1. Discuss your successes as an honors student this past semester.
I have learned to further my writing and i have also learned to write in more detail and in a greater amount.
2. Discuss what you might have done differently if you do this past semester of honors over again.
i would have done a better job on my essays because some of they were rushed and not thought to the full extent of my brainpower.
3. Discuss your goals for honors in the second semester.
Get an A, write better essays and take more notes.
4. If you could choose any parts of literature and history for our honors work, what would you pick and why?
I would choose do the renaissance because i have always wanted to learn about all the bad things that happened to the people back in the day such as the black plague and learn about how people had no rights.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
nature writing essay
i think that McCandless was justified in the life that he chose because he was tired of how things were in life. He wanted to life how he wanted to and he wanted to do it alone without anybody with him. He decided to cut people off and never talk to them again hoping they would do the same. So he traveled across America living on the land and in the wild.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Nature Writing
1. He found that being in the wild wasn't as satisfying as he thought it would be. So he decided that he would be happier at home instead of living in the wild. During his stay in the wild he learned what really made him happy. He realized that he would be really if he had a family and a farm in the country side. He found his purpose in life and it was to start a family. So with all that in his thought process he understood that the wild couldn't give him all the excitement that he needed so he decided to hit the old dusty trail.
3. I can see that it could go two different ways. Its true that going out into the doesn't make you a stronger man but then at the same time it was a very brave thing to do because he saw his life and thought that he would be happier if he followed his dreams. He knew that he wasn't fully prepared for the wild and knew that the trail had killed hikers before him but still he went for it.
3. I can see that it could go two different ways. Its true that going out into the doesn't make you a stronger man but then at the same time it was a very brave thing to do because he saw his life and thought that he would be happier if he followed his dreams. He knew that he wasn't fully prepared for the wild and knew that the trail had killed hikers before him but still he went for it.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Blog # 26:Professional Exhibition
1. Link to San Diego Coastkeeper Wiki/Main Site
http://www.sdwatersheds.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/
2. We need to find someone to get in touch with to talk about showcasing our website.
Telephone
(619) 758-7743
Fax
(619) 224-4638
Email
info@sdcoastkeeper.org
3. Date: 12/11/09 Place: Possibly, on the Coast Keeper site.
4. We have not contacted them yet. Later this week, we will either walk down to their office and ask about possible web site sharing/linkage.
http://www.sdwatersheds.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/
2. We need to find someone to get in touch with to talk about showcasing our website.
Telephone
(619) 758-7743
Fax
(619) 224-4638
info@sdcoastkeeper.org
3. Date: 12/11/09 Place: Possibly, on the Coast Keeper site.
4. We have not contacted them yet. Later this week, we will either walk down to their office and ask about possible web site sharing/linkage.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Gatsby Evaluate
In the book The Great Gatsby the American dream is portrayed by a man named Gatsby. Jay Gatsby falls in love with a women named Daisy Buchanan but Daisy is married to a rich man named Tom Buchanan. However Tom is having an affair with a local women named Myrtle Wilson. But Myrtle is married to a mechanic named George Wilson. The story of The Great Gatsby is portrayed by Nick Carraway. He is in love with a tennis playing hottie named Jordan baker. The American dream is portrayed by Gatsby because of all the money he owns. Just like any wealthy American he likes to throw parties whenever he wants to. However Gatsby's life seems all but to perfect. He has everything he wants, he is always throwing parties that include more than 200 people, he is able to travel anywhere he wants, He gets the women, the cars, and the fancy house.
In the second chapter of the book there is dinner party in which Tom, Myrtle, Nick, and Jordan all attend. At first it starts out well and everything seems to be going fine. Until things turn a little illegal because they start drinking. Myrtle starts by yelling Daisy’s name repentantly. So to shut her up Tom slaps her in face with his open palm and breaks her nose. This party started as an ideal American party and seemed perfect in every way. Due to all drinking and hitting i would not consider the party to be a very successful one. This does not portray the American dream because no one wants to go to a party where a women gets her nose broken for talking.
Gatsby is the ideal idol for the American Dream because he is perfect in every way. Gatsby has the money and always has massive parties that everyone goes to. In the beginning of the book Gatsby started out as a mysterious and questionable person. As the plot deepens in the book you begin to doubt his motives and past. Everything Gatsby does is fake; his entire identity was created when he turned the age of 18. He starts out by changing his name from Jimmy Gatz to Jay Gatsby then he lied about were his family originated from. Gatsby’s was rumored to be a bootlegger. Later in the book it is revealed that he really is a bootlegger.
Gatsby as you know has a lot of money and is popular. But the reason why Gatsby was doing this was to impress Daisy. He throws all these extravagant parties just for Daisy. Gatsby is a creeper for Daisy he is pretty much obsessed with her. He spends most of his nights looking at the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock which is just across the bay from his mansion. Gatsby wanted nick to arrange a get together between him and Daisy. Daisy comes over to nick's house were surprise surprise Gatsby's there. Shortly after Gatsby and Daisy’s love is rekindled they begin having an affair together. Gatsby then takes the blame for mowing down myrtle in a car. Gatsby thought that he wasn't going to get in trouble for it. George was one mad dude once he found out what happened. He goes to Gatsby's mansion finds him swimming in the pool pulls out a gun and wastes him. Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted because he was not honest to anyone. The American dream of happiness was ruined and Gatsby's life came to a stopping halt.
