In the event of all schools shutting down indefinatly,what would you do?

If all schools were to shut down, I dont know what I would do honestly.From elementary school to up to this point in life, all I have been doing is preparing for the future in a set path.All schools shutting downabruptly is something I have literally, never once contemplated.If jobs still needed requirements like a certain amount of years of schooling completed and a diploma to show for it,I probably would go for a job as a store clerk.
However, if job requirements were skill based, I would go for a job as an artist's assistant in graphic illistrations.I would choose this job because graphic illestrators are always in need of assistants to help them with sketches and storyboards.
Another alternative I would choose is working a paper route on the weekends
at midnights .I would choose this job because I have experience with this type of job and it pays fairly well considering the requirements.

No work no computer,Is it fair or unfair?

In order to access the computer you must have completed work the day before.If you have not,then you must do the work on paper.in order to use the computer the following day.
Unfortunately many of my classmates have abused computer priviliges and thus this rule had
to be implimented.I do think this rule is fair and neccesary.This rule doesnt say you cannot access MYspace or any other websites.The rule just says you have to complete work
to use the computers.The students in my class had begun to misinterpret the purpose of computer class and or decided that the purpose of the computer is for entertainment. This rule has created a more productive learning environment and is an effective way to motivate
students to put more of an effort in classwork.

The way Cherron writes.

"Safty is withought a doubt an hugeissue ,but no the name shouldnt change .....WE SHOULD!!!!"
This quote is from a post from a student in my class named Cherron.I chose this quote because
I like the way it was put together especially the last few words. she made some errors but then so does everyone else.Cherron has an enthusiastic way of writing and uses a nice body of words.
From the last two words she gets her point across and fully expresses her opinion be writing
"WE SHOULD !!!!" In all capitalized words.I think she has an original way of writing.
The subject I took this quote from was about whether or not Philadelphia should have the name changed.From the start she points out the problems of the city,choosing to focus on the situation
of philadelphia.She answers the question on the last sentence about what should be changed
and gets her point across.Cherron doesnt waste time and gets to the point of the matter
and has a skillful way of putting it into a structured paragraph.

Kevin Ross

It is hard for me to imagine only knowing how to read your name from birth to early adulthood.
I cannot even fathom the idea of being an illiterate young adult.To me this problem should have been completely avoided.It does not specify if Ross lived with his father but I think if he had a strong and intelligent male influencing him in his early childhood this would have never happening.
Kevin Ross shouldnt have focused all of his time on Basketball.He should have spent more time on his educationand studies instead.He could have asked teachers for help instead of letting this problem get out of hand.I cant see any excuse for letting this happen.The only reason I can see this happening is that the teachers did not care,which to me apparently must have been the case.
Kevin Ross was succesfully educated by a woman named Marva Collins.Marva Collins is an american educator who uses more than conventional methods to teach.She has said a number of qoutes including."Don't try to fix the students, fix ourselves first. The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed" and "The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another." She founded westside preparity which has become sucessful as well as recieving a national humanities medal.

The Triangular trade.

This week I learned about the Middle passage.The middle passage also known as the Triangular trade is the journey that the enslaved Africans endured after they were kidnapped from their native land.
A large percentage of Africans could not survive the brutal environment and pestilence found on the slave ships.Many chose to jump overboard, preferring death to living a life in shackles.This only fueled the slave masters greed and inhumanity.
Soon after the rebellion of the Africans, slavemasters purchased insurance policies and tossed Africans overboard into the Atlantic ocean.This practice of sacrificing human lives became common in the journey from Africa to the Americas However this was only the beginning of the African Holocaust.

Should MYspace be banned in school.

I personally dont have a "MYspace" account but I think in general that "Myspace" should be banned in school.In many ways "MYspace" is an addiction.I can see from a third persons perspective in that I dont have an account and dont see what the big deal is about having a couple hundred pictures of people that you have never met.I do think that some people can complete their classroom assignments and still use "MYspace". However , the same could be said about drug addictions and alcohol.Some people can use drugs yet still lead a productive life anhd the same could be said about those who drink.
I still would not say its okay to use drugs at your place of employment or period , for that matter.This all comes down to the said persons ability to contain himself and unfortunately I dont think that most people have that selfcontrol.

The "little" things I am grateful for.

