How to Reflect

The Mirror: What have I learned about myself through this experience?
I learned that I am not a very social person and that I stereotyped alot of people, and how wrong I was.

The Microscope: What more needs to be done?
Alot of more things can be and need to be done about the health of our city. By health I mean the sanitary issues. The homelessness, the poverty, the trash, and the damaged properties.

The Binoculars: How will service learning change your future behaviors/attitudes/and career?
Service learning will further help me to be more open to other people and there needs. Also it will help me to know the needs of my people and my city so whatever career I get into I could help.

Independent Service Learning

For my independent hours I did four things. First thing I did was to feed the homeless on Somerset. I was a little nervous about doing this because I never had to come into contact with a homeless person like before. Than I helped my aunt with her garden. This was hard work because we had to empty all the trash, pull weeds and grass out, remove all the rocks, plant the new flowers, and put soil and mulch down. That day it was really hot and we were on the sunny side of the street. Another activity that I was involved in was to sell water on the corner of Arimingo (very busy intersection). It was raining and my hair got all messed up but I needed to get my hours in. I also babysat my beautiful little cousin for a couple hours, while his mom and my mom went shopping. I must admit he is an angel so it wasn't that hard.

Wed. Service Learning

Last week during the 90 min. service learning, we went over the improvements that needed to be made in the power point that was going to be presented about our project. Mrs. Klosed showed us the pictures from New Orleans. She put music to the pictures. As the pictures get bad the music gets really sad. It took us through emotionally and visually.

Reflection WED. Service Learning

Last week during the 90 min. service learning, we went over the improvements that needed to be made in the power point that was going to be presented about our project. Mrs. Klosed showed us the pictures from New Orleans. She put music to the pictures. As the pictures get bad the music gets really sad. It took us through emotionally and visually.

Lesson Plans

Our lesson plan is to first introduce the students to the Author, through Power Point presentation. After the presentation there will be a questioning time. After that the students will be ask to write a mystery poem similar to Edgar Allen Poe's poem's.

Fraternity of Brotherhood

What makes a brother hood? Lennie and Gorge is the first display of brotherhood we are introduced to in the book Of Mice and Men. The bond between Lennie and Gorge is the strongest on the ranch they have been through everything together. Gorge always takes up for Lennie and I’m sure if Gorge was in trouble Lennie would step in for Gorge. Just like he did for Gorge when Crooks was trying to make him think the worst of Gorge. Candy, Lennie, and Gorge made a bond by talking about their living arrangements together. Slim and some of the other guys joined together to convince Candy to shot his dog. All the men came together to bribe Curley into not getting Lennie in trouble for crushing his hand. The same brotherhood that came against Curley for Lennie, joined with Curley to harm Lennie. Some of the bonds in this story started over night and some began years ago, some did not last, and most did not give up.

Service Learning Plans

In service learning I plan on finishing all the support letters and send them out to companies and other places so that we could recieve support with our task. I also plan to continue research on what we are teying to do so I could be well educated on the matter. I want to do this so that if someone ask me I know exactly what I want to say.

Motif Essay(READY!!!!)

Jezebel or lonely as hell? Who am I talking about? Curley’s wife that’s who. In the book Of Mice of Men Curley’s wife’s behavior would be labeled by many as not lady like. But in the movie she is portrayed as the lonely “damsel in distress” longing for some kind of companionship. While reading the book I noticed that every time Curley’s wife shows up she is promiscuous looking and everyone seems to be staying away from her. She is seen as being a scandalous woman who has a thing for Slim and craves male attention. Than again in the movie she seems like she just wants someone to talk to besides her short-tempered husband who does things like, break her most precious records. Which was the only means of entertainment she had left. Reading the book Curley sounds like he saved his wife and is providing for her and all she wants to do is be with other guys and cheat on him with the workers. But she really didn’t love him she really didn’t want him, she had dreams and she gave them up to marry Curley and live on a farm with no one to talk to. No friends no Family just Curley and the guys what would you do?

In service learning we got on the computer and researched different things. Like looking for compines that would give us free printing and places that would donate oil to the cause. We also had to look up ways to hold the oil and find places that would lets us set up shop to make the bills. There wasn't much time to do this but we look foward to the next time we get into our group so we could continue our research.

