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Defense of Marriage Act
Posted by Ayanna Robinson in AMGOV-004 on· The beginning of
this assignment started off fairly easily. We were tasked with explaining the
history behind a bill of our choice. Any bill. But of course, Lauf suggested it
would be easier on us to choose one linked to our lobbying topic. Knowing gay
rights were a high profile topic and that they wouldn't hide any information I
thought it was in my best interest to link my two topics. The first bill I found
when I did research on gay rights was the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA.
The
process wasn’t as hard as I seemed to make it in the bginning. Because of the
other benchmarks I had been assigned I got a late start on the bill project but
when we had to meet our first deadline (initial research) I found out quickly
just how easy it was to find information about my bill. It was controversial,
so there was no lack of info to be found.
It was
an interesting story to tell, from inception to creation, but there was more to
it than just the history. Originally I wanted to do a documentary but as I gathered
more and more information, I kept imagining things that I wanted my presentation
to include that I simply couldn’t show in a documentary. I settled on a prezi
because it’s a program I work well with and can make even the simplest
statements engaging to the viewer.
In the
end I think my project turned out fairly well. Its far from boring and I put
into the story than just the history. I would only change the outcome of it if I
had more time. Given the right amount of time I would do something like a cross
between prezi and documentary which is what I had planned in the beginning.
References
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/06/29/lgbt-pride-month-white-house
http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2010/07/federal-court-rules-doma-viola.html
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=107807
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/04/boehner-launches-effort-defend-gay-marriage-ban/
http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/23/attorney-general-declares-doma-unconstitutional/
http://www.aegis.com/News/WB/2004/WB040631.html
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1996/roll316.xml
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/02/gay-marriage.html
http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=16430
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/leg23.htm
http://www.domawatch.org/about/federaldoma.html
http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/how-doma-was-born-a-history/
http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/publications/doma-short-history.pdf
Arlana Brown West Philadelphia BMARK 1
Posted by Arlana Brown in AMHIST-007 onWest Philadelphia
Story of Bill- Chinese Exclusion Act, IRCA
Posted by Kashif Ahmad in AMGOV-004 onFor my bill I chose two bills that were about migration and did research on them
My Project.
My Project.
- Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
While choosing a bill for the project, I thought about doing something that actually affected me or my family in a way. Since my parents are immigrants, I chose to do this project on immigration. Not only it affects my family but it affects a good amount of U.S population. - Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
In my opinion I think choosing Keynote as a format is a reliable way to teach anyone about something you want to teach them. - What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
At first I chose the Chinese Exclusion Act, since it's a old law I couldn't find the legislation process. Therefore I chose a recent law and did my project on both of them. - How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
I would pick a different law that affects teenagers and also make a movie type of presentation. - What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
One thing I learned is that ideas can become law in a heart beat but at the same time some ideas can take a long time just to go through that process and not all makes it. - Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
I think it's a hard process because it involves a lot of debate and movement at different places.
History of DOMA - Ian McClendon
Posted by Ian McClendon in AMGOV-004 on- Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
-I chose the DOMA bill because I knew that there was always a lot of controversy involving this law. A mass population is effected by what they can and can't do to show love for their partner. I also wanted to see what major names put the bill into law and their perspectives on it then and now. - Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
-I picked a video format because Keynote Slide Shows and certain forms of presentation were already made. So I wanted to try a sort of News/ Documentary video. Instead of keeping it boring with 5 minutes of me talking in one video, I tried to change the frames for each sentence to keep the viewers attention while I move around the screen and keeping a verbal flow.
- What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
-Other than other people doing the same bill as me the only challenge was to make something different than the others. - How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
-I would have a different set up for my scenes, different location, better camera/ audio, and to become more fluent with my speech. - What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
-As I researched I couldn't find legit websites for DOMA but I slightly referenced Wikipedia and their resources for finding my information. There was not much clarification about this act but I managed to complete the essential details for the history of the bill. - Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
-It was a little challenging at first but I came up with the idea of how I was gonna present this. Then it flowed together into my final production of The History of DOMA.