The Great Gatsby started off as a book where everything and everybody had money and does what they want. Gatsby had the best parties because he was trying to get Daisy back. Tom is violent tool that breaks myrtles nose. In the end this book shows how money does strange things to people.
In the second chapter of the book there is dinner party in which Tom, Myrtle, Nick, and Jordan all attend. At first it starts out well and everything seems to be going fine. Until things turn a little illegal because they start drinking. Myrtle starts by yelling Daisy’s name repentantly. So to shut her up Tom slaps her in face with his open palm and breaks her nose. This party started as an ideal American party and seemed perfect in every way. Due to all drinking and hitting i would not consider the party to be a very successful one. This does not portray the American dream because no one wants to go to a party where a women gets her nose broken for talking.
Gatsby is the ideal idol for the American Dream because he is perfect in every way. Gatsby has the money and always has massive parties that everyone goes to. In the beginning of the book Gatsby started out as a mysterious and questionable person. As the plot deepens in the book you begin to doubt his motives and past. Everything Gatsby does is fake; his entire identity was created when he turned the age of 18. He starts out by changing his name from Jimmy Gatz to Jay Gatsby then he lied about were his family originated from. Gatsby’s was rumored to be a bootlegger. Later in the book it is revealed that he really is a bootlegger.
Gatsby as you know has a lot of money and is popular. But the reason why Gatsby was doing this was to impress Daisy. He throws all these extravagant parties just for Daisy. Gatsby is a creeper for Daisy he is pretty much obsessed with her. He spends most of his nights looking at the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock which is just across the bay from his mansion. Gatsby wanted nick to arrange a get together between him and Daisy. Daisy comes over to nick's house were surprise surprise Gatsby's there. Shortly after Gatsby and Daisy’s love is rekindled they begin having an affair together. Gatsby then takes the blame for mowing down myrtle in a car. Gatsby thought that he wasn't going to get in trouble for it. George was one mad dude once he found out what happened. He goes to Gatsby's mansion finds him swimming in the pool pulls out a gun and wastes him. Gatsby’s dream of Daisy was corrupted because he was not honest to anyone. The American dream of happiness was ruined and Gatsby's life came to a stopping halt.
The Great Gatsby started off as a book where everything and everybody had money and does what they want. Gatsby had the best parties because he was trying to get Daisy back. Tom is violent tool that breaks myrtles nose. In the end this book shows how money does strange things to people.
Friday, November 13, 2009
honors history 3
With the growth of construction people were successful in finding a job and bringing in a decent income. these jobs involved construction, steel, concrete, lumber, home mortgages and insurance companies. After the war there was a large increase of construction. The big cities of the nation were getting bigger and the stress of having more were put upon the construction industry as well. These major cities started having buildings built that were over 20 stories tall. Suburban growth was increased the most. More and more people were moving from the cities to the suburb and the need for more homes increased. In Grosse Point a suburb area had seen a population increase by 700 percent.
the automobile industry was the one idea that everybody seemed to love. The automobile industry was loved by everyone and so their company grew bigger day by day. Before the 1920’s, automobiles hadn’t quite made an impact on the popularity scale but by 1920 there were 10 million automobiles in America. By the end of the 1920’s, the numbers had increased to 26 million. Automobiles became more popular in the 1920’s because they were more affordable. "Henry Ford made it possible by pushing standardization and mass production to such ruthless extremes that the automobile became affordable.”
The women of the 1920’s were the new fighting force of America. Fredrick Lewis Allen called it the “revolution in manners and morals” of the 1920’s. Before World War I, there were many restrictions on women but once the war ended, all of the restrictions were lifted. before women could have been arrested for smoking cigarettes, driving automobiles without a man in the car with them, using profanity and even for going to the beach and not wearing stockings. After the war women were no longer had these silly restrictions placed upon them. The 1920’s began a time where women could be rebellious and express themselves openly. The women of this time period became known as “the flappers” because they wore makeup, tight outfits and hats.
the automobile industry was the one idea that everybody seemed to love. The automobile industry was loved by everyone and so their company grew bigger day by day. Before the 1920’s, automobiles hadn’t quite made an impact on the popularity scale but by 1920 there were 10 million automobiles in America. By the end of the 1920’s, the numbers had increased to 26 million. Automobiles became more popular in the 1920’s because they were more affordable. "Henry Ford made it possible by pushing standardization and mass production to such ruthless extremes that the automobile became affordable.”
The women of the 1920’s were the new fighting force of America. Fredrick Lewis Allen called it the “revolution in manners and morals” of the 1920’s. Before World War I, there were many restrictions on women but once the war ended, all of the restrictions were lifted. before women could have been arrested for smoking cigarettes, driving automobiles without a man in the car with them, using profanity and even for going to the beach and not wearing stockings. After the war women were no longer had these silly restrictions placed upon them. The 1920’s began a time where women could be rebellious and express themselves openly. The women of this time period became known as “the flappers” because they wore makeup, tight outfits and hats.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Great Gatsby Ch 1-4
1. Nick is the narrator and seems on the shy side of things. He tries to appear that he has an unbiased opinion against tom because he talks about him. he doesn't make it sound like he is mad at tom for cheating on daisy and for hitting the women he is cheating with.
2. i think he gets a sign of someone who is not directly involved with everything but still has an opinion on things. its a way to tell the story from an outside view as well as telling it as if you were there.
2. i think he gets a sign of someone who is not directly involved with everything but still has an opinion on things. its a way to tell the story from an outside view as well as telling it as if you were there.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Great Gatsby Chapter 1
1. Nick is the narrator because of the way he talks. He seems to be on the shy side of things and his biases are against Tom because Tom talks about him like he is some sort of a ladies man meanie who is cocky and rich.
