied. There wasn't much conversation after, as the delicious food was more of a priority for them. It was about 7 o'clock, and Teresa thought it was an appropriate time for Jessie to get ready for bed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Wait, can't I have some ice cream first?" Jessie insisted. Teresa didn't think there was a problem with the idea, since there was still a lot of time before she had to be in bed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The ice cream is down in the basement, in the freezer. There are also some ice cream toppings in the cabinet above it." Jessie said happily. Teresa made her way to the basement door and opened it. Almost immediately, she smelled an awful odor that smelled like sulfur. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strange</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, she thought to herself, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would think it would be less dusty. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She made her way to the freezer and grabbed the large carton of cookie dough ice cream. She peered out the window and saw a little girl standing outside. She had tattered clothing and her eyes were bloodshot. She wore a long red cape that looked to be newer than the other dirty clothes. She seemed to be staring right at Teresa. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creepy, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teresa thought. She quickly ran upstairs, not looking back into the eerie basement. She came back to the dinner table, finding Jessie sucking on her fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Here’s the ice cream, please eat quickly because you're already up late.” Teresa said tersely, still a little frightened from the basement. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“But you forgot the sprinkles!” Jessie exclaimed. Teresa suddenly felt a gut feeling in her stomach to back into the basement. She cautiously walked back to the basement door. She opened the door slowly and the smell of rotten eggs once again surprised her. She advanced to the freezer, but before she opened the freezer door, she once again saw the same little girl with the red cape, with a knife in her hand. Feeling terror, she got the sprinkles and ran back into the dining hall, intending to call the police. She gave the sprinkles to the Jessie and reached for the phone. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“But you forgot the cherry on top! I told you to bring it,” yelled Jessie. Teresa found herself shaking. She had to call the police, but something was stopping her.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I have to go back down,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> thought Teresa.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I need to see the little girl in the cape again. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She put the phone down, and ran back into the basement, keeping the strange little girl in her mind. She grabbed the cherries from the cabinet, not looking out the mirror.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Come on, look out the window! </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her gut told her.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Don't,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> her brain said promptly. She took a quick peek out the window and saw the same little girl smiling at her. Her hand clutched the knife, which now had blood splattered on it. Teresa made a quick decision and dropped the cherries and ran upstairs to check on Jessie. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teresa arrived and found Jessie dead. Her entire face was mangled so it was unrecognizable, but Teresa knew it was her. Teresa silently wept to herself, and began shaking uncontrollably. She once again reached for the phone and called the police.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About an hour later, the police arrived, as did the parents of Jessie. Pictures were taken of the crime scene, and dozens of police officers were scouting the house looking for signs of a break in. A tall police officer approached Teresa and the parents, and began asking Teresa questions on what had happened.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“W-well, we were eating dinner, and then J-Jessie asked for ice cream. I went downstairs into the basement, opened the freezer, and looked out the window to see a little girl with a bright red c-cape, and a knife in her hand.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was one of those nights where the clouds looked like someone had pulled them to appear as strained cotton balls. A full moon was out tonight, glistening the sky with an unusual dark light. In Santa Fe, California, the parents of young four year old Jessie had called a babysitter to take care of their beloved daughter. The babysitter, Teresa, was an old family friend that they trusted with their lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An hour passed and Teresa arrived at their house. The parents thanked her eagerly and began walking out the door. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"We'll be back around 11, make sure she's in bed before," articulated the father. The mother once again thanked her for coming on such short notice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since Teresa and Jessie were already acquainted, they gave each other warm hugs and began playing board games. The game lasted about an hour before Jessie began to get hungry. Teresa prepared a large dinner, where the wonderful aroma reached upstairs. Jessie excitedly came to the table and began eating ferociously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"This is great! Yummy yummy in my tummy!" Jessie exclaimed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It was my great grandmother's recipe," Teresa replied happily. There wasn't much conversation after, as the delicious food was more of a priority for them. Jessie gobbled her food like a vicious dog, and licked her lips when she was finished. It was about 7 o'clock, and Teresa thought it was an appropriate time for Jessie to get ready for bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Wait, can I have some ice cream first?" Jessie insisted. Teresa didn't think there was anything wrong with the idea, since there was still remaining time before she had to be in bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The ice cream is downstairs in the basement, in the freezer. There are also some ice cream toppings in the cabinet above it," Jessie expressed happily. Teresa made her way to the basement door and opened it. Almost immediately, she smelled an awful odor that smelled like sulfur. Her nose immediately scrunched, and her eyebrows frowned. