We are one week away from Spring Break! WOOHOO!
Today we did Olympic Sign-ups.
At 1:18 we began talking about dictators and how "America is one party away from dictatorship." (Ivan Dextre)
At 1:23 we began talking about Hitler and that "Hitler could have been a good guy." (Bryant Nguyen) Strange thought, isn't it? Nowadays, everyone perceives Hitler as an evil dictator, but he merely took advantage of the situation in Germany and used it for his own benefit. Anyone could have done so, even you. Think about that for a moment. Any one of us could end up being like Hitler, Stalin, or Mao.
Hitler's hatred towards Jews possibly started when he wanted to get into art school, and couldn't because there had been a lot of Jews enrolling at the same time. Maybe "Hitler wouldn't have been so bad if he had gotten into art school." (Dylan Han)
At 1:44, we learned about Hitler wanting Poland. We looked at political cartoons, such as one in which Poland was personified as a bird and Hitler was saying he wanted a thin slice of the neck.
-I
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Friday, April 4, 2014
March 28, 2014
Today, we discussed the upcoming P-Ville Olympics. We are going to be sponsoring the Limbo and Water Balloon competitions. Good luck Period 5!!! At 1:17 we found out the winners of the Stalin essay and art competitions. For the essays, "[DOM] got 1st place" (Dania A) and "NeKendra got 4th!" (Kent Hirano).
At 1:30, we talked about the Great Depression and how it was in Germany. It was terrible because it cost "2 billion marks for bread" (Dylan Han). At 1:51 we learned that corporations will be most influenced by bis businesses like McDonald's.
-T
At 1:30, we talked about the Great Depression and how it was in Germany. It was terrible because it cost "2 billion marks for bread" (Dylan Han). At 1:51 we learned that corporations will be most influenced by bis businesses like McDonald's.
-T
March 25, 2014
Today we collected our financial sheets before the class started.
At 1:48 we started class by talking about P-Ville. Nida was our pizza owner, Paul was the delivery person and Matt was the farmer. The lesson was on how one change in a business can change the outcome of many individuals lives.
At 2:38 "Mr.P [was] about to fall off the desk" (Kent Hirano) demonstrating how America was about to have a giant financial crisis but noticed just before they did.
At 2:47 we learned that there are "2 types of stock brokers" good ones and bad greedy ones (Minji Seong). At 2:52 we looked at the interview videos for the student teachers that will be coming to our class.
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At 1:48 we started class by talking about P-Ville. Nida was our pizza owner, Paul was the delivery person and Matt was the farmer. The lesson was on how one change in a business can change the outcome of many individuals lives.
At 2:38 "Mr.P [was] about to fall off the desk" (Kent Hirano) demonstrating how America was about to have a giant financial crisis but noticed just before they did.
At 2:47 we learned that there are "2 types of stock brokers" good ones and bad greedy ones (Minji Seong). At 2:52 we looked at the interview videos for the student teachers that will be coming to our class.
-T
March 24, 2014
Today in class we we learned that we are going to be getting a new student teacher in a couple days.
At 1:12 we went over the Mao video notes and the "Stalin vs. Mao" sheet (Elisabeth Gomez). We also went over "students in the cultural revolution" and why they were a part of it (Kent Hirano).
At 1:37 we learned about the "100 flowers bloom" and how that led to the great purge (Ariel Rubin).
At 1:49 we learned about how Mao used the "little red book" to manipulate students into following the revolution (Nida G).
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At 1:12 we went over the Mao video notes and the "Stalin vs. Mao" sheet (Elisabeth Gomez). We also went over "students in the cultural revolution" and why they were a part of it (Kent Hirano).
At 1:37 we learned about the "100 flowers bloom" and how that led to the great purge (Ariel Rubin).
At 1:49 we learned about how Mao used the "little red book" to manipulate students into following the revolution (Nida G).
-T
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
March 20, 2014
Today we had our test on the Russian Revolution and we received our packets for the Chinese Revolution.
I announced during Daily Announcements that we successfully reached our quota of paragraphs to bring back the power points! Way to go Period 5!
-I
I announced during Daily Announcements that we successfully reached our quota of paragraphs to bring back the power points! Way to go Period 5!
-I
March 19, 2014
Today we reviewed for the test on the Russian Revolution, which is tomorrow.
At 1:12, we went over control methods. There are many different ways to control people that leave them unaware that they are being controlled. Do you know if you what is controlling you and how it is controlling you? That's certainly something to think about. In Russia, their main newspaper was a method of controlling the public. It claimed to tell the truth but really, it was merely government propaganda.
At 1:24, we started watching the "Twilight Zone" episode, "The Obsolete Man." I took note of some interesting quotes from the episode. The first quote was at 1:31: "Logic is an enemy and truth is a menace." This quote refers to the government controlling what information gets out to the public. The government, known as "The State" in the episode, does not want the public to think logically and figure out the truth that the media hides.
The second quote was at 1:36, spoken by the librarian. "If I speak on thought aloud, that thought remains even after I am shoveled into my grave." This is similar to Napoleon, who believed that history is only what is written. It also relates to what Mr. P. keeps saying about things only happening if they have been written down. That's what the class history is for, to remember everything that happens in P-Ville. We should always write down what happens, so we can look back and remember everything.
-I
At 1:12, we went over control methods. There are many different ways to control people that leave them unaware that they are being controlled. Do you know if you what is controlling you and how it is controlling you? That's certainly something to think about. In Russia, their main newspaper was a method of controlling the public. It claimed to tell the truth but really, it was merely government propaganda.
At 1:24, we started watching the "Twilight Zone" episode, "The Obsolete Man." I took note of some interesting quotes from the episode. The first quote was at 1:31: "Logic is an enemy and truth is a menace." This quote refers to the government controlling what information gets out to the public. The government, known as "The State" in the episode, does not want the public to think logically and figure out the truth that the media hides.
The second quote was at 1:36, spoken by the librarian. "If I speak on thought aloud, that thought remains even after I am shoveled into my grave." This is similar to Napoleon, who believed that history is only what is written. It also relates to what Mr. P. keeps saying about things only happening if they have been written down. That's what the class history is for, to remember everything that happens in P-Ville. We should always write down what happens, so we can look back and remember everything.
-I
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
March 18, 2014
At the beginning of class today, the gulag list was read off once more.
The first presentation we had today was the presentation for education. The entire class ended up doing the "Pledge of Allegiance" as an example of indoctrination.
At 1:20, the next group went and presented propaganda. They also mentioned indoctrination, which, in case you forgot, is to repeat and repeat until what you say becomes the truth. This group presented the "sad grandpa story," (Chris Hsiao) a story about a boy who's grandfather came in at night, turned out the light, and told him about the revolution. What the boy did not realize at the time, but realized when he wrote the story, was that, on that night, his grandfather was arrested and taken to the gulags, and that he had most likely been crying when he told the story.
At 1:44, we talked about "Pravda," (Mariam Parks) which is the main newspaper in Russia at the time of the Revolution and gave basically only propaganda controlled by Stalin. In Russian, "Pravda" means "Truth."
-I
The first presentation we had today was the presentation for education. The entire class ended up doing the "Pledge of Allegiance" as an example of indoctrination.
At 1:20, the next group went and presented propaganda. They also mentioned indoctrination, which, in case you forgot, is to repeat and repeat until what you say becomes the truth. This group presented the "sad grandpa story," (Chris Hsiao) a story about a boy who's grandfather came in at night, turned out the light, and told him about the revolution. What the boy did not realize at the time, but realized when he wrote the story, was that, on that night, his grandfather was arrested and taken to the gulags, and that he had most likely been crying when he told the story.
At 1:44, we talked about "Pravda," (Mariam Parks) which is the main newspaper in Russia at the time of the Revolution and gave basically only propaganda controlled by Stalin. In Russian, "Pravda" means "Truth."
-I
March 17, 2014
Today we announced who would be sent to the gulag, and Ivan read off "apologi[es] from other periods." (Jordan Wilder) I sent out the petition today, and we reached our quota! Way to go guys!
Around 1:35, we started totalitarianism presentations with NeKendra's group. At 1:37, the had to act out collective farming, and did a good job. NeKendra went around the room, collecting the goods, then went back around, distributing them to everyone except the Ukrainians, who were left to starve. Propaganda regarding collective farming made collective farming seem positive, however, the reality was grim, many Ukrainians left to starve.
At Stalin time, we learned that "RELIGION GOES AGAINST SCIENCE!!!!" (Brandon Chung). This is because science refutes the belief that there is a "god." Stalin did not approve of religion and made it public that he would discriminate against all religion and attempt to eliminate it.
-I
Around 1:35, we started totalitarianism presentations with NeKendra's group. At 1:37, the had to act out collective farming, and did a good job. NeKendra went around the room, collecting the goods, then went back around, distributing them to everyone except the Ukrainians, who were left to starve. Propaganda regarding collective farming made collective farming seem positive, however, the reality was grim, many Ukrainians left to starve.
At Stalin time, we learned that "RELIGION GOES AGAINST SCIENCE!!!!" (Brandon Chung). This is because science refutes the belief that there is a "god." Stalin did not approve of religion and made it public that he would discriminate against all religion and attempt to eliminate it.
-I
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
March 14, 2014
Today we found out that period three got our powerpoints taken away......thanks a lot. Every time is Stalin time!!!!!! Some of the groups went to do their presentaions on the patterns of change: totalitariamism.
ALL HAIL STALIN!!!!!!!
-T
Thursday, March 13, 2014
March 13, 2014
Today we had our announcements, as per usual. However, this time, there was something at stake. If the announcements weren't good, the announcer (me) and I'm assuming the people who read off the quotes, facts, weather etc. would be sent to the gulag, which, in case you don't remember, is a Russian labor camp that Stalin created.
At 1:06, in order to support Comrade Stalin and Mother Russia, we became the "red machine." (Mark Finkenbeiner)
At Stalin time (1:12), we started talking about "cameras [being] everywhere" in a totalitarian government. Mr. P. was implying that cameras are everywhere by trying to deny the fact in a very obviously fake way, instead pointing out places where the cameras are. THE GOVERNMENT IS WATCHING YOU.
