tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18963268200263794602024-02-02T10:36:49.025-08:00A Writing and Learning Blog!A writing and learning blog for English 110NNW at 8 a.m. at Delaware OSU.Mike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-15708430647481015472011-12-06T20:52:00.000-08:002011-12-06T21:09:36.312-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy55cuiZliFF8HqYID3Q7L3qd8WIB8ypNKTtHXvJqkisuOdrsJSJfrC-0q9MrSx5IFdX2OsM3NSC2kR0TSnAw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>dannynearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06029356191773826022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-87691152552138772602011-12-06T11:38:00.000-08:002011-12-06T11:42:47.965-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpCTVb_vXf7TCyDaw4DOEC65FFYQIZnubYaafwobdMdqlAZvPL764ALeQaQr0C18SKxDp6xrV8F0IcEERDtQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>AaronAshmeadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496868323072139745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-15409954619267924642011-12-06T08:56:00.000-08:002011-12-06T09:01:53.179-08:00Cole world<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9ZRq7tlyPgI1Ln1g0xbNeRTtmnyHF8MvU7Hg_XE13Jk4jiainfjfqfpPNDoY0857tysGQm4I-cqljJiCMKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Afifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942424135601025929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-24594597634036346322011-12-06T06:38:00.000-08:002011-12-06T06:45:52.658-08:00<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwppoCe5V0GpJw2xdpmMqC00GikzxAphnLmFnBpNnE-PUZkwNuoX11MWLGJ7VQZVKGQzbtK-HW8T6r8E_Fxaw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>YasminKavarizadehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826724576030916901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-32703461419858829532011-12-04T10:26:00.001-08:002011-12-05T05:07:30.101-08:00File size for video uploadsMust be under 100 mb I believe, so convert or shrink your video before uploading, as needed. Another way would be to post to You Tube and then link to it, if that is easier. Good luck!Mike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-72400414134543674822011-12-01T05:45:00.000-08:002011-12-01T05:49:23.096-08:00Kristi's Lil Wayne Review!!!!<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx3zL1pjJw-S3Nhl08uGe1_CU5v-FLCm20uF99x_gn80nB40PxcmzuzbHWP0FWBrprNoA2ourIV_1dzPxsbyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kristi Fahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109913117364159789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-1812638217495471642011-11-27T19:28:00.000-08:002011-11-27T19:38:39.202-08:00Twlight<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwpGxDP9bnspbGw3muC0bPCKx9xymvdAFDmNW_2AyIX8CJ5gz9v-2PqTv2So8NNr06WWQF5_VAAuaGMQaKp' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-76887350190340016462011-11-22T20:01:00.001-08:002011-11-22T20:01:30.373-08:00Essay two ThesisA Long Way Gone teaches us that the effects of war and brainwashing can bring out the underlying strength of a man.Kyle Ehrhardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308883206460212867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-32479725695084808972011-11-22T07:15:00.000-08:002011-11-22T07:18:49.671-08:00Extra credit for English 110NNWFor extra credit, you have three choices:<br />
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One: you can do a review of a current popular Music CD. You must record this review on video and post it to our blog.<br />
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Two: you can attend an artistic performance (dance, music, theater, exhibit, etc.) and write a review of the strengths and weaknesses of the performance. Again, you must record this on video and post it to our blog.<br />
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Three: you can write a poem about an American icon and perform it for the class during our last class on Thursday, Dec. 1. You must also write an intro for the poem for our blog, and then record yourself reading the poem and post it to the blog as video.<br />
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If you do this well, I will raise your overall grade up to half a grade. In other words, if you are at 85 percent, you can go up to 90 percent. This would take you from a B to an A-.<br />
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The idea here is to be creative, have fun, use your brain, and use technology well!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q0OTbHWAEDa734L3iuFa9VlTPFBmN9KaMrYTcjXXoxa9V1C1DYDD_hayCiRaSR7Ry2R0I6bpspX-vZDWpOQfhowzsQCGVaYOeEqM35UXzfCvy7ibOaVZesHmM5DquUxBUX_l69mJmXg/s1600/video+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q0OTbHWAEDa734L3iuFa9VlTPFBmN9KaMrYTcjXXoxa9V1C1DYDD_hayCiRaSR7Ry2R0I6bpspX-vZDWpOQfhowzsQCGVaYOeEqM35UXzfCvy7ibOaVZesHmM5DquUxBUX_l69mJmXg/s1600/video+blog.jpg" /></a></div>Mike Lohrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05832313501793243606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-29686548868439338552011-11-18T21:40:00.000-08:002011-11-18T21:43:00.872-08:00The World as a Polder<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">The focus of Diamond's research is natural resources. He was trying to learn how the patterns of civilization have affected our natural resources. *Humans are destroying or losing natural resources such as: natural habitats, wild food sources, biological diversity, and soil. These resources are all part of a cycle that cannot function properly without one, and we need to be aware of that.