Monday, April 12, 2010

The amazing children

1. What does Adora say about adults listening to young people?
She said something like "You should lend the ear today , because we are the leader's of tomorrow" And I think that's true Maybe lot's of Adult's think that maybe your child is not that smart or something will make you feel ashamed but to be honest children are getter better and better the yare sometime's better then when you are when you are in our age,and what I think she said it's right because you should listen to us today because we will be better as what you think.

2. What do you think about her argument?

I think was great because I'm standing here for children and I think what she says are right, we need respect from adults and thats what we can show them better skills.


3. What parts do you agree with? Why?

I think when she says children are not stupid as what adult think's maybe they are not that genius when they are in our age but now we got better skills and stuff (no offense)

4. What parts do you disagree with? Why?

The dream that children had, of course everyone should have their own dream but what i disagree with is that she said this is only the thinking you cant really do it because it's a dream but I don't think so like if you have a dream it mean's you want to do it and if you tried hard and I think every children have a goal to score it.


5. Describe what makes Adora such a confident public speaker. Is she an example of why adults should listen more to kids?

Yeah, because not much people can talk like that and be really sure and confident I think what makes her become like that because she has a really strongly thinking about adult should learn from children and I think that adult should really listen to children. And I think so she is an example because that what she has a strongly feeling even though her parents don't have that kind of thinking but still I think this is what what she wanted to tell "You are to lend an ear, because we are the leaders of tomorrow."

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Citizenship - shopping

March 8- March 12
We will continue to learn how to be more conscious consumers by doing an in-class activity
HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY 8:20AM:
Reflect (think) back on our in-class activity and answer the following questions in your blogs:
• How did it feel to have more or less money than other people in the class?

I don't think they are some much difference about it but what I think is as long as you have a good life as long as you can live on the earth it's okay for me.

How did it feel to see what you could and could not afford at the Global Mall?

It's kinda of unfair this is what I think because that other people get lot's of money like rich people and buy good stuff you don't have to work or like do anything to get it that's so nice but then we get for nothing just by working and making ourselves live just much better.

• How many of you could not afford education? What would your lives be like if you could not go to school?
There are a lot that i can't do it because i don't have enough money it will be worse if i don't go to school first you ave to think about your live and then the travel if you can't go to school you can't learn anything and in the future when you work it's kinda hard to find a good job for me.

• How would it feel to have to choose between food and health care?
It will be really worse because if you eat a lot then that's okay but it doesnt mean you will get healthy you still hve to make you healthy or you will get sick or die and then if you choosen health care it still needs food to protect yoruself or you will also sick and die, food and health care are the most two important thing that you cant lose in your life.


• How many of you have ever been very sick or gone to a hospital or had friends and family who have? What would your life be like now if you had been unable to get medical care?
Yes my family before and that's really bad and also i think it will be worse because that you won't get good or better if you don't eat anything to protect your body.


• What were the impacts caused by people with fewer Global Mall Dollars, and what were the impacts caused by people with more Global Mall Dollars?

It depend's.



8th Graders ALSO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
• Discuss the fact that roughly one-fifth of all people worldwide survive on
less than $1 (U.S.) a day – how does this limit their choices, and what are the environmental, social, and global security implications of this?

It's kinda impossible to have 1 doller a day to survive because you will need lots of thing and then if you count it as a year or month you can't really buy anything you want.


• When you were choosing what to buy, did you think about the environmental impact? For those of you in the lowest income range, did you have a choice about the environmental impact you produced? If not, how did it feel to
not have a choice?

I think the post important thing is it's really hard to get something that you want but then with "?" price of money you will have to think about lot's of thing but it all depends on how much you have.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

citizenship questions

1. Synopsis: what is this interview about?
About the women who is speaking and talking with another person about the secret life of girl's and talking about how the world people is going on and girl's which end up their life easily.

2. How is Eve Ensler being a global citizen? What is she doing to make a difference in the world (give examples)?
She is trying to make everyone to read and understand the book and stop people doing the same thing.

3. Give one example of how girls can end up in harmful situations because of societal pressures "to please" others.

Because they have been asked to do thing's and get money or something , but then they don't want to make trouble or make people mad or something and to please other's they can only do what they say and not trying to refuse it.
2. What do you think are the connections between The Story of Stuff and Eve Ensler's story about the girl in the factory making Barbie doll heads?
I don't really think there is "connections " between the story of stuff and eve ensler's story because they are one talking about the waste of earth and stuff and one is talking about the life of girls and then but i think there is only one connection is that they both are talking about how the factories and works.