Food Quality Protection Act-Alaya White
Posted by Alaya White in AMGOV-004 on- Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
I wanted to select something that had to do with food. - Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
I felt like it would be a great representation of the timeline format by using a Prezi. - What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
I had about a day & a half to change my topic for the project. I feel likt this was an obstacle, and had I had enough time with this one topic I would've went deeper into the project & detail with the topic. - How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again?
I would start fresh with more time. Maybe use another general topic instead of laws & bills about food. - What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
A lot of the time, bills go back and forth in order to change bits and pieces to make it pass a certain stage in the billing process. - Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
This was much harder than I imagine with shorter time to change the Law selected.
Overall I think I could've done better. I know I had a shorter time than most with the benchmark, with changing my topic and everything, and that had a big impact on the finished product.
Lobbying for Curfew- Mustapha Idriss
Posted by Mustapha Idriss in AMGOV-004 onI plan am lobbying for there to be a strict curfew on teens under the age of 16. There has been an uprising of teen related in our lovely city. Though not teens who re out at night are engaging in such acts, majority are and it is becoming a nuisance to the citizen of the city. Everyone deserves to feel safe in the city when there out to dinner, enjoying a movie, or simply taking a stroll downtown.
The reason I decided to lobby for this topic is because I have been attacked recently from these "flash mobs" that have been popping up all over the city. Aslo I feel strongly about having that comfort to walk down the street and not feel like they should be watching out for ever little noise. Also it gives teens like me and other teens as well more credibility. Instead of seeing a group of teens and instantly wondering if they so go hide in a store, or if their going to have to run, we should just be accepted as equals in the community.
To help lobby this topic, I think the idea of more after school activities would benifit both the community and the teens in them. These could be run by schools, recreation centers, or neighborhoods. Teens who have a fun way to outlet all their extra energy, stress, anger are much less likely to run amuck in downtown philadelphia. With this in mind Philadelphia can once again become the great city it was ment to be.
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The reason I decided to lobby for this topic is because I have been attacked recently from these "flash mobs" that have been popping up all over the city. Aslo I feel strongly about having that comfort to walk down the street and not feel like they should be watching out for ever little noise. Also it gives teens like me and other teens as well more credibility. Instead of seeing a group of teens and instantly wondering if they so go hide in a store, or if their going to have to run, we should just be accepted as equals in the community.
To help lobby this topic, I think the idea of more after school activities would benifit both the community and the teens in them. These could be run by schools, recreation centers, or neighborhoods. Teens who have a fun way to outlet all their extra energy, stress, anger are much less likely to run amuck in downtown philadelphia. With this in mind Philadelphia can once again become the great city it was ment to be.
Story of a Bill: TSCA
Posted by Sofia Frank-Fischer in AMGOV-004 onThis is the story of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as told by the bill's own diary!
I chose to research the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) because it is so closely related to my lobbying project, which focuses on legislation that, if passed, would replace TSCA. I expected that a deep understanding of the history of TSCA would help me argue for the Clean Chemicals Act of 2011.
TSCA started as an idea by the President's Council on Environmental Quality, and six years later it finally became a law. My research illuminated the many ways in which a bill can fail – because TSCA encountered or almost encountered plenty of failures. It was edited from its original version before it even went to Congress, died in conference committee several times, and was almost subject to a pocket veto. I imagined that TSCA's progression from idea to law would be difficult because of the chemical industries, but was impressed at the scope of the difficulties. Despite all these obstacles, the environmental groups and the concerns of citizens still got the bill through Congress eventually.
The most difficult part of this project for me was how much general information I found. I didn't know what to do with all of it, or how to find more specific facts about moments in the process. I was able to fix this problem by coming up with a method of presentation that restricted what I the information I needed. I chose the format of diary partly because of the specific information it would require (like particular dates and that kind of thing). I also chose the format because it allowed me to highlight the particular failures and accomplishments of TSCA by making up emotions for the bill itself. I had a lot of fun personifying TSCA.
If I had to do this project again, I think I would add in information about other bills, contemporaries of TSCA. There were many bills related to the Toxic Substances Control Act that were in Congress at the same time, and I'd love to explore what TSCA would have thought of those bills and their successes and failures.