The things that I am gratefull for may seem simple but I feel that I am thankful for having these things in my life .
One thing that many people take for granted that I am thankful for is simply the fact that I am myself.I am thankful for this because I am a unique indivual and no one can take that from me.
Another thing that I am thankful for is that I am American,I am grateful for this because
Alot of countries in this world are in much worse of state than America.People from other countries risk their life just to be in this country of which its inhabitans take for granted many of the rights givin to us since birth.
I may not have it all in this world,but for all I do have I feel grateful for them.

I am 21 years old...

I am 21 years old...

1) Today I am 21 years old I can vote I can...

At age 21 I will, accordingly if my plan goes right, be completing my last year of college.Specifically I plan to at first go to community college then transfer to temple university or Penn state to get a degree in art.

2) Discuss your education history...

Firstly,I will have completed high school after which I will already have earned an associates degree.Finally I will one year away from recieving my bachelors degree.

3) Discuss where you live...

I will most likely be living on campus or renting an apartment in a close vicinity of the college of my choice.

4)Discuss the work you do.Your job etc...

The work I do will be doing will be working as a
penciller, working as an assistant finishing off the rudementary scetches my employer laid out,drawing concept art and or drawing story boards.

Two places I would want to visit.

If I had to choose two places I would like to visit I would have to say Egypt and Timbuktu. I would choose these two because I am very interested in eastern civilization.I have always wanted to go to African countries.
I would choose Egypt as one country because it is the first advanced civilization in the world.The Egyptians heavily influenced the Greeks Romans and Arabs.the Egyptians were so advanced in mathematics that even to this day it is not known how the pyramids were built.
For Timbuktu's ,another African nation that had an advanced civilization I would choose this place because Timbuktu had the largest library in the world at one point and was a center for great academic achievements.
I mainly chose these two African countries to visit because living in a western civilization and euro centric society,I often learned far more about Greek and roman achievements than African kingdoms.I was usually left with cryptic and minute details about African civilization.The largest source of information about African culture generally involved slaveryand practically inferred that African history started from the point of enslavement.I therefore would like to visit these places to learn where African culture started from.

The gamble of not having a high school degree.

• The consequences of dropping out of high school nowadays are especially severe.One of the most common jobs for high school dropouts,McDonald's,is said to be considering employees to require a high school degree.
  It is hard to understand the relationship between a formal education and flipping burgers but if these are signs of change then the future looks as bleak as the bowels of a pit.Several of my teachers even admit that having
  a college degree is like having a high school degree 20 years ago.The importance of the high school degree has depreciated to the point where it is comparable to having the education of a high school dropout in the 80's.This leaves the dropout with a future of much hardship to look forward to.With the middle class
  on the verge of being non existent and value of a college degree decreasing.One would say not having a high school diploma is comparable to an ex cons' record.The consequences of not having this sheet of paper
  that says you have completed your education isn't something most people with reasonable sense would want to experience.

The meaning of names.

Philadelphia,"the city of brotherly love."After a skyrocketing boost in murder rates and the population of homeless rising.It is easy to knitpick about the meaning of the cities name and why it should be changed.
I myself think that the meaning of Philadelphia contradicts the current
state of this historical city.This does not mean that I believe the name should be changed.Names,since ancient times have had underlying meanings.For example "Jerusalem" means land of peace,this place has
had many conflicts in the past but its'name shouldnt be changed because of this.In fact,it isnt anything new for someone to have a name that contradicts the actions they do.I myself have one such name which has
a meaning that conflicts with my character."Sedrick".My name is of
Celtic origin and means "war God".Now,I do not think myself to be
a diety or a spirit of chaos,however,I would not change the name
my mother gave me even though I know its meaning.
If Philidelphia and its meaning conflict with its living condition,the question isnt "should we change the name",it should be "how can we change the living condition".It is that simple.instead of being pessimistic,
we should be figuring out a way to solve the problems of this city.

What I have learned since September...

Since september,I have learned a few things.The very first thing I learned was how to set up an e.mail address.I thought that doing this would be time consuming and difficult,however it turned out to be a simple thing.
Simply putting down the most rudementary personal information was all it took.
The second thing I learned to do was even more basic than what I wrote about in the first paragraph.I learned how to use the enter key when typing.As simple as this sounds it was an inconvienience to type without
using this key.
All the things that I have learned in my computer class,everything that I
have learned from September to present,could not be explained and typed in one short period.I have learned many things since then,however the best thing that I learned to do was ask questions.If I hadnt asked those questions about computers then I wouldnt have learned that much.
Undoubtedly there is many more things for me to learn but if I dont ask those questions then I wont learn anything.

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