Service learning

Last week we talked about what exactly were about to be doing in our group. We also came up with ways to get the materials we need to complete our task. Mrs.Klosed tolds us about what needed to be completed . We have to collect oil and create bills.

Service Learning Friday

Last Friday was the first sevice learning meeting with Mrs.Klosed. It was interesting to see the pictures that Mrs.Klosed had taken in Katrina. She showed us the nice part of Katrina first and than the broken part. The homeless, the dead, the destroyed homes, and the broken hearts. Mrs.Klosed showed us the part of Katrina that was hit the most, this broke my heart. She also showed us the leves that broke and led the way for the tradgedy. Seeing the houses marked with how many bodies found in them made me sound. Imagine all the people that sisn't get back on their feet. The ones who live under the bridge, the ones lost, the places that have not been rebuild. This makes my paassion to help them grow.

Empire of the Sun: Family Values

Judith Dye
5/8/08



Family Values

What would you do without your family? What is family even for? Is it love, support, and survival? What if, in an instant, all of this was snatched away from you? You were given the world now you have nothing. You’re alone. You’re scared. You are lost. This is how Jamie felt in the movie “Empire of the Sun”.


Young Jamie was separated from his family because of war. When he tried to go back to all he knew, like his home, it was taken over by war. His once servant family betrayed him by stealing his family’s most precious things. Now he knows he is definitely on his own. He was taken by the Japanese and put into a sort of camp/prison. Here he had nothing but a suitcase, even than a family between him and a character by the name of Baise began to form. But once again, he was abandoned by Baise and left by himself. Also a women that tried to act in the place of his mother, died leaving him alone and helpless. He had no love and care; Jamie even stated that he had forgotten what his parents had looked like. Going so long without a stable family and home made Jamie a little out of his right state of mind.

Abandonment was what Jamie was feeling through most of the movie. He was helpless and alone, he was just a young boy with no guidance. I would remind you that Jamie went through a great deal of change he was sort, of a brat. So being in his position was helpful to his character. All the families he encountered showed him how good his was and how better they treated him, from all the others he had during his capture.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Analysis 

4) What was the problem with letting Mrs. Dalton hearing Mary and finding out Bigger was there?

Bigger would loose his job, for not taking Mary to the place she was supposed to be. Also he could be arrested on rape or buglary charges for being in her room while she was drunk. 

Bloom's Taxonomy

Application 

3) What questions would you ask of Bigger? 

I would ask Bigger why did he put her body in the furnis instead of putting her behind a bar. She was already drunk, so it looks like she was killed there. 

Bloom's Taxonomy

Comprehension

2)What do you think could of happened if Mrs. Dalton was not blind? 

If Mrs. Dalton was not blind, Bigger could have explained his self. Or he could have still been arrested  or fired because it looked like she was a victim of rape.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Knowledge 

    1)What happened after Bigger fought Gus? 

After  Bigger and Gus fought at Doc's store, Bigger walked to an alley and began to cry briefly.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Evolution:
6) What is your position on the murder? How can you defend your position?

My position on the murder is that I am undecided. I am stuck between if he should or shouldn't be punished. On the one hand he should be punished because accident or not, justice needs to be served. Maybe his sentence could be reduced but their definitely should be punishment. Than on the other hand I'm thinking it was an accident and it was as much as Mary's fault as it was Bigger's for for not taking her to the court place. Bigger could have thought of a better way to not get both of them caught and than Mary should've slowed down on the drinks. My mind goes back and forth forever and this is why I'm undecided.

Bloom's Taxonomy

Synthesis:

5) What would happen if Bigger was a white man and had did this to Mary Dalton?

Many things would probably be different, especially in this time period. One thing that would be different is the media probably would be more quite about it, or they will jump on this opportunity to expose the rich. The reason why I think they would be "hush, hush" about the situation is because white people in that time period would be embarrassed by him. The white people would be ashamed of someone like that, because this would not build their race up. But many things might stay the same. This would be possible because they are a rich family. Usually they get the most publicity. The media go for the rich people because they want to show their vulnerability, they want to show that their just like everyone else. Richer people also have the money to keep the media and investigation going. This is why I think would happen if Bigger was white.