I chose to research the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) because it is so closely related to my lobbying project, which focuses on legislation that, if passed, would replace TSCA. I expected that a deep understanding of the history of TSCA would help me argue for the Clean Chemicals Act of 2011.
TSCA started as an idea by the President's Council on Environmental Quality, and six years later it finally became a law. My research illuminated the many ways in which a bill can fail – because TSCA encountered or almost encountered plenty of failures. It was edited from its original version before it even went to Congress, died in conference committee several times, and was almost subject to a pocket veto. I imagined that TSCA's progression from idea to law would be difficult because of the chemical industries, but was impressed at the scope of the difficulties. Despite all these obstacles, the environmental groups and the concerns of citizens still got the bill through Congress eventually.
The most difficult part of this project for me was how much general information I found. I didn't know what to do with all of it, or how to find more specific facts about moments in the process. I was able to fix this problem by coming up with a method of presentation that restricted what I the information I needed. I chose the format of diary partly because of the specific information it would require (like particular dates and that kind of thing). I also chose the format because it allowed me to highlight the particular failures and accomplishments of TSCA by making up emotions for the bill itself. I had a lot of fun personifying TSCA.
If I had to do this project again, I think I would add in information about other bills, contemporaries of TSCA. There were many bills related to the Toxic Substances Control Act that were in Congress at the same time, and I'd love to explore what TSCA would have thought of those bills and their successes and failures.
Story of a Bill - Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 - Blase Biello
Posted by Blase Biello in AMGOV-004 onUse whichever you'd like. The TimeLine is good to put all of the steps into perspective. Also,
you can adjust the scale by months/years using the slider to the left.
Reflection:
I chose my bill because I wanted to go into a non-concrete bill. The bill was based around Reagan's "War on Drugs" so I thought it'd be interesting. Also, drugs in the U.S. is a huge problem and I wanted to investigate the U.S.'s first step in stopping the drug problem. I chose the presentation format of a timeline because I wanted the audience to be able to see the time perspective and how long each step took to become completed. The only challenge I had was finding good information on my topic because of how long ago it occurred. But, I had a good website that told me a lot of information, which was the point at which I overcame my challenge. If I had to do the project over again I wouldn't do anything differently because I am completely satisfied with the final project. The research and investigation aspects showed me a lot about the creation process. I used a site that literally told me every step behind the bill and how the name of the act even changed once it was signed by the President. But, it is very interesting to see how many amendments go into the bill when its still going through the House and Senate. The process was not harder than I imagined, the only difficulty came in finding the information and doing the research, but I used a great site that showed me everything I needed in order to put together a solid project.
Story of a Bill: Endangered Species Act
Posted by Julia Boyer in AMGOV-004 onThe story I have chosen to tell is of the Endangered Species Act. It's presented as a magazine interview with the reporter and the bill herself. It also has links to other interesting sites.
Reflection:
This benchmark was very educational for me. I learned a lot about the legislative process by focusing on the Endangered Species Act. This act was very interesting to me because I feel very strongly about how we handle this issue. After doing initial research, I had to consider different ways to present my story. I thought it would be great to have a video of the Act telling her story. I would be the act, and I had some clips and photographs from that time period that would add to the viewers understanding. However, I was not prepared for the fact that my iMovie wasn't functioning. I sat down to record myself as the Act and the camera was picking up different sounds, was delayed and distorting my image. I had to think of something different to do; I made a magazine article interview. I chose this because it didn't require excessive work and I could still use my material from the movie. While I am very proud of my final product, I wish that I could have done my original idea. However, I think that I learned a lot from this project. I see now what has to be done to pass a bill, even though my bill passed fairly easily, and I see how acts cause big changes in the way we live our lives. For example, my act caused a big legal battle over a dam, and to this day, our government is still finding their paths blocked by my Act. It is very interesting to think about how we interact with the law everyday and I understand that more clearly now that I've done this project.
