What is the most valuable contribution you could make to a college campus? Explain.
One of the most valuable contributions one could give to a college campus would probably something useful one could use in class such as maybe donating laptops or an iPad, or something which fits into that category which could help college students to get things done like essays, or doing any type of research that is necessary. I think laptops would be a very valuable contribution because I think it would be something very useful in college, you need internet access to do many things such as completing certain assignments assigned by your professor or doing any type of research, completing papers that need to be done, and anything else that would need or involve a computer in order for whatever it is one is doing to complete what it is they have to do. Computers are very useful sources when it comes to school, many assignments, in order to be completed, require finding information which may only be accessed through a computer.
Cherrie Moraga
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Journal #16
Explain a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dillema you have faced and its impact on you.
Something big for me that I have attempted during my high school years is taking an AP English class. Taking an AP class was not something I personally wanted to do, but was something my dad wanted me to do. In the beginnig I was really scared and nervous on how I would do in the class. In the beginning I struggled a lot, it was pretty difficult,being timed to write I essays which is something I am not used to doing. It is now around the 4th month of school and I seem to be getting more comfortable with the work being given in the class and I am noticing I am getting stronger in my writing skills and just doing better overall. I am glad my dad pushed me to be in an AP class because I am seeing that I am learning techniques I will need in order to be successful in college. I have learned new things such as different types of essays, many new vocabulary words, and just being a better writer overall. Being put in an AP class is something that will help me a lot in the future.
Something big for me that I have attempted during my high school years is taking an AP English class. Taking an AP class was not something I personally wanted to do, but was something my dad wanted me to do. In the beginnig I was really scared and nervous on how I would do in the class. In the beginning I struggled a lot, it was pretty difficult,being timed to write I essays which is something I am not used to doing. It is now around the 4th month of school and I seem to be getting more comfortable with the work being given in the class and I am noticing I am getting stronger in my writing skills and just doing better overall. I am glad my dad pushed me to be in an AP class because I am seeing that I am learning techniques I will need in order to be successful in college. I have learned new things such as different types of essays, many new vocabulary words, and just being a better writer overall. Being put in an AP class is something that will help me a lot in the future.
Journal #17
Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
An issue that is important to me that can be something that goes on everywhere which is people not being involved in their community. Community service is something that I have been involved with since I was a little kid, my family and I participate in mainly one organization which involve delivering meals to those who are too sick and need assistance on getting food to them. My family and I have also participated in a few walks which raise money for finding a cure for AIDS. I was brought up always doing community service and always being told that if i don't give back to my community I really don't have a purpose for doing anything. I think it is very important for people to participate in things that involve giving back to their communities whether it's cleaning up parks or beaches, or going to the extent of doing the 3-day walk to find a cure for breast cancer. There are many poeple that do not participate in activities which serve back to their community, it's very important that people begin to. It is required at many schools that you do a certain amount of community service hours in order to graduate. Giving back to your community is very important and I do believe that is an issue that not everybody recognizes.
An issue that is important to me that can be something that goes on everywhere which is people not being involved in their community. Community service is something that I have been involved with since I was a little kid, my family and I participate in mainly one organization which involve delivering meals to those who are too sick and need assistance on getting food to them. My family and I have also participated in a few walks which raise money for finding a cure for AIDS. I was brought up always doing community service and always being told that if i don't give back to my community I really don't have a purpose for doing anything. I think it is very important for people to participate in things that involve giving back to their communities whether it's cleaning up parks or beaches, or going to the extent of doing the 3-day walk to find a cure for breast cancer. There are many poeple that do not participate in activities which serve back to their community, it's very important that people begin to. It is required at many schools that you do a certain amount of community service hours in order to graduate. Giving back to your community is very important and I do believe that is an issue that not everybody recognizes.
Journal #18
If you could choose two things to change about our high school campus, what would they be and why?
If I were given the option of changing two things at Castle Park High School, I would choose to change the students we have now to students that actually HAVE pride in the school they attend. Another thing I would choose to change is to instead of having grades, to have a "Pass/Fail" type of a system. The reason in which I would choose to change people at our school to people who actually take pride in the school in which they attend is because it seems as though the people I go to school with go to school and then just go home, it's nothing special to them, it;s a place they are forced to go to because their parents make them. Many of the students that attend Castle Park say that the school is ghetto, which I think if they are calling our school ghetto they have not seen the ghetto because our school is quite luxurious compared to schools that are actually ghetto. So it would be really nicd to have people that are proud to attend the school they attend, go to school functions with school spirit and the rest of all that good stuff that goes along with having pride! The reason for why I would prefer a "Pass/Fail" system rather than actually receiving grades is because it is a lot harder trying to aim for that letter grade that in the end really means nothing. It would be a lot easier for people who are trying in school and rather than focusing on getting that grade up to actually focus on understanding the material of that class you are trying to get information out of.