Service Learning 2008

Last year I was in the mural group. In this group we had to come up with a mural to represent our school and what we are about. However we couldn't put a mural on the building we have now because we do not own it. So this year I'm not sure about what I want to do with my school. But I do know for my independent service learning I would like to work with my Grandfather Pastor Francisco Vega at his Missions office. I want to help him in any way I can, because I love what he is and has been doing. Pastor Vega has been on many missions trips to Africa and have brought much hope to the children and people of Africa. He also teaches them about God's mighty ways . He doesn't only work with children in Africa, he also runs bible school and other programs for kids in the inner city. Here they could have fun but also learn about God. I would enjoy being apart of that.

NHD Reflection

This years National History Day project for me was a success. I will be moving on to the next level of the competition. This year I had did a performance on Fashion in the 1920s. This was fun but it was a major challenge, our script and thesis statement had to be change various times because we kept on getting deeper into our research. As more information came through we had to keep on molding our thesis a round that. Not only that but we had to figure out how we were going to put all these facts in the performance piece. We definitely had our creative juices flowing. We had help from the Rainbow Theater Co. and also our social studies teachers along with Mrs.Mcmillian. It was long hard practices and extensive research but we got it done and we had fun performing!

Another Day in the Black Belt

A violent fight broke out in a pool hall in the black belt section of Chicago. It all started when one young man Bigger Thomas tripped and struck another young man whose name is not being released at this time. the owner of this pool hall says that the other young man tried to walk away and Mr. Thomas' freinds tried to stop him. But this did not stop Thomas because he further excelated the fight by strucking the boy again and going as far as pulling out a knife. we don't know why this has happened. Doc the owner of the pool hall was the only one to comment. The other boys are not coperating with the police. Both of the young men are missing. The police will be carrying on with this investigation.

No privacy, Hard life:Pg.4-6 In the book one, part one: A lower class African American family cramped in a small apartment with no privacy. While the family is getting ready a violent rat disturbs them. Bigger a young black man and the main character fights the rat and is bitten in the process. But the familyhas a joyful relief when Bigger kills the rat.

Anaylsis:To me this chapter represents the oppersion and proverty this family is faced with everyday. The rat is a symbol of proverty, death , depression , and sadness. After Bigger kills the rat relief from the family shows that maybe they could live another day or even that things could get better.



Cover up Fight: pg. 36-41 In this chapter we see Bigger in his daily interactions with his friends. We also see the kind of life he leads, him and friends were planning to robb a man as the always had done before. It was differnet this time, they were doing it on the "white side" of the neighborhood to a white man. But Bigger becomes angry with one of his friends because, the boy was a few minutes late. He starts a fight with him and than walks away from the whole situation. Even there plan to robb the white man.


Analysis: The fight seemed to be like a distraction for Bigger to get out of what they were about to do. I felt that Bigger was fearful of this particular robbery, because even though he had done this before it was never a white man outside of his neighborhood. So they fight could get him out of it without anybody calling him a punk.










Pgs.36-41-

Math Project

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NHD Topic Essay

My topic is how women became liberated through there clothing in the 1920s. I am doing a performance along with four other people. I choose this topic because it interested me a lot. I also thought people should be informed about all the things women had to go through so that we could wear short sleeves or a bikini, and so that we could decide who we wanted to be and where we wanted to work. Before the 1920s women were bound to be a housewife and men worked. After the war many of the men’s jobs were opened and needed to be filled, this was the lead way for women across America. With this shift in occupation came a change in clothing. Before women wore long skirts and very modest clothing. I’m interested in learning how women stood up for their rights and the things they did to try to get freedom in what they wore. My topic took place all across America during the 1920s. This was a conflict because women wanted to break tradition and become more than a “baby making machine” and a “dedicated wife”. Women felt that they could do as much work as men and we have succeeded. Also people (especially men) didn’t want to accept it. The compromise is that some people thought it was a good idea. This helped women because even though rules were strike they were still gaining their freedom little by little. After researching my topic I appreciate the women that were arrested for showing their ankles, or be exile for wearing short skirts. Also I’m am glad that they made it easy to be the boss of a man, and that when I get money from my hard work, I could spend it how I want to.

NHD Links

1920s Clothing

for both sexes underwent a revolution in the 1920s. Styles were produced that had never been seen before, and which frequently shocked the older generation. New clothes were lighter, brighter and far less cumbersome than ever before. Hair styles also changed dramatically and, combined with the new clothes, gave the Twenties a distinctive look.