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Reflection:
This benchmark was very educational for me. I learned a lot about the legislative process by focusing on the Endangered Species Act. This act was very interesting to me because I feel very strongly about how we handle this issue. After doing initial research, I had to consider different ways to present my story. I thought it would be great to have a video of the Act telling her story. I would be the act, and I had some clips and photographs from that time period that would add to the viewers understanding. However, I was not prepared for the fact that my iMovie wasn't functioning. I sat down to record myself as the Act and the camera was picking up different sounds, was delayed and distorting my image. I had to think of something different to do; I made a magazine article interview. I chose this because it didn't require excessive work and I could still use my material from the movie. While I am very proud of my final product, I wish that I could have done my original idea. However, I think that I learned a lot from this project. I see now what has to be done to pass a bill, even though my bill passed fairly easily, and I see how acts cause big changes in the way we live our lives. For example, my act caused a big legal battle over a dam, and to this day, our government is still finding their paths blocked by my Act. It is very interesting to think about how we interact with the law everyday and I understand that more clearly now that I've done this project.
Story of a Bill – Passenger Rail
Posted by Jeffrey Kessler in AMGOV-004 onLearn how a bill becomes a law! Follow the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007/2008 on it's path to becoming an act of legislation! Does it get passed? Who supported it? Find out all of this and more with "Story of a Bill – Passenger Rail"!
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As a railfan, I wanted to focus on a bill that affected Amtrak or rail transportation. As such, I decided to research the failed Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007/2008. Since the information would revolve around the bill's movement, I decided to make a Prezi such that it would be easy to visualize how a bill goes through the process of becoming a law. The most challenging portion of this project was researching the factors that influenced the bills movement throughout congress. However, once it was completed, it was easy to present and design the Prezi.
If I were to re-create the project, I would probably want to incorporate multiple bills such that it would be easy to understand how bills can take different paths throughout congress. This would better allow me to present the information regarding the bill creation process. The process itself, while very intricate and with multiple steps, is rather simple in that one idea gets presented, researched, debated, drafted, budgeted, sent to the other portion of congress, at which point the system repeats itself. This long process makes it easy for congresspeople and the president to prevent a bill from becoming a law. However, the measures in place to override nay votes and vetoes allows for the government to go forth and pass legislation when a large majority of the persons agree.
The Story of a Bill: Electronics Communications Privacy Act of 1986
Posted by William Marsh in AMGOV-004 onReflection:
For my benchmark, I chose to investigate the story of the Electronics Communications Privacy Act of 1986. I chose this bill because the internet and our access to it has a huge influence on current events. In the past year we've seen huge stories develop because of videos posted to the internet from peoples phones. This really solidified how important technology is in the world today. I chose to present this act through a prezi because it's a very interesting medium and quite dynamic in my opinion. I really enjoy working with prezi, but I had some real issues trying to fill in the prezi in the first place. When I was researching my act I found that there was relatively little history to it. From being introduced to the House to being signed into law, it only took four months, and a large amount of that time was waiting for the act to be voted on by the Senate. If I had to do this project again, I would research more about the voting history regarding the bill, such as who voted for or against, and what they're reasoning was for their decision. That said, the entire process was not all that difficult. I can't say it's what I expected because I found so little. I expected it to be about as difficult as it was, but for different reasons. I anticipated spending a lot of time researching a specific branch of it, only to find more branches; but that was not the case. My research was a very 'open-closed' sort of thing.
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For my benchmark, I chose to investigate the story of the Electronics Communications Privacy Act of 1986. I chose this bill because the internet and our access to it has a huge influence on current events. In the past year we've seen huge stories develop because of videos posted to the internet from peoples phones. This really solidified how important technology is in the world today. I chose to present this act through a prezi because it's a very interesting medium and quite dynamic in my opinion. I really enjoy working with prezi, but I had some real issues trying to fill in the prezi in the first place. When I was researching my act I found that there was relatively little history to it. From being introduced to the House to being signed into law, it only took four months, and a large amount of that time was waiting for the act to be voted on by the Senate. If I had to do this project again, I would research more about the voting history regarding the bill, such as who voted for or against, and what they're reasoning was for their decision. That said, the entire process was not all that difficult. I can't say it's what I expected because I found so little. I expected it to be about as difficult as it was, but for different reasons. I anticipated spending a lot of time researching a specific branch of it, only to find more branches; but that was not the case. My research was a very 'open-closed' sort of thing.
