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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

TU Tuesday - Local

http://www.guilderlandspotlight.com/news/2012/may/28/market-market-buy/

To market, to market to buy ...


Not that spring is coming there are more farmers markets opening. Most recently CDPHP just opened this years farmers market. "This is the market’s fifth year and with seven new vendors added to the lineup, it’s also its largest yet." Farmers markets offer a variety of everything which is why they are popular "from fresh produce to baked goods to handmade bath products and jewelry.". There are some new vendors this year like "Allan Ditton Pottery (handmade pottery), Bakeforu (cookies, scones and cupcakes), Dutch Desserts (European-style fruit tarts), Honeybee Farm (cheeses, eggs, garlic, honey and hummus), Ali Hermann Artwork & Jewelry (handmade pieces) and Scarecrow Farm (wool, yarn, honey, eggs and assorted vegetables). " A really nice thing about farmers markets all around the district not just the CDPHP ones is that they all offer "fresh, local food".

Monday, May 28, 2012

6.Should Memorial Day be a time to remember only veterans or all those who have died?

Memorial day should be about celebrating both. They both fought side by side and did as much work as the other and deserve as much credit although the dead have given up more than the living. Regardless of what happened they both should be honored for the fact that they served our country.

Monday, May 21, 2012

What is Crippling Us?

Gatto presents his claim with personal experience and his own personal findings. Bradbury creates his own personal world set in the future based off societies trends at the current time. I'm more persuaded by Bradbury to believe him because he makes valid points especially because of how close the world he depicted is to mdern day. The gang fights today relate to how Clarisse was scared of her own age. "I'm afraid of children my own age. They kill each other. Did it always used to be that way? My uncle says no. Six of my friends have been shot in the last year alone. Ten of them died in car wrecks. I'm afraid of them and they don't like me because I'm afraid. My uncle says his grandfather remembered when children didn't kill each other. But that was a long time ago when they had things different."(30) Another aspect I agree with is how people seem to forget the small things in hte world. "'Bet I know something else you don't. There's dew on the grass in the morning.' He suddenly couldn't remember if he had known this or not, and it made him quite irritable.
'And if you look'—she nodded at the sky—'there's a man in the moon.' He hadn't looked for a long time." (9) Bradbury gives you metaphors and a story behind his thoughts on society which make them easier to connect to than Gatto's blatant facts. Gatto talks alot about the history of schooling "Mass schooling of a compulsory nature really got its teeth into the United States between 1905 and 1915, though it was conceived of much earlier and pushed for throughout most of the nineteenth century" He clearely researched his topic and attacked it from the right points, by studying the history to find where we are now. He also quotes Alexander Inglis's 1918 book, Principles of Secondary Education when he said "School is meant to determine each student's proper social role" which I can completely agree with. In school you learn  about your options after high school and where you could take your life. You learn what you want to be when you're older while you're in school and you carry that with you when you leave high school.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Tried and True

http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/17091167277/381

http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/17477297690/my-28-most-tried-and-true-writing-prompts

I would choose Bam Margera because hes absolutley amazing and he seems like he would be the chillest dad. I would want two dads because I feel like thats something people should embrace and not be afraid to raise kids in that environment so I would also choose Travis Pastrana because I love dirt biking and riding and being able to just go crazy.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

TU Tuesday - Commencement Speech.

http://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0086-obrien.htm
http://www.graduationwisdom.com/speeches/0091-washington.htm

Conan talked alot about life lessons. I foudnwhat said to be extremely true even though I may not have much experience."One’s dream is constantly evolving, rising and falling, changing course". When I was little I wanted to be a science teacher. Now I want to be a doctor. Our interestes change in life."It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique" This is a quote I found very inspiring because it is so true. If everyone was perfect at what they did they would all be the same.He also talked alot about being prepared for failure. "whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come" He was very positive about all of it though and talked very deeply from personal experience.
"Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen" Kindess can go a long way. I agree with everything that Conan pointed out here. As Denzel Washington said "If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying". These speeches are made to give them inspiration and insight into the world they're about to enter. I believe everything they've pointed out is true.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

1 How I Use Facebook

I use facebook for:
  • Gettting Homework
  • Catching up with friends from my camp during the winter
  • Sharing new things I'm excited about
  • Easily communicating with friends
I check my facebook everyday cause my phone usually isnt that reliable. Facebook is a really nice way to stay in touch with people.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Love to Know Slideshow

http://blackboard.neric.org/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2fwebapps%2fblackboard%2fexecute%2flauncher%3ftype%3dCourse%26id%3d_2263_1%26url%3d

What are these people celebrating?
They've just won the lottery and bought the biggest bed they could find with the fluffiest pillows and had the best pillow fight of their life. They'll burn out their savings pretty quick on useless junk and eventually become broke.