At Stalin time (1:26), we talked about the Stalin art contest and the REQUIRED essay. The drawing contest is optional, the essay is REQUIRED. THE ESSAY IS REQUIRED. THE ESSAY IS REQUIRED.
The act of repeating things over and over in order to get it stuck in someone's head so they won't forget it, is called indoctrination. Stalin used this method to educate people.
At Stalin time (1:39), we learned that "Stalin always lived in violence" (Ariel Rubin) because his father was an abusive alcoholic.
At Stalin time (1:43), we started talking about "Karl Marx" (Jordan Wilder) and how he influenced Lenin.
At Stalin time (1:49), we talked about Trotsky being assassinated in his home with an ice pick.He had steel doors installed in his home after Stalinists opened machine gun fire (60+ bullets and yet he wasn't hit) but that did not stop people from silencing the anti-Stalinist.
Don't forget about the group work that will be done tomorrow and to read the documents on Mr. P.'s power point so everyone is ready to present tomorrow, otherwise comrade Stalin will be very disappointed.
Also, don't forget: Big Brother (Stalin) is watching you.
-I
At 1:06, in order to support Comrade Stalin and Mother Russia, we became the "red machine." (Mark Finkenbeiner)
At Stalin time (1:12), we started talking about "cameras [being] everywhere" in a totalitarian government. Mr. P. was implying that cameras are everywhere by trying to deny the fact in a very obviously fake way, instead pointing out places where the cameras are. THE GOVERNMENT IS WATCHING YOU.
At Stalin time (1:26), we talked about the Stalin art contest and the REQUIRED essay. The drawing contest is optional, the essay is REQUIRED. THE ESSAY IS REQUIRED. THE ESSAY IS REQUIRED.
The act of repeating things over and over in order to get it stuck in someone's head so they won't forget it, is called indoctrination. Stalin used this method to educate people.
At Stalin time (1:39), we learned that "Stalin always lived in violence" (Ariel Rubin) because his father was an abusive alcoholic.
At Stalin time (1:43), we started talking about "Karl Marx" (Jordan Wilder) and how he influenced Lenin.
At Stalin time (1:49), we talked about Trotsky being assassinated in his home with an ice pick.He had steel doors installed in his home after Stalinists opened machine gun fire (60+ bullets and yet he wasn't hit) but that did not stop people from silencing the anti-Stalinist.
Don't forget about the group work that will be done tomorrow and to read the documents on Mr. P.'s power point so everyone is ready to present tomorrow, otherwise comrade Stalin will be very disappointed.
Also, don't forget: Big Brother (Stalin) is watching you.
-I
March 12, 2014
Well, since the recent time change every one is really tired...but anyways time to talk about history.
We started class by talking about how the Czar had to abdicate the throne.
At 1:20, we learned that "soldiers protect the Czar" when the peasants wanted to riot outside the Czar's palace (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:31, we learned that Rasputin was a drunk monk that "healed" the Czar's son and did some shady things. He later survived an assassination attempt by the Czars soldiers and then died by drowning.
-T
We started class by talking about how the Czar had to abdicate the throne.
At 1:20, we learned that "soldiers protect the Czar" when the peasants wanted to riot outside the Czar's palace (Lauren Nuchols).
At 1:31, we learned that Rasputin was a drunk monk that "healed" the Czar's son and did some shady things. He later survived an assassination attempt by the Czars soldiers and then died by drowning.
-T
March 11, 2014
Today in class we had our usual announcements and following that was a mini test on the Russian Revolution.
After the quiz, Mr.P told us that in the eastern part of Russia, three different parts are referred to as a "Gateway to death" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:30, we went over the rulers of Russia from the first Czar (king) to the modern day president. Mr.P got Russian nesting dolls with the features of the leaders of Russia. "Russian dolls are so cute!" (Rebecca Nunez). At 1:47 we learned about the capitalism that took place in Russia and that there were about "100,000,000 peasants" (Halie Gagnon).
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After the quiz, Mr.P told us that in the eastern part of Russia, three different parts are referred to as a "Gateway to death" (Elizabeth Gomez).
At 1:30, we went over the rulers of Russia from the first Czar (king) to the modern day president. Mr.P got Russian nesting dolls with the features of the leaders of Russia. "Russian dolls are so cute!" (Rebecca Nunez). At 1:47 we learned about the capitalism that took place in Russia and that there were about "100,000,000 peasants" (Halie Gagnon).
-T
March 10, 2014
Today in class we started the Russian Revolution. And apparently summer is on its way.
At 1:20 we learned that "Africa is larger than what it actually is" (Dania A). Also that Russia and the U.S have the most nuclear weapons and can launch them to any place on the earth! DO NOT PISS OFF RUSSIA!!
At 1:40 we talked about the leaders of Russia and the main ones are Putin and Medvedev. And those two will just keep taking turns ruling Russia.
-T
At 1:20 we learned that "Africa is larger than what it actually is" (Dania A). Also that Russia and the U.S have the most nuclear weapons and can launch them to any place on the earth! DO NOT PISS OFF RUSSIA!!
At 1:40 we talked about the leaders of Russia and the main ones are Putin and Medvedev. And those two will just keep taking turns ruling Russia.
-T
Friday, March 7, 2014
March 7, 2014
Today was the World War 1 exam. Most people rated it to be easy.
Period 6 bought us cookies today! Thank you Period 6!
The homework for today is to ENJOY LIFE.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
-I
Period 6 bought us cookies today! Thank you Period 6!
The homework for today is to ENJOY LIFE.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
-I
Thursday, March 6, 2014
March 6, 2014
Today was a really tough lesson, dealing with the reality of war.
We watched excerpts from the film "Gallipoli". It's not like a Disney movie, which you can watch half-heartedly and forget within a few weeks. "Gallipoli" is a movie that will stay with you for your entire life.
"Gallipoli" deals with World War 1, specifically the Australian contribution to the battle at Gallipoli. The movie stars two young Australian sprinters who sign up for the war. One wants to fight, while the other was simply bored.
I cannot describe this movie. This movie will mess with your emotions. It's a film that is absolutely worth watching.
Occasionally, Mr. P. would have us pause and discuss what had happened. We saw a prime example of propaganda when a woman in the film spouted out that the Germans were crucifying kittens on church doors. She most likely got this from newspapers that were spreading lies about Germany in order to make Australians hate Germany and want to fight in the war against Germany.
The propaganda certainly worked. When a desert hermit asked the blonde sprinter why the war was happening, he answered: "I don't know, but it's the German's fault." The blonde sprinter was not there when the war was declared and has probably never spoken to someone on the German side. He only knows what the propagandists in Australia and Britain want him to know. The worst thing is, he didn't question the information, just like people nowadays don't question any information given to them. They eat it up without any second thoughts.
At the end of the movie, the blonde sprinter dies. The film ends there, like life ends when you get shot and fall. It doesn't have a happy ending. War doesn't have a happy ending. War ends in people dying needlessly. Why do people go to war? Propaganda. Propaganda, peer pressure, transfer, conformity, and many other reasons end in people enlisting in the war. Do you know what happens to those people? They die. They run straight into battle and die. They're life is taken away by a few bullets fired by people who are just as scared as the dying soldiers on the battlefield.
Nobody really wants to be there. That's the thing about war: nobody ever really wants to be there. They might think that they want to be there when they enlist, they might think that they're ready, but the moment they are on the battlefield and about to go off and die, they realize they made the biggest and last mistake of their lives.
Propaganda is dangerous, war is stupid, and lives are wasted by people who have too much power and do not value human lives.
"Murder of 1 Million=Statistic... Murder of 1=Tragedy." - Stalin. Consider this the next time you look at how many people died in a war. Think about those people. All of them had lives. All of them had families, friends, people who cared about them, people they care about. Every last one of them had a future before they entered the war. Once they enlisted and left home, their future was taken away. Their lives were over before they set foot on the battlefield.
-I
We watched excerpts from the film "Gallipoli". It's not like a Disney movie, which you can watch half-heartedly and forget within a few weeks. "Gallipoli" is a movie that will stay with you for your entire life.
"Gallipoli" deals with World War 1, specifically the Australian contribution to the battle at Gallipoli. The movie stars two young Australian sprinters who sign up for the war. One wants to fight, while the other was simply bored.
I cannot describe this movie. This movie will mess with your emotions. It's a film that is absolutely worth watching.
Occasionally, Mr. P. would have us pause and discuss what had happened. We saw a prime example of propaganda when a woman in the film spouted out that the Germans were crucifying kittens on church doors. She most likely got this from newspapers that were spreading lies about Germany in order to make Australians hate Germany and want to fight in the war against Germany.
The propaganda certainly worked. When a desert hermit asked the blonde sprinter why the war was happening, he answered: "I don't know, but it's the German's fault." The blonde sprinter was not there when the war was declared and has probably never spoken to someone on the German side. He only knows what the propagandists in Australia and Britain want him to know. The worst thing is, he didn't question the information, just like people nowadays don't question any information given to them. They eat it up without any second thoughts.
At the end of the movie, the blonde sprinter dies. The film ends there, like life ends when you get shot and fall. It doesn't have a happy ending. War doesn't have a happy ending. War ends in people dying needlessly. Why do people go to war? Propaganda. Propaganda, peer pressure, transfer, conformity, and many other reasons end in people enlisting in the war. Do you know what happens to those people? They die. They run straight into battle and die. They're life is taken away by a few bullets fired by people who are just as scared as the dying soldiers on the battlefield.
Nobody really wants to be there. That's the thing about war: nobody ever really wants to be there. They might think that they want to be there when they enlist, they might think that they're ready, but the moment they are on the battlefield and about to go off and die, they realize they made the biggest and last mistake of their lives.
Propaganda is dangerous, war is stupid, and lives are wasted by people who have too much power and do not value human lives.
"Murder of 1 Million=Statistic... Murder of 1=Tragedy." - Stalin. Consider this the next time you look at how many people died in a war. Think about those people. All of them had lives. All of them had families, friends, people who cared about them, people they care about. Every last one of them had a future before they entered the war. Once they enlisted and left home, their future was taken away. Their lives were over before they set foot on the battlefield.