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956
Posted by Brooke Thompson in AMGOV-003 on- Explain your decision making for choosing the bill.
- Why did you choose the particular presentation format?
- What challenges did you overcome in completing the project?
- How would you do the project differently if you had to do it over again
- What did the research and investigation tell you about the creation process... from idea to bill to law?
- Was the process easier or harder than you imagined based on your particular bill/law research?
Internet In Danger...
Posted by Marcie Hull in TECH9-001 onLast year we lost the fight for net neutrality and we have to pay for speedier internet. Now there is a new danger...
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Got Democracy audio Advertisement
Posted by Zachary Castro in AMHIST-006 onThis audio document is expressing that Electoral college does not help Electoral Voting. And its advertising that we should replace it with National popular & Instant Run-Off voting.
The reason i made the audio this way is because its catchy to the people that listen to the radio. I got the idea from listening to a radio and heard some commercials and then if you listen they usually play something catchy like a new song. But they usually play something that goes with the mean of the commercial, so thats when my group members told me to use "Run the World" by Beyonce. We chose Beyonce's song because she is a role model and her songs are a huge hit. And we chose to use that song because it had some part of Democracy in it. So i edited the song to just have it say who runs the world.
i would like to thank my group members for helping me out with everything. Manna, Keaisha, Marina, and Allison
The reason i made the audio this way is because its catchy to the people that listen to the radio. I got the idea from listening to a radio and heard some commercials and then if you listen they usually play something catchy like a new song. But they usually play something that goes with the mean of the commercial, so thats when my group members told me to use "Run the World" by Beyonce. We chose Beyonce's song because she is a role model and her songs are a huge hit. And we chose to use that song because it had some part of Democracy in it. So i edited the song to just have it say who runs the world.
i would like to thank my group members for helping me out with everything. Manna, Keaisha, Marina, and Allison
Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias
Posted by Maria Hernandez-Pico in RWR-001 onI selected a character from Venezuela. In the beginning I was worry in how I could present this project because through my experience living in the country I have my own judgments so I want to be fair, but at the same time show the thing exactly like happens being faithful with the true.
Thinking in the audience who will be seeing my project, I believed that the best way would be a presentation. But then, when I was looking the resources I thought that I should let the articles speaking by themselves.
All this led me to think in make a newspaper library, but that is to boring for teen years. Finally I considered in mixing these two ideas and made an interactive newspaper library, in this presentation the people could see videos with short explanations and can made your own conclusions.
SLA Fundraiser - How to place your order
Posted by Meenoo Rami on
Go to www.joecorbi.com
Click on Online Ordering
Click on the green consumer orders button
Select your items and proceed to check-out. Complete the 'Shopping For' form
SLA's info is: organization #: OL28SCILA
Address: 55 N. 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
215-979-5620
Welcome to University City
Posted by Toni Marshall in AMHIST-007 onBy Toni Marshall & Loren Jenkins
Enjoy :)
Enjoy :)
Quarter One Work
Posted by Kamilah Hudson in ARTADV-004 onTitle: The Gabe
So in art class I was told to look at a model and draw him. Simple. And Simple it was. I drew the model out and he looked pretty plain but nice. When I thought I was done though, fellow classmates encouraged me to do more with it. They inspired me to blend my creativity with the picture so that it looked more. More what, I'm not sure, but I definitely did give it more. Experimenting with shading and lines and different colored charcoals, I ended up with this colorful creation called "The Gabe".
So in art class I was told to look at a model and draw him. Simple. And Simple it was. I drew the model out and he looked pretty plain but nice. When I thought I was done though, fellow classmates encouraged me to do more with it. They inspired me to blend my creativity with the picture so that it looked more. More what, I'm not sure, but I definitely did give it more. Experimenting with shading and lines and different colored charcoals, I ended up with this colorful creation called "The Gabe".