2. i think he gets a sign of someone whos not directly involved with the stroy but still gives them an opinion on things. its a strange way to tell the story.
2. i think he gets a sign of someone whos not directly involved with the stroy but still gives them an opinion on things. its a strange way to tell the story.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Blog #19: Critique a professional example
1. What is the most successful element of this work sample? Why do you believe this?
having pictures, quotes, and a organized page because you can't get lost and you know where everything is.
2. What is the message of the work? How do you know?
its always good to have plenty of information because its a good way to inform people.
3. Who or what is the intended audience for this work? How do you know?
For people interested in the SD rivermouth spill because the title says so.
4. How do specific elements of the work sample come together to deliver the message?
They are displayed in a professional way that is both informative and presentable.
5. Describe one technique the creator of this work used. Why do you think this technique was used for this specific piece of work?
6. Why did you choose this work sample?
i thought this was a nice way to talk about an incident that most people would call boring.
Site
having pictures, quotes, and a organized page because you can't get lost and you know where everything is.
2. What is the message of the work? How do you know?
its always good to have plenty of information because its a good way to inform people.
3. Who or what is the intended audience for this work? How do you know?
For people interested in the SD rivermouth spill because the title says so.
4. How do specific elements of the work sample come together to deliver the message?
They are displayed in a professional way that is both informative and presentable.
5. Describe one technique the creator of this work used. Why do you think this technique was used for this specific piece of work?
6. Why did you choose this work sample?
i thought this was a nice way to talk about an incident that most people would call boring.
Site
Honors Writing 2
I picked the scarlet letter, my first impressions of this book were dull because i thought this book was going to just be about some letter. Instead i get a book that talks about adultery. This surprised and almost shocked me because i had never read a book that talked about someone committing the act of adultery. This obviously is not a conventional way to write a book. Most books will never go into talking about adultery, they will usually just avoid anything that will sound familiar to it.
The book talks about A young woman, named Hester Prynne who has been led from her town prison with her infant daughter in her arms and on the breast of her gown a rag of scarlet cloth which assumed the shape of a letter. It was the uppercase letter of an A. The Scarlet Letter A represents the act of adultery that she has committed and it is a symbol of her sin. a badge of shame for all to see and know the crime that she had committed. Most books would just talk about a young woman being led from the prison to maybe a boat or to her house but, it would never talk about the fact that she had committed the act of adultery and had a child because of it.
Hester meets a man named Dimmesdale who appears to be wasting away and suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress. What hester doesn't know about him is that he has the letter A burned into his chest. Meaning that he has also committed the act of adultery. Most books won't talk about someone who has committed adultery let alone two people that have committed the foul sin.
The book talks about A young woman, named Hester Prynne who has been led from her town prison with her infant daughter in her arms and on the breast of her gown a rag of scarlet cloth which assumed the shape of a letter. It was the uppercase letter of an A. The Scarlet Letter A represents the act of adultery that she has committed and it is a symbol of her sin. a badge of shame for all to see and know the crime that she had committed. Most books would just talk about a young woman being led from the prison to maybe a boat or to her house but, it would never talk about the fact that she had committed the act of adultery and had a child because of it.
Hester meets a man named Dimmesdale who appears to be wasting away and suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress. What hester doesn't know about him is that he has the letter A burned into his chest. Meaning that he has also committed the act of adultery. Most books won't talk about someone who has committed adultery let alone two people that have committed the foul sin.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
News Paper and MSB
From this article i learned to be sure to include who, what, where, when, why. I also learned that these things should be in the first paragraph so that they can grab the readers attention quickly. I am usually pretty good at writing an article if i know what it is about and if i have a connection with it.
Monday, October 26, 2009
MSB, Groups, Organizations, People
Donna Wolf
she is the volunteer coordinator, so that means she would be the person to go to about volunteering to hep the clean beach and to ask what you can do to help.
Alicia Glassco, Marine Debris Coordinator
She would be the person to talk about what is found in the water and how harmful it is the the animals and wildlife.
San Diego Coast Keeper http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/
Council:
Sherri Lightner
she is the council member for district 1 and she wants to to preserve and enhance our quality of life, to protect our coastline and other natural spaces which and by doing so we can prevent any more spills that pollute our water.
http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd1/
she is the volunteer coordinator, so that means she would be the person to go to about volunteering to hep the clean beach and to ask what you can do to help.
Alicia Glassco, Marine Debris Coordinator
She would be the person to talk about what is found in the water and how harmful it is the the animals and wildlife.
San Diego Coast Keeper http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/
Council:
Sherri Lightner
she is the council member for district 1 and she wants to to preserve and enhance our quality of life, to protect our coastline and other natural spaces which and by doing so we can prevent any more spills that pollute our water.
http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd1/
Friday, October 23, 2009
Honors History writing 2
William McKinley
Brent Springer
The fundamental question that everyone is thinking is which presidential candidate would provide the essential change that a strong and prosperous America demands in the unsure years ahead?
In my opinion our next president should be William McKinley. Why because his main interests would be to secure the will and interest of the average working man. He has defended this interest in both domestic and foreign affairs. In domestic affairs, he proposed to reform the civil service system in the manner that employment opportunities would be given to most qualified people. McKinley argued that technical posts ought to be open to experience as well as education. Despite the fact that he agreed in principle with the Republican support of big business, McKinley gave priority to labor unions.
