Sunday, February 14, 2010
Social Issues-Do Not be Daunted by the enormity..neither are you free to abandon it...
People from all over the world are joining together to send help. 1/3 the population may need assistance, over 1/2 have been affected persoanlly. Imagine that happening in this country. People do not have access to medical help, food, water and many have lost or been separated from family.
What is the world's responsibilty? What is our responsibilty? What would you like to do? Look at the quote below, is it true? Why?
"Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it." The Talmud
V. Gaboury
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Haitian Earthquake
social issues
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I can't imagine what it would be like walking down the street and seeing dead bodies, buildings destroyed, and everything that I knew completely gone, but the people who were hit by the hurricane don't have to imagine. Just hearing that makes you feel sad, even if it's in a different part of the world.
Haiti
to me this quote is a perfect example of how humans should be. don't push the hardships of the world aside and wait for someone else to do something about it. take responsibility now and do what you can to help. you don't have to help, but don't pretend the problems don't exist.
responsible? or not?
Haiti
The quote to me means that if things like this happen you should just live for the moment and not look at the big picture.It isn't up to you to fix everything but don't just forget about it either..it still needs to be solved somehow even if not by you.
Hope for Haiti :]
Haiti
I only know where haiti is because of spanish we learned most of the places in Central America. The principle said it was going to be a 10 to 14 mouth recoverey.
haiti disaster
I also think we need to raise awareness because even though this is huge, there are some people who don't know the story, and especially that they don't know how to help once they find out. We need to find out information about websites and ways to donate and even start or help charities. The world's responsibility is to get military forces and medical people from their countries to go to Haiti and start helping. I'm happy that the U.S. was there right away.
Everyday people should help aswell; there are many ways that they all can donate, and no matter how many people are in debt or jobless, they should donate as much or as little as they can. I also think that celebrities are obligated to help. I know that there are many celebrities that are helping, but they can do a lot more. The Yankees donated a half of a million dollars to the cause, but lets face it-thats nothing. One players net worth is like, 10 million dollars and these multi-million/billionaires are being selfish (some of them) so I think these people with more money should do more because they can.
The quote is true true, because we absolutely need to do something and now. We cannot ignore it. I would like to donate money to help.
It's the other factors like political things in which I think other countries should not step in. If they are asked maybe they can do a little but to completely come in and help a country that just doesnt want to be helped is never a good idea.
Haiti
Haiti
I think other countries in the world should definitely help out. We would want help if we were in that situation, so we should do everything we can for the people in Haiti who really need it. I think the quote is pretty true. Many countries see the hardship and want to help even though they aren't forced to. The quote basically says you don't have to help, but you can't just ignore something like that.
Haiti
social issues - earthquake in haiti
I do feel like the quote is true. i feel this way because, i think it sends the message that we should take action. But not because its our job to do it, but because we cant just walk away and not do something. I think people are more willing to help out and do something when they aren't obligated to do so. If they choose to help, they feel more accomplished and not like they just completed a job assignment.
The Earthquake in Haiti
the earthquake in Haiti was very devastating and terrible, people are with out there homes and food or water, there are people injured with no hospitals to go to. I think we should do some thing like that happened in new york we would expect other people to help us, and imaging being with no help in a terrible situation like that. I think that we should send care packages and money to Haiti.
the quote when I read it gave me goosebumps just like when I read the genocide books it is that powerful and what happened is just as terrible.
Monday, November 30, 2009
What is the art saying to the viewer? Or just make it up!
Enjoy!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
SS/GaNo
I remember reading “The Interlopers”. I liked this book because the author kept it interesting and he gave a lot of details. An example of this is when they were standing under the big tree and it fell down. I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened to them. I wanted to make sure that the character I liked (I can’t remember his name right now) didn’t get hurt.
What's Your Business - Response
When the gang came after his family, Eastwood helped them. He didn’t have to but he knew it was the right thing to do. He didn’t want the neighborhood living in fear of these punk kids. He wouldn’t let them take over the neighborhood. In the end, Eastwood died when the gang kids shot him. He got shot on purpose so that these kids would be put into jail and the neighborhood would be saved.
If more people cared and took care of each other then the gangs couldn’t take over. People wouldn’t be scared to stick up for themselves because they would know that other people would be there to back them.