Title: Clear Glass
With this picture, we were told to use charcoal to draw a clear object. So, I took my charcoal and 20 minutes in, I had a decent looking see through glass cup. The only problem was that it was a plain, simple, see through glass cup at the center of a very large piece of paper. It just seemed, like the previous picture, that it needed more. So I gave it more. First I drew the random flames in the back of the vase and then the smoke that goes from inside of the glass out. Spacing out for a moment, I noticed that I could see one of my friends through the glass. Inspired by seeing him, I decided to draw him in the glass. Feeling silly, I drew him to look like a face from a famous painting called "Scream". Out of boredom I added all the extra jazz around the outside of the glass and ended up with this abstract and morbid picture.
With this picture, we were told to use charcoal to draw a clear object. So, I took my charcoal and 20 minutes in, I had a decent looking see through glass cup. The only problem was that it was a plain, simple, see through glass cup at the center of a very large piece of paper. It just seemed, like the previous picture, that it needed more. So I gave it more. First I drew the random flames in the back of the vase and then the smoke that goes from inside of the glass out. Spacing out for a moment, I noticed that I could see one of my friends through the glass. Inspired by seeing him, I decided to draw him in the glass. Feeling silly, I drew him to look like a face from a famous painting called "Scream". Out of boredom I added all the extra jazz around the outside of the glass and ended up with this abstract and morbid picture.
No Child Left Behind Act
Posted by Chelsea Starks in AMGOV-003 onThis is the No Child Left behind Act
Reflection:
I chose this bill because I felt like it was really relevant to our every day life and has been for a while. I know that because of this bill our school exists to prove it wrong. To prove that we don't need these test to improve academic achievement among students. I chose this particular presentation format because I wanted to do something engaging, thought provoking, as well as intriguing visually. The challenges I overcame in this project was figuring out how exactly I could get my point across about the bill without seeming boring or over the top. Another challenge I had was getting the footage that I needed and getting the timing for each clip. If I had to do this project all over again I'd very well try to add more to it but I would have also made two or three videos showing information on the bill, how one side feels about it, and how the opposing side feels about the bill instead of kind of lumping everything together. It was a very quick video that was straight and to the point but I think it could have been better.The research and investigation told me that if you an idea and you feel strongly about it, especially something that can impact people's every day life, all it needs is support and possibly money as well so that it can move forward. Teachers don't agree with standardized testing and though to their protests and because of bureaucrats with money and politicians taking bribes, the Senate voted to pass this bill anyway. My process was pretty easy because you could find information almost anywhere on it. I could find both perspectives from their standpoints and I could easily understand it. Overall this bill was really cool to learn about and I had fun making this media and I hope to continue making projects like these.
Reflection:
I chose this bill because I felt like it was really relevant to our every day life and has been for a while. I know that because of this bill our school exists to prove it wrong. To prove that we don't need these test to improve academic achievement among students. I chose this particular presentation format because I wanted to do something engaging, thought provoking, as well as intriguing visually. The challenges I overcame in this project was figuring out how exactly I could get my point across about the bill without seeming boring or over the top. Another challenge I had was getting the footage that I needed and getting the timing for each clip. If I had to do this project all over again I'd very well try to add more to it but I would have also made two or three videos showing information on the bill, how one side feels about it, and how the opposing side feels about the bill instead of kind of lumping everything together. It was a very quick video that was straight and to the point but I think it could have been better.The research and investigation told me that if you an idea and you feel strongly about it, especially something that can impact people's every day life, all it needs is support and possibly money as well so that it can move forward. Teachers don't agree with standardized testing and though to their protests and because of bureaucrats with money and politicians taking bribes, the Senate voted to pass this bill anyway. My process was pretty easy because you could find information almost anywhere on it. I could find both perspectives from their standpoints and I could easily understand it. Overall this bill was really cool to learn about and I had fun making this media and I hope to continue making projects like these.
Jesús, Matt, and Nate
Posted by Jesus Jimenez in AMHIST-007 onHere's my video link.