What is important is that his main concern was labor because he knew first hand of what it was like to be in poverty. This gave him the perfect understanding of the working class needs. He made sure that his policies were aimed at saving the safety of people, the civil rights and of course the well being of the working class and middle class. He favored civil service reform, the federal protection of voting rights, and regulation of business excesses and reflected the wishes and needs of an expanding middle and working class. During most of his political career, McKinley fought hard for the implementation of policies that would administratively regulate the power of trusts and monopolies. He supported the Anti-Sherman Act, which Congress had passed in 1890 to control monopolies and dissolve those that had already established themselves.
McKinley strongly believed in democratic system based on a respect of the public opinion. He developed a theory of democracy it was simply that the people were right. To McKinley, people have right to decent life, economic growth and political representation. His main view political thinking was a firm belief of a democratic representative government. McKinley believed in racial equality. He demonstrated a remarkable sense of courage and intellectual determination by being a strong defender of civil rights for African-Americans in the 1890s. He and many others favored enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment to give African Americans citizenship and the freedom to vote by reducing Southern representation in Congress.
The most important aspect of William McKinley's political ideal was his goal to expand the American national frontier. McKinley's view on expanding was a mixture of religious humanitarianism, economic internationalism and imperialism which later developed through time and political practice. In his inaugural address McKinley assured Americans, "We want no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression." However, as time went on McKinley's ideal of expansion slowly increased as his goal of a dominant American world started to surface he moved towards endorsing internationalism and imperialism. Eventually he made the historic declaration, "Isolation is no longer possible or desirable"
Brent Springer
The fundamental question that everyone is thinking is which presidential candidate would provide the essential change that a strong and prosperous America demands in the unsure years ahead?
In my opinion our next president should be William McKinley. Why because his main interests would be to secure the will and interest of the average working man. He has defended this interest in both domestic and foreign affairs. In domestic affairs, he proposed to reform the civil service system in the manner that employment opportunities would be given to most qualified people. McKinley argued that technical posts ought to be open to experience as well as education. Despite the fact that he agreed in principle with the Republican support of big business, McKinley gave priority to labor unions.
What is important is that his main concern was labor because he knew first hand of what it was like to be in poverty. This gave him the perfect understanding of the working class needs. He made sure that his policies were aimed at saving the safety of people, the civil rights and of course the well being of the working class and middle class. He favored civil service reform, the federal protection of voting rights, and regulation of business excesses and reflected the wishes and needs of an expanding middle and working class. During most of his political career, McKinley fought hard for the implementation of policies that would administratively regulate the power of trusts and monopolies. He supported the Anti-Sherman Act, which Congress had passed in 1890 to control monopolies and dissolve those that had already established themselves.
McKinley strongly believed in democratic system based on a respect of the public opinion. He developed a theory of democracy it was simply that the people were right. To McKinley, people have right to decent life, economic growth and political representation. His main view political thinking was a firm belief of a democratic representative government. McKinley believed in racial equality. He demonstrated a remarkable sense of courage and intellectual determination by being a strong defender of civil rights for African-Americans in the 1890s. He and many others favored enforcing the Fourteenth Amendment to give African Americans citizenship and the freedom to vote by reducing Southern representation in Congress.
The most important aspect of William McKinley's political ideal was his goal to expand the American national frontier. McKinley's view on expanding was a mixture of religious humanitarianism, economic internationalism and imperialism which later developed through time and political practice. In his inaugural address McKinley assured Americans, "We want no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression." However, as time went on McKinley's ideal of expansion slowly increased as his goal of a dominant American world started to surface he moved towards endorsing internationalism and imperialism. Eventually he made the historic declaration, "Isolation is no longer possible or desirable"
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
MSB Comments
Shanna McCue
Shanna's idea was to have a large painting, that depicted acidification and pollution affecting the marine life. i learned that in the picture you could have a depiction of how animals are being affected by pollution to give the author more to think about.
http://somethingthatshannawrote.blogspot.com/
Daniel Mahmud
Daniel's idea was to have a slideshow, The slideshow consists of photography from different points of the beach. This can be really cool because it takes a perspective from all points so that you can really make people think.
http://dannyfletcherharchesterunited.blogspot.com/
Marcus Alexander
Marcus's idea would be a documentary. this would be fast and easy to understand but keep the audience entertained as well. i learned if i make a documentary to remember to always keep the audience informed but also keeping them entertained.
http://maalexander.blogspot.com/
Shanna's idea was to have a large painting, that depicted acidification and pollution affecting the marine life. i learned that in the picture you could have a depiction of how animals are being affected by pollution to give the author more to think about.
http://somethingthatshannawrote.blogspot.com/
Daniel Mahmud
Daniel's idea was to have a slideshow, The slideshow consists of photography from different points of the beach. This can be really cool because it takes a perspective from all points so that you can really make people think.
http://dannyfletcherharchesterunited.blogspot.com/
Marcus Alexander
Marcus's idea would be a documentary. this would be fast and easy to understand but keep the audience entertained as well. i learned if i make a documentary to remember to always keep the audience informed but also keeping them entertained.
http://maalexander.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Possible MSB Products
1.I could do a web site that talks about pros and cons on the sewage spill.
2.http://www.surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/sf-oil-spill/
3. From this website i have learned to use plenty of info
include pictures to add more of a feeling to the website
1.I could do a documentary on the effects that the sewage spill has on the environment and community.