Free Choice
The tires would be street legal slicks mounted on 17” heavy duty chrome wheels for the rear tires. The fronts would be the same only they’d be on 15” wheels so that the back end would be slightly higher than the front.
The motor would be a 454 V-8 big block engine with 2 super chargers. It would crank out 500 horsepower and go from 0 mph to 60 mph in 9 seconds flat. I would have a magna-flow exhaust system installed to add more horsepower and to make it sound great when driving around town.
The first place I’d drive my dream car to is my Uncle Tom’s house. He’s a mechanic who loves classic cars. We’d have a blast checking it all out and taking out for a test drive!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
My free choice
My sister Amanda and I have birthdays three days apart and we normally have a birthday party together it been like that since we where younger. We got a hang on blowing out the candle at the same time and we now have a system on how we open presents. I have to say the present part is my favorite it like seeing everything. I don’t know what I want though and every one is asking and I am no help to them because I am unsure. I know I want a Pandora bracelet but my mom is getting me that I already know.
I like that my cousins from Virginia and are going to stay at my house for thanksgiving which I like but it stinks cause I have to give up my room and sleep in my sisters room. But I am okay with it because her bed is really comfy anyway. We all have a tradition all the slyers do the troy turkey trot together the morning of thanksgiving, last year we made T- shirts, I don’t think we are making t-shirts this year though.
arttt is primme
The amazing flower
In the flooding season their house is always in risk of being damaged by the red river. This year her parents decided that they wanted to get away from the river and lived in a little house in a new neighborhood a couple miles away. Rosalinda did not want to leave the river, but she new that she had to because her parents have already made up their mind. The morning that they planned to leave Rosalinda went down to the river one last time, and when she went down, their was a beautiful flower on the shore bed and it was the same colors as the river, the reds, oranges, and yellows in the flower looked like the flower grew out of the water. Rosalinda took the flower to always remember the river and all of the mornings she has spent.
Holidays
Art
My picture is very creative. My artist is very funny but at the same time very risky. I injoyed his masterpiece.
Cars and cars were turning onto his road at night with their lights on and every night he would wake up and get no sleep. So the next day he goes and get he cat fired for sleeping on the job. So he made this artpiece so before the cars got to his street they will stare at the art and go past the road. That night after the art peice he got a good night sleep. That morning he woke up and his car got taken away. But he called his car insurence and they gave him a million dollor car for the miss understanding. Then he went past his work to go pick up his dog and his ex boss saw him and hired him back. The END.
Child Labor
My photo:
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/picturing-the-century-photos/sweeper-and-doffer-in-cotton-mill.jpg
Picasso
art
The piece of art I am responding to is “Crazy Stairs” by MC Escher. Escher is probably my favorite artist because I like his style of dream-like images. “Crazy Stairs” is a lithograph made in 1953. There are so many things going on in the picture, it boggles your mind. Pretty much, there are a bunch of stair cases in the picture, and they are all going in different directions. There are stairs facing upward, and stairs that are upside down. The other thing in the picture is a human figure that is scattered randomly throughout the picture much like the stairs. The thing about this figure though is that it is sulking about in a monotonous manner. To me, I think the person is depressed, and is going through a never-ending pattern (significance of the stairs). My thoughts on why the stairs and the person are placed in the most obscure fashion is that there are so many things going on in that persons life that everything builds up, and he cant comprehend anything. The only thing he can do is think of everything as being crazy, and that his life is spiraling out of control. I think there can be two different moods of this picture. First, it could be implying a happy mood because the stairs are bouncing all over the place in a fun way. The picture could also give off a sad or lethargic vibe because of the boredom of the mysterious figure.
Thanksgiving
Feast of Herod
what is the art saying to the viewer?
I believe the artist is trying to show us a mother – daughter relationship. Like, the special bond that they share. That it is a beautiful thing. I think this because the painting is very bright and has a happy feeling to it. The setting contributes to the painting’s mother –daughter relationship. This is because the young women and child are in a secluded area. The fact that they are alone in the painting, I think intensifies there relationship.