*<br /></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Natural habitats are very important to human survival. We need the functions of natural habitats to continue and remain healthy if we want to stay healthy ourselves. If we continue polluting our earth we will be polluting to food we eat and the water we drink. We should be conscious of these issues. I believe this is the most important topic Diamond brings to our attention in this entire essay. Without Natural habitats we will not survive.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">I thought these paragraphs were important in the essay.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> “<span style="font-style: normal">But biodiversity losses of small inedible species often provoke the response, ”Who cares? Do you really care less for humans than for some lousy useless little fish or weed, like the snail darter or Furbish lousewort?” This response misses the point that the entire natural world is made up of wild species providing us for free with services that can be very expensive, and in many cases impossible, for us to supply ourselves.” (pg474 p7)</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> “<span style="font-style: normal">Thus, because we are rapidly advancing along this non-sustainable course, the world's environmental problems will get resolved, in one way or another, within the lifetimes of the children and young adults alive today. The only question is whether they will become resolved in pleasant ways of our own choice, or in unpleasant ways not of our choice, such as warfare, genocide, starvation, disease epidemics, and collapses of societies. While all of those grim phenomena have been endemic to humanity throughout our history,their frequency increases with environmental degradation, population pressure, and the resulting poverty and political instability.” Wow, frightening! (pg483 p31)</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Four definitions for this essay:</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Natural resource: a material source of wealth, such as timber, fresh water, or a mineral deposit, that occurs in a natural state and has economic value.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Natural habitat: the environment in which an organism: plant, animal, insect, bacterium or virus lives.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Biological diversity (biodiversity): the number and variety of organisms found within a specific geographic region.</span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Soil (don't laugh, I'll explain): The top layer of the earth's surface consisting of rock, and mineral particles mixed with organic matter. </span> </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"> <span style="font-style: normal">Plants only grow in certain types of soil. (there are different types) Some soils cannot support plant life. These are called dead soils. This could potentially happen to our healthy soil if we continue to not pay attention to our natural habitats, for example.</span></p>Nicole Daileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16886573872403510193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-50154716098617962122011-11-17T06:37:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:47:09.642-08:00The themes that stood out to me was power of having family, and how people need help finding there family. It's amazing how people start to lose themselves with there roots, or their family. One lady from Congo spoke about how she just want to know where her kids where. I thought the goal of the Refugee united is amazing, on how they use just little details to try and get people together. The two brother that start where ask what they would put and it fun that they said almost the same thing. one brother said his brother would say something about there cat, and how they would also say something about there tattoo. "we both share the same tattoo on our left arm." It amazing how just some little detail united us to someone else and how we all sometimes just forget about these details. But these little details are uniting refugees who lost their families.alex kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02203819822626915341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-1590086667641436152011-11-17T06:30:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:45:12.850-08:00Refugee United Film ResponseThis film is very power and it is talk something that most refugee going through . This film is talk about how there are we was billion displacement people and they don't know there their family are. This two guy create the Refugees United ,so they can help the refugee find their family and they can help their-self.This refugee the thing important to them is know that they are not only who are live. I think it sad how young man has be the father of his two brother and sister., but that is something that big in the refugee. It remember of what my family went through when we was living in Somali , just because we were a different tribe and we had money . Young man only want to know if his father was live . He was job less and he didn't go to school because they raise his brothers and sister. They burn our houses. No one in this world doesn't want to the only in their family .