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLdkgZlEBQI
3.Show what people are doing to help
get the opinion of people who regularly visit the area or work there
talk about what will happen to hake sure this doesn't happen again.
2.http://www.surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/sf-oil-spill/
3. From this website i have learned to use plenty of info
include pictures to add more of a feeling to the website
1.I could do a documentary on the effects that the sewage spill has on the environment and community.
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLdkgZlEBQI
3.Show what people are doing to help
get the opinion of people who regularly visit the area or work there
talk about what will happen to hake sure this doesn't happen again.
MSB Questions and Resourses
1. What is being done about the pollution at the bay?
2. What are people doing to help?
What are people doing to slow down the process of the pollution?
Why do people continue to let a sewage pipe so close to the bay where people and animals go.
3.http://obrag.org/?p=9459
http://obrag.org/?p=9397
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-29/news/local-county-news/san-diego-coastal/ocean-beach-sewage-spill-prompts-pollution-alert
4. i can use this info to talk about what people did as soon as they saw the sewage spill. I can also talk about how it affected the people and community when they set up they sign saying that the water was contaminated.
2. What are people doing to help?
What are people doing to slow down the process of the pollution?
Why do people continue to let a sewage pipe so close to the bay where people and animals go.
3.http://obrag.org/?p=9459
http://obrag.org/?p=9397
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-29/news/local-county-news/san-diego-coastal/ocean-beach-sewage-spill-prompts-pollution-alert
4. i can use this info to talk about what people did as soon as they saw the sewage spill. I can also talk about how it affected the people and community when they set up they sign saying that the water was contaminated.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Industerizalition and Costal Environment
"In a striking change of direction, the California Coastal Commission yesterday voted 8-4 to give San Diego its third exemption from pollution standards set by the federal Clean Water Act.
Just two months ago, commissioners voted overwhelmingly to deny the five-year waiver from secondary treatment levels at the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility processes sewage from more than 2.2 million people in and outside the city's limits.
The commission's reversal saves San Diego from having to retrofit the facility at a price of up to $1.5 billion. The last major step is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which already has granted a preliminary waiver.
San Diego is the only city in California that hasn't committed to meet the secondary treatment level for discharges to the ocean."
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/08/wastewater-plant-gets-exemption/?metro&zIndex=179167
This article talked about how San Diego has been exempt from the pollution standards for the third time in a row. The votes were 8-4 so according to this they still want San Diego to not have to follow some of the rules to ensure that it's bays are pollution free. The article states that San Diego is the only city in California that hasn't agreed to these standards.
The article needed to have more opinions from such as maybe a local resident and what they taught about this being the third exemption. They also could have written more about what they intend to do to ensure that San Diego's bays don't end up being full of nasty pollution.
My next steps would be to ask the reasons for why they changed their minds and if they were going to have a vote again about this issue. At the end of the article it said that they might change it so that San Diego wont be exempt from those standards. A good thing would be to add the opinions from the opposing side as well as some quotes to.
Just two months ago, commissioners voted overwhelmingly to deny the five-year waiver from secondary treatment levels at the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility processes sewage from more than 2.2 million people in and outside the city's limits.
The commission's reversal saves San Diego from having to retrofit the facility at a price of up to $1.5 billion. The last major step is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which already has granted a preliminary waiver.
San Diego is the only city in California that hasn't committed to meet the secondary treatment level for discharges to the ocean."
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/oct/08/wastewater-plant-gets-exemption/?metro&zIndex=179167
This article talked about how San Diego has been exempt from the pollution standards for the third time in a row. The votes were 8-4 so according to this they still want San Diego to not have to follow some of the rules to ensure that it's bays are pollution free. The article states that San Diego is the only city in California that hasn't agreed to these standards.
The article needed to have more opinions from such as maybe a local resident and what they taught about this being the third exemption. They also could have written more about what they intend to do to ensure that San Diego's bays don't end up being full of nasty pollution.
My next steps would be to ask the reasons for why they changed their minds and if they were going to have a vote again about this issue. At the end of the article it said that they might change it so that San Diego wont be exempt from those standards. A good thing would be to add the opinions from the opposing side as well as some quotes to.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
Brent Springer
In Huckleberry Finn there is a huge clash between cultures for the main character Huckleberry Finn. From the very moment when he meets Jim you could tell that he was going to have a culture difference.
Huck is a kid who lives in southern Missouri he doesn’t like school and has a drunk, abusive father. Huck has been placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who because of his fathers threats to get Tom’s money. Although Huck is successful in preventing his Pap from acquiring his fortune, Pap forcibly gains custody of Huck and the two move to the backwoods where Huck is kept locked inside his father's cabin. Equally dissatisfied with life with his father, Huck escapes from the cabin, elaborately fakes his own death, and sets off down the Mississippi River.
While living in the wilderness along the Mississippi, Huck encounters a slave named Jim on an island called Jackson's Island, Huck learns that he is a runaway slave, his first instinct was to turn him in the fist moment he got. They started talking and after a while Huck decides not to turn Jim in. After talking with Huck he wondered why white people saw African Americans as lower forms of life.
Along their travels they pick up two shady drifters. One day when Huck is away in the when the two drifters turn in Jim in as a runaway slave and claim their $40 reward. Huck felt betrayed and had to choose either to save Jim or let him rot away while Huck ran to freedom. Unfortunately for Huck his conscious had gotten the better of him so he decided to go save Jim. This right here is another conflict because no white southerner would ever risk his or her life to save a slave.