If I were given the option of changing two things at Castle Park High School, I would choose to change the students we have now to students that actually HAVE pride in the school they attend. Another thing I would choose to change is to instead of having grades, to have a "Pass/Fail" type of a system. The reason in which I would choose to change people at our school to people who actually take pride in the school in which they attend is because it seems as though the people I go to school with go to school and then just go home, it's nothing special to them, it;s a place they are forced to go to because their parents make them. Many of the students that attend Castle Park say that the school is ghetto, which I think if they are calling our school ghetto they have not seen the ghetto because our school is quite luxurious compared to schools that are actually ghetto. So it would be really nicd to have people that are proud to attend the school they attend, go to school functions with school spirit and the rest of all that good stuff that goes along with having pride! The reason for why I would prefer a "Pass/Fail" system rather than actually receiving grades is because it is a lot harder trying to aim for that letter grade that in the end really means nothing. It would be a lot easier for people who are trying in school and rather than focusing on getting that grade up to actually focus on understanding the material of that class you are trying to get information out of.
Jounal #19
Should school attendance be mandatory? In your answer, be sure to explore what the function of education is, and what our nation would look like if the masses were less educated.
I believe that school attendance should not be mandatory in high school, there are plenty of students that are forced to be at school that obviously do not want to be there. Everyone should have the right to choose whether or not they do want to attend school. I believe that school attendance should be mandatory from elementary school up until the time you are in the 8th grade so that way everybody at least goes on in life to understand the basics in each subject and is not resulting in a society full of uneducated people. If attendance was required from grade 1 up until grade 8, and gave everybody the choice to either go on to more schooling after that, or the option of just starting their life from there and be given the choice to find a job it would allow those who are serious of having a good life and being successful to actually concentrate in school and not have the same people who tend to be the disruptions in class that take the learning time away from those who are actually interested in learning. Also, those who do not want to be at school no longer would be, those people would be off doing whatever it is they want to do. I think this would be a pretty cool thing for people to try out in the future and if does not work, just keep requiring that everyone attends school.
I believe that school attendance should not be mandatory in high school, there are plenty of students that are forced to be at school that obviously do not want to be there. Everyone should have the right to choose whether or not they do want to attend school. I believe that school attendance should be mandatory from elementary school up until the time you are in the 8th grade so that way everybody at least goes on in life to understand the basics in each subject and is not resulting in a society full of uneducated people. If attendance was required from grade 1 up until grade 8, and gave everybody the choice to either go on to more schooling after that, or the option of just starting their life from there and be given the choice to find a job it would allow those who are serious of having a good life and being successful to actually concentrate in school and not have the same people who tend to be the disruptions in class that take the learning time away from those who are actually interested in learning. Also, those who do not want to be at school no longer would be, those people would be off doing whatever it is they want to do. I think this would be a pretty cool thing for people to try out in the future and if does not work, just keep requiring that everyone attends school.
Journal #20
If you had the ability to talk to one species of animal, which animal would you choose to communicate with? Why?
If I had the ability to talk to a species of animals, I would choose to be able to communicate with a shark. Sharks to me seem really cool. The types of things I would ask a shark would be things such as why they tend to attack people, if they enjoy living in water, and what do they eat besides people. I would like to know if sharks have a reasonable answer for why they attack people, and later try to eat them. Next, I would ask if they enjoy living in water. I think asking them if they enjoy living in water is a cool question because personally if I were able to survive under water I would choose to live in the ocean just because I enjoy being in water, so I would like the opinion of a water animal if they would choose to live on land if they were able to survive without being in water. Another question I would ask is what it is they survive off of to eat. I would like to know if sharks attack humans, then eat them? Or if they eat other animals in water or what else it is they eat in order to survive a healthy rest of their lives. I think asking a shark these questions would be pretty cool questions to ask, afterall they are a few things I am curious about.
If I had the ability to talk to a species of animals, I would choose to be able to communicate with a shark. Sharks to me seem really cool. The types of things I would ask a shark would be things such as why they tend to attack people, if they enjoy living in water, and what do they eat besides people. I would like to know if sharks have a reasonable answer for why they attack people, and later try to eat them. Next, I would ask if they enjoy living in water. I think asking them if they enjoy living in water is a cool question because personally if I were able to survive under water I would choose to live in the ocean just because I enjoy being in water, so I would like the opinion of a water animal if they would choose to live on land if they were able to survive without being in water. Another question I would ask is what it is they survive off of to eat. I would like to know if sharks attack humans, then eat them? Or if they eat other animals in water or what else it is they eat in order to survive a healthy rest of their lives. I think asking a shark these questions would be pretty cool questions to ask, afterall they are a few things I am curious about.
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