Monday, January 28, 2013
Telling Writing/ Word Choice/ CC list
The un-porcelan doll--named Mrs. Claus-- Mr. Lindenburg keeps in his classroom makes me doubt his sanity. However, her backstory is an interesting one. Becuase Mr. Claus was always working and keeping tabs on the "merry" elves--aka the slaves-- Mrs. Claus got very lonely, and hearing that Mr. Lindenburg was a great guy, she decided to pack-up, leave Mr. Claus, and spend the rest of her days on Mr. Lindenburg's shelf. He accepted her for her blood red blush and her velvet dress and coat, figuring she could brighten the mood of the classes he taught.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Telling Writing 1
My eyes snaped open in alertness, searching for that repulsive root of all evil, my sisters cat. Sucking life from my plain plant, she sated that vile thirst equivelent of that of a lawyers blood burglery of money. Enraged, I randomly rush at her, while she molevolently mauls my silver snowboard blocking her path. Clawing, biting, and yowling, she attempts to escape before a scolding. However, she knows this is not to be, yet she makes ever futile attempts anyway.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Example List and CC Comma Sentences
1. The School District of Somerset, a leader in progressive education and community collaboration, is committed to developing educated and responsible citizens who successfully adapt and contribute to the changing global society.
2. It’s twofold: No. 1, solar and wind power cannot meet the world’s voracious demand for energy, especially given the projected needs of emerging economies like India and China, and No. 2, nuclear power is our best hope to get off of fossil fuels, which are primarily responsible for the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet.
3. He also asks us to use colons, semicolons, and dashes.
1. In late November, a fissure, or crack, in the Earth several kilometers long started pouring out lava and has been doing so continuously for weeks (as of Jan. 2 at least it was still erupting).
2. Having a good vocabulary has a big impact on a persons life, and there are many factors to having one: starting at the age of 3 or 4, one can start to develope their childs vocabulary and reading comprehension; having a rich environment (both financialy and literaly,literaly meaning with many words in this context) at home encourages reading and vocabulary literacy; and having support from family members increases the chances of being literate.
3. To get an A, we must incorporate colons, semicolons, and dashes, yet I really do not care for writing.
2. It’s twofold: No. 1, solar and wind power cannot meet the world’s voracious demand for energy, especially given the projected needs of emerging economies like India and China, and No. 2, nuclear power is our best hope to get off of fossil fuels, which are primarily responsible for the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet.
3. He also asks us to use colons, semicolons, and dashes.
1. In late November, a fissure, or crack, in the Earth several kilometers long started pouring out lava and has been doing so continuously for weeks (as of Jan. 2 at least it was still erupting).
2. Having a good vocabulary has a big impact on a persons life, and there are many factors to having one: starting at the age of 3 or 4, one can start to develope their childs vocabulary and reading comprehension; having a rich environment (both financialy and literaly,literaly meaning with many words in this context) at home encourages reading and vocabulary literacy; and having support from family members increases the chances of being literate.
3. To get an A, we must incorporate colons, semicolons, and dashes, yet I really do not care for writing.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Writing Sample
An important (or funny, which every way you view it) moment in my life was during Writing class, when Mr. Lindenburg had the whole class talking on a subject I can't remember, something about someone dying (jokingly, it didn't really happen). Anyway, Gaelin said something along the lines of "Maybe he made it look like and accident". Mr. Lindenburg, commenting on that comment (redundent, isn't it?) said " Gaelin you are dark..(class laughs)... minded! Minded!" It showed me that even teachers mess up, sometimes in exteme degrees.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
1-17-13 assignment
The eight period school schedule is not nearly as productive as the four period school day.
Students aren't allowed to express their individuality through their ideas and answers on subjects and problems. Schools with eight period schedules do no allow students to give their own answers due to the shortened learning time, only the ones that already exist. Schools only worry about getting good test scores so that they look good. On tests, students are either given one correct answer or "multiple choice", not always being able to give their own opinion, and in effect show their individuality (Book cover).
Students do not get enough time in each class to ask questions or to complete homework. In the eight period school day, any class that is not a block class is only "forty-five minutes" long, barely giving students time enough to complete class assignment or to ask questions on that days subject (High school bell schedule).