Huck soon finds out that the family that bought Jim is his best friend tom’s aunt and uncle. As he approaches the house he is mistaken for Tom who is apparently supposed to arrive there some time soon. So Huck plays along and pretends to be Tom while he develops a plan to free Jim but while he is planning this great escape Tom arrives. Luckily Tom is happy to help Huck but later in a bizarre turn of events Tom is shot in the leg and Jim refuses to escape unless Tom is attended so he bosses Huck and tells him to go find a doctor. Huck finds this so weird because he has never been ordered to do anything by an African American.
After getting to the doctors office to have Tom fixed up they are caught by the doctor and taken back to Tom’s uncle’s house where their plan is revealed and so are their true identities. It is there that Tom tells everyone that Jim’s owner died and stated in her will that Jim would be set free.
This is a major cultural collision because he is not used living with a slave because since he was an African American he was looked down upon. Also He ended up saving a slave from captivity which if you would have asked anyone from that time period if they would have done the same every single answer would be the same and stay the same which is no.
Brent Springer
In Huckleberry Finn there is a huge clash between cultures for the main character Huckleberry Finn. From the very moment when he meets Jim you could tell that he was going to have a culture difference.
Huck is a kid who lives in southern Missouri he doesn’t like school and has a drunk, abusive father. Huck has been placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who because of his fathers threats to get Tom’s money. Although Huck is successful in preventing his Pap from acquiring his fortune, Pap forcibly gains custody of Huck and the two move to the backwoods where Huck is kept locked inside his father's cabin. Equally dissatisfied with life with his father, Huck escapes from the cabin, elaborately fakes his own death, and sets off down the Mississippi River.
While living in the wilderness along the Mississippi, Huck encounters a slave named Jim on an island called Jackson's Island, Huck learns that he is a runaway slave, his first instinct was to turn him in the fist moment he got. They started talking and after a while Huck decides not to turn Jim in. After talking with Huck he wondered why white people saw African Americans as lower forms of life.
Along their travels they pick up two shady drifters. One day when Huck is away in the when the two drifters turn in Jim in as a runaway slave and claim their $40 reward. Huck felt betrayed and had to choose either to save Jim or let him rot away while Huck ran to freedom. Unfortunately for Huck his conscious had gotten the better of him so he decided to go save Jim. This right here is another conflict because no white southerner would ever risk his or her life to save a slave.
Huck soon finds out that the family that bought Jim is his best friend tom’s aunt and uncle. As he approaches the house he is mistaken for Tom who is apparently supposed to arrive there some time soon. So Huck plays along and pretends to be Tom while he develops a plan to free Jim but while he is planning this great escape Tom arrives. Luckily Tom is happy to help Huck but later in a bizarre turn of events Tom is shot in the leg and Jim refuses to escape unless Tom is attended so he bosses Huck and tells him to go find a doctor. Huck finds this so weird because he has never been ordered to do anything by an African American.
After getting to the doctors office to have Tom fixed up they are caught by the doctor and taken back to Tom’s uncle’s house where their plan is revealed and so are their true identities. It is there that Tom tells everyone that Jim’s owner died and stated in her will that Jim would be set free.
This is a major cultural collision because he is not used living with a slave because since he was an African American he was looked down upon. Also He ended up saving a slave from captivity which if you would have asked anyone from that time period if they would have done the same every single answer would be the same and stay the same which is no.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Media Saves The Beach Questions
Why is PB Point not being taken being taken care of?
-When it rains you can see all the sewage pour out onto the sand.
-It's very unsanitary there
-people seem to ignore that fact that mabe 50 or 100 feet away from them is a pile of nasty bacteria filled waste waiting to get someone seriously ill.
How does the seals affect The Childerens Pool?
-It has become very unsanitary full of harmful bacteria to both humans and seals.
-they have made it so that no humans can go down there to the beach.
-It has brought people who want to get a first hand look at marine life to the area.
What are Californians doing to slow the size of the North Pacific Gyre?
-using reusable bottles and canvass bags.
-North Pacific Gyre has grown to twice the size of US in only 14 years
-Most of trash is all broken down into a trillion tiny microscopic plastic pieces.
-When it rains you can see all the sewage pour out onto the sand.
-It's very unsanitary there
-people seem to ignore that fact that mabe 50 or 100 feet away from them is a pile of nasty bacteria filled waste waiting to get someone seriously ill.
How does the seals affect The Childerens Pool?
-It has become very unsanitary full of harmful bacteria to both humans and seals.
-they have made it so that no humans can go down there to the beach.
-It has brought people who want to get a first hand look at marine life to the area.
What are Californians doing to slow the size of the North Pacific Gyre?
-using reusable bottles and canvass bags.
-North Pacific Gyre has grown to twice the size of US in only 14 years
-Most of trash is all broken down into a trillion tiny microscopic plastic pieces.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Honors writing 1
America’s Second Revolution
Brent Springer
The Civil War is known as
When our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence, it stated that all men are created equal but that was intended just for white people, and excluded every non-white race. Soon because of the Declaration, there would be a war for the equality of all men. The war would last 4 years but not before both would see their share of deaths. The North lost about 360,000 men and the South lost about 250,000 men.
The North wanted slaves to be equal to whites and not to have to work against their will for someone else. The North wanted everyone to be equal no matter what their skin color or ethnicity was. The North felt that they were fighting to not only preserve the Union but to keep alive the spirit of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution. After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on New Years' Day in 1862, many Union soldiers clearly saw an opportunity to eradicate slavery forever from the nation.