-I
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014
Today, there was a Supreme Council meeting at lunch regarding the P-Olympics. Period 5 is sponsoring the water balloon toss and the limbo competition. Anyone can sign up to be photographers (though those positions may already be taken), broadcasters, or helpers.
Afterwards, we learned about the Battle of Somme. In a five mile area, which is from West to Best Buy, a battle happened, and "a lot of people died in [that] one battle." (Paul Ji) More than 1,000,000 soldiers died in that battle.
As we were going over what to do for the worksheet and were about to start reading document A, at 1:16, Mr. P. remembered about the Academy Awards for the World War 1 play actors. Remember, nominations are 100 points each, and winning a category is 300 points. Because of the awesome actors, actresses, and narrators, our stock went up 11 points! Way to go Period 5 Green Machine!
At 1:27, we read through Document A and discussed the questions along the way. The homework for that is to finish reading the other articles and answering the questions. Don't forget to write ONE LARGE paragraph on the back; it's due tomorrow WHEN THE BELL RINGS.
After that, we continued going over the propaganda worksheet. I don't have quotes or times for this because the class history stopped going around at 1:43... Guys, please stop doing that. It impairs this blog every time there is little information or the log stops going around.
-I
Interesting SWEN to read:
Afterwards, we learned about the Battle of Somme. In a five mile area, which is from West to Best Buy, a battle happened, and "a lot of people died in [that] one battle." (Paul Ji) More than 1,000,000 soldiers died in that battle.
As we were going over what to do for the worksheet and were about to start reading document A, at 1:16, Mr. P. remembered about the Academy Awards for the World War 1 play actors. Remember, nominations are 100 points each, and winning a category is 300 points. Because of the awesome actors, actresses, and narrators, our stock went up 11 points! Way to go Period 5 Green Machine!
At 1:27, we read through Document A and discussed the questions along the way. The homework for that is to finish reading the other articles and answering the questions. Don't forget to write ONE LARGE paragraph on the back; it's due tomorrow WHEN THE BELL RINGS.
After that, we continued going over the propaganda worksheet. I don't have quotes or times for this because the class history stopped going around at 1:43... Guys, please stop doing that. It impairs this blog every time there is little information or the log stops going around.
-I
Interesting SWEN to read:
Iraq is also continuing to see increased levels of violence. The United Nations confirmed more than 700 people died in Iraq in February alone, most of them civilians, a higher toll than the same month last year. The total does not include nearly 300 deaths reported in Anbar province where security forces are fighting rebels.
President Obama’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came as Israeli government figures showed Israel initiated more than twice as many West Bank settlement homes last year than it did the previous year. Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics said construction began on more than 2,500 settlement housing units in 2013, compared to just more than 1,100 the year before. Last year’s number is the highest in a decade. In the West Bank’s Jordan Valley, Palestinian residents and local officials say Israel has demolished hundreds of homes.
Ali Ka’abneh, Jordan Valley resident: "The Israeli occupation forces came here on the 29th. They came in the morning, of course, while we were sleeping, at 6:30 with their bulldozers and their soldiers. They gave us 10 minutes to leave the buildings we lived in, and then they demolished them all at once, without any warning at all."
Arif Daraghmeh, head of Al-Maleh Council: "The occupation has demolished more than 500 structures in the past year alone in this area, and now the Israeli army and occupation is carrying out all these policies in order to pressure the people and drive them out. They have demolished these tents and driven out the inhabitants, and they plan to have exercises in this area and to build more settlements and military camps."
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
March 4, 2014
Upon entering class today, we all received some rather grim news. Our stocks have dropped to half of what they used to be because of the great shame of Period 3 and Period 6. I will be writing a blog post about this as soon as I have some information from the sources.
We did the play today, however, I can't write much about it because a certain someone (you know who you are) did not pass on the class history for half an hour. That being said, there isn't much to say about the play, other than we have some very good actors.
Kent did really great today. He played President Wilson, who died of a stroke. He fell straight to the ground and pretended to be dead. President Wilson didn't die then, he actually died later, after his wife had taken over and was pretending to ask him for his solutions to problems the public brought.
The play ended at 1:39. We went over many of the questions on the green sheet.
To explain why the results were negative for the Germans, Mr. P. had Bryant, who had played Germany in the play, fall down as Germany had during the war, and pretending to kick him, to explain the expression "kicking someone while they're down."
Relating to this, at 1:43, Mr. P. said something that I thought was very important, so I wrote it down. The quote was: "You have the power to stop horrible things from happening, but your silence allows it." -Mr. P.
I think this is something we all need to remember, like the East Board lesson.
Towards the end of class, at 1:50, we went over worksheet 9, that deals with propaganda. An important quote to remember about propaganda is: "No matter how flat a pancake is, there's always 2 sides." (Hailei Gagnon) Thank you Mr. P. for yet another important quote. "Don't let propaganda change you." (Lauren Nuchols) It is everywhere, but you choose what influences you.
-I
We did the play today, however, I can't write much about it because a certain someone (you know who you are) did not pass on the class history for half an hour. That being said, there isn't much to say about the play, other than we have some very good actors.
Kent did really great today. He played President Wilson, who died of a stroke. He fell straight to the ground and pretended to be dead. President Wilson didn't die then, he actually died later, after his wife had taken over and was pretending to ask him for his solutions to problems the public brought.
The play ended at 1:39. We went over many of the questions on the green sheet.
To explain why the results were negative for the Germans, Mr. P. had Bryant, who had played Germany in the play, fall down as Germany had during the war, and pretending to kick him, to explain the expression "kicking someone while they're down."
Relating to this, at 1:43, Mr. P. said something that I thought was very important, so I wrote it down. The quote was: "You have the power to stop horrible things from happening, but your silence allows it." -Mr. P.
I think this is something we all need to remember, like the East Board lesson.
Towards the end of class, at 1:50, we went over worksheet 9, that deals with propaganda. An important quote to remember about propaganda is: "No matter how flat a pancake is, there's always 2 sides." (Hailei Gagnon) Thank you Mr. P. for yet another important quote. "Don't let propaganda change you." (Lauren Nuchols) It is everywhere, but you choose what influences you.
-I
March 3, 2014
The Supreme Court case was supposed to take place today, however, since only Mr. Welch submitted a brief for the court case, it couldn't. The Supreme Court meeting was canceled and Periods 3 and 6 dropped in stock. I'm not going to go into detail about this on this blog because there's a post on the Winter Blog about it. Please check it out! http://p-villewinterquarternews.blogspot.com/
In the news, there is trouble in China! A mass stabbing happened at a subway station in China. I'll put the link to the article I found at the end of this post.
At 1:17, we "started the play." (Mariam Parks) We got to the part where the Croats and the Bosnians spoke "sarcastically" to each other in front of the Big Four, trying to prove who had the right map and how the land should be divided.
At 1:25, "President Wilson talked about the 14 points." (Brandon Chung)
At 1:38, Mr. P. made a joke out of explaining mandates, by saying that it was when women took guys out on dates.
Not much else to report...
-I
China article on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/03/03/285271135/whos-behind-the-mass-stabbing-in-china
In the news, there is trouble in China! A mass stabbing happened at a subway station in China. I'll put the link to the article I found at the end of this post.
At 1:17, we "started the play." (Mariam Parks) We got to the part where the Croats and the Bosnians spoke "sarcastically" to each other in front of the Big Four, trying to prove who had the right map and how the land should be divided.
At 1:25, "President Wilson talked about the 14 points." (Brandon Chung)
At 1:38, Mr. P. made a joke out of explaining mandates, by saying that it was when women took guys out on dates.
Not much else to report...
-I
China article on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/03/03/285271135/whos-behind-the-mass-stabbing-in-china
February 28, 2014
Today was the day we started our World War 1 play! Some people wrote that they didn't their parts, or that they had large part to do. Generally, everyone was nervous, some more prepared than others.
Our play officially began at 1:21, with Moira narrating.
I'd say that the play went rather well. A few people had very soft voices and had to be asked several times to raise the volume.
One great performance was Brandon, who stormed out of the class. He played Italy, and when it came time for Italy to leave, he said his line with power, threw down his script (so hard that the last page detached!) and stormed out of the room. Great performance Brandon!
At 1:53, Italy left the conference too. Not as dramatic, but also good.
Not much to report since you guys didn't write much about the play, just constant pointing out that we are doing a play. I think the point was made with the first couple people who said that... Please try to write stuff I can use...
-I
Our play officially began at 1:21, with Moira narrating.
I'd say that the play went rather well. A few people had very soft voices and had to be asked several times to raise the volume.
One great performance was Brandon, who stormed out of the class. He played Italy, and when it came time for Italy to leave, he said his line with power, threw down his script (so hard that the last page detached!) and stormed out of the room. Great performance Brandon!
At 1:53, Italy left the conference too. Not as dramatic, but also good.
Not much to report since you guys didn't write much about the play, just constant pointing out that we are doing a play. I think the point was made with the first couple people who said that... Please try to write stuff I can use...
-I
February 27, 2014
At 1:07, we learned about the wonderful, famous Christmas truce of 1914. That happened when both sides of no man's land made a truce on Christmas. They drank together and sang. After Christmas the truce continued, and they found they did not want to fight each other. Upon hearing this, the generals sent out new troops to fight. If only something like this could happen now, would that be incredible?
At 1:12, we learned about Laurence of Arabia, who was a a hero to some, and a terrorist to others, depending on who you spoke to. Despite his name, "Laurence is from Great Britain." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:16, we went over vocab and learned about how Ottomans wanted to stop British from bringing supplies to Russia.
At 1:25, we learned that the main reason the US joined the war was the "sinking of the Lusitania." (Eugene Kang) the Lusitania had been a large cruise she that was sunk after unrestricted submarine warfare was institutionalized. Bombs had been hidden below the decks. The US had been trying to sneak bombs to their allies.
Meanwhile, with the US unable to ship weapons, the British had to go through a very long and treacherous route in order to get cargo to the Russians so they could hold off the Germans.
At 1:35, we learned about how Americans intercepted the "Zimmerman note." (Breanna Arnolds) We got to look at a lovely poster made by elder Nader.
At 1:40, we learned that "Czar Nick doesn't want to be king!" (Paul Ji) The only reason he took over the throne was to keep his family in power. That was the reason why he allowed the throne to be taken from him without much resistance.
