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
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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.
Monday, January 6, 2014
January 6, 2014
It's the first day back from break and in class today we started to talk about how our winter break went and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Lauren. Happy Birthday!
After that we started with the new lesson on the Industrial Revolution.
At 1:20 we learned that the average person only had one outfit to wear for most of their life. And we complain when we can't find something to wear?
We learned that Morse code was the one of the fasted ways to send messages and people used "telegraphs [to] send messages" (Dylan Han).
At 1:37 we learned that the "new Dutch technique" (Bryant Nguyen) was to mix cow poop with the soil that we use to grow our food with........No further comment on that.
At 1:47 we learned that Parliament was manipulated by money to run farmers and the "farmers did get poorer" (Breanna Arnold).
Well, it might have been a nightmare when it started out but we should be thankful for it.....I think.
-T
After that we started with the new lesson on the Industrial Revolution.
At 1:20 we learned that the average person only had one outfit to wear for most of their life. And we complain when we can't find something to wear?
We learned that Morse code was the one of the fasted ways to send messages and people used "telegraphs [to] send messages" (Dylan Han).
At 1:37 we learned that the "new Dutch technique" (Bryant Nguyen) was to mix cow poop with the soil that we use to grow our food with........No further comment on that.
At 1:47 we learned that Parliament was manipulated by money to run farmers and the "farmers did get poorer" (Breanna Arnold).
Well, it might have been a nightmare when it started out but we should be thankful for it.....I think.
-T
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