The south wanted to keep African Americans as slaves and not as equals. There are many reasons on why the South didn’t like the Northern states, there was a major economical difference between the two nations, the abolishment of slavery was a big one and the different territories of either slave states or
The South liked slavery for two reasons, one because they believed in white supremacy and also because slaves were the foundation of their whole economy because the South whole economical system were just large plantations that grew cotton, but the plantation owners needed slaves to pick the cotton.
The South were fighting not just to keep their slaves, they fought because they didn’t want the United States Government dictating how should live their lives. They felt that the US Government was not treating them fairly because they weren’t as industrialized as the Northern states. Congress taxed every product that the North made, the south wanted these items so every time that the South bought a product it would be taxed because of this the South’s economy really dropped. If congress hadn’t put so many taxes on the Northern states products the South wouldn’t have been so mad and willing to fight to make a change.
The South also wanted new territories to be known to the Union as slave states. The South wanted this because it was made to prevent any slaves from escaping into any free states. The North wanted the new territories to be free. Some people thought the new territories should have the right to vote whether they wanted to be free or slave. This was called State’s Rights. Later they both agreed to a compromise which was called the Compromise of 1850, which lasted for three years. In this compromise, fugitive slaves were ordered to return back to their owners.
The war began with the North fighting to free a race who was forced to work for people against their will. This was essentially a second Revolution because African Americans were starting standing up against their white oppressors and started to fight for their rights.
This is why I think that the Civil War was a second revolution. Thanks to the hard work, dedication and sacrifice of the north they were able to free African Americans from slavery. Still to this day the South thinks that they won the civil war. Thanks to that war the South’s economy has never fully recovered from their loss.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/slavery.htm
http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/node/2523
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Whats the deal with reconstruction
The reconstruction was the time period after the civil from 1865 and 1877. Reconstruction had it where the states would be self-governed but they would all be united by the same government, it also said that African Americans would be free citizens not slaves. In theory this was good but during the time while this was in effect it failed because of a lack of leadership. Lincoln's predecessor Andrew Johnson messed up big time, he sent republicans to the south to help but in stead they delivered black codes. He also rejected a bill on civil rights he also pulled the remaining union troops to Texas they had been enforcing the laws to make sure that the African Americans were treated as citizens. As soon as troops left the rebels ruled the south again, Johnson as a president made a lot of mistakes during the reconstruction. This is relevant because thing may have been different today if Johnson hadn't messed the reconstruction up or reject the bill for civil rights.
http://middleeast.about.com/b/2009/06/30/590.htm
http://middleeast.about.com/b/2009/06/30/590.htm
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Media Saves The Beach In The News
An estimated 14,000 gallons of sewage has soiled the water, he said. People will not be allowed back in until the sewage is cleaned up and water test results indicate the water is free of bacteria.
This is a big issue because many people go to dog beach not just with their dog but also to surf. This is a big problem because that means that none of those people will be able to go there because of the spill. This could be a good way to see if we can to anything to help to purify this water.
http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2009/06/sewage_spill_prompts_dog_beach.html
This is a big issue because many people go to dog beach not just with their dog but also to surf. This is a big problem because that means that none of those people will be able to go there because of the spill. This could be a good way to see if we can to anything to help to purify this water.
http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2009/06/sewage_spill_prompts_dog_beach.html
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Media Saves Beach
I am interested in the controversy about the seals at the La Jolla Children's pool beach because this is a very touchy subject because both sides have valid arguments on what should happen.
my idea would be to do a website because most people are always on the internet and i think that they can help to provide a better overview of what both sides are about.
my idea would be to do a website because most people are always on the internet and i think that they can help to provide a better overview of what both sides are about.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
American Icons Final Draft
Artist Statement
It was like any other
Next I decide to try going down on my hill, it is steep and I am scared to go down it for fear of pain and bleeding. I try a couple of times to go down it but jump off as the speed starts to increase. I can feel the fear as I go down I know fear is all in my head but the hill seems to disagree I still try to stay on as long as possible. As soon as I start moving down the hill I can instantly feel my speed increase. The real fear is that once I start moving I can’t control the board so essentially I am just going along for the ride.
Citation's
Dyrdek, Rob. "Rob Dyrdek." Rob Dyrdek. MTV, 2009. Web. 2009.
Dyrdek, Rob. "Fantasy Factory." Fantasy Factory. MTV. Los Angeles, CA, 2009. Television.
Dyrdek, Rob. "Fantasy Factory." Fantasy Factory. MTV. Los Angeles, CA, 2009. Television.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Amercian icons reflection draft 1
1. i noticed that i always told the story never showed it so my essays always lacked that part where you could visualize the story.
2.After having my story revised i started to show and not tell by letting my readers imagine how the story happened.
3.If i could edit my draft some more i would add more punctuation to make my story sound stronger.
4.I load up one my board and slam my right foot down on the board then slide my left foot up it. i like this sentence because it makes me feel like i am really doing that trick.
2.After having my story revised i started to show and not tell by letting my readers imagine how the story happened.
3.If i could edit my draft some more i would add more punctuation to make my story sound stronger.