At 1:46, Mr. P. told us about an old woman he met. He was filming when an elderly woman came up to him, claiming to be a Russian princess. He asked her many questions and she answered them correctly.
At 1:51, we learned when World War 1 ended. It ended on the "11th month, 11th day, 11th hour" (Chris Hsiao) in 1918. To honor the people who died in World War 1, we get a day off from school in early November.
-I
At 1:12, we learned about Laurence of Arabia, who was a a hero to some, and a terrorist to others, depending on who you spoke to. Despite his name, "Laurence is from Great Britain." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:16, we went over vocab and learned about how Ottomans wanted to stop British from bringing supplies to Russia.
At 1:25, we learned that the main reason the US joined the war was the "sinking of the Lusitania." (Eugene Kang) the Lusitania had been a large cruise she that was sunk after unrestricted submarine warfare was institutionalized. Bombs had been hidden below the decks. The US had been trying to sneak bombs to their allies.
Meanwhile, with the US unable to ship weapons, the British had to go through a very long and treacherous route in order to get cargo to the Russians so they could hold off the Germans.
At 1:35, we learned about how Americans intercepted the "Zimmerman note." (Breanna Arnolds) We got to look at a lovely poster made by elder Nader.
At 1:40, we learned that "Czar Nick doesn't want to be king!" (Paul Ji) The only reason he took over the throne was to keep his family in power. That was the reason why he allowed the throne to be taken from him without much resistance.
At 1:46, Mr. P. told us about an old woman he met. He was filming when an elderly woman came up to him, claiming to be a Russian princess. He asked her many questions and she answered them correctly.
At 1:51, we learned when World War 1 ended. It ended on the "11th month, 11th day, 11th hour" (Chris Hsiao) in 1918. To honor the people who died in World War 1, we get a day off from school in early November.
-I
Monday, March 3, 2014
February 25, 2014
As we walked into class today, we saw that the parts for the play had been assigned. For the play, Mario and myself will be speaking in the foreign languages that correspond to our parts. Everyone else is asked to attempt accents for their respective parts.
At 1:50, Mr. P. finally got to do his demonstration for the "The Black Hand[s]" organization. In fact, Mario donated a black glove to Mr. P.!
At 1:53, we went over the dominoes worksheet. It's on Mr. P.'s website for the people who have yet to complete it.
At 1:57, we talked about how "Serbia turns to Mother Russia." (Tailer Shintani) This has to do with language, of course. In case you don't remember, Serbia and Russia both speak Slavic languages. Naturally, they side together. To help out the Austria-Hungary Empire, "Germany declares war on Russia." (Mariam Parks) However, since the Russians mobilize very slowly from lack of technology and advancements in transportation. While Russia is mobilizing, Germany decides to attack France by being a "big bully to Belgium" (Moira Camacho) and crossing the border between Belgium and France to sneak into France and attempt to take Paris. Thankfully for France, two soldiers "stole Germany's plans." (Jordan Wilder) This allowed France to defend themselves against Germany's "surprise" attack.
Have you read the book All Quiet on the Western Front? It's about World War 1, specifically a group of German soldiers on the Western Front. If you haven't already, try reading the book and relating it to what we're learning, it gives a lot of insight.
At 2:15, we learned about the use of airplanes. They were mainly used for spying back then. The planes would fly out after an artillery shell would be shot up to see if it landed in the right area. They would then return to their launching area and would drop a note over the area to alert the launchers whether they went to far, or not far enough. The people in the enemy area would attempt to shoot down the planes before they could send the note back. It was a very dangerous job.
At 2:24, we learned that "submarines were invented by Germans." (Yousef B.) Submarines were used to destroy the cargo ships. Eventually, when America started sneaking weapons and other items on cruise ships, German issued unrestricted submarine warfare and started shooting down cruise ships as well.
At 2:27, we learned that it was Germany who invented poison gas. Fortunately, poisonous gas only caused 4% of the deaths during World War 1. It forced people to wear masks and check for wind direction. Out of all the fighters, "Russia lost most people with poison gas." (Amanda Laurenco)
At 2:31, we learned that the "British invented the tank." (Breanna Arnold)
At 2:33, we moved on to talking about the after effects of the war. "People get screwed up in war" (Brittany Kernodle) and end up with shell shock, now known as PTSD. We talked about a surgeon who reconstructed faces back in the time and learned that "you can't help everyone." (Ivan Dextre)
Did you know people on both sides believed God was on their side? That was why "people got confused on who's side God was on." (Dania A.)
A subject that very few people in America know about is the Armenian genocide, which was more or less Hitler's "playbook." America has 9 bases in Turkey, so they do not want to recognize the Armenian genocide for fear that Turkey will refuse to cooperate with America in the future.
-I
At 1:50, Mr. P. finally got to do his demonstration for the "The Black Hand[s]" organization. In fact, Mario donated a black glove to Mr. P.!
At 1:53, we went over the dominoes worksheet. It's on Mr. P.'s website for the people who have yet to complete it.
At 1:57, we talked about how "Serbia turns to Mother Russia." (Tailer Shintani) This has to do with language, of course. In case you don't remember, Serbia and Russia both speak Slavic languages. Naturally, they side together. To help out the Austria-Hungary Empire, "Germany declares war on Russia." (Mariam Parks) However, since the Russians mobilize very slowly from lack of technology and advancements in transportation. While Russia is mobilizing, Germany decides to attack France by being a "big bully to Belgium" (Moira Camacho) and crossing the border between Belgium and France to sneak into France and attempt to take Paris. Thankfully for France, two soldiers "stole Germany's plans." (Jordan Wilder) This allowed France to defend themselves against Germany's "surprise" attack.
Have you read the book All Quiet on the Western Front? It's about World War 1, specifically a group of German soldiers on the Western Front. If you haven't already, try reading the book and relating it to what we're learning, it gives a lot of insight.
At 2:15, we learned about the use of airplanes. They were mainly used for spying back then. The planes would fly out after an artillery shell would be shot up to see if it landed in the right area. They would then return to their launching area and would drop a note over the area to alert the launchers whether they went to far, or not far enough. The people in the enemy area would attempt to shoot down the planes before they could send the note back. It was a very dangerous job.
At 2:24, we learned that "submarines were invented by Germans." (Yousef B.) Submarines were used to destroy the cargo ships. Eventually, when America started sneaking weapons and other items on cruise ships, German issued unrestricted submarine warfare and started shooting down cruise ships as well.
At 2:27, we learned that it was Germany who invented poison gas. Fortunately, poisonous gas only caused 4% of the deaths during World War 1. It forced people to wear masks and check for wind direction. Out of all the fighters, "Russia lost most people with poison gas." (Amanda Laurenco)
At 2:31, we learned that the "British invented the tank." (Breanna Arnold)
At 2:33, we moved on to talking about the after effects of the war. "People get screwed up in war" (Brittany Kernodle) and end up with shell shock, now known as PTSD. We talked about a surgeon who reconstructed faces back in the time and learned that "you can't help everyone." (Ivan Dextre)
Did you know people on both sides believed God was on their side? That was why "people got confused on who's side God was on." (Dania A.)
A subject that very few people in America know about is the Armenian genocide, which was more or less Hitler's "playbook." America has 9 bases in Turkey, so they do not want to recognize the Armenian genocide for fear that Turkey will refuse to cooperate with America in the future.
-I
Monday, February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014
Today we had our Daily Announcements. I guess we are now getting back into the routine of having announcements at the very beginning of class. We learned that "our stock is very high." (Matthew Grodin) We are successfully remaining in the thirties; let's keep this up guys!
At 1:09, we got some new assignments and started reviewing the map at 1: 12. Kent, Speaker of the Council, was called to the front to teach. Apparently Ivan was supposed to have taught, but since he was absent, our second-in-command had to step in. He did a great job; efficient and clear.
At 1:21, we learned that the "kings of Germany, England, and Russia are [first] cousins." (Lauren Nuchols) To them, World War I started out as a mere game, like one of chess. They were at competition with each other and couldn't care less how many people died. To them, their people are merely pawns in a game. It's sickening.
At 1:25, we worked on vocabulary, which is the yellow packet. We learned that the acronym M.A.I.N. stands for Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
Later, we started going over the blue sheet with the powder keg on one side and the dominoes on the other. This worksheet is supposed to be done by tomorrow, along with the rest of the 1-5 assignments. Don't forget to read from the textbook too!
-I
At 1:09, we got some new assignments and started reviewing the map at 1: 12. Kent, Speaker of the Council, was called to the front to teach. Apparently Ivan was supposed to have taught, but since he was absent, our second-in-command had to step in. He did a great job; efficient and clear.
At 1:21, we learned that the "kings of Germany, England, and Russia are [first] cousins." (Lauren Nuchols) To them, World War I started out as a mere game, like one of chess. They were at competition with each other and couldn't care less how many people died. To them, their people are merely pawns in a game. It's sickening.
At 1:25, we worked on vocabulary, which is the yellow packet. We learned that the acronym M.A.I.N. stands for Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
Later, we started going over the blue sheet with the powder keg on one side and the dominoes on the other. This worksheet is supposed to be done by tomorrow, along with the rest of the 1-5 assignments. Don't forget to read from the textbook too!
-I
February 21, 2014
Today in class we started our lessons but we also got eat some cookies. YAY!
We read a comic strip on how WW1 all got started. At 1:16, we got to listen to some music that was the perfect theme music for the era. "Music is kind of creepy" (Hailie Gagnon).
At 1:30 Mr.P had us put on a little play that was secretly about during WW1. The actors had to do some "funny acting" (Jordan Wilder). The play was about how a misunderstanding can end up with someone getting shot, injured, or killed. All in all a good moral, to always talk out the misunderstanding "Dave and Brian should have talked it out before" (Lauren Nuchols). At 1:47 the play ended and we briefly went over the map worksheet on where WW1 happened.
We read a comic strip on how WW1 all got started. At 1:16, we got to listen to some music that was the perfect theme music for the era. "Music is kind of creepy" (Hailie Gagnon).