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strange</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, she thought to herself, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would think it would be less dusty. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She made her way to the freezer and grabbed the large carton of cookie dough ice cream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She peered out the window with a short glance and was surprised by what she saw. A little girl was standing outside of the window looking in. She had a pale face that seemed angry. Her round eyes were strained and bloodshot, which was strange because she was no older than 10 years old. The girl had tattered clothing that was ripped and torn. She wore no shoes, and Teresa can see that blisters covered her entire foot. Her long blonde hair covered her slouching shoulders. A long cape she wore around her head was as clean as a room in a mental asylum. The cape resembled a bloodlike color that frightened Teresa. It seemed not to match with her other clothes, as it was much newer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creepy, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teresa thought. She quickly ran upstairs, not looking back into the eerie basement. She arrived at the dinner table, finding Jessie sucking on her fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Here’s the ice cream, buddy! Please, please, please, eat quickly because you're already up late.” Teresa said tersely, still frightened from the basement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“But you forgot the sprinkles and the cherry!” Jessie hollered. Teresa suddenly felt an urge to go back into the basement. She nodded quickly and began making her way towards the basement without even realizing it. She opened the door slowly, and the smell of rotten eggs once again surprised her. She advanced to the freezer, but before she opened the freezer door, she once again saw the same little girl with the red cape, but this time with a knife in her hand. The knife looked like a butcher knife; One she would always see in horror movies, but never in real life. Feeling terror, she got the sprinkles and ran back into the dining hall, intending to call the police. She gave the sprinkles to Jessie and reached for the phone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“But you forgot the cherry on top! I told you to bring it,” yelled Jessie. Teresa found herself shaking. She had to call the police, but something was stopping her.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I have to go back down,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> thought Teresa.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I need to see the little girl in the cape again. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She put the phone down, and ran back into the basement, keeping the strange little girl in mind. She grabbed the cherries from the cabinet, not looking out the window.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Come on, look out the window! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Her gut told her.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Don't,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> her brain said promptly. She gave in, and took a quick peek out the window and saw the same little girl smirking at her. Her hand clutched the knife, which now had blood splattered on it. She saw the blood drip down the knife, slowly trickling down. She could practically hear the dripping noise that emerged from the knife. The face of the girl looked the same as before, but this time a large grin appeared on her face. Her teeth were rotted and seemed to be dirty after a long time of not cleaning them; as if the little girl was living in a forest. Teresa tried to look away, but her eyes were fixed on the strange little girl. Her heart was pumping with so much adrenaline. Teresa made a quick decision, dropped the cherries, and ran upstairs to check on Jessie. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teresa sprinted back upstairs and found Jessie dead. Her entire face was mangled so it was unrecognizable, but Teresa knew it was her. Teresa silently wept to herself, and began shaking uncontrollably. She once again reached for the phone and called the police.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About 20 minutes later, the police arrived, as did the parents of Jessie. Pictures were taken of the crime scene, and dozens of police officers were scouting the house looking for signs of a break in. A tall police officer approached Teresa and the parents, and began asking Teresa questions on what had happened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“I should've just called the police. I can't believe I didn't follow my own common sense," She bawled, and then continued the story "W-well, we were eating dinner, and then J-Jessie asked for ice cream." Teresa had difficulties holding in her tears. "Then, I went downstairs into the basement, opened the freezer, and I looked out the window to see a little girl, I do not recognize, with a strange red c-cape, and a knife in her hand.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Huh?” The mother stuttered. “We don’t have windows in the basement.. Only mirrors.”</span></div>
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As you can see from the difference of both drafts, I have changed a lot. I used much more descriptive words to support my text, which I think greatly improved it. Furthermore, I also focused on a few parts of the story where I amplified it and made it very descriptive. As you can see in the first one, I did not amplify anything, but in the second one I really tried to improve my text and make it interesting. I think what went well in the short story was my overall improvement. I think I started in one place, and ended in the far side of the other. I also think I learned many things in the process such as how to show not tell. At the same time, this was difficult for me to change my ways. I have always written in a not-so-descriptive way, and to now alter the way I write was pretty difficult. Something else that was difficult was the fact that I was torn between two stories. I wanted to write about something that happened to me, but I didn't think I could expand on it, and add a moral. I do think the story I have now is much more developed and stronger than the first draft of the other story. Overall, I think this whole experience taught me a lot along the way. </div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-85022843284702985732014-10-23T03:30:00.000-07:002014-11-30T03:30:42.739-08:00Core Value Reflection <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<u><i><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Surprising Information </span></span></i></u><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm very surprised by the facts that I learned today. It was an overall eye opening experience for me because I learned so many things about smoking. Smoking not only affects your body, but it does affect how much money you spend on the cigarettes. I have always known that cigarettes are bad for my body, I didn't realize that it would cost so much. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><u><br /></u></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><u>My decision</u></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This will definitely stay in my mind as I grow older because it just adds to the list of negative aspects of cigarettes. I would much rather spend my money on other needs, such as food or shelter. Basic needs are much more important for me, not cigarettes. They not only shorten my life span, but also take thousands of dollars out of my wallet. </span></span><br />
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Yes I think its perfectly fine for the government to tell its people not to smoke in public places. When people smoke in open places with other people, they are not only putting themselves in danger, but they are putting others in danger of second hand smoke. It is not only selfish, but harmful effects can take place on the non-smoker.<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><u>Prices Increased?</u></i></span>Yes I think they should be increased, but only slightly. Increasing the cost of cigarettes can make people stop, but it can also encourage people to buy more, and therefore lose more money. It all really depends on the person buying the cigarette but I think it will have a more positive effect than negative. Overall, I believe the prices of cigarettes should be largerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-82422855138021931912014-10-06T11:06:00.000-07:002014-10-06T11:06:07.238-07:00Prisoner's dilemma reflectionAfter playing the prisoner's game, I realized that I am a very selfish person. I only thought about myself winning the cake, rather than working together and both getting cake (which we didn't know). Furthermore, my decisions weren't rational and I was close minded about taking risks. For example, I only encouraged to put blue when I was talking about getting their trust then destroying it. I never mentioned putting it there just because we would risk losing 5 points. I was more motivated by the fact that we would win cake if we got to twenty points. Moreover, this connects to our lesson unit where it talks about Hobbes vs Locke. It's funny because we all said that we agree with Locke's philosophy a little bit more. Now that we have finished it shows Hobbe's theory right. Humans are people, who if they want something, will get it by any means, even if it means betraying the trust of others. Additionally, it opened my eyes a little bit more at my actions, because I was encouraging people to win, more then to work together. I think this is because as we grow older, and grow with new experiences, we are more cautious and suspicious of our surroundings. Overall, I believe that this activity has really taught me to look at different perspectives, or in this case, Hobbe's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-35425962627325798122014-10-02T04:24:00.001-07:002014-10-02T04:24:38.488-07:00Spanish Recording and Postal<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-31123481078780149932014-09-25T17:23:00.000-07:002014-09-25T17:23:39.697-07:00Vision Board - Specific Goal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This image is of Stanford's campus. Since I was in fifth grade I have always wanted to go to Stanford. I will need to really push my self towards this goal, but I hope one day I can achieve it. To help achieve this goal, I can maybe look more into what I want to do when I grow up, and what classes I can take in these high school years. Furthermore, maybe as I get into the IB program in 11th grade, I can really focus on my academic work, and less on my athletics/club work. This will create more opportunities for me to learn new topics, and deepen my understanding. To can begin to go over topics that are going to be explained, so I can always stay ahead. Furthermore I can stay a few days after school to go over subjects that may not be my strongest area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-4815120235565914462014-09-25T16:08:00.001-07:002014-09-25T16:08:24.439-07:00Vision Board Collage <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780897345872218429.post-63639709271346664352014-09-25T05:29:00.001-07:002014-09-29T07:51:33.597-07:00Banking Blog Post<br />
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<b><u>Bank Policy </u></b><br />
In the past few math classes we have been learning about bank accounts. Traditionally, there are two bank accounts: Checking and savings account. There are also other special accounts that bank offer as a <i>'super saver'</i>. Within these banks there are two different interests, compound and simple. A compounded interest is when the interest rate is constantly being added on to a new amount. On the other hand, there is simple interest where the interest rate is constantly added onto the original amount.<br />
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<b><u>Compound vs. Simple</u></b><br />
In my opinion, I think compounded interest is a lot better, but in some scenarios simple interest can be a bit better. For example, we watched a video where a man who lived for a thousand years wanted to check on his bank account. He originally had 20 cents, but with an interest of 2.25% it grew to a larger amount. We weren't told of the new amount, and we had to figure it between ourselves. We originally found the simple interest amount which turned out to be $20. We thought this was a bit low, so we then tried the compounded interest. We then calculated the compounded interest and found that amount was around $4,000,000,000 dollars. There is a huge difference between these two and though, we don't leave our money in the bank for thousands of years, I believe it would still make a difference. Furthermore, I believe that if I were to invest in a bank, I would want to have a compounded interest, as well as a high rate. Moreover, I would also like to keep about a thousand dollars in the bank for emergencies and never touch it. As the years go by, it will grow to a larger amount, which will benefit me.<br />
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<b><u>Citations </u></b><br />
Fox in Flats. "Piggy Bank - Fox In Flats." <i>Fox In Flats RSS</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1