4.I load up one my board and slam my right foot down on the board then slide my left foot up it. i like this sentence because it makes me feel like i am really doing that trick.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
American Icons critiques and Artist Statement
Artist Statement
It was like any other
Next I decide to try going down on my hill, it is steep and I am scared to go down it for fear of pain and bleeding. I try a couple of times to go down it but jump off as the speed starts to increase. I can feel the fear as I go down I know fear is all in my head but the hill seems to disagree I still try to stay on as long as possible. As soon as I start moving down the hill I can instantly feel my speed increase. The real fear is that once I start moving I can’t control the board so essentially I am just going along for the ride.
Rob is an icon to most people who love to skate because he showed how hard work can pay off. He has also showed that if you keep working at your goal you can achieve it with the right amount of effort. That is exactly what Rob did to get to where he is now because he now has his own show where he can show off what he loves to for a living. In the show he is allowed to be as young and reckless as he can be whether it’s shooting people or shooting hoops he is always having fun. To those people who wish to aspire and be just like him he has become a hero to them. Rob has helped me to be more focused in whatever I do no matter if it is boring such as in my math class I may not be the best at it but if I work hard and put a lot of effort in it I can do really well.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
American Icons-Resources
Rob Dyrdek has had quite an impressive life so far from winning his first skateboarding competition at the age of 12 to becoming a pro at 16. He has displayed both skill and raw talent which would help him later in life. I think this is very important because this helps me to understand who he is as a person and what he does for a living. Rob and I both have dedication towards doing what we love to do, when we get knocked down we get back up and try, try again.
Rob is a very popular person so popular that he has his show where he can display both his skating side and his humorous side. In this show he always has something fun played not matter what the day whether it be from shooting crazy hoops to shooting people with an American gladiator tennis ball gun. Watching this show has given a really good idea of what kind of a person he is.
Rob also loves to help his friends such as his buddy Danny Way whom he helped set the world land speed record on a skateboard. He also helped pass out clothes with big black to the homeless. This shows that he is not a selfish guy even though he is famous.
Dave Chappelle is one of America's funniest comedians, he has shown from time to time that making fun of people is always a good way to relieve you of stress. The world needs comedians because with out them the world would be to serious. Watching his show helps me to get a better understanding of different forms of comedy.
Dave has always been a comedian, he first started when he was 14 doing stand up at the local comedy clubs. Even from a young age Dave knew comedy and was really good at it. I think that this is good because Dave knew what he wanted to do even from a young age.
Rob is a very popular person so popular that he has his show where he can display both his skating side and his humorous side. In this show he always has something fun played not matter what the day whether it be from shooting crazy hoops to shooting people with an American gladiator tennis ball gun. Watching this show has given a really good idea of what kind of a person he is.
Rob also loves to help his friends such as his buddy Danny Way whom he helped set the world land speed record on a skateboard. He also helped pass out clothes with big black to the homeless. This shows that he is not a selfish guy even though he is famous.
Dave Chappelle is one of America's funniest comedians, he has shown from time to time that making fun of people is always a good way to relieve you of stress. The world needs comedians because with out them the world would be to serious. Watching his show helps me to get a better understanding of different forms of comedy.
Dave has always been a comedian, he first started when he was 14 doing stand up at the local comedy clubs. Even from a young age Dave knew comedy and was really good at it. I think that this is good because Dave knew what he wanted to do even from a young age.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Amercian Icons- Ideas
Rob Dyrdek is a professional skateboarder and to me right there shows how much hard work and dedication he had to put in to get to where he is right now. He also shows me that even with all this success he still has time to relax and have fun.Several years after he became a pro skater he did a reality show called "Rob and Big" in his house in LA. Rob is currently working on his new show called Fantasy Factory. That right there shows how important he is in American culture.
Rob is a person that i think is very important because he does the tricks i only wish i could do and seeing him do it on TV makes me only want to do it even more. So i see him as a person i can look up and maybe one day being able to do those tricks myself.
Dave Chappelle is my all time favorite comedian, he is the type of guy that makes anything funny and he's not afraid to say it. Dave shows me that everyone loves to laugh and it helps to brighten our mood.He is among the many to be on comedy central and have a TV show "the Chappelle show" which has been playing for quite some time now and it always seems to be funny. He does all of his shows in America and people come to see it.
Dave Chappelle has showed me that telling jokes is fun and entertaining and it teaches me not to be so serious all the time. He taught me to enjoy the silly things of life because no one likes a person who can't take a joke, especially if he gets all offensive about it.
Jackie Chan is a famous Asian movie star who has stared in a lot of movies. To me Jackie Chan represents that no matter what ethnicity you are you can still become a movie star.He has stared in such funny movies as "Shanghai Knights" and my personal favorite "Rush Hour" which has played all over the world including in America. I thought that these were really funny movies and i know other people did to.
Jackie has become an inspiration to me showing that who he is and where he comes from doesn't matter when you do what you love to do.
Welcome back to school
I hope to gain more experience in both humanities and in preparation for the SAT. I would also like to learn a bit more on how to expand and write more in my essays.
My goals for this year is to get A's and B's because i know i can do it if i try and work hard.
In humanities this year i would like to learn how to expand more in my writing because i usually tend to write the minimum on my essays and since this is the year of SAT's i need to be able to expand more.
i hope to develop better reading skills because reading is not on my top ten list of things that i want to do, i would like to change this because reading is good for you and it teaches you new words.
My goals for this year is to get A's and B's because i know i can do it if i try and work hard.
In humanities this year i would like to learn how to expand more in my writing because i usually tend to write the minimum on my essays and since this is the year of SAT's i need to be able to expand more.
i hope to develop better reading skills because reading is not on my top ten list of things that i want to do, i would like to change this because reading is good for you and it teaches you new words.
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