At 1:30 Mr.P had us put on a little play that was secretly about during WW1. The actors had to do some "funny acting" (Jordan Wilder). The play was about how a misunderstanding can end up with someone getting shot, injured, or killed. All in all a good moral, to always talk out the misunderstanding "Dave and Brian should have talked it out before" (Lauren Nuchols). At 1:47 the play ended and we briefly went over the map worksheet on where WW1 happened.
-Today's word's of Wisdom-
Always talk your problem out so you avoid getting hurt.
-T
Thursday, February 20, 2014
February 20, 2014
Today we had our test on Nationalism and Imperialism.
Afterwards, we were supposed to do the After portion of BBQ#16 and read a WWI comic done by a former student.
At the end of class, Hailei announced that she and her sister are hosting Casino sometime in March. Training is at lunch on Tuesdays and Thursday.
The homework for today was to relax and enjoy life. :)
-I
Afterwards, we were supposed to do the After portion of BBQ#16 and read a WWI comic done by a former student.
At the end of class, Hailei announced that she and her sister are hosting Casino sometime in March. Training is at lunch on Tuesdays and Thursday.
The homework for today was to relax and enjoy life. :)
-I
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
February 19, 2014
Today in class we went over assignments 10, 15, 16.
At 1:13, we learned that in the Crimean war "Russian >Ottoman Empire" (Minji Seong). The French and British helped the Ottoman Empire to make sure that Russia didn't get too much power. The wars were more complex and more soldiers were injured. During this time a nurse named Florence Nightingale that hospitals should help the patients. "In hospitals there should be no harm" (Ivan Dextre).
At 1:25, we went over the India map. The British controlled India and changed the native customs. "Britain makes a lot of money with tea" by exporting it to other places (Michelle Yum). If a woman's husband were to die she is obligated to jump in the fire and burn with him. "Sati is not cool" (Moira Camacho). At 1:44 we talked about how the Indians that are the smartest are sent to England to study abroad. Ghandi was educated in India to be a lawyer "Ghandi was a smart man" and would lead a revolution with no blood shed (Luis Aguire).
-T
At 1:13, we learned that in the Crimean war "Russian >Ottoman Empire" (Minji Seong). The French and British helped the Ottoman Empire to make sure that Russia didn't get too much power. The wars were more complex and more soldiers were injured. During this time a nurse named Florence Nightingale that hospitals should help the patients. "In hospitals there should be no harm" (Ivan Dextre).
At 1:25, we went over the India map. The British controlled India and changed the native customs. "Britain makes a lot of money with tea" by exporting it to other places (Michelle Yum). If a woman's husband were to die she is obligated to jump in the fire and burn with him. "Sati is not cool" (Moira Camacho). At 1:44 we talked about how the Indians that are the smartest are sent to England to study abroad. Ghandi was educated in India to be a lawyer "Ghandi was a smart man" and would lead a revolution with no blood shed (Luis Aguire).
-T
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
February 18, 2014
Today in class our stock went up with period 6. We are in second place for the highest stock.
At 1:16 we talked about worksheets 15 and 16. "1 billion people live in Africa" (Nida). Most of the people live near a source of drinking water and honestly who wouldn't. The number of people combined from Africa, the U.S and Canada equals the population "1.34 billion people = China" (Madison Kane). We think that California is crowded? We have no idea what crowed is.
At 1:35 we found out that "Africa is also rich along with being poor" (Jordan Wilder). The only reason they are poor is because other places takes the resources and exports them to other places. Well done everyone *sarcastic voice*.
At 1:45 we learned that there are "1,000 different languages in Africa" (Lauren Nuchols). The lines that separate Africa were created by the Europeans and no Africans had any say in how to do so. The meeting that decided this was held in Berlin. Congratulations, you just separated land that wasn't even yours for the taking! *sarcastic voice again*.
-T
Thursday, February 13, 2014
February 13, 2014
Today in class we had our announcements and we beat period 6 in the stocks "We have the highest stock" (Matthew Grodin)! Tomorrow is the geography competition and we will be cheering for you, Moira!
At 1:25 we briefly went over the blue sheet we got yesterday. Mr.P told us that he has a little experiment with that assignment. "Pictures > Words." (Bryant Nguyen) People mostly gravitated toward the pictures.
At 1:33 we talked about what imperialist nations controlled what land areas "Russia sold Alaska for 8 million dollars" (Mark F.). The central European countries controlled the most land.
At 1:48 we learned that "Puerto Rico is American" (Chris Hsiao) bu it isn't a state.............yet.
-T
At 1:25 we briefly went over the blue sheet we got yesterday. Mr.P told us that he has a little experiment with that assignment. "Pictures > Words." (Bryant Nguyen) People mostly gravitated toward the pictures.
At 1:33 we talked about what imperialist nations controlled what land areas "Russia sold Alaska for 8 million dollars" (Mark F.). The central European countries controlled the most land.
At 1:48 we learned that "Puerto Rico is American" (Chris Hsiao) bu it isn't a state.............yet.
-T
February 12, 2014
Today in class we had a substitute "(If our sub had longer hair on the side of his head he would look like Irvine Kinneas from Final Fantasy VIII " (Dylan Han), but we handled it pretty well.
At 1:08, the class got into groups of four to do some work. The number 2 person in the group had to get pictures from the table and then the group had to talk/write what each picture was trying to say. "?symbol for exploratory??" (Hailie Gagnon). We worked in the groups until 1:40.
We got assignments 14-15.
After, we worked on the vocab up to number 24. "vocab, vocab, vocab......" (Brandon Chung).
Our DOD and Speaker did a great job in leading the class today. A+ for the whole class!
-T
At 1:08, the class got into groups of four to do some work. The number 2 person in the group had to get pictures from the table and then the group had to talk/write what each picture was trying to say. "?symbol for exploratory??" (Hailie Gagnon). We worked in the groups until 1:40.
We got assignments 14-15.
After, we worked on the vocab up to number 24. "vocab, vocab, vocab......" (Brandon Chung).
Our DOD and Speaker did a great job in leading the class today. A+ for the whole class!
-T
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
Today in class we started off with copying some notes from the projector.
We are going to have a sub tomorrow. Be strong Mr.P! And good luck on Friday Moira!
Bryant got the class a green flag for the "Green Machine!!" Since this has been going on, we are "catching up to Period 6 stock." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:25 we started taking notes on Nationalism and Disunity. Most of Europe was nationalistic at one point or another. It divided the people. "Nationalism leads to war?" (Mario Youssef) Yes, it does. But it doesn't always end up in war, sometimes it can bring the people together.
At 1:40 we learned that "Italy came together between 1815-1914" (Jordan Wilder). So I guess it can be a good and bad thing. Just not when they get crazy with it...*cough*...Hitler.
-T
Note from DOM:
As Mr. P. has mentioned, I put up a second blog focusing on Winter Quarter news. The link is: http://p-villewinterquarternews.blogspot.com/
Please check it out! :)
We are going to have a sub tomorrow. Be strong Mr.P! And good luck on Friday Moira!
Bryant got the class a green flag for the "Green Machine!!" Since this has been going on, we are "catching up to Period 6 stock." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:25 we started taking notes on Nationalism and Disunity. Most of Europe was nationalistic at one point or another. It divided the people. "Nationalism leads to war?" (Mario Youssef) Yes, it does. But it doesn't always end up in war, sometimes it can bring the people together.
At 1:40 we learned that "Italy came together between 1815-1914" (Jordan Wilder). So I guess it can be a good and bad thing. Just not when they get crazy with it...*cough*...Hitler.
-T
Note from DOM:
As Mr. P. has mentioned, I put up a second blog focusing on Winter Quarter news. The link is: http://p-villewinterquarternews.blogspot.com/
Please check it out! :)
February 7, 2014
Today was more news about the war. This news will be covered in the second blog. The main thing I find important to state in this blog is that we are very democratic. We handled the situation today in a democratic way, by taking a vote.
At 1:36, we went over a fact that most people know, but do not consciously realize: "Everything has sugar." (Mark Finkenbeiner) Also,"women can take [approximately] 6 teaspoon of sugar a day" (Ariel Rubin) and men can take approximately eight teaspoons a day. All of us probably eat more than that in one meal or even one snack, depending on what we eat. Humans in general consume WAY more sugar than we should. We MUST get our sugar intake under control, otherwise we are going to lead miserable lives.
Presidents and other people try to make us think they are just regular people. It seems that sometimes we regard them more as figureheads than regular American citizens who happen to have more power than the rest of us.
Even Hitler was a normal person, he just used his power for purposes than we now recognize as negative.
Stop and think.
Doesn't that mean we could all be Hitlers, if we let the influence tons of people in negative ways? We all have influence over people, we just need to knwo how to use that influence in positive ways in order to avoid become the new Hitlers of the world.
-I
At 1:36, we went over a fact that most people know, but do not consciously realize: "Everything has sugar." (Mark Finkenbeiner) Also,"women can take [approximately] 6 teaspoon of sugar a day" (Ariel Rubin) and men can take approximately eight teaspoons a day. All of us probably eat more than that in one meal or even one snack, depending on what we eat. Humans in general consume WAY more sugar than we should. We MUST get our sugar intake under control, otherwise we are going to lead miserable lives.
Presidents and other people try to make us think they are just regular people. It seems that sometimes we regard them more as figureheads than regular American citizens who happen to have more power than the rest of us.
Even Hitler was a normal person, he just used his power for purposes than we now recognize as negative.
Stop and think.
Doesn't that mean we could all be Hitlers, if we let the influence tons of people in negative ways? We all have influence over people, we just need to knwo how to use that influence in positive ways in order to avoid become the new Hitlers of the world.
-I
Monday, February 10, 2014
February 6, 2014
Today was a very important day in P-Ville history. On February 6th, 2014, Period 3 P-villians have declared WAR on Period 6 P-villians! The reason is most likely the stock. Period 6 has a much higher stock than any of the other periods and Period 3 is out to bring them down!
At 1:10, "citizens [were] deciding if war is good or bad." (Brittany Kernodle) We were asking questions like: "What happens if you win?" (Breanna Arnold) and "[What] ... caused the war between P.3 and P.6?" (Brandon Chung) so we could get as many facts as possible before deciding where we stand in the war.