Women's clothes

Before the war, women had worn elaborate, full length dresses with layers of restrictive undergarments. In the 1920s, body crippling corsets were abandoned, hemlines rose and rose, and the boyish figure became all the rage. Dresses, or frocks as they were called, were low waisted and by 1926 knee length. They were often embroidered or decorated with beads and tassels. To complement the newly revealed legs, stockings became a daring flesh colour instead of the traditional black. Favourite accessories were dangling earrings and long necklaces. Fashionable colours mentioned in an advertisement for frocks and suits included "Roseda, Orchid, Bracken, Amethyst and Navy".


The modern young woman, or "flapper" as she was sometimes called, was often bold enough to wear powder, rouge and pale blue eye shadow in the evening, and may even have plucked her eyebrows. Some women were beginning to smoke, not only at home but in public, and this shocked many people.

Children's clothes

For the first time, children's clothes were designed with children in mind. Before the war, children had been dressed in similar styles to their parents. Again, these clothes were very restrictive and multi layered and not much fun for playing in. Now girls wore simple cotton frocks, cardigans and canvas shoes in the summer, and serge skirts and hand knitted jerseys in the winter. When it was cold, girls also wore liberty bodices, which were like long vests with suspenders attached, to keep up woollen stockings. Boys also had comfortable clothes. Knee length trousers were worn in winter and summer. When it was cold, knee length, turned over socks and woollen jerseys were worn, whilst in the summer short sleeved shirts and Fair Isle slipovers were popular. Boys generally wore short trousers, kept up with braces, until they were 16 or 16. Victorian lace up boots were replaced with lace up shoes for the winter and canvas shoes or sandals for summer.

Babies' clothes were made to be more comfortable and practical, too. No longer were babies dressed up in yards of lacy, white gown. By the end of the period romper suits, matinee jackets and short dresses were popular.

Men's clothing

Men's fashions also underwent a huge transformation in the Twenties. Previously most men had worn formal three piece suits. Now they were allowed far more casual styles as "cheerio" and "jazzy" fashions became acceptable. Flannel trousers, tweed jackets and brightly coloured Fair Isle slipovers were very popular, as were Plus Fours (baggy knicker bockers) and Oxford Bags (trousers with very wide legs). In the summer, blazers and light coloured trousers were comple mented with a panama hat or a boater. By the late 1920s, pipe smoking and after shave were desirable male accessories.

Hairstyles and hats

Before the war, women had been admired for the length of their hair. In the 1920s, almost every female, whether she was young or old, seemed to cut her hair another sign of liberation and a completion of the Boyish Look. Short hair was known as a "bob". Variations included the "shingle", where the hair was cut shorter at the back, and the Eton Crop, where the hair was given a virtual short back and sides. Marcel Waves (perms) could curl hair, but for those who could not afford that, rags left in the hair overnight were the only alternative.

Men's hairstyles also changed and the short back and sides became popular. (Previously men, too, had worn their hair longer.) Hats were worn by everyone, including children. Women and girls wore head hugging "Cloche" hats, often pulled way down over the ears and eyes. Boys wore caps, while men could choose from trilbys, Homburgs, Derbys, bowlers, panamas and boaters, to name a few.

Extract from “Growing up in The 1920s”, written by Amanda Clark. London: B.T.Batsford Ltd, 1986.




Dating the Twenties Hemline

From 1913 the hemline had begun to show a little ankle.

Between 1916 and 1929 hemlines rose steadily, faltered then rose again.

In 1918 skirt lengths were just below calf length.

Calf length loose dresses circa 1918 compared with those of 1920 where the waist has shown a definite drop, but the length remains steady around the calf area.

In 1919 skirt lengths were calf length.

Between 1920 and 1924 skirts remained calf length with fluctuations of an inch or two according to garment style. Skirts were actually still rather long, but were designed to confuse.

The Elusive Hemline of the 1920s.

Gradually by degrees the skirt lengths on dresses gave the illusion of being first long and then shorter with dipping, scalloped and handkerchief hemlines in floating fabrics. It was only in 1925 that skirts rose 14 to 16 inches (45 to 50 cm) from the ground making the shorter hemline we associate with the era.