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-34200843815231358412011-11-17T06:24:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:39:23.188-08:00Refugees United"It is the worst thing that can happen for a mother to lose her children." Solange is a refugee from Condor who had lost her children. We saw the sadness that overcame the witnesses who had lost loved ones in Condor. One great theme about this video is hope. Through Refugees United, which is an online search method to help people find lost friends and family, refugees gain hope to live another day. With that same hope many refugees have already found their loved ones and will continue to do so. "At the end of 2009, there were more than two million sociably displaced individuals worldwide." Obviously Refugees United can help to change this statistic, and bring hope to many who are lost. "It is my only hope that I can get connected to them."Nicole Daileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16886573872403510193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-10521549757747793692011-11-17T06:23:00.002-08:002011-11-17T06:36:15.931-08:00ResponseWhat stood out to me was the most is how people have no idea where their family is. It is crazy to me that people around the world do not even know if their family members are alive. I know how much my family means to me and I can not imagine what it would be like to not know where they are or to be split up. I think the website refugee united is a great idea. It gives them a chance to be able to reconnect with their family members again. Even though it is not 100% that they will, the video shows that many people did. "There is only one thing that keeps you routed in this world, and that is family".Kayley Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798162268774203760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-18454384331766209352011-11-17T06:23:00.001-08:002011-11-17T06:28:57.889-08:00Refugee United Film ResponseThe two main themes that stood out to me were the loss of family and the struggle living in poverty. It seemed that every single refugee had seen or heard of a family member being murdered and they had no idea where the others were. All the refugees wanted the same thing- to find their families. They also struggled with not having enough or any money. They had all been taken from their families, communities, and country's. They had no money to survive and they were doing things like picking up bottles to get enough money to eat. One quote that stood out to me was from the girl that spoke at the very beginning from Congo. She said, "I try to forget but I can't." This quote reminded me a lot of Ishmael and how he wasn't able to forget what he had been through. I can't imagine having to live with those memories for the rest of your life.TaylorBrownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10077448592416783586noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-81517473201904383872011-11-17T06:23:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:39:17.880-08:00Refugees UnitedThe main theme throughout the movie clip was refugees being taken away from their families unwillingly . One of the refugee women didnt know where her kids were and her husband had been killed. Another refugee young man didnt know where his father was, his mother had been killed and now was facing poverty along with taking care of his three younger siblings. This was very sad and depressing to see, that people lost their loved ones through tragic ways . They didnt know whether the people they love were safe, happy, or even alive. Refugee United is an organization devoted to finding refugees families . How it works is that each refugee creates a profile with their name, date of birth and things about them that their families would know. There has been many success stories of a refugee feeling as they were alone in this world without a family, finding their loved ones. I didnt know there was such an organization, and I was actually surprised at the success of families actually finding each other. Refugee United gives a sense of hope, that families can be reunited again.YasminKavarizadehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05826724576030916901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-89164904449659896712011-11-17T06:22:00.001-08:002011-11-17T06:34:46.782-08:00Refugees UnitedI thought this was a really neat idea for the refugees to be able to use this website. A lot of them are going through hardships and missing their families. This will help them to possibly reconect with family members and have happier lives. the two main events that stood out in my mind was the girls story of being raped and the boys story of how his mother was shot and he had to protect his brothers from then on out. "End of 2009 43,000,000 forcefully displace" I think it is amazing how many peole don't know where their family is it is very sad.Kyle Ehrhardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308883206460212867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-46262635435175349982011-11-17T06:22:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:28:59.270-08:00Refugees United was touching!Refugees United is one of the best ideas I've heard about as far as helping others. I couldn't imagine losing my family. The fact of not knowing is what would kill me and these hundreds of thousands of refugees are experiencing this issue. It is very depressing to witness these families in lonely conditions without family members. The one woman's husband was murdered, and she had no idea where her children were and there was nothing that she could do about it. Now with Refugees United, there is hope for her and other refugees in her situation. One of the brothers said, "Family is what roots us." This line is so true, and that is why these refugees are motivated to continue because they long to know what happened to their families. Life in poverty is difficult enough, but life in poverty without your family is much worse. I am glad this organization has been created!Kristi Fahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109913117364159789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-67152298697116261772011-11-17T06:20:00.001-08:002011-11-17T06:35:46.886-08:00Film responseThe most important theme that stood out clearly to me was the importance of family. Aside from your name, one of the first possessions you come into this world with is a family. There is a theory called Maslows hierarchy of needs, and it basically lists the necessities of life that one needs to survive not only physically but psychologically as well. One of the sections in this pyramid of