Around 1:24 we went back to our regular lessons, discussing the fact that "Cali[fornia] will be out of water in 3 months." (Nida G.) Our situation is pretty bad, isn't it? We really need to start "reusing water" (Chris Hsiao) guys...
At 1:29, Mr. P. started his counting lesson. He showed us that Spanish and Portuguese are very similar, which makes a lot of sense, considering they are both "Romance" languages. Mr. P. demonstrated with other languages too, showing similarities and differences.
At 1:39, Mr. P. showed us the ways people introduce themselves depending on the languages. An example would be French (though we didn't learn this one, I'm fluent in French so I can supply this example): Je m'appelle ____" "I call myself ____" Japanese, as another example, is: "namae wa _____ desu." "Name is ______" Pretty interesting how introductions change depending on the language, huh?
Here's another interesting fact we learned: "[There is] no future tense verb in Sicilian dialect." (Hailei Gagnon) We learned this while watching a Ted Talk animated by RSAnimate at 1:41. "That's why nothing gets done." (Ivan Dextre)
Another thing we learned from that video about time is that the average 21 year old of our generation will have "[used] 10,000 hours... playing video games." (Chris Hsiao) Can you imagine all the things we could have been doing during that time instead of playing video games? "We are underestimating the power of technology." (Yousef B.)
At the end of the lesson, Mr. P. brought up an interesting point: We only know of three tenses- past, present, and future- but couldn't there be a fourth tense? After all, Sicilians only know two, even though we know three. We could be ignoring a fourth one like Sicilians are ignoring a third one. Chew on that.
-I
At 1:10, "citizens [were] deciding if war is good or bad." (Brittany Kernodle) We were asking questions like: "What happens if you win?" (Breanna Arnold) and "[What] ... caused the war between P.3 and P.6?" (Brandon Chung) so we could get as many facts as possible before deciding where we stand in the war.
Around 1:24 we went back to our regular lessons, discussing the fact that "Cali[fornia] will be out of water in 3 months." (Nida G.) Our situation is pretty bad, isn't it? We really need to start "reusing water" (Chris Hsiao) guys...
At 1:29, Mr. P. started his counting lesson. He showed us that Spanish and Portuguese are very similar, which makes a lot of sense, considering they are both "Romance" languages. Mr. P. demonstrated with other languages too, showing similarities and differences.
At 1:39, Mr. P. showed us the ways people introduce themselves depending on the languages. An example would be French (though we didn't learn this one, I'm fluent in French so I can supply this example): Je m'appelle ____" "I call myself ____" Japanese, as another example, is: "namae wa _____ desu." "Name is ______" Pretty interesting how introductions change depending on the language, huh?
Here's another interesting fact we learned: "[There is] no future tense verb in Sicilian dialect." (Hailei Gagnon) We learned this while watching a Ted Talk animated by RSAnimate at 1:41. "That's why nothing gets done." (Ivan Dextre)
Another thing we learned from that video about time is that the average 21 year old of our generation will have "[used] 10,000 hours... playing video games." (Chris Hsiao) Can you imagine all the things we could have been doing during that time instead of playing video games? "We are underestimating the power of technology." (Yousef B.)
At the end of the lesson, Mr. P. brought up an interesting point: We only know of three tenses- past, present, and future- but couldn't there be a fourth tense? After all, Sicilians only know two, even though we know three. We could be ignoring a fourth one like Sicilians are ignoring a third one. Chew on that.
-I
Sunday, February 9, 2014
February 5, 2014
Today was the second day of CAHSEE testing. Today Ivan, our DOD, sent around a list so people could sign up for the jobs they wanted.
At 1:08, we started "going over vocabulary." (Moira Camacho) We soon realized the nationalism and racism have a very strong link to each other and to genocide. Nationalism can lead to racism if you begin believing your race is superior to another race. Then, that belief can fuel the desire to wipe out the other, less superior, races. That's what brought Hitler to his decision to get rid of all the Jews in Germany. However, and this was a bit of a shock to me, "Niche inspired Hitler." (Kent Hirano) Hitler didn't come up with the concept on his own, he used an idea someone else had already had.
To go with what we were learning about Social Darwinism, Kurtis was sent out to find bugs. He later returned with "1 spider, 1 ant." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:30, we learned that Italy is trying to split up because Northerners believe that Southern Italians are lazy and sit around doing nothing but eating three hour meals all day.
At 1:40, we went over nationalistic speeches, specifically the one Mr. P. had given us, and talked about waht made it nationalistic.
At 1:54, we went over the types of languages in Europe, including Romance, Slavic, Germanic, and Celtic. English is a Germanic language.
-I
At 1:08, we started "going over vocabulary." (Moira Camacho) We soon realized the nationalism and racism have a very strong link to each other and to genocide. Nationalism can lead to racism if you begin believing your race is superior to another race. Then, that belief can fuel the desire to wipe out the other, less superior, races. That's what brought Hitler to his decision to get rid of all the Jews in Germany. However, and this was a bit of a shock to me, "Niche inspired Hitler." (Kent Hirano) Hitler didn't come up with the concept on his own, he used an idea someone else had already had.
To go with what we were learning about Social Darwinism, Kurtis was sent out to find bugs. He later returned with "1 spider, 1 ant." (Elisabeth Gomez)
At 1:30, we learned that Italy is trying to split up because Northerners believe that Southern Italians are lazy and sit around doing nothing but eating three hour meals all day.
At 1:40, we went over nationalistic speeches, specifically the one Mr. P. had given us, and talked about waht made it nationalistic.
At 1:54, we went over the types of languages in Europe, including Romance, Slavic, Germanic, and Celtic. English is a Germanic language.
-I
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
February 4, 2014
Today was the first day of CAHSEE testing. Today was also the day that we received the news of the Supreme Council and DOD elections! Ivan was elected as DOD, "Kent [was elected] Speaker of the Council" (Mark Finkenbeiner), and the other members were Nekendra, Paul, Bryant, and myself. Mr. P. also told us that we would have to reapply for our jobs by talking to Ivan. He has the authority to appoint any job to anyone. Hopefully I'll be able to continue my job as class historian!
At 1:15, we started going over "bonds that create a nation state." (Elisabeth Gomez) This helped us realize that "America is a melting pot." (Czarina Ancayan) For example, we've taken traditions and foods from other countries (ie. Christmas trees and hamburgers from Germany). Most people in America come from other places. For example, "35 million people who are African American live in US" (Nida G.) and we have many Koreans and Japanese and Europeans here too.
We are also a melting pot of languages. There are "84 languages spoken in TUSD" (Breanna Arnold) and "110 languages spoken in LAUSD." (Jordan Wilder) Can you believe how incredibly diverse we are?
There are some things that are native to America, however. Take Jazz for example. That genre of music comes from America, though you no longer hear it very much here. Most teenagers are too busy listening to pop music on the radio. Mickey Mouse was also started in America, as well as Halloween and movies! Incredible! I'd bet that if you asked most people, the first American thing they would think of is football or cheeseburgers.
Hey, guys, don't forget, if Mr. P. asks "How are you today?"(Kent Hirano), you must reply with something other than "Fine." :)
-I
At 1:15, we started going over "bonds that create a nation state." (Elisabeth Gomez) This helped us realize that "America is a melting pot." (Czarina Ancayan) For example, we've taken traditions and foods from other countries (ie. Christmas trees and hamburgers from Germany). Most people in America come from other places. For example, "35 million people who are African American live in US" (Nida G.) and we have many Koreans and Japanese and Europeans here too.
We are also a melting pot of languages. There are "84 languages spoken in TUSD" (Breanna Arnold) and "110 languages spoken in LAUSD." (Jordan Wilder) Can you believe how incredibly diverse we are?
There are some things that are native to America, however. Take Jazz for example. That genre of music comes from America, though you no longer hear it very much here. Most teenagers are too busy listening to pop music on the radio. Mickey Mouse was also started in America, as well as Halloween and movies! Incredible! I'd bet that if you asked most people, the first American thing they would think of is football or cheeseburgers.
Hey, guys, don't forget, if Mr. P. asks "How are you today?"(Kent Hirano), you must reply with something other than "Fine." :)
-I
Monday, February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014
Today started out with Mr. P. telling us the stories of two Alex's which brought up the subject of a P-Ville Film Festival. Any thoughts on that?
After that, at 1:05, Moira Camacho, our class representative for the geography final, stood at the front of the class while we chanted her last name. She had to answer a couple geography questions for each region.
At 1:09, Mr. P. asked the nominees for Supreme Council and DOD to stand at the front of the class and line up depending on whether they supported communism, socialism, capitalism, or facism. There were also a few centrists. Mr. P. wanted us to actually think about what we were saying, so he asked us to refrain from using "like" and "uh" in our sentences. This proved to be quite a challenge, especially for Shahmir who was the first victim of Mr. P.'s rule change.
At 1:30, people started voting while the DOD nominees had to remain at the front of the class. We had to give quick unplanned speeches, then return to our seats.
At 1:37, without our knowledge, Mr. P. began demonstrating nationalism by making us seem like we had a chance "to bring the Green Machine back" (Amanda Laurenco) to its former glory, and by making us feel like he liked us better than the other periods. I fell for it, and so everyone else. We quickly learned that "nationalism could be dangerous" (Dylan Han) and could easily lead to war. Mr. P. had been trying to set us up against periods 3 and 6. Very dangerous indeed...
At 1:40, we learned about Italy before it was actually called Italy. "There was no Italy [back then]. It had many countries inside." (Moira Camacho)
Don't forget about the homework that we have, finding ten things nationalistic from the speech Mr. P. gave us. Also, don't forget about "Bonds that Create a Nation State." That's due tomorrow too.
After that, at 1:05, Moira Camacho, our class representative for the geography final, stood at the front of the class while we chanted her last name. She had to answer a couple geography questions for each region.
At 1:09, Mr. P. asked the nominees for Supreme Council and DOD to stand at the front of the class and line up depending on whether they supported communism, socialism, capitalism, or facism. There were also a few centrists. Mr. P. wanted us to actually think about what we were saying, so he asked us to refrain from using "like" and "uh" in our sentences. This proved to be quite a challenge, especially for Shahmir who was the first victim of Mr. P.'s rule change.