Students do not learn at the same rate. With a four period schedule, students have sufficient time to learn that days subject, while in an eight period schedule they do not have enough time to learn the same subject in non-block classes, giving them less time to learn in that class. And the schools agenda makes "individual learn in a setting in which individual needs are subordinated to group interests" (Postman, Neil. The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School. New York: Knopf, 1995.).
As a result of the shortened class time, students loose their individuality for opinions they give, they don't get nearly enough time in classes, and those with non-block classes fall behind of those that do.
Students aren't allowed to express their individuality through their ideas and answers on subjects and problems. Schools with eight period schedules do no allow students to give their own answers due to the shortened learning time, only the ones that already exist. Schools only worry about getting good test scores so that they look good. On tests, students are either given one correct answer or "multiple choice", not always being able to give their own opinion, and in effect show their individuality (Book cover).
Students do not get enough time in each class to ask questions or to complete homework. In the eight period school day, any class that is not a block class is only "forty-five minutes" long, barely giving students time enough to complete class assignment or to ask questions on that days subject (High school bell schedule).
Students do not learn at the same rate. With a four period schedule, students have sufficient time to learn that days subject, while in an eight period schedule they do not have enough time to learn the same subject in non-block classes, giving them less time to learn in that class. And the schools agenda makes "individual learn in a setting in which individual needs are subordinated to group interests" (Postman, Neil. The End of Education: Redefining the Value of School. New York: Knopf, 1995.).
As a result of the shortened class time, students loose their individuality for opinions they give, they don't get nearly enough time in classes, and those with non-block classes fall behind of those that do.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The state legislature should not pass the bill that would require a person to acquire a high school diploma before they get a drivers license.Among other reasons, teens not having a license puts more pressure on parents, the penalties are less severe, and having a drivers license prepare teens for adulthood through the responsibility of having one before graduating.
When teens get their license, parents do feel a little relieved. If the teen has a vehicle that they can use, their parents do not need to drive them around if they want to go somewhere or hang out with friends. Given this scenario, the teens parents can now do what they would have otherwise not been able to do had they driven their teen around, and therefore getting more things done in that time. Whenever my sister wants to go hang out with friends or go to a school activity, our parents must driver her their and back, usually taking two trips total for each outing. However, when my sister gets her license and a vehicle she can drive, our parents will no longer have to driver her around, and therefore being able to do what they want in the time it would have taken to drive my sister around.
When teens drive, well when anyone drives, accidents do happen. And yes, teens are more likely to end up in crashes or collisions. However, the penalties for a teen driver in and accident compared to that of a young adult fresh out of high school are much less severe, with them only being minors. This would cost them, their parents, and insurance companies much less money dealing with fines accumulated by teens. Which brings me to the responsibility of that factor.
Learning to be responsible at an early age is critical for a successful adulthood. Giving teens a drivers license teaches them the most responsibility at this age, being that they hold other people's lives as well as their own in their hands when they drive a vehicle. When I had gotten my license, or even my permit to drive, I was the most nervous I had ever been. I didn't want to crash, hurting me or others. Having that sort of responsibility weighs down on teens, like it did with me, feeling like a heavy wool blanket had been draped over me. With this responsibility shadowing me, it made me drive like you should, which is the safest way to do so.
So, with the relief of pressure on parents, penalties being less severe, as well as learning how to be responsible for when they become adults, teens should be able to get a drivers license before they get a diploma.
Monday, January 14, 2013
1-14 assingment
In late November, a fissure, or crack, in the Earth several kilometers long started pouring out lava and has been doing so continuously for weeks (as of Jan. 2 at least it was still erupting).
On Thursday, the flu, or viral disease, got a hold of me and insisted on getting me sick all day (later it did and I had a fever).
Oracle—which inherited Java when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010—issued an emergency update on Sunday that attempts to patch the holes.
David--which is my fathers name--is not nearly as common of a name as it once was.
It’s twofold: No. 1, solar and wind power cannot meet the world’s voracious demand for energy, especially given the projected needs of emerging economies like India and China, and No. 2, nuclear power is our best hope to get off of fossil fuels, which are primarily responsible for the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet.
There are many reasons why students should get more days off of school: One, they would be much more willing to go to school in the first place, and two, this would give teachers more time to grade assignments and come up with class activities.