needs is called love/belonging, which are to be given by people like friends, a mate, and FAMILY. The first lady in the film said "makes me feel lonely to not know where my family is". This phrase emphasizes the importance of her family to her. The fact that she doesn't know of their whereabouts bugs her and puts her in a state of depression. Personally myself, I've been left with occasions where my family would leave me and I'd have the house to myself for a weekend or sometimes a week. At first its cool, but after the first couple hours I begin to feel a large sense of loneliness. As a matter of fact, I never stay at home or if I do I try not to be alone, so I invite a friend over. Family is a significant idea that people often take for granted. Don't take such a blessing lightly.Afifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14942424135601025929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-81969882581976477922011-11-17T06:19:00.002-08:002011-11-17T06:37:46.218-08:00Film ResponseOne theme that stood out to me was sort of the theme of new found hope. In the film everybody had a devastating story to tell of losing a loved one or not being able to find certain family members. Then when this group came to help refugees find loved ones that they'd lost there was a nice sense of relief in everybody because there was actually a chance to find family members. At one point near the end of the film one of the women said "I can die now because I know where my family is." Refugees United is just like a big relief to everybody because it's already hard enough for them to live in those conditions, but it makes things a lot easier knowing that you can have your family by your side.AaronAshmeadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496868323072139745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-67243284415547575732011-11-17T06:19:00.001-08:002011-11-17T06:29:45.260-08:00Refugees UnitedMy response to the film we watched was I felt really bad to picture that all of these people had gone through similar experiences to Ishmael. A quote that stood out to me was when one of the women said "Even if I die it is ok because I know my family is alive." This quote stood out to me because it showed how their love for their families is so strong they would rather die than live without knowing they are alive. A theme that stood out to me was how the brothers related themselves to the refugees. I think that if we put ourselves in their shoes you will want to help like these brothers were able to.dannynearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06029356191773826022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-28366213496125904502011-11-17T06:19:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:21:17.671-08:00Kristi's Thesis!!Ismael's desperation for survival lead to him making unfortunate decisions. His story demonstrates the problematic nature of making decisions under pressure. This leads to poor choices that under normal circumstances would not have been made.Kristi Fahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109913117364159789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-9408099991493796752011-11-17T06:17:00.001-08:002011-11-17T06:31:47.258-08:00RefugeesThe film that we saw was very powerful. Its amazing how those two bother gave up much of there lives to help those people out. I think its great to see that so many people can be helped out and can find there loved ones now. Those brother really used teleology to a really good uses. The kid that is taking care of all his younger siblings is amazing. He says "hes not ready to be a dad" but he is making the sacrifice so that his brothers and sister can live the best life possible. What those brothers and all the people that work with them are doing is giving hope to people that used to not have hope.Chris McClainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936225836356934781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-65464130580591412932011-11-17T06:17:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:28:44.703-08:00Refugees United ResponseThis website that allows refugees to connect with there families is the one thing that can help connect people that have nothing to the one thing they care about. At a point in A Long Way Gone Ishmael plans on going to a village he knows is under attack from rebels for the slight chance he may find his parents. He was willing to give up his life to see his family one last time. <br /> One of the refugees in the film said " Even if I die it is ok. I know my family is fine." This website gave this too her, peace of mind with knowing her family was safe.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /> There are so many people that feel hopeless and this website is exactly what they need. The future for this website is going to be a miracle for so many people that could really use one.Jake Beardsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046980648534946013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1896326820026379460.post-29342477596342223102011-11-17T06:15:00.000-08:002011-11-17T06:32:32.250-08:00Refugees UnitedThe idea that so many people are separated from their loved ones due to war is horrifying and it is good to see that Refugees United is trying to help. It is a very good idea to use the internet to bring bring displaced family members and friends to try and get them back together or at the very least know that the others are alive "even if I die I know that my family is safe". The tales of the refugees were very saddening however it is nice to know that the sisters are now aware that the other is still alive. I also hope that the boy finds his father and can in some way escape the poverty from which he currently is trapped in.JoshGraveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17037297366158465269noreply@blogger.com0