At 1:30, people started voting while the DOD nominees had to remain at the front of the class. We had to give quick unplanned speeches, then return to our seats.
At 1:37, without our knowledge, Mr. P. began demonstrating nationalism by making us seem like we had a chance "to bring the Green Machine back" (Amanda Laurenco) to its former glory, and by making us feel like he liked us better than the other periods. I fell for it, and so everyone else. We quickly learned that "nationalism could be dangerous" (Dylan Han) and could easily lead to war. Mr. P. had been trying to set us up against periods 3 and 6. Very dangerous indeed...
At 1:40, we learned about Italy before it was actually called Italy. "There was no Italy [back then]. It had many countries inside." (Moira Camacho)
Don't forget about the homework that we have, finding ten things nationalistic from the speech Mr. P. gave us. Also, don't forget about "Bonds that Create a Nation State." That's due tomorrow too.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
January 31, 2014
Today in class we had our 30 second speeches from our representatives.
At 1:16 we met Moira's friend, "Bobby the balloon" (Jordan Wilder).
The class was pretty chill since we'd had a rally.
We talked about the different things that happened in the wealth distribution lesson. This economy is screwing up our future. "I'm scared to get older because of money now." (Brittany Kernodle)
Let's all hope our economy gets better.
-T
At 1:16 we met Moira's friend, "Bobby the balloon" (Jordan Wilder).
The class was pretty chill since we'd had a rally.
We talked about the different things that happened in the wealth distribution lesson. This economy is screwing up our future. "I'm scared to get older because of money now." (Brittany Kernodle)
Let's all hope our economy gets better.
-T
January 30, 2014
Today we continued our mind-blowing mini-series of lessons. At 1:08, we started watching videos about "O'Leary and Nick Hanauer." (Brandon Chung) "Nick Hanauer, a billionaire, is going to talk about a gap between poor and rich." (Minji Seong) He brought up some very important points, like how consumers are the ones who create jobs, though the rich would claim otherwise. The consumers are the ones who buy the most, not the rich, and having an item in high demand means that more people are going to be needed to create that item, thus, more jobs are created.
At 1:26, we discussed capital and income taxes. "Capital and income taxes are unfair!" (Chris Hsiao) The taxes on income are 35% of the money earned and the taxes on capital gains are only 15%, even though capital gains is stock, so there's really no work involved! All people do is move their money around and they barely get taxed! The people who work hard and earn their money through long hours of labor are taxed 20% more! Does that seem fair?
And of course, the tax money doesn't benefit the people it taxes very much. 39% goes towards the military and 40% goes towards the senior citizens because they vote!
At 1:47, we learned "the most important math lesson:" (Elisabeth Gomez) THE SUETA PLAN. The "minimum [wage] salary wouldn't support 1 PERSON!" (Kent Hirano) Hug your parents everyone!
-I
At 1:26, we discussed capital and income taxes. "Capital and income taxes are unfair!" (Chris Hsiao) The taxes on income are 35% of the money earned and the taxes on capital gains are only 15%, even though capital gains is stock, so there's really no work involved! All people do is move their money around and they barely get taxed! The people who work hard and earn their money through long hours of labor are taxed 20% more! Does that seem fair?
And of course, the tax money doesn't benefit the people it taxes very much. 39% goes towards the military and 40% goes towards the senior citizens because they vote!
At 1:47, we learned "the most important math lesson:" (Elisabeth Gomez) THE SUETA PLAN. The "minimum [wage] salary wouldn't support 1 PERSON!" (Kent Hirano) Hug your parents everyone!
-I
January 29, 2014
Today in class told us something interesting... WE ARE BANKRUPT!!! :(
In other news we learned that the Pope thinks that taxes are a big issue; and they are! A man named Perkins thinks that when a billionaire is being "attacked." He compares it to the Holocaust...This guy is an idiot.
At 1:15 we played "rock, paper, scissors, with pennies" (Jordan Wilder). This showed us how wealth is earned and distributed.
At 1:28 we had another demonstration called 100 pennies/100 people. The amount of pennies some groups got was heart breaking! At 148 we learned that the "Man on Hawthorne" (Lauren Nuchols) makes $560,000,000 A YEAR!! America needs to fight and get what we deserve!
-T
In other news we learned that the Pope thinks that taxes are a big issue; and they are! A man named Perkins thinks that when a billionaire is being "attacked." He compares it to the Holocaust...This guy is an idiot.
At 1:15 we played "rock, paper, scissors, with pennies" (Jordan Wilder). This showed us how wealth is earned and distributed.
At 1:28 we had another demonstration called 100 pennies/100 people. The amount of pennies some groups got was heart breaking! At 148 we learned that the "Man on Hawthorne" (Lauren Nuchols) makes $560,000,000 A YEAR!! America needs to fight and get what we deserve!
-T
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
January 28, 2014
Today was the first day back after the finals testing. Yay?
We switched seats today.
Our class also had the Supreme Council election today and I just want to congratulate the people that want to run and good luck to you, Moira, in the geography competition!
At 1:30 we went over what a good BBQ should have in it to get a good score.
At 1:45 we were "writing what we see" ( Paul Ji).
At 1:56 Mr.P had us take a good look at ourselves and told us that we were basically a cave person from "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato. It felt like the world had exploded when he made me realize that.
-T
We switched seats today.
Our class also had the Supreme Council election today and I just want to congratulate the people that want to run and good luck to you, Moira, in the geography competition!
At 1:30 we went over what a good BBQ should have in it to get a good score.
At 1:45 we were "writing what we see" ( Paul Ji).
At 1:56 Mr.P had us take a good look at ourselves and told us that we were basically a cave person from "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato. It felt like the world had exploded when he made me realize that.
-T
Saturday, January 25, 2014
January 24, 2014
FIRST SEMESTER FINAL!
Today was the second day we had World History this week (even though it's Friday today) and we took our final! Before the final, however, Mr. P. collected our BBQ notebooks for the final time this semester.
After the final, we had to surveys to write and then we were free to do what we wanted, even sleep!
Once most people were done with their finals, we said goodbye to the first semester. Mr. P. played some nice music, asked us to contemplate how half of our sophomore year went, and then we watched the first semester float up into the sky like a balloon.
Towards the end of class, Mr. P. played the beginning of "Modern Times", a really old film that demonstrated how the Industrial Revolution affected workers.
-I
Today was the second day we had World History this week (even though it's Friday today) and we took our final! Before the final, however, Mr. P. collected our BBQ notebooks for the final time this semester.
After the final, we had to surveys to write and then we were free to do what we wanted, even sleep!
Once most people were done with their finals, we said goodbye to the first semester. Mr. P. played some nice music, asked us to contemplate how half of our sophomore year went, and then we watched the first semester float up into the sky like a balloon.
Towards the end of class, Mr. P. played the beginning of "Modern Times", a really old film that demonstrated how the Industrial Revolution affected workers.
-I
January 21, 2014
FINALS WEEK! Only normal day of class before we all start out finals!
There was only one group left to present, then Mr. P. began talking about the "invisible hand" helps capitalism. However, "the invisible hand doesn't work. There are limitations." (Moira Camacho)
At 1:38, Camilo Lorenzo pointed out that " Government has control over your life." That's a bit scary to think about, isn't it?
At 1:45, we learned that "100 years ago, Sweden ate grass." (Michelle Yum) They're much better off now, of course, but 100 years wasn't that long ago... They have socialism and "socialism = free college." (Bryant Nguyen) I wish we had that here...
-I
There was only one group left to present, then Mr. P. began talking about the "invisible hand" helps capitalism. However, "the invisible hand doesn't work. There are limitations." (Moira Camacho)
At 1:38, Camilo Lorenzo pointed out that " Government has control over your life." That's a bit scary to think about, isn't it?
At 1:45, we learned that "100 years ago, Sweden ate grass." (Michelle Yum) They're much better off now, of course, but 100 years wasn't that long ago... They have socialism and "socialism = free college." (Bryant Nguyen) I wish we had that here...
-I
January 17, 2014
Today, at lunch, there was a concert by False Puppet in front of the library, so naturally, there has been some mention of that in the class history.
At the very beginning of class, the financial sheets were collected and we rushed to start the presentations. The first presentation was the end of the child labor presentation, which we had previously started, but never finished.
Next. at 1:13, group six began there presentation and "Brandon broke [the] crown" (Ivan Dextre) at the very beginning of the play about cholera. It was a very amusing play. :)
At 1:27, Kurtis (our T.A.) wrote "Only time T.A. will write in class history."
Next came the powerpoint presentation, at 1:30. Well put together and very interesting.
Throughout the rest of the day, people were either saying they were watching the presentations, or complaining about how hot it was in the classroom... Not many details to write about.
-I
At the very beginning of class, the financial sheets were collected and we rushed to start the presentations. The first presentation was the end of the child labor presentation, which we had previously started, but never finished.
Next. at 1:13, group six began there presentation and "Brandon broke [the] crown" (Ivan Dextre) at the very beginning of the play about cholera. It was a very amusing play. :)
At 1:27, Kurtis (our T.A.) wrote "Only time T.A. will write in class history."
Next came the powerpoint presentation, at 1:30. Well put together and very interesting.
Throughout the rest of the day, people were either saying they were watching the presentations, or complaining about how hot it was in the classroom... Not many details to write about.
-I
Thursday, January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014
No announcements today. Instead, we went right into the quiz, which we later reviewed at 1:16.
At 1:24, we started presentations again. My group, group 2, was the first to present. We talking about working conditions, specifically in coal mines.
The second group to present, group 4, focused on inventions during the Industrial Revolution. They focused on medical inventions as well as farming inventions like the seed drill.
The third and final group for the day began their presentation at 1:49. They talked about child labor. Their presentation will be finished tomorrow.
-I
At 1:24, we started presentations again. My group, group 2, was the first to present. We talking about working conditions, specifically in coal mines.
The second group to present, group 4, focused on inventions during the Industrial Revolution. They focused on medical inventions as well as farming inventions like the seed drill.
The third and final group for the day began their presentation at 1:49. They talked about child labor. Their presentation will be finished tomorrow.
-I
January 14, 2014
Today we had our daily announcements like we usually do.