Posted by Isabela Supovitz-Aznar in BC10-008 onhttps://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/New%20Project%202%20-%20Medium.m4v?w=d6650435
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Hydro Fracking in Philadelphia (#2)
Posted by Thomas Nicolella in AMGOV-003 on In the past five years,
Philadelphia’s drinking water has gone from the top five cleanest bodies of
drinking water to dead last. Many officials this is due to hydraulic fracturing
since fracking has recently started in Philadelphia in the past couple of years.
Many feel that the chemicals used to break through bedrock and go through a
pipe that is plunged through are drinking water are leaking into the bodies of
water, infecting what we drink on a daily basis. However, this cannot be found
out entirely because companies that practice hydraulic fracturing will not
release a full list of chemicals that are used in the process. However, many of
the chemicals that they have told the public about are cancerous substances.
Officials from the Philadelphia Water Department are some of the most avid fighters against fracking. They have realized that hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River is a major factor in the quality of drinking water in Philly, as about 60 percent of the city’s residents get their drinking water from the river. The water department also realizes that drilling is only one of the problems that plagues our city’s drinking water and Christopher S. Crockett, director of planning and research at the water department of Philadelphia says that the company is going to take a scientific approach to the situation as apposed to jumping out of their seat and being sloppy about it.
Other officials against fracking are taking a quicker approach to shutting down hydraulic fracturing in Philadelphia. The executive director of PennEnvironment, David Masur has frowned upon the Water Department because of their lack of urgency when it comes to stopping hydraulic fracking in the Delaware River.
For more info on PennEnvironment’s approach on the halt of fracking (http://www.pennenvironment.org/drilling/water)
Why I Write - Ian McClendon
Posted by Ian McClendon in RWR-002 on I could count the many ways why I write. I write to my friends, teachers, peers, family members, through text messaging, email, letters, tiny notes to pass across the class room. Other reason why I write is to express myself in the confinement of a two page paper about me. Or a sporadic impulse of rhythmic words travel through my mind into my hand wielding a ball point pen. Most of the time it all comes to a halt. Sometimes I'm not even able to conjure a sentence that doesn't sound odd or out of place… Slowly but surely the gears begging to move. To ask why I write is like a three step cycle for me. I contemplate, indorse, and produce. But like I said this giant boulder does not give way with the stroke of a pen, pencil, or even blood if I tried.
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Rugeiatu Bah Overview of Assigned Project
Posted by Rugeiatu Bah in ARTADV-003 onThis quarter you have studied how to draw a clear object of a glass in a 3D model using art skills. You learned about the different ways you have to draw the picture depending on where you draw the picture from. The angles matters, because it is what you see, not what you think. I drew this picture using black charcal and a white even sides paper. I started of thinking about the clear object that I wanted to draw, the object that could best fits my skills towards art. I shaded the entire paper light with the charcal. However, I shaded the middle darker and rub it with a paper towel to lightly the shade. I first started with a circle, one on top and one at the bottom. I realize that the object wasn't a circle drawing figure therefore it would be hard to translate the image on the paper. After drawing my model, I beings to transform it, from a 2D model to a 3D model. I drew the light reflection. The parts that are light, I took an erase and erase the top and sides and I added shadows of my object and erase some parts of the object it self to show that the object is a clear drawing.
Kimberly Cayamcela, Quarter 1 work.
Posted by Kimberly Cayamcela in ARTADV-004 on-Figure Drawing
-Clear Object Drawing
-I wasn't satisfied with my final figure drawing because it wasn't as realistic as I planned it to be. I wasn't feeling creative throughout the process of its drawing so the ending results were this. Detail is cue; the details in this drawing could have been better. I learned that the way you make the body makes a difference. If I could draw this over, I would make it look more real and have it show the creativity I actually have in my head when drawing.
-What I liked best about my clear object drawing was the result of it actually looking real, rather than looking at it and thinking: "this looks like my 5 year old brother drew it." My favorite tool by far is charcoal because of its different shadings. Also, it makes the drawing look rich and is easily used for smearing. When I'm done drawing something I like for people to critique my work so I can see the point of view of others instead of only mine, and can work on bettering my work. I'm an amateur artist but I am willing to learn from my mistakes and am excited to become a better artist at the end of this school year. Leave some feedback! please and thanks. :D