This painting I believe could be for any audience. It’s a painting open for interpretation. Like, it does not clearly state certain emotions. Each audience will probably have their own view and ideas about what they think this painting represents. The younger the audience the less analyzed the interpretation would be.
what is the art work saying to a viewer?
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
free choice
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
READ the post.
At this point...at the end of the first marking period, I want you think about what you earned and why. Honestly, I found a lot of slacking in some of you. I also found several people took advantage of me, didn't do full assignments and blamed me, but didn't make it up. I found many students missed deadlines and then just put papers on my desk, no apologies or explanations. And even more disappointing actions.
I am hoping that this second quarter you all step up your game and show more strength of character and more respect for me, as well as yourself.
So now onto the questions part of this is blog. Free choice. Write about anything you want. A news event. An event in your life. An upcoming event (Thanksgiving, birthday--Happy birthday Casey! etc) You may also write something creating, descriptive.
Take this seriously. Your responses should be written in a word document and pasted in...check your word count. You should be at least 100. More for higher grade possibilities.
Enjoy your weekend.
V. Gaboury
Friday, November 13, 2009
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~Gabrielle Evon Marriner<3
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Zach Winters
I am looking forward to get together with my large extended family for Thanksgiving this year but around now i start missing soccer. Since fall soccer has just ended and indoor won't start until January I am extremely bored at my house. I know that between this time I'm going to gain weight since I usually lose weight from fall soccer then regain it just a couple months after. This drastically effects my play because my weak point has always been my endurance when it comes to running and gaining wait will only make it worse. I sometimes run on the treadmil but I can't wait for indoor soccer to start because I get to hang out with my friends while playing the sport I love.
My extended family on my mt to see on my moters side is pretty large. At Thanksgiving dinner I get to see all my cousins, aunts, and uncles who I only get to see about three or four times a year. With the large amount of cousins of all ages we usually get a fun game of tag or something else fun for everyone. Thanksgiving is special for me because I get to see all my cousins.
thanksgiving.
THANKSGIVING
This quarter
This quarter.
This quarter.
Follow Your Conscience
I think that as a planet, we need to step together and watch each others back. In today’s time, no one trusts anyone else. I know people are protective but we need to trust each other to make this thing work. I would think that this whole eco-friendly thing about “going green” would help everyone come together more! I mean it’s starting to join us together under a common interest to make this world healthier and last us longer.
I’m getting off topic here, but anyways, I am generally saying that we need to stand up for others. We can’t be afraid to speak up against something. Many times people are just too scared to speak up, and they could be right! For example my friend was afraid to speak up in chemistry class, and the one time they decided to, they were correct! The same thing can go for in justice around the world. We need to help each other out because none of us can do it alone. Everyone needs help just admit it. And with the limited amount of time we have in this world, I would want the most help I can receive. If you see a situation, simply put yourself in as the person being treated badly. That hopefully should be all the advice you need.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
What's your business?
In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Clarisse discusses with Montag how desensitized young people have become, how the race cars with total disregard for others, kill one another etc.
Is what Bradbury wrote about happening? What is our responsibility toward one another? Should we be 'our brother's keeper'? Should we take care of one another, even people we don't personally know? Should we get involved in other people's business? Why don't we? Have you ever stepped in the middle of some injustice you saw happening? Have you ever spoken up for a group of people you may not belong to, but felt were injuriously being maligned? How do you feel when you speak up for someone? How do you feel when you don't? What injustice gets you riled? If you don't have a personal experience to recall, can you think of a movie, song, news event where someone stood up against others, became more than a bystander to an injustice witnessed and became a person of action?
Be sure to write this in word, save it to your file, post and check to make sure it posted.
Enjoy your weekend.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Short Stories..
Friday, November 6, 2009
people today....
short story/ nano,gano
I am not doing nano or gano. I dont have enough time in my day to right 50,000 words or 8,000 words. I would have chosen to do this if i had more time. It is a good way to get writers to write without stopping and editing.
stupidstuffff
The problem is, we don’t have manners anymore. These days our cultures have no morals, values, standards, or respect. Nobody cares. Everyone is selfish and worries only about themselves and what happens in their own lives and are perfectly fine with sitting back and watching bad things happen. When it comes to violence, other people’s business is our business. We should get involved but it’s embarrassing. No one wants to be seen helping another person.