After our announcements, Ivan gave the "State of the Kingdom" speech. Thank you Minji for putting the powerpoint together! :)
People, we're not doing so good. There's a huge difference between guys and girls and "24 people are below average." (Minji Seong) 60-70% of the overall points are divided between five people. That's not how it should be. Everyone should be above average, or close to being above average. There should be very little difference between the percentage of the points earned by guys and the percentage of the points earned by girls. If you haven't been logging in points, do so. NOW.
Don't forget about the BBQ notebook collection this Friday! It will be a part of final grades, which, by the way, are also looking terrible. Too many people are going to summer school. Please get tutoring if you're falling behind or do your work if you've been slacking off!
After that, we moved on to presentations. We had two groups that volunteered to go today, opting for the opportunity to be graded easier. They did quite well. :)
-I
After our announcements, Ivan gave the "State of the Kingdom" speech. Thank you Minji for putting the powerpoint together! :)
People, we're not doing so good. There's a huge difference between guys and girls and "24 people are below average." (Minji Seong) 60-70% of the overall points are divided between five people. That's not how it should be. Everyone should be above average, or close to being above average. There should be very little difference between the percentage of the points earned by guys and the percentage of the points earned by girls. If you haven't been logging in points, do so. NOW.
Don't forget about the BBQ notebook collection this Friday! It will be a part of final grades, which, by the way, are also looking terrible. Too many people are going to summer school. Please get tutoring if you're falling behind or do your work if you've been slacking off!
After that, we moved on to presentations. We had two groups that volunteered to go today, opting for the opportunity to be graded easier. They did quite well. :)
-I
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
January 13, 2014
Hope everyone had an awesome weekend filled with fun activities!
Today we had our usual daily announcements. Don't forget to bring your SWEN articles for the contest!
Also, at 1:04 we had a quiz on Chapter 6, Section 1. We went over the answers and learned about Rockefeller, an oil baron who still owns large shares of oil companies today. Or, I should say, his family does. Rockefeller is long dead. Even so, he was "the richest person who owned the oil industry" (Minji Seong) because he used manipulative methods to get around in the business world, tricking people into giving him larger and larger shares until he basically had control of their companies. Eventually the people got tired of him, so he split his companies but kept a foot in each one. His family is still doing so today, and making a hefty profit I'm sure.
At 1:19 we learned about the Trans-Atlantic cable which was a "cable through ocean [used] to communicate." (Ivan Dextre)
At 1:20, we learned the "assembly line [is used to] mak[e] the same product." (Moira Camacho)
The rest of the day was spent working on our Industrial Revolution Group projects. Presentations start tomorrow! Get it done guys!
-I
Today we had our usual daily announcements. Don't forget to bring your SWEN articles for the contest!
Also, at 1:04 we had a quiz on Chapter 6, Section 1. We went over the answers and learned about Rockefeller, an oil baron who still owns large shares of oil companies today. Or, I should say, his family does. Rockefeller is long dead. Even so, he was "the richest person who owned the oil industry" (Minji Seong) because he used manipulative methods to get around in the business world, tricking people into giving him larger and larger shares until he basically had control of their companies. Eventually the people got tired of him, so he split his companies but kept a foot in each one. His family is still doing so today, and making a hefty profit I'm sure.
At 1:19 we learned about the Trans-Atlantic cable which was a "cable through ocean [used] to communicate." (Ivan Dextre)
At 1:20, we learned the "assembly line [is used to] mak[e] the same product." (Moira Camacho)
The rest of the day was spent working on our Industrial Revolution Group projects. Presentations start tomorrow! Get it done guys!
-I
Monday, January 13, 2014
January 10, 2014
Friday at last!
Today Mr. P. told us about the famous author of Animal Farm and 1984, George Orwell. Orwell has four questions that he usually asks in order to improve his writing. Those questions are:
1) What am I trying to say?
2) What words will express it?
3) Does it make sense?
4) Can it be shorter?
Use these four questions in order to improve your own writing!
The rest of the class time was spent on the Industrial Revolution Group projects.
-I
Today Mr. P. told us about the famous author of Animal Farm and 1984, George Orwell. Orwell has four questions that he usually asks in order to improve his writing. Those questions are:
1) What am I trying to say?
2) What words will express it?
3) Does it make sense?
4) Can it be shorter?
Use these four questions in order to improve your own writing!
The rest of the class time was spent on the Industrial Revolution Group projects.
-I
January 9, 2014
Today was a day spent mostly on working on our Industrial Revolution Group Projects. We did have a short quiz at the beginning of the class though, and if you did the homework, you should have been fine.
Mr. P. announced an extra credit opportunity at 1:13. He gave us a list of books he wanted and anyone who brings in one of those books gets 100 P-ville points. Refer to the list if you don't remember or ask someone who has one. Also, don't forget about the book sale at the Katy Geissert Civic Center library on the 18th from 9 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Books are super cheap, paperbacks are only 50 cents so it's the best place to find the books Mr. P. is looking for!
The rest of the class time was spent working on group projects.
-I
Mr. P. announced an extra credit opportunity at 1:13. He gave us a list of books he wanted and anyone who brings in one of those books gets 100 P-ville points. Refer to the list if you don't remember or ask someone who has one. Also, don't forget about the book sale at the Katy Geissert Civic Center library on the 18th from 9 in the morning to 4 in the afternoon. Books are super cheap, paperbacks are only 50 cents so it's the best place to find the books Mr. P. is looking for!
The rest of the class time was spent working on group projects.
-I
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
January 8, 2014
Today in History we went on with our announcements.
At 1:23 Mr. P told us about our group project. We have to create our own chapter of a textbook for the Industrial Revolution. So we have "a thick packet that we have to read." (Minji Seong)
We spent the rest of class "getting in groups" (Dania Ahmed) and making outlines. So good luck to you all!
-T
At 1:23 Mr. P told us about our group project. We have to create our own chapter of a textbook for the Industrial Revolution. So we have "a thick packet that we have to read." (Minji Seong)
We spent the rest of class "getting in groups" (Dania Ahmed) and making outlines. So good luck to you all!
-T
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
January 7, 2014
Today in world history we had a quiz at the beginning of class.We corrected the quiz as a class and overall the class did pretty well.
Mr. P told us that we are going to be working on a project tomorrow.
After, we went over the previous work in our packets at 1:31. We went over the packets the rest of the class time. So not much happened during class.
-T
SWEN article to read (also will most likely be announced in class tomorrow):
Mr. P told us that we are going to be working on a project tomorrow.
After, we went over the previous work in our packets at 1:31. We went over the packets the rest of the class time. So not much happened during class.
-T
SWEN article to read (also will most likely be announced in class tomorrow):
Peace Activists Admit to Role in FBI Burglary That Exposed COINTELPRO
One of the great mysteries of the Vietnam War era has been solved. In 1971, a group of peace activists broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and lifted files that helped reveal the FBI’s elaborate program of illegally spying on political groups. The documents, given to journalists at the time, provided the first hints of a secret counter intelligence program, or COINTELPRO, the FBI’s secret program to infiltrate, monitor and disrupt social movements. The burglars called themselves the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI. They were never caught. But decades later, a number of them are coming forward for the first time. The idea for the burglary came from William Davidon, a physics professor and leader of civil disobedience against the Vietnam War. Davidon died last year. Also involved were a social worker named Bob Williamson and John and Bonnie Raines, a married couple with children. Convinced the FBI was infiltrating peace groups, they hatched a plan to stage the break-in on the night of a major championship boxing match. Another of the burglars, Keith Forsyth, described his motivation in a video produced by Retro Report.
Forsyth was arrested in a separate action months after the burglary by a group of FBI agents who were monitoring the raid of a draft office in Camden, New Jersey. Bob Williamson was also arrested. Their role in the burglary, however, was not revealed until now. Ahead of the burglary, Bonnie Raines cased the office while posing as a college student. While there, she confirmed the office did not have a security system. Raines describes her role in the video.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover assigned nearly 200 agents to investigate the burglary –- in particular, they were told to hunt for the mysterious college girl who had come to the office. But the case was closed when the statute of limitations expired five years later. The story is told in a new book by Betty Medsger, a former Washington Post reporter who received the documents from the burglars. Three other burglars have chosen to remain anonymous.
Keith Forsyth: "Once I got over the shock of thinking that this was the nuttiest thing I’d ever heard in my life, I’m like, this is a great idea, because we’re not going to make any allegations; we’re going to take their own paperwork, signed by their own people, including J. Edgar Hoover, and give it to the newspapers. So, let’s see you argue with that. I definitely see parallels between [Edward] Snowden’s case and our case. What we revealed changed public opinion, which is why the laws were changed. If revealing ourselves is going to get people arguing with each other about what the FBI did then and what the NSA is doing now, I think that’s a good thing."
Forsyth was arrested in a separate action months after the burglary by a group of FBI agents who were monitoring the raid of a draft office in Camden, New Jersey. Bob Williamson was also arrested. Their role in the burglary, however, was not revealed until now. Ahead of the burglary, Bonnie Raines cased the office while posing as a college student. While there, she confirmed the office did not have a security system. Raines describes her role in the video.
Bonnie Raines: "I was to call the office and make an appointment as a Swarthmore student doing research on opportunities for women in the FBI. So they gave me an appointment. I tried to disguise myself as best I could, and I went to say goodbye, and I acted confused about where the door was, and that gave me a chance then to check out both rooms and know where the file cabinets were."
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover assigned nearly 200 agents to investigate the burglary –- in particular, they were told to hunt for the mysterious college girl who had come to the office. But the case was closed when the statute of limitations expired five years later. The story is told in a new book by Betty Medsger, a former Washington Post reporter who received the documents from the burglars. Three other burglars have chosen to remain anonymous.
Record Cold Temperatures Envelop United States
Record cold temperatures are blasting the Midwest and Eastern United States again today as a so-called polar vortex has descended as far south as Texas and Florida. In Chicago, it was negative 16 degrees Fahrenheit Monday, or as low as negative 42 with the wind chill. In northern Minnesota, it was negative 40 degrees Fahrenheit — that is the actual air temperature, not the wind chill. Here in New York, the temperatures plunged roughly 50 degrees in a matter of hours.
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