Monday, February 8, 2010

Avatar

I watched a movie called Avatar before and after that harry's goodbye party we watched again.
It's mostly about that a person which goes to different world , one is normal world and one is to be avatar and he was to sent to work because he's brother is not working anymore and then he is to go to another world to be avatar but what make's he do that is because that they want to be apart of them and then try to get the world the land become their's they want to steel the avatar's land and then the person starts to go day and night to become avatar and come back and record about it but then he was going to steel their place but then after that he notice that he fall in love with a girl so then he start to help them but there is human which want to attack them and try to get their land's but then the person which helps don't want to help them because he fall in love with a girl and then after that he protect their land.
but what Avatar this movie is actually talking about is that In hinduism avatar refers to a delibreate descent of a deity from heavin to earth and it's mostly translated into english but more accurately as a p pearance or manifestation.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Art trip

Fed/2 During art class we went to a place in zhunan which to make the stuff of the clay thing and then we also went to visit about there and they have a teacher which teach's us about how did they make those stuff and what cause they want to make it and how and how many year's did they start about it and also about the thing and what famous popular thing over there and they also showed us about what they make and stuff like that.
After that we get to try it by our self and then they give us each one big peice of clay and then we will make it by our self they teach's us how to make it and after that when we finished then we leave that place , it was fun and I learned some new thing's which is you get to try how did they make those thing's and the cup or stuff that you use some of them is made from that and then it teach's you how did they make it and about them.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

A letter for Mr.bernard murdoch

Today during citizenship there is a guest speaker which come and talked about with us about the climate change and the global warmming.


Dear Mr.Bernard Murdoch, It is very nice to meet you over here and listen to your presentation. What have I learned abuot the Kiribati is that people there leaves the country and the country is gone becuse of the climate change and global warmming the water and the ocean over there. What I remember most and won't ever forget is that Mr. bernard murdoch talked about how their life's are, they love their islands and they can live without money and for them their food is coconut and they always eat coconut it can be full, and children in age of 7~8 went out and hunt for food and learn how to swim. What I felt about listening to your presentation is a little bit sad but also i would love to go for a visit about how they live. And what if i acn help about the global warmming I think that What I can do is just try to save the earth :) but even if i don't have the power i will still try my best .


Thank you for coming and the presentation today.

Monday, January 25, 2010

citizenship in class essay

There are lot's of citizen which have been split into lots of words, bias, hidden bias, discrimination, stereotype, prejudice in groups and out groups as seen in project implicit.

What is a prejudice?
A prejudice s an opinion attitude about a group with each person it can be positive but typically means something negative.
What is a stereotype?
A stereotype is an exaggerated belief, image or distorted truth about a person in a group.
prejudices are formed by a comply psychological process that begins with attachment to a close circle of acquaintances or an in groups such as family, but prejudice is often aimed at out groups.

A hidden bias is a behavior that teats people unfair or unequally.
A Project implicit is something that Virginia and good, the university of Washington created to develop hidden bias test, cached implicit association test.
Bias is a perpetuated by conformity with in group attitudes and socialization by the culture at large and these hidden negative prejudices or stereotypes are called discrimination.

A person can be a citizen of many community, Even tough we elect other people to manage government we are still in charge. For family school country world we can create wealth and knowledge or justice to make it better.
A subject is a consumer can a citizen is a producer a subject can also be is a follower and citizen is a lender subject is a victim and a citizen has control.

Citizen have responsibilities that are different for each in institution we are a citizens so we have multiple responsibilities.

What is a citizen?
A good citizen can be anything in your family or neighborhood or schools and country or city, a good citizen is to help and to do good things for people and for one's country and a word etc.....
A good citizen follows rules without breaking the rules also creates wealth knowledge and justice.

Introduce of myself
A good citizen of one's personal community can be a family to help thins that they are needed to go with the rules that are ruled at home to make everything nice and to do what you are suppose to do. a good citizen of one's nation is to do what you should to always be apart of that society to give goods ideas and opinion and to keep your city good and peaceful.

A good citizen of one's world is to protect the world to keep it clean and peaceful . To teach people what is good and when people make mistakes try to help them and fix it.
A good citizen is always to have a good attitude and personality to follow trough their responsibilities and to help and make it better with giving good ideas and opinions.

A GOOD CITIZEN IS ALWAYS TO BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AND TO ALWAYS TAKE PART IN MAKING THINGS BETTER!!!


The most important part is never give a bad attitude or treat people unequally or unfair just because they are in different culture than us. Always be apart with them a try whenever you can to be a good citizen.