On Thursday, the flu, or viral disease, got a hold of me and insisted on getting me sick all day (later it did and I had a fever).
Oracle—which inherited Java when it bought Sun Microsystems in 2010—issued an emergency update on Sunday that attempts to patch the holes.
David--which is my fathers name--is not nearly as common of a name as it once was.
It’s twofold: No. 1, solar and wind power cannot meet the world’s voracious demand for energy, especially given the projected needs of emerging economies like India and China, and No. 2, nuclear power is our best hope to get off of fossil fuels, which are primarily responsible for the heat-trapping gases cooking the planet.
There are many reasons why students should get more days off of school: One, they would be much more willing to go to school in the first place, and two, this would give teachers more time to grade assignments and come up with class activities.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Pro-Con
Do curfews reduce crime?
Yes http://emlab.berkeley.edu/~pkline/papers/Youth%20curfews%20latest.pdf
Kline, Patrick. "The Impact of Juvenile curfew Laws." n. page. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
Curfews have intended results on the specified age groups, as well as a few above those levels.
No http://articles.cnn.com/1998-06-10/us/9806_10_teen.curfiew_1_youth-crime-daytime-curfew-curfew-arrests?_s=PM:US
Curfews have no effect on crime rate, if anything in certain cases increased it.
Both http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/2011/12/02/studies-find-teen-curfews-reduce-crime%E2%80%94or-not/
Culey, Courtney. "Studies find teen curfews reduce crime--or not." Capital News Service. n. page. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
Even though there are studies that conclude that curfews do have desirable effects, they don't always work.
Outline
Intro- There has been much controversy over the topic of curfews, specifically those limited to teens and those younger. Crime rates and spill-overs have long been the leading and most fought out points between both sides, as well as the safety of the public and the impact of those close to the specified age group(s).
Crime rates/ Spill-over
For- Studies have show that enforced curfews have a reduce crime effect. In these studies, it was found that there were no spill-over effects.
Against- However, studies have also shown that when curfews are in place, they can increase crime rates.
These rates, however higher, are an effect of spill overs caused by curfews. Spill overs are the effects of excess material (in this case crime), being added to another medium (other age groups of crime rates).
Safety
For- Studies have shown that when curfews are in effect, places that otherwise didn't feel safe to the public are now accepted as safe.
Against- While curfews may reduce crime and make people feel safer, it is not the best option to stop/ lower crime. Such measures as limiting the number of people in a store would help with such a goal.
Impact On Those Whom Don't Apply
For- When curfews are enforced, with fines and arrests, parents will pay more attention to their kids schedules and activities, while discouraging them from disobeying the law. This would make for a healthy family relationship, as well as teach kids that crime is bad.
Against- Unfortunately, while curfews are enforced for those under these guidelines, others that are slightly older (or younger in some cases) that look to be like those under jurisdiction of curfews are sometimes wrongly accused and arrested. These are innocent people, but because of curfews, they are arrested or fined for their looks.
Conclusion- Both sides have made good and thorough arguments for and against the idea of curfews. However, given the arguments made, the idea of having curfews is the best option. Spill-overs can be dealt with, while keeping kids off of the streets and out of trouble and the influence of crime will lead them to a better life. As far as the accidental accusations of look-alikes, those can always be resolved fairly quikly, as long as those accused cooperate with the prosecuter and police forces.
Final Paper
Studies have shown that enforced curfews have a reduce crime effect. In these studies, it was found that there were no spill-over effects (the effects of excess material, in this case crime, being added to another medium, in this case other age groups of crime rates). Spill-over in the case of crime rates is never good, being that the crimes rates tend to "spill over" onto other age groups' crime rates. For example, if the curfew is in place, studies have shown that while crime rates drop in that age group, they rise in other, non-effected age groups because of that curfew. However, studies have also shown that when curfews are in place, they can increase crime rates. In these cases, it may not be the effected age groups' crime rates (although in some cases it is), but the non-affected age groups (i.e. spill-over). These rates, however higher, are an effect of spill overs caused by curfews. the effects of excess material (in this case crime), being added to another medium (other age groups of crime rates).