I do defend people when they are being talked about. I respect how everyone is different, but other people cannot accept that fact. If some one has a hobby others don’t like, they make fun of them. I haven’t the slightest idea why. Whatever I'm done with this.
I honestly don’t know what bothers me more the fact that it happened or the fact that people stood there and watched. I must say I’m one who cares about people and tries to look out for certain people and I just can’t believe that no one even gotten help. I wonder if they regret not getting help now, if they wonder “hmm maybe if I did something about this, that person wouldn’t be so hurt..” I also wonder if the people who actually did it regret doing it. Do they have any feeling or guilt. How could you not? I guess some people just really don’t care and maybe that’s what bugs me the most.
I believe that if we see someone being treated unfairly, even if it’s not being beaten, but just teased, you should help them. I guess you could call me a humanitarian. I don’t care what you being put down, shoved into a wall, teased. And I always want to do something about it. But I’m not sure what I can do, until later, then I have so many “I could have done this, said this” thoughts, I feel sick with guilt. It might be because I used to be one of the kids who was teased a lot in elementary and middle school, who didn’t have many friends, or was friends with the more outspoken weirdoes. No one really stood up for us.
That doesn’t mean you should never get involved, it means you should be more conscientious about what’s happening to others, good or bad. We don’t get involved, I think, because we think something bad will happen to us too. Stand up to a bully, get teased and pushed around your self. It’s sad that we think like this. Admit it, we do. We all do. It scares that this is a world where kids, adults, are blurring that line between moral, and immoral, right and wrong, more so than it used to be. Some people think that it is okay not to do anything…at all in some cases, because this is what they see in the media, and around them. Maybe you just can’t stand this kid that’s being picked on, maybe you laugh at him with your ‘friends’, but don’t you feel like slime on the inside, like you’ve done something wrong? Just a little bit? What if you don’t? Are you going to teach your children that it’s okay to pick on people, or not care if there is something wrong with the world as a whole?
I’m not saying everyone is an asshole, here. There are lots of people who are good, honest people, innocent bystanders, and those who do stand up for others. But what if those bystanders don’t do anything when they see injustice? Are they still innocent? That’s not really for me to decide though.
--keep writing, keep reading, keep watching
Emily Long
what's your buisness?
Personally, I have not been exposed to a situation as scary as these. I have however, spoken up for someone who was getting bullied. Like someone who was getting teased or picked on in the halls. I believe in karma, big time. So I should treat others the way that I would like to be treated.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Short Stories and NaNo/GaNo
Do you like short stories? Why? What makes a good short story? Do you like particular types of short stories? Discuss two short stories we have read and what techniques the author used to make you interested, think, fear, etc.
NaNo/GaNo is coming Sunday. Take a look at the website www.nanowrimo.org and see if it is interesting to you....Consider participating in GaNoWriMo (Gaboury's Novel Writing Month). A contract will be available Friday if you desire to join. Are you interesred at this point?
Enjoy!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Short Stories and NaNo/GaNo =]
And I love when stories leave you thinking, and on your toes.
A really good well put together short story is one that leaves
the reader wondering what’s going to happen next and makes them begin to develop their own ideas and thoughts on what’s going to happen next, and one that keeps them guessing. One time in class we read "The Interlopers". The author of this short story tried to make the story very interesting by using the literary techniques such as irony, suspense, and conflict. In “The Interlopers” the author used irony by having all of the enemies in this short story die from wolves in the dreadful woods after the long time feud was finally over. Another short story that I enjoyed very much was “The Lady and the Tiger”. This short story kept me very interested in it because this story doesn’t really have an ending, because it doesn’t end up telling you what was supposed to happen. When short stories are like this one, you get to make up your own version on what happened at the end. I found that to be really cool to be able to do. So although short stories can be confusing and harder to comprehend than novels they’re still really fun and cool to read.
Also, I do not plan on doing NaNo/GaNo because even though it would be cool to write non-stop for a month, and
to be able to express yourself.. I don’t think id be able to dedicate that much time to doing it for a whole month! So
I’m going to pass on it this time, maybe next year i’ll do it
=] ~Gabrielle Evon Marriner<3