Studies have shown that when curfews are in effect, places that otherwise didn't feel safe to the public are now accepted as safe because of the reduced crime rates. People think that since crime is going down, they might not get mugged on that one street that they have wanted to walk down. While curfews may reduce crime and make people feel safer, it is not the best option to stop/ lower crime because studies have shown that crime committed by youth tend to be between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., which is not usually within the verdict of curfew laws. Such measures as limiting the number of people in a store would help with such a goal.
When curfews are enforced, with fines and arrests, parents will pay more attention to their kids schedules and activities, while discouraging them from disobeying the law. This would make for a healthy family relationship, as well as teach kids that crime is bad. Unfortunately, while curfews are enforced for those under these guidelines, others that are slightly older (or younger in some cases) that look to be like those under jurisdiction of curfews are sometimes wrongly accused and arrested. These are innocent people, but because of curfews, they are arrested or fined for their looks.
Both sides have made good and thorough arguments for and against the idea of curfews. However, given the arguments made, the idea of having curfews is the best option. Spill-overs can be dealt with, while keeping kids off of the streets and out of trouble and the influence of crime will lead them to a better life. As far as the accidental accusations of look-alikes, those can always be resolved fairly quickly, as long as those accused cooperate with the prosecutor and police forces if already somehow accused of being guilty of breaking curfew.
Yes http://emlab.berkeley.edu/~pkline/papers/Youth%20curfews%20latest.pdf
Kline, Patrick. "The Impact of Juvenile curfew Laws." n. page. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
Curfews have intended results on the specified age groups, as well as a few above those levels.
No http://articles.cnn.com/1998-06-10/us/9806_10_teen.curfiew_1_youth-crime-daytime-curfew-curfew-arrests?_s=PM:US
"Study Curfews don't cut juvenile crime." CNN U.S.. n. page. Web. 8 Jan. 2013.
Curfews have no effect on crime rate, if anything in certain cases increased it.
Both http://news.jrn.msu.edu/capitalnewsservice/2011/12/02/studies-find-teen-curfews-reduce-crime%E2%80%94or-not/
Outline
Intro- There has been much controversy over the topic of curfews, specifically those limited to teens and those younger. Crime rates and spill-overs have long been the leading and most fought out points between both sides, as well as the safety of the public and the impact of those close to the specified age group(s).
Crime rates/ Spill-over
For- Studies have show that enforced curfews have a reduce crime effect. In these studies, it was found that there were no spill-over effects.
Against- However, studies have also shown that when curfews are in place, they can increase crime rates.
These rates, however higher, are an effect of spill overs caused by curfews. Spill overs are the effects of excess material (in this case crime), being added to another medium (other age groups of crime rates).
Safety
For- Studies have shown that when curfews are in effect, places that otherwise didn't feel safe to the public are now accepted as safe.
Against- While curfews may reduce crime and make people feel safer, it is not the best option to stop/ lower crime. Such measures as limiting the number of people in a store would help with such a goal.
Impact On Those Whom Don't Apply
For- When curfews are enforced, with fines and arrests, parents will pay more attention to their kids schedules and activities, while discouraging them from disobeying the law. This would make for a healthy family relationship, as well as teach kids that crime is bad.
Against- Unfortunately, while curfews are enforced for those under these guidelines, others that are slightly older (or younger in some cases) that look to be like those under jurisdiction of curfews are sometimes wrongly accused and arrested. These are innocent people, but because of curfews, they are arrested or fined for their looks.
Conclusion- Both sides have made good and thorough arguments for and against the idea of curfews. However, given the arguments made, the idea of having curfews is the best option. Spill-overs can be dealt with, while keeping kids off of the streets and out of trouble and the influence of crime will lead them to a better life. As far as the accidental accusations of look-alikes, those can always be resolved fairly quikly, as long as those accused cooperate with the prosecuter and police forces.
Final Paper
There has been much controversy over the topic of curfews, specifically those limited to teens and those younger. Crime rates and spill-overs have long been the leading and most fought out points between both sides, as well as the safety of the public and the impact of those close to the specified age group(s).
Studies have shown that enforced curfews have a reduce crime effect. In these studies, it was found that there were no spill-over effects (the effects of excess material, in this case crime, being added to another medium, in this case other age groups of crime rates). Spill-over in the case of crime rates is never good, being that the crimes rates tend to "spill over" onto other age groups' crime rates. For example, if the curfew is in place, studies have shown that while crime rates drop in that age group, they rise in other, non-effected age groups because of that curfew. However, studies have also shown that when curfews are in place, they can increase crime rates. In these cases, it may not be the effected age groups' crime rates (although in some cases it is), but the non-affected age groups (i.e. spill-over). These rates, however higher, are an effect of spill overs caused by curfews. the effects of excess material (in this case crime), being added to another medium (other age groups of crime rates).
Studies have shown that when curfews are in effect, places that otherwise didn't feel safe to the public are now accepted as safe because of the reduced crime rates. People think that since crime is going down, they might not get mugged on that one street that they have wanted to walk down. While curfews may reduce crime and make people feel safer, it is not the best option to stop/ lower crime because studies have shown that crime committed by youth tend to be between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., which is not usually within the verdict of curfew laws. Such measures as limiting the number of people in a store would help with such a goal.
When curfews are enforced, with fines and arrests, parents will pay more attention to their kids schedules and activities, while discouraging them from disobeying the law. This would make for a healthy family relationship, as well as teach kids that crime is bad. Unfortunately, while curfews are enforced for those under these guidelines, others that are slightly older (or younger in some cases) that look to be like those under jurisdiction of curfews are sometimes wrongly accused and arrested. These are innocent people, but because of curfews, they are arrested or fined for their looks.
Both sides have made good and thorough arguments for and against the idea of curfews. However, given the arguments made, the idea of having curfews is the best option. Spill-overs can be dealt with, while keeping kids off of the streets and out of trouble and the influence of crime will lead them to a better life. As far as the accidental accusations of look-alikes, those can always be resolved fairly quickly, as long as those accused cooperate with the prosecutor and police forces if already somehow accused of being guilty of breaking curfew.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
1-3-13 assignment
1. Before class starts, I will have to complete this assignment.
2. My teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to use all comma rules.
3. He also asks us to use colons, semicolons, and dashes.
4. Furthermore, Mr. Lindenburg insists that we rewrite our paragraphs two more times.
5. To get an A, we must incorporate all of these.
6. I really do not care for writing, and I dislike speech class.
7. We only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
8. I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
9. During the weekend I will attempt to snowboard --that of which was my brothers-- on ice.
1. Before class starts, I will have to complete this assignment for my teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to have it done by Monday.
2. Furthermore, Mr. Lindenburg insists that rewrite our paragraphs two more times while using colons, semicolons, and dashes.
3. To get an A, we must incorporate all of these, yet I really do not care for writing.
4. I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend--during which I will attempt to snowboard on ice--, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
5. We only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
1. Before class starts, I will have to complete this assignment for my teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to have it done by Monday, even though we only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
2. To get an A, we must incorporate colons, semicolons, and dashes, yet I really do not care for writing.
3. Furthermore, I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend--during which I will attempt to snowboard on ice--, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
2. My teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to use all comma rules.
3. He also asks us to use colons, semicolons, and dashes.
4. Furthermore, Mr. Lindenburg insists that we rewrite our paragraphs two more times.
5. To get an A, we must incorporate all of these.
6. I really do not care for writing, and I dislike speech class.
7. We only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
8. I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
9. During the weekend I will attempt to snowboard --that of which was my brothers-- on ice.
1. Before class starts, I will have to complete this assignment for my teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to have it done by Monday.
2. Furthermore, Mr. Lindenburg insists that rewrite our paragraphs two more times while using colons, semicolons, and dashes.
3. To get an A, we must incorporate all of these, yet I really do not care for writing.
4. I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend--during which I will attempt to snowboard on ice--, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
5. We only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
1. Before class starts, I will have to complete this assignment for my teacher, Mr. Lindenburg, requires us to have it done by Monday, even though we only have a few weeks, specifically 11 days, left of this class.
2. To get an A, we must incorporate colons, semicolons, and dashes, yet I really do not care for writing.
3. Furthermore, I have worked on this assignment yesterday and today, will forget about it over the weekend--during which I will attempt to snowboard on ice--, and will most likely rush to get it done